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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29
Tho History of the Flag.

On June IA, 1I7I, 1l6 years ago, the con.
tinental congress adopted the stars and
stripes as the flag of the United States.
The conventional prejudice against the
number 10 could not have prevailed extern
sively at that time, for the ensign of the
patriot colouists consisted of 10 stars and
10 stripes, symbolical Of the Is original
states
The original idea of those members Of
congress who interested themselves in the
flag question appears to have been to makt
the number of stars and stripes correspond
with the number Of states, md subsequent
ly upon the admission of Kentucky and
] Vermont, both stars and stripes were in
creased TO Is
Two objections to further extension o
this idea now appeared. For purposes o
symmetry It was desirable that the ex
IRENE upper and lower stripes should b,
| red, a white stripe at the border being in
! distinct and unsuitable. To retain thi
| the number of stripes must, of necessity
always be an odd one, and no new stat
1 could be represented upon the nationa
banner until another newly admitted stat
4 should be there to keep it company Thu
/ California, admitted in 1850, would hay
I been unrepresented for eight years until
/ In ISIS, Minnesota wus admtted-a cum
brous and unsatisfactory condition o
/ things for new states proud of their adven
into the Federal Union
! To obyiate this difficulty and to prcserv
1 the beauty of the flag compromise wa
effected. The stars were to correspont
| with the number Of existing states, tn
stripes with the number of original states
The latter were reduced to 49, The forme
have since been increased to their presen
number, "A. Such is the history of the flag
4 New York sun.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

A number of years ago II was my good
fortune to stop at the small town of Norris
City, in southern Illinois. had frequent
ly heard the boys on the road allude to q
certain hotel in the place as being run on
the square, but had no idea of Just what
this meant till one evening when Mr., Jones
the proprietor, escorted me to his hospita
BILE tavern. / was just in time for supper
and had an Egyptian appetite" sharp
ened all the more by having just left on,
of the most dilapidated houses of publ,
misery in the country.
On taking my seat at the table wa,
was struck with the unique appearance o.
everything upon it. My plate, cup ant
saucer, Individual butter dish, salt anG
pepper boxes, napkin and ring, caster ant
its contents-in fact, even the deliciou,
brown biscuits-were all square. 1t is I'M
necessary to say the meal was square one
The proprietor's wife almost as broad al
long,, who waited on the table, was a,
nearly square as it is possible for a human
being to be. The house was square AMI
built on the town square. The only thint
not appearing in harmony was the old gen
1 tleman himself. His actions were square
to be sure, but his shape was like south
ern Illinois hooppole--long and slender
When met him after supper, he said: q,
\ hone you have had square meal, sir. Ev
erything In my house is done on the square.
4 st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

1t will be difficult to picture more ele
giant or more interesting sight than the
Matching of the butterfly broods in the
insect house" during the summer. The
glass cases, filled with damp moss and
earth and adorned with portions of tree
trunks or plants suited to the habits oil
the moths. are peopled by these exquisite
and delicate creatures as one after another
separates itself from the chrysalis case in
which it has been sleeping all the winter
anu iuttering upward with weak and un
certain movements exposes its full beau.
ties to the light. The wings OF the largest
kind, such as the great orange brown AT.
las" moth, are as wide MS those of missel
thrush, and the great size of this and other
species increases the strange likeness to
bird forms which is so marked even in the
smaller English hawk moths.
The giant moths of the tropics unlike
the rest OF the insect world, have faces and
features not devoid of expression Somt
resemble birds; others cats. Some are GOV
cred with long, soft plumage, like TIL,
| feathers of the marabout or the plumes O
swans; Others are wrapped in a silk,
mantle like an Angora kitten or clothed it
ertnine and sables. The depth and softnes,
of these downy mantles make the impulse
to stroke them suggest itself at once, ye
| when the head keeper lifts them from thu
branch on which they rest, as a falconcr lift
his hawk, the feeling that they arc neithe
moths nor animals, but long winged birds
is equally irresistible. london Spectator
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

For enlightened nineteenth century PEG.
pie we do stick to our superstitiuns to u
remarkable degree. We wish on load
of hay when we see one pass and feel a
keen tingc Of disappointment if we see it
again after We have made our wish. Don't
We put on our garments and wear them
wrong side out rather than invite i'll lucl,
by changing them OF make wish if we dc
make the changer We wish ON the fist
fruit of the season wien we eat il, and art
sure it will bring company il some ONT
comes in one door and goes ont of another
Without thinking very seriously about
1t, we have various little signs that mean
something to us, and sensible woman
told me last week that she always makes
the sign Of the cross and says the names Of
the blessed Trinity whenever she meets q
poor unfortunate MANNED or deformed fel
low creature.-BafIalo News.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

The narrow escape of tho Catholic
Orpnauase, ut Sixth and West streats.
a lew nights ago. from disastrous
cauilagratjon. through defective
Tue, emphasizes the necessity OF
greater care Ia the erection of build.
tngs by brieRlhytrs and contractors
We do not suppose that Building In
spaeiov lj0hl viii overlook the careful
inspection OF chinneys, bnt in adj
ton a statute shouia be enacted by
the Legislature making itan offence
punishable by fine and Imprisonment
tor any one TO inflow a ioist to pro
trode 20 far into Il chimney as to per
nut tho ends TO become eiiaired, or il
any way como in contact with tn
heated air go rs to take ire.
House after house has bean destroy
ell through defective illes, and as il i
not possible TO remedy former error
Of builders the strtctest censorship
should be exaete1 70 prevent repetl
ION of loss in new buildings from
sIch careless lunder!ng. lnspecto
lDoAl will SEQ to tbs matter in on
city, tut in the country nuti the differ
eaj towns in sur state especial car
: should 10 given the matter by col
Tractors and owners 10 ocder to avul
costly cantfaErltiOua.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

The profanity habit is dying ont. TWAS,
within the memory Of those who do not
like to think themselves old, very common.
l have heard, on what am sure is trust
worthy authority, of a clergyman of the
last generation who, summoned to break,
fast while at his morning devotions, turned
upon the unfortunate messenger with the
exclamation. - youl How dare You in
terrupt my prayersin Much less extreme
instances are known to many of us which
wonh be simply impossible. Are We be
coming more pious2
That is not the general impression /,
the fiber of the race softening2 That is Of
ten maintained but do not think sue
cessfully. The ciSll war is there to dis
prove it for Americans ut least. Or are W,
as French men and women did long age
learning more adequately TO master the re
sources of our own tongue and becoming
independent OF this crude and rather stupid
to call IL nothing worse, deyce.-Ccntury
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

At the meeting OF the Police Com
mission last night William I. Tul
made o statement regarding the Danle
Fitzgerald case. Fitzgerald died ol
laudanum poisoning on August Is and
while at the station house Iull com
planned to the parents OF Fitzgerald
that their son did not receive proper
medical attention. This he denied be
fore the commission.
Carman DeAIare was re.appolnted Q
patrolman to go on duty September
i. Superintendent Aydon OF the iirs
and police signal system reported tina
$50 feet OF wire had been stolen lasl
week. The chief was directed to lool
into the matter. The wire ID valued
at 900. The operators will be provided
with badges. Each of the cells will
probably DO ventilated bya ventilation
about 6xi0 to be placed in each Gel
and running to tho root, where o sue
Itlon would be created by wheel. OF
ticer Todd's request that he receive hi
pay while sick was granted, Patrol
man Maloney was reported to be i'll.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

Lace is made all over Europe, and of all
the lace markets in the world Nottingham,
England, Is perhaps the greatest, and next
to that Calais France 10 Nottingham is
where we go TO get the great bulk OF our
machine made lace, and today the ma
chimes are turning Oft such perfect imita.
tions of the handmade article that only an
expert can tell the difference.
Handmade lace, particularly torchon, is
made all over Belgium, in lie Pny, France,
and all over SaXony. 1t is given to lit.
tie girls who work the first pattern, and
for this are paid as low, or as high, which.
ever way they look at it, as 5 confines per
yard. Machine made torchons are made in
Brumen, Prussia, about an hours ride
| from Cologne.
The machine made valenciennes Is made
in Calais Rouhaix and Nottingham Will,
the handmade is made in Brussels ant
Condray. The machine made laces are ex
celent limitations and so we'll made tina
they have to large extent taken III,
place of the handmade article
Another noted lace market is ST. Gall
Switzerland, and so is Plaumen, Saxony
i-Clother and Salesman.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

1.-THE popular belief is that the bicycle is
a modern invention, when in fact it really
dates t;.vk to the seventeenth century,
sad DR. T. G. Minor II learned this one
day when | was making some TRANSACTIONS
from The Journal de Medicine de Paris.
Ozaram in 1864 in his Mathematical and
Physical Recreations,' tells of carriage
as he callsit, in which one can ride without
the use of horses And then he goes on tC
tell of how a lackey sits at the back, make.
lit run by walking alternately with his two
feet by means of two small wheels con
cealed in case Just between the wheeli
behind and attached to the axle of the car
riage.' This was the principle Of the veloci
pede, so much improved since then. But
the priority of the discovery of the bicycle
/ | believe to be established without further
argument or dispute.
1T was by n physician, Eli Richard,
young physician of Rochelle, France, VIII,
made the first machine after which on
modern bicycle is patterned. He was I
medical student in Paris In 1866 and be
came one Of the great physicians of France
He died at the age Of 81 at Rochelle in 1To6
and there is a street in Rochelle named fo
him, and there Is now a movement on foo
to erect n bronze statue, not to Michaud
who it is claimed was the discoyercr of tn
bicycle but to the true discoyerer, DIR. FL
Richard. "-CiuGinnati Star
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

Mrs. Haycock, who resides at No. soc
West Fifth street. had asevere attack
lof heart failure last evening. when Dr..
Pyle was called In.
Mrs. David Bruce. No. 600 Adams
street, had severe attack OF bilious
collie on Sunday evening, and 1t was
only after a lady doctor labored with
her for nearly three hours that she OBJ
tained relief.
John Thompson who occupies the
Langley farm near tho burnt mill In
Kenneth Township, Pa, Is suffering
from severe attack OF typhoid fever
Robert Mills, residing at No. 9ot
Jefferson street. who was injured In
the railroad wreck on Wednesday last
at porter's station Is getting better
slowly. He Is yot confined to his room
suffering from numerous bruises.
1 Mr.. William Il. Long did not pass Q
very easy time on Sunday and last
evening, but his doctor thinks he will
soon be on the road to recovery.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

BRIDaEToN, N. j., August 2s.-When
young Mrs. Theodore Wilson. oil
Shiloh. answered ring at her door
bell last evening she was confronted
by masked man who hurled muri
ATTIC acid In her face from bottle. She
seized him. tore off his mask and
claims to have recognized him as a
well-known young man OF Brldgeton.
who was recently arrested for steal
ling. She screamed and her husband
came to her assistance, but the fellow
broke away and fled.
She had received several letters from
him asking her to meet him, but sht
declined TO do so. Mrs. Wilson's flesi
and clothes were badly burned by thu
acid. but she will recover. No arrests
have been made.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

A fight occurred III Smyrna between
two memhers OF A8burs II E.tH5feh
OF that town, Il seams thai Robert y.
HoGeeker. OF the Smyrna Fines has
from time To time criticised the con
duct CT James C. Robinson and lie
cause he refused to destst. Robinson
struck him in the face and knocked
him down, at the same time glyint
him black eye A further struggle
eusued, when the parties were aephrat
ed. II Is presumed that lawsuit vii
he the result. It 10 too lad that /;
: Christian, or church member canno
trust to hts own good conduct to re
tute all SANDERS. instead OF becoming
law breaker aud rendering himsel
liable to tine and Imprisonment Eotl
parties should get converted oyel
again, and II they do not repout II
sackcloth and ashes. they should ole
ample apologies shake hands and re
solve to sin no more A true man i
ready TO forgive, while the narro'
minded will cherish malice aud b
ready to give fatal stab should OF
portunity offer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

The following analysis of the vote
by which the free coinage amend
ment at the ratio of 10 to was de-
feated in the House OF Representa-
tives on Monday, made by the North
American Ia suggestive. The pres
ent House consists Of 354 members, OF
whom 1876 are Republican. 2ls Demo
cratic and 10 Populists. All the Popu'
lists, l2 Republicans and l03 Demo
Gratis voted for the free coinage Of
silver at the existing ratio, while th'
negative vote OF 225 was composed o
ia Democrats and lie Republicans. II
other words, while the Democrats
were almost equally divided on thu
proposition to direct the free coinaG,
OF silver at the existing ratio the Re
publicans were practically soli'
against 1t, and this in spite of the fac
that on the one hand the silver-pro
ducing States are Republican in thei
pruclivities, and of the other circum
stance, that Democratic Presi den
had done his best To convert the part
that elected him to sound financial
principles.
Moreover, the Republicans, rorminI
as they do only a small minority q
the Congress- are not, strictly speal
ing, responsible to the country for til
legislative course pursued. The
might. from partisan point Of view
have left the Democrats to enact, i
they could, their own measures, an,
had they done SO the Wilson bill coul
not have been put through. Happil,
for the country and to their own grei
credit. they felt 1t incumbent upo
them to vote without regard to part,
with a single eye to the public we
fare, and SO. under the lead OF Q,
Speaker Reed, the salutary iniluent
OF whose speech last Saturday ca
hardly be overestimatel they rallie
to the rescue and saved the day. A
honor to them They have shown Thu
even In defeat the Republican party
the bulwark Of good government al
the only trustworthy protector Of Il
public credit
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

The best decorating | ever saw was in
and Milend, when the queen
opened the East End exhibition. the most
effective when each citizen of London il
Illuminated every window pane with com.
mon candles, Believe me, If you want to
decorate or illuminate, hang out carpets
and rugs of Turkish or Indian patterns from
The first floor balcony, MS they do in Italy,
Or put candles into the window frames, as
they used to do in EDgland.-Cor. London
Telegraph
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

A young married lady rather pretty
well known in Delaware Avenue Bap
tiet circles, some ttme ago was relat
ling some OF her experiences. and sta
ted that when she was young she was
wash the dishes Tho other members
of the family would place them fol
her. The task not being the mos
pleasant, at every new arrival slit
would cry out, Keep a fetchin'," II
as sarcastic manner MS it was posi-
bic for such Il little mite to express it
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

As to the causes of rheumatism, hut there
lie no difference among them rs to the
danger which attends IL, the symptoms
by which 1t maniiests ltsrlf, and THE ditii-
Guilty of dislodging 1t in It's chronic stage.
Several mineral mud vegetable poisous
are prescribed for II, but none of these
has been shown 10y experience to possess
the same efficacy its ilostctters Stomach
lsitters This benign specific depuratcs
the blood by prom citing vigorous action
|of~the Kidneys. which strain from the
blood as il passes through them. the
rheumatic virus when it exists in the
SYSTEM. Physicians of emlnence testify
Ito the value Of The liitters in rhcuma-
tism, and the professional opinions re
gardtng IL tclornc put and corroborated
by ample popular evidence. The Bltters
remedy chiiIs and fever, liver complaint
dyspepsia and constipation.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

1t has been found in the ease of primitive
river names i'll the old world that II syllable
meaning water OCCURS once at least and in
many instances several times in the same
namc From this philologists have been
able to trace successive GeHquests as each
conquering tribe added its own name fol
water or river to the - liubrs already form
ing the nanps of streams within tho con
qucred district. The same thing has hap
pencd in this country, as the whites havt
tackled the word river to many Indian
names already including the word.-EN
tiLnILttr
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

The learned Person was staying at one
time with Well known canon Of Ely
named Jeremiah King. One day mt dinner,
when they had got into discussion upon
questions of etymology, Person gave de,
rivation which King considered to be so far
fetched as to be quite ridiculous You
might as well say" said King, that my
name is connected with cueumbern Posi-.
bly, there was acucumbcronth the table. And
so it is" said Person How sofn asked
King. why, thus. jeremiah King. by
contraction, Jerry King; Jerry King, by
contraction and metathesis, Gherkin, and
glerkin, we know, is u cucumber picked. y
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

Margaret Davis. of No. 81 South
Second street, Philadelphia, having
lost faith In the banks. drew her bal
ance. amounting to $i400, and dug 6
hole in the celler. where she buried 1t,
saying it was safer than in the banks
She left for brief visit to Pltmar
Grove. A thief walked into her dwell
Ing and made away with the filthy
Ilucre.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

3. II. Cor. Fihh and King Streets
[ Is the place to make a dollar 20 as far as
two. We have Flake Iapioca and Eearl
tTapioco at Bc.; IL you want 10 give tie
children what they like make them n
tnpioca pudding; soak pound OF tapiocH
for thIce hours, then cook il with n small
piece oil butter and stick OF cinnamon for
tlnSuring; when cooked slice i peck app
pies and sugar them to taste; pour over
the taploca aud bake it; II viii keep Tor a
week in Il cool place. We hive the great
!, ST drive in California Crinkled sweet
Pears; they are the London variety and
sold at zoe; we sell them for Sc. IA quart,
! We lave the shaker White Pepper tor
lspicinE; when we receiy, d our Irish Hulee
the party sent lis n lot of Irish Pepper
strong. our new Tea Is rs fine as siiH
come in and sec it. Look ut our Coffee;
iii you 500 two women talking they are
asking one another II they have tried
iNicr's Afaracaino Coffee; 1t Is all he go.
| Look in al our Granulntcd Sugar; We sell
/ fine pure Sugar. Another lot of Eat
MaclSeI 81. Good Butter and rp.h FRgs.
Two bags OF Flour, &C.. ut L. N. " lislta $.
Fifth and King streets. I4-Gti
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29
TUESDAY. AUGUST 20. 1898.
Notice.

We would request persons who
want the REruBIlcAN served at their
residences and can't got it regular
from the many carriers, TO leave tholi
names and the number OF their resi-
dences at our Office aud We will try te
supply them.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

Among the mountains of Wyoming the
rainfall is often as great as 30 inches annu-
ally and Is very evenly distributed through
nut the year. Hence the mountain rivers
never run dry and can be depended upon
Tor steady water supply.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

A Columbian ball will be given II
the new stofe.room connected will
Marshall Brothers paper mill. Oh
Thursday evening, the 31st inst. Ray
Imond's Harp Orchestra Of Philadel
lphla has Leen engaged Tor tho occa
Iston, and pleasant timo is anticipat
ed All the bells and beaus of the vi
IciDity are expected to DO pl esent.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29
9. Z. DUPONT ncn.l.

Samuel +, DUPONT, treasurer of the
Repanno Chemical Company is dead
at the age OF 20 years. The deceased
resided with his mother. No. 9l3 Della
ware avenue, He had been i'll long
time. The funeral will take place to
morrow afternoon.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

DR.. Slmms Cholera Syrup. Tho
great positive uufnling dmrrhost
cure 1t has cured thousands and vii
cure you. Elegant for children anG
bables. b cents a bottle. Sold lbs
first class dealers. Depot Cos Kin.
street,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

lCHERIFFs sALE--By virtue OF writ
- of Levari Facias, TO me directed. will
be exposed to public sale, ut the Court
House, ON Market street between Tenth
and Eleventh streets. In the city of Will
mington, New Castle county. Del.
ON SATURDAY,
THE gTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 1898
At2 O'Clock p, M,
The following described real estate. viz;
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land with three-story brick dwelling
house thereon erected, situate in the city
of Wilmington aforesaid. bounded and
described as follows, to wit:
BesinninR at tho corner formed by the
intersection of the northerly side OF Sew
ienth street with the westerly side OF Hair.
lrison street; thence nurtherly along said
side OF Harrison street 81 feet TO the
sou therly side OF 3-feet wide alley
thence westerly along said side of said
alley 10 feet to II corner; thence southerly
and parallel with Harrison street and
passing through the centre of the party
wall between this and the adjoining house
on the west 81 feet to the said side of Sew.
enth street, and thence thereby easterly
10 feet to the place OF beginning, be the
contents thereof what they may with the
free use and privilege of said 3-fcct wide
alley in common with Others entitled
thereto forever.
! Seized and taken in execution as the
property OF Francis T.. Dillon and t. t. q
IEIRCE GOULD. Sheriff.
! sherlff's Office. Wilmington. Del, Aug
E2a, 1893. aA3
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29
- . eEs%-
Not Drunk,

William Hinsley called at the RErUI
ILIcAS office and said that he was not
ARRESTED and fined for drunkenness
before Deputy Judge Cooper on Wed
nesdav last Somebody that was fined
gave his name to shield himself.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-29

For cramps, pains. cnollc, disrrhna
cholera and kidney diseases. headache
i&c., use DR.. Simms' Pain Searcher.
relieves and cures at once. Depot co.
x ing street, Wilmington. Del.