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The sun., 1898-12-20
NOTICE.

NOTICE.-We, the undersigned, county asses
sors for Wilmington hundred, will sit in the
Levy Court room, at the County Court House, on
December Is, l6, % and %, 1885, from 10 a. m. to
- M, and 2 to p. m. for the purpose of receiv-
ing returns from all persons who are subject to
assessment under the Adams tax law. We will
also sit at our homes on all other days during
the month of December to receive such retu.ns,
the hours being the same as those at the Court
House. The law is strict in the matter Of max
ing such returns. and all must comply.
J. D. M'COY, First District
No. 6l7 Fast Fifth Street.
WILLIAM HANNA, Second District,
No. 914 King Street.
NEIL KENNEDY, Third District,
No. 807 West Second Street
J. II. HOFFECKER, Fourth District,
No. 900 Madison Street.
WILLIAM BAYLEY, Fifth District,
No. 1921 Elm Street.
Wilmington. Del, Dec s, 1893.
The sun., 1898-12-20
Dragged by Foot.

While walking at Front and Market
streets yesterday afternoon, Mary Fisher
OF No. 12O Shipley street, met with what
might have been a fatal accident. She
caught her foot in piece of rope which
was dragging from wagon belonging to
Morris Rismans and this dragged her
about fifteen feet. She was uninjured.
The sun., 1898-12-20

Situations or help Ad-
xertisennents Ia THE
SUN guill be run for as
cents until either have
been secured and order-
ed out.
The sun., 1898-12-20

WANTED-Engineer wants Q POSITION, either
locomotive or stationary. A firxtclsss, competent
engineer with frst.class references from last
employers. win 60 anywhere. Have run @ r.
liss, Greene, Eagle, Ball, Erie Wood and loco
motives. Am frst-class fireman also. Address
ENGINEER sun Office. tt
The sun., 1898-12-20

WANTED-Half grown white girl to assist
with children Apply at grocery store, 625 West
Front street.
The sun., 1898-12-20

WAhTED-A good white girl for general house.
work. Apply at Bakery. southeast corner Sixth
and Walnut streets.
The sun., 1898-12-20

wANTED-Immediatel solicitor-collector;
one who Is hustler. Salary. 5000 per month
ing, Wilmington, Del Office open 8 to 80. M;
to p. m.
The sun., 1898-12-20
HELP WANTED...FEMALE

Thoroughly competent white cook
for boarding house; good wages. Apply at No
1O4 East eventh street.
The sun., 1898-12-20

WANTED-Girl for general housework. Must
be good plain cook. Reference required. sOS
Jackson street.
The sun., 1898-12-20
SITUATION wAN1Eo-.nALEs.

SITUATION wanted for q competent engineer.
Address 8. J. BURBANK. No. 52s West Eighth
street, city. Sat #,
The sun., 1898-12-20

WANTED-A young man who understands
hardware and paints; hustler. No. 222 West
Second street. rF.
The sun., 1898-12-20

WANTED-Girl for general housework. Apply
from to 8 at
JACKSON STREET.
The sun., 1898-12-20
MELP WANTED...MALES.

| WANTED-A drug clerk. Apply TO j. P. Will
iams Ninth and Madison street.
The sun., 1898-12-20
SITUATION WAMTED--FEMALES.

WANTED-A Swedish girl wants place as q
cook; acquainted with the language; good ex-
perience and reference. Inquire at Nc. 1918
Head street, city.
The sun., 1898-12-20

VOUNG LADY OF EXPERIENCE AND IN
l. tegrity desires position in q business firm
Address L. NJ. SUN OFFICE.
The sun., 1898-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

CEND 10 CENTS IN STAMPS OR COIN FOR
- latest novelty. Entirely new. Immense
sales Agents wanted. BOX 92,
Wilmington Del.
The sun., 1898-12-20

FOR sALE-Set (two) new store curtains,
feet wide 6 feet long. Also set (two) door cur.
tains, q in. wide, new. Can be seen at 8. E.
corner Sixth and Kirkwood streets.
The sun., 1898-12-20

SINGLE or communicating ROOMS with board.
No. sos Tatnall street.
The sun., 1898-12-20

WANTED-Refned gentlemen boardes to
occupy two elegant front rooms at No. 5O7 West
Fifth street.
The sun., 1898-12-20

WANTED-Occupant for furnished and unfur-
nished rooms. M. 9O2 West street.
The sun., 1898-12-20
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-A pocketbook between Lombard and
Pine streets on Tenth street containing $5 Re-
ward If returned to this Office. ~
The sun., 1898-12-20

WANTED-Room and table boarders. No. TIA
French street.
The sun., 1898-12-20
BOARDING AND LODGING

WANTED-Boarlers for two second story rooms
heat and bath. No. East Sixth street. Della
ware Bank Building.
The commonwealth., 1898-12-02
GRANITE CARVED aY NATURE


Extraordinary activity has been dis
played recently 10 opening up depos-
its Of coal, iron and copper Of New
foundnnd and it is reported that the
export Of copper fraln the island dur
ing The past & months was one-sixth
Of the total output .r51tUH other parts
OF the world while he prospects are
thar in the nest la months still
greater tonnage will BE recorded.
There are, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord, some very peculiar local effects OBJ
served in the geological structure OF
the island Of Newfoundland. There is
a large granite quarry about 50 miles
from ST. Johns, the cgpital, where gran-
ite has been hevn lsv Some convulsion
of nature into rectangular blocks Of
different sizes aa s2uve eHienty assorted
that schooner lo0d8 of selected stones
have been brought TO ST. Johns and
used in some Of the public buildings
and warehouses with little or no hand
dressing by masons.
The new post Office and custom house
built after the great Ere which prac-
ticnlly wiped out an the business part
Of the town, are partly constructed Of
these granite stones hewn by nature
The commonwealth., 1898-12-02
THE SENSE OF HUMoR.
LabouOhere Considers 1t tho Nest
Precious OF Gifts BESTOWED
Upon Mankind.

I regard the sense of humor as one
Of the most precious gifts that can be
vouebsafed to a human being, writes
Labouchere, in London Truth, He is
not necessarily better man for having
It, but he is a happier one Itrenders
him Indifferent 10 good or bad fortune.
1t enables him to enjoy his own discom-
future. Blessed with this sense, he is
never unduly elated CT cast down. No
one can ruiIie his gemper. No abuse
disturbs his equanimity. Bores do not
bore him. Humbugs do not humbug
him. Solemn airs do not impose on him.
Sentimental gush does not influence
him. The follies Of the moment have
no hold on him. Titles and decorations
are but childish haubles in bis eyes.
Prejudice does not warp Dis Judgment
He is never IN coucei Of out Of conceit
with himself HE 2bbns all dogma
tism The world isa p which
actors strut and fret for bis edtncation
and amusement ana Ne puraues the
even current Of Ills uaY, iuvIlnerable,
doing what is right and proner accord
ing to his lights, but gttgr. iadiiIer-
emit whether wha does fal approv-
al or disapprova from others u Ham
let had had any sense Of humor he
would not have been a nuisance to him
self and to al SURF him.
The commonwealth., 1898-12-02
BUY 4 SINGER

Thelightest. easiest boatrunning ma.
chine today in the market IS the Singer
L have a full line ON hand togetherwith
attachments and needles If you want
n Singer, or any part Of it don't fail t1
gas me LEE ARTERBERRT
Agent.
The commonwealth., 1898-12-02
a FINANeiAL PUZZLE.

.mrbst1ne on eUnehe picked % up
and took the number Iu order % hud
fic 08eaH Willie hume lIs uife
remarked chat the butcher bad sent
ia bii 0r Hett amounting 70 si9.
Tha8l. HHey HoHad wtn bm WG
tie money be bad found, #Hiel DE
gave her tad He paid the butcher
TGe butcher paid It fUa farmer for Q
calf aud GHo frmar psd it toa mef-
ehaat. #helatuFH Bli5ittothewafh-
woman rad sae owing the bHaker q
note $40. went 70 lae banker and
paid her a0fa The banker recognized
tBe blII SIS tHe one which be bad
TeuaI., ai which up 90 tlar uwe
had eaGcd $50 ui the debt on a
more careful consideration De loaBd
tbe BON counterfeit.
Noa will some of oar financial
friends tgHus what has been lost in
tbis transaction. ana 5Y whom II amy
beds
Ta foregoing wdichwas irs rub.
lhhHjH gaa tern pEreF dHda
tGe emHa ual 1885, has recently
l refunds d, ha
r m1sIg credited io
oar sa aaraaf LaEa
r...., nsaa7a bsat
8r Tbs aataanogH. un'E 30 au
.u sHaa af na us
II, r5-a.... aarta.t
..r,e ,sr..,8se fbaf gr another
~ s-ag,,a va. affected all
@ Tna s41eers due bHl for
-, a.rf,-s verr7 Fars bad 4 SIMILAR
.r..t ana tie Fact tbat ne bin wa,
r..rs.+ ,gt p, aegrr in te
,r,o..rf,os as rapg as rs eanuaass
, ,os aagbtas In gas Il game Of
uraqadspoa" that confidence which
,ea asoapd money! men have alI
along been declaring was all that was
nec ssrg prospect ta car
country IN fact. 70 Is just such q
system az is bajaL largely pursued IN
the transaction Of financial business
throughout the country today If q
Chattanooga banker Is to be relied on
astelllng thetrath about the matter.
That banker Two or three yews ago
wrote book on the Guaug.a, 4.esoot
ia support Of the gold standard,
wherein he insisted that under the
prescnt business methods there IS lit
Tie need Of much metallic money
real money. lie went on to prove
his theory by telling the modern plan
Of doing business ou a coincidence
basis. We cannot at this writing lay
hands ON his book dts title was "SS
or What'), but his Illustration was
about as follows.
merchant win buy saw. a slO,,
ooo stock of goods on thirty days time.
uo bas M money and few DAYS be.
t,ro +ho aobt soIls d1e be win draw 4
drsIt IN some hank IN d distant towr
ybar, ha bos no fnnds This he viii
so,d N tbawbo,rsnle arm from whom
NJ nurcbssed bis goods These Nil
t.,o tne ar,rt NJ opc ~ tbeir loca
banks for collection. ana the banl
win cash lt Eess excbaugel, relyinl
on uIie endorsement Of The wholesaler
10 secure II from loss. The bank will
then send the draft for collection II
tbr 6gpk ON which it was drawn b.
The commonwealth., 1898-12-02

just One Year on this day We openad our doors and
modestly asked for the patronage goodwill and sup.
port Of the citizens Of Greenwood and vicinity
onr success in the past year has been BEYOND OUR
EXPECTATIONS and we will do our utmost in the
future to sustain the reputation we have gained for
honesty and fair dealings
The commonwealth., 1898-12-02

etnk almost useless the attention pubc
the and finest in the state buy drsot from
the in the joWery only whole
the Therefore you buy ID cheap as ro-
jewellers buy goods constantly adding new god to
immense assortment and feel confident you
style, quality price
Our engraving and watch work BY 7oron id this n and
our work guaranteed od gold exchange
Thanking the Public for their patronage and knowing That
customers our rbesa advertisers remain
Yours respectfully
~ ~-.-77 -s5z z-.---. a. WELLER.
Evening star., 1898-10-21

many-will perhaps contribute not little
toward turning the whole custom into ridi-
cule. The young spark in question, like
most students all over the world, was wont
to consume the various necessities of
life on tick. Purveyors of such goods
tailors. cigar dealers, wine merchants, etc
are in like manner prone to dun their
clients at times. 1t SO happened that in
this particular case the wife of a trades
man who kept her husbands accounts for
him sent in her bill, long overdue and
thereby highly incensed the young man.
who forthwith repaired to the shop and de-
scribed her appeal to him for funds as
gross impertinence. The lady demonstrated
and forbade him to address her in such
tone. This made him more uproarious so
that she was compelled to order him to
leave the premises. He refused to do So
saying that he was not obliged to go on
such summons unless II were repeated
three times, and that she was not permit
ted to order him, but was required to ask
him politely to leave. After ALL even ladies
must be allowed and expected to lose their
patience at times, and this was indeed too
much. She seized a horsewhip and gave
the insolent rascal a sound thrashing some
of her well-aimed blows producing smart
weals on his face and drawing blood This
had the desired effect The young scamp
withdrew, but the same evening he sent
around his seconds, requiring the trades
mans wife to sign a document containing
an apology On this being refused the sec
onds insisted there was nothing left for
their principal to do but to challenge his
antagonists woman-to duel on the Sc
yerest conditions.
Evening star., 1898-10-21

baltimore MaGRates Do Not Deny
That Change il Contemplated.

From the Baltimore Sun
The possibility of Manager Hanlon and
his OrioLs leaving Baltimore next season.
as published in yesterdays Sun, created
intense interest and was the subject of i
great deal Of discussion among Baltimore S
thousands of base ball devotees.
Still few. if any, of the persons interested
In base ball had any words of blame for
Mes5rs. FonderhOrst and Hanlon should they
decide to make the deal Speaking of the
subject last night. Mr.. II. r. Vonderhorst
the principal owner Of the club said: Every
word printed in the Sun concerning the
difficulty that ConfrUnlS us is exactly true
We are BdltimorednS and want to stay here
but whether we can or not | am not yet
able to say. The Baltimore team could
make money elsewhere, but here it lost over
$4,000 this year. / have been beseged by
friends all day asking me whether such a
deal as described would be made In every
case ! said: The Sun has stated the Situa-
ton exactly. Now, what would you do
under similar circumstances In every
case the answer was that, much as the
speaker regretted it, he could not blame US
il We did transfer the team"
MIR. NOnderhorst stated, however that no
plans had yet been matured for next sea-
son, and nothing definite had been done so
far. Manager Hanlon was seen yesterday,
but he would neither affirm nor deny that
ne intended 10 leave Baltimore next season
Captain Robinson of the team said Il be-
lieve the club will be transferred and that
ii Will probably be located in BROOKLYN i"
As stated yesterday, it is hardly proba BILE
that any plans have yet been matured by
Messrs Nonderhorst and Hanlon but that
they are seriously considering among va RI
son the transfer of the team TO BROOKLYN
or elsewhere is certainty.
Evening star., 1898-10-21

of the wireworm, potato beetles and Gu
cumber beetles. 1t is a prime destroyer of
cutworms and army worms.
To all agriculturists the toad renders
conspicuous service, but the gardeners and
greenhouse owners may make this animal
of especial value. Every gardener should
aim to keep a colony of toads among his
growing crops. and the practice of collect
ing and transferring them to the gardens
is a commendable one. While the sense of
locality is strong in the toad and il will.
oftea return over considerable distances TO
its original haunts, yet II may be induced
to remain in new quarters If there is a
sufficient food supply. Many farmers pro-
vide toads with artificial shelters, made by
digging shallow holes in the ground and
partially covering them with a bit of board
or fiat stones. In such places toads will
often remain for many days, sallying forth
at night to seek food.
The enemies of the toads are hawks,
owls. and. worst Of all. small boys, who
stone and kill many of them. DIR. c. r.
Hodge states that he found 200 dead or
wounded toads in a single day on the
shores of a small pond on the grounds of
Clark University. The loud cry of the toad
at spawning time readily betrays its pres
ence. and small boys. and sometimes those
OF a larger growth. gravitate toward
the pools as naturally as do the toads
themselves. There have been excellent
laws enacted to protect insectivorous
birds. Why should there not be as strin-
gent legislation against the destruction Of
toadS?
Evening star., 1898-10-21
BAT TING AVERAGES
Forty-Four Players Are in the Gov
eted 300 Glass.
FREEMAN'S GOOD SHOWING G
Decrease in Heavy Hitters CON-
pared With Season Of 81.
S TX CKY TOR S

President Young of the National League.
after working hard on the averages of the
ball players in his organization, comes
promptly to the front with the official fig
ures today and the fans" of the country
will now have the opportunity of studying
form for the next few weeks. The most
remarkable fact in connection with the bat
tirg figures is the number of well-known
sluggers who have dropped out of the Sc
lect class of 300 hitters. During the sea-
son of 1897 sixty-nine players batted hard
enough to land in the 300 class, while
the season just closed afforded the oppor-
tunity for but forty-four of the players to
land in that much-coveted group. Willie
keeler of Baltimore, as was expected
leads the league, but the surprise of the
season is Buck Freeman, Washington's
new right fielder, who comes second, head
ing off Billy Hamilton of the Bostons by
one point. Freeman has been "toutad'
for the past three years as consistent
hitter, and although ne participated in but
twenty-nine games, his handling of the
bat conclusiveiy demonstrates that he is a
natural hitter and has come into fast COM
pany to stay.
As to the cause of the slump of so many
hitters who have been in the 800 class for
many seasons past, many and varied are
blamed by great many. but that the
pitchers have increased their power over
the batsman has apparently the most be-
hevers- Another cause not generally con-
sidered, that may have had considerable
to DO with the falling off of the suggers,
is the fact that a great many more games
were played this season than last and that
many OF the veterans resented this stretch
ing out process without additional pay
and refused to take the interest in their
work of former seasons.
As demonstration of the Inconsistencies
of base ball the batting averages of the
Senators stands out in bold relief. Six of
the members of the Washington club bat
ted over the 300 mark, yet the aggrega-
ton, as a whole, was about the weakest
that has represented the national capital
in the big league for many years past and
finished next to last III the championship
struggle. Freeman heads the Senator's
with batting percentage of .36S; Mercer
comes next with figures showing .334; Far
rell follows with the figures .316, and tlren
follows Seibach, Smith and Reitz, all tied
Just over the coveted mark with 3.o2 to
their credit he following is list of the
select fOrty-fCur players who batted over
800 for the season of lS,lS:
Evening star., 1898-10-21

through wound in the pericardillm. or
9edlh is instantaneous from shock due TO
ualnaSe 10 the sympathetic or pneumogas-
uric nerve. 1t has, however long b.en
known to surgeons that immediate death
does not always follow a wound of the
heart. Pare, in 1852, reported the case of A
duellst who, after receiving a syyord-tbrust
IN the heart large enough to admit tho.
nnSer, pursued his opponent thrusting at
him several times, for 200 PAGES and then
fell dead. Billy in 1850 described the cas-,
OF patient who lived five days after a
sword wound of the right auricle Four
instances OF gunshot wounds not imme-
diately fatal appear in the reports I'm the
Medical and Surgical History Of the War
OF the Rebellion published in Washington
in 1870
The first patient survived a wound of the
right auricle by round musket ball for
fourteen days. The second lived an hour
and quarter after a perforation of The
right auricle and left ventricle by a conicaI
pistol ball. The third suffered from perfo-
ration of the left auricle and left ventricle
In addition TO gunshot wounds of the in
testine, ayilla, and lung, yet lived for
forty-six hours. The fourth patient was
wounded in the right auricle by a musket
ball. He died two and a half years later
The following case is given on account or
its close resemblance in some particulars
TO that of the murdered empress The ua-
tient had inflicted with a large sheath knife
several stabs on an assailant, who seized
his wrist, turned the point of the knife to-
ward him and suddenly drove the blada
with great force into his chest the handle
stu being grasped in the owners hand
the wounded man fell at once gasping for
breath. his face deadly pale and died in
about eight minutes. The blade of the
knife had gone clean through the sternum
traversed the mediastinum and freely open.
ed the right auricle. The cavities Of the
heart were empty. the sac of the pericar-
dium and the mediastinum were filled with
blood. The heart was wounded SO that A
chamber was opened, and the blood In that
cnamber partly escaped into the pericardial
cavity, and thus fatal compression ensued
probably before the system had suffered
from sufficient reduction of blood supply 10
destroy life.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
Alleged Violation Of Health ReEuIa-
lions.

Mr.. John Ripple who lives at No. HOS
4th street northwest, was charged in the
Police Court this morning with violating
the law intended to prevent the spread Of
contagious diseases. Inspector Miller Of the
health Office charged that Mr.. Rupples
daughter, who had suffered an attack of
typhoid fever, was permitted to go on the
street before the quarantine had been
raised
This Mr.. Rapple denied. He said the at
tending physician had raised the quaran-
tine. His child, he said. had been pro-
nounced cured. and the doctor said she
could go out on the street without any
danger to herself or others.
Judge Scott continued the case until to-
morrow to hear the testimony of the doc
tor.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
C0roBer's Certificate in the Case of
William McCubbin.

Coroner Carr today gave a certificate of
accidental death in the case of William
McCubbin. painter, aged sixty-three
years, who was killed at the Capitol late
yesterday afternoon. The unfortunate man
fell from a stepladdec upon which he was
working, cleaning a statue. a distance
of about ten or twelve feet to the
stone pavement and struck on his
head. He did not at first appear to be
much hurt, but was sent to the Emergency
Hospital where ne expired a few hours
later. The body was sent to the late home
OF the deceased. No. 10 7th street north
east, where he leaves d widow and several
grown children.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
THE USEFUL TOAD.
Insects Disappear NapidIy When He
Makes His Appearance.

From the American Agriculturist.
That the toad Is beneficial to the farmer,
and particularly to the gardener. Is ad-
mitted by every one who has observed its
habits. Additional facts have been secured
by the recent observations at the Massa-
chusetts experiment station, which show IL
per cent OF the toad's food is composed of
II sects and spiders beneficial or Indirectly
helpful to man. and SO per cent Of insects
and other animals directly injurious to cul-
tvated crops or in other ways obnoxious
to man. The toad feeds on worms, suails,
SOW bugs common greenhouse pests and
the mar y-legged worms which damage
greenhouse and garden plots. 1t feeds to
some extent on grasshoppers and crickets,
and destroys large numbers of ants. It
consumes considerable number Of May
beetles, rose-chasers, click beetles or adults
Evening star., 1898-10-21
Accused of Burglary.

Four colored boys, whose names were
given as Alexander Day, Otho Bell, William
Cox and John Ritchie, were held for the
grand jury today by Judge Kimball on
charge of burglary. They were arrested by
Policeman Evans of the fourth precinct,
who alleged that they entered the feed
store of Nixon Brewer, No. 200 7th street
southwest and stole two whips. Bond in
the case was fixed at $500.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
A. WOMAN CHALLENGED.

A German Student Wants q Duel to
Avenge . Whipping.
From the London Telegraph.
Some few days back I had occasion to
tell you that grocers clerks In Berlin had
taken to dueling with pistols in order to
re-establish their wounded honor" This
type of murder. which In continental mill
tary nations is still permissible in society,""
and. indeed, Is considered absolutely indis-
pensable in certain paths Of life, seems
likely to degenerate into a mere vulgar
and idiotic freak. The latest challenge is
sued by q "man Of honor has come from
an irate student. who sent 1t to woman
This new type Of dueling-made In Ger
Evening star., 1898-10-21
NOT INSTANTLY FATAL.

Wounds I'm the Heart Do Not Always
XIII at Once.
From the Lon,ion News.
What happened after the Empress of
Austria wa, stabbed proves the error of
the popular notion that a wound in the
heart involves death on the spot. The
British Medical Journal, In an interesting
article on this subject. says the victim
usually lives for several minutes till sufi-
cient blood has been forced out of the
wounded chamber into the pericardium to
cause fatal compression of the heart from
without. In the more suddenly fatal cases
blood ssoapes freely into the mediastinum