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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
Facts That Dcspoii FineIheor,es.

| "a recent issue OF tho American Wool
and Cotton Reporter, published in
Boston, makes tho significant showing
that lin imports of wool there was a
marked falling off in November lSg5l
as compared with October, the total
for the former being l3, 327, 454 pounds,
as against II, 407, 757 pounds for the
latter month. 1t further shows that tho
Imports for November we're the smallest
for several months, as also were the
imports Of WOODEN goods for the same
month. and then makes this predic-
tion When the returns for subseouent
months, especially in 1896, begin to
come in, we may reasonably look for a
more decided falling Off. This certainly
should afford encouragement to our
manufacturers, irrespective Of politi
cal creeds. "
This journal, it should be borne in
mind is an organ of a high protective
'arltI, ono of the class that shrieks
about ruin TO our wooden industries
under the Wilson tariff. And vet il
gives the figures to show reduced i'm
portaiions, instead of the flooding of
our markets with foreign goods that
the whole category of high protection
Journals Historically predicted would
be the first result Of any reduction of
our excessive tariff taxation.
li'w the lagic of cold facts does knock
the romance out of all the predictions
OF the advocates Of high protective
tariH,
lhe City Club of Now York, an Or
ganzation devoted To tho task of dis
covering, i nossible, the best system
OF municipal govornmrnt IL engaged
IN the publication OF Monthly Rullo-
tin. This publication is devoted to a
recital Of tho most interesting incl
dents connected with municiual af
fairs, not only in New York, bnt in
other cities of the country. Particular
attention is given To recordinp those
incidents that are directly in the limo
of improved methods of conductive the
affairs of a municipality. The fold Of
such a publication is wide ono, not.
withstandine that its main interest is
in the city in which it is published.
Other cities should follow the example
Of tho City Club If New York and
encourage similar organizations Pub.
lications Of like character to the New
York City Clubs Monthly Bulletin
would also be "a good thing. The cx,
pense would be only nominal, and the
exchange Of the various publications
woald tend to spread the best ideas on
reform methods OF government and
bring them directly to the attention of
those most directly interested in every
Incorporated community. The prob.
lem Of municipal government is ma
tional in its scope, and here is fine
opportunity fer bringing the best minds
Of the country TO bear upon its solu.
tion.
The House of Representatives com
mittee on foreign affairs has decided,
by strict party vote, to report resolu-
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

The annual report of the New York
Chamber Of Commerce, in reviewing
the commerce of New York during the
fiscal year ended June Both, 1895,
shows that the total value of foreign
imports was S5l3, 24l, 1872 out Of total
of s7Ss, 90i for the whole United
States. The largest single item was
sugar and moasses, of which s3s, S54, =
7l6 was imported. The exports amounted
to si01, 100, 1856 in total of $3.50, 100, 3.}4
for the whole country. Thus the foreign
commerce Of the United States was
81, 709, S67, S36, of which S92i 29O, 81,
or over 80 per cent, passed through
New York. There was decrease Of
S27, 02S, or in the commerce of this
port as compared with the previous
fiscal year and Of about S127, 600, 600
as compared with 1892. or the city's
commerce only sl2O, ls9, O2i, or about
10 l,or cent was carried in American
vessels. There is food for reflection in
the latter item. II Congress would
only havo the wisdom to remove the re-
strictions upon American commerce, IA
much larger portion of the trade be-
tween this country and other countries
would be carried in ships Of American
registry.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

Dover Town Council is in dead
lock over the election of a superintend-
ent of water works. 1t is hoped the
deaioe will not prove as sensational
as The famous senatorial deadlock in
Dover last winter.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

Ex-President Harrison Monday ad-
dressed letter to Chairman Gowdy of
the Indiana Republican State Com
mittee, in which he said. II cannot
consent that my name be presented TO
or used in the st. Louis convention,
ana must kindly ask my friends 10
accept this as Il sincere and final OK.
preston upon the subject. "
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
WANAMAKER,S.

There were three marriages, 10 births
and % deaths in this city last week.
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and absolute quiet prevailed until the
gray hour OF dawn.
Then the first mate, who was leaning
with his arms bent on the rail of the
bridge, suddenly heard a whisper just
below him. IL was the boatswains
mate. DARBY, forward, says he thinks
he sees something coming out Of the
shadow of the island off the first quar-
ter he said i'm low tones.
The first mate turned and glanced
searchingly in the direction indicated.
For a moment he could see nothing but
the duh glitter of the water. rising and
falling with the swell \ half mist was
rising from the oceans surface. But
presently. ON this background Of gray.
he detected two. three and finally four
spots OF darker color. What they were
his experience instantly told him,
though his eyes did not.
call the men up. Clark" he ordered
in a resolute voice: and send a mes
sage 70 the captain. Divide along the
port ana starboard quarters send the
engineer and his men art. Sez that the
men are all ready. They'll close In on
rs on the chains on either bow. But
FIRE not q shot tin you hear the word
from the bridge. Then give IL 10 them.
II We can drive them OF this line We
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tered by a long line of islands, which
showed, some close at hand, some dimly
in the distance, the vessel found COM
Portable anchorage.
1t was not this which troubled the
first mate. Many years of experience in
these seas had taught him that among
these islands a crippled vessel, unless
heavily armed. was like sheep amid
a pack of wolves. More than one ugly
story was current of the fate which had
befallen trading ships so placed at the
mercy of the islanders; nor was Cap
tain James unaware of the danger.
However. he put bold face on ii.
II know what you mean, Mr.. Jack
son." he said But there is no use of
borrowing trouble. We shall get off by
tomorrow noon, 1 hope; and we may
not have been observed" With that he
turned on his heel, and went below.
But the first mate shook his head
doubtfully. He felt certain that they
had been seen. though he could not
have brought forward the least evil
dence to back up his opinion. And His
forebodings were not unfounded.
The work of repairing the broken
shaft went ahead steadily, but slowly.
on deck double watch was stationed.
Arms even laid in readiness along the
shelter of the bulwarks. The officers,
in turn, walked the bridge all night.
But it was as clear as a bell overhead,
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THE SHADOWGRAPHS
Prof. Bull, Dr. GIbier and Other Noted
Specialists Discuss the Possibilities.
WILL X RAYS HELP DOCTORS
Not Much at Present-5ut II Sue
cessfully Developed They May
Prove of Inestim BILE Value and
Revolutionize Medical Work

Copyright 1896. by Bachelor. johnson &
Bacheller.)
Professor Bull, one of the most emil
nent surgical authorities in America.
who occupies the chair OF surgery in
the College of Physicians and Sur
geons. has hitherto refused TO talk on
the subject of the new photography to
any representatives of the press. FL
nally, however. he consented to answer
certain questions which j proposed.
explained that / had no such glowing
expectations as to obtain from him his
verdict as to the value of medicine
and surgery of Roentgen's discovery
in the present immature state OF our
knowledge. and before opportunity
had been given for thorough investiga-
ton.
las usual" said Professor Bull. 1.-The
entire civilized world has enthused
over a discovery, the beneficial results
of which to humanity are now only
presumed. l am. however, of the opin-
ion, that 1t will take some time to de-
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may be able TO get out of here before
they get together enough TO make an
other attack. Be lively now"
In a couple Of minutes Captain James
stood beside his mate. They found us
out, Mr.. Jackson" he said.
YES" was the others laconic an
swer. No more words passed between
them. Their plans had all been made,
and the crew were instructed to their
parts.
Ten minutes went by. The men for
ward crouched along the bulwarks; the
engineers and firemen aft; every man
grasping rifle, musket, pistol or knife,
and watching with all his senses
strained. But IL was 10 minutes before
the faint dip of paddles. so soft as
scarcely to be perceptible gave evidence
that the Malay islanders were at hand.
From the bridge the captain had al
ready noted their approach.
Each man gripped his weapon more
tightly. Then on either side of the YES
sci, grated the bow of a canoe. From
the bridge at that same instant came
the command:
Fire.
The sailors of the Valentine leaped
up. A sheet of flame from a dozen
muskets and rifles lighted the bull
warks. Quick flashes from the pistols
followed. their sharp crack punctuating
the reverberations of the heavier pieces.
a series of shrielSs succeeded by loud
splashes, as the men who were shot
tumbled into the water, told how effect
i've had been the fire. A furious rain
of blows from musket butts and
dubbed rifles and Delaying pins beat
off the few who had secured hold on
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SHOOTS WITH ONE ARM.
A California Hunter Who Kills Game to
support n Family OF seven.
Prom the Sam Francisco Examiner.

From the San Francisco Examiner.
For rs years Thomas Allen of Mon
terey, Familiarity known as ALLEN. the
Hunter" has been making a living for
seven people with his left arm and a
gun. One day. when he was only Is
years of age. he was out hunting ducks
on the Monterey lagoon. In some man
ner his gun caught and was discharged
wounding him in his right arm near the
shoulder
He lay in the tules with his arm
bleeding profusely until he was picked
up by some men who CHANGED to pass
and was taken 20 his home DR. can
field OF Monterey and DIR. Callahan Of
San Francisco, both noted physicians In
the early days of California, held a con-
suitation. Owing to the great loss Of
blood they pronounced the boy beyond
the reach of medical aid. His mother
however, called in an old Irish herb
doctor. and before the year was out the
boy was as well as ever, but minus his
right arm.
Young Aliens father was a famous
marksman. and the boy seemed TO in
herit strong taste for hunting when
he was only 4 yeares old he would beg
to go with his father TO shoot the lit
tie cats" as he called the cottontail
rabbits which infested Monterey in
those days. When years old his ca
reer as a hunter began. for his father
took him out in a field adjoining their
home. placed the gun over a chair. and
let him shoot at one of the little cats.
He killed IL. and from that moment ne
has always had mania for hunting all
sorts OF game.
When Mr.. Aleln was Is and the acct
dent occurred that resulted I'm the loss
OF his right arm he thought that his
hunting days were ovA- As his father
died shortly before. PAT Of the support
Of the family devolved upon him At
first he tried the gaming table. as IL
seemed his only resource.
In those days" said he. in speaking
Of the matter recently. $50 gold pieces
were more common than nickels are to-
day. But ] didn't like the ups and
downs OF a gamblers life and the asso-
Citations, 50 / gave IL up and determined
10 learn TO shoot with my left arm
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OF his long training under Pasteur in
Paris and from his own work. He said
that he had not as yet been able 10 see
practical demonstrations Of the applica-
ton Of X rays to the human form in
diseased conditions.
But how about the possibilities" I
asked.
"Ah-the possibilities-well. / should
say that they are very encouraging I
think the new rays have in them a po-
tency which may revolutiOnize medi-
cine and surgery; but the question g.,
viii man be able 20 master and direct
them? That is the point that must be-
demonstrated before a positive state
ment can be made by any conservative
scientific man. / admit that IL Is quite
likely that this invisible influence may
prove sufficiently potent 70 localiZe ru-
mors and other equally dangerous for
eign matters I'm the human body: but
the science Is IA its infancy. and doubt
less must pass through It's seven ages
the same as man. before IL can com
mand high honors from the world. Ia
must BE- developed.
1t r. a serious question in my mind
as to whether the relative density 81
the tissses will establish a sufficient
distinction between the different or
gans when the experiments arise at
the point where they can obtain shad-
owgraphs u the body. or course all
dead matter or broken down TISSUES is
denser than healthy matter. end the
suggestion Eer ms not imuuzsihIa. As
regards the Ioss b,l.ty % iucItl- bull
lets In the brain. / take thi. d. U- thr
most difficult az all III the shadow
graphing OF the liver. heart OF the
spleen Is demonstrated 10 Be merely a
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By FIRE AND OIL
Low The Good Snip Valentine RI
PEELED Fleet of Malay MarauderS.
POURING OIL UPON WATERS
TO Ouell. Not the Fury of the
Waves. But the Feroclty of
Savages-The Mates In
genIous Scheme.

Copyright. 1885, by Bachelor. johnson &
Bacheller).
II don't like the look of things" said
the first mate of the Valentine. The re-
mark was addressed to the captain,
who stood behind the senior officer on
the bridge.
The Valentine, an iron steamer, of
1000 tons. had. that afternoon. frac-
tured her propeller shaft. 1t was in
the Malay Archipelago. Steaming too
close to one of the numerous Islands,
the crew had encountered a spur of an
outlying coral reef. The shock was Sc
we're and the shaft had been unable to
stand the strain. The examination
made by the first engineer showed that
1T would take a good many hours to re-
pair the damage. Meantime, the only
thing to be done was to lay to. Shell
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velop this application OF X rays At
present the results attained do not
promise anything OF great value to adj
vanced surgery. OF course the shad-
owgraphs of hands which are now ex-
hibited everywhere, may be made use
full i'm some branches Of the profession
but in comparison with the vast rcve-
lations which Y ray impressions OF the
brain throat and abdomen, would ef-
feet, only the rudiments of the discoV-
cry have been reached thus far.
Take, for instance. a case of appen-
dicitis. If / could get a Photographic
impression exhibiting the exact state OF
Inflammation of the little vermiform
appendix, also showing the situation OF
whatever intestinal adhesions there
might be and the quantity of pus in the
diseased appendix, / should be relieved
from much brain work and should feel
more positive of the minor details OF
my diagnosis.
Applied To internal concerns. If the
different density of certain conditions
of tisuse should be manifested i'm the
impressions on sensitive plates. sur
geons would cease to be puzzled i'm
these cases; at present n certain degree
of uncertainty is unavoidable. Such
seems 10 be the remote possibilities OF
the future development Of Roentgen's
discovery; and If all this is realized IL
will be the most important knowledge
ever placed at the disposal of medical
science. 1t might then even be pro-
nounced the first insight into the hid
den mysteries of life, a guide TO the flu
ture solution"
DR.. Paul Gibier OF the New York
Pasteur institute. was also rather nom
committal when / asked him TO state
his opinion as to the Importance OF
Roentgen's discovery in it's bearing
upon medical science. DIR. Gibier ranks
high I'm the most scientific departments
of the profession, both i'm consequence
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matter Of a variation Of shade-assun-
ing. OF course. that the body may be
hadowgraphed-then the same process
may be applied TO the brain. 1t is
| quite possible that. even the two thick
nesses OF bone to be penetrated in the
latter instance may prove less obstruct-
I've than the foreign body, and so To-
cate II. But even in case this proves
true, IL will be necessary to make two
shadowgraphs. One would only locate
the foreign matter from one point OF
view, and cross section would have to
De made TO get the exact position of the
bullet. which would be very exhausting
10 the sufferer. unless II could be done
very quickly.
IF the efforts now in progress 70
force this strange influence through the
thicker parts of the human form are
crowned with success IL seems perfect
ly consistent to asusme that metallic
substances could be readily localized.
The Introduction OF the rays at the
front and side OF the throax. or chest.
should exhibit the point OF intersec-
tion OF the two lines of rays. giving
accurate measurements of location
which would enable the surgeon to in
troduce the probe and extract the for
eign matter without hesitation. At
present he must search i'm the dark.
under extreme needle in a haystack'
condition"
Numerous other physicians and sur
geons OF prominence whom I have
questioned on this subject. among them
DIR. Beaverly Robinson. Prof. Robert F.
Wiler. DR. Allan McLane Hamilton,
Prof William G.. Thompson and DR.
Andrew McCosch take substantially
the same view OF the discovery as Pro
fesosr Bull and DIR. Gibier.
James s Hammond
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To renovate leather chairs. wipe the
cushions with n slightly damp cloth
and then rub dry. Next. apply the
white OF an egg. beaten TO stiff froth
and rub with a soft cloth.
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Observers of tornadoes in this coun-
try agree that q peculiar greenish ap-
pearance of a portion of the sky invar-
iably precedes the worst of the storm
by Is minutes or more. 1t was no
ticed in St. Louis in the north and
west for more than an hour before the
storm broke. One theory is that the
greenish tint comes from an enormous
mass of water held back from precipi-
tation by confusion of air currents.
Study to be kind. Not much danger
of carrying it too far if you are guided
by good common sense. However kind
and thoughtful you may be, the day
may possibly come when you will wish
that you had been kinder still.
Thoughtful kindness to the liviag is
better than tears for the dead.
"To-morrow"-Satan's shrewdest
suggestion-let's down the conscience
easily to the point where it can move
an indefinite postponement.
Every individual is in a true sense
gifted. He has the gift of personality
In this lie possibilities all his owp.
Bread is the staff of life, liquor the
stills, the former sustaining q man, the
latter elevating him for fall.
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COHEN,
The Clothier and Furnisher.
The Secret Of u Long Life.

The Secret OF u Long Lie.
You sometimes see q woman whose
old age is exquisite as was the per-
feet bloom of her youth. You wonder
how that came about ; you wonder how
it is her life has been a long and happy
one. Here are some reasons
She knew how to forget disagreeable
things.
She understood the art of enjoy
ment.
She kept her nerves well in hand,
and inflicted them on no one.
She believed in the goodness of her
own daughters, and in that of her
neighbors.
She cultivated a good digestion.
She mastered the art of saying pleas
ant words.
She did not expect too much from
her friends.
She made whatever work came to
her congenial.
She retained her illusion, and did
not believe that all the world was
wicked and unkind.
She did whatever came to her cheer
fully and well.
She never forgot that kind words
and smile cost nothing, but are price
less to the discouraged.
She did unto others as she would be
done by, and now that old age has
come to her, there is a halo of white
hair about her head, she is loved and
considered.
There is the secret of long life and
happy one.
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Little self-denials, little honesties,
little passing words of sympathy, little
nameless acts of kindness, little silent
victories over favorite temptations
these are the silent threads Of gold
which, when woven together, gleam
out so brightly in the pattern of life
that God approves.
The first thing you are to do when
you are upon your knees is to shut
your eyes and, with short silence, let
your soul place itself in the presence
of God that is, you are to use this or
some better method to seperate your
self from all common thoughts and
make your heart as sensible as you
can of the divine presence.
Blessed is the man who thas the
gift of making friends, for it is one of
Gods bests gifts. 1t involves many
things, above all the power of go
ing out of ones self, and seeing and
appreciating whatever is noble and
loving in another man.
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You can save 32 pounds of fruit for 25 cen Is
Call at Speeds s and get the right thing.
You can get any kind Of good drinks at
Speeds.
Drink Vicky lemonade it is good for dispep-
sia at Speeds.
Try sure kill fly paper at Speeds.
Go to Bruce's ice cream saloon and get your
Ice cream. Extra large saucer for sc.
Sterling and plated stick pins at all prices
and designs. Also sterling belt pins. Il. &
Bernau, the jeweler
Fruit jars Now Is the time to buy fruit
Jars, and we have the BEST Call and get a
supply. w. Joel Smith Il Son.
We still have plenty of straw hats and neg
igee shirts. Call and be supplied.
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