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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Herbert G. Potter. son Of II. p. Potter,
thp florist, gave n watermelon party 10 his
little friends Friday afternoon. After
playing various games, tho little ones were
invited to u table ladeneh with water.
melon and cantaloup. About $50 o'clock
the guests departed for their homes. Those
present were: Misses Helen Bailey, Helen
Linton, Ida and Susie Winkler, Ida and
Alice Bartoe, Viola Cox, Bessie Quigloy,
Alice Hughes, Ethel Downward, Bessie
McCrsckcn. Helen Winkler. Helen Nc.
Alroy Messrs. Herbert G. Potter, Fred
k,uni, Howard Kirby, Herbert Jackson,
Leonard McCrackep, Eddie Bartoe, Will
and George Cox, Louis Quigley und VIII
Maoer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Athens, Sept. 1.-The government, in
Its reply to the powers, offers the stamp
revenues, exceeding 100000 drachmas
annually, for the service of the indem-
nifty loan. AS a guarantee the govern
ment proposes that the representatives
of the contracting parties shall afiix a
special seal to all stamp paper.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01
Engineer and Fireman Killed

Akron O., Sept. IA Cleveland. Ak
ron and Columbus engine attached to
a southbound freight train on that road
exploded at Fredericksburg, killing the
engineer and fireman and badly scald-
ing II. i. Shank, the brakeman. The
dead are William Thornley,, engineer,
and Louis Brown, fireman, both of
Mount Vernon,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Rev. T. A. MGCurLy yesterday afternoon
conducted services over the romans OF
Samuel Murphey AT lis Lutte home No. SO6
West strcot. The pail bearers were Alex
andcr Mcleod, john Almond, Thos. Oar.
llngton. I. B. Smith. Allen Smith and
Joseph l.. Carpenter. Delegations from
Hope Lodge No. 81, l. o. .. i. and Lafoy.
e5te Lodge, A. Il. A. NJ attended the fun .
cral. lntermcnt was made ut Whining
ton and Brandywine Cemetery,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Elkton. Md, August 3l.-As the case
Of Mrs. Mary Roberts, the Philadelphia
woman whose body was found In Big Elk
Creek on Sunday evening, now stands the
conclusion arrived at is that she may have
committed suicide or she may have boon
roully dealt with, there bolng u possibility
Of either While majority, no doubt
favor the suicide theory, there is mum.
Der who still cling to the murder theory.
They cannot believe the woman hae ked
her face up and thon threw herself Into
tho water, and they claim tho evidence
shows there was little or no water In the
lungs, as there would have been in tho
case of drowning
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

City Solicit or Conrad is authority that tn.
officials now In Office arc serving tho city
ILLEGALLY Ther terms havs expired and
as the Terms hays not been extended by
resolution the Offices arc vacant
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01
ON FRIDAY
THE nth DAY OF SEPTEMBER, IS

THE nth DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1887
at 2 o'clock p. M.
the following described real estate, viz:
All that certain lot or piece of land.
with brick house thereon erected. stu,
alto in tina city Of Wilmington aforesaid
bounded and described as follows, to wit;
lsesinning Mt point on tho southerly side
Of Pleasant street, at the distance of IS feet
10Y innh-I, westerly from the westerly side
Of ,1acks1n street; thence southerly
parallel with Jackson street, passing
through the middle of the party wall be-
tween this and the house adjoining on tho
east "a feet inches to the nOrtherly side
OF n three foot wide alley leading into
Jackson street; thence along said alley
side westerly parallel with Pleasant street
IL feet "a inches to corner; thence
notihsrIy parallel with Jackson street,
passing through the middle of the party
wall between this and the house adjoining
on the vast - fast inches to tho afore
said sids Of Pleasant street, and thence
thereby easts,ly 10 feet ~ inches to the
place nf beginning, Iva tine contents what
they may, with the free use and privilege
of Maid alley, and of drain or sewer run
Mug down the ho1 Of Pleasant street in
common with others eutitsd thoreto for.
sv-T subject to proportinnate share Of
erpanss Of keeping the Same IN good re-.
pair.
Ssi7nh and taken in execution as the
propsity of William A. Ruth and Mar
garrett u. Ruth, his WIFE mortgagers, and
Hurry !. Lancaster, terts teuabt hud terrs
tenants. aud 10 lis sold by
WILLIAM II. Finn, Sheriff.
sherir's Once. Wilmington. Delaware
Augustal. 1897
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

1t il reported that Dr. George Troupe
Maxwell is dying at Jacksonville, Fla,
where he has been residing for some time.
He formerly lived in our city and was
physician Of high repute Hn Is about 10
years Of age, md is the father of George
A. Maxwell, x.prothonotary Of our CITY.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Charles e Brown and Levi J. Dale have
takon the old morch sut tailoring stand Of
James Harding, No, sls French street
nnd have the coming fall Stylos and pat,
terms.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Edward Millor, sixteen year.old son Of
Mrs. Mary Miller OF Chester met with q
vary painful accident on Sunday afternoon
near this city. He was riding on his bicy.
Gle, when his front wheel struck Il large
stone throwing him off and cutting q
taken into house close by, whsro the
wound WAS bandaged UP.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

One dollar for two.day excursion to At
iantic City via tho most reliable Penn,yl.
vania line on Sunday, September o. Sr.-
cial trains leave Wilmington ut 81 a. IL.
aud J. ~ q. IN
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Z Tho special trains Will leave promptly at
l,H a. IN. and s, a. u NJ, for Atlantic City
Via Delaware river bridge route. Penneyt
vania railroad, next Sunday, 9Th.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Taylor q Fullerton's Blood Purifier rs.
moves all impurities from tho blood. Pre-.
pared by w. Z. Taylor, 800 King street,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

400 lb Shorts at 20 o. h. Sen Auben
Scrap Better Quality 2Sc. Durstein East
Second street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01
ON FRIDAY, ;
TIE 18th DAY or SEPTEM BIER, 1897
nt IN ntrloc1r n,
at 10 o'clock, o. m.

the following described real estate. viz:
All that certain f1rm or tract of land
with the buildings thereon erected situate
IN White Clay Creek hundred, New Castle
county and State OF Delaware, bounded
and described as follows to wit: Beginning
Mt u stone in the middle OF the road lead.
ing to Ogletown, and running thence by
land of William Hawthorn, north 81 dc.
gross east TO perGhes to post; thence
north "A degrees west 10 . 10 percbes to a
stake; thence north 33Is degrees cast "a
perches to point: thence north AZ de.
grees west u loo.perches to railroad; thence
south 72s4 degrees west 10 and ~ leo perch
es to the centre Of the road aforesaid:
thence along the centre of said road south
Az degrees east l9and 81 100 parches, sonth
"a degrees east ri and 3! l0D perches to a
stone; thence south bt24 degrees east 1o7
psrches to the rlars OF beginning, contain.
ing AS ncrns. rood ~ perches of land, and
promises more Or less
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of John Hall, the mnrtgagor, and
t. t. s, and to be sold by
WILLIAM X. FILM, Sheriff.
sheriff's Office WILMINGTON. Delaware.
August 81. lsJ7. 81
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Great excursion to COLCHESTER next Sun
day. Septenber sat balfprue, SOC. Tickets
good 10 stop oil AZ Baltimore
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Albert Mann Is ut the Delaware Hospital
suffering from wounds about the lega. He
WAS found al the p, W. & d. depot last
night, where he says o freight brakeinen
Kicked him off u train. Mann says his
home Is la New York
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Butter sold to-day at 30 to eacents per
t IS Der nairs spr Si ao choksns s5o
h.; walerinelons, l0c to SOC each; plums, &c
q quart; pears, l0ca " peak; lima beans,
l0c qt; beets 1 cents o bunch carrots, 10
apiece; corn, lee dozen; cantaloupss, SOC
o basket; squash, &c each; lemons, 10 to lee
doz.; bananas, 30 to l5c per dozen; toma.
toes SO to loo IA u peck; sweet potatoes
12caA peck; peaches SOC basket; cabbage,
SO to 30 per head; egg plants, &c to &c,
each ;apples, 8 to loo n peck; string beans
30 peck; new potatoes. &c a u pesk;
cauldowor. 30 to &c head; lard, Sc per b;
pine apples 90 TO loc piece.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

The Pennsylvania Railroad takes you to
Atlantic CITY, without change of cars via
Delaware river bridge route next Sunday,
tie OH, for 81.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

To Cure Constipation Forever.
=, lake Cascnrets Candy Cathartlc lOc or csc,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

The Pennsylvania railroad will take yol
to Atlantic City next Sunday and return
you to Wilmington either Sunday or Mon
day night via bridge route for 81.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01
rIrs. Smith Better.

Mrs, Charles f. Smith of No. 92l Ben :
melt street who has been confined to her
room for three weeks is improving. She
had n large carbunce on her shoulder
which caused her much annoyance.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

For hrstclass dyeing and securing 90
so the Delaware Dye Works, 2lO King
strpat
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

SHERlFF'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE or A
writ OF I.evari Facias. to me directed.
viii be exposed to public sale at the
Court House on Market street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets In the rity
OF Wilmington, New Castle county.
State Of Delaware
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Another chance to sec Colchester, the
popular family resort. Special train from
r, W. Il b. STATION at S45 O. IN. next Sun
day, 9Th.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

Fresh Fish, and How to Get Them.
Mcclure, at Fifth and King streets, gets
his fish direct from the fisheries and sells
them at the lowest pricc-wh0esn,e and
retail Mcclure, Fifth and King streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01
The Nate is SO Cents.


To Tolchtster and return next Sunday.
SeuLeinllor IL
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

400 BoI.s Of cigars " 3d. bux. Hall ton
OF tobacco a0c ID, Durstein, 8 Il. Second
street,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

TvOR SAL H. Scvsisl fni! bred Sheph-r ell
+ puppies ut IL I eAsonaue pIlGeb Phlip
III. aGa OF evils Potts. uhe ,Iile wet OF Cam
trrvllle ChtiUinna I'D. bi6t
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

iTUH SALE--A ross wood piano. nun tone.
~ viii snil low. for want " use. Apply
aus Jefferson 81, al
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

w ANTED n"arie'a Two young lA'i"s;
w s.huoi t,aeLhIS or students, lr Jf"r-"d
Gun tnd s.uI Comfortable place in ~sHtt'n
part Of nIty at mode, ratios All mucer"
cuuvertauoss Address HONE care OF Ike.
pUnLICAN. 81
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

MIAMI ED-A white gin Tor general hDnse
w work. Apply 10! West sceonl Str"nt.
al-.ts
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

For all diseases of men use sc, Qh)nl 500
King street. A sire cure.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ Of Ievari FRcias, to me directed,
Will he exposed 10 pibllc sale at the
Washington Hotel. at Newark. White
Clay Creak. huudred. Now Castle County
State Of Delaware.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01

* AMI ED-A situation nassauistrnss n
w family. Address. U. tbs Office.
SLIT
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-04
The Gold Cure For an Indian.

All Lab Nee, young and bright look
ing Cherokee Indian, is being treated
for the liquor habit at the White Plains,
IN. Y. } institute. He is the first Indian
who has ever taken the gold cure, and
the physicians say they will do some
thing that has never been done before
that is, take away from a red man the
love of liquor.
The young fellow was one of the stu
dents at the Indian school in South
Carolina and friends, sorry to see him
wasting his life, induced him to go to
White Plains.
The treatment has already had very
good results, and the young Indian will
be discharged as cured very shortly, and
then will return to South Carolina to
astonish the members of his tribe. Elk
change
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-04
THE TEXAN RANGERS.
The Force Now but a Shadow of What 1t
Was.

In the appropriation bill which the
legislature of Texas was recently called
in extraordinary session to consider is
an item which provides for the mainte-
nance Of the ranger force. 1t will not
exceed $25, 900, and the smallness of
the sum emphasizes the decadenoe of
an arm remarkable for its singularity
and efficiency. There is nothing exactly
similar amepg the forces of the world.
The mounted \sonstabulary of South At
RIGA bears, perhaps, closer resem-
blance than any other, though there
are wide divergences.
The Texas ranger wears no uniform.
His dress is composed of stout, dark
trousers, sometimes protected by over
alls, wooden shirt, heavy sack\coat,
sombrero, boots, stout gloves and spurs.
His arms are a single action 45 caliber
colts six shooter and winchester car
bine-not rifle. He furnishes his own
horse and bedding. If the horse is
killed in action, the state Replaces it. If
it dies or is stolen, the ranger must get
another. The pay is $50 a month for
privates, $40 for sergeants, $75 for lieu
tenants and 800 for captains. The state
feeds them. Their supplies include flour,
coffee, sugar, lard, bacon, beef, mutton
and canned goods. They Stay much
game and add variety to the bill of fare
in that way.
Owing to the settlement of the from
tier and the gradual establishment of
law and order the ranger force has stead
lily decreased for some years past. For
merly it consisted Of six companies,
numbering approximately 100 men each.
Today there are not more than 80 men
in the service, all told, nor are they of
so high class as those who risked their
lives back in the eighties. In those days
the composition of the companies was
unique. No native Texans were i'll the
ranks They were not enlisted because
it was feared that their home affilia-
tiOns would interfere with their work.
The men came from all sections of the
union, lured by the spirit of adventure.
Many of them were cOllegians. In
Company f Is years ago were two grad
yates of Yale, one of Harvard, one of
Princeton, three from the University of
Virginia and dozen from the smaller
southern and western universities. Some
of them now are high i'll political place
in the state of their adoption. Others
sleep in the sandy stretches that sweep
down to the tawny river, and even their
graves have been leveled by the constant
winds. -Exchange.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-04
Strange Fish From the Bermudas.

80 E. H. Bean, the superintendent
of the New York aquarium, returned
from the Bermudas recently and brought
with him several interesting specimens
of fish peculiar to Bermudan waters.
There were beautiful fatfish, with opal
bodies, tinged with rainbow hues, in
Guiding purple, crimson, bright green
and bright blue. They are known as
angel fish and are to the fnny tribe
what the gorgeous plumed peacock is to
the fowl creation.
There was a slate colored fiatfsh,
which Assistant Superintendent Spencer
called surgeon, Or doctor fish, and of
which little is known.
Another tank contained groupers,
whose sides are striped like those of
tigers and leopards.
There were also ten hind fish, each
from 10 to Is inches in length. The
bodies are white, with brown and red
spots. Two squirrel fish, each 10 inches
long, were included in the collection.
They are similar to our goldfish, except
ing that their eyes resemble those of
SQUIRRELS,
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-04
A VERY QUEER WILL.
A Rich Farmer Devises His Property In
Terse, Plain Language.

The will of Samuel Edwards; a
wealthy farmer, late of Newtown, o.,
offered for probate recently, is probably
as unique document as ever went up
OH the records of the county.
The testator begins as follows: II
want to make another will. The one
made last June don't suit me. I'd been
sick and was sort of worried. l feel
first rate now, and [ know just what
want, therefore I, the said Samuel Ed
wards, do make public and declare this
to be my last will, revoking hereby any
and all former will or wills whatsoever
by me made. First, I'll begin with the
boys again. Tim has his share already,
the 100 acres which 1 decided him last
spring. l want the other boys to have
the home farm of about 286 acres " And
so he proceeds in general, circumstan-
tial way to give it to them in proper
proportion.
All the other items of the will are
equally informal and are given with
refreshing disregard Of the stiff solem-
nifty which has always clothed the sup
posed last earthly wishes of the testator
from the time wills and testaments
We're first written, and yet it tells plain
ly his wishes without a cloud of legal
phraseology.
The testator has always been noted
for frank eccentricity in the commu-
nifty i'll which he lived and died highly
respected. The Edwards family, with
the Turpins and few others, were pio-
neer settlers of the Miami valley and
have always been large landholders and
wealthy and influential citizens. The
Edwards estate is estimated at $780,
900. Commercial Tribune.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-04

William Robertson, an employee of
the Wild West show, recently exhibit
ing at Chattanooga, was married the
other day to Cynthia Kenna of Hill
City, a suburb of Chattanooga The
ceremony took place i'll the car of a bal
loon, and as soon as the words were
pronounced making the couple man and
wife the ropes were cut and they start
ed on a bridal tour through midair
When the balloon was about 100 feet
up, the bride became frightened and
jumped, landing in the Tennessee river.
She was rescued by men in boats.
The bridegroom staid i'll the balloon
until a height of probably 1000 feet
had been reached, when he safely de-
scended in parachute. New York
Tribune.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-04

Professor Odentosh of st. Ignatius col
lege lately discovered the presence in a
west side house, Cleveland, of termites,
or white ants, the African pest. So far
as is known termites have never before
been seen alive i'll this part of the
world. They are indigenous to Africa,
where they lRiill great earth structures
as high as trees
They have been found in some Euro
pean countries. 1t is supposed that an
immigrant came from some one of these
countries to Cleveland with a nest Of
termites in his trunk
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-04

The French government recently
adopted the X rays as means of check
ing the prevailing practice of SNUG
Cling. Director Pallain of the French
customs service has ordered that
Crookes tubes be kept at all the larger
customs offices, and all of the customs
inspectors i'll Paris have been summoned
to the chief Office to have the method of
their use explained to them.
Hitherto vast quantities of watches,
jewelry and other dutiable articles of
high valuation have been concealed by
slowing them in the legs of deal tables
and ink receptacles, and have thus es-
capped the notice of the customs officers.
1t is believed that by means of the X
rays the presence of such articles will
be readily detected.-New York Tele-
gram.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-04
SERMONS BY TELEPHONE.
An Ingenious Method of Hearing Dis
courses Delivered at IA Distance.

An Ingenious Method of Hearing Dis
courses Delivered at Distance.
In Freehold, N. j., Mr.. Bellamy's
sermons by contract plan recently re-
ceived a practical demonstration.
Mrs. Margaret e. Forman has revo-
lutionized the church methods of the
quiet little New Jersey town. She is a
stanch Scotch Presbyterian, and up to a
few months ago attended services reg
ularly. Then she was taken ill, and the
doctors announced that she was des-
tined to be confined to her house for
long time.
Then a telephone arrangement came
into play.
A complete circuit was formed from
every room in the church to her sitting
room, and now, at rest in her easy
chair, Mrs. Forman is sole authority as
to what she may and may not listen to.
If the sermon be slightly unorthodox
and displeasing to the ear OF. "A Scotch
Presbyterian, the receiver iAnung up
and the pastor voice is stilled.
Even the choir has its critic, miles
away, for a receiver rests in front of
the choir rail. Perhaps it is an unpleas-
ant reminder that music over tele-
phone, as through monograph, al
ways sounds as if group of Broadway
cable cars had missed the cable and
were tearing round Dead Mans curve
in an effort to telescope one another,
but in Freehold this should be reduced
to minimum, especially on Sundays.
In time the habit may spread to New
York, and the nervous and weak heart
ed who quail before the utterances of
the Rev. Madison G. Peters, or DR..
Parkhurst, or the Rev. Mr.. Dixon may
have megaphonelike arrangement in
their houses, and even the cook and the
coachman may listen freely New York
Telegram.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-04

1t will not cure everything. 1t Is
not claimed that 1T will cure but one
complaint, that is, dyspepsia. We can
not say that it will cure every case of
dyspepsia, but st will cure large ma
iority of them. Such cases ss are
adapted to its. use will derive immedi
ate benefit One small bottle will be
sufficient to test It.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial is es-
pecially adapted for emaclated or ell
Derby people whose food does them but
little or no good because it is not di-
gested. The Cordial contains an arti-
icially digested food and is digester
of food happily combined. Read one
of the little books which your drug
gist is now giving away and learn of
this wonderful remedy.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-04

If an unlimited supply of the pomps and
vanities of this wicked world could S.
sure us happiness,>what very happy old
woman Queen Victoria would be to be
sure After reading any one of the various
descriptions of her recent jubilee, my first
pious ejaculation was, "Well thank Heav-
en- and wise mother, am q yankee" Il
may look very impressive to see lot of gor-
geously caparisoned lords and ladies and
gentlemen in waiting, and knights Of the
walking stick, bobbing up and down on
their knees whenever they have to speak
to the plain little old woman who is the
figure head of Great Britain and all her
possessions AS l say, it may look i'm
pressive to see native born English men
and women doing that sort of thing, but
when it comes down to "ireeborn Ameri-
can citizens" and their wives and daugh-
tiers. paying enormous prices and pulling
all sorts of wires to get a glimpse of the
little old woman, or a chance to bob up
and down with the quality" then real
ly feel SORT of disgust for those same peo-
pie who wouldn't go TO Washington to see
our president inaugurated, for fear of the
mob" Americans can be the snobbiest
kind of snobs on some occasions.