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said, and it is harsh to make a stranger

said, and it is harsh to make stranger
choose between two ordeals of which
he knows nothing. History tells us
that prince was once drowned in O
butt of wine, and though many drunk
ards have since then envied him his
death, / am moderate man in all
things and do not care to proceed to
| such extremes. In Haddon hall, in
England, there is an iron clasp fixed to
wall in the dining-room where one
who refused wine had his hand fastened
in manner similar to my own at this
moment and the wine, which he bad
scorned, was poured down his sleeve,
much to his discomfort. do not know
whether your ordeal consists of vast
ing good wine in that fashion, for il
seems to me dry throat is the only
proper runway for sound vintage;
but be that as it may, have had little
love for water all my life, and so in
the darkness, or rather in the moon
light, choose the wine ordeal
sat this a great shout arose from
those assembled.
"'You have chosen wisely, stranger,
for had you selected the water ordcafw we
would have been compelled to duck you
three times in the iiyer Rhine. AS the
case now stands it Will be our pleasant
duty to drink some toasts with you at
your own expense
That is a condition. replied, as
the man who had conducted me to the
customs house now undid the buckle,
to which / make no objection. Good
company is cheap at the cost of few
bottles of wine.'
with that we marched through the
quiet streets of st. Goar, the members
OF the strange society into which had
fallen waking the stiffness with rous-
ing Rhine song. We thus came to the
principal hotel of the place. and there
entered noisily, and found large room
prepared for us, with long table and
numerous seats. When all had placed
themselves around the table, with the 4
spokesman at the head, he stood UP and
explained that four toasts were to be
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-07-11

In competition with the new train de
luxe between Ostend and st. Peters
burg, the Independence Beige points
out that with the completion of the
Trans-Siberian railway in 1900 the tour
Of the world in 30 days viii become an
accomplished fact. The time of the
transit from London to st. Petersburg
will be As hours, the journey to Port
Arthur being performed in $50 hours.
From here the steamers Of the Russo
American company, now in course Of
formation, will convey the travellers to
San Francisco in seven days, hence ten
days will suffice for the return to Lon
dtn. Tho entire fare is calculated 70
cost $3.50 70 e4Qos--N, J, Gun,
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Her Ambition.

DO YOU see that woman over In Tho
corner?" asked the receiving clerk in
the telegraph office.
THE one who has been writing,
crossing out and rewriting for the last
half-hour?" inquired the man who had
just filed an Soo-word special dispatch.
yes"
well, see her. What of it2 sun
pose she is trying to crowd 16-word
message into ten Words
Not bit OF it. She came over Lere
a little while ago with an eight-wori
message and wanted to know If I would
make any reduction because it wasn't
quite ten words. When l told her I
couldn'td do il. she got mad and has been
trying ever since TO write the message
50 as to make it the full ten worde."-
Detroit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-07-11

ms. LAKE 'FRONT.' know I've met thav
Mr.. Jaybird somewhere before. told him
DO, but all be answered was that he knew
my former husband. The man must be an
IDIOT" Mrs. Hyde Park-"Why soi" Mrs.
Lake Front-"pve had four former hus-
bands i'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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therefore. should there be no letters
awaiting him? They had promised to
write to him. he snid, every day. I
think the old man never quite under
stood why the letters were not here.
and he had strong suspicion that /
was hoodwinlSing him in SOME manner
or other. He had come over, he said.
to look after his only SON, who, he in
formed me, had gone entirely wrong.
and refused to return to America to
take charge OF certain mills, the over
seeing of which his father had designed
as the lads future career. He had ca
bled to the young man to meet him in
London, but the young fellow had been
travelling in some remote psrt 81 ths
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A NATIVE OF ST. GOAR.
BY LUKE SHARP.

HAD some notion
of writing a book
entitled 1.-THE Adj
We n t ure IS o I
Smith," and prob
ably would have
done so had not a
C | e er fellow
named H a y d e n
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-07-11
The Greatest Medical Discovery
Of the Age.
KENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.

Has discovered In one of our common
pasture weeds remedy that cures every
kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofula
down to 4 common Pimple.
He has tried It In over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except In two cases
(both thunder humor.) He has now In his
possession over two hundred certificates
Of Its value, all within twenty miles Of
Boston. Send postal card for book.
A benefit Is always experienced from tho
first bottle, and perfect cure is warranted
when the right quantity Is taken.
When the lungs are affected Il causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver or
Bowels. This Is caused by the ducts be-.
ing stopped, and always disappears In q
week after taking it. Read the label.
If the stomach Is foul or bilious It will
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change Of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough OF It.
Dose, one tablespoonful In water at bed
time. Sold by all Druggists.
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in st. Goar before?'
II answered that had passed it both
by rail and by steamer. but that had
never been in the village itself.
THAT is enough said my inquisi-
tor; then turning to the others, who
nodded as he spoke, added: The
stranger then belongs to u.s.
THE men closed around me. / was
not in any way alarmed, as we were
too close to the village for any rob-
berry or maltreatment to take place, but
] asked the spokesman where they were
going to take me.
ITO the custom house, he said
shortly.
oh said, then you are customs
officials? I thought at first you were
merely ordinary footpads.'
"'We are neither one nor the other
he replied, and if you answer truth
fully whatever questions are put, no
Farm will come to you.'
This at once put my mind at ease,
for l remembered that 1 had never
told lie in my life. On entering the
town it seemed as if everybody had
gone to bed. early as II was in the even
ing, and stopping beside the custom
house, they buckled strap around nv
wrist. the other end of the strap being
afterwards tied to ring in the custom
house wall. The men grouped them
selves around me.
Now said the speaker, will Won
undergo the water ordeal or the wine
ordeal?'
This was staggerer, and reflected
for some moments.
~ never heard of either of them.'
/ replied, but if you will give me some.
particulars of the two ordeaIs I shall
doubtless have but little difficulty in
making my choice
That information j am forbidden to
give was the answer. you must make
your choice in ignorance and abide
by IT,
hst seems 2 hard eonditsep,' I
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
DOES BRYAN JUSTICE.

REV. S. NJ MORGAN DENOUNCES
MISREPRESENTATION OF HON
WILLIAM J. BRYAN AND HIS RE
MARKS.
The following letter appears in tn
Philadelphia Press and explains itself
ITO the Editor of the Press.
"Sir: l have read the correspondent
regarding Mr.. Bryan's reference las
Monday evening in this city TO the
clergy. I was present that evening
within twenty feet of him, heard every
word he said and watched him as he
said It, / want to say, too, that l am
no Bryan Democrat, nor any other sort
/ neither accept now nor have / in the
past hardly anything that Democrats
teach that diherentiates them, as a
party from their principal competitor
in the race. ! have neither Bryan nor
any other sort of Democratic leanings.
Il do not think, however, that we o
this city, and especially clergy, can al
ford to do him or his party injustice
the injustice of misrepresenting him
Nothing, manifestly from the languag
he employed was farther from hi
thousht than what some have attribu-
ted to him. He did not include all tn
clergy, and carefully worded the pass
age in reference to them so as TO indi
cate It. He did make the declaration
imputed TO him Of some. And 1t woulC
be strange, marYelously strange, If i
I did not apply to some. Ministers arr
men, and If 1t be true regarding som'
OF other men that they have not a.
much sympathy for and do not minis
/ ter to the poor as they should, hov
could il be otherwise than true OF SOM
Of the clergy? The fact is while MI
Bryan was making that declaration, in
/ stead OF being offended by it, / was in
/ quiring to myself whether it had an.
! application TO me; whether I, as a mes
1 senger OF Jesus. do my whole duty Z
} the poor Of my congregation. An
/ when / say this. am perfectly willin
/ for them to be interviewed as TO m
F, attentions to them.
IT write this to speak for mysel
rather than 10 be spoken for when tina
I speaking does Mr.. Bryan wrong and, i
I effect. at least would seem to represen
I the clergy's views as a class includin
/ myself The Philadelphia Press OF tn
24th instant contains on the secon
! page. near the Atom at the right, a
accurate report, as I remember. {
what Mr.. Bryan did say on the matte
\ rs. NJ. MORGAN.
Pastor Mt. Salem NJ. r. Church
Wilmington, Del, Sept. 25, 1896"
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
Thnt elnisnr FoelInr.

A good story is being Sold on one OF
LOuiNille's most prominent homeo-
pathic physicians Seversl days ago q
young woman called at his office, and
after disooursing on all the topics OF in
terest of The day settled down to tell
him her ailments. Among other things
aho said that she wac greatly annoyed
with = sinking feeling. The physician
prepared httle bottle Uf pills and gave
them 10 her, with minute directions as
10 how they should be taken. The WON
an again began 70 talk and after many
vain efforts TO get her out she Dtarted
for the door. She had Just opened it
when she turned and said, "Oh, doctor,
what shall do IL these pills do not cure
mes" Take the cork, he retorted.
''They till me shafts good Tor a sinking
feeling" " And he called the next patient
into his private once. louisville Post.
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
TORTURED BY THE TONGUE
Come Een Who Read T1lis WIN sym
p.thiso with Poor JunfUs.

Come Jzen WHO Read This WIN SYM
p.ihiao with Poor JunfUs.
"H'mr' murmurod Mr.. Junius from
his paper. "A man falls dead while
smoking his pipe, and
"Therol' cried MrS Junius, raising
her needle and voice with the same ges-
ture "Isn't that what I've always sa3d2
And yet you will 80 ca, day after day,
with tbose horIid old oigrrs and mo
Shaving my life sway doing UP inoo ouT-
tai8s that mother gave us cut Of tho
very mOney Ehe saved up with her own
hands keeping henk and hard enough,
too, can tell you, with eggs only q
cont each tbe very tDosnent hens began
laying ss tbey ought 70, and I'd like 70
know whsre you thipk yOu'll land,
julius yuniua. il you keep On EmoldDg
your lito nways Oh, but 81 is only
step-and for pity4s sake wish you'd
TX thas ono % tho fsoazt door before
some caller trips over it and breaks the
knob with her bonnct-4nd you know
Two boSTod yoo osl my bedlded knees to
leave on boSors it's TOO hate and not die
suddenly. like slis man you're reading
ahout, with ycur late iuT0raSoe run ous,
and bringing everlasting disgrace on
your wife's family. Bat what y pFOvek-
ing creature yea are. Julius Junius, 10
ait there grinning and refusing to say
word, and yea AJlow want 80 hear the
rest Of the particulars Just % well as
you do 4"
AS bic wife stopped to eonl mp MIR.
Junius laid down the paper.
'The man was 90 years old" " he said
softly. Somebody put cartridge in
his Pipe for JOKE, and II went OF and
shot him.
And when Mg. Junius came in from
tho evening" club his wife was stillaow-
ing on unbrokenly. -Taclrs.
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
SLOWING AWAY.
FooiAn-dy snd Dangerous Method of
Getting an Ocean Voyage.


Getting an Ocean Voyage.
In spite OF the fact that the punish
ment usually meted out to those who
try 70 steal free passage on a ship is
several weeks hard labor, with the op-
ton OF fine, stowaways are even more
common today than they were so or co
years ago.
Big passenger steamers, with their
hundreds Of passengers and their scores
OF stewards, sailors and stokers. afford
innumerable opportunities for slowing
away.
Three years ago q stowaway was dis
covered aboard one OF the Allan liners
running between Liverpool and Mont
real. Ho was shabbily dressed, but be-
ing big, sturdy looking fellow he was
put to work about the ship. When the
ship anchored below Montreal, waiting
fer daylight before entering the harbor.
ne, it is presumed, slipped quietly over
board and swan ashoare. In any case,
when the boat touched at Montreal and
was overrun by detectives looking for "a
notorious jewel robber, it was i'm
mediatoly suspected that the stowaway
was the rcbbor aud that he had escaped,
taking the jsweJs with hjIn. he was
captured some months afserwsrd and
confessed ehat when ho swan ashore he
had fnors than el0, 600 worth Of jewels
on his person.
The favorite hiding places Of stow
aways arc the coal bunkers snd the mar
row passages left when the vessels are
loaded with bricks, tiles, iron pipes or
other similar osrgo. These places are
extremely dangerous, and many cases
are recorded where the shifting OF the
cargo has resulted in tho death OF some
unfortunate wretch in hiding.
During the passage of q cargo boat to
this country from England the sailors
were startled the third day out by =
curious scratching, which was imme-
diateiy attn ibnted 10 supernatural causes.
The scratching continued for three
days and then grew quiet and ceased.
When the bstches were lifted ct the end
OF the voyage, ihe emaciated body Of a
man wss foGnd lying on nome bags Of
oemens. The poor Starving fellow had
struggled frantic&lly to get out OF the
hold.
AZ for our American liners, il is fol-
~ TO try slowing away in any OF them.
The United States will not receive pau
per immigrants, and captains are for
hidden to land stowaways in this coun-
try under penalty OF &, 500. A ''free
passenger on one Of these ships Is
promptly clappsc in irons and kept
there until tho ship returns 10 Liver
pool. when hs Is bgorght before the
authorities. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
SAVED BY GEOGRAPHY.

Some of these fine Autumn days the
Fool Killer is going to train his Calling
gun on the editorial sanctums in viii
mington, and what slaughter of inno-
cents there will be, my masters New
Castle News.
We think that the Morning News,
Daily Republican and Every Evening
should resent this or take out accident
insurance policies in favor OF their
nearest and best friends. Happily fol
the editor of the New Castle News, his
geographical position. and not his men,
tai capacity, saves him from the i'm
pending casualty. -
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
FOR COUNTY COMPTROLLER.
JOHN BOUGHMAN,
OF Wilmington Hundred.
PRINCIPLE TAKES A BACK SEAT.


PRINCIPLE TAKES A BACK SEAT.
"Straws show which way the wind
blows" and the following editorial in
the Philadelphia Press was doubtless
inspired" TO prepare the Republicans
OF Delaware for what constitutes a dis
graceful surrender to the rule or ruin
policy Of Addicks for the sake Of party
advantage:
The regular Republican organization
of the state upon whose electoral ticket
appears one OF the three names on the
Addicks ticket, can afford to act differ
emily. It will make no sacrifice, but
will be performing an obvious duty
both to party and patriotism by with
drawing the other two OF it's candidates
for elector and uniting in support OF
the three Addicks men. This will not
necessarily be a recognition of the Ad-
dicks faction, because II counts for
nothing what the names of the electors
may be, 80 that they are for Mckinley
and Hobart, but such an action by the
regular Republicans would command
the applause OF the whole country. II
would establish the fact that this or
ganizatiOn, unlike the Addicks faction,
is seeking to subserve the best party
interests, and Is willing and patriotic
ally able to do whatever may be nee
essary to that end.
Here 1t is. Elimination makes way
for love Of place and power, and prin-
ciple takes a back seat in the regular
Republican synagogue.
Evening journal., 1896-09-28

where probably ten men never read the
newspaper at all, every one of them
was thoroughly posted as to the ad
vertising going on in the newspapers
In cities, the men read the news
papers more, but do not examine the
advertisements SO thoroughly. Here
the women read the advertisements as
fully as do their sisters in the country
and, as a result, what the women know
the men are sure to learn. The mys-
terry Of advertising is therefore solved
Its great advantages are due to the
women OF the country. God bless
them.
Evening journal., 1896-09-28

Ben Tillman naturally thinks Bry-
ans cause looks dark in Pennsylvania
because he was hooted off the stump
In the strongest Democratic county OF
the State. He should remember that
he is not Bryan, and that the latter
would have sense enough not to go to
outrageously abusing Grover Cleveland
among the sound-money Democrats Of
the Keystone State.
Evening journal., 1896-09-28

Hills little game" in New York is
developing itself. He patted Bryan on
the head while he intended to "sell him
out" all the time, and it is now COM
ing to be known that the Democratic
presidential and state tickets are to be
traded for Hill members Of the Assem-
bly, 80 that David can be elected to the
United States Senate again. It is a
very shrewd game, but 1t is doubtful II
it will work
Evening journal., 1896-09-28

The New York Worlds arithmetic
man has figured that allowing half a
minute in writing Decay Sir" and
"Yours Truly" and "Mr." or ESQ.
outside Of all letters that are written in
this country in year, no less than
1888 years OF time is wasted every
year IN fummery. Well, this may be
so but does it not pay to be civil and
Polite. even at the expense of time?
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
SHAKE MIRO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet
cures painful. swollen. smarting feet
and bunions: Is the greatest comfort dis
cover, Of the age. Allen Foot-Ease make
tight-htting new shoes feel easyf is a Ger
tain cure for sweating, callous and hot
tired aching feet. Try It to-day. By al
druggists and shoe stores. 25c. BY mail
25c.. In stamps. Trial packages FREE. Ad
dress. Allen S. OImsted. Leroy, n. I.
Evening journal., 1896-09-28

Hon. William ]. Bryan could not
have hurt Rev. Francis Burgette Short
more If he had mentioned his name.
The pastor Of Harrison Street M. e.
Church must have thought that Bryan
was talking to him personally, instead
OF to crowd Of about five thousand
peraons.
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

Sixth ward Democrats insist that
there was no fraud perpetrated at the
recent primaries and they resent the
throwing out of the returns by the
county committee.
On October 10 the clerk OF the peace
will begin preparing the official bal
lot and before that time it is expected
that the regular Republican electors
win be withdrawn.
Regular Republicans of Sussex held
their county convention primaries on
Saturday, and the party managers are
jubilant because over 1000 regular Re-
publican votes were cast. The Addicks-
ties claim that the ballot-boxes were
stuffed for effect, but the regulars deny
it and declare that it shows a revolt
against Addicks and his lieutenants. In
Little Creek hundred 253 regular Re
publican votes we're cast. In Broad
Creek. 81 votes were Tailed, and It is
/ estimated from returns received from
other parts Of the county that about
700 regular Republican votes were
cast, and all this, as stated, without
any published notice that primaries
were to be held. The convention will
be held at Georgetown on Thursday
and q full county ticket named.
A meeting was held at Perry's 'tav
ern on Saturday evening under the
auspices OF the Bryan Club, OF Brandy
wine hundred. L. Irving Handy, Jo-
siah Marvel, Howell S. England and
Milton S. Hawkins were the speakers
Addicksites say that it will only be q
/ few days before William G. -praancg
and Manlove Hayes withdraw from the
/ field as Presidential electors.
On Saturday afternoon the Single
Takers Of New Castle county held theil
| county convention in this city. Tit
| following ticket was named: State sen
/ ator. w. s. Cloud, OF Wilmington; rep
resentatives, DIR. John W. Mullin ans
Preston w. Yeager, OF Wilmington
Harry w. Hushebeck, New Castle hun
dred: James p. Morrison. White Ga,
Creek hundred; w. A. Watson, Black
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
Chope tho Lces.

Mr.. WickwiTo-But, my dear, if you
discharge the girl without notice she
may make it cost MS fl0 on s15. You
know there is an agreement about no
tioe.
Mrs. Wiokwire-Yes, and if / give
her weeks notice she will manage TO
break $50 or $40 worth Of china before
she goes. Indianapolis journal.
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
WHO READS ADVERTISEMENTS

WHO READS ADVERTISEMENTS? ?
The theory that advertisements are
not read has been exploded long ago
and the business men of this day have
pretty generally learned that they can
not succeed without them. A business
man who had the curiosity to find out a
cause for the marvellous benefits Of ad-
vertising and has taken much pains to
do so, tells us the result Of his inves-
legations Men. he says, read adver-
tisements very little and then only
when they are looking forsome especial
bargain. This is particularly so in
country places whore the men have
"the chores" to do.
This friend Of ours began TO solve
the mystery in the country where the
papers we're mainly read by thewomen
and he found mat they generally took
more interest in the advertisements
than any other part Of the paper
What the women read and in conse-
quence know, the men were sure I,
learn. not only one of them. but per
haps dozen. AS a result, in a village
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
nj ntrs Joke on narspin Day.

"My husband played NE a mean trick
yesterday.
what was it;''
"He told ne folding beds were sell
ing down town at 40 cents each"
"Wells''
"When got down thero they were
hammocks. Chicago Record.
Evening journal., 1896-09-28

We welcome the Sunday Herald to
the field of local journalism. There
has been an opening for such a paper
for many years, and now that it has
come we believe 1t will prove beneficial
TO the community and remunerative
TO its enterprising proprietor.
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
CLAIMS PROVED.

Several bond holders OF the Whining
ton Dental Company appeared before
Commissioner Smith this morning
and proved their claims against the
company. Action was reserved until
the trial, which takes place October 10
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
YOUNG MR.. PoRTER's BIRTHDAY
PARTY

A happy group OF little folks gath
cred at No. 1011 Poplar street last Fri
day evening. the occasion being the
celebration Of the tenth birthday Of
Clinton Porter The evening was spent
in playing games, recitations and vocal
and instrumental music, David Mason
entertaining his little friends on the vic
lin. Master Clinton received a number
OF very useful presents, and his juve-
nile companions departed at a season
able hour, wishing him many happy
birthdays.
Among those present were: Saxton
Lynch, David Mason, Carl Payntor
Warren Hickman, Harry Megill, Leslie
Davis, Robert Burns, Milton Moon,
Herbert Blackburn, Mark Willis, Clin-
ton Porter, Mr.. and Mrs. Money, Mr..
and Mrs. Mason, Mr.. and Mrs. Hender
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Black
burn.
Evening journal., 1896-09-28
STEAMER LIBFLFD.

The steamer Ella, belonging TO the
ton Company. was libeled by John
Biggs. proctor for Jacob Lenderger, on
g. claim of S1S7 for meat
Evening journal., 1896-09-28

bird hundred; Charles a. Brown, Ap
poquinimink hundred; Charles Lancas
ter, Mnl Greek; county treasurer, J. Fl
y Donnel. These Democratic candi-
dates were endorsed: Sheriff, James B
Toman; coroner, George A. Willis;
comptroller, John Boughman.