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Evening journal., 1897-02-22
FUNERAL OF DAVID SHAW,

The funeral of David Shaw took
place from his late home, at Penny
Hill. Brandywine hundred, this after
noon. Services were held at the house
at s O'Clock. and interment was in Riv-
erview Cemetery. The funeral was at
tended by number of Wilmington
people.
Evening journal., 1897-02-22
THE TRI-STATE CONVENTION.
TT HAS CLOSED IT'S TWENTY
FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION AT
FREDERICK CITY.

The twenty-ffth annual convention
of the Tri-State Young Mems Christian
Association closed at Frederick City,
Md, last night. with interesting SER
vices. Two new associations were
formed in Maryland, two in Delaware
and two in West Virginia the past year.
The new permanent officers of the
tri-state convention are: President,
Or. b. c. Steiner, Baltimore; vice.
presidents, e. S. Eichelberger. Freder-
ick City: Alfred Gawthrop, Whining
ton. Del; G. w F. Swartzell, Washing
ton. d. c.: G. c. Lewis. Jr.. Charleston,
w. Va; secretary, II. B. Hawkins, Ha-
gerstown; assistant secretary, w. B.
Foster. Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1897-02-22

Health talk, by illustration, at Niavi
parlors. S3S Market street. Tuesday, at
D. m. TO ladies only. free. YOnare invited
Evening journal., 1897-02-22

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY take
Laxative Btomo Quinine Tablets Drug
gists rri,ind money If it fails TO cure. 2oc.
Evening journal., 1897-02-22

Kennedy's Bananas. New York Bis
cult Company
Evening journal., 1897-02-22

NOTICE.-George H. Mccall and De-
Haven Morris, receivers of George ii. Me-
Call Company, dealers in coal sand, NOR
tar, etc, will continue the business at the
same localities and win be thankful for
future business rendered to them.
All money due the George II. Mccall
Company requires prompt settlement by
the receivers
Evening journal., 1897-02-22
REAL E.rNaE.
NOrIoEs

NOTICE.-A meeting OF Delaware Coun-
ell. No. l6l. 9. b. l.. will be held this even
ing ats o'clock sharp. to take action on
the death of Comrade William H. Holland.
BY order ID. w. LYNCH, President
John Donahoe, Secretary.
Evening journal., 1897-02-22
BU ISEss 0ARDs.

SEWING MACHINES.
$500. Domestic, S2500 Standard $500.
Household. $500. Other makes at S16., SIS,
500 Oak or walnut. Ten years guaran-
tee.
Sold at S1.0i per week.
Secondhand machines at $500 up. Re
pairing 50 cents
No l2 E Seventh ST. Wilmington. Del.
Evening journal., 1897-02-22
WASHINGTON WAS HERE
Society OF the Cincinnati De-
cides to Mark the House.
IMPORTANT MEETING HELD TODAY

JUDGE LATIMER, OF YORK,
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF DELLA
WARE SOCIETY OF THE CINCIN-
MATT, TO SUCCEED JUDGE
D WALES.
Evening journal., 1897-02-22

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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
PROOF pr SINCERITY.

An Army Oficer stands the Supreme Test
of Belief in FataIism.
In the days OF the ''old army" on the
frontier, when military posts were
sometimes hundreds of miles from any
civilized place, there vas little to do in
the way of amusement in the winter
Time when the post was snowbound,
and 1T was then that the reputation the
army has for card playing and drink
ing was gained, And it is true that a
great deal of both was done at that
time.
1t was in these days that an event
transpired thatshowed that the prin-
cipal actor hadthe courage of his con-
victions, and that he was most certain
ly born under a lucky star. 1t was
after a very 'fvet" stag dinner party,
ahd all had mrtaken most freely Of
the wine, and, strange as it
NAV seem, the subject that
came up for discussion was the Moham-
medan religion. The Mussulmens be-
lieve in fate. TO them a mans fate is
written above, and the time of his death
is set, and nothing can advance it.
Well, this belief had been discussed
long and earnestly. The pros and cons
had been gone over at length, till n
officer wanted TO know of what use was
reason if everyone was born with a tag
OF destiny attached. One officer finally
@ and said there was no use of dis
cussing the matter any further; the
only way was to make a practical test
OF the question, and that he would give
himself as a subject. Could a man
wilfully dispose of his life when the
fatal moment had been chosen at his
birth from above?
He could get no one to try the ex-
pertinent on hin. Finally a wager was
made.
Who will pay you if I1oseP" said the
subject, as he drew his pistol and
showed that it vas loaded. He placed
the pistol against his temple and pulled
the trigger. The pistol missed fire.
"A joke" yelled the crowd.
The f~atalist smiled, and, cooking the
pistol, aimed itwlth a steady hand at
the clock on the wall. He fred, and
the bullet crashed through the center
of the dial.
Apologize I'd me now" he said. II
have won the bet. | always believed
in fate. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

test IN the manufacture of the finer
grades of goods for which it seems
peculiarly adapted.
Farmer jackson planted with the ex.
pectation of gathering IS bales, and his
neighbors laughed at him. 1t looks as
If he is sure of "a, and if the present
crop at harvest time falflls half the
promise of the growing slants, this
legacy of a wandering Jew will revolu-
tionize cotton growing in the south.
Farmer Jackson is not saying much
about his future Intentions, but he n
joys q rush of distinguished visitors,
cotton growers, expert cotton buyers
and mill men from all over the coun-
try during these summer days, and
more than one exhaustive magazine
article is in the course of preparation
with elaborate Illustrations discussing
the peculiarities Of the wonderful cot
ton plant from the jungles Of the Up
per Congo.
Some idea of this prolific cotton may
be had from the fact that ten hollis to
the stalk is considered a fair crop
of the latter On Georgia uplands.
"AA SASAu ksVVV pounds OF SEED
cotton to the acre, generally two
and q half or three acres being re-
qutred to produce a 50O-pound bale.
This cotton, on the other hand, prom
1ses to yield from three to four bales to
the acre with careful cultivation, and
a very-simpIe calculation will show the
difference between planting. 90. 600. 600
acres to secure a {, 1000, OOO-bale crop.
and the planting of 4,U00, 600 acres to
secure the same result. One of the
stalks grown in 1896 was I4L feet high.
and bore 1856 bo1s. Speculation is rife
in regard to the possibilities of the new
cotton, and that little patch Of ground
is the most a scnating spot in Fulton
county these summer days.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
WELCOME
A Vision Which Revived q Man AVA,
From Home.

A Vision Which Revived q Man AWAY
From Home.
Just got back from New York?n said
the man who takes an interest in other
peoples busineI IS.
EYES," replied his e~asy-going friend.
"Great town, that
81 suppose yol saw all the sights.o
"oh, yes. 1 took in Central park.
and the Brooklyn bridge, and the stock
exchange, and the Bowery, and the
rest of the usual exhibits"
They're GREET people for business
over there"
> They seem to be. Every body 10
going with a ruth"
What impressed you most?"
II think l was most struck bv a
dachshund thatI saw trudging calmly
up the street at The busiest tile of day.
You know the animal. He looks as if
nature had started in to make a lizard.
and finding that he was growing too
big, had turned him into a dog. His
body doesn't stand than five or
six inches from the ground, and his
paws loo like the fippers on a seal
He's the most ex extraordinary anatomical
specimen 1 know Of
''But you surely don't mean to say
you hadn't e c dachshund before"
''Oh, I've sect the animal many a
time. It was tie environment that
made him interesting. He was the
only creature l met there who looked as
fhe hadn't beenhaving his leg pulled. /"
Washington Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18


farm Il not at AL adapted to cotton
culture, and the farm has Keen com
Quoted as a grain-growing and
dairying establishment for years.
But from that half acre he picked
q little over 1000 pounds Of seed cot
ton. 1t was not carefully ginned, but
It yielded 500 pounds of the @&ast lint
cotton ever grown in Georgia. gE9ing 40
instead of 1915 pounds of lint to the 100
of seed. the latter being the average in
common cotton.
Experts said that it rivaled the finest
of Egyptian cotton, and was superior
in many respects to the far-famed sea
island cotton. The Clark Spool Cotton
Co. sent an agent here and offered to
gin the cotton on the special machinery
operated by the company, so as to give
the fiber a thorough test, but Farmer
jackson declined the offer. He saved
the seed carefully, selling a few at the
price of 5 cents apiece in
packages Of 100 seeds to some en-
thusiastic planters who wished to give
it a trial. He sold the lint for is cents
a pound when other cotton was selling
at 5 cents and ~ cents a pound.
This year he planted six acres, and
he has to-day the most magnificent
field of ~gcotton ever seen in Georgia.
On account of the absence of limbs it.
can be cut very closely, and the crop
now growing is on poor land with a
stiff clay soil. SO-inch rows and
the stalks six inches apart. 1t
stood a protracted drought of
eight weeks, and the hard clods
turned up by the pillow in cultivation
are still tumbled about the water fur
rows. But in spite of all that, the
stalks will average over six feet in
height, and are heavily fruited from
the ground up. A number of stalks
were measured and the hollis counted.
On one there were 60 fine bolls, of
which A had five cells. Three rows,
selected at random, in different parts
of the patch, showed SO plants in the
three sections of 10 feet each, or an av-
erage Of IS to the 10 feet in distance.
The fruit on one of these sections was
carefully counted and showed that at
the rate of 100 bolls to the pound, and
], 500 pounds of seed cotton to the 500
pound bale, there are nearly four and
a half bales of cotton to the acre now
on the ground, and the crop is not
arly made, as it is still growing Wig
orously.
Measurement of the leaves on an
average plant showed that they pre-
a surface of 25 square feet in
the 40 leaves on the stalk, which goes
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

ing that his memory was lingering over
the joys of past corncakes, forebort
disturbing him.
snow I wonder" he began agaiH
after a little while, where you were
hatched9"
The passenger suppressed a smile.
I'm from Pennsylvania" she said.
"You don't say!" Gladness shone all
over the old conductors face. "Tm
from there myself. I just knew the
minute I laid eyes on you that there
was something I sorter took to about
you. So you're from Pennsylvania?
Think Of thatl It's 8 great state.
I've not been back there in 20 years.
He ran his fingers up through his hair,
where gray was now the prevailing tint.
But" he went on with sudden access
of a newer pride of place, there's not
many states that beat Ioway. Corn,
and cattle, and horses, and hogs, and
nobody asking what's the matter with
Ioway, and good single and plaster
stead Of mortgages. I've had runs on
a good many roads, but I don't think
I ever went through much better coun-
try than this He waved his hand in
the direction OF the outer world.
Yes said Mrs. Lennox, sTve always
understood it was a prosperous state.
Still I suppose, going through it every
day as you do, it must get rather mo
p~otonous, after alI?''
SWELL" smiled the conductor, ST don't
say but what the sight of a likely face
and a word OF two with a passenger now
and then isn't to my liking. It's pretty
much of a samenes with me, that's a
fact. It's tear and punch tickets, and
put slips in hats, and get orders from
the dispatcher and give copy to the en-
gineer, and throw a cup of coffee in the
way station, and sleep, and at it again
till the end of the run. That's one days
peace with my son Tom and his wife,
He turned around to note that the
neighboring spaces were unoccupied.
tive got a notion" he continued, ''that
I'm likely goin' to be a grandfather one
Of these days pretty soon" He sighed
a little. But I'm right sure 1 don't feel
as old as that. Now, there's Matt
Snyder, he runs on the FREELY, that's
from Oskayille to Keona, he's a grand.
father, too; but Matt he's not stout at
all. l never heard of old Matt acting
real sociable like with any of his pas
sengers. But then,'' he added, with a
gay smile, 81 don't reckon there's as
good people travels on his run as on
this one"
Mrs. Lennox vas wondering what the
men who talked to her over her shoulder
in the opera box would think if they
saw her chatting and smiling with a
conductor on an Iowa passenger train.
And then she thought to herself that an
attractive young woman was doubtless
just as attractive to a little old conduc-
tor on a western raaroad as to a So
ciety butterfly. 1t was not her fault
If she was created in such fashion that
even this little old man, who thought he
was going to be a grandfather pretty
soon, was fascinated by her. Mrs. Lem
po1 felt pleased and fattered. She
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

Victoria Deeorates n Warehouse.
One of the most interesting features.
of the jubilee procession was a small
white Arabian mare, which attracted
as much attention as the lord mayor.
himself. Her name is Tel-elsKebir. she.
Is % years old and was ridden by Field
Marshal Ri. Hon. Lord Roberts, who.
also rode her when he commanded the.
British troops in the famous battle in
Egypt, after which she is named.
Around her neck was q broad band of
red, white and blue ribbon, from which
hung a gold medal of honor and the
iron Victoria cross, two decorations
which are bestowed by her majesty
only as q reward for acts of the great
est gallantry and. military service Of
unusual Importance. Gen. Roberts has
ridden the through three CANE.
paigns in Egypt ar< the Soudan, and
she is said to have saved the life Of
this famous soldier, who is second only
to Lord Wolseley, on two occasions. She
is a very small animal, and Gen. Rob-
erts is a very small man. For the last
four years Tel-el-Kebir has been kept
n the stables Of the Horse guards, and
aas received as much attention as the
owner. She is the only horse that was
ever decorated by Queen Victoria, and
it was, therefore, appropriate that she
should lave a place in the procession.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
COTTON PLANT.
A New Dynasty OF the Royal
Product Of The South.
a Cotton Plant that Grows From SIX &
Fourteen Feet high and Produces
Erpm Three to -Four Bales
to the Acre.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. s4-The Globe-Dem
ocrats special correspondent at Allan
to, Ga, says:
A chance discovery BY Adelph Kyle,
an English Jaw, promises 90 revo1u-
tionize cotton-growing in the south,
to change the method Of production of
the greatest money crop in the world
and one that brings $500, 600. 600 annual
~ to the producers aside from what ac-
crues to the transportation companies,
to factors, dealers in futures, the man
ufactnrera and merchants.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

to prove what an absorptive
capacity is contained in the plant,
which enables it to withstand pro
tracted drought of the fercest heat of
a tropical sun, and also the increase
in the weight of the lint from the hui
Nudity drawn from the atmosphere
which keeps the plants green and
growing when other cotton is parched
by the dry winds and hot suns of Sep
TENDER in this climate. The best stalk
in the field of FIVE acres of common cot
ton, growing nearby, and which would
be considered a fair average crop, was
pluckedu up by the roots and set in a row
with the mid-African exotic. The COM
p~arison was ridiculous, and the dis
parity in the appearance of the two
plants was enough to dishearten the
most inveterate mortgage broker in
Georgia.
The appearance of the new plant is
essentially different from any other
variety of cotton known in this coun-
try. 1t has no limbs, the stalk is stout
and straight and supported by a tough
dbrous bark; the blooms open at night,
and are cylindrical instead of faring,
s. that they do not admit the rain
which causes the dropping of the fruit
age during wet spells; the leaves drop
out of the way as the bolls ripen; the
fiber Of the lint presents under the
microscope the smoothness of bits of
polished steel; the seed are small, of a
dark-brown color, and with a spot in
the side like the eye of a bean, and the
locks hang loosely in the wide open
bolls, % that It is easily harvested.
The cotton is creating a great sensa-
ton, and planters and mill men are
coming for miles to. view the wonder
fnl field of cotton, which has the APP
pearance of g. bit Of jungle transplant
ed from some tropical cline to its pres
emit location among the red hills of
Georgia. It IS probable that the Lowell
mills ia New England will purchase
ths entire crop ind give it a thorough
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

thought it would delight her husband
when she told him about it.
II reckon your husband'll be at the
depot to meet your said the conductor.
swell, you tell him Jim Watson said he
was in mighty good luck to have as like
ly a woman as you. You tell him that,
will you? No ~offense. Tell him the
conductor of No. SO said that. There's
the whistle for Lincolnville now. Got
your traps?"
When the cars came to a standstill
she had caught sight of her husband
waiting on the platform and gave a lit
tie jump into his arms, and when the
first swift joy of meeting was oyer the
train was ono more in motion, and she
caught only the wave of the conductors
cap as he swung himself onto the steps
of the last car.
"Oh, Fred" she said, .'and I never said
good-by to him!' And then she told.
with much amusement and many efforts
to make her husband jealous, the story
of how she had made a little old con
ductor on No. 90 fall in love with her
at first sight.
And she treasured the little episode
securely in the fragrant spaces of her
memory until n day when, returning
eastward, she heard a familiar voice III
the seat behind her.
Where you hatched?'
I'm from New York." followed a
feminine one.
you don't sayl" said the first voice.
I'm from New York state myself"
1t was the voice of the little old con-
ductor--Copyright, 1897, by N. Y.
Truth Company.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
The slot idea.

In some Of the London t-enernents "a
is sold by a penny-in-the-slot machine
attached to the meter. Soon after the
doors Of a London theater opened one
evening a little girl of about six years
Of age and her elder sister took their
seats in the pit. The little one had
been prattling away for some time.
when the footlights were turned up.
Upon seeing the sudden increase Of
light she remarked loudly to her sis
ter; Look, Nelly; they've put another
penny in the slotl"-san Francisco Ar
gonaut
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
his statna.

InqH ing Drummer-What kind of q
nan is that fellow, Slicksmith?
squamC Corners Merchant-Well. he is
continually Dragging that he is as hon
est as the day is long; but I'd advise all
Interested parties to keep an eye 81
lin during the night-Puck.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

II suppose" said the stern parent, "you
know that the MAI who takes my daughter
takes her as she stands, without a penny
5isYou don't say soP' replied the impetuous
lover; I'm that case 1 shall be doing the
dear girl a great wrong. l love her too well
sir, to take her under such conditions
And the stern parent embraced the impetr-
GUS lover, and folded him to his breast. and
said unto him: you are the man | have
been looking for. You are an easy-eoina
liar, and you have tact. Boston Tran
script.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

'Tottie Twinkletoes got every cent
Of Cholly's money before she threw him
over"
Eyes. She said that she believed that
, thing worth doing at all was worth
loing well"-N. *. Truth.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-31
coes TT l-sv A cHALLeNa=.
He Makes Offers ftz and Deposits
$1,000

CINCINNATI. Dee. 3l.-James j. Cor
bett has given out for publication his
challenge to fight Robert j. Fitzsim
SONS. IN which he says
Your published declarations, Mr.
Fitzsimmous that you intend re.enter-
ing the ring, please me more shan l can
at present express TO you. for know
that the public esteems me 10 lie the
only candidate for the honors you thus
place within reach.
II am sorry, however. to note that in
wording this declaration, you give me
the impression that since we last met
you have become unwisely forgetful.
For instance. you say that before |
can claim a return match with you
must prove myself to be worthy of it..
You certainly intended this as a Joke,
for no one in the world knows my
ability better than yourself You cam
not so soon have forgotten your re-
mark to me at Carson City, just after
the battle Jim you said in your
simple. earnest way, pll never fight
again, You We given me bloody good
licking.
us this consistent with your now re-
questlng me to GO prove myself TO be a
worthy opponent You will find the
confidence of the public in my ability
to entertain you still unshaken You
will find that the public will insist
upon your recognizing my claim that
you must meet me again.
The day we sign articles | will give
you 81 900 in recognition of your cour-
tesy,
The moment you enter the ring,
ready to offer me battle, | will give you
a second $1,000 in token of my pleas
ure
Upon the completion of the tenth
round, if you are still undefeated. |
will give you third 81 900 as a souve-
mir of my surprise.
Upon defeating me. no matter in
what round, | will give you 1000
more as a reminder that am not an
ungenerous foe.
Corbett says if beaten, he will take
his hat Oft to Fitzsimmons as his super.
Tor
He closes by saying that he has for
warded 81 900 to Will j. Davis, at Chi
c2go.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-31
NV 1Aw FOR THE NAVY.
Secretary Roosevelt Suggests Changes In
Bill Presented.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt has submitted to
Secretary Long a most exhaustive re-
port upon the personnel of the navy.
He was charged, with special board,
to consider and report upon means to
break up the present stagnation in pro-
motions. to settle the long. standing
differences between the line and the
engineer corps and to devise method
for the betterment of the condition of
the enlisted men aboard ship. All Of
these things have been done in a bill,
which IS submitted 70 the secretary for
his approval
The board recommends Al that the
line officers and engineers be amalgam.
ated OBJ that when the number of
officers to be promoted is so far in ex-
cess of the vacancies as to cause stag
nation in the service the requisite mum.
Der of vacancies shall be caused bv
wedding out the men who are least ut
to meet the heavy requirements of
modern naval duty (Cl that the en-.
listed men aboard ship be given tho
same reward Of pension and retirement
enjoyed by their brethren who fight
ashore. while the uppermost machln.
lists are made warrant officers to rank
with the gunners and carpenters.