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CIVIL WAR.

CIVIL WAR.
"Rifeman, shoot me q fancy shot
Right at the heart Of yon proving
vidette;
Ring me a ball in the glittering spot
That shines on his breast Ike an
amulet"
"Ah, captain! here goes for . fine
drawn bead,
There's music round when my bar
rel's in tune"
Crack! went the rife, the messenger
sped,
And dead from his horse fell the
ringing dragon.
Now, rifieman, steal through the
brush and snatch
From your victim some trinket to
handsel first blood;
A button, a loop. or that luminous
patch
That CLEANS in the moon like a dia.
mond stud"
20, captain! l staggered. and sunk on
my track.
When l gazed on the face Of that fall
en- vidette,
For he looked so like you, as he lay on
his back.
That my heart rose upon me, and
masters me yet.
But | snatched off the trinket-this
locket OF gold;
An inch rom the center my lead
broke 1t away.
Scarce grazing the picture, so fair to
behold.
OF a beautiful lady in bridal array
"Ha! rif1eman. fling me the locket-'tis
she,
My brothers young bride, and the
fallen dragon
Was her husband-hush! soldier, twas
heavens decree,
We must bury him there by the light
of the moon!
But bark! the far bugles their warn
ing unite:
War is a virtue-weakness a sin:
There's a lurking and Looping around us
tonight;
Load again, rifieman. keep your hand
int"
, 1896-04-17

SCHOOL

The honest reader of The Republican
Aas failed to notice any statement In
this paper which could be twisted into
An argument favoring lower salaries
for the teachers In the public schools.
It has always been an advocate OF good
wages for honest and capable service,
ord It will not swerve from that posi-
ton Gt7thfs or any other time. 1t will
lsave to Its contemporaries the policy
Of scab labor. which they 20 ably ad-
vocated In the recent city campaign.
The salaries received by the teachers in
our public schools are moi too high.
Tney n compelled at all times to dress
we'll. and to keep up with the latest
methods in teaching requires a great
deal Of study and research. An aver
age Of the salaries paid to the teachers
Of q schools In Laramie, excepting
the principal, shows that they receive
eSS.lS - per month each, which sure,
~ cannot be complained OF by even the
Boomerang or the Times. In the mat
ter Of fuel. il Is hardly to be presumed
that the board has purchased more
than has been necessary to keep the
buildings comfortable. 1t is posi-
BILE that by buying all the fuel from
ON merchant, q slight saving might be
made.
Partisan politics have been kept out
of the school board and its business
has been conducted in a careful man
ner. During the past few years at
least two democrats have been elected
to the board, not because they were
democrats, but because they were good
cdttsens. It IL not the fault OF the peo-
PIE II they have since become ashamed
of the rotten political gang with which
they were formerly associated and
changed *hedr politics. They are all
TIE better for 1t. however, and are to
b commended for their good sense.
whether It u wise to cut the school
term to nine months Of not, is a ques-
ton for the taxpayers to decide In the
annual meeting. This would be equiv
Alsnt to . cut Of 500 yer month In the
lno"e 'e' OUT II
M =. pfeao,e co ieouction IN
- Iesu. "ontn,y pay. oecause uae
ou'u We pu. pron'-
, mere
~ QUESTION ou' a = enls monn Is
49, '.iae " Tue cniiaren. M
'ne lufof met 10 70 . considered t9at
S sre 'aAen rom scnooi during
, 1896-04-17

It's all the same, a slight cold, CON
gested lungs or ss,ere cough. One
Minute Cough Cure banishes them,
Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-04-17

people have NO tina, ~ -
Deopls have no inclination =
rsnedy. Ons Minute Co.
- promptly and dives pssssa
1oDn1AL CAaA n. 0ettaa..
, 1896-04-17

THESE BLANKS ara all printed on On,
and are duplicates Of the moss spprcve.
forms nov In use 10 thiA State. The price O
these blanke il very low. quality. oonsidered
and anyone in need Of anything In the b :,
writing for sAmples.
, 1896-04-17
REPUBLICAN Book COUPON.

Thls coupon, accompanied by
70 oo0te, will entitie the holder
~ three Of tbs choice books IN
ne "0ooful and Popular Booze"
oosjoe, advertis ed elsewhere In
essto paper. Orders received by
mall and books cont postage
troo. Order by number.
Books wanted
soet -.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-05

Meeting of the Britis Womea's Temper ance observation-disclosures to Miss Fran ces Willard, Who Delivered Brief Ad- dress on the Growth of Temperance and the Christian Gospel-Other Speakers of
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-05
ALL FOR TEMPERANCE.

Meeting of the Britis h women's Temper ance eAssociatIon-Welcom to Miss Fran ces Willard, Who Delivered Brief Ad- dress on the Growth of Temperance and the Christian Gospel-Other Speakers of Note.
 LONDON, June 2.-Queen's hall, Lon. don, was crowded last evening with an enthusiastic audience on the occasion of the opening of the twentieth annual council of the British Womens Tenn perance association. Agnes Weston presided and in a short address ex- tended hearty welcome to Miss Fran ces Willard, president of the Worlds W. c. T. U., who was loudly cheered when she appeared upon the platform. Miss Willard delivered a brief ad- dress in which she declared that the growths of temperance and the Chris tian gospel were concurrent.
 Lady Henry Somerset, the president of the British Womans Temperance association, then delivered her presi- dential address, which was received with prolonged cheers.
 Canon Wilberforce, of Westminster abbey, also spoke.
 Lady Somerset praised the work of
 
 the White Ribbon sisters, who founded the women's hospital in Chicago ten years ago, and paid handsome com pliment to Mrs. James B. Hobbs, in connection with that branch of the work of the National w. c. T. U. In conclusion she said:
 Il wish to express my gratitude to the White Ribbon women of America for their affectionate response to my request that Miss Willard might come to us for the summer, with the special object of helping forward the work of our annual meeting.
 England is now almost as much the home of our leader as is America, for, as president of the world move ment, she is surely welcome wherever white Ribbon home opens its friendly doors."
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-05
CONDITION OF CROPS

Reported by Directors of the Several CIi-
 mate and Crop sections-Except Where
 Affected by Drought or in Sections Suf-
 fering from Too Much Precipitation. the
 Week Has Been Generally Favorable to
 Crowth-Reports by States.
 CHIcAGo, June 3.-The reports as to the condition of the crops throughout the country and the general effect of the weather upon the growth, cultiva- ton and harvest of same, were yester- day made by the directors of the sew sral climate and crop sections. The reports received at Chicago were as follows:
 Except in the states of the lower Missouri and central Mississippi val ieys, where several local storms and heavy rainfall have caused much dam age, and over the western portion of the gulf states, where drought is be- coming more or less serious, the past week has been generally favorable. Too much rain has greatly interfered with corn cultivation in Iowa, Mis- souri, southern Illinois and Kentucky, where the crop is grassy.
 Winter wheat harvest is we'll ad- vanced in Texas and Oklahoma, and as Tar north as the southern portions of Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. Wheat Is ripening in Indiana and Ohio. Cot ton has continued to make good prog ress, and, except over the southwest portion of the cotton region, the crop has made good growth and is fruiting well. The week has been exception ally favorable for transplanting to- bacco, which has been nearly com pleted in Kentucky and Virginia.
 lllinois-The week has been show cry, with violent storms in southwest and south portions with much dam age. The land is too wet for work and corn cultivation has been delayed and some replanting has been done. Wheat harvest is just beginning in ex- treme south portion and rye harvest in favored fields in central and north portions. Clover cutting beginning. Oats rank growth, gardens and pota- toes excellent, broom corn good stand.
 kansas-Very warm with much rain In east part of the state and but little In west part. Unfavora ble con iitions Tor grains in west portion. Much work done in the fields and corn growing well. Wheat harvest begun in south.
 Missouri-Excessive rains except in tome central and northwest counties delayed farm work and caused much additional damage by floods and wash ing. Severe local storms also did much damages in places. Corn very foul; some rust in wheat; other crops doing well. Wheat harvest com menced in south
 Kentucky-Temperatu and sun shine nearly normal. Excessive rains and high winds in southern and west ern counties damaged crops. Corn growing nicely, but becoming weedy. Pastures, meadows, oats and hemp greatly improved. Wheat ready to cut In southern counties. Fine season for tobacco, and settings completed.
 Ohio-Very favorable week Some corn in south portion of state received second cultivation. Wheat maturing rapidly and heads filling well, but straw short and thin on ground; crop past any further or special improve. ment; also damaged by fly and rust Considerable tobacco set.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-05
A Serious wreck-Two Lives Lost.

BUTTE, Mont, June 3.-The North. erD Pacific passenger going east yes. terday morning ran into bunch oi cattle near Grey Cliff, resulting in a serious wreck to the train. Two un. known tramps who were riding on brake beams were killed and colored man seriously injured.
Evening journal., 1896-09-10

for the present condidtion Of feeling in
this state
However, / have sufficient faith in
the manhood of Delaware to believe,
when the time arrives, they will put
such seal OF condemnation on these
men and their methods that time will
not eradicate, fellow-citizens. The
party must not be rent asunder for the
acts or expressions of these irrespon-
sible people.
"A few more words will show my
exact feelings; ! shall by all means In
my power advocate and support Mr..
Tunneis election, and / earnestly beg
my friends to set aside all feeling OF
resentment and do what / be-
lieve Mr.. Tunnel would have
done, had been honored
with the nomination of our party,
which has been and always will be, If
] can accomplish It, invincible and un-
divided so long as its acts are consis-
tent with time-honored Democratic
principles and doctrines.
Respectfully.
PETER ]. FORD"
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
WHAT MR.. ROSSELL SAYS.

NO FOUNDATION FOR THE RUMOR
OF A SOUND MONEY FUSION
WITH REPUBLICANS.
This morning an Evening Journal
reporter called on John S. Rossell, one
of the most active sound money Demo-
Gratis in Delaware, and a member of
the Executive Committee of the league,
and asked him if there was any foun-
dation for the rumor that the sound
money Democrats had made overtures
for a fusion with the Republicans.
"There has been no meeting of the
league since my return from the In
dianapolis convention" he replied,
"and / know of no ground upon which
a rumor of that kind could have been
based"
rs it your purpose to place a sepa-
rate electoral and congressional ticket
in the field?" asked the reporter.
That matter will, in due time, be
submitted to the honest money Demo-
Gratis of Delaware, and doubtless such
action will be taken, as the cause of
honest money requires, he said
The Executive Committee of the
league will meet in its new quarters
this evening
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
HIS HONOR'S OWN MILL.
1T eRlNDs OUT A MEAeRE eRlsT
THIS MORNING.
CHICKEN THIEF GOES FREE OW-
ING TO FAILURE TO IDENTIFY
THE BIRDs-OTHER CASES IN
MUNICIPAL COURT.

One Of the most singular things in
connection with the Municipal Court
is the fact that circumstantial evil
dence don't go, as the saying is An
instance in point: Last Saturday night,
about 10 o'clock, Officers Scott and
Mcguire arrested Sewall Starkey, coll
ored, who has the reputation of being
a lover of other peoples chickens, and
has served time for that love. He had
eight fine pullets in a covered basket
on his arm. He explained to the oifi-
Ger that he had been given the birds
by oneJohn Davis to leave at the house
OF a man named Marr, at Second and
Poplar streets.
HERE COMES THE EVIDENCE.
Davis could have been gotten by the
police, and would have disclaimed hav-
ing any feathers on his fingers. There
is no Marr at Second and Poplar
streets Ergo, the man, was lying.
The chickens were not identified, how
ever, and this morning he was dis
charged. He was lucky, and hereafter
will eat ordinary pork.
The two men, Daniel Grugan and
Archibald McGee. who were held on
suspicion of being implicated in the
Sudlersville. Nd, burglary, were dis
charged, as no evidence could be found
to connect them with the affair.
ASSAULTED DETECTIVE JONES.
Robert somers, colored, was sitting
in a drunken sleep in the p, w. g. b.
depot when Detectives Jones was noti-
fed. He attempted to rouse the
sleeper, when he was suddenly attack
ed A fall on the hard floor, with the
officer on top, followed, and then the
experiment was repeated. Then the pa
troll took Somers TO the city's hotel
where he was placed in the boudoir
for safe keeping He was side-track-
ed until tomorrow morning, a retainer
of $50 being demanded.
John Brown, arrested by Officer
Eakin drunk. was sent to the aims
house; while Thomas S.Roberts, arrest
ed by Officers Peterson and Gilling
and Howard Lapier. by Officer Nc
Bride, same complaint as Brown, were
each fined 81 and costs.
Lizzie Gray, colored, charged with
stealing a waist and skirt from Sarah
| Richards, was held until tomorrow
bail being fixed at 5000.
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
PEACHES NEARLY GONE.

NEARLY GONE.-SEA-
SON ABOUT CLOSED AS FAR AS
WILMINGTON MARKETS ARE
CONCERNED.
Next Saturday will, in all probable
ity, wind up the peach season so far
as Wilmington is concerned. OF course
there will be some peaches after that
day, but they will he few and scarcely
within the reach of ordinary buyers.
The market to-day was glutted with
the fruit, but there was little of it that
was at all good Prices were very
poor, ranging from 25 to 40 cents per
basket. Some exceptionally good fruit
sold for 70 cents per basket.
A commission man told an Evening
Journal reporter this morning that
this season had been very poor, both
for the growers and the commission
men.
The reasons for this fact are that
there were so many peaches on the
trees that they did not become large
enough to command good prices.
The quantity of the fruit was i'm
mense, but the quality very poor. and
much of it did not pay for shipment
It is estimated that 100000 baskets
were never shipped.
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
TRAVELLED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
J. C. JAMES. OF SAN FRANCISCO,
ARRIVED IN WILMINGTON YES
TERDAY WITH MONEY.

IiAI-AA W IL II NlOANALA
]. c. James, of San Francisco. was
in Wilmington yesterday. Mr.. James
is not a prominent citizen of his home
town, but the fact that he was in Will
mington is worthy of comment, for the
reason that when he started from San
Francisco, on January 81, he had no
money, and when he arrived in Will
mington he had $3.50.
Last January James, who is an actor
of some ability, made a wager of S4,-
600, all the money that he could get
together, that he could cross the con-
tinent and return in a year, starting
without a cent and returning with
$500, none of which was to be begged
or borrowed. An itinerary was made
out, which included 150 of the 200
towns in the country having a popula-
tion of over $4,000, and he had TO stop
at all of them. When he got to Will
mington James had already $3.50 of the
necessary amount, which he says he
earned by giving elocutionary recitals,
playing sandwich man and posing as
a wax figure IN store windows He
left for Philadelphia last night, and
will remain there until Monday, when
he will go to New York, and thence to
the West Indies.
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
DISCOVERED A RELATIVE.
THERE Is NOTHING LIKE CLIMB
ING DOWN A GENEALOGICAL
TREE WITH A PRETTY GIRL

On Tuesday evening a young man on
the east side took one of his girl
friends to an entertainment. After the
exercises of the evening were over he
found two girls on his hands. for the
girl he had taken had met an acquaint-
ance without an escort and insisted
upon providing her with at least half
of her own. The introduction was brief
and indistinct. The home OF girl No.
/ was first on the way. and there she
stopped. On the way to the home Of
girl No. the young man, who had
made several attempts to be sweet,
asked her name, explaining that he did
not catch it at the time of introduc-
tion.
MY last name is the the same as
yours" she said.
That's funny" he replied.
They began climbing down the
branches of their genealogical tree and
finally discovered that they were first
cousins, who had never before met.
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
FUNERAL OF MRS. FLINT.

The funeral Of Mrs. Edith Pusey
Flint. of Germantown, Pa, took place
in Wilmington yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Services were held at the
chapel at Wilmington and Brandywine
Cemetery. and interment was made
there. The services were In charge OF
Rev. William II. Johnson, formerly of
Wilmington, but now of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Flint died in Philadelphia on
September T. aged S4 years. She was
the widow of Isaac S. Flint. eldest child
OF Jonas Pusey, sister Of Joshua l.. and
Pennock Pusey. and Hannah p. Heald,
all of Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
WILMINGTON NEWS NOTES.

"A permit has been granted to the
w. g. j. Lang Co, fer alterations to
their bakery, at Fifth and French
streets, TO cost $1,000.
The Building Committee OF City
Council has granted the Postal Tele-
graph Company permission to place
its time and weather pillar in front of
the City Hall.
John r. Hudson, who for twenty
FIVE years has been IN business in Will
mington, will retire on October l.
Rev Thomas A. NJ. Curdy will con-
duct the special service at Gilbert
Presbyterian Church tomorrow night.
Improvements to Hanover Presby-
terian Church have been completed.
On Monday the September term of
the Court OF Chancery and Orphans
Court viii open with Chancellor Mich
olson and Judge Grubb on the bench.
Union NJ. f. Church quarterly con-
ference will be held tonight
The afternoon Sunday school of st.
Pauls M. Z. Church will resume next
Sunday.
The directors of the Industrial
School FOR Girls held their regular
monthly meeting at the home this
morning, at which none but routine
business was transacted.
During the races at Iron HILL p.
W. & B. railroad trains Nos. AZ and
6 will stop at that place for passengers
and train No. G. will stop when
tagged.
Give the baby sterilixed milk from
Diamond Dairy. 206 jefferson ST. Phone
500. Also best quality OF milk. cream and
butter.
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
At ASSOCIATION HALL.

General Secretary Lang and Physical
Director Jackson, of the the Y. NJ. c..
A., are busily preparing for Fall and
Winter work. On next Sunday after
noon Rev. T. ]. Mason will lecture on
The Lamb in Types, in Poverty and
Glory" The gymnasium classes will
be opened with a free exhibition on
October Is. Public examinations will
be held in the Y. M. c. A. for gymnas-
ium classes on Monday and Friday
evenings, in September, and for the
junior classes on Friday and Satur-
day afternoon, between and $3.50
o'clock
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
TWO BUILDING ORDINANCES.
DRAUGHTED BY THE CITY ENGI-
NEER. AND TO BE PRESENTED
TO CITY COUNCIL.

bANN 'RAi III ID 4 lilG Nil1 bNGl-
NEER. AND TO BE PRESENTED
TO CITY COUNCIL.
Chief Engineer James Wilson has
prepared two new ordinances. which
have been approved by City Solicitor
Harman, and will probably be pre-
sented at the session OF the City Coun-
ell tonight. One is designed to guard
against citizens making a mistake in
building on property not belonging to
them. and reads:
IT shall be the duty of the building
inspector before granting a permit to
any person o sreprnowyp wyp wyp DID
any person or persons to begin the
foundation or erect any building or
buildings adjoining to or upon any
street, road, lane, court or alley. or on
the line of his. her or their neighbor's
ground. to require of said person or
persons proof that the line or lines of
said property lave been duly applied
for of the city engineer or regulators.
and that the fee or fees Of same have
been paid"
The other is designed to make build
ing walls more secure and Is an amend
ment to section z, OF the building ordi-
nances Il reads.
Hereafter the thickness OF the out
side walls of any dwelling house shall
not be less than thirteen inches up to
the first joist, and for a three-story
dwelling house, the thickness of the
outside walls shall not be less than
thirteen inches for the first story. and
for a four-story dwelling house the
walls shall not be less than thirteen
inches for the first and second stories. "
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERs.

The second annual Sunday School
Convention Of the Methodist Protes-
tant Church closed at Laurel yester-
day. Rev. J. d. Kinzer d. d., the
president Of the Maryland Annual Con-
ference, delivered q very able address,
outlining the Sunday school work.
These officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Rev J. i. Straughn, Harrington;
secretary and treasurer, Miss Estelle
Atkins. Milton; vice-president, Rev. T.
p. Revell, Dover.
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
FOUR REGULARS RATIFIED.
ADDICKs ENDORSES sPRUANCE.
BRADFORD, BURRIs AND MOORE.
REGULAR REPUBLICAN NOMI-
NEES

bhADtOhD, BURRlS AND MOORE,
REGULAR REPUBLICAN NOMI-
NEES.
Yesterday afternoon the Union Re-
publican party held it's county con-
vention at the Union Republican Club
and nominated ten delegates to the
Constitutional Convention from New
Castle county. The delegates from
Wilmington first met in a convention.
Robert @. F'raim presided and Howard
d. Staats was secretary Walter III.
Hayes, William G. Spruance, Daniel p.
Stewart, Thomas j. Haddock and DR..
S. G. Elhert, were nominated, the last
named being q cOlOred man. The dele
gates from the outside hundreds met
in a convention presided over by
Stansbury J. Wiley, with Harry
Whiteman as secretary. The delegates
named were Edward G.. Bradford,
Spencer Chandler, George b. Money,
Martin B. Burris and Elias N. Moore.
The delegates then met in q Joint
county convention and confirmed the
nomination of the ten delegates. VIII
liam G. Spruance. Edward G.. Brad
ford elias N. Moore and Martin b.
Burlis are on the regular Republican
ticket They are not Addicks men. but
the Addicksites hope they may force
compromise
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
VIsITING JUNIOR MECHANIcs-

All of the Wilmington lodges of the
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics will leave Wilmington on Mon
day night, September d, for Penns-
grove, where they will visit Wyoming
Lodge, of the order.
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
TO REPAIR DELAWARE BREAK
WATER.

Bids were received in Philadelphia
yesterday. by Major c. w Raymond,
for furnishing and depositing stone in
the gap at Delaware Breakwater,which
is part of the proposed improvement
Of Delaware river and bay. There were
seven bidders, but Major Raymond has
recommended to the department at
Washington that the bid of John F..
Donovan, of New York, be accepted.
The bid amounts to S55,92O,
Evening journal., 1896-09-10
BUsISEss CARDS.
CPRlNGER,

SEWING MACHINES.
Wheeler q Wilson, $500 The Singer,
$500. Domestic. $500. Standard. $500.
Household. $500. Other makes at SIC. SIS.
$50. Oak or walnut. Ten years guaran-
tee.
Sold at S1.O0 per week
Secondhand machines at $500 up. Re
pairing, so cents.
No 12 e. Seventh St. Wilmington. Del.