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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15
KsIGHrs OF GOLDEN EAGLE.
The Appointments Made by Charles \
LLOYD. the Se1y G;rann Chief

The Appointments Made by Charles n.
Lloyd. the New Grand Chief
Charles N. Lloyd. the new grand
chief Of the Grand Castle of Delaware,
X. G. E., has made the following ap-
pointments:
Deputy Grand Chiefs - Garrett s.
Smith of Wilmington, for Cyrus, polio.
st. George, Crusaders, Harmony,
Brandywine, Delaware, Humboldt,
Chosen Friends and Blue Rock Castles /;
W. Frank Taylor, of Hockessin, for
Hockessin, Cr;stiana, Ivanhoe and Ivy
Castles, and w. r. Tubbs of Roxana,
for Roxana Castle.
Grand Instructors. William VI. Hunts
man of Wilmington, for Cyrus. Apollo,
st. George and Harmony Castles; G..
a. Bamherger of Wilmington, for Cru.
saders, Brandywine, Chosen Friends
and Blue Rock Castles; Herman Sc.
cenger of Wilmington. for Humboldt
Castle; William G. Collins of Hockes.
sin, for Hockessin, Christiana, lvanhoe
and Ivy Castles; John Keane of Della.
ware City. for Delaware Castle: George
9. Mofiitt of Smyrna, for Pilgrim.
Union and Appoquinimink Castles, and
S. 4. Warren OF Dover, for True Knights
and Wyoming Castles.
Grand First Guard-James L. White
of Smyrna.
Grand Second Guard-C. II. Jones oil
Dover.
Committee on Law and Supervision
J. S. Gutenberg of Wilmington, Richard
Bonsall of Newark and j. W. Hum.
phreys of Wilmington.
Committee on Finance and Mileag.
IS. j. Horn of Wilmington, J. II.
Pierson of Wilmington and JOSEPH
Bailey of Wilmington.
Committee ON Appeals and Griev
ancss-John II. Benson of Wilmington.
Harry IL. smith of Christiana. George
Bailey OF Wilmington, Joseph G. Brown
of Talloyville and Walter Tanning oil
Marshallton.
Printing Committee-C. II. Hud
son of Wilmington, William Stnson Of
Wilmington and W. l.. McFarlane oil
Clayton.
Committee on Returns and Creden
tials-George klingmyer of New Castle,
W. B. Rinnamon Of Dover and Charlie.
| il. Cannon of Christina,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15
Reading as an I.cur,,on Kesor,.

Bowness Briggs, general passenger
agent of the W. & n. Railroad Co,
attended a conference of railroad agents
and a committee of Reading citizens
at the office of Edison j. Weeks, general
passenger agent of the Reading Rail
way Co., in Philadelphia Thursday. The
citizens of Reading have spent $500, 600
in the construction of mountain and
suburban railroads in the past few
years and desire to make the place at.
tractive to eScursionists. With this
purpose in view n committee was ap-
pointed to wait on representatives OF
various transportation lines running to
the city TO see if reduced rates could
not be had from June LIST to October
LIST. 1t was finally agreed by the rail.
way representatives to set apart certain
days in the week to run trains at re.
duced rates. II it turns out successfully
the request of the committee may be
granted. The plan agreed to. however,
must first be submitted to the higher
officers of the various roads for approval.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15
THE MESSAGE.

When the maple twigs are blushing, and the
birch-bud shyly swells,
And the hylas pipe in chorus like a string of
silver bells;
When the first ecstatc robin, truant from
his wiser kin,
In the gray and dripping orchard tunes his
lusty violin,
Something steals upon my spirit-something
sweet cannot name
Like heart-bea family pusing from the
birth-world whence came.
All so delicate and fragrant the assurance
in the air
That my soul still holds some converse with
the souls of otherwhere;
That the winter of my aging shall not bind
me low and lorn.
But restore me to the freshness of nv loves
creation morn
Yea, though dark and strait the portal of
my passing, shall see
All that sudden blue of heaven archins
grandly over me!
Such a mystical sweet promise, when the
wind blows from the south. ,sL
And bird is in the orchard with Gods
greeting in his mouth W.
Have ! tainted, have doubted, in the days
that are gone by?
Have Isaid, ''There is no rising unto mortals
when they dep
1t is past, that blind self-wounding have
heard the robin sing,
have caught the Easter message in the first
breath OF the Spring.
-Harper's Bazaar,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

trous foods along the Arkansas and
Mississippi shores, an i1ea of the ex-
tremity the people are facing there may
be had from a story, absolutely 7utben-
tic, which comes to tho writer from
Helena, Ark. On Friday OF last week
the leyeo OH the White river front was
deliberately cut in many places, spread
ing ruin and disaster through miles OF
the surrounding low lying country. On
Wednesday last comes the news that the
levee had been cut by one j. II. Well
ington, engineer of the Desha, Ark,
Ievee Board. The work was done in
broad daylight, with no attempt on the
part of Engineer Wellington to conceal
his work, and over the protests OF the
people most Immediately affected by
the disastrous consequences following
the mutilation OF the leyees.
The excuse given by Wellington was
that he cut the levee at points where
the least people would ho affected IN
order to save the more thickly settled
districts al other puipts, where breaks
in the leyees, from natural causes.
seemed imminent unless the pressure Of
the water was diverted.
An eye witness, resident at land
ing where Wellington cut ditch in the
levee, saw the small cnasm at the top
of the levee widen until it became an
immense gap. through which the pent-
up waters rushed, carrying death and
destruction to live stock and farm
property OF all kinds. Through the
vortex this householder saw bis corn
crib pass. Az be stood helpless on the
top of the levee he cav the greedy cur
rent swirl around his home, tear tho
floors from their fastenings. twist the
furniture out through gaping holes and
windows. 1t was thus that be, and
many others, were sacrificed in order to
save their brethren at other points
along the remorseless stream.
Up to the present time, as far as
known, the line OF Louisiana levees is
intact, but the strain against them is
gradually becoming so great that a
break ia not among the impossibilities.
Vigilance is the price OF safety, and the
constant watch for weak PLACES has
been the means of averting several
creyasses at dangerous places.
With these occurrences brought
wildly before their eyes, il Is little
wonder that Louisianians are taking
every precaution to protect the Pelican
State from ruin by the disastrous floods
now devastating portions soi Srkansas
and Mississippi. When the news comes
that the river has risen another three
feet, it will be time for them to feel
alarmed, for then an additional inch OF
water would mean that Louisiana would
be flooded. Until then, the activity oil
the levee builders will keep the levees
strong enough to resist the rushing
waters, and Louisianisns can join their
northern brethren in calmly admiring
Americas grandest river.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15
SNORT SESSION OF coUsorL.
Certified Copy of the Water witch Fire
Co.'s New Act Read.

eeftihtu topy OF the water wien ftre
Co.'s New Act Read.
City Council held short session last
Thursday, and transacted little business.
With the exception OF James B. Steven
son OF the Second ward, and George
M. Fisher of the Sixth ward all the
members were present. Mr.. Meaney
presented communication from George
Sheing, financial secretary. and Joseph
X. Adams, treasurer, of the Water
Witch Fire Co., asking action on the
bill recently passed by the Legislature
to authorize Council TO appropriate
81, 600 semi-annually to the company.
A certified copy Of the bill was pre-
sented with the communication and
was rsed by Clerk MORRISON. The ap-
preparation Of 81, 600 semi annually to
the company will give it an increase Of
81, 900 year over it's present appropria.
tion, the increase being for the chemi.
cal engine. The company is also
authorized to own property to the value
of $40, ono. The act contemporaries the
company from 1.-THE Water Witch Steam
Fire Engine Co., No. 5, of Whining.
ton, Delaware" to THE Water Witch
Fire Co., No. 5, OF Wilmington, Della
ware" After the reading Of the act,
it was, on motion of Mr.. Meaney re
ferred TO the fire committee.
Mr.. Zebley Of the Seventh ward semi
up communication from Charles L.
RICHTER of Ridley Park, Pa, asking
for the refuuding OF capitation tax on
the property No. 902 jackson street, be
being nonresident of Wilmington.
1t was referred to the finance com.
mittee.
The report of Chief Engineer Welde
OF the Fire Department was received.
bill OF sl55. % in favor of the Stand.
ard Oil Co. was allowed.
City Treasurer Adams reported the
balance in Union National Bank to the
account of current expenses to be $50,
l26 80; special fund for park purposes
flor the purchase of land), $40, 263 G3.
The ire asurer's receipts were: From
Tax Collector Sayers. 1925; Tax Col.
lector Mitchell, sG7O; City Audito,
Pyle, from Latimer fund. $40; frou
market house rents, SIPS; the four de
pOsitory banks, $50, 600: Union Bank,
for interest. sl5S. "a: Building Inspector
Grubb, S152; Chief of Police Dolan,
Sl4i. 10: Clerk of City Court Adams
SOB; Chief Engineer Wilson, S54. IS
City Auditor Pyle reported AUDITING
various accounts. among them being
those Of Clerk of the Market Frank j.
! Neidermaier, having collections o
| SG2, 10. and of Register John S. Groh,
nj the Water Department showing col
lections of 60, 74S 80.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15
4 scHoon FOR ISconnIsIBIrs.
Talk OF Establishiug One at the Old Fed.
eral Bnilding.

eral Building.
There is a movement on foot among
members Of the Board OF Education 10
the direction of having the national
government allow the old Federal
building, to be used for educational
purposes by the city and State. 1t was
the original idea to cndeavor TO buy
the building, which may yet be done.
But il the government will permit 1t TO
be used under the auspices OF the
national educational bureau, that will
suffice. In fact the board could not buy
it at present. but might rent 1t.
The building is centrally located, and
it would be an admirable location for
the headquarters of the board, and
would also afford place for training
school for teachers, and school for in
corrigible Iupils. There are few in
corrigible boys in some Of the schools,
end the idea is TO have them all taken
aare Of in one school under teacher
who is specially fitted for the under
taking. Ii such school should be es.
tablished, it must of necessity be cen.
trail, and there is no bstter place in the
city, go the projectors argue, than the
old Federal building. II has not Keen
definitely decided to have such a
school, but some action in that direc
tion may be taken soon by the board.
The training school for teachers is nov
located at No. 0 Scnool, Eighth and
Wollaston streets, and as it is desired
to increase the efficiency of the school,
it must be located elsewhere.
Members OF the hoard are in com
munication with the Treasury officials,
and hope to know something definite in
regard to the old building in few
days,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15
WALLS O ETs $4,000.

Large Damages for the Loss of One
Finger and Injury to Another.
Philadelphia. Pa, April 9.-Joseph
II. Walls of Milton. Del, was to-day
awarded verdict of 81, 600 against the
American Dredging Co.. by Jury in
the United States district court. Walls
was an employe of the merican Dredg-
ing Co. In October, 1895, while at
work on dredge in the Delaware river,
one of bis fingers was torn of, and
another disabled by machinery which
had been negligently started.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

Mount Holly, N. j., April 9.-The
passenger station at Writings, which
was operated jointly by the Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey Central railroads,
was struck by lightning this morning
and destroyed. A combined store and
dwelling adjoining. occupied by George
Cramer, was also destroyed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

Miss Elizabeth S. Wagner. daughter
of Gen. and Mrs. Louis Wagner of
Philadelphia, and William @, Marshall
OF Baltimore were married Thursday
at Gen. Wagner's residence. Locust
avenue and Chew street, Germantown.
Deputy Attorney General Peter L.
Cooper, Jr., and Mrs. Cooper of this
city were among those present.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

TN receipt of ten cents, cash or STAMPS, n
generous sample will be mailed of tho most
popular Catarrh nnc Hay Fever Cure tEiy's
Cream Balm sufficient to demonstrate its great
merit run size, 5lr
LILY BROTHERS.
30 Warren street. New York City.
Since 1861 have been a great sufferer from
catarrh. ! iried Ely's Cream Balm and 10 all
Appearances am cured. Terrible headaches
from VII en- had loug suffered are gsne.-W j.
Hitchcock. late Major L. $. Vol and A. A. Cen,
Buffalo. y. Y.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

The recent frequent mention of Chief
OF Police Dolan's name in the news
columns seems to have had peculiar
effect. In one of the public schools,
on Friday, a pupil 10 answer TO tho
question who was the chief executive
OF the State, replied, "Chief Dolan. =,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

Pougbkeepsie, N. Y, April 9.-The
Pougbkeepsie glass works were burned
to-day. The only part of the factory
that the fremen were able to saro was
the Office and some sheds, under which
new goods were stored. The loss is
about 500, 600; INSURANCE, $40, 600
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

Special cnrresnondenceot Gazette and Journal
Newport. April 10. The wedding of
Charles Owen Carton and Miss Cor.
trude Sindale, the former of Whining
ton, will take place in st. James
Church on Wednesday evening, April
2lsr, at 7.30 O'Clock.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

Harry Swentzell machinist in the
shops Of tho Harlan s Hollingsworth
Co., had his right foot badly mashed
Thursday afternoon by large piece OF
iron falling upon it, He was taken to
his boarding house in a cab.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

j. Lewis Grocer. senior member OF
the firm of J. p. Crozer's Sons and
treasurer of the Grocer Theological
Seminary, died at Upland, Pa, yester-
week day OF paralysis Ho was GG years
MD
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15
EXPLOSION OF FIREW0RKs.
An.Immense Amount of Damage In Bueno

Ayres.
Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic,
April 9.-An immense amount of dam
age has been caused by tine explosion
OF CARLOAD Of fireworks.
The accident occurred near block
of buildings adjacent to the Bourse,
and the buildings almost Immediately
caught fire.
A whole block was destroyed before
the flames were under control. Ten
persons lost their lives through the ex.
plosion or during the fire.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

specis! Correspe ndercs o; Gazotte ana journal
Bridgeville, April 10. - A bicycle
ridden by Walter Patten, on Thursday,
struck Charles Gray's young son.
Patten fell from the wheel, but was not
seriously injured. Gray had a leg
broken,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

Boston, Mass, April 9-Ex- Con-
greHsman Benjamin Dean died to-day.
He was ~ years old. His death reuulted
from stroke OF paralysis sustained
several days ago.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

Reading. Pa, April 9.-Mrs. Lizzie
Hancher died at the County Home to-
day, aged log years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15

About 200, 900 bushels of oysters have
been shipped from Chincotesgue this
season.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15


you object to it here. where ladies sit
in the orchestra, while with us they
only appear IN tho boxes.
Tho Frenchman's eye and taste 6re
we'll trained as to woman's dress, and
l am going TO be frank with you.
Madame, and tell you why the average
American woman docs not look well in
her clothes. 1t is because she buys
too cheap a corset. Every woman's
figure differs. Consequently no woman
can wear, with good result, corset
fitted on some model who is utterly
unlike her. Such stays may be gotten
for dollar. But she would be wiser
woman il she would economize on her
frocks and pay, according to the ma
terial used for them, from Sl2 to
$50 for her stays. You Americans
come to Paris, look at the young
women in our big shops and say, Why
is it that French girl looks chic even
in the plainest black gown? 1t is be-
cause her stays lit her properly. 1t ia
berause she does not attempt to make
her figure the shape of an hour glass,
but her stays curve properly over her
hips, are easy about her waist, and,
while they allow full room to her bust,
do not come, like the cheap stays, two
and three inches above it, The Ameri-
can woman will never understand the
art of good dressing until she realizes
| the great value Of good corsets and
dainty lingerie.
" How far behind US are you in the
fashions? think about two years.
All Paris is wearing big bonnets with
big. crowns, while you are wearing hats
with high tarering crowns As far as
fashion is concerned, observation has
taught me that good fashion lasts at
least four years. Look at the vogue
which has boon given to the various
purple shades, and look at the favor
that is again shown to it this year !
IJswelry? Our French women do not
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-20
scorched Grain for Hens.

Where hens are fed large amounts OF
corn newly husked, and not thoroughly
dried, their digestive apparatus be-
comes disordered. This is often rem
edied by heating the corn to the point of
scorching. Hens will eat this scorched
corn quite readily, and they will be
better for it. But partly oats,
where the hulls are burned off and only
the blackened grains are left, are even
better than scorched corn. This is
really the best way TO feed oats to hens.
The hulls make the food more bulky
than is best for them, as their crops are
limited, and the light, chaffy grain does
not give sufficient nutrition for the best
egg production.-American Cultivator.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-20
HAS TUsKs LIKE A BOAR.

ing upward to fully twice the length
of the head. The rat is not more than a
week old Its parents are the ordinary
white rats, beloved of the small boy,
as also are it's brothers and sisters. Be
ing i'll cage somewhat removed from
view, no one paid particular attention
tn the white rat family, When the
the little monstrosity was discovered
he was nearly week old. The keeper
promptly removed him from the rest
ois the family and is bringing him up
most carefully, When molested the
little thing grants like pig instead OF
making the noise common to it's kind.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-20
NIX. wlNGLesY'S IDEA.
He Tells How We Come to Have DIFF
ferent Kinds of Weather.

He Tells How we Come to Have Dif-
ferent Kinds of Weather.
"You see, George" said MIR. Wiggle-
by whose youthful son had asked hiIE
how we come to have different kinds of
weather, the, weather is put up in
tin cans, II days weather to can, and
Usually they put up a years supply
ahead, enough to last through a spring,
summer, autumn and winter. In fill
Ing the cans they sort it all out as well
as possible, Sometimes when they get
can full there may be n little left over,
md whatever remains in this way they
throw into the lot. When they've got
pretty nearly all the cans full, and
the regular stock Of weather has run
out, they fill up from that lot of odds
and ends. The cans so filled contain
what is called variable weather, be-
cause it's mixed; but most of the
weather they get pretty well sorted out
according to the season.
when they've got all the cans filled
they stack 'em up where they'll be
handy to get at, and there's man that
does nothing but open them. Every
day he cuts the can and pours out the
weather for that day, and of course a
great deal depends upon him. Some
times this man gets careless and pulls
down a lot of the wrong cans, getting
them, say from tne July shelf in The
month of April, and likely as not get
ting down weeks supply at once, Sc
as to have them handy on the opening
table. or course he discovers his mis-
take the first can he opens, but he il
too lazy to put the rest back, and 81
he keeps them until he has opened
them all; and that's how it comes about
as it sometimes does, that we get {
hot spell at a season when we ought t,
have nothing but cool weather.
But, of course, those April cans ar
not lost; they must be around some
where. and we get 'em later. Maybe TIL
man will sprinkle them along with th
hope that we won't notice them much
hut as Likely as not he opens them on
after another, maybe after some ter
rble hot spell in July or August, whel
they are sure to be blessed relief; an.
if he does this we are pretty apt {
forgive him for his mistake in April.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-20
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Hens lay larger eggs than pullets.
Eggs from fat hens do not hatch well.
The best layers are usually the worst
sitters.
Sand is not a good substitute for
gravel in the poultry yard.
The nest is the Matching place for
lice as well as for chickens.
Much fat-producing food is not best
for laying or growing fowls.
The fowls are healthier when they
have to scratch for their food.
Give the hens all of the buttermillS
and skim milk they will drink.
Supply the laying hens with bones,
oyster shells and vegetables.
Unless hens lay well in winter they
will prove rather expensive to keep
over.
The eggs of hen will hatch for ten
days after she is separated from the
roosters.
The value of breed depends largely
upon what you want to do with it,
St. Louis Republic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-20

understanding the situation, came up
and Willie in some way managed to
seize one of its feet. The two eagles
about kept him up, but could not fly
off. Willie hung on manfully and shout
ed Justify. The birds could not stand
the strain, however, and came down
steadily toward the earth, bearing
their heavy burden. The crowd stood
in silence, watching this strange af-
fair. Slowly and slower the birds came
down, Tapping their huge wings, try
ing to rise, but Willie was too heavy.
When within few feet of the ground
Willie let go and dropped safely into
the arms of his waiting companions,
while the two eagles feebly fluttered
off.
Willie was the hero of the occasion
and was taken home on the shoulders
of the boys, where they told the story
of his deliverance from a horrible
death. Willie still flies his kites, but
they are small ones. Strange TO say,
the eagles do not molest the kites there
now and the boys say that all the fun
is gone. Willie goes to Sunday school,
too, and so do the boys who told this
strange tale.-Chicago Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-20

In rearing lambs that have lost their
mothers, or when the latter cannot give
enough milk to nourish the lambs prop
erly, it is best to feed cows milk from
n bottle that has a small rubber nipple
attached to it. A newly-dropped lamb
only requires two teaspoonfuls at time
given every hour 1t has not been found
necessary to sweeten the milk with
sugar or dilute it with water, but it is
strongly recommended to heat the milk
and feed it at temperature of 100 de-
grees Fahrenheit. The lambs seem TO
like it hot, and they certainly thrive bet
ter upon it. 1t is necessary to keep the
nipple, the bottle and the vessel in
which the milk is heated thoroughly
free from any disagreeable taste or odor
such as that of sour milk, else lambs
will refuse the milk. When the lambs
are about two months old they are able
to take two feeds, two pints per head
daily, in addition to such grain and
grass as they may eat.-Journal of Ag-
riculture.