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The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
A Littla Miuns-

"A youth from the rural regions, with his
pants at half mast, and eVideE.ly suffering
from malaria, called at one of our village
Htores the past week for box of queen-ann
pills and small bottle Of pneumonia.--Cons
necticut Valley Advertiser.
He Wanted "A Pie Eater.
He was courting a mission girl and had
been invited to dine with the family on SIM
day. He noticed that his adored one did NO.
'at much, and remarked 20 her that her an
petite was light.
~, yes, MIR. Yardcash, ;" replied the fair
enc, VI am not large eater. Ma saws cost
iess TO keep than any of her children.n
You'd orter seen her stufiin' down pis
snd cheese afore dinner" said her young
brother. "She's giving you CUFF"
Inc LADY OF the house arose in her place
ana, looking the young man full in the eyes,
sald hrmly: "Mr. Yardcash, my daughter
told you the truth. She Is not a large eater
her brother, John Henry, has been reading
the funny papers and thought he would trya
Joke on rs His father will have the kindness
to attend to him upstairs. My son must not
grow up to be q liar"
why, ma,n calculated John Henry
didn't hear you tell Tillie to eat good
lunch and not give her appetite away before
her young manp
mo, my son, you did not'-
Five seconds later boyish screams were
heard from an upper room.
MA" said Tillie suddenly, sits a shame to
whip that boy. He told the truth, and /
won't see him whipped for all the dry goods
clerks on Kearney street-that l won'tn and
she hounced from the room, while Mr.. Yard
cash remarked to her mother: ''It's a bad
policy for mother to meddle with her
daughters affairs. If you think want a slim
wasted, consumptive faced wife YOU are
away of. Let her eat. San Francisco Post
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
He Started.

A rag peddler who was driving up Grafton
avenue yesterday had reached Hastings street
when his horse baked The usual number Of
smart Alecks were soon on hand with their
advice, and one suggestion after another WINS
tried in vain. The horse could neither be
pulled nor pushed, and as he was blockadine
Tallic the crowd began to grow very rapidly,
What is itf inquired boy Of 12 who
pushed his way into the circle.
"Balky horse" answered some one.
where's the ownerl Here, you pan, can't
you start this horseP'
mo, he don't start oop.n
"Wait a minute"
The lad ran up the street half a block a ns
pulled handful of hay out of a bale az a
feed store, and when he returned he cleared
space in froUt of the horse, stood off about
i've feet and xtended his hand. The horse
pricked up nis ears, his eyes glistened, and
be 1t once advanced and followed the .,oy
uound the corner.
Its according to the hoss,n explained the
soy as the crowd cheered "When a bav
ted hoss balks he wants frecrackers under
him; when hoss who is fed on scrap iron
and gravel roof balks, a pinch OF hay viii
Aad Linn all oYer rtown."-Detroit Free Press
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
ANrHaoFoMgrRY TIE rhlna.
Ths aosues' Gallery to be strengthened
by . Curious Daxlca.

by . Curious Device.
Criminals throughout the city may be- dis
pleased to learn that the officers of the Cen
&h Office are studying up a new system thai
promises to aid the bluecoats in detecting and
identifying thieves of high and low degree
1t is known as the nnthropometric system,
and has been brought to the attention of
soted detective of Joliet The .yord comes
from two Greek words, and it means having
reference to the measurement of human
beings. Ths police are Low compelled to
sust entirely to the Rogues' Gallery for
means OF Identification The new system is
'vtended as an addition to the gallery. AT
,blics headquarters there are half dozen
photographs of noted burglar now at
liberty. No two of these pictures are alike,
and that fact is made the basis of an asser-
Won that it is sometimes impossible to identify
We original Of picture. The new system
aonsists in merely collecting a carefully taken
measurement of certain parts of criminals
bodies.
In future, when dangerous suspect is ar
rested, registry will be taken Of the width
and length Of his head, the length of his left
forearm, the length and breadth OF his left
foot, the length of the little and middle fin.
Acfs VI ooth hiiieiof tIc louBln VI AIS TlSnt
ear, sizo Of his mouth, description of his
nose and eyes, the size of his chest while
standing, the length of his body while seated,
the length Of his legs and entire body, the
size OF his neck, the full stretch Of his arms
and the breadth Of his back from s1oulder to
shoulder. Particular attention will to paid
70 deformities, marks or scars Al the
measurements will be taken with ,yaduated
rules, caliper compasses and one or two
othei trustworthy instruments. The record
will be kept in a book, which will contain
printed directions and formula for the ex-
sminer.
The police think II great innovation.
They say these measurements will be found
perfectly trustworthy, as a mans figure and
general profile rarely changes after maturity.
The innovation is the property Of NJ. Pestil
Ion, and was first introduced at the Prison
congress in Rome Two years ago.-New York
Nail and Express
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
The Way of the wise.

"lt Is greatly to be regretted was re.
aarked in the hearing Of an Illinois farmer.
that farmers boys do not stick to the farm
IL seems as If scarcely any OF them do.n
"Oh, l dunno" said the farmer. Tpys
raised eight boys and they're all farmers
Acept one."
SIS that sol Only one of them caught bv
the glitter of the city, ehF'
Yes, that's all. Poor Bob would 90 snita
81 all could do-run away to the city when
ss was IL, and we amt never seen him since
though it's been over twenty year. But
dunno but it's all right; he hadn't no likin, for
farm work, nor wouldn't take no interest in
1t He jes' naturally seemed to hate the farm
and didn't know enough about farm work to
drive ducks to water"
Yes, think it was better that he shouId
leave the farm, as he evidently had no tasts
Tor IT. LIS he in the mercantile businesspo
"oh, no, nothing of the kind,n replied thu
farmer; mo; for the last ten years Bob has
been editor Of an agricultural paper. He
WI1ces hi6sJ sif 81 nfe NE = 1nirts % Farmers
How to Do Farm Work. Stick to the Farm,
Boys and such things. Fired Car1uth in
Chicago Tribune
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
oEAcoN suRDE11gs PHILOSOPHY.

uNREQUITED DESIRE.
The man who wants the earth, my son, Ia
the very man the earth doesn't want.
DOESN'T QUITE REACH THE SPOT.
A Hartford man has invented an apparatus
for timing horses to a quarter Of a second by
electricity. That isn't exactly the invention
that the owners of fast roadsters have been
looking for What 10 demanded by gentle
men who drive their own steppers is an ap
paratus that will give six minute horse a
record Of 2:34 IA on long track.
RESISTANCE TO TYRANrs.
The weary traveller sat on the bed am
read the legend on his door-"Guests must
bolt this door before retiring" "I'm blowed
II viii, !" he muttered hoarsely, as man de
terminad TO resist imposition to the death.
1T was all could do to bolt what they set
before me in the dining room.n And slur,-
pering lightly, he arose at early dawn, and
jumped his bill like true American.
UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE
A "gentleman's sonfn Well, nv boy.
when you find man whose only claim To
respectability and title to existence is that
he is the son of gentleman, you want to
look for his name in the "Newark Peeragen
before you can cash any checks for him.
"Pinkerton's Peerage," paste it in your ad
dress book
A WORD TO soMNAMBUL1srs.
Boston writer, discussing the lost art of
early rising, says ''the proper time to rise il
when sleep ends. That's a good thing to know.
Do yon know, if we hadn't seen that in a
Boston paper, we should have gone right on
believing that the proper time to rise was
When you were right in the midst of your
soundest sleep. What a blessed thing it il
Tor this blind old world that there are som.
men In it who know nearly everything.
THE MYSTERY UNVEILED.
MY stars, man." exclaimed the traveller.
VINO had stepped into the transfer office Il,
look for trunk that had been missing for
TWO months, "but you do writo fastl Inever
saw a steam engine get over ground so fastm
um," said the clerk, making the pencil and
the tickets fly. "Can anybody read what
you writer "Nopen "Can Won read n
yourselff' "Nope" "What srs Won writ.
ingP Addresses for baggage t'be d,iivered.
Here, Saml steen trunks N 'ty y,lises-,tvfli
hundn' four st tiny fifth street, right ,wayr
Traveller goes out without asking for his
trunk, and when last seen was asking a man.
from whom he had just bought navy re,
VolVer, to show him how to load it.
THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY.
Delighted friend in Colorado hotel-HWby.
why, whyl George jackson, if 1 amt glad to
see you'll Iheard that you were deadI What
you doing way out herei When did you
leave ohioP Stranger, with frigid polite
ness-"4ou have the advantage of me, sir:
my name is Henry Mortimer and l never
was in Ohio In my life.n Then, suddenly
melting, whispers: "Come this way. Sam
Dont say word, old boy. left Ohio be-
tween two days. had three invitations "a
golden weddings, two babies named fer me
two bids to silver weddings and four birthday
invitations all in one week. So had IN n1t
that notice Of my death by drowning in the
papers and skip. I'll lay low for month
and go back Close call for ruin. wasn't U
CAL nss Mortimer, please"
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
STORIES OF MEN.
The Boy Knew Him and Senator Ed.
munds Knew Him.

The Boy Knew Him and Senator Ed.
munds Knew Him.
young man applied to Senator Edmund.
FOR some money to enable him to get back to
his home in Vermont. Being unknown to
Mr.. Edmunds, the senator addressed him as
follows:
"How do know that you live in Vermont,
You might come from Texas, for all
u can only assure you that speak the
truth, senator. have no way of proving il
Ny home is in the village Of -.
"Oh, it is, is It'll" said the senator, erimly.
wen, I've visited in that place number Of
times. suppose you know everybody there,
don't youin '0i
The boy replied that the people he didn't
know were not worth knowing.
"Well, them" said the senator. utell me
the name OF the fat old man who peddles
milk about townn
HE isn't fat and he isn't old,r answered
the youngster, doggedly. "His name is
Skinny Eccles"
Ihe faintest sort Of a smile lit up the Ver-
mont senator's stern features, Turning IN
MS clerk, he said: "Give him the money
There's no doubling the boys honesty.n y and
then he added with a chuckle, as he turned
to re-enter the chamber, "tSkinny, Fcclas.
well, well. haven't thought of him befora
In a dozen years. philadelphia Times.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
S. III. .Baynard,
FIFTH AND MARKET sTs

FIFTH AND MARKET SITS.
Has hislarge warerooms chuck full
OF Pianos and Organs. Theyare for
sale. 1t will pay you to stop in and
Xamlne his stock. New goods.
New Management We mention
a few leading makes. First on the
list we tlaCt the standard WEBER
good as gold. Then comes the
HARDMAN remarkable for its
hne tone and finish and splendid
wearing qualities. You must not
pass by the MASON&HAMLIN
their new method of string ny will
strlkeyouas radiu~ Improvement
in piano making. CHlCKERlNG
IS household word. Then for
medium prices we have the favor,
ite MARSHALL &WENDELL,
STIRLING and others. Pianos
IN all styles Of Rosewood, Ebony,
Mahogany and Blister Walnut.
Cash or installnents.
Is it an ORGAN you are look
ing for' How will an ESTY do?-
king of organs. Following cl, sely
on its heels are the DYER &
HUGHES and WILCOX &
WHITE, both noted for their
volume, sweetness durability and
artistic design Always on hand
the popular Eastern Cottage Or
gans in every style OF case and
action. Cash or installments.
Smaller instruments in great
variety. Sheet music and books
Pianos, organs,a2cordeons, &c,
thoroughly u tuned and repaired by
L. p. Potter, with
s. H. Barnard.
FIFTH AND MARKET Sis
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
Pazsr to wrzp Turkeys In.

'I deal almost entirely in grocers' brown
paper said a Duane street paper merchant to
she ubiquitous reporter. "Most of the paper
mills are situated in the New England states,
but great quantity OF paper is manutac-
sured throughout New York state, especially
along the eastern border.n
"What is the paper made out OFF, queried
the rep-rter.
''Straw and water. Almost any kind of
straw will answer, and l think that corn
stalks have also been pressed into service,
although the paper made from this material
was inferior in quality. Flail threshed wheat
or rye straw, well bound, is preferred In
the manufacture of paper the straw is un-
bound and laid closely in hugs vats Lime il
zprinkled over every layer, and when the
yats are full, lime water is thrown over the
whole Steam is then turned on at the bot
tom Of the watts, and the straw is allowed to
cook until 1t is thoroughly purified II L.
then passed through large revolving washer
and cleansed from the lime and other impuri.
ties The -traw, or what is left Of it, is next
passed through grinders, which reduce it to a
pulp, when it is let down into large tank
under the floor.
"The pulp is now pumped up, and Is ready
10 pass over the machine. 1t is first thinned
with water, il the paper is intended to be
light, and then is transferred to the first felt
by means of a revolving wire cylinder
"What do you mean by the first feltPn n
"oh, it's the finest kind of wooden felting
which carries the pulp through any number
Of rollers. From the first felt it is trans
ferred to the second and third felts, each Of
which Is coarser than the first. BY the time
the pulp has passed over the third felt tho
water is pretty well squeezed out Of il. and
the damp paper is able to support its own
weight as it passes over space of about
three feet to the 'dryers' These are big, hol.
low iron cylinders five feet In diameter and
heated by steam. They are usually seven il.
number, anu by the time the damp paper
passes over them and through a set OF
smoothing calendars, it is thoroughly dry
and Is then wound up on reels
alIt L.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
A Fit ApnIicnnf-

"Yes, We want good strong boy whsrs
hnye you heretofore been employedF'
Ina penmanship academy"
And what kind Of work did you do thereF
81 was employed to joggle the table when
a scholar wrote his fair sample of my hand
wEisng, before taking lessons at Scribblers'
osiigrsphio acadamy. Boston Transcript
His Sorrow Explained.
George, shere Is a sadness and meian
sholy In your eyes tonight and your cheeks
Ssem blanehsd az though with mortal
ssonJ.'
YES, Naomi, / am far from being happy. y
"Conhde in me, my dearest. Let me share
your sorrow. Have the bui1stings Of this
1uel world cast gloom over your soNlPf
all, not exactly, but you zee these shoes
are now and they pinch like thunder. lin
osaa @sh1 sfahs journal
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
He couIdn's AFFORD ID,
Ouch q ConxenIannn.

A young lady living up town received a
special delivery letter. The messenger handed
nsr the book to sign for it. She took the
BOOK, and instead of writing her signature
ahe wrote: Dear John: Glad to hear from
you. Come up Sunday night" She had
answered the eletterl-Philadelphi News
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Cutting short Nsur.lrI. r.,.

IN enoSs who are disposed to neuralgia al
sSeie 80 OF pain are frequently brought on bv
Es-itt OF uh"onted exercise. journal ~
ias, l'n ADVISES such people 10 live very resu.
VIZ, VIZ ana si 70 observe this rule in eating.
!ei zen INC pam comes on in consequence Of
s.iua g 700 long for a meal, a cup OF hot
very often stop il '' "'n
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
BrsAkfaat Preparntinn..

Old Man calling down the stairs to daugh-
tor-Clarai
Daughter-Yes, papai
Old han-Ask that young man in tho
parlor which he prefers for breakfast, mill
rolls or Vienna bread. New York Sun.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
ENplAfnSd.

Doctor feeling patients pulse)-You are
snnering, sir, from nervous prostration in a
very aggravated form Have you been
drinking deeply Of latsi
Patient tfeeblyl-No, sir; I've been Christ
mas shopping with my wife.-The Epoch,
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
Ererr Man tn nIa ra....

Chicago Man lat a union depoA-so you
arc moving to Chicago, ehi
Philadelphia Man-Yes, am tired being
svindled, and have made up my mind to
settle in Chicago, whero 1 can get my PENN
sylvania coal cheap.
Chicago Mani am moving to Philadel-
Phia. My health is not very good, and l
want to live where can get the best quality
Of western beef cheap.-Omaha World.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
Grea, Prcsanna of nrina-

Stranger-Oh, yes. --------
Passenger-KnoW exactly what to DO, never
lose your headf
Stranger-I should say not Why, 1 can
change cars at Buffalo without getting on
the wrong train--The Epoch.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
A Isu,Inssa nrnnlrax

Gentleman twho has given the organ
grinders monkey nickel-What's the mat
Ter with the monkey, Garibaldi7 He looks
At that nickel as though ought to have
given him dollar"
Garibaldi-He looks to sec If gooda. THE
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
A Passion for nrm.iu.

He 10 Miss Breezy, of Chicago)-Are You
fond of opera, Miss Breezyl
She--Oh, passionatelyl
ds-Do you prefer the italian schooli
shs-l have never seen any but the Chi
ssgo school That Ia Just splendid. New
York Sun.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
Forrotten snmnthinr

Wslter (holding cut his hand in meaning
sort of way)-Haven't you forgotten some.
shlng, sirl
Departing Guest tgrasping hand and shak.
Ing it heArtilyl-Good-by good-by. New
XoFk Sun
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18
CnttInK Il Short.

btrnnger-Is Mr. Blinks int
Hotel Clerk-Yes, he's in his room
Tell him Mr.. Schwincrwitzenouter
heim"--
Front, tell 100 gentleman from Cinciu-
ssh wishes to see him.n-Omahn World.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-18

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Some Of the women of Vanity Fair are
wearing button shoes with tops Of the same
material as their dress, which, of course, must
oe made to order, and thus do we get our ex-
elusive footwear.
Poverty and Progress.
Starving Supplicant-Please, sir, wouldn't
you be willing to buy dog to help a poor
man eiongi l have two more than 1 need.
Wen Fed Clerk-Very sorry, but can't
afford to keep dog.-omaha WarA
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ioc., 25c., soc. and $i.oo.
HOME TESTIMONIALS.

Braziian Balm for
r. fBz
Of mine min Gf Hay ~ 0qA & few doses Of Brazilian
@ @ fe f thing for dypa ever say teddgs E1gard
@ doctors never gave me even temporary relief began taking
ee Brazilian Balm will do all that claim for iy
DEATH Dr.
little
d b. r. R-Ilos children
Balm
Sely-RartOn B. Deputy, MEgord, ~
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half or fiye feet wide. The paper on four
and sometimes fve reels is unreeled and cut
and counted Finishers then take the paper,
sold and tie 1t After being tied up into
sdlss Is pressed, and is thsn ready for
market '--NsW York Pres<
He couldn't Afford ID.
A mother was urging her son to purchase
an overcoat, and he vas insisting that he
sould not afford one.
VERY well, then," SAID she. "You will ge,
pneumonia, see If you don'tn
nc" said he. II won't get that either; I
s~nt afford anything new. New York Sun.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-12-13
You Can Travel on Your Trunk.

aDo you know that if man has q
heavy trunk he can sometimes travel a
long distance on railroad without q
ticket or any money ?" said young man
who had recently made his way back
from Texas with but a few dollars.
when I reached st. Louis / had but
five cents in my pocket and did not
know man there I could ask for q
loan. j went to the ticket agent and,
making known my condition, asked him
how could get to Indianapolis. Have
you trunk p he asked. / told him /
had, and he said he would introduce me
to the conductor When the conductor
came up was introduced, and he asked
me for the check to my trunk, which /
gave him, and he then gave me small
ticket, which he said would get me my
trunk in Indianapolis. / asked him
how much the trunk would cost me
when I went to get it out, and he said
81. Well, got through all right, but
when I presented the ticket for the
trunk it cost me SO, instead Of 81. I
have been wondering ever since who
got that money. but I didn't care, for /
was glad to get back to Indianapolis,
even on those terms. - Ind Ja1sapo
Journal
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-12-13
The EartI's Dash Into Meteor stream.

The earth is now passing through the
great stream OF me. eofs which has caused
SO many celebrated star showers in the
historic period. If we could get accurate
records of these November displays In
ancient times the myriads of meteors,
known as the Leonids. that have bonn
barded the earth would appear incredible
and alarming. Happily for our planet. its
atmosphere, many miles deep. interposes
over our heads an invisible shield which
but few of these heavenly bodies can PEN
citrate. The large majority of them are
melted and volatilized by heat developed
in the arrest of their motion by the air.
The earth will pass this time through
an attenuated part of the meteor ring and
will not encounter its thickest part until
1899. While, therefore, no such star
shower as was seen Nov. Is, 1866, can be
now expected, meteors enough may be OBJ
served to show that we are in the orbit Of
the Lconids. If the weather is favorable a
large number of meteors may be counted
radiating from the constellation Leo,
which rises about 8 p. m. The best hours
for seeing what is to be seen will be after
midnight, when the moon sets.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-12-13

<rt4<
ana -, ,gl,e a. Nv ,el,ad M s;, a
an ha,,s., 5;,,rs Is ertas IN,
s s,s s a ,,sso s;os,
;n l;ttls - - f l,.ssr iii,
- ns;as rssare,,, hadra<,,,, syl,;al, was
Il, tbs 6yst aoor Tbs -avt ,.,o,na, 81
III ,s.,,, at.rt,a = tl,a..,s e.:<.1.e,,a
.,,d LAT ,ys,;sa
"a t1,a ;,,dos,, 49, 80
revolver and foilpwad tlsa nso ,sr,,,', Who
fed toward the rear 81 tie DWELLING
The man fired and the negro gave 4
Shrek. She was terror-str;ckars, and
Instantly started back for her friends
house. She remembered seeing the
light In the window. and then she lost
consciousness. The man whom she saw
leaped through the window. craspinp q
revolver. and who started III pursuit Of
the negro. was Mr.. Byson. She had no
doubt about 1t whatever. and could not
have been mistaken. al the moon was
shining full upon him and she knew
him well.
aThe trial Of Miller was stopped and
Byson was arrested. The revolver
found In the hand of the dead negro was
brought forward and traced to the pos
session Of Dyson. or course, YOU may
easily guess the end. Miller's trial was
postponed and Dyson was indicted and
tried and convicted Of the killing OF the
negro, but up to this time no light was
thrown upon the mystery surrounding
the death Of Miss Cameron, though
it was believed that Byson's presence in
her room on the night of the shooting of
the negro had something to do with it.
aWhen Byson found that his fate was
certain he made confession. Of which
the following Is the substance. INV
one idea was vengeance. but / hadn't
made M nv mind what shape il shouId
take. AZ looked around the room /
saw 4 letter bearing Miller's address on
the dressing table and / put it in nv.
pocket. Next / saw bottle Of chloro,-
form. and d horrible suggestion pre-
sented itself. laid down the Iamp.
took the bottle OF chloroform and sat
urated towel with the LIQUID. Then I
placed It to the nose and mouth Of Miss
Cameron. She struggled and gasped.
but was soon still. At this moment /
heard a sound as Of one gasping. and.
clancing to the window. which was