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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18

The financial straits Of Italy are grow
ing worse from day 10 day. Coin is de-
creasing at a rate as rapid as 70 cause
universal CONSERVATION and inconveni-
ercc in trade. Storekeepers are issuing
notes payable at sight in their stores.
These notes vary in amounts from a
quarter dollar to few cents, some te-
ing as low as two cents Instead OF al
lowing this natural means for tiding
over the ca amitous period 70 proceed
unnoticed. the police have a. some
places arrested tradesuen for infring-
ing upon the privilege Of the crown By
making money Public opinion Is IL
favor Of allowing tradesTuen 20 continue
in the course. But no one can say y iIat
the end Of the police prosecutions val,
be. nor how and when the calamity viii
end.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
Took the Wrong Patient.

At the city of Utrecht, Holland, the
servant maid of a family was taken
with vomiting and other symptoms OF
cholera. Everybody ran for some med
zeal man except the lady Of the house
herself, who, being in nervous and de-
bilitatcd condition, fell into a swOon.
When the first doctor arrived without
finding anybody at home, and saw the
old lady lying Is dead, he believed her
TO be the cholera patient and, having
brought an ambulance with him, sent
the patient to the cholera hospital.
Next the owner of the house returned
with doctor and was met at the door
by the maid servant who had entirely
recovered and was hale and hearty. One
after the other the members Of the fam
lily came home except the mother who
was retained at the hospital until, after
hours Of anxious search, she was found
in the cholera ward happily without
having taken the infection.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18

Why are women paid less than men
for the same work? Many reasons have
been given for tAis very formidable
fact. from which we quote the follow
ing: In the first place. the supply.
consequent upon the great numbers OF
women who apply for work, IS greater
than the demand Then she is q new
factor in the industrial system, and this
tends 70 keep her wages low. Again.
she lacks technical training and. IN
fortunately, she is not always willing
u spend the time necessary 20 acquire
the proper training. because she has not
an appreciative idea Of It's value Last
Il, she has not the same physical en-
durance possessed by man. and She )
constantly expecting assistance. which
affects her standing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
ECHOES OF VANISHED DAYS.
Renan In His Old Age Compared Youth to
the Vanished Atlantis.


The beautiful allegory, of which so
pathetic use was made by NJ. Renan
in his 'Recollections of My Youth, 3"
says the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
is thus translated. the translation being
written by c. Il. Pitman, and revised
by Nine. Renan:
"One Of the most popular legends in
Brittany is that relating to an mag
mary town called Is, which is supposed
to have been swallowed up by the sea
at some unknown time. There are sew
eral places along the coast which are
pointed out as the site of this imaginary
city, and the fishermen have many
strange tales 10 tell of il. According
10 them, the tips of the spires of the
churches may 6e seen in the hollow Of
the waves when the sea is rough, while
during a calm the music of their bells
ringing out the hymn appropriate to
the day rises above the waters ! often
fancy that have at the bottom of my
heart the city Of Is; with its bells call
ing to prayer a recalcitrant congrega-
ton. At times halt TO listen to these
gentle vibrations, which seem as if they
came from unreasonable depths. like
voices from another world Since old
age began to steal over me, | have
loved, more especially during the re-
pose which summer brings with il. to
gather up those distant echoes Of van
ishcd Atlantis"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
The Ancient netrothaI Rinr.

The ancients wore the betrothal ring
as now on the next least finger Of the
left hand Many reasons are assigned
for this, as the erroneous idea that a
vein or nerve went direct 70 the heart
and therefore the outward sign of mat
rimony should be placed in connection
with the seat of life; the left hand is a
sign Of inferiority or subsection; the
left hand is less employed than the
right, and the finger next least is the
best protected At one time it was the
custom to place the wedding ring on
the right hand Of the bride The Anglo
Saxon bridegroom at the betrothal gave
wed or pledge, and ring was placed
on the maidens right hand where it re-
manned till marriage, and was then
transferred to the lett.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
49, ~,zs>.
W(IIiN ;s5glp
SOME QUEER PEOPLE.
characteristics of John ChInaman In Re-
gard TO His Children.

characteristics of John China man In Re-
garG TO His Children.
AS father, John idolizes his boys,
but feels Beenly the disgrace brought
by the advent Of a daughter. He does
not consider her worthy of name, but
calls her number one, two or three, as
the case may be. He ignores her en-
tirely in telling the number of his chill
drep, counting only the boys, lie con-
siders her as without mind or soul, and
denies her the advantages of education
which her brother receives. As she
grows 10 she is slave in her own and
her husbands house; and not till she is
old does she receive love and reverence.
IF a child is taken sick, says
st. Nicholas, both John and his
wife think the soul has wandered
away, and steps are taken to recall it.
The mother calls at the open door:
Soul, come homer The father goes
out TO seek it, usually searching about
the nearest bridge. At his cry of Com
ing, coming!" the mother looks carefully
about her floor ard secures the first
thing of life she sees. This may be flea. or
beetle, or other insect, but is supposed
70 have within it the missing spirit 1t
is wrapped up and joyfully placed IN
der the pillow Of the sick one, who IS
now expected to recover forthwith. If
death comes instead, the child is buried
summarily and with scant ceremony.
John considers his own coffin one OF the
most valued and most necessary pieces
Of furniture for his best room, and his
highest ambition is to have an elabo-
rate funeral He and the older mem
bers of his household have this ambi-
lion gratified in proportion to their
wealth and the number of their de-
rrnrnlnrnHc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
Hearr sslt for Damage.

Or. ". :. sale. owner q Templetar.
who. with his horse. was ruled Il -
Cleveland last year far alleged fraud "a
race there. brought salt agziEst tie
National Trotting Association far I! &c.
600 dana yes. Eotic- q SUI. was served
on the presi5cn. OF TIE ASSOCIATION.
Judge p 2. Johnston. al Lexington, Ky.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
Matching of Teeth.

Dentists say that the greatest diff
Guilty they meet with in their work is
the matching of false teeth with the
natural teeth of their customers. The
tooth factories supply dentists with
rings upon which are strung thin metal
bars, each carrying a tooth at its ex-
tremity. There are twenty-five Of these
sample teeth. that run all the way
FROM nearly white to shade that is al
most Olive.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
THE CHAMPION MEAN MAN.
He Was Too Mean 20 Live But He Man
aged to Survive.


''The meanest man | know of lives
In Kansas" said Dr. Asa Doolittle, a
member of travelling fraternity at the
Lindell, remarks the St. Louis Globe
Democrat. He is farmer worth 4
cool one hundred thousand dollars. His
wife was taken suddenly i'll, and he
came to town to consult me about her
case told him that I could not pre-
scribe intelligently without seeing the
patient, but he declined TO incur the
expense of a visit. | charged him one
dollar for the prescription, and he spent
half an hour trying to beat me down to
ninety cents He made me write the
prescription in English, then bought
the drugs and compounded 1t himself
to save the apothecar Us fee. One of
the ingredients was capsicum. He
thought he had some at home, but was
mistaken, and had to come back to
town, distance of four miles, after it.
by the time he had succeeded in saw
ing about twenty cents and wasting
two dollars worth of time, his wife
was dead and the medicine n dead loss
on his hands. That so wore on him
that he fell ILL., He took the medicine
prepared for his wife, but that only
aggravated his malady. When he final
" recovered he sued me for ten thou
sand dollars and was beaten and had to
pay costs. He then went before the
grand jury and tried TO have eindicted
for malpractice"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18

Among great men Of the world blue
eyes have always predo-ninateds Soc
rates, Shakespeare, Locke, Bacon, Nil
ton. Goethe. Franklin, Napoleon and
Renan all had blue eyes. The eyes Of
Bismarck, Gladstone, Huxley, Nirchov
and Buchuer are also Of this color, and
al the presidents Of the United States
except Gen. Harrison enjoyed the same
cer-ulean color as - their optics
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18

Maud-I have Just refused an offer
Of marriage which ! received by mail
this morning. He said his love for me
was very great, but that his income was
small.
Marie-What a pity! Whom was ii
from?
Maud really did not rotice.-N. Y.
I&Arald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
Perhaps He was a candida.s.

Deb.or-You can't collect that from
me-. sir.
COllector-To7
Debsor-No. You can't get blood cat
OF tCrnip.
Collector III iisgust}-AppArentlT
not: neither can you get money out q =
dead beat-Texas Siftlngs-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
The Fortunes of War.

Sister Mery-Does Jessie return your
love?
Brother Harry-No; that is the
strongest proof / have.
SiSter-How so?
Brother-She returns everything else
! send her-Once a Week.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18

4 sensational cot called Ief5lrty
3z-tS} endowed r~5th t5se sane blood a.
Naucy Hanks was sold a. indianapolis
Tor 8. ESQ 20 Henry : Ha7ves and James
Alcxande~. of Iohrst0vv1. Pr year
ago Ac5lnty v4s oought ioT si-@-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
CUP DAY IN VICTORIA.
The Great Event IN the Calendar of the
City of Melbourne

No one who has not visited Australia
can have any conception OF the interest
which attaches to such a race as the
Melbourne cup, which, with its sweep
stakes from the one hundred and forty
nine entries mat were made in 1890, its
trophy Of $3.50 value, and its added
morev Of SO. 600. amounting altogether
To SIS, ESQ. s the most important money
contest in the world, says Sidney Dick
inSAu in Sarihaar's NaCazine On the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
ASKING FOR AUTOGRAPHS.

When Done with Modrsty ard Tact Most
Men VIII GRAFT the Request
The most elementary form Of the
strangers letter IS. Of course the appli-
cation for al autograph, says T y.
HiEginson in Hsrper's Bazar. This ap-
plicaiion IS now reduced 70 such = sys-
TEN that II causes little incor veEieace-
and should not be refused There Is
usually sent with the request blank
card on which the name IS - be writ
ten, with al envelope STAMPED and I'd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
Notary Seals.
Attorneys Pocket Docket.

The Lawyers ''Vade Necum," can be used in any
State and in any court. The most complete and
convenient pocket docket ever published, with two
in1exes-an alphabetical index ana a diary index;
shows at a glance just what date lawyer has case
in court; keeps a complete record Of Of the case
Handsomely bound in flexible back convenient
size to carry in the pocket Endorsed by attorneys
everywhere. Price of Docket $1.O0 BY mail post
paid 10 any address upon receipt of 81 "a.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08

WILLIAM BRISTOL, SHOT AT LITTLE
CREEK, DIES IN PHILADELPHIA
H. Bristol, the sailor of the Seaman's
bride, who was shot by Ida Hoover, of
Little Creek. near Dover, on Sunday
week, died at the Pennsylvania Hospi-
tai Thursday. Death was due to peri
tOnitis, which had set in following the
wounds in the abdomen, chest and left
side inflicted by the shot.
Magistrate Clement and Detective
DOnaghy were at the wounded mans
bedside and succeeded in getting the
dying mans statement. In a state
ment made by the wounded man on
Tuesday evening, Bristol said that on
Sunday night he walked up the road
leading to the Hoover house, intending
to stay until morning. When he asked
Mrs. Hoover for permission to stay
there she refused and ordered him out.
Bristol started off, but when about ten
feet away the woman fired. Bristol
received the full effect of the load of
bird shot.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08
NEW YORK
Clothing NouBe.

Let us call our window display
an Illustrative Windowfull.
You read your paper in a hur-
ried way nine times out of ten
read, and wish you knew
whether it is worth your while
-yours-tO stop in and see those
$40 and $12 wood brown Suits :
those $40 and $12 cashmere
Suits or those $12 electric blue
Suits or those $40 homespun
Suits, likewise those So, 81 and S5
PantaloOns, sounds too good to
be true, what we say, so we've
made a show of them. A whole
windowfull of well made Cloth
ing. 55 examples of Pantaloons.
81 examples of Mems Suits and
15 examples of Children's Suits.
They look better than we say.
Ihey are better than they look
through the window.
We've got you if you sotp to
look.
Strictly one price and if dissat-
lsfied with your purchase we will
return your money.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08
QUANTITY

or variety of styles from
which to select is also a fac
tor. By buying our Dress
Goods, especially the finer
goods and novelties in single
patterns we are enabled to
show you a much larger as
sOrtment and less similarity
of styles.
Our assortment of SOC
goods is especially fine, and
if you want something better
we have it for you, in the
Sublime Cloths, at $1.25 per
yard, or any price in the in
termediate grades.
Excellent variety at $1.OO.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08

county, 59S; colored, SO3g Foreion
ooII wIIIes IN New Castle county, 1857;
S' SSoloreu' 14,4O3. Foreign whites in
sussex county, 13l; colored s. 9S5.
Figures for the city of Wilmington
reputation, 61,431 males. 30.814
iema les, 3O,617 native born. SO 439
foreign born, 9,O99; whites. 53754:
colored, 1871. ''1'
In the entire state there were AZ .559
males over 21, an increase of 9961 over
1880, or PALS per cent.
VERDICT IN A MURDER CAsE.-The
jury IN the Benson murder case retired
at 4.o4 O'Clock Friday afternoon, and
returned at 9.37 O'Clock Saturday
night. Judge Gruhb was on the
bench. The jury found George Henry
Hutt, James johnson and Daniel Mil
Ter, alias "Redden," all cOlored, guilty
OF murder in the second degree, and
Julia HUT, not guilty.
Peter l.. Cooper, attorney for the
prisoners, said he would make mo-
ton for new trial within the limit of
four days. Judge Grubb remanded
PIlsoueTS TO the CUSTODY OF the sheriff
stating that Julia Hutt could not
legally be discharged until a majority
OF the court was present. The prisoners
did not seem affected by the verdict.
-Four ballots were taken hy the iurv.
1t was rumOred that for a long time
the jury was abOnt equally divided as
between murder in the second degree
and acquittal, and messenger was
sent to Judge Grubb to ascertain if a
verdict of manslaughter could be rem
dered, but the reply was returned that
the verdict must be either in the first
or second degree or acquittal. The
verdict was somewhat of a surprise. as
verdict of not guilty, was expected.
CEREALS IN DELAWARE. Census
bulletin No. 18S, issued few days
ago, refers to the cereal production of
Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Della
ware in 1889 In this State the aver
age yield per acre was as follows: Bar.
ley. l7OS; buck wheat, 9.4S; Indian
corn, l1.72; oats, 1876; rye, S55;
wheat 1891.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08

GHERIFFS SALE.
- By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias 10 me
directed will be exposed to public sale, at the
Delaware House, in the town of Smyrna, Duck
Creek Hundred, Kent county and State of Della
THURSDAY, the 9th day of JUNE, A. D., 1892
At2 o'clock. P NJ,
the following described real estate to wit
No. l-All that farm or tract of land situated
near the village of Hartley, in KentOn hundred,
Kent county and State Of Delaware situated ON
the road leading from KentOu to SaughterS Sta
tiOn, county and State aforesaid, and adjoining
lands of John Berry, Noble I. Jerman, George
Ford and other lands and said to contain one
hundred and eighty acres of land be the same
more or less. IL being the same farm or tract OF
land conveyed in fee, to the said Mary 4. Bur
rows by Mary +, Blen by her deed bearing date
the fourteenth day OF January, A. d., 1884 and of
record in the proper office at Dover, in book o.
vol. 8, page %, &c Improvements are a two
story dwelling with kitchen attached, barn, sta
bles and other outbuildings and fruit trees.
No. 2-All that certain lot or parcel of ground
upon which is erected a dwelling house and other
buildings, situated on the southwest corner of
Main street and GlenwOOd avenue, in the town
OF Smyrna. Duck Creek hundred and State of
Delaware, adjoining lands of George Stevenson
and Daniel Stevenson. 1t being the same lot or
parcel of ground conveyed in fee 10 the said
Mary E. Burrows by John NJ Voshell. by his deed
bearing date the seventeenth day Of October, A.
D., 1889 and Of record in the proper othee az
with all and singular the buildings, fixtures,
woods, waters, ways, easements, improvements,
privileges and appurtenances to the said lands
and premises and TO every 0f them belonging or
in anywise appertsining and every part and par
Gel thereof
Seized and taken in execution as the property
of MARY Z. BURROWS, widow, and will be sold
'O' '''" AMOS COLE, Sheriff.
sherifrs Office, Dover Del,
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08

WILMINGTON COURT NOTEs.-Chief
Justice Joseph P. Comegys, appeared
in the county court Monday and took a
seat upon the bench after an absence of
about six months. He was taken i'll
last November. Julia HUT, who was
acquitted on Saturday of the murder of
Noah Benson, was brought into court
and released. Peter l.. Cooper, will file
his reasons for a new trial of James
Johnson, Daniel Miller and George
Henry HUT, convicted of murder in
the second degree, within the specified
time. and the grounds will be argued
probably next week. The case of
Annie Marie Williams against the
Walton & Whann Company, in which
the jury disagreed on a previous trial,
was begun.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08

Double the stock ever
before in Smyrna, and
we invite every man
woman or child inter
ested in Clothing, Hats,
Furnishing Goods or
Everyday W Orkin 6
Clothing to examine
our stock. We are con-
tident that we have
what you want and
can save you money.
1O oIlOW YOU VIC ul6dH
this as facts, we will
guarantee our price or
money refunded.
We want your Strade
and will give you big
inducements, and if
you will compare price,
quality, makeup and
satisfaction you will
find us on top.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08

The uncertainty of human life has
been startlingly exemplifed in the
sudden taking off of DR.. Henry f.
Formal, the distinguished anatOmist
and celebrated expert in anthropotom-
ical microscopy, who was called by the
state to testify last week in Wilming-
ton, regarding the blood stains put in
evidence on the trial of the murderers
of Noah Benson. AS he stood before
the jury last Thursday afternoon, an-
swering with prOmptness and the self
reliance which comes from profound
knowledge and tireless investigation,
the lnterrOgatOries propounded by Op-
posing council, he impressed everyone
as being in the very prime of physical
and intellectual manhood, and looking
as though he might live fifty years yet.
-EUery EUening.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08
QUALITY

Combined with the latest
and best style and the latest
Spring shading is what you
want to find in your Spring
Dress. Couple that idea with
the remarkably low prices
that prevail at our store and
think it will be to your in
terest to give us a call.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08

Cotton Grape (15c a yard)
makes a charming evening
costume. Its little cost leaves
a big, wide margin for tasteful
tactful trimming. Here are
Tans, for instance, which black
velvet would make elegant,
and these rose pinks with
white lace would be most
lovely. Delicate blues and
crumPly creams, softest grays
and ivory whites-each and all
are beauties we'll worth the
buying.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08

Two hundred titles of best
novels at ten cents. Pages of
while-away-the- summer ID a y
stories. Catalogue and other
kindred books sent free.
John WANAMAKER.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08

The grace of All-Silk Gren-
adlne grows upon you. Such
blacks of such beauty are rare
at such prices unheard of
before. No slipperiness, no
seeming what-it-is-not. Hon
est goods, handsome goods.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08
INDIAN CORN.

IN Delaware the total area devoted
to cereals i'll 1889 was 2S9, $50 acres, as
compared with 308,O06 acres in 1879.
There was decrease of p, 1924 acres in
the area in corn and an increase of
6,829 acres and 2,2l6 acres in wheat
and oats, espectively. The area.
in barley, buckwheat, aud rye is very
small. and the figures differ but slightly
from those of 1879.
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08
2ucllen's Arnfca alive

The best Salve III the world for Cuts. Bruise
Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum, Fever sores, letter
Chappcd Hands, ChilblaiuS, COrnS, and all Skin
EruptionS, and positively cures Piles or no pay
required. II Is guaranteed To give perfect salts.
tactOu, or money refunded Price % cents per
box For sale by James 2. IOfircker, Smyrna
G. c. HaTmunSou. CLAYTON
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08

HAZEL-COLLIsON.- very pretty
wedding was solemnized at the Brad
ford street residence of H. G. Collision,
Thursday aft ernOon. The contracting
parties were Clarence w. Hazel and
Miss Annie r. Collision, both we'll
known in social circles. The cere-
mOny was performed at l 80 o'clock by
the Rev. T. r. Terry, of Wilmington,
assisted by the Rev. W. l.. s. Murray,
of Dover. The bride wore a beautiful
gown of pearl brOcade silk, garniture
white lace, while the groom was attired
in black frOck coat and pearl trous-
ers. After the ceremony a reception
was held until $3.50 o'clock. Among
those present were DR.. and Mrs. Hazel
J. s. Hazel and daughter, F. M. Har.
old and wife, DIR. and Mrs. McCausland
and Thomas NJ. Collision, Philadelphia;
F. J. Murphey and wife, Wilmington;
NJ iss Hume, Milford Miss Nora Cot.
ton and Miss Mabel Thompson,
Smyrna; Mr.. and Mrs. Miflin, Wyom-
ingi Mr.. and Mrs. Heitshu, Cheswold,
and many Doyerians. The house was
elabOrately decorated with Jacquemi-
not roses and potted plants. The
couple departed on the $40 Norfolk
express for tour. They will reside
on their farm near Cheswold.
DELAWARE PoPULATION.-Census
Bulletin No. 1877 dealing with the pop
uIation by color, sex and general ma
tiyity of Delaware, shows tie total
population in 1890, 16S, ,493; males, 85,-
573; females, 82,920; native born resi-
dents, 155,332; foreign born l4,16l;
whites, I4O OO66; colored, 28,427; native
whites, 126, $40; foreign whites, 1906;
increase of aggregate population; 2l,-
8s5 or 14.93 per cent; increase in ma
tive born population, 1892, or 1927
per cent; increase 10 foreign born pop
ulation, 8 SOB, or 1901 per cent; in
crease of whites, 1906, or 1857 per
cent; increase of colored, 1879, or 2 as
per cent. ,c,-
In Kent county there are 6447
males aud 1927 females; New Castle
"a. .4O8 males and Alta females; Sus.
sex county. 1878 males and 1929
! females. Foreign whites In Kent
Smyrna times., 1892-06-08
Cool Linen Lawns, 80 and
35c, are near neighbors.
Surely, Summer Time Dress
needs may be simply satisfied.

CeyLOn Fzannels.
Fresh caught from the
princes of Ceylon Flannel
makers in Glasgow. Their
regular 6oc goods at 57ac.
Not another word needed if
you knew who these Ceylon
makers were. We may not
tell, but their names on any
woven stuff, is like the mint
mark on a gold piece-a guar
anty Of excellence.
But you needn't know Cey-