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RHEUMATISM.
New TerrOrs In Store For Sufferers From
the Little Understnnd niaaaao

New TerrOrs In Store For Sufferers From
the Little Understood Disease.
Now we are told that not only are
cancer and consumption contagious. as
well as several other diseases long re-
garded as individual, but that rheulna.
tism may be transmitted from one per-
son to another by contact as we'll as nv
heredlty. This is the more alarming he.
cause rheumatism, for which there are
more sure cures than a pharmacist can
compound in a week. is virtually inour-
able by drugs and is the disease of all
diseases that is not understood by the
medical profession. Nobody knows ex-
actly or approximately what rheuma.
tlsm IS. 1t is described with a high de-
gree OF positiveness in medical books.
but the fact that Affections wholly mn.
like are classed under the general head
OF rheumatism is proof that there is no
certain knowledge of its character. It
Is found to be associated with disorders
OF the throat and stomach and with dis
tlnctly nervous affections. The varieties
run from muscular rheumatism to neu-
raIgia, yet as to what tissues are most
involved in the worst form of the dis
ease and in what manner thew are in
volved there are as many opinions as
there are varieties of rheumatism.
The rheumatic patient, who some
times suffers all the pangs of gout, has
hard enough time of it at best with
out being regarded as O center of phys-
lcaI as well as moral pestilence. He is
irritable pugnacious, impatient, un-
grateful and profane. His immediate
relations bear with these mortal inflrm-
ltles because Of the obvious reality of
his sufferings. They generously put
themselves within the range and reach
OF MS shoes or whatever missiles he has
at hand, IN order that he may vary the
monotony of pain with the pleasure of
personal assault. To announce the CON-
tagiousness Of rheumatism is to drive |
away from his bedside all sympathetic |
and enduring friends. When they wit
ness the moral decay of a good man in
the clutches Of this disease, they are
naturally disposed to save themselves
by flight from like condition.
What the victims of rheumatism have
a right to maintain is that the doctors
know too little about the disease. They
are too helpless in its violent stage to
have any warrant for further dogmatic
affirmatiOns about it. If rheumatism is
10 be classed among the contagious dis
eases, it will be necessary to regulate
the Turkish bath establishments as we
10 smallpox hospitals, or they will be.
'ome centers from which rheumatism
will radiate like cholera from oriental
wells. Man is kept busy enough dodg-
ng the microbes of other diseases with
'ut being compelled to ward off rheu.
natism. Louis Globe Democrat
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whsre BrIde. Ars Hunrrr.

How would an English bride care to
fast on her wedding day until after the
sacred ceremony, and this after endur-
ing the hardships of farewell party
given tho day before? Yet this is what
O Russian girl is supposed to do. AS the
marriage. to be fashionable, should not
occur until evening, it may easily be
imagined in what an exhausted state
she is to commence her new period Of
life.
Besides bridesmaids there are brides
men, these latter being Obliged to pre-
sent the bridesmaids with sweetmeats.
A parsonage follows the procession bear
ing an elegantly mounted picture OF
Christ In gold and silver, which is sta
toned against the altar The brides
maids dopot all dress alike, and their
number Is unlimited. London An
swers
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WINTER.

Far in the north the wandering moon looks
down
upon a frozen sea and frozen land,
a oreary' barren waste, where strange fires
play - %
Across sunless sky, among the keen,
Olear' gnttering stars, and far to southwark
drive
The snowclouds, and the bitter north winds
howl
Through mountain glens and break the forest
trees. Wv
Ihe furious waves tear at the crumblino cliffs.
and many prayer is said for those at sea.
a ana many ship goes down in sight Of shore,
and with December days comes that glad feast
We keep to him who brought our life TO LIGHT
80 when the night Is darkest dawn Is near
Mary A. NJ. Marks in Good Words
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Ladies' Ready-Made
Garment Department,

We have furnished a room on
the second floor for this line of
goods, where we are at present
showing a large assortment of
Ladies' Dress Skirts, Wrappers.
Shirt Waists, Lightweight Coats
and Capes and Children's Jack
cts. The latter we are OFFERING
in all wool as low as 81. Ladies'
all-wool Capes at $1.75 and
Nobby Jackets in latest STYLES
at $2.75. We have, of course.
the higher grades.
We have the newest effects in
Dress fabrics, at prices that will
save you from 5 to 10 cents ner
yard, fine Dress Ginghams at S
cents, as good as the best. We
are offering Lancaster Apron
Glnghams, and all grades of
Muslins at cut prices.
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SIMPLE EXPERIMENTS.
CarbOnic Acid Gas Easily Generated Eg.o
Vinegar and BaIxine, porvdo,

N@EOonlc Acid Gas Easily Generated From
Vinegar and Baking Powder.
That there is charcoal in baking NOW.
der and that vinegar and baking now.
uer WIZ make carbonic acid gas were
two bits of knowledge impaired to sew.
eral hundred school girls and bows bv
Professor Peter T. Austen in the hall
OF the Brooklyn Polytechnic institute
This was the second of a series of leo.
lures to young people on "How to Make
Sclentlhc Experiments at Home
Using the simplest kind of apparatus
Professor Austen demonstrated how car
Donlc acid gas can be generated from a
combination of vinegar and baking
powder, and he showed also how the
burning OF magnesium wire in n lar
OF carbonic acid gas brings out the char
coal In baking powder. The children
were intensely interested in the state.
ment that whenever they ate bread or
cake made by the use of baking powder
they ate a lot of charcoal, but they took
the lecturers assertion that there was
charcoal in sugar as a Joke.
While hot carbonio acid gas is light.
er than air, cold carbonic acid gas is
much heavier than air and can be han.
dled like water" said Professor Ans.
ten. TO show the heavy and palpable
quality he generated a lot of il in a
large glass jar and proceeded to drav
IL out IN cupfuls. Lighted candles were
extlngulshed by pouring the gas upon
them as IT it were fluid, and the nro-
1essor showed his alert disciples how n
make carbonic acid gas run through y
cardboard trough. A dozen small can
dies, lighted, were placed a few inches
apart III long glass channel. From
pltcher Professor Austen slowly poured
carbonic acid gas into one end bv tbe
glass channel, and as he continued n
pour the invisible fluid the lights went
out, one by one.
The children watched with evident
delight the construction of a rude pair
OF scales. II shall use only such.tbinps
as can be readily picked up around the |
house, " said the professor. He took a |
common strip of board and planted il |
upright ON his table. Across the ton be |
placed piece of lath and balanced il
exactly by hanging an empty bandbox
ON one end and basin of shot on the
other Now, there is nothing but air
IN the bandbOx," he said. "Let me
snow you how much heavier carbonic
acld gas is than air." And, suiting the
action to the word, he poured a large
pltcherful OF carbonic acid gas into the
'andbox. Immediately the bandbox de-
'cended as if filed with bricks
The children applauded and shouted
n glee' and a few minutes afterward
hey were on their way to their homes.
mbued with determination TO raid
he domestic larder for vinegar and bak-
ng powder with which to make car
'onlo acid gas.-New York Times.
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Our Shoe Departments

Is filled with new and attractive
Spring and Summer Footwear
The new shapes and colorings
IN leather are with us at correct
prices. Ladies' Fine Shoes as
low as 81. Children's at % cents
per pair. From these we grad
ually grade our prices to the
finest work turned out from our
city factories. Custom work a
speciality.
FANCY AND STAPLE GRO
CERIES delivered to all parts
of Clayton, Smyrna and Smyrna
Landing.
MEGEAR&SO
MAIN STREET, SMYRNA.
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If you have been deceived and tried one
of the cheap bran substitutes now on the
market claiming 10 be the original and to
have great food value, and you got pound
of poorly roasted bran for your 25e. and q
poor, weak, sickish drink (what can you ex-
pect from bran) don't lle discouraged but
try GBAIN-O. It Is made from solid grain,
nicely Drowned and two pounds for Csc,
Grain-o takes the place of coffee at u the
price. Get package of your grocer to-day.
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Shnke Into Your Shines

=. Aliens Foot-Ease, powder for the feer
II cures painful, swollen, smartine feet
and instantly takes the stin out of corns
and bunions. It's the greatest c. comfort f. If
discovery of the age. Aliens Foot-Fase
1idSes IT, = tlghl-nttlng or new shoes feel easy.
II Is certain cure for sweating, Gallons
az and hot, tired, aching feet. Try # to-day
oold by all druggists and shoe stores ~
mall for 25c in stamps. Trial nackaCs
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, n. Y
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FACSIMILE signature of CHAs. H. FLETCHER
is on the wrapper of every bottle of CAsroRIA.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
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VIM. B. SHARP
& CO.,
Fourth and Market StS.,
WILMINGTON. DEL.

Special for Saturday, com.
mencing at 8 o'clock Saturday
morning, we shall place or
sale 10000 yards of best quail
ity Scotch Lawns in an en-.
tirely new selections of pat.
terms and colorings, in blacks,
greens. browns, navy, pink
and blue combinations at 2Ic.
per yard.
Only about 200 yards left
OF the very fine 12i and 15c.
Lawns. They will be sold at
the same time for 6ic. per
yard.
A small lot of imported fine
LapPet Null Lawns, 25c.
grade for I2ac.-elegant quail
ity and styles.
All our Wash Goods are re-
duced, as follows:
10, 124 and 15c. quality Dress Cling
hams are &c.
25 and 40c. quality Anderson Scotch
Ginghams are tic.
25c. grade fine imported French
Organdies are 12Jc.
25c. garde fine Irish Dimities are
15c.
These thin and wash fabrics
are our regular standard lines
and will be found great bar
gains. We must make room
for our Fall stock.
Seperate Skirts reduced as
follows:
3-Black Figured Ceina Silk Skirts.
length 40, 40 and 40 in, $40 re-
duced to $3.50.
2-Black Moire Velour Skirts. size
40 and 42 in, reduced from $40
to 81.
4-Black Cheviot Skirts, sizes 80
40, Al, AZ in, reduced from 81. so
to $400.
2-Black Cheviot Skirts. lined
with shaded silk. sizes, 40 and |
40 in, reduced from 81. so to S5. !
Umbrellas reduced:
15-Black Sun Umbrellas, size 26
in, reduced, SO to so.
14-Colored Shaded Silk, size 26.
Reduced from $3 to SO. Colors:
Garnet, green, blue and brown
shaded.
Waists.
90 Ladies, Waists, made of linen
colored lappet, null lawn, with
colored polka dots. Red. green.
blue and black with self colored
cuffs and white collors. All
sizes-reduced form $1.75 to
$1.25.
B. SHARP
SZ co.
Fourth and Market StS., Wilmington.
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Waller wrote his most pleasing poetry
OF Saccharissa. After she rejected him
ne, IN letter to friend, said, 'She IL
only redheaded drab anyhow"
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Vlm, viigor and victory: these are the
G9niaracterstlcs of De Wits Little Early
hlsers, the famous little pills for constipa-
t tloni pllllo1Sness and all stomach and liver
troubles. Clifton d Raymond. Del
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Spring and Summer
ATTRACTIONS.

We have never before made
more careful selections than this
season, having visited New York
and Philadelphia markets., care
fully studying styles and prices,
we are certain of satisfactorily
results, which is now being ap-
preciated by our customers.
We want at this time to call
your special attention to our
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The
Revolution in
Bicycle Business

A break in Bicycle prices was in
eVitable. Selling two Continentals
for the price of one Monarch. of
whichit was the equal in all respects
except a gilt name-plate, gradually
opened peoples eyes. Throw.
lngaway $50 for a name on a name
plate became less and less amusing,
We ordered the ContinentaIs by the
thousand and insisted on highest
standards of quality and finish.
They made their way and are hold
ing their place because the wheels
are sold at their actual value, lop-
ping off all extras consequent to ex.
elusive agencies.
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cersaI cease prInI.ers RKwARE .

Educate Your noweIs with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartlc. cure constipation forever.
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The day came, last week, when
we put on the market five car loads
OF splendid wheels at $22. so, but we
had to agree not to divulge the ex-
cellent makers name, because he
hopes to get something near the old
price next season. The thousand
wheels were sold in a jiffy.
Now we move forward another
step.
We have become the owners OF a
splendid lot of wheels, made to sell
for 800 and never reduced to less
than SIS, except IN the case of one
agent closing out small lot at his
own loss. These wheels are well
known, and the makers permit us,
because of the largeneSS of the
transaction, to use their famous
name
The Falcon Bicycles--1S07
popularity known as the Gold Crank
Falcons.
These 800 Wheels for Men will
be
S26.5O
These 800 Wheels for Women
will be
$3.50
They are perfect. In various sizes
and colors. Tres-Hartford, Vim,
Morgan & Wright, Goodrich and
others. Saddles-Garford padded.
Beck Hygienic and others.
The fact that no bicycle can get
a place on our floor, or our guaran-
tee under it, unless it is ali right
underneath the enamel and inside
the tubing and throughout its bear.
ings, settles the quick distribution
of this-the best offering we have
yet made Of Bicycles.
John Wanamaker.
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WANAMAKER,S.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, July I2, 1897.
The
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llcans to maintain party division. The
purpose for which the two party or
ganizations were made have been ac-
complished. The Union Republicans
have vindicated their right to party
management by the conduct of win
ming campaign and the regulars accom-
plished their desire to prevent the cleo
ton of a Republican United States
Senator. The work of the two State
Central committees is finished and
before another campaign is begun com
mittees must be formed.
1t has been a mystery to many who
were acquainted with William N.
Boggs, the defaulting teller of the
First National Bank Of Dover, as to
what become of the S1O7, 900 whichhe alb
stracted from the bank funds. To
others who met Boggs outside of
Dover, there was no mystery about it.
There is little doubt that m ost OF the
money was lost at gambling. The
manager Of well-kaown Wilmington
business house who does a great deal
Of business on the Peninsula, said
to the Sunday star the other day:
''Boggs was a great poker player and
so fascinated was he with the game
that there was seldom big game any
where in the State which he did not at
tend.
Poll TAXES. The collecting of the
poll taxes by Receiver Of taxes Horace
q. Rettew will leave Collector John
p. Donahoe without any duties to per-
form, as tax collector for which he wes
to receive 81, 900 a year. Besides the
county will be saved several thousands
dollars by the collecting of the poll tax
and property of the city of Wilmington
by Receiver Rettew. 1t is strange
that while the county taxes were being
collected by Receiver John 7. Dickey
the discovery was not made that the
taxes were not being collected, and it
was not until q Republican had been
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NO. ).

this life Of dissipation we again de-
sired to travel. After visiting
Belgium and England we boarded
a steamer for New YORK City ar
irving there on the reth of July.
We had already spent the greater
portion Of the So, 900. Then we
commenced our journey across the
United States, visiting Chicago, St.
Paul, Helena, Portland, Sacre-
mento, San Francisco, Los Angeles;
Ell Paso, Salt Lake City, Ogden.
Omaha, Council Bluffs and St.
Louis. In the latt r city we
spent the remainder Of our money.
Each one. having ten dollars, we
took the Frisco line on foot, pass
ing through Missouri, \ Arkansas,
Indian Territory and Texas, and
Followed the Texas Pacific as far
as Mexico, where we rested a few
days. All along the route we tried
to get work, but failed. There was
nothing for strangers to do. 1t is
in this manner that we reached
Lafayette on January 2, 1897.
Knowing SO many people there we
thought it would be easy to find
employment. We knew that we
were risking our necks, but being
SO miserable, did not care very
much.
The day after our arrival at Col.
BOucreauX's we received a visit
from the sheriff who arrested us and
conducted US to prison, and being
interrogated by Sheriff Broussard
and others, we confessed our crime,
and the same day we were conveyed
to New Orleans for fear of mob
law.
We remained in the city month
and half and on the 10th of Feb
ruary, 1897, we were brought to
Lafayette for trial. The trial was
fixed for the 18TH Of February but
postponed to the 25th. The trial
lasted two days and half night
and we were condemned to hang
after eloquent pleadings of our
attorneys. .
We are now awaiting the day Of
our execution, thinking that it is
hard to die SO young, but Gods
will be done.
To Mr.. Thomas Mouton, March
3, 1897.
ERNEST BLANC,
A. BLANC
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French city, we received not
much more hospitality than in
the American cities, and we
crossed the river and continued
our journey having nothing in view
but the procurement Of employment.
1t is in this way we arrived at tia
home of old Col. Boudreaux and
for two years we worked on his
plantation following the pursuits of
farming. 1t was life of Tranquil
ity, sweet and honest, which we re-
gret having discarded to follow the
evil promptings Of AMBITION; the
love of fortune, and the desire for
gold with the devil suggested ,ts,
US through the leaves Of book en-
titled the 'James Boys" 1t was
by reading this book we were lead
to steal. Why work in the field :?
Why walk behind a plow And at
the end of the year receive not
enough to buy clothes to put on our
backs?
To rob one of his gold in a single
night appeared to us much easier.
The birds had eaten the crops and
we were discouraged. Then to put
our new plan into execution we
bought two revolvers and made two
polgnards of files. After being we'll
armed we decided to rob Martin
Begnaud and eight days afterwards
we were on our way determined to
execute our project. For two days
we hesitateds but the third, (the day
following the election) April 2e,
1896, we fully succeeded. That
night we arrived at Scott at 9
o'clock. All was calm and quiet.
Nearly everybody in the town were
asleep, with the exception Of those
in Simeon Begnaud's saloon. 1t
was yet too early to begin our work
and we sought refuge in the tall
grass along the railroad, watching
the movements of all those who
were in the saloon. Shortly after
the doors of the saloon were shut
and everyone went home. We saw
Martin Begnaud going toward his
store. The time to act had come.
| 1t was then or never. We walked
hurriedly to the store, but we ar
rived too late, the door having al
| ready been closed. We knocked
! at the door. Martin Begnaud came
and asked, "who is there ?" cit is
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of God. cd, Sheriff Broussard with Alexis.
sd, Ernest with Deputies Israel Prejean and
Alex Biilaud.
The two brothers walked up the stairs
with firm tread. When they reached the
summit of the scaffold they knelt when they
blessed by Father Knapp who rccitcd
the act of contrition with them.
Ernest then in clear, we'll modulatcd
voice, addressed the crowd in chaste French
the substance of which was the caution to
young to avoid evil books which might
have tendency to start them on the down
grade of criminal career, asi it had done for
them. He counscled them to follow strictly
the tcnets of religion and the a>lvice of their
parents.
AS soon as Ernest concluded his remarks,
Sheriff Broussard adjusted the fatal moose
around Ernest's neck and then he placed it
around Alexis; he quickly covered the
brothers. faces with the black caps, tied
their legs. and before many were of
it, the engine of death was set in motion
and two lifeless bodies were launched in
space.
The drop fsll at z:Io and at 2:14 all
muscular tremor had ceased, both necks
being dislocated by the fall. They un-
questionably lost all sensation the moment
the drop was sprung. The slight bodily
movement of the bodies for four minutes
after being mechanical. The last mech
anical spasnodic movement of Alexis was a
stiffening of the right arm.
At s:25, IS minutes after the
drop fell Coroner y. r. Trahan,
Drs. Webb and Mouton, pro-
nounced Ernest and Alexis Blanc
dead and the bodies were lowered,
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up a poor chap who was on his knees before
them. This picture they showed to Mr..
Simeon Begnaud, but upon this gentleman
turning away with apparent disgust, they
both assured him there intention of
reproducing anything like picture of their
crime, and Mr.. Begnaud's advice they
tore it up. They answered all questions
quickly and intellisently.
When urged to lie down SO as to get as
much rest possible to prepare for the Or
deal they had to go through the next day,
they insisted on sitting up and chatting until
after I o'clock in the morning. Even after
retiring they spoke and joked with each
other until exhausted, when nature threw
around them the mantle of charitable OBJ
livion.
They told the sheriff t., arouse them at
a. which he did, but they begged to be
allowed sleep little longer and they
dozed off until $3.50. They did not break
bread until they received holy communion
at O'Clock. Then visitors began to arrive
and the scenes of the day before COM
menced. They were perhaps triAe less
full of levity, but they still INDUCED in
humorous salles. Their color became
little heightened towards noon, but they yet
displayed that marvellous composure they
manifested from the time Of their arrest
At one o'clock Father Knapp, Domini
can friar, who is holding a mission here,
came in to render the last sad rites of con-
ISOLATION of mother church. The father,
who is exceedingly handsome, made the
scene the more impressive. His stalwart
figure, clothed in cossack, his classic face
beanipg with kindness and humanity, will
1nvSr he ,1,sara he Sila ,f
the lips as if impelled by inward prayer,
asking, doubtless, the Great Jehovah to par
don the youthful criminals and temper the
morbid crowd noticeable.
When Father Knapp arrived the prisoners
were about to take bath, which they did
with. scrupulous care, washing their feet and
bodies in a tub. They put on neat garments
which She riff Broussard had provided for
them, and when dressed they very
handsome pair of young men. Being
offered collars they refused to put them on,
Alexis saying that he did not want to place
any obstruction in the way Of the rope. a
short while after Father Knapp entered the
cell and remained with them.
At 1:45 Sheriff Broussard read the death
warrant. They listened to that document
with perfect coml,osure. Under the tu.clage
of Father Knapp their face. lost some of
their lcvity, although Ernest frequently
smiled while talking, and Alexis eyes
maintained tneir glitter and his voice its
usual vivacity, the only evidence of any
unusual strain was an occasional gulI'ing
the part of Alexis as though lump formed
i'll his throat, while Ernest was observed to
uosten his lips with his tongue.
At 2:o4 the march to the galows began,
in the following order. 1st the holy man