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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05
Local Preachers Meet,

Tho tbirty-ninth seini-annual meetin(
OF the local preachers and exhorters' ask
sociation OF the M. E. Church, Whining
ton Conference, will convene In the M. u,
Church, at Middletown, commencing Fri
day evening. May 90 1898. The curator
of the meeting will be John Hutton,
Daniel Green and Jas. r. Dill. The pros
gram prepared for tho occasion will prov(
interesting and the attendance will doubt
less be large. %
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

San Francisco, May 5.-The work Of
mastering the California troops into
the volunteer army was begun. Every
thing seems to point to an immediate
trip to Manila. The Seventh regiment,
with headquarters at Los Angeles, Is
now assembling there, and will be
ordered to the rendezvous in this city
as soon as the First regiment has been
mustered in.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05
Sale OF Horses.

Me,srs Jester g. Nc Daniel will have q
sale Of thirty superior Western horses at
their stables No. 4l0 West Front street
next Saturday afternoon. In tho lot Is IA
number of fine draft and coach horses
and also several good travellers AS tho
prico of horses is advancing, parties who
wish to purchase this season should do So
ut al early date.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05
Another Spanish Prize.

Key West May 5.--Thc Spanish fish
Ing smack Do Septembre was brought
In by a prize crew from the Helena.
She was taken eight days ago in Yucca
tan channel by the gunboat. Adverse
weather was encountered, during
which the charts were blown over
hoard and the capture, with their little
prize, cruised aimessly about the
waters of the gulf until yesterday.
when the British steamer Jamaica was
encountered and put them on their
course, The capture of the schooner
was not attended by any sensational
circumstances, one blank shot sutlicing
to round her up.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

Don Carlos VIII Prevent Agitation.
London, May 5.-ACcording to dis
patch 10 The Daily Mail from Brus-
sells Don Carlos. in the course of an in
terview, has declared that he would not
provoke a revolutionary movement in
Spain, but, on the contrary, would pre-
vent If need be, any Carlist agitation
while the war continues.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

St. Louis, May 5.--Quartermaster G.
C. Smith received orders from Wash
ington yesterday to. purchase all the
mules possible until further orders.
Acting under instructions Captain
Smith has already bought $500 pack
mules. The total number Of mules
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05
Ambassador Fava Returns.

New York. May 5,--Baron Fava. Ital-
ian ambassador to the United States,
returned from Europe yesterday He
has been absent from this country for
a number of months. The baron said
he intended to 60 to Washington at
once.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05
SHIPS OF THE FLYING SQUADRON
May Be Ordered to Sea Within Twelve
Hours.

Fort Monroe, Va, May Sit is the
general expectation here that the flying
squadron will go to sea within 12 hours,
or as soon as the cruiser New Orleans
arrives. Commodore Schley has been
notified that the cruiser Columbia has
been detached from the squadron, and
that the New Orleans will take her
place. So far as fighting ability Is
concerned the New Orleans is superior
to the Columbia, being more heavily
armed and without so much freeboard
and upper works to act as a target.
The squadron as now constituted will
consist of the Massachusetts,, first class
battleship: Texas, second class battle.
ship; Brooklyn, armored cruiser; New
Orleans, Of the type Of the Raleigh and
Cincinnati, and the Scorpion, a fast
surrs -Iriu ruur Blk pounuer guns. Inc
Minneapolis may yet join the squadron.
The squadron is now accompanied by
a first class tug, for dispatch and
water purposes. and the collier Sterling.
On the ships yesterday fire and collision
drills were gone through with In re-
--.arkable shape. On the Brooklyn the
two score hose connections were made
and the tarpauline spread in less than
a minute and quarter. while water
was ready to be let into the magazines.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

Tho Homo Camp meeting at the Flrdt
NJ. p. Church, Seventh aud Walnut
streets is being well attended and tho Rev.
s. II. Maxwell, Tho Irish Evangelist Is do
Ing some excellent preaching, The church
is being made to zee the effects Of tho ex-
cellent work. The Evangelist breaches
every night this week. Good singing
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

Col. John Wainwright has secured tho
following pensions:--
Capt. John p Wiley of this city has bee n
granted pension Of s6 amon,h from Nov
10, 1897. Ho was member OF Co. Il 9Th n
J. Infantry.
William Hamilton of Newport late Co.
"C' lst Del. Inft.. and U. States Navy - Il
month from July G,lS97,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05
Schooner Lost, Eleven Drowned.

ST. Johns, N. f., May 5.--Schooner
Crown, Captain Iinehan, was lost off
here Tuesday, and her entire crew Of
II men, all married, were drowned.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05
Volunteers For the Chesapeake Fleet

Volunteers For the Chesapeake Fleet
Baltimore, May SIT has been found
necessary to call for 100 volunteers for
the purpose of manning the eight ves-
sells to comprise the Chesapeake bay
MOSQUITO fleet" There will be required
22S officers and men for this duty.
There are at present about 1870 men,
members of the naval militia, on board
the receiving ship Dale, awaiting mus
ter call. AS soon as the full Quota.is
secured the men will be sent to Nor
folk for training.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

London, May 5.-It is reported here
that Emperor William and Emperor
Nicholas are very much disturbed as
to the ultimate destiny of the Philip
pines, and that some sort of immediate
Intervention is extremely probable.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

that Rear Admiral SIMPSONS fleet
will steam at full speed to Porto Rico,
either to destroy or to occupy the coal
ing station AS Il naval bnso before the
Spanish squadron arrives, and then
put to sea and try to engage tho Cape
Verde fleet.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

Rome. May 5.--A royal decree has
been gazetted suspending the duties on
cereals until June 80.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

Bad blood and indigestion arc deadly
enemies to good health. Burdock Blood
Bitters destroys them. s
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

Tho REPUBLICAN Is without doubt the
best advertising medium in the City. Try
1t and DO convinced Of its largo circula.
tion.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

The Weather.
For Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jer-
pey, Delaware and Maryland: Threat
aning weather. probably light rain;
winds becoming northeasterly.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05
OCCUPATION OF CUBA.
CIban Volunteers Rushing to Serve Under
the Leadership of Gen.
Gomez,

Tampa, Fla. May 5.--It appears to be
almost a settled belief among army
officers here that no movement Of
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

This Is charter day in New York and the
stock exchange is closed down.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05
Fish rlarket.

Powell has on his fish stalls In Third
street market house the following flshI
Fresh shad, herriug, cod fish and cat fish.
American LaudrS. GIG West Front 81
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05

purchased at this point is now 1000.
with the probability that 1t will run
Up to 10000 before the week Is over.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
BELLE ISLE.

fhe leafy bowers Of Belle Isle, arched DER
with stately trees
Through which sing CHEEKY measures the
happy birds and bees
While leaflets whispering softly In frolic
breezes dance,
And multi-colo insects like living Jewels
glance;
Incense from petal1ed censers makes glad
the scented air
Where art and nature mingle their beau
ties everywhere.
sUnbeams sift Furnished ingots of gold
through branches deep.
Where woodland gnomes and fairies their
happy vigils keep.
Where shine and shadow fresco their rare
designs which cross
In many mystic pattern on grassy mead
and moss:
And happy-hearted children wake echoes
phtne and gay
Amid the endless vistas of softene6 green
and gray.
Round many a copse and corner with
plumed and grassy reach
The wavelets leap with laughter upon the
pebbly beach,
o. dimple in the sunshine, or sparkle
meath the moon,
While mocking echoes answer their gentle
rhyme and rune;
Night scatters DER the waters a million
flashing gems
More brilliant than the jewels IN royal dia-
dems
And there arc spears Of silver with bars of
FURNISHED gold
Across the shimmering waters in rare ar
ray unrolled,
With mild-eyed stars which answer the
glance of stars on high
Where lovers float in rapture above
neither sky:
True love hath here its kingdom, no won
der lovers smile
Beneath the bowers Of beauty which glori-
fy Belle Isle.
The leafy bowers Of Belle Isle wave well
comes In the breeze;
Who would not leave life's worries for
such retreats as these?
Their restful benedictions, their cool and
careless Gains,
The chant of short-lipped wavelets in low
and liupid psalms?
Here tired hearts find refuge. sad lips may
learn to smile.
Charmed by the subtle gladness which glo-
rifles Belle Isle.
The Ieafy bowers of Belle Isle, how soft
their branches sweep
Banks rich in curve and color which over
hang the deep,
Inviting souls to worship, to sweet and
dreamy rest
Where countless ships sail proudly Ger
waves with flashing crest;
w ell may the charms of nature each weary
heart beguile
Which seeks those bowers of beauty that
800 i. EDGAR JONES.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
LIGHTHOUSES OF THE WORLD.

The whole number of light stations
in the world is about 5000, of which
some ESQ are shown from lightships.
Of the worlds light stations Europe
has 3, 800, North America 1929, Asia 476,
and the rest of the world ABOUT 81.
The United States has within her
boundaries an eighth part of all the
lights, including beacons, buoys, ETC.,
of the world.
AS an evidence Of the rapid extern
sion of the lighthouse system in the
United States, the yearly appropria-
tions have increased from $22, 591 in
1871 to S, sos, 994 in 1890.
Great Britain, Austria, Mexico and
most of the South American states i'm
pose a tax, called light dues, on the
commerce of the world, enforced by the
revenue officers. The United States
charges no light dues.
The principal rivers of our country
are lighted by portable lanterns, hung
ON posts of uniform construction and
color, SO that they also serve as land
marks by day. They are cared for by
regularly appointed residents along the
river banks; of these river lights there
are .557, and the number of miles light
ed lis 4,477.
Lighthouses are distinguished at
night by flashlights of different periods
of duration, and also by different coll
ors: and by day they are known by diff
ferent methods of painting, being gen.
orally black stripes on a white ground.
which are either placed horizontal, YER
teal or spiral
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
RABBITS AND NICE
How to Protect Fruit and shade
Trees Against Their Attacks,
at Small Expense.

The frequent injuries done by rad
bits or mice in girdling fruit and other
trees has led to perhaps more expert
ment than the injuries done by any
fungous disease or insect pest. Long
before the practice of spraying came
into vogue we find orchardists discuss
ing this or that method of combating
these foes, or of repairing the injuries
done by them-mounds of earth or OF
tramped snow around the trees; plant
ing cabbage to serve as food for rab-
bits; wrapping the trunks with wired
lath, paper, tarred paper, corn-staiks,
cloth; covering the trunks with
manure-plasters, fats, axle-grease,
blood, whitewash, tar and other sub
stances supposedly obnoxious to mice
and rabbits, have all been advocated.
AS rule these remedies are only
make-shifts, at least where the animals
are abundant, and not a few trees have
died from the effects of one or the other
of these protective measures.
A spring-set fruit-tree entering it's
first winter IS worth at least one dol
lar, and if it took dollar to protect
that tree the money would be well
spent, especially if non-protection
meant loss # the specimen and re-
planting. But it is not necessary to
spend so much to get an efficient pro-
tector-a far better one than any
enumerated above. Wire netting of a
mesh not greater than half an inch and
IS inches wide cut across in strips at
intervals of six or eight inches and
sprung around the trunks and the low
er ends buried an inch or so below the
surface OF the ground forms an abso-
lutte protection against these pests
without in any way injuring the trees.
If the netting be pressed and rolled
tightly around a hoe-handle or a
broom-stick to make the strips curl
better they can be applied much easier,
and when once in place cannot be
shaken off by the wind. Such protec-
tors need not cost more than three
cents when in place upon the tree, and
when once in place need no further at
tention, since being loosely applied
they adjust themselves to the tree as
1t grows.-Farm and Fireside.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10

often moves the plants rather than run
any risk. Where the windows are
large, reaching from floor to ceiling, ac-
commodating number of plants. this
moving is quite task. Most plant
stands of the stepladder sort are not
easily turned, hence the plant and flow
ers all grow toward the window.
A stand OF the kind portrayed here
has been found to fill the bill. Nail
smooth boards on three cross pieces
of rafter timber, making strong plat
form the width of the window and
which should extend out into the room
four feet. When casters are screwed
into each of the four corners it is just
the height of the window-sill. about
one and one-half feet from the floor.
The flowers do not darken the window
while they all get a share of the sun.
One can enjoy the blossoms from the
interior of the room; and looking down
upon the mass of foliage and blossoms,
it is like flower garden in the ROOM
Alice E. Pinney, in Farm and Home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
ORCHARD MANAGEMENT.
Begin In q Small Way and Increase
Acreage as Fast as Results
VIII Justify 1t.

If you cannot find time to trim THAI
apple orchard all that is required, be
sure and cut off those water sprouts
limbs; also all sprouts from around
the body and near the surface of the
ground, remembering, as rule, that
fruit trees that are full of water
sprouts have wet feet, that is, the land
needs draining, and in such places the
blight is worse. All these take just so
much from the trees that ought to go
to the fruit. and the growth of proper
limbs to form fruit buds. In cutting
limbs from trees, saw from underside
partly first; this prevents splitting and
peeling the bark. Cut up to the collar
formed around the limb; do not cut
into it or out beyond it, but just to it.
Do not calculate on getting good crops
every year unless you feed your trees
with manure or by scattering plenty Of
straw under them, says a writer in
Horticultural Visitor. What is better,
let fowls and hogs run among them;
the fowls will destroy the bugs and
worms, and the hogs the stung fruit,
preventing the worms in them from
maturing to lay further eggs Do not
undertake too much. We know people
who are successful in growing small
patches of fruit and garden truck and
getting the biggest returns, who would
make fizzIe if put on so or 100 acres.
Also farmers who make success and
q good income on the amount invested
from 40 or S0-acre farm that would
make an entire failure if beginning on
300 acres. Begin in small way and in
crease your Y. ork as fast as your lsnowl-
edge will merit it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
HINTS TO YOUNG MEN.

Going to college at % is not too late
in life by any means. 1t is an excellent
age, in fact, for four years course,
particularly if preparatory course has
been had previous to the college en-
trance.
The best business motto I can posi-
bly, think of is: BE thorough" and if
q young man will carefully study all
that thoroughness means he will see
that it embraces every one of all the
potent elements of success in business.
The percentage of savings of ones in
come depends too much upon circum-
stances to admit of any rule. Twenty
per cent. is an excellent percentage to
maintain, if possible, but Is and even
ten are safe. Conditions arise which
make any stated percentage impossi
BILE; the safest rule is to put by as
much of ones income as possible.
Insurance for young men, as have
often stated, is a commendable invest
ment, and no young married man
should, if he can possibly do so, fail to
take out an insurance policy on his life,
no matter how small may be the
amount of his policy. If young man
with a wife and child is earning 81 900
q year, he should with prudence be
perfectly able to pay the premium on
@ policy of $1,000.
A young mans reading depends too
much upon his particular tastes to adj
NIT the suggestion of any prescribed
course suited to all. If you are after
a general course can give you no bet
ter than the following: First, the
Bible; second, Shakespeare's works;
third, Bancroft's History of the
United States;" fourth, Emerson's
works. There is not only winters
reading in these, but enough for years.
The investment of savings is a re-
sponsibility too great for any stranger
to wisely advise upon. Careful fnan-
ciers generally advise for small invest
ors the following order: The savings
bank, government bonds, the bonds
of large cities, the bonds and stocks of
the established railroad companies, and
mortgages on city real estate with am
pie margin. Naturally there is risk
attached to each; perhaps the least to
a good savings bank or a government
bond. Three and four per cent. interests
are considered very good percentages
nowadays.-Edward Box, in Ladies'
Home Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
Cranes ON Little Land.

. It is surprising how little extent of
earth's surface is needed to root
grape vine. If it can grow upward and
have open space enough on one or two
sides to get plenty of sunshine, the
area in which its roots can run is a
matter of comparatively little impor-
lance. We have seen thrifty and pro-
ductive grape vines where there was
only three feet space between house
with its cellar wall on one side and
the street sidewalk on the other. AS
the sidewalk was made of plank. the
grape roots undoubtedly extended I'M
der it. But even with this there was
scarcely space seven by twenty-five
feet on the earth's surface, and this
supported for years two grape vines,
each of which ran up trellis as high
as the house. and bore every year fine
clusters of luscious fruit at the top
Farmers Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
He kept the samples.

The London correspondent of the
Birmingham Post says: News REACHES
me from an authoritative source in
Paris to the effect that the large or
ders for war material which Prince
Henri d'Orleans stated that he had
obtained from the Abyssinian Emperor
Menelik have now been definitely coun-
fernandez. As matter of fact, the
orders, which were reported to amount
to something like a quarter of mil
lion sterling, were not absolutely
given, MeneIik and his advisers merely
contracting to accept on approval.
The result, therefore, is that all the
specimens sent out from France to
Shoa are waste, as Menelik refuses to
give them up, and regards them in the
nature of presents from the prince,
to the great vexation of that person
age and the firms for which he had
acted"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
Goo.el,errz Cnltarnt,on

Gooseberries are propagated to
ONE extent by cutting, but generally
by layers. The earth is heaped in a
mound around the bushes and the
young sprouts will strike roots. They
should be planted ia rows four by four
on a rich, heavy soil. well cultivated
and heavily pruned The fruit grows
on the buds formed on two-year-old
wood and on spurs and buds Of older
growth. Pruning should be directed
to cutting back the new growth and
occasionally cutting out extra shoots.
Some cultivate in low tree form. but
she shrub form is the more natural
way of growing. says the Denver Field
and Farm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
FACTS ABOUT NAvIEs.

The oldest iron vessel in the world In
the Michigan, built in 1e44.
The American navy has practically
been built since 1883.
Battieships are covered with armor
~ r;clel-steel from five to seven inches
thick
The boilers OF the Iowa have q heat
ing surface OF eight acres, and hold 80
tons of water.
battleship has on board an electric
plant capable of lighting town OF
5000 inhabitants.
Behind the heavy armor Of battle
ehip there is q padding of either corn
pith or cocoa husks.
The guns of battleship can carry
from six 10 twelve miles. hurting
shot weighing hall tom
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
Death I'm MIX Cans.

A case of milk poisoning in Utica, N.
z, was traced first to the dealer whose
milk cans were found to be clean. Then
the health officer looked up the farmer
who supplied the dealer, and found his
cans in a most filthy condition. looking,
he said, as if they had not been cleaned
for q week This is another fact to ind
cate the value of scrupulous cleanliness
in the handling of milk. Another case,
traced to the same cause, was that
which occurred at Camp Eaton. Island
Lake, Mich. where number of sol
diers were made violently ill from
drinking milk taken from cans in every
one of which decomPosed milk was
found in the seams and crevices of the
can
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
STORIES OF RELIEF.
Two Letters to Mrs. Pinkham.
Mrs. JoHN WILLIAMS, Englishtown,

Mrs. JOHN WILLIAMS, Englishtown,
N. j., writes:
DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM:-I cannot be-
gin to tell you how suffered before
taking your remedies. was so weak
that could hardly walk across the floor
without falling. had womb trouble
and such a bearing-down feeling also
suffered with my back and limbs, pain
in womb, Inflammation of the bladder,
piles and indigestion. Before I had
taken one bottle of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound felt a great deal
better, and after taking two and one
half bottles and half a box of your
Liver Pills was cured. II more would
take your medicine they would not
have to suffer so much"
Mrs. JOSEPH PETERSON, 513 East ST.,
Warren, Pa, writes:
''DEAR Mrs. PINKHAA:-I have guf-
fered with womb trouble over fifteen
years. had Inflammation, enlarge
ment and displacement of the womb.
/ had the backache constantly, also
headache. and was so dizzy. had
heart trouble, it seemed rs though my
heart was in my throat at times chok-
ing me. could not walk around and
could not lie down, for then my heart
would beat so fast / would feel as
though / was smothering. I had to
sit up in bed nights in order to breathe.
/ was so weak I conld not do any
thing.
"I have now taken several bot
11es of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. and used three pack
ages OF Sanative Wash, and can say
I am perfectly cured. do not think
I could have lived long If Mrs. Pink
hams medicine had not helped me"