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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16
"EcKERMAN, Commando
SINKING OF THE SHIPS.

Further details of the sinking OF the
Venezuelan ships have been obtained
from an entry made in the book OF the
signal men of the fortress OF La Guaira.
Ii is as follows:
Tuesday. Dec. ., 1880 night.
THE adjutant called me to see II
knew that the steamer Retrbution OF the
English navy was towing the steamers
Crespo and Totumo. OF the national navy.
three or four miles north. j had heard
four cannon shots and said the two
steamers had disappeared and understood
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16
PAY MORE IF You WISH.

But money can't buy better cream cas~
amels than ours at 10 cts per 10: sample
them. THE NILE. opposite Boston stoeo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16

Of formerly
N
10 q o'clock to accommodate depositors.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-07
PICNIC AT M'CLAIN.
Was Given to Arouse Interest in a
School Building.

Special to the Daily Progress.
Beaumont, August THE good
people of McClain gave barbecue
last Saturday to arouse interest in
building up a school at that place.
They had secured excursion rates
over the Mobile, Jackson and Kan
sas City road and great concourse
of people were in attendance.
Addresses were delivered by Prof.
B. p. Harrison of Greene county, Mr..
George Walton and the editor of the
paper at Merrill; also two recitations
were rendered by Miss Lille May
Walton, who is just home from
school, in which she completely cap
tivated the audience, whose high ap.
probation of her splendid style made
the woods resound with cheers fol-
many minutes.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-07

EOR SALE-OId newspapers. good for
wrapping paper, plastering up in houses
and for many other good purposes. Will be
sold In hundred lot very cheap. Call and
see Henry SETTLER at the Progress office. II
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-07

UANTED--To purchase about 100 acres high
dry land adjacent to city. Address.
Postoffice Box l6S. julyS0- st
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-07
EXECUTORS SALE.

BY virtue of a decree of the Chancery
Court of the End district of Perry coun-
ty, Mississippi, made in vacation on the
18th day of June. 1902, the undersigned
executor of the estate of Evan Sharpe.
decease ! will On Monday the 4th day
of August, 1902. at the front door of the
court house in dattiesburg. and within
legal hours of sale, sell IN the highest
bidder for cash the following described
land belonging to said estateato-wit
N hf of sw or of sw or and Sc or of
sw or of sw or of section 36, township 5,
range Is, containing about 30 acres. AMI
upon which the late residence of the
decedent is situated.
JOHN W. QUICK, Executor.
Hardy & Arnold, Attorney.
June 20, 1909.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-07
Skaters All Record.

Twice in hospital, f. A. Gulledge,
Verbner, Ala, paid vast sum to doc.
tors to cure severe case of piles, caus-
ing "a tumors. When all failed Buck-
lens Arnica Salve soon cured HIM.
Subdues Inflammation, conquers Aches,
kills Pains. Best salve in the world.
25c at Tucker & Greer's drug store.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-07
One Cent a Word.

Classified advertisements under this head
at the rate Of One Cent a Word for each In
ertion. Nothing will be taken for less than
twenty-five cents.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18
A Polite Apology.

In Scotch town, which we will call
Perth, though that is not its name,
there Gwelt a dealer in tartan wares
whom we will call, also ictitiously,
Campbell. His charges were on so
heroic scale that he acquired the
nickname of "the Highland robber.'
A simple girl who wanted plaid sent
her order to the great shop at Perth
and addressed the letter thus: "Mr.
Campbell, The Highland Robber,'
Perth" The natural reply was law
yer's letter threatening an action and
demanding an apology which should
be as public as the insult. The inno-
cent maiden answered thus: "Mr.
Campbell, am extremely sorry to
have caused you any annoyance, which
was far from my intention. Having
never heard you called anything ex-
cept 'the Highland robber,' / thought
it was the sign of your shop. You are
welcome to make any use of this letter
that you please. Manchester Guard
ian.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18
AN EVENING DRESS OF BRocADE AND
NLlEENN

tional taste of Russia are sometimes
used OH velvet. The most fashionable
shape for the waistbelt is wide behind
and narrow i'll front.
Here are some beautiful new models
for evening wear. A pink mousseline
de sole, accordion plated, is entirely
covered with another plain skirt of
pale blue mousseline; the effect is pc
culiar and charming, like that of sun
set cloud in the tenderest days of sum-
mer skies. The two skirts are fas-
tened together with motifs oflace that
are dotted all over, and these are light
" embroidered with tiny gold sequins.
A white satin slip forms the founda-
ton for the whole, and there is a mod.
crate train Of all the three together.
The corsage is of the pale blue nous
seine de sole over white satin, the
pink forming frill for berthe, and
also frilled sleeves, both completely
covered by lace dotted with tiny blue
and gold-spangled flowers in ribbon
embroidery; some of the same EN-.
brQidery in lines trims down the cor.
sage, leaving slight putting between
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18
A ROYAL sAUCEBox.
Story of the Childhood of the Late
Dowager Empress of Ger
many.
ITO Be Continued

The late dowager empress of Ger
many was for so many years prom
/ inent figure in the worlds gallery OF
unhappy women that it is not easy
to think of her as little, laughing,
golden-haired girl, with merry
tongue that often got her into trou.
BILE with her august mother, Queen
Victoria; yet that is the picture OF
her which Vanity Fair presents.
The late queen, who brought UP
her children as wisely as any mother
in all England, insisted among other
things that they should treat all
members of the household with re-
spect, and address each member by
his or her correct title.
The little princess royal frequently
broke this rule, her most serious Of
Tense being a determination, which
no amount of punishment checked,
to call the physician in ordinary by his
last name only-"Brown."
The queen, finding all other penal
ties futile, had finally threatened to
send the princess royal to bed at the
next offense, no matter at what time
in the day it should occur. Walking
with her mother one morning along
the corridor in the palace, the little
Victoria met the physician.
"Good morning, Brown!" she cried,
saucily. CHANGING up, she met the
sorrowful and displeased eyes of her
mother, and Immediately added:
"And good night, Brown, for I'm go
ing to bed!"
Then, with courtesy to the queen
and the barest nod to the physician,
the princess royal danced off to the
nursery. AS soon as she was inside
the room she said, with defiant toss
of her golden, curly head:
"Please, somebody, put me to bed.
I've been dis'spectful to Brown
again!"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18
"Don,t Get Icy wid Me.v

Trust a messenger buy to be up on
expressive slang. The particular one
who had message to deliver the
other morning at the Office of the
general passenger agent of the Penn
sylvania railroad was as tough
looking specimen as you could find in
days journey. His cap was placed
at perilous angle on his frowsy
head, tobacco stains lurked about the
corners of his mouth, and he was
putting cigarette stump. The dig
nified clerk who took the message
scowled darllly. "sign dat" demand
ed the boy, holding out his slip and
expectorating copiously on the floor.
'I'll have to put you out of here if
you don't know how to behave" said
the clerk, severely. A look of scorp
passed over the boys grim features.
Jaw, don't git icy wild me, or I'll slide
all over youse!" he exclaimed. Then
he sauntered out whistling go
Away Back and Sit Down.
phia Record.
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be snackled by any promise of for

be shackled by any promise. of for
bearance.
Under the circumstances could do
nothing but watch and wait; and, as
the time passed, did not dare to
leave the Setter household. Slowly,
and by inches, as it were, it was
driven in upon me that I should be
compelled to set the internal ma
chine in motion as last resort, if
would not be party to another
crime; but I refrained until it be-
came clearly evident from Mans con-
temptuous attitude toward Winifred
that Wykamp had given the girl his
own version Of the shameful tale.
After that, 1 waited only for what
might promise to be fitting oppor-
tunity.
The opportunity came one day
when Setter was afeld, and her
mothers absence at one of the neigh
boris left Nan alone with me. They
had slung hammock for me under
the shelter of the farmhouse porch,
and the girl was sitting on the door
step, sewing. Not knowing any ira
jectory of indirection in such mat
ter, sent my first shaft as straight
as could aim it.
ITO Be Continued
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18
Grnha1n's Grit,

The little story below is Lord Wolse-
ley's tribute to the bravery of Lieut..
Gen. Sir Gerald Graham, V. c., G. C. B.,
G. c. M. g.:
At the storming of the Taku forts
Graham, who was in China with Cor
don, led the sappers, whose duty it was
to lay the pontoon across the wet ditch
surrounding the great northern fort.
While experimenting this operation
he was on horseback, and being almost
the only mounted officer present, af-
forded an easy mark to the Chinese
matchlockmen, who had already
picked off Is of his sappers.
During the height of the uproar
caused by the firing of the great guns
and small arms, Lieut.. Col. Wolseley,
who was standing by Maj. Graham.
having some remark to make, placed
his hand on that officers thigh to draw
his attention.
Don't put your hand there!" ex-
claimed Graham, wincing under the
pain. "There's jingal-ball lodged in
my leg"
1t was the first notice he had taken
of the wound.-Youth's Companion.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18
CHAPTER VIII.
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.

DOCUMENIARY EVIDENCE.
(Winifred to Priscilla Bradford.)
Dear Prissie:
Your last letter accuses rue of a
lack of confidence, and it's so. I
have been talking scenery" as you
SAY; and it is because a thing SO
dreadful has happened that I haven't
been able to bring myself to write
about it, even to you. But / shall
lose my mind if I do not confide in
some one; and since you have asked
for share of the burden, you shall
have it..
Inasmuch as you know all the pitt
full foregoings, for you can COM
press the dreadful thing into three
words: He is here. How he found
me out don't know; or if it were
design or mere arrow of spiteful
chance; but the miserable fact re-
mains. de is the engineer in charge
of an irrigation project which in
wolves the welfare of the entire set
element; his camp is but short
half-mile from the schoolhouse; and
I am forced to see him every day.
Knowing what this must mean for
me, you will wonder that did not
shrek and run awny at the very
first. That, indeed, was the first i'm
Rulsivs prompting, and under other
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18

writing is SO cheerfully undecipher-
able that 1 have not yet mastered
your opening sentences, but I gather
from readable word here and there
that you were convalescing from an
attack of "barn fever" whatever
that may be, when you wrote. 1
don't know the malady; but if you
are convalescent that is the principal
fact.
You are right in supposing that 1
know something of Wykamp. He
was a classmate of mine in the
school of engineering, and was with
me one year on the geodetic survey.
He is bad medicine in moral way;
is rather immoral than immoral, /
should say; the quality seems to have
been left out of his makeup. There
are localities on the Carolina coast
where he doesn't dare show his face
and he is no coward, either-and
even here in Boston where his people
are known and respected, there are
doors which will never again open to
him.
The episode you refer to occurred
in New Hampshire, and the facts
were swiftly and deeply buried-by
the young woman's people, | suppose.
I haven't been able, thus far, to get
at the details in any sort ofsequence,
but there was a marriage, which was
no marriage, and woman scorned,
and all that; you know the pitiful
round of such things. Without
knowing anything about the merits
of this particular case, l should not
hesitate to lay every ounce of the
burden of blame on the shoulders
of the man. He's bad, as say; and
in his peculiar speciality has few
equals and no superiors.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18

ing at the bust, with a bouquet of the
black velvet and gold-feclked roses at
the left side; and diamond necklace
is to be sewn down the square opening
on the right side from the shoulder till
it meets the brooches in the center.
A third is entirely black. There is
an overskirt of the corselet description
composed of crepe de chine elaborate
ly embroidered in iridescent blue and
silver sequins. 1t is cut into point
at both back and front. The under
skirt with it's sweeping train is of ac-
contemplated chiffon. The corsage
is also of chiffon embroidered round
the decolletage and dropping slightly
over the top of the skirt. The upper
portion of the sleeves is formed of a
lattice work of black velvet ribbon,
embroidered with sequins. This ends
on level with the decolletage, and
from there hang full Gg4fs of chiffon,
held in at the wrist by a, tiny cuff.
All of these are model gowns for
spring and summer wear that are
shown by leading New York houses.
summer season at the watering places
is to be.
Very lovely and dainty are the
summer tones that are being offered
to us. Reseda green and porcelain
blue, that delicate shade known as
Wedgewood blue, from having been
chosen by the great potter for much
of his best wares, and the palest of
heliotropes or mauves are shown in
crepe de chine, foulard and wolfe.
AS to the dainty muslins and batistes
already displayed, they are exquisite
in coloring and patterning. We have
all the pretty designs of our grand
mothers back again; chine blurred eff
fects, and clear patterns of clusters
of gay blossoms thrown on plain
ground, and crinkly surfaces full OF
lights and shades, are all here. Flow
cred muslins seem wondrous cheap at
shilling or two yard; but, since they
are so delicate and will never endure
the laundry, may not prove so mex
pensive in the end, for the detail Of
dressmaking grows ever more COM
pick and therefore costly.
Lines of lace and incrustations Of
embroidery seem necessary further to
adorn the most delicate and charming
of fabrics.
Tucks and frills are endless. The
newest sleeve is one series of loosely
falling frills all down the arm, and
the skirt is arranged with two dozen
tiny frills to match.
ELLEN osMoNDE.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18
Mixed Mental Pickles.

Diamonds are good stepping-stones
to matrimony.
1t doesu't matter how much you
know about the world if the world
doesn't know you.
Some of the counts whom American
heiresses buy are not bargains but
merely remnants.
The women at a literary club meet
ing enjoy it much better if each one
has a new pattern of Battenbure
lace to work on.
Some men hate to see women
standing in crowded Car, therefore
they never look up from their papers
Catherine Cain, in Judge,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18
The Trouble s
on the Toro1ito.
BY FRANCIS LYNDE.
Copyright 1883. BY Francis Lynde.)
CHAPTER vII.-CoNr1suEp.

CHAPTER Vll.-CONTINUED.
sThere are plenty of itching trig-
ger-hngers hereabouts just now, and
one of them is going to crook itself
some dark night if Wykamp doesn't
have a spasm of common sense. What
do you suppose he's up to now?"
I made the sign of acknowledges;
and Macpherson drew his chair
nearer and lowered his voice in def
erence to the Dionysian-ear quail
ties of the loosely built house.
"You know his attitude toward
toward Winnie-Miss Sanborn? Well,
he changed it in day; came here
two or three times and tried to see
her, and when she wouldn't he be-
gan on the girl-Selter's daughter.
I don't know how far it has gone, but
far enough to make family row,
with the father and mother on one
side and the girl on the other. OF
course, Nan believes in him and
stands up for him; but Jake knows,
land loads his rife accordingly"
"Therell be murder" I ventured.
t'I'm afraid of it. And at this time
1t would be most confoundedly in
opportune. The news of the fight
with the land company has gone
abroad in the county and the state,
and public sentiment is with the set
tiers. But if one Of them should for
get himself and happen to kill the
land company's chief engineer-well
you see what would happen; public
sentiment would take the other side
in the turning of leaf"
"Assuredly. Can't you bring the
girl to her senses?"
Macpherson grinned. GIVE already
burned my fingers in that fire
burned them rather badly. You
haven't forgotten about the pony and
sthe riding-lessons, have you?"
= mo"
tAnd, besides, I have a funeral of
my own and I can't furnish mourn
ers for Wykamp's. I'd much rather
furnish the corpse"
Silence, for the space of full min
ute, and then say: "You haven't
found out anything more?"
ssNot a syllable. I've been respect
Ing her prohibition as much as I
could, feeling as do, and coming
here every night. We meet and
sspeak and pass, and that's all there
IFS to it. But I've seen and heard
enough to make me feel murderous;
the fairly shudders at the mere men
zion of his name"
81 wonder what he did to her?"
81 don't know; but Tn beginning
so suspect that Nan does. If-if it's
anything-anything bad''-the words
came hard-"it would be like the
fiend to boast of it to another
woman"
s'You mustn't jump at conclusions,
else it will be your itching trigger
finger instead of Settlers. Why do
you think Nan knows?"
81 can't tell; it's in the air. I've
caught her looking at Winifred in
"a way-but don't make me talk about
it-don't make me talk about any,
thing. Turn over and go to sleep, or
4 shall go away
was too weak to withstand him,
and, truly, sleep was again knock
ing at the door. But when the door
was opened and closed again, a
dream came between and I saw Wy
tamp directing the work OH dam
in a precipitous canyon-saw him
and wondered that had not before
remarked that his ears were pointed,
and that pair of satyr-horns curled
gracefully over the visor of his out
8ng-cap.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18
Beautiful
Evening
Gowns
for the
Summer
Watering
Places.
Some Glimpses Of the Charm
ing Styles Of Summer X ~
We Have Now Had a Chance to Judge of the Beau
ties of All That Dame Fashion Has to Offer.

them like vest; the front is very
pointed, and the back short to the
waist.
Another equally splendid ball gown
is in white tulle over white satin,
studded profusely with gold paillettes
and trimmed up to above the knee at
intervals all round with pointed sprays
of black velvet roses and buds-wide at
the feet, narrowing to the top-in-
crusted with lace and spangled with
gold. The corsage is plain and tight
fitting, but is draped across with a
scarf of white chiffon going from
shoulder to waist at each side, cross
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18

the DEGREES of Nine. Fash
ion from the standpoint of what is
being worn rather than what the
shopkeepers tell us will be worn, we
are in position to add or withhold our
approval of the spring and summer
styles as we see fit.
There are some who will not ar,.
prove, but who will blindly follow re-
CARELESS of whether, the prescribed
styles are becoming to them or not.
They are of the class to whom we are
seldom indebted for anything that is
either new or novel.
1t is never-ending source of amuse-
ment to me to watch the faithfulness
which large community of women
blessed-or is it the reverse? won
derby only an average share of mo-
distic understanding, follow to the
last letter the proclaimed dictums of
La Mode. Not for their souls
sake dare they deviate so much as
hairs breadth from what the shops
set forth, or fashion chroniclers de-
clare. To them the laws so announced
are those of the Modes and Persians.
And yet if they did but know, or, know
ing, realize how some of the finest in
spirations and most brilliant modistic
successes that have ever been, can be
directly traced to accident, possibly
accident based on necessity! AS wit
ness the once world-renowned Jersey.
Now that universally adopted gar
ment, l can vouch, from personal
knowledge, emanated from family
of rowing girls, who had the courage
of their opinions and calmly, in de-
tiance of all written laws, got them
selves into mems woven jumpers or
jerseys, and, hey, presto! produced
vogue.
Fashion, for the most part, may be
lilsened to stone thrown into a still
pond, round which gradually widening
eddies or rings form themselves, to
be eventually emerged in the far dis
lance into the whole body of water
once again. Wherefore who knows
but we may all be some embryo fash
ion creators. Believe me, it is never
well to despise an individual inspira-
ton.
1t is curious to see fashions return
ing on themselves so rapidly as they
have been doing lately. The big sleeves
of the evening coats are perhaps ac-
counted for by the puffings and plait-
ings that undersleeves may possibly
possess. But the return of the Rus
sian blouse form is not so readily ex-
planned. Here it is to be seen, how
ever, just the same as it was when it
was amidst us before, some four or
five years ago-the full sleeves set into
rather deep cuff, the fastening up
the left side and the trimming there
only, with the bloused effect falling
over belt, and short basque visible
beneath the waistband. This style is
being made in corded silk for spring
outdoor coats. Velvet, again, is not
too much for chilly windy days, and
this is constructed for outdoor or in
door wear in the Russian shape also.
The trimming is usually jet, or jet
and steel, or tiny gold bead embroid-
cries. Fancy galloons in the subdued
tones and yet rich colors of the ma
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-18
TO HAPPINESS.

tt amt so far to happiness-it's lynn all
around;
It wrinkles in the dewdrops, brings
blooms to barren ground.
IT sings in all the breezes; it ripples in
the rills;
IT'S written on green banners that wave
from all the hills.
It amt so far to happiness; we rob our
lives of rest
TO find it DER broad oceans as far as east
form west;
From all the dear home places in sorrow
we depart,
And dream not that it's dwelling place is
ever in the heart.
It amt so far to happiness: It's shining
all along;
its In the lowliest violet. It's in the
thrush's song,
And hold it-ye that find IT. forever to
breast
Till you sleep and dream forever in the
roses of Gods rest.
IF. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.