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day on account of the kings grand
parade from Buckingham palace to the
city. We had to abandon st. Georges
church in Hanover square for the same
reason and because the boundary lines
of that parish had been changed un-
known to my fiancee. Had II not been
there my financee would have been
obliged to take out the license instead
of myself. When we discovered that
she resided I'm the Westminster parish
we had to abandon this on account OF
the kings parade. So we selected the
Holy Trinity church in Sloanes square.
which was our second choice our first
choice being St. Georges in Hanover
square. where my financee frequently
attended service, but was not a COM
municant We encountered consider
able difficulty i'm adjusting arrange
ments for the Holy Trinity, but with
the aid of a curate and a clerk of
vestry it was settled by my being OBJ
liged to take up a place of abode for
fifteen days by renting a small room
and depositing therein a small port
manteau. but am not obliged to even
sleep there one night, nor do / intend
to, but ii requires all of this under the
singular circumstances involved in this
instance to comply with the London
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housewarming given Thursday even
ing by Mr.. and Mrs. F.. L. De Witt
Thirty-two friends shared in the joys
and festivities. High five was played
for time. and later there was lovely
music by Mr.. Haydn Myer, Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Shea, Mrs. Georgia Bell, and
Miss Gertrude Ernst. and Mrs. j. A.
Hayden entertained the company with
recitations. A luncheon was served in
two courses by Mrs. De Witt assisted
by Mrs. Haydn Myer. Next Tuesday
Mrs. De Wits attractive home will be
again opened to friends. this time for
a kensington, when thirty-five ladies
will be entertained.
4 x 4
The average American has a very
vague idea of the annoyances that lie
in wait for the man "who would a
wooing go" in old England. of the
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cases Of illness. requiring afidavits
from doctors. clergymen. ETC.. and Is
rarely done.
Tact and ready wit are difhcult to
acquire and many well-meaning. but
awkward persons will sympathixe with
the blunderers Of whom the New York
Tribune tells:
A break" In the ever changing ver-
nacular Of social parlance. signifies
some unfortunate chance remark that
either refers to or suggests some sub
ject best to be avoided. Every one
knows how often such breaks" as
they are called. occur. and how there
seems to be some perverse fate that
makes one go out Of ones way to talk
of topics that must necessarily sug-
gest the one forbidden. IL there Is any
one at the table. for instances. who
has some personal defect. the imp of
perversity will probably cause the most
tender hearted person present to drag
that particular misfortune into the
conversation by alluding to some one
who is similarly afflicted. Or II there
is some family skeleton which must
not be spoken Of. 1t will always be
brought forward by proxy.
II am the most unfortunate individ-
ual i'm the world about such things"
complained n young man recently. 1T
is simply impossible for me to steer
81 IL L.. tlra
a lodestone to me. and / am drawn I'm
it's direction whether I will or not. The
other day / went with a house party
to the Ms. who are all abnormaliy
fat. Now. BILL l said to myself. re-
member. not one word about corpui-
ency!' But in spite Of all my efforts
managed to drag In the subject several
times. To my horror. heard myself
mention Barnum's fat woman to Mrs.
NJ, speak of someone's death from
fatty degeneration of the heart when
conversing with Mr.. M. talk ad-
miringly of Miss Slender's figure to
Miss M and allude to the disad-
vantage of carrying weight to young
NJ, who nearly broke his heart at
college because he grew too heavy to
compete In the games. There was a
perfect fatality about 1t. and am sure
they must have thought / did 1t all on
purpose"
1T was worse with me-" laughed the
young woman to whom he was speak
ing. Il went to stay with some people
whose prominent family trait was
remarkably large nose. Like you. I
resolved before hand never to mention
the defect. but the prohibitive word 50
full. never-to-be-forgotten day. I said
to my host at the table. Please give
me some-nose,' I intended to ask for
salt, but the awful word got ahead OF
it and slipped out of my mouth quite
clear and distinct. was too much hor-
rified to pass II off, and grew red as a
peony, feeling ready to cry. but Mr..
A burst out laughing. L know ex-
actly how it happened. dear child he
said, and you mustn't mind II a Bit
X = !.
Even persons whose tastes are edu-
music sometimes enjoy the more
frivolous style, just as literary peop'e
enjoy that written in
lighter vein. The persons who were
so fortunate as to be guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Ross Curtice at their musi-
Gale Thursday evening. were thorough
ly delighted with the masterly per-
formance of the two coiored musicians,
Mr.. Carder of Lincoln, and a PIANIST
from Chicago who gave a program OF
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granted as a special dispensation from
the archbishop of Canterbury and In
cases OF illness, requiring afYidavits
from doctors. clergymen. ETC.. and Is
rarely done.
The courier., 1902-10-25

A CHEEKY new home. prettily fur
nished and tastefully decorated with
autumn leaves, was the setting for a
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
At Summit Camp.

The managers Of the Brandywine
Summit camp wish to emphatically
deny the report that chere Is case
OF smallpox at the grounds. 1t is
true that family that camped at
Chester Heights camp is now 1T
the Summit camp. They did not
come there from Chester and have
no smallpox.
Howard DeHaven Ross is now
building a handsome cottage at
st. Paul and Brandy wine avenues.
There are fifty families 10 camp
at present.
A Iorce OF workmen have been
busy this week rebuilding the
Union boarding tables and kitchens.
They were destroyed by the storms
of the winter, but are now in good
shape. St. Pauls boarding table
has been rebuilt, and has sub
stantial roof, instead of the old
canvas awning that was stretched
overhead.
Since Monday many families
have opened their tents in the
grove. The grounds are fiji ling up,
and there will soon I've fifty families
there. Samuel H. Baynard is pre-.
pairing 10 opeu his tent for the sea-
son, as also is William Turner OF
this city.
The telephone will be installed
tomorrow. The post.office Is now
opcp.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
The National Building,Loan
and Proyident Association
Of Delaware.
0ffice,No. 923 Market Street,
Fast Killed Her
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON.
JOSEPH l.. CARPENTER JR. President,
% JOHN N. CAhSWEI.L. Treasurer
TECMAS B YOUNG, Secrstdrys
jyo0-N


San Francisco, July SLATER
having kept fast for forty. five days
Mrs. katherine L. Ball. one of the
proprietors Of Tho Hedges a family
hotel, Is dead Of starvation, Mrs.
Ball was about fifty years old and her
weight shortly before her fast began
was ia the neighborhood OF $50
pounds. Her increasing size caused
much worry.
On the advice Of DR.. J. c. Anthony
she undertook a fast that was to last
fifty days. At the end of fifteen Gays
Mrs. Ball had lost alt craving for food
On that day she climbed three fig hts
Of stairs without stopping to breath
This was feat she had not accom-.
plished before in years.
Until the twenty. first day Mrs.
Balls improvement continued. 10.
stead OF becoming weak she became
stronger and more active. She talked
constantly Of her marvellous fast and
often expressed her intention Of keep
for fifty days.
But her endurance had been put
under too severe a strain. On the
forty fifth day of her fast, just four
days ago the members of the family
sent for DR.. Ballard. She was induc-
ed that day to take some food and
strengthening medicine. Trained
nurses We're employed and strenu-
GUS efforts were made to-save her,
but all failed. At the time of her
death Mrs. Ball weighed not more
than $50
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31

Edward Bryan OF Leipervile, has
been engaged to play third base for
the Dover, Delaware, base ball club.
Dover has good team and the
Liepervile lad will be given an op.
purtunity to show what sort of base
bail material be has in his compost.
ton before the season comes to an
end. His friends up the pike expect
great things of him.
The West Chester Local News says:
The Wilmington team seems TO be
the strongest proposition in THIS neck
Of woods this season. 1t has Chester
on the run and has won seventeen
str q light games.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31

cupiei by a consumptive patient
should be thoroughly cleansed and
disinfected before being used again.
9,-Keep body perfCtly clean. :
Wash the face and hands several
times a day, and rinse out the
mouth. Do not bathe in hot water.
10.-Do not use alcohol in any
form.
lido not get over-tred. Stay
out in the open air several hours
every day, even if tits not very
pleasant weather, for fresh air and
good nourishing food are the best
remedies consumption.
12.-Be hopeful, and make up
your mind that yeu will get well, as
SO many thousands consumptive
have done; but you must do W hat
your doctor tells you and have patti.
ence and enduance for it takes a
long time to grow strong.
The above suggestions are made
in kind and sympathetic spirit
and in the belief that it is wise the
eonsumpive patients understand
thoroughly the nature of their di-
sease.
Sincerely and faithfully,
BOARD OF HEAL TIL.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
CHANGE IN
POWDER co.


A D important change Is about TO
take place in the big powder firm OF
L. dupont de Nemours Company.
Colonel Henry A., DR.. Lewis, Francis
G., Mrs. Eugene and Mrs LaMotte
DUPONT have retired aud will have
no more interest in that company.
All Of their stock has been purclaSaa
by T. Coleman, Pierre dupont a3d
others and new stock will be issued.
The firm, which has always been a
private company was recently 1ncor.
o grated at Dover. TO the Incorporated
company bearing the same name.
Attorneys are now engaged pfepar-
ing the necessary papers TO complete
he deal.
1t Is stated that all the above nam
ed duPonts who will retire, will
receive a handsome sum in cash, for
their stock. 1t is rumored That Col.
onel II. A. dupont will purchase a
large amount of real estate, with the
cash he receives for his stock in the
dupont Company.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31

Adsit Bailey,an Urbana farmer, says
the Ontario county On. W Times, no.
ticed black spot on one of his sheep
the other day, and as he looked closer
it disappeared. Then another black
spot came, and this time he saw that
1t was mouse. He concluded that it
was time to investigate, and, thrust
ing his hand into the sleeps thick
coat of wool, found three snug and
eozy mouse nests, each with Il new
born litter of young ones in it. lie
lost no time in breaking up these odd
mouse colonies, and then looked over
others Of his sheep, with the result
that he found four more, in the
depths Of whose wool mice had
chosen warm places to build nests
and bring forth their young. Ten
nests were found in all, containing an
aggregate Of 70 young mice.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
The Man Who Always Wins.

A young farmer planted corn and
his first planting was destroyed by
cutworms. A second planting was ru-
ined by a food, but he planted the
field a third time and harvested the
best crop of corn that was grown in
that section. Will not stop now to
consider how much of his success was
due to working the land three times
in preparing it for the last crop, but
say, we admire his spunk in not CIV
ing up at the second failure. The man
who can change defeat into victory
will succeed finally. II his third crop
had been destroyed and it had been
to late to replant with corn, such q
man would probably have tried an
other crop and found it quite as
profitable as the corn crop. Others
might have given up in despair and
grown nothing.-Orf's Farm and
Poultry journal.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
Died As H) Said

New York, July 3l.-"I will die on
the 10Th of this month. am just as
positive of it as ! am here now. Some
thing seems to tell me so. l feel it in
my bones.
Jules Anderson, a fish dealer at
Baysdc, l.. l., made this prediction
about two weeks ago, and died Tues.
day, just as he had foretold.
Before | die, said Anderson, | must
sell my property and business, SO that
my wife may be spared the trouble.
So convinced was he that death
was near he began negotiating for
the sale. VIM. Hardy, went to Bay
side last Saturday, and they came to
to an agreement.
On Tuesday Mr.. Hardy returned
and paid a deposit. The papers were
signed and Il short time after Mr.
Anderson was stricken.
In the evening he died. He said
he was happy because he left his
wife in good circumstances The
deceased leaves about $40, 900.
Although he had been i'll for 8
months his death was sudden.
I'VE knew he was in feeble
health" Mrs. Anderson said yester-
day, but his end came so suddenly
that he died before our two daught-
crs, Marion and Ruth, who we're in
Philadelphia, could be summoned"
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
BURIED IN
LONELY WOODS

A pathetic story is told by fancy,
a mounted policeman Of Phlladel-
phia, who while riding along Thorps
lane, near Stanton avenue last night
he heard the heart touching cries Of
a baby. His horse pricked up its
ears while the rider dismounted, and
searched about Cowlings Wood Dor
dering on Thorps lane. With his
club fancy brushed aside the leaves
but, although the cries continued,
his efforts were in vain. Suddenly
he pushed aside greater pile of
fallen leaves than he had before
and was started by the sight before
him.
There was a hole nearly two feet
deep the little child lay on a bed of
leaves and grass fancy tende rly
lifted the infant from its resting
place and carefully remounting his
horse rode to the Germantown
Almshouse.
The child is probably three months
old, and there is nothing about its
clothing to give the police a clue to
the identity Of those who SO cruelty
abandoned it to die Of starvation.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
NEEDED VERY BADLY.
Good Roads Are No Longer Looked
Upon as an Idle Luxury by
Progressive Farmers.

F. G. Tice, of Oswego, N. Y, ad-
dressed the New York farmers insti-
tutes on the subject Of Road build,
ing" last winter. He said ito reduce
cost of Transporting a farm crop from
the farm to market, or railroad sta
ton, is the same as reducing the cost
of growing the crop"
1.-THE first thing to consider in max.
ing good road is drainage. Tiles laid
in the center of the roadbed are the
best; two and one-half inch tiles are
sufficient. The matter Of drainage
cannot be neglectctLif we are to have
good roads, as it is the foundation OF
road building"
"When we have obtained dry road,
next we want a smooth road. This is
most cheaply accomplished by the
proper use of the road machine. The
road machine should be used as the
carpenter uses the plane-to level and
smooth the surface. Raise the scrap
ers high enough, that they will hit
and miss, and in this way you will
level the surface of the road.
II advise working the road very
early in the spring. If rightly used
the stones can be raked from the road
with the road machine. Roads should
not~be fenced with stone walls, or rail
fences, which are cause of snow drifts
in the winter. Orchard grass is good
for sowing on the road sides, for when
it once gets started no other plant will
grow"
Mr.. Tice gave instructions for build
ing the country road where the cX-
pense of macadamizcd roads is sup
posed to be too great, but doubtless
there are localities in the country
where the expense of building piece
of macadamlzed rIad every year could
be afforded, especially if stone crush
ers were furnished by the towns.
With the system of road making most
generally practiced in the country,
good roads are had for only three or
four months in the year and perhaps
no other subject is more important to
farmers than economical road making.
Much labor is wasted in making roads
that are good for only short time
during the year, and when the roads
are most used, as they are in my sec
ton, loads must be dragged through
the mud. Farmers in this section buy
the most grain for their cows in the
spring, and many of them buy only
when it is wanted and draw it over
the muddy roads. Roads that are not
well drained do not dry off and settle
until late in the spring, so it would
seem that Mr.. Tees advice about
drainage is Noteworthy of considera-
ton. There is nothing that is more
needed in the rural districts than
good roads, and doubtless much Of
the labor is not expended so as to
obtain best results.--W. IL. jenkins,
in Ohio Farmer,
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
Short loo Globes

The American Lighting Company
of Baltimore has all but about 100
of the 5lS city lamps up Jesse
Sharp the company's local agent
states that all OF the lamps would
have been up several days ago, but
they were short 100 globes whic h
they are now waiting Ior. The globes
have been ordered from Cleveland
and are expected here every day. 1t
will take but short time to install
the remainder Of the lamps when the
globes arrive. The majority Of
them will lie placed along the Bran.
DIVINE.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
Price of Meat to A1vancc

When the retail prices for choice
cuts of beef, veal, mutton and pork
We're advanced few weeks ago, it
was thought that before August st
prices would return to their normal
condition. Such is not the case,
and next week the price will be still
higher. This will be a greater
hardship for the working man to
provide meat for his family.
A year ago to-day sirloin and por-
terhouse steaks brought 90 to Is
cents a pound. To-day they bring
30 cents.
Not only is meat high, but eggs,
poultry and even vegetables, ii is
said will be advanced accordingly.
The farmer says it costs him more
to raise chickens to produce eggs,
consequently he asks more for his
poultry and eggs. He blames this
on the high price of corn.
He says: ''If the price of meat,
poultry and fish rise, the working
classes will become vegetarians AMI
we will get better prices for farm
produce Last Monday tomatoes
were a drug on the market at25
cents a basket.
Today they have advanced to 40
cents. while potatoes, which sold tho
latter part OF last week at 35 &c nts .
basket, are today bringing 40 ee nts.
1t Is the same with other vegetables
and even fruit, as a marked increase
In prices has been noted.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
CARD BASKET,

Mrs. George w. Hook has return
ed from visit to her sister, Mrs.
Oliver Parry in Brandywine.
Mrs. Edward Boynton, of Phila-
delphia, is visiting Mrs. George W.
Hook.
Howell S. England is spending o
few days at Atlantic City.
Henry G. Conrad is away on his
vacation but will return On Mon
day.
Miss Loeta Mously is spending a
week in Delaware City.
Misses Catharine Schoolmaster
and Elizabeth : NJ. Reynolds are
spending their vacation at Cape
May.
George johnson left today for
Cuba.
J. A. Solomon and wife have re-
turned from visit0to friends in
Clifton0Heights'
Andrew Burns, of Chester, is Wis.,
ting friends in this city.
q Henry Egan, who has been visit
ing in Chester, has returned hon 9.
Mrs. Harry Fisher, of this city, 8
visiting her parents, Col. Thomas
Ferree and wife at HOckessin.
Miss Lola Perry, of this city, is
the guest of Miss Alice Miles, Of
Kenneth Square.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
Walter fiearn StrangI.d

Walter Hearn, aged twelve years,
of 2O44 lRedner street, Philadelphia,
after vainly imploring passersby to
pound him on the back in order to
release u water melon seed which
had lodged in his wind-pipe yester-
day ran to the patrol house at
Twelfth and Columbia avenue,
where he sank unconscious from
strangling. He was taken to the
chlldrens hospital Of the Mary j.
Drexel Home in the patrol wagon.
He was unconscious when he arriv-
cd there and an immediate opera
ton was necessary,
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
E.,nqu Ike in California

Los Alamos, Cal, July 3l.-The
most severe earthquake in the his.
tory of this place occurred at l.20
this morning. 1t is not possible as
yet to estimate the damage, but it is
very heavy.
No lives are known 10 have been
lost, though there we're many narrow
escapes.
Every brick building in the town
destroyed or badly wrecked. In near
ly every house windows were broken.
The Pres byterian church, large
and handsome brick structure, was
raised to the ground and similar
fate befell the general store Of W. S.
Wickenben, also big brick build
ing.
The shock seems to have bad a
spiral motion. Goods were hurled
from shelves Of stores and piled in
the middle OF the rooms Even such
heavy articles as desks were thrown
about. Not a chimney is left stand
ing in the town. All brick walls are
badly damaged, but frame structures
generally escape serious injury.
In the drug store uot>a single
bottle escaped and Kohn's saloon
was flooded with liquor from brok-
en- bottles.
The whole town was aroused and
people fed from their homes to the
streets in panic. There have been
several light shocko since July p,
when the first heavy shock occur
red, but that OF this morning ex-
ceeded In violence anything yet OK.
perienced.
1t lasted thirty seconds, and
threw people from their beds. Los
Alamos is a town OF about 600 in-
habitants 10 Santa Barbara county.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
Had a Trolley Rido

A trolley party to Shellpot Park
and Wilmington was held Monday
evening III honor Of Miss Annabelle
White, of Blackstone, Va, who for
several days past has been on a Wis
it at the home Of Miss Bessie Tay-
lOr, on East Broad street, Chester.
The young folks won't as far as the
park and after remaining there for
a time they continued the trip to
the Delaware metropolis, and later
in the evening returned home.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
Services at Bethany BAPTIST Church.

During this pastors absence in
August the following list of pulpit
supplies have been engaged for the
1876 morning service. First Sun
day, Rev. W. X. Lord, Philadel,
phia. Second Sunday, Rev. Leslie
Walton, of Richmond, Va. Third
Sunday, Rev. j. Y. Sinton, Perkasie
Pa. Fourth Sunday, Rev. W. D.
Thatcher, Chester, Pa. Fifth Sun
day. Rev. W. H. Marsh, Philadel-
phia. The evening preaching will
be omitted during August. Sunday
school will continue to open at p.
NJ, sundays, and the B. Y. P. U. at
6. As p. IN.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
GOLDEN JUBILEE

West Chester, Pa, July 3O.-The
celebration of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the erection of St. Paul'a
Lutheran Church of Lionville, was
begun this evening and will con-
tinue all day Thursday. There are
only three survivors of the first
congregation--Mrs. Hannah Evans,
Upper Uwchlan; Mrs. Mary Shene-
man, West Pikeland, and Mrs. Ka-
tie Smith, West Chester. The sur
viving ministers are Revs. Charles
R. Streamer, the present pastor; H.
S. Cook, Hanover; Frederick Kline
felter, York; NJ. S. Gresham, Lew
istown; W. F. Rentz, Pottsville; H.
M. Oberholtzer, Tloy, N. Y. This
evenings exercises consisted princi-
pally of addresses by Revs. F. Kline
felter and NJ. S. Gresham.
The evening Republican., 1902-07-31
Is. Oke An Arc Light

Neil McCool, Of Philadelphia, who
Is Is years old, and resides at No.
1881 Carlton street. will never
again poke an umbrella into an arc
light. McCool is at the Medico. Chi
Hospital suffering from electric
shock. Last night McCool, who 10
a machinist. was 10 James Browns
saloon, Nineteenth and Callowhill
streets. He elevated his steel rod
umbrella to show a friend how
neatly 1t had been retipped.
The appraised umbrella touched
the metal box Of suspended cleo.
trio fan, and instantly a dazzling
flash startled the occupants Of the
place. When they recovered their
temporarily shut.olf sight McCool
was seen stretched at full length
on the floor. Examination showed
that the man had been rendered
unconscious by the shock. He waA
taken 10 the Medico.Chirurgicat
Hospital and revived. He sustain.
ed bad shock 10 his nerves aud
painfulAurns ofths right hand.