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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

SEVERAL members Of the State Liquor
Association left for Dover this morning,
tooppose the placingnof tile local option
clause III the new Constitution. They will
begivenra hearing before tho Convention,
this afternoon. The temperance question
has been given quite an airing at the pres
ent. owing to the making Of new Con-
stitution. The liquor mon will undoubt-
eddy DO giycn q respectful hearing and
their reasons listened to with considerable
attention.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16
AMuSG m e NJ RS.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE

Miss Lillian Kennedy and her excellent
company, gave an enjoyable performance
ut the Opera House. last evening, ".fhe
Deacon's Daughter" was given. 1t will
bc rendered again this evening Miss
Kennedy in her songs was o favurite with
tho audience
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

Hudson L. Ca. VIII do the Painting.
The Federal authorities OF Washington
have awarded to Hudson g. Co. the con.
tract for painting the new Federal Build.
ing here. The price 10 S1047 and the work
Is to be done in forty 1--WE days. William
G. Mcintyre Of Washington has been ap-
pointed engineer and has come to this
city. He will assume his duties when the
contractors finish.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

THE Historical Society took action last
evening upon tho death of Judge Wales.
Never has there been man whom the
people have spoken Of with such reverence
a. they have of the death of Judge Wales.
He was one man among ten thousand and
his memory will 1.-Two long after him.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

Dyspepsia Lured. Shiioh's yitaiizor tm-
nedlaloiy relieves Sour Stomach. Coming
np,ofPood Distress and ID che great kidney
and liver remedy. Sold BY NJ. D. sDanforth.
End and Market street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

TIE race track bill has not as yet made
its appearance before the Legislature for
the sanction of its members to grant Billy
Thompson and his gang the right to sell
pool and start race track in our State.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

]. N. Young, carpenter, painter and
roofer, No. 8l6 West Fourth street, vii.
mington, Del. Prompt attention given to
all orders.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

A COMMITTEE appeared before tho Board
OF Education last evening to discuss the
question of compulsory education. Among
those present who favored the bin were:
Mrs. Benjamin Nields, Lewis c. Vandc-
grift, Mr., and Mrs Chas. :. Rowland
John II. Dandy and Miss Emma Wurrall
The members of the Board favored com
Lulsory law, also trnant law and tru.
ant school, SO that these scholars should
not demoralize the other ones. One fact
should not be lost sight Of, and that is tho
funds that would be required to run it.
All reforms are alike and agitation is the
only thing that will accomplish anything
these days of rapid transit There are
other lays which, If passed, would have
beneficial influence on the morals of the
young Of our city.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

Cure that Cough with Shilohs Cure. Tbe
best Cough Cure. Relieves Group promptly
One million bottles sold last years. 20 doses for
70 cta Sold by N. u. Danforth. 2ud and Mar
ket streets
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

THE divorce mill at Dover is grinding
slowly but surely and turning out divorces
nearly every day. The women are In tho
majority who are present, making appli.
cations for divorces Every kind of rea-
sons are given for the severing of the yoke
from drunkenness to non-support. Their
tales Of woe would make very spicy read
in 8 matter If put in print.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16
Fisll Market

Fish MARKET
Powell has on his fish stand to. day in
the Third street market fresh shad. her.
ring, goldfish, white fsh, pike, sIneltz,
and other varieties.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

Mother Gray's swrei Worm Powder
were successfully used In treating children q
Complaints by Mother Gray. for years IL nurse
In the Children g Home at New York. They
VIII certainly remove all kinds of worm =.
and When IL child is fevcrish with bad stom
nch and Irregular bowels they ways cure,
Peasant and harmless IS milk. Mothers
should give Mother GTays Sweet Worm Pow.
dtrtto their children occasionally through
the year. They prevent worms forming.
500 by all druggists. Price IS cents Sam.
E!es sent ice. Address. Allen S. Olmsted,
lie hey, N. Y sl2.tt an
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

We hope the reported scheme of J. Ed
ward Addick,, Rochc 'olcr and Gould 20
construct u numbered trolley roads in our
State, is not simply the creation of u news
paper reporter The connection of every
village in our state by trolley road would
greatly stimulate business and contribute
TO render the country prosperous. The
time will come eventually, when We shall
have trolley line TO Marcus Hook, West
Chester, konnett Square, Port Penn, rs
well Us to New Castle, Newport, Stanton
and Marshallton. Our rural population
will be greatly increased and existing
roads will be benefited to an extent little
dreamed of.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

The REPUBLICAN PRINTING AND PUB
LISTING COMPANY does not have TO employ
any out Of town publication to vouch for
Its circulation, and as the Every Evening
Publishing Company continues to do So
we are again compelled to challenge the
Every Evening to prove its assertion that
1t has double the edition accorded to any
other Delaware daily" In this connection
we repeat that VIC will deposit $500 in any
bank Of the city that the assertion is false
and 500 that the Every Evenings circula-
ton does not exceed that OF tho REPuBLI-
CAN.
The encouragement our advertisers have
given us in the matter, has led us to give
Every Evening another still creator op-
portunity to prove its assertion. L. il that
the Every Evening has not rs largo cir
culation as the REPUBLICAN,, and we will
deposit $50 at any time and leave the mat
ter to be decided by whoever Every Even
Ing selects. We add hat ia case one offer
may be accepted, they all shall be.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16
F E B RU A r Y
=:-SALE.=:=
Sacrificing Thousands
of Dollars.

Trade will those who wait for the regular selling
season. but not much comes in February SO to make the
ordinarily dull month Of February busy one it is
tom to have reduced sale during this month This year we
bracng not only such let's desire to close out but other
lines that have heretofore been he'd at regular selling prices
and deemed unnecessary cut the prices which
already our stocks while others have been sought for and
obtained from manufacturers who overly anxious to sell
The goods here part and the balance route Our
warehouses and saesrooms blocked and demand relief
The only relief we can give is to sell
quickly.
The only way we can sell quickly is
to sacrifice.
With this end in view every possible dollar Of profit that
can be will be left off the selling prices and such goods
particularly desire to close out profit and part of the
both meaning saving of 20 to 80 per cent to the pur
cLasers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16
NEW APPROPRIATIONS OF LINENS

BLEACHED TABLE LINENS-from
4oc to ~ per yard.
CREAM TABLE L1NENS-from Bic
to 81 ,25 per yard.
BLEACHED NAPKINS--in designs to
match table linons from s. to $i2 per doz.
HUCK TOWELS-of pure linen, hem
med, superb quality, ut l2Lc.
HONEY COMB BATH TOWELS-at
10 cents.
$ HUCKABACK TOWELS-at Is, IS, 20,
90 and % cents.
DAMASK TOWELS-hemmed, extra
heavy, IS by 80 inches, Al 19c.
DAMASK TOWELS-with knotted
fringe al Ii, 20, 20. 37114 and 5Oc.
-
Samples of Dress Goods and illustrated
catalogue OF Linens sent ON request
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-16

For first class dyeing and securing go
to the Delaware Dye Works, 2lO King
street.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1897-02-05
G.rtieeuna fOlst.)

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xirmt; a. p,ruriateE t.tHs esibfAnsrisH, AHe BOO
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-02-11

= An ingenious French statistician
has recently been investigating
the distance travelled by the eye
in reading printed matter. He cal
culates that one million letters of
the ordinary type used in news
papers, placed in close juxtaposi-
ton. extend over 1900 metres,
somewhat less than a mile. But
according to his reckoning, there
are not more than 100 yards of
reading matter in the average issue
of a Partisan daily. Within the
cover of the familiar yellow backed
novel will, as a rule, be found
double that amount. and in order
to cover the ground which is rep
resented by all of M. Zola's works,
the eye would have to perform a
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-02-11


The
Mckinley gold
legislation that will vitality
will edtOriay
contrasted with that of Wall street.
The will 1897 nothing much
other
silver a sweeping character.
Democratic
Silver everywhere
From the Poplar Bluff Mo.
The Dispatch did the campaign for the the
this class of and will be
Post
unnoced by the Amer
without America today The Post
Dispatch is the for the people.
rom the Carrolt Gaze
Republic fooled the campaign that closed on
los
Springfield NIoJ Chronicle
ST. Louis Republic occasion
that slice of stock
public Weekly
editorials Daily
Attain Plenty of Fun and Humor
Clubs ADDRESS,
Money Order for small amounts
stamps OF larger
Don't checks on local banks
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-02-11
THE CONTEST CLOSES MARCH 1, 1897.

journey of more than thirty miles.
An average man, living for the av-
erage period of human life, may
be calculated to get through about
$500 miles of, reading before his
task is done.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-02-11
CURIOUS FACTS.

The annual dew fall of Great
Britain is equal to Il, 1ol ,3?7,3o2
tons.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-02-11
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THE GREAT FREE LIVER PAPER.


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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-02-11
THE CONSTITUTION guarantees that the amou
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it may be much as $4,000. -. .. ..

1t will be of all subscriptions that THE WEEKLY
and the other clubbing with THE CoNsrU
receives for the months of January and February If the sub
scpons keep with the record of last year, the be given
will Exceed cash. If the subscriptions doubled they
in January past THE CONSTITUTION will pay about
$4,000 in cash premiums this contest more than
the proper will be equally divided between
them
The Weekly Constitution is the Greatest Weekly
Newspaper in the World with circulation of 10000 covers
States in minute detail with IL columns to the page, 81 Col
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-26

system may give it to feather; some
thing that will give growth to the
new cells that grow from the old
bulbs.
What is feather? 1t is composed
of a quill or barrel, shaft, vane,
beard or web, the same consisting OF
barbs and barbales. They are devel-
oped in depressions of the skin, lined
by an inversion of the epidermis
which surrounds the bulb from
the bulb, and by the elongation
of previously existing cells. The
plumage is changed several times be-
fore bird assumes the feather nat
ural to it's maturity, averaging two to
five years.
From six to eight weeks prior to a
contemplated exhibition see that all
quilts of wings and tail are out; if
they are not, pluck them, and they
will be in again in time for showing.
Keep moulting birds warm and dry.
Feed generously.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-26

In different countries there are, OF
course, different methods of collecting
the eggs, according to the conditions
of the country and the habits OF the
people. In Italy, they are brought
down from the mountains in baskets
slung over the backs of mules; in
Spain and Portugal women carry
them on their backs in baskets or cart
them in bullock wagons; in some
countries they are sent down the riv-
er in barges, sometimes packed in
grain. But whatever their mode of
transport from the producers to the
shippers, it is only where small hold
ings are the rule that this regular
system of collection can be success
fully carried out.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-26
Gathering Eggs IN France.

Ne~CASA AA5 1857 AAA - CcAASS'
L. Bowick, English correspondent of
the Country Gentleman, under date of
January 20, writes from London:
Your English authority in all that
pertains to poultry, stephen Beale''
to use his pen name-gave most
interesting account, two or three
years since, of the poultry-rearing and
marketing system which has develop
ed most fully in the county of Sussex.
But they beat us in France, where
it pays collectors to go round at least
once a week to gather up the eggs
from the producers; and thus, a ready
market being at hand, care is taken
that the supply is well kept up. Such
collectors can visit as many farms and
cottages in one day in France as they
could in a week in England.
There are several plans adopted in
various districts for working the sys-
tenn of collection. One man may have
merely a basket over his back, which
will hold some 300 or 500 eggs. He
makes short rounds near the home,
and as his basket is full, he brings
them to the exporter, who packs them
up and ships them to England. This
man generally has two strings to his
bow, carrying on the trade Of pack
man as well as that of an egg cOllec-
tor. He has an arrangement on his
basket for carrying groceries and
small wares, which commodities he
exchanges for eggs.
Another man has horse and cart,
takes wider round" and SO does a
larger trade. He will fill several small
cases of 1000 eggs, and then cart
them to the shipper. This collector,
too, carts other goods which he eX-
changes for the eggs where the farm
er or cottager finds it a convenience
to buy from him; and as the exporter
is as well wholesale dealer in gro
ceries, it often occurs that a great
part of the payment is, in each case,
made in goods instead of in cash.
Still another has certain spots Gas,
for instance, a country cross-road)
which hekcomes on certain day in
every week at a given hour, and to
which spots all the producers near al
so come and bring their eggs and sell
them to him. Then he moves to an
other suitable spot, and meets the
producers of that district.
In all market towns, moreover,
there are to be found either shippers
or collectors who buy the eggs
brought by the farmers from the i'm
mediate district. In one way or an
other, ther is no producer who has not
the opportunity of getting his goods
turned into cash every week.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-26
How Moulting Occurs.

A correspondent of the Rural Cali
fornian, in discussing this question,
says:
The cockerel and the pullet moult
twice during the first twelve months,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-26

do not know it, Many an amateur has
before putting on his fowl plumage
because he did not know that the
hackle would come with nice lacing
to center stripe; the pullet has been
cooked because of "smutty neck"
when, had she been allowed to come
to moult she would have shown adj
mirable feather The same is true of
Brown Leghorns, Rocks, Minorcas-
they usually put on better garb, if
they have been properly mated, at
second furnishing. If you will notice
it, the web of feather of the furnished
chick is closer of fibre and of greater
brilliancy than the unfinished one.
Through long year of sun, rain, ser
vice as generators, incubators and lay
ers, fowls become stained, the plum
age becomes split or broken and
"chipped." The new plumage takes
the place of the worn out dirty garb,
and the fowls look much better, as
newly polished furniture appears new
| and bright. The annual shedding is
not drain upon the birds system; it
is natures provision for rejuvenating,
as it were. But the new growth is a
| tax upon the organism that must be
compensated for in some way. L nave
heard poultrymen say: II keep my
hens laying right through moult as
long as possible" Such fellows are
cruel; they injure their fowls, and
thus injure themselves-at least
their business.
The domestic fowl may be so fed
and cared Tor so as to hasten it's
moult or delay it. The old show men
are on to this, and usually have their
| birds in trim at about the right time.
| But why do fowls moult? WY
does horse shed his hair? Why does
snake shed it's skin? A tree it's
| leaves?
What causes moulting of fowl feath-
ers? The old feather becomes dead.
At skin end of quill there is no serum
| or blood; the folicle is dry. What
| causes this? First, heat; second, ma
lures alchemy for producing cleanli-
| ness and providing for growth. The
fowl quits growing, but feathers do
not until ripe. When growth of feath-
err ceases it undergoes ripening, and
when that has been fully accomplished
| it falls, as do fruits, nuts, leaves The
fruit ceases to grow larger, is a long
time in ripening, in many cases after
perceptible growth ceases, then falls.
After the fowls feather has appar-
emily quit growing it still widens,
lengthens, hardehs, but very slowly
at the last, then ripens, falls.
Some specimens seem to lose their
dress in a few days; others in as
many weeks. Why the difference
when the breed is the same? Because
some are greater eaters and warmer
| blooded, are naturally more feverish
and shedding is FASTENED.
[ have seen fowl shed all it's feath-
ers in "A hours save a few tail and
wing quilts. Such work is evidence
of abnormal conditions and must be
especially treated. [ have seen fowls
prevented from shedding for two full
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-26
Gapes.AThe Cause and Cure.

In the May 1 issue OF Home and
Farm gave some simple rules for the
care of young chicks-rules which if
strictly adhered to will invariably in
sure healthy flock. But unfortunate
ly few people persevere in good reso-
lutions regarding the poultry yard.
The daily routine becomes tiresome,
and soon some apparently insignifi-
cant neglect is followed and disease
is almost sure to follow
1t is then that ones patience is
sorely tried, and that enthusiasm
which comes each year with the
Matching season seems to melt away
as the little downy fellows begin to
droop and die. Remedies must be
promptly applied or the entire flock
will soon be thing of the past.
One of the first to make it's appear
ance, and perhaps the most fatal of all
diseases among little chicks, is gapes,
which, though, in it's strictest sense,
can hardly be termed a disease, as Of
ten the healthiest and sprightliest are
the first to show symptoms of an at
tack.
The assertion that gapes are caused
from earth worms is the sheerest non
sense, as [ have yet to see the first
: case in a brood that hustled over the
fields in search of bugs and insects.
Infected chicks are those that stand
around the kitchen door waiting for
the next feeding time. An embryo
germ is gathered from the filthy
ground and warmed into life in the
chicks throat, passing from there to
the windpipe, and by degrees interior
ing with the chicks breathing, thus
causing that gasping for breath
which is called gapes, and which if
not promptly removed will in few
There are many effectual remedies,
the simplest of which, perhaps, is to
put the entire brood in large basket
and cover with cloth. Then place
the basket over barrel in which a
few pieces of tobacco are burning and
give them thorough smoking. Do
not let them smother, but in five or
ten minutes they may be removed
and placed in dry, clean quarters, and
if necessary repeat next day.
A few drops of turpentine or kero-
sene added to the drinking water or
mixed in the feed will act as pre-,
ventive for those not affected.
In severe cases the worms may be
removed by inserting feather strip
ped to within half an inch of end IN
the windpipe and gently withdrawing
same. Care must be exercised or
death may result from choking. At
ter applying the remedies feed lightly
for few days, giving but little soft
feed. Cracked corn and wheat are
best: in fact, the chicks will thrive
better if Unese are made their princi-
pal food after the first ten days. At
three months of age all danger OF
gapes is past, and from then to hive
months old there is little else to fear
except it be those troublesome pests,
BODY lice of which [ shall have some
thing to say in June 1 issue.-W. IL.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-26
POULTRY DEPARTMENT..

Address all communicat tons to Poultry De-
partment, Box 200, DeLand, Fla,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23
SELlNSGRONE.

The Reading room was opened to
the public ON Saturday evening last
.. Peter Fisher, an old resident
of this place died last week and was
buried ON Friday afternoon, aged
o ,er 76 wears. Ed. kreamcr and
wife, of phila., are visiting friends.
Mr.. X. is employed in the Custom
House at Philn.. ...... Prof. B. NJ.
Wagcnscllcr spent Sunday with his
parents. He is taking a trip to
Phila. and New Jersey ...,,T. II.
Miller, Domcr Urich and VIM. ).
Ulrich, students at Mt. Airy Thco-
logical Seminary, Phila., are home
for the holiday vacation. The
body of Rev. David A. Day, d. d.,
Missionary in Africa, who died at
sea, Friday last, will lay in state in
Trinity Lutheran church Wcdncs-
dav forenoon, the funeral services
taking place At - NJ, after which
the body will be Inferred in the
Union cemetery, beside the body OF
his wife who preceded him , years
ago. DR.. Day has been managing
NIuhlcnbrrg Mission at Momovia,
Liberia, Africa, for over % years
under the auspices Of the General
synod OF the Lutheran church. He
was a former student here and his
wife was partly raised i'll this place,
her maiden name was Emma V.
Wincgardncr Geo. Davis, wife
and daughter, went to Washington
to spend the Holidays. Frank
Smith, son of l.. G. Smith, Is visit
ing his mother. He is a telegraph
operator near iazleton The
town schools closed for the Holi-
days ON Tuesday Hcber Schoch,
Of Chicago, l. visiting MS mother,
Mrs. Margaret Schoch,.. The boil
cr and engine Tor the shoe factory
arrived on Saturday and is being
placed in position ........John j.
Wagenscllcr, Of Bloomsbury, spent
Sunday with his brother, i. +.
WagenseIIcr. 80. The old steam fire
engine "Susquchanna' which was
used at fires in town until the water
works We're built, was shipped
away Saturday last Our streets
have been having busy appear
ancc the last few days with holiday
shoppers. Many mysterious pack
agc~ are seen
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23
Overall Factory.

Mr.. ". 4. Lutz, Of the Ship
pcn,burg factory, was here Tues
day and rented the second floor OF
the Laundry building, On Spring
street. The glove factory now oc-
cupies part OF the space and will re-
main there.
\ plant Of 10 machines was re-
Gently purchased by'Mr. Lltz and
will be moved here as soon as pos
sible, probably next week.
The plant will be put into opera
ton as soon as il is fitted up.--
GamJo'sjuy Repository.
We are pleased 10 note that the
enterprising husband Of one OF Mid
dlcburg's fair ones, oniy'were&ret he
did not put his brandt overall fac
tory at Middleburgh.