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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11
WHO'S WHOl
D. HUGO st. YIa1sfHRRE, Il D.
Copyright. 1907. BY the Author.]

''Irue, but not yet awhile. See here,
Harmonl' exclaimed my friend, drop
ping into chair, drawing 1t up in front
Of me and leaning over ''I've propo-
sition to make"
81 am listening"
II wish you to become myself, while
! become somebody else"
II don't quite catch on.
with your consent, shall disappear
for one year. No one but rs shall know
the fact. ! will go to Europe. will be
utterly lost to the world for that time. !"
"And at the end Of that periodp"
"If alive, return and resume my
identity. Meanwhile you are to be
Harold O. Westcott. Our initials are the
same, SO there need be little trouble.
What Is the object Of this prank"
II wish you to take my place for one
year, in order to scrape of the barnacles
that have gradually attached them
selves to me. I can't do it Your task is
to free me wholly Of those parasites, 80
that when J. come back 1t will be like
beginning life over again, with every
thing smooth sailing"
1t was an extraordinary proposal, and
I bent my head in thought. In shout
dering the name and character Of Harold
Westoott what responsibilities would
assume? Suppose he had committed
some serious crime and was arranging
that should incur ths penaInsy?
~
an unworthy one.
"You have nothing to fear. There are
some annoyances, but you are at liberty
to treat them as you choose. only ask
that everything shall be smoothed out
to the best Of your ability against my
return. will pay you $50. for tho
favor"
Fifty thousand dollarsP'
Instead of explaining, he said:
"Take the pen there and let me see
your handwriting"
/ signed my name underneath several
words. He scrutipized it carefully and
then did the same alongside it.
There was scarcely hairs difference
in the penmanship.
Neither Of US was surprised. We ex-
pected it.
''That's good. You will sign your
checks II. o. Westcott which is my
custom, 80 there will be no forgery ON
your part. shall draw out all the mon
ey l can possibly need for two or three
years to come and leave something like
100000 in the bank subject to your or
der. You may need more than the
amount have named and must feel free
TO draw upon 1t. But if all goes we'll
you are to receive $50, 900 for PERSONAL
ing me for one year from date"
II foresee d good many embarrass-
ments and complications"-
Were it otherwise I should not
make you the offer. Do you accept"
eyes, even though it is taking leap
in the dark"
"Give me your hand on 1t.
We shook hands.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

"Wbu hare pou been so long IN Calling,
Mrs. MurphW"
them, and I'm afraid I shall encounter
some breakers before I'm through. If
matters get too hot III take u run out
of the city for time Hcllo"
A scorcher shot by me on his wheel 40
if challenging race with one Of the
policemen who was certain soon to dis
cover him. My horse SHE'D little, but
not dangerously so. Just ahead Of me
was carriage, with the driver Oh top
holding the reins over two spirited ami
mails
The sudden burst Of the cyclist 80
startled them that they plunged off at
headlong speed. The driver tugged at
the lines, but for the time they were be.
yond control A scream from within the
vehicle showed tho terror of the occu-
pants, and the rext thing l saw was
woman that had opened tho door and
was trying to leap out, while some one
else, evidently n.fcmalc, rcsolutely pre-.
UAnt~a hAr f't t!.t,t4N
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

Extract from the Laws OF Delaware. Gov
ernins the collection o! Taxes OF New Castle
County-Sect' OH IS OF said Act:
section IS That on all taxes paid before
the first day of August there shall b. an
abatement OF per ce itum; oil all tuxes paid
before he first day of Do csmber; there shall
be an Abatement OF three per scntumj OH all
taxes puid after the trit day o! Deoembsr
Ave per centum thereof shall be added there
to.
WILLIAM e. HUeBANDS
Collector Of Taxes for brandy wine Hundred
ira
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

OTtCE-Proposals Will be received by
IN William Asc)tt. chairman OF the!.eSy
Court OF New Castle county. until u O'clock
H.. on Tuesday. October ". at the Court
House In Whining tor. Delaware, for the com
pietion Of The rad ing, Ell c, of tho road across
Tho st. Aug slime marsh al PORT Penn. Dca.
All plans specifications etc can be seen aud
all information can be obtained vt tho oiiice
OF william u. CarswelL. - md II MONEY!
Buiiding. Eighth and Market, Wilmington.
Del. after Thursday. October. !.
Tho Levy Court reserves the right 10 reject.
any aud all bids. oj
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

xtract from IL. law. OF Delaware
governing the collection OF Tsxos OF New
CL'tic County-Section IS of sail Act:
Section 81 That on all take. paid before
tho first dag OF August there shall DO an
ahntemcAt OF hye p0r ntun: on NIL taxcs
paid before the inst day Of DOccnibeE there r
shali BE- an Abatement of three per cAntuin:
OIL all taxes paid after tho first day of Decem
Der nve per eentum thereof shall be added
thereto.
HORACE G. RETIEw.
lteceivor of Take s md County Treasure
ojdl
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11
NVIICT. :
TO THE.TAXpAYERs OF MILL CREEH

NOTICE.
TO HE.TAXpAYERs OF MILL CREEK
HUNDRED.
The taxable residents of MIL Greek hun
dred and oil persons liable TO paw tag In SAID
hundred. are hereby notified that the under.
signed tax collector for laid hundred. will DO
at
Temperance Hotel. uookessin. October Q
anu November aud 81. from 10 III. to 4 p
. IN b.
Milford x Roads. August l., eeptemberi&
October sand November & from 20 a. IA. toa
p. IN. ., ~. :
d. J. 7. Dcmpsey's store. Union. October IS
and November Is from 10 to 4 H. IN. -
At Stanton-St;lntol Companys stor3.
October Is aud No vember ~ from 10 q. m
TO 4p. Ill. .'.-.s .s.. a-.G
AT Marshallton-Gray's shoe store, October
" and November !.
Midtown. every day between above datos.
For The purpose Of receiving county AMI
poor taxes for MIL Creek Hundred for Tao
year 1897.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11
NOTICES..
TO THETAxPAYERs OF pRLNDYwINB
| HUNDRED Hsy

HUNDRED. Y
The taxable residontsor Bran1ywln8 hun.
bred and MI patJ)a3 II tb y to p IS tax n said
hundred are hereby notified that the un lor-
signed. tax collector to: said hundred wln
be ut
Court House. Wilmington. July 24th
3Oih and 2lst. August list aud 18th. Sapte a.
Der 18th and 2jth. Ottobsri I'D an 5)th. Mo-
vember 20th. eth aud 18th. from 10 10 II q. N,
uud from to p. in.
Practical Far ner. July 2.i. 27d and
10Th; August 2Oth, septe nber $50 aud p5th;
DC; ober lith and : at November 18th and With
from ~ a. IN. TO 4 p. III
Perry's Hotel. July apth and 18Th, Septem.
Der 30tb; October 18th; November ed from
~ T. III. to I y. in.
Aud every day between above dates ~ ats
residence except Tuesday mornlngA
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

For nrst-class dyelng and securing go
60 tho Delaware Dye Works. 2l0 King
street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

Ladies' Take the hest. If you aro troubled
with ConstipR tion. Saliow Skin and II Tired
Feeling. take Karls Clover Tea. 1t is pleasant
TO take. Sold by N. Is. Dauforta. mi aui
Maket streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

EXTRACT FROM THL LAWS OF della.
WARE.
Section g. That On all taxes pail Deforl
the tilst day OF August thar. sial b3a
abatement Of five PCT centum; on all taxes
paid before the hrst day Of December thors
shall be AL abatement Of three per centu n;
on ail taxes unpaid tho first day of DecIm-
Der ave psr ceutun thereof shall bc al le1
thereto.
HARVEY 4 BALDWIN
Collector Of Taxes FOR Mil Creek Hundred.
Us
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11
Fresh Fish, and How to Get Them.

Mcclure at Fifth and King streets, gets
his fish direct from the fisheries and sells
them ct the lowest price-wholesale and
retail. Mcclure, Fifth and King streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

RyOTICE-Therc will be a meeting of the
IN Liquor Dealers on Sunday. OctoD or 10th
In tho German Hall, at2 O'Clock. All are re-
gu cstcd 10 attend. by order of
OF &c ANaOS HAUBEIt. Pres.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

DR.. Simms' Cholera Syrnp leads the
world Of Diarrhea remedies as the famous
cure for diarrhea dysentery, cholera NOR
bus cholera infantum and summer COM
plants of children. BIC retail ut sos King
street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

Extract from the Laws oil Delaware gov
ern!ng the collection Of taxes of new Castle
county-Heotiun 81. of said Act.
section 3d. That on all take. paid before + IS
first day OF August there shull be An abate.
iuent OF 1.-Two per centum. On all taxes paid
before q first day Of December. there sinai
be an abatement OF three per centum. on Al;
taxes paid after the first day OF December
five per centum thereof shalt be added there
TO GEORGE MCINTYRE
Collector OF Taxes for Chris,iana lid.
Az. w-s-tf
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11
II U MPHREYS'

Sold by Druggists. or sent prepaid on
receipt of price, 25c., or 8 for 81.
Dr.. Humphreys HOMEOPATHIC MANUAL
OF DISEASES MAILED FREE.
Humphreys' Med Co., Ill William st., n, 7,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11
After All Others Fail.

Uee d.. J.Simms & Sons, White Pulmcn
ic Balsrm, for the Grippe. A sure cure for
coughs. sore-throat, bronchitis, whooping.
cough, blool-spitting. soreness in the
breast, hoarseness, asthma, and in pull
monary consumption. We would like to
sec u case of the grippe that we could not
cure with THE great preparation. Read
what VIM. Coming, of Taylor Bridge
Post Office, Collins Beach has to say.
AFTER two doctors had given me up as
inc lrable of the Grippe, and blood. splitting
used DIR. Simms' White Pulmonic Bal
sam and was led For sale at No. Cos
King street; Soc. and 81. 90 bottles, II.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11
NJ Office

IN TO COUNTY TAXPAYERS
All county tax payers are hereby notified
that's per ceuL viii DO deducted from all
taxes pnit before December list 1897. after
which time per cent. will be added.
The Tux Office OF III Court House wfll be
open daily from $ n m to5 p. m. and evory
Tuesday iening from 10" ock until 10
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11
NOTICE
TO Tho TAXPAYEHS OF CHRISTI ANA


Tho taxable residents OF Chrstiana hun
bred and all persons liable to pay tax In said
hundred are hereby n iGoi that the unler-
signed tax collector for said hundroi will he
at
Newport. August Gath, September 18th. 18th
rld 18th. October st I'd. Attn, 9TH. It'll. sth
OH November 9Th. OH. 10th. nth. nth. l3tk.
Marshalton. September 9th. Octobar 18TH
November Is III. 10Th.
Csntreviiis, August a5th and 2tth. Septem.
her Nth, 18th. 18TH October llth. l!th. 18th.
ld.h, 18th, l6th November LIST. I'd. ID. 4th,5th
9Th.
Lawless' Hotel. September Goth. alsI Octo-
Der 18Th, 10Th. 2lst, November i1tL, 18TH. Nth.
Toys September 2ltn, 3Jtn. October .2d 18th
November ed. I'D !4th.
Court House August 18th September 18th.
25th, october I'D, 5Oth. November .Jth, aGth.
III 2vth, 9th,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11
Rheumatism Cured at 81.

Does your Rheumatism come from
colde Or is it made worse by cold, wet
and exposure? Then Brazilian Balm
will make Radical cure. Arson Bur-
rill, age 81, of Jersey flights, says: II
was SO crippled with Rheumatism l
could not straighten up or get my hand
10 my head. l only grew worse under
the doctors treatment. Then a friend
induced me to use Brazilian Balm. l
began to improve at once and after using
8 5Occnt bottles was cured. The inham-
nation, pain and soreness were all gone.
Now run, jump and handle the dumb
bells-in fact AIN ninble as boy"
For sale by u. James Belt, SOL Marker
street, and n. b. Dantorth. end and Ma
ket streets
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

TOR SAi.E-A black mare. buggy md har.
II nessfor want OF use. Win DO sold cnenD
Sound nnd all rl1ht. Apply at No. 0 licall
IT. ect. South Wilmington. 90 81
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

U,OR SALk-Cheap. two rood work or
Il driving horses, cart harness and tnTnl-
Sure wagon, Apply 8sz Chestnut sttoet
a3Jts
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

TOR SALE Oak ping aud raiiroGl Il a.
Il Address e.. T. .. BJIs. BiaoAbird, Del
% limo
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11
CANNED c0AL
makes pleasant fire
d, for cool evenings.
LehIgh coal makes a warm
fire for cold nights.
George v. Bush { SONS CO
French Street Wharf,
Telephone 1888 and 264.

Y OST-On Saturday last q receipt hook
IL aad cards Iieturn 10 Wheel or 4 Wilson
NunufactuIiug Co, az Fast Seventh stre.t.
Hgb II
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

TINOR sALE--A nice cottage house. l05 Lln-
II coin street, large rooms. BATH front
porch. Easy terms. Other desirable houses
Tor salo cheap Geo. ". Bush. French street
wharf, Of aGt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

TOR SALE CHEAP-A rosewood, right
~ piano. Apply at 4U3 Jefferson ktrset
aytf
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-11

IIHOR ShLE-One spar spring buggy 10 ,le
IL by Cooling Bros Apply to FRANK YER
non. this oilice. II
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09
Going to the Citiaa.

In the last 20 years the rural popula-
t!on of Maine, Vermont and Rhode Is
land has diminished.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09
THE. TROLLEY 'euzz.,

And Something About the Trulley
Cars as Cure for Headache.
Ever hear of the trolley buzz?" said
Brooklyn resident whose business is
In New York. They say That some
people who travel regularly on the troll
ley cars get the trolley buzz You know
the sound of the trolley, the .bz-z-z-x
that begins low and rises gradually as
the Cur increases in speed, keeping n
uniform tonc when the car Is running
at uniform speed, and then declining
again as the car runs slower and stop
ping when the chr stops? They soy
there are people who travel regularly on
trolleys who hear this sound all the
time whsreyer they are, except when
they are5nsIeeE ThsS'c this having
the trolley buzz. !,
Il never had the tkolley buzz, but the
trolley cars sometimes do.me n great
deal Of good. They cure me of head
ache. 1 work here all day, keeping
very.busy2and sometimes when l start
home ut night have hard headache.
l get into trolley car and take n sent
over one of the aXlcs. they say that no
electricity gets into the car, but I'M
ngine there must be more or less of It In
the air., 1lnow there Is something
there that cures my headache. I sit
down in the chr with the headache bad;
get down from 1t after n ride of about
three miles, feeling bright and fresh
and with the headache gone"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09
CHINESE PREVENTIVE OF RABIES

Eating the Liver of the Dog RECON-
mendcd ms n Cure for the ditto.
A French missionary in China wit
messed recently how two of his carriers
were bitten by rabid dog and was very
much worried about 1t, says Modern
Medicine. Several Chinese who hap
pened to be there told him that his
worry was absolutely uncalled for, since
they had an undoubtedly safe preven-
tive against the poison of rabid dog
taking effect. and to prove the assertion
five Cinnamon who had been bitten in
March of last year by mad dog were
presented TO the missionary. He found
that Cinnamon eat of the raw liver of
n mad dog after being bitten, and. If
they partake of this within given time
after the accident. it is said they will not
be subject TO hydrophobia. tits curious
that Plinius in hi, natural history rec
omnends eating the liver of n mad dog,
II bitten. as raw as possible, and they
who could not swallow the liver raw
should have 1t cooked and drink the
broth therefrom. It Is not positively
known whether this remedy is efIica-
cious. but it appears TO be worthy of
Investigation, particularly since this
seems to be the actual beginning of the
lsopathic treatment since perfected by
Pasteur and Koch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09
INDIA SHAWlS.
Very Good limitations Arc sInde I'm
Ernucc.

Very Good limitations Arc aInde I'm
France.
Since the introduction of the Tibet
gont into France the cashmere shawl
has been inflated with such wonderful
cXnctncss that it is hard to detect the
Imitation from the Original. says the
Chautauqunn, Experts say, however,
that the gcnhinc India shawl cnn be
detected from its having n less even
iy-woven web and also from it's brighter
colors. II is likewise said that the bor-
der of the real India cashmere shawl Is
Invariably woven In small pieces, which
are sewcd together and the whole bor-
der Is afterward scwed onto the center
1t is mistake to think that the shawls
are manufactured in India in the form
In which they arc sold here. Generally
the borders and ccnters come out SEN
arately and are put together IN sizes
and often In patterns to suit the Gus
toners.
~ number of shawls sold as real In
dia" arc actually manufactured in.
France. Persons familiar with both
articles say that the original is softer
than the imitation and that this soft
ness arises from the way the thread is
spun and partly also because the Tibet
goat deterlorates when removed from
its native hills.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09
WOOD MOSAIC OF sAwDusr.

Highly Ornamental Process for Mold
Ing Doors and Floor Material
In the reports of the Industrial union
mention is made of Il new process OF
floor mosaic, says the Yale Scientific
Monthly. Small PARTICLES of wood, as
Sawdust. wood -four aud fine shavines,
are treated first with mixture of shell
lac and alcohol, and then with cement
made of curd and Stacked lime. While
this mixture is still damp. it il put into
hot molds- of. the desired shape aud sizc.
and placed. under prcss,rrc. .The. Joint.
action of the heat and pressure nrite
the wood most thoroughly with both
the shcllnc and1hc cement Aftcra few
minutes the compound is taken out of
the molds when it is thoroughly coolcl
and hardened. Great care rs necessary
that no foreign substances, especially
of an oily nature, be present, MS it would
prevent the cement from being nb-
sorbed into the pores of the wood. In
making different ooloreA. Iaosnic the
natural color of the woods used Is tnkcn
into consideration, then the wood itself
is dyed. and lastly dyces. dissolved in
alcohol arc mixed with the shcllac. The
process is then performed as before.
In spite OF its hardness this compound
possesses all the perfection of,wQod, so
that it is particularly well adapted for
use ASH floor covering in living rooms
and private dweIlihgs@--lln, important
advantage over all other processes of
manufacturing mosaic floors Is That it
IL not affected by any change of tenn
Dcratupc
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09
DANGEROUS CHEMICALS.

The Time Has Arrived to Put Legal
Restrictions ON Their Sale.
Several more or less dangerous arti-
Giles of chemical manufacture are be-
coming so largely employed for n va
rlety of useful purposes now that some
restrictions as to their sale, conveyance
and storage are imperative, says the
San Francisco Argonnut. Thousands of
gallons of liquid" carbonic acid gas in
hteel cylinders under high compression
may now be seen every day being con-
Yoyed in carts from place to place, and
similarly other gases are stored under
pressure in tubes" as, for instance,
oxygen, hydrogen, nitrous oxide andSQ
on, all of which may expose the public
to danger. Solid bricks of metallic
sodium, again (kept under naphtha, of
course), are every day carried from
port to port rs part of ships cargo.
and very serious accidents have occa-
sionnlly arisen from the intermixture
of various chemicals on board ship by
the damaging effect of rough passage
upon the packages. Still another chem
ical substance of comparatively recent
discovery Is carbide of calcium, which
on simply becoming moist gives off the
exceedingly inilammable gas. acety lene,
which, with air, forms an explosive mix
ture
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Lining So Arranged Tint the Slight
est Drenk VIII RnInc Alarm

Lining So Arranged Tint the Slight
est Brenk VIII Raise Alarm.
The latest idea for the protection of
money and valuables is to have the safe
which contains them secured inside n
cabinet, says the ST. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat- Where safe Is kept in a vault,
the vault serves tho purposes of n cabi-
net. In either case an electric lining
is used, consisting of strips of metal
mounted in connection with thin metal
sheets, so arranged that even a pin
thrust through the cabinet and pcne-
trating the lining will sound the alarm.
The doNe of the vault cannot be opened.
nor can the curtain of the cabinet be
raised, until time-locl has disconnect-
ed 1T from the alarm system. In order
that the alarm box may be proof against
molestation II is made of steel and
placed within hood lined in the same
way as the cabinet. Any attempt at
tampering with it will cruise an alarm
to be sounded as in the case of the cab
met. The door is held closed by heavy
lag bolts, the partial removal of any of
which will give a warning signal. There
are several of these lag bolts. and be-
lore the door can be opened they have
all to be removed, which requires n
considerable length of time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-09
WE'D EARLY IN LIFE.
Ages at Which Marriages. AIny BE Con-
tructed in Europe


tracted In Europe.
In Austria n imam" and woman"
are supposed to be capable of conduct
ing home of their own from the age
of IA. In Germany the man must be at
least IS years of age. In France the
man must bo IS and the woman Is; in
Belgium the same. In Spain the in
tended husband must have passed his
fourteenth year and the woman her
twelfth. In Hungary, for Roman
Catholics, the man must be ii years old
and the woman 12; for Professionals, tho
man must be IS and the woman Is. In
Greece the man must have seen at least
IA summers, and the woman 12. In
Portugal boy of IA is considered mar
riageable and a woman of 12. In Rus
STA and Saxony they are little more
sensible, and n youth must refrain from
entering into matrimony till he oan
count IS years, and the woman till she
ran count 12. In Switzerland the men
from the age of II and the women from
the age of IL are allowed to marry. In
Turkey any youth and maiden who can
walk properly, and can understand the
necessary religious service are allowed
to be united for life.