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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
eoLLY AS A En-.
Called Out the Police, Who Found \
Reigning Alone.

Reigning Alone.
New Berne Journal.
In the piazza of certain house on
Broad street there bangs gayly
painted cage in which there lives and
has it's being sanguine, eossiping,
bald d-pated old parrot-evidently Of the
weaker. sex, for its mouth 10 never at
rest, just as soon as the east turns
red and until the west is grown dark
and sembre, does this old girl gossip,
sing, screech and use naughty language.
Last night gentleman going home
at late hour heard blood curdling
soreech in front of this house. He
stopped and listened. The screech
came again, and the very few and
feeble hairs that adcrn this gentlo-
mans Uranium stood up like the por-
cnpine's quills. He turned and sped
to the police station, where he related
the facts to the officer in charge. A
policeman, well armed, was dispatched
to tho spot at once, accompanied by
the gentleman with tho shining head.
Arriving in front of the house the two
stopped and listened.
e! 1t! !--Mur----dr!!! n"
This was the screech.
The timid gentleman nearly tainted.
well, Ill be so-and- sold I" cried
the officer, "that's Mrs. Wyman' q
parrotn"
No arrests were made, and the gentle
man says he will go home before dark
hereafter,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
Tho proIlflc smith Family.

When l was little boy l remember
having vague idea that people by the
name Of Smith must all be related,
and wondered how the different
branches of the family kept track of
one another. But though the years
have Strengthened out my ideas some
what, and there is less confusion about
the relationship, it must be admitted
that, taking them altogether, the
Smiths are large family! Do you
know how many people there are by
the name of Smith in the New York
City directory Think of 5000 Smiths,
most of them fathers of families, then
think of their wives and children, and
you will understand how a plain Will
liam or simple John Smith is likely
to he lost in the crowd. And as in
New York, SO in other cities, great and
small. And 80 Throughout England
and Germany, for though in the latter
country they call II Schmidt, it is the
same old namo spoiled in another way.
In London, Smiths fuirly swarm, and
they abound all over the British Isles,
and Lands End. away down on the
south coast of Cornwall, TO John
o'Groats, the most northerly point
in Scotland. Arthur Hoeber in ST.
Nicholas. F-s5s
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
New Life Boats.

Thomas Drein & Son have recently
supplied the following steamers:
Panama line steamship Advance. four
22-foot patent beaded bottom lifeboats;
new Cromwell line steamer, now under
construction at Newport News, seven
24-foot boats of the same style, and one
lS.foot copper fastened wooden boat,
and three ocean life RATS; full COM
plement Of cork life preservers for
steamer Beaver Tail, building by the
Pusey & Jones Co. eight 22-foot
patent beaded steel lifeboats for the
Rockefeller steamers on ihe Great
Lakes; two l6-foot lifeboats of a
similar kind for the new passenger
steamer Yonkers, also life preseryers
and patent Drein lifeboats for the
Baltimore steamer Columbia, the Fall
River line boats, new Boston steamer,
the new Pensacola steam pilot boat,
new Duluth steamer, and many other
craft from one end Of the country to
the other. e
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
rha shinrln rilIs me nilI.

"Havo you children?' asked thu
canvasser, as he stepped in the door
way. t
81 have, replied the man at the desk
without looking up. p
''Then you will find this hook g."
"Don't want it!' interrupted the
man at the desk. ~ s..t
"But you don't understand, per-
sisted tho canvasser. 81 can assure
you that you will find itsa great holy
in correcting children. 1t is by one
who" t
mot big enough, ~ interposed tbr
man at the deHk, after one quick glance
at the book. "Besides, already have
a shingle that seems to answer the pur.
pose. "-Chicago Evening Post.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
srNr no rnE UPPER ooUnr.
Two Men Held on the Charge Of RobbipE .
F.. Chinanian. t.4se

Edward Beck and Elmer Coyle were
arranged in the municipal court FRI
day morning on the charge Of breaking
into tho laundry of Quen Lee, No 5O9
West Second street, last Thursday
night, and stcGling about SIS. Lee
said Beck pointed a revolver at him,
Each was held in 81, 900 bail to answer
the charge at the upper court.
Horace Greenstein and Davis Cohen
were charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses, but the city so-
licitor said there was no evidence to
hold them and they We're dismissed.
Dennis D.nncen was arraigned on
the charge OF assaulting his wife,
Agent Stout of the S. T. q. G. said
complaint had been made that Din.
noen did not provide for his family
properly, but it was shown that he is
in poor circumstances. The cass was
held up, Dinneen promising to provide
as best he can for his family.
George II. Hollis charged Samuel
Thompson, colored, with disorderly
conduct ut the Manhattan Laundry
Thursday. A fine OF s. was imposed.
Samuel Nj. Gamble was accused OF
harboring an unregistered dog. He
had his dog registered Thursday and
the case was dismissed.
Mrs. Clara L. Nutter was arraigned
on the same charge, that of keeping ar
unregistered dog. She was required tc
pay a fine of S..
William Wilson was charged with
riding a bicycle at night without {
| lighted lamp and also with fast riding.
The first charge was dismissed, and II
the second case the lad was required
to pay tue costs
| Lewis Simmons was charged b,
Special Officer Smith with drunken
ness. He promised TO take the pledg,
for year and was allowed to go.
John Brown and George Z. Fraze
were each fined 81 for drunkenness.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
A burglar IStiIed.

Chicago, H., July 9.-While W. E.
Lemerisce, postmaster of the suburb OF
Forest Park, was sitting in his parlor,
in company with his son, his two
daughters and two women visitors, last
evening, the front door opened and q
big negro, carrying revolver, walked
in. He ordered young Lemerisce b.
stand and when he complied told one
of the girls to search the boys pockets
and hand over the money she found
While this was going on Mr. Lemorisce
quietly Slipped into tho noxt room and,
getting his own Bcvolyer, blew out the
negro's b,ains. 1t is thought the
negro intended TO rob tho postollice.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
sAyED FROM IA uPEE ISM.


Barkins Would Have Died In the Poor.
house but for His Good Wife.
HafkiDs went down into his cellar
the other day 20 give that part Of his
domain good cleaning up, and Mrs
Harkins, who is of saving type ot
woman. went with him. to 500 that he
didn't waste, or destroy anything, says
the Detroit FREQ Press
81 wouldn't throw that teakettle in
the ash barrel" she said whom HarkinG
had begun operations.
"But it has no spout and the bottom
is out of it
"Well, it may come handy some day,
and what arc you going to do with
that iron kettle?"
"Im going to chuck it into tho ash
barrel. "
~ wouldn't. It'll come handy some
day."
"But 1t has'a crack half an inch
wide clear across the bottom OF it."
"Well, it may come in handy. all the
same Don't throw away that lamp"
.Don't you SEQ that it has hole in
the bowl Of it, and that il couldn't
bold a drop OF oil2''
Well, il may come handy some
time. Such man a6 you are to
throw away and destroy things! You're
not going to throw away that
pitcherT'
cts handle is gone and the nose is
broken off. F"
"Woll, it'll come useful in some
way some day. | hate to 500 things
destro, ed for-what are you going to
do with that chairg"
"Cut it up for kindling wood. It
has but one leg and the seat is worn
OUT
'sWell, it will come handy some day,
and | won't have it cut up. l don't
know what would become of this
family If / was as wasteful and de-
structiye as you are. Don't throw that
| glass jar away"
| @"The whole bottom is out of it,"
II don't care. 1t will come handy
| in some way some time. TIN Thankful
| followed sou down here. / declare 1
am! Such reckless destruction as you
would haye made. You won't admit 1t,
Harkins, but we'd all been In the poor
house to-day il 1t hadn't been for me.
Thank heaven, ] was brought up TO he
economical and not waste, waste, waste
all the time There'd be no paupers
In tho land to-day II everybody was as
| saving Ms am"
There's worse things in the world
than bong a panpor, growled Har-
kiDs.
There, now Say sc mething insinu-
ating and insulting It's my thanks
for saving you and your children from
pauperism! Go on, Say something
else moan and ungentlemanly and hate
fulp
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
HI ER HAPPIsE Ess.
oarlotta Perry.

Since that day. OF which no word
From her lips is ever heard.
She has known that at her side
Sorrow evermore must bide,
Drink her cup and eat her bread,
Walk her paths and share her bed
BE the last to say Goodnight"
Greet her first at morning fight,
10 with her through all'her ways.
To the ending of her days. \
This is hers at last; TO know
Life has dealt its heaviest blow.
She has nothing more to dread;
ALI her bitterest tears are shed.
Pam has now no poisoned dart
That she fears may reach her heart ;
Neither day nor hight can bring
Any untried suffering.
1t Is something, just TO rest
OF this dreary peace possessed;
Just to slip the long control
OF her pride-encompassed soul,
And to let the days move on
In accepted monotone;
Not to more anticipate
This severest blow of fate:
Not against its doom to pray
Any more by night or day;
Not to fear its deadly blight
Any more by day or night.
As the storm-tossed mariner
Finds the desert island fair
After all the storms wild stress,
So she, too, is almost glad.
j. there aught-in life more sad?
What have been her strife and loss
Her despair and pain aud cross?
Who at last can almost bless
Such hopeless happiness?
June Lppincott
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
cntnrrh Cnnnot nn Cnrsa

with LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, as they
is a blood or constitutional disease. and in
order to cure 1t You must take internal
remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Curo
is not quack medicine II was prescribed
by one Of the best physicians In this coun-
try for years. and is q regular prescription,
combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
The perfect combination of the two in
gradients is what produces such wonderful
results in curing catarrh. Send for testi.
monials. free.
r. J; CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
norALLr nsrrarAisEp.
Wheeimen and Yachismen Dined by Col
Jackson.

Tho Cambridge, Nd, correspondent
of the Baltimore Sun says: Castle
Haven, the beautiful country scat ON
the Choptank of President Wilbur +.
Jackson OF the Continental Bank, Bal
timore, was an oasis in the desert of
dryness for the wheelmen who took
part in the late meeting at Cambridge.
The first of the cyclars to reach the
hospitable home OF Col. jackson was
Mis-. Albert Mott. wife OF the ex-cun.
sui of the League. She was followed
closely by Mr. Mott, who carried their
little daughter before him, and tbcn
in the train, raising clouds of dust,
were Consul Conway Sans and the rest
of the 400. The little girl who had
ridden down in front of her father was
the object of special attention from
Master Joseph Pyle of Wilmington
Col. jackson and his wife took espe-
there were 20 or 80. The host was ably
assisted by members of his family and
friends in doing the honors of the oc-
casion. Among the members of the
personal staff were Col. Harry Preston,
his son-in-l law, and Mrs. Preston. Mrs.
Emma b. Moore of Wilmington, Mr..
anu mTs. CIWuuu L. Eyle VI winning
ton, Miss Carrie Williams of Balti.
more, and Charles g. Kerr OF Balti-
more.
Harris, the caterer, Of Baltimore,
had been engaged, with corps of aids,
to furnish refreshments for 200 people,
so that there was an abundance fol
everybody,
twas nearly 2 o'clock in the after.
noon before all the cyclers left the
| grounds. Some of them were still lin
gering IN the shade when yawl boats
put out from the Baltimore yach'
Clubs fleet in the harbor and soor
there was gathered large company
of yachtsmen and ladies, the guests o
Castle Haven. Among the ladies' wert
Mrs. Bartlett, wife of Commodore f.
L. Bartlett, their two daughters ant
Miss Horner of Baltimore. Ap elegan'
champagne lunch was served to the
yachtsmen and the ladies.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
MILLER AND STOUT WIN.
They Carry on the State Shooting Cha
pioDship-t,ross Faiuts i'm the ,Mnt,I,

They Carry on the State Shooting Cham
piooship-Cross Faints in the Match.
Robert Miller of this city and Reuben
Stout Of Magnolia carried of tho cham
pionship of the State and a purse Of
5000 side in shooting match With
Joseph p. Gross and George II. Huber
of this city at Ogden, Pa, Thursday
afternoon. Ogden is CD the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad Just over tho State
line. Several hundred persons cav
the match. Each man shot at 80 live
birds. Thomas Weldin was referee,
Charles Buckmaster trapper, j. d.
Sillitoe and Walter Buckmaster scorers.
Miller and Stout won by three birds.
Their victory is traced TO the poor
condition of Cross, the State cham
pion, who nearly lost bis life in the
morning In spite Of his illness, Cross
shot good match. but when tho 46th
bird was reached. and after firing his
gun, hs fell forward in faint Lyman
Maull of this city took his place and
shot the remainder of the match.
Huber killed all his birds but one, the
other nine counting as misses because
they fell out Of bounds Another
match may be arranged when Cross re-
covers, The score: s.65
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
BIuned and Rebuned.

"You.-you will permit me to kiss
you gond-hy," said Willie Westside,
trcmulousiy, as he stood in the hall
way with her the other yvening.
y "Oh, ] couldn't think of such. a
thing she exclaimed. GLOW dare
you? Besides, somebody might SEQ us. -
True, sighed Willie.
Nothing more was said for some
time, when he made movement to go.
''It seems to be very quiet just
now. " said she. II think our folks
must all be in bed. ''-ButIalo Times.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
LOVE AND rHE MAIDEN.
l.. NJ. Lancaster.

Saucy Love once met maiden,
Who was very shy and coy;
And he stopped and boldly kissed her
Kissed her lips, the naughty boy.
Then the dainty, bashful lassie
Murmured: THAT was very sweet.
Tell me quick, pray thee. tell me,
Whom il is I've CHANGED to meet ?"
But bold Love refused to answer;
Tried To steal another kiss;
Then this quiet. artless maiden,
This shy, bashful little miss,
With the radiance of her bright ewes
struck him blind that he might be
Free TO kiss her all he wished to
And could not her bushes see.
That is how poor love was blinded,
That is why his arrows fly
Hither, thither. without guidance.
Wolnding many passers.by,
Piercing men and pretty maidens
With his swiftly flying darts
I'LL they moan and weep, bewailinc
The deep anguish of their hearts.
For blind Love, once pert and merry,
Now is jealous, cruel sad,
seeks revenge on all fair maidens,
And, of course his aim is bad:
So he wounds both men and muidens--
Wounds them sadly as they stray.
For where'er he finds maiden
Men are never far away.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
rpnRIFIo sToRa AT MoBILE.
Wind Blowing One Hundred Miles an Hour
From the Northwest.

Hfo'h tho 4NofthWth's
Mobile, Ala, July 9.-The italian
brig Diadem, the Swedish bark Svea
and the Norwegian bark Johan Ludwig
were blown ashore in Pensacola bay
yesterday during storm.
The wind blew from the northeast, at
70 miles an hour. and then changed to
the northwest and blew 100 milos an
hour, Pensacola being the centre Of the
storm.
Tho Merchants Hotel, on Palafox
street, the Methodist Church and
nearly every business house was un-
rooted. Tho streets were made impas-
sable by fallen trees The nearest tele-
graph station working is at Fomaton.
The Pensacola and Atlantic division OF
the Louisville & Nashville railroad is
washed in places. Tho damage is fully
$3.50, 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
MOROCCO MANUFAcrURERs.
Wilmingtonians Elected Officers of IN
National Association,


New York, July 10.-The Morocco
Manufacturers National Association,
at their semi-anuual meeting at
the Manhattan Beach HOTEL Coney
Island, elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: 4-sF
President, Henry Burke of Philadel-
phia; First Vice President, M. II
McDermott of New York; Second Vice
President, Charles Baird of Whining
ton, Del. Secretary, M. #. Mitchell
of Philadelphia; Treasurer @. w,
Landell of Philadelphia. The execu-
tive COMMITTEES consists of W. j.. Nc
Clary Of Wilmington, chairman; Peter
j. Ford of Wilmington, Walter FELTON,
of Philadelphia, Charles ]. Matthews
Of Philadelphia, Richard Young Of
New York. j. S. Qllmap of New York
and r. O. Salmon Of Newark, N. j,
The next semi mi-annual meeting will be
held in Philadelphia on the second
Thursday in January, 1897.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
A USEFUL UR4zE.

Wnen, was fashion so happily hit upon y
AS girls with the "bikes' they so gracefuliy,
sit upon, " =
ROOD Tor the comic to exercise wit upon,
iouhuihg MS Drains to rig up a new skit
upon,
tempting the cynic his spite to emit upon,
Ir,ases IN fancitul papers are writ upon,
ruh IN The street when a dowdy is lit llpon,
covered with garments that don't sit BID
upon
fflfur" That daintiest frock wouldn' III upon,
Aiirtli ior the million becatse they are split
upon
Merely matter of tngs
London World.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
nsnth nf rx.l ongressnnn Hnrn.

Toledo, o., July 1O-IIon. Frank
Hurd died u few minutes before o
O'Clock this morning. His death was
caused by several strokes of apopexy,
tho first of which occurred at . O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Ten days ago he
was taken with slight case of dysen-
tory, which made it necessary for him
to remain in his room. It was not con
sidercd DANGEROUS, however, and ho
gained rapidly from tho effect Of tho
attack. Tho city is mourning over tho
suudon death Of its most prominent
citizen.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
AuNr MaLlNp.4. u anlrrAnor.
Had Conscicntions Scrupies At1.inst Cook.
ing for Foreign Ministers,

Had Considerations Scruples Arasinst Cook-
ing for Foreign MINISTER'S.
The wife OF a nemhor OF the cabinet
brought with beri. to Washington last
fall an old fashioned coored nanny,
who is famous for her piety and her
cooking, and the dinnefs she has pre-
pared during tho last two seasons have
been the delight OF the cabinet circle
and the diplomatic corps, because they
have been so different from tho con-
yentional menus Furnished by the fash
iopable caterers and the French chefs,
says the Washington Post. There has
been nothing like them in Washington
since the war. But the other day A unit
Malinda came TO, her mistress with a
very solemn air and declared that she
was going haek to Georgia that she
could not live in "dis hyah wicked,
God forsaken town no mob. y
A little questioning disclosed the
cause of dissatisfaction. Mammy's
heart was broken.
"I's toiled an rs 'epired in dat
dark ole basement Kitchen, ober dat
ood-for-nothin' range, which amt
| no place fer decent cooking, nohow,
| spacilly fer sech as has he'd cook houses
all to theirselves, an rs got do best
| dinners In de town, 'ca'se you tole me so
yourself, Miss Susie, 'sposin' dat dose
forren ministers what come hyar SC
often was gospel men. But las week
| find dey's nuthin' but good-fur-
nuthin', worthless, triflin' trash, dat
amt no preachers tall, an amt no
better dan infiddles. Dey don't preach
nowhere, an dey don't 90 to no church.
an dey amt got no religion, an some
or 'em cayn't speak the Christian Ian
guage. ] cayn't cook for no such
folks, Miss Susie; no / cayn't.
b'long to do Lo'd's people, an ]
cayn't'
"Dut, Linda" responded the mis-,
tress. they are ladies and gentlemen
and have done no wrong. II you mis-
took them for ministers of the gospel II
was not their fault. They never pre-.
tended to bu. They are members OF
the diplomatic corps, representatives oi
foreign governmental. who como here to
see the President, and they are called
ministers for that reason. i don't want
you to go away. ] can't get along
without you.s Now, go back to the
kitchen and think it ovcr.'i
I'se done thunk II over, Miss Susie,
and Use 'rastled an I'so prayed, but
nobody has no right to call hisself Q
minister ouless he preachcs The gospel.
Dey is wolves In sheep's clothing, an
Jesus hab no part with dem furriners
and sech -
| "I,ut jesus was foreigner 70
sponded the MISTRESS. "Jesus did moi
| 1.-Two in this country. He lived in Tur.
key and the Turkish minister is one o.
those that come here. /"
LII - L IA
with astonishment. .4,
"Is you shoah OBJ datf' she ex
claimed. fei
eyes. Get your Bible and I will
read you about it''
So began mammy's lessons in ecclesi
astical geography and history. which
resulted in modifying her sentiments
but she will mover recover from he
disappointment when she discovered
that the foreign, ministers at Washing
ton were not gospel men. Nj
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
Copytcte,Io of Murder.

Akron, o., July "a verdict OF
guilty of n!urdpr in thn first degree
was returned lasi night in the case Of
Romio Cutol agad II years, charged
with killing Mf and Mrs. Alvin Stone
and Ira StilIao, His motive was 10
assault Flora s.'ont
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
AllIIIl uhAIn

You must take good care Of your
self this summer" was the physician 8
warming. Don't worry about any
thing and don't overexert yourself.'
- suppose you mean that must
take a vacation trip"
mo. What | moan is that sou
must stay away from the summer re-
sorts. Washington Star.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
Death Of Miss sallie Heaton.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Gazette nnd Journal
Middletown, July 9.-Miss Sallio
Heaton, daughter of Mrs. Annie
Heaton. died in Philadelphia Monday.
Miss Hcaton removed from Middle.
town to Philadelphia four years ago to
accept position, which she hold until
recently, when illness compelled her to
resign il.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
scenaery Of Guiana.

Whatever discomforts tho traveller
may have to undergo IN journeying
through Guiana, be. Is compensated for
them by the scenery, which 10 moro
enchanting than the loftiest flights OF
the imaginationlcan picture As soon
as you leave the low swamps at tho
great mouth Of the Orinoco, the land
rises gradually toward the, Imataca
range. the peaks Of which are clearly
outlined against the, clear, tropic sky.
Still farther into the interior, follow.
ing the windings OF the Rio Cuyuni,
the green banks Of which are bright
with scarlet passion flowers, you see
more mountain penks. and innumer-
able cascades and waterfalls tumbling
and roaring over rocks that raise their
black heads above the surface OF the
water. On all sidesscouhtless parasites
entwiDo themselves In the most
intricate and fantastic c-iashion around
the branches Of tho lofty trees, 1t was
my good fortune to reach one of the
loftiest of the Imataca peaks. just at
sunset, the hour that most impresses all
travellers To the south aud east as far
as the eye could reach, the scene was one
OF indescribable beauty and grandeur.
Below, the great Cuyuni, unknown to
the world for 80 many generations, but
now with name in history, wound in
and out of the green valley like SER
pent OF thousand oplors. Tho soft
rays Of the afternoon sun, gimmering
through the mist of waters, fell upon
the river in showers OF ,ruDies, sap
phires and diamonds. Soon darkness
closed upon the valley, for in the
tropics the twilight is as brief as it
is enhancing; and on all sides the tiny
camp-fres Of the Indians twinkled like
myriads of firefiies. Now and then the
stiffness was broken by the night cry
OF some wild animal In the distance
jungle. w. Nephew King, in the
Century for July. F