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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03
GEoRG ETOWH.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and o

Special Correspondence oftIRzette and Journal
Georgetown, Dec. 2.-In lower Sus-
sex county the annual gathering of
evergreen for shipment to the markets
OF New York and Philadelphia has
grown into quite an industry. For
years the forests of the southern part
OF the Peninsula have contributed
something to the decoration OF the
homes ana churches of the northern
cities, but recently our farmers have
begun to give their entire attention,
during November and the first half OF
December to the gathering and ship
ping of holly, mistletoe, running cedar
and other decorative evergreens, fire.
quently realizing as much from this
source as from their farm crops, which
require their labor for most of the
year. II is estimated that Sussex
county will furnish about lou carloads
this season.
Joshua A. Ellegood, a Democratic
delegate to the Constitutional Con-
vention, is seriously i'll at his home,
in Glendale.
A young daughter of Contractor John
Barr fell from loft in her fathers
barn on Sunday, and was severely
injured.
William M. Hall shipping clerk at
the Philadelphia Mint, who for several
years has lived in Georgetown, removed
his family to Philadelphia on Monday.
Sheriff johnson assumed tine duties
of his Office last week, and, with his
family. will occupy the jail residence
next Monday. He will not select his
deputy until March.
The New York Society for the Pro-
motion OF Horticulture will soon estab-
lish near this town farm for the pur-
pose Of introducing and experimenting
with new and improved varieties Of
plants. small fruits, &c. twill be Of
great advantage to the farmers of this
section,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03
mad Runaway Accident.

Mrs. Thomas Beers, accompanied by
her son, Thomas Beers, his wife and
child, OF near Cherry Hill, were driv.
ing past the Singerly race track on
their way home from Elkton, when
their horse became frightened and ran
away, throwing the occupants into the
a severe shock, from which her re-
covery is doubtful. The younger Mrs.
Beers had her collar bone broken,
while her child was also injured. The
carriage was demolished.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03
Bay State Gas Case.

In th" case of Morse. ct al, va the
Bay State Gas Co. of Delaware argu-
ment was to have been made in United
States court yesterday morning upon tho
application Of the Fidelity Insurance,
Trust and Safe Deposit Co. of Phila-
delphia for an order to require the at
tendance Of witnesses and the produce
tion Of books and papers of the defend.
ant CORPORATION at the hearing; but by
agreement of counsel ii was postponed
until Saturday morning.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03
Engine and Freight Train Collide.

Extra way freight No. DC ard shift.
ing engine No. Oh were in collision at
what is generally termed the ladder at
Lombard street crossing about 8 o'clock
a. M. yesterday. The freight train was
being made up and engine No. 46 backed
into engine No. 81, breaking the cab
OF the latter engine. A large hole was
torn in the tank of engine No. I'D. The
engineer Of engine No. Oh had nar-
row escape from injury.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03
REED TO BE sPEAKER.
Declaration Thnt the Maine Statesman will
Preside Over the Next House.

Declaration Tint the Maine Statesman will
Preside Over the Next House.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires. t
Cincinnati, o., Dec. 1.-The Com
mercial Tribune prints the following
this morning:
"Athens, o., Dec. Ito the Com
mercial Tribune: There is not one
word Of truth In the report. Reed
will be the next Speaker OF the Repub-
licau House Of Representatives
80. II. Grosvenor.
The dispatch was an answer sent by
Gen. Grosvenor to an inquiry as to the
truth Of report that he had announced
an intention to oppose the election OF
Reed as Speaker OF the House.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03

Associated Press Dispatch ny srss.al Wires.
Philadelphia. Dec. 2.--Wheat KaAc. lower:
No. Pennsylvania red In export elevator,
97as7hc-; No. red spot in export elevator, sssla
g4c.
Corn, dull; No. 2 for local trade, 2SSa29c.
Oats, firm: No. 9 white, 24k a25c: No. white,
a3c-: No. Q mixed, 2iSa22c.
Bran, firm: winter in bulk, $p.75aI0.b0: spring
In sacks, Sa75a10.e0
Butter, nrm, good demand; fancy Western
creamery, 24c.: do. Pennsylvania prints, Csc: do.
do. jobbing, at 26a2ec.
-, Eggs frm, but quiet; fresh nearby, 2&c, frosh
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03

Associated Iress Dispatch by Special Wires.
London, Eng, Dec. 2.-The Evening
Standard publishes a dispatch from
Madrid saying that, in spite of the
official denials, there are persistent
rumors circulating in the Spanish
capital of the existence Of a cabinet
criaia
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03
Pilots Organize "a New Association.

The Pennsylvania and Delaware
Pilots Association Tuesday met in
Philadelphia and organized tho Della.
ware Bay and River Pilot Association,
with the view Of having partial steam
service. by ths adoption of constitu-
tion and bylaws aud the election Of
officers and directors. The officers are
President, John z. Yirden; Secretary,
j. u. Merritt; Treasurer, Robert e.
Hughes; Director, James A. Olampitt.
II. F. Virden. Fl. H. Church. Samuel
Bailey, +. S. Eldridge, George W.
Pointer, John S. ROLAND and M. b.
Smith. All the boats that arc ro-
quired for the service will be owned by
the association, and each pilot will
have an equal share Of stock. The
boats that will not DO needed are to be
sold. The bylaws provide for five
first-rate pilots on outside boats.
ten on cruising pilot boats, and
three on relief boat Every pilot is to
take his turn, and the board of d.
rectors is to appoint man to each
boat, who will have absolute control.
The association will build steam
pilotboat to cost between $50, 900 and
S55, 90.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03

The Lighthouse Board awarded TO @.
M. Marshall of Lewes the contract for
grazing the grounds around Port Penn
Wharf Light Station. The amount OF
the bid was $3.50.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03
HAMRURe,S BIG srRIK e.

Dispute of Dockers and Their Employers
to he Referred to a Court of Arbitration.
Associated Press Dispatcn nv Special Wires
Hamburg, Germany, Dec. AT
meetings attended by about 6,000
strikers, to-day, resolutions were
adopted providing for the acceptance,
in behalf Of the strikers, of the PROPOSE
tion made by the chief of police, the
president of the Municipal Council and
the chairman of the Trades Court, that
the dispute of the lockers and their
employers be submitted to a court of
arbitration, to be composed of the
officials mentioned and. in addition,
one leading employer and four labor
representatives the decision of this
court to require majority of six out
OF the eight votes.
The representatives of the strikers
selected four men to represent them in
the court of arbitration
Later-At meeting OF the en-
ployer's union, to-day, it was unani-
mously resolved to reject the proposal
to submit the docksrs' dispute to
court OF arbitration.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03
New station at oarrcroft.

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 90.
IS building a new station at Carrcroft.
The work is under the direction Of G.
W. Andrews Of this city, supervisor Of
bridges and buildings.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
Atlantic City, N. j., Dec. 1.-Two
firemen, William Doherty and Thomas
Lennig, while fighting flames in the
ST. Monica Catholic Church, this
morning, were killed by falling wall.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03

Easton, Nd, Dec. /. = Joseph
Thomas. colored, was put or trial to-
day 10 the circuit court for the murder
of Frank Ware, colored. The court
gave judgment of guilty of man
slaupht
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-03

Dennis Mclaughlin. W. &. N.
brakeman, fell from box car at Sixth
avenue yesterday afternoon and had
both legs cut off. He was taken to tine
Delaware Hospital,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-14
Truth About Money.
from the CourlerJournal.

From the CoarieF-Iournai.
1t is "more money" the Bryanites
want.
We have already shown that Bry-
ans policy OF free silver would at first
contract the currency of the United
States to about one-third what it is at
present.
Now, which nations have the most
money, those with the gold standard
or those with the silver standard?
The silverites are fonG of talking
about per capita circulation.
The per capita circulation of the
world is about s5.l5.
The per capita Of the gold standard
countries is $500.
The per capita of the silver standard
countries is nearly $3.50.
The gold standard countries have a
per capita of silver alone of Sj.49.
The silver standard countries have a
per capita of silver Of $3.50, the rest of
their small circulation being mainly
deprecated paper.
Under free coinage of gold and silver
the United States had IA per capita cir
eulation in 1890 of S4.99.7; in 1895 We
have one of S2I.l0.
The gold standard countries, with
less than one-third of the worlds pop
ulation, have very nearly two-thirds of
the worlds currency circulation.
And yet Mr.. Bryan would take the
United States from the gold standard
and place it upon the silver standard.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-14
Bryan aal Jefferson.

In his speech at st. Louis Mr. Bryan
eulogized jefferson, and declared that
the propositions which jefferson ad-
vanced are ''the groundwork and prin-
ciples of democracy" He quoted as
the fundamental principle exact and
equal Justice to all men," To that
principle all men subscribe. Where the
difference cOmes. in is over the applica
ton of that principle. As regards its
application ia the coinage of money,
Mr.. Jefferson has himself laid down
the rule. "In his Notes on Coinage"
he said: "rhe proportion between the
values of gold and silver is mercan-
tile problem altogether and he furth-
er remarked Just principles will
lead Us to discard legal proportions al
together" He exemplified his idea of
exact and equal justice on this point by
the stipulation he introduced in lease.
In September, 1890, while he was vice
president, he leased tract OF land to
John III. Craven, of London. The lease
contained the following provision:
"And il is eovenanted between the
said Thomas and the said John III. that
if il shall happen that the value of the
gold or silver coin of the United States
or the quantity of the precious metals
in them which shall constitute dol
lar, be increased or diminished during
the said term, or any other thing be
made legal tender except the said
coins, and at the rates now by law es-
tablished, neither party shall take ad-
vantage or suffer loss by such change,
but that the said rent may and shall
6e paid and received still in the same
coins and at the same rates now by law
established, each party expressly re-
nouncing for himself the benefit of any
law which may be made to authorize
such payment or demand in such SUBJ
stituted money or money of substitute
value.u
Mr.. Bryan IS trying to destroy the
gold standard which jefferson recon-
mended, and which Jackson establish
ed, but he does not hesitate to invoke
the names of both those great men
while outraging their principles. The
fuency of Mr.. Bryan's oratory is great
ly promoted by his indifference to fact
and his contempt for truth.-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-14
The Cause Of Low Farm Pr ices.

The real cause of eheapehed farm pro-
ducts is lack of population.
All prices are determined at last by
supply and demand. A certain amount
of wheat is produced If there be many
people wanting bread the wheat will
bring higher price than if there b.
only half as many. So it is with every
thing else.
a hundred years ago Mr.. Matthias got
himself abused as an advocate Of baby
killing by calling attention To what he
thought danger He argued that as
food production increased only in an
arithmetical progression, while popu-
lation tended TO increase geOmetrically
the world must either find some prae-
teal means of limiting population or
soon confront general want and star
walton.
His fear was that population would
increase faster than the food supply.
Exactly the opposite has happened.
Thanks TO improved machinery, and
still more to the development of cheap
transportation, the production of food
available for the support of the worlds
people has enormously outrun the in
crease of population 1t never occurred
to Malthus that railroads and steam
ships would enable a DtkOta wheat
g5Ower to furnish flour 20 the London
cJster ut four or five dollars barrel
This is what has happened. The rail-
roa Is, the telegraph and the steamship
hav. brought widely separated regions
80 near together aud made transpOrta-
ton so cheap that New York or Lon
don newsbOy can affJrd to eat PEACHES
and pears grown in far-away CalifOr-
MIA, while h)ur and meat grown in
Dakota and Texas can actually be de-
livered to the New York or European
consumer for less than hundred years
ago it cost to buy the meat and the
dur made in the immediate neighbOr-
hood.
The natural and necessary result is
very low prices They will rise permit
nently only when the growth of pOpu-
lation shall again produce a pressure
upon the food supply. At present the
improvement in means OF production
aud distribution Outruns the increase of
population, and so in a general way
the price of food products tends to fall.
What the farmer needs Is not
cheaper dollar, but that larger market
which an increase in population alone
can give him. 50 long As there is wheat
enough in the world TO supply all the
people with all they want of it at 80 or
90 or 20 cents a bushel, its price will
not go to dollar. To change the
meaning of the word dollar 80 that it
will signify 80 or 90 or 20 cents will not
increase values to the farmer except in
so far rs il will enable him to cheat his
creditor. But il will make disastrous
difference to the wOrkingman. His
wages as measured by that term, would
not advance under the change at all in
proportion to the unreal advance in
prices.-New York World.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-14
A Republican Congress.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
According to the most trustw orthy
reports the Republicans are fairly Ger
tain Of a majority in the next house Of
representatives There does not appear
to be any good reason why the majority
should not be as large as in the present
house. But should IL be much smaller,
owing to the Democratic-Populist fu-
sion, the sound money Republicans
will still remain In full control.
Interest turns, so far a. legislation I'm
congress is concerned, 10 the complex
ion Of the next seEate. The Republi-
cans do not now control the senate,
but there is prospect that they may
do so after March next. At that
time the terms of thirty senators ex-
pire. Fourteen of these are Democrats
and two POpGlists. In number of
cases SUCCESSORS have already been
chosen. The Republicans have gained
in Ohio, where Foraker will succeed
Brice, and in Maryland, where We'll
ling;On succeeds Gibson. They will
probably make further gains in New
York, South Dakota, Illinois, Kansas,
Wisconsin and Indiana, or eight in all.
Tney may gain in Kentucky and Mis-
souri,; and Delaware, now vacant,
probably will send a Republican. The
Republicans may lose a senator i'm
North Carolina and Popoerat may
succeed Brown, of Utah. But they
are not likely to lose elsewhere.
Excluding the Nevada senators and
Dubois, Mantle, Pettigrew, Teller and
Cannon, the Republicans now have
thirty-nine members OF the senate
whom they can always rely on. They
will need forty-six to control the SEN
ate when its full membership is pres
ent. They are practically certain, ex-
cluding Delaware, of gaining eight
members, or one more than sufficient
control. If they lose one in North
Carolina they will still have major
ity, exclusive of the boiling silver Re
publicans. The loss of one in Utah
would be offset by Delaware. They
may gain one in Kentucky and an
other in Missouri. Should the election
go decidedly against the Bryanites,
Pettigrew, OF South Dakota, and some
of the other bOlters would be sure to
declare that they never left the party.
Fortunately the prospects are that the
sound money and protective tariff Re-
publicans will have full control Of the
senate without aid from anyone not in
good standing in the party.
That is an encouraging outlook.
Mr.. Mckinley will thus be able inn
mediately after his Inauguration TO call
congress together with the full assur-
ance of both branches acting in coop
Grafton with him. a revenue bill can
then be passed in a comparatively
short time and the business of the
country can go on with an assurance
OF no disturbance from adverse legisia-
tion for at least four years.
The only drawback 20 this prompt
legislation will he the senate rules and
the desire OF the PopOcrats TO talk. 1t
is not probable that the Republicans
will repeat the mistake Of lSJ) ani al
low their party TO suffer defeat a the
result Of delay in legislation caused by
the senate rules. That barrier will be
swept away.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-14
Fads in Medicine.

There are fads in medicine as in
everything else and a ''new thing"
frequently sells for short time simply
because it is new. But in medicine, as
in anything else, the people demand
and will be satisfied only with posi-
tive, absolute merit. The fact that
Hoods Sarsaparilla has stood its
ground against ali competition, and its
sales have never wavered but have re-
mained steadily at the top, demon
strates, beyond any doubt, the intrin-
sic virtues of this medicine. The new
things have come and gone but Hoods
Sarsaparilla rests upon the solid fosnda-
ton of absolute merit and its power to
cure, and its sales continue to be the
largest in the world.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-14
Level-Headed Lunatic.

A gentleman was visiting a Scotch
lunatic asylum, where new premises
were being added. The inmates were
assisting. On seeing one of the latter
wheeling barrow upside down from
the building to the stones, the visitor
asked him why he wheeled it in that
manner.
"Oh," said the lunatic, 'that's the
best way"
The visitor took the b.rrow, and,
turning it right side up, said:
.'This is proper way"
''That's a. you KEN" said the in
mate; 81 tried it that way, but they
filed it full o. bricks" So saying, he
trotted on. st. Louis Republic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-14
Electric Bittsrs.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gem
orally needed when languid, exhausted
feeling prevails. when the liver is tor
pid aud sluggish and the need Of tom
ic and alternative is felt. A prompt use
of this medicine has often averted long
and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No
medicine will act more surely in coun-
teraeting and freeing the system from
the maiarial poison. Headache, Indi-
gestion, Constipation, Dizziness yield
to Electric Bitters. soc. and sl.00 per
bottle at j. n. Snyder's drug store,
Somerset, or at Brallier's drug store,
Berlin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-14

The Darlington, W is, Journal say
editorially of a popular patent medi-
cine: 1--WE know from experience that
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Disrrhoea Remedy is all that is claim
ed for it, as on two occasions it stopped
excrueiating palms. possibly saved US
from an untimely grave. We would
not rest over night without it in the
house." This remedy undoubtedly
saves more pain and suffering than
any other medicine in the world.
Every family should keep it in the
house, for il Is sure 10 be needed sooner
or later. For sale by Benford's Phar-
macy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-14
THEN AND NOW.
Mr. Bryan's Organ Cusses the Old
Soldier in 1892 and Coddles
Him in 1895.
a GREAT DEFICIENCY

GREAT DEFICIENCY.
Omaha World-Heraid. Nov. Is. 1897.
The next session Of Congress will
have 10 wrestle with one deficiency OF
s36, ,000,O0O This is on account of PEN
sions. The appropriation for pensions
for the next years must not be less
than sl50,OO0,0O0. IL is, therefore,
easy arithmetic to perceive that the
appropriation that Congress must take
for pensions next session must aggre-
gate not less than SlS6, 100000.
This tremendous sum would in itself
be enough to run reasonable govern
ment. One would not complain If it
were an honest debt, but a large pro-
portion is not debt, because ii was new
er earned By any act of patriotism or
heroic service. The government is
held up and despoiled of no mean por-
tion of this, and ii seems helpless to de-
fend itself One can not help being
curious to know how many more years
il will take to exhaust the generation
which feels itself injured by the war.
Ii Is safe to say that never did gener-
alton display such remarkable lon
gevity.
IN GRAND REVIEW.
Bryan's Personal Organ, Omaha World Her
aid, Sept. ), Ise5.
The veterans of the civil war have
once more passed in grand review.
This time not before the president and
commanders, but before reviewing Of
hcers who appreciate more and more
as the days 20 by the heroic sacrifices
that were made to preserve the union.
1t is really wonderful and source Of
qualification how well the veterans
stand their burdens of added years.
The average age Of the soldiers of the
rebellion is 81 years, but this burden of
time did not prevent 1900 of them
from marching several miles with
steps that were lightened by the sounds
Of the fife and drum and the great
brass band.
Do the people appreciate the services
rendered 10y the men who wore the
bius? Let the demonstrations at st.
Paul make reply. Little girls strewed
flowers at their feet then, just as little
girls did when the tattered and sun
burned veterans marched up Pennsyl-
vania Avenue in Washington, more
than - years ago. Young women
threw at their tilne-burdened feet the
choicest garlands, just as young wom-
en- did more than thirty years ago,
when the war-brOEZed veterans of
Grant and Sherman and Sheridan
passed in grand review along Pennsyl-
vania Avenne, while joyous thousands
sang songs OF glad acclaim at victory
won and national honor preserved. A
living tag with stripes of red and
white and flashing stars made up of
2-00J little children, waved its living
folds and sang songs rs the old soldiers
marched by with tear-wef eyes.
The children sang and wept as griz-
led veterans marched and wept, and
all the people stood with uncovered
heads and shouted and sang in honor
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
and tears of gratitude mingled with
tears from time-dimmed eyes, and so
the remnant Of the grandest army that
ever fought in freedoms caase march,
ed once again in grand review before
the people whose liberties that Grand
Army had preserved.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-14
A Pleasant Prospect,

She-"Ma says she knows that when
We are married we won't live so like
cats and dogs as 81 e and pa do"
He-'No, indeed. Your ma is
right"
She-"Yes, she says she is sure you'll
be easier to manage than pa is"