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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND
BALTIMORE Il. Il.
IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 1t. 1896.

Trains leave Wilmington as follows' az
For Philadelphia (expresSlI. mols AZ a9s'
az, $50, T4s $50. $50, sSs iO,os lo;ie, vi
f s' 2g Sf AZ 5 a. 49, aoS i and i Ss ' D. M
ia.s, KS. 100. S.as. SbS and 1910 ?, N; ).
For Chester Sexpressl, l.Sh a.zo' o,o'' ~ ~
S.05, 500, $50, 7.o7, and s.os z. m Mo :, n,
lLss a. NJ. EI5. ass 400. 5.2a. s.46. $50 and
'i For New NJ; York, 1851. 255, 40. 6;sS. !l9.
2ss So sS5. sn. 80. 5io, SIS, 2O7 s.i6 and
For Boston, without change. io-iO a. m.
For VAST Chester, via Lamokin. $40 a.
II For ri N (; ati Center and intermediate
stations, 1888 a. m. and 6.93 p. m. o,
Baltimore and Washington, 4.3S, sol,
OIL, II. IS, and 11.0O q. m, 1905, Li9, l.ll,
l5o, S.56. 5,23. ''f.05, 100. IA, s.22 p, M, and
Baltimore and intermediate stations.
247, 4.43, sos p. M, 100 night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad 4 Street q fer q
~, %llping Hes a. isa , isss "a S 1s 81
sie' 4oi, Al, S!os. $50. 5.5s, SIT, 6.55, 74o.
ll,'b. 11.i6 D. m. and 12.o5 night.
accommodation, So, 49,, ~ 1913 a 4 !;
1.2s. s.l6. 4.o3, 4.44, 6.25, $685. lo'oS ana LOS
- SUNDAY TRAINS.
20, z IhilaSelPhia texpress a,Sy sSS' III
TX ae as sSs ana 's 3D. & a. 81, a. m ,aos
1.45, 400, SIS, and 1910 p. m. ,
nj, Is. Gnei i sS saP 5S ga Ill., an and 80
" Accommodation. 7.o7, SIS q. M. 1900. Las.
i.9O, S2si 7as, and lO; 4 2. zI m. .,o ro aa
M IA ii IL = M i5 ,ah S0O. b.02, $50, I07
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15

For New Castle, 9.5l pm. and II. 10 night.
For Cape Charles, Old Point Comfort,
and Norfolk, 11.56 p. m.
For Middletown, Clayton, Dover Wy
oming, FELTON,, Harrington, Brldgeville,
Seaford, Laurel and Delmar. 11.56 p. m
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15
FOR THE SOUTH.

FOR THE SOUTH.
Southern Railway,-1H p. m, daily.
sleepers to New Orleans, Memphis, Tam
pa, Asheville and Hot Springs. N
Atlantic Coast Line.-12.4s p. M, daily,
Bleepers to Port Tampa and Macon; 1858
night, daily, sleepsrs to Jacksonyille. g
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-15

C'o Congressional Limited Express
trains, composed entirely of Pullman
Vestibule Parlor' and Dining Cars. No
extra fare other than the usual Pullman
charge.
~ Limited express trains, composed of
Pullman Vestibule Parlor Cars, Vestibule
Passenger Coaches and Dining Car. No
extra fare.
For further informa ton passengers are
referred to the ticket agent at the sta-
tion.
S. M. PROVOST j. r. WOOD,
Gen, Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14

Surprising seco7ries occasionally
happen which car be aseribed to nt,
other cause than q cheerful state Of.
mind and the healthful nervous infiu-
ssncs which it diffuses threugh the
frame. A singular but instructive in
stance fell under the observation OF
Sir Humphrey Davy, when, early In
life, he was assisting Or. Beddoes In
his experiments on the inhalation OF
nitrous oxide. DR.. Beddoes having
inferred that the nitrous oxide must be
q specific for palsy, patient was Sc
lscted for trial, and placed under the
care CT Davy. Before administering the
gas Dayy inserted small thermomet-
er under the tongue of the patient to
ascertain the. temperature. The par
alytic man, wholly ignorant OF the
process to which he was to submit, bnt
deeply impressed by Dr.. Bsddoel with
the certainty Of Its success, no sooner
felt the thermometer between his teeth
than he concluded the talisnian was in
operation, and, in burst OF enthusi-
asm, declared that he already expert
senced the effects of its benign inhu-
sHce throughout his whole body. The
opportunity was too tempting to be
lost. Davy did nothing moro, but de-
sired his patient to return on the fol-
loving day. The same ceremony was
repeated, and the results followed,
and at the end of fortnight he was
dismissed cured, no remedy of any
kind except the thermometer having
been used.-New York Ledger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
AT,jrtIe as a Fox Trap.

@. r. Perry, of Herrick; Penn, has
been fattening twenty pound snap
ping turtle: One Sunday his turtle
ship was taken out OF the barrel and
allow to wander about the yard: Early
OH Tuesday morning Perry was arous-
ed BY the noise of scufle in the yard.
Repairing there, he found the turtle
hanging to the nose of d big fox, which
had been stealing from the henneries
in the vicinity for a month. Br'er
Fox was near the fence endeavoring to
get over but Farmer Perry followed
and shot him dead. The turtle all the
time retained his hold and refused to
let 90 until the fox's nose was cut off.
Then it crawled back to his home,
carrying the nose with it as trophy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14

Did it ever strike you to inquire why
the cloudless depths of sky above us
are so delicately blue? 1t isn't that
the gas we call air is in itself blue.
As far as we know, it is quite trans
parent and absolutely colorless. MOI
the blue comes from reflected light.
Air is never pure. You couldn't live
in it if it was. Countless millions Of
tiny particles, chiefly of water, are
always suspended in it, and these ar
rest the free passage of light. Each
particle has double refection-one
internal, the other external-and SO
the reflected rays suffer the usual re-
suit of what is called interference, "
and show color. You will notice that
the sky appears much bluer if you
look straight up than if you look across
toward the horizon. The reason is
that, in the first instance, You are
naturally looking through a much
thinner layer OF air than in the second.
If there were no air, and conse-
quently no watery vapor and nothing
to interfere with the free passage OF
light, even at midday the sky above
would look perfectly black, and all the
stars palmer than at present they do
at midnight.-Answers
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
Fatteninr CALVES without MILK.

Cheap as milk has lately been, it is
yet regarded as too valuable to be fed
to calves after their first few days of
life as an exclusive article Of diet. We
think it is economy to feed some milk
to calves. But it is best for them,
whether they are to be fattened or
raised to maturity, to early aceustom
them to a'variety of food. A thin por-
ridge made Of wheat middlings, with
teaspconfui Of linseed oil added as it
is cooking, and having enough milk
to color it white, makes ration on
which the calves will thrive nearly, or
quite, as we'll as on new milk, and bet
ter than on milk that has had its
cream removed. This should always
be given at the warmth of new milk.
If given cold at any time it will cause
scours. Whenever any diarrhea oc-
ours boil tablespoonful of fine wheat
-four in water and feed that for one
ration. The diarrhea will stop, and
by the time for the next feeding the
calf will be all right for its feed. It
pays to feed a thrifty calf in this way
until it is three, four or even six
months old. There are times when
*ell-fattened calves are in demand.
The butchers always rely on the far
mer's anxiety to sell calf If he is
feeding it milk. But fed in this way
with some clover hay as it grows old
enough to eat It a calf may Be kept
with profit until It is year old or
even elder than that:-Boston Ghlti-
nnto1l
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
She Drives An Ostrich.

Mrs. John Glitch, of Denver, Colo.
RADIO, drives a strange steed. Hel
horse is not horse, but an ostrich,
behind which she rides in light
wagon. Mrs. Elitch is the only wo-
man in the world who owns zoologi-
cal garden and manages 1t herself.
Through it she is known all over the
Pacific coast.
"Whenever t want change from
driving horses I have an ostrich" she
says, "the only pacing-bird owned by
a, woman. I drive it for amusement;
never for the public. It hauls light
wagon, and I've just got d new one,
with pneumatic tires: Ostriches don't
drive like horses. 1t is all very well
if he doesn't catch sight of d banana
peel, stray orange-skin;, or some
thing equally attractive. If he does
he'll stop in his fastest gait and dive
sideways for the tidbit. He isn't
guided by the reins, but by long
whip, with which 1 hit him on the
side. 1t takes hard blow, too, to han
die him. If I should pull on the reins
it would break his neck. 1 raised
him from baby. He hates reins, but
once harnessed is very tractable. 1t
looks odd to see him in such a rig.
His legs, of course, are immensely
strong. He seems never to get tired,
and goes like the wind"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
roo sssll es.ii!a
Is thelk Kin fact the oneTrue Blood Purifier.
nos pills easy easy :s :s ssss; ssssss Easy E oH
s,,yar Coin Being counterfeited.

This discovery has been made by the
secret service division OF the Treas
ury Department that the silver trac-
tional coins are being counterfeited,
and it is feared to very large extent.
The low price of silver bullion pre-.
sents new field for enterprise and
one in which the liability to detection
is reduced to the miniZnTm. Instead
of using base metal and washing 1t
with a solution of silver the work is
done with silver bullion bearing tho
marks of the government assay office,
and the spurious coins that have come
into the possession of the treasury Of
cials are fonnd to be few grains
heavier and trife finer than the coins
issued FROM the mints. Most OF the
spurious coins discovered bear the
mark of the San Francisco mint. In
trinsicaIly the coins issued by the en-
terprising countsrfeiters are as good
in every respect as those issued by the
government, and when detected and
refused acceptance, the holder
will only lose the difference between
the bullion and coinage value of the
genuine coins. This is consoling
reflection to the public, who are liable
TO have as many of the spurious as the
genuine coins in their possession, and
AZ the difference between them can be
detected only by weighing and assay
ing the liability to loss is very trifiing.
With silver selling at 80 cents per
ounce it is not surprising that the gov'
ernment should find competition In
the business Of emitting coins that
bring the manufacturer q clear prodt
Of 100 per cent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
Horse Meat in Belgium.

AS in consequence of the cable car,
the bicycle, and the electric cab, the
horse is no longer necessary as means
of locomotion, the inhabitants Of Bel
gium are importing this domestic ami
NAL as an article of food. Oyer 10, 600
horses were imported during the year
for conversion into meat. The num-
Der being very largely in excess of the
import of sheep and oxen. Statistics
show that in the city of Antwerp alone
1000 horses were slaughtered last year
for human consumption, and the butch
ers' shops dealing exclusively in horse
flesh in the Belgium port already num-
her thirty-tWo.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
.narylne ON wheels.

| nent has entered into th
..,;.. a asM H. s; of the West, as interest
~. @ 81 ea' - = - 4uggestive Of the push ant
~ - !. rssf = OF that section Of the cortn
t.n ns is tho utilization of raiEoal
lsss6es " mss.eesis yeEls sns
frontier, writes w. S. Harwood in the
Illustrated American. The interior Of
one of these chapel cars, as they are
called, shows conveniently arranged
series of comfortable seats, platform
for the speaker, aud an organ for the
service of song. The four cars that
are in commission under the auspices
of the Baptist denomination travelled
about $4,000 miles during the year
1896. These four cars are called the
Evangel, the Emmanuel, the Glad
Tidings and the Good Will. When
some particularly forlorn locality
makes application for religious services
one of the four, if one can be found at
liberty, is attached to the regular
train of the road on which the town is
situated, whisked across country, and
side-tracked at its destination. Church
services in coach are announced in
the town, which is often not more than
two or three hundred people strong,
and not infrequently as tough place
as one would find in days journey.
Services are held evenings and Sun
days, and for two or three weeks the
chapel car remains at the place.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
Abnnt Perfumes.

The perfumes which are most agree.
able to the senses are not always the
most helpful to the nerves. Amber
girls, for instance, is positively ofen-
siye to many, yetit is said to possess
a wonderful power of clearing the
brain and driving away those evil
spirits known as the ''blues." On the
other hand, altar Of roses, with its
suggestion Of glowing suns and gor-
-geous eastern colors, predisposes one
to tears. A faint odor of musk acts
as tonic, while civet brings drowsi-
ness OF soul, for which the best anti
.dote is the pungent odor Of sandal
wood. The fragrance of citron and
aloe wood is as soothing to nervous
people as far-off music.
Many perfumes delightful in the
open air become particularly disagree
able in close room. A whole even
ing can be spoiled by the presence of
tuberoses or lilies in areception room.
Their strong fragrance has very bad
effect. Magnolia blossoms. too, have
a delightful perfume in their native
grove, but woe to her who sleeps
through the night with single BIOS
som on her pillow. There are many
fragrant. flowers, such as carnation,
Glove pink, sweetbriar and apple bios;
som, chat are as beneficial as they are
sweet scented.
A vivid perfume is nearly always
bracing, while a subtle one is gener;
ally enervating One, may become
positively intoxicated through inhal:
Ing the odor of the peach, almond, wild
cherry and other blossoms of the same
class, because they all contain sug-
gestion of prussic acid.-New York
Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
HOW MEAT is SLICED.
The Peopls ofthe World Can Be Classified
by the Way They DO IL

Amember of the Professional Wo-
mans League, who has travelled ex-
tensively III foreign lands, said the
other evening that you can classify
the peoples Of the world by the way
they cut their meat. The powerful
physical nature of the Angle-Sa1on is
well illustrated by the huge rib roasts
and the immense shoulders Of muttons
The more artistic nature OF the
Frenchman is shown by his cutting
his meat into thin slices of fillet, INTO
epigram and into the filmg affairs ne
calls ''rosbif."
The Arab cuts his meat into q thin
ribbon; wraps it around an iron skew
er, broils it over charcoal fire, and;
10 and behold! there is the famous ka.
bob. Strange to say, it is yefyrare for
the Anglo-Saxon to cut his meat thth,
Just as 1t is rare for the eastern races
to serve it in massive portions. Yet
we could improve our daily bill OF
fare, especially in the summer sea-
son, by adopting many of the dishes
and methods of these other races.
Thus the kabob system may be ap-
Piled to any kind of flesh or fowl, and
produces crisp, palatable and nour-
fshing culinary creation. Another
series of very pleasant dishes are made
by cutting meat into long strips about
the size of lead pencil and frying
them, after they have been salted
and peppered, in either their own fat
br in olive oil. The liquid should be
very hot before the meat is put in, sd
rs to close up all the pores and keep
the juice within the fiber. These PEN
ellis, when cooked properly, are clean,
delicious; brittle and very appetizlng.
Still another system comes from Italy
and Spain in that very attractive pre-
paration known as fritas. These con-
, sist of little pieces of meat about the
size of a hickory nut. One will bS
made of beef, another of lamb, third
of chicken, fourth of duck, fifth OF
corned beef, sixth of cold beefsteak.
The greater the variety the more sue
cessf11 the dish. These pieces are
very we'll seasoned, they being rubbed
with Glove of garlic, salted, peppered,
and usually touched with a drop or
two Of onion juice. They are then
dipped In batter and fried over very
hot fire. When they come out all
look alike, so that the guest has the
additional attraction Of novelty,
variety and surprise.-New Orleans
! PicaYune:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
Phenomenal Runner.

Maine is proud Of a citizen who has
greater speed and more endurance than
q blooded horse. He is Edgar b.
Weleh. He lives in the village of
Webb's Mills, in Casco County, says
the Boston Herald.
Mr.. Welch has lived at Webb S Mills
all his life. He is tall, we'll proper
toned and weighs about ITO pounds.
He does most of his running for the
enjoyment of it. He is eccentric In his
habits, and when the notion to take
trip strikes him he starts, be the time
day or night. On trip to the White
Mountains his favorite dog started to
accompany him, but died of exhaustion
on the way.
Some time ago Welch won a race OF
twenty miles against span OF horses
driven by q. G. Jepson. The race
started at Raymond Village and ended
at the principal street corner in Port
land. Welch was an easy winner, al
though Mr.. Jepson urged his horses
to the greatest speed, and they were
covered with foam when they reached
Portland. Welch was apparently as
fresh as when he started, and seemed
TO be able to make run of twice the
distance.
Though he has phenomenal speed
and endurance, Welch is not success
in race. Some years ago he entered
twelve-hour race in rink and took
fourth money, with 611 miles to his
credit. The shouts of the spectators
annoyed him, and he could not bear to
be crowded. When other contestants
came near him he would leave the track
and run along outside, which made the
| distance he had to cover considerably
greater.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
TsFs---,,ss.,. s.---,,ss.,.ISss.,,s,-A.,irS.ait:. -

A great military authority says that
when wel1-built man of six feet IS
facing the enemy he presents surface
to be shot at of one thousand square
inches.
His face has an area -4I.y-s--
inches, and his neck twenty-three
inches, and out of every hundred men
wounded in battle fourteen will be
wounded in those parts. They are the
most exposed parts of the body,
whether the combatant be in trench
Or behind tree or wall.
The trunk offers nearly four times as
large target, but It is usually protect;
I'd by some form of defense work, and
is, therefore, hit only nineteen times
ID d hundred: ::
As Scraps says; it seems extraordi-
nary that the arms have as great an
area almost as the body. That is to
say, what the anatomist calls arms;
which include the shoulders: They
measure two hundred and twenty-six
inches, and receive thirty out of the
hundred hits. The reason they are
oftener hit than the body is that they
have to be exposed SO much in firing.
The legs, including the hips, have
the largest surface of all, measuring
four hundred and twenty-five square
inches, or nearly twice as much as the
arms. But they are nearly always pro-
tected by breastworks, rising ground,
trunks of trees, etc., and so they are
wounded only thirty-fve times out Of
the hundred.
When fighting at close quarters the
head and body suffer very severely,
and when fighting from behind trees
The arms, having to be put forward to
fire, receive an unusual humber OF
wounds.
A curious fact, which every veteran
knows to his cost, is that when the
ground is hard bullets are reflected
upward and wound the legs and lower
parts of the body, while, if the ground
were soft, the bullets would bury
themselves in it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
Mahogany Railroad Cars.

4. new train for the Queen OF Six
carriages is now in course of construc-
ton at Swindon, England, and its
elaborate internal and external deco
ration is engrossing the attention OF
the most expert artists employed by
the Great Western Railway. The only
wood used is mahogany, and the doors
of the Queens carriage are SO con-
trived as to allow the entrance of two
attendants, one at either side of her
majesty. It is also arranged that the
approach to the royal saloon is to be
on level with the platform, SO as to
dispense with any necessity for steps.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
woman Easier to Digest,

A member Of the Ethnographical So.
ciety in Paris has made a public argu-
ment in favor of cannibalism, from a
hygier;c point of view, and proves his
case by the fact that those sayages no
eat each other are stronger and more
yiriIe shan those who do not. Further,
this scientist afirms that women are
more nutritious and digestible than
men!"-New York Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
cr,,,,,.r n.-. =, R,antets:

Blankets after the winter use are never
clean. and should not be put away without
being washed. Many housekeepers in view
of the shrinking and discoloring caused
by washing, satisfy themselves with airing
and shaking their blankets, but this Is
a great mistake, for if the work 10 prop
erly done the soft appearance and white
ness may be retained for years.
The most important consideration In
washing blankets is to have plenty OF
soft water and good soap. An inferior cheap
sodp Is really the cause Of the injury done
wooden goods in washing, as 1t hardens and
yelloa's the fibre. When ready to begin the
work, shake the blankets free ot dust, fill
d tub nearly full Of soft hot water, and dis
solve third Of d cake Of Ivory soap in it:
Put one blanket in at time and dip up and
down, gently washing with the hands.
Never rub soap on blankets, or wash
On the washboard. After the blankets
are clean rinse them Ii warm water until
free of suds. Add little bluing to the last
water. Shake and squeeze rather than
wiring, and hang on the line until dry: Then
fold and pack away in box securely to
exclude the moth. Blankets washed in this
way will keep their original freshness and
wear very much longer than II put away
soiled year after year. ELIZA R. PARKER.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
The Sufferer.

s'MayI ask what is going on in the
village?" inquired the observant
stranger.
Were celebratin' the birthday OF
the oldest inhabitant, sir" replied the
native. "She's hundred ar one to-
day, SIR"
''And tell me, pray, who is that lit
tie man with the dreadfully sad coun-
tenance who walks by the old lady's
sids?"
'aThat's her son-in-law, sir. He's
been keepin' up her life insurance fol-
tn last thirty years. ."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
Huntsman,s Great Luck.

b. Cox, of Brooklyn, Mich, with a
company of friends, went north to
hunt deer. His friends placed him
back Of runway and told him to keep
on the lookout if he wanted deer.
Cox sat there until tired, and then
stepped back to the shelter of bush.
AS he did so big buck leaped over
the bush, knocked the gun out of his
hand and discharged it. The charge
struck the deer and it fell dead within
few feet Of the hunter. Chicago Tri-
bune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
An Easier Revenue.

Sparring Tescher-"What? No
more lessons? Why, you only took
two"
Amateur (much the worse for wear)
You see, / wanted to take enough
lessons so that I could learn enough
about the manly art to lick a man.
I've changed my mind now. I guess
I will send the fellow down to take the
rest Of the lessons. Rochester Dem
ocrat and Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14
a. Bundle Of Nerves,

This term is often applied to people whose
nerves are abRormally sensitive. They should
strengthen them With Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters. After course of that benign tonic, they
gill cease 70 be conscious that they have nervous
systems, except through agreeable sensations.
It VIII enable them TO eat sleep and digest well,
the three media for increasing tone and yigor In
tho nerves. IN common with the rest Of the sys-
tenn The mental worry begotten by nervous
dyspepsia VIII also disappear.