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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-07-31

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~ PENNY ROYAL PILLS
Are tho only genuine Peunyroys Plus
sds. saa Nv T~s,ynss S,gsis na .os serperlsInS,s
ttreet. Phila. by mail or At oinse, 81.
Advice free. Ladiea beware OF ifnita-
tiona. ns
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Tho Marine scene,
Now on sale at the REPusIIcAN Office. 10
equal to any oil painting. Price 81.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
poo0 lbs Havana Shorts for sale at 8.
". corner Second and Shlpley streets, at
20 cents pound. City Market Cigar Fac.
tory. II. +. BouRDoN, prop.
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H00PEHS Ak0OiAE =; ;.;;:::. $;::$;:: ::;:;:;

Everything made TO order. Pants from
t3 to %; euita from Sl2 to So5. The Hub
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II you want to buy scarlet clover seed
go to White Bros. North East Cor. Front
and Orange street,
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SEQ tho Bridge.
superb etching on sale at the REpuBLI
CAN Office. PriceSi.
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DOAHNlNG-Futulsned or unfurnish
- front roomB with or without lourd,
permanent or transient; also trst-cla3s cable
board. Every room fronts OIL stropt. Con-
Heniencos on each loor. Low rates. New
manaEement.No. IA East Seventh ST. ma6.ly
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M ANTED - Boarders, first class table
w modern oonveniences home comforts.
rs. MIR. c. beckett 6C3 French street,
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NHTANTED- -nlacks mith helper. with
NV knowledge of wagon work. McCabe 4
Darragh. 1l0-2t'
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wounded officer was Mai. Barlow, of
New York. often thought of the sad
incident, which made upon me one of
the most vivid impressions that l re-
ceived in the war.
shortly afterward n cousin of mine,
whose name and initials were the
same as mine, was killed in battle
The war closed. Ten years after
ward l was with distinguished gen.
tleman in New York, who invited me
to be present at a dinner he was to
give that evening. Among the guests
to whom was introduced was n GER
tain Maj. Barlow. l supposed that he
was cousin of the man whom had left
dying on the field at Gettysburg with
his devoted wife beside him.
81 once knew Mai. Barlow I said
to my new acquaintance.
Z" i once knew Gen. Gordon, he
answered.
But the MaJ. Barlow l knew is
dead added.
"'And the Gen. Gordon whom kne "
is also dead he answered.
Il started to tell him the story of the
Maj. Barlow whom had left dying on
the field ut Gettysburg, when he inter
rupted me, exclaiming:
MY God, Gen. Gordon, I am that
man! But you were killed at Antietam"
And | know you died at Gettys
burg said /, for saw YOU :
Mutual explanations followed. 1t
seems strange to me that the warmest
friendship of my life should have be-
gun in those awful scenes of blood and
carnage at Gettysburg. The simple
service that performed that day when
! sent for that dying soldiers wife has
made Maj. Barlow and his wife
the dearest friends | have on earth,
notwithstanding / wore the gray and
he the blue. N. Y. Advertiser.
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and tabooed her. / think some of the
dearest creatures would have tarred
and feathered her if they could. Jane
Dinker had the comfortable Yankee
pride of 'respectability" in it's Yankee
sense strong within her soul, and this
scorn quite crushed her. She hid her.
self from human eyes as much as pos
sible, and went thankfully home with
old Miss Dinker, whose income had
grown smaller in these years, and
who really showed great generosity in
taking her disgraced niece to her
bosom.
And now that she had countenanced
poor Jane and opened her house to
her, she also had lost her friends,
and people grew hard upon her.
You'll tell your aunt, Miss Jane,
that ! shall proceed to law if / lose an
other spoon," said one angry matron,
TO whom Jane had been forced to speak.
When her boy grew older there were
children near by who, if he ventured
into their company, were dragged sway
as though he had the plague. And
when Jane would have placed him at
the one good school, Aunt Dinker hay
fng allowed the money, the lady who
presided thereover gently limited that
1t would not do.
And little Richard, clinging to her
hand, asked, as they went home
"What Is II, mammal" Then poor Jane
wished that she were dead.
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Old Miss Dinler called in high dud-

Old Miss Dinlter called in high dud'
geon upon the schoolmistress, and re-
monstrated in vain. The fact that she
stole spelling book during her briei
stay did not further her object. When
a little boy was sent for II at dusk Jane
wished herself dead again. If only she
could have had pride in anything OF
anyone, she thought; but life was all
shame to her.
Habits are hard to break" she said,
'but III try. Only you oughtn't to be
so hard on me when I've stuck to you
so" And then she revealed plan
which she mad concocted for giving the
boy an education. "I'll put him to the
best school in New York" she said.
I'll keep the story that they tell-lie,
as it is-to myself, and I'll pay his bills
regular. 'Tain't likely Pm agoing to
see him grow up without eddication.
Wen make him clergyman or a doc
tor. Well snap our fingers in the
faces of these critters. I'll take him
up myself tomorrow and he shall come
down every Saturday night"
~ shall miss him so," said Jane.
"But it's for his good, and thank you,
aunt"
So Jane spent the night in tears, and
in the morning Aunt Dinker went to
the city, taking with her little Richard.
Jane suffered great deal that day,
and when at night she saw Aunt
Dinkcr return alone she could not find
voice to speak to her. But the old
lady was in good spirits. She sat down
before the fire with her shawl on, and
told Jane how pleased Richard was
with the journey and how Miss Speers
had admired him. And Jane brought
her the tea, and she took it sitting by
the fire, but still kept her shawl on;
and, moreover, the shawl looked Curl
ously thick and bunchy.
Once before had Jane seen the same
thing, and it had resulted in the ap-
pearance of somebody's workbox. Her
heart misgave her.
"Aunty," she said. in trembling tones,
"are you cold?"
Not particularly, said Miss Dinler.
"Then shan't take your shawl?"
when l ask you to do So"
Jane was silent. Old Miss Dinl<er
fidgeted. Finally Jane burst into re-
proaches.
"oh, aunty! couldn't you help dis
gracing my poor boy, to steal in New
York, where they have no mercy on
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WAR "REMINISCENCES.
A eLoooLess BATTLE.
IL Was Fought with snowbniis Between
Confederate Soldicrs.

ft Was Fought with snowbnlis Between
Confederate Soldiers.
After the battle of Missionary ridge
the confederate army under Gen.
Bragg grctreatedto Dalton, Ga. and there
went into winter quarters. The winter
OF 1904 proved to be very severe one
for the latitude, and at one time there
was heavy fall of snow.
The division, commanded by Maj.
Gen. w. B. Bates, was composed OF
three brigades. They were the fa-
nous breckenridge" brigade of Ken
tuckians; Gen. Bates own old brigade
of Tenncsseeans, and n Florida brigade
commanded by Gen. Stovall. Each of
the brigades occupied it's own encamp-
mcnt, and was separated from the
other two by at least half mile
The snow fell at night. On the fol-
lowing morning, as soon as the rcgula-
tion camp duties were performed, the
"corncrackcrs," as the Kentuckians
were called, began to SNOWFALL" ="
They had often seen snow in their ma
tive state, and knew how to get amuse-
mcnt from it. But their southern COM
rades, particularly the Floridians,
shrank from any personal contact with
"the beautiful"
Early in the day one of the compan-
les of the Ninth Kentucky regiment
made an attack upon it's next neigh Dor
in the encampment, and after the bat
tie victor and vanquished united to at
tack third. Each company was in
turn forced to capitulate. Then a
party made up from all the companies
,t h. s..
erward the Sixth.
About noon an expedition, number
ing several hundred, from the Ken
tucliy brigade, set out to attack the
camp of the Tennesseeans. AS the
time was the dead of winter, and there
was no enemy within many miles, the
usual camp discipline had been re-
laXcd, and visiting between the differ
ent camps was unrestricted during the
day. This enabled the attacking party
to take the Tennessceans unawares
Notwithstanding the surprise, the
defense of the camp was vigorously
maintained for half an hour or more
Finally it was yielded, and then many
of the Tcnncssceans joined the expedi-
tion in its attack upon the Florida
brigade.
Owing to the audiences of the onset
al the novelty of the weapons used,
the Floridians made no resistance, but
retired prccipitately to their cabins.
Gen. Stovall hastily summoned his
staff officers, gave orders to have the
entire brigade turned out without
arms, and, mounting his horse, took
personal command.
The Floridians soon learned that they
could throw snowballs about as well as
thcil assailants. Slnarting under the
reproaches of their commander, they
fell upon the little band of adventur-
ers with irresistible impetuosity.
Seeing themselves outnumbered five
to one, the kentuclSians and their al
lies began to beat a retreat, and at the
same time sent messengers back to
their camps to ask for reinforcements.
Some of the Kentucky regimental Off
GERS mounted their horses and fastened
to the front, in command of the rein
forccments.
Step by step the four or five hun
cred allies had been forced back by the
two or three thousand Floridians.
Only few hundred yards from the
outskirts of the Kentucky camp the re-
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places which no boy should ever see.
They hear language which should
never fall upon the ear of boy or man.
They become pert and not unlike
some of the fresh newsboys upon the
streets of our great cities. OF course,
the little fellows who have homes here
and parents or mothers to look after
them, are not led far astray. Good
boys are as amenable to good advice as
they are to bad examples. But, as a
general rule, pageship in the house is
not position to be sought for good
boy, by his parents or friends. 1t is a
demoralizing way of beginning life,
In fact, this is not city to be COM
mended as superior place for raising
children. The hours OF work in the
executive departments are so few, and
the hours of labor at the capitol are SO
few, that young men growing up here
absorb the impression that good sal
aries should forever be found for light
worl.. In the great wori1-a-day world,
this is not the case. Therefore, boys
raised here, whether in the capitol, or
in the vicinity of the departments, COM
mence life with erroneous impressions.
To them, lives of toll are obnoxious.
They naturally seek easy avenues of
livelihood: and those avenues are
usually unworthy. For this reason,
even senate pageship may not be re-
garded as altogether desirable for a
youth. SMITH ID. Fry.
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Remarkable Dry-Land Fish.

The periopthalmus, one of the most
remarkable of the several species OF
dry-land fish catalogued by the natural
lists, is a native of Mauritius. He is
only 4 or 5 inches long, but has a big
head, very prominent eyes and side fms
which bear a strong resemblance to
legs. They have the curious habit OF
leaving the water in the evening and
spending the entire night hunting the
nocturnal insects which inhabit the
muddy flats near tide water. A similar
species of New Zealand are called
''runniag fishes' by the natives.
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worry unexpected. The venerable states,
man from Massachusetts, was suddenly
reminded of story in an old novel,
which would fit the occasion. Calling
little page he sent him to the con-
gressional library for the book When
Senator Dubois sat down at the con-
clus'on Of his remarks, Senator Hoar
arose with the book in his hand, read
the chapter applicable to the occasion,
and won applause. To the people in
the galleries that was wonderful ne
the initiated it was .ry simple. That
little page boy ran like streak of
lightning to the library; he made no
mistake; he got the right volume; lie
few back to the senator; the proper
page in the book was found; and Sem
ator Hoar was loaded for speech by
the time his antagonist concluded his
attack That illustrates very well one
of the duties required of page.
When the vice president enters the
chamber and assumes the gavel to call
the senate to order, the pages range
themselves along the steps at the side
of the vice presidents platform. When
a senator claps his hands they run to
his desk to go on whatever errands ne
may have for them. The pages seldom
leave the capitol. Almost all of the
outside work is done by the riding
pages. They are older, and better
capable physically of covering wider
territory. The pages duty keeps him at
the capitola short time after the senate
adiourns each evening. That is usual
ly about five o'clock. When there are
night sessions of congress, though, the
pages must remain all night. And very
tired and very sleepy the little fellows
are before the night is over. But they
recover quickly, and are soon ready for
all manner of pranks.
Some of the senators take warm per-
sonal interest in the pages and provide
for them in some manner when they
leave the senate. The late Senator
Stanford used to give the pages quar-
ters, half dollars, or dollars for serving
him. He invariably gave the pages
something for waiting on him; and,
every Christmas eve, he sent new five
dollar gold piece, in an envelope, to
each one of the senate pages. Other
senators who are wealthy are liberal
with their money, so that the boys pick
up considerably more than their sal
aries. They are usually good boys, of
good families, their experiences are ed
ucational, they make the acquaintance
of great men; and there is no reason
why n senate page should fail in life.
They generally turn out well and make
their mark in the world.
1t is an unfortunate fact that the
pages in the house of Representatives are
not so worthy of commendation as are
the little fellows at the other end of
the capitol. Their circumstances are
not so desirable. They learn great
deal of wickedness, and not infrequent-
~ follow downward course. Some of
them are obliged to carry messages to
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you, and at the school, where / hoped
he could hold his head as high as any
one? Oh, aunt, aunt.'
You ought to be ashamed of your
self, Jane. I've been a good aunt to
you; and, as for the school, 1 never
touched thing. 1 put my hands in
my muff, and sat just so, and made a
pint of it. And it's nothing much to
make fuss over. l took it almost
without thinking. 1t came in so
handy"
What is it?" asked Jane, desper-
ately.
well, I'll tell you," said Aunt Diuk-
er, ''and if they want it they can have
it. From the school to the depot there
came up a rain. l had on my best bon
net, so | looked about me and there
was church open and in popped.
"Well, as l stood there, out came a
gentleman that 1 knowed was the
clergyman, and says he: Walk in,
ma'am, and wait for the rain to be
over There's Are in the vestTy.' And
he left me before the CRATE in the
incest little room. And / waited until
the streets were dry. The sexton came
and talked to me, and told how they'd
been workin' there, and they'd just
gone. And somehow, when got into
the street, this was under my Shawl"
''She's committed sacrilege at last"
cried Jane. "Oh, dear. oh, dear!'
"'Tain't neither" cried Aunt Dinker.
"It's only shabby old book" And as
she spoke she unfolded her shawl and
tossed upon the table dingy leathern
tome, on the covers of which was
marked in black letters:
Marriage Register of St. Grace's
Church, 1860 -lS73."
Jane seized upon it with low cry.
''St. Grace's church" she said. Aunt,
aunt, that was the name. That was
where l was married." And her trem-
bling fingers turned over the pages,
and her eyes sought out the date, and
suddenly glittered with joy. at is
here" she cried, "here! here! herei'
"On the 20th of June, by me, Oliver
Sparkle, Capt. Richard Murphy to
Jane Dinler spinster, of the town of
Cumminseed, n. j.
"Witness-B. Britters, Clerk"
w hSh "dhS huip phy uiooc from Cllc
floor she was an altered woman. Proof
of her matron dignity and of her boys
birthright was in her hands, and be-
fore the next sunset all Cumminseed
knew the truth. The pastor of st.
Grace's came from New York at her
summons to swear to his book and his
deceased predecessors signature, and
legal proceedings were instituted to re-
store the widow to her rights. OF
course they were successful.
To-day no one is more respected in
all Cumminseed than Mrs. Capt. MUIR
ply, although she has ney er quite for
given her neighbor's cruelty. And Aunt
Dinker, growing quite old and unable
to go abroad, INDUCES her singular
propensity by stealing napkins from
the linen press. There is good in all
things, Jane Murphy often says. She
never will deny that since such great
good came to her of old Aunt Dinker'a
kleptomania. Blade.
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Tho Worlds Mlll,onaires.

M. de Varigny has just published ut
Paris statistical work about the
largest fortunes of the United States
and England. He says in part: While
we find in the United States the largest
individual fortunes in the world, most
millionaires can be found in England.
after careful research we find fortunes
representing value of 81 100000 or
more, that is, 81, 900, 900, divided as fol-
lows among the nations: England, 300;
United States, 100; Germany and Aus
tri,l, 100; France, 70; Russia, so; India,
90; all other countries, 125.
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GEN. eoRDoN.s STORY.
A Romance Begun in tho Thick of the
flight at Gettysburg.

A Romance Begun in tho Thick OF the
Flight at Gettysburg.
AT Gettysburg, while the fight was
the hottest" said Gen. Gordon, III no.
ticed a handsome young federal officer,
whose bravery was conspicuous. After
the battle had subsidized | found this
gallant soldier lying on the field. He
was dying, and begged me to send
message to the union lines His wife
had decided to share with him the for
tunes of war and was ut the officers
quarters In the federal army.
~ ordered my men to take the
wounded officer to our camp and to
make him as comfortable as possible.
Then | sent some men with flag of
truce to the union lines with the mes
sage from the dying officer to his wife.
Late that night the party returned,
and the meeting of the dying husband
and his young wife was the most af-
fecting scene which l have ever wit
messed.
II was compelled to go elsewhere,
but before | left the sorrowing couple
l ascertained that the name of the
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DUTIES OF PAGE BOYS.
The Kids Get Good Pay for Do
ing Little Work.
But They Arc Compelled to Resign When
They Reach Their Seventeenth
Birthday-How They Increase
Their Regular Income.
Especial Washington Letter.1

The pages, the dancing little Pucls,
upon the floor of the senate, are em-
ployed only during the sessions of the
great deliberative body. New pages
are appointed at the commencement of
every congress, and the boys who have
grown too tall are dropped Pages are
never removed on account of politics
although the pages have political views.
There is one bright little fellow who
Is likely to remain in the employment
of the senate for very long time; that
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would have got her into trouble. But
Cumminseed was used to Miss Dinker.
When she visited the village store, and
put piece of tape up her sleeve, the
watcbful shopman added its price to
her bill. When she took a neighbor' s
forks the neighbor sent polite mes
sage to Miss Jane Dinller to have them
restored; and Miss Jane, who was old
Miss Dinker's niece, would find them
up chimney or down cellar, and restore
them.
Old Miss Dinker knew that she was
deserving of blame in thus indulging
her desire for stolen fruit, but as she
often remarked when reasoned with,
"she couldn't help it,"
She was a generous old lady, too,
and kindly, and if she taught Jane
that man was dcceiver and that
spinsterhood was blessed, she meant
well.
Capt Richard Murphy told another
story when his ship lay in port, and he
himself rested at little hotel in Cum
minseed. And Jane, won over by his
merry voice and jolly ways, forgot her
aunt's precepts, and one day ran away
with him, leaving penitent little note
for her aunt and begging her forgive
ness.
The old lady was naturally indig-
nant, but when, three days after, the
captain brought Jane back under his
arm, esta blished her m a beautiful lit
tie house, which he had purchased,
and sent for "the old lady to make up"
Miss Dinker relented, took tea with
her niece and deigned to approve of
her choice, and so the village scandal
was silenced for awhile, and people
called on Mrs Capt. Murphy.
They lived together for five years in
great contentment and a little boy
was born to them, and all went pros
perously; but at the end of that time
the sword that always hangs by hair
over the head of seafaring mans life
fell at last. The captains vessel was
wreck, and the captain and crew
perished in mid-ocean, and Jane, after
hoping against hope, and refusing to
believe when no one else doubted, and
listening night and day for step that
came not and could never come, accept
ed the truth at last and put on her
widows cap and took the awful truth
in place of suspense, and tried to live
and bear it for her boys sake.
Then there came from some far-off
place a man who proved himself the
captains brother and who claimed his
property, alleging that Jane DinlSer
had never been married to John at all.
Jane was furious, but she could only
vow that clergyman of the Episcopal
church had married her. She could
not remember the name of the church
nor of its pastor, nor had she what the
brother called ''er lines" The mar
riage certificate, as she declared, the
captain always kept among his private
papers and had taken to sea with him.
She advertised in New York paper
for the clergyman who had performed
the service, but no answer came and
finally the law and popular opinion
declared that the widow had never
been wife and she was left poverty
stricken and helpless, and not friend
IN the world but old Miss Dinker She
came out nobly.
Alas! all the rest of Cumminseed held
a contrary opinion. They shuddered
at the thought of having associated
with such creature, and wondered
how she had dared to impose upon
them so. They sent her to Coventry
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STOLEN EVIDENCE.
$40 ON 70 eve

u " N " CIV Q Y
knew how ii
was first dis
covered t h n I
M 1 s s Dinker
was n klepto-
maniac; but 1t
was q fact, and
people made the
best of it, Old
Miss Dinker was
tolerably we'll
off, or her ha bit
of arrropriat-
ing other ?eo-
ple's property