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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
A Spin on an Ice Yacht.

Tho wind is strong and steady, and
the boat glides faster and faster. Sharp
ordinations Of pleasure testify that the
passengers are enjoying it. The speed
increases. Before lies field smooth as
Plate glass and level as II billiard table.
For two miles it extends without a
flaw. At its farther edge lies tremen-
dous crack filled with ground UP ice
and heaving black water. The full pow
er of the wind strikes the white wings
ns the smoothest ice is reached, and the
craft darts away at a tremendous pace.
Faster, faster, she flies, till she is tray
cling faster than the wind that drives
her. The air seems to be full of electric
sparks; q frosty haze blurs the view; ev
egy nearer is throbbing with delight at
the wild, free speed Of it all. Before
Clo has had time to think the crack
seems to be rushing at tho boat. A mo-
lhont of intense anxiety, catching Of
Lreaths, wild pumping of hearts, then
n shrek Of excited joy. The good boat
las flown the gap as hunter clears his
fence, has flung it behind her with
Eeycr rap and is tearing away over
another good bit as though she had no
le@d to touch anything more solid than
tlo cold, sweet air.-Outing.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
TO BEGINNERS IN FICTION.
Good Advice For Those Who Attempt to


Good Advice For Those Who Attempt to
Write Cooks.
Read ND on United States history
you will get some useful information
anyway---and see what you can do with
that. Don t take your scene from France
Or Italy, where you have never been.
Home is nearer and just as good, If
you can light upon an idea which has
not been done to death, or a situation
unhackneyed Or unfamiliar, make the
most of it. New England has been SO
run upon that it affords material only
to IL few experts, The middle states and
those between the Ohio and the Rock
les, locally speaking, are poor literary
field, but the south and far west are not
worked out yet. Avoid dialect; as a
main reliance it's day is done, Avoid
"hifalutin," spread eagle and riproar-
ing styles; they are of the yet remotor
past. Find out what your bentis, il you
have any, and what you have to say, if
anything; il not seek other pursuits.
Remember that a poor story or essay il
OF less value IMAM II pVCh u lulefloE APP
pies and that the author of bad novel
is entitled to no more respect than y
shoemaker or farmer who does not
understand his business The pioneers
Of cur literature may have done what
now seems poor work, but they knew
70 better then and had nothing better
they were pioneers, and rs such entitled
toa place in history-but nobody is 60
ing to write the history of the mnltifa
rious literary efforts Of our tino that
como to nothing,
Whatever you do take pains with it.
Try at least to write good English.
Learn to criticisc and CORE ct your work.
Pat your best into every sentence. II
you are too lazy and careless to do that,
hyttor 90 into trade or politics 1t is
easier to become u congressman on mil
l;Onaire than real author, and we
have too many bad story tellors as it is.
--Iippincott' Magazine
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
Professor Pratt Lecture,

Professor Pratt's lecture on "A Trip TO
the Interior Of Alaska in the New
Century Club Saturday night was the
most interesting talk that has been here
for some time. After giving general do.
scriptton OF Alaska, which he said con-
tained over 90, 0000 square miles of land, he
related his personal experience, telling Of
having left Wilmington on Sunday, July
%, for the Yukon Mining, Trading and
Transportation Company of West
Virginia for the purpose Of determining
the advisability of building railroad In
the Klondike region. His trip across the
continent was without incident, but his
descriptions of different cities was very
interesting. Juneau, he said, is a town
OF 1000 Inhabitants, with five churches
and TWEEN weight saloons.
He told of the Indians Of Alaska, of
their traits of character, and concluded
that they were descendants of some A sian
race. He described his trip up the Yukon
river and told of a narrow escape.
In concluding Mr.. Pratt said the agri.
cultural possibilities of the country ara
limited. 1t is rich In minerals, which can
only be obtained by the man who has u
strong constitution. Mr.. Pratt advised
men who had families and good positions
to remain at home. For young men. not
SO favorably blessed, be recommended tho
country as one where wealth could be had
for comparatively nothing.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
THE LAST.

All, not the first love dearest, but the lasti
(SoP Who can tell?)
The tides Of youth, dear heart, run fast, run
fast.
The buds upon the young tree shoot and
swell
Reckless Of frosts. Well! WE'LL
Why should we dwell on folies that IRE pasti
For now, behold, the green and callow shoots
OF early spring
Are dry and withered to the very roots
They were loves first faint perfumed offer
80 ing
Taking swift wing,
Leaving d fragrant memory, but no fruits.
Let us not speak Of them with smiling scorh
They have made way
For the rich bloom ind fruitage later born,
And born Of spirit rather than Of clay,
Making our day
Glad with the freshness Of perpetual morn.
EternulP Dear, let US believe it so,
And in our bliss
Let dull analysis and doubling so.
Unquestionins, willie in n rapturous kisr
Like this-my sweet-and this
The fullncss of celestial Joy we know!
Annie l.. hiuzzey in New York Sun
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
De|marvia
Telephone
Company,
N E. Cor. 7th and Orange SITS.

SHERIEF'S sALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ of Levari Faclas, to ME directed.
will be exposed to public sale at the
Court House on Market street between
Janth and Eleventh streets In the city
of Wilmington, New Castle county,
State OF Della ware.
ON SATURDAY.,
THE Goth DAY OF JANUARY, 1893,
at O'Clock. p. M.
the following described real estate, viz:
All that certain lot or piece of land with
four three-story brick houses s.thcreon
erected, situate in the city of Wilmington
aforesaid, bounded and described us fol.
lows, to wit:
Beginning at a corner Of kelley and Al
lens land, on the northsrly side of Front
street, at the distance of 16J feet = inches
from the westerly side Of West street,
thence by a limo of said land north 30 de-
grees cast, 90 feet to The southerly side of
y 3fcot wide alley thence along said alley
side parallel with Front street south IS
degrees cast 81 feet7 l-5 inches to u stake;
thence sCutherly parallel with West
street 80 feet to the aforesaid northerly
side Of Front street. and thence thereby
westerly 81 feet 7 -5inches to the place Of
beginning, be the contents thereof what
they may, with the free use and privilege
Ot tlie aDbVe'llleItiOH hll6y anu also an
81 feet wide alley connecting with said g.
feet wide alley leading into Front street,
in common forever, excepting therefrom
til at portion of the above described land
and premises released from the lien said
release mortgage recorded Deed Record o
Vol H. Page 81 the description OF the re-
lea ed land being AS follows:
Beginning at II corner Of KaIey and Al
lens land on the north1rly side Of Front
street ut the distance of 160 feet and six
inches from tho westerly side of West
street, thence by Il line of said land north
;}2 degrees cast and through tho middle Of
the division wall between this and the nd.
joining property on thn west sixty feet to
the solthe y side of n three feet wido
alley; thence along said alley sido parnl.
lei with Front street south fifty eight dc
greGs east, fourteen lOGt four and J., inches
to stake, thence southerly parallel with
West street and through tho middle Of tho
division wall between this and the adion-
ing house on the east sixty feet to tho
aforesaid northerly sido of Front street
and thence thereby westerly fourteen fGot,
four and = inches 20 the place IF begin
ming, hn tho conteAtS thereof what thoy
may.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Thomas r. LulIi and Mary
Ii. La!ly, his wife, mor6EH gors, and tits.
and to he sold hy
WILLIAM X. Finn Sheriff
Sheriff's Office, Winning ton. Delaware
january g. 1875
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
Como Examples OF the Giarins Inconsli
encios Of Ita Alphabet.

Como Examples OF the GiArins Inconslst-
sncies Of Its Alphsbet. .
As our alphabet now stands--even
after 5000 years Of perfeoting-it is a
string of singularly ambiguous signs
and affords an unequaled opportunity
for tormentors, just as man who can
not express himself clearly can be
plagued with sophisticated questions.
The confusion of English sound and let
tiers is we'll illustrated by spelling cof-
fee without one correct letter-kauphy
which. spelling is nearer the original
than the one in use, for pamphlet was
printed in Oxford in 1869 ON 1.-THE Ma
ture of the Drink Kauphi or Coffee" .
The artistically bad photography of
many Of our funny writers is made pos
sible by the glaring inconsistencies of
our alphabet. But some instances of nat
urally funny bad spelling are perhaps
equal to any artificial ones Here is a
note that was sent to aIdoctor:
Cer-Yole oblige me uf yole KUN un co me
hey Bad how'd am Hill an hev lost my Hap
py Tight.
The following, received by school.
master, was likely to be misunderstood:
Sur-As you are man of nolege intend to
inter my son in your skull.
Here is bill sent to a gentleman:
aosaiada ......."...............$l b0
Pade-J. Jaxn.
The items are not apothecaries' arti-
cles, as might be supposed, but merely
"a horse half day and taking on
him home again."
Many eccentric devices Of literature
depend on the peculiar arrangement of
letters. Some Of these have fine sound
ing names and are recognized as famous
recreations Of the learned. The palm.
drome, which is line that reads alike
backward and forward, is one of the
most difficult of all feats of letter Jug
Cling and has engaged the attention Of
the worlds cleverest brains.
While in exile Napoleon was asked
by all Englishman if he thought he
could have sacked London and replied,
"Ablo was ere | saw Elba"-the most
skillful palindrome Oh record. Run the
letters Of the reply backward if you
would test it, A famous Latin example
is the lawyers motto, Isl Nummi i'm
NUNS" The following sentence is not
only palindrome, but extraordinary in
other respects: "Sator areppo tenet op-
era rotas. " .ur
This spells the same backward and
forward; all the first letters of the
words spell the first word; the second
letters OF the word spell the second
word and SO on through the third,
fourth and fifth. The last letters spell
tho last word; the next to the last of
each word spell the next word, and SO
Oh to the beginning. London Mail.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
ENGLISH STUFFiNGS.
Recipes Which the Sender Says Are e.
NJ

Recipes Which the Sender Says Are Ex-
celient and Not Found In Books.
Here is a recipe for turkey and chick
Ell stutfing which the sender says is very
different in it's results from those given
in the cookbooks:
Crumble or CRATE the inside of stale
loaf or more of bakers bread, either a
round loaf or milk bread Add pepper
and salt the grated rind of lemon and
to loaf half the juice; to loayes, all
Of it; little grated nutmeg, handful
each of finely cut parsley leaves and fine
white celery leaves, thyme, sweet mar
joram and summer savory, using the
leaves in preference to the ground, and
twice the quantity of thyme as of the
marjoram Or savory. Mix all together,
dry and fiji the crops, putting all the
remainder into the bodies of the fowl.
AS the filling is being done add small
pieces of good butter, which, together
with the proper basting, will give the
dressing sufficient moisture
This dressing is also excellent for
roast leg Of pork when you do not want
to simulate duck or goose with it.
"Tho recipe for tho good old English
stuiting for ducks or geese, tho sender
adds, II never see in our cookbooks and
do not find it used upon my neighbors'
tables. People spoil these birds with
SOFT bread aud muss."
This is the old recipe for stulfing for
geese, ducks or a leg of pork:
Take equal parts Of parboiled potatoes
cut into inch square cubes and onions
cut up. Strain dry, add pepper and salt
and sage leaves crushed up. Prepare
enough Of the mixture to fill the pork
IT birds with it and to lay some of it
under them i'll the roasting pan Keep
this extra filing undor the birds. Dish
it separately and serve it at the table
with the rest,--New York Sun.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
NJ OTiCETO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ATTEN

NJ tFiCh TO TAXPAY ERS-NOuR AT'rFN.
4 ton j. called to the fact that at the last
Session Of 'hr Legislature, u stringent law was
li''~"A ~ relation to The collection Of County
tAca, Under this law the collector il r,np0WGr
rti 10 sell real estate, levy 90 personal pr1Npr
y, attach rents, and hiring suit before any
dui'1c" VI I'll" Pear" to facilitate the collection
Hi-n'Ht Of the duplicate / expect paymnnt
WHAin reasonable time from the date of this
Circular
Iihs'trE that You viii give This your early
ait'nll"ii, nnd avoid additional expense
viii sit at temperance HOUSE, ilorkns3in,
!Annaryiiih and Eth, February It'll, At j. 4.
!hInps"ys store, Union, January 10th and
t",. n"ry E1il, A. P1S! titce, Stanton
IpH II. tO3 =, IN,
lAAVEi T'BALDwlN, Collector Of Taxes
..~.I j2f7.4t
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
ON MONDAY,
THE 7th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1893,

the following described real estate, viz
All that certain lot Of land with the g.
story mansard roof dwelling house
thereon, situate in the city Of Whining.
ton aforesaid, bounded and described as
follows, to witt
Beginning at point on the westerly
side Of jackson street, at the distance OF
As feet inches northerly from the north
erly side of Lancaster avenue; thence
westerly parallel with Lancaster avenue
and passing through the centre of the par.
ty division wall between the house ON this
lot and the house adjoining on the south
90 feet inches to the easterly side of 2
feet inch wide alley; thence northerly
along said alley parallel with Jack.
son street. ID feet to u corner; thence
easterly parallel with Lancaster Ave. and
passing through the centre Of the party di.
vision wall between the house on this lot
and the house adjoining OH the north 53
feet inches to the said side Of jackson
street, and thence thereby southerly 15
feet to the place of beginning, BIO the oon-
tents thereof what they may.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Benjamin Lundy Kent and
Margaret H. Kent, his wife, mortgagors,
and TT. sand 10 be sold by
WILLIAM r. FLINN, Sheriff.
sheriff's Office. Wilmington. Delaware.
january %.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
The Awful Small 10y.

Mrs. Cakebread was entertaining
some ladies at select little 5 o'clock
tea and Bobby, who had been excep-
tionaly well behaved, was in high
feather.
MA" he said as cake was being
handed round, may l have some
tongue, pleaSe:'
"There ISL t any tongue, Bobby"
"That's funny" commented Bobby.
II heard pa say there would be lots of
1t. '--London Tit-Bits
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24

Miss Cora Taylor residing No Ol4 Mndi-
sou street WAS the last one of her family,
Her father mother and brother dying
several years ago leaving her the solo
survivor Of the stricken family Hor
drrUso was sudden being taken off BY a
.lroke Of paralysis. She was apparently
in good health and her sudden taking off,
WAS a surprise as we'll as Il shock to her
large circle Of friends in our city. Several
sudden deaths have occurred in our CITY
within Il month, thnt Of Mr.. Thomas b
-mth boing the last, DR.. Marks, Miss
Taylor end Mr., Smith following each
other in quick succession.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
CrOlEeI.'S Racers In England.

New York, ian. 24.-The statement Of
London newspaper that Richard
Croker would return to England in
.Apr! and run his horses in the first
Newmarket meeting have been parti-
oily confirmed by Mr.. Croker himself
lie stated that If the condition of his
string Of horses justified il he would
enter some OF them at the Newmarket
meeting. and may possibly enter th7m
ct other meetings on the English turf.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
DEGISTER'S ORDER,
"A REGISTER OFFIoE,
New CASTLE COUNTY, DEL.

January & 1aaS
Upon the application Of Elwood n. Nous
ley, Executor of George X Mousley,
late of Christiana Hundred, in said
county, deceased, it is ordered and dl
rected by the Register that the Executor
aforesaid give notice Of granting Of Letter,
Testamentary upon the estate OF the deceased,
with the date of granting thereof, by causing
advertisements to BIZ posted within fo-ty dAyi
from the date of such Letters in six Of the Ii ost
public places Of the county Of New Castle, re-
yquirng all persons having demands against
the estate to present the same, or abide by al,
act Of Assembly in such case made and provid.
ed; and also cause the same to be inserted
within the snnle period in the DAILY REpUE
lLCAN,a newspaper published in Wilmington
Del, and TO be continued therein thres weeks
10. cd
,-.-, Given under the hand and seal OF
I SIS. office OF the Register aforesaid, a,
N'~~~'' Wilmington, i'll New Castle county
aforesaid, the day and year above written.
CALVIN W. UIiOS5AN, Register.
NOTlCE-Noticeis hereby given that Letter4
ed unto the undersigned, on the Sth day Of
January, A. d. 1873, ind that all persons
h'lvin. claims Against the estate OF the deoeas'
cd must present the came, duly attested to thu
said Executor. on or before tho atl day o!
.illiary 1896 or abide the Act Of Assembly
in such case made and provided
ELWOOD il, MOUSLGY,
Executor.
Address. Vim. 4. Lsnanl, Esq, At5orney-at.
Law. vii. Del IL.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
DOES

Anthony Higgins and y. ]. iscinhn t
Will t0r!n IL nov law fran. Phillip g. Chutrh
MAN VIII letrA from ths firm in low
days.
Fhr Woman. Christian Temperance
ttnHN on Friday afternoon decilnh to
oil los" II Resolution prepared nv Professor
a. u, Spade. that tbs General Assembly
i"r""rr divorce the public schools of Della
Wt"H From The liquor support.
Tho Tuxedo Athletic Cub will hold n
byAns tournament in pyie's Cycle 4 ca,in,
my Tomorrow might Tie preliminary
tout between George ltus cl of New Cas-
tie and Edward Gro 5 Of Cincinnati, John
ttynh Of 1li!s city and Edward Tpnuy
I Chester W'lllneot itAu fit ,en round .ss
AZ l'Spolrd%
- Constable Charle, Green, adyertiscs to
sci the furniture Of Mary Clayton at Nc.
~ West Fourth street, on Thurs.iuy, Eth
ScWHli Morris removed his falnilytu ,,lay
liz III this city tpGrccuwJpd. Sussex Cl,ln-
~, v here NJ has In ,.Igru in the commits
sion business, lis father. W. II. Mur;i. il
suffering from II Curbunclo and to VS., his
words Is rather bad off AZ tho present
time.
''htfH 'ihEk, IIlfcorth and WilECu
sire . suffering greatly with pulmoM-
erg affection, ard ii is feared LuC di.solu
lttn Is not lar OF.
rt"@ G. :-tdham Visited phIladplrha
inGHy IN order to keen posted with III,
StH@ Of trade and kcer pace with tua lru.
co. SION.
! lie Icl!i"M Club Of PhiladalpAia Sat.
uru#y night Ie.nated the W.ilniugton
Whist cl"b III ahpwhng game.
y ""yoat was flied on Saturday ay,in,t
'h3 admission to probate Of the wnl IL.
MIS- MArthr Wilson Of BraIdyw me ham.
urea Nc CONTEXT is being lnade By Mrs,
Cora CurnUG Of Chester
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24

Professor Pratt delivered his Interesting
lecture on Saturday evening in the New
Century building, cntilcl "a Trip 10
Alaska" According to one Of the paocrs
he stated that Alaska hns,,nn area OF 60, Ouu
squar" miles, when the reporter doubtless
wrote 100000 square miles. According 10
one authority Alaska contains ;5JuJo
square miles OF mainland, 200 sgunre
miles Of the AieutiUn islands, and $40
square miles Of other islands, Il total Of
$4,000 square miles, or Onu-tfth Of the area
Uf the rest of the United -tales. 1t re-
qIires the area Of California, Oregon.
Washington, Idaho, Montana, and New
York to equal this. The area Of Now York
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Virginia AM West Virginia equal only
One.half of Alaska. 1t equals tho com
bincd area Of Great Britain and Ireland,
france, Germany Belgium aud the Meth
etlands, 1t stretches FROM latitude ii de.
goes to Il degrees, and from Longitude
- degrees to lo5 degrees
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
To Banquet Attorney General Grices.

To Kln0Het Attorney EcnCrHI Erigg9.
Trenton, Jan. Ex-Governor G1iggs, in
honor of his selection as attorney gen.
eral of the United States, will be COM
plmented by a dinner given by the
members of his personal staff and state
officials at the Waldorf Astoria, New
York, on either Feb. 10 or IS United
States Senators Sewell and Smith and
The New Jersey congressman will be in
vited guests. Governor Griggs on the
occasion will receive a costly silver
service. The executive will resign as
soon as he is confirmed as attorney gem
eral, and Senator Voorhees, will become
acting governor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
ON MONDAY,
THE "?n DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1893,
At 0 o'clock A Al
ON MONlr

the following described real estate, viz:
All that certain lot or piece Of land with the
buildings thereon erected, situate in the city Of
Wilmington aforesaid, bounded and descsibrd
as follows, to wit:
Beginning at point on the northcrly side Of
Front street, at the distance Of l43 feet inches
westerly from the westerly side Of Harrison
street; thence northelly parallel with Hnrri.
son street and passing through the middle Of
the division wall of this aud thc house adioin
ing on the enst 81 feet to the southcry side of n
2feet -lO-inches. wide alley which connects with
a afeet-wide alley leading into Front street ;
thence westerly along said side OF the first
mentioned alley and parallel with Front street
10 feot4 inches to stake; thence southerly
parallel with Harrison street and passing
through the middle Of the division wall on this
and the house adjoining on the west 6l feet to
the aforesaid side of Front street, and thence
thereby easterly 10 feet inches to the pnce of
beginning. lie the contents thereof what they
may.
Seized and taken In execution ms the
property Of Mary NJ Fnrragher Phillips. for
merly Mary NJ. lTnrragher, mortgagor, and TT.
and Murtngb Phillips her husband and to be
sold by
WILLIAM r. FILM, Sheriff,
Sheriff's Office. Wilmington. Delaware.
January 70, 1898 j2l
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
ON MONDAY.
TuEf,h DAY OF FEBRUARY. iSOs.
at O'Clock A. m.

the following described real estate, viz:
All that certain lot or parcel of land with q
bstory brick dwelling house thereon erected,
known AZ No SO Van Buren, street, situate In
the city Of Wilmington aforesaid, bounded and
described rs follows, to wit:
Beginning ut point on tho easierly side of
Van Buren, street between SIKH and Seventh
streets, al the distance Of rs feet from the
southerly side Of Seventh street thence astsr.
~ parallel with Seventh street, 100 feet 10 .
corner; Themes sontherly parallel WHITMAN Blu
ren street y feet inches to another corner ;
thence westerly parallel with Seventh street
passing through he centre of the division wall
between thisn the dwelling ajoining on tho
south 100 feet 10 the said side Of Van Buren,
street, and thence thereby northerly q feet 1
inches to The place Of beginning be the conten
thereof what they may.
Seized aid taken In execution as tho
property Of Sarah j. Provost (widow) mortga.
gor, and trrre tenants and to be sold by
WILLIAM n. FILM, sheriff.
She'tf'a }ofdtcs. Wilmington Delaware,
JAhtar% ~ 1903.