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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
ASTON MILLS CRASH.
Judgments OF sl0a-OOO Against
RaOtes g. Etr1ther-

F&hOoes n kfTulhef-
MEDIA, Pa. april 2.-Financisl diff
culties have arisen with the firm of
Rhodes & Brother, Of Aston Mills, and
Judgments were entered against it yester-
day amounting to over 100000. An as.
sigEmsnt was mace tonight TO the Dsls-
ware County Trust, Safe Deposit and
Title Insurance Company and Samuel
Rhodes. the works continued in OPERA
ton to-. day, bnt il u shutdown shall be
necessitated about l 900 employees will be
thrown out of wor Tie extent of the
firms liabilities cannot yet be learned.
John B. Rhodes who is sole owner, is
one Of the heaviest manufacturers of tex
tile fabrics in Delaware cDu ty, and his
plant is one Of the most valuable.
There are two mills operated by him
to-day, third one-ths Kuowlton mill
having been run until year or two ago.
The product aggregates about 81 600, 900
annually.
The property consis.z OF 425 acres of
land, upon which are erected, besides the
mills, tine mansion OF the owner and IT'S
tensnt-hauseS for the operatives. a gen.
eral store near the works, also owned and
run by M. Rhodes, supplies not only the
mill hands but the people of the sur
rounding country. The reputation of the
concern for business methods has been of
the highest, Mr.. Rhodes deyoting his
entire time to the daily requirements Of
go vast an enterprise. His credit has
besn rnted AL by the banks, and his
paper went everywhere ut the lowest
rates in les class.
Tue cause OF the troubles as explained
by Samuel Rh ldes 10 general shrinksge
of values in textile fabrics and an ex-
tremely sluggish market, which prevented
realizing on large stock ready for sale.
He also gays that the tariff agitation hos
contributed largely TO the unsettled state
Of values, and that the duty on wool to-
day is having detrimental effect, as we'll
as on all other mills using it, and will
drag many of ;hsm down if II Is con-
tinued. Not only does il tai tho manu-
faaturar rnduly. but it excludes him ON
the world's market in tho distribution OF
hia product.
Tiers is q G nernl confidence 10 Mr..
Ehoios among the banks AND in business
| circles, aud i; ia believed ne will work his
@sy out CT all diGioulties in the end.
MEDIA, Pa, April ST. ia announced
that tho mills of Rhoaea & Bros. will DO
shut down Oh Saturday next. This will
drop ont o. employment $40 operatives.
No occurrence, vita squaily disastrous
slect, hiss been known in Delaware
county ainea the stop at isoaoh's ship
yard tow years ago, when 1000 man
were thrown ont Of work. Efforts are
bsipg made to induos tho proprietor or
the assignees TO keep the mills going
until thsy run II tue sIistetias on hand,
IN tine hope that in tbs iusantime an ar.
ran7ement may he made for permanent
cG4..AuAnce. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
HAPPY oHILDRsr RoLnINa Gses.
Several H'aIousAnd Juveniles Sp0r,-
ins NcFrisy On lhe White House

Several Thousand Juveniles Sp0ri-
lag Ncrriiy On the White House
Grounds.
WAsH1seToN, April THE White
House grounds presented decidedly
picturesque appearance to-day, the COCA
sion being the annual gathering there OF
the children Of the Distriot for the pur.
pose OF "eFg rolling"
The entire grounds back OF the man
siou were turned over to the children,
and several thousand spent portion of
the day there. They were of all classes
and conditions, from the oolorsd pickan.
niny in rags to the pampered child OF
luxury. They all played together OH the
lawn, and made bright aud animated
Scene.
The President stopped occasionally in
his work to look at them and seemed to
enjoy the sight. Daring the afternoon
the occasion was enlivened by the Marine
Band, which was ordered out by the
President for the special benefit OF the
children.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
TURKISH oUrRAaEs.

Troops Pillnge Christ ash Churches
:Ea HnSH,s ChristinIIH iM Gambia.
CANDIA, CRETE, april 7.-Bodies of
Turkish troops have piilaged Ohristisn
churches and insulted Christians in the
province OF Csndia. at tho request OF
the foreign oonsuls Ohakir Pesna, tho
governor, has ordered al inquiry 10 be
made into tho outrages.
The Mixed commissions viii inquire as
TO the extent of the damages the Chris
tiins hEye suffered AID the TURKS will be
compelled TO compensate shem when the
amount is aBcoItainea,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

for nny ensg of Oatarrh thar cannot he
cured by taking Halls Caterrh Cure.
II, u. Cheney y o., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known II. j.
Cheney for tbs last is years, and bslieve
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions. aud financially able TO carry
out any obligations made BY their firm.
West " TrusS, wholesale druggists, To-
ledo, Ohio.
Waldlng, Kinnsn Il Marvin, wholesale
druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarih Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, 75s. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
A o0ALK0T0s ROBBnB.
A PocMctbook Containing cnccI

A FOcHesoeOk containing CHECKS
Amounting sa $500 stolen Iu II
crowded Electric car.
Thursday teEnoou John Clark, collector
Cor tie firm OF Aafvey & 5is!er, hai been
making collections IN Brandywine Village.
return to the city. Tho Car was crowded
with people returning from the baseball
grounds. He lett the err at Tenth and
Market streets. On reaching the pavement
he discovered that his pockst-uook, con-
tanning the whole of the mornings COL
lentions, was missing.
Mr. Clark Immediately returned to the
err and made Inquiries, hut without result
other tha1 that mono Of the crowd knew
anything about It. The police authorities
ami tho heads Of the llrm were Immediately
notified OF the facts. The pocksthook con-
tained number OF checks, amounting to
nb aut $500. lhere was no money lost.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

CoNooRD, N. IL, Apsll 3.--At moot
ing OF the governors counsel yesterday
mn official communication was sent to
President u. Arthur TsEgsrt OF the
Senate, reoiting that Governor Goadell is
incapncitated by i'll health for the dis
charge of his duties as chief magistrate,
and requesting Senator Tasgart to assums
the gRbernRtorisl chair and dischargp the
duties of the office during the vacancy,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
the LE4THKE MEN AROUSED.
a Needless Tax Oa an Industry
which Employs Thu,asnads.

WASHINGTON, April TIA the Insane at
tempt To promote the prosp riiv of the
fu IN " by increasing Il xltiou tho ways and
paeuus Republicans have dealt more than
one blow ~ tho leather industry. Among
them is the imposition OF a higher duty On
Sicily sumac, which IA absolutely necessary
to ten sheep leather. he committeeman
nave made tho duty, wsich was 10 p8r cent
I'D velorem prior to 1883, and Is now three
tenths OF Il cent, onehGif cent.
Ia petition from ie1ther men IN Boston,
Lynn, Peabody and Beverly, asking that It
be rut on the fruo lisi, which Repraseutg.
tiva Andrew will present to the Hcuse to.
morrow, the following strtsm"uts are
made: "Sicily sunluc is extensively i'm,
ported In this country, and is used pclact-
pa!ly b. manufacturers OF sheep leather 10
tEnning SKINS; for this pu pose no sdbsti-
tut can 10 employed, The darE color given
oiit by F,rgiElu sU.nio :enders I uso on
tirelY impract!caJe. Your ttinuerS
would state that this dufy Is a lax which,
white In no way aiding thu deVhlOpm mt OF
the sumec industry In yir2inia, lays a
nah1,ess buiaen Or IN industry which en-
pllys thousands OF workmen IN this state
alone, anl whose prosperity depends on
reas1uHbta prices for tho aungQ employed
IL this Manufacture"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
A Youtnrul Murderer Hanged.

LONDON, April S--Phe appeals made on
behalf OF Richard Davies, the IS years.old
boy who, together with his brother George,
l6 years old, was sentenced to death for
the murder Of his father ut Crewe, we're I'M
awaiting, ard 70 day the prisoner was
hanged. The younger brother, as before
announced, was last week granted re-
prieve by the home secretary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

says one OF the bast housewives In New
England, we feel the necessity of tklng
good medicine 70 purify the blood, ard
we all take Hooi's Sarsaolrila. 1t Keeps
slyB It gives him II good appetite. and for
myself am sure that | could never do ell
MI work II 1t was not for this splendid
medicine. It makes me tael strong ana
cheerful. and | an novsr troubled with
headache or that tired feeling, as / used to
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

SIS Chsppie careful of his money!"
Careful Oh, yes, very. He has ! lat
bought block OF stock in company
organized to sprinkle the streets in Ven
les. Uhappie is extremely careful in his
way."-Life.
"Did the prisoner at the bar strike you
in the alteration 2" asked the lawyer.
."No, sir, boss" replied the dusky prose-
outor, "he bilfed ms rite behine de let'
yeur. Ell yo'll jes' lean ober little
ways, / kin sho' 20 de 'zact spot" The
lawyer didn't lean.--Atlaata Oopstttu-
tion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

At United States district court Tuesday
mcrnine, before Judge Wales, the easo of
tls r1udRears u the brig Earnestins was
given bearing. The I've sailors, james
d. O'Briau Patrick Russell, William GOyle,
charged with wil'ul ilsobeiieuce OF ord 3rs.
They all plead0d guilty. and were sentenced
to two months Imprisonment each and to
pay the costs Of tiai. The prisoner were
fasen over to New Castle jall by Deputy
Gated States Marshal Thomas Roardon
Tuesday afternoon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

LowELL, NAss., April S.-Ths carpenters,
plastrrefs, stone and brick mason4,
plumbers, gas and steam pipe men axe now
working nine hours IN agreement with the
Muster Builders Association,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

AuRURa, N. ", April = fne failure of L.
j. townsend, wooden merchant OF New
York, who was the heaviest stockhOl6er III
the Cayagua wooden mills Of this city, has
embarrassed the latter company, aad upon
Its application John Dunn, Jr, of Syracuse
has baen appointed receiver. No figures
have been gwen rs yet.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

David I amer dted al rain r. Delaware
county, Pa, on Saturday nlsnt. fis Was
the praHideut of ths u, Trainer u Sons
Manufacturing Coml any, at Trainer, and a
b lever In the principle Of protection" A
short time before his death he boosted thai
he hei the best and hand snmest machinery
ia the world for mRurf !etutln2 cotton
goods, amt said that II was Ill of American
workmanship. He had been In business
upwards Of half century, aud was In the
nth year OF his age.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
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Rrlemna To- be NMr.in.,eti.

PARIS. April 8. .Tns RdpPel says that q
dacree pardoning :ha Duke Of Orleaus bas
been prepared aud that IL viii bs Issued to-
morrow. A meeting OF The cabinet was
held at the Palace of the Elyses to-day.
The gu, ct under discussion was the re-
lease or he Duke OF Orleans.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
Dcmon.,rative Grea.ers.

PAso DEL NoRrE, MEXICO, April 3.-,W.
s. BoIten and enc Clayton, both cattle
m n, met s. II. Covett, 3 wealthy young
rsnoher, on the street last night, ard
without warning began shooting at him
until he foil dead. The nlurderers were
Jailed and there is strong talk of lynch
inR.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
GOOD DAY FOR DEMOCRATS
THEY SWEEP THE DEoK IN ONO
md INDIANA.

The democratic Administration o6
Ohio Heartily EnIOrsed by the
spring Elections Secret lsaiIOL
Law Worked Wcu ina Stamford
and irids npurt.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

fs offered, by the manufacturers OF Dir. 6age's
Catarrh Remedy for q case Of catarrh which
they cannot cure. This remedy cures by its
eEtiss. oaly 50 cent?. by druggists.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

He Cautiously What would you say,
darling, il should ask you plumply 10
be my wife2 Darling Gwen more osu-
tiouslyl-Ask me and find OUT Wash
inSt0n Star.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

ME. FiEg-It you we're ont in boat
with your wife and sister, and tbs boat
should upset, which one would you save?
MIR. Hogg-- Myself. -7eTre HGutS Er
press.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

LONDON, April S.-Mr. j. S. Morgan, the
well.known banker, died to-day et Monte
ceived by being thrown from his carriage
while driving at that place on Saturday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
n R4s NOR nIAoOrT.
Denial OF ,ne Itrpor,cd Arr.st ,

Dental Of ths Reported Arrest of
iiis ass;hniting EzOuse Cs.siIAur.
Sir. Louis, April IA representative OF
the detective agency that made taa Port
lant, Ore, capture says thb man arrested
is n1t Siicott. but Sinott. private secretary
10 the president OF the Fret National Bank
OF Portland. Slnolt is supposed to have
robbed the president OF the bank ut Port.
land, but no definite information on the
subject can be Obtained.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

CIsoISrAri, o.. April Sat yesterdays
city election thu total vote cast was 40 800.
which 10 over 1000 less than ut las years
the registration. Samuel F.Hunt Democrat,
sor superior judge,has 5000 majority; Emil
.2snse, Republican, for elerk or the police
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

Hs--Do you really iovo me-, darling
She Yes, really. To prove it I'll na.no
my dog after you.-Yankse Blade.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10

Total expenditures. Flu fJo.94
The report OF Grand Keeper of Ex-
oheqaer Edwin f, Ubes showed receipts
and expenditures GORE ponding with the
sums mentioned by the grand chief of
rannrla.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03
A Boys Strange Head.

You have heard the saying, In one
ear and out the other,'" said a young
Boston specialist to Herald man. OF
course, the adage was familiar, and
without waiting for reply. the doctor
continued. 'I've seen many strange
things in my practice. but the most
startling was practical demonstration
of that ancient saw. / treat diseases
of the eye and ear. and although you
may know very little of physiology.
you probably do know that the ear
drum is the instrument of bearing.
!nere are strange peculiarities of
that same eardrum. For instance, l
once had man come to me who could
hear very little and had a pain in his
head. He did not know what the
trouble was. and when, after an ex-
animation, told him that it would be
necessary to make an opening in his
eardrum, he said that he supposed
that he would never be able to hear
again. You see, he held the popular
notion that when the drum head is
broken it gives no sounl.
''After some persuasion he consent
ed to the necessary operation, and.
cutting both ear drums, I removed the
accumulation from behind them. The
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03
Ups and Downs With Pigs.

Owing to the rapidity with which
pigs can be increased. the price of
pork often varies greatly within a
year or two. It depends partly also on
the abundance or scarcity of grain,
especially OF corn. When the corn
crop is poor. as it is in manv places
this year, farmers easily get over
stocked, and either kill or sell off
their surplus. Yet this is usually the
best time to begin breeding. Good
shapely sows are always profitable
stock to keep. If crossed with a
thoroughbred boar their pigs will
make as much pork as if they were
thoroughbred. II bred this fall the
pigs will be dropped in the spring,
and may be fattened on next years
grain. by which time the country will
probably grow an extra large corn
crop. to make up the present de-
fciency. No other county in the
world can compete with this in corn
and its products. A short crop here
IS always sure to be followed by great
~ increased acreage and crop the
following eeason.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03
Look to Your Orchard.

DR.. H. Reynolds, Maine gentleman
who runs his farm on scientific princi-
pies, who utilizes all his ''book-learn
Ing" and therefore makes the soil
yield him handsome income, in writ
Ing on fertilizing apple orchards, for
the American Agriculturist, advises
against turning orchards into meadows
and annually removing the grasses
that might be of benefit to'the trees if
suffered to remain on the ground. Bet
ter turn the orchard into a sheep
pasture, he urges, for the sheep them
selves will not only fertilize the soil,
but what is equally valuable, eat up
all the wormy windfalls, thus destroy
Ing thousands of the Goblin moth.
Top dressing with barn-yard manure.
with wood ashes and superphosphate
may do the soil itself good, he says,
but very little good reaches the trees.
1t is generally absorbed by the grasses
before it can reach the roots of the
trees. Still fruit trees go on and
thrive year after year under this kind
OF treatment. but they would thrive
about as well without it. Still, if the
proper treatment were given them,
their thrift would be so much the more
apparent and their fruit so much the
more luscious.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

Comparatively little of the celery
sent to market is tender, brittle, sweet
and we'll favored. Good succulept
ccle-J7 IN the winter time is a delicious
addition to the MONDAY meal, and
even those who say that they do not
care for celery would enjoy the vege-
table when Dleached to perfection.
There is not much difference in the
quality of the sevesal varieties, but
there is a wide difference in the quality
OF different lots of the same variety
which have been grown and bleached
by separate persons. Celery to be
grown in perfection should be forced
by heterogeneous fertilizers. such as hen
manure and nitrate of soda. During
the heat Of the summer it will grow
slowly, aud it is not fit for tho table,
but as soon as the cold weather of
autumn come on it is ready for eating.
After growing the celery the most i'm
p0rtant work of all comes, that OF
bleaching it properly. OF late years
several varieties of self-bleachipg Gel
cry have been put on the market. The
Silver Spray is by far the best of these
self-bleaching varieties, while Hender-
sons White Plume comes next This
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03
Exercise for Idl . Teams.


On farm it will often happen that
at some seasons there will not be con-
slant work for all the horses usually
employed. For various reasons it is
the habit Of such farmers to devote all
the work on one or two teams. and let
the others stand idle in the stable or
take a run ut grass in the pasture.
But it is better. even for these idle
horses, to do work enough to keep
thoir muscles firm, and prevent the
CALLING of shoulders which comes from
allowing too long a season OF idleness.
These idle horses are apt to be poorly
fed. from q notion that grain is no
longer needed. When constant work
is not required. not so much grain
should be fed, but q couple Of quarts
of oats at morning and night will
keep the horse in good condition. and
he should be made to earn it Mares
with foal should especially have exer-
cisc, not to be overworked in any
way, but enough to impress upon the
foetus that the dam is bearing an
adaptability to do what is expected
from it when it develops into horse.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

am mystery that walks the earth
Since man began to be;
Sorrow and Sin stood sponsors at my birth.
And Terror christened me.
More pitiless than DEATH who gathereth
His victims day by day.
doom man daily to desire death,
And still fOrbear to STAY.
More merciless than Time, leave man youth
:. And suck life's sweetness out;
More cruel than Despair. show man truth.
And leave him strength to doubt.
bind the frecst in my subtle band;
blanch the bOldest cheek;
hold the hearts of poets in my hand,
And wiring them ere they speak.
I walk in darkness over souls that bleed;
] shape each as go
To something different; drop the seed
Whence grapes or thistles grow.
No two that dream me dream the self-sams
face;
No two name me alike.
A horror without form. I fill all space
Across all time strike.
Man cries and cringcs to mine unseen rod.
Kings own my sovereignty;
Seers may but prove me as they rrove q god.
Yet none denieth me.
Grace DEMO Litchf1eld in the Indepcndent
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03
Diehl Wheat.

This variety of wheat was in its day
very popular. 1t is a white wheat,
with rather short, stiff straw. square
head and plump berry. Like most
white wheats it is not considered quite
rs hardy as the larger strawed red
varieties. 1t is very starchy wheat,
and it had the misfortune to be intro
nuced just at the time when improved
dourln g processes made the millers all
anxious to get longer red wheats that
contained larger proportion of gluten.
1t Is now found that mixture of red
and white wheat makes more and
better flour than either alone. It is
not likely that Diehl except for seed
will ever sell so much higher than
other wheat, as it used to do; but it
may be profitably sown on land natur-
ally well drained and rich. On such
land Its stiff straw and large, square
beads make fine appearance at har-
vest time.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-03

eject was ,gical, NJ ho could thon
hear perfectly. The organs grew over.
but the internal trouble continued, and
the operation was repeated several
times with equal success. Another pa
tient of mine suffered from disease
OF the ear which had almost entirely
destroyed the drum. Only the n,erest
shred of the tissue remained on either
side. and yet his hearing was good.
These are queer cases, and rather
undermine the popular theory in re-
gard to the hearing. but the one I
started in to tell you was more won
derful. About two years ago q boy
came to me for treatment for dis
ease of the head. with long name,
that don't suppose You care for. All
the openings in his head were of un-
usual size. His mouth and eyes were
large. he had big nose, with wide
nostrils, and his ears were in proper
ton. l performed the necessary oper-
alton, and cleared out the cavity. With
a strong blast from my air pump
over there l blew powder into his
left ear. He interrupted me in this by
saying that the medicine seemed to be
coming out on the other side. I smiled
indulgently at what told him was his
imagination. and at first paid no at
tention to the matter. He persisted
in his assertion, however, and to salts
fy him that he was wrong examined
his right ear. There was no doubt of
it; the powder was going clear through
his head. 1t was going in one ear and
out the other.
What is the explanations? It is
simple enough. The large openings in
the boys head permitted the powder.
driven by the powerful blast, to trav-
erse the channel from his left ear to
the upper part of his nose, through
his nose. and thence by the correspond
ing channel on the right side of his
ear. All the powder did not get
through. but co nsiderable portion of