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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-23
PRESSING BACK THE INVADERS
Kitchener Reports on General French's $
 Campaign in Cape Colony.

Campaign in Cape Colony.
 London, July 23.-Lord Kitchener cables the war office under yesterdays date as follows. Since my last re- port on July 15 the various columns report that forty-three Boers have been killed, twenty-five wounded, 126 sur rendered and 190 were taken prisoners. Three thousand one hundred and sixty rounds of ammunition, 126 wagons, B. GOO horses and much stock have been captured.
 Floods column revisited Rossen- dale. Transvaal, and cleared the coun- try north of the railway line. In Cape Colony French is gradually pressing the Boers northward."
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-23
EXPLOSION OF PETROLEUM
On Board American Schooner Resulted
 in the Death of Captain Orr.

Stockholm, Sweden, July 23.-An ex- plosion to-day of petroleum on boarI the American schooner Louise Ade- laide, Captain Orr, which left Phila- deirhia April 24 and Portland June 4, for Stockholm, in the harbor here, re- suited in the death of Captain Orr, ten members of the schooner's crew, four Swedish customs officials and the Bra bilian consul. Two of the Louise Ade- ,laide'S crew were saved
 The explosion set the schooner afire and the blazing petroleum enveloped the vessel and those on board.
 The barkentine Louise Adelaide, Captain Orr, left Philadelphia April 24 for Stockholm. May 13 she put into Dutch Island harbor, R. l., having en- countred a heavy gale on the edge of the Gulf stream. From Dutch Island harbcr she was lowed to Portland, Me- for repairs, where she was refitted as a schooner and resumed her voyage for Stockholm June 4. She passed Dun geness July ,. The Louise Adelaide was built at Yarmouth, Me, in 1882, and was owned by Edgar Orr of Port land, Me.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-23
CRUSHED IN AN ELEVATOR.

Stamford, July 23.-Ray Holly, 20, while at work in grocery store here to-day. was crushed in an elevator Rhich may prove fatal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-23

Huntington, L. T., July 23.-Soon af- ter 9 o'clock Columbia and the Consti- tuition got under way, and before they had gotten fairly down the harbor the whole fleet was making for the start ing point off Eaton's Neck. Shortly af- ter sunrise good breeze came out of the northeast and by 9 o'clock gave promise of enough wind to make the beat to Morris Cove a pleasant one
 The start was made at 11:30. The Constitution crossed the line ahead of the Columbia. At o'clock the yachts were in haze and it was impossible to get a good view of them. The Con- stitution was leading.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-23

Philadelphia. July 23.-The Louise Adelaide sailed from this port on April 24 with a cargo of 2,141 barrels of naptha, 1,600 barrels of crude pe- troleum and 230 barrels of refined pe- tro1eum, a total of 296, ,1SS gallons Captain Orr had been in command of the vessel for about thirteen years. He hailed from Portland, where his widow lives. His ship was formerly called the Louise A. Orr.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-23
CONSTITUTION IS LEADING.
The Yachts Were Started on
 the Race at 11:2O.

The New Boat Got Over the Line First
 Nld Appeared to Be Leading at Last
 A Heavy Thunderstorm in the
 Early Morning Did Not Interfere
 With the Race.
 Huntington, l.. l., July 23.-A fierce thunderstorm broke over this town and harbor early this morning. So far as can be learned the cruising fleet of the New York Yacht club suffered no dam age. The air to-day is clear and cooler with q light breeze from the westward which gives promise of increasing in strength.
 The regatta committee, Messrs Kane, Griswold and Lawton, who are using the steam yacht Revere as a committee boat, announced last night that this mornings start would be at S:30 and mainsails were hoisted early this morning. Long before the committee boat left her anchorage to steam out to the starting point off Eaton Neck, a number of the yachts were making their way out there. The start was to be made from off Eaton Neck buoy, and to-day's run of twenty eight miles was the first of the squadron runs for priz- es offered by the club. The finish point named was off Luddington Rock, near Morris Grove.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-23

Huntington, L. l.. July 23.-The Con- stitution and Columbia have just left their anchorage to sail out from the harbor to the starting point off Eaton's Neck. There is a good breeze from about northeast which will make it a beat for the fleet to Mirris Cove.
 All the yachts are on their way out to the starting point and the start will probably be made about 10 o'clock.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
WOMEN ARE WEARING TROU-
SERS.

new claret colored lverles which were
worn almost without exception by the
auto attendants" which term I'm
told, Is used In speaking of the men on
the box. For the most part, | consld
cred the regalia too SNOWY as the bod l.
les of the vehicles were In the same
color, banded by stripes of green and
gold paint, but this Is an age of bril-
liancy, and we are to expect nothing
else until the century is well begun.
AS a matter of course, when we had
exhausted the wedding subject, the
new orbiter of the -Four Hundred, Har-
ry Lehr, came in for a share Of atten-
ton. Opinion Is somewhat divided as
to his fitness for filling the place, but
since 1t is no less a parsonage than Mrs,
Astor who has proclaimed hin Ward
successor criticism is soto
voce. He is a NICE amlable chap who
has a faculty for making friends and
devoting himself to passe grandes
DANES
Lend me your ears while | tell you a
state secret. 1t is startling Prepare
yourself for SURPRISE Women are
wearing trousers. / discovered this
while at Newport, They are the real
Kings, too-not knickerbockers, nor
yet are they akin In the slightest to
he bloomer family, but snug well fit-
Ing bifurcates, They are of chevlot or
yoolen stuffs for ordinary wear and
ilk Jersey cloth for dress have Of
EN- looked with envy, and so no doubt
AVE others, upon the dead swell girl
whose perfectly fitting skirt caused ev
ny good looking fellow within range to |
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

becoming nodded in black velvet. |
was called upon TO admire one of
these too. They resemble the marquise
or tricorne shapes and are possessed Of
jaunty prettlness. The Aiglon cravat,
with little ends each side of the chin, is
likewise affected. These signs of the
times, together with the long popular.
ity of Nine, Bernhardt's Bonapartlst
play and other evidences Of restless
ness a scholar suggests, point unmls.
takably to certain political possibilities
In France, whence these fashions ema-
nate, that only the utmost tact and d.
plomacy on the part Of the republican
government can defeat or perhaps one
had better say delay But | trust he is
mistaken as war influences upon fash
ion are growing wearisome indeed.
! must be off now to madames and
view myself In trousers, the while won
derlng II the desired Transformation
Will be Forthcoming. SO au revoIr.
New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
COuRTlNG IN MEXICO.

In Mexico the sexes intermingle with
a freedom undreamed Of I'm our more
northern ATTITUDES. Counting Is done in
the open among the lower classes. You
notice men standing In the streets con-
versing with their dulcneas by means
of pocket telephones. the private wire
extending from a small battery on their
person to the window Of the second sto-
ny apartment occupied by the fair
maids. Occasionally lover, unable to
stand the expense Of a private hello"
apparatus cnacts Romeo by mounting
a box barrel or vehicle OF some Kind
and believing his affection at the win
dow above. When you approach, he
walks away, up or down the street. TO
return 70 his wOoing as soon as you
have passed out of hearing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

so much affected. ! noticed very chic
woman among the unknown wearing
yellow chrysanthemums at the side of a
skunk muff and some others to CORE
spond on her skunk fur collarette. She
was very dark and rich compexloned
and they suited her extremely well.
Here, too, the soft velvet sailor hat
for travelling or morning wear made its
debut. ! remember trying to get q
sailor of this variety in the early au-
tumn, but without success. No one had
seen such thing. | encountered
half dozen OF these the other day. One
in a black and white fancy panne, fin
ished with just a simple chou and a
quill was the acme Of good style.
can imagine very chic demisprng hats
In these soft, little sailors made OF
printed panne, miroir or ordinary silk
velvet or even in stitched black taffeta.
which, by the way, would be delight
fully light. The eaglet shansa, OF which
there are one or two varieties. are very
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
QUEEN D0WAGER
MARGHERITA'S GIFTS.

The fact is not generally known re-
garding Queen Dowager Margherlta Of
Italy that soon after the death Of King
Humbert she distributed all her per-
sonal effects such as dresses and the
greater part of her jewels, among her
friends and relations before finally re-
firing from court life, Her majesty
gave away over 800 superb costumes,
and her famous collection of pearls has
also been divided up among those who
have been Intimately associated with
her during the past. Museums and art
galleries of Italy have also been made
the richer by many costly and unique
articles which had been sent to the
queen as gifts from all parts Of the
world Immediately after King Hum
berts funeral she sent to the museum
at Florence the exquisite embroIderies
which made so fine a display at the
Chicago exhibition
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

.,v mad a merry week at NeT y
YHAlH , " though strange =
,r', ,se deserted village at thl s.. 'ir IN.
Niln vac , Nv because many Of US Te e,
. ,af , Sny the wedding" for as series ,iss
maine, .. a,'i f,olics. Everybody Pra'' hJ
q S''1 Fac French became MIS- ,,,o Ia
Eias L.s,I Vanderbilt Of the masnln,
nd G~ 09d S,trayagance Of the nu l,,.aS
once ana us bnt none really conceived
The mas s".o speclal trains for As hours s
tsnng w" ,oense of opening half do@sh
mnn ,i, pOu'C Of the floral display s. De-
say nous' and the lncidentaIs sucn
breaklaN ,. So was naturally attended
regal sV'' nomp and ceremony and we
By ni'y as,,s as much food for GOSSIP
i i.1' much Si less speculative in character
l .ni, '' y. before the Wedding -. ,,oo.o
allel y a,,er brides will probably choose
.. H.''a attendants, not including me !,
ihIg honor. They must never oInit
MAD . !, luncheon" which function
The . aUtv BY the celebrated bride
y'' 's,s for the attendants go win
C'''anVsS oyors and are planned by the |
itNegl >" ,.,ords that. unmind-
tso !. Sscomingness, they conform to |
~ . " color scheme, whatever 1t
y ~ Eve, Frsry woman friend, whether she
. A Ss,t needlewoman or otherwise
r,.t contribute a corset cover Of .. her
I nus' making to the rousseau such
. usn a., will hereafter be exacted' as inc
.,.vJ'' has said they be potent factors
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

cast admlrlng glances and wondorad
un'il ! was headachy how she man.
aged IT, My tailor, one Of the best and
my Hodlste an artist, have studied
the pettlcoat problem until they have
Feuueed 1t to a science, yet the proper
emphasis somehow was lacking ana
ilol uhtil this week ala | learn how ono
woman In hundred looks tho fashion
plate girl At this moment aim due
70 Try on my first pair. Madame Sc.
cured the services OF poor sweatshop
creature who has made pants for ten
Years ana with tutoring win doubtless
become an expert ladies brooches max.
er as madame insists ON calling tho
new heiper' I'm told they are the most
comfortable garments woman ever wore,
lhey nave not the surplus cloth of
ploohers to hang full about the knees.
YET perfect freedom of limb is obtained
py buttons ana elastic loops. One OF
me chief requirements OF the STYLES Of
the moment Is certain cllnging pro.
pehslly not only about the hips. but
ABOUT the knees as well which object is
destroyed by either petticoats or any
species OF divided skirt. The outline OF
me figure must be clearly and carefully
preserved II you would be au fat. This |
cannot be accomplished except by wear. |
ing trousers Drop skirts are under the
BAN therefore. and frocks are mounted
TN lining stitched in place so that the
TWO fabrics fan together.
Many oddities attracted my attention
ma we viii have no better opportunity
'yen at the dog show to review fash
ons than was afforded me at this demi.
eason Newport dress exhibition. There
we're lots Of strangers who were unbid.
zen guests coming to see ANA be seen.
ne ambitious ones, pretending TO be OF
he elect followed the leaders along
ne avenue and appeared at the Casino,
'hich was In sort a sartoiial salon.
muif and pelerine set both brls-
ling mass Of pinked silk frills, is one
him | met. They were distinctly fas-
mating these, and each had large
NO wonderfully realistic pale pink rose
licked attractlvely into the silky brls.
Ing mass. This style Of neckwear is
sslsned especially for wilOwy woman
ina. | heard Of, though | didn't see,
mother such set edged with chenille
lstead OF pinking. These, you must
are made OF small. stiff
Ills closely set together and are not
It like the silk rufiles and muffs Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
A PECULIAR SUPERSTITION.

a valued and much sought after tai
isman is the pen that has signed the re-
prieve for a murderer II is a strange
but true fact that many great singers
have a weakness for obtaining posses.
sion OF these pens, which are believed
to bring the owner good fortune, and it
is said that Queen Victoria kept a
small collection Of these reprieve pens
to bestow on famous singers whose per-
formances she had witnessed at Wind
sor. Nine. Patti, or, rather, Baroness
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

TO match each color are 10 be furnished.
Nine. Petit the first woman admitted
to the French bar, appeared to take the
oath at the first chamber Of the court
OF Paris in robe that was not the
masculine toga and still was a modia-
cation OF IT, 1t was made from her own
design and had plaits at the foot Of the
SKIRT to give. fullness, fitted closely over
the hips and had a long train which
rustled by reason OF its silk lining and
seemed 10 be a cause OF interest and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
I Elizabeth
I Aker5 Alien.
Author of
ROCK NJ TO
|. SLEEP, MOTHER"
And Other Charming
!, Verses.

Ihe double bereavement in the death
VI h'f husband and child Frustrated the
noe''sS' ana a long illness followed
W men she recovered. she went back IN
ro''land and resumed work an rs.
Transcript She afterward resided IN
/ washington ana was in Ford's tbeatar
'he night Of President Ljncoln,s as.
SaSSihailoh In 1865 her second volume
VI poetry entitled Poems By Elzabeth
ANeIS' appeared. During the same yea,
"n' was married to Mr. NJ. T.. Allen and
removed to Richmond. Va. About tbis
/ iIle hegan a dispute as TO the author.
snip OF Rock Me 10 Sleep Motharn
MrS, Allen had little difficulty In estab-
llShlhg her authorship Of the poem.
as none OF the other claimants could
Sho" PRIOR publication or had written
verses Of relative merit, and competent
criuos agreed that while no poem M
heis attained the popularity of fbe
verses IN question Mrs. Allen was the
uhdlsputcd author Of several poems Of
SURPRISING strength and beauty. In
iN'z' Mr' Aliens business interests be-
ing IN New York city. he removed with
his family to that city
her most famous poem has besn
Translated into every language. as h
touches a chord in every human heart
Although 1t was composed when Mig
Allen was a young woman, II appeals
TO persons Of all ages. il is impossible
Tor many tc read the exquisite second
verse without a tear;
Backward flow backward. O tide Of the years,
am So weary Of toll and Of tears
Toll without rdc1mpense, tears all In vain
Take them and give me my childhood agalnl
nave grown weary Of dust and decay
Weary Of tlingine my soul wealth away.
Weary Of sowing for others to reap;
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me 10 slsepl
The closing lines have found an echo
In millions Of hearts:
Mother dear mother the years have been long
Since last listened your lullaby song.
Sing then and unto my soul Il shall seem
Womanhood's years have been only dream.
Clasped to your heart in a loving embrace.
with your light lashes jus, sweeping my face.
Never hereafter to wake or to weep,
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me TO sleep
Mrs. Allen now resides In the plctur-
sque Bronx district, Westchester coun-
y, n. y, and her latest poem, The
Salad Of the Bronx" treats Of that
BEAUTIFUL section. ETHEL KNOX.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

me Gobelin establishment. The cost
~ 'ne JOB WIN be $4,000. The work
WIZ De spread over a period OF 70 years
pecause there are so few skilled work.
men equal to IT, The government owns
~ All oSS tapestries which were made
before the revolution. O
MRS. Marietta Harmon OF New yorr
was inc only woman out OF SO ami.
S S Tor examination before the New
YORK state board OF pharmacy IN De
'einoer' Her papers were marked DER.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
A FAMOUS
P0ETES6

* LONG with Home, Sweet
~ Home" Rocked In the Grad,
y " Of the Deep" "suwannee Rly
err and "Od Kentucky Home,
Rock Me to Sleep, Mother, will hold a
pre-emnent place in the affections OF
the ballad singers of America. Amerl.
cans seem born to write the songs OF
the nations
The poem Rock Me to Sleep, Moth.
en- early recommended itself to the
composer, and II Immediately became a
popular song. II was written by Miss
Elizabeth Chase nov Mrs. Elizabeth
Akers Allen, a young poetess Of great
promise. The verses were originally
published by the Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post, The poem was widely
| copied and at once established for It's
author a permanent literary reputation
! MRS. Elizabeth Akers Allen was born
at Strong, Franklin county, Me, oct. O.
1879 and Is now GS years Of age Her
mother died when she was an infant
and her father then removed to Farm
ington, Me, where her glrlhood was
passed, Her first poems were published
IN weekly newspaper under the pen
name Of Florence Percy. Some of her
verses, written when she was only IL
were without her knowledge published
In Vermont paper, and In lSi7 she be.
gan TO sign her own name to them. In
lh55 she accepted an editorship on the
Portland (Me.) Transcript. Her first
volume of poems, Forest Buds From
the Woods of Maine" was published in
1856 and the profits from It enabled her
to travel extensively in Europe.
At the age Of 2s she was married TO
Paul Akers, a young sculptor of Maine,
who died about II months later I'm
Philadelphia, leaving his wife with one
child, a daughter who died soon after.
Paul Akers was genius. Though lack
ing In artistic training and instruction,
he determined to become a great sculp-
tor, and so well did he succeed that
while he died young, he achieved a
national reputation and made busts
and statues Of many men prominent in |
public life. He spent several years |
abroad and in 1S59-60 had a studio in |
Rome, where work amid the wet clay
his health. He associated |
with the statesmen and lltterateurs of
his day and was himself a writer Of
ability contributing to The Atlantic
noteworthy articles on sub
iects relating to art. j
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

player. She makes a face behind he
hand and whispers
Il could throw papa and that poo
little wretch both down the front stepi
together But IL pleases papa to thinl
he's the only person in the house. so W,
fool him and let him think So"
I The maid, Susan, was not so philo.
sophical One Sunday afternoon Mr.
Herman went toward the kitchen, sniff
ing at every step and saying,
Il smell musk and pomatum. / went
TO Know where II comes from" burst
ing the door open suddenly to find sit
ing beside Susan a likely young milk
man. With a broad red face and his hair
slicked TO kill Susan was not pleased
The elimination came a few days la
ter Susan returned hastily from her
afternoon out TO find Mr.. Herman
reading a letter Of hers from the milk
man. lie had apologized to himself
thus for doing il:
ITS rather an out of the way thing
to do, reading Susan's letter. but Su-
san Is very young, and II anything
goes wrong with her In my house I'll be
blamed for IT,"
But Susan did not see It in that light.
She snatched the letter from him and
ran to her mistress.
Maam, give notice this minute I
won't live in no house where there Is an
old hen Of a man who pokes into my
business and reads my letters. There's
men who stays out nights and has late
breakfast, there's men you have to run
around after and pick up things for as
II they was baby in long clothes, and !
there's men who row you eyerastln |
about things that goes on the table to
eat All these ! can stand II | have TO.
because men Is as the Lord made EN-.
and we must make allowance But the
hen man, maam, him that Is always
IN the house pickin round, him won't
put up with noways."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
IN X. BARNABAS HERMAN Is
retired business man. Be
y ing family man, he was

" " bAhNADAo ibNMAN II
~, a retired business man. Be
ing family man, he wa'
drawn instinctively and IRE.
slstibly 10 domestic life when he with.
drew from active affairs. In the bosom
of his family he looks well to the ways
of his household, as the Bible says OF
the virtuous woman. He believes with
Paul that the man is the head of'the
woman, but Mr.. Herman goes at least
five better than Paul. for he is the head
Of half dozen women-at least he
thinks he Is.
When he took charge, he tackled up
about the house rules for observance
by his women folk. These related chief
ly to the expenditure of cash. In the
rooms Of his wife and daughters was
pasted across the mirror the rule that
no money should be paid out in that
household without his knowledge and
consent. In the kitchen another notice
warned how much butter and sugar
should be used each week.
| Mr. Herman usually answers the
front door bell himself If perchance IL
rings when he Is not there to see, he
hears 1t invariably and hurries thither-
ward, asking, breathless;
who's there? What did he want?"
Thus is he able to exercise a wise.
eternal vigilance over every man, wo-
man and child, every parcel--yea, to
make dead sure even Of every dictionary
peddler that touches his threshold. In
like manner with the outgongs II his
daughter Maud Mary raises the front
window to see whose funeral II is when
the German band on the next block be- |
gins dolefully to unwind Il Dreamt
That | Dwet In Marble Halls" her /
papa hears and calls up the stairs:
whats the matter up there?"
II one leaves the house by the front I
door she is met in the hall by Mr.. Hen
man with the question:
Where are you going now? What
are you going to do?"
Thus is this estimable gentleman
able to watch both ways and "cotch I
him a-comln and cotch him a-goln." as
II We're Now and then a deadbeat or
a beggar calls to solicit aims. With !
brave. big front Mr. Herman dlsmisses
him, then turns to his women folk and ,
says: {
That fellow was a little surprised to /
see me open the door. guess he I
thought there wouldn't be anybody but !
women around the house this time OF ;
day, But I showed him II always O
wants a man to talk up TO people" q
Mr. Herman is feet and weighs a
100 pounds. His daughter Maud Mary d
Is 5 feet and weighs 40 Besides. she v
has gone In for athletics and cross =
country runs and is a champion golf In