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Evening journal., 1889-10-19
A Lake OF Petroleum in Mexico.

CRY OF MEXICO, Oct 19.-The Partido re-
ports the existence Of u lake at Pichucalco,
on the borders Of the states Of Tabasco and
Chiapa, which contains petroleum. The oil
is used in lamps By the natives.
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4
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Trustees of the Poor of New Caste county ior
supplying the Almshouse from October w,
1893. to the last " ednesday in January, lesu,
with beef, mutton, salt pork, bread, groceries,
dry good, clothing, drugs and medicines
tobacco, shoes, carpet slippers, and gasolne.
Bids for beef Will be by the quantity IN pro-
tion of one hind gu arter TO three fore quart
ers out of cattle well fatted and dressing not
less than Ave hundred pounds.
Bids for mutton will be for fore quarters
only.
Bids for groceries and dry goods will be for
the various kinds named on the schedules.
Gasoline must be of not less standard than %
All goods TO be delivered at the almshouse
at such times and in such quantities as may
be ordered
Samples OF the goods may be seen at the
almshouse from the I'D to the 2sth Instant,
and schedules win be supplied TO bidders at
the same time aud place.
An those having bills against the trustees
for supplies the last quarter viii present this
same on or before he 18th instant. to he audi
ted by the Committee on accounts on the goth
instant, otherwise bills will lay over 3 months
longer BY order of the Board of Trustees.
JOHN GUTHRIE. Superintendent.
Evening journal., 1889-10-19
A HoboI1en Robbery.

HoBoKFN, n j., Oct. 19.-The residence Of
Robert C. Rahif here was robbed Of valua-
Lles to the amount Of $l,000 There is no
clew 70 the burglars
Evening journal., 1889-10-19
nANKINa ANp FINANCIAI..

TOR CHEAP. NEAT AND QUICK PRINT
II ING GO TO WILMINGTON PRINT.
ING COMPANY. 406 SHIPLEY STREET.
CAPITAL, $5O0,00O.
Evening journal., 1889-10-19
georetarv Nobi.,s First restcr.

WAsHINGr0N, Oct 1.-THE following -
the gist Of an extract from Secretary Noblt
first letter dated Juy ~ lsSn,) b Commis-
sioner Tanner upon the subject Of tho raiated
pensions of pension Office employees The
cases were ten in number The secretary
saysi
"Ihe association together Of these mon
whereby this preference IN time seemed to
have been secured and the subsequent allow
ances obtained is In itsoh fact that their
purpose was 10 impose upon the commissioner.
The further fact in each case, the increase.
was allowed prior TO the surgeons certificate
ia the pending claim, ard that the sums nl-
lowed aggregate over $1,000
The List Referred To.
The following is the list: l. Frank d. Butts,
allowed and paid, g., 1906. 2 James e. Smith,
allowed and paid, 81 ,286 3 Alvah II. Dean,
allowed and paid, SS022 A. William r.
Davis, allowed and paid May IN, sl.c6l;
William Z. Davis, allowed and paid , me
l4, $78z 5 William j. Hilligoss, allowed
and paid, slsl g. silas Colgrove. allowed
and paid, 81 S22 7. Joseph Dickinson al
lowed and paid, S7ls. s. John e. Carpe:4fer,
allowed and paid, 81 s03 8. Joseph @.
Squires, allowed and paid Sl,5g4 10 John
Il. Paine, allowed and paid, S2,S97 I tai,
! Si6,7S5. 1t is in regard to such cases rs hese
that you have thought the commits oler
alone can call a halt, and ia regard TO hich
the secretary thinks otherwise, and pr, a3sas
TO call halt long enough at least f0r in
spection
sharp Closing words.
The letter closes as follows: 81 write this
that you may be fully advised Of my views
and purpose and my belief in my authority
to control all abuses in this department by
whatever means deem legal and efliciertn
Evening journal., 1889-10-19
cRANoR = co.

"Ezthe1 to learn something
or 10 40 something IS Tie real
business Of fe0ery Child Of e0e,y
man and a0onian Of e0ery
hoAy."
Evening journal., 1889-10-19
PROPOSALS..
DRoPosALs

EoR CHEAP, NEAT AND QUICK PRINT
ING GO TO WILMINGTON PhlMI
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SWEPT BYA TIDAL. WAVE.
Great Loss of Life on the
Coast of Japan.
EIGHT HUNDRED PEOPLE PERISH.

Thousands OF Houses swept Away. ant
Death and Devastation Reigned su
prcme-The Emperor aud Empress sent
Relief to the Stricken People.
SAN Francisco, Oct i0.--The steamer
City Of Peking has Just arrived from China
and Japan. She brings an account of a
tidal wave in which nearly 500 persons LOST
their lives and about 1000 houses wer,
washed away on the coast OF japan. A vio
lent wind and rain storm set in at Hazugiir
and Aichiken. By ? o'clock the sea bad riser
several feet above ordinary high tide, ant
just after nghtfall tho waves mounted 60 Z
great height washing away the emhanlsment.
and dwelling the buildings near the shore
A Gigantic Tidal Wave.
Shortly nfterward a wave fifteen fec
higher than the highest Of those that ha,
proceeded II rolled in with a great roar
washing away the remaining portions Of Chi
embankment and carrying with 1t nearly al
the houses Of the various villages along Oh,
beach.
Trightful Loss of Life.
This was done so suddenly and unexpect
edly that the inhabitants had not time /,
escape. AT Okudo, in ognr.-Shinden, al
the houses twenty-three in number, wer
washed away, and out Of ninety inhabitnnt
tifty-four lost their lives
At Jitsuroku, Koyabu-Mura forty house
were washed away, and about ilfty ont o
the population Of $50 were killed. At Ikuta
Murn 100 houses were washed away, abou
twenty broken up and about forty of th
Inhabitants killed. AZ Yoshda- Mura, 35
out Of $50 house were washed away, and G2
OF the population OF $3.50 were lnlled. A
Toba- Mura, containing 230 houses and a pop
ulation Of /, 100, ten houses were broken n
and ten persons perished.
Royalty Sends Relief.
In addition TO those already enumerated
AGO bodies have been found, and there ar
yet $50 persons missing. The emperor an
empress have sent q, 800 and retrospective
~ for the relief OF the sufferers.
Evening journal., 1889-10-19
REAL ESTATE.
EoR RENT.

EOR CHEAP. NEAT AND QUICK PRINT
At ING GO TO WILMINGTON PRINT
ING COMPANY. 406 SHIPLEY STREET.
FoR RENT
No. S3i Tatnal street. II rooms and bath.
No. GA VanBureu street, 9 rooms and bath.
Nos. 1904 and 1906 YanBuren street. rooms
and bath.
No. 1923 vanBuren street, 8 rooms and bath
No. 105 Rodney street, rooms and BATH
No. 1858 West Eighth street, rooms and bath
No. $40 West street, u rooms and bath.
No. 1858 Lincoln street, rooms and bath.
No. 1BB Lincoln street, rooms and bath.
No south Clayton street, rooms and bath
NO. II south Clayton street, rooms and bath.
HEALD a. CO.,
Seven il and Market streets.
FoR RENF-sEyERAL ROOMS SUIT
able for offices. Apply
HEALD & CO. EXCHANGE Building,
Seventh and Market streets.
TOR RENT AN ELEGANTLY FUR
u nished house., good location. For ar
ticulars and 10 view, app HEALD q CO.
Seventh and Market streets.
EOR RENT TbE PREMISES NO. 2 CITY
a Hall Pace Opposite the police stationl
formerly occupied by the Wilmington Print
ing Company. Immediate posses ion. Apply
at WILMINGTON PRINTING COMPANY,
~ Shipley street
NOR sALE-TO CLOSE AN ESTATE,
II Three dwellings, Nos. lO01. 1909 and 10l1
Reed street; also three Los on Front street,
in rear, tile whole lot being a. feet by 10 feet,
being 4l feet on Front street and on Reed
street 4. J. CARROLL,
Eighth and Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia.
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HAWKINS & CO.,
7f2 Market Street.
INSURANCE.

We have been appointed Sole Agents for
Germania Fire Insurance Company,
London and Lancashire Fire Ins. Co.,
German American Insurance Company
Royal Insurance Company,
Continental Insurance Company,
Queen Insurance Company,
And our authority comes direct from head
quarters. The business of the above-named
Companies has been transferred to us. not by
request of the former agents, but by order of
the Companies themselves.
Evening journal., 1889-10-19
&. z. ROBINSON & CO.,
rANKERs an nRoKERs

BANKERS AND BROKERS
Corner Fourth and Market Streets.
FOR SALE.
80 shares of the Wilmington Coal Gas Com
pany's stock
2 shares of the Delaware Railroad stock.
- shares Masonic Han Company stock.
Philadelphia and Boston markets on connis-
ZION.
Letters Of credit given, available IN all parts
he world. and drafts on England ireland,
France, Germany and Switzerland issued.
Evening journal., 1889-10-19
SITUATIONS WANTED.
noARp ANn ROOMS.

TSoR CHE AP. NEAT AND QUICK PRINT
IT ING GO TO WILMINGTON PRINT
ING COMPANY. 4o6 SHIPLEY STREET.
DOARDERS WANTED. = PLEASANT,
ID nicely furnished second story front rooms,
single or communicating; best Of reference
given. 90i Tatnall street
DEASANr FRONT ROOMS. WITH OR
a without board. s. w Ger Seventh and
King streets.
VETANTED. .-BOARDERS AT NO. Az
w King street Pleasant rooms and good
accommodations.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28
New Remedy for Eczema.

"A unique remedy for eczema and
other cutaneous diseases" says the
London Hospital, ''is Hebra's water
bed, or rather, to define it accurately,
continual bath. The pati ent lives en-
tirely in his bath, eats, drinks and
sleeps there till he is we'll. One pa
tient was kept in such a bath for 3S5
days. Think Of this! More than a
year Of washing day! 1t is enough to
make any one hate the sight of water
for ever. There is slight danger Of
the patient slipping entirely under
water in his sleep and drowning; but it
is usual to pass bandage under his
arms and fasten it, SO as to support
the upper part Of the body on the in
clined part Of the bath on which the
head rests. The palms and soles be-
come white and shriveled like wash
erwoman's hands but the skin of other
parts Of the body does not suffer, and
the treatment is said to be very efiica-
cious In severe burns. When the pa
tient first gets into the bed, the tenn.
perature is SO deg. but as he gets
used to II It IL raised by degrees to 9S
deg"
The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28
HEAVY STEEL RAILS.
Increasing Weight Of Eng mes and Greater
Speed Make Thsm Necessary,

lhCEchsik weight OI AHu NF6ALer
Speed Mako Them Necessary.
| The ninety-pound steel rails which
the Philadelphia & Reading railroad
has laid on portions of its Bound
Brook route are probably the heaviest
in use within the United States. They
are necessitated by the stcadily-in-
creasing weight Of engines and the de-
velopment of speed which mark the
times we live in.
accompanying the development Of
the railroad in this country" said
Chief Engineer Nichols Of the Read
ing road, there has been a steady
development Of the rail. In the early
days of railroading the trains ran on
thin band Of iron, which was fastened
to strip of timber. Out of this grew
one of the early forms OF railroad ac-
cident The rail 'snaked up as it
was called; that is, the end sprang up
from the wooden support, and as train
came along it was caught by the
wheel and forced through the bottom
OF the car, often impaling passengers.
Then the rail assumed its present gen.
eral form, but was much lighter than
now. The first rails laid on our main
line to Reading in the thirties, weighed
only IS pounds to the yard. The
weight was gradually increased until.
in the development OF the railroad sys-
tenn, steel rails cana into use. The
first steel rails that we laid was on the
Mahanoy branch. and weighed about
Sc pounds to the yard. From that time
on VIC have been putting in use rails
more aud more massive 60. Ga and &c
pounds, and now finally the Bethle-
hem iron works have furnished us with
90-pound rail. These rails have been
laid where the travel is heaviest. At
some points along the road where the
line is tolerably straight our trains fre-
quently 60 at speed Of seventy-five
mile an hour. There is tremendous
wear and tear when the modern Amer
lean engine goes at this rate. and
hence the need Of rail that will yield
just as little Us possible"
Said another official: ''rhe 90
pound rail is by no means the heaviest
in the world. In Canada, under
stand. trial is being made Of l0O-pound
rails. Better still, on some Of the
English roads 100 pound rail is not
unknown. The need OF heavy rails is
greater in England than in this coun-
try for one reason, at least There
railroads are straighter than here. and
greater speed can be attained and
heavier wear and tear result"
Inquiry at the Pennsylvania railroad
Office showed that the heaviest rail 10
use on that line weighs IS pounds to
the yard. 1t is considered very heavy,
and is placed at points where particu-
larly fast time is maue. The average
weight Of rails used 's about ~ pounds.
which is the average weigh, on the
Reading rood ~ we'll --Philadelphi"
2so0rd
The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28
Borers in Fruit Trees.

The dust or fine chips noticed at the
roots Of fruit trees is caused by boyrrs
which are at work under the bark or
4 the wood. BY examination a chan
mel will be found leading from the hole
where the dust is seen under the bark
and into the tree. At times the tree
will be found completely giruled, and
he whitening foliage which precedes
be death Of the tree is the effect Of the
injury. The channels shou d be fol-
owed up by cutting away the bark
, it'll a small gouge, and If the insect
las entered the wood wire should be
pushed into the hole until it reaches
lhe grub. which may thus be killed. 10
,revent the damage the grass around
Tho tire should be removed and the
bottom OF the stem cover d with a
plaster m de OF clay, lime. and enough
.'arbolic acid to give it Il strong Olor.
'fhrs will prevent the beetles or moths
which produce these grubs from de-
posting eggs on the bark, or will cause
The eggs TO perish before taey can
peno rate the bark. The egT-la} ing
eason is IN June and July.-N \,
IlMei.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28
He Liked Cheese.

In the little city Of Geneva, Ga, a
certain merchant employed as clerk
a good, clever, farmers boy, who knew
very little about different articles Of
merchandise and who had always
creased his wagon with fresh tar. One
day the merchant sent the new clerk
into side room where he kept grocer
les to attend to some matters there,
and not seeing him again for some
time. he went in to see about him. He
found him eating something with ap-
parent relish, and asked what he was
doingp The clerk replied: II have
found whole lot of little cheeses and
they are mighty good with crackers"
The merchant proceeded to investigate,
and was perfectly thunderstruck to find
that the boy had eaten nearly half
box Of axle grease, thinking it was
cheese,
The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28
A g. .ue-Jay on a Spree.

Nav, sir. | ran him down. He
drunk on mad-berry. | didn't shou
him." so srid our little stable-h hoy, : Johl
Henry. We examined the beautifu
blue jay. 1t was lying in the boy,
hand. with sort Of contented d"'ce fH
niente expression on its face. Its heac
wagged ridiculously in the effort /,
hold it up. 1t was common Nor.l
Am rican drunk, nothing less. Tne
bird was intoxicated on the berries o.
the Pride OF China, known throughout
the south as the poison or mad berry
In Florida thousands OF respectable
Northern robins, that would blush 10
do it at home. are found lying about In
the state OF grossest drum ienness from
he same cause. We wondered il some
blue-ribbon society might no. b. prof.
iiabiy started among these poor birds.
But they do not know any better. We
hive this advantage over them, we
know the mad-berry Wen we see il.
II is to our disgrace If W" do not let il
a4oue Youth Companion.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28
THE DEAR OLD CHURCH,

tknow yer now church 10 sorumptious, with IL
velvet an its 81 tier,
Its frescoih', an its music, an its softly shin.
mern light,
But somehow all this anery makes me kinder
sorter bitter.
Fer my heart Is allus turnin' to the
Dear Old Church.
Twas q mighty common buildin', thero wss
nothin' purity bout it
An onsightly old gray buildin'. scanned with
cracks adown the EdeA
. buL when you youns ssters speak Nv It an kinder
sorter scout 1t,
jos remember. plesse, my scelia's fer the
Dear Old Church.
You see, I'm eighty.hve years old, I'm anearln'
the other shore.
An the old church alus took me back to the
time was o boy. Fs%. a
ia pictsr the pews with faces Nv the ones ats
gone before.
An SO that's the how I'm longin' fer the
Dear Old Church.
A thousand tender memories clustered round
the dear old place:
There sat boy with mother, m there
wed my fair young bride.
In that sacred spot bade farewell to the last
beloved face;
Do you wonder at my c,ngn' to the
Dear Old church,
iknow the new ones mighty fine with its vel.
vet an its glitter,
It's frescoin', IN its music, an its softly SHIN
merin' light,
But somehow all this anery makes me kinder
sorter bitter,
Fer my lonely heart is longin' fer tho
Dear Cd Church.
-Maley B. Crist. in Cincinnati ENQUIRER,
The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28
WOMEN IN AFRICA,
1fsvsiers Who Are EnthusIastic Over the
Oh ,rmA o. the Fair Sax.

WV hfc nutHuutostlC Ov0B y01
ch 'rms o. the Fair Sex.
The explorer. Won Francois, was en-
gagged a while ago sketching an Afri
can village. which was a little out o.
the common because all the houses
were built on platforms which kept
them out Of reach of high water when
the river overhowed its banks. While
engaged with his sketch, he says, his
attention was suddenly riveted by "a
black beauty" Many Caucasian la.
dies, he thinks. could we'll envy this
primitive maiden for her skill in the
arts OF coquetry as she poised her head
now on this side. now on that. and
paced daintily to and fro along the
shore. using her big black eyes all the
while to the best advantage. One would
hardly notice the fact, he says. that
she was very scautily attired so well
was the ack of clothing supplied
by elaborate and beautiful tattooins
and long strings Of cowrie shells.
which she wore around her neck and
body, while girdle encircled her
waist. Altogether, he thought she
was one of the most picturesque and
attractive objects he had seen in
Africa.
Several recent travellers have spoken
in quite complimentary and apprecia-
tive language Of some of the ladies
they have met in Africa. Becker had
not gone inland one hundred miles
from Zanzibar before he was express
ing his admiration for the young and
really pretty negresses and their at
tractive FORMS OF course he had
plenty of opportunity to observe that
their shoulders are round and ele-
giant, their arms are exquisitely mold
ed, and their forms are quite perfect v
Our brown Beauties" he adds, were
not particularly shy, but at the same
time they were quite reserved. They
would ask us timidly for permission to
pass their hands over our skin. whose
whiteness astonished them. but they
retired in good order whenever we Of
fered reciprocally to pat their shoul-
ders or cheeks.
Another traveller. who has just writ
ten description of several African
tribes, thinks that the poorest taste in
the way OF ornaments he has seen is
among the Bayansi women, who wear
brass rings around their necks weigh
ing twenty-five to thirty pounds. The
flesh under these rings. he says. is in
many cases continually chafed and
raw, and for hours at time the
women support their rings on their
hands in order to relieve the pressure
upon their necks. And yet no well-to-
do married woman would think that
she could exist without her neck ring;
and when they are asked il this orna-
ment is not a very uncomtortab thing
to wear, they always pretend that they
do not understand. Brass is money
among the Bayansi, and sthe men. in
having it forged in big Jumps around
the necks of their wives, have found o
safe but rather cruel method of money
keeping. IN. Y. Sun.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28

An old offender. who appeared in
the Washington Cd. C.) police court
the other day, charged with being
drunk and disorderly. remarked to the
Judge: Il am going to stop drinking.
but l thought before doing so, I would
60 on one good drunk. Now ! am
done. l have paid nearly $500 In
fines in this court and lost about
5000 more by loss OF work when ar
rest d." The court imposed further
fine Of Is.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28

The proprietor Of q well-known
remedy advertises to give Ave hundred
dollars for an incurable case Of ca
tarrh. At this figure they ought to be
promptly accommodated; but what do
they want Of an "incurable" case. II
1t is that kind it is beyond the reach
Of any remedy. A oase OF catarrh that
is amendable to treatment Is hardly an
incurable case, else how could 1t be
cured.--Boston Budget
The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28

The necessity for the artificial ap
plication OF water is said TO be far
greater In California than In the older
countries Of Europe
The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28

A good rule in feeding poultry 10
to cook all that grows in the ground
and tesd all rHw that grows IN the air
The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-28
SRner 81 Agnes, Hor', thy fast,
II ever be TO T1rry man,
Or man be TO marry mr.
| hnne nllu III : 4 rht tn see

II all necessary rites and ccreIoniNs
have been duly performed, tho girl
may confidently count upon secing her
future husband in her dreams dreams
which We should presume as our la@-
sec friends would say, would boar a
strong resemblance 10 nightmAre.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-11-25
Anguish UnSpeakable

Is endured by the victims of inflam-
matory rheumatism and any form Of
disease may reach that agonlzing
phase or attack the heart and cause
death. Unhappily those who feel its
preliminary twinges seldom realize
this. Like other possibly dangerous
maladies, rheumatism is often disre-
garded at the outset. Well will it be
for him if this brief notice shall serve
as warning of future peril or pain to
a reader troubled with incipient rheu-
matism. The proper sequel will be
an instanta neous resort to the great
preventive depurent, Hostetter 'sStom-
ach Bitters, whose brevet of profess
sional commentator popular expert
ence has confirmed. There is no finer
or more genial an tidote to the virus OF
rheumatism in the system. Botanic
in it's origin, it is free from the objec-
tions attaching to depurent poisons
liable to be taken in more than the
infinitessimal dose. The Bitters con-
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kidney troubles. 11:l7:6t
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patents Granted

To citizens of Texas during the past
week and reported for this paper by
G. A. Snow & Co. Patent lawyers,
opp. U. 5. Patent office, Washington,
d. G..
Jas. w. Bailey Willis Station; con-
denser for baling presses.
t. J. Johnson, Youngsport; cotton
planter.
G. Richardson, Lampasas Springs;
shearing machine.
f. G. Stephenson, Mt. Pleasant;
well digger.
&. d. Streeter, Waco; oil burner.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-11-25
The Pulpit and the Stage.

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duty to tell what wonders DR.. Kings New
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Arthur Loye, Manager Loves Funny Folks
Combination, writes: After a thorough trial
and convincing evidence, am confident DIR.
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The greatest kindness | can do my many thou
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