The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-17
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thing even in theae- iatter days.
The "TIorseie.s Carriage, face.
The New York Herald says The ,horss-
less carriage race from Paris to Bordeaux
and back has amply dem onstrated the
value OF this latest departure in methods
OF locomotion. Que OF the competing
vehicles made the whole trip, little over
seven hundred and thirty six miles, In
something less than forty.nlne hours-an
average OF close upon fifteen miles an
hour.
As the fret prize OF forty thousand
francs, however. was reserved for car
riages seating four persons. In conformity
with the views Of the orlgiuators of the
contest that 1t should be first and fore.
most test OF the relative merits of We
hiclss Of most practical utility. M. NJ
Panhard and Levassors two seated Pc
t-oleum carriage. which established the
spsed record, was awarded second money
only, and first honors taken 10y the four
seated carriage No. 16 belonging to Les
Els de Puegeot Freres. The same build.
ore also secured the third and fourth
places.
feature OF the race that merits motto
is that no accident Of importance dstract.
cd from Its success, the full measure OF
which confirms the belief that the horse.
less carriage" has premise OF a great and
useful future as a supplement to the
methods Of locomotion now in vogue.
The montebAnk, Carl Bro wue. who visited
our city some months ago with Coxey's
army, married General Coxey's ~ year old
daughter on Saturday last, Browne is a
wldower. Coxey and his son.in law are
not on very good terms, in other words
they do not speak as they paas by. Tho
young girl is poor misguided thing, who
was infatuated with browne and he took
advantage OF the girls years to consent
g. marry him. He Is nothing moro than
u yagabond. as he has no visible means OF
support. The people ran him out Of the
town threatening to tar and feather him.
The German beet sugar Industry is now
in n deplorabe condition and nothing, not
even IN Increased bounty, will save 1t
from serious loss unless its unnatural ex.
tension be checked. The sIessrs. War.
ners and LA Pussy sank several thousand
dollars In the beet sugar plant on the
De aware beyond Gordon Heights There
vera big thngs promised for the manu-.
fIcture OF sugar from Geats but tho ex-
pertinent was a disastrous failure and
the works were closed and have been
gradually going to wreck and ruin.
The month OF June is commencement
month, and vacations commence In July
with the boys and girls who will onio y
th4ir annual vacation. Those who have
Etas!udted will now onter tho different
voealIons OF business and make their
marx in this busy world OF ours. Excel
sior should be their motto. US there Is
ways room al the top for all VINO may
be SO successful as To land there.
The commencement exercises Of Del
Y aware College took place on Sunday even
ing, when tie bacuaidQreate sermon was
preached by the Rev. George W. Bond
On Tuesday evening the Rev. Merit
Hulburd d. d.. will speak to tho stu
dents, 1t being the occasion OF the sixty.
inst anniversary of the AtLenean Liter
dry Society,
Secretary Morton says that London
purple applied with whitewash 10 young
peach trees that are affected with The
B9ror," little Insect that bores into tbs
yoang and tender peach trees, which
causes the trees TO die, Is ono OF the hes
remedies yet known to tho Agriculture
Department at Washington. b. {,
Was 1t warning IN tho breaking of tn