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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-06

AT OTICE.-DIRECT TAXES RETURN
IN ED. blanks are now on hand Mt the
Office Of Col, John Wainwright, End floor
OF Sth and Market streets. vii. Del, for
terested should call or write at once.
fytl-3,n. pDl
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-06

N oTICE-HENRY c. ROBINSON, HAv-
~ ing purchased at sheritts sale the
ice and property relating to the ice bust
ness OF Tho kennebcc Ice and Coal Com
pany will hereafter conduct the ice bust
ness under the name OF the Consumers
Ice Company" aulT-tf
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-06
llR. DE HARprs

~ PEHNYRoYAL PILLS
Are the only genuine rehlyrova. rms y AIDE,
Twenty 1--WE years' experience. sold BY Drug
Fitie. Once, RS N. Ninth street. PhilM. BY
ware oil limitations. i-.b
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-06

Y osT--A GOLD NECK CHAIN FROM
~ Third and Harrison. to Franklin, to
Fourth and then to tbs Sunday School
q owe Bronine. A suitable. reward IL left at
.2l5 West Third street. o5-9tt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-06
Pu Bile SALE OF

h ar Of s & aerce % 5Fa or sell ss bu nE
ings all in good order, situated about half
way between Wilmington and West Ches-
ter. One-half mile from Brandywine
Sum nit.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER s, 1891.
at o'clock. p. m.
Convenient to schools churches and
stords- Known as the MeCRy property. A
good investment for milk business. Good
orchard on the property. Also at the
same time and place horse and one colt.
No. l. Good brown mare, No =. Roam
murd, years old. No. 3. Colt, coming .
yeaH Old. 8 head of cows fresh and
sprirgers. JOSEPH HAMILTON.
A. Sharpless Auct. o5-3t
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-06

GAVE YOUR PENNIEs.-LESS THAN
. two cents day invested In our $50
Savings Bonds will pay you IL per cent
dividend per annum. and give you absolute
security for the principal. Write for par,
ticulars. N. Y. CITY loan CO.. Capital
S251OO0 Box 6Ia, Philadelphia, Pa. Male
md female agents wanted everywhere.
Dig salarics can be made. jy2l-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-06

TALIFURNIA, TEXAS. MEXICO.
~ Special semi-monthly Tourist Par
ties over the Southern Pacific Company's
Sunset and Ogden Routes. Cheap rates,
Apply to f. HAWLEY, a. G. Il. NJ, 3I3
broadway. N. Y. II. j. SMITH, Agt. 10
So, Sd street Philadelphia.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-06

NoTlCE-wE INSURE DWELLINGS,
In household furniture. stock of mer-
chandise, manufactures, barns and con-
tents. In the best and strongest companies
at The lowest rates. Plato glass insured
against accidental breal<Rge. HAWKINS
d CO., 7l2 Market street nul-tf
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

Some Of the most stimulating hymns
have been songs Of the night" The
whispered ISLANDERS Of gossips begot the
hymn, Il Love to Steal Awhile Away"
which has been the consider Of thou
sands Of tried men and women.
Pbebe Brown, its author, a wife and
mother living in poverty, used 70 stroll
away at dusk TO a neighboring grove,
where she could mediate and pray.
The village gossips put their own
coarse construction upon these evening
walks. One Of them, a woman whose
Aouse adjoined the grove, said to her,
with a tone and manner more %irritat-
ing than the words:
"Mrs. Brown, why do You come M
at evening SO near our house. and then
go back without coming inf'
That evening Mrs. Brown. grieved in
spirit, sat in the kitchen, rocking her
babe and weeping. Then she laid the
infant in It's cradle, and gave express
sion to her feelings in nine stanzas of
verse, which she entitled, MY ApoI-
ogy for Ny Twilight Rambles, Address
ed to a Lady"
Several years afterward she prepared
1t as a hymn, suppressing four stanzas
and altering few expressions .-Youth's
Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

The changes that take place in family
names a. they pass from n generation
to another seem often unaccountable to
the student Of genealogy. One Of
these curious changes was observed in
the surname Of a man who was SEN
fenced for assault in the court Of ses-
sions the other day. IL was Chicken.
dance" One hears Of ghost dances
stag dances. skirt dances and various
other kinds Of dances, but who ever
heard of a chicken danceE' IL sounds
as il it might he an alias, or a name
evolved from the highly imaginative
brain Of an Indian, but it was neither.
IL was learned that the name was orig.
inally German, and was spelled Chick
enstaDdts This being an uncomfort-
able termination for the American
tongue 10 handle, for purposes Of sim
plcity and brevity stands" became
dance" There was no malice afAT%
thought in bringing the two parts Of
he name together. buffalo Express
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

In the northern and eastern slater
the immense mounds of oyster. clan
and mussel shells found IN various 10
ealities along the coast prove inex-
haustible mines for agriculturists. who
use them as a top dressing for their
farms. In the neighbofhood Of Da-
1~ariscOtta, Ne, there are mounds
which are estimated 70 contain not less
than 5000, 600 cubic feet of shelk-
lasting monument to the red mans
partiality for cruStaeeous food. Prior
to being used the shell must be burned.
whichs done in rude, home made kilns
A very amusing story is told by Mr..
lngersoll relative 70 the discovery of an
old kiln, which was thought by its scien-
uhc finders TO be an aboriginal house
until they found the half Of a well
baked brick at the bottom Of the struct-
ure.-De-troit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21
A 7 7AVELE5 MAN.

An Elevator 1Ian Computes His Travels
in Time and Distance.
Yes, sir. said the old gray haired
gentleman who runs up and down the
elevator shaft in the big Equitable
building, I've been a great traveller
in my day, and I've seen some strange
sights and got used 10 the ups and
downs-that old joke Of my business.
I've been driving elevators for about
ten years. Before | got my position
here in the Equitable building as con-
duetOr of n of the elevators l used
TO be in the business in the west and
in all parts of the country, and all the
buildings have been great big piles. I
suppose they have averaged 200 feet in
height.
Now, says l to myself the other.
day, Michael, sit down and calculate
how much Of a traveller you've been in
the past ten years, and p'raps, Michael,
you'll be surprised So / sat down
and got me Oldest lad to do the figur-
ing. He's a great boy At figuring. For
the past year he's been a great student.
and he's figured 70 live on his salary
like a good boy.
so says, I've been up and down
200 feet twice in a minute. That is. I
nave travelled 400 feet every minute.
Every hour have travelled "a. 900 feet.
That makes in a day Of ten hours. 24O,-
600 feet. In a week that makes l. 40
600 feet. In a year Of ffty-two weeks
that makes 1850. 900 feet NY kid
says there are 1,76O yards 10 a mile.
So i'll REFUGE the feet TO yards I can
divide the one into the other. see? So
I've Travelled every year nearly 1L1S2
miles. Consequently. hence I've trav-
eled 14l.S $50 miles in the last ten wears
Though I've never been around the
earth they say it is only %, 600 miles
around from New York TO New York
that is. if / went in a great circle. So
you see I've been around the earth al
most six times. But I've still $3.50
miles 10 cover yet. III finish the sixth
circuit in 107. $40 minutes. OF 1.799
hours and 80 minutes. That is. I'll
finish it in 10 days, 9 hours and 36
minutes. New York Evening Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

New York's Literary and Artistic Clubs
The Century is assisted by other
clubs in looking after the literary and
artistic needs of New York. Among
these may be mentioned the Lotus. the
Players, the Fellowcraft, the Authors
and the Aldine. The Lotus has long
been familiar to the public, and a great
deal has been said of the brilliant ciR
which Mr.. Booth has made 70 New
York h the handsome house of the
Players in Gramercy park. The com
plant is indeed made that in these two
clubs the non-professional element
tends to strengthen itself at the ex.
pense of the professional.
The complaint is not an unusual one;
It has been made with regard TO the
Garrick in London. The Fellowcraft
is composed Of writers and artists con
nected with the press. The Authors
club is, as its name indicates. made up
of men who have written books. Il
has rooms, but no club house. The
Aldine, founded by publishers and art
lists, has within two years taken posses
sion Of a house in Lafayette place. E
s. Nadal in ~Scribner's.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

most popular thing, especially in
sparsely settled districts, it was the Gus
tom whenever a man killed a beef
critter' of any description for some
neighbor TO borrow a quarter Of meat
until such time as his own was slaugh-
tered.
A townsman Of his. while calves were
being slaughtered in the neighborhood,
borrowed Just a quarter o. veal" in
this way of one neighbor and another,
until lol he had secured five quarters.
By and by came the day of reckoning,
when this mans calf was sacrificed.
OF course, there were not quarters
enough to go around TO pay his loans
Capt. Bill heard of the slaughter of the
innocent. and assuming that quizzical
expression characteristic Of him when
secretly amused, and giving one of his
peculiar ahems, he raised a shout among
the bystanders by exclaiming, Tell ye
what, gents, that ere calf died insol-
vent "-Brighton (Me.) News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21
The Numerals on a watch Face.

Did You ever try to call of the nu-
merals on the face Of your watch with.
out looking at it, If not. you will be
surprised 70 learn how difficult it is to
do it correctly.
The other night a gentleman, under
the inspiration of a modest wager made
by a friend. attempted the feat. This
was the result Of his efforts:
First. " he said, there's d l.. one;
two ii, two; three III, three; ". four;
V, five; VI, six; VII, seven; VIII,
eight; TX nine; Y, ten; NJ, eleven,
and XII, twelve. There, what's the
matter with thatf'
Nothing" was the rejoinder. Eek
cept that you are not only wrong but
very far from being right. Look at
your watch and satisfy yourself"
Out came the timepiece.
well Ideclare, he exclaimed. that
is a ~revelatiOn-to me. Why, l thought
there were only Roman numerals TO in
dictate the hours, and the fact that
there were second hands on the face
never entered my head, that little dial
of course wiping out the VI, which I
thought was there. Yes, | lost the
money squarely. New York Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

An nsolvent calf would seem to be q
lew thing under the sun, yet that sach
. curious anomaly did once actually
exist Is seen from an anecdote Of the
late Capt William KiIbOn, Of this
town The worthy captain-"Capt.
Ban, as he was Familiarity known, had
a keen Of the humorous, and
likewise a dry say of presenting what
ever struck him as lndierous. Wen,
many yean ago, In the good old times
when neighbor dickered with neighbor
IN almost every variety Of deal and
you lend me and IN lend YOU was
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21
At ANCHOR

lam going . Journey, broths. Or would n b
better 70 say,
lam ending up q long voyage, and dropping NV
kedge in the bay.
Coming home: and in debt 20 the purser, with
never a dollar 70 pay
SIX decades Twas a weariscrne voyage. mads
over a mystical sea.
IN a poorly rugged plebeiAD lugger that always
was drifting alec;
And where are the LOFTY square riggers thai
started the voyage with met
They passed me far up 20 the windward with
stunsails aloft and s,ow,
Some heading for tropiccl islancS some bound
tor the Islands Of snow.
And where are the weatherly clippers the mer
chants delighted % knowf
some drowsly swing . the anchors, as The
msandsring tides go by;
some battle 10 frozen oceans where the north
cry gales are highs
Some drft in the SETTLING tropics With keen
upuurnei 10 the sky
On grand is the lofty clipper. as she dashes the
'yeasty brine
Prom the crest Of the midnight blIOwz whers
the waters fash AID shine.
But I love the plebeian Igger-tho little lugger q
mine
And lofty clipper or II sger, it comes to the sans
at last,
Or whether We cou the wreckage. or hold %
our moorings St
And we swing toR AL anchor, and the voyars
@e IS past
-washinStob Pea
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

There are some people who seem
lated to be imposed upon at every
turn, and Nathan Graves was one of
these guileless u~nfOrtunates. It did
seem as If nothing would ever teach
him 10 be cautious. At one time good
fortune had come to him in the shape
ofa comfortable legacy from a brother,
a well to do merchant in the city.
1T looks now as if Nathan was pro
vided tor" said his patient wife; but
before six months had passed she
changed her mind
An enterprising stranger came to the
town, and easily persuaded Nathan to
embark with him in a patent medi-
cine" enterprise, for which the new
conner had plenty Of capacity, but no
ready money.
u Dromntly sunnlied him win
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

A type Of insulator hitherto little
known is coming into use. 4 recess in
the porcelain body of the insulator is
filled with an insulating fluid which
neither freezes nor evaporates, and will
not support the slightest film or dust.
Other recommendation claimed for il
are that it does not creep like parafine
or other mineral oils. and lasts three or
four years, even in the hottest and
driest climate A clean and highly in
sulating fluid surface is thus interposed
between the line and the earth. and the
in~sulators are found to be especially ef
hcient in rainy weather. The insula-
ton fluid is prepared in London under
a secret process. New York Telegram.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

heard a story the other day which
was told TO illustrate the different a
IN which young men are regarded in
Boston and New York in reference TO
their capacity for business. A middle
aged man who left this city for the
larger one TO 90 into business surprised
his friends here on his return on a visit
by appearing without the full beard
which he wore on his departure. With
his jaunty mustache, which was the
only relic Of his hirSute appendages, he
looked quite youthful, and was hardly
recognizable by his acquaintance. On
asking the reason for the change he
said, "A mar must look young in New
York TO get business; my full beard
streaked with gray was an obstacle TO
my success there, though it was a help
to me in Boston"
] suppose there is enough basis in
this experience Of the transplanted
BOstonian 70 serve as a text for a dis
curse on the slow going business meth
DDS Of this city as compared with New
York, but there is something 70 he
said on the other side Of the question.
The rush and the whirl of American
life are moderated by a system Of con-
Quoting business which leaves time for
interest in something besides money
making, and il is pleasant 10 have the
gray beard recognized as a sign Of ma
Of experience and Judgment
Boston Post.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

A pretty woman rarely has a pretty
hand l got that interesting fact from
one of the manicures. American wom-
ems hands are always white, she said,
though not always shapely. Nearly
all English women have red or mottled
hands. Nails that have no half moons
are a sign Of bad circulation. True
ntts find regular employment for four
m~anicures They = among the clev-
crest operators in London. The young
conan who waited on me the other
day said she could easily manicure
twelve pairs Of hands a day. One op-.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

Charlie Sly TO his grandmother, who
has a good deal more than her bones
to leave)- Won't you do me the honor
to take a pinch Of snuff, grandmai
His Grandmother Il thank YOU.
Charles; your air reminds me Of the
gentlemen | me during my own youth.
His Two Fashionable Cousins (aside)
The brute! Who would have thought
he was addicted TO that abominable
habit OYiIl contest in the future. -
Puck
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

Near Shanghai some time ago four.
teen officers Of the salt department of
the Chinese empire saw a heap of salt
in a house and seized it as contraband
A woman, installing the soldiers for
pirates, sounded a gong, and the men
Of the village running up, killed all the
invaders. Then, having discovered
that the dead men had acted upon au-
thority, all the villagers conspired to
cover up the crime. They loaded the
boats with the bodies, took them down
the river, and burned each boat to the
waters edge. But the true story came
out, and the villagers were punished
One villager, who had been sentenced
to suffer decapitation. killed himself,
but his body was seized and his head
cut of. -Four were strangled; othen
we're banished. K Cincinnati EnouiraE.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21
Highest of all in Leavening Power-LatestU U. s. Govt Report
Bssiss
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Grafton usually ta-e, mani an hour.
Gentlemen keep their hands and nails
in better condition than ladies. she said
But they don't admire the pointed
style. and they don't like their nails
highly polished.
Each operator has a nook to herself.
furnished with a cushioned easy chair,
a couple of tiny tables and a stool A
tall screen on one side and a silk u
tain on the other prevents other Gus
toners looking in. To keep the nails
in nice condition it is necessary to visit
a manicure onc "a fortnight People
with lots of money are manicured every
week Miss Mantalini's London Letter
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

We are asked what woman said sh,
was glad of being a woman, because
that '1et her out" from wedding one q
that sex.
That reference here is probably mad,
TO Lady Wortley Montague. A sayins
which runs about thus is attributed 70
her: Il All partly reconciled TO being
a woman by the reflection that / am
thus in no danger of ever marrying
one. "-S% Louis GLOBE Democrat
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

Some merchants get the
best they can; some get the
meanest they can.
Your dealer in lamp-chim-
n~eys--what does he get for you?
There are common glass and
tough glass, tough against heat.
There are foggy and clear.
There are rough and fine.
There are carefully made and
hap-hazard.
You can't be an expert in
chimneys but this you can do.
Insist on Macbeth's pearl
top" or "pearl glass" which
ever shape you require. They
are right in all those ways ; and
they do not break from heat,
not one in a hundred.
Be willing to pay a nickel
more for them.
Pitesburg. GEO. A. MACBETH a 90.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

this necessary article, and for about
two months took great pride in a gilt
tering sign which bore the names of
SHARP and Graves" At the end of
that time, however, Sharp suddenly
vanished, taking all the money he
could lay his hands on, and leaving
poor Nathan only the patent medicrBS
which was literally a drug on the mar
ket-Youth's Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21
They skip a Fcr.

The state historian of South Carolina
has investigated tweuty-eight cases u
people claiming to be over 80 years Of
age, and In all but two he found facts
70 prove that they had advanced them
selves from five 10 eight years. He
can't find anybody who ever lived to be
1OO.-Dctroit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

Life IN the little German village Of
StrObecE. IN the Hartz mountains, is
almost entirely given up to chess pbIy-
ing. Even the children in the schools
are proficient in the ancient and royal
Rame.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

William Reed, of the White OakS
has a bob" sled that is said 20 be lis
year, old-North Adams Transcript
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21
THE POLICE

j. the only illustrated paper In the
world containing all the latest sensa-
tionai and sporting news. no Saloon
Keeper, Bas5eT or Club R~Ol can af-
fo4S TO be without il. II always makes
friends wherever Il goes.
Mailed to any address i'm the United
States, securely wrapped, ID weeks for
800.
send five cents for s~amplescopy.
RICHARnK. FOX,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-21

George dear. will you love me when
Tn old
What % silly question. Penelope
Of cour~n ] no "-Harper's Bazaar
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-10

He stopped often, looked up and down IN
a bewildered way, and talked and gesticu-
lated ending each TRADE with burst OF
tears. Persons stopped and listened SYM
pathetically, divining that he was lost, but
nobody seemed able to suggest way out
of his dilemma.
Presently young woman, one Of tho
natty sort, who take to shirt fronts and
short cutaway jackets, approached Like
the Others, she noticed the lad, and, like
them, she stopped. He at once began his
harangue, looking hopelessly at her. She
replied In his own tongue and the lads
face grew radiant Rapidly he went on
talking, she listening calmly and without
effort. When he had done she took out
tablet, and, tearing off leaf, wrote some
thing at the boys dictation.
Then she turned to boy standing near
who was intensely interested. "This little
fellow" she said, wants TO 20 to Harlem
to this address. He got put off Fifty
eighth street train at Fiftieth street and
came to the street instead of going on.
Won't you take him back and see him
aboard a Harlem tramp
And thrusting a coin into the guides
hand and the address in readable Ameri.
can into that of the Italian she hurried
away, followed by musical phrases from
the rescued boy, which were presumably
not maledictions.-New York Times.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-10
Going TO Church In Mexico.

One class Of Mexican buildings there IL
whereof, save only at night, the doors never
are closed-the churches. From dawn UNI
til darkness comes again the church doors
stand open and whoever will may enter to
seek solace in prayer. Though less than in
the period preceding the passage of the
laws of reform-whch swept away at a
single blow the priestly rule that under
mined the civil power-the church is an
active part of Mexican daily life. Going to
church is not an office fixed for small
part of a single day In the week and cole
brated only in garments of price, every
day and all day long there is a constant
flow and ebb of humanity through the
friendly open doors to and from the friend
ly shelter from the sorrows of the world.
In the very early morning working peo-
ple-cargadores and aguadores and such
like humble folk-surrender a few min
utes of their working time that they may
begin their day with prayer. A little later
come the house servants on their way home
from market, bringing their market bas-
kets with them, and usually having in
their wake n little dog, whose decorous
gravity suggests the possibility that in
these early devOtions he also has a share.
At O'Clock the mass is celebrated, when
the women Of the upper classes-the men
are conspicuous by their absence-throng
the churches; and thereafter, being clad in
black and wearing lace mantllas, add
greatly to the picturesqueness of the streets
as they go homeward.
Then come the vendors of milk and vege-
tables and poultry and wood and charcoal
and other household supplies-country
people who wish to make their sacrifice of
prayer before daring forth from the city,
and who, if they have had luck in their
small cheatings, may be disposed also to
Thanksgiving. Even on Sunday-the
only day that he would be sure Of finding
the doors open-a charcoal seller would
not be encouraged TO hitch his donkey TO a
lamp post in front of a fashiouable church
in New York, and thereafter to enter the
church and say his prayers Quite the
contrary. Harper's Weekly