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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-29
MORE Ribbons.

This is the leading selling ribbon. 1t
seems that people are appreciative of a
good thing when they sec It, is evidenced
the way they buy this 35c quality at 1856 a
yard.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-29

Professor A. II. Berlin of the High
School at the dinner given by tho new Of.
1lcers of the Board of Education last even.
ing took occasion to remind the board that
the manual trimming quarters at the school
were inadequate to allow any great ad.
vanccmeut in the work of that depart.
ment He suggested that an addition BIO
built to the school, but while the members
made no response to his suggestion his
talk made an impression which may bring
about additional quarters for tho man, al
training department.. Tho Professor also
called the attention of the members of tho
board to lack of teachers in the academic
departments of theschool. AT present tho
teachers arc overworked and tho Professor
thoughtthat If several additional pedi.
gOgue5 were employed better attention
nould DO given all the studies.
400 Boxes Of cigars ut 35c box. Half ton
of tobacco voc Id, Durstein, e. Second
street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-29

Electric Carpet Cleaning Works, Phone
val Office 10 " est Fourth street,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-29

Jas, Morrows chinese bombs mike the
lQudest uoise. Nos. POS and eli Market
street
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-29
We've Got Them

Again. Another lot of those beautiful
roses in pink and red. three large ones in
q bunch, with lovely foliage; that regular
Poe kind which we will soil for 12c bunch.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-29
J.A.soxaorRT.A.

ENoR rem -Wheelwrlght shop at 900
l. Chandler street. Geo Q. Maris g. son.
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-29
EVERY COUNTER A TIDAL WAVE
CHARLEY HATS.

An elegant 4Sc quality Of plaid and
striped ribbons in al the new coiorings,
which We have put on sale for 25c u I'd.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-29

HS DiS| SiS wv
as well as all others.
r have been dropped
Everything in this
that way. We don't
discount to any ore
but when we make
all our customers
lege and advantage.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
ARMENIAN REPORT.
The Turks Are Still Perpetrating
Outrages
VARIOUS FORMS OF PERSECUTION.
Women Dragged Through the Streets In
Chains and Kept For Days without
Food--Other Diabolical Methods
OF Torture inflicted.

Paris, July 13.-Pere Charmetant. the
director general Of the French mission
In the Levant, has received by way of
the Caucasus and Tihis a report prepar-
ed by a number Of Armenian notables
and Gregorian bishops on the situation
in Armenia.
1t took the messenger who had the
document in charge nearly three months
to get through the difficulties and dan
gers along the Turkish frontier, which
was carefully guarded against all Ar
menians or Armenian sympathizers.
The report. which fills 80 printed
pages is very carefully prepared and
goes fully into the situation.
According to its authors, the Turks in
Armenia, fearing European interven-
tion, have abandoned the old practices
of wholesale massacre, but during the
last year there have been clandestine
determinations and most terrible perse-
cutlons, especially in the more remote
provinces.
The Turks openly boast that they
have sworn to wipe out the whole Ar
menian race slowly, but surely.
Various Forms OF Persecution.
The document recltes in detail various
forms Of persecution. 1t appears that
the tax collectors seize the inhabitants
II they do not pay everything demand
ed. Women are taken through the
streets with chains around their necks
and kept for days without food. In
some cases they are fastened to pill
lars. head downward. Freezing water
Is thrown over them. or they are beaten
until the blood runs. In other cases
their hands are tied behind their backs,
and then cats. first made furious, are
thrown into their bosoms. often they
are burned in various parts OF their
bodies with red hot irons.
"All the highways are guarded so as
to prevent emigration. Not q single
day passes without our hearing of OF
witnessing somewhere within our un-
fortunate provinces some fiendlsh cru
city. The Turks and Kurds enter the
houses Of Armenians in gangs, bind the
men and then outrage their wives, sis
ters and daughters before their eyes"
The document concludes with the de-
spairing cry. "Our hope is dying out
God help us. May Europe have pit,
upon us"
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
WE'D EARLY IN LIFE.
Ages Mt which Marriages May De Com
tracted In Europe.

Ages Mt which Marriages May De Com
tracted In Europe.
In Austria a ''man' and woman"
are supposed to be capable of conduct
inc a home of their own from the age
of IA. In Germany the man must be at
least IS years of age. In France the
man must be IS and the woman Is; in
Belgium the same. In Spain the in
tended husband must have passed his
fourteenth year and the woman her
twelfth. In Hungary, for Roman
Catholics. the man must be IA years old
and the woman 12; for Protestants. the
man must be IS and the woman Is. In
Greece the man must have seen at least
IA summers, and the woman -. In
Portugal a boy of II is considered mar
riageable and a woman of 12. In Rus
sia and Saxony they are a little more
sensible. and n youth mustrefrain from
entering into matrimony till he can
count IS years, and the woman till she
can count z2. In Switzerland the men
from the age of IA and the women from
the age of - are allowed to marry. In
Turkey any youth and maiden who can
walk properly, and can understand the
necessary religious service, are allowed
l to be united for life.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
OBJECTS OF WORSHIP.
II Is I'm Tint Way That savnges Usual
~ Regard Mcteorites.

IL Is I'm Tint Way That savages Usual
ly Regard Mcteoritcs.
Savages, whenever they come across
meteorites of large size, are apt 20 re-
gard them as objects of worship. Such,
however, was not the digniied fate of a
very remarkable specimen that is now
in the National museum, says the Wash
ington Post. This strange aerolite is
four feet in diameter, weighing t,4o0
pounds approximately, and has the
shape of a ring. 1t was found in the
Santa Catarina mountains, and for n
long time was used as an anvil by Mex
leans at Tucson. In this employmentit it
was discovered by DR.. Erwin, of the
United States army, who bought it for
n small sum, and gave it TO the Smith
sonian institution. Doubtless the sub
stance of this meteorite originally was
largely stony, but the stony parts be-
came disintegrated and disappeared
after it fell, leaving the ring OF iron. OF
400 meteors that have been seen actual
ly to fall, only about a dozen were
metallic, the rest being mainly of stony
material, though containing more or
less iron.
On the other hand, nearly all OF the
meteorites picked up in a casual way are
masses of metal. It's probably the case
that n great majority of such bodies are
stony. but meteorites of that descrip-
ton do not attract notice when lying on
the ground, being mistaken for ordi-
nary stones. All of these facts are ex-
tremely interesting in view of the be-
lief now entertained by science that the
composition of meteorites throws light
upon the make up of the terrestrial
globe. In fact, according TO this theory,
the make up of the earth is much like
that of the average meteorite. Obvious
~. the moment this assumption is made,
the study of the structure of meteorites
comes to have extraordinary impor-
tance; for mans knowledge Of the
planet on which he lives is restricted al
most entirely TO the surface of il. The
bowels of the earth remain almost un-
known.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
Death Of a Former MIN Presidcnt.

Boston. July 1S-Samuel r. Payson.
a retired business man and at one
time a Manchester On. H) mill presi-
dent, died at his residence in Belmont.
aged S5 years. He had been in falling
health for a year past. He was for
merly a woolen commission merchant
Of Boston. when a young man. The
firm went out Of business in the fall OF
1878. and in the following year he
bought the Manchester mills and or
ganized new company. which. under
his administration, had a most pros
porous career.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
1noendIarr Flre In PnrIs.

Paris July ia fire has occurred in
the autocar and ordinary carriage
works in this city. and before the flames
were extinguished 20 autocars and so
ordinary carriages We're destroyed, be-
sides all the cooperative workmen's
tools, causing a loss of 100000 francs
Two men, one of them an employee at
the works. have been arrested on sus-
picion Of having set the works on fire.
They declare, however, that the fire
was due to an accident and their state
ment is probably true, as they gave the
alarm ais soon as the flames were dis
covered There is no reason to believe
that the Paris cabmen are responsible
for or in any way connected with the
fire
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
Can and get a Trading Stamp book.
JERSEYS BLIND HElRsss.
A Most interesting Woman IL Miss
Alice a. s:S.mes.

a
Alice a. Holmes.
One OF the most interesting women
imaginable is Miss Alice 4. Holmes,
the heiress. Miss Holmes has just come
into $500. 900 or more, but there IS no
danger OF her marrying any young
and ardent lover, for she is now in her
se,enty-ffth year, says Pennsy lvania
Grit. Then the old woman is blind and
has been blind ever since she was u.
Recently her brother died in California
and left her a big fortune, which she
purposes to spend in the amelioration
OF the sufferings of her fellow-afilicted
kind. Miss Holmes lives in n quiet and
pretty street in Jersey City, and for 25
years she has struggled through a de-
cent poverty. Her brother in Califor-
MIA has always looked after her wants,
but Miss Holiness pride would not al
low him to support her, and she has
earned her own living well through the
Years of her solitude. Early in life
She conceived a love for music, and al-
though deprived of her sight she man
AGED to master that difficult art. Once
that she became proficient she desired
10 teach And, strange to say, she was
quite as proficient as u teacher as she
was as a performer. She found she
could succeed with pupils who had their
eyes as well as with pupils who had not.
And in that way she supported her
self, if not in elegance, at least in COM
fort. Now that Miss Holmes has been
rendered Independent, she will devote
her money to the education of her fell
lows who are afflicted with blindness.
a number of years ago Miss Holmes
published a volume of verses that have
the true ring of poetry in them.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
CURIOUS NEsTINe PLACE.
A Letter Box That was in Constant
Use by birds.

A Letter box That Was I'm Constant
Use by Birds.
In the year 1888 a pair of great tits
built in a wooden letter box, which
stood in the road in the village of Row
FAINT, Sussex, into which letters. etc,
were posted, and which was cleared
daily. says the Pail Mall Magazine.
Unfortunately, one of the birds was
killed by boy and the nest was not
finished. In 1889 a pair completed it
and laid seven eggs, and were sitting;
but one day an unusual number Of post
cards was dropped in, nearly filling
the box and causing the birds 10 de-
sert it, when the nest and the eggs
were removed. In 1890 a pair built a
new nest. the hen laid seven eggs and
succeeded in rearing five young, al
though the letters continued TO be post
ed daily, and when taken out were often
found lying on the back of the sitting
bird, which never left the nest. The
birds went in and out by the slit for
the letters.
Connected with the robin there is a
sacred tradition accounting for the
color Of the birds breast, to which
need not further allude, except to haz-
ard the guess that the little songster
is piously disposed, so that one is scarce
ly surprised to hear that on several oc-
casions he, or she rather. has built in
a church and once affixed nest to the
Bible as it lay on the reading desk
1t is gratifying TO learn that the vicar
would not allow her TO be disturbed
and provided himself with anod y copy
of the sacred volume from which TO read
the lessons.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
Reveiations by a Prisoner.

Paris, July 13.-Emile Arton. who was
convicted Of bribery in connection with
the Panama canal scandals, before the
Panama canal commission has made
sensational revelations regarding the
way in which successive governments
had connived at his escape and silence.
He said the Boulangists offered him
1000, 900 francs for a document, the
making public of which would have re-
suited in the overthrow of the Loubet
ministry. NJ. Loubet, he said, had also
tried to obtain certain documents from
him.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
LuNcHes DELIVERED IN oFFIoEs
New Industry That Has Recently Deen
Developed In Chicago.

New Industry That Has Recently been
Developed In Chicago.
A good midday lunch delivered at
your Office for ten cents is something
that one will hardly find outside of
Chicago. In fact, says the TmesHer-
aid, it is comparatively new en-
terprise even here. Like many another
enterprise, il was born from a necessity
aided in n measure by ingenious ener-
gy. Less than a year ago lunchhouse
proprietor on Adams street began to de-
liver few midday lunches to friends in
different office buildings. He saw the
possibilities in this new field of enter
prise and hired two men to visit Office
buildings and secure custom for the de-
livery of his lunches. 1t met with
favor and encouragement and grew and;
spread. To-day not less than 5000
lunches are delivered by half-dozen
competitors. and the business is in
creasing every day to large proper
tions. Not only are lunches delivered
at the Office buildings, but at the yari-
Gus department stores for the clerks
and other employees. Time as well as
money is saved thereby.
The menu is: Two nice ham sand
wiches, a piece of pie according to the
taste of the patron. pickles, small bit
Of cheese. paper napkin and toothpicks.
This costs but ten cents delivered. Each
lunch is put up in a small paper box
large enough for the purpose. In fact,
there is now a factory that has begun
to make these boxes for that especial
purpose. 1t is a profitable business and
has already begun to be felt by the
other lunch places in the downtown dis
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
Rain Save. tho Corn crop.

Lincoln, Neb., July 13.-The corn crop
as a whole is safe. Reports have been
received at the Office Of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad from
all points in the territory adjacent to
the company's lines in Nebraska, Iowa
and Missouri show a general rainfall
since Saturday sufficient to practically
insure the success Of the crop. AL
though some anxiety was felt on ac-
count Of the very high temperature, no
damage from hot winds has occurred.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
Min.ir.i,ni.n CnnItoI.

The state of Mississippi is at length
TO have a new capitol. 1t is to be built
upon the site of the present dilapidated
structure, which has for years been un-
worthy of the state. The sum appro-
priated for its erection is S75O.O0O. and
a Jackson newspaper correspondent
expresses the hope that the best men,
men who have been fire-tr'ied and fire.
tested, men whose integrity is as pure
rs the first opening lilac, when Il
spreads its clear leaves to the sweetest
dawn of May. win be selected to expend
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
DANGEROUS CHEMICALS.
The Time Has Arrived to Put Legal
RESTRICTIONS ON Their Sale.

The Time Has Arrived to Put Legal
Restrictions ON Their Sale.
Several more or less dangerous arti-
cles of chemical manufacture are be-
coming so largely employed for va
riety of useful purposes now that some
restrictions as to their sale, conveyance
and storage are imperative, says the
San Francisco Argonaut. Thousands of
gallons of liquid" carbonic acid gas in
steel cylinders under high compression
may now be seen every day being con-
veyed in carts from place to place. and
similarly other gases are stored under
pressure in tubes" as. for instance,
oxygen, hydrogen, nitrous oxide and so
on, all of which may expose the public
TO danger. Solid bricks of metallic
sodium, again (lSept under naphtha, of
course), are every day carried from
port to port as part of a ships cargo,
and very serious accidents have occa-
sionally arisen from the intermiXture
of various chemicals on board ship by
the damaging effect of a rough passage
upon the packages. Still another chem
ical substance of comparatively recent
discovery is carbide of calcium, which
on simply becoming moist gives off the
exceedingly infammable gas, acetylene,
which, with air, forms an explosive mix
ture.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
SINCE VICTORIA WAS CROWNED.
There Have Deen Great Social Re-
forms and wonderful Inventions.


forms and wonderful Inventions.
Great social reforms belong to Queen
Victoria's reign, writes William George
Jordan in Ladies' Home journal, mar
rating the progress of the world since
Queen Victoria ascended the throne
60 years ago. The degrading practice
of fiogging has been abolished in the
armies and navies of America and Eng
land. Children are no longer permitted
to work in the mines of Britain. Press
gangs no longer force men into the
service of the queens navy. The Red
Cross society, approved by 10 nations,
has softened the horror of war. The
transportation of criminals, with its
many evils, has been suppressed. Ex-
ecutions are no longer conducted in
public. The treatment of criminals has
become humane. Factory laws and
building acts make life easier for the
poor.
Inventive science has made marvellous
progress in every department during
Victoria's GO years as queen. Cantilever
bridges have surprised the world.
Travel has been wonderfully quickened
by street cars, cabs, trolleys, cable cars
elevated roads and other triumphs oi
invention. In 1887 there were no type
writer's, no passenger elevators, no mod
ern bicycles, no soda-water fountains
no horseless carriages, no chemical fire
extinguishers, no ironelads, no perfect
ing presses. Fully chronicling the in
yentiye progress of the last six decades
would make it seem as if nothing oi
real consequence to mans comfort had
been done before 1887.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
Accidentally shoots His FRIEND.

Trenton, July 1S.-William Schindle
of this city was shot in the breast by
Charles f. Mink of Philadelphia and is
not expected to live. The men were in
boat cunning. when Mink, who was
handling his gun, touched the trigger,
and the charge exploded. Schindle was
taken to st. Francis hospital. and Mink
was placed in custody. Both men say
the shooting was accidental.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
Lithnrrauhers Meet.

Cincinnati. July 13-The fourth BIZ
ennial convention Of the Lithographers'
International Protective and Beneficial
association opened here with 40 dele
gates present. Joseph r. Keogh of New
York is president. August Zimmerman
OF Boston. vice president, and John B.
Muir Of New York, secretary and treas
urer. The convention will be in secret
session all week.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
Drovned at AtIantIo civ.

Atlantic City. July 13.-The first
drowning Of the season occurred when
J. Barry of Philadelphia lost his life in
the surf at the foot of st. Charles ave-
nue.. Barry had not gone out very far,
but he expired before he could be assist
ed ashore.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
cnnl Trnln WrecIsed.

New straitsville, o.. July 1S.-Eight
cars Of coal standing on the siding at
mine No. 3 were let loose by unknown
persons and ran half mile down
grade through a switch, making a COM
plete wreck. The Columbus and Hook
ing Coal and Iron company, which
owns the mine. offers a reward Of $1,000
for the arrest Of the guilty parties This
was the first overt act Of violence in
connection with the great coal strike.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
neath I'D nn FnIsconnl cIerrrmnn.

Saratoga. July 13.-Rev Dr. James
Mulcahey. S. 7. D.. in the seventy-fifth
year OF his age. a retired Episcopal
clergyman. OF "a Decatur street, Brook
lyn. died of edema of the lungs here.
He arrived here two weeks ago and
was IN only three days. The remains
were taken TO Brooklyn.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
struok bv Liehtninv and Burned.

Morristown, N. J.. July 1S. - The
dwelling house of Henry Benbrook on
Mount Komble avenue has been struck
by lightning and burned Benbrook
and his wife were Knocked insensible.
Neighbors dragged them from the
building, or they would have been burn
ed alive. Both were resuscitated.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
sale nf n Rnoe cnnrse.

Lexington. Ky. July 1S.-The Ken
lucky association course. the oldest race
track in the country. has been sold at
court sale to Charles Green, agent for
st. Louis bondholders for S23, 1926. The
property was assessed ten years ago at
$4,000. The kentucky association viii
try to have the sale set aside.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
A Cosflv Joke.

British testers some times pay dearly
for their jokes. One who frightened
a married woman into fits by telling her
that her husband had been severely in
jured in a railroad accident has had to
pay $500 for the fun.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13

became frightened and backed the We
hichle and occupants off into the
creek. Logs were launched into the
creek and the people rescued.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets, is
prepared to do printing OF every de-
scription quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets, Is
prepared to do printing OF every dc
scription quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
Distlngulshed California Lawyer Dead.

Sacramento, July 1S.-Judge N. Green
Curtis. one Of California's Oldest and
most distinguished lawyers, is dead. He
served three terms in the state senate.
Deceased was a native Of North Caro-
lima, aged II years.
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
ana rnrIi.h Mnnner.-

An old English Manners Book" says:
"A lady should dip only the tips Of her
fingers in the sauce bowl. and should
not let food fall out of her mouth on
the tablecloth."
Evening journal., 1897-07-13
rHRnwN INrn N CREEK

Lewes. July 13.-While Mrs. Mary
Wingate apd Mrs. Harry Phillips and
baby, of Midway, were driving across
Love Creek bridge yesterday the horse
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-10
Vermont's Senior Senator.

This third day OF December is the
two and fortieth return of the day
when Senator Morrill,. beloved in
Washington and revered in Vermont,
began his long and eventful legisla-
tive career in congress. 1t was a
wild time for new conner. Mr..
Douglas had got his Nebraska scheme
recognized, too much so indeed, a
double action mechanism, las he hoped,
to hold the south, and win enough
votes north to make him president
How miserably his hopes persisted
and how rapidly events crowded
) upon the heels of events all the world
knows. The Kansas matter, the
Sumner !outrage, the Douglas. Lin
coin debate, the ] 'hn Brown affair
the elections Of 1860, secession, war
and Mr.. Douglas machinery was be
yond all human control on peaceful
lines. No alternative offered bu
that this nation should be either al