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Evening journal., 1890-02-24
The old Hermit story Again.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Feb "a Saturday
night fire destroyed the dwelling Of Luther
Limerick, near Falmouth, Stafford county.
Opposite the house is field Of about two
acres of grass belonging to the Misses Scott,
which was ignited by spark from the
house and also destroyed. Sunday while
Mr.. Limerick was digging IN the ruins ha
discovered buried q couple OF feet under
ground large tin bucket nearly Oiled with
gold and silver coins, the amount OF which
he will not tell Some years ago an old her
NIT died in a hut on the place.
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CoScoRD. n. H., Feb. a. -H. W. Green,
Of Hopkinton, administrator Of the estate Of
Perley Beck, the miser who was recently
frozen to death, states that he has foun d
evidence that Calvin Beck, who mysterious
ly disappeared eight years ago, was muir
dered. Perley Beck gave it out that Calvin
had gone west, but the story was always
doubted. Mr. Green has found in Perley's
house gaivin's best clothing and Other prop
erty that be would certainly have taken had
he moved away.
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CLINTON, No., Feb 24-Harry Fink and
Miss Efie Wilson, Of this county, were mar
ried Thursday. The night following a party
of hoodlums gathered for a charivari One
Of the party, Charles Doss, fired into the
house, severely wounding the bride Doss
disappeared, and the officers are now on his
track. The feeling against him is intense.
and PRECAUTIONS are being taken 70 prevent
violence when be is returned prisoner.
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RICHMOND, Va, Feb. PA young Congo
negress named Annie Taylor, found an nc.
quaintance named Jim Bradley in the room
Of Polly White at ? 2o'clock, and plunged a
dagger into his breast After committing
the deed she dragged him down stairs and
walked him block, followed by her rival.
BY this time the dying man was too far gone
70 proceed further, and fell at astreet corner
dead. Both women are under arrest Each
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B1yGHAMroN, N. ~, Feb, 24-Wotrous
post, g. A. r., has presented a flag to each
Of the nine city schools. Lieutenant Cover
nor Jones made the presentation address, to
which President Garner, Of the board Of
education, responded. The exercises were
held in the Tabernacle church. and when
they we're finished the children marched
down Main street past the High school,
where they were reviewed by the Watrous
post, the mayor and the school officials.
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CANTON, o., Feb. 24.-For several m onths
aparty Of Austrians employed at the Cherry
valley mines have been living together ia
small quarters, and stinting themselves to
save sufficient money TO bring their wives
and families across the water II is learned
that one Of the number has run away with
the joint savings Of the company, amount
ing To nearly 5000.
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PANAMA, Feb. "a The various American,
British aud Dominican schooners recently
seized by the Colombian authorities at Car
thhgena for contravention Of the customs
laws have all been duly released. The Incl
dent is now over. Colombia being a SOW
ereigh stste, claims that she has an unques-
toned right to close her coast ports 20 a
foreign trade that is simply running her own
traders who are compelled to pay duties
that the direct American traders have
hitherto evnded
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FOR SALE.

sos Lombard street. rooms.
lllO West street, III rooms.
sl0TRylor street, rooms
9l2 French street, 10 rooms.
Az Shearman street. roOms.
l0le West Fourth street, rooms.
1914 Walnut street, z rooms.
40 West Eighth street. II rooms.
Us West street. rooms.
A2 Madison street, 10 rooms
b2u East Fourth street, 8 rooms.
800 Tatnall street, 3 rooms
$50 Bennett street. rooms.
937 kirkwOod street, s rooms.
=. w. cor. seventh and Adams Sts.. rooms
4l2 East Sixth street, rooms.
Ills Chippy street. rooms.
524 Lombard street, rooms.
52 East Thirteenth street, rooms.
2Jg East Tenth street. rooms.
707 French street. IL rooms.
lli9 Orange street. rooms.
S0t West Eighth street, 10 rooms.
1921 Tatnall street, II rooms.
6l7 jefferson str ct, 8 rooms.
4lU Lombard street. 8 rooms.
1876 Delaware avenue, rooms.
1879 Washington street. 10 rooms.
3B East Seventh street, s rooms.
l0ll Elm street. rooms.
82l East Six ia street rooms.
9l7-East Third street, rooms
COB West Fourth street, 10 rooms
7U9 Wost Second street. rooms.
SS3 West Seventh street, rooms.
HAWKINS & CO., 712 Market ST
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SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb. 24-ln the pool
tournament for the championship OF the
United States, Kuntzsch defeated Eggleston,
la5 to l04, and Denning bested Wharton,
l25 TO l02 In the evening d. D'Oro defeated
Manning, l25 to So, and Powers beat Clear
water, 125 to so. D'Oro and Powers now
lead in the tournament.
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HALIFAX, Feb 24.-The schooner Labur-
nam, hence Jan. S for the East Indies with
fish and lumber, has been given up as lost
with her crew, consisting Of Capt. Patrick
Deegan and his son William, of this city (;
Fireman Boudrot and Peter Muse, OF Cape
Breton, and Charles Bunyan Icolored), Of
Rnrln.lnn-
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HORSES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, Etc.

HANDSOME fURNoUT FOR SALE.
IL Large Bay Horse, II years old, fearless
ter than 2.45.
Large Double Seat Top Wagon. finely uphoi-
stored. built 10 order, brand new, suitable for
light delivery wagon ana family use.
Nj kel Mounted Harness. new Elegant
Robes, Blankets. Whip, etc.
Can be- soon ff The Chs Stables. corner
Madison s1u ~ eli III slI1e-s.
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treasurer Hemingway NIuddled Books.

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. "a The legislative
committees report states that the books Of
State Treasurer Hemingway are so mixed
recommends a commission Of inquiry. The
report OF two experts say that there may be
n eie0Gf0 deGelt. IN the stats mny owe
Hemingway ab ms Ss.5ll. aocorhag - how
So .-.--- l---i-- - ------ ---.-A
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FREEPoRT, Ills. Feb 24.-The electric
light works in this city, both arc and incan-
descent, were destroyed by fire at a n.
The loss is between SaO.000 ana SO ol9s IN
surance, 5000 The sira4fs wa lark
l--s- Iii H. a---- ----- ~ .-~---..
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WARSAW. Feb. - after re in g.
house on sienna ssraat this city, had been
extineuishsd the Arenlen found the corpses
Of fourteen infants underneath the flooring.
The housa has been occupied By midwife
rar,oa s'-ohi.reSi, who hns been as-ressaa.
f'-es-sr-q F'tA Aer sister AL Fc agh
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THE EQUITABLE
Guarantee and Trust Company,
Northwest Corner Ninth and Market sts.
WILMINGTON, DEL.

Deposits Of money received on interest.
Rents and income collected and remitted for
q moderate charge and estates Of every de-
scription carefully managed.
his company acts as executor, Rdministra-
tor and guardian and receives and executes
trusts Of every description from the courts,
corporations and individuals and acts as
agent for the registration and transfer OF
loans and stocks of corporations and In the
payment Of coupons or registered interest or
dividends.
This company also guarantees the validity.
performance and effect of any contract, be-
comes surety on bail bonds and courts and
officials are directed to accept It as sole
surety in all cases.
Executors, administrators or trustees of es-
tates and ladies unaccustomed to the trans
action of business will find this company a
convenient depository for money,
Wills receipted for and safely kept without
charge.
For further information. call at the office or
send for circular
WILLIAM BUSH. President.
PRESTON LEA, Vice President.
OTHO NOWLAND,
Secretary and Treasurer
,4 DIRECT0hS.
VIM. II. Swift, II. NJ. Barksdale,
Samuel Bancroft, Jr., William Dupont,
Preston Lea, Thos. jackson,
William Bueht VIM. I. Porter,
w. salisbury, Jr., Joseph Swift,
III. H. Carter, WIG. Penny ypacker,
DR.. j A. Draper, j. Smith Brennan,
E. Bringhurst, Jr., George V Massey,
George w Bush. A. p. Robinson,
Christian Febiger, H. A. Richardson.
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ADMINISTRATORS sALr.
-rs-a-4esr47srrNre
A DMINIsTRAToR's SALE
REAL. ESTATE.

BY virtue Of an order OF the Orphans Court
OF the state of Delaware, in and for New
Castle county, made on the fl rst day OF tep-
Euary. A. d.. 1850, viii be exposed AT puphc
vendue,
ON THURSDAY,
THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH. A. D., 1890,
at 10 O'Clock a. M. mt the Court House, on
market street. between Tenth and hleyenth
streets, in the city Of wilmington, NeM Sassn
county, and State Of Delaware, the touoWine
described real estate, late Of Caroline hlngiet
Ali thar certain lot or piece of land, with
the three-story brick dwelling house thereon
erected, situate In the city of Wilmington
East Second street, and more particular!
bounded and described rs follows. TO wit
beginning at point on the northerly side OF
Second street at n distance of ~ IT. IN. cast
erly from the easterly side Of French street at
the easterly side of a it. wide alley leading
into second street, thence northerly along
said side of said alley and parallel with French
street IS feet 10 the southerly side of another
fl. wide alley. thence thereby easterly, par
allel with Second street, 10 #. to a stake,
thence northerly eros sing the head Of the last
mentioned alley and parallel with French
with Second street, l6 IT. to a stake. thence
southerly parallel with Frenchstreet SO feet 10
the aforesaid side of Second street, and thence
thereby westerly 81 feet TO the place of begin
ming. be the contents thereof what they may,
with the privilege of the use of said alleys in
common with others entitled thereto forever.
Attendance will be given and terms made
known by WM. +. SMALLEY, JR..
Administrator, d b. n: c. {. a.
Attest Or by his Attorney
CHARLES II. McWHoRTER.
Clerk of Orphans Court
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ccvers, and he was very polite as well
as religious. Bilger had never seen
ship before and didn't know bob
stay from spanker brazil, and he al
ways alluded to the vessels hold as the
cellar. But he could quote scripture
by the yard, and what he didn't know
about seamanship he tried to make up
IN politeness. That was his best hold.
When a man isn't good for anything
else he makes a big spread on polite
ness or religion and sometimes both.
Young Bilger's chief duty aboard
the ship was sweeping gangways and
dumping out spit-boxes. Whenever
the boatswain's mate piped, Clean,
sweep down fore an aft, an dump out
all yer spit-boxes,' Bilger would say,
Certainly, with the greatest of pleas
ure.' Then he would stack up half a
dozen spittoons and juggle them up
forward, where he would give them a
bath. The sailors often guyed him
about this job, but he would only
smile and say, We should never
weary of well-doing.' But Blger
came out strong later on and showed
us that he had the making of a sea-
man in him in spite of his milky ways.
"He went ashore one day, dressed in
his best suit of clothes. Sailors have
to wear their best clothes ashore, and
even aboard ship they are compelled
to dress to order. Every morning the
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Taffy, he plunged off the dock with
his clothes on. bigger couldn't swim a
stroke, and, as his head ports were
open, he filed. and would have gone
to the bottom had q native not jumped
in and pulled him out"
where was this, Cap'n?
"On an island in the South Pacific.
Of course Bilger felt uncomfortable
with his wet clothes on, and as soon as
he got his breath he proceeded to strip,
Taffy helping him. All went well with
Bilger till he got to his shirt, which
he pulled off over his head in the usual
way. He forgot, however, to unbutton
the cuffs. The cuff of a man-of-war
shirt fits tight to the wrist, and is fas-
tened with three horn buttons, sewed
on with waxed thread. So when Bill
ger skinned his shirt off the sleeves
turned wrong side out and chung to
his wrists closer than a brother. He
was too drunk to know what was the
matter, so he got excited. Taffy was
helping him, but he broke away and
went galloping along the beach, howl
ing like wild man, and waving the
wet, soggy shirt in the air.
when we reached the dock Taffy
was pursuing the unhappy Bilger. But
as he was short-handed on fingers and
Bilger's body. being wet and slippery
he couldn't hold him. Two or three
of us started to help Taffy, but he
waved us back; said he was sailing
that craft himself and didn't want any
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A Rome OF Lads.

A number of boys were skating and
sliding. On a sudden the ice gave way
almost in the middle of the lake AND
one little chap fell in. There was NO
house near where they could run for
help, no ropes which they could throw
to their struggling companion. The
boys stood on the bank, with pale, sor-
rowful faces, afraid to try to reach
their friend, in case the ice should give
out and swallow them all up. But one
boy suddenly. remembered that al
though you cannot stand board up
right on the ice without it's going
through, yet if you lay the same board
fat on the ice it Will be quite safe.
Not only that, but he knew that hs
could run along the board without fear
of cracking the ice. It only took him
a moment to remember all that; the
next he spoke to his friends after this
fashion:
Il will lie down fat on the ice near
the edge; then one Of you must come
to my feet and push me along till you
too can lie down. If you all lie down
in that way and push the boy in front
of you, we shall make line quite long
enough to reach poor Reuben"
Taking the post of danger himself,
the brave boy was able by his living
rope to reach his. friend. He pulled
him out, though he was not one mo-
ment too soon, for he was SO exhausted
with his efforts to keep his head above
water that he would soon have sunk.
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word is passed forward regarding the
uniform to be worn that day. One day
it will be all blue, the next all white,
and then white and blue mixed. When
there is work to be done the order
goes, Hear, there, the uniform for to-
day will be working clothes, and every
body must be dressed alike at quarters.
well, Bilger went ashore with the
liberty party, and they got him drunk.
I had charge of the launch that went
in to fetch the party off to the ship.
On the first trip we brought them all
off but two, Bilger and fireman
named Price Price was Welshman,
whom we nicknamed Taffy for short.
He was a short, thick, dumpy little
fellow, who always wore trousers in
tended for full-grown man. He
never had the pants altered to fit his
short legs, consequently they looked
like a pair of accordions. All his fin
gers were gone at the second joint,
owing to an accident he met with in
the tire-room. They were taking up
the iron deck-plates one day. One of
the men with a crowbar got pinch
between the joints, and raised plate
which weighed about 600 pounds.
Taffy was standing on the plate at the
time, and, ntooping over, he put his
fingers in the crack and began to lift.
But the crowbar slipped, the plate
came down with Taffy standing on it,
and broke his fingers off. 3"
Every sad accident" murmured the
lubber.
eyes. Well, when we got back on
the second trip Taffy and Bilger had
been having HI of time. They
were both drunk, Bilger having the
biggest load and Taffy was kindly
taking care of him. While we were
away on the first trip Bilger concluded
that it would be good idea to swim
off to the ship-about two miles. So.
without saying word to his guardian,
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help. So we sat down and waited
while they went ahead with the per-
Torrance. Up and down the beach
they Sew, bigger in the lead, with
Taffy close behind. Sometimes one
and sometimes both of them were
standing on the shirt or tearing at it
with tooth and nail. Then Bilger
would break away and lash the trees
with his shirt, in the meantime shrek
ing and frothing at the mouth. !.
"At last they wore the shirt out and
bigger was free, except for a pair of
nice, warm flannel bracelets. Then
we tried to load him into the boat, but
he clutched the iron stanchions on
either side of the gangway and hung
back. He wanted to swim. We hauled
and jerked, while Taffy got behind
and prodded bigger with his finger
stumps. This scheme wouldn't work,
so Taffy suddenly grabbed his friend
by the legs and turned him forward
somersault into the bottom of the
boat. Then we started for the ship.
On the way Bilger made wild break
and got halfway over the side,
but Taffy hauled him back. Then
Taffy laid on his back in the bottom of
the boat and, clasping Bilger around
the middle with both arms, hung
on. But bigger was so stuck on swim
ming.that day that he kept striking out
with hands and feet all the way to the
ship.
Con reaching the vessel the swimmer
was hoisted aboard and placed in a cell
to cool off. When sober he was taken
to the mast clad only in his flannel
bracelets. The captain eyed the young
man sternly, and harshly demanded:
Well, what have you to say for
yourself?'
"Bilger blushed all over, but bracing
up he threw off graceful salute and
said: y
Please, sir, what is the uniform for
to-day?'
"The captain broke down at once and
sent bigger forward, where he received
the hearty congratulations of the entire
crew."
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Bring Yonr Name with Yon.

Among the well-known servants of a
well-known house in Lewiston is one
young woman of native ''old country"
wit, who never is at loss for an ex-
pedient. She attended q call at the
door the other day, where a stranger
presented himself and asked to see the
lady of the house. What name shall
I say?" "Mr. Stiltzenheimer. said
he. BEG pardon, sir" said she.
"Stltzenheimer, repeated he. The
girl hesitated at the name, which was
evidently beyond the intricacies of her
speech, and then, opening the door Of
the parlor, said with a laugh: "Step
in, sir, if you please, and-and bring
the name with you. "-Leloisto1a Jour
~
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Detroit Free Press.
"The Way He Fetched En-

Eek Jones, like many diminutive
men, was conceited beyond description.
He was known through his native coun-
ty as the greatest braggart within the
knowledge of the Oldest inhabitant.
His stories of his own exploits were
hardly surpassed by those Of Baron
Munchausen.
It was Eek who once ran up to a
couple of Irishmen that were scuffling,
with the determination to part them.
One of the combatants paused long
enough to give Eek back handed
blow which caused him to turn rear
somersault. Springing to his feet he
delivered prodigious kick at the men,
who were fully rod beyond his reach.
"There, take that" he exclaimed.
walking away. "The next time I'll
half kill you"
One afternoon and evening Barnum's
circus showed in Sykesville. After the
performance several of the gymnasts
visited the village inn and INDUCED in
something of lark. They became SO
boisterous in the bar-room that several
of the spectators who knew Ezek's Pc
culiarities went to him.
cts shame" said one of them,
shat such things as this should be
allowed. It ought to be stopped"
CHATS So" assented Eek, compress
sing his lips and shaking his head in
dignantly; shall stop t?"
Il wish you would" said the land
lord, coming up just then.
"All right; just give me room. I'll
teach 'em better"
Eek seized the largest of the ath-
letes.
"see here, my friend, this has gone
far enough"
At that instant the circus man, who
had got firm grip on the,peace-mak-
er's coat collar, gave him a whirl which
caused his heels to strike the ceiling.
The next instant he dropped on his
back in the middle of the room with a
shock that made the windows to rattle.
Eek rose briskly to his feet, brushed
the dirt from his clothes, and striding
triumphantly to the side of the room.
shook his head and said with proud
smile. Chats the way I always fetch
'em [ just throw myself on my back
and they're. gone !"--D0yS' Holiday.
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nDe Old HOsS. He Died.

A. very good and true story is report
ed, with Prof. Marsh, of New Haven,
Conn. in the title role. While walk
ing near his home not long ago he re-
marked a horse attached to a dilapi-
dated ash-wagon driven by an aged
negro, which animal had OH its leg a
queer bone formation. The Professor
stopped the team, made cursory ex-
animation of the protuberance, and
concluded the interview by saying, in a
half-joking way. that when the horse
died he would like that leg for scien-
tifc examination, and would give S.
for the same delivered to his house. A
couple of hours later, on his return
home, he found a long, awkward bun
die at his front door on the yeranda,
and it required no careful examination
to reveal the leg of a horse.
"You see, sah," the owner of the
ash-wagon remarked, with peculiar
look in his eye. de old boss he died. "
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SIBERIAN ExrLEs.
BIZ MRS. NAPOLEON B. MoRANGE.

Russia Russia Art thou thy brothers
keeper2
Are these thy children, ever wandering deeper
Into that gloomy 1and,
A faint, heart-broken band?
Answerl Are these thy children, these shackled
ones?
Claim thew from thee the heritageo of sons?
Didst thou ere nurse them at thy iron breastP
Were once their infant locks by thee caressed?
And thou canst sec them furnishing for restl
Who thinks at midnight on this somber land,
Its punishments dealt out with iron hand,
Must see phantom train
That comes not home again,
Marching in painful file to living death
With hope, with all crushed out OF life but
art thou thy brothers keeper? Russia Russia
Are these thy children? Hast thou naught to
And yet they fan and die beside the way.
How long that bowed procession looks to those
Who, dreaming hear the groans and feel the
To those born happy, free,
Graded in liberty
Seen from the West how black that awful goal
How terrible for even q hardened soull
We shudder at those grim, entombing mines;
We mark how brief the welcome summer
shines
How like funeral sentinels, Siberian pines.
Obi Russia Russia IT'S bIacked page
To scan in our enlightened, lenient age;
When hearts have softer grown,
Even on the Ioftiest throne;
When man no longer to his God replies:
Am my brothers keeper?" When the skies
No longer smile and bend above La Bastilel
And nations show growth of tender zeal
FOR all who suffer- all who live and feel.
Far, far from the millennial day to come,
when earth will be one universal home,
Siberian dungeons seeml
And yet the Christians dream
Time may fulfill. Black Russia browning
Dread
Haunted by fearful shapesl Land of the dead
Whose confines maxi en- everlasting duress
May blossom like Isaiah s wilderness,
And, wearying of curses, yearn to bless.
NEW YORK City (Station Al.
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Jimmy and the Calf

Once there was little boy named
Jimmy and he was thought to be a
very brave little fellow by all his re-
lations and friends, because he was not
afraid Of the dark and did not seem to
be afraid of anything else.
Jimmy himself often boosted of his
courage and quite looked down on
those of his playmates who did not
dare to go out of the house after night
fall. But the time came when his
pride had fall, for, having occasion to
step outside of the door one evening,
he had scarcely closed it behind him
when his parents heard shrill scream.
Then came a rush and scramble, fol
lowed by the bursting open of the door,
and Jlmmy's appearance on the thresh
old with pale face and dilated eyes.
"Why, Jimmy" asked his father,
what is the matter?"
"Oh!' replied Jimmy, in voice that
he tried to make steady, "how ] did
scare that calf I scared him awful"
1t seems little calf had chosen the
sheltered corner of the house for a
lodging place that night, and startled
by Jimmy's sudden appearance, it
sprang suddenly to its feet, nearly
knocking the small boy over as it did
so, and I'll leave it for my young read
ers to Judge which was the most fright
ened for the moment.
Anyhow Jimmy has never heard the
last Of soaring the timid little calf, al
though he is a man now, as you will
know when I sign myself
JIMMY's WIFE.
Detroit Free Press.