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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-19
MORTON THE NOMINEE.
Chosen to Head New York's Re-
publican State Ticket.
O. T. sAyToN HIS RUNNING MATE.

The Mention of j. sioat Fassett as Cam
didate for Governor Causes . Scene Of
Widest Enthusiasm In tho Convention.
Judge Haighs for Court Of App Gals,
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 19.-The state
Republican convention, called to nomi.
nate full state ticket. was raped to
order here yesterday at 1914 p. m. Hon.
Lemuel Ely Quigg, of New York city was
made temporary chairman. After the ap-
pointment of the usual committees the
convention took recess until 4 30, and ON
reassembling permanent organization
was effected, with Hon, Warner Miller as
chairman.
The platform, which was read by Con-
gressman Soreno Il. Payne, chairman of
the platform committee, stands by biz
metallism, 1t condemns the attack on
American industries in the tariff bill, and
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-19
NUGGETS OF NEWS


At Kansas City, Mo, DR. w. F. Carver
was again defeated by j. A. r. Elliott ut
live bird shooting.
Marshall Cory, his wife and 1s-year-old
daughter We're killed by lightning at their
home, near Owingsyille, Ky.
The Republican congressional conven-
tion of the Third Maryland district nom
mated Dir. William 5. Booze.
Steamer Indianapolis arrived at Boston
from BluGfielis. Captain Lamont says
American interests in Nicaragua are
poorly protected.
Governor Pattison has granted respite
for sixty days to George Dukovic, SEN
fenced to be hanged at Pittsburg on
Thursday next.
r. p. Searle, the cyclist,' is at Erie, Pa,
having ridden from Chicago. about COO
miles, in seventy-tlve hours, including
seven hours rest.
Thomas Moss, of Mcdowell county. w.
Va, was shot by Gus Nida, a ighbor,
aud instantly killed. Hida then went
homo and shot his wife. She cannot re-
cover. Jealousy was the cause.
nRApTSe. "a, sept. ly.-uaDriel Nam
cello, charged with the murder of Til
mano Thomas, fellow countryman, al
Port Clinton last May, was arrested here
yesterday. The accused shot his associate
and robbed him of several hundred dol
lars Tomas was employed as track
hand by the Reading company.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-19

The Spanish dependencies now have
population of $, 800, 900. In the days of
Spains greatest glory the colonies were
estimated to have loo, 9oo, 900 people. -
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-19

Probably clearing; slightly cooler, ex-
cept in the vicinity of Harris burg; vari-
able winds.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-19

NoRRlsTowN, Pa. Sept. 19.-Nothing of
Importance was done at yesterday session
of the State Firemen's association. 1t
rained all day and not more than two
thirds Of the delegates arrived. There are
two candidates for president, George ".
Brookes, OF Coatssville, and Gilbert W.
Thompson, Of Lansdale with the chances
In favor Of the former. The next meeting
place of the association will probably be
paadine
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-19

HARRISBURG, Sept. l9.-For violating
pension laws in accepting fees from ap-
plicants for pensions before their applica-
cations were granted, George Otstot, of
Mechnntcsburg, was arrested last night
at the instance of Special Examiner Mar
tin and held for a hearing on Tuesday be-
fore United States Commissioner Wolfe.
w. d. Stone, of Meohauicsburg, was ar
rested week ago for a similar offense.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.

tary provinces of Mongolia and MaDchuria
till it reaches the great desert of Cobb,
above Thibet. 1t is more than 1900 miles
long in a straight line. and with its wind
ings up the hills and down the valleys 1t
measures all told distance of more than
1900 miles. This wall is about thirty feet
in height. or as tall as a three-story city
house. Its width at the points where
| have visited it ranges from fifteen
TO thirty feet. The average par
lor is not more than fifteen feet
wide. and if you will imagine solid
block of three-stOry houses fifteen feet
deep, built across the United States from
New York to Omaha, you can get faint
idea of the size of this great wall. Such
block, however, would be easy to con-
struct in comparison with the work needed
for this vast fortificatiOn. 1t would cut
the plains of New York. Ohio, Indiana.
Illinois and Iowa where the soil has much
CLAY and where the railroads could carry
the materials.
The great wall of China is built right
over the mountains. 1t climbs uD crags so
steep that the bricks had. it is said. to be
carried on the backs OF goats. 1t crosses
peaks taller than the Allegheny mountains
and at one point goes over one which IS
FIVE thousand feet above the sea. A large
part of il has a foundation of granite blocks
from two and half to four feet thick, and
the base of the wall is ten feet wider than
the top. The bricks OF which it is made
weigh from forty TO sixty pounds, or as
much as a siX-year-old boy, and the clay
for these bricks had to be transported long
distances from the interior at some por-
tions of the wall. These bricks are of a
slate color. According to measurement
they are Is inches long, inches wide and
The morning call., 1894-07-29
To Clean Feathers.

White or light colored feathers can be
washed in benzine without losing their
curl or color. They should be swung in
the air until dry. Another plan Tor white
feathers is to wash them in warm water
and CASTLE soap. rinse three times to re-
move fully all the soap, pass through a
warm solution of oxalic acid and then
lightly starch. Dry in warm room by
lightly beating each feather against the
hand or near the fire. To curl ostrich
feathers. have a dull knife with the top
followed out near the point, if you are
going to make business of it. HOl6yOur
feather over fire, but not sufficiently
near to scorch it. shaking it gently until
warm; then, holding the feather in the
left hand. place the fiber of the feather
between the thumb and knife edge and
draw it along quickly, curling the end
only. If feathers are damp at any time
the curl may be retained by holding the
hat over The fire and waving it until dry
then .place in a cool room for the fibers TO
Stiffen. Feathers may also be CURED
over knife held near hot flatlrOn, the
heat making the curl more durable. A
little blue iii the water in which white
feathers are washed improves the color
Philadelphia Times.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
Midsummer Hats.

For afternoon wear at garden parties
and other summer fetes young women
wear Leghorn hats trimmed with chiffon,
iaffeta ribbon bows, and ostrich tips.
Pink chiffon loosely twisted around the
crown and knotted on the right side. with
Prince of Wales group OF black TIPS on
the left side, makes a charming trimming
easily arranged by the amateur
millner. A front bow of chiffon is simple
and effective if made large, light and soft
looking. 1t should have the loops very
lar apart, with the folds between holding
buckle OF cut steel Instead of being
closely strapped. The ribbon bow of
taneta Is usually posed on the left side.
and consists of three large stiff looms and
two standing ends, all tied in one strap.
and all pointing In different directions.
imported l.eghOrn hats have spaee OF
three or 1our inches Of the brim cnt ont
across the back. and are worn far back ON
the head This leaves farng brim in
front, which leaves an inside trimming
of flowers, or twist OF ribbon resting
on the hair. Seven or eight ulumes
black, pink or yellow. are then mounted
on the crown, and the whole effect
is that of the picturesque Empire bonnet
Other imported hats of Leghorn have the
brim covered with applique lace gathered
next the crown, the scalloped edge falling
Just over the brim. a single large bow Of
pink satin ribbon is In front Of the crown.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
CHINA'S BIG WALL
It's Size, Character and
Appearance in 1894.
HOW 1T WAS BUILT AND LASTS
Something About the Builder of the
Inclosure-Why He Was Despised
by His Countrymen.
The great wall of China!

What wonderful structure it is and
how mighty it must have been before the
days of gunpowder and cannon. | have
seen the pyramids. but this massive wall
impresses me more forcibly than they.
The greatest of all the pyramids is an i'm
mense pile of stones. covering thirteen
acres and reaching to height less than
that of the monument of Washington.
The great wall of China, if the brick and
earth composing it could be carried to
the valley of the Nile, would carpet
the best parts of Egypt, and it is a
work incalculably greater than the monu-
ments of the Egyptian kings. [ visited it
where it runs through the Mongolian
Mountains, about ninety miles from the
city of Peking. and found there an even
more solid structure than that at Shan Hal
kWan, on the edge of the sea. 1t begins
here at the head of the Gulf OF Pechili and
runs up and down the mountains, clear
across the boundary of Northern China,
separating the country from its vast tribu-
The morning call., 1894-07-29
Electric Reads

Beaded lace is the newest feature of the
seasons trimmings. the tendency being TO
make lace look as much like passementerie
as possible. The groundwork is wrought
out with various colored beads and Sc
quiHs, which seem to reign supreme in the
world 0ftrimmings. They appear on every
thing where a ''gltter" is required, and
they are to be had in all the bright colors
as well rs the soft, subdued tints. All
sorts Of beads in crystal, satin, jet and
colors are blended with them in gorgeous
harmony. Black or white gauZe net are
sometimes the foundation for this kaledO-
scopic combination, and it varies in width
to suit nearly every style of trimming
Silver seauins and crystal beads make a
lovely decoration for white satin gown.
Among the newest trimmings are cam
vas bands covered thiekly with electric
beads and drops of SeuuIns. and moire
satin and velvet bands more or less en-
broid cred with jet beads which finish the
edge and form pattern through the GEN.
ter. For an example of the elaborate nse
of Jet is a dress composed of broadly
striped white MORE and black satin. Each
stripe OF white is en- broldered from the
waist nearly TO the knees with fue jet
beads and spangles. The bodice Of plain
black satin has wide revers of the stripe
powdered with Jet and ope1iug over soft
front of deep yellow chiffon inserted with
lines OF yellowtinted lace. The collar is
of yellow yelvet.-Boston Advertiser.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
A Girl Wants TO Know.

The girl with the inquring mind is u .
to her old tricks again. She wants To
know:
Why is it that when you hate girl or a
man with an especially big, full-grown
hate you are forever running into her or
him at every corner, lunchroom, streetcar
in fact. he or she haunts you like an un-
paid dentists bill?
Why is it that the lamps will burn like
Veritabe beacon lights except on those
evenings when you have company, and
then they sputter and flare up and other
wise conduct themselves with an air OF
perfect i'm becility?
Why is it that an invitation to any sort
of social gathering is the signal for cold
TO descend upon YOU and make you wish
you were not only dead but buried beneath
a granite monument?
Why is il that shoes can't be made un-
squeakable? If there's one thing more
tnan another that will drive girl TO soda
water and other forms of dissipation it is
sQueaky shoes.
Why is it that girl never remembers
tie big tear in her best frock until size is
just ready TO get into the dress.
Why is it that we can't be all bright and
witty like that horrid, pretty best friend
of ours rS?-Chicago Record.
The morning call., 1894-07-29

only remains as a monument Of the bun
dreds of thousands of almond-eyed men
who two thousand years ago thus sOughG
to protect their homes and those OIL tRelf
descendants from the savages OF the nortn
for all time TO come. No one can stanQ
upon its ramparts and not De impressed
with the strength of This great Chlnese
nation. Seventeen hundred years before
America was discovered; at time when
our blue-blOoded ancestors, hall naked
and altogether savage, were wandering
through the wilds of France, Germany
and England, when Rome was still
republic, fighting her last battles
with the Carthaginians; two hundred
years before Christ was born, these
same Chinese people built this mighty
wall. Their history states that 1T required
an army of 800, GOO men to protect the
builders, and millions must have been em-
ployed in the undertaking. | have seen
enough of the building of railroads and
other works in China during my present
tour to understand how it was probably
constructed. There was no machinery
used, and few cattle and horses. Every
foot of it was built by man, and IN its
1900 miles of mountain climbing there are
to-day bottled up within this structure the
vital force of millions of the Chinese OF
the past. a monument to the thought that
while man dies his work remains, AS does
the hand that carved the Venus di Medict
and !he pen that wrote Shakespeare and
the AGneid. These Chinese of Two thou
sand years ago probably carried the earth
and stones which formed the filing of the
greater part of the wall in baskets. and
this earth was rammed down by means
of disks Of stone or iron as big around as
half-bushel measure. and from six to
eight inches thick. 1t is in this way that
the embankments of the railroads are
being built to-day. 1t takes eight
men to each of such disks There
are holes cut about its circumfer-
ence, and in these ropes about ten
feet long are fastened. The men stand at
equal distances about the disk, and by
pulling back raise it and throw it upward
often to a height above their heads and it
falls upon the fresh earth with a thud. A
The morning call., 1894-07-29
Feruery in the FirenIace.

! Look after your deserted fireplace. II
| offers great possibilities in a decorative
way. At present it is the most forlorn
spot about the house. You miss the bril-
liant glow of Goals or the merry crackle of
burning logs. and the Japanese um brella,
though extremely gay in tint and design,
hides in stiffest fashion the yawning gap
made by the absence Of cold-weather
cheeriness.
If you live in the country or just upon
the suburbs of big city. you will not have
very much trouble to secure fresn-lookng
grasses ana bits Of flourishing greenery,
the only outlay being little time, strength
and energy. As most women consider 1t
fun rather than labor to attend to decora-
tive details. the biz of woodland beauty
smuggled into the home In this way is an
altogether fascinating affair.
When obliged to depend upon the florist
for aid. you can fit up fireplace ferneTy
at a comparatively small cost by using a
little judgment. Select your ferns and let
them be hardy ones. The tender varieties
are worthless. A trip through the city
market some suDShiDy morning Will give
you very pretty choice of foliage plants,
and you will find them less expensive than
those sold in the shops.
You must first get box long enough
and wide enough to tit the freplace. This
rests on the floor. 1t is also punctured
with several holes for drainage. and a
shallow pan is placed under the box to re-
ceive the water. The front of the box
may be decorated in any wey preferred.
Sometimes it is enameled in pretty shade
of green, aud sometimes decorated with
brush and paints. Fill the box nearly to
the top with a rich soil and then plant your
ferns. Vines that thrive in the shad est
forest hooks are the ones to select. Let
them be good runners, so that they may
be trained TO climb over the mantel. Ivy
is especially pretty for this purpose.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
Blue-Stocking Luncheon.

That was pretty luncheon which was
given by a fashionable woman to half a
dozen literary friends not long ago. The
favors and decorations were unique. and
some one under similar circumstances
may like to initiate them. In the center
of the table stood a mound of pink roses
and ivy. and on the top of this stood a
stuffed white owl, holding a pearl-handled
pen in mis- beak. at each plate, except
that of the hostess. whose only tie with
literature is her appreciation of ii, was a
little dark-blue silk stocking, stuffed with
rose leaves, the TOPS being tied up with
pale blue ribbons. which also held two
pink roses and a bunch of white quills.
Every name-card had a water-colOr
drawing uf inkpot and pen in one corner
and little row Of books in the other. on
the backs of whicn were the titles Of such
books as the lady whose name the card
bore hau gwen to the world. The invita-
tions to this collation. contained a requeSt t
that the recipient would take part IN a
blue-stocking luncheon. a quaint conceit,
altogether, was it not?-New York Re-
cOTuer
The morning call., 1894-07-29

while aubergine roses of satin and velvet
petals are posed around the crown and
drooping in the back.
Black hats are of Legborn straw " dved a
dull black, or else they are of chip or the
very light Neap0Iitan braids. The bluet-
blue velvet poppies trim black hats taste
fully when massed on the left side amid a
torSade of tulle of the same hue. White
and black trimmings on black hats are
commended for elderly ladies. Thus there
are chouX Of white null on the
sides, while across the back is a
large bow of white and black rib
bon in alternate stripes of gros grain
and satin. If a bit of color is desired a
bunch of cherries is added or some glow
ing red poppies or else the dark auber-
glne roses that are again in great favor.
White violets in clusters beside other
punches of black ViOlets are also used on
these shade hats. Black liberty satin
makes A more servicea ble trimming than
null or tulle, when arranged in torsades
and rosettes, and will be worn late in the
season before autumn hats are ready
Harper's Bazaar.
The morning call., 1894-07-29

about inches thick. They are put to-
gether in solid masonry bv means of
lime mortar, and they are built up from
the foundation in two walls, each about
three feet thick. running parallel with each
other. the space between being filled with
earth and stone we'll rammed down. The
top Of the wall is paved with these bricks,
and its average width is about fifteen feet.
1t Is everywhere so wide that TWO two
horse wagon loads of hay could be driven
along it and the hubs OF the two teams
would not touch. Six horses abreast coul
be easily driven upon its paved highway,
and on each side of the road along its
whole fifteen hundred miles of length there
is brick crenelated wall as high as your
head, which would prevent them falling off
in case of a stampede. At short intervals
the wall is crowned by great two and
three story tnwers, made Of these big blue
bricks, ana al the passes IN the mountains
there are arched gates of stone, some of
which are beautifully carved. Here and
there the wall is double, a second wall run
ming over the country some distance back
from the first. and on the peaks near 1t
there are often watch-towers. in which the
guards stood in times past and warned the
soldiers stationed on it's top of the advanc-
ing hordes which they spled coming from
the wilds beyond.
Much of the great wall is still in perfect
condition. Standing upon it at the city of
Shan Hal Kwau we could see it climbing
up the Manchurlan Mountains, jumpjng
the gorges and scaling the peaks. Gray
with its life of twenty centuries. II seemed
to grasp the earth of the present with its
mighty hand, and where it crossed the
mountains it seemed as imperishabe as
the hills whose hoary brows it crowns. At
other places. however, time has gained the
mastery, and nearest the railroad there
is breach at least 100 feet wide. and ope
side of the wall where it bounds the city
Of Shan Hal Kwan has been almost over
thrown. Its sides are covered with moss,
and the grass has grown upon its pave
ments. No arches now guard ii. and it
The morning call., 1894-07-29
Sateen Bedspreads.

There are sateens to be found OF bar
gain counters as beautiful in design and
with all the gloss of silk goods which
maYhap you would scarcely fancy in a
gown unless YOU were a Dolly Warden,
says New York exchange but which
would make most charming bedspreads
and curtains.
Recently one of these SPREADS was seen
on white enameled iron bed, and it
would be hard to find anything daintier.
The creamy ground of the sateen had
sprays OF tne pink and pale blue flowers,
tied with wandering ribbons of the same
yellow olive tinge as the foliage of the
flowers. a valance of this was gathered
a tape. aud every three or four inches
button was sewed cores SpOnding with a
bit of tape sewed to the mattress, in
which was worked buttOnnole. The
valance was thus buttoned on securely all
around, and could easily be taken off to be
washed.
The spread had double frill four inches
wide all around it, which hung just to the
edge Of the valance. and was long enough
10 be carried up over the round day bolster
In making the bed draw the spread close
10 the bolster, press 1t in and then carry it
over.
4 room with dressed-up bed like this
should always have some sort of a loung-
ing chair or small divan, aud for this you
can ind no more serYiceable covering
than a real Bagdad rug
Inc window curtains we're of the Sateeu
and lined with old rose sIlesia. Perhaps
sIlkoIne. if IL could have been found TO
match, would have been prettier.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
For Serving CIaret.

The proper vessel for serving claret is
no longer decanter. but jug with
handle and lid. The latest and hand
soonest are of cut glass, mounted on heavy
silver. and are really beautiful, as we'll as
fashionable. Their cost is, of necessity.
large. and only the few can hope to pos
sess any of the better sort. but they are
good to look upon and they set q standard
Of worth that must have beneficial effect
upon even the manufacturers of a cheaper
grade. Truly. if we have wealth there is
little merit IN setting a table that Is in
itself vision of beauty. The art manu-
features have become so improved and the
factories send forth such delightful thing S
that with money in the purse we must he
blind, indeed, to fail Of accomplishing a
desirable end.
The morning call., 1894-07-29

short-lived. Respect for effort earnest and
continued is much better ally. In an ex-
perience ranging over many years, ! must
honestly say that every time | have failed
1t has been through my own ignorance and
lncompetency, and mat my success has
been built up upon failures many and Sc
we're. The best equipment that either
men or women could have is definite
knowledge, if it be only of one
come to me for advice is. What can you
dO?' If the answer is, as it almost In
variably proves to be, "Anything," my
heart fills with despair for the applicant.
In the money-maEing world anything"
means nothing" it is Overrun with a vast
army OF inca pabies ready TO rush in and
undertake anything" What is needed is
some one who can do something. as op-
posed to any one who can do anything.
Competency is the only equipment that is
worth anything owadays.-Lippinc
Magazine.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
The Rabbit Foot Fad.

The latest fad among the fair sex in this
region is to wear a rabbits foot. l have
seen several young ladies who were equip-
ped with this sort of an amulet. 1t is
Handsomely set in gold and used as clasp
pin for holding a wrap. The orthodox
rabbits foot has to be from an animal
killed in q graveyard In the dark of the
moon, between the hours of II and l
o'clock. when the CHESTS walk. Whether
those that | have seen were procured at
that witching hour or whether the fair
wearerS procured them themselves | am
unable to say. If the fad spreads the
graveyard rabbit will have hard time of
it.-Louisyille Courer-J Ournal.