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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-22

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-22

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-22

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
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HUMOROUS LEGAL DECISIONS.
Hush Is Lawful Down in the Lone
Star state.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
Some recent law decisions handed down
by the courts Of various states contain de-
cided elements of humor.
In Texas it was decided that man has
the right to mix or mingle foods of various
varieties that are nutritious and the sale
of articles so mixed is not unlawful. This
decision is of Importance to boarding
house keepers, and is protection 10 the
hash industry hitherto not granted by the
courts.
In Ohio the courts have decided that
spite fence is legal. and that the owner Of
a piece of of property can build fence to
shut out his neighbours light and air, and
the neighbor can sell the property or move
just as he sees fit.
II you step down an open coal hole in
Massachusetts IL is better TO compromise
than enter suit. A foreign woman I'M
acquainted with the system of putting coal
through the sidewalk stepped into an open
hose al night. The men were at work
about 1t. She was injured and entered
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
FARM HAND A SPORT.
Zclinski Tolls by Day and Opens
Much Wine at Night.

From the New York Journal.
In the matter of overalls and dress suits
Stephen Zelenski Is a regular Jekyl and
Hyde. In the daytime he dons his patch
ed overalls and works as a farm hand
near West Orange, n. J. When the shades
of night have fallen and the electric
lights are aglow Mr.. Zelenski puts on
$50 dress suit and patent feathers and
opens wine for the villagers at West
Orange.
AS a hired man Stephen earns $40
month, working on the eght-hour system
Eight in the forenoon and eight in the
afternoon. But he has private income
of 1000 a year, which helps out the an
nual wage of $120-the price of a wine
supper.
Zelensh came from Austria one year
ago and went to work as laborer for
Farmer Musk. beyond the Orange Noun
tains. He could speak no English, but at
feeding pigs and milking the Austrian was
a success. A few days ago ZelensKl was
notified that a fortune of $4,000 had been
left to him. He said little about this
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

fortune until Tuesday, when he received
a draft for $1,000.
Il take one day off, now" he said TO
Farmer Musk.
On this day off Stephen proceeded to
paralyze West Orange. He bought a stun
ming outfit of clothes, and hiring the
finest cab In the village. rode through the
streets, simply throwing money away. The
man who worked for so a month bought
evening papers at 81 each, and paid s.
every forty minutes to have his patent
leather shoes shined When not occupy
ing the bootblacks chair Mr.. Zelenslu
employed his cab in hauling total strang-
ers 10 the Coleman Hotel and treating
them to wine and rich Viands. He also
ate things himself
That night the Count Of West Orange"
as he has been dubbed, rode back TO the
farm in the cab. When he aiighted from
the vehicle, arrayed in fine linen and a
silk hat. Farmer Musk almost tainted at
the spectacle.
II go me back to work in the morning.
said the Count of West Orange.
And he did. Stephen toiled In the fields
as usual, and when night came back he
went to the village to tread the primrose
path again. Stephen has grown very pop
ular in West Orange on account of his
liberality. His income from abroad comes
In monthly installments. He says he will
stick to his job on the farm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

suit The courts decided that she had no
case, and should know a coal hole from
a piece of the sidewalk.
In California, a person accused cannot
be held accountable for statements made
by him while in a hypnotic state State
ments made by the accused in his own
behalf while hypnotized are not admiss-
ible as evidence.
White the laws of marriage say a man
and his wife are one, il doesn't hold good
IN the case of kilograms. If a man Is out
of town and his kilograms are delivered
TO hiss wife at his address, the law of Tex
as holds that 1t does not satisfy the obliga-
ton the telegraph company took upon it.
se4 TO deliver the message to the man.
A dollar bill with a piece torn off the
corner will be redeemed by the United
States treasury, but Il ISM legal tender
in the state of New Jersey for car fare.
man named Anderson, in Hudson coun-
ty, had dollar with a piece an inch and
a half by an inch and a quarter torn off
the corner. He gave il TO a street car
conductor, who refused to take 1t on the
ground that 1t was too badly mutilated.
The lawsuit followed and the courts de-
cided that the bin wasn't legal tender
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
WALLY TACKLES A REFRIGERATION
ON TIE RIVER AND GETS
KNOCKED OUT

Mas Henry he cum ober wild anurrah
confugion. AS I gwine fshenin under de
rock l pass he boat, an / nous a Gurus
lettle box dey carry wild UNI. De box open
top an side, an dey pay most dey ten
shun terrum. Eben Mas Paul ain fish
much, an de sheephed bite we'll too. 1
hear dem cali dat ting dey frgerater an
dey keep dey magundy smash an ice in
UNI. Eth, en- l say, sof to mysef, dun
critter cen de boat, pig an shoat togedder,
Wally dis you drop, trow de killik ober-
bode. Mas Henry say: "Wally swing yo
boat longside an pass 70 kjllebash for sum
magundy smash" "Tanke sab, 1 say. as
drink dey helt; OATS a nice lettle friger-
alter, he keep so cool, an de sun hit um
had too. Dat beat damdyjohn De sun
try fur kiss UNI, but he shet ne mout tite
and freeze up all to hesef" De win swing
the boat on Mas Henry boat constunt. but
/ can't help de win, an Mas Biilyprat 30
bligin too. De magundy smash so TEX up
me he'd, l amt study bout Miss Ugee fish.
but l member now a croaker mos pull me
off de boat. / mex for landin, an l beat
up de street gin de win an tide. As pass
Mas George gate he say: "Wally cum cen
an tex sum magundy smash" but I say
no sab, l putty well / tank 20 now. When
Liddy see me she say wat de matter,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
DA WALLY AND THE CORPSE AT
THE EXCHANGE DOCK.


on one of Wally's visits to Savannah,
While passing the Exchange dock on his
way TO his friend G's office, he saw the
corpse of negro which had just been re-
covered from the river. With trembling
limbs he went fast as he could up into the
Office, saE down, mopped the dew on his
forehead and finally said; Mas George,
ebb tide dumb critter on de warf, swell
up and ded. Sen fur de keriner" G.
friendly with the coroner, knowing Wal
ly's great fear of a corpse, resolved on
some fun and Immediately got the worst
OF 1t. Rushing 10 The telephone, before the
sraininS eyes and ears of old Wally, he
told Capt. Dixon that here was a drowned
man on the wharf and an old man in his
Office who knew the deceased well. and
was anxious to "sit on the corpse" That
was enough. Picking up his big stick and
his hat Wally was quietly sneaking to the
Office door. Perceiving this, G. ran quickly
ahead of him and shut the door, where
upon the terrified and enraged darkey
raised his big stick and gave him a
whack on the head so hard SO true that
a knot as big as a mans fist quickly gath
ered-"as if rushing out of doors to be re-
solved if Wally 50 unkindly knocked or
no."
EFT tn quoque Wallyr
Inc old man was instantly released, and
in a moment his club foot could be heard
pounding the steps in his frantic haste to
get out and away
"Ebb tide" for Mas George!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
QUEER NAMES IN HAWAII.
Beasts Given the Names of Gods,
While Men Arc NicI<named.

From the New York Press.
"From superstition or caprice" said Mr..
Smythe, 1.-THE Hawaiians give to the lower
animals the names of men and gods. Men
and gods, on the other hand, receive
names as quaint and inappropriate as our
own English names are seen TO be il we
study them. The same names are be-
slowed on males and females. man liv-
ing in B street, Honolulu, is called the
Pretty Woman CWahine Mako; a male
infant was christened recently Mrs. Tomp-
kins; one little girl is named Samson, and
another The Man; Susan (Kukena) is
boy, so are Polly Ann, Jane Peter and
Henry Ann. A pretty little maid has been
named by her fond parents the Pig Sly
(EIale Pau, while a relative hints at the
diet of the coming man by calling a boy
Rat Eater (Kamea OF Oie).
IAN old servant of the family of Dr.
Wigh tat Kohala, anxious to express her
devotion TO her master, called her baby
daughter The Doctor, and as In all other
cases this was the only appellation she
had. BY way Of compliment TO some of
the early physicians children were named
after drugs, as Joseph Squils Miss Rhu-
barb and the Dose of Medicine.
while names of a disgusting and un-
complimentary nature are borne with
apparent indifference, others occur of a
pleasant. graceful meaning, as The Arch
of Heaven, (Ka Pia LAMB, The River of
Twilight (Ka Wal Lula, and The Deli
cate Wreath (Ka Lei ma ka Lib.
"The following list Of names is on the
taxpayers list of Honolulu:
Mr. Scissors, The Thief The Wander
ing Ghost, The Fool The Man Who
Washes his Dimples, Mrs. Oyster. The
Tired Lizard The Husband of Kaniea Ga
male ditty), The Great Kettle, The First
Nose, The Atlantic Ocean, The Stomach
The Poor Pussy, Mrs. Turkey, the Tenth
Heaven.
II remember an hour passed in the ma
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
BRER NOTES GHOST PAYS WALLY
A VISIT.

A VISIT.
wally outllved his old friend and con-
temporary Daddy Motto of Corn Island,
about seven years Neither ever missed
the drumming" season. The year after
Motto died, Wally as usual went 70 Broad
river. On our April outing we found him
there in camp, but the familiar face Of
old Daddy Motto, with the old pilot hat,
with ear-haps was missing. Inquiry de-
veloped the fact of his death some months
before. Wally frequently spoke of him,
and evidently missed his old associate.
He moved to our camp in the old church,
near the landing, and there it was we
played the trick on him. Leaving him in
charge one night after supper, we said
we would walk about the island for exer-
else. and away we went singing "Jemma.
Alone before the big fire place "a feature
OF this old church, sat old "Ebb tide"
grizzled, weather-beaten and superstitious
always. Breaking the quiet came a low
voice from the corner of the building:
"Brer Wally. Brer Wally;" "Who dat?"
asked the old fellow quickly and sus-
piciously. No answer came, and Wally
became uneasy. After shifting about and
locking around with CRATE expicion," he
was at length quieting down, when the
low voice called: "Brer Wally, Brer Wal
w." in mournful and sepulchral mono
tone. This time the alarmed Old man
jumped up. "Who dat?' he asked again,
with straining eyes and troubled look.
Me Wany, Motto: amt you know me,
Wally." said the ghostly voice and chow
de fish bite. Wally?" added the poor OK
patriated ghost, thinking of Corn Island
and the fishing season. rs you Con ilun
NOTES." shouted cd Wally. Eyes amt
70 know me- Waliy?" You de debblI
self" yelled old Wally, as he jumped
through the door and fairly burned the
wind as he flew. 1t was impossible to
longer restrain our mirth, but the old man
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
A DEER THROWS OLD WALLY HEAD
LONG AND GETS AWAY.

1 was hunting deer with Wally some
years ago, narrates a certain d d S with
sporting prociivities He was on a little
hammock lying off the main, following up
the dogs, and beating through the thick
underground. l could see him quite plain
ly along the edge of he hammock. Sud-
denly a doe jumped up almost at his
mules head. As l hallowed to him, he saw
her and let drive with both barrels The
doe sprang into the air and tumbled over
low bluff to the beach below, where she
struggled to her knees. After her came cd
Wally tumbling, and before the deer,
which was doubtless only raked along the
spine, could get up and off, Wally was
astraddle of her and beating off the dogs
on every side. Suddenly the doe gave a
tremendous f1irt. knocking OLD Wally
clear off into the mud and marsh, and
away she went LOST 10 us forever.
crossed to the hammock and upon asking
the bedraggled Wally why he let the deer
get away he looked reproachfully at me
and sorrowfully said: Mes Jake. ebb
tide, L had UNI cen my han, an he git
way
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

All Cuban theaters have boxes on either
side of the proscenium inclosed in trellis
work. These are for the accommodation
of families who are in a state of half
mourning.
Denman Thompson celebrated his Goth
birthday last week in New York.
Max Nordau has completed new
drama, "Dr Kohn," which is to be pub
llshed in October in Berlin.
Lolita began her public career at Peta=
luna. Call in 1858. She was then a child
and her debutantes part was Gertrude in
the old-fashioned farce, 1.-THE Loan of a
Lover"
$4,000 last season for royalties for his
two plays 1.-The Devils Disciple" and
Arms and the Man.
The Paris grand opera has an annual
subsidy of $4,000, besides a free house
and iight or a value in all OF about $20O.-
900 a year. Nevertheless, the recent re-
port OF the minister of fine arts shows
that there was a loss on last years per-
formances.
Sarasate, the famous violinist, claims
that his wonderful command of his in
strument Is due TO the fact that he has
averaged in practice six hours a day ever
since he was u years old.
Sir Henry Irving's next Shakespearean
revival will be Richard H." which, It is
asserted, has not been presented In a Lon
don theater for forty years
Sarah Bernhardts special train Of pal
ace cars were completely destroyed by
collision with a freight train at Manches-
ter recently Nine. Bernhardt and her
company had fortunately left the cars.
Theatrical companies that do not pre-
sent the attractions they have billed are
subject to fine IN Mexico. A fine Is also
placed on bullfighters who give a poor
performance or who do not begin on time.
The largest theater in the world is TO be
built for the Paris Exposition. The archl-
tcct promises that Its seating shall give
room for 1900 persons. There will be
five galleries The stage will be circular,
with a diameter OF 300 feet, and revolve
on a turntable. The theater VIII be de-
voted TO spectacular performances.
Julia Arthur will open her season Oct.
/ in Detroit. Her repertoire Is ''As You
Like It," ''Ingomar" and "A Lady of
Quality"
Every one who goes 10 the theater, from
the gamin IN the gallery to the occu-
pants of the boxes, is always fully compe-
tent to Judge a play or actor, and, ac-
cording to the general idea, If there Is an
exception, II is the newspaper man who
devotes his days and most of his nights
to the study of the stage. Take twenty
FIVE people al random from the ranks of
the patrons of the theater, and you will
find that at least twenty Of them will ac-
knowledge that they know nothing of
music, and they rather pride themselves
on their ignorance. II am not judge
Of pictures" one will say with a sort
of an air as though the great art of paint
ing had lost something by his dereliction.
Many of them will tell you that they care
nothing for poetry and really know moth
ing about It They are always glad TO
acknowledge their deficiency in any line
Of art, but not for one moment will they
H.. 70, eau hot kar haf,s
judgments which are usually summed up
IN the words great" or rotten" are rot
the very essence of dramatic criticism
Toledo Blade
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
,een Victories Private Mail.
From Answers.

1t is in her private sitting room that
Queen Nictoria's private letters, which
comprise a daily epistle from each one Of
her children and children-in-law, are al
ways opened and read by the recipient
Each day this portion of the royal mail
bag is brought to the sitting room An lock-
ed dispatch boxes. 1t is not generally
known that every letter personally read
by the Queen whether of public or pri-
Vate nature, is not only filed, but bound,
and some years ago it was comparatively
easy for any visitor 10 the castle TO obtain
access to these valuable and often pri-
vate documents. Now, however, these
volumes are kept under lock and key.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

This Is to certify that used DR.. MOI
ley's Lemon Elixir for neuralgia of the
head and eyes with the most marked bene-
fit to my general health. l would gladly
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me at a cost of two or three dollars.
II. A. Beali
Clerk Superior Court, Randolph county, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
WALLY CATCHES A BIG SHARK IN
HIS SLEEP, BUT THE SHARK
TURNS THE TABLES ON HIM

AbAN-NNo lit LADIES yin HIM
He came to see me, "missus' and the
"chillun" and TO mix w little with
Town confugion.' One night, after
hearty supper and some "magundy
smash" he took a lamp and went off to
his room upstairs in the outhouse. He
burned not the midnight oil as a student,
but against the ''debbh SELF and all Wis
itants from "turra plantashun." About 2
O'Clock in the night we heard the old man
yeh; then commenced the noise of things
being thrown about in his room, and then
came actually rolling down the steps, the
old fellow himself. This fearful commo-
ton aroused The whole neighborhood.
What is the matter, Wally?" I shouted
from the window. "Grashus Cord "a heb
ben, ebb tide, l ketch a tanning big shak,
sab, and den de shak ketch me an haui
me bout an broke up de bed an eberytlng
'ceppin' de stairs, which broke up mel
had to go down and quiet the old man and
rescue the lamp. He would not go back
on account of the shark, but spent the
remainder of the night On my back steps.
Next day he was gone.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
A RATTLESNAKE DRIVES WALLY
OUT OF HIS BOAT.


OUT OF HIS BOAT.
Wally was fishing down at the lower
rocks" The fish ''ain bite" and the old
man commenced to doze. Something made
a noise, and glancing up he saw the lam
inest" biggest rattlesnake crawling into
the boat over The bow. My eye tun same
like sawser sab" What did you do, old
man? l asked. With affected indignation
at such a question, when he was in such
close quarters, he said with rising voice,
Il gum de boat sah.H Whati l asked;
you jumped overheard? Yes, sab, heabe
oberbode an swim for de sho'." AS 1 look
roun' dat snake mex. strait for de stern
and kile herself up on de seat just where
bin set. The crab an ting in de boat
snap at 'um as he pass long, but he ain
pay eny tenshun turrum. De snake hab
de boat, so l gone long de sho' where Da
Renty wus fishenin, he ask me, How
Wally why you jump out de boat?" an 1
say, Hi, man, aint de debbil got de
boat" Renty he so wild me den in cen
he boat, and togedder we kill de snake
wild oars an carry him up to DR.. Milly-
sham for stract he teet an for specimen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
DADDY WALULY CATCHES A QUEER
FISH

Line in hand but nodding and oblvious,
Wally was in his boat off Button beach.
Boys in bathing grasped the situation and
his line His line carried under the boat
by big fish was to the excited and awak-
ened Waliy reality. After a few mo
ments Juggling, playing" and hauling,
Jal1e's face shot up suddenly out of the
depths into the vision OF the astounded
OLD man! With a yell he jumped over
tide
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
YELLOW FEVER 1878.

]. O. Burge. a prominent druggist OF
Bowling Green, KY, writes: During our
yellow fever epidemic no one who kept
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Mozeys Lemon Elixir was attacked with
the fever"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

ed to have been unearthed by a picture
collector among a quantity of worthless
canyases exhibited for sale by a second
hand dealer at Montmartre, Paris. The
dscoverer, who has no doubt Of the value
OF the find. describes the picture as a VIII
lage scene rendered with exquisite finish
of detail In the Flemish masters most
perfect manner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

"A French writer states. says the Hong
Kong Press. that dainty highly esteem
ed by the Celestial gourmands consists of
young mice, which are served alive to the
guesas, who dip them in a pot of honey
and slowly swallow them one by one.
At the marriage of the present Emperor
of China more than $4,000 of these little
creatures were served
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
A PROMINENT MINISTER WRITES.

After ten years of great suffering from
Indigestion with great nervous prostra-
ton, bi.iousness, disordered kidneys and
constipation, l have been cured by DR..
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
WALLY MEETS THE CLERGY ON
BROAD RIVER

Mr.. SIS, you mus hab had praise
befo' you cum out dis mawning'." said
Wally, as the reverend gentlemen, follow
ing the apostolic example landed a fine
hsh. Yes, Wally, l generally pray every
morning, whether I am on Broad river or
not; but this drum did not come in 1e-
Spouse to prayer, but to tempting bait
put on for him." mi drum TEX de bate
an gone tur dancin' patty" said Wally.
- After many such river pleasantries.
and the fishing over for the day, up went
the white wings and the fleet stood across
Dawes Island bank for Skull creek, the
wind blowing hard. mine Mr.. SIS"
shouted Wally from his boat, "doan go
too neah Pinckney Ilun bank" Guess
L know these waters Wally" was shout
ed back. But hardly had the words pass
ed before the parsons boat struck the
bank, and was swamped In the breakers
81 ain mine fur Mr.. S." said old WalIy
after the rescue; "he he'd so had, but 1
dat sorry for leetle Willie an Mas Josiah
Beck; dey wus mos drown, but 1 gle dem
sum magundy smash an sabe dey life;
dey hab nun on dat preecher boat"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

-Lucien Jerome, the new British vice
consul at Havana. who is now acting con-
sui in the absence of Mr. Gollan is %
years old and Is a son of Gen. jerome.
He was appointed vice consul at Nice
when he was IS years of age.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
a PROMINENT LADY.

Head nurse at one Of Grenada, Miss,
hospitals during the yellow fever epidemic
1873, writes that Mozley's Lemon Eixir
was the only remedy that by regular use
prevented and protected the people against
yellow fever during that fearful scourge