The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-03

We have lady In town with chick
ems that were matched In one night
The son. who 10 a salesman in one OF
our stores, received some eggs from
country patron, and In counting then
out heard live chickens In two of then
which he at once sent to his mother
who put them under a hen she had
Just set. and the next morning found
the little fellows out and happy. But
the old hen disowned them, seeming
to think they had come too soon.
We have a gentleman in town undel
treatment for alcoholic poison. He has
been heavy drlnker for some time
and rum has well nigh ruined him
both In health and finances. but he has
high hopes of recovery froms the bane
full habit.
The treatment will cost 800, and the
way things are now going In this
town and Throughout the country,
can make fortune in this
inebriate touring business. There
seems to have been an understanding
among the whiskeyitss to open upon
our Local Option law a Simultaneous
and general assault. Twenty-six meu
secured licenses from our General
government to sell strong drink In de-
tiance of local laws, and we have scores
OF speak easles' all over the coun.
try. But the end is not yet. These
llaw.deting miscreants will find trouble
i'm the near future This Is prolific
field. In prohibition missionaries, and
the dominant party which encourages
this outlawing will one OF these days
find its waterloo.
At this moment the report OF re.
Ivolver was heard. and the news comes
THAT one of our citizens was fired at
several others were Just without the
range of the murderous bullet. An
occurred between Willard
IScotten and Joe Poor, VINO keeps o
miserable den. and Poor emptled his
revolver at Scotch. HERDS law suit
lfor the taxpayers. Oh, how ruin in
lcreaSes our expenses, and yet we want
the revenue. An investment OF ten
dollars and more to get one to say
nothing of tho long train Of ruin that
follows in the wake OF this whisky
demon.
The Poles who were brought here
from Baltimore TO work In the can
merry. spent some three weeks at work
In day time and dancing and gambling
o large part of the night, but since
then they have had q slight touch OF
MillinRton malaria and have spent
much of their time yelling to the Holy
Virgin and with little encouragement
to their faith to continue such appii-
1t takes M ore treatment, more hero.
lie than this to break the grip OF our
kind of malaria. These foreigners
left town to-day. bedraggled set
truly and swearing that they will
never como to h1iilinRton again.
Well, there Is no love lost. The mer.
chants will miss their cash, but their
absence will do no other harm.
Joseph Malialieu OF our community
q the Republican candidate for Com
gress. and IL elected. will add greatly
20 the weak moral forces usually
'ound In the House. Such candidates
10 he no debauching party platform
IAN control, but 1t is a lamentabie
act that the average candidate goes
by the platform dellyerances OF his
party. no matter what they are.
Jack Speare, who was acquitted by
lis jury OF the murder of the Massey'sI
ramp before they had heard word OF
testimony. ia again tiourlshing his re-
yolver. and dares any one to inform
IN him. As old Gen. Jackson once,
aid, 1t Ia blessed thing there is a.
lell for some people. 1t seems you
ant do much with them here.
A Kent county preacher gave dance
o his young communicates and
theirs few nights ago. 1t is reported.
'uch preachers were known in the
avs of the old prophet. Ezekiel. OF
curse his preaching saves no one.
treat the pity he shall ever enter the
ulpit again.