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The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-21
Our Idea Ripens.
From The New York Star.

When The Star first proposed and main
taiued that the next National Convention of
the Democratic party shonld be held in New
York city-the cradle, the nursi g bottle,
the kindergarten, the high school of Democ
racy- we were not slow to advance the ma.
terial benefits as we'll as the political advan,
tages to be obtained from such a choice.
We told our friends the country over that
we were good Democrats here; that we had
great city, hearty welcome, splendid ac-
commodations, temperate climate, and al
enormous elephant to place at the disposal
OF our Democratic brethren in unity. We
also guaranteed for the use, convenience and
delectation Of delegates a specially construct
cd wigwam in which the zephyrs of rivel
and ocean would gather together their love
locks, and the periumed breath OF harmony
play though their deliberations. In word
we assured the party that New York would
"be at home" to the Democracy in the kind
est and most hospitabls sense of the word.
Already we fad that these enterprisipg
citizens who manage our hotels and control
our railroads have followed up our sugges
ton rom their standpoiut-that of trade en-.
tsprse aud prospective prcht-and have
got their heads togetAer in strong combin.
a7upn to advocate our proposition.
The hotel proprietors v i'll meet next week
to discuss the pr ject, and as the Convention
will fall upon their dull season they will
undoubtedly send a strong delegation to th
meeting of the National committee to urg,
the selection of New York.
Nor are the managers Of the railroads thai
center in the metropolis at all doubtful
about the necessity of concerted action il
the premises. What better preparation foi
the July dividends than to turn the mighty
ii le Of travel that will surge upon the mes
i'm ortant political movement of twenty
years into the Golfers of New York Central
the West Shore, the EIe, the Pennsylvania ia
and the Delaware and LackawannaP
We have yet to hear that our merchant
and shopk epers have decided upon any sys-
temati tndeavor to reap the harvest thar
awaits the n; but there are indications thai
they, too, have ice gnized the golden opro..
tunity, and will add their practical opinions
and influence to the weight of LOCAL senti.
nent and enthusiasm.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-21
Wide AW AXE.


The January number of wide Awake"
more than meets the promise concerning 1t
made by tho publishers.
This nmbuer has for its Frontispiece "a
very elegant engraving entitled 'Miss Maud
Howe aud her dog Samb." from the painting
in the Corcoran G, ,llery, Washington Gra-
ham r Tomsom tells in verse the historyyof
the lite of the Organ Man and bis ALTER
EGO" the Monkey ''When Piping Winds do
blow" is quite readable poem: NJ. E. B.
The "Foster-children of Washington" by
Harriet Taylor Upton is most entertainingly
illustrated and children will read this article
with great zest. "a Journey to Peking',
fully illustrates the habits of life peculiar to
the Celestials and Susan Archer Weiss fol.
lows with "Chrislmas Mince Pie" it is
claimed that the Saxous originated the
Mince Pie and if its early compound is prop
erly given its digestion would have embar.
rass the stomach of an ostrich.
Lots of other good things appear in the
January Wide Awake.
1t is secured through the Publishing
House of D. La,hrop Comp any Boston and
for sale by our local newsdealers.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-21
FACTS YOU CAN BET on.

That the Oldest and largest tobacco factory i: lie
zUorid is in Jersey City, n. ],
That this factory makes the popular and world
famed Climax Plug, the acknowledged stand
ard for first.class chewing tobacco
That this factory was established as long ago as
100.
That last year 1880 it made and sold the enormos
quantity of z7,9s7,aso lbs, or fourteen thou-
sand tons OF tobacco.
That this more than one-seventh Of all the to-
bacco made in the United States notwith-
standing that there were 966 factories at WORK
That in the last 81 years this factory has helped
support the United States Government to the
extent of over Forty-four million seven hun
dred thousand dollars ts44,7oo,ooo,ool paid
into the U. S. Treasury in Internal Revenue
Taxes.
That the pay-ro Of this factory is about S1,ooo,-
ooo.oo per year or sao,ooo.Oo per week.
That this factory employs about $500 operatives.
That this factory makes such wonderfully good
ehewin Climax Plug that many other factories
have tried to initiate il in vain, and in despair
now try TO attract custom by Offering larger
pieces of inferior goods for the same price.
That this factory nevertheless continues to increase
its business every year.
That this factory belongs to and is operated by
Yours, very truly,
p. LoRILLARD & co.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-21
California Excursions

Commencing Thursday last the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad placed on sale roupd.trip
tickets to San Francisco, LES Angeles, ard
San Diego, California, at the low rate OF
sl10. These tickets will be good gong by
special excursions, leaving st. Louis
Chicago, Kansas City and New Orleans,
during the month of December and subse.
quenJ months of the winter and spring
Tickets are limited TO return within six
months from date. These excursions are
first class in every respect. Persons going
to the above places by taking advantage Of
these excursions will save in fare alone about
$50, and at the same time have the priv eye
OF stopping often route at all principal plac-
ss Of interest ia the far west.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-21
Xick's Floral Guide.

silver liuiEg to every cloud!With the short
ul days of early winter come the CHEEKY hol-
idays and Vick's beautiful, annual aud 10!
spring already not far distant. We eau all
most see the greeting e ass aud the blooming
Fl 'wers. In the way of Catalogue, Vlck's
Floral Guide 81 unequaled in artistic appear
ance, and the edition oil each year that ap-
pears simply perfect, unsurpassed the next
New and beautiful sngravings, and three COL
ored plates Of FLOW ers, vegetables, and grain
are features for the issue for 1888, Its lsven-
der tintsd cover, nth original designs of most
pleasing effects, will ensure it prominent
place in the household and library. 1t is in
itself treatise on horticulture, and is adapt
. to the wants of all who are inter- sted in
The garden or house plants. 1t iescIlbrs the
"a est flowers aud fine choicest We ,etables.
y u Dwai to know about the gai deu, ,seeVlck's
Floral Guide, price only 10 cents, including
a Certificate good for 10 cents worth seeds
Published by James Wick, Seedsn r
Rochester, N. Y.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-21
The press of the state and of the city is

The press of the state and of the city is
one mind with us in this matter. So far
national sentiment and preference can .
influenced, we are sure that We may depend
upon the eloquence and persuasion of Colo
mel Henry Watterson in the Southwest,
whose belief is on record that his star. eyed
goddess never found herself so we'll and hap
py as in New York in July; and upon Broth
er Grady in the far south, whose annual Wis
its to us have done so much to perfect an
understanding and promote oordiality be-
tween all Democrats from way bacy.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-21
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The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-21
DO YOU WEAR
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Nothing like them to wear in
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Mcns Lightweight Rubber
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Buckle Arctics, for ladies misses
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Men and boys wool-lined
Alaska Zero Rubbers.
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bars.
Mems self-acting and plain
Ru bers and Footholds.
Fine Glove Rubbers for ladies',
misses ard children with spring
heels, or heels.
Everything in the Rubber Foot
wear at Prices the Lowest in town.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-21
why NAbby DIsIikes the mugwumps.

DUorin' the entire campane Nv 1884 wuz
uncomfortable while iu the East. To be In
the presence Nv Geo, Wilyum Curtis, clean
shaved and olean-shfrted, with white pOoA'
it hanEercher-tol heve him stare at
me when drowned fly on the carpet with
terbacker joose or when did any little
thing like that wich is the pride nv the free
Dlmocrcy Nv Kentucky, it was not comior-
ble. never liked him sence he keerfully
wiped his hand mlth hankercher af-
ter shakin' hands with me and then put that
hankercher away in his cote pockit and took
out fresh wun fer immejit yoose.
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The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-21
THE LIFE OF LINCOLN
HY HIS CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARIES
JOHN @. NICOLAY AND COLONEL
JOHN HAY.


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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-02

nOFB Il MOSER, MANUFACTURE RERS
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PALAos or IAsHlox.
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PALACE OF FASHION,
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Lancaster. Pa.

I3 EAST KING STREET,
Lancaster, Pa.
Kid Gloves at less than half
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What does it mean!
1t means that we have some.
what in the neighborhood Of 40
dozens fine Kid Gloves, which
we have sold at prices ranging
from 81 to $3.50 a pair.
They are all first. class goods,
mostly embroidered back, good
colors, good sizes.
The present price Of them
will be 7sc pair.
This is the choice of our
stock.
Another lot will be made up,
which we will sell at soc a pair.
You should not miss this
chance. as it may never be
offered to you again.
Our stock Of Kid Gloves
must be sold down; the prices
will sell them.
Dress Trimmings.
Tremendous reduction in
black and colored Braid Trim.
mings and Gimps.
The season for these goods
has been late, and we must turn
them into cash. Come and see
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One lot Of Fancy Worsted
Braids, reduced to Ioc a yard
One lot of colored Silk Cord
Gimps, formerly so to 6oc, re-
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One lot Of 2.inch wide Fancy
Silk and Worsted Braids, for.
merly soc, reduced to 2sc a
yard.
One lot of colored ball Braid
Combination Trimming, for
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Black Braid Ornaments, re-
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
PRACTICAL CIVIL SERVICE.

Gen. SICKLEs takes more practical
view of the civil service than some
others who have been conspicuous in
attempting to establish civil service
rules. Having been recently appointed
commissioner of the civil service in the
state of New York, Gen. SICKLEs has
issued an order that applicants for po-
sitions shall not be examined on any
subjects other than those connected
with the work they are likely to be en-
plOyed in performing. 1t will occur to
the ordinary citizen that this is much
more sensible plan than the one adopted
by the national civil service commits
siOnerS, who, in the case of every appli-
cant, require long examination in re-
gard to rhetoric, geography, and things
of that sort, which can have no possible
application to the duties to be per-
formed in case the applicant receives
the appointment. The possession of all
around intelligence is good enough in
its way, but there are plenty of the
most efficient wOrkmen in the mechani-
cal pursuits who have no knowledge of
rhetoric and no special use for it If they
did have il,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

The New York authorities have been
making Investigations into the subject
of railway accidents, and the result of
their labors is very reasSuring to timid
travellers. 1t seems that the railroads
carried during the year just concluded
1000, 100000 passengers. 1t is almost
impossible to adequately grasp this i'm
mense number, but it may aid the mind
in obtaining some conception of it when
it is said that it represents almost forty
times the entire population of the
country.
Then the investigating committee
divided the number of killed into
classes; those killed by their own negli-
gence and those who met death through
the fault of the railroads alone, sub
dividing these further into employees,
passengers and others. 1t was shown
then that the passengers killed through
no cOntributory fault of their own were
just two in number, and the
injured but thirty-fve. The result
is surprising indeed, and bears
ample testimony to the efficiency with
which New York railroads are managed.
Probably, if the statistics could be had,
it would be discovered that greater
proportion of fatalities occur annually
on the street railways of the country.
Few other states, of course. are able to
make rs good showing, but the statis-
tics furnished are sufficient to enable
travellers to feel almost the same sense
of security when on board trains as they
would in their own homes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
JAMES BUCHANAN's LOVE.

The first authentic account of JkMEs
BUCHANAN's early love is related in
the columns of the GEoBE this morning.
Mr.. BUCHANAN was. the only president
of the United States who never mar
ried, and with the exception of GROVER
CLEVELAND was the only bachelor ever
elected TO the presidency. 1t has always
been known that there was bit of rO-
nance connected with the early life of
the bachelor president. and it has been
asserted from time to time that it was
owing to disappointment in this love
affair that he never married. Various
stories have been set afioat at various
times, purporting to give the true history
of Mr.. BUCHANAN'S romance, and some
of them went so far as to give the name
of the lady whom he loved. But they
were only stories, and apparently with
out foundation. The GLOBE publishes
to-day for the first time the true story,
and with it the correspondence between
the young lovers, which leaves no doubt
of its genuinenesS.
If Mr.. BUCHANAN were alive, it is
possible that he would chide the GLOBE
for exposing to the world the tender Sc
cret which he supposed he carried to
the grave with him, and our apology is
that when mans place is forever
fixed in history so prominently as
Mr.. BUCHANAN'S, every incident of
his life becomes public property.
MIR. BUCHANAN was great statesman,
who reaped the full measure of this
worlds hOnorS, but after reading his
literary contributions in tO-day'S GLOBE
no one will be so bold as to claim for
him the distinction of having been
great poet. But itmust be remembered
that Mr.. BUCHANAN was then only
lovesick boy, and we all know what
that is. Then there were the presents,
the watch, and the other tokens that
"JEEMs" loved his ''LETITIA" and
would never love another. Faithful in
all things else, JAMES BUCHANAN could
not be false to his first love. He kept
his promise. Neither the cares. re-
sponSibilitieS nor honors of the world
could ever tempt him into forgetfulness
of that one bright CLEAN Of sunshine
which fell upon his youthful heart and
then went out forever. For years
JAMES BUCHANAN has been sleeping
under the sod at Wheatland A few
days ago LETTrIA DUNCAN died in her
Southern Minnesota home. They have
again met in land where they neither
marry nor are given i'll marriage, but
who can doubt that the purity of that
love dream in the old Farmers tav-
ernn is eternal?