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coupe, and wore clothes, diamonds and
jewelry worth s., 600 at least Her first
departure from New York was induced
by Inspector, then Captain, Alexander s.
Williams; FROM Brooklyn by Police Capt.
James Campbell, of the First Precinct,
and her last in New York by Howe 81
Hummel, the great criminal lawyers. In
all these cases the would-be victim, in
stead of being scared, waxed wroth and
made confession to the police or to his
counsel. The woman now resides near
Central Park, but does not seem as pros
porous as before.
Another criminal trade pursued by the
New York adventures Is "the chattel
mortgage game" Chattel mortgages, if
the reader does not know the law on the
subject, are signed, acknowledged be-
fore a notary, filed in the Registers Of
flee and there indeXed alphabetically, but
not locally. The swindler buys a large
invoice of furniture on the installment
plan, pays moderate first installment
and then moves to another part of the
city. She then applies to money lenders,
bankers, brokers and other investors for
loan, with the furniture as collateral
security, using a different name with
each proposed victim. They send an ap
praiser to the house, who values the prop
erty and reports to his principal. The
mortgage is executed and filed, the money
paid over and the woman forthwith gives
up the house, leaving the furniture fol
her creditors to fight over.
| In one case Louis Post, the celebrated
labor union leader, was fieeced by
Brooklyn woman named Mrs. Rogers
who, as he afterwards ascertained, haI
secured loans aggregating among tn
thousands from various parties. Tn
chief operator in New York is Mrs. Mat
tie Dopeler, who is known to the polio
and to her creditors under more tina
thirty aliases. She is young woman, {
not more than 25, with rather prett.
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seven Cheap Excursions 10 ihe West.

Now is the time and the "GaEAT Rock
ISLAND" is the route.
Take advantage of the series of cheap excur-
sions to Kansas Nebraska, Northwestern
Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota, leaving Chic.
age March 90 April and "a, May and %,
June and 10.
Rate. one fare FOR the round trip; tickets
first -class, and good for 80 days for return
passage.
Do not fail to take advantage OF this op
portunily-you may never have such auoth
er. Be sure your tickets read, via CHICAGO
Rock ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY, which
has its own lines 10 principal points in al
these States.
For rates and full particulars, address 7
L. Loomis, p. A. Middle District iii Soutl
Ninth St, Philadelphia, Pa, or E. A. Ho
brook, G. T. and P. A., Chicago, Ill,
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ter, in which she stated that her remit
tances We're delayed by litigation or cut
off by reason Of some corporation skip
ping its dividend, and wound up byavcry
neat and affectionate request fora loan Of
a sum Of money, anywhere from 500 to
$500, according to the pecuniary respon-
sibility of her prey. Once in three times
this would bring financial return, twice
1t would not. Then came the master
stroke. With coarse pen and the black
est of black ink She would rite II fcrvent
love letter upon heavy white papeF, in
close it in the thinnest and most trans
parent steamer envelope and mail it to
him at his own house. 1t always began
"My Own Darling" or "My Dearest and
Sweetest Love" and ended Hoping to
lay your dear tired head again upon my
breast, Your Little Love, May" There
was not a single unkind word in the let
ter. There was a vast amount Of passion
ate love and very distinct REFERENCE to
the number of dollars wanted. a near
sighted man could read theC0mpromising
epistle through the envelope. Much more
readily could jealouswlie OF an lnQa,s
itive sister or daughter. The luCkless
man received the missive at the breakfast
table He recognized the handwriting,
read dozen words through the envelope
and then went into a cold perspiration,
While in most cases the relationship be.
tween the man and woman had been in
nocent, the letter bore all the indicia of
guilt and in a divorce court would have
been proof presumptive against the hus
band. Its effect was terrific and instan-
taneous. He lost his appetite for break
fast and left Immediately for his office or
for the house of his Correspondent Nine
times in ten the money was forthcoming,
and in many instances large sums were
paid tocompromise The matterand induce
secresy on the part of Mrs. Roberts. So
far as is known she began her career in
this line of business on Thirteenth street
transferred it TO johnson street, Brook,
lyn, near Miners Brooklyn Theatre and
then went to Twenty-sixth street, near
Broadway. In all these places she had
MAGNIFICENT rooms, kept II two horse
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A Ilnnnnrn KIM

Flood is worth perhaps slO,OOO0OO. He
IS well thought Of in San Francisco, but
is not as popular rs Mackay. Years ago
Flood and o Brieu kent n saloon on Mont
gomery street, in san Francisco, and
used to loan money TO Mackay and Fair
TO dahble in the Comstock lode They
struck it heavy with the two latter in the
bonanza and gave up saloon keeping
points. 1t is generally supposed that
Mpckay has transferred nearly all his in
tcresis TO the Fast, with the exception of
that in the Nevada bank lie rarely ever
comes 60 California. The report that he
had lost enough to cripple him some
what is erroneous. I know Of my own
knowledge that he loaned n man drod
broke 100000 not long ago and simnly
took his note. That docs not lool; like
~ was criupled. I. {.
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Willy ADVENTURESSES.
TWENTY THOUSAND oFTHEM PREY
ING UPON NEW WORKERS.,


How the Blackman Scheme Is Worked
The Chattel Mortgage Dodge-The
Literary Impostor-Pretty Faces and
4 Black Hearts Innocent Victims Suf-
fer with the Guilty.
Unprincipled women have always ex-
listed, and will probably exist to the end
of time. 1t is so much easier and pleas
anter to clear thousands year from the
credulityof man than to earn hundreds at
legitimate, honest labor that it is no won
der so many members of the gentler and
better sex yield to temptation and enter
the ranks Of the lost. Thisis particularly
the case with New York and Boston.
Strange to relate, the remarkable moral
improvement of Manhattan under the
government of Hewitt and Grace, the
two best mayors New York ever knew,
have done much to increase the evil men
toned. The abolition of nearly all the
dives, concert halls and low dens, the sup
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-06-16

Ma thew Crawford, of Ohio. rec
ommends shallow culture for black
berries. Some very successful plan
tations are never cultivated. hut re.
ceived special mulchjngs.
Each tree requires acertaiu amount
of space, according to its kind. You
can crowd it only at the risk Of get
ting reduced crops Of undersizrd in
ferior and badly y colorcd rImr.
lnrc hen manurv, or other ronc,I-
trated fertilizer. may 10 great d an.
age if applied too close to seeds or
very young plants. Il should be well
q iNed with soil bcfor" applying.
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0ppOrtune Advice.

As tie spring days come and the warm
rays of the sun shines upon us, we begin
to think OF the excursion season and as our
readers will naturally look to our colums,for
advice in this matter. We wish at this time
to say that one of the most enjoyable trips
this summer will be to Cape May Oh steamer
Republic, Thursday, June 18th, under the
auspices of Union NJ. E. Sabbath school. =
Secure your state room early.
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baby-like face, and voice and manner
oYerhowing with innocence and childish
ness. Detective Macdonald, who has
SSen on her trail several times, declares
that in the past five years she has stolen
over SIS, 600 in this and other ways.
A new style of adventures has APP
peared il New York in the last few years,
who adopts literature as her particular
vein. 1t is seldom that she can write; in
fact, in some cases she cannot even spell
correctly Her modus operandi is to
make the acquaintance of circle Of good
natured newspaper men and by some tale
of pretended poverty induce them to.
write for her stories, poems, humor, des-
criptive work and even news items. Then
armed with letters of introduction, she
forces or foists her goods upon editors,
who are paying good salaries to the real
authors of the articles. Sometimes they
are even more reckless and deliberately,
copy poems and articles from out-of-town'
papers or old books and dispose Of these
as brand new productions. Only two
months ago one of the ilk sold to the
Mail and Express a forgotten poem by
Fitz James o. i}rien, entitled, '1'he Hatch
ing of the Easter Egg" first published
thirty-five years ago
Amos Cummings, the editor of the
EUcHtng sun in speaking of this class of
women says "Witha few notable excep-
tions who deserve high credit for their
faithfulness and good work, the majority
of the women who claim connection with
the daily press are either adventuTessesi
or else frauds Of the worst type"
The vast majority of the adventuressesA
of New York depend as'-their mainten-'
ance upon the foDy and passions of the
other sex. They are more or less ssdecorous
in their demeanor and try as far as pos
sible to cOmport themselves according to
the usages of good society They fre-
quent the numberless restaurants and
cheap hotels with which the city is
crowded and make it a special point to
increase their acquaintanceship They
| find their hest victims not, as might be
| imagined, in the young and inexper-
| fenced, in the fresh arrival from the
country nor the college graduate, but in
| the man of the world, the suspicious
banker and the blase merchant. Theil
| first preference is the rich experienced
married man, their last the youthful and
| sentimental clerk Their mode of attack
is flattery, delicate and refined it may be
but still hattery. They have strong per
ceptive power and seldom overlook thu
man weakest spot. Once in her powel
she draws from the victim Il handsome
salary or income, in many cases large
than what he allOwstO his own family
As it is seldom she is content with sin
gle income, she usually provides two o
three strings to her bow, and is thus en-
abled to live in style which to decen
and God fearing folks is perpetual mys
tery. And to cover up her actions she al
most invariably is n Jealous and untirinJ
church member from the first day of tn
year TO the last,
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We extend an invitation to those want
ing paper hanging done, from the lowest to
the best grades to call examine our unsur
passt stock and test our skill, we have a
special line of Dado and plain spring shades
to offer A. B. JONES'
422 Market ST.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-06-16

A GENTS WANTED to Canvass for Adver.
IA tisng Patronage. A small amount Of
work done with tact and intelligence may pro-
duce a considerable income. Agentsearn several
hundred dollarsin commissonsin aaingle season
and incur no personal responsibility. Enquire
at the nearest newspaper office and learn that ours
ment for placing advertisements in newspapers
and conveying 10 advertisers the information
which they require In order to make their invest.
ments wisely and proftably. Men OF good ad-
dress, or women, IL ellinfOrmed and practical,
mayObtlin authority to solicit advertising patron.
age for us. Apply by letter to GEO, p. RowELL
& CO., Newspaper Advertising Bureau, 10 Spruce
BY return mail,
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S. III. Baynard,
FIFTH AND MARKET STSa
n 0I4VH
FOURTH OF JULY PROCLAMATION

NOTICE
FOURTH OF JULY PROCLAMATION.
Notice is hereby given that the following provis.
ion of a city ordinance iu relation to dischargng
guns, pistols cannon, fire crackers ether tire-
work within the city limits will be strictly enforced
CITY ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE FIRING
oFCANNoN. GUNS, PISTOLS, FlRECRACK-
ERs OR OTHER FIREWORKS WITHIN THE
LIMITS or THIS CITY.
BE il ordained by The Council Of Wilmington.
SECTION l. If any person shall at any time here.
after within the limits of this city fire oil dis
charge any cannon gun, pistol fire crackers, squibs
other fireworks of any kind or if any person, ex-
cept in regular course of some lawful business
trade profession shall make bon fire or any fire
in any of the public streets lanes alleys of this
city or in any other place in the open air within sad
city within so yards of any street lane alley such
person offending shall for every such offence forfeit
and pay fine of not less than 81 nor than $40
provided however that public displays of fireworks
may be held and given in the public, park of the
city, situated between Seventh and Eighth and
Franklin and BroOme streets, ON the westerly side
of the city, and in such place places the east
ery side of the city as the City Council shall at any
said public display of fireworks Shall Mt all times
wheTesoever they may be held be under the control
of special committee Of Council to be appointed
from time to time for that specific purpose
SECTION 2. All ordinances Or parts of ordinances
in relation to the firing of cannon, guns pistols fire
crackers, any other fireworks Of any kind within
the city limits heretofore ordained and pas ed by
the City Council Of this city are repealed.
Passed at the city hall, Wilmington, Delawear,
September 9TH, A. ID, 1882
C.B RHOADS, Mayor
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S. III. Baynard,
FIFTH AND MARKET SITS.

FIFTH AND MARKET SITS.
Hashislarge warerooms chuck full
of Pianosand Organs. They are for
sale. 1t will pay you to stop in and
examine his stock. New goods.
New Management. We mention
a few leading makes. First on the
list TIVE place the standard WEBER
good as gold. Then comes the
HARDMAN remarkable for its
fine tone and finish and splendid
wearing qualities. You must not
pass by the MASON&HAMLIN
their new method Of stringing will
strikeyouas radical improvement
in piano making. CHICKERING
is a 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 instalments.
Is it an ORGAN you are look
ing for? How will an ESTY do?-
king of organs. Following closely
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, ,acoordeons, &c,
thoroughly tuned and repaired by
E. P. Potter with
S. III. Baynard.
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QUEER PEOPLE.

We have them right here
in Wilmington, and yet
they are solid in their views
as to the best Clothing
l1ousein Delaware. That's
why theycome to us. They
follow the crowd, and the
crowd follows where salts
factory goods at popular
prices are to be had. We
are making a BIG EFFORT
RIGHT now TO sell our
Summer Suits, Those
ready made natty suits for
men and boys. We don't
want any lift over, and to
dispose of our big stock
requires a big induce
n1e1Ot to the public. We
have the finest stock
and the biggest one too,
and what we are not pre-
pared to supply in suits,
you wouldn't care to wear.
To reduce our stock we
have resolved to sell al
Uery LOzO margins, so i.
you will come now you'll
find Big Bargains in oul
Rcady-made Department
We will show you some
things in clothing ano
prices that will tickle you
Try us. Come now, grasI
this opportunity.
]. T. MULLIN & SON
Tailors 9th and Marke
and Clothiers, Wilmington, De
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California Excursions.

Recent changes to the advantage OF these
buying tickets via THE GREAT Rock ISLAND
ROUTE. For circular giving full particulars
address E. A. HoLBRooK, General Ticket
and passenger Agent, Chicago.
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powers OF CONVERSATION TO lusCiudte nee
new friend and was seldom unsuccessful$
Money was never mentioned. In reply
to the queries he would naturally make
she always gave the same story. She was
a widow, well educated, enjoying life and
pleasure and having-thanks to her dear
dead husbands love and forethought--a
limited income of 81 600 year, just
enough to support her in comfort. The
story reassured the admirer, who in his
heart had feared that his inamorata was
anything but what she said. With him
she for the next week lunched, attended
matinees, and drove through the park and
on the boulevard. In the meantime she
wormed from him his home and Office ad-
dress, the names of his wife and children,
and hundred details in regard to his
private life. When this was accomplished,
her next move was to send begging let
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-06-16

Experience tells, try ours In the Interior
Decoration line, latest designs and Color
ing's, also just received fine line Daio win
dow shades. A. B. JONES,
422 Market St,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-11
AMUSEM MENTS.

0Ueen's Lace HANDKERCHIEF Tonight
McNtsh, johnson 3 sisvin's MtNstrel--
"A Bunch Of Keys"-rhs Highest hid.
der.
Balfe's charming opera. THE Bohemian
Girl" was produced by the Bennett &
Moulton company before another immense
audience at Blacks last night The opera,
beautiful itself, was beautifully rendt red.
and the audience was enthusiastic through
out the performance. Mr.. Tom Ricketts,
sang and acted ''Devilshood' capitally.
Miss Fox was warmly received as Airline.
and the other favorites were accorded .
hearty reception. Johann Strauss Merry
War is being presented TO large audience
,his afternoon, and the Queens Lacs
Handkerchief will be the bill for tonight.
ABUNcH OF KEYS.
Charles Hoyi's popular skIt was presented
at the Grand last night before good audi
ence. The piece has always been popular
in Springfield, and last nights audience
ia rly held its sides and yelled ct the alb
>urcities Of the play. The singing and
dancing. which forms no small part Of tie
work in the skit were charmingly done
Anu were rewarded with merilsd applause.
fine con pany thrOux bout Is . capital one
and the audience was delighted.
GREAT MINsrRkLs.
Next Monday evening McNish. johnson
ana Slavin's MINISTRIES will appear st the
Grand They come to Springfield hersided
As the finest burnt cork Orsanis alton on the
road. and il 10 doubtless . fact that the
company has in its ranks some Of the finest
minstrels of this country. Seats may be
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-11

A for the women who were. or are still,
slaves by purchase In Persia, the bondage
Is Of the nominal character They can
BY no possibility Be separated from their
husbands, while II, as usually happens,
they become concubines Of theb masters
and have children BY him. they practically
become wives and share similar privileges
Of the wives OF the second grade. Often
they become favurite wives and tho moth
ers Of men Of rank. II slaves OF the shah,
the child elevates the mother to the posi-
tion, perhaps, Of queen dowager.
Il should be considered, in regard to the
sesvitude Of Persian or Turkish women
who enter the hsr2m by purchase, thut
they would have but little choice II they
married by free will, not knowing their
husbands previously. and II their dowry
is small they must marry poor men aud
work hard all their lives; whereas, il they
are purchased, 1t would naturally be by
men Of means, and they would have IN
excellent chance Of reaching q higher po-
sitiou and greater luxury under his roof
than as tho wives Of pessants.-S. G. w.
BENJAMIN.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-11
The Clerk and IN. ..L.oker..

The saieSmen have some disagreeable
experiences with customers, and it is some
times hard for them to keep their tempers.
The worst fiend they encounter Is the
woman who IS ''only looking" She will
approach q counter and immediately
spread herself all over it. She asks to see
some calico Of a certain print; this docs
not suit her, and she asks for another
pattern, emily to put it away and call for
something else. After the third call the
clerk begins ID grow suspicious; shes n
locker 7" he saws to himself. Still she
goes on calling for something else.
Haven't you this in retls''
"Yes'm." tThe clerk takes down the
desired style.)
But wanted something in red, with a
leafy figure; haven't you something in
that liney'
The clerk looks her over "Yes, why
didn't You say that was what yoc
wantcd.'
''Must I tell you your business; I'm
sure you're the most perfectly awful STU
pld man l ever saw; yourn-
But here the desired style is spread be-
fore her. 1t does not suit. The leaf is too
leahly leafy, or the figure is too utterly
too aesthetic, and she suddenly discovers
that 1t was no. q red pattern at all that
she wanted. but blue.
By this time her ingenuity Is exhausted,
and with n sigh she turns away.
II guess l won't buv today" she says,
because I'm only looking. ID. J. Nc
Grath in Boston Globe"
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-11
How Electricity Kills.

An expert electrician seriously advances
q proposition that will provoke discussion.
He asserts that IL is not the electricity
the human system receives that kills.
Life is destroyed, wrenched from the sub
ject of a superabundnnce of the fluid, by
the discharge. In other words. If u man
were converted into an electrical jar, he
would prove an entirely trustworthy res
ervoir Of electricity. Any quantity Of the
duid might be "banked" in him. But
the moment 1t is drawn from him he drops
lifeless, limp as the sparrow that falls
from the wire.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-11
The ConsumptIon OF Peanuts.

"The total consumption last year," /"
said dealer. was about 3, 10O, 900 bags,
An increase Of 400, 900 bags over the pre-
vious year, and exceeding the consump-
ton Of five years ago by more than 1000, :
0OO bags"
Assuming that 5000, 900 bags Of pea-
nuts were consumed last year, what does
that represent in money!
We'll, In round numbers, il means the
consumption Of 100, OOO, 900 quarts, and
at the regular price charged by retailers
and venders, which 10 ten cents per quart,
It shows that peanut eaters paid SIC, ,OO0,-
600 to crafty their liking Probably one
half Of this large sum Is clear profit to
the retailers. as the value Of the crop to
the growers is estimated at less than
81. .00O, O0.-New York Mail and Express.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-11
A VIEW OF LOW LIFE.
Not from . Neral standpoint. but In d
Eatirsiy Physical Sense.

Not from . Neral Sta.dpsinf, but in an
1atirsiy Physical Sense.
When the pulse beats feebly; when the en-
ersy 10 gone; wheA the appetite 10 weak and
sleep uncertain. then the body 10 in condi-
ttoa Of sctual low life" No matter what the
causes may have been. Nature has siven way.
and unless her strength Is restored disease Is
cert ain TO take possession Of the body. The
arst thia9 doctor does In such case Is to
assiss Nature Here are some instances:
Prof. Austin Flint. OF Bellevue. New York.
College. says: The judicious use Of alcoholic
stimuiauts 10 one Of the striking cesracteris-
tics OF proxress In the practice OF medicine
during the last half century
The well known Prof. Joseph Parrish says ::
We know that alcohol will steady the heart.
slew the pulse. WARM the skin. calm excite
ment. aud we ought to use It."
The celebrated DR. J. N. earn wall says: II
An most happy TO say after very thorough
test. that for persons suffering with n-rvous
aad general debility or any Wasting disease.
Or f0- delicate persons "r invnltds, Duffv's
Pure Malt Whist Is the best tonic and puress
stim liant with which ain acquainted"
Ihe,e 10 NO higher scientific authorities
than these and they speak volumes for this
pure and valuable whisky which has become
30 wonderfully popular Beware Of sil bottled
whiskys which NAV be offered you. except
Dufy's. II has stood the te.f Of time and Is
absolutely pure Duhy's Formula 10 = positive
cure for u .hs. colds. and OF pulmonary
troubles.