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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21

IN the woods Of Delmar, Just where
Baptiste said they would find it.
The examination before the Jugc
d'instruction was brief and the muir
derer was held to await the action vi
the a%ssizes. The tria! took place in
January and two days were consumed
IN taking the dispositions of witnesses
ana physicians, who gave conclusive
evidence of the mans insanity.
The mayor of POuilly-les-Fosses
testified that he had noticed that his
servant had not been quite right in
MS mind for a month preceding the
murder and that he considered him at
the time mildly dementcd. On paying
hin off he had advised him to go di-
rectiy to his home, which the young
man had promised to do.
On the third day Of the trial a dra-
matte scene was enacted. In one OF
the pockets of the dead Alphonsc q de-
tective had found a note written by
his brother threatening him with death
II ne did not cease paying attention to
a young m who lived in Senczer-
CUES. Baptiste was her fiance. The
note also referred to 10000 francs
which had been left them Jointly by
their grandfather and which. it APP
pears, Alphonse had entirely appro-
priatcd to his own use.
The face Of the prisoner turned
deathly pale while the letter was being
read by one of the judges. and when
II was finished he broke down COM
pletely, wept like a child and made a
full confession. He was condemned Ia
the g%uillotiue.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
FENCE RAIL e.
Tho Nest Novel Of All Rapid Transii
Schemes.


schemes.
Here liz the oldest bicycle railroad
scheme eve heard of.
Persons travelling over the public
highway between Mt. Holly and Smith
Vile, n. j., are startled TO see men
gliding by and out of sight at a high
rate Of speed, down the meadows. a
what appears to be inverted bicycles.
secured in some way to what looks
very much like an uncompleted lirc
OF fence. This is "the Hotchkiss BIZ
cycle railway
Several years ago a stranger located
in Mt. Holly. He told of his many
inventions. The greatest, he said. was
me bicycle railway. 1t was the big
thing OF the future.
There would be no right of way to
buy, either In rural communities or
cities. Being senatorial 1t would be
ont of the way of all other traffic. The
rails could be laid on brackets extend
ing over the street. on awning posts
and from telegraph poles and trees I'm
the country and. having nothing in its
way. great speed could be made over II
for long distances.
Inc machines were very much like
an ordinary bicycle turned "upsido
down, split up the middle and placed
upon the track like clothes pins In
front and back of the rider wore
srooved wheels about nine inches in
diameter. both resting upon a steel rail.
wedge shaped like a knife blade and
almost as sharp.
rms was fastened to a 3y3-inch
plank. securely fastened TO posts ot
frequent intervals.
There being but little friction or
"elsnt propulsion was easy, requiring
but slight expenditure OF energy and
this latter and very important element
was generated from a ratchet gear and
clutch levers instead of pedals.
heceptacles for packages and even
sinai "trailers" could be added. Tan.
dem machines with plush cusbior
"oui enable men to take their wives
ana sweethearts riding. Letters patent
were TO be issued in all countries and
rights sold.
The scheme made n hit A cor
pany was formed and the road put ir
operation. Ii passes over wood and
iarm land. The scenery is exouisite
FOR a quarter OF a mile from MI, Holly
the road Ia double track. During rho
remainder of the distance the Ran.
cocas creek gets IN the way eleven
times and is crossed on pilings driven
single file"
But when the farmers want m cot
nto their fields and let down a strip Of
the next luCkless rider that coros
along Is dumped. There has been end
less wrang'lnS over the right of way.
The employees of the big machine
shops at Smithvillc go on the bike"
to and from their homes in
NJ. Holly. But the scheme has meyer
paid even the cost OF operation, Tho
rack is getting rickety and sadly out OF
plumb. The inventor. disguised. has
sofa out his interest and gone to Flor.
York World.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
\ conscientious Cat,

Il W a chivalric cat" said A. L,
Lawrence of Peoria, H., at the Nor
mandie. Our house was overrun with
rats and mice when we secured the cat.
The next day a mouse was caught in a
trap. and | gave it to the cat. The
animal refused to have anything to do
win 1t, The cat paid no attention
TO 1t in the trap, and l was about to
give the animal away. A cat that
would not notice either rats or mice |
did not consider as of any account.
The next morning the animal came in
ana deposited a dead rat on the floor:
a few hours later he left n dead mouse
in the same way, He is the best hunter
ever saw, but he will not touch a rat
or mouse that is in captivity."-Wash-
ington Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
\ Fig Induceinent.

\ somewhat unusual inducement 10
buyers of bicycles is being offered by
a Brooklyn dealer who refuses to cut
prices. To each purchaser of a wheel
he gives "A building lot in a small town
about half way down the Jersey coast.
The lot is not very large, and, of
course, 1t cant be very valuable Just
now, but the bicycle dealer talks glib
ly about what it may be worth If a big
hotel is erected there, and IL this town
should become a popular resort, and If
several other things should happen. lie
has found that people who have no
more use for "A building lot in Jersey
than for the man in the moon are in
duced to give the list price for bicycles
by this mcans,-Ncw York Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
LAW AND LONGEVITY.
'hanncty NJ. D-pew Advance, NJ, ,,,.r-
eating Theory.

csting Theory.
In an address before the G. Ioris
Law School Chauncey NJ. Denow soid.
The law promotes longevity. II is
because It's discipline improves the
physical and mental and the mora,
CONDITIONS of the practitioner. In
other words II gives him control over
iiinSelf, and a great philosophcr has
written that he who could
himself is greater than he who has
captured 4 city. Tho world has been
seeking for all time the secrets of lon.
seEity and happiness. If they can no
united, then we return to the condi-
tlohS OF Mcthuselah and his comma
triots. Whether | may live to their age
l know not, but think have dlscoy-
ereu the secret of Methuselah's han
Ply continuance for nearly 1000 wears
upon this planet. He stayed here when
we had no steam and no electricity
no steamers upon the river or the
ocean propelled by this mighty mower
no electric light. no railways span-
hihS the continent, no overhead wires
anu no cables under the ocean COM
municating intelligence around the
world, and no trolley lines reducing
the redundant population. lie lived.
not because he was free from the ex-
elements incident to the age of steam
ana electricity, but because OF the Sc
cret which ! have discovered. and it is
this; Longevity ana happiness depend
upon what you put in your stomach
and what gets in your mind.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
An Opinion on Currency.

IT'S a great relief" remarked Mean
Acring Mike, ''ter t'ink dat dere amt
no call fer us Ter worry bout de fnun-
cial polisy er dis country"
Still we can't help kinder t'inkin'
bout EN-" replied Flooding Pete,
Especially when everybody else is
Q win 'emselves up ter it. Right down
l., yer heart. Mike. what metal do yer
honestly favor, gold or silyer?"
"Neider," was the prompt response,
'Ez long ez beer is 5 cents a glass |
& ont see no use CT hayin' anything but
~"-Wa9h Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
Guarding Royalty's Gold Plate.

About 10000 pieces of gold plate CAME
up to town from Windsor for the state
concert. 1t was brought by special
train under a guard OF soldiers, and
was hedged round at every step with as
elaborate a system OF receipts as the
heirloom jewels Of the empress of
Austria, There is about 5000, 900
worth Of plate in the care of the gold
pantry department.-London Leader.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
Outpnt of Hooks In RritnI.

The Publishers Circular es,,no
mat In Great Britain the output or
books is as follows: Sermons. one vol.
ume a day; novels. five a day: educ,-
tionai books two a day; art and sci-
ence, two each every week; histories
or biographies, six a week; and Inv
n every two wer,,s. ''
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
\ Cure for snake lite,

Il spent some years in the noun
tains." said G. I. Paxton of Nashville
Tenn, at the Ebbitt. ''The mountains
of the south are full of rattlesnakcs
n It is not at all uncommon for a per-
son to be bitten. ! had always heard
that whisky was IN antidote for snak
bite, and. as the use Of whisky there
Is almost universal. | supposed thai
was their remedy until one day while
with a mountaineer in the woods he
was bitten on the bare foot by a large
rattler. He Immediately took his knife
from his pocket and laceratcd tue
wound. then he poured a handful CT
powder from his flask into the place
and lay on the grass. The gunpowder
burned out the wound and must have
caused intense pain, but he made no
sign of discomfort, and in abou. an
hour he was ready to go home. | fourd
this remedy was universal, and had
never been known to fail."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21

The illumination in the lighthouse a.
Cape de Heve, three miles from Hovre
France, Ia equal in power to % ooo oon
candles 1t is n of the most brilliant
artificial lights in the world, and in
clear weather can be seen at a distance
OF IA miles.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
An Expert.

FIRST Boarder-'l understand TINT
the landlady is &c take a trim TO the
west Second Boarder-'Is that 30?
II the train would stop long enough at
stations she could give the railway
restaurant people some great points. >
Puck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
Rapid Writing.

\ rapid writer can write thirty words
IN one minute To do this he must
draw his pen through the space of a
rod l6h feet. In forty minutes
MS pen travels a furlong, and in five
and 2 half hours a full mile.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
BETRAYED BY A NOTE
HOW A PARTISAN ASSASSIN
FEiCNEO INSANITY.
lie Almost Escapct the GuiiIo;inc-
Complete and Mastery Acting OF the
Murderer Lunacy Expert. We're DE
Ceived. -

DROWNING man
will clutch at a
straw and, as has
been shown often
in causes celebre, a
murderer of whose
guilt there is no
doubt will cling
tenaciously to the
plea Of insanity as
an ~extenuation of
his crime. says the
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21

MY dear said Mr., Simple to his
wtie' i dreamed last night that | was
IN heaven looking for YOU"
And did you lind me, dear"
No They told me you were at the
bargain counter."-Detroit FREQ pr,ss
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
lie stood Corrected.

The Children's Friend-"Goo, 200,
an whe' do de dittle tootsey- wootsey
uo' Goo. goo?" The Child-'Oh,
Just out for a little recreation with
Gertie here.'-Life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
Dow to Date,

Digs seems to be doing a rushing
business" Yes; he has hired a lot of
deaf mutes and is running a painless
barber shop. Puck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21

Collector-"ThLs account must be SET
tied, Mr.. Shorts. 1t has been running
a long time" Well, let it stand
awhile TRUTH.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
imogeno's Complexion.

The rain that makes the rose bloom
In bowers OF delight.
Has washed the rosebuds from tn,
cheeks
or lmogene tonight.
Detroit News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21

lSSY Sahib. chota
ha2ri tayar hal
breakfast is ready.
and the daughter.
who has Just come
out from home to
join theror moth
or in the far east
realizes that at last
the long sea voyage
and lane journey
are over and IN Q
Evening journal., 1896-04-20
wlLMINeToN News NoTEs.

The Ladies' Auxiliary Will meet At Asso
citation Hall this afternoon and take action
regarding the associations reception aud
anniversary so1n TO b. held.
Patrick Nesry believes that with the de-
velOpmenf Of the sand deposits Ia the neigh
borhood OF Wilmington this viii become a
great slass-making centre.
The bark Elmiranda has sailed from
Tampa, Fla. with a cargo of phosphate
rock for the Liebig Manufacturing Company.
The schooner Gertrude Abbott will arrive
in Wilmington this week from Brunewi X.
Ga. with a cargo of thirty-two foot ties
a Absence of bidders prevented the ,le OF
Bridget Kellum's real estate at Twenty
second and Llmotle streets by the executors
OF Saturday.
John Campbell Is moving the grass on
the Cou-t House Green.
The board OF directors Of the Y. NJ. q. A.
Will meet this evening.
The brigantine Stranger is at the Harlan
and Holhngsw0rth Company's wharf 70 lOai
railroad cars for shipment.
A hot journal box on the Pullman car
Welland delayed train No. % on the p, W d.
& RAILROAD at the Wilmington station for
about ten minuves this morning.
A vaulsbie carrier pigeon alighted on the
mAinmaet OF the Allen Line steamer A si-
yesterday afternoon. IL bears silver plate
marked 4. APT.
The Free Bath Association is completely
on OF funds.
William II Lee has been summoned 10
appear Ia chicago on May 4 as witness In
post Oflico case To be .rted there
Services COMMUNICATING the Hitch an
niversary OF Bethel A. Nj. \. Church VIII
commence tonight ana continue Two weeks.
Evening journal., 1896-04-20
PUBLIC COHYEYAHCES on SUNDAY

The Titio Of a Paper Read Before the
Methodist ministern-Rssoue work to
Be Begun Soon.
There was good attendance at the
regular weekly meeting OF the Methodist
Minister'S Association and reports from
the pastors Of local churches were read.
Rev A. 4. Scott read a paper on the
use by CHRISTIANS OF public conveyancss
on Sunday. This was folio we'd By brief
discussion on the part OF Those present
A. H. Lao, who Is connected with &c.
Bartholomew Rescue Mission. which has
done so much good In the sluns Of New
York, spoke In a very interesting man
ner he Is a graduate OF Yale College
and has spent a number Of years in this
work lJ Is designed TO have Colonel
Hadley and his band Of workers visit
Wilmington about the 6rst week 10 Nay,
when the work already begun will be
pushsd
Next Monday Rev. F. Burgette Short
will rssd \ sermon delivered by him o a
Easter Sunday.
Evening journal., 1896-04-20
Why TIE COUNTRY is GRgAR

| Senator George Gray Gives his Opinion oil
the subject-Good Eject Of Local Self
Government.
Senator George GrAv writes thus IL
answer to the New York World. why
he thinks this country great;
Il can tell you one or two reasons Why
this is a great country. It was settled
by colonists from the most advanced
nations and has had an opportunity
never before oqualled Of making an ex-
pertinent In f-government. The
people have been able to make the ex
pertinent without the handicap and him
drAnce Of poverty, which was an impossI
bility 80 far as food and shelter are con-
| cerned, thanks to the natural resources
of Amerlcs.
ELIMINATED also from the problem
which the people have had to confront Is
the weight OF tradition and of a privi
| legged class In Gods own good time this
chance was afforded at the climax Of the
ages for q great nation to start out and
govern itself Thus It has had an
opportunity to grow as no people ever
grew before
"A poilt that has had much 70 do vita
our development as q patton Is TO be
found In the independence and autonomy
OF the states with respect to each other.
When 1e dissolved the bond that con
nected us with Great Britain, we found
ourselves not a single country under one
rule. but a number OF states, organic I'd
separately and with independent govern
ments. We have become ia effect a
group of sovereignties, each controlled
by its own separate authority. This has
been most fortunate for US In many ways
The arrangement In question has been
productive Of the best possible expires
sion of the idea Of local self-government.
While all the states are under general
control by their mutual will, no one oi
them is able to interfere with another
Nowhere else In the world do you fnC
that local eelf-government Is obtained Ii
any other manner than by the distribu
/ tion Of powers from the central govern
ment dowr Here the local government
actually create the central government
This gives q security with which N,
other conceiveable arrangement can com
pare. Resting upon this theory organ
izsd into fact, we haye gone steadily
ahead in the business Of experimental
Legislation aud sociology. We havl
made and will continue to make advanced
which in the very nature OF things ar
impracticable elsewhere
cone important advantage OF our di
vision into component states Is that W
are able to make experiments. Take tn
case Of woman suffrage. for example
Wyoming is trying IL. The other state
look on with interest. II it should prov
a success, they may be inclined TO sdop
It. Along these lines we have developed
many Of our most important laws in
cluding those which govern the propert
and condition from the legal point o
view of women. When a new idea hs
demonstrated itself as a success In on
state tue other states are inclined {
accepti It, On the other hand a move
Iexperiment that proves 4 failure
Alccalizsd Here we have a guarantee o
future security which is not TO be under
| estimated.
Evening journal., 1896-04-20
CHURCa NEWS NOIRS OF INTGREST

what Is Being Done By All Denomina-
tIona In Different Lines OF Religious
work-servicss at the Churches Yestsr-
day.
Rev. A E Woods. D d OF williams
port, Pa, preached at Second BSptist
Church yesterday both morning and
evening.
Anniversary celebration exercises will
be held by the Christian EndsAvor 30
clety Of the Reformed Eplscopnl Church
Of the Redeemer tomorrow night.
Presiding Elder Jonas Trumbauer
preached At the Holiness Christian Asso
citation yesterday and tue ceremony OF
the washing OF feet Was held Ia the
evening
Bishop Coleman presched and confirmed
large class At Emmanuel Z. Church
yesterday.
Rev. Asbury Burke preached a special
sermon to old people at BrAndywinv NJ X.
Church yesterday.
Rev. George 9. Hall and Charles NJ.
Curtis held eervlces At Edge Moor yes
terday.
Rev. H. S Genanyan, an Armenian
missionary preached At First Presbyterian
Churoa
The various local lodges of the Order
Of Shield Of Honor attended service az
st Johns p e Church yesterday after
noon.
nv Milton J. Bleber. OF Mount Joy.
Pa preached at St Stephens Lutheran
Church yesterday In the absence Of the
pastor.
Rov. J. A. Worden, ID d OF Philadol
phiA. preached at Central Presbyterian
Church yesterday.
Rsv. M j. McManus, assistant priest
at st Mary's r @. Church, is recovering
from the illness from which he has been
suffering for soma time Ia Philadelphia.
Misc Louisa W. Price, OF Delaware
City, has been appointed diocesan secre
tary OF the Kings Daughters.
The ninth annual county convention
Of the w. Q T. u. will be he held ir
Mount Salem Church on Friday.
Evening journal., 1896-04-20
PHEW, BVT 1T Was HOT.

Yesterday Was n Regular soorcher and
the Hottest Ever Experienced In
April.
Yesterday WAS a veritabls July day and
Old Sol did not lose a minute, but kept
at work from daylight until dusk. When
the stable doors in the orient we're
thrown open and the God OF day drove
forth on his trip to the West the mer.
curry IN every tube began It's upward jump
aud long before the zenith was reached
the shining thread OF quicksilver had
mounted into the nineties, where IL
hung until nearly o'clock.
Then q thunder shower came up and
for q time the air was; cooler. The rain
lasted but few minutes and all that fell
was greSdily drunk In By the thirsty
earth and did great good
The heat during the day was Intense,
and had It been q week dsy there would,
doubtless, beon many cases Of heat
prostrRtion. AS IL was, humanity sought
every available means to keep cool. The
parks ere filled with those who had
little accommodation for keeping cool at
home, the open cars were we'll patron
lied, and shady front pOrches were in
demand The churches had small con
gregatlons, rs a rule. and the streets
were practically deserted until evening,
when they were we'll pstronlzed until q
late hour The ice men, soda and cream
parlors. and cool drinks men are smiling
and have no complaint to make II was
the hottest day ever experienced IN
April The highest the mercury reached
was 81 degrees in the shade, one degree
hotter than that reached on last Friday,
Evening journal., 1896-04-20
MAS A HERO or TWO WARS.
General Levi CLARK Bootes, One OF VII.
minKton'a Best-Kuown Citizens aud "A
Brave Soldier, Dead.

Oeuerhi Low Jihrh BoOtosf Qne OF VII
mington's Best-Kuown Citizens aud n
Brave Soldier, Dead.
Levi Clark Bootes, one Of Wilmington g
best known citizens and hero OF two
wars, died Saturday after long illness
at his home at Eighth aud Washington
streets He wss born In Georgetown.
d. G, December 8, 1909 When but 10
years OF age he became clerk In =
Washington publishing house and re
mAined there until 1916. when he ,ined
the Mounted Rifles, which was organized
for the purpose Of opening and surveying
Oregon territory
At the breaking out of the Mexican
war the regiment was attached to the
command OF General Taylor, and later TO
that OF General Scott. The regiment
engaged In several battles, aud at
Cnapuitepec the subject Of this sketch b
was severely wounded As result Of his
bravery be WAS commissioned second
lieutenant aud attached to the Sixth
United States Infantry In 184S This
Was followed by his elevation to the hrst
lleatenancy, and In 1857 he went on the
Utah expedition, the one to the head
quarters OF the Arkansas river, one
aRfiast the Mojave Indians and one 10
upper California. In 1850 he was made
captain.
When the civil war broke out he
Joined the Army OF the Potomac and
perved In many OF the early battles. At
snlcker's Gap, before Frederic ssburg and
nc Gettysburg he had command OF a
brigade. aud at the lAst engagement and
at Autletam he WAS wounded. For
bravery on the field be was three times
breveted and at the close OF the war was
general. He then served as provost
marshal for the Second and Third New
York Congressional districts AMI later
" commandant 40 Fort Preble, Me-, and
Fort Smelling. MINI. In Januiry, 1871,
he WAS commissioned Lieutenant colonel
and three years later was retired, when
be located In Wilmington.
In 1857 he was married to Mary Louise.
daughter Of the late James T. Bird, and
sister OF Levi O Bird He leaves a
widow and five children: Samuel b.
Bootes. OF Zlnesville, Ohio. James r.
Booies, Of Rlch1 oud, Ind Alice l..
Harry v and Robert ]. Bootes. OF
Wilmington. This funeral will be held
TO morrow. and will be private.
Interment will be m made In the Whining
| ton and Brand gwlne Cematery.
Evening journal., 1896-04-20
LEGAL NOTICES.


TN THE COURT OF OHANCERY OF THE
i State of Delaware, ia and for New Castle
county.
,,,,., O ,,,,,- Order for
VS.. az .,.oee -
St. Georges Fruit Packing Co. uis,pns uiiis nsooa ~
And now. to wit. this twenty-fonrth day Of
March, A. D., 1896 the foregoing petition
having been read and considered by the court,
IL is ordered that all creditors of the ST.
Georges Fruit Packing Company shall file
proof Of their claims againsy said company
with Thomas Bayard Heisel, receiver of said
company. on or before the twenty-seventh
day Of April, A. D.. 1876, and tar the court
will then hear and determine the relative
priOrties of said claims upon the fund In the
hands Of said receiver for distribution; and
that twenty days notice Of said hearing be
given by mail by said receiver, 10 all known
creditors of said defendant corporation or
their counsel of record and that a similar
notice bn published three times in one news
paper published in the city OF Wilmington.
JOHN X. NICHOLSON. Chancellor
Attest: Col IN Ferguson, Register in Chan
Gerry.
Evening journal., 1896-04-20
Funeral OF Leonard Hamann.

The funeral OF Leonard Hauaun, one
OF Wilmington's oldest citzsns, occurred
this afternoon from his nome, No 5l4
Orange street. Th,re WAS a large at
tendance. Rev. Paul Isenschmid
offioiated and the pall-beArers were
Frederick Well, Gotthold Yeager Daniel
Krapf Gotolisb d. Seidle John
Nickel and Chriailan Backer. There
we're Humorous g rsl tributes, among
them cross and crown from
the trustees OF German Lutheran
Church: pillow, With word Father, 4"
from Mrs Il, w. Hsiss; cross, anchor and
shield, from his children; wreath. w l..
Hamann; Gala lilies from grand
children: cross. anchor aud shield nrs.
Joseph stoeckle; PALMS, Miss Kate s
Ward; sickle. Mrs Annie Neumann;
Easter lilies. Mr. and Mrs p NeumAnn
aud others Interment was made Ia the
Wilmington and Brendywine Cemetery.