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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-10

Lot Ladies' Lasting Kid, Foxed, But.
ton, sizes rs to 81, worth Sl.5o, our
price 75c.
Lot Ladies' lasting Kid, Foxed,
Button, sizes 21s to A. regular price
$500, our price Sl.25.
Lot Ladies' Square Toe, Kid, But
ton; regular price $l.50, our price sI.00.
Lot Ladies' Fine Kid, Plain Opera
Toe, aud with Patent Tip, Button, reg
ular price. 50, our price S1.50.
Lot Misses Fine Kid Square Toe, But
ton. with Heel and Spring Heel, reg
ular price $3.50, our price SITS.
Lot Misses Fine Kid Button with
Heel aud Spring Heel, worth 81, our
price $1.50
Lot Misses Fine Kid Button, Heel
and Spring Heel, worth sl.75, only
S1,25.
Lot Misses Fine Pebble Button. with
Heel and Spring Heel, worth S1.75 only
S1.25.
Lot Misses Kid Spring Heel, Button,
worth s1.5O, only 95c.
Lot Children's Fine Kid Spring Heel,
Button, to 7ls worth sl.5O, only 81.
Lot Chlldren's Fins Kid Spring Heel,
DuttObi oilCi - w "a VIII llps
regular price 05c, now 75c.
Lot Chlldren's Fine Kid Spring Heel,
size, 8 to 71a worth Sc, our price now
$50
Lot Chlldren's Kid Spring Hoel, But
ton, size, to 1917, regular price S1.75,
our price Sl.25.
Lot Children's Kid Spring Heel. But
ton, size, 8 to 1917, worth SLIPS, our
price, Csc.
Lot Chlldren's Grain Spring Heel,
Button, size to 1917, worth CSC, now
only Csc.
Ladies' Fine KldOxford Ties, 75c.
Ladies' Fine Kid Oxford Ties, Patent
Tip 90c.
Ladies' Fine Kid Oxford Ties, Square
Toe, Sl.00.
Ladies' Fine Kid Oxford Ties, Com
mon Sense 81.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-10

And we will convince you that you buy and bet
ware.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-10
Duplicate Chips In Court.

It was diyulged that the chips pro
duced in court, and alleged to be those
used at Tranby Croft, were not those
actually used by the players.
The latter bore the Prince of Wales
plume of three ostrich feathers or the
reverse side, but in order to preserve the
secret that they were the property of
his royal highness a asecond set was made,
identical in every respect with the
others, except that the crest was
omitted.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
Tailor Made Novelties.

Plain skirts and Newmarket bodices are
characteristics of some of the newest tailor
dresses. In the cut of these bodices there
is variety. Some of them button at the
back, and yet show necktie and a waist
coat. Some have double lappels, others
fasten with three buttons at the waist.
Drill waistcoats continue to be worn. A
new make of cheviot tweed, with rough
surface, but cool and light, has the long
bodice cut with deep tabs, and ornamented
with shaded bone buttons. The plain
skirt, cut without a wrinkle in front and
at the sides, has a narrow hem, while the
necessary amount of fulness hangs in small
plaits at the back, peeping out from two
overlapping fat plaits.
Fancy brocade silk vestings are being
adapted to many of the summer tweed
costumes. A costume intended for wear
at the races and other day entertainments
is composed of a fine cloth, which is stone
shade, with very original design of pur-
pie orchids in purple velvet, outlined with
braid in paler shade, shot with gold. The
design is carried round the skirt, where
the orchids rise up from the hem, and on
the cuffs and up the front of the bodice.
The bodice front is quite plain, fastening
up the middle, the orchid design being
skillfully divided, and then completely
joined when the hooks are fastened. The
basque is cut just over the hips, and ed ged
with gold and purple braid,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16

Until the time of Admiral Vernon the
British sailors had their allowance of
brandy or rum served out to them un-
mixed with water. This plan was found
to. be attended with inconvenience on
some occasions on account of shortage
in the brandy locker, and the admiral,
therefore, ordered that in the feet he
commanded the spirits should be mixed
with water before being passed around
among the men. This innovation at first
gave great offenss to the hardy sailors,
who had been used 10 taking their drinks
'raw," the result being that Vernon be-
came very unpopular with his men.
To add to his unpopularity the ad-
miral, who was conscious Of the i'm
mense responsibility that rested upon
him, became morose and gloomy, often
walking the decks for hours without
speaking or looking either to the right or
the left. In these taciturn moods he al
ways wore an immense grogham coat
thrown loosely over his shoulders; this
resulted ia the sailors nicknaming him
"Old Grog," and the term soon came to-
be applied to the weak mixture stinting-
ly given out to the men, who had for
merly looked for a regular allowance Of
''pure stuff" "Grog" became quite pop
ular after time, but not until the origi-
nal mixer of the formula had "gone to
his reward. st. Louis Republic.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
-spItinE' . Nslxhbor.

The workmen employed at one Of the
chair making works in an English town
were cutting up a large cherry tree at
the circular saw bench when something
squirted in the sawyer's face and ran
over the bench in all directions The
engine was stopped, and an examination
showed that the saw had struck cavity
in the tree and liberated considerable
quantity Of quicksilver. afterward esti-
mated as half a gill. The log was care
fully examined, and it was found that
many years previously hole had been
bored in shnting downward direction
through the heart of the tree, the quick
silver poured m and the hole carefully
plugged The rings Of the tree showed
that it was ninety years old and that
after the hole had been plugged the
growth had covered the head of the plug
with several inches of solid wood.
AS it was known the tree came out of
an old cherry orchard at Allerton, York
shire, where yearly "a cherry feast"
used to be held. it was thought the
quicksilver had been put in the tree in
connection with some old ceremony, but
later it was found that up to thirty or
forty years go'quicksilver was thus en-
ployed to kill fruit or other trees
by those who had ''grudges" against
their neighbors. 1t was usual to do this
in the dead of night. A piece of bark
was first carefully taken off, the hole
bored, quicksilver poured in, the hole
plugged, and last the bit of bark was
carefully replaced. The tree from the
next rising of the sap beganto wither. In
the present case the attempt was fail
ure, for except where the quicksilver
had lain lit had not penetrated some
inches beyond the end of the boring) the
tree was sound. Notes and Queries
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16

The first story comprises a parlor l4x16
with corner fire place, and is lighted by
two windows in front and one on the side,
and communicates with the hall and dining
room by large openings which are provided
with curtains, poles and rings at the top,
to which suitable curtains may be attached
The woodwork about these openings is so
constructed that folding doors can be sub
stituted for the curtain arrangement at
any time. Adjoining the parlor is the
staircase hall, l7x16 in size, which commu-
nicates with the dining room by hinged
panel door at the back, and is entered
from the veranda through an extra wide
front door. The dining room, 12x1e, is
lighted by bay window of the full width
of the room-which gives cheerful effect
inside and an exceedingly picturesque ap-
pearance on the exterior. The dining room
communicates with the kitchen through
the pantry and with the sitting room
through the large opening similar to the
perlor. Underneath the front stairs is the
china closet, fitted up with shelves and suit
able drawers for cutlery. The sitting room,
12x14, opposite the dining room, gives the
proper balance to the plan in appearance
and convenience. A veranda extends
across the front of the house and on the
side the full depth of the parlor
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
Gazelles and Human Sentiment.

In the Jardin des Plantes, at Paris, in
a fine grassy inclosure, is group of tiny
animals, the smallest antelopes known.
They will come, about the size of so
many cats, close behind their low wire
grating, and stand and doubtfully gaze
up at you with enormous liquid eyes.
And such is the effect of their littleness,
their tim0r0usness, their almost absurd
delicacy-so small, so delicate, those lit
tie, little hoofs, those little tender limbs,
those fragile fawn colored sides, that
little hamid twitching muzzle; so small,
and yet SO keenly, tremulously per-
ceptive and so intensely sensitive; so
little, yet all alive and quivering with
nerves; so small, so weak, so helpless,
and apparently so untitled for aught ex-
cept to apprehend; such minute atoms
and specks of sentient being, so lost
amid universe's vast incomprehensi-
bility-that my heart has been smitten
to look upon those miniature living
things, with the quite inordinate frailty
of their body and the disproportionate
bigness of their eyes.
Symbols or suggestions,of humanity's
every aspect may, one fancies, be dis
covered in animal creation. And |
think those antelopes are symbols of a
state of soul rare enough among men,
and yet too frequent.-Edward Delille
in Fortnightly Review.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
A Soap for Metal Work.

The soaps used for cleaning metal
work usually consist of mixtures of vase
line, oleic acid and fat, mixed with a
small quantity of rouge. When freshly
prepared they leave nothing to be de-
sired. But unfortunately such mixtures
soon turn rancid, and become unfit for
use.
A soap for metal work, which is stated
to be free from this objection, is made
from cocoanut butter in the following
way: 25 kilegrammes of the butter are
melted in an iron vessel together with a
little water, and to the mixture is added,
with constant stirring. 1870 grammes
of chalk, s7.5 grammes of alum, S7.5
grammes of cream of tartar and 87.5
gramnes of white lead.
This mixture is then poured into
moulds and allowed to solidify. The
soap so obtained is made into paste
with water and rubbed over the metal
to be cleaned, and finally removed by a
dry rag or chamois leather.-Manufaet-
urer
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16

Near town in the southern part of
Georgia lived Mr.. Bfanscombe, a
wealthy fruit grower, who was en-
broiled in a perpetual feud with a poor
trucker named Hopton. The feud was
based onHopton's hog, which committed
havoc in Branscombes garden, and
Branscombe finally shot the animal
War was at once declared by Hopton,
not against Branscombe personally, but
against all his belongings. He tore down
fences, wrung the necks of chickens,
smeared BraScombe's front steps with
paint, and continued this. petty persecu-
ton until the fruit grower was exasver-
ated beyond endurance.
He set watch on Hopton, and finally
caught him in the act of pouring turpen-
tine into the pump. The next day
Branscombe swore out a warrant for
Hopton's arrest for malicious mischief,
and it was served that afternoon
Hopton resisted violently, but finally
calmed down, and while on his, way to
the office'of the justice Of the peace ex-
pressed a. wish to. see Mr. Branscombe
and "settle the whole affair" The con-
stable was an obliging fellow, and ac-
ceded to.this request.
"Kunnel," said Hopton, when brought
before Bransconnbe, "let's compromise
this matter"
Every WE'LL" assented BranscOmbe
readily. During the past six months
you have committed damages to the ex-
tent of 5000. What is your propositionY'
"It's this, kunnel," drawled Hopton.
"You drop this prosecuting me, and III
let ye off. youths Companion
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
The Oldest Enitanh.

The Oldest epitaph in English, which
is found in churchyard in Oxfordshire,
and dates from the year 1870, to modern
readers would be unintelligible, not only
from its antique Typography, but from
its obsolete language, the first two lines
of which run as follows, and may be
taken as a sample of the whole: "Man
com & Sc how schal allie dede be: wen
VOW comes bad & bare: moth hav ven we
away fare: all ye werines vt We for care"
The modern reading would be: Man,
come and see how shall all dead be, when
you come poor and bare; nothing have,
when we away fare: All is WEAKNESS that
we for re."-Cornhill Magazine.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
Wdtt.a In Powder M.raA

Every now and then see an old man
walking down Pennsylvania avenue with
his head bent in thought, paying little
attention to the people he passes, but
stopping now and then to look into a
store window, on to look at the portraits
displayed in front Of the photograph gal
leries which abound on that street. At
first glance there is nothing particularly
striking in his appearance. He is slen-
der and not above medium height, and
dresses in clothes of a sort of brownish
gray color. A sandy gray beard hangs
in point over his shirt front. and he
always wears a derby hat.
But If he turns his face full toward
you your attention is at once attracted
by mass of blue spots thickly pepper
ing his cheeks, eyelids and forehead,
which indicate that he has literally
smelt powder-smelt it in close quar-
ters. Big grains of the deadly explosive
have been driven deep into his flesh. 1t
was bursting shell from the ram Mer-
rimac that so marked him for life, and
the mouth of the gun was not far from
his face, for they fought in close quar-
ters. Probably not one person out of a
thousand who pass him on the avenue
knows who he is; he is almost lost to
sight and perhaps little thought of, but
he is among the very last of the great
commanders of the war who still linger.
He is Admiral Worden, who COM
manded the Monitor, defeating the Mer-
rimac, which threatened the destruction
of the United States fleet at Hampton
roads. The shot that Scared him was
fred fairly against the peephole in the
turret of the Monitor at which he had
his eye watching the course of the YES
sci. He lives very quietly here in rather
fine house on K street. 1t is difficult
to get him to say anything about him.
self or about the battle in which he won
distinction. He eschews all articles of
dress which would indicate his profess
sion.-Washington Letter.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
Court Room Fright.

A genuine case of fright was deyel-
oped few days ago when Charles Darr,
of Colerain pike, entered the court house
for the purpose of testifying in the case
Of Thomas S. Strahan versus Isabella
Watson before Judge Bates and a jury.
Mr.. Darr thus made his first appearance
in court. When he reached the large
entrance to the building, and the great
stairway loomed up before his startled
gaze, Mr.. Darr's teeth ratified like casta-
nets.
AS he slid up stairs on the elevator
several buttons dropped from his clothes,
so hard did he shiver and shake. As he
travelled the long corridor leading to the
court room poor Darr was completely
ratified, and a series of shrill screams
issued from his lips. In order to prevent
the man going insane from childish
fright he was excused, and he made
tracks for his country home at a rate
that would defy the best efforts of fly
ing machine. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
Her Lovely Lettuce Dish.

81 want" she said hesitatingly, as she
poised her basket in front of her pretty
chin with thoughtful air, "to get some
lettuce"
eyes M" said the market man; "here's
some; very nice it is too"
SIS it all that color?"
"Why-er-yes'm; all lettuce is green,
you know"
"Oh, of course; but it's too bad Igot
lovely blue dish to put lettuce in, but
I'm sure green would look horrible in it.
/ never thought about there not being
any shades, You know"
And as she turned away the market
man was almost sure he saw tear of
disappointment in her eye. Washington
Post.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
Varieties in Pronunciation.

A bevy of pretty girls stood at the corner
of Ninth and Walnut streets waiting for
car while they shivered in their new sum.
mer suits and chartered as like groups
have chartered since long ages ago. The
pretty printing on the theater walls, of
course, did not escape their eyes. "Have
you seen 'Ny-oab' YETI" asked one. The
other three looked pityingly upon the
questioner. "Why, Lille, it isn't 'Ny-oab,'
it's 'Nee-oab," said another of the group.
'Nee-oab,'" sarcastically chimed in
third; ''why don't you say 'Ni-obeeP' that's
the way it's pronounced" "Girls, you're
all wrong" said the fourth section of the
quadrangle; ''it's 'Nee-obee.'" And four
parasols raised simultaneously aloft noti-
fed the gripman that the Traction COM
pany would soon be richer by twenty cents.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
Died Of HIesourh.

Robert Porter three weeks ago had an
attack Of bilious fever, but nothing moro
serious developed until few days ago.
BE began to hiccough, but it was
thought By the physician to be only o
temporary affection brought on by the
disordered system. The hiccoughiug
continued almost necessarily, and all tho
doctors could do was to give the sufferer
opiates to put him to sleep. But the rest
was only momentary, and the fatal hics
coughing racked his frame for more than
two days The physicians who were
called informed the family that unless
the hiccoughing could be stopped the
patient would die from exhaustion, but
they knew of no remedy. Saturday
night Mr.. Porter, who was strong and
heavily built, weakened rapidly, and the
end came in few hours. Chicago Trib-
unA
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
roped a Criminal from th. n,vs,.

A burly negro named Martin Long,
wanted at Eagle Lake for burglary, was
seen by an officer at Sap Antonio, Tex.
As soon as discovered Long nan and was
pursued distance of eight blocks. He
finally jumped into the river, and though
threatened with pistol he refused to
come out. At last deputy rode up, un-
slung lariat from his saddle bow and
attempted to, rope him. At each cast
the negro dived like duck. Finally
his head uncautiously appeared above
water and the moose settled over it. He
was drawn ashore and jailed. Five hum
dred people witnessed the capture.-C0r.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
A s2.5OO HOUSE.
II Il Of Artistic Design. Well Built and
Conveniently Arranged.

II Il OF Artistic Design. Well Built and
Conveniently Arranged.
lCcpyright. lsol. BY American Press Associa-
tion.l
1t does not follow because we are not
rich we may not build beautiful house.
On the contrary, q greater effort should be
made TO proportion the parts of the design
30 as TO get the prettiest effects by the out
lines Of the building, with little or no or
namentation. Simplicity is the keynote Of
success in architectural design and decora-
ton. The illustrations here shown repre-
sent the plans and perspective vieY of a
conveniently arranged eight room cottage,
suitable for family in moderate circum-
stances. 1t is TO be located on a plot
OF ground Of not less than 50xl00 in
dimensions, and is placed some distance
from the street so as to secure good
sized yard in front Of the b@lding. which
in itself is always a pleasing feature. A
cellar extends under the entire building.
The foundation walls are of field stone
or brick laid to a line on both sides in
cement mortar The piers which support
the veranda and back porch are of brick.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
A Horse with EIGHT Feet.

There is horse on James McCloud's s
farm in South Dakota which has eight
feet, otherwise it is perfectly formed in
every respect. Not until the fetlock
joint is reached in the descent from the
shoulder to the foot is there any differ
ence between this horse and any other.
At the pastern joint, however, the branch
begins, and two perfectly formed hoofs
are found on each of the four legs.-St.
Louis Republic.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENTiTQ THE GONSTI-
TUITION nFtOHIO.
IA * &-ATIoN.

SECTION /. Be ii resOtUed bg the General As
Sen1bty Of the state of Ohio, That a proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of this State on
The first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
ber 1891, to amend Section Q. of Article XII of the
Constitution OF the State of Ohio, so that it shall
read as follows
ARTICLE XII.
SEC, 2. Laws, may be passed which shall tax by q
uniform rule all moneys, credits, investments in
bonds, stocks, joint-stock companies, other
wise; and all real and personal property according
to the true value thereof in money In addition there
to, laws may be passed taxing rights, privileges,
franchises and such other subject matters as the
Legislature may direct; but burying grounds,
public school houses, houses used exclusively for
public worship, institutions ofpurely public char
ity public property used exclusively for any public
purpose, and other property, may, by general laws,
be exempted from taxation and tie value of all prop
erty so exempted shall from time to time, be ascer-
tained and published may be directed by law.
SEcTIon'2 At such election, those cleo tors de-
| string to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the W ords "TaXation
AmendnAent--Yes," and those opposed to such
amendment may have placed upsn their ball ITS the
words Taxation Amendment-No."
SECTrGM3 This amendment shall take effect ON
the first day of January, 1892.
NAL R. HYSELL,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
VIM. VANCE MARQUIS,
President of the Senate.
Adopted April 2& 1891.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I. Daniel j. Ryan, Secretary OF State of the State
of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing is q
true copy of joint resolution adopted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, the gath day
of April, A. D. 1881, taken from the original rolls
filed In this office.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto subscribed
my name, and affixed my official seal at
[sEAL Columbus, the 25th day of Aplil, A. d.
DANIEL j. RYAN,
SaCretnry of Stale
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
Abnormal Weather.

Patient-sDoctor, I've got sore throat
and a pain in my chest, and my head aches
as if it would split.
Doctor-You needn't pay any attention
to those symptoms, as they indicate a nor
NAL condition. If during the present abom-
Unable weather man feels perfectly we'll
he is not healthy-but can cure him.
Texas Siftings.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-16
Her Great Desire,

The prevailing tone of family is some.
times reflected in the conceptions of the
children. A lady, hearing little girl re.
peating the form of prayer she had learned,
told her to ask, as she would of a father,
and in her own words, for what she needed
most. The child knelt, and after few
moments reflection implored earnestly.
20 Lord, please make us all very stylishp'-
Kate Fields Washington.