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1t matters little what it Is that Won want
whether a situation servant-a
want" ad- in The Star will reach the
person who can fiji your need.
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TWO YOUTHFUL FIENDs.
They Torture u Tkree-Year-OId Child
to Death.

GRAPEVINE Tex, August 11.-Monday
evening little negro was killed by two
other little negroes. The murdered child
was but three years old. The others were
six and eight years of age.
They tortured the little fellow by burn
ing him all over with hot iron, which
caused him great suffering. and to stop
him from crying they took him by the
head and feet and threw him eff a porch
three feet high and then jumped on him
and stamped him to death.
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nlne~s Of Poru Kwane Sob.

Mr. Poru Kwang Sob, formerly Corean
minister at this city, and now a member of
the Corean privy counsel. is ill at his home
at 2S19 14th street. He has an attack Of
congestion of the lungs and is not expected
to recover. He has been :iling only TWO or
three days.
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Grain and Cotton M.rLes.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co, bankers
and brokers. 1927 F st. members New YORK
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs.
Lsdenburg. Thalmann q Co. New York.
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william Compliments. Ntcb.,..

ST. PETERSBURG. August 11.-Emperor
william of Germany has appointed the
grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch to the
honorary colonelcy Of the Magdeburg Hus-
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Made Acting Chief.

Orlando T., lexis Of Iowa has been as
signed to duty. as acting chief Of the board
OF review OF. the pension Office
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President Fnure Returns to Paris.
PARIS. August u.-President F'aure mas
returned to the Elysee from his summer
villa Ut Havre.
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baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE. August l.-Fsmr Ara. UNCHANGED
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GRAIN.


Quotations reported by Corson & Macart-
reg, bankers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22
A Waste of Money,

The worst of the western horse Is that
he hns practically to he broken over again
every spring In the autumn, when his
work is done, h0 Is turned out on the
range to shift for himself till tho spring
grass has made him fat and strong. He
is then caught up and ridden. 1t is ten to
one that he bucks. In fact, many horses
do 20 every time they are ridden on first
starting This is IN honest affair, how
ever The worst kind are those who wait
till they can catch you mapping. well
remember one Of this sort, whom we called
Everlasting whose favorite time was when
you were lighting your pipe after hard
ride on your way home.
There was u horse, too, belonging to the
brothers Ross who had tho reputation of
being the most vicious animal in the coun-
try. One of the brothers would ride him
sometimes us an exhibition, and fine
sample Of craftsmanship it was. But the
other brother rode by his sido with load
! ed revolver, for his charming mount Ind
onco unshipped his rider and pounded him
to death with lis fore feet.
This reminds INC of what happened tt
| large cattle owner who was noted fol
! his parsimony, Once he was thrown anc
dragged His case seemed hopeless One
Of his men galloped alongside to shoot tht
horse as last resource. Just at that mo
mcnt old 1.-Two Dot" Wilson-for so hi
was nicknancd from his brand-got hi
foot loose He looked up and caught sigh
of the pointed pistol. what were yoI
going to dcF" no nsked cxcitodly. "T'
shoot your horse" "WhAt! Shoot tina
horscY Why, he cost He five and twent,
dnllars" 1t scclLvd us If with old Tw
Dot money was indeed deorcr than life
Field
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22
STRANGE PLANTS.
Some of the Curious Growths Noted by
Travellers.

Some of the Curious Growths Noted by
Travellers.
Early travellers in China and Tartary
speak of "plant of flesh and blood, with
the shape and appearance of lamb, hay
ing feet, tail and head distinctly formed
and its skin covered with soft down." says
an exchange. The lamb is said to grow
upon stalk feet in height and to turn
about and bend to the heritage that serves
for its food, and when tho grass fails it
dries up and withers away. There is some
foundation for this queer story in the exist
ence of singularly shaped plant recently
discovered, which has sort Of woolly COW
ering, and In order to heighten the general
effect tho natives trim the plant and ad-
Just the long, light, silky hairs that cover
it in such style as to give it the appear
ance of woolclad animal. 1t is NATURAL
to suppose that this plant would wither
when the grass begins to fail; for even If
it did not subsist upon the grass, as re-
ported, tho same drought that served to
kill the grass would naturally destroy the
plant
The value of the plant world, not only
in furnishing the pulpy material of which
paper Is manufactured, but also in sup
plying the paper itself outright, may not
he fully appreciated by those who have not
investigated the subject 1t is well known
that the Egyptian papyrus in early days
was the main source from which anything
like our modern paper was derived. This
was reed that grew by the brooks, with
a stem to 10 feet in height and about an
inch in diameter This was peeled and
the pith cut into thin slices, which were
then laid side by sido, with the edges
touching one another. After being
sprinkled with water, heavy pressure was
applied, and they were thus united into one
piece 1t may not be so generally known
that there now grows in Asia tree the
bark of which is made into sheets about q
yard square, and these are used for all thu
ordinary purposes of paper, being very
tough and durable. The soft and durable
Chinese rico paper is not the product Of
any pnrt of the rice plant but is the pith O.
tree which, by the aid of lathe and t
sharp instrument, is cut into very thir
and delicate rolls.--Atlanta Constitution.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22
WHEN STUDENTS DON'T KNOW.
Some Of the Queer Answers They Make In
Examination Papers.

Some OF the queer Answers They make IN
Examination Papers.
Medical students in the throes of exam
nation time or entering upon the anxious
period preceding their appearance before
examiners who are to decide their fitness
for graduation are often very nervous, and
many ludicrous slips are made in answer
ing questions propounded by the examin-
ers.
Some of these mistakes may be appreei-
ated only by the questioners or those fam
iliar with technical details Of the subjects
with which the questions deal. Others,
however, may be appreciated by the lay
man, as the answer Of n student that "mu-
sic" is seoreted by certain glands in the
throat. He meant no doubt to say mucous,
but many will think he was not far from
wrong, especially in regard to some threats.
''To strain the blood is a common an
swer to the question concerning the func-
ton Of the liver.
Ono young man In the course Of exam
nation, in answer to question as to
what disease the liver is most liable, wrote
"liver complaint"
Usually it is tho freshmen in medical
studies who make the most serious blum
ders in their answers. They are unaccus-
toned to the mode of examination and for
the nonce lose self possession If they are
not actually ignorant Of the proper answer.
Rather than mako a complete "hunk"
some answer is written down and this
gives the examiner relief from the monot-
ony of looking over endless papers.
"Give an outline of how the bony frame
work of the body Is built up and namo
some of the more important bonesP was
the question put to student
"Thc bony framework Of tho body Is
built up to protect the vital organs, was
the comprehensive answer Then he add
ed, "Some of the more important bones
are skull, back, shoulder, hip and collar
bones"
A moro advanced student returned from
examination of baby patient and report
ed that the little one was 'emancipated. "
When asked what was meant by that
term, he replied in Bowery parlance, "The
baby is tin ting (thin thing)." The
patient died of lack of nourishment, or in
anition, and the report of the would be
medico was that tho cause Of death was
ammunition.
what are the office and use Of the brain
| in the human anatomy and to what dis
cases is it most table," was double bar
relied question propourded by an exam
incr. The terse answer Of the student was
Seat of intelligence. Apoplexy, fever. "
A question in an examination on ma
terra medica was, "What is an alterntiye?''
Almost laconic was the answer-"a change
for the better"
"a change produced with aid of chem
icals'' was the answer to the question, " De
fine chemical changef'' Define the term
decompositonf was asked a student III
chemistry, and he replied, "1n state of de
cay"
Containing iron and sulphur was thu
strange answer professor received to hi
question, "What is an antipyreticp" or t
drug to allay foyer,
One bright youth was asked what h
would do if he was called to SEQ pation
who was sure to die. I'D turn the cas-
over to another physician, was the read.
response. Baltimore sun.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22

HOVER, May a During the past week
the ELpl nlLthN and Every Evening crti.
,t>pd the ncliun ut tho lluu-c members in
irving TO play with the Acklan divorce
mIl This morning Mr.. Wilson presented
th,r following resolution,
"Kcsuivcd by the House u represent
n,iyes Of the s, ate of Delaware that future
comics Of the Every Evening and REPuB-
IIGAH. newspapers published in the city
Of Wilmington be ana the same are here
Nv excluded from this chamber
After McssrS. Wilson, Adams Dempsey
ard Donaldson relieved themselves the
House adjourned. In the afternoon Mr..
Vii,pu withdrew the resolution and pro.
r,-rd the following resolution which pre-
vailed
Resolved That the members of th g
House concrGn the right If tho public
press to criticsn the acts Of public ser
wants when properly Informed and in
uruprr cases; tie it further
Resolved, That the editorial which ap.
pralrd in the Every Evening daily news
uaprr published in the city of Whining
ION ON the Goth instant, was false SLAM
drrUu- and unjust toward certain mem.
hens Of the House, and the article deserves
and should receive the condemnation OF
every respectable citizen OF the state
| Bv "A vote OF T. 20 , tho house killed tho
| hill to create u state board OF agriculture
| The reason for killing it was that when
| thu cover was roln of the old peach yel'
| lows bill was plainly visible
| This afternoon tho House passed the
| hlI in relation to registration Of voters,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22
An Untold Story.

She is q maiden aunt who has ceased to
hide her spcctacles when gentleman calls
and likes to knit rather than be idle.
"Of course there's romance in your
life, auntic," declared her dashing niece
the other day. "Tbore' s a romance in every
woman's life Now be good and tell me
yours.
"Its nothing" and the kindly face
blushed almost into youthfulness. There
was a very attractive young man with
whom l had grown up. We had been
thrown together great deal, and before he
started abroad to pursue his studies as an
artist he came to spend the evening with
me and take leave. recall that we talked
of everything that offered an excuse for
talking until he rose to go.
"Then he took mo by the hand. He
faltcrcd, turning red and then turning
white. 1t seemed he could not speak then,
and he took % nervous turn about the
room. As he came back to INC there was
steadier and more determined look In his
grave blue eyes. Again he took my trem'
bling hand in his strong grasp and pro-
nounccd my name
Eyes, auntie."
"IIero father and your uncle entered
unceremoniously, discussing some earthly
matter of business Manlike, they spread
themselves out in front of the crate, talked
to Hugh about his trip and remained there
till he was gone"
ooh, the horrid brutes"
Thank you, dear. Now you can share
the curiosity I have INDUCED so many
years. If no had spoken, what would HI
have d?"--Detroit Free Press.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22
10y .---.=------------'--
rlachinery Dispiacing W0rkmen.

Machinery has displaced hundreds Of
workmen all over tho world. The Mer.
genthaler type. setting machine has dis
placed thousands Of printers, who have to
seek some other avenue of business to earn
a livelihood The introduction of ma
chinery in the morocco business has trebled
the output and displaced several hundred
workmen. The introduction of hydraulic
riyeters in the shpyards has been tho
means of BUSTING several hundred more
men, who are driven to do some other kind
of work as means of keeping body and
soul together, Machinery is playing havoc
IN every kind of business and workncn
who have learned trades, giving i've years
time to the same are thrown out OF work,
and have to seek other means Of earning n
living. The emigration problem does not
cut as much Of figure as improved ma.
chinery has amongst the various indus
tries in the Unitet States Everything
has run to see how much the shops
can turn out with as few skilled or high
priced workmen rs possible This is II
problem that T. V, PowdcrIy has given
some attention lately, and he advocates
protection and II restriction Of emigration
Being a statisticinu on labor and tho low
wages paid, he should be able to eluctdatr
3 plan whereby the workingmNn could III
the near future better his condition
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22

As regards the cost Of living, 1spent just
81 900 n year during the first two years
and little more the last two. l should
say that 81 300 would cover tin cost of my
senior year, without including my share
Of my spread. | sent my bills for tuition,
rent, board and clothes, all my bills, IN
inct to my father and was allowed $l5
PER month pocket money. l lived com
f1rtably on this, bought few books and
wns a member Of tie Dicky and the A. D..
club. There wcro number of them in
my class who spent more, but | doubt if
any one much exceeded $1,000 year.
Scarcely any one kept u horse, and very
fow Of the students went to evening parties
In Boston, For II freshman or sophomore
TO 30 was an unusual thing.
On the other hand, there was consider.
able simple social gaycty in Cambridge.
Assemblies were held In Iyccum hall, I'M
der the management Of the students, and
small parties we're given by tho parents Of
:ho Cambridge young ladies. The piping
query, Going to wear dress suit to
night" called up from the yard to mar
in his room, was familiar sound in my
day and shows that We were still simple
euuls -Judge Robert Grant in Scribner' 8
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22
SATURDAY. MAY AZ, 1897.
Guilty, But Dot a Good Excuse.

Representative Wilson aroused in his
righteous Indignation parliamentary
manner) on Friday and offered the follows
ing resolutions:
Resolved, BY the House of Representa-
tives Of the State OF Delaware that future
copies OF the Every Evening and RRPuBLl:
CAN newspapers, published In the cry S Q.
Wilmington, be and the same are hereby
excluded from this chamber"
Mr.. Wilson, II he is innocent of any
wrong doing In tho Acklan divorce matter,
need not get SO huffy The REPUBLICAN
never charged that any member OF the
General Assembly ever took single cent,
God forbid We did say, and reiterate,
that the re- considering of this divorce case
looked suspicious and was tho talk OF the
city that money surely must have cut
''big figure In having 1t called up again
after three days had espiiel, and after the
bill had been tabled by unanimous vote
OF the House. The REPUBLICAN has no
desire to misrepresent the members oil the
Legislature, because their actions since
they have assembled in Dover speak louder
than any newspaper article could about
them. We leave the case in the hands OF
the public, who are capable OF judging
what kind of Legislature We have down
at Dover Money has been used at Dover
but God forbid that we should even hint
at the fact that any of the filthy lucrc ever
found resting place in tho pockets of our
Legislators The lobbyists are said to
have gotten it ALL Nit. The resolution
offered by Mr.. Wilson was withdrawn and
the following offered as substitute:
Resolved, That the members Of this
House concede the right of the public
press to criticise the acts oil public servants
when properly informed and In proper
cases; be 1t further
Resolved, That the editorial which ap'
peared in the Every Evening" daily news
paper published In the city Of Wilmington,
on the Goth instant, was false, slanderous
and unjust toward certain members OF the
House. and the article deserves and should
receive the condemnation of every respec'
table citizen Of the State
This resolution is rich and is in keeping
with our Legislature. What next may We
expect from this body before they adjourn
God save the State
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22
she eo1,rAe oAlr.
n IVES BY White lie IN Bibis Class.
but She Won the Prise.

but ene w ON inc Triho.
"Speaking Of experiences, {" said q young
matron In Brooklyn at an afternoon tea,
NJ can tell queer one. When Invent from
New York to Virginia TO teach public
school In email crossroads town, found
the people very religious and sincere,
while, am afraid, was neither. went
TO church, though, because everybody was
expected TO go. One Of the regular at
tendants was sort Of half lawyer, half
farmer, who was no more religiously in
olined than was, and we became firm
friends through our mutual sense OF hui
NOR. The one church was presided over
by a worthy couple. By that I mean that
the pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Carter, preached,
while the Rev. Mrs Carter did evangelical
work in teaching the Bible class. She had
an air Of omnisoience that was delightful,
but it irritated my farmer lawyer friend.
So one day he came to me and said:
"'I'll give you calf II you will take
down the Rev. Mrs. Carter
"'What can you meanr said. I'm
not a wrestler.
"Never mind, he said; Just join our
Sunday school class and take her down.
"Well, Joined the class. The lesson
for the day was the account Of the walking
of the three men in the fiery furnace. We
were treated to long lecture by our
teacher on the beauties Of the triumph Of
faith, and as she stopped for want Of breath
my farmer friend, who sat behind me,
gave me nudge and said:
"'Now's your time; take her down.
IT braced up and said:
"'But, Mrs. Carter, haven't you heard
the latest scientific teaching about that o.
currenceP Haven't you heard that it is
now believed those three men wore COM
plcte suits of asbestus2'
at was not likely that the good woman
had ever heard of the substance, but she
was not to be caught mapping. So she re-
piled:
'Why--er-yes, I think so.'
"The lesson was brought to sudden
close. The next Sunday we knew that the
latest teaching Of science had been earnest
ly discussed by the pastor and his wife, for
the Rev. Mr.. Carter proceeded to preach a
sermon an hour long on the sinfulness of
modern science. I got the calf. New
York Sun.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22
LONG ISLAND r,msea!



An interesting fact not generally known
IL that Long Island produces better work
ing timber than any other part Of the
country. It's oak, walnut and buttornut
for furniture and indoor fittings outrank
that of all other localities In beauty Of
grain and durability. It's poplar and white
wood are harder and heavier than the same
wood produced in the western states.
Another wood worthy of note Is the
white oak. Like all the native woods. Its
grain is exceptionally handsome, taking
all sorts of ourls and waves, and Its irreg-
ular lines strongly defined, producing o
fine effect when polished
Trees that have attained great age are
notably rich in marking, as was found In
the Bryant oak, an immense tree on the
poets estate at Roslyn, which few years
ago was undermined by springs at Its root.
The tree was stored away to season and
preserved for the family's use, to be made
into furniture On learning that 1t had
been q landmark for over century and o
fayorite with many old residents, Miss
Julia Bryant presented one OF the long
arms to an old friend and neighbor, who
had the wood converted into small articles
for library use, such as paper knives, PEN
holders and inkstands. These were sold at
fairs for the benefit Of the Home For
Friendless Children, county institution
that MIR. Bryant had been greatly inter
ested In.
A wood not as we'll known or appreci-
ated by shipwrights as It should BIO Is the
Long Island chestnut. 1t has proved more
durable than white oak. The old sloop
Idlewild, built over 80 years ago and al
ways in commission, is timbered entirely
with chestnut, and not an inch Of this
wood has needed attention.
Long Island is also noted for its yellow
locust and black walnut, and there Is none
finer in any part of the country than those
found on the north shore An amateur
geologist accounts for this by the fact that
large amounts of silica are in tho clay un-
derlying the surface soil, and that doubt
less this quality in their earth food gives
Long Island timber its superiority In
beauty and durability and explains the
hardness so wearing to workmens TOOLS
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22
BOY VERSUS TIME.
It Was Severe Test, but the Youngster
Won the Battle.

It Was o Severe Test, but the Youngster
Won the Battle.
You can nearly always bet your money
on boy. Boys know some things better
than even the angels. In an important
lawsuit at Clay Center 12-year-old boy
was on the stand and testified that he had
spent Just ten minutes in getting bucket
Of water for his mother The question Of
time was vital one, and the opposing
attorneys tried to rattle the boy. Finally
one of them pulled out his watch and pro-
posed to test whether or not the boy knew
when ten minutes had elapsed. The OPP
posing attorneys on the boys side of the
case strenuously objected to this test, for
it is we'll known that nothing is harder
than to sit still and gauge the passing Of
time. The judge ordered the test to be
made, however, and after the courtroom
clock had been stopped and every chance
removed for the boy to play sneak, the
trial commenced. The stiffness In the
room became oppressive. Every watch was
drawn and the eyes of the multitude rested
upon the youngster, who chewed gum,
swung his foot against the round Of his
chair and gazed placidly out over the
benches as though the proceedings had
mighty little interest for him.
Two, four, six minutes passed, and still
be made no sign. Then the attorneys com
menced to worry him. isn't time about
up?" asked one of them. "Nope," senta-
tiously responded the boy as he changed
the cross in his knees. Seven and eight
minutes passed. Haven't you got that
water pumped YETI" said the attorney in O
tone which was intended to convey the be-
| lief that ten minutes had more than passed.
"Reckon not" again replied the boy, and
his own attorneys began to chuckle. Nine
minutes passed and tick, tick, tick went
the seconds toward the ten minute mark,
and up to exactly three seconds before the
limit when tho boy drawled out, Il think
I've got that water drawed." Tho people
burst into applause, and after the trial
when the boy was asked to explain how
he hit off the time so correctly, he replied,
"Oh, just sorter knowed, that's all. -
Kansas City Times.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22

Miss Margaret Maloney, Sister NJ. Hilary
Miss Bridget O'Maley, Sister NJ. Firmina:
and Miss Julia O'Conncll, Sister NJ. Syl-
vina of this city were among q class Of
thirty young women who had finished the
prescribed probationary term as postulants
and took the white veil and habit on
Thursday at the Convent of Our Lady OF
Angels, Glen Riddle, Pa. The RI Rev.
Edmond +. Prendergast, auxiliary bishop
of Philadelphia, offlciated. Among. the
clergy in the sanctuary were the Rovs.
George J. Kelly, w. j. Birmingham and
L. WclOers of this city.