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The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
Over Falls Of Niagara.
Thirty-two million tons of water rol.
yer the cliff at Niagara in every hour.
chartran's PAINTING for White Hons.

chartran's Painting for White HOUSE.
Chartran's painting of the signing OF
he peace protocol between the United
States ard Spain has been formally ac-
,epted by the president from H. c.
Frick OF Pittsburg, who had it painted
1T cost of 100000. The picture will
eventually be displayed in the east
room. The central figures of the woyl;
ire President Mckinley, Secreh b.
Day, Assistant Secretaries Hill, Adee
and Cridler. Ambassador Cambon, rep.
resentng Spain, and Secretary THE
baut Of the French embassy.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
All His Life on shipbosrd,

DR.. ]. Furness Brice, ships sur
geon Of the transatlantic liner Gym
ric, has crossed the ocean s19 times.
traversing about 100000 miles, equal
to more than 100 times around the
globe. The doctor. now in his seventy
eighth year, is as active as he was
thirty years ago, and confidently looks
forward to making his nine hundredth
lrip across the Atlantic. His firm
opinion is that there Is no sure cure
for seasickness. He has tried them all
on passengers-from copious cham
pagne drinking to staying all the way
over in a berth hung on rollers. The
trouble. he believes. arises from the
brlss rather than the stomach
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
silk From Wood Putp.

Silk is now manufactured from
wood pulp. and the only differencel
between natural silk and the artif-
cial silk so produced is that tho latter
exceeds the former in luster and
takes the dye more readily, a1ordink
Eore permanent colors.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

pletely, no one would take much In
terest in them.
You have to be as bad to get into
one kind Of society as you do to get
out Of the other kind.
But did you ever listen to one OF
the Jokes" told by the man who is
eternally arguing that woman has no
sense of humor?
II you can't keep up with the process.
sion you can stand on the sidewalk
and talk about what a fool a man
looks trying to catch step.
II you tell a bridegroom that his
bride is beautiful he will be jealous
OF you, and If you don't tell him that
she is beautiful he will be offended.
Next to missing an opportunity
there is nothing more aggravating
than the man who tells you he saw 1t
coming and knew you would miss it.
II you have quarreled with a man.
go to him in a manly way and &C.
knowledge that you were in the
wrong, and he will also in a manly
way agree with you.
Lots OF people have written scholar.
ly articles telling Just what love is,
but you never see ducky or dovey con.
sulting those articles SO long as he
comes around regularly SUNDAY even.
ings.
Disillusionment Is that experience
which comes to the girl who marries
a man because he looks so cute in his
drum major uniform. and then finds
out that he only wears it wnen there
Is to be a parade.
It seems to us that 1t is Just as vain
to talk Of ones weaknesses as of
ones virtues. yet almost any man will
beam with pride when he tells you
that he can't sing note. or never
could remember faces, etc.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

Needs Them In His Business.
If the man you are with Is less than
Is years old, and you ask him for q
dyspepsia tablet, he will generally take
a little bottle out of his pocket and
mechanically give you one.-Somer
vile Journal.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
Wife Drove Pest. Away.

A Yorkshire man whose poor rsla-
tons pestered him continually. mar
ried the worst scold in the county in
order to have guardian who would
protect him from the importunato
legacy hunters. The venomous and
incessant vituperation Of the woman
had the desired effect.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
Automobile Fishing Boats.

Fishermen on the Lake of Neucmtel
are using automobile boats. They are
driven by benzine motor and light
ed by electricity. They are fat-bot-
toned, glide noiselessly over tho
water, do not frighten the fish and are
great success.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
No Meat at Breakfast.

Meat is seldom seen on the break
fast table in Austria and Germany
nor is much use made of the prepared
cereals, SO popular in America
Wheat rolls and rye bread form the
staple breakfast food.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

Tho bird In the Hand,r
He Is no wise man that will quit
certainty for an uncertainty.-Samue]
Johnson.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
Capacity Of Toads,

The toad is exceedingly greedy. 1t
leeds continuously throughout the
night, and in twenty-four hours con
Sumes quantity of insect equal -
about four times its stomach capacity
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

Two can live as cheaply as one only
In the case Of the young man who
spends all his earnings anyway.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

After man gets up in years his
reason for admiring woman whose
hair is naturally curly is that it does
not take her so long to dress.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

Occasionally woman goes visiting
and has as much trouble getting into
port as Russian warship.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

Bride Kept Long From Mother.
When a Chinese girl marries she
must wait four months before eti-
luette allows her to pay her first visit
70 her mother.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

Toward the close of the Gay the
average business man has met SO
many grumblers that IL man comes
in with the right kind of a smile on
he can get anything he wants.-Atchi-
son (Kan.) Globe.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
CHAPTER XVIII.

With the Jotun as Chamberlain.
"Once more, Lord Sebert, be ex-
jkorted to turn back" old Morcard
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
sUkFLowER PHILOSOPHY.

When you are Is, there is not
enough to eat; after you are so. there
10 too much.
1t is bad enough to be old and poor,
but SO many who are old and poor are
also bewildered.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
WIT AND WISDOM.

The lowest gambler on record is
not half as mean as the fellow who
sQueRls.
When good fat wad tickles your
inside lining, don't you care if you do
get hysterical.
When a man gets too old to make
silly speeches to pretty woman it's
either gout or his liver.
The worst microbe we ever stacked
up against was the fellow with a con-
tinuous hard-luck story.
The chin music Of the mother-in.
law is often the wall Of the whang.
doodle in the matrimonial mix-up.
When you climb into matrimony
you may not reach the stars. but you
risk falling into an old volcano .ter.
Nothing makes married woman SO
mad as to hear her husband mumbling
in his sleep and not to be able to
make out what he's getting at.
People who spend every cent they
can lay hands on and run into debt
for the balance take so much comfort
in preaching economy to other people.
II friend ask your opinion listen
until you find out what his own may
be, then smile knowingly. II the smile
be sufilciently bland he will credit you
with all kinds of wisdom.-Kate Thy
son Mari.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
Ieprosy In India,

Leprosy In India.
India is the great leper country OF
The world. Here there existed in 1902
over 100000 cases Of this frightful
disease.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

No Rare Japanese Stamps.
Japan has no very rare postage
stamps. The most ever paid for
specimen was $50.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

Divination seems heightened to Its
highest power in woman.-Alcott.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
WISDOM IN CHUNKS.

Really, IL men would reform COM
pletely, no one would take much In
terest in them.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

Provided 4 woman be well-princl.
pied, she has dowry enough.-Plautus
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

There Is something OF woman in
everything that pleases.-Dupaty.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

When a man gets too old to make
silly speeches to pretty woman it's
either gout or his liver.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
ABOUT WOMAN,
Venus always saves the lover whom
she leads-Delatouche.

Venus always saves the lover whom
she leads-Delatouche.
II love gives wit to fools, it undoubt.
edly takes it from wits.
Women are extremists; they are
either better or worse than men.-La
Bruyere.
Women are supernumerary when
present, and missed when absent.
There is something Of woman in
everything that pleases.-Dupaty.
Divination seems heightened to Its
highest power in woman.-Alcott.
Provided 4 woman be well-princ!-
pied, she has dowry enough-Plautus
The more women have risked. the
more they are willing to sacrifice
Duclos.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

The chin music Of the mother-in
law is often the wall Of the whang
doodle in the matrimonial mix-up.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

The worst microbe we ever stacked
up against was the fellow with a con.
tinuous hard.luck story.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

When you climb into matrimony
you may not reach the stars. but you
risk falling into an old volcano .ter.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

When good fat wad tickles your
inside lining, don't you care If you do
get hysterical.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

The lowest gambler on record is
not half as mean as the fellow who
sQueRls.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

Women are supernumerary when
present. and missed when absent.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

You have to be as bad to get into
one kind of society as you do to get
out Of the other kind.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

But did you ever listen to one OF
the Jokes" told by the man who is
eternally arguing that woman has no
sense of humor?
The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28

II you can't keep up with the process.
sion you can stand on the sidewalk
and talk about what a fool a man
looks trying to catch step.
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
Learning From
the Chinese

We admire the ingenuity with
which the Chinese make chairs and
tables out Of split cane and bamboo.
Their comfort and lightneSs and
durability appeal to US; but now,
Massachusetts firm Is beating them
at their own game. They take, to
a large extent, the same materials
and the same design, but they i'm
prove on the form and add strength
10 il. Instead of finishing oft ends
by tying them up In knots of slip
perry cane, they employ steel screws
and strengthen the frames with loops
of hard wood.
Ask the salesman TO show you a
CHIN ES + n Q u R. GLASS
CHAIR, and take a look at Its con-
structlon. Then ask him 10 show
YOU the same thing made In Massa-
chusetts. It's true that the Amerl-
can.made chair costs Sll, as COM
pared with $3.50 for the Chinese
article. but look at It's generously
ample proportions, It's fine finish
and its tremendous strength
Have YOU noticed a split cane
table In the Tea Room that has done
duty there for more than four years
Il was made BY this Massachusetts,
firm and cost originally s24. Today
II Is IN as good condition as i was
when new. The top measures S3X25
Inches, underneath are two side
shelves and a bottom one It's an
ideal tea table for the porch or lawn.
We can't quite duplicate Il, but
there's one Tor si7.b0, Ike It In all
respects. except for the bottom shelf.
Third foon
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
ShirtWaists for
Vacation Wear

Pay various prices, from
SOC to $3.50 and take your
pick Of
A cool little white lawn covered with
black polka dots at SOC.
(Cross Aisle
Sheer, cool, white lawn laid in side
plsats at 81.
Finer, sheerer lawn with broad side
pleats and a touch of fagotng, at Sl.75.
A little dress affair of white lawn,
tucks and filmy lace, at $3.50.
A beautiful, snowy, dotted swiss at So,
the front covered with small pleats.
A linen at $3.50, side pleated. Earlier
in the season It sold for "a. 90.
Second flooD
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
Jr. q. u. A. NJ

Diamond Council Jr O. L. A. NJ
will hold a class initiation next Mon
day evening when there Will be several
candidates to take the mitiatory de-
gree There are already seven on the
list and four more were elected last
evening
During the past six months the pro-
eress OF this council has been very
gratifying TO the members. Besides
those already mentioned thirty-one
candidates have been initiated during
the term, making "a total Of 31I mem-
bers. II has been the most prosperous
season this council has ever enjoyed.
The outing committee Of the various
councils will hold "a meeting on Satur-
day TO fix on a date for the annual pic
mic al Brandywine Springs Park. They
have two dates IN view and are unde-
cided which to select. August 20 and
81 have both been spoken Of, but nc
decision has been reached.
The picnic will be for the benefit OF
the hall fund and will be public. Mem
hers Of the order from this city anc
state as wen as their many friends are
invited.
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
Cool, Separate Coats of
Linen and Ponsee
for II Travellers
lseeold Il0or. Chestnut stTeell

Second floor. Chestnut street,
AS the sketch above shows,
linen wraps are quite simple
and tailor-maden this summer
-and not all expensive.
Full-lengthwooatse start at So,
and from there prieesa 60 up by
little steps to sl2.e
The dHSfers are made of
genuine p0ngss, with all the
charming little ups and
downs ]" that a hand-loom
throws into its weaving.
The newest Is a light, comfortable,
box-pleated coat mot quite full ,engthl i,
modelled directly after a French coat
made by Francis. The original cost 500
-fhH cotp for $40.
Shorter coats, hanging just below the
hips, conc with a soft. cool lining of
dotted white China silk. Easy to laun-
der-and a little out of the ordinary. S22.
Other full-length busters Of pongee,
all the way from $l5 for plain, loose
coat, up to S8S for the finest, with odd
trimmings Of black.
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
10c for 18c Bouretted
Cotton Examines
(Main Aisle)
Somehow asked vesterday !

Somebody asked yesterday
what "bOlIYsited' means. Lit
orally, it is a "little wad. "
The threads every once in a
while thicken up into a little
.wad, covering the stuff with
wonderfully attractive uneven
checks.
Light blue, gray. navy blue, tan,
and pink, with bourettes Of white ;
or white with bourettes of color.
The etamine mesh makes these
cottons as cool. as summery. as
any you can take away with you
In your trunk.
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
To Pack in the
Outing Girls Trunk
Second floor. Chestnut street.

Second floor, Chestnut street.
$3.50 woYfh $3.50. SO 10
10 inches long.
A sheer, white lawn skirt side peated
all around and stitched down 10 give yoke
effect
So worth 81. so. IA, 16, 49,
year sizes.
A good-lookng box.coat suit Of white
or natural colored linen.
If the smaller girl is off for
"a holiday, she will want
dozens of these pretty little
dresses:
Sheer white lawn. with little eolored
dots, made with a low round neck and
long sleeves, trimmed with white linen (
81 70, 0 70 l2-year Sizes
Guinpe dresses OF sheer white lawn,
with uny figures ln eolors, trimmed with
white piaue, 81 IS, 4 TO l2Year sizes
Other pretty wash dresses. 4 70 l4-yeaf
sizes, from III up
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
(SOuiheast Of centsD

you want it for
travelling, driving or bathing
suits. 1t shakes the cinders,
shakes the dust, shakes the
water.
And these mOhairs are cut
in price to lessen the pressure
on the shelves.
S7Hc from SOC
Black and navy-blue grounds with
metal dots and stripes.
Black and navy-blue grounds with
corded dotted stripes Of white.
Black grounds with white pin stripes,
In three sizes.
SOC from 6Oo--
Black and blue grounds with pin
stripes OF white, In various widths.
65c from 75o.-
Plain brown slcilian,
Navy blue and black Slcilian with
white stripes
White Slclllan with black stripes.
Black ground with bouTetted stripes.
75c from $50.
Plain brown Slcillan.
| 75c from 81.
Melange Slcillans.
Navy and black grounds with pin
stripes Of white.
81 from $3.50.
Wide Slcilians; Illuminated effect fine
for travelling coats.
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
Sturdy Chamois Gloves
for Women
Chestnut and Juniper streets

Never have they been more
comfortable, for the skins are
unusually soft and light, and
the new broad cut makes them
easy to pull on and off.
Pack several pair away in your
trunk-and keep your hands soft
and white while driving, horseback
riding. automobiling and tramping
in the sun.
Fresh supplies just in-Plenty Of
all sizes, and plenty Of the fashion,
able natural biscuit color, as well
as white.
75c--fastened with two clasps.
s1-fastened with one large but
ton.
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
Sons Of Veterans.

Appomattox Camp, sons OF Vetcr-
ans. mustered in two recruits last cven-
ing and received two applications for
membership.
A large delegation from this camp
IS in attendance at the division en-
campment now being held at Frederick.
Nd. The sessions opened yesterday
and VIII close tomorrow. Frank r.
Gentieu, OF Appomattox Camp. is Tho
retiring commander. s. +. Cross. of
Cushing Camp, no. ?. OF Washington
is prominently mentioned as his sue
cessor.
Appomattox Camp is getting up n
ball team and expects 20 visit Penns-
grove, n. J., some Saturday afternoon
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
NIGHT IN CITY
LODGE ROOMS
What the Wide Awake Secret
Societies in Wilmington 3
Are Doing
I. o. o. r.
Minnna 10 Visit Ioska Tribe.

Nfinqua Tribe. No. s. Improved Order
Of Red Men. viii pay a fraternal visit
10 1oska Tribe, no. $40, Philadelphia.
AZ their wigwam Tongues Hall, Amber
street and Allegheny avenue, on Friday
evening. July /, a cordial invitation
having been extended them by Ioska
Tribe to repeat Minquas visit OF last
year
Arrangements are now tn progress
FOR the trip and IL Is proposed TO 80 by
special train leaving French street sta
ton at about 7.10 p. M and going
straight through 20 Franidord june
ton. the final arrangements Will be
concluded sometime this week, such
as providing musical escort badges
etc. and the braves Of Minqua together
with an Red Men who viii accompany
them. are looking forward TO "A splendid
trip TO the hunting grounds Of the CITY
Of Brothely Love.
Minoua Tribe will take along with
IL on this occasion very handsome
collection Of photographs Of the re-
ception committee that had the re-
ception of Ioska Tribe last year In
their charge: these photographs arc
collected together within "a beautiful
ailded frame. 26x32, which was pre-
pared by Harry H. Rucher. and the
same will be ON exhibition within a
few DAYS in one of the store windows
on Market street This Is Intended as
A present for I0skn Tribe. At least
100 Red Men are expected 10 take IN
this trip and amy member Of the order
desirine to go viii please kindly hand
in his name to either the secretary or GO
any one OF the following committee OF
arrau1 1ements;
John NJ Eerrier chairman, $50 Pine
street.
Robert i. Bromwell 1915 Delaware
Alex. romne, 22s North Harrison
Edwin e. Kershaw, 5oa East Ninth
street
George stout ga Pine street
Samuel r. Hail. 1905 jackson street.
william T. White, 900 Lombard
street.
George Black Ir, 9i3 Linden street
Joseph G.. Conner 285 Poplar stree .
Jas. NJ. Scully. S5i church street.
John White. Jf.. secretary $50 Pine
street
wilbur X. Bush. New Castle avenue.
Clarence White. g0l Lombard street
James Rraden, 5o5 East Eighth
street
Charles Purdy 72S Pine street
William II. Duucah 916 Pine street
James Everett 2Oi East Tenth street.
Frank a. Stovei 52i East Fourtf
street
John Lister. Kew Castle avenue.
stephen r. Jackson, Taylor and Pin'
streets.
Leonard White. 1917 Tatnall street
Definite information as TO route time
OF leaving han. train service, ETC. WI
be published nest week for iniorma'
ton OF all who propose TO go.
The jubilee committee held another
meeting last night 30 make further
arrangements for the annual picnic
al Brandywine Springs Park ON Jul>
Is. They have decided 20 offer prize.
10 the members selling the creates
number of tickets for that day. =
mast saohem's sash viii be awarded C
the member OF any Of the tribes who
disposes OF the most tickets and
Pocohcntas pin 10 the daughter who
leads the sale among members OF tho
degree. Past Sachem William II
Craven is offering the sash and formel
Chief NJ. Roberts the pin.
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
Dress in Linen and
BE Comfortable
lseeond fIooT. Chsstnut stIestl

In India. where it is even
hotter than Philadelphia,
everybody has to wear light
linen clothes, for no other
material has the same delight
full freshness about it-Or
Mroscs of he rays Of the sun
SO qHtckG.
American women are fol-
lowing this Eastern custom
to a large extent and today
we have more cool, dainty
linens, all ready to slip on,
than ever before.
Pure linen skirts for 81. so. Beau
tiful lace trimmed linen gowns for
s125 Open linens, fine close
linens, white, natural and colored
linens-such crowds of suits and
frocks that no one need 60 without
Shirfwast arssses, s. to S3e-all trimmed
with washabis trimmings.
Siais with coffee coats, $40 10 $50.
SUITS lDiih long jlfkefs-S5 to SIS.
SkVfs-nearly all lnstep leneth-S to
$40.
Fine gowns, $50 to sl25
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
To Make Cooking Easy
in Summer Homes
or Camping
fpaeeuenN
(BasemenO

Gsta Blue Flame WtckIsSs OIL
sf0vs.
Burns the same oil as a lamp. IS
ready for use at the scratch of
match, gives a steady, clean heat.
doesn't warm up the house, quits
work when you do. It's the next
best thing to a gas range for sum
mer cooking.
Todap, WD BlHs Flame Wtck-
less oil sto0es at So I0hfch
sold last season for $1,000.
Three burners extra large top,
1Sx34 inches.
With them little lot Of two and
three-burner oil stoves that have
been used as samples, one-third off
the price.
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
Cool. Dainty Wrappers
for Idle Vacation Hours

Second floor, first gallery
Crisp, snowy dotted swiss, with
the fascinating handkerchief collar
and sleeve ruffles that add so
eleverly bit Of color $3.50.
Decidedly unique is the dashing
little handkerehisf sacqHs - made
entirely of handkerchiefs with col
ored borders; SOC.
Pretty as a June garden are the
kimonos Of lawn covered with tiny
dots and flowers, or of snowy
dotted swiss printed with misty
posies in bright colors; $3.50.
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
rRoGnrssTvn InEAs-

prcdomnatc IN every walk u life these
days and Wilmington enjoys her advance
mcnt in manufacturing lines TO the fac,
that her citizenship is always ready TO
adopt and Use any new features that will
contribute even in the slightest degree
20 that end. The use Of a work Of orstory
by every citizen means more progressive
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
THE RoAEBlfD RrsEHvAr.oN

lands are open in july. Fuu particulars
as 10 date Of registration. drawings ana
nnIl entry. and as TO character OF soil anu
r.imate. requirements Of tho l.. S. home
stead laws. maps, etc. are contained in a
pamphlets New Homes in the West" Is
sued by the Passenger Department. Chi
fr,aa 4 NOunh- yv4at4rp Tv- Sa-.a ,----.
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
Charming ShirtWaists
for Young Girls
lBabY Store. second noorl

Made simply with good lines and
good materials, rather than elabor-
ate trimmings.
II. White lawn; open in the back, with
tucks yoke deep on the front, and on
cellar and cuffs.
$3.50 White lawn; side peats and rows
OF pretty insertion on the front.
$500. White lawn, with broad band OF
beautiful Mexican drawn work down the
front and little lueks each side.
Plenty Of others at prices in be-
tween.
Evening journal., 1904-06-21

citizens because it gives better COM
mand Of language and the athization Of
bette- ideas. IL is for this reason that the
Evening journal is putting forth its great
premium circulation oner in connection
with Chauneey M. Depew's great Library
OF OTatory." Ever home should own this
work. Every man. woman and child should
use il. Write to the Evening Journal to-
day.
Evening journal., 1904-06-21
"The Ascot" Millinery Exhibit
Second floor, Green SaIonl

Second doo Green Saon
continues today
Done up in the racing colors of the English TURF with
sporting prints and jockey caps hung about, the cool
millinery salons are very attractive.
The kernel of the show-the hats-though they are the
Paris STYLES probably at the Ascot by the best dressed
English women have been worked out by our milners
mostly in black and white the most practical millinery for
this time in the summer
Evening journal., 1904-06-21

from all stations on it's lines. June 2s
and p, good returning, leaving Indianapo-
lis not later than July Is, at rate Of sings
fare for the round trip. For specific ins,
formation concerning rates and time Of
trains, consult nearest ticket agent.