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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-28

wednesday. April - 1855.
Take dress-stuffs. There
isn't another store in town
with hall the variety.
There are excellent stores,
here too, as cities 60. There
are three or four the stocks
of which are more or less Of
a general nature; three or
four OF which there is no
counterpart in our next.door-
neighbor city, New York.
There's advantage in hav-
ing everything set before
you under one roof. You
are thinking of one particu-
lar thing, but you'd rather
see what else there is going.
Here you see what there is
in the world-we are speak
ing of dress-stuffs-as you
can't see it under any other
roof in the world, this part
of the world at any rate.
Not halt the variety else
where. We are speaking Of
dress-stuffs.
There's another important
point to be noted. Speak
ing of dress-stuhs still.
Where prices maintain the
10 west general level. An
other. Where prices begin
to break.
"Get as much as you can
for your goods" is the usual
merchants maxim. Wed
rather do tn e contrary.
Drop a price whenever we
can. We care q great deal
more for the steady flow Of
the tide of trade than 70,
profit to-day. There's moth
ing so much to our liking ai
having our store the first one
in your mind whenever you
think of your wants-al
sorts OF wants.
Dress-stuffs; southwest, southeast
northeast, northwest, froG the center
Take linens, a specially
Ninety-nine in a hundred
stores only dabble in linens
Rarely one in a city has an!
notion of how they ought t.
be dealt in. Cotton-and
linen is sold for linen. Their
are choices OF linens; an,
: almost nobody knows il
Buying linen without thi
3 knowledge and skill is a loi
: terry.
? Here you have thos
choices. You are bound tt
t get good linens; and yet eve
here you can get such linen
!, as somebody else ought t
buy, or you for q ditferer
use.
But here again you ca
s get such linen-hints as yo
S happen to need; and tn
more you need them the les
you are apt TO know it.
!, There's nothing like e3
perience. Hotels and res
: taurants get to know WIFI
linens are and where to G
IS for them.
Southwest from The centre
/ "What advantage have
,t in buying furniture at Wan
maker's!'
You get more for yor
II money. You have more
TO 70 choose from. Things a
newer, coming and goir
e. Is every day. You see ii
is drift Of ia 8 h n-there
ID fashion in furniture, mo
id than fashion, there's CO..
ID slant advance. Designs a
IS better. Work is bette
ttyy Things keep up with Il
highest standard here.
1t is only by using gem
E. raj terms that we can spe;
VI OF the upper and low
' ia. grades together. What y.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-28

CUdAR HAS TAKEN A BOUND Up
y ward. Some think granulsted will go
10 10 cents before week; DO that as 1t may,
SUGAR lie away up; but our coffee and tea are
the same. Cur first consignD ent OF tea
came yesterday, new crop, at 40 and toe.
Nothing like IT. We wanted 1t for Easter,
Chinese umbrella; come and see II. This
new tea exceeds all we ever had in deb ci0us
flavor. Our 10 and zoo coffee, cleared In the
roasting, is excellant; evaporated pears, $50
dried apples, Sc; good hams at l0c; bacon,
pounds for 26c, $50 bushels OF fine potatoes.
Come TO our Saturday night market and
walk around and see our Easter deoorati6ns
at l02 East Filth street.
n23 6tt TN WIER.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-28
BRING OR SEND
WIN. H. BABCOCK,
The FAMILY SHOE HOUSE.
2Oe MARKET ssrREET.

II you are wise you win come to-day.
Daytime is better than night. You can
compare the quality better In daytime. II
after you get them home you are not satisfied
they are bargains, bring theta back and
We will return you your money. a229t
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-28


Incorporated IN 1888 for - years Dy the
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposes-with n capital Of q, 900, ooo-to
which reserve fund OF over $3.50, 600 has since
teen added.
BY an overwhelming popular vote it, IRAN
ehise was made o part Of the present state
Constitution adopted Dec. md, A. D., 1873.
Tho only lottery ever voted on and en-
dorsed by the people Of any State.
II never scales or pOstpOTeS.
Ita Grand single Number Draw
tngs take place Monthly, ana the
Extraordinary Drawings regular.
~ every three months Instead OF
semi a numally as heretofore, Des
cunning March. 1850.
A SPLICE DID OPPORTUNITY T0
WIN A FORTUNE. FIFTH GRAND
DRA WING, GLASS Il, IN THE AOAD:
ENVY OF MUSIC NEW ORLEANS,
TUESDAY, May IL, 1855 AS2d
Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE, ez5,eOe.
100, 900 Tickets mt Five Dollars Each.
Fractions, In Ftfths I'm proportion.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-28
RCAPITAa. PRIZE, ezS, OOO.-es
Tickets only eb shares In propOvtio0

Louisiana State Lottery Company
I'VE do hereby certify that We supervise
the arrangements for all tho Monthly and
Quarterly drawings Of The Louisiana
STATE Lottery Company. and In person man.
age and control the Ora wings themselves, and
that the same are conducted with honesty,
fairness, and In good faith toward all parties
and We authorize the Company 20 use thil
certificate, with fac-similes OF our signature,
Nttached, In its Advertisements"
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-28

A LII KINDS OF SECOND HAND
"A goods, such as stsves, ruFnttuEe, oio.n
ing. clocks, watches, ADes -, DeHent III a ~,
;oid ehssp, BY ADJ ooNNkh' NJ mi''
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-28

/ 1907 Prises, amounting so........... .s2ob, 500
Application for rates 70 clubs should be
made only TO the once Of the Company In
New Orleane.
For further information write clearly, Civ.
ing full address. POSTAL NOTES, Ex.
pross Money Orders, or New York Exohange
In ordinary letter. Currency BY express,
lat our expense) addressed -
ID. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
or n. A. DAUPHIH.
Wsshingten. ID. @.
Make P 0. Money Orders payable end sd-
dcsss Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
Now Orleans, In.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-27


SalutAtous Is some countries have
very diSSimilar characteristics, aud Il
may notbt lninlercSting 10 explaltl a
few ot thnn. Most oi oar own gestures
Of salutAti6n and elgillty owe their
origin to the warfare 81 the DAYS ol
chiyalry, indicating doterence as from
ono conquered TO tho epn4uerot Tho
head movement was simply the hand
lpnarmed, the helmen belAs rem1yul.
the party was NJ bis mercy. Thehand
uugloyed was In like manner the hsni
ungAnhtleled shaking hands Was Il
tosen ot truce 10 which the parties
took hold Of eachothcrS weapon hand
10 make sure against treaehery We
consider Il an iuciyillty to shake hands
with gloves on, and Il Is scontrary to tho
etiquette OF tho European courts 10
wear gloves In the presence Of tho
queens
A gentlemau's bow Is but the offer Of
the neck to the stroke OF his adversary;
ena the ladys conrlesy q but Tho lorm
OF going On her knees Tor ueEry. Tho
theory Of firing a salute Il that
( II Leaves the gun harmless and NJ llo
merry ofthe other parry aud this Is 50
true that firing salntes With blank
cartridges 4 4 modern innovation 200.
casioned, however ~ thetact OF COM
phnenlaly cannon btll lrorine fatal
onee to the pcfsonAge Whdni ii WAS
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-27


A correspondent writing from Vienna
says: IF all tho little details tending
to better the common welfare Of every
nation were gathered together and cen.
tered in ono nation, that nation would
be q happy one, but l think 1t would
still grunile 10 give an example OF
two Of what mean. In England The
ordinary method Of warming aTOom Il
by means Of an open re. II is a very
cheerful, WY, certainly, hut very dear,
because not half the warmth given oui
by the burning coal is radiatol into the
room. 1t goes up the chimney In
France there Is an improvement BY
using stoves Here in Austria il Is still
better The stoves arc large, about six
feet high and two broad, but have 0
small place for the fire, So when The
tiro Is kindlei, heat is given out to the
sides Of the stoves before 1t can lose IT.
self in the line.
"ln i,ussia the stoves have a number
Of luos, usually six, up the first oil
which the heated smoke goes, down the
second, up tho third, ETC., so that BY
the time 1t reaches tho chimney 1t Is
almost cold, A handful of wool warns
the stove enough to heat a large room.
When the fire Is burnt out the commu.
nicatiOn to the chimney and room are
cut oil, then the stove slowly radiatet
its accumulated hoat into tho room.
Where | am writing this letter isa large
white earthenware stove six feet high
with forty,eight square feet Of surface.
A pound Of coal sets itgoing and keeps
the room warm for the greater part ol
tho day.n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-27
chlns.o eompetI. .Ivs lsllnlnatlaa.

iA1NN'NANVN.N " NndNtAuNtf as|
From FIRST ID last Il Is all atfe.
meRdous effort Of memory, each stu.
dent as he enters his cell, being
sesrched to mako sure that he has not
concealed any scrap Of paper on which
he might have iOtted helpful notes,
or, worse than all, a miniature edition
OF any part OF tho ClaSSiCa Each man
may bring his own Indian ink aud
brushes, but h9 may bring no paper. 10
prevent all possibility Of fraud; hO must
at tho last moment, aud az an exorbi.
tant price, purchase paper which has
been stamped with tho Official seal.
Provided with this he enterS tirs cell.
and then only Is the subject OF examina.
tion announced.
These subjects are all themes from
the fossili2ed conturian classics, or
essays on the history Of China, It's laws,
It's rites and ceromonleS at ono OF tho
examinations each man Is 10 ,uired to
write poem Of twelve lines. Happily
for the examiners the length Oh the
essays Is limlted-790 characters beng
tho maximum aud SJn the minimum:
necessary corrections being provided
for, in tho allowance Of 100 characters,
which may be marked on the margin.
The greatest stress Is laid upon excel
lent handwriting, and rs q highly edu.
Gated Chinaman Us expected 10 DO famil-
lar with six different styles Of writing,
he has q somewhat nerplexinr cholcn.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-27
A rsrfootIy llelIahIe Fl,h story.

l'ANf iHRH'iA VIZ h.AAFeA = ANl3tNuAu
Speaking Of carp, at least one speci,
men Of this remarkable fish has attained
considerable fame. 10 q iin9 fellow;
which q year ago weighed eight po ,nds.
and may now IL larger. His homo Is in
a little pond In tie grounds o the fish
commission in Washington. Professor
Baird has made pit OF him Tor two
or three years past. lie frequently dips
him up in a net and exhibits lin 10
visitors, Tho big fish HIS und rSon6
this ordeal so o'ton that it has ,oascd
to alarm or disturb him seriously, Hr
will submit to handling for Sver J
minutes and patiently await his ietur,l
to his coy little poul
Two years ago 'als ok l1Ee over.
flowed tue breeding ponds below IL. aud
thousands Of government In got into
tho Potomac, Among them was the
big pot carp. His loss caused great
grief among tho men Of scicnco, who had
Ge ono attacked to him for his noble
proportions and his amIable disposition.
a week or two after his escape the
Potomac was frozen over, and the boys
;lad fun catching fish thrO lgh holes In
tho Ice, More than a mile from the
pond, his former home, the big carp
vas pulled out by somo entOrprising
joungster. One Of them knew that
tho commission had a steady demand
for remarkable fish and took his captive
% Professor Baird. The scientist was
overioyedat thepcoyery OF his pet. He
paid tho boy s. for him and restored
him TO bis own little pond. The pro.
iessor says the fish showed every sign
Of Joy at his restoration to the homo oI
his youth,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-27


: Her affections center upon q doll
whose name-tho longest her tongue
could frame atthe time it was bestowed
lis Eli abeth. For some misdemeanOr
Of unusual gravity the yoHng lady was
sent to bed at an carly hour, and In the
woe attending tho inlliction Of this pun.
ishment she forgot to take with her the
cherished Elizabeth 10 share her couch.
Realizing her desolation she summoned
her mother by calls from the chamber.
Mamma! / want Elizabeth. Please
bring Elizabeth up To me!'
This mitigation OF the penalty was do
MED; but the demand was repeated,
each refusal being followed by a vet
more petnlant re uest. until finally
there came suggestion of the last re-
sort Of maternal discipline:
Nellie am afraid l,shall have to
como up and punish you.
'uick came the response, punctuated
with so,,s;
"We!l, whrn you come up, please
bring Eli.aGeth. -
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A strange Industry.


Not longago an ingenious Frcnchman,
named NJ. SoultriCe, conceived and car.
sied into effect a plan for collecting tho
grease and other mattors which deGlo
the Seine and making tho former into
soap aud glycerine. Into the river
Cows not only sewage, but refuse Of all
kinds from manufactures, kitchens,
etc, which contains large quantities Of
grease Along tho margin Of the Seine
piers have Leon constructed to intercept
most Of the greasy and solid matters,
which are lifted out by laborprs armed
with huge forks aud spoons, and
chemically treatsd at tho works the
solid matter helping to feed tho fur.
naccs.
Having these extensive arrangements
for clearing the river, N. Soufriee Of.
fered to remove oil dead animals DO.
tween Ansieres and Argenteni. The
Offer was gladly accepted 10y the pro.
feeture Of the Seine. In consequence
Of the vast amount Of decaying matters
accumulated ut tho works, which arc
situated at Bouget. immense numbers
Of dies were attracted, and soon gentlOs
appeared In millions Some OF these
were Of largo size, presumably tho wCll.
fattoned offspring OF biuoBOttles and
emiuently suited for angling purposes.
OF this fact the fishermen OF tho
Seine soon became aware, and a brisk
trOdo In gcntles commenced, This
proving very profitable, NJ. Sou rice
caused the 6ngpr mnggots, or asticotS,
to be collected, and had them sheltered
and cultivated in a shed built expressly
for the purpose. Under these fayora-
ble circumstances the gentles were
found to still increase in size, and the
demand became greater than ever. II
Is stated TINT last season no less than
"a, 200 francs, or 1000 pounds sterling,
worth OF gOntles wero sold from the
factory. In another department oil
tile same works rich oil cake, for feed
ing pigs, Is manufactured. 1t Is to be
hoped that pork so fed is all consumed
in France
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Z or, New YoFs Trleitsl


, W. L shinn, OF pilbburg. With whom
| was talking lately about tho City ot
Smoke, said that ii wou'd grow In popu.
lation and importance In tho next ten
years more than Il has grown In the
forty years Just past, When ! asked
Tor the reason Of his elict 10 replied.
"Satural gas will doit We use Il now
for making steam, for cooking, fotheat.
ing, for pudding aud nearly all the
manufactures. Il 6 not used IN tho
LlIst furnaces, but that Is almost the
only place where II can not be utilized.
There arc two companies in Pittsbufg
which had ciiNrtOrS 10 lay pipes IN the
streets for the distribution Of this gas
The ga Is found 10 the same general
region as petroleum oil, excep. that
whore there Is lots Of the g;,s there is
very little oil ThOy dig q well aud
then drive pipes down until they tan tho
gas 1t comes up naturally after that
in a seemingly tnoxhaustible supply, IL
exists Rll aboat- Pittsburg 70 the north
and northeast There Is some q Il Fight
In ittsburg Ono OF the Westinghouse
wells Is within 1Oo feet Of my house. |
could get my own gas by running 0 pipe
down, but II would be too expensive I
haven't q stove IN my house, but cook,
heat and Light with this natural gas sup.
nlv.N p ~
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Examiner Anlisell, OF the patent
o',lce, a.tcr examining the various inks
used on type.WriteTS, pronounees all but
the lack 10 10 fugilive-red and purplo
particularly 80. TOR this frason theso
lnttcr Should not 10 used for permanent
records. black record ri,bons and A
bIark, lndelinlO copying ink were found
10 fulfill all the necessary indications OF
permunence. An advantage Accrues IN
tho use Of tho I pe.wfitcr over the BON
Tor records, due to tho ink soaking mora
deeply and being forced lpiOw the an.
IA 9 Of the paier by the impact ol tbe
mathlnc. It thus becomes more ana.
calt 70 30 rcmoycd'or tvlshed by clielhI.
\ al 1gepeleS
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A IIu,y Mans Method.
tphinabo Jtsrnid

GA good many people don't under.
stand how solno business men arc driven
for time" was tho remark OF a hank
clerk to a reporter They don't know
that some men at tho head OF large
establishments arc the hardest working.
mon in this city, They have to evono.
mi Q time In every way In order to get
through with their duties. Now, the
president OF our bank has a very cnto
liltlu habit. Besides his bank he has
other business, and Is a man OF affairs
generally, Of course he Is run after by
g great many people, with requests for
this and that,
lie keeps no memorandum, and yet
ho never lorgots anything Instead Of
jotting down memoranda he pulls an
envelope from his desk aud addresses it
to the person whom he Is to communl-
cate with, orto the caller, In case q re-
ply 10 his request IS to be made laisron.
These addressed envelopes he keeps be-
fore him. lnthemselyes they are mem
oranda for his guidance, and rs soon as
he can reach aud attend to tile matters
they call for tho envelopes are all ready
addressed for transmission OF the re.
plies, saving 50 much labor, and fre.
Iurntly obyiating much loss Of time Ia
hunting up names, initials and ad.
dresses. ltisa good scheme, and works
10 q charm.
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4he saoro,l q ct Color.


Both in1!Rly and other countries tho
archaic images OF tho dultiss weru
painted rcd, AMI the traditional prao-
ticc wRs inten led to please ''ths color
sense by which Is meant that these
images were regarded as pretty gov.
gaws.
This is not likely, and tho true OK.
PLANTATION Is that the color rcd was
sacred. All pristine creeds can, with
probability, be traced ultimately to two
origins. They are, In different dis
guises, the worship OF tho sun and the
worship OF humanity.
Rcd became, therefore, an exception
ally Odlous color whau tho aSretic tenn.
per gained possession OF religion.
Tho author OF the Wisdom Of Solo.
mon betrays u profound antipathy In
the following - made II Ike sona
yilo boast, having Il over withvormilion
and with paint COloring II re- |, aud Gov.
ering every spot therein" Tile coating
OF yennilion was plainly 0 ensiye to
him, and he describes in another place
the voluptuary as crying; "LOt US crown
ourselves with rosebuls before thoy are
withered.h - AfterWard o fresh associa.
tipn was added, and scarlet typiacd not
only tho sins Of Babylon, but their pun
lshment,
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rIre.cent ] ohrlnr.n non,n..


New YORK Cor, lnclnnAh Enq1lreEl
A still lower depth Is found in the j.
cent lodging houses, in which asmall
army OF les miserables lind nightly shell
ter. They are chiefly Easements, which
are hired for $20O a year. The tenant
fits thcm up with hunks aud straw and
a bit OF carpet for q covering, and this
is much better than taking a plank
at tho Station.house, A dozen dodgers
will pay ront, aud then enough are gen.
orally taken in to clear IS or ~. aud
this Is really a good business. The ).
cent lolgers include the wretchOd Of all
classes, except newshoys who have a
lodging house Of their own At tho samO
rate. This Is q superior Institution, en-.
dowed in a permanent manner, but It's
advantages are limited TO this class
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Tho Resurrection Morning.
NJ


The household was recently increased
by the advent, uuweleome TO all but the
youngest member, OF seven kittens.
Their doom, OF course, was unlues
toned; so, also, was tho manner OF
their taking OF, which, according to the
custom OF all civilized people, is drown
ing In q wash.tub followed by burial al
the root OF the grapevine Tho sacrifice
was postponed until such time as thC
Younger membOr aforesaid was absenl
on 3 visit of q day, when the deed wa.
done Arrived home, tho first inquiry
after breakfast was
Where aro the kittensi"
Diplomacy was necessary The whole
Of the awful truth could not DO com
munlcate without danger.
%fhey died yesterday, he was told.
eWhat did you do with en-. pursued
the inluisttor.
The place Of burial was indicated, and
with q face expressing thoughtful de-
Termination the investigator left thu
room. Nothing was surmised OF his
purpose until, in tho course Of the fore
noon, ho made his appearance at thI
library door, smeared with soil but Will
a glow Of triumphant beneyolcnre on
bis features, bearing in his arms siy
moist and muddy Jumps Of fur which
wore mewing and showing cyery un
mistakAble sign OF kittenish lifO.
I've got EN- all but one, no proully
remarked, as hO emptied his burden on
the.tug. II can't fluid her, and / N
'fraid she's lost. -
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How many time 4 day do YOU sup.
POO an active, blstHng broker takes
aft gives d simple word ot honor .upon
Nhleh hinges 4 transaction involyihs
.thonanasot dollars The whol1 bust.
ness seemsto " run on honor. There ate
firms who keep the rnlrgins of their Gus.
.tolierS up to the letter, bat even they
attlmes trust sufficiently 10 the honor
ol their clients 70 warrant thor ad.
vance, or.What Is the slime thing max.
ing thenselvps responsible for en6r.
nous amounts Of literal money see
how the hanks treat brokers'. A may
hAyp $500 In tbs bank, butthat hank
will certify his cheeks to the tune OF
100000, relying solely and simply and
absolutely too, upon the sense Of honor
t6at will compel A 10 make bis account
8 cd by e:s0 In the afternoon.
That keen Seusoo Of honor obtains with
broker, no matter what his private
character may be, from 10 O'Clock in
tho morning until 2. o'clock In the after
noon With many tits a life companion.
With the caFrion gang who spread theit
taps and set tlieir nets for tie humber
people Of the stage re.olcing IL BY
happy chance they catch and ruin. Il Is
ihtgottenand relegatud 10 thesptst OF
pui away for tomorroWs mani ieals
lngs on The street. whlle lust AMI dis
tiultinn hniils IA ttnHt Inn IN iii ~ n ave
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tAPseallar D o4.o,

ANew Jersey paupcr has a peculiar
disease. No matter in what position
any part Of his oily may DO placed, In
that position Il remains until changed.
Stand him up IN q corner and ho will
remaln there until removed, II hc Is
ordered 70 fold bis arms they are folded,
and remain % until separated by force.
lthb mouth should b5 open and full Of
illes no neltller notices tho iliss nor
shuts his mouth until 70 directed W the
keepcr