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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13

Cardinal Gibbons has received official
confirmation Of tho appointment Of Rev.
j. J. Monaghan to the see of Wilmington.
Father Monaghan, who is now at St. Pat
rick's Church, Charleston, was unani-
mously chosen by the bishops of the prov.
inces and put first on the Est of three
candidates sent to Rome The cardinal
is much gratifled at the selection Of
Father Monaghan.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13

Testimony for Dr. Simms Worm Killer
the best children's tonic known, VIM.
Algea, 1928 Bennett street after two doc
tors had given my daughter up as being
incurable used Dr. Simms' Worm Killer
and she was soundly cured, passing large
quantities of worms, 25 and 50c, COG King
street,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13
Their Final Appeal Denied.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 13,-The court
of appeals has overruled the petition
for rehearng in the Jackson and WALL
ing cases. This Is final and It remains
with the governor to fix the date for
the execution Of the murdsrers Of Pearl
Bryan.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13

Notice ia hereby glven that gas.lighted
buoy No, IA has been replaced Oh It's sta.
ton. Elbow of the Ledge Delaware Bay.
BY order of the Light House Board.
G. j. TRAIN, Comd'r U. S. N.
lnspr. lth l.. II, District.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13

shorts-Sborts-shOrts.
W. corner Second and Shlplay streets. at
20 cents a pound. City Market Cigar Fac
torv ii. II. BoURpoN, prop.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13

Simms the first among pills for thu
ladies', made Of pure material stand high
In their recommendation for tue lniifml.
Ties OF ladies', sl. also sent by mall. b)i
King etreeu.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13

Ladies' Take the Best. II you are troubled
with Constipation. Sal'Ow SKIN and Tirod
TO tuise. Sold by N. q. Danf0rth. end and
Market Streets
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13
Low Rates to WashinGt ton for the

The r. & o. r. r. will sell round-trlp
tickets to Washington, d. c.. from all
stations on its lines cnst of tho Ohio River
for all trains March !, 2 3, and all train
on tho morning of the 4th that reach
Washington not later than noon. at ratio
Of two cents per mile in each direction,
valid for return journey until March sth
inclusive.
The rate from Philadelphia will be s. 40
Chester, 49D
Wilmington. 435
Newark, Del, 800
and correspondingly low rates from other
stutiouS
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13

AL tired feelings are quickly relieved by
Or. Simm's Vegetable Liver Pills. The
Etandard Liver Pills Of the world, sos
King street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13
HOO2ENS AKOOYKE r.; i;':$;: $;:;$$: $:;;;::
Death OF Caleb Harris.

Caleb Harris, father Of John Harris OF
this city died at FELTON,, an Tuesday, aged
81 years. Mr. Harris was well known
throughout the State.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13

The best place in the city to get a good
enjoyable meal at all hours of the day,
Gardner's, Seventh and Shipley streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13
Cut ihI. Dat, it will Not Appear A gain

The publisher of The
Household Treasure. u
new monthly family jour.
nal, will give$l75 in cash
as prizes for the largest
list of words made from
the word SATlSFAC-
TION.
OUR OFFERING will
pay 500 for the largest list;
$50 for the second largest
$40 for the third; s. each
for the next five, So each;
for the next ten, and 81
each for the next twenty.
That Is to say, we will
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13

Mrs. MARY FRANCES LYTLK. -
"When began the use OF this most excel
lent remedy, | only weighed 81 pounds, now
Iweigh ll5 pounds and am still gaining. DIR.
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy is
wonderful medicine
II constipated, use DR.. Greene's Cathartic
Pills with the Nervura. DIR. Greene, 80 West
l4th St., New York City, the most successful
physician in curing nervous and chronic dis
eases, can be consulted free, personally or by
letter.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13

For Thrant Eisea'ns Coughs. Colds, etc.
efectuul relief Is found In the use Of
browns bronchial Trocho5.' Price ID cts
sold only In boxes
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21
A Mastsd Sernon.

a teacher III a large public school at
Peckham has recently been much AN
noyed by the persistcncy with which
one of her scholars plays truant She
WAS on the point of reporting his case,
when She spoke to one of the lady su
peryisors This Indy believes III kind
ness rather than harsher measures and
told the teacher to send the offender to
her house the next time he WAS trouble
some
Soone afternoon there appeared ut tho
lady's house n hoy. The supervisor was
all smiles and attention. and she treat
ed him to II "srread" the like of which
he probably Ind never enjoyed before.
He was Soon made to feel perfectly ut
home.
Now" thought the benefactress,
lis the time to preach my little ser
mon. = So she put before him the evils
of playing truant and besought him to
be IL model boy in the future.
Imagine her surprise when he said to
her:
II amt the boy that runs away.
ma am. He gave me u penny TO como
here in his place. Scottish Leader
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21

Quail. villainl" He pointed his
trusty shooting iron at the head of the
man who had been treating the beauti-
full maiden TO job lot Of general wick
edness ever since the curtain went up.
At last have thee Quailp
But, contrary TO the direction in act
3, scene 2, the villain stood his ground
Quail, tell theel Why dost not
quailY
Cant risk it on 30 bob week, ."
quoth the villain, with defiant snccr
saved over from the first act, because,
forsooth, quail is legally out of season,
and | see Il gamekeeper in the audi
ence
Then lie kicked over an Alp. waded
through the bay Of Naples, fell into the
thunder and only stopped in his mad
flight to remark to the manager that an
actor with reputation must decline to
play ON that stage, as there were flies on
it-Pearson Weekly
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21

Nphtu w VI
fun he has missed by not begin
pine sodner, lie closes by saying; My
ise TO all old 'grunts' Is, buy a
Wheel and quit the drug business
/. y W Bulletin.
\ member sojourning for the winter
in Dresden, Ger, writes us that the
rG!cS regarding bicycle riding in that
city are ridiculous. Riders are com
PEELED to have a niekied shield with
name and address attached TO the
front part of the wheel. Bells must
be rnng Al all crossings. Lamps must
be lighted at dusk No coasting Is al
lowed even In the country. AT no
tine can cyclist ride In the middle
Il lha street, and they are not allowed
Il I'll on some streets. The laws In
tn seem TO be as easy TO break
-. lie china of that name.
Ii becomes more and more apparent
that what was formerly public re
quest for good roads Is now becoming
n public demand Where the people
We're once satisfied to make sugges-
ton. they are now disposed TO dictate.
What IS good for everybody, nobody
should oppose. 1t is now pretty we'll
understood that good roads are the
most economical investment II people
can put their money In. How to Inn
prove the public highways is now the
topic of discussion. There is no longer
any question that they should be I'm
proved. The already over taxed farm
els are beginning TO look upon the Sc
curing of good roads as Il local means
of increasing their welfare rather
thin as something 10 add to their pres
ent heavy burden of debt. There Is n
getting together of all the forces In
tefested In the subject that warrants
the prediction that 1897 Is to he a nota-
bic year in highway improvement.
The law makers and the road make rs
are being encouraged by all classes
and ages to do something of placti-
cal nature, Are you doing your
sharc?- Good Roads
The cycling shows at Chicago and
New York will be the means of intro
duclng to the public nll the new fea-
lures for 1897. 1t Is stated that most
OF the manufacturers this year dave
adopted 40 inches us their standard
gear. This Is obtained by having front
sprocket with twenty teeth, that on
the rear wheel having eight. All man
ufacturers give several options OF
gears from GGi2 TO 80. However. they
recommend their customer to choose
one which may be obtained by the use
OF eight or nine teeth IN the rear
sprocket, as they say exhaustive tests
have proved there IL more friction
when a sprocket Of seven IL employed
than when larger one il used.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21

The most to be regretted act Of my
life, " says lieutenant commander If
the navy, "wns letter l wrote to my
mother when about IL years of age
She always addressed her letters to me
as my dear boy. | felt at that time |
was man, or very near 1t, and wrote
saying that her constant addressing me
AS hoy made me feel displeascd
received i'll reply letter full Of re
proachos and tears. Among other things
she said: GU might grow to be as big
rs Goliath, rs strong rs Samson, and
as wise US Solomon; you might become
ruler Of Il nation, or emperor of many
nations, and the world might revere
you and fear you, but to your devoted
mother you would always appear, in
memory, iii your innocent, unpreten-
tious, unself conceited, unpampered ba
byhood. In those days when | washed
and dressed and kissed and worshiped
you, you We're my idol. Nowadays you
are becoming part Of gross world by
contact with 1t, and | cannot how down
to you and worship you, but If there are
manhood and maternal love transmitted
to you. you will understand that the
highest compliment that mother love
can pay you Is to call you my dear
Luv > -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21

Shakespeare who rendered eloquent
tribute to tho native authority of kings,
lords and military commanders, seldom
shows like respect in his treatment Of
civic dignitaries Justice Shallow and
Dogbery, for instance, are so delicious
ly absurd that their sayings have often
been criticised as too good to be true.
Perhaps, but they can occasionally be
pretty closely pnrnllelod.
There is something quite In the
Shakospearean manner in the simplicity
of II former magistrate Of Newburyport.
i'll tho old day of cues and ruiiied
shirt bosoms A case was being tried
before him in which tho accused, who
stoutly denied the charge, was asserted
to hive stolen from gentleman u new
set of shirts.
"A pretty story that | should take his
shirtsp' exclaimed the irate culprit. But
when he WAS searched moment later
it was revealed that he was ut tho mo-
ment nrrayed III the whole six, ono over
the other. The good justice was shocked.
What villan" he exclaimed. Then
no added reproachfully: why didn't
you t'll mo you were Nlllaln! why
didn't you save tho time of tho court,
tho spectators and the witnesses by own
ing up you wero villain IN the first
place."
A few years later constable Of tho
same town made II remark worthy Of
DoRberry himself A knot Of little boys
had been hanging about tho entrance to
the town hall before public meeting.
As the officer came in sight all ran away
but one, and to this lone youngster no
addressed his orders in tone of mingled
dignity and wrath.
'Dispcrge, ho commanded, dis
perge, | say! We can't have no burlash
here "
The awed youth did not dispense, but
10 moved on.-Youth S Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21

The latest idea for the protection Of
money and yaluables is to have the
safe which contains them secured in
side cabinet Where the safe is kept
in vault the vault serves the puIpo
of cabinet. In either case an electric
lining il used, consisting Of strips Of
metal mounted in connection with thin
metal sheets SO arranged that even a
pin thrust through the cabinet and pen
etrating the lining will sound the alarm.
The door Of the vault cannot be opened,
nor can the curtain Of the cabinet be-
raised, until time lock has disconnect-
ed it from the alarm system. In order
that the alarm box may be proof against
molestation it is made Of steel and
placed within hood lined in tho same
way as the cabinet. Any attempt at
tampering will cause an alarm TO be
sounded, as in the case Of the cabinet.
The door is held closed by heavy lag
bolts, the partial removal Of any Of
which will give warning signal.
There are several Of these lag bolts, and
before the door can be opened they have
all to be removed. which requires con
siderable length Of time.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21
THE CUMFOO DANCE.


One of the Popular Pnstimes of the Ne
groes In Dcmerara.
The negro has undoubtedly very
strong inclination to sleep in the day
and tn spend the night i'll gossip, dancing
or singing. On this account he is often
II nuisance To his neighbols especially
when ht has "a wake As his home is
often nothing more than Il single room
about eight feet square. the funeral
party Is conducted in the open yard.
Here congregate 90 to 100 people. who
begin tho entertainment with hymns,
going ON after midnight to songs and
games and often winding up toward
morning with u free fight. Then there
Is the cumfoo dance, one of the finest
institutions III the world for producing
nightmare. Two men beat drums with
the hands, the one instrument produc-
ing tumtum and the other IA rattle
rattle, almost without intermission dur
ing the whole night. AT intervals of
about minute the party utters weird
cry III Some African language which
startles you as you lie III bed vainly try
ing to sleep. As hour after hour passes
your house appears To vlbrate. the bed
shakes and your spine feels as If made
up of loose segmcnts. How can the
drummels keep this up for ten hours:
And the dancers? With the latter ex-
hauStiuu a1telnate9 with the renewal of
the orgy; ono set falls down and anuth-
er takes its place. This and other dances
are connected with obeah. the witch
cult of the African
Every negro and most of the eulorcd
people hive an innate fear of the Obeah
man, however they may deny 1t to the
whites. One Of the latest developments
of this superstition was brought to my
notice ii short time ago iii connection
with cricket match, The East Coast
Inynciblos and the Admirable C1eolians
were to play match, and from few
words dropped by the captain of the lat
ter it appears that he was sure of vie
tory to his side because ii notable obcah
man had oiled thoir bat. Saturday Re
view
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21
MERkLE'9 PgTRlFlEo FOOT.
A Strange Case, but Youched for as IA
Truthful Tale.


Truthful Tale.
hunting party from this place, but
recently returned from an expedition
northwest Of here, tell of the marve-
lous discovery up IN the mountain re-
giOns of what seems to be one Of the
greatest living wonders. The lind Is
nothing more or less than Il man, lly
Ing and apparently In good health, yet
having one foot completely petriiied.
The tale IL a pretty stIff one. and
would not be credited We're 1t not
youched for by gentlemen Of we'll
known veraclty and honor, who furth-
ermore have and are ready to exhibit
the little toe from the petritied foot,
which was broken off shortly before
their visit, and which the owner WAS
kind enough to give them as souve-
mir.
The man with the petriiled foot IL an
tx cowboy, BIZ Merkle by name, who
has lived IN the mountains nearly TWEEN
tyilve years. Up TO twenty years ago
Merkle lived the most active Of out
door lives, but about that time, In try
ing TO get out Of the way Of n STAN
pedlng drove, he was thrown from his
horse right In the track of the cattle,
the herd sweeping on reslstlessly over
his PROSTATE body. When picked up by
his companions II few moments later
not Il bruise was discovered anywhere
upon his body, but both bones OF the
left leg appeared TO be broken just be
low the knee. No physician was called
in. Merkle's friends merely using the
simple means In their power to set,
splint and bandage the broken limb.
According to Merkles account, In an
Incredibly short time the bones seemed
to be knitting together, but pretty soon
it became evident that the texture and
color Of the flesh below the fracture
were undergoing change. In the
course of month 1t was deemed adj
vlsable to remove the baDdage, when
It was discovered that while the frsc-
ture had indeed reunited the leg below
had already begun to show unmistak
able evidence Of hardening. Since then
slowly the process has continued till
now the entire limb below the break
is complete petrlfication. -Correspon-
dent Philadelphia Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21
TATTOOING.


Have "a Weakness For 1t.
ut is a curious fact, to which Grim
inologists have not paid much attention,
that large proportion Of instructive
criminals have tattoo marks put upon
their persons, said DR.. George S. Will
linms, physician of the Missouri peni.
Tertiary. 1t Is II paradox that this
fancy should be part of the criminal
mind, for ~ tattoo marks the subject
for life. 1t would seem more natural
for the criminal to avoid all such marks
III order To the better conceal his iden-
tity from tho sleuths OF tho law. The
operation of tattooing IL quite painful,
but even this is not u deterrent. Grim
innls, by the way, seem able to stand
moro pain than persons of honest in
stincts and habits The desire to be tat
tooed, however, is tho strangest and
most incomprehensible freak of the
criminal intellect. 1t cannot be account
ed for on any other hypothesis than
that there il an unyielding and invari-
able componsating law of nature which
operates In tho interest of orderly con-
| duct and behavior. But for the tattoo
marks with which many hardened and
incorrigible wretches decorate their
skin many criminal who is now con-
fined behind strong prison walls where
he can do tho world the least amount
of harm would bo at liberty today,
preying on society.
Tho custom Of tattooing is as pop
ular among tho female criminals az
among the males, though women rarely
have tho mark put in as conspicuous
places rs tho men. There is an interest
ing field Of study here for the student
of criminology. Lombroso has merely
called attention to the fact of which l
speak without attempting to explain
the causes that lead to it, but no is the
only specialist of noto that seems to
have given the matter any notice. 1t
moro frequently happens than otherwise
that criminals who submit to the tat
tsDing operation choose design sug-
gestive of tho lewd and libidinous, and
i'll this il contained the positive hint Of
diseased condition of mind which
probably explains tho real cause of the
foolish and unbusinessliko custom. The
habit seems To bo 80 universal among
instructive criminals that am inclined
to believe there must be some one or
moro institutions III the country where
they get the work done. Few of them
hero will give tho slightest hint of when
or where they had tho work done. which
leads to tho supposition that it Is one Of
tho numerous secrets of the craft. -
st. Louis Republic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21

The letter A is III Hebrew called
aleph, an Or, and the PhWnician char
acter which represents this sound WIS
originally picture of an OK head hence
the name The night hand stroke of the
A represented the top Of the head, the
other down stroke the left side and "A
line. since fallen out Of use, represented
the right side of the head. while in very
old Phenician manuscripts two dots
above for eyes and two below for nos
trils rendered the resemblance complete.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21
Time Ia Change,

IL was ut II table Il hote dinner Mt Il
bill station in India that IA very young
officer just up from the plains found
himself seated next to a lady whom he
took for ono of tho grass widows com
mon in those parts He made himself
agreeable, but his ncighbor seemed
good doal out Of spirits. SO he said sym
pathotically:
II suppose you can't help thinking Of
your poor husband grilling down be-
loYY"
But tho lady was IA real widow. and
when he learned that he ehnpged his
seat London Vanity Fair.
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WHEN | HAVE TIME.

"Wheu l have time, many things I'll do
To make life happier and more fair
For those whose lives are crowded now with
care
I'll help To lift them from their low despair.
When have time.
When have time the friend love SO well
Shall know no more these weary, toiling days
I'll lead her feet In pleasant paths always
And cheer her heart with words of sweetest
praise
When have time. "
when you have timel The friend you hold 50
dear
May he beyond the reach Of your intent,
May never know that you SO kindly meant
10 fill her life with such sweet content
When you had time.
Now Is the time, All, friend no longer wait
To scatter loving smiles and words of cheer
To those around whose lives are now So drear!
They may not meet you in the coming year
When you have time.
Philadelphia Times
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21
The science of tho Morning Fast

DR. H. II. Dewey says that the heavy
morning breakfast which is universal
in America is all mistake. The hun
ger one feels is abnormal and il simply
tho acquired result of II lifelong untime-
ly meal. More than this, il is often dis
ease undergoing evolution, and many
complaints arc cured simply by not tax
ing anything beyond IA small cup of tea
or coffee, and sometimes not even that,
until II or ~ o'clock. The experience
of hundreds of persons proves that even
tho soverost manual labor can be por-
formed for several hours con M empty
stomach" and with moro ease, energy
and satisfaction thnn ever is possible
after an early morning meal. and that
it cnn be done even up to high noon
without unusual exhaustion or incon-
yenienco from the panRs Of hunger A
great many people aro now giving this
matter II prolonged test, and the wis
dom Of the method il clearly supported
by physiological evidence Exchange
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21

In France pigeons are regarded as
valuable messengers in case Of war. and
recently the French ministry Of war Of
fered prize for the winner Of pigeon
race from Perigueux to Paris, 260 miles
No less than 2, GAG birds were entered in
the contest. The winner made the dis
lance in Z hours "a minutes, an average
Of over "a miles an hour.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21
Dumas.

Alexandra Dumas. or Dumas pore,
lived from ls03 to 1870 His literary
life began with the play Henry III, >"
III 1899, and his labors continued to his
death. nPoriod of 1 / years The number
of novels, plays. poems and literary
works of all descriptions produced dur
ing this time was enormous, few writ
ers Of any country exceeding i'll quantity
the amount credited to this remarkable
man
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21

Il dropped around To see how our
safe stood the fire, said an agent to the
proprietor of an establishment which
had been destroyed. as the two surveyed
the ruins
Wen. " replied the owner. Il think
your safe is a llst class article to keep
unpaid bills in -Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21

wise wheelman denOunces the In
justice Of compellingswheelmen TO car
~ lanterns andsall6wing carriages to
travel unlighted. He. tells us that
while riding one evening with his lamp
burning he ran into team and was
badly bruised. The wagon contained
two drunken men who were fast
asleep. Why he should carry lamp
and they ride ia darkness he cannot
understand