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THE WOMEN'S MART.
Feminine BreadW .nnerS and Purchasers
Of Their Wares Brought Together.
Development of the WOman's In
dustrial Exchange.
Artistic and Domestic Skill Rendered
Emcienta as Means OF Self support.

It wa Mrs. William II. Choete. wife Of
the distinguished New York lawyer, who or
ganiZcd the first exchange for woman's work
in America. Lake every lady OF popularity
she had within her social C ircle many friends
and ac~qphintances whom the reverscs of
fortune had reduced from affluence, and as
Me wheel revolvcd and the circumference
sidencd the number of INDECENT gentle
women Increased until this kind-hearted
,ady resolved upon tome project for their
aelicf
fBenefcence, not benevolcnce. was the
thing rscded. for without an exception the
class in question was composed OF well-born,
well-bred women of varied attachments, but
lacking in business qualifications. They
weros widows whom fate had left large
families to support; aristocratic spinsters
that some unexpected iuctuation of stock
or bank explosion had left high and dry on
tho rocks of adversely, aud younger but no
less patrician maldens, whose orphanage
had cast them ont of the swim to perish in
the sands of neglect.
They could teach. knit, sketch, design,
embroider. cook. darn and sew; they could
make wax flowers: weave lace; spin bullion;
model in clay; paint on china, velvet, parch-
.lncnt or canvas; do drawn work to rival the
.tphrygian looms; diBtil perfumes; clarity
. cordiala, jollies and brothS; mock the.
Lucuhian cooks with their pates, iumbles,
timbals. flutes, aspics, fricadelles, devils,
salads, sauces and pastries, but they
couldn't earn the money to pay their car
fare.
They needed the help of the public, and the
public had need of their talent, and to bring
the two together MrF. Choate az an expert
ment rented a room in n Twentieth street
residence. hired n clerk with business abil-
ity, bought showcases and counters. and
with tho decorative work OF these expert
needle women stocked the little salesroom,
rent out cards to the then ultra 800. and
waited.
The experiment was q success. A board
of managers was collected, a system Of
business methods outlined, and to ~forestall
the idea OF its being a charitable organiza-
ton an entrance fee OF So was impoted on
all subsequent consignors OF work and a
commission of 10 per cent. demanded from
every sale.
For eleven years the Society has fiourished.
and. like the sturdy banyan. threw out
branches that have taken new root and de-
veloped into other trees that are now scat
4tered all over the Union.
= The New York Exchange, the mother of
them oil. is now located at 3o9 Fifth
avenue, md here the faded roses Of fashion
that bloomed in the gardens Of yesterday
bring their exquisite needle painting, their
delicious bonbons, jellies ard loaf cakes,
and their precious heirlooms. stained and
: rustod with the bitter tears OF pride, to be
purchased by the bellies and buds of the
bright to-day.
80 the world goes-it's n grim way it has.
But to tile Exchange. 1t includes an art
department, a section where one can buy
anything from an infants band to a brides
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A FAMILY OF SPECTATORS.
How Sam Allerton's Daughter Made
Money in Oats.

Money in Oats.
ThousAnds Nre 10 some people what tens
or units nre to others, snys the st. Paul
Titner Press. sam Allerton. the big
Chicago Spectator, makes his deals on
the gigantic scale.
Some time ago his boy was TO be mar
riod, md n friend remarked TO Mr.. Aller-
ton that he supposed the latter would
give his son n coed start.
"Humph," Icplied Mr.. Allerton, that
boy of mine is worth three or four nun
dred thousand. Made It himself by spcc-
u~latins. No use of my doing anything
for him" But he did. just the Rnme.
There's my daughter, Kate" he ron
tinued, she's always been a Spectator.
Why. / remember some years ngo. | made
mp my mind the crop of onts would he
short. no | took n run around tho State,
nn,l what l saw confirmed my suspicious.
80. when | went home, ! tool Kate
on my knce-she was about seven then
and | said, Kate. l lelieve oats nre going
to he short this Winter: what do you say
e our buying some?' She agreed, and /
bought some in her name. and. bless
You, the Girl is worth moro ihnn n hun
drcd thousand TO day i'll her own right"
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GUESS ON NELLIE'S HOMECOMING
Find the Coupon That May Win You
a Free Trip to Europe.


A young gentleman in this city, whose
III Gle is commander of the Pacific Mail
steamship Oceanic, has written a letter to
his relative asking him to use every means
possiblet to gain time for Nellie BLY, on her
voyage from Hong Kong TO San Francisco.
II no untoward incident prevents Nellie
bly, will sail from Colombo, Ceylon, to-day.
She has been delayed there five days waiting
for a connecting steamship. Should no
more unexpected delays intervene she will
yet reach Hong Kong in time to embark on
the Oceanic, as scheduled before she left
New York.
Interest in the guessing contest for the
prize OF a free trip to Europe, offered by
TIE WORLD to the person who makes the
closest guess to the actual time consumed In
Miss Bly's journey. is exciting so much in
terest that the guess coupons are now pub
lished in the morning WORLD, with the con-
ditions of the contest.
Phileas Fogg's imaginary journey. Around
the World in Eighty Days. "isnow being pub
lished in instruments in The EVENING
WORLD, and readers thereof can trace the
journey which the adventurous Nellie Is now
making. by following Mr.. FoRgH move-
menta closely one is enabled to estimate
more accurately upon Miss Bly's progrens.
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Making Calls Isn't in Uncle Denman
Thompson's Sphere.

Two nice old gentlemen stood chatting
together while their wives traded at a Four
teenth street dry-goods store. The topic
was the play and the players and each had
friends on the stage.
One nice old gentleman was acquainted
with Uncle" Denman Thompson. and az
the mention Of his name he laughed.
"Denman Thompson and 1 AVE been
friends since VIC were boys" said he, and
l have tried very hard TO get him to call
upon me, but he has never come.
The, other day l met him and again
urged him to come to my house. Come mp
T. dinner said l.. Come any time. Come
Sunday
Uncle Denman biushed and laughed.
"SnyH lie, 'Pshaw | amt in my sphere
calm, + should come up Id be sure to SIT
dow III the spittoon the very first thing
And that's NJ near AZ he ever came to
calling, concluded the first old gentleman,
and the other old gentleman chuckled and
laughed over the characteristic SIeech Of
Uncle Denman.
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m WHICH FIX COMES IN DIRECT CONTACT
. WITH PHILEAS FoGG.

m WHICH FIX COMES IN DIRECT CONTACT
WITH PHILEAs FoGG.
During this scene, which. might perhaps
,seriously interfere with his future, pr.
ing q walk through. the streets of the Eng
lish town. Since Mrs. Aouda accepted his
offer to take, her, to Europe, he had to think
Journey. That IN EnElishmnn like him
should, make the tour Of the world with q
caEpet.bHg in his hand might pass; but q
, der the same conditions. Hence the ieces-
Sity Of, buying clothing 9nd articles meeesi
Sffin nSse 1fF Of ff Ills y AK With H the atiss c GRGaatits.
the excuses and objections Of the young
""""i Il Is tRsi iatspe 81 Of SP m my journeys aiIag;Sif Il is in
my programme. ".
The purchases made. Mr.. Fogg and the
dlnsdf at the tGOis gh5t:, which was sumfEtg.
ously served. Then Mrs. AoudA, . little
s sibTsd; went aE up into Rh. her TGom Rio ni'e Win hSS heg
EesdlPg tsSe Times and the illustrated
II no had been a man TO be astoniEhcd at
anything it would have been not to, have
seen his servant AZ the; hour for ietiring;
was not to leave Hong Kong before the next
m9rning,. he did, not otherwise botser him
,eir G d3S It. Ih9 next mm@rning rasfepar-
SfN aAN UNIV y ~ YER - N'"I -.
What that honorable gentleman thought
on learning that his servant had not re-
turned TO the hotel, no one could have said.
MIR. Fogg contented himself with taking his
cArpet-bag, calling for Mrs. AoudA and
sending for a p%alanquin.
II waG then eight o'clock. and high tide, OF
which the "CarnAtic' was to take adyap-
Iage to go ont through tho passes. was put
down at half-past nine.
When tho palanqnIn arrived at the door of
Z yhe hotol, Mr.. FUgg and. Mrs. ,Annda, got
into the comfortable vehicle, and their Dag
gage followed them on u wheelharTow.
Hall an hour lator the travellers dis
mounted on the wharf. and there Mr.. logg
learned that the "CarnGtic had left tho
evening before.
MI, Fogg, who counted on finding nj the
tametime both The steamer and his servant,
was compelled to do without both, Int not
sign OF Disappointment appeared upon ms
lace; and, when Mrs. AOndR looked az lnin
replying;
more" -
At this moment u person who had boon
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landward. Collisions were not rare. and at
the rate she was going the schooner would
be shattered by the least shock.
Fix was dreaming forward on the vessel.
He kept himself apart, knowing FoGg
naturally to be not much of o tAlker.
whose acc ommodAtionE he had accepted.
He was thinking thus of the future. II APP
peaIei certain to him that Mr.. l0gg would
diatcly take the San Francisco steamer to
reach America. whose vast extent would
assure him implicitly with security.
philenR Fogg was constantly thinking OF
his servant, who had disappeared so sinGu-
iarly. After having Thought over every
thing, IT setmGd not impossible to him that,
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Gertaken in a craft of twenty tons. and es-
peciRliy III that sen,o on of the year, was
Ally rough. exposed 10 terrible blows. prin-
cipslly during the enuinOXes, and this was
in the first days Of November.
II would have, very, evidently been 10 the
advantage OF the pilot to take his TnsFen-
gers so lar az Yokohama, AZ he was paid so
mucl, per day. Eut it would have been
great imprudence III his part to attempt
was n bold net, II not q rath one. to go as far
M Shanghai. Blu John Bunaby had conf
dence u, his '~'Tarkadere, " which rode the
wrong.
During the later hours Of this day the
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A'SN ~ N L'ohlNb FOh n NbhAEL4
Asked THE SAILOR.
ecarcely twenty tom, at this time of the year.
Beside, we would not arril G III time, for 1t
j. sixteen In dred AMI nifty miles from
Hong honG To Yokohama"
',Qnly sixteen hund.el, " saIi Mr.. FoEg.
1T il the same thing"
Fix took n good long breath.
But" addict the pilot. There might
perhaps be a means to range II other
wise.
Fix id not breathe any more.
How ." asked phileaS FOgg.
by going to EAgasaki. the southern ex-
tremity OF japan, eleven hundred miles. or
only to Shanghai, eight hundred miles from
Hong Kong. III this last Journey We would
not he OF any distance from the Chiue,e
coast, which would he a great advantage, ell
the more DO that the currents run 70 the
north"
Pilot. &" replied Phileaa FogR, II must
take the American mail steamer at loko-
hama, nm not Mt Shanghai or NagasOki."
WIS not 2" replied the pilot. 1.-The San
francisco steamer does not start from \ o.
kohqnls. She stops there and at Nagataki.
but her port OF departure is Shnnghal."
You are certain OF what Won are say
=" Certain"
And when does the steamer leave Shang-
ION the 18th, at seven O'Clock in the
The evening world., 1889-12-13
B%ALD-HEADED MEN.
A Sample of the Many Remarks
Which Are Made to Them.

A Sample of the Many Remarks
Which Are Made to Them.
Every hnld.hoaded man who has small
children knows perfectly vol what sort
of remarks this variety of misfortune al
ways calls out from inQuisitive young
stcrs. says the Boston Transcript.
The children somehow never seem to
lie able TO make out why bald heads
shoald exist, or why. if they do exist, tho
hair should not begin to grow after q
while. Just as il does ON babies heals.
There is II bald man out in one of tho
suburbs who, the other morning, WIS en-
gagged. as is his wont, i'll laboriously en-
denvorinE 10 cover up the bald spot on
the top of his head with hair from the
sides. This is. by the way. a very COM
mon delusion among tho bald they seem to
imagine hat; they can conceal their bald
ness by assembling n few dozen hairs
from the surrounding country. as 1t were,
and forcing them over tho bare scalp N
streaks which only emphasize the bald
ness
Well, ns this gentleman WINS Mt work
plnsterin2 the hair across the bald spot III
this way. his little girl. some our years
old. looked up with wide-open eyes and
asked
Say, papa, didn't God finish you ?"
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''Your honor will be satisfied. Is it an ex-
mo. for a voyage"
"A voyage?"
"You will undertake to convey mt to Yo-
kohnma? -
The sailor. nt these words. stood with
arms extended and eyes starting from his
"Iour honor is Joking ~ he said.
mo. l have missed the sailing OF the
'Cnrnntic. and l must be in Yokohama on
the 18th, at the least, to take the steamer
for San Francitco."
" regret it, " replied the pilot, "but 1t is
impossible"
vi offer you one hundred pounds per day.
and q ieward of two hundred pounds If l ur-
You are in earnest - asked the pilot.
VERY much in earnest" replied Mr..
The pilot Withdrew to one side. He looked
Mt the sea. evidently struggling between the
desire TO gain nm enormous sum and the fcar
of vonturing 20 far. Fix was in mortal BUS
pensp.
During this time, Mr.. Fogg had returned
You will not be afraid, madame, he
asked.
with you-no, Mr.. FoGg," replied the
young oman
The pilot had come towards the e entleman
again. and was twisting his hat i'll his
well. pilot ?" said Mr.. Fogg.
well, your no nor, replied the pilot. II
can risk neither my men, nor myself. ror
yourself. i'll so long q voyage on n boat OF
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Always Stand Your Wet Umbrella
with the Handle on the Floor.

WIN bne f1aIlule on Clo flOOr.
lyon should never allow your umbrella
to dry like that, " said the proprietor OF q
large gents furnishing store on Broadway
to an EVENING WORLD reporter. The re-
porter had stood his umbrella ferrule down
in a corner of the store.
How should l piacc it then 2" asked the
renortCr.
handle down always" responded the
propr ,etor.
There il not one man in fifty, or q
woman, either, continued the proprietor,
who knows how To dry al umbrella prop
erly... lou rec, il a wet umbrella il placed
handle downward the moisture falls from
the edges of the frame and the fabric dries
uniformly.
If stood handle upward, as IL commonly
the case, the top OF the umbrella holds the
moisture. owing to the Inning underneath
tue ring, and it takes o long time to dry,
thereby ~iniurinE the silk or other fabric with
wliah it il covered. This IL the main cause
OF the umbrella wearing out 20 soon at the
top. Umbrella cngeS are responsible for the
wear OF tho silk. The constant friction
cautcs tiny holes TO appear 30 ~provokinRly
early. Nhtn not III use the umbrella should
be lett loose, II When wet left loose to
dry"
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GLIMPSES OF CITY LIFE.
RANDOM HAPPENINGS PICKED UP BY
EVENING WORLD" REPORTERS.

Two Fat Old Boys Discuss Adiposd
Matter ON en- al" Train.
Two Jolly old boys whose combined avoir-
dupois would reach somewhere above Ave
hundred rouGds occupied two seats in .
Third Avenue Elevated train this morning
and Tapped over into the adjoining seats.
They Just beamed with happiness and good
nature, and ogemp!ified the wisdom OF the
old eShortation. Laugh and grow fat"
They compared notes on weight.
One declared that when lie and his two
boys " got on the scales they tipped the
beam at H5O pounds. but his wife was 40
thiI that she formed no obstruction to the
sunlight and cast no shadow.
Both laughed uproar1ously Mt this and
then the other Old foRy declared that he
could never get his better halt TO step on the
scales and be weighed. because she Is 80
Ashamed OF her adiposO tissue.
| got the best of her, :" chuckled tho
fat boy, wheeling automatically.
got he? Ill my grocery. wagon the other
day, and on . pretCXt that l wanted to talk
in front Of his Office. She didn't notice, but
lhtoppcd the horse inst az the wagon was
square Oh the platform scales in front Of the
Office. Then motioned to Pettigrew and
lie weighed the whole shebang. Afterwards
came, back alone and got the wagon
weighed with only myself in, and subtract
ing the result from the first weight 1 found
TINT | had n aD!H-pOund wife.
But l can't have any fun with her about
It. she's so darned mad the trick [ played on
her, though l keep a-tollin' her that I love
her by the ponrd,"
.Rotl, the fat boys laughed so heartily at
this that they almost checked to death in
concert, to the great alarm Of the guard,
VINO called their station out " place in order
to get them OIL his train SO that they
wouldn't die OH Ills hands,.
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An Untimely End.

iFom The EJnch.l
Coroner Ito witness\-You ray the unfor-
tunato man died while eating q flfty-cent
table d'hotc dinner at Macaroni's'
NltncEs-YcR air.
CoEpner-1he case seems to be cies., gen.
tlcmGn. He died of starvation.
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Mr.. Remnants Object.

Miss Symper-I see that that delightful
Mr.. George KEENAN, is Mt the Seashore. Do
you think. Mr.. guile, that he is gathering
material for another book &?
Guile -Assuredly. lie is investigating
the manners and customs of the American
surf,
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five feet to thirty feet long, and bound to-
Ecther III punches o; two to TX with strong
cords.
The reporter approached one Of Santa
Clnns'H brothers. He was u heavy, shaggy
broNel fellow in o protig' ous hiE ovcrcoat.
and hc strokcd n long gray | card ~ he iC-
p.iCd TO n Que. ton.
".Wcl, said hc, III crc's live rf us broth
ers in the ! nsincsa and orr inine IL Chrr-
mar., We live ~ BCCrirg. n little back from
] ortlnnd. State Of Maine. We We lren iur-
nishlrr Santa Clans with Christmas II, Us
more than twenty YEAR,, and VIC and J. q.
lipCr and Jackson " Son will bring down
about forty carloads this year.
I'VE travel oNCr-rl ont two hun0rcd mi'ct
of the land ui tic Pine Tree state to collect
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An Unexpected Calamity.

From he Neo Fork Weekly i
Fond Husband-My dear, YOU know 1
promised you a diamond necklace this
year
Helpful Wife, know you did, but let it
Eo-tlle water pipes burst last night.
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Tho Worst Nuisance of the Lot.

From Judge
The children were making n great racket
just outside their fathers door, the father
being at work In his study.
flushing ont at them. he cries in nc very
gentle tones:
What an Internal noise you're making!
Who was II that shouted the loudest -
Children lin chorusl-You, papa
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CHRISTMAS TREES
More Than Two Hundred Th)lSand
Of Them Brought 10 This City,
Where They Come Fram and How
They Are Gathered.
Cat:kill Mountains and Maine
Are RIVAL. Producers.
They Range in Price from Twenty
Cents TO Two Dollars.

There arc more than n million children in
this great mctiopolis-which, OF course, in
cludcs not o,ly New York, but the four big
cities which nestle on ;his harhor.
About half of these children confidently
expect good old st. Nicholas to visit them
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-07

And hope into certainty, Is the pleasing
transition through which the mind OF the
nervous, dyspeptlc Invalid passes who
tries a course Of Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, which is alike incompatible aud In
imitable. Increased vitality, gain in
weight, tranquility OF the nerves, sound
appetite and sleep are among the bless
inge which It is within the beneHcient
power Of this medicine to confer, and 1t is
not surprising that after acquiring this
new dowry OF health the grateful sick
should sometimes utter their praises OF
the Btters in terms bordering on extrava-
gance. "Out OF the fulness of the heart
the mouth speaketh," and the proprie.
tors Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters have
sometimes been obliged to suppress these
eulogiums least they 81 ould be accused OF
blowing their own trumpet too loudly.
For constipation, biliousuess, kidney
complaint and inclpieut rheumatism the
Bitters is also deseryedly popular
remedy.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-07
shllnh,s Cm.umntion Cure.

This Is beyond question the most sue
ceeeful Cough Medicine we have ever
sold, few doses invariably cure the
worst cases OF Cough, Group, and
Bronchitis, while Its wonderful success in
the cure Of Consumption Ia without a
parallel in the history of medicine. Since
its first discovery IL has been sod on q
guarantee, a test which no other medl-
cine can stand. II you have Cough
we earnestly AJAX you to try it. Price III
cents, 80 cents, aud I'll. II your Lungs
arc sore, Chest or Back lame, use shi-
loh's Porous Plaster. ". u. Danforth,
Wholesale and retail agent, Second aud
Market streets, Wilmington, Del.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-07

The Alligator Boot and Shoe Store, No.
Ill West Second street, next door to the
corner of Orange street, known to keep
the best shoes in the city, is selling out to
C csc business aud have cut prices almost
In the middle. You shall have the bene-
fit whether you need a shoe in A or z
width. You will get it in all kinds II you
call soon. Remember the Alligator
Boot and Shoe Store, No. Ill West SEQ
ond street
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-07
JESUS.
G. Y.

Jesus, thy very name Is dear;
IL Ill my soul with rapture dcop,
gives Joy and pence without II fenr,
And gives me safety while | sleep.
Thy name IL like the morning sun,
Before which darkness disappears;
Thy light ana heat fow mingled on,
Through days and weeks and months
and years.
o, Jesus, my whole heart Is thine.
And thou nrt mine for everinore;
While ages last thy name sublime,
Shall have my homage DER aud DER.
o, Jesus, help nc prove the worth
or that dear name to nlOrtals given;
BY tightening the woes OF earth,
And showing men the way 60 heaven
Wilmington, Del, March 3, lssD.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-07

Mics Emily Webb, of No. $40 shlpley
street, has executed several line panel
paintings III oil OF Cunning and Mrs. and
Henrietta Bedford. They arc done 10 u
very excellent manner, and not only re-
fleet great credit on the artlet but are
especially valuable to those WHO with to
secure relies of tho past. They are
natural and liielite, and those who wish
to secure copies can do 80 at u low figure
by calling at the studio.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-07

We mean to continue this until somo,
body beats the great lung curative agent,
Dr.. Slmms' White PulmhAlc Balsum,
then we will take IN oar sign. Mr.. l..
Whitney, contractor at Clifton, Delaware,
says he was cured after being considered
n hopeless case. For coughs, sore throat,
hoa' seness, etc. Depot, Fourth and
King streets, Wilmingto ton; Philadelphia,
Smith & Kline Co.. 431 Arch street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-07

That trio OF ranges, the othello, Do
nestle, aud Queen Esther, sold by j. q.
johnson Sc Son, 225 Market street, are
constantly increasing in popular favor.
Purchasers are TO delighted with them
that they must speak OF their merits and
20 the sale of one means almost invayI,
ably the sale of Others.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-07
When bSb5 VISA sick, We gave her o.storis,
When she became his she chung to Castorls
when she mad children she gave thsn Gas
torlh.


Police Csptain--'You are working on
the murder OF GreGtiaan, amt yon"
Observation-Disclosures on 1t elk weeks"
"Well, see by the papers that fel.
low who lives in the alley around the
corner has confessed that he is the muir
derer."
''By Jinksl Maybe that's clew."
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-07

Why do go many people we see around
ne seem TO prefer to suffer and be made
miserable by Indigestion, Constipation,
Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Coming Up
OF the Food, Yellow Skin, when for 10
cents we will cell them Sbloh's System
Vitalizer, guaranteed to cure them. N.
b. DaDiorth. Wholesale and retail agent,
second aud Market streets, Wilmington;
Del,