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STRAYED or stolen. u small AZsJ
~ rat terrier, answering 10 the =K5SS-z1ra
name of lionuty. Return TO Is. Taylor
llipplc. 18th street, Highlands. Suitable
reward will be given. d.1-2t'
I OST--On Tuesday mDrnlng on Market
- street, pOcket-hoOk containing
about 81. The iiudcr VIII he suitably %
warded on leaving the same with W. H.
Bitten. Sli CHESTNUT street. dll.!tv
OSr D. cemhcr -. a light sable Scotch
IL Cnolle dog. A suitable reward Will
he paid for her return TO No. lUJb West
Third street. dsD.2.'
+ OSr-Whtc rnN terri r. dor. Reward
II IL returned to 5OI Market st. d20-2t
IV ADIfS' coats altered and repaired Ia
II look AS good ~ new ut Kings, Gtl
Orange street. dls-1m
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The Real Boy

would ratheg have pair of Gum
Boots or Slippers than a handkerf
chief or namby PANTY story
DOOR. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-The senate i'm.
conquered in the conference rennrt on TIA,
New York and E",y ,crs,.t- / . $50
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This Christmas

buy sensible presents which will
be- useful beyond the holidays.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILR0AD.


PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY Ths
InterlockinE Switch and Block Signal
system.
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$4,000 REWARD !

y oheftd To hWv Nhn eau tqnAT DIX. ] III Ii "
sorrrcily diagnosing. treating aud curing SPECIAL
n $1,000 ,t mn ,tis ~, Tnaniian.,
Blctches Red spots. sore Throat end Mouth,
rSSininl sTs,"g' Pain f. Back hs%d BSTs.,
Piles Heart, Lungs, tntarrh, Colds, Cough,
urslt nv ouu, combining slloplhIo homeopathic and
ssleas sy'isrs Of mtdeiue. Cures punsuepty worst
DEBILITY, otcrwork restless mighty impaired
mcaof, Will power nttaucho!y Fresh cured In
tto 10 days he-f at once. No experiment OF failure
Cure certain and laN'Ing I have everything known to
selc aud thorough sloritdgr by longest special ptae
lice of any s1,er.I. rysician Re tartfG ~ seicens
Jour Doctor. DR. THEEl isthc only one who ad'rr
Uses having q years European Hospital and 2s years
genuine practical experience. Send 10 c'ns 10 tvo.rent
stamps fur bopA "1iulh' "TrWi' Is true frisni OF
young aud OIL Hours DAILY, ftsm tos evenings tos-
Wed aud sal. tNuIngs 6to 10 Suudars, 10 u. WtiiS
or cp aud he sa,,i, For SuarG Testimonials and Refer
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WANTED.


WANTED.
NTANTED-A woman TO attend to an
w Invalid, At 500 W. 9Th street. d!V-2t'
JATANrED A few more horses to
w board; box stalls furnished, Fred
erlck Klair. Centrevillc. Del dlB-lst'
yXT ANTED-Tw gentlemen dodgers.
w newly furnished front room. gas
and heat, Address A :, this Office. n25-tf
urANTED-Aw white Protestant girl for
w general housework. Apply to SO
Jefferson street dlftf
VIZ ANrEp.-Hslp FURNISHED for hotels
w restaurantsnnd private families ut
short notice. Apply AT the Wilmington
Intelligence Office. No. sos shipley street
mrfI-tr
-
r AIDES COATS repaired at Kings els
- Orange street. nsI-hst'
-----s- s--.s------z-.-.---5--=
ron. SALE.
TON sAI.r--veil maze dearporn and
IT Germantown wagons. AT fair prices.
Also light and Heavy harness. Come take
aIook. W. Hammond. Cor. I'd and Fronch
stI eets. Wilmington. Dol. jys-lyt
TOR SALE-Cheap, a first-claas piano.
II Apply 10 r. W. VOTERS I'd aud Mar
tet streets dsO
r,ou e,r .rLo .,.t,,,., = no w.,
ny ~ -, no stn,i n ~ ~ 49,; - 80,
tfeville. Del. dI6-lI-
Euu uESr
T,NoR RrNr-T,vo roo,ns Annie a, an
II Madison street. n2I
TNOp EN1.--rxoi,,,,o ,.Iti, al ,,,,,,,o,,,
N ENTHUSIASTICALLY" IN, m'ts a. m1is,
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Your Old Father

down on the farm don't care rap
for that china shaving mug you
propose to send him, but fret
class pair of Gum Boots. a SUBJ
stantlal pair OF Shoes or comforts
able pair OF Slippers would make
his eyes bulge with delight.
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What Is The Use

OF giving people presents they
don't want, when little foresight
would show that they actually
need something for their bodily
comfort
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NATURALIZATION.
. oTlCE-ELECTIoN.

FIhsT NATIONAL BANK OF Will
NINGTON, DELAWARE,
Dec. o. 1899.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
NJ this bapk for the election of directors
Till be hold at the king house on Tues.
apY Januarya. 1894 between the hours
81 and clock pI IN.
As.ln HENHY RUSH, Cashier.
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IL trsTnAA NATIONAL rASK orr

INLICT1NN.
~ CENTRAL NATIONAL. BANK OIL
WILMINGToS,
WItMik0TON. Del, Dec II. 1893
ne annual election of directors will he
hein at ue banking house on Tue day
IL And O'Clock p. IN.
dll.te II. p. hUMFORD. Cashier.
THE MEMBERs OF Palestine Cns,Ic
\ No. A. o. X. OF tho NJ. c. will
plonEe attend the meeting of the Castle
On ThursdHy evening next. aist inst. in
She Crotby & Hill building sos Market
street. TO make arrangements to attend
he funeral of SIR Knight Joseph
btoeckle. 4. II. Rile, II. s d20.st
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plo,s. NOW, then, 60 to your hotel. l
will join'y there and report progress
In an hour
And you?"
Il shall return to Ruth. shall re.
move her to some safe place, where she
will be kept secure prisoner until your
plans materialize.
AL right"
Relievedly, hopefully, the impostor
sped towards the hotel. He gained his
room and lit lamp.
"A close shave!" he muttered, as he
removed his hat; but better half the
fortune than none, and if I ever get my
fingers on the money I'll find some way
to delude this meddler. The girl is the
main cause Of fear, but with her pr1s-
oner, I can consummate my plots with
out fear Of hindrance or detection. All!
what is that2"
He paused, and glanced down at a
white object lying on the carpet at his
feet. It looked like a folded note,
slipped under the door Of the room.
He took it up and opened 1t. BE
started wildly as he scanned the single
line 1t bore.
Then groan ourst from MS lips.
Wretchedly pale, wretchedly heartsick,
he read the simple words that conveyed
q terrible warning, mystic revelation
to his guilty soul.
Leave Ridgeton, abandon your wick
ed plans, or swear to unmask all your
past" it ran.
And the signature the horrid scrawl
bore was:
your deserted wife, ISABEL
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A Lion Caught by an Elephant.

An exciting and remarkable scene
occurred at Barnsley, where Days
Menagerie is being exhibited. Their
manager states that about four o'clock
Bartlett, the keeper, accidentally left
the door of cage containing young
lions unfastened. Bartlett was after
wards surprised to see one of the lions
loose. Happily, none of the public
were in the show at the time. The
keeper immediately armed himself, and
send for aid. Blank cartridges were
fired to keep the lion al bay. Luckily,
it came within the reach of powerful
elephant named Jumbo H., who was
fenced off by means of ropes and stakes
in one corner of the show. The ele-
phant seized the lion with. his trunk
around the body, and placing his foot
upon him, held him down. The keep
ers, who had secured ropes, noosed
Them. and putting them on the lions
legs, secured and dragged him, into the
cage. The other animals made great
row, and this, together with the firing
of the blank cartridge, naturally
alarmed the immediate neighborhood,
which is thickly populated. The re-
port of the lion being at large was
enough to cause speedy exodus from
the field Fortunately no serious
consequences resulted, an under keeper
being the only person who was slightly
injured during the securing of the
animal. Westminster Gazette.
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How the Hair is Worn.

There is no marked difference in
the wearing of the hair since last win
ter. The Empire style, which con-
sisted of standing loops turned up
from the crown of the head and grace
full short curls and waves of hair
around the forehead, and the 1880
style, with it's prim, Madonna-like
parting and the low figure g. twist
at the nape of the neck, were both In.
troduced at that time, and still pre-.
vail. With the charming little French
bonnets now worn the soft twists from
which pretty curling tendrils OF hair
seem to be escaping are as popular as
ever. The sketch presented herewith
shows this style. The coquettish bon
net is made apparently of green rose
stems and the trimming is merely some
beautiful, nstural-looking roses, with
knots and strings of fmoss-green velvet.
In one matter, all fashionable hair
dressers are agreed-that is, that all
false locks, when not absolutely neces-
sary, are superfuous and vulgar, and
that it is their duty to do their very
best with the natural hair of the
wearer. They advocate easy, natural
styles, and in this matter, our New
York hairdressers are far in advance
of the French. The French hair
dresser has been inclined to pile on
the agonies" in puff here, cluster
of frisettes there, and 10 the creation
is something wonderful to behold
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A New Musical Instrument.

S.. The manufacturers of musical instrut
ments as well as others have for yeara
been endeavoring to free the tone OF
the piano from its disagreesble metal
lie harshness. The aim has been TO
produce a mellow singing quality,
possessing as much as possible the fexi-.
bility and sustained character of the
human voice. A thoroughly satisfac-f
tory solution Of this problem has mot
been reached as yet, but great efforts
are constantly being made toward ita
accomplishment, Professor NJ de
Blaminck, of Paris, has made q grest
step in the right direction. he has
conceived the idee to construct an in-.
strument which would combine the.
special features of a string instrument,
considered as leading, with that Of the
accompanying piano. Under thepisno
a violoncello or violin is attached and
closely connected with the piano. The
left hand of the player controls the
keys, while the right guides the bow
of the string instrument. An ingen-
ious mechanism causes the mellow
clearness of the tone produced upon
the string instrument to keep up with
the established pitch of the piano and
imparts great purity and sweetness
to the tone of the latter. 1t is also
easy to produce the so-called tremolo
as well as sustained organ tones on this
new piano, which is something that is
impossible to obtain from the ordin..
ary pianos now in use. When the v1oJ
loncello-piano embraces five oetayes IT
is said to be capable Of taking theplace
of every stringel instrument. 1t has
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three months at sea, and get $40 a
month. The next step is seaman ap-
prentice, second class, with $19 per
month, and when he is transferred to
q regular cruising ship he may be ad-
vanced to q first class seaman appren-
tice and $24 month pay.
"As soon as the novelty wears off,
usually in q few days, the boy finds
out he is working in earnest The food
generally looks rather tough at first
We call it salt horse, duff and bootleg
coffee. The first thing he goes at is a
course of training to give him a SOL
dierly appearance, also knotting, splic-
ing, saifmaking, handling the spars
and yards, pulling and sailing boats,
signals and sewing. He has to run
aloft and out on the yardarms without
getting dizzy. If he fails in this he if
discharged as useless, for if he cannot
do it in port, where the ship is steady,
he surely could not do it at sea in 6
storm, where every man has to lend g
hand aloft. In the gunnery line he has
to learn the evolutions of gun and car
riage, knowledge of ammunition, al
the different kinds of drills, target fir
ing and the bugle. He must also go to
school and learn what usually com
prises common school education.
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all their money in rollicking as soon
as they are discharged. When they
find their money gone and no
work to be obtained ashore they are
obliged to ship again. A sailor who
does this usually spends the balance
of his life at sea, for he is never satis-
fed with anything else. This makes
the saying held true: Once a sailor
always sailor ! do not mean to say
we never have good times. I have
simply described the disagreeable and
working portions Of an apprentices.
life to show that it is not all the fun
and glory that many suppose it to be.
I think boy who has good home
and place to work, or goes to school,
is far better off there than to 60 to
sea, to be out all day in the burning
sun, the cold and rain, and to- be
tossed about like a'cork.in the storm"
ST. Louis Republic
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oharacuer1zea my haste as unusual, but
the offer OF large; fee induced him to
expedite matters. I signed some neces.
sary papers, and he said If he could get
certain securities from the bank this af-
ternoon, he would close up the matter
with me this evening. Come.
"Where2"
.To Lawyer Drew's house."
The impostor walked the street like q
man who had just escaped prison or was
fearing arrest, with his apprehensive
backward glances and his cautious for
ward ones.
He did not inpart all his suspicious to
his companion. Had he told Ralph
Prescott oil, the latter would have
shrank from going on with a plot in
which wronged woman's hand was yet
to turn the die Of destiny,
They found Mr.. Drew immersed in
documents in his library, deep in the in.
tricacies Of business relating to the case
in hand.
Not too late-she has not been here,
at least!" breathed the impostor, re-
lievedly.
Il will be ready for you in a moment,
Mr.. Dalton, spoke the lawyer. Il pre-.
sented your papers In court, secured the
necessary bondsmen, and as there is the
realty still left in my ho"ds that would
cover any possible future claim against
q man who never contracted any debts
1 am justified in paying you over the
money Geoffrey Forsythe left you, only,
I find it difficult to convert all the secur-
lties into cash."
well, give me what you can," inter.
rupted the impostor, impatiently.
aOh, have realized on nearly all the
personal property" announced Drew.
Here" and he handed over some re-
ceipts, ARE some papers to sign"
With feverish haste and trembling
hand the avaricious schemer signed the
documents rendered.
Here you will find over thirty thou
sand dollars of the legacy" continued
Lawyer Drew, extending long pocket
book. @The residue you can call for OF
have sent you within month.
Little danger OF his ever calling fol
It; once safe in foreign lands, he would
be fully satisfied with the bulk Of the
fortune, decided the eager impostor.
He took the wallet and counted over
the crisp bills it contained and slowed
it in his pocket, watched with wolfish,
suspicious eyes by Ralph Prescott.
He bade the lawyer hurried good
by, and hastened down the street with
the urgency Of q man bound on a mis-
sion of life and death.
ITO BE CONTINUED.
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clean, or punishment follows without
fail. After breakfast come the drills
at the great guns and small arms. At
10. 80 there is one hours instruction at
school, with dinner at - o'clock. Sail
and boat drills come at o'clock. An
other hours schooling occurs at 2.3O.
At 4.3O the yards and masts that were
sent aloft in the morning come down
on deck again, and at 5 o'clock supper
is announced. After the inner man
has been taken care of there isanother
call to quarters and inspection to see
that the boys are properly dressed for
the cool of the evening. The work OF
,, the day is then done. After this the
boys do anything they please about
deck for amusement-boxing, dancing,
leap frog, climbing to the mast head
150 feet above, or whatever else takes
the notion. At sunset the hammocks
are piped down and each apprentice
| prepares his blankets and mattress for
the night. At 9 o'clock comes tattoo
and all are in the swinging beds. An
offense is swiftly and surely followed
by punishment, such as reduction OF
spending money, drills during recrea-
ton hours and such like. If these
don't maintain discipline there are
severer punishments, which are very
seldom necessary. After once out
fitted every boy pays for clothing that
is needed, and as they have all learned
to sew, and the pay is small, you can
always see some of the boys carefully
sewing up some garment, to prevent
having to make purchase.
sThis is the routine day after day.
No matter how cold or how hard it is
raining the boy has to be At his sta
/ tion, and if he is on watch and caught
sleeping he soon learns what law and
order is aboard ship. Many times he
yearns for the good home and friends
he has left behind.
after his training cruise is over,
which generally lasts about year, he
is transferred to modern warshlp
going to foreign ports, usually to stay
! the balance of his enlistment. Then
he thinks his hard work all over, and
that he will get plenty Of liberty and
money, just as a schoolboy thinks on
leaving school to 60 to work for his
living. Ten to one he is mistaken, as
it all depends on The captain whether
he gets either. The captain is the per
sonitication of 4 am monarch of all l
survey, and can stop money or lib
erty whenever he chooses. Under
these adverse circumstances, the ap-
prentice may not get ON shore once in
six months and only enough money to
buy something to eat in the way OF
fresh provisions. Ofcourse his money
is kept ON the books until he is paid
off at the end of his enlistment. TAX
ing it all in all it is a monotonous life
with very few changes. The curious
feature Of it is that the majority spend
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The Florida Peach.

Among the tropical fruits this is one
of the most common and popular even
among the most careless and Ignorant.
Some call it the ttpeach of Florida. "
There are about fifty botanical species,
and all, perhaps with one exception,
are native of the tropical regions Of
the merican Continent and are not
found in any other part of the world
except where introduced by man.
None is found wild within the United
States except as chance seedlings
which have escaped from cultivation.
Seeds are abundant in all species and
germinate very freely. They are
about the size and shape of those OF
the tomato, and the internal structure
of the fruit resembles that vegetable.
The flavor is quite peculiar and pro,
nounced, and at first not always liked,
To the taste the fruit is apleasant acid.
The crop usually ripens in the Late
summer, although some varieties bear
fruit during the entire year., All
kinds are said to grow from cuttings.
The three following named species
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have been. quite well, established in
Florida and to some extent in Cali.
fornia: ,,.,ts. y
Psidium guavs, known also as the
common gusva," "apple guaya" and
''pear guava," is native Of the West
Indies and very tender. P. cattleyanun,
or strawberry guava," is q native Of
Brazil and q much more hardy species.
P. lucidum, or mexican guaya, in
Florida is improperly called yellow
cattly guavae" The, strawberry guayas
illustrated in the cut is small and in
color dull red, with numerous brown
dots on the slightly roughened and
not glossy surface. The flavor is
pleasant, though, decidedly acid, sorae-s
what resembling the strawberry. g
The guava Jelly, which is known the
world over as one of the most delicious
of all conserves, is made chiefly from
the apple or pear guaya. However.
jelly of excellent quality can be made
from any species of this genus. The
fruit is also eaten fresh with sugar
and cream, or preserved and canned
as are other fruits. Mail and Exc
press. n lG!
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A TRAINING SHIP.
THE DAILY ROUTINE OF A NAVAL
APPRENTICE.
How Boys Are Educated in the Duties
of fMen-of-War's Men-Require-
ments for the Service--On
Warship.

Hlnuf HE great naval re-
view in New York
has created keen
a interest in every
6A q thing pertaining to
NARHR naval affairs. Many
&EHAS young men and boys
who never thought
of ever seeing salt water are now con-
sidering what is the most feasible way
of becoming Midshipman or sailor.
As an examination and appointment is
necessary to 60 to the Annapolis Naval
Academy they usually look to obtain
ing a berth as sailor on man. war,
with the hope of promotion in the
future. In this connection q very in
teresting letter was received by the
Republic from q. D. Rogers, st:
Louis boy now on board the United
States ship Philadelphia, IN which ne
describes the life on training ship
and also that of a sailor. His critl-
cisms are from his own experience and
show the hardships and pleasures OF
his Life on the high seas. He says:
"In O recent issue Of the Republic 1
noticed an inquiry from some boy IN
regard to the proceedings necessary to
get into the naval or merchant marine
service. For this reason l will write
YOU a sketch of the life of an appren-
tice and my personal experience and
views. In the first place, I will say a
boy must work very hard to obtain q
position as seaman at the end OF the
four years he enlists to serve. The aim
of the training ships is to educate boys
to the duties of men-of-war's men.
The rewards for those who are lovers
OF the sea and adapted to it are not IN.
significant, for fair percentage OF
warrant officers, and nearly all the sea-
men gunners who man the new cruisers;
are ex-apprentices.
"a boy enters the service between
the ages of IA and Is years, and enllsts
to serve until he is 81 years. The con-
sent of the parents must be obtained
before he can make application. 1t is
also necessary that he should be in per
feet health and without physical de-
fects. The examination as to health
is very rigid, and if he has the cigarette
habit or has ever been convicted OF
crime, his rejection is certain. He
must be able to write and read Eng
lish. If he is received he is given pay,
an outfit and rations at once. The pay
isn't much, though. A third class ap-
prentice receives SO month; then, If
be is worth anything, he will be adj
yanced to second class, after being
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Then sounds the boatswain's whistle,
followed by q hoarse turn to- from
the mate. Then solid work begins for
the day a moment later, when scrub
and wash Clothes or 'holystone the
decks, ladders and gratings' is ordered.
Clothes are scrubbed three times q
week, and, although wash days come
often, each apprentice is compelled to
wash something each washday. have
often seen over 1000 pieces at a single
days wash. As soon as the clothes
lines are out of the way the paint work
and ladders have to be cleaned. Then
before the decks are dry the boys
strip, always their shirts, and if the
weather is not too bad their trousers
too. One comrade assists another and
turn about in their cleaning process.
If any of the apprentices neglect this
it will soon be discovered by school
master and be by him reported. Then
the boy gets forced bath-and it is a
bath-for he is assisted by one of the
ships corporals, who sees that soap
and sand also are used with SUCH V1gor
that personal bath is the one taken
each morning in future. ..- -.
,"At 7.15 the decks are dried and the
ship is clean, ready for the early drill
with royal and top-gallant yards and
masts. This is at 7.30 and occupies
fifteen minutes. At 7.50 the boys doff
their shirts and are carefully inspected
as to their personal, cleanliness. At 8
o'clock breakfast is ready, and there is
always rush for the mess tables, after
which the uniform designated for the
day is donned. Shoes must be shined,
clothes must be brushed, neckerchief
tied square, lanyard white and in
place, watch marks on and everything