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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29


The schooner Riley 8. Derbey, OF
Phi 'adelphia, commanded by Captain
Nallor, OF Psnnsgroye, was run into on
Sunday morning about 8 O'Clock by the
steamer Whilden, which was on her way
to Cape May, loaded with Baltimore ex.
cursionists. The accident occurred on
the Delaware side OF the river between
| Bombay Hook and Duck creek The
| schooner LEFT Pennsgrove about noon last
| Saturday and went down below Bombay
| Hook, where sho anchored for the night
At the limo Of the accident Captain
Nailor and his son were asleep In the
cabin, and co!ored man was on the
watch, who gives the following account
of the accident:
~ was on watch on the ectooner at the
time Of the accident. About IL o'clock
1t became very fospy. Towsrds o'clock
it cleared up. saw the lights OF the
steamer about half n mile away, and
thought of course that she would go
safely by When about 100 yards from
us the steamer suddenly changed her
course and ran US dowu. The captain of
the steamer afterwards Told us that he
ordered the wheel put hard port, hut
the man at the wheel put it hard star
board and this cAusel the accident. The
oN dillel hlIuCk US Ou tue port DOW hHu
went clear through and hung fast until
we sank, which we did in about seven
minutes.
Captain Major, his son and the seaman
managed TO secure boat, in which they
rowed to Pennsgrove. The schooner
was Of about coo tons burden, and the
greater part was owned by people in and
around PeDnsgrove. Arrangements have
been made to have tho schooner raised,
ard operations will be commenced at
oneo. The vessel was loaded with coal
and lays in about ~ fa;hoIpe Of water.
| The bow OF the steamer was cayed in,
and many of the passengers, fearing that
she would olnk, put on life prescrvers
and made every precaution for leaving
her. Yesterday afternoon, as the steam
tug Protector was coming up The bay
with one of the Brandywiuo Granite
Conpany's barges, the crew noticed the
wreck, and upon hearing dog barking,
sent boat, which released the animal
and took It Oh board tine tug. 1t wps
brought to this city and handed over TO
Captain s. +. Blocksom, VINO At cnce
sent him to Captain Nailor at Penns-
grove.
Go to the Wilmington Grocers Picnic
at Brandywine Springs on Thursday,
August 1st. Excursion tickets 25 cents.
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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

Mere than profit relin-
quished on a large lot Pom.
gee Goats and Vests. We
have too many.
All Silk, thin, light, very
strong, very cleanly. WASH
Ing and ironing is new life
to fongee. SIS for Coat and
Vest.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

o, look at thisl 80 good sweet water
melons at Smeltz s. Co., 13 e. 4th street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

W. g. Brown, Sixth and King streets,
is selling Darlington's gllt-edge butter,
which has a reputation ior excellence,
from Maine to Georgia, Also all sorts OF
meat, hams, eggs, etc, at loves. market
rates.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29
GREAT EXCITEMENT

Now is your crance TO get your Foot
wear. We have decided TO clear out the
entire stock in 60 days, and you miss the
chance Of your life If you do not take ad-
time 10 wear, as the Summer is lust
commencing.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

Appleby is daily receiving new hay
and straw at his market, south OF Market
street bridge. Telephone 5I7.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

East Side Baptist Mission excursion to
Augustine Pier, Tuesday, July sub.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

Go on the East Side Baptist Ni:s.cn ex-
eursion, Tuesday, July 80, to Augustine
Pier.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

"Creston" lots high and dry; no rocks
to ilIeriere. Office, 712 Market st.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29
LOOK AT THE SLAUGHTER

LUX AT The SLAUGHTER.
Ladies' Opera Toe, worth o., now
90 cents.
Ladies' Dongola Kid Button Shoe
were e.. rs, now S1.25.
Ladies' French Kid, Button, were $50
now s2.eO.
Ladies' High Cut Button Shoe, wer,
sa so, now S1.5o.
Ladies High Cut Lace Shoe, wer,
$3.50, now e1.25.
Ladies' Russet Oxford Shoes, wer,
Si.35. now rs cents.
You will ind the greatest bargains ir
mems wear; you will find mostly every
thing you want. The entire stock must
SO, and what shall be left at the last Of
the next month will be down In the auc.
tlon sale.
You know we'll If you go in another
shoe store he Is bound to make profit on
you. We guarantee you we are losing
50 per cent, as we are leaving town.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

Diarrhna and dysentery are prevented
during tsetbing by Hooper's Anodyue.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

Deviled crabs, clans and oysters at
Ainsc.w's, 707 shiplcy street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

Become with familiar
our prices for Suits.
Nowhere that clearing.out
lots means 80 much to YOU
in money and choice.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29
Home Savings and Loan Association
MINNEAPOLIS, MTSN.

Authorized Capital sio'ooo'ooo'
,..u,, I,unning Prepaid and paid-up
Stock.
This Company loans on First Mortgage
.,iy anal maid to its stockholders ~ per
."nt e on tLe!r Investments this year.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

Flannel Shirts-the fines,
Quality and style): $3.50
to $a.5o grades, $3.50 now.
Fancy Shirts-custom.made
for somebody else-55 cents
a piece.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

at Weyl's, No. Z East Second street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29
Ii Does Us Good

To have people to tell
us they like our way OF
dealing, and we would
be heartless wretches
If, while we have the
confidence OF the peo-
pie, we did not try to
do our very best. Why,
do you know people
tell US every day they
like our clothing. and
like to buy it Of US as 1t
gives satisfaction and
proves to be just what
we represent it to be.
There's no use trying
to humbug the people,
even if we were so
disposed, it wouldn't
pay. We want to sell
good goods at lair pri-
ces. We want to give
the people what they
want, and try our best
to please. Just now
we are closing out lots
of Suits for Men and
Boys at away off prices
to close them out, and
10 per cent. off on all
cash sales.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

Deviled crabs, clans and oysters at
Ainscow'e, 707 Shipley street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

NEW York, July 28.-Among the
"losts" In to-day's papers appeared this
III the person who entered the house
IA West Twenty-arst street on Friday
morning will return the heavily mounted
silver bag he is welcome to the contents,
the said bag being the gift of deceased
husband"
The address is that of o boarding
house, where several Union Club men
reside. The owner OF tho lost bag is
Mrs. Charles L. Wright. She priced
very highly few personal mementoes Of
her husband, among thom the bag,
which he had given to her on her birth
day. 1t was velvet bag, suck as ladies
wear attached to belt, and the clasp
was OF heavy silver.
Mrs. Wright's room Is on the second
door front, and balcony runs In front
OF the window. On retiring on Thurs
day night Mrs. Wright says she left the
window unisstered. The bag, which
contained S42.5O In gold, was lying on
top Of a bureau which stood near the
window. On one side of the bag was a
roll of ten $40 bills and behind 1t a pin
cushion containing $1,000 worth Of dia-
mond ornamental. When she arose in the
morning the bag and the bills were gone,
but the diamonds remained. There were
muddy tracks Of bare feet on the~earpet
aud on the balcony. She notified the
police, but no arrests have been made.
The thief probably climbed up from the
balcony Of the adjoining house, which
could be reached from the top of the
steps.
Mrs. Wright is very grateful TO him,
whoever he is, for not taking the dia-
moncs along too, but she suppose he
did not see them. She says she does not
mind the mopsy(emt.would like to get
the bag badk. unles3s fhe thief is OF o
sen,imental turn of mind, the chances
that be wilfeser returritt are slim.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-29

Go to the Wilmington Grocers' Picnic
at Brandywine Springs on Thursday,
August 1st Excursion tickets 25 cents.
Stores will be closed at 10 a. In. Tickets
good OIL all trains during the day.
, 1889-09-12
The s1yness of the orawnsh.

A correspondent of The Forest and
Stream writes that he recently observed
a very cunning and ingenious trick of a
crawfish Tor crayfish) for catching flies.
Sitting on the bank of a muddy pond,
or borrow pitt over the surface of
which many small flies were swarming
about, l observed that the crawfish came
to the surface near the waters edge,
and, turning ove on the side, the tail
probably touching bottom, with claws
and legs %'sprudling' about in the water,
he assumed the exact semblance of dead
creatures floating on the water. In a
few seconds flies would alight on the APP
parently dead crawfish, and as soon as
one got into the proper position there
was a sudden and instantaneous flip,
when fish and flies would disappear to-
gether under the water. In a few sec
onds more he would appear on the sur
face and go through the same maneuver,
with the same result. There were, per-
haps, two or three dozen of them in
sight at the same time, and all industri-
ously engaged in the fly catching game y
, 1889-09-12
Building from the Roof Down.

A visitor to Japan tells of the pecu-
liar method of construction employed
in that country: Speaking of house
building, the japanese begin their
work at the top. The roof goes on
first, and then they begin to build the
walls and to construct the interior.
One of the greatest curiosities to me
in Toxic is a new hotel which is being
built. 1t is to be on the foreign style,
and is to have four stories. It will be
the greatest hotel in Japan. 1t covers
about an acre of ground. As yet
not a stone of the foundation has been
laid, but the roof is already up, and
this stands on a great four story skele-
ton of scaffolding, awaiting the build
ing of the rest of the structure. This
scoffolding is made of long poles,
from the size and thickness of a cam
paign Flagstaff down TO the size of a
bamboo fishing rod, and the whole il
tied together with ropes. Imagine an
acre of scaffolding of this nature up
holding a heavy roof, and the whofs
made up of sticks and ordinary rope.
There are, / was. told at the office,
Z, 1000 poles in that skeleton, and 1000
men had been at work for months
making it. "-Exchange.
, 1889-09-12
The Laugh That Rings.

A young man who is credited by his
friends with being a good deal of a phil
osopher penped me up in a corner today
and harangued mo as follows:
"Did you ever study the human laugh
as an index to human character? 1t is
an infallible test, me boy. Did you ever
know a man who simpered and giggled
like q girl who wasn't a sneak in his
heart? And, on the contrary, did you
ever Know a fellow who laughed squarely
out with a good honest roar who wasn't
the prince of good fellows?
"a shril laugh is indicative of deceit,
and a deep chuckle proves sincerity and
good nature. By this 1 don't mean that
a man with n tenor voice can't laugh as
though he was honest, or one with a bass
voice cover his insince~ity with a mere
below. It's the ring that talks. If the
laugh has no ring in it you can put the
fellow down as a half hearted cuss, no
matter if his laugh is loud enough to lift
the roof of the Auditorium. Stand
twenty men up in a row before me and
do something to get them all laughing,
and I'll separate the good fellows from
the Miss Nancies about as quickly as you
could get outside of beefsteak after a
years famine. See?"
1 said l saw, and made a successful
dive for Gberty.-Chicago Journal.
, 1889-09-12


The district messenger boy comes in
for a vast amount of ridicule for his
slowness and abuse for his shrewd obser-
vations and ways, but he is a pretty
good lad, after all, if the following hap
pening in New York Is any criterion:
Zone day on Broadway" says an OBJ
server, 81 heard a boys voice ring out
above the noisy roar of the vehicles, clear
and distinct, saying, Hold on, blind
mani stop still, blind mani wait till 1
get to your Looking for the owner of
the voice, l discovered a slender but
agile messenger boy of 10 or 16 years,
threading his way through a mass of We
hicles to a spot just by the opposite curb,
where a gray haired man was standing
as if riveted, with a look of mild despair
oil his face. 1t needed only a glance to
see that h poor man had sightless eyes
that he had become bewildered and was
likely to be run over; that the quick wit
ted messenger boy alone of all the vast
crowd had seen the dilemma and had
rushed in to the assistance of the unfor-
tunate creature. As the lad brought the
blind man safely to the sidewalk 1 could
not help thinking that here was an ex-
preston of that one touch of nature that
makes the whole world kin. Golden
DAYS.
, 1889-09-12

In listening to observations of n certain
sort, one finds it difficult to class the per-
son making them. Does he indulge in
the subtlest sort of humor or is he too
liberal minded to notice the real drift of
his remarks2
1t was neal the end of the winter term,
and a teachers meeting had been called
to discuss the timely subject of written
examinations.
II propose having one examination In
the forenoon, and one in the afternoon,
every day, said the principal
THAT does very well in fair weather"
answered n of the teachers, "but on a
cloudy day 1 object to an examination in
the afternoon"
80 do l." added another. 1.-THE chill
dren can't see to write without an effort,
and they get tired and nervous"
Very well, them said the principal,
"in case of a cloudy afternoon, have
that examination the day beforer'-
Youths Companion.
, 1889-09-12

A colored waiter in the new Central
Railroad depot restaurant in Jersey City
saw n rattlesnake crawling along the
floor near a party of ladies. He yelled
"SnakcsI' and the ladies ran out into the
car shed screaming. The waiter had an
armful of dishes. AS the snake was
heading for him he dropped the dishes
and ran. Two men who had been eating
at the lunch counter followed him. One
of the ladies who had run u told John
Van Pelt, n conductor, about the snake.
Van Pelt got a stick and a friend Of his
got another, and they went into the res
taurant. Half a dozen walters, a cook
and three passengers were sitting on the
lunch counter. They were freed. The
snake vas crawling toward the door,
shaking its rattle savagely. Van Pelt
and his friend made n combined attack.
Van Pelt's stick was pointed, and he
speared the snake through the neck, pin
ming it to the floor. The other man beat
the reptile to death. Then the walters
and cook and passengers came down
from the ounter The snake was about
two feet long. 1t had -four rattles. How
it got into the depot is n mystery. Pos
sibly 1t had been shipped as freight, and
had in some way escaped from confine-
ment.-New York Sun.
, 1889-09-12
Cremation In Paris

The cremation furnaces in Pere la
Chaise cemetery at Paris are now in
complete working order and the munich
pal council of the city has, after due de
liberation, reached a decision as TO the
scale of charges for the incineration of
the dead in cases where this system may
be preferred to burial. Fifty francs is
the tariff, and as the payment of this
small sum gives, in addition to the use
of the furnace, the right of occupying a
shelf in the ''columbarium" for five
years, the charge is not in any way ex-
cessive. OF course, the urn required to
contain the ashes of a cremated person
constitutes an extra, as likewise the
pomp TO be displayed in cremation, for
which latter item the sum of from
twelve francs to 200 francs may b,
asked. For the simple burning process,
however, and for a five years right to a
shelf in the ''columbarium" the price of
a couple of pounds is really low.-Lon-
don Standard.
, 1889-09-12

A statement, made on the authority of
the late Archdeacon Philpot, that on one
occasion Edward Irving attempted by
prayer to bring his dead child to life,
has, been ~stigmatized by the Irvingites as
an attempt to cast a slur on the charac-
ter of a great and good man. But the
circumstantial evidence of Mr.. j.. Rate,
in a letter to last weeks Record, Is CON
elusive. Some sixty years ago Mr.. Rate
was acquainted with two brothers of the
name of Douglas, book sellers, and pre-
decessors of the present firm of Burns &
Oates. ''Of the w brothers, the younger
was a follower of Irving. He died of
consumption, but was fully convinced,
almost till the very hour of his decease,
that he should live to see the Lords per-
sonal advent. After his death Mr.. living
and some of his prophets came to the
house and attempted to raise him from
the dead. This was told me at the time
by the elder brother. He said to me that
he felt deeply panied at the conduct of
Mr.. Irving and his friends; for they laid
to his charge the failure of their attempt
to raise his brother from the dead. The
cause, they said, was his (the elder
DouglasO wanto of faith st. James Ga
Zette.
, 1889-09-12

"Hurrahl hurrahr" shouted a veteran,
rs the orchestra at the saengerfest began
to play a selection. you must be quiet -
Iaid one of the ushers, rushing up to him.
mot much mustn't" said the veteran;
not when that is played. 1 used to be-
long to that regiment, and I'll shout for
the boys as long as the Almighty gives
me breath"
"Your regiment. What do you mean?'
asked the usher, as the crowd waited to
hear the result of the disturbance.
THAT'S what l mean, said the veteran,
putting his finger on the programme.
"There it is. Twelfth Massl That's my
regiment The old Twelfth Massachu-
settsl We fought from Bull Run to Five
Forks!'
1t was only when he was convinced
that it was a piece of church music that
ne would consent to be quiet.-Detroit
.Iarrnal
, 1889-09-12

Residing on the south side is Il man
whose physician has strongly advised
him to indulge in a regular exercise.
This young man has been troubled
with insomnia and is occasionally
afflicted with somnambulism. He be-
lies, however, that he has the making
of an athlete in him, and when he re-
ceived his physicians instructions he
resolved to bring it out. So he had a
horizontal bar erected in the back
yard of the house, and upon this he
practiced daily. His principal feat was
to grab the smooth bar with both
hands and swing around with great
rapidity. One night last week the
young mans mother was awakened by
the noise of a door closing. She
and tiptoed toward the back
part of the house. Looking out of the
window she saw her son. clad in his
nightgown, revolving on the horizon
tai bar with lightning rapidity.
Amazed at the spectacle of the gyrat-
ing son and his Tapping night garment
she aroused his father and told him
about ii. The old gentleman arose,
donned his pants and went to the res
cue. When he succeeded in stopping
the revolutions of the flying boy he
learned hat he was asleep and that he
had posed as a somnambulist athlete.
He awoke him with some diff Guilty
and led him back to his bed. Now the
young nan has his parents lock his
doors and windows when he goes to
bed. He is anxious to regain his
health, but he will not go SO far as to
do a horizontal act in hi. nightgown.
Chicago Herald.
, 1889-09-12
prnfnsion and srmnl,ritx.

Strange fashions are not confined to
our own age or country. Hclirshed, the
famous and amusing chronicler of the
Sixteenth century, comments severely
upon the manners of the English of his
day. He tells us that ''in number of
dishes and changes of meat the nobility
of England (whose cooks are for the
most part F~renchmen and foreigners do
most exceed; till there ia no day in man.
ner that passeth over their heads where
in they have no only beef, mutton, veal,
lamb, kid ,pork, cony, capon, pig, or 80
many of them as the season yieldeth, but
also ONE portion OF the red and fallow
deer, besides variety of fish and wild
fowl, and thereto sundry other DELEGATES
wherein the sweet hand of the sea faring
~Portingale is not wanting, 80 that for a
man to dine with one of them and to
taste of every dish that standeth before
him, is rather to yield unto a conspiracy
with a great deal of meat for the speedy
suppression of natural health than the
use of a necessary meal to satisfy himself
with a competent repast to sustain his
body withal." Much the same fashion
is kept up to this day, and public ban
quets and the sumptuous tables of the
opulent abound in all that can charm
the eye and tempt the palate, and, let
me add, lay the foundation of long and
severe illness. How strange the con-
trast between this reckless profusion and
the simplicity Of some medieval saint,
whose diet was spare and plain to a de-
gree, or of him, greater than any of the
prophets, who did his glorious life work
on a sparing allowance of locusts, wild
honey and water!-Cornhill Magazine.
, 1889-09-12
The Love Tree, n Peculiar Tropical Plant

@as 49, 49, pa NeA
The Allegheny green houses have an
attraction at present in the shape OF
a blooming 'love tree" The plant
stands just inside the entrance OF the
palm house, and it attracted the atten-
ton of all the visitors to the conser-
vatories.
The 'love tree" or philodendron
diliciosa, is a tropical plant, its clime
being Brazil. Its usual growing
places are on rocks, and as a wall
plant against a house it develops rap
idly. The leaves are large and Pc
culiarly shaped, having deep incis-
ions, which divide them into many
elongated false leaves. The blossoms
resemble the flower of the Gala lily in
color and size, and it combines in its
fragrance all the delicious perfume Of
the entire flora.
A popularity of the plant is the
fruit, which takes a whole year to de-
velop and ripen. Mr.. Hamilton, who
showed the reporter the love tree
pointed out the fruit. 1t looks like the
a of a large cow.
1T will not be ripe for some time"
said Mr. Hamilton, ''but it is well
worth waiting for, because 1 do not be-
lieve that there is another fruit SO de-
licious as that of the love tree Its
taste has the flavor of the peach, the
pineapple and all sweet fruits, but to
offset the insipidity which might arise
from so much sweetness it also has a
taste of pepper, which makes the fruit
all the more delicious. "-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
, 1889-09-12
Luxury Of Modern Travel.

The Pennsylvania railroad has a new
dining a that cost them S65, 900.
Them" is not good grammar. Why
not? because it refers to Pennsylvania
railroad. which is a singular noun" Sit
down; there's nothing singular about the
Pennsylvania railroad, but that them"
doesn't refer to the railroad anyhow; it
refers to the passengers. Back to thy
cell, escaped ne: you didn't think a
railroad company paid for its own equip
ment, did you? Here, put him in the
incurable ward.-Burdette in Brooklyn
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