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i Letter 10 Santa CLANS.

The following letter Is received at uuI
o'li'c for Kris Erjnk,c, which We will
forward with pleasure;
WnNlNoToN. lIrI., Dee, .. 1891.
DEAR SANTA tArs: The thing. |
want for Christmas are box Of tools.
4 mcrry-mp-arpnnd and ten nice tov
hor,cs u fir" engine, and some horses
"'lh E3idIclS on them, a whip. Iupo
yru will bring rlrm all.
Your truly.
WALTER EHOJGllTDN.
IL. A,nl. lL1.-.--..
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Grain Movement.

Receipts at PhiIadrIplia:-Whca,, Il,
>>5; Corn, S7,0)3; Oats, lo2,74o. Ship
mcnts from philadcIpha:--Whe f.
G2o; Corn, 2ll ,2Ol Oats, l>o,45). Re-,
ccipts ut BaItimorr:-W Wheat, 7G,0ll;
Corn, lGo,3Sl: Oats, 24,So2 Shipments,
from Baltimorc:-Wh heat, 81 200.
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THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.
st. Georges.

Mrs, Frank Peterson has returned
from smyrna, her old home, where sh'
spent three weeks very pleasantly witt
her parents, James White and family.
About all tie hogs in town have fallen
victims oi the knife and the heaviest as
far as heard from were three killed by
james payntcr which tipped the beams
at l,l7S lbs
James >halcross, OF AlcDonough, took
the steamer Ericsson for Baltimore on
Monday evening. His business was to
purchase large number OF turkeys,
which he will iatten ON his farm for the
Nmas trade
The following is list OF pupils Of St.
Georges Public School who have at
tanned an average Of 50 per cent. and
more for the month ending December
,rd: Florence Jones, Aida Price,
Blanche Jones, Grover Gray, Lena Con-
non, Levin Cam, Orlando Sutton, Daisy
Clark, Henry Jenhke, Annie Ilciry.
Mrs. Nellie Dodd, Of Newport, spent Il
part Of last week with friends in and
near town. Mrs. d. is the wife OF Il e
Rev. Julius Dodd, II former pastor OF the
methodist Episcopal Church, Of st.
Georges, now stationed at Newport, and
while here she made many warm friends,
not only in her own congregation, but in
the sister church. who were glad to cx-
tend to her Il hearty welcome.
About 10 Of the friends OF Harry V
Buckson and wife, Scrcnadcd them at
Hill Top farm, their home, near Della
ware City, on Monday evening. The
happy couple were fully prepared to
receive them and refreshments were
served wit a liberal hand, after wishing
the newly married couple much lappi-
ness and future prosperity, they srrc-
rated, each determined in his own mind,
that for hospitality ar. and Mrs. B.
were unsurpassed. It. Georges, Red
Lion and Bear were represented.
The entertainment to bc given under
the auspices Of the Ladies' Sewing Circle,
Of the Presbyterian church, on Dcccm-
bcr 18TH, in the chapel adjoining the
church, will consist Of three parts, first 3,
the fair, where will be found Il variety
Of fancy articles suitable for Nmas
presents for great aud small. The second
department will cater to the appetite in
thr line oi lovely CONNECTIONS, and the
third and Ia~j but not least. good sub
stantiaI supper will be provided by the
ladies, for which they solicit the patron
agr Of their friends
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Cons able MURRAY Lynchrd.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Dec. o.-Joscph
Murray, acting constable Of Jenny Lind
township, Eas been hanged by Il body Of
miners and his body riddled with Luz
lets. Murray and Il companion were
returning from a political meeting The
but,y was discovered at the roadside near
Bonanza with the hands tied behind Il c
back. the meek showed the marks OF
the moose with which he had been choE-
ed. Tie miners of Bonanza acknow-
ledge participating in the Iynching.
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.ivO "A safe in Port.

LONDON, Dee. "a dispatch received
here from Cape Town this morning says
that the British troopshlp Avoca, which
was reported foundcred with l,o0otroops
on board, arrived safely at that port yes
ter lay noon.
The sun., 1897-12-10
Commerce and Finance.

The flour market maintained firm
tone, influenced by the continued rise in
wheat, but trade was very quiet, job
bcrs generally being well stocked up and
holding off. Spot Bran was firm, with a
fair demand, chiefly for choice stock.
No. and choice Hay readily brought
full prices and offerings were small,
Straw was quiet and unchanged, with
holders anxious to SELL Provisions ruled
steady, with moderate jobbing sales.
Refined Sugars were in good demand,
and Nos. 8, 8, and 10 advanced Lie.
Wheat was very strong, due to bullish
manipulation in Chicago, and prices ad-
vanced lie. on call Higher cables and
the report that rainy weather was inter
fcring with harvesting in Argentina
were also factors of strength. Export
business was restricted by the rise here.
Corn options were firm and without i'm
portant change on call from last even
ing's rates. There was Il fair foreign de-
mand, but speculation was tame. Local
car lots were quiet but steady. Oats in
car lots were only in moderate demand,
but ruled firm and &c. higher under
$ 'arcity. Cotton was quiet and steady.
The sun., 1897-12-10
FARMERS.
Delaware COLLEGE

Offers Winter Course OF instruction
in topics pertaining to Agriculture and
horticulture, beginning Tuesday, JAN
4th. Tuition Free. Circulars describ-
ing I he Course sent free to every one
applying to
GEo. A. HARrEH, President,
or W. II. B@Iop
Professor of Agriculture
Newark. Del.
The sun., 1897-12-10
Killed Himself To Avoid DiSurac

MyERSTowN, Pa, Dec. 9.-Luther j.
Miller, aged forty-scvcn years, one of tn,
most popular business men Of this place
shot himself in the head last evening at
$ O'Clock and died shortly thereafter.
Constable Sattazahn, Of Lebanon, had
r achcd Millcr's house for the purpose o
serving Il warrant on him, charging hin
with forgery. Upon the officers accost,
ing him. Miller asked to be excused iol
a moment, and, going upstairs, procured
Il revolver and killed himfrli
The sun., 1897-12-10
Avail Yourself 81! This Opportunity

Prof. Well scientific op,ican, 3!5
Market street, Wilmington. W II offer
from ''r.mIrr 10Th to january, 1T gold
sprrtaci"s and ry" giI>srS for IS Il pair.
Positively duiin >hat time only. l'roi.
Well viii rNdnliN" your eyes free und
adjust II" g'a--o~ by scientific method.
The sun., 1897-12-10

All persons having pictures at our
rooms will please call and make arrange
mcnt> for delivery OF samc by JANUARY
18th, as we will positively close ont by
that date. Idea! Art school, : East
Seventh street. {. II. Fitzgerald Mgr
T. lO-3t
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WALTER HROIEllTDN.
Slj Van bur,u.

Call and see q. E. De- NaIliugcr 1t lis
new amy coy place, HONl King street.
whorr ne will always have on hand III,
pest meats. Fancy cuts Il speciality lie
hopes t" see al his u'> friends and many
new pnrS. 9. {. DE NAILlNGrR.
l. l-Ijt No. sos! King It.
The sun., 1897-12-10
. Wnd'.r-. to Dance.

Ijy ljg., M usrrjc~ oi dances given f.,
Dhc inmates oi the Delaware Hospital iJ
the Insane, Wa g,~u lat evening at
rh,ir Dr-" Institution. # j. toIicyrd
oud iumlto hru"oclhm these rare and
p a>anj oaury- do tie patients nnrh
g"d, 1t j. one o"rasi ID in which alI u
t, ~awaj"~ oi the said Institution are
a~-vnh'rd together end " So doing it
Ua. q tendency to draw tl",n' Inc ot
Thought which at all times lies imbrddnd
in their nin.h., intoa different channel,
Specialists claim that, that is the focus
and point AZ which they try and disturb.
/ also does the inmates good physically y
and proves quite Il social even, for them.
Th" dances are always looked forward to
)" hose not 50 seriously affected.
The sun., 1897-12-10

Frank Williams and Harry johnson,
two young men on the West Side, willie
riding IN Delaware avenue on their BIZ
cycles, coIlided with another whcclman
coming in the opposite direction. Will
Iiams knee was Iaccratcd, but Johns on
was uninjurcd. Williams was sent home
in cab.
The sun., 1897-12-10
ECCrctarY knNnnau1h DCa |.

WAsnTNGToN, Dec. ".---Mr. Osb, rnc
McMurray Kavanaugh, third secretary
of the British Embassy, died at private
sanatarium in the city this morning after
a protracted.
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Strike in Il Female Barber Shop.

CLEvEIAND, Dee. 9--NIi%S ranlan, who
came from New York, started the first
female barber shop in Ohio here about
two weeks ago. 1t is situated on Euclid
avenue and until this morning did the
biggest business in town.
She employed a Chicago woman as
first assistant and as business grew took
on another assistant. Yesterday the
New York woman and the Chicago
woman qrlarrclled, and the latter did not
appear at work this morning. neither
did the other assistant.
"Women are not like men, SAYS Miss
Parlan. If YOU treat men we'll they
will appreciate it, but women must be
sat down on at least once Il week.
Miss parlan will import more Chicago
women and will try again.
Never before have we bad such Il fine
collection OF Pianos from ii! he hest
makers and at sucn prices that most any
one can buN a pinuu. -" what YOU can
do at huhcIrn d Cu.'a, 10 Market street.
hriorr hUving elsewhere
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20 iitir"; II t'On!hinV.

\Er IoM, Dee. 81, mmonrocd
l'm the New England ca+ and Coke
Company have toD&ht q number oi
smaller 2"~ Companies The company
has already sp"n, iourvau millions.
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Solid Packed Butter.
I,,,,',,S.

Pennsylvania and near by.........."20
Western, strictly irc.h....... ..... - -
Butter, firm; Eggs, quiet.
The sun., 1897-12-10
o,alhl"hrad It; r".9 au Hr.n"".

Wvm1>rIpN, '"r. q. The &iciotarl
# th. Navy this AFTERNOON received ;
cai.cgram from commander Met ALA. I"
thc cruiser Narb"hrad. Announcing liz
urri}H at Port IA Prince
The sun., 1897-12-10
Butter and Eggs.

The following are the official whole
sale prices recorded to-day at the Phila-
delphia Butter and Egg Board
The sun., 1897-12-10

that IS at yolr service all hours of the
day and weekday and Sunday
did YOU?
We prefer not to do any work on Sui
day, but W" will do il if it must be done.
II "c"b'iSc you on Sundays and
i'oIi|ays and at night we Shall expect
you to favor us with your work when
th"r' J., no especial hurry for it.
We make Mo extra charge for emur-
@oncy work.
The sun., 1897-12-10

Stcphanc droppcd out yesterday morn-
ing
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-06-04
COMMENCEMENT.

the difficulties ere surnounted until
the reformation at last spread its far
reaching arms over all Europe.
What calls forth greater admiration
than do men who Through honest hard
eBdeavor, have risen from, the lowest
to the highest position in the land. A
man Is to be admired, whose progress
In life has been checked by huge
powders Of adversely, but who with
persistent labor has finally reached
the summit Of his ambitions. One OF
Americas own sons typifies such a
man, In the form Of Abraham Lincoln.
Today his name Is waited over land
and sen ON the popular voice Of an ad-
miring people.
Were II necessary many examples Of
such people could be given, who by
their c~easeless energy and 'tireless
efforts have reach the goal Of their
ambition. We are proud Of the record
and the achievements Of the past and
rejoice in the advantage Of the present.
And may we the youth Of the land, so
study these advantages that we will be
inspired to undertake still greater
achievements.
Lives Of great men all remind us,
We must make our lives sublime,
And departing leave behind us
Footprints on the sands Of time.
let us then be up and doing,
With / hand for any fate,
Still achieving still pursuing.
Learn 10 labor and 10 walt"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-06-04
"Monsments Of Antiquity
MABEL q. 0OWARn

lspeak not of lifeless masses of com.
mon marble o of mute counterfeits
OF past heroes hewn from stone, for il
is vain to trust the faithless column
aud the crumbling dust" While these
simple stones and mounds of earth
may seem for ages 10 summon back the
departed aud TO re-enac the commem.
Grated events, yet in the lapse of time
their ruins are persisted and their
places forever lost.
l speak Of monuments that shall NOT
decay, but, because imbedded in the
lives and history and destiny Of men
aud nations shall grow broader and
6rmer with the roll Of ages.
Much " intellectual life Is absorbed
W contemplation Of the past, the 10.
talligence Of u country is largely
retr0spective, the best modern minds
have been developed by that rensis.
sanee training which has put them into
frequent companionship with the
81 satest poets. soldiers, philosophers
and artists Of the past. "hethst walk.
eth with the wise, shall he WISE
Scanning the horizon Of the present
ve unveiled those monuments FL
antiquity that clearly reflect the after.
glow Of nations thar ARE now numbsr.
% sn,ong rhe wrecks of ages. "No,
wk0ro the Oio,v ssok .--x
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-06-04

'N"'' ""o eee"ihVu thV hSfkut VI nef I'LL
bition. ! beheld also a great musician
whose success along this line was the
result only Of hard labor. Indeed the
height TO which Mabel Howard has at.
tanned proves the truth Of the maxim;
where There's Will There's q Way
Another friend whom I had known in
my early years passed before my view,
Susie Rife, although Susie Rife no
longer, Is still as kind and benevolent
as ever; a leader In church circles, her
light shines far abont her, cheering
many lonely hearts and making life far
brighter for many unhappy ones. |
saw another old friend whose life IL
also a comfort TO those about her,
Lillian Smith, u maiden lady, carries
with her a broken heart. Although
she has suffered n great disappoint.
ment, II has only refined and ennobled
her nature, while she finds pleasure In
smoothing the path for others, losing
oil thought Of herself. She patiently
waits for her reward above saying
softly to herself,
BE still, sad heart and cease repining,
Behind the cloud IL the sun still shining
Thy fate IL the common fate Of all,
Into each life some rain must fan"
But the procession is moving on. !
saw another whom I had known, Lucy
CARRIER, a well known lawyers wife by
no means repents giving up the
studious life which she had coveted.
Jessie Kellogg also appears. q book un-
der either arm, tits easy to tell that she
Is q student, still delving deeper into
the sciences as we'll as adding daily to
her knowledge In languages. ] saw
next a clerk In a large mercantile
house Is Chicago, Jim Yeiser who
leads a life Of hard labor. While his
life portrays the fulfllment of the in.
junction, I'm the sweat Of thy brow
shalt thou eat bread" It shows also
that life always has its corhpensations,
for James Is blessed with a lovely wife
aud nine beautiful children who came
to gladden. their grandfather's heart.
While ! was a~nxiously waiting for my
own image to appear, l suddenly
heard an uproar. The fates had dis.
covered the trick that had been played
upon them and the clamOr had been
caused by their sudden attempt to
battle the X-ray machine. They
hMriedly began hanging other curtains
behind the n already up and as !
looked the light became DINNER and
DINNER, objects beyond became faint
and gradually vanished; all was
clothed in midnight blackness and I
was left In my former state Of doubt
and uncertainty. But a feeling Of sat.
isfaction filed me that I might be able
to relieve the minds of a few Of my
friends aud IL gives me pleasure to
have Informed them on this occasion
what ! discovered. Nor, indeed am I
without hope that ! may again catch
the fates u~nguarded and then be more
fortunate As regards myself.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-06-04
The Dawn Of the Twentieth Century
DY MAY sANDORN.

Living ~ we do toward the close Of
the nineteenth century, We naturally
look forward with no little degree of
anticipation toward the dawn of the
coming century. 1t has been said that
each century Is the educated offspring
Of the parent age. II this is true, the
twentieth century, the child of the
nineteenth, bids fair to contain much
that will be grand, much that will be
glorious, and let u hope, nothing that
will enshroud those glories in u cloud
of darkness and despair.
The latter part of the nineteenth
century has been characterized by
restless mental activity. Men have
been thinking, striving, agitating, con.
tending; thought probably never be-
fore was So free and active, during no
previous period has the human intel.
lect achieved such triumphs! Prin.
ciples of mind and matter hitherto un.
thought OF have been demonstrated.
questions have begun to be- agitated
whose solution will come in the TWEEN.
tieth century, The labor question with
all its complicated machinery aud the
turbulent state of the financial and
business world resulting from it, the
timidity of capital to invest in n
project, the strikes, corporations, com.
binss, etc, all crying for what they
deem to be their especial rights; all
this social unrest, this ~upheaving of
the masses, promises TO bring about
enc Of the greatest issues In human
history; the complete revolution of
society in general; aud tho indications
are that out Vi this chaos will be
brought a peaceable union of society,
aud this mighty revolution will be
brought about, not by the might OF the
sword but by peaceful arbitration.
The threeyesrs which will hiring to
u close the nineteenth century promise
10 be prolific IN mechanical aud scien.
tho advances. To US is given the
privilege Of welcoming In q century
destined 10 be the century Of mechan.
ical device, Of scientific achievements,
aud OF electrical energy, drawn from
the constant motion Of our world, TO.
volving through space. Presently too
The magnetic currents Of the earth will
be harnessed, aud then another unfxii.
Ing source Of power will be added
TO the economy Of human energy.
Bnlwer's dream nj the "C"minr Race"
aud Bellamy's Looking Back ward"
bothgepreseuiing. the mun and wo.non
Of Al age IN which science will
pevform ~ ns~ny otyshqi. lsbnrs Ia
whiah Ms,S~orspa Nyss A,esAt ious .w.r%
OeWttt's WITCH haxsl 1alvo
eesO eaA oa1AA.-
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-06-04

20 nervous I could Dot
ne In bed; ny arms
and limbs twitehed
and my systsm seemed
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
70 Nbessn usins DR..
Miles Nervfne Aad b
|naparth b<etls ssstpeSA
aaa To hlalth.r Mn.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-09
Ages of Animals.

According to some naturalists the
length of lite of animals is as follows !:
The rabbit lives from six to seven
years.
The squirrel from seven to eight
yes rs.
The fox from fourteen to fifteen
years.
The cat from fifteen to seventeen
years.
The dog from sixteen to eighteen
years.
The bear and wolf. eighteen to
twenty years.
The rhinoceros from twenty to
twenty-five years.
The horse from twenty-five to
twenty-five years.
The hen from twenty five to TWEEN
ty eight years.
The porpoise from twenty-eight to
thirty years.
The camel and crow one hundred
years.
The tortoise one hundred and ten
years.
The eagle one hundred and twenty
years.
The elephant four hundred years.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-09
Maxims for the Household.

Chops should be broiled; not fried.
The best materials should always
be used in cooking.
Food should be kept hot by stand
ing it in hot water on the range.
Time and strength are saved by
doing the right thing at the right
time.
Gloss the collars and cuffs by mix
iuga little turpentine with the starch.
Remove the stains and grease from
woolrn goods with mixture of half
II PIT of deodorzad benzine, one
ounce of alcohol, one ounce of chlor-
otorm, and one ounce of good
cologne.
R.move stains from furniture with
II feather dipped in water in which u
few drops OF nitre have been placed
(allowing eight drops of nitre to a
teaspoOnful of water). Rnb the
place with cloth dipped in cold
water as soon as the spot has disap.
peared.
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of the people and their ability to
keep their promise"
If the gold howlers had influence
sufficient to shake the confidence of
the people in Uncle Sam and create a
panic by placing silver currency-the
bulk of the money in circulation-at
a great discount, things would be in
bad shape, sure enough. Particu-
larry so with the increased prices of
necessities, produced by the Republic
can trust-fostering tariff. 1t is
hoped, however, that Uncle Sam will
prove stronger than the howlers and
that the danger limited at by the
Post will not assume serious proper
lions.
The inconsistency of those who
attack the silver dollar because of
the deprecated price of the bullion it
contains is manifest. II they really
want a silver dollar as valuable as a
gold dollar, from the one standpoint
of the commercial value of its bullion,
they should be hurrahing for 'Mr.
Bryan's silver dollars" for it was
the purpose of Mr.. Bryan and the
Democratic party to make one as
valuable as the other, by establish
ing the ratio OF 16 to l.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-09
HOUSEHOLD HINIs.

When ink is spilled upon linen, try
dipping the damaged material in
pure melted tallow. The hot tallow
seems to absorb the ink, and, after
washing, the stain will he found to
have disappeared.
When the fingers are stained in
peelihg fruits, preparing green wal
nuts, or III smilnr ways, dip them in
strong tea, rubbing them well with Il
nail brush, and ait, rward wash them
in warm water and the stains will
disappear.
Do not put hot water or any kind
of water upon wOollens that have
had liquid grease spilled upon them.
First sprinkle buck wheat or rye -four
over the place and let it absorb the
grease, brush of thu ii 1ur, and apply
then fresh flour until ali the grease il
ahsoI bed.
A seasonable ana delicious way Of
serving ice-col1 raw tomatoes III To
remove the inside ct the fruit, leaving
a thick wall. Take our the seeds,
and to the pulp adj ,aIal parts of
dry mustard nnd brown sugar, a
little salt, pepper sauc", and vinegar.
Stir the mixture into "a paste and
refill the tomato.
Frequently ice is hard to keep at
hand With campers and picnlckers
and the food suffers tor the want of
it. A common clay howerppt, may
be made good Use OF in k eping the
butter cool ard firm Place the pot
over the plate OF butter and wrap
around it cloth wet ia cold water,
sprinklng water over the outside of
the cloth as it becomes dry Milk
will remain cool and sweet il treated
| in the same manner
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-09
DANGEROUS ASSAULTS.

Under this caption, the Washing
ton Post, a gold standard paper,
calls it's gold standard friends to
task for their attacks upon silver
and their rejoicings over every de-
cline in the price of the white metal.
In reference to the very foolish re
mark of a Republican newspaper
that sit takes two of Mr.. Bryan's
silver dollars, and then some more,
to buy a bushel of wheat nowadays, -
the Post says:
Mr.. Bryan's silver dollar if he
happen to have a specimen of that
coin on hand, is just like Mr.. Wander
bits, Mr.. Morgan's, or Mr.. Astor's
silver dollar, and is identical with
the dollar paid to the laborer by his
employer. 1t is the dollar that Con
gress, as the agent of the people,
created for the people, and the asser-
tion that it takes two such dollars
to buy a bushel of wheat is false.
The Bryan dollar the 16 to ] dol
lar, the dollar that, in the shape OF
it's paper proxy, is in the hands alike
of the masses and the classes" will
buy just as much wheat or any other
commodity as gold dollar. 1t
stood at it's face value, reckoned by
the gold standard, when gold was
going out of the country by the
million on every departing trans
atlantic steamer. The parity was
kept intact when.jthe Treasury gold
reserve was run down to something
near $4,000, 900. Why? Simply
because the faith and credit of the
nation held it up. 1t was not be-
cause the silver certificates could
have been exchanged for gold, as no
such exchange could have been posi-
BILE. Even if the administrator had
desired to pay out gold for notes
made payable in silver it could not
have done SO. Nor could the McKin-
ley administration stand q run for
gold in payment OF silver obliga-
tons. Our financial structure, there
fore, rests chiefly on the confidence
of the business world in the honesty