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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17
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TIP TO TlMlo SWANS.

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Proposs While You Are Waiting, aud 1t
Is Hard For Her tn Refuse.
A certain ballroom belle tells how she
received ar offer Of marriage during the
dance
My last proposal, she says, was from a
man at ball. On bis dress coat, as he
claimed me for waltz, was u long white
thread.
smilingly callod his attention to it and
took 1t off. My sister saw me, and know
Ing things were in that interesting condi-
ton when a word wouid precipitate mat.
tiers thought to tease inc by saying;
"Nho Is 1t that Gays IL q woman will
take the trouble TO pick thread from 0
mans cont that man may have her for tho
askingp She laughed gleefully Oh our
discontinue and fioated away.
The first time we stopped to promenade
my partner glanced down at me- and
there, caught in the flower of my gown,
was the same long thread. He bent down
to take 1t of Just rs we came to O clearing
among the dancers.
"What are you doingf" said.
I'm picking a thread off your coat, u
he replied, stepping in 'front.' of me
'Will yous" thought he meant wonld ]
go on with the waltz laid my hand In
his, and we glided into our places
did you understand" ho whispered.
Row, 1t was bad enough to have to re
fuse mum on the sofa, but to have to dc
1t when you are in his very arms, when
while he tells you over and over that h,
loves you, he can emphasize with hanc
pressure without reproof; when every sec
ond you arc imperoeptibly being draw
closer and closer until the wretched trutl
dawns upon you that the music and tn,
dance arc secondary things, and that il
reality you arc being hugged-actuali,
hngged by man you are not going I,
m.4rry-you must resist the impulse I,
put both hands against him and push hin
with all your might You simply gc
tired suddenly and are taken to you
chaperon, where ut least you can refusi
him properly. Sheffield Telegraph.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

Upon the death Of Queen victods the
house of Hanover will cease to rule In Eng.
land, and, falling surviving issue to the
Duke Of York, the London Times assumes
that the heirship to the throne will lie
with the daughter Of the Duchess Of Fife.
THE crown came with a woman" said
the Stuart king Of Scotland when he
heard of tho birth of daughter, TIM sub.
sequcntly unfortunate Mary Stuart land
1t will go with IA woman"
The Tudor dynasty, at any rate, passed
with o woman-Queen Elizabeth while
THAI OF the Stuarts in England cnme in
through the girl child to whom the dy.
ing Scots king made melancholy aliusion.
The Eleotress Sophia, granddaughter Of
James 1, WAS the female link between the
line Of Guelph and the preceding dynasty,
while her majesty connects Sake Coburg-
Gotha with tine great family which made
popular in England tho badge of the White
Horse. philadelphia Press. =,=
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17
A Young Mans Clothes.

believe a young man should dress as
well as his means allow, no better, but NJ
worse, writes Edward w. Box in Ladies'
Homo journal. Money spent on neat
appearance is never wasted with a man,
DO he young or old. The danger In a
young mans clothes is tendency toward
extravaganza. This ia mover justiilable,
no matter what may DO the income of a
young man. Extravaganza is always
,wastcful. But neither must he economize
too closely. We may like it or not, but
we are Judged in this world first for whnt
wo are, but also - we look, and q young
mans srppe should teach him that 1t is al.
ways wtse 70 create q good impression.
Good CLOTHES cannot make young man.
bus they are q help. A well dressed young
man does not necessarily imply that he
should wear tho highest priced clothes, cat
in tho very latest styles. IL is just 81 pos.
sible to DO we'll attired In clothes OF iuad.
crate cost, so long as they are not loud
nor "showy," but quiet and noat. The
best dressers among men follow the same
method as do the best dressars among
women. They do 1t quietly, but we'll !,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

a long array of wonderful curesl Day
after day prominent and we'll. known peo.
pie publish their testimonials, and recon.
mend this remedy because 1t cured them
and they desire to point out the road to
health to others who may be- suffering
from nerve weakness, er.worked brains
tired out bodies, nervous debility. insom.
MIA, dyspepsia, constipation. rheumatis m,
or some other Affection which causes ner.
vousness. weakness aud prostration.
Prominent persons. whom everybody
knows. would not thus give their names
to the public and advise people to use DR..
Greene'sN eryure blood and nerve remedy
II they did know from their own ex.
perience that the medicine cured, and
that 1t will cure others II they use IL. We
can only say. try it anu prove for your.
self that 1t will do Just what these we'll
know people say 1t will.
Why wacte time In trying uncertain and
untried remedies, when here is ply
slclans prescription, discovery made by
the greatest living specialist in curing
nervous and chronic diseases. DIR. Greene,
OF IS West l4th st.. New York City. Ii
you take this medicine you can consider
yourself under DR.. Greene's direct pro.
tessional care. and You can consult him
or write to him about your case, freely
and without charge. This 10 guarantee
that this remedy will cure, possessed by
no other medicine In the world.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

PHILADELPHIA. Nov, 1e-Flour In light de.
mahd; winter super, 81. lOa22; do.extras. s.. 10
b2.40; No. do family, $s5ode2aO; Pennsyl-
vania roller straight. 81 dDds2. 20; western win
ter, clear. $25O6p2.o CO. Wheat firm, quiet, with
$3.50. bid and 599sc. asked for November,
Corn dull lower, with 52l6c. bid and h2s1c.
asked for December. Oats quiet, easier, with
SIC, bid and J71sc. asked for November. Hay
firm; good TO choice timothy. 3l2506i3. Beef
quiet; beef hams. $3.50. Pork dull: new
mess, sl8 T50tl425. Lard lower; western
steam, $3.50; city, 81 .l2IhC17.2 Butter quiet;
western dairy. ll1iGc,; do. creamery, l51t2Bc.
do. factory, i01l+c.; Elgins. 28c.; imitation
creamery. 80 isc.; New York dairy, l3G23Ifc.;
do. creamery. lsas5c,; Pennsylvania cream
cry prints, extra ESQ.,; do. choice, 25o.; do. fair
to good. 22ds4c.; prints jobbine at 27a30s.
Cheese frmer; large, BylGni0Ac; small. go
Ike; full skins si60D3c. Eggs weaker; New
York and Pennsylvania, 23asic.i wsstern
fresh l71h22c
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

The Improvement or the condition of
the farmer IL one OF the most important
matters that can claim attention. We do
mot SEQ any prospect Of any great advance
IN the price Of grain. az the productions
exceed consumption. In fact the supply
b srester than the demand. The farmers
should therefore diversity their produc.
lions. Instead Of RAISING so much wheat
and corn they should engage in raising
frults and vegetables. Those residing
near cities can proftably deal In milk but
ter and poultry. Those more distant
from the market should raise horses
cows, sheep and swine, which IL properly
managed may afford fair profit.
In the West beets should be raised and
the manufacture OF sugar engaged in.
There should attention be given to the
production OF various products. 80 II one
fail another may succeeds according
to the old axiom 1t Ia not wise to place all
your eggs In one basket In order to
make q market for farm products we
should encourage the establishment of
manufacturing. and the building up OF
towns and cities. Either Philadelphia or
New York 10 much more Important as q
market for the products o, our cou ntry
than either Paris or London. We must
bring the pillow. the loom and the anvil
together, II we wish to render GU country
prosperous and our people contented and
happy. Protection may contribute to
this end but free trade never will.
In all countries which produce merely
the raw materials the people are invari.
ably poor, while in those countries
whore they engage largely in manufaot-
uring the people are much better of. The
man who cannot sec thls is blind indeed.
Our farmers who ara wise will still stand
by the protective policy. 1t enable us
to pay Of hundreds OF millions Of debt,
and will do the Same again II given q fair
chance. Try 1t. and our word for it. with
economy and industry. combined with en-
terprise, reasonable amount OF raw ma
terlal will be converted into gold. The
man will be- most successful who can
make two blades o, grass grow where but
one has hitherto grown.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17
SOME MAGIC CURES.
What Superstition Led Many People to Do
In Former Ti,nes,

what superstition Led Many People to Do
In Former Times,
The superstitiors people Of nediiesal
times had some very odd remedies based
upon superstition. Among other absurdi-
ties of ignorance it was held that chip
from the gallows on which several persons
had been hanged, worn in bag around
the neck, WIS a cure for ague. A halter
by which some criminal had been hanged
was bound around the temples as an infnl-
liblc cure for headache. Tumors of tho
glands are said to be driven away by
nino blows of dead mans hand, whio
the hand of u man who had boon cut doSa
from the gallows was said'to wors similar
wonders.
A ring innde from coffin was applied
for the relief of cramps, which were also
said TO be dispellod by rusty sword hang
ing over tho patients head. II any one
had tho t0othache, he was told to go and
drive nails into an oak tree, which, it Is
true, would not kill the pain, but was n
sure preventive against future attack.
A stone with hole in it, hung at the head
of a bed, was sure to cure nightmare, tho
cause OF that evil being thought to be
witches, who sat on the patients chest;
hence the pendant and stone was called
"hagstune." The ''haGHtone" was used
generally as safeguard against all the ills
which arc ;,scribcd 70 impish interference
1t is astonishing to find many such old
practices--the rsIics Of superstition and
ignorance-stiil kept up by people who
ought to know better. II is, for instance,
a custom to this day for people of q certain
class to steal meat from the butcher, rub
1t on warts and then bury it, tho warts
being expected to vanish as the process of
decomposition sets in. Pricking n wart
with pin till tho blood came and then
throwing tho pin away was also said to
drive warts away, the warts being prompt
ly transferred to the hands Of whoever
picked up tho pin. A Potato carried in
the pocket is still recommended for rhcu-
matisIn, and hundreds of like practices arc
in vogue at the present days. Louis
Post Dispatch.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17
The department of Greek and Roman

The department Of Greek and Roman
antiquities, British museum, has one OF the
choicest examples of ancient art in solid
gold in its great collection. 1t is vase
of this metal in its purest condition, with
Out sculptures, measuring nearly inches
in height, about inches in diameter, and
in shape most like pellc when deprived
of its handles. 1t is OF Roman origin, per-
haps of the period of Augustus. An in
scriptiou on the bottom of the vessel indi.
Gates TINT its weight nearly corresponds to
two pounds troy of the modern scale. II
was lately found by sponge diver in the
sea off the island Of Samos and may be
all that remains of a wreck which occurred
there nearly 9, 600 years ago.-Athen@um.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

Thomas Brown, David West. Peter
Lnmbson and George Tllghman. the
three coiored men who were arraigned
before Judge Ball, charged with the lar
ceny OF several tax receipts from Edward
Spencer and John Bird, colored. were dis.
missed. Spencer and Bird were the tools
OF the Democratic party, and were given
over one hundred dollars to purchase tax
receipts with, They paid the money to
Brown. West, Lambson aud Tllghman.
who then pitched in aud took the receipts
away from them. They also kept tho
money!
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

MEssIEA, Nov. IA severe earthquake
was felt yesterday throughout the prov.
ince of Messina and also In Calabria.
Much damage was done here. Churches
of masonry fell and the wall Of a number
of houses cracked. The upper part Of the
lighthouse collapsed and the keeper was
injured. 1t is reported that one woman
was killed. The inhabitants are in con.
dition of panic. 1t is feared that further
damage will be reported from the country
districts
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

cuppingand ieocn'ns. Ip3 Z. Second 81
M. +. Davis. Jeweier, 0 E. 3nd st

m. cs bbFlss JeWeiet, ". 3nd st
Cupping & ieectIng Parkor.sg5 Madison
American Laundry, 500 West Front St.
Strong cough candy at Ferguson'a IL
East Second street.
The best tea and coffee In the city at
ard times prices at 40i Delaware Ave nue..
w. s. Moore.
Gay worsteds. long GETAWAYS to order
so Pierson. the tailor, Oil Market st.
Money to loan at Davidow Il Co g.
All who desire to have a complete set
OF the bore Bible History should leave
their order at this office
DR.. Slmms W hite Pulmonlc BaIsam, the
famous throat ami lung remedy and
hypophosphate OF lung food. COG King
BtIeot.
Solid gold pens at Davldow J. Co.'S.
Smms' Liver Pills quick In curl ng
headache. splendid liver ST. mulant; best
ever made; thousands say So 900 King
street.
Steam dyeing, securing. altering, re-
pairing and pressing. Clothing made to
order. A. J. Plerson, Oil Market street.
Go to s, N. smetz Tor all kinds OF
fruits and produce. wholesale or retail.
streets.
II you want to savs money. go to W.
3. Moore for your groceries at 40l Della.
ware Avenue; 1t will pay you to 20 there
and buy at hard times prices.
Ladies' gold watches at Davidow & Co.'S.
The healthy. wealthy and wise all use
DR.. Simms' White Pulmonlc Balsam.
when troubled with coughs. sore throat,
lung Diseases, &C.. SOC and 81. Depot COG
kiug street.
BBlack or blue Cheyiot serge suits to or
der. $1,000. Pierson. the tailor Oil Mar
ket street.
All who desire to have a complete set
OF the Dore Bible History should Ieav o
their order at this Office.
Solid gold rings at Dayidow & Co.'s.
For first-class dyeing and securing 20
to the Delaware Dye Works. 2lJ King
street.
Watches repaired at Davidow Il Co.'s.
English trouserings TO order s5. &c and
1 ca, worth So Pierson, the tailor Oil Mar.
ket street.
Guns and pistols at Davldow & Co.'S
For diamonds watches and jewelry see
Davidow a. Co.. the pawnbrokers and
jewelers., PIG Market street.
All kinds of repairing done at Dayidow
a Co.'s.
CLAIMS, terrapins, oysters. Holsters 25c
dinners. first class ladies' aud gents
restaurant 707.9li Shipiey st.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

The New York janitor of flats has not
yet reached the tyrannical standard of his
French counterpart, who, it seems, claims
the right to open and read letters addressed
to the various tenants of tho building IN
der his charge. Yet more remarkable than
this is the fact that the act has been yir-
tually upheld by magistrate, who, being
appealed to by one of tho victims, posi-
lively decided that, as the letters had been
merely read and not stolen, no offense at
law had been committed
More than ever now can 1t be said that
"the concierge rules Paris. Her Point
OF View in New York Times.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

NV YORK, Nov. l6.-Beeves lower; native
steers, poor 80 prime. ga 5OG64 90 per 100 lbs:
oxen S26ot 10; bulls, Si.7502.s0, dry cows,
sl.l0a12. 10 Calves slow, but steady; poor to
prime veals, s5es per 100 lbs; grsssers, e. 50
@275; western calves next to unsaleAble.
Sheep and lambs lower, hut fairly active; poor
to prime sheep, s2GtJ per 100 Tbs; common 10
choice lambs S3db4. Hogs weak.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, Nov. l6,-Cattle duh
and unchanged. Hogs dull and lower; Phila-
delphias, 81 1904 70; common to fair Workers.
S4.iGl0l,5O rougi.s, 1904. Sheep dull and
lower; good, 81. iGt260; common. 50c. USli
lambs, S22t360.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

Is the place you buy the very best goods for
the least money. Our pruncs are fine aud
good and cheap. Fine aprlcots. fine evapora-
ted peaches oar bellilower apples ut ID cts,
make excellent pies. Figs and Rprlcois 20
wc,l together We have the best mincemeat
for 10 cts, equal to Brecks mincemeat. We
have the finest sour krout nothing like it,
like it Tea at 80 and 40 cts, Is good, OR
Japan h!bs at 12c when mixed with the coarse
uncolored Japan is famous. l lib uncolored
ia ut 3Uc. I'D OF nibs at l.c. DC for lbs.
tea; cheap and good. See Our Csc Java, il ia
most excellent value for your money. We
have the bes mackerei and herring, cream-
boneiess coihsh. Fine goldfish for 5c lib. There
are no beans like our beans. There are no
cakes like our cakes. We have II II kind of
good butter and eggs at T. NJ. WJECS, Cor
5th and King streets. nl4-Gt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17
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hurled In the Same Crav.

In the violet calm of evening, just as
dusk was deepening into darkness, and
the pail of the night was settling over
tho world, she spurned his suit No."
she said calmly, but firmly. "Then will
be avenged, he Kissed. Presenting her
little brother with toy pistol no swallow
ed phinl of prussia acid. They were
buried In the SAINT grave.-Detroit Trib-
une.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

CHICAGO, Nov. III. ]. Higgins, an
electrician, shot and killed Mrs. Kate Nc
Laughlin, his landlady, last night, and
afterwards shot himself through the head,
dying almost instantly. Higgins had
roomed at Mrs. McLanghlins house for
some time, and falling behind in his rent
had been threatened with ciectment After
killing the woman Higgins left the house,
but returned, and was standing on tina
sidewalk in front Of the place when he
heard the patrol wagon coming, and rather
than be arrested he sent Il bullet through
his head
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

I. P. I. Barnum advertised several years
ago that he had the biggest show on
eartn. But the Republican party. which
knocked the Democrats out at the cleo
tion few days ago, left their Democratic
friends without Neary q show at all. Yes,
MIR. Diokey and Co. will have to dig now
as their Grubb supply has about played
out We are now done with falae pre-.
lenses In election Investigations.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

Docs the honor o. ths success Of the
Republican party in Delaware depont on
the ao'iona Of any sipRle tnA!yid dal?
Doss tau circulation ct cruel end SANDER.
Gus stcries keep up .ke cSuse OF any can.
didate2 Is it wlss or Do.!:io for Republi.
cans TO maze threats wat thsy will do, II
things don't Just tGEn cut as they want
them to. A party to he SUCCESSFUL mu st
have al ia workers ard voters pull to-
gether Tor tho GREATEST good. 1t don't
pay to beglG to light for c!tigss before
they ara YaoAnt. IL Dent ray for any
man or men to ssg: Il wont Tou to dc 80
and so or by the etsIral It will be Torss
for you In She ord. Il doa1t pay Tor any
one man to sstulns tao position Q. Dicta.
tor. Theirs ksse always bean moro Ties
caught with iaolAssos thar vinegar.
Nessps psiE skould never tsson aste or
stir UP strife Ia ady oomLlG.,ty. Let W.
have YeAoe.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

NEw YORK, Nov. 17.-Russell Sage Sage
and George Gould moved before Justice
Truax, of the supreme court, for an ex !,
tension of time to answer In the action
brought by the Soldiers Orphans home Of
st. Louis to recover about SlI ,ooo, 600 for
the bondholders Of che Kansas Pacific,
Railroad company. Eeoision was rsssry,d.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

New YORK, Nov. 1.-THE total score a.
the end of last nights play IN the Ives.
Schaefer billiard match was: Schaefer,
2,549; Ives, 5000, Highest runs: Schaefer,
1926; Ives, 1875 Average of the night:
Schaefer, AZ; Ives, 20 5-17. Great aver.
age: Sohaefer, 80 1865; Ives, 40 2.1S.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

MIRA T. WHawkIns. Chattanooga. Tenn.
says. 'Shlioi he Yitalizer Saved My Life"
l consider 1t the best remedy for o debili-
tated System ever used.' For Dyspep.
sia, Liver or Kidney trouble 1t excels.
Price 75 cts.
Sold by N. b. Danforth. Druggists. S. Z.
Ger. Second and Market streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

SPRINGFIELD, o., Nov. 17.--Hon Thomas
Taggert, of Indianapolis, chairman Of the
Democratic state central committee of In.
diana, who is here visiting his brother-in-
law, stated that Benjamin Harrison would
nuquestionably be q candidate for the
nomination as president. He adds that it
is Harrison against the field.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

We do not guarantee tue seumnsnses
OF our Pure Family Medicines. White
Puimonic Balsam, Vegetable Liver Pills.
Blood Purifier etc, unless sold by regu.
lHr drug4ist5, and at our depot 806 King
street, Wilmington. and at our regular
prices only RoSlscttulv.
DK. j. STNMs s. Son,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

Author ito his wife)-Rejoice, o wife
of my bosomi 1 have gained prize OF
600 marks for my latest effort.
Wife-Which article was it?
Author-Oh. that essay of mino. 1.-THE
Defects Of o Wife; A Study from Nature. ="
--Weiner Figaro.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-17

The funeral Of Mrs. Mary Ann Stephens,
widow OF the late Amos Stephens. of
Yorklyn, took place to-day. lntcrmen t
was made at Old Kenneth Cemetery Do.
ceased was sc years OF age.