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The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1905-06-14
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The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1905-06-14

No. 7OO-A fine dairy farm of 50
acres Just out side city limits of
Richmond, XIV. New eight room
double story frame dwelling, with
basement and water works, large
stock barn new 64x100-portiou ar
ranged especially for dairy. Well
wateied and fenced, all in grass, a
fine location. Price and terms reas-
enable.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1905-06-14

Nos acres OF land and a 10 room brick
dwelling on Danvi lie Avenue at a bargain.
Water in house. heated by furnace
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
THEIR LAST RESTING PLACE
Funerals Of Several well-known Peo-
pie Take Place Today.

Funerals OF several well known people
who have died recently IN this city and
other parts OF the state took place
this afternoon.
From the home Of her father, Levi
Durham, No 227 Harrison street, the
body OF Lilly +. Durham was laid at
rest in Silverbrook cemetery. Services
were held at o'clock
At the same hour the funeral OF
5Norge r. I'owers took place from his
late residence. No. SO7 East Seventh
stree The services were largely att
No. s. -. O. u. W.. Brandywlne Circle,
No. ]. Lacy Foresters Of America and
friends OF the deceased. Interment was
made In Old twedes cemetery
At o'clock Bennett Downes, NJ. D.,
formerly Of this city, who died on
November %. was b.'ried from his home
in Frederica, Del In erment In Bar
ret's Chapel cemetery.
At 3 o'clock the funeral OF John w.
johnson. who died In Chesapeake City
on Friday last, took place, interment
being made I'm Bethel cemetery. Mr..
johnson was formerly from this city.
tended by members Of Delaware Lodge,
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
STATE AND PENINSULA

Lightbourne of the NJ. L. Church, had
charge of the services. assisted by the
Revs r. II. Adams of Union Church.
Wilmington and c. T. Wyatt of Harri-
son Street Church, Wilmington, with
the Masons taking part in the services.
The bearers were William T. Connel-
lee, j. b. Messick, Martin b. Burris,
George V. Peverley, George ID. Kelley
and J. +. McWhorter. The Masons had
charge at the grave. AS Mr.. Jolls was
one of the Board of Education. the
public schools were closed and the
teachers attended the funeral Many
persons from a distance were present.
AS the friends were leaving the
cemetery, the body of Clarence Coch.
ran of McDonough, was brought in to
be laid away. The Rev. f. II. Moore
.of the Presbyterian Church had charge
.of the services and the bearers were:
DR.. John c. Sites, Paul Messick, Lee
Pennington, Fred Crouch, Harry
Brady and Malcolm Cochran. Probably
for the first time in many years, six
funeral notices were read aloud in the
M. e. Church on Sunday evening.
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
1-.EEl ll--

Of coral and neck of ivory, and a figure
willOwy, curvng, delicious.
! trembled; yes. trombedl Il
seemed to me that IN the achievement
of this audacious beauty I Lad broken
the very laws of nature. shrank from
the sight of it, this shimmering. unholy
ioveliness; and in an involuntary i'm
pulse lifted my hand and made the
sign of the cross.
There was a rap upon the door;
Toinette went and opened il. One OF
my servants stood there, bowing.
Monsieur the Marquis de Luz watts
below, asking for madame. he said.
l turned from the mirror filed with
sudden strength. Now the moment hai
arrived at last, and my glass showed
me that at least I was fu'l armed for
the conflict to come. My heart sweled
with a new knowledge, the conscious
power to charm and to delight; and
trailed downstairs with head held high.
while Toinette followed behind me
with cloak of white furs.
In the foyer found the marquis.
high colored and sparkling from the
winter air. In his unaffected start at
beholding me. his visible effort to con-
ceal his amazement. and in the sud
,den, eager admiration of his gaze,
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
BUTTERFLY y "

en-, how she squeezed my waist
Finally, with the aid Of Fanchon. she
lifted the white and golden miracle,
the robe which lay ready upon the
bed.
How. Doucetl" shifted Fanchon.
Name Of a pipe. do you not under.
stand?" whispered Toinette. "The robe
is not Of madame's ordering; it was a
Christmas present, a surprise from
Monsieur the Comte!"
Fanchon shrugged her shoulders.
and applied herself to the business of
Investing me in my butterfly splendor.
The dress was, to be sure, a little too
large for me-dear Diane is a heavy
womanl So Fanchon. with infinite art
and a sharp-pointed needle, sewed me
into the gown like a doll. Then Toin-
cite approached with the tiara. which
Fanchon clamped to my hair; the but
terfiy necklace was hung around my
neck. my gloves were fastened, and
was pushed to the mirror with a cry:
Madame behold"
All, Gabrielle!
It was not you, my little self, that /
beheld, this work of art, OF paint and
dye and diamondsi Hair Of FURNISHED
copper, in shining mu,titudinous
waves. dark eyes, scarlet lips, cheeks
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
CHIT COMPANY

the beginning to lne vnu. bau 1ven 4,
in this my first experiment in fiirta-
tion. knew better than to agree to that
I shook my head brusouey, then
laughed. then shot a tender glance:
and finally agreed to three more dan
ces and supper.
And now began to reap the benefits
Of my wisdom in flying first at the
moon, for stamped as I now was with
the approval Of the man most celebrat-
ed of all in Paris for his taste and his
successes, I found myself at once the
central attraction Of the room. Fifty
wouldbe partners thronged about me.
but nowhere among them did I find the
face that I at once longed and feared
to see. / apportioned my dances care
ilessy, magniflcently as though Il were
a business to which | was well used.
The cotillion, however. l refused to
give. saying that / would make up my
mind later on; and l flung a challeng
ing glance around the group that gazed
and waited upon me. Heavenl how
despised theml what. then are men,"
said TO myself. TO pass by modesty
and simplicity and truth. 10 be caught
'oniy by dye and paint and tawdTy. fool
ish artfices?' And al that instant in
the middle Of my triumph ! think
began 10 psay ror either Of two things
'eJher that Remy should not come. al.
ter an. or that when he saw me he
should frown al me dismayed. and take
me Instantly home IN sternest displ as
ure
But st.ll he did not come. ! passed
from partner 10 partner. with an eve
growing dazzle ot success The am
bassador himself requested 10 be pre-
To be Continued Tomorrow.)
Evening journal., 1905-11-28

found certain earnest of my transfor-
mat 'on.
/ gave him my hand in greeting. He
bent over Il in homage. and Tolnette
approached with my wrap.
But the marquis snatched the cloak
from her hands. "Al'ow met" he said,
and with a deferential tenderness TO
which for years | had been a stranger,
he enveloped me in its cherishing
folds.
| fiutte1ed my eyelids in a fieeting
glance. You are good to me, Guy" |
murmured, and again his eyes met
mine.
had burned my bridges behind me,
had embarked upon my voyage. And
il was with a wild sense Of exhia ara.
tion that / entered my carriage, fol
lowed by the marquis. And over the
snowlit streets we drove together To
the Christmas ball.
III.
The ballroom OF the embassy was
filled with eyes and voices, with the
smell Of evergreens and the music OF
vio,ins. as | entered leaning on the
arm Of the marquis. On right and left
i received the comp iments which
most desired, for Of all my friends and
acquaintances not one recognized me
even Lady Innesford herself turned
ITO the marquis with an inqui..ng glance
as she coustesied to me. and ! beheld
her for an instant startled out Of her
English apathy as Guy enlightened her
Ia an mderi0ne MY cousin Maiame
Il AlyncOuTt."
GUY aimed my hand for the first
waltz aud ! SET myself ss. .ousiy 60 tbs
business of playing the coquette. Mon
Dieu bnt they are easy, these wles
thar ! have watched al! my lie fr0m a
curious and awcsiruck distance. eyes
lowered. raised in quick mean ny. then
mysterious y veiled again. a hand mo-
mentar.ly yielded as suddenly with
drawn; tanta,izius laugh. varied now
and then by n tender sigh-a'l thcs,
cheap and contemptihle devices I play
ed upon the marquis; and before the
Evening journal., 1905-11-28

upon my door; and upon entering my
boudoir, found the first artist in
Paris in attendance upon me. armed
with sheafs Of combs and glass bottles
and shiny tongs.
"Now. madame. said he. 'if madame
viii but be patient for an hour, ma
dame shall see what It can achieve
my art!"
But never did an hour seem shorter
to me, as sat with his skiilful fingers
rubbing, vanishing, curling the mys
terious locks which I could not see
Toinette stood by, with Madame Fan
chon; and as the artist put the finish
ing touch to his work by pressing the
combs in my hair behind, the two
watchers gave a simultaneous cry OF
admiration.
"Ah, beautiful, marve'ous!" they
cried.
sprang up from my chair to &c
over to the mirror, but monsieur put
out a OBTAINING hand. "One moment
madame. Beneath this vivid coiffure
find madames tints too pale. II ma
dame will permit it, a dark line to the
eyebrow, a shadow to the lash, SOL q
touch Of carmine to the lips, If ma
dame graciously permits?"
Anything. anything!" / cried.
"Ah. soi Madame will be a vision
of loveliness. And now, though pinh
cheeks are hardly the style for a Pa
risienne. sin. with this influx Of Amer
ican beauties. the taste of the higl
world is beginning to change So upon
each of madame's beautiful cheeks q
touch OF rose-and now, behold
"Ah, no." cried Toinette. u beseeof
madame wait tll the whole toilet is
achieved; and then, behold the mira
c.e cOmpletei"
The idea pleased me; so, the ii.sI
artist of Paris dismissed. abandoned
my still unknown charms TO the care
Of Fanchon. With what care she in
vested me in the garments which sh,
had prepared. how skillfully she rub
bed my dusky neck and arms with. hel
wonderful White pomade; and, Heay
Evening journal., 1905-11-28

her husband had designed for Diane. Ac-
cordingly she places herself I'm the hands
Of "a clever hairdresser and coutouriere
to be made beautiful for the ball.
Cribs story WAS commenced Nov. Is. 1867
So I went to the telephone, and call
ed up the Marquis de Luz. lie is a gay
brilliant man, one of the most cele
brated viveurs in Paris, and in certain
sets accounted irresistible. Myself,
have never greatly admired him, for il
has always seemed to me that I saw
something cynical in his smile, some
thing bold, yet weary, in his eyes
But, then, he has never turned his
eyes upon me,
In response TO my request he gave
but a languid assent. Yes, certainly
he was & ad to be of service. At what
hour should he come? / replied:
''E even o'clock And then with a sud
den thought | added: "But remember
not a word Of this to Diane; or, If you
see my husband, not a word to hint
Cracl The voice in my ear flashed
into a sudden life. AHA. my little
cousini" cried the marquis, in voice
that l had never heard before. so this
little adventure is just between you
and mel"
I did not know what answer &c
make. so l just said: "Oh. Guyl" very
softly. But it seemed to be a perfectly
proper reply, for the marquis voice
replied. more tenderly thar ever. "Ai
eleven o'clock. you say? Very well
viii he in punctual attendance. my Dit
the Gabrielle"
/ ran upstairs for an hours rest. bui
could not sleep. The spirit OF the ad
venture had begun to get mo inl
blood weighed chances, ! practice
lccQudries, all alone there in the dark
OF al those heroines of romance wh1
had set themselves TO outdazze ih,
charms Of a guilty rival. could moi
recall. one who had failed; neverthe
less. ! was ready 10 believe that the
task was nos so easy as IL appeared
Ard at the bare thought Of failure m,
heart stood STILL
At nine o'clock Toinette knocked
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
BridueviHe.

The Rev. William r. Mowbray
preached to the Junior Mechanics on
Sunday morning.
This is one of the largest organiza-
tions in Bridgeville, and arrayed in
their regaha they made a very good
showing. They listened to a very in
spring sermon. The church was hand
.somely decorated with American flags.
The comedy drama Diamonds" and
Hearts" which will be given here
about Christmas promises to be very
good. Rehearsals will begin this week.
The caste is as follows: Or Bur
ton" impersonated by Ira Lewis
Dwight Bradley by Clayton Elliott.
Abraham Barnes by c. C. Lewis;
Sammy Lee Short; Attorney" VIM.
Is. Knowles; "Bernice Halstead" Nora
Harris; "Amy Halstead' Pauline Gray;
'Inez Gray Edna Ward; Mrs. Hal
stead" Eva X. Jones; "Aunt Hannah
Bessie Short.
Dr. Ralston Sudler has gone into the
pigeon business on a large scale. He
has had an immense pigeon house
erected whera he expects to raise
fancy pigeons.
A dancing class will probaly be or
ganized here soon under the instruc'
tons of Prof. Giles Of Wilmington.
Walter Cannon, colored. one OF the
best marksmen Of this section claims
that while out cunning a few days ago
he discovered a rabbit sitting. He con-
lsequently took aim and fired When
the smoke had cleared sufficiently he
saw bunnies cotton tail disappearing
around a stump. but It had left its
ears behind him. These Cannon claims
he shot off and missed the rabbit.
Miss Laura Layton has returned
from Philadelphia, where she spent
some time.
Ira Lewis was a recent visitor to
Seaford.
Mr. and Mrs Benjamin Johnson of
Denton, were the recent guests of the
Rev. and Mrs William R. Mowbray.
Mrs. Giliey Moore is making an eX
tended visit to her son G. b. Moore in
philadelphia.
Frank Houseman of Philadelphia. is
> the guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs
Lawrence Houseman of Greenwood
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Dix Of Sails
bury, have returned from a visit tc
Mrs. S. B. Hazard.
NJ. W. Welch and daughter Miss
Ray, have returned from a visit tc
/ Wilmington friends.
Charles Larimore has returned from
trip to Wilmington and Philadelphia
Harry Rawdns, Jr., of Wilmington
conference Academy, spent Sunday
with his parents here.
T. S. Smith was a recent visitor to
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Ward have re
turned from Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
sYNopsIs.

Gabrielle d'Alyncourt. the daughter OF
a niddieclass man. who made an cnor-
nous fortune by the sale of chocolate, is
married to Remy-P Philippe Etienne- Marie
Comte d'Alyncourt, a noble man of very
old family. who while they welcome her
money TO repair their fallen fortunes
find her quiet manners and intense de-
vOtion to her little son most plebelan.
They constantly advise her to copy the
ways of the beautiful and aristocratic
Diane her husbands cousin, who In their
convent days had made Gabrielle's life
most unhappy by nicknamins her The
Little Caterpillar" Stung by this unkind
Treatment ard feeling her husbands af-
fection gradually being won from her by
Name. GrsJrielle withdraws more and
more from society and spends most Of
her time With her child. Shortly before
Christmas. Gabrielle is in the nursery
hearing her little son say his prayers,
when Rcmy and Diane come in on their
way 20 the Opera. Diane. who is the boy s
godmother takes him on her lap for a
moment and when she rises to leave he
clutches hcr chatelqine bag. After they
are gone Gabrielle finds that "Pippi' stll
holds tightly a small package in his little
The next morning after having been TO
To shons 10 choose Christmas gifts for
'Pippi,' Gabrielle on her return home
finds a large box containing an exquisite
hall costume wonderfuliv embroidered
with gold and jeweled butterflies. Both
Gabrielle and her maid are struck wi n
astonlshment and endeavor to account
for the appearance OF the gown which
had not been ordered
Gabrielle is sure that there is some mis-
take until Toinette, her maid. triumph
antly shows the address on the paper
which had wrapped tho dress. and says
cNnitingiy 1T Is undoubtedly Monsieur
the Comtc's Christmas present To- Madam
go that she may accompany him tO the
Embassy bah" AZ first this explanation
satisfies Gabrielle and she is vera happy
in the Thought that after an hcf husband
hos remembered her but as she again
scans tha adirtss she sees that it has
heeu corrected ald that the original adj
dress was that OF a house where she had
nr,'sr fern. Then she nnds iu the box
Will fifn drs 81 q leather ease contnlnite
magridccut tiara Of icwcled butter
firs which however. lacks the central
or,ament Rushing 90 the nursery She
rrdg the little nackaec which ''p'nni''
han distracted from Danes chatelainc
ans rering fhat IL contains the butterfly
v'fr'i r"mu,ctcs tho tiara. She is run-
Nnc,l OF lcr husband deceit 80 nrst
slr le overcome with grief. hut sire finally
"ocdct that ahc VIII go 90 Che BAH and
w"1r ne very costume and Jewels wh.cL
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
THANKSGIVING AT RODNEY
A Special Sermon and Music to Help
Give Thanks.

Rodney Street Presbyterian Church
has been fortunate i'm securing the SER
vices Of +. Roscoe Schrader. the
famous California violincellist to play
at the offertory during the Thanksgiv-
ing services on Thursday morning al
1880.
been we'll attended as many persons
of all denominations have taken adj
vantage of this opportunity Of being
present at this Union Thanksgiving
Service. The pastor of the church, the
Rev. w. +. d. Lewis. will preach, and
the well known quartette choir OF this
church has also prepared a special
Thanksgiving musical program.
Evening journal., 1905-11-28

When the fruit arrived az IFS destination
Keller found il had been reloaded u @
auothor car and much of It had been
damaged He aftcrward put in claim
.nsainst the railroad company Tor more
than 500 damages
sold to Everybody.
= soon as the car arrived in the town
where Keller had decided TO dispose OF
his good. Pee began to do business. lie
sold the fruit .'~ht from the side Of the
railroad trucks. a'a everybody could
buy. groccrymcn. hoislkeepers and in
fact any person had the '"vilosc of maxi
ing purchases. Never had such as
Keller sold. been seen In that vction
and the car was soon emptied. and in he
bank at Howard. s. d., Keller had ~
account somewhere around the SiC00 mark.
Tho freight charges on the car amount
ed to more than $500 and beside this ex-
pense, Keller's personal expense was ad-
ded. but stll he sent a draft home for
more than $500
Had I sold that carload of fruit 20
the buyers that come 20 wyoming /
would have received probably 500 for IT,"
said Keller 80 you see my trip west was
a paying venture" lie says he intends to
make a similar trip every year.
Mr. Keller was in Wilmington yester-
day. having just arrived from the West
lie left last night at midnight for his
home at Wyoming.
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
DELAWARE FARMER MAKES
SNUG SUM IN THE WEST
Wyoming Man Takes Carload of Fruit to South Dakota and
DispOSeS Of 1t to Eager Buyers at Good Profit

Seven years ago there came 20 Della
ware frem the West Conrad keller. "a
German 4.n y aged o. yoais. FUN OF
promise and hopu, e.. a with a dogged de-
termination TO make "a ""tune here. lie
had read of Delaware as "A ~ grow
ing State In a paper. lie now owns 200
acre orchard near Wyoming, Del.
Probably the most money over received
from the sale of a car Of fruit by any
Delaware grower was realized by him
only within the past two months. and
the manner in which the bank roll was
made is a cause Of wonderment to All who
have heard of Kellers nervy business
venture.
Went West With Fruit.
on October first last the Wyoming
grower left his home with carload Of
fruit
The car contained 725 bushels of pears
and apples mostly pears, of the Kiefcr
variety, neatly and tightly packed in
potitioncd of apartments, for long trip
was to be made. Keller's objective point
was South Dakota and he gave the fruit
car n three days start before setting out
himself
lie arrived in Chicago at the same time
the fruit did and after receiving the
promise Of the officials Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad. that
the fruit would not be reloaded into an
other car, the Delawarean proceeded to
Dakota.
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
Dance at Armory

Company A. First Delaware Infan-
try. last night gave a delightful dance
I'm the armory. Eighty couples parti-
cipated.
The reception committee comprised:
Sergeant J. Lindsey Ocheltree, Cor
poral Leslie Downward. Corporal J..
Christy Conner Privates Gardner,
Kitchen. Clifford Mecannon, William
Griffith, Henry Lackey.
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
society

home in Landenberg, after spending
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Young.
Miss Carrie Bryan OF Wilmington and
Miss Borran Of Chester. have been the
guests Of Mrs. Ella Myers.
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
Wednesday
Specials

Mems outing flannel nigh, shir;s
full aud roomv az soc.
Mems soc aseced underwear at
soc
Ladies' s. KID gloves at 6ss a
pair.
Ladies' all linen hen 1itchsd
handkerchief, soc a dozen.
2sc bla> k mereerized sa,eta at
nc a yard.
Apron g'ngham at s Lac yard.
toc Seersuckcrs at 7 i-ae a yard.
Outing flannel at SC Nard.
IA lac near silk, colorS Ntct !,
black and brown at Sc a yard.
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
UNION GIVES WAY
TO THE LIBERTY
Final Agreement Reached Be-
tween Seven Combination
Companies
WELL TAKEN CARE OF

The Union Fire Company last night
by falling back two years and giving
the Liberty Fire Company the Office Of
second assistant engineer the position
originally intended that the latter or
ganization should have brought about
an amicablc agreement between the
seven combination companies in the
city and practically made them the
.dictators Of the selection Of FIRE depart
ment officers for the ensuing fourteen
years.
AS a concession for allowing the Lib
lerty TO take precedence over 1t ia the
election Of the second assistant engi-
lneer of the department., the Union will
receive its term in office for all three
positions in such way that it will be
in Office every other two years The
other members Of the compact while
receiving as many offices as the un-
ion, will be compelled to wait as long
as six years between times Of holding
office.
Meeting Was Spirited One.
The meeting. which was held in the
Friendship engine house. was a spir-
tied one and It was not until after II
O'Clock that an agreement was finally
Preached At one time Il was thought
the proceedings had come to an end
/ without accomplishing anything the
delegates from the Union Company all
READY having their hats in hand and
lready TO leave the room when the trou-
lble was finally bridged over. and the
ldimculties existing between the dell
iegates finally settled favorably TO an
concerned.
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
Introduced to Society

Miss Nancy Patterson was introduced
10 society last evening at a reception
held i'm the New Century Club parlors.
The ball room was tastefully decorated
with potted plants. chrysanthemums
and smilax, and dancing followed the
reception. The hostess and the
debutante were assisted IN receiving by
several Of this seasons debutantes.
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
Thanksgiving
NeCkWear

Collar and cuff sets. hemstitched
and embroidered, IS and soc.
Collar aud cuff sets in lace at
soc to 81. so.
White coat sets, handsomely
embroidered at soc.
Silk and linen wash stock col
lars, IS and soc.
Silk collars, lace trimmed from
s5c to SI.75.
Crepe de chine scarfs from 81
toiS4.
Liberty silk scarfs at s. to s..
3 pieces ruchiug in a handsome
box, 25c.
9 pieces ruching in fancy box
SOC.
New chiffon yelling, all colors
soc a yard.
New mesh yelling 75c a yard
Evening journal., 1905-11-28

Hemstitehed tray covers, all
linen, stamped and hemstitched
at 25c.
TSxs4 damask scarfs, asc.
Hemstitched lunch cloths, all
linen, s6xs6 at 7sc, s., s. IS and
81. so.
Handsome Mexican and Japan
ese drawn work lineus for Christ
mas, nicely boxed, at all prices.
Linen glove cases, stamped, at
sSc.
Liuen handkerchief cases,
stamped, sSe.
| Linen veil cases, stamped, soc.
Stamped liuens in Roman and
Hedebo embroidery, also English
, eyelet IS, IS, IS aud SOC.
Evening journal., 1905-11-28
Pastor sseley Resisns.

East Lake Presbyterian Church has
accepted the resignation OF its pastor,
the Rev. Boudinot Seeley. who has been
called to Wakefield Presbyterian
Church in Germantown
He succeeds the Rev. +. Cornwell
Jennings, who was formerly pastor OF
Hanover Church, this city.
Mr.. Seelcy is moderator M the New
Castle Preshytery.