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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16
TIP THE BARBER OR SUFFER.
Troubles That May Overtalse u Prudent
Man In New York Barber Shopa.

The subject of barber tips has bobbed
up for discussion. Every man who patron.
izcs Il barber shop instead of shaving him
self knows what Il heavy tax these tips arc.
Tho man who gets shaved in II first class
shop and forgcts to tip the barber at least
10 cents Is bound to feel uncomfortable
the next time hc goes there. Men who
don't tip arc spotted after the first visit in
many shops, and they are made to feel
their delinquency in dozen little ways, Of
which the proprietor Is apparently igno'
rant. There are shrugs of the shoulder and
snGers and little delays that disappear as
soon as one begins to tip,
One barber shop in II down town hotel
depends on strangers almost entirely for
its patronage. After one visit to 1T the
victim swcars that he never will go there
again. As soon as one enters the door he
is tho center of n struggle between three
colorcd bootblacks. They spring from
different corners Of the room and rush and
fight with one another for the victims
hat. Tho man who wants shave no
Eoonpr pnerpcs from this cucountcr than
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16

The people living in the western part
Of Blackbird hundred are greatly excited
! over the mysterious disappearance of Lii
lie Lorah, VINO has been missing since
Monday night. She is a pretty and intel
ligent young girl 20 years DID, and the
general opinion is that she has either
been abducted or murdered. She acted as
housekeeper for John Reed, a farmer liv-
ing near Delaney's.
On Monday evening she started to her
mothers home, distance of two miles,
with some vegetables, and has not been
seen since. although the country for miles
around has been searched. The only trace
found of the girl was a glove and hand
kerchef. The vegetables were found scat
tered in the road about mile from her
home. Her disappearance was not noticed
until Tuesday morning as her parents
did not know that she had started home.
A searching party was then formed but
the men were unsuccessful. Yesterday De-
tectives MCVey and Wis!! searched the
country for miles around with the farmers,
but nothing that would lead to her whsre
abOu's was discovered. Even the small
bridges across the roads were torn up to
aee if her body had been placed under any
of these. A piece Of WOODLAND containing
about $50 acres was also searched.
The detectives are still working on the
case and have not yet arrived at any con-
c!usion regarding the matter When the
girl left the Reed home she was accom-
panied by noighbor's child Near where
the glove and handkerchief were found
Miss Lorah stopped and told the child that
she had better go home. The child OBJ
jected but finally consented to go home.
Some believe that she had planned to go
away.
Her parents think that she has either
been murdered or is held prisoner in the
dense woods. Their belief is founded on
a weird dream the girl had recently. But
a few days ago she told it to her mother.
She said that she dreamed she was walk
ing along the road, when two men stepped
ou, and caught her in their arms and car
rIel her to the woods, There she was tied
to tree and left there until she died. On
Sunday she came into the house and, de-
sCribirg a man she had met on the road,
said that he was just like one Of the men
she saw In her dream. Nothing was
thought Of it at the time, but her mother
remembered it as soon as her daughter
was reported missing.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16
Tho Pygmy In tho United States.

While looking over some old papers pub,
lished in New Orleans in lS42, found a
short description of II batch Of presumably
freshly imported slaves. Among them
were six or eight very small negroes, men
and women, all of whom were under feet
in height Who ran in this cargo is not
known, but Mr.. - has the disposal of
them" An old bill of sale, now in the
possession Of Mr., Wolfgang Werner of
Savannah, dated April 23, 1910, gives a
description Of two adult slaves, malo and
female, in which the height of the male is
declared to bo "a feet 6 inches and the fe-
male feet inches" Finally, in the pos
session of tho Armistcde family Of Vir-
ginia there is letter dated The Oaks, Feb
20, 1773, and writton by Miss Judith
Gracmo to her friend, Miss Sarah Armis-
tcde.
In this letter Miss Gracme bewails the
fact that pa has bought four of those
triling, good for nothing little ginny mig
gers, who will steal tho cloathes off your
back If you give them half u chausne. I"
After giving page or so of local gossip
Miss Judith closes her letter with post
script ancnt tho little negroes, who seemed
to have aroused her bitterest animosity
Says she, 1.-THE biggest one OF those nasty
little 'glnny niggers is not feet high I"
Thus we see that over 100 years ago re-
gritos were brought to America and sold
as slaves. For all know to the contrary,
the little negroes had been coming into tho
country ever since slavery was first insti-
tuted Popular SCIENCE Monthly.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16

| One of the oldest landmarks in Brandy
wine hundred was removed on Tuesday
afternoon by fire accidentally DESTROYING
the old log house on the Mansel property,
near the Concord pike, now owned BY
smith Harkins. On burning a pile Of
brush, sparks were communicated to tho
roof and the old building was soon per.
feet ruin Mr.. Harkins had erected new
house some time ago and the old one was
Gnoccupied 1t was insured in the Mill
Creek Mutual
The only house near the same age in the
hundred is the one now occupied by Curtis
Talley, opposite Grace Episcopal Church,
a short distance south of Parrys tavern.
John d. McCrea, the enterprls;ng black
smith on the hill above Talleyvillc, is al
ways willing to accommodate the travel
ing public. Any one needing his assist
ance on the way 10 camp will find him
always willing TO do good, square, honest
work.
Chas. W. Day, son of John W. Day, one
of the most successful farmers of Brandy
wine hundred, has finished harvesting his
crops. His field Of wheat Is one of the
finest on the pike, and everything looks
prosperous.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16

SEATTLE. Wash. July lj.-J. Edward
Addicks, the gas king of Delaware, Is to
head the corporation to work for gold in
the gravel beds of the Cariboo. The com
pany which has been incorporated under
the name OF the British Northwest Gold
Manufacturing Company, Limited, has a
capital stock of $5,000,eO and will ops. ate
on the Fishback property on the Quesnele.
well known as the most important gold
bearing tributary of the Frazer river
10 this tract are 700 acres, with an aver
age deLth OF bedrock of 2I5 feet all Of
which, 1t is estimated, will pay at least l2h
cents per cubic yard. The water system
of the property drains more that forty-fve
square miles Of mining ground Associ-
ated with Addlcks as trustees In the British
Northwest Mining Company are Edward f.
j. Gaynor. George A. Kelly, New York;
Thomts w. Lawson. Philadelphia, C. Wei
denteld, Boston; ". Harry Miller. J..
Frank Alice. Newall Ball, Delaware; Gov
crnor John II McGraw, United States Scna-
tor ". G. Squire, Washington, Griffith
Davis, a. b, Stewart, Lester Turner,
Charles F. Fishback, Seattle; James Bux-
ton and Charles Wilson, Q, c., Vancouver,
b. Z.
The company also controls the property
Of the Land Hydraulic Mining Company
and in addition has acquired twsnty miles
CT the river bed OF the main Quesnelle, a
stream known to old prospectors as the
Pactolus of British North America. The
head Office Of the new company will be To-
Gated in this city. ..,....,.,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16
ONE DISEASE AND ONE REMEDY,

"The art of painting" said Millais "con-
sists IN selecting the right colors and put
ting them In the right place. ."-'The way
to win BATTLE" said Napolen, us to mass
your troops at the critical moment against
the weakest spot in the onemy's line -
T2ss w HSI$ 4 e ipfy s74 ifs is
poisoned spring in which they arise, gen
orally the torpid and inflamcd digestive
system"
Thus wisdom and experience simplify
and cOndcnse. Thus the Shakers of Mount
Lebanon reasoned when they sought, and
tinallp found, remedy for indigestion
and dyspepsia Where ono person has
something else, they argued, II thousand
have this. TO cure this alone will almost
rid the world Of sickness. Why should we
vcX ourselves with confusing definitions?
A good digestion is life and health; bad
one disease and death. Hence, from tho
healing and stimulating mountain herbs,
they extracted tho principles which make
tho Shaker Digestive Cordial tho rarcst
and most effective of medicines for one
disease, and one only-indigestion and
dyspepsia.
DO you suffer from any OF these misera-
bic iCrlings?- depression of spirits, heavi-
hess and pain in the stomach after meals
bad caste IN the mouth, wind in the bow
els, irritable disposition, nervous weakness
and alarm, worry and wcarlness, costive-
hess or irregularity of the bowels, nausea,
pnlpitation, sick headache, heartburn, loss
of appetite and sleep, dry skin, etc,--2
Don't indulge in fifty foolish fanccs.
You have indigestion and dyspepsia and
o,hing else. set tho disordcrcd stomach
right with the one medicine which will
surely do il, Shaker Digestive Cordial,
aud these symptoms will vanish with
their cause. A good effect will follow
the first doses. Even chronic cases soon
yield.
Test the cordial at practically no cost,
by taking II ton.ccnt trial buttle. For sale
by nearly all druggists,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16
Benevolent MON,

The Irish Catholic Benevolent Union will
| hold its twenty-eighth annual convention
\ in the Shields Library Hail. beginning Au-
| gust 10. 1t will continue in session two or
three days and will be presided over by the
national president, Daniel W. Lynch Of
this city.
About $50 delegates, representing many
societies of the union, will be present.
The union was formed in 1869 at Dayton,
Ohio. The objects Of the meeting as then
expressed by the temporary chairman,
Judge Dennis Dwyer, would awaken feel
ings Of sympathy in every Irish heart who
desired to see his countrymen united more
thoroughly" 1t being desirable that a
general mutual understanding among all
Catholic societies in the United States and
Canada the German r. c. Central Verein
and the I. C. B. U. of Canada, have issued
travelling cards which are recognized by
the |. C. B. U. of the United States, and
are extended the same benefits that would
be given their own members.
The |. c. B. U. is composed Of about 500
societies, located principally In the Eastr
ern states and representing a membership
Of about 2j00O
The objects Of the union, according to
tne bylaws, are That the Union snail be
10 create and foster feeling of fraternity
ana Fellowship among the various irish
ana other catholic beneficial societies
Within this Union, and to aid In alleViatlng
the suffering of members of said societies
as are by sickness or other misfortunes
unable to pursue their usual avocations
and TO assist as far as practicable all
Cathollc charitable endeavors.' The Union
has no political significance.
The conventions have been held as fol-
lows: Cincinnati, 1870 Louisville, 1871,
and St Louis, 1873, at each CT which Judge
Dennis Dwyer presided; Baltimore. 1871;
Rochester 1873. Cleveland 1916: Richmond.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16
our OCEAN GROVE LETTER

OCEAN GROVE, N j., July Is, 1896 n
The warm wave has struck tho Sra-
shore PhuW! but how you who are in
the city, far away from ocean brcczcs
MUST feel this warm spell of weather. If
it was not for the ocean breezes the hot
wave would DO intolcrablc, but they re-
fresh the atmosphere wonderfully,
Lieutenant Pcary, L. s. n Arctic cx-
plurur and tho hero Of tho frozen zone has
located his family here for the season,
while he makes Il fourth trip the North.
His family is located at Webb and New
Jersey avenues.
The ril1 here over the Pennsylvania
Railroad is a very pleasant one the only
drawback being that it takes nearly four
hours to make the journey. Tho fare for
the round trip from Wilmington to the
Grove is -.
Numerous DGlawarcans nrc yearly Wis
itur1 TO the Grove. and familiar faces can
be seen daily on the boardwalk, especially
in the evening after sunset.
The moving hundreds Of persons are
like a Kaleidoscope and makes an interest
ing study to those Interested in the human
race, which of course newspaper man
always is.
This is one Of the greatest rc.orts for
young men to spend their summer months
who are educating themselves for the bar
anu IlllillAlEN, lis Ntll i5 olIltT Nulh5 Ill
life MI LillagOrc, can, If SO disposed,
boast of u force of distinguished young
men employed in and around his pavilion
second to none anywhere else in the coun.
try regarding brain and brawn. The pro-
fcsSions arc well represented in the list,
which Includes John Barley, Of TuGkahuc,
in charge OF tho soda water, II divinity
student Mt Pennington Seminary; Mr..
Berkeyhciscr, Ynrtlvllo, Pa, in the res
tnurant, is also at Pennington, studying
for the ministry; Edward Armstrong,
Mount Vernon, n. Y, life'guard, will
graduate in medicine and surgery from
Bellevue College, New York, next term;
John Townsend, Camden, n. j., also n
life. guard. is pursuing course of pcdu-
gogy ut Wesleyan University Mihdlctown,
Conn. Edward Miller, Philadelphia, in
the restaurant, is another student prepar-
ing for the ministry at Pennington, as Is
also George Gibbs Philalalphia in the
bath houses; Howard Reittrr, Philadel-
phia, likewise in the bath houses, is u
theological student at Princeton, while
Duncan Gems, Brooklyn, also employed
in the latter department, after having Just
graduated from Princeton, will in the fall
enter Wesleyan and prepare himself for
the ministry.
Tho daily meetings in the Auditorium
are interesting and instructive.
w. s. V.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16

The pest cntomologically known as leu
cana unirunCta, but commonly designat-
ed as the army worm, is appearing in this
county and the farmers are talking Of me-
thods Of determination. The fully dcvel-
opcd worm is Il little over IN inch long, of
gray or dingy black color, with black
stripes and narrow lines Of white on back
and the under surface is Of more or less
greeni-h color the head Is smooth and vr!.
lowish, with two black lines running
from top to mouth.
~It has sixteen legs and those from tho
middle of the body are each marked with
shining black or baCkish band.
The worms when disturbed curl them
selves up like cut worms" and drop to
the ground, They complete their growth
in about month, at the end Of which
period they burrow into the ground and
each caterpillar changes to o brown pupa,
from which in two or three weeks the
moth cmcrges. The female Is said to lay
about 100 es00 minute and these hatch
In ten days. Birds eat the worms and
thus far this is tho only manner Of ex-
termination.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,.
New CASTLE, July IS, 1896

The right of watchman Spahr to carry
revolver will be Investigated on account
OF his recent sayings and actions.
Revolvers are deadly weapons, and
should not be used as playthings,a AS many
Il life has been snuffed out by revolver in
the hand of Il careless or desperate person.
The funeral of Mrs. Catharine Short
took place yesterday afternoon. Services
were conducted at the house by Rev. James
NJ. Wise. lntcrment WAS made in the new
Episcopal cemetery.
David w. Elkinton has been elected a
Trustee of Emmanuel Church.
Constable Dixon of Middletown yester-
day lodged William Frisby in Jail to await
tho next term of court, when he will be
charged with the larceny of q set of har.
ness from farmer near Middletown.
New Castle people left in goodly round
numbers this morning for different parts.
Some went to RehOb0th, more to Atlantic
City on the Locomotive Firemen EAcur-
siod, some to Georgetown and some to
Washington Park
Deputy Grand Chancellor Hanson and
staff last evening installed the newly elect
ed officers of Adelphia Lodge, Knights of
Pythias
Some unfavorable comment was made
on Tuesday that the Governor of Pom
sylvania and his staff was so COolly re-
CGivcd by tho Delaware authorities. Tho
Governor of Delaware had not been in
vted to attend the inspection, and it is
proper on such occasions to wait to be
asked
Guests We're present from other States,
but Delaware was slighted.
Cool headed Republicans in this hun
dred cannot see where comes the necessity
for Republicans to 90 to Georgetown to
hold a convention today, il they want the
party to be victorious this fall.
Tho committee from the a. O. II. and
St. Peters II. A. Il. Society expects to
meet the other societies representatives in
Wilmington tonight and Friday night in
reference to the united picnic on Saturday
1T Union Park
DR. Stewart is having bay window
placed in his house.
The Single takers Of New Castle hun
dred will hold meeting this evening for
the purpose of clIecting proper organi2a.
ton.
Leach pitched powerful game yester-
day against the Miilville team. Only four
hits were secured Off him but errors lost n
lO-inning game. He made two hits and
had four assists. 1t was too bad that
Salem lost the game
Mrs. MCCaferty of Philadelphia is the
guest OF Mrs. Joseph DOughcrty.
The excursion train for RGhoboth had
800 people aboard when 1t passed here this
morning.
There was a big crowd from this place
went yesterday to Woodland Beach.
Bicycles from s35 to sbj. StoUps,
Tho Republicans Of New Castle are Of tho
opinion that Unity, HoffeCkGr and Willis
is an excellent ticket.
Sawed stove wood is cheaper than coal.
Stoop sells 1t.
All the industrial plants are gone Demo-
cratic and are closed down, Now Will you
be good and vote for free silver
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16
oEcADsNce MARKED sT>MUsEuMs.


|
What has come to bo accepted anon
| real estate men rs the invRrable indica
ton Of n change for the worse of Ncv
| York thoroughfare Is tho appearance o
museums in which statuary, works OF art
scientific and mechanical exhibits, por
traits and wonders" are shown. So lons
as the street iSdcvoted TO business uses
Is prosperous, rent is high, trade Is brisk,
and the demand for stores continuous
Such thing as o museum, whether fol
the exhibition OF three headed girl,
white haired albino or an educated pig, /.
never seen. Then there comes time whel
business languishes, rents fall and tenant!
are hard to find. This condition lasts fol
short time, ard then museum appears
with sign OH the front, Admission t.
all, 10 cents" or Five cents admits t.
all; no extras, as the ease may be.
The worl; Of transforming an untenaLt.
ed store into n museum Is neither trouble,
some Lor expensive. These exhibitions 10
not come under the head of the permanent
museums which are duly licensed by the
mayor and are fixtures in certain parts Of
town. They are, so to speak, ephcmeTal
museums that start up in ncighborhoods
"Hiti dlV NildieiHR. lDc ltlDtftHJ lilu-
scum managers chief exhibits are mani
mate-statues, panoranas, wheels of for
tune, reproductions Of foreign localities
and buildings, calliopeS, music boxes ana
kaleidoscopes, OF course there arc some
freaks-tlwarfs, giants, men and women OF
peculiar physical characteristics, girls hay
ing whiskers, women Of abnormally large
feet Indians, wild men from Borneo and
its vicinity, performers who sing like birds,
sleight of hand men and deft card players.
But the salary List Is largest in the an
nouncements at the doors ''We are pay
ing So, 900 week for the services Of the
Mexican giant" q sign may say, or "This
week only-the $40, 600 beauty, now on her
way to ST. Petersburg" The actual pay
roll OF such museum is very small The
music Is machine made. Tho manager is
the doorEeeper and treasurer too. The
samo tickets are used each day and the
performance given varies in no essential
particular. The item Of rent, however, is
an important one. This Is an outlay which
requires cash, and it is for this reason that
these museum managers find their best OPP
portunities in neighborhood5 which arG
changing in character, for the landlord G!
an nntenantcd store will often rent it at
an almost nominal figure to a museum.
manager for G month or more and tn,
next month will find the museum some
where cl3e. The Bowery, Grand street and
lower Eighth avenue are now the favori.,
museum regions. York Sun.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16
ClOudburst Visits Ohio.

NCARTHus, O., July 16.-A cloudburst
struck this place last night accompanied
by lightning. Some houses were deluged
six inches over the floor, The reservoir
broke, two bridges We're washed away, the
roof of SiSsons drug store was blown off
and the Elk company's stores and three
dwelling houses were struck by lightning.
The Columbus, Hooking Valley and Toledo
railroad was badly damaged. 1t was tho
most severe storm ever known in this see
ton. The roads leading to town are I'M
passable in places.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16
A RIDE FOR LIFE.
n have heard Of brave men s fearless rides

You have heard Of brave men 8 fearless rides
Through perils Of war and Of storm,
For honor or country or dear irasdes,
And you've praised them with praises warm.
Well, here Is another ride for life
From perls more dread and black
Than ever were raised by wars red strife
Or followed tho deluge's track.
When tho light goes out on the mountain top,
And tho shadows fall on the plain,
And damning blues give your blood's course
stop,
And the world is petty and vain:
When languor and sloth end Indifference
Havo swamped your soul in their muck,
And tho only thing that's reality
Are tho heavy clouds Of i'll luck.
Oh, then Ia tho tilno for your lifo to ride,
Fer death turks thers in tho gloom,
But hope lies over the border side.
Whero sunshine's flowers bloomi
The hope that maketh the sad heart glad
And causeth the sore to heal
Lea Just st hand, and you reach its land
By the way of the whirling wheel.
Exchange.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16
General Markets.

PHILADELPHIA, July 15.- Flour weak; win
ter sup"rine, $?a225; do. extras, $!,25N2.l0;
Pennsylvania roller, clear, s2o0q3,l0; do. do.
straight s32Ud3.35; western winter, clear.
$2.0O@3lO. Wheat dull July, GO2sasOa4c.; ;
Corn dull; July, 52ladJ3?slc Oats firm; July,
2!lz % 23c. Beef steady; city family, $3.50 %
10. Pork dull; family, sO25GlO.5o. Butter
steady; western creamery, l5l2c. jobbing 50.
lectipns, lie; Pennsylvania and western
creamery prints, strictly fancy, 17c.; do.
choice, l0c.; do. fair to good, lBal5c.; prints
jobbing at lS1?lc. Cheese dull; New York
factory, choice, Plt@Ti4c.; do. fair to good Go
6l2c.; part skins, ito5lac. Eggs firm; New York
aud Pennsylvania, l3i2,Gllc.; western, l2d l}c
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16

Thanks to Paterson. They lost to Hart
ford by the score of : to ..
Lancaster got another game from New
ark yesterday. They get % hits and II
runs off Mackic.
One hundred people from this city saw
the game at Philadelphiu yesterday.
Umpire Tracy was partly responsible for
Wilmington's lost yesterday. He was
rank on ba.e plays and allowed an Athlct,
ic man to score in the third inning when
he was out, and the Wilmington rootcrs
told him about it.