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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-11-21
Duties Wen Performed.

After scoring critics at home. Gen.
Breckinridge says: There is reason
for qualification that our fellow
countrymen has confidence in their
army, and many know what war is.
That thetarmy performed its duties
well and bore its hardships uncom-
plaininglv is well known 10 all who
have kept in touch with it since the
opening Of the Philippine insurrec-
ton In fact. it has only done these
things which we expect 81 il and
which we continue 20 expect Of Amer
icnn soldiers"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-01
FOR RENT.

NEW COTTAGE ON EMMA
Square, adjoining the residence of
James F. Morgan. Two nice bedrooms,
with clothes closets, parlor, dining
room. bath and kitchen; electric lights.
Apply to JAS. F. MORGAN,
60 Queen Street.
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
only N cfrI,r Purse.

Poems and stories used to be written
about the infinite variety Of articles to
be found In a boys pocket. Girls do
not have pockets so much the worse
Cor them-but the things they stow
away in their would put a
boy TO the blush
A girl emptied her purse the other
day. Il have TO clean it out" she ex-
plained, "every once'in awhile, Just MS
l do my bureau drawers" These are
some Of the things that weredn it: Two
one dollar bills, fifty cent piece, two
quarters, a five cent piece Qead) and
ten pennies, a lucky" Italian coin,
Japanese pocket piece" two receipts.
three bills, a parlor ear check, four
street railway transfers. five mutilated
stamps. a1pencil Stub matinee coupon,
three keys, newspaper clippings and n
cleaners check for gloves. That was
not at all an Nnusual case. Almost any
girl can match Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1902-07-29

tertained ON the lawn of the home OF
Enos Hollingsworth, near Hockessin,
on Saturday night. About 100 of the
club members and their friends were
present.
Miss Elsie Schie is spending her va
cation in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Homer c. Simmons and two
children and sister. Miss Katie Il.
Riebel. left today for a bwo weeks
stay at Port Providence, Pa
T. B. Bryson. stationmaster at the
French street station, has returned
from trip on the steamer Chinco-
league.
j. j. Springer, assistant ticket agent
at the Pennsylvania depot, has report
cd for duty after a two weeks vaca-
ton.
Archdeacon George C. Hall is spend
ing his vacation at Centre. Pa.
George Mccall and family are at the
Warner, Atlantic City.
James Lynch. Of Chester. has been
visiting Wilmington friends.
J. Paul Brown is in Atlantic bCty
James Lynch, Of Chester, has been
visiting Wilmington friends.
Harry Brown and family are in At
lantic City.
House Sergeant Tucker, Operator
Harkins and Policemen Conner.
Brown. Murphy and Palmer will so on
their vacations next week.
Harry Brown, OF Chester. has been
visiting Wilmington friends.
III. IL Hfraylor is in Atlantic City for a
few days.
J. seilar. E. Seilar and 4. Seilar are
registered at tho Elberon, Atlantic
City. y
Miss Ella Raymond was in Chester
yesterday
Walter Mackey and +. II. Gray are
spending part OF their vacation boat
ing and fishing on the Delaware and
chesapeake canal, near Delaware City.
Harry Burke. OF Upland, il visiting
in the city.
Joseph Durham, assistant yardmas-
ter OF the Pennsylvania railroad, has
reported for duty after two weeks
vacation.
Charles Trice, a conductor on the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad, and his wife
are in Milford spending a few days in
celebration Of their twentieth wedding
anniversary.
Miss Cecilia Burns. of Coatesville.
Pa. is spending a two weeks vacation
in this city with her uncle Michael
Burns.
George Janvier, deputy clerk OF the
peace. is home from a Western Mary
land trip.
Andrew Marvil will drive to George
town tomorrow to spend his vacation.
William S. Prickett is home from
Gettysburg. Pa
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
Social and Personal Notes

Miss Elsie Springer left yesterday
on a visit to New York city and Spring
field. Mass
Theodore f. Clark, OF Delaware
CITY. avs in this city yesterday.
John Wright, clerk in the Office OF
the clerk Of the peace, has gone to At
lantic City to stay two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McGarvey have
gone to Niagara Falls for ten days.
Misses r q. and Matte L. Vinsin-
ger will leave tomorrow for Cape May
where they wili spend a two weeks
vacation.
Miss Elizabeth Koerner returned TO
New York yesterday after a visit to
her brother. Louis Koerner.
Mrs. H. w. Vernon and child are at
Avon Inn. Atlantic City.
Miss Viola Lewis. of Atlantic City.
was a Wilmington visitor yesterday.
Miss jos Alsentzer IS at Avon Inn,
Atlantic City.
Mrs. William f. Frank and child are
in Atlantic City.
John B. Blatz and Miss Elizabeth
Blatz are at Sunset Hail. AsbuIy Park.
Miss Ethel Boys is being entertain
ed by her cousin. Miss Alice Ethel
sc.hlachter, at Booths Corner.
Miss Ethel Biddle is spending some
time very pleasantly at the home of
her sister Mrs. Alfred C. Habbart. at
Booths Corner.
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Boys are
making a pleasant visit to the family
cf Charles Schlaohter, at Booths Cor
ner.
Miss Van Trump is the guest of Mrs.
Laura B. Farra, Broad street, in Ken
nett Square.
Miss Lora Perry. Of Wilmington, is
visiting Miss Alice Miles. in Kennett
SQUARE.
James McNIonegle and his son. VIII
liam. of Chester. visited friends here
on Sunday.
Pennell King is visiting his sons in
West Chester
Members of the Ushers' Union. of
Union M f. Church will take a troll
ley ride to Chester tonight
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Eston are in Allan
tic City.
r.. Wiltgas is in Atlantic City.
Howard B. Springer and Howard C.
Springer are at the Ponce de Leon, At
lantic City.
Mrs. J. j. Walsh and Mrs. w. F.. Nc
Nulty are at the Hotel Wellington, At
lantic City.
r. c. Tolmie is a guest at the Well
ington, Atlantic City.
George II. Jefferis and Perce E. Gar
rett have returned from a pleasant visit
to their cottage, "The Breakers" in
Ponnsgrove, n. j.
R. L. Appleby, assistant ticket agent
at the French street station, has gone
On a two weeks vacation.
The waverly Club, of Hockessln, en-
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
Some very Qua rronuncIation..

"Laylock" the pronunciation OF lilac
once very common. has now almost
entirely passed away. IL Is hardly
likely TO be found I'm dictionaries or
glossaries except such MS profess to
give provincial variations OF spelling.
Sixty years ago. however, It was by no
means a prOvincialism or a mark of the
uncducated. / well remember that
Walter Savage Landor always spoke
Of "laylocks' as dld my own mother
and most people of that generation. IL
belonged TO the age now almost en-.
tirely passed away, which called Rome
Room" gold "goold," ST. James "St.
Jeames," with other variations OF
sound now deemed vulgar l have
heard my father say that George ~.
always spoke Of my loyal city or
Lunnon,' while "obleeged" ana Cow
cumber" were heard nom the most
refined mouths.
can distinctly remember on the first
Sunday in Advent. 1925, J ring the
officiating clergyman az t. Mary
Woolnoth give out sonors sly when
reading the first lesson "likc lodge IN
a garden of cowcumbers," and my
dear old rector, Julius Charles Hare,
twenty years later adopted the same
pronunciation. saying at table.
"Obleege by passing the cowcumber."
"Yilets." as a dissyllable for viOlets,
was equally common among people Of
good education.-Notes and Queries.
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
Au.trnIln.. stonr nesert.

The great stony desert Of north Aus
tralia was discovered by Captain Sturt,
an Australian explorer, in 1856. II
is north of the river Darling and is
about 300 miles long and 100 broad.
consisting of sandy dunes or ridges
Its want OF trees. except along the
creeks, gives the country a sterile ap-
pearance. These ridges were probably
formed by the joint effect Of winds and
a gradually retiring sea.
According to Captain Sturt, these
waters were gradually lost by evapora-
tion or carried TO some undiscovered
sea. The only vegetation. growing scan
tily. are prickly acacias in full bloom.
all Of stunted growth. Water is scarce
except in the creeks which are shelter
ed, and this is generally brackish.
Few travellers care to traverse this in
hospitable desert.
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

AT Marshallton this afternoon SER
vice was held over the body Of Mics
Mamie E Clark. wife Of James Ciark
and interment was made in Red clav
Creek Cemetery.
Pussy Brown, an inmate of the
Layton Home, died on SUNDAY and viii
10 buried tomorrow after service in
Union A. NJ E. Church.
Travel on the steamer Diamond
state Of the Delaware River Naviea4
ton Company, was very heavy ON SIM
day. 90 ''ii-
Peter B. Ayars yesterday measured
and commissioned the steamer Mary
land. built by the Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Company.
The schooner Sand snipe. of the
Charles Warner Company, is being re-
paired at The American Car and
Foundry Company's shipyards.
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
PONGEE SILK GOWNS MORE POPULAR
AS THE SUMNER COMES ON APACE

Pongee gowns are even more fashion
Die than they were earlier in the sea-
IN. because with midsummer weather
ley are by far the most comfortable
all gowns to wear says a popular
modiste. This applies to
le colors as well as those Of the natu-
\ color. and. by the way, under the
rm Of natural color may be included
10 various shades OF light tan, the
|5hter shades being even prettier than
10 dark ones. With the pale blue.
le green, light gray and brown the
n has been to trim with lace OF the
me shade, so as to keep as much as
.ssible to one color. The light tans
mined with yellow lace exactly the
+ fme shade for after all the tan is a
.rt of cream-are exceedingly smart,
~ are smartest when made very
Imply.
Slhe box pleated or side pleated skirt
2th considerable width in the flare
*pund the foot, the waist blousing q
le In front, cut round to show a
Ind yoke of lace, the yoke lined or
Nlined as desired, the sleeves in bell
#Ape, but only extending TO a little
s. ow the elbow and then finished
y h a full undersleeve OF lace, to
IS tch the yoke, are exceedingly at
ctive. and the whole costume is 50
It, and, as a rule, SO becoming, that
not marvellous that il is a popu-
style.
Blouse waists are more fashionable
pongee than the coats and skirts,
her change from what was antici-
ed, for to begin with, all the pongee
'ns are made with jackets to match.
pre- are Jackets and coats to match
skirts. but apparently the rule is
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
HAPPY BRIDES
OF SUNNY JULY
Young Folk on Enjoyable
Straw Ride
Other Social Happenings of Interest
to Wilmington People and Their
Friends

A delightful straw ride was given
last evening by Miss Nellie Finn and
Miss Anna Hession to their friends.
After a ride into the country the party
returned and stopped at the Haley
farm. near Elsmere, where dancing
and other amusements were INDUCED
in. At a seasonable hour refreshments
were served. after which The return
trip was made. Singing was feature
of the ride home
Among those I'm the party were Miss
Anna Hession. the Misses Finn. the
Misses AIcElwee, Miss Frances Collins,
Miss Ella McVey. Albert Hession, Ger
aid Dougherty, William Hannigan, Ber-
nard Dougherty, William Hanley. Mr.
Mack Mr.. Kane, Roy Bradley William
DonOhue, Joseph Eckert, Edgar Moore,
Charles SEWER and W. J. McVey.
Evening journal., 1902-07-29

face washing operation.
This time you will need a cake OF
good soap, some violet water, face
serubbing brush, an ounce Of tincture
LOT benzoin, half a lemon, an ounce of
orris and some strawberry cream. A
small jar of ground oatmeal should be
on your dressing table.
Judgment must be used, together
with the brush The two will work
wonders for the complexion. Go over
the face and neck, cOnscientiously.
with hot water and soap, and then re-
move the soap by dashing on plenty
of hot water.
When the face is dried the pores
will be very open, especially around
the nose and chin, Big. open holes will
stare you in the face in the looking
glass, and your skin will really look
worse than it did before It was treated.
Now comes the time for the application
OF face lotion. and in this line there
S nothing better than the benzoin laden
bath OF rOseWater.
Take a basin OF tepid water. holding
about half a gallon, and drop into it
the tincture Of benzoin until it is milky.
Add two ounces of rosewater. You
can take half the quantity. if you pre-
fer. Use this as a face wash, putting
1t on with the hands and spatting it
we'll into the pores Of the nose and the
chin.
The face will feel beautifully smooth
after this operation, and if you want
it to retain its smOothness you can
heat a towel and lay it over the face
for few minutes.
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
COMPANIES MINING COAL
Work Being Done Secretly to Avoid
Trouble With Strikers.

Work Being Done Secretly to Avoid
Trouble With Strikers.
Scranton. Pa, July 20 superln-
tendent Rose. OF the Delaware and
Hudson Company. admitted yesterday
that his and other companies OF this
region have men engaged in cutting
and loading coal and storing it at the
foot of the shaft in cars ready to be
hoisted when the companies see fit to
do so. The work is being done by
under-bosses, company hands and the
returned strikers, of which each mine
has a small quota. The companies
have been doing this work secretly so
as to avoid drawing the fire Of the
strikers.
Strikers turned back the men at the
Rocket Brook colliery in CarbOndale
yesterday. but they came around at
noon, when the piekets had dispersed.
and started the Washery going. Car.
peRterE ct the Coal Brook ana North
west oollieries IN Carbondale were also
turned back This activity on she part
OF the strikers Is tho result OF a meet
ing OF the strikers held Sunday, when
It was determined to make an effort
70 stop all work at mines and washer
les In the Carbondale region.
The Scranton board Of trade is to
consider a proposition to father mon.
ster petition TO the operators, calling
on them TO arbltrate.
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
Merely symptoms.

"Llfe is a failure" said the tired
looking passenger IN a grave and far
away voice "Man is a fraud, woman
n bore. happiness a delusion, friendship
a humbug; love Is disease beauty a
deception. marriage a mistake. Wife
n trial, a child a nuisance; good Is
merely hypocrisy; evil is detection.
The whole system Of existence-life,
morality, society, humanity and all
that-is a hollow sham Our boasted
wisdom is egotism; generosity is i'm
becility. There Is nothing Of any i'm
portance but money. Money is every
thing. and after all, what is every
thing? Nothing Ar-r-r-r-rw
Glad to meet you, sir said the thin
little man with the ginger hued whisk
ers, extending his hand cordially to
the speaker Il have the dyspepsia
pretty bad at times myself. f."-Chicago
Journal
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
rhn snnnnr nnrne

A correspondent. writing from Ger.
many says. one secs there many
wagons designed for two horses. but
drawn by but one. 1t gives,the vehicle
the appearance of being cut on the
bias. Il inquired once why they did
not have twOlhorses, or elseuse shafts,
and was charmed TO learn that as keep.
ing two horsesuyas naturally More ex.
pensive people igenerally drove but
one during the week andsrenfed an
other horse on Sunday, when the en-
tire family could driye out.in, style. It
was touching thought to keep the
Sunday horses placef for him allAweek,
but reminded one sadly OF the elyacant
chair"
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
H0M 10 Mash the RatA

|he greatest face beautifior in the
I'D is scTubbing, says a weil-lmown
huty doctor" The art OF washing
face we'll requires much study and
|tice. Fill a bowl with steaming
! pr and hold your face over it Do
try to parboil yourself, but only to
b the skin clean. II necessary set
bowl OF water upon the stove to
! it hot and lean over it while wash
your face. Partisan beauties use a
ingenious apparatus for keeping
pr hot while they are bathing.
8 o very neat little stoves are sold
ii are perfectly safe and will keep
sin of water warm for sufficient
h of time.
h both hands in the bowl and spat
E face with hot water. Keep dip
up the water and rubbing the face
the hands.
sponge is good for washing the
but there is nothing quite as sat
tory as the hands. Moreover, they
De kept entirely clean, and that is
than can be said OF the wash-ras
ne sponge The hands can be
d often and kept very hot, to
own great Identification at the
time.
ke a business of this face heating
,et your skin as hot as you can.
" take five or ten minutes, and,
want to do it well, you will give
minutes to facial steaming.
out the water, fill the basin
and begin the second stage in the
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
Amusements at the snrinps

A line program of entertainment will
% given IN the theatre at Brandywfne
springs Park this'week. Sam Mylie is
one amusement manager and he has
received much cOmmendation for the
excellent bills he has provided for the
amusement OF the park patrons. This
weeks Oil will consist of mysufyfng
leIloImance of black art, illusions
ana Illustrated songs, which viii be en-
leItalning. The fireworks display
wnich was to have been given last
friday night, was postponed on ac-
sount ..I Oh the inclement weather, until
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
Peraonal Noies
DEER PARK HOTEL
Deer Park, Md.--Most Delightful Sum-
mer Resort OF the Alleghenies

Deer Park, Md. --Most Delightful Sum-
mer Resort OF the Alleghenies
Swept by mountain breezes. $500
feet above sea level Absolutely free
from malaria. hay fever and mOsqui-
toes. Reached without change OF cars
from all principal cities via Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Every modern con-
venience. Rooms en- suite with pri-
vate baths Electric lights. long dis
tance telephone. elevators. Turkish
baths. swimming pools, golf links, ten
mis- courts. bowling alleys, billiard
room. magnificent drives, complete
livery service. Annapolis Naval Acad-
envy Band. Hotel remodeled with ad-
diuOnal conveniences and renovated
throughout. All cottages have been
taken for the season. Open from June
Il to September 30.
For rates and information address
w. q. Burwell. Manager, B. & o. Cen
tral building, Baltimore. Nd, until
June 1. After that time. Deer Park,
Garrett county, Nd
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
wbi,ns ofArnmou. tsinrcr..

Nine. Scalchifwas in afvery sad way
If she met any one whoisquinted. and
she wouldeso through aiwhole host or
evolutionsSto ridS herseiff OF the evil
spell.
ATarios ifolble was Z smoking. AS
smoking Nwas forbiddentat the theater
he would never Sign al contract until
the clause which madethim an excep.
ton to the lrule was inserted. He
would havesh his valet waiting in the
wings with match and a cigar aud
would\rush Qfflfhe stage, take a few
whins and then returnSto atender love
scene Ehe cigars thatthe smoked cost
him halfNa crown, andlh he never more
than partially fLnishedfono. Even the
strnut boys,in Lopdonl know him. and
when they followed his carriage,
cheering, he,would have afhandful OF
coins ready TO Atoss 10 gttom.-Ex-
change
Evening journal., 1902-07-29

that there shall be waists also, these
waists all made in some simple but ef-
fective style, blousing a little in front
not much, but just enough to prevent
any hard line and to give a long
waisted effect Then the coat, short
or long, can be worn over this without
in any way interfering with the style
OF the dress.
The pongee waist is deliciously cool
an dyet seems to have a little more OF
what might be called body" to it than
q thin shirt waist; for It is lined and
boned and the material fits close to
the figure, making the style a much
more becoming one than fancy waist
which. when the weather is warm, is
always so much in evidence, as invar4
iably the jacket is taken of and car
ried on the arm.
Embroidery pongees have the en-
broidery in rather a bold effect of the
same color as the gown, and when it
is very elaborate in design there are
little crocheted drops sewed on down
the front OF the waist and also I'm a
shaped panel down the front OF the
skirt
This is. of course, quite out OF keep
ing with the original idea OF the pom
gee gown, which was intended for
hard service rather than for dress.
and the gown then becomes more elab-
orate but not one bit smarter. The
Ordinary embroidery stitch is used, and
il any braid lis added it simply out
lines the embroidery. Another favor
ite trimming, much simpler, is using
black and white striped silk in panels.
in bands and in the yoke and under
sleeves. This looks well ON dark blue
or on pale green, and yet is not for a
moment to be preferred to the all one
color scheme
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
GIsAS soLEMNI QUESTION. "a.
One Oh the Franks Artemus Werd
Pia iyed sUpon His brother.

One OF the Franks Artemus Nyara
Pts iyed upon His brother.
In,thel days.whenl cyrusiBrownean
his bron Ter. Charles Farrar gBrowne.
better Xxi iown as sArtemus ward
lived in WWaterford. "the 'littne Maine
village tMlt nestlefSamdng }the hills
and nev,gt did anything ielse but
nestle" CLA rles delighteditolplay'prac-
thcal jokes Non Cyrus. Charles came
home one fl eezinglnight. says the par.
rator Of thoV following prank in the
Boston Hera III, at an hourithat would
be thought arly in a metropolis, but
was not so considered in Waterford.
The family Were sleeping soundly in
the warm con fort Of their beds when
the future she wman HATED under the
wlndOw OF Cyl nus, and raised an alarm.
"Cy!' Oh, Cyr Gomez out here. Cyr'
After aVtimeh Cyrus appeared at the
window. whats do you wantg" he
demanded through the crack he ihad
opened.
Il want you 20 come downi" with
great earnestndss Il want 70 ask you
a question. CyS'
"Oh, go 'ways' said Cyrus, his teeth
chattering In the awful cold. ! ITS
only one Of your jokes"
'Really. Cy, IT'S very important
question:" persisted Charles with In
creased carnestuess- ITS solemn
thing. and | want you TO come down.
Cy; / want you had"
Finally, after lrumbling and expos.
tulating, Cyrus Slipped on some clothes
and came reluctantly downstairs and
out into the arctic cold. 'tNow what
in thelworld is itlthat you, wantY' he
asked
Chasles came uWclose, laid his hands
on his brothers fshivering shoulders.
and In that voiceIof plaintive solemnity
which NATTER years moved so many
people TO lmirth said:
Il want TO ask you, Cy, If you think
slavery Is wrongY
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
out ON n Foul.

you have asked me TO be your
wife, ",remarked the wealthy maiden
lady" Before answer you please
tell me one thing. Are you in favor OF
woman suffrageT
Il am" he answered. thinking thus
to win her.
"Then 1 cannot be yours" she said.
MY husband must regard me not as
his equal, but as a tender child whom
he has taken TO love and to cherish
Chicago Record-Herald.
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
PACKING House Combine q Myth.

7 -dINIII TIVUoG OuTUUTWE WyIIs
Omaha, July Edward O. Cudahy,
head Of the Cudahy Packing Company
in this city was shown a report from
Chicago yesterday stating that a pack
Ing house combine was being formed
which would absorb the Cucahy Pack
ing interests. He said: You may say
that / have no notice OF such a plan.
Neither do I know nor have | any in
formation that such a scheme is on
foot The whole story is a myth. pure
and simple. II there is to be any meet
ing of any sort Of leading inanciers
in Chicago Thursday regarding the
matter, | know nothing of it,"
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
How's This /?

+ One Hundred Dollars Reward
se OF Catarrh that cannot be
|iialis Catarrh Cure.
vi tiNhA a CO, Toledo. o.
Undersigned, have known +. j.
Y .uhe last 10 years, and believe
Htly honorable in all business
|ls and financially able 10 carry
'ollsauions made by their firm.
ruax, Wholesale Druggists, To
Nnnan & Marvin. Wholesale
Il. Toledo. o.
Itarrh Cure is taken internally,
fcuy upon the blood and mu-
ices OF the system. Testmon-
pee Price 100. per bottle. SOLD
tggists.
mily Pills are the best
Evening journal., 1902-07-29
McCracken-Fox

John T. McCracken, superintendent
in the paint shop at The American Car
and Foundry Company, and Miss Kath-
ryn J. Fox We're married yesterday in
ST. PatItcks r. G. Church by the Rev.
w ]. Birmingham. Miss Mamie Fox,
niece OF the bride. was maid of honor,
and Leonard J. McCracken, son of
the groom, acted as best man. Mr.. and
Mrs. McCracken will reside at No. 1902
West street.