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The sun., 1898-11-06
A Great Convenience.

THE SUN building, No. 1O3 East
Sixth street, is open every hour in the
year. FOrthe convenience of the pub
lie, postage stamps, postal cards, rev.
enue stamps, newspaper wrappers,
special delivery stamps, drafts, notes
and receipt blanks have been placed
ON sale at the business Office, and mail
addressed Scare of TIE SUN, Will
mington, Del.," can be secured at any
hour Of the day or night, Sundays and
holidays. The public are invited to
make use of this convenience.
The sun., 1898-11-06

On the night of November 8, THE~
SUN will issue extras every hour be-
ginning at @ o'clock. The election re.
turns of the entire .country will be
published in these special editions as
well as complete and comprehensive
reports from every voting place in
Delaware. Elaborate preparations
have been made for this service, and
readers of THE SUN can depend upon
receiving, not only the first returns,
but the most complete returns. News
dealers and newsboys will do well to
make arrangements now for Election
Extras. Over $4,000 copies Of THE
SUN were sold last election night
when seven editions of the paper were
issued.
The sun., 1898-11-06
MAY CONVICT MRS. BOTKIN.
Attorney General White Asked tor
Send Important Witnesses to
San Francisco.
Special Dispatch to The SUN,

Special Dispatch to The SUN.
DOVER, Del, Nov. 5.-Attorney Gen
eral Robert G. White received a letter
from the authorities at San Francisco to-
night, in which the Attorney General
is advised that the chances are extreme
ly good for conviction in the case of
Mrs. Botkin, if Delaware will present
her witnesses.
There will be. about seven subpGnaed
by the California authorities, and it is a
mature conjecture whether or not that
this State will be expected to pay the
witnesses expenses.
Ex-Congressman John B. Pennington
will start in few days for San Francisco
to give evidence in the case of Mrs. Cor
della Botkin, charged with the murder
of Mrs. J. P. Dunning.
1t is said that his information and evil
dence alone can almost convict Mrs.
Botkin.
Mr.. Pennington, who has heretofore re-
fused all interviews and declined to make
public any of his knowledge of the crime,
yesterday made public some of the most
incriminating points. He is still visibly
affected by the great blow that befell his
home last August.
The sun., 1898-11-06
Open Revolt Against Handy.
Special Dispatch to The SUN.

Special Dispatch to The Sun.
TOWNSEND, Del, Nov. 5.-A reliable
canvass of both Appoquinimink and
Blaekbird hundreds has been made and
the indications are that the Republicans
will make clean sweep.
The Democrats in both of these hun
dreds are in open revolt against Hon. L..
Irving Handy.
The sun., 1898-11-06
Typhoid Fever Patient.

The Phoenix ambulance went to Cofeld
Beach yesterday afternoon and removed
Walter Cofield, soldier in the regular
army, to Delaware Hospital. He is suf-
fering with typhoid fever.
The sun., 1898-11-06

Velvet incrustation on cloth gowns is
q favoris ofur.i,- as ply n,..,
70 forty or fifty million w.
based upon the belief that IL
The sun., 1898-11-06
Assemblyman TavlOr's Funeral.
Special Dispatch to THE SUN.

TOWNSEND, Del, Nov. 5-The funeral
Of James Taylor, late Assemblyman,
took place here to-day. Services were
conducted bv Rev. Mr.. Chandler, and
interment was made at Townsend ceme-
terry. Among those in attendance we're
Willard Salisbury George G. Rothwell
and Representative Donaldson.
The sun., 1898-11-06

Belts Of contrasting color and material
are often seen.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27

CONGENIAL OCCUPATION,
Light and Profitable Employment for
q Poor Old Man who HaA
Nothing But Money.

The old stock broker Emped YEARLY down
the familiar country road on which in boy
hood days he had often driven the cows
homeWard to their barn at milking time,
and ever and anon some familiar feature
OF the landscape caught his eye. Years ago
his father had died and left the farm to his
brother and himself. Soon firing of the dull
the city and seek his fortune.
Here his honest face secured him posi-
ton with Wall street firm, the members
OF the firm assuming that an honest, in
eenuOus countenance was such a rarity in
their line of business that it might attract
attention and add to their clientele Soon
branching out for himself, he in time be-
came one of the largest operators on the
| street. But, caught in a crash, he was PEN
with his brothers sons, who had prospered
with the farm
As he reached the familiar gate the young
husbandmen saw him, and with yell they
rushed to meet their uncle.
Come right in! You shall not want for
anythlng!" cried Jabe.
The room you occupied when boy is
ready for .you!'" shouted Bijah-
mot lick of work shall YOU do" chimed
in another of his nephews.
Hush, boys!" said the old stock broker.
I'm still able to work, and shall do my
share. Never shall it be said that ate Of
anyone,s bread and ended my days in
"Well,' answered one of the nephews,
can you think of any light work about the
place you could do? Something congeniaI,
hard for your
eyes," replied the uncle, after pause,
Il have it.. / shall water the stock,"-Cin-
clnnati Enquirer
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
UNCOMFORTABLE THEATERS.
There Are No Arrangements for Per-
sOnal Convenience In Paris
Play HOuses.

Playgoers who yield to the induce
ments of the French stage when they
come over here will have learned long
ago from experience what genuine dis
comfort is suffered in theaters. Pa
risian managers cater admirably for
the public as far as the play and the
acting are concerned. When they
come to consider, however, the ques
tion of mere material comfort, it
would seem as if they felt in nowise
called upon to make allowances for
the weaknesses of the flesh. The trials
10 which a playgoer is put in an under
sized stall, with no available room for
his neither limbs, partake almost of
the rigor of the monastic ordeals of
old. To such chastisement of the
flesh the Partisan ,playgoer has long
submitted uncomplainingly for the
sake of the editcat ton provided for his
spirit from the stage. There are now
signs, however, that the worm will at
last turn. Parisians have crossed the
channel, lolled in the ample armchairs
provided in your playhouses, and re-
turned to grumble at the hardships
they have to endure in their own.
Quite revolutionary measures of re-
form are everywhere being proposed.
Why not do away with the three off,
Gals enthroned behind desk at the
door, who constitute the so-called
"controle," and whose duties consist
in needlessly examining and punching
tickets at the expense of public pa
thence? It might even be feasible to
suppress the ''ouvreuse," who dam
ages hats and loses umbrellas in re-
turn for tip which she exacts and
grumbles at.
Besides a degree of material COM
fort, playgoers expect within the
bounds of possibility not to endanger
their lives when they so to the theater.
According to the committee of public
safety in theaters, now sitting, it
would, however, be unwise to place
overmuch confidence in this respect in
the arrangements at present made in
some Partisan playhouses. The chair
man of the committee, NJ. Blanc, pre-
feet of police, has accordingly drawn
up new sets of rules with regard to
public accommodation in theaters,
which are to be stringently enforced.
Playgoers in Paris will be glad to hear
that in future boxes in theaters are to
be provided with doors of a sufficient
width to allow of easy ingress and exit,
and so arranged as not to block pas
sages when open. Furthermore, moth
ing in the shape of stools or movable
seats will be allowed in the passages,
while that announcement invention, the
''strapontin," which, besides being the
most uncomfortable seat ever pro.
vided for a long-suffering public, en-
dangers the lives of the audience
should panic occur, by effectually
blocking the openings between rows OF
stalls, is to be done away with. In
time NJ. Blanc will no doubt succeed
in making Partisan playhouses both
safe and comfortable. It is remark.
able fact, however, considering how
extensively Parisians patronize the
theater, that two such important i'm
provements for a playgoing public
should not have been accomplished be.
fore now.-London Telegraph.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27

Marjorie shiyered and screamed. Tie
water was now up to her knees, and
they, had a long distance still to 60.
Hurry! hurry-do!" urged Jasper,
thoroughly alarmed. Eve must reach
the path, or we shall both be drowned.
Marie, can't you run little faster?"
For minute the two children strug-
gled on; but the water. was rising as if
by magic, and at every step the treach-
erous undertow threatened to lift them
off their feet and wash them both in to
the angry sea. - ..,--. :.-..5-
Another wave, and still another, and
Marjorie's feeble strength was almost
gone. '+s .'.--
Mamma! mammal" she cried. 49,.
And the words cut Jasper like knife
as he realized that he had brought he1
here to drown. .E......' p.
1t was useless now to try to go for
ward. A strong man could hardly have:
kept his footing on the yielding sand,
and their sole chance lay in the cliffs.
They must climb them or die. Every
inch of the rocky coast was familiar 10
the boy, and. without word, he turned
resolutely back, still holding his little
cousins hand. Fear lent him strength,
and few steps brought him to the
spot he sought. huge bowlder that
rose frowning over the breakers.
Nov. Marjorie, listen to me-" he
said, quietly. "Put your foot on this
ledge, and take hold of the rock above.
I am here to catch you if you fall"
II cant, Jasper. Indeed, I can't"
sobbed the child, shrinking back, and
hiding her face against his arm. 1.-THE
stones are so slippery"
"But you must, Marie. Do you hear?
You must try, at least, or we shall be
drowned in another minute. Only be
brave, and hold fast. and I will climb
on the bowlder, and lift you up. There,
now-that is right. Don't think about
the water, and don't let CO.,
White and trembling, Marjorie chung
to the rocks, while Jasper, as agile as
a cat, crept up to the ledge above Gau-
tiously he leaned over and seized the lit
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
P0CKETKNIVEs FOR WOMEN.
This Account Says They All Have
Them and They Buy Them
for Themselves.

The tradition Island maybe it was
true ever SO long ago, when woman al
ways had kitchen knife within easy
reach-that women have no use for
pocketknives. That is what man be-
lieves to this day. He thinks that she
sharpens her lead pencils with her
teeth, opens her letters with a hair
pin, cuts string with scissors and bor-
rows some mans knife when there is
a can of potted ham or corned beef to
be opened at picnic.
But nearly every woman has pen
knife and finds plenty of use for it.
Usually she has bought it herself, for
she prefers that it shall not be gift.
Any man who gives woman a pen
knife will find himself regarded with
suspicion. It isn't that she is supersti-
tious. Oh, no, of course she isn't. She
will buy one for her husband or for
her son, but nevertheless she doesn't
like to be given one, and will look
askance at the dainty little implement
penny for it.
The jewelers. carry in stock knives
for women, and one of the merchants
said the other day that one-third of his
customers were women. This he ex-
planned by the fact that woman will
keep knife three times as long as a
man will. Some of the knives they
carry in stock have jeweled handles
or decorations that raise their cost
from five to fifty dollars. Women
don't buy such expensive ones-that
is, not from jewelers. although they
often buy them from friends at the
price of one cent-an astonishing bar
gain, indeed.
The popular knives for women are
tiny bits of knives, not so long as the
little finger, and sometimes not larger
than finger joint. Some of these
dainty little knives have handles of
gold or silver studded with jewels.
Very often they have chatelaine at
tachments or are worn with other lit
tie articles on chain.-Chicago Times.
Herald
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
A Good Excuse.

A young foreigner had recently ar.
rived in London from his native coun.
try, and some friends of his family ar
ranged dinnerin his honor. The even.
ing arrived, the guests invited to meet
him were assembled, but the young fell
low did not appear. A friend called on
him the next day and. reminding him
that he had accepted the invitation, in.
quired why he had not been present
His reply was Ingenious:
"I>vas MT hungry" he said.-Tit.
Bits
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Not strong Enough for That.

Not Strong Enough for That.
Ackers-Well, how am l to-day, doc
tor?
DR.. Hen.ey-Ycu are doing very well,
very well indeed, You may sit up for
awhile to-day.
Ackers-Thank you. doctor; that il
good news. By the way, may inquire
what your bill is?
DR.. Healey-Presently, presently
You are not so strong yet as you
think.-N. Y. Truth.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
No ExcuAe.

Guest (angrily)-Your charge for
three days board is outrageous reg.
ular swindle, sir!
Hotel Proprietor-You must remem-
Der that hotel charges are not based
on what guest consumes, but on
what is provided. The waste of food at
hotels is enormous.
Guest-Then why don't you cook it
betterNN. Y. Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Science on the run.

Doctor-Troubled with insomnia, eh :?
Eat something before going to bed.
Patient--Why, doctor, you once told
me never to eat anything before going
to bed. - BE-.
Doctor with dignity That, madam,
was way back in 1895. Science has
Dlade great strides since then.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Slender Support.

I'm willing to stand on my merits,
exclaimed Willie Washington.
Miss Cayenne looked at him thought
fully and then exclaimed: "'Mr. Wish.
ington, have you ever had any expert
ence as tight-rope walker?"-Wash.
ingtOn Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
His Nemesis.

Cholly-Ah-er-I've paid my suit to
your daughter for long time, sir,
and
Gotrox-Well, I've looked up your
past life, and think you'd better pay it
to your tailor first.-N. Y. Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Not Always Alike.

His wife, they say, has a mind of
her own"
"She has two of them, each most I'M
like the other, and what bothers him is
that he can't tell which will be in the
ascendancy at any given time.
cago Post.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Loves TriCOlOr.
Her teeth are rows of pea rIs-thev're whit

Her teeth are rows of pearls-they're whit
This maiden so despotic:
Her cheeks are red as roses bright,
So being patriotic,>
She feels she needs the azure hue,
And I, her lover, smitten,
Supply the shade-she's made me blue
By giving me the mitten.
Town Topics.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Great Fall.

And did he fall on his knees when
he proposed?"
"No; but he was so ratified that he
stepped on the cat and fell on his
Esck." -Indianapolis Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Daily News.
According to How

According to How He Felt.
New Typewriter-What time am to
have my dinner hour?
Employer-That depends, Miss Take
down. Sometimes lunch at ~, some
times at one.-Town Topics.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
He Was q Married Man.

Pupil-What in your opinion, pro-
fessor, is the most difficult math-
ematicl problem?
Poor Professor (grimly)-Trying to
make both ends meet, my dear sir
Tit-Bits.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
When She Was Ynun&.

Mr.; De Bussy-Do you know that lady in
blue? How beautiful she is!
Miss Debutante- That is Miss CHAIRMAN
l think she must have been quite pretty
when she was young.
How old is she?'
.".Twenty-two, if she's day -BrookIyn
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
SnOt Cash.

"Did you get back that gold dollar
piece your little boy swallowed ?"
"No; the doctor stuck to it for his
fee" illustrated American.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Trials of MatrimOny.

TrIaIS Oh MHtfImOHy.
Mrs. Vanderbeek-This dress cost
me many sleepless nights.
Mrs. Overflow was that?
Mrs. VI had to wait until Henry
was asleep before l could go through
his pockets.-TOwn Topics.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Queer Fire Inaurance Claim.

A Yarmouth man was smoking a
pipe when spark dropped into the
tuck of his trousers and burned a
hole. He made claim for loss under
his fire insurance policy and the com
pany paid the damage.-N. x. Sun.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Papa's Idea of 1t.

Little Harry what is the still,
small voice?
Papa-It's the voice in which your
mother makes suggestions to the cook.
Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Not So Bad.

When our furnaces smoke, they quite sad.
ly provoke
Our good Christian spirit, and yet,
Though they're terribly low Gin the base
ment, you know,
They won't smoke cigarette.
IL. A. w. Bulletin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
No Accurate Statistics,

Stranger-How much pay does your
city council get?
Resident-Nobody knows. All we
know is what its regular salary Isl
Chicago Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
At Last!

D, what care I that summers flown,
That round the house the winters moan
Sounds loud and chilli that sleet is blown
With ev'ry wintry blast!
Here by the blaze sit in glee,
Wrapt in a state Of ecstasy,
And know that In the cellar the
Lawn mowers still at last!
IN, 7. Truth.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
A ADMINISTRATION.

'They say that the women of To-
ledo are very beautiful. " remarked Mr..
Pitt.
"They are" replied Mr.. Maumee,
''I'm from Ohio myself, and"
"But I was speaking of Toledo in
SPAIN" 4
"Oh!"-Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Scared by the Cooking.

She-Lcve, it is said, often flies out
dow?
Ee-The dining-room window, of
course.-Broeklyn Life.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Little Deeds of Kindness.

"Clara, dear, you don't seem to no
tice whether your hair gets gray OF
not"
mo, dear Lsabel;. know you viii
keep me posted."-Chicago Daily Rec
ord.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Filling a Prescription

my doctor says ought to lead an
active life."
swell, say, marry my wife's sister;
she'll keep you on the p."-Chicago
Daily Record.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Liked Variety.
The Judg

The Judge-No two witnesses tell the same
story.
The Lawyer-Your honor, arranged it
that way. I didn't want to make the trial
too monotonous for you.-Yonkers States
man.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27

There has been more placer mining
In the Black Hills country this year
than for the last ten years combined.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Too True,

eve have no sausage or eggs left"
said the pretty waitress; nothing but
beef steak"
''That's tough" said the boarder who
paid in advance.-Puck.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Natural AdvantaGes.

Each one hab luck wifout no lack,
Eff properly he'd rate it.
Miss Seal, she hab sealskin sacque,
But KANT appreciate it.
Washington Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
All in the Family,

I
Baggs-It is said that Dame Fortune
knocks once at every mans door.
Jaggs-Well, it was her daughter,
Misfortune, who called on me.-Bos-
ton Traveller.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Able to Get Along.

'Tnere goes fellow who leads 4
hand-to-mouth existence"
rs that so? He looks prosperous
enough"
"Oh, he's prosperous enough, as far
as that's concerned. He's the best den
fist in town" Chicago Daily News
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27

Brown-Smith claims that he could
have cut me out and married you him
self if he had wanted to.
His Wife-Why didn't he, then?
Brownie owed me grudge.-N.Y Y.
Evening Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
More Important

Her Aunt-Beauty is only skin deep.
Z The Beauty But the impression it
makes is not.-Puck.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27

He told her he could not survive
If the paths they trod must lie apart:
She spurned him-and yet he's still alive,
And that's the thing that breaks her
heart.
Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

THE EXCEL LENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA F1e SYRUP
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. AS the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company guaranty
of the excellence of it's remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not grippe nor
nauseate. In order to get it's beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.
LOUISVILLE, ~. NEW YORK. NJ.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27

The meaner man is the harder he tries
to lower his record Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
HE INVITED 1T.

eyes, and kept me sitting here look
ing like fool"
my dear George. we none of US can
help what we look like!"~Tlly Sloper.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
A Diplomat.

A Diplomat.
A darby is a strategist
Who far excels the troop;
For every time he has a fowl
He gets it by a coup.
Judge.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
In.crutabIe Woma,

"Pa, did you know ma long before
you married herr"
"Know her? Great Scott, child,
don't know her yct.'-Chicago Daily
Record. s,.. ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Superlatfye Praise.

my first dumplings!' she exclaimed,
And she looked SO very sweet;
He was carried away and protested:
'"They look nice enough to eat!'
[-Detroit Journal
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27

4 MextcO's Revenue from Vanilla. 6
Vanilla brings into Mexico 81, GEO ,0Co
or more per annum.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
Case of Long Standing.

SsaSc u AOuS StAnulHSs
Mrs. Fillanthrop-If you are SUI
ferer from nervous prostration, as you
say you are, why don't you do some
thing for it?
Tuffold Knutt-I do, ma'am. I'm q
takin' wot they call the rest cure
Chicago Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-27
M Escane.

"How did he happen to marry the
young widow?"
"she heard he had money!. r.
Evening Journal.