I SPECIAL LADIES' SUITS ,
4 SKIRTS AND WAISTS SALE
JAMES flcADAMS'
K- .
Monday , flarch 18 , 1901
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Over 100 new styles Ladies' Suits in price
Tl from $4.75 to $29. Handsome line of New
Wool and Silk Skirts at from $2.50 to $15.
Misses' , , , ,
Tailor-made Suits sizes 12,14,16 at
$5 and up
$
NEW WAISTS ALL KINDS SPECIAL
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i Don't miss the ) The line will be
date , Monday , / here for this
March the 18. . . . > SPECIAL Sale only.
* You Are AH Invited
Spring and Summer The Latest
. . . .Millinery. . . . Creations
m 5s ®
1 Opening , Thursday , Mar. 28
Afternoon and Evening
i
A most At
Cordial Welcome MRS. DELHUNTY'S
.THURSDAY , MARCH 28
And to continue
during the rest
of the week. . . . . .
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A Chinese
"A Chlnuniaii lu Sun Francisco , " says
a gosslner in the IMillndolphla Record ,
"showed me once nn ivory ball ns big
as your two fistH. with six smaller balls
inside it It was the most wonderful
thing I ever saw. The Chinaman said
that the balls had been begun by his
grandfather and that he was the third
generation to worlt on them. He told
me how the work was done.
"It begins with a solid block of ivory ,
which is turned into a ball and then
carved in a latticed pattern with tiny
saw toothed knives. Through the lat
tice , with other knives that are bent in
various shapes , the second ball is carv
ed , but is kept fast to the first one by
a thin strip of ivory left at the top and
by another left at the bottom. Then
the third ball , with still finer knives , is
tackled through the first and second
ones , and so the work goes on till all
the balls are finished , when the strips
that hold them firm are cut away , and
they all revolve freely , one inside the
other.
"This Chinaman said it was a com
mon thing for families to have such
balls for hundreds of years grandfa
ther , father , son and grandson working
on them when they had nothing else to
do. They are priceless , of course. Some
cheap balls are made of vegetable Ivo
ry , being carved while the material is
soft like a potato. These , though , are
not worth more than a few dollars at
the most. "
The Evolution of tlie Pocket.
The ancient wore a single pouch at
his belt. The modern has how many
pockets in an ordinary costume for out
doors ? Let us count them : In the
trousers five , in the waistcoat five , in
the jacket five , in the overcoat five ,
making 20 in all. a full score of little
pokes or bags , and arranged so conven
iently that they are scarce noticed.
Truly this is an evolution ! How long
may it be before we have pockets in
our hatbands where the Irishman car
ries his pipe , the American soldier his
toothbrush and internally the pettifog
ger his legal papers , the papers that
his predecessors in England thrust Into
the typical "green bag ? " How long
before there may be pockets in our
gloves for there are , I believe , patents
covering this invention and in our
shoes ? The cane also , with its screw-
top , begins to be a useful receptacle.
Two centuries from now , so the man
with a long foresight can clearly see.
the main idea underlying the wearing
of clothes will have entirely changed.
The chief purpose of garments will no
longer be considered to protect the
body. They will be regarded first of all
as textile foundations for innumerable
pockets. Tudor Jenks In Woman's
Home Companion.
Took a. Mean Advantage.
A supernumerary In Richard Mans
field's company who had been , to use a
Scotch phrase , continuously and con
tinually "heckled" by the manager at
rehearsals and between the acts for al
leged displays of stupidity on the stage ,
was Informed that a near relative of
his had departed this life and had left
him a competence , so he decided to
leave the dramatic profession and , to
quote him. become respectable. Before
leaving he determined to take his re
venge on Mansfield for the attacks on
his amour propre that gentleman had
made.
The play was "Richard III , " and the
super was one of the soldiers who
led away the Duke of Buckingham
when the king orders his demise.
In due time Richard remarked , "Off
with his-head ! " and this was the su
per's opportunity. Advancing , he
touched his helmet In the style of a
footman and replied loudly and genial
ly :
"That'll be attended to , old chap.
We'll take care of old Buck. It'll be
all right ! " and retired gracefully. When
the infuriated Mansfield came off to
commit murder , he found the super had
fled. Chicago Chronicle.
Peculiarities of X Rays.
There are many curious things about
X rays which seem to puzzle even the
scientists. Signor Briguiti , who has
been making experiments with them at
Rome , says that the visibility of a sub
stance to the eye is no criterion of its
visibility to the X rays. The rays can
not see through glass , which is trans
parent to the eye , whereas aluminium , ,
which is opaque to the eye , is transparent - '
ent to the X rays. The rays can see a I
splinter of glass in the hand , but not a i
splinter of wood. Most inks are transparent - j
parent to the rays , including printer's
Ink. but some of them are opaque. The-
rays can see through a postofiice direct
ory , but if a paper with words written
on it be put ia the middle of the direct
ory the rays will reveal these words
and nothing behind them.
Sometimes.
"Do you subscribe to this statement '
that a woman ought to look up to her
husband ? " inquired Mr. Meektou's
wife.
"Well , Henrietta. " he answered cau
tiously. "I do think that when there is
any picture hanging or anything like
that going on in the bouse it's a man's
duty to assume the position of perilous
responsibility at the top of the step-
ladder. " Washington Star.
and ESPTH.
First Actor It was a case of Greek
meeting Greek last night.
Second Actor How was that ?
"You know what a bad egg our comedian , -
dian is ? "
"Yes. "
"Well , he was struck by another just
as bad. " Brooklyn Life.
Boorish.
De Vere That's .Miss Winter. Love
ly girl , but awfully boorish.
Ponsouby How do yon know ?
Dp Vere I proposed to her the other
< lny. and she said that though she lilc-
< < ! ( logs , she didn't care for puppies.
The AiIitreMH He Got.
A Uussiau gi'iult'iuaii tells a funny
Bicry oC his lirst encounter with the
English language.
The day after his arrival In London
be made a rail on a. friend in Park
lane , and on leaving the premises In
scribed Ui his notebook what lie sr.p
posed to be the correct : uldr -
The next day , desiring to j i t- :
same place again , ho called ; i .1
and pointed to the address thii : lie hi : < l
written down. The cabman looked
him over , laughed , cracked the whip ,
and drove awny without him.
Tills experience being repeated with
two or three other cabmen , the Kus
sian turned indignantly to the police ,
with no hotter results. One ollicer
would laugh , another would tap his
head and make a motion imitating the
revolution of a wheel.
Finally the poor foreigner gave It up.
and , with a great deal of difficulty ,
recalling the landmarks which he had
observed the day before , found his way
to his friend's house. Once there , and
in company with one who could under
stand him. lie delivered himself of a
hot condemnation of the cabmen and
the police of London for their imperti
nence and discourtesy.
His friend asked for a look at the
mirth provoking address , and the
mystery was solved. This was the
entry :
"King the bell. "
The Russian had with great care
copied , character for character , the
legend of tin- gatepost , supposing that
it indicated the house and street-
Pearson's.
Mustn't "Own" Tlielr
The railroad engineer who "owns"
his engine Is not in favor with his su
periors. Complaints about trivial mat
ters are likely to be made against him ,
and soon he finds himself without a
berth. The phrase "owning an engine"
does not mean that the engineer has
acquired title to his iron horse. The
expression is used of a man who has
been with a certain engine so long that
he becomes a part of it He knows its
every peculiarity , he feels Its every
protest against a heavy load , and he
nurses it and coddles it as if it were
his child. He dislikes to run the en
gine at top speed for fear something
will happen to It , and in consequence
his train is frequently behind time. He
takes a grade at half the rate he should ,
and he runs cautiously down hill. In
a word , he "owns" his engine.
Of course this Is all very nice and
Idyllic , and It is the kind of thing a
person likes to read about in stories of
the railroad. But plain , practical rail
road men look at it differently. They
argue that the best engineer Is the man
who never fails to run his train accordIng -
Ing to his running time , the man who
Is never behind and seldom ahead. So
It comes about that the engineer who
makes a master of that which should
be his servant wonders who has a
grudge against him. But It Isn't a
grudge ; It's business. New York Mail
and Express.
The Cost of a Dnlce.
A correspondent of London M. A. P. '
tells a story of the Duchess of Montrose -
rose , whose beauty is no less renowned
than her philanthropy. The scene was
a bazaar where the duchess was selling
photographs. One old Scotchwoman
was very anxious to secure a photo
graph of the duchess , but the price ask
ed was 5 shillings. The old woman
hesitated. She wanted the photograph ,
but she could not well afford so much.
"You can have my husband , " said
the duchess , with an amused glance at
the duke standing near , "for 2s. Gd. "
The would be purchaser looked at the
duke and then at his photograph con
temptuously.
"Half a crown ! " she blurted out "I
wouldna give a silver saxpence for
him. But" she added Insinuatingly ,
"I am right willing to give hauf a
croon for your bonnie sel' . "
The duchess was unable to resist
this , and herself added the other half
crown to the bazaar coffers , or , as an
other version of the story goes , the de
spised duke proffered the balance.
The Lost Repeater.
When monsieur the first 'monsieur
at the court of Louis XIV discovered
at his levee that his watch had been
stolen , presumably by one of his valets ,
he finished dressing hastily and , ad- i
urosrfii'.y tlieni all. said : "Gentlemen. ,
the v.v.tch strikes. Let us separate as
quickly as we cari. " What a tact and
finish were here !
The spirit of monsieur was admira
bly caught by the French gentleman I
of the time. who. attacked by robbers |
at 5 o'clock in the afternoon , simply
observed. "Sirs , you have opened very
early today. " Coruhill.
Cnntion.
"That confounded life insurance com
pany refused my application for a pol
icy , " said Hunker.
"Why , 1 should think you were a fine
risk , " replied Spatts. "What made
them refuse your application ? "
"Well , they found out in some way
that I am in the habit of eating mush
rooms that I gather myself. " Detroit
Free Press.
Only a Slight Difference.
"I hear your sou is achieving great
success in his stajre career. "
"Yes. " replied the architect
"I should have thought be would
have entered your profession. "
"Well , it amounts to the same thing.
We both make money by drawing good
bouses. " Stray Stories.
Careful inquiries made in Polynesian j
islands , in New Guinea and west Africa - j
ca indicate that typhoid fever does not j
occur in those regions , but seems to be ;
a byproduct of civilization. j
A twentieth of Scotland's area is for
est land , seven-tenths is mountain , |
hcntb and lake and only one-quarter
cultivated land.
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