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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-11

Ono lot of Ladies' Patent Leather vamp
OXfords, sizes aiS to AZ. Regular prices,
$l.50, sl.75 and -.
Reduced price ice...............7 75o
Ono lot Ladies' Paris Kid Oxford Tics,
patent tip and plain toes Regular prices,
SLID and 81.
Reduced price ce...,...o oSc
one !ot Misses' ieeied kid button
Shoes, slzes | TO IS. Regular price, sl.b0.
Reduced price. e.................... 75c
Ono lot Ladies' Russet Blucher Shoes,
sizes g to Z Regular price. s2.25.
Reduced price. sIo5
Ono lot Ladies' French Kid Bntton Shoes,
mostly opera toes, b. c. d wide Regular
price, $3.50.
Reduced price, e,.......,.........Sl.75
ono lot Ladies Iiand.turned Dongola
Hutton shoes, plain toes, most all sizes.
Regular price SS.
Reduced price.
One lot Ladies' Square Toe Button
Shoes plain toe. tipped OF same material
Regular price, So,
Reduced price.
Ore lot Misses Opera Slippers and OK.
ford lies. sizes II to |. Regular price, 81.
reduced prioA. A.................50 Soc
One lot of Mems Handmade Russia
Calf Russet Balls and Bluchers, square
and 81.
Reduced price. si9s
One lot Mems Calf Lace, Button and
Congress Shoes, plnin French toes. Regu.
lar prices, s2.50 and S..
heduced price. ...........,......Sl.5o
AND so IT GOES THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE STORE.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-11

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE African village
at the Worlds fair Is in hands of tho
sheriff. The seizure was made on suit
brought by the exposition to collect e6, 100
claimed to be due as percentage from the
coneessionairies, The paid admissions at
the fair yesterday were ll6, ,l63
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-11

New YORK, Aug 11.-Rccorder Smyth
denied the application of DIR. Robert Wells
ford Buchanan, the wife poisoner, for a
new trial on the ground of sickness and
the alleged mental ineapacity of Juror Par
adiSa
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-11

CHESTER, Pa. Aug. 1.-THE largest side
wheel eamboat in the world was launched
at Roach's shipyard yesterday. She is
destined to plough through Long Island
Sound for the Old Colony Steamboat com
pany. Tho vessels extreme length r. 4i0
feet, and displacement 1850 tons,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-11

NEW York, Aug. lin the Tombs
court Justice Meade committed George w,
and Stephen Taylor. of Mayville, Tenn,
in $500 each for trial for carrying concealed
weapons. The men are brothers and came
here to buy green goods
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-11
Tie Second wife Also killed HERSELF

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE wife of
Sebastian Rohrer, u farmer of Slackwater,
this county, committed suicide by hang
ing, She was Rohrer's second wife, and
his first wife, who was n sister of the sec
ond, committed suicide in the same man
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-11

BosToN, Aug. 1i,-GeorGs Ma kepeace
Towle. historian, lecturer. journalist and
legislator, died at his Brookline residence,
of paralysis of the brain. He was born in
the national cs,pital in 1871.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-11

SPRINGFIELD, o., Aug l1-At Round
head. o., seven carpenters were working
on the roof Of the new Methodist church.
the rafters of which broke loose Five fell
forty feet and two-Oliver Swager and
Clarenee Morrow-were fatally injured. 4
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-11

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Patrick Egan, ex-
minister To Chile, arrived here yesterday.
He says the present Chilean government
is becoming more popular among all
GLASSES. and that the feeling toward Amer
leans is better than it ever was.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-11

The estimate of the amount given by
the late Senator Stanford to the Leland
Stanford, Jr., university reaches S29,-
100000. The buildings alone cost 81.
ono OO0
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-11

werncr; Ioutherly winds. local thunder
stoFnaa with light rama
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-11

Our remaining stock Of Summer
Shoes will be closed out at prices
almost next to nothing. In some
instances we've cut the prices in
twain. 'Tis shame to sacrifice
these goods at such ridiculously
low figures, but we want to con-
vert them into cash at short notice.
Nothing will be spared. Every
pair Of Summer Shoes go. Hurry
up if you want the best values ever
offered you in Shoe Leather in
this city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-19
LoNo LIFE ON rHE BEScH.
Longevity on tho Supreme Bench-The
Age of Iresldenfs.


The Supreme Court furnishes some in
teresting instances OF active longevity.
Justice Blatchford. who died recently.
was seyenty-three years old. but he was
I'm active possession Of his mental facul-
ties up 10 the time OF his death His
father. X. NJ. Blatchford, had a record
no less interesting. lie was I'm the
diplomatic service at sixty-flve. and was
commissioner OF parks, Of New York city
at seventy-four.
Roger b. fancy. Chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court. remained on the bench
until he was nearly eighty-elght years
old. He was appointed Chief Justice al
the age OF fifty-eight. lie began an auto
biography at the age OF seyenty-seven.
but did not finish 1t. Chief Justice Mar
shall, who served from 1900 10 1895, on
the Supreme bench, was eighty years
old when ill-health compelled him 10
leave Washington. He died I'm that year
$50. He was "a delegate 10 the con-
vention FOR revising the State Constitu-
ton OF Virginia. when he was seventy
four years Old. and it IS said that
though he did not speak often I'm the con-
vention, when he did speak he showed
that his mind was clear ard his reasoning
as solid as I'm his younger days
Chief Justice Waite, who died Eve
years ago. remained on the Supreme
bench 10 the last. though he was seventy
two years old when he died. Justice
Strong. who Is still living In Washington,
retired from the Supreme bench I'm 1880,
at the age OF seyenty-twO. Noah IA.
Swayne, who died in 1884, retired from
the Supreme bench In 1884, at tn age Of
seyenty-seven. only one Of the present
members OF the Supreme Court IS more
than seventy years old. This one Is
Justice Field, who reached the age OF
seventy seven years ago.
Several Of the Presidents have remained
In active politics after retirement from
the White House. Buchanan was elected
President at slxty-six and retired al the
age Of seventy. Tyler was a member Of
the age OF seyenty-oue. John Adams. az
eighty-hye years OF age, was deleg ne
TO the convention for revising the
constitution Of Massachusetts. John
Quincy Adams was elected 10 Congress
by the anu-Mason party when he was
sixty-four, aud he remained In Congress
for seventeen years.
He died in the hall OF the House. James
Monroe retired from the Presidency at
sixty-seven; was "A regent Of the tniver-
sity OF Virginia with Madison and Jeffaf-
son at sixty-eight. but declined 20 serve
as an electOr from Virginia AT seventy
On the ground that an eX-President should
not be q partisan. but afterwards acted
as a local magistrate. nd was a member
OF the Constitutional Convention OF VIZ
ginia. Andrew Jackson was seventy when
he left the White Observation-Disclosures
star.
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THE WASHINGT0N GIRLS.
BEI UTfFUL md kCCOuPLIsHTn
DACGHTERs or sThTEsMES.
They Were Not All Born in the Capital. bu,
II Claims them ne its Own and
They Are Proud oft.

a rather remarkable popularity about
Washington's pretty girls is-that they
are not Washington girls Like Washing
ton society they are Of a somewhat com
posite order. Many OF the fair maids,
It's true, have but dim recolections OF
any other habitatlon than Washington.
and II sentiment could control the loca-
ton Of ones domicile, and home" be in
fact. "whero the heart Is" the Nations
Capital mis- claim them for its own.
So it happens that from Maine to Cali
fornia. from the frozen Northland to the
Sunny South the fairest Of the nation
are gathered. The daughters OF states
men become Washington bellies
Kentucky disputes with Washington the
honor Of naming Miss Lucille Blackburn
among It's brightest social lights. Miss
Blackburn is the daughter Of the distin-
guished senator from the Blue Grass
State whose SILVER" utterances were
counted among the most powerful appeals
for the white metal I'm the recent sena-
torial controversy. Senator Blackburn
came to Washington as a member Of the
House Of Representatives in 1915. and
ten years later he passed over TO the Sen
ate Chamber. 1t VIII be easily seen that
Washington may claim a heavy balance
I'm his fair daughters life.
Miss Lucille is the youngest Of a family
Of charming daughters who are especial
favOrites IN the circle known I'm Washing
tor as official society. She is a slender,
graceful demoiselle with the winsome,
ingenious manner. and the charm Of con-
versation peculiar to the southern girl.
They are gifts Of nature and may not be
acquired. Like all true Kentucklans. she
IS a judge Of hOrselesh and is said TO
evince acute powers of discrimination I'm
selecting the whining horse" Charming
at all times. Miss Blackburn is at her
best mounted. She is a superb horse
woman. Romance is sure TO hover about
a young lady Of so many attractions; Miss
blackburn has o host Of admirers. The
fortunate knight is not yet named.
Miss Faulkner, the daughter Of West
Nirginia's Senator is also prime favor
tie at the Capital, although she cannot
be said 10 have grown mp under the sha-
dow Of the dome Senator Faulkner has
held his seat I'm the legislative halls since
1881. lie has taken a prominent part In
the discussions Of that august body and
his daughters have been no less brilliant
members Of Washington's social world.
Miss Faulkner is an g CeptiOnaly accom-
plished pianist, and has innumerable
charms Of mind and manner that have
drawn about her q large circle of friends
and admire IL is predicted that she
will figure quite conspicuously I'm the
White House coterie in the coming sea-
son.
Miss Jones, Of Arkansas has made her
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died in office. How many demagogues
would there not be I'm Office to-day but
that American wits have laughed them
out OF IL?
Hence those foreigners who DO not APP
preciate our funny men" merely betray
their ignorance OF what II is the latter
would accomplish. our people no longer
wish 10 be made 10 roar and guffaw ana
have their buttons sent flying from their
coats. They would be amused surely,
but there must be- method In the amuse-
ment. For twenty years the nae pOpu-
latiOn OF this country endeavOred, but
vainly, 10 induce women 10 appear al
theatres with small hats on their heads
The humorists took up the cause and ac-
complished the work In as many weeks
But the satirist OF pen and pencil is
not without the tribute Of enmity al
home. lie IS accused Of carrying ms
liberty TO license. He has, say critics
destroyed respect for serious things ana
made reverence a tradition. 10 was
argued recently that the President OF the
United States stands FOR the sovereignty
Of seventy million people and should not
be the target of every cartoonists ridl-
cule The men whom we have chosen
10 rule as are a living embodiment for the
time being OF our institutions and 20
heap absurdty upon them IS only another
way OF holding republican institutions up
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copyright for The Times. 1899
Tie patient shampoocr I'm the Turkish
la,a was laboriously rubbing my joints,
and talking vigorously at the same
uac.
rrcn years ago" he began. only a
seN men thought II necessary TO take
a Turkish bath. Now we have hundreds
OF regular weekly customers. men who
do not believe they can be clean or healthy
Without them. Turkish baths are
ro longer considered luxuries. but actual
necessities And in another respect
too. men have changed their opinions
Thcy al want the best that can pe
bought. and the greatest luxury aitef
Turkish bath IS 10 be rubbed Win "
delicious mixture Of alcohol ana SUI
inoncnsivc perfume This makes the sH,.
smooth and white and leaves pie'S"'''
oior.' -,,o5
al this moment the speaker spr4yeS5
my body with some Of the mixture az
renewed the rubbing Ny skin p.h"l
glow and ] inhaled the dehc".s 80,
of violcts. with just the puHse"' QUO
ceston Of alcohol ,,-ooor
"oh YES" continued the shaihPOOel'
call our customers like perfume, - 80,
FOR that's what we call them ,,,.. III ~, az
quite as vain as women ana IlNe an tne
I,tre accessories that 30 TO make theh
mono becoming Yesterday new GUS
toner came 90 us. and 1 gave nm per-
fumc bath. lie was youns man ana the
..',f,,orf was new TO him. lie enjoyed
=. 81 much that he feed me literally,
.r5 i had forgotten about him until
+.Ie morning when ] was summoned
FL, he Office / was told that a gentleman
add lady wanted TO see me particularly.
s.. ] dressed and went 20 them. There
.-1I The young man who had visited
,-. Yesterday. The woman was his wife
-ts was mad clear through. Her eyes
scanned and she was so angry she could
hardly speak.
.Ta you ever see this man before?"
size casped pointing to her husband.
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"Yes'm." I said. 81 saw him yester-
day."
.Now. then. j want you 10 tell me the
truth. Did you give him a perfumed
blth2"
"Ycs'm," I answered
Well. Just tell me what sort OF a
tat1 that IS? she demanded.
o. explained TO her and she eyed me
strangely"
Are you telling the truth?' "she
g8sped. This IS a married man and /
want 10 be sure be a. not in bad COM
fauv / don't like men who use cologne,
anyhow. and when be came home last
hight an scented up. / didn't believe him
.ueu he said De had had pertumed
bath. I am not convinced now, but both
of y0u tell me the same story, and 50
stick together. However Charles she
said t1 her husband, i don't want you
t1 have any more Of 'em, see? II you
DO. you'n III have trouble And with
Nat she nOuuced out Now what do you
think OF that for a jealous wife and the
row the perfumed bath kicked up? on,
va. women are an alike. They're all
Jealous. My wife's the same way. Now
ar.' he said. throwing a loose blanket
OYER my shoulders you are clean and
sweet and can step right into the mani
cures and have your hands and feet
fE.d"
found this department I'm charge Of
ar.OTCdist ~,ho is famous i'm New York
t0r shm in eliminating corns and all cal
IHs spots from the feet and cutting the
fe IS NJ the toes with such dexterity that
Walking is positive luxury There
we've also present three young men
seated at small tables cutting. trimming
end ID1shlng the finger nails OF bathers.
rUI b8Ibcrs were also busy shavirg and
cutting The hair of men who desired 70
900 through the entire program The
r rHicures We're polishing the finger nails
NJ tte men and making them as dainty
UI toIerlnC as would a French maid
.rre my Ladye Faire on the night OF
her debut i'm society.
Nowadays. q good many men. yes thous-
alls of New Workers. go regularly once
a week t1 have their finger nails trimmed
and polished. There are scores OF mani
cure establishments I'm the neignborhood
no Broadway and Twenty-third street,
and men are the best patrons.
DO nay truly Doe said that this is the day
10 luxury. 10 is the Sybaritic age. Men
spend more money Tor the goods things
l life now than ever before. When
some one described the Fifty-frst Con
fass as "a billion dollar Congress-" Il
Was thought 10 bee an appalling and alto
r.lher exaggerated statement. Recently
Hf have been calling America "a billion
dollar country, and we rather like the
phrase Now. we can go a step further
and call New York "a billion dollar city"
for never in the history Of America has
b. much money been spent for luXuries
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home in Washington since 1881, when ner
father Senator James X. Jones, was
elected TO Congress. first as member or
the House and later as Senator She 10
loyalty itself as regards her native State,
but having been educated, and having
grown 20 womanhood I'm Washington, she
may justly be claimed as one Of It's
bellies. Miss Jones is young lady OF
highly athletic tastes, of the blonde type
Of beauty, a slender, petite figure. and
gentle and genial manner that Is particu-
larry winsOme The bright dreams Of
her youth have been clouded by a bitter
sorrow, but her friends hope 10 persuade
ner 10 emerge from her retirement. TO "A
certain extent, during the approaching
winter. She has been sadly missed from
society and will be cordially welcomed
back
Pretty Miss Perkins is q Kansas-Wash-
ington girl. Her father. ex-senator Per-
kins, came TO the Capital ten years ago
as representative, and when Senator
Plumb Of Kansas. died, was appointed TO
nl the senatorial vacancy. Ten years Is
a long period I'm his fair young daughters
life. II has covered the era Of school
life i'm Washington and Baltimore, wit
messed the dawn Of the memorable gradua-
ton day OF the W0man's College In the
latter city. and has included a brief sea-
son OF social gayety at last years CHRIST
mas holiday. That taste has served to MI
the summer days with bright dreams Of
lows 10 come. This winter Miss Perkins
win be a full fedged society girl The JOY
will not be all her own--sOciety VIII snare
81. The sparkle Of her bright eyes is
sure 10 kindle a fame OF love, ana II Is
quite within the bounds Of probability
that il may develop wholesale coniia-
grafton.
Miss Perkins IL tall. with the grace OF
the willow, has perfectly moulded features,
chestnut hair. complexion that IS the
realization OF the bloom OF youth an all
smile. and eyes-well when she
gives a side glaLce and looks down.
they are positively dangerous.
Society aud Miss Herbert are in that
most pleasurabe state or existence
known as the verge of expectancy. The
home Of the Secretary OF the Navy. II is
anticipated, will be one OF the gayest
and most hospitable OF the cabinet circle.
and his charming daughter is TO preside
therein. Certainly neither cabinet nor any
other circle will have a more gracious
ana graceful hostess.
Miss Herbert was not born in Washing
ton--it has been said that no one ever
was-but the new babe at the White |
House has shattered that tradition. Away |
down south IN the Alabama corner OF the |
land OF cotton Is where Miss Herberts |
baby eyes first saw the light Of this |
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France. But neither one Of these cities
contains so many people who spehd
money az laylshly as do a great many
people IN New York. We have grown
so big here OF late that we have wlpeo
out nearly all the social lines. What
Ward McAllister said about there being
only four hundred people In society
Few years AGO is not true to-day TOT TOT
that society which he spoke OF mas az
vided Itself into sections ana SUP,
sccuons and other people nave ,oi IT.
other sets. until each one plays us ptIt
in lis own way. and the other knows
iii,ie about what is taking place ana
The New York business man make, makes
moro money today than eev' W.. %.rI'or
We used 20 speak Of the Jolly broker
tvnc Of man who made money
as ( and and spent it freely. The broker
n nyT OF business men who make money
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-19

sionally. however. the effect Is not the one
intended a politician Of dubious renown
always remained grateful 20 one artist
who carlcatured him inimitahly IT, a ear
toon that attracted attention all over the
United States.
Before that picture came out" he
declared, II wasn't anybody. Now I'm
known TO the whole country"
II is a trine melancholy. however. 20
reflect that the authors and orignators
OF the many bright things we see and
read remain for the most part obscure.
Some Jokes spread through the country
newspapers like fire 80 a icrest, Only
to lZzle out and die like shy-rockeis.
"The Kreutzer So-raughty' was one OF
these and the Venetian Blinds. Italian
counts" Is another. SO with pictures.
Many an artist receives praise for
brilliant idea that was not his al all
purchased, IL may have been, from
person utterly unknown. For the division
OF labor Is carried into cartooning. The
sale OF ideas Is quite q source OF revenue
10 some original men.
Those persons who are fond or assert
ing that there Is no disunctiyely AM
erican type OF man or woman, must be
unaware that we have carloonists In this
country. The work they do Is made up OF
hlst such ttpes. There Is an American
tyne OK business saan. society man. work
ingman. Of every other kind OF man. as the
readers OF Judge have long been aware.
These types are distinctly national. Moth
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-19

According 20 President Roberts. OF the
Pennsylvania railroad. the poor have TO
pay the railroad fares OF the rich. In u
recent interview he said: 1T Is the ex-
travagance OF the wealthier classes that
makes 1t impossible 10 lower passenger
rates They demand luxurious methods
thereby making the cost OF train very
heavy &c is the men md women VINO
occupy the ordinary cars and coaches
who really maintain the railroads pas
senger earnings. If the fares OF the
wealthy travellers could be raised 70 what
should be the rate, then the other fares
could be lowered. Take. Tor instance,
two travellers going 20 Chicago. one for
"A few dollars more gets luxurious quar-
tiers. and only comparatively few per-
sons can occupy one OF the cars. lie
doesn't pay enough extra. II is really the
man riding In the coach who makes the
train pay."-Saturday Blade.
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ng lIke them Is natIye to any other coun-

ing like them is native to any other coun-
try.
This suggests. finally. how familiar we
are all becoming with every kind OF high
and low life. as n Consequence OF comic H.
Illustrated Journalism. what plea for tene-
ment house reform was ever so powerful
az tina, made by the picture and Joke
portraying the absurdities of such a sar-
dine existence7 How often would tho
street waif be thought OF did they not af-
ford such wealth OF material TO the
American cartoonist thanks 70 whom one
half the world has come TO know pretty
well how the other half lives.
BERNHARD GILLIAN.
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e.A Tor entertainments.
' may NOT be gcnCrally known but It
itc'. nevertheless that there are
eehI thousand men and women
america who are worth over a million
each. Bow many OF these are
Use million. ten million.
..l-i'e million. fifty million. or
uadfel-and-Gfty million dol
... DO not know; but there are
...N men in New York who are
..r.-. '',m twenty-five 10 fifty million
tte io form q very formidable
CON-. .'.'la 'ics furnished BY the varlous
,... .,'-i aeencies show that he mast
ries 49,, nave been years OF unexarn-
f.,f.. ~ ''ltfity in America. but parfic,,.
frs-, 'Aose people who have made
vrrt ''.unes. and have come 10 New
done "Ne up their permanent resi-.
t,f.r. d. "ili Doe many "a day. doubtless
~ ~. N ,. York win come TO be REGARDED
esrses ,liea States as London is re-
d" OF England, or Paris all OF
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requires abstruse cogitation to discover
the point OF f. is something we have no
patience with. For this reason our lu-
cuhrations Of wit are very often but tran
silent things. Veritable mushrooms of
fancy. created TO perish with the occasion
that called them forth The soul Of wit
was never meant TO find I'm them more
than a temporary abiding place.
10 is this very Elasticity that makes
American humor so all-pervading. Moth
ing is too high or too low 10 afford Il
material rs achievements are tie re-
public's history in burlesque. James G..
Blaine is reputed TO have looked over a
collection OF cartoons aimed at himself
with the remark: There Is my pictorial
biography" I'm the same way the humor-
lists of America have written their coun-
try's history and shaped il as they wrote
10. Who would think Of Grover Cleveland
as a hashy gentleman IL he had no car
toOnist? What posthumous fame has been
recently conferred I'm caricature upon the
headgear Of the first President that ever