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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08

paper'in the interests of Wilmington
and the board of Trade, the paper TO
he monthly publication aud to be- the
official organ of the hoard. 1t ia to he
issued without expense to the organi-
cation, and MIR. Mullins suggested The
appointment Of COMMITTEES TO pase
upon matter to be inserted In the
board Is interest. The proposition was
accepted and Messrs. Mullen, Sat
tsrthwaite aud Moore were appointed
a committee to look into the matter,
with power to act.
PREPARATION FOR A CONVENTION.
Chairman Satterthwuite of the mem
bership committee presented the appli-
catiun Of Superintendent Aydon OF the
Fire and Polico Telegraph for member
ship and he was elected. MIR. Satterth-
waite draw attention to the fact that
the next convention of the National
A association Of Police Superintendent
and Municipal Electricians. OF which
Mr.. Aydon is the presiuenr, will hold
its next convention in this city in Sep
TENDER, 1899. About 100 members will
probably attend and eome will bs &C
cumpanied by their wives and dauuh-
tara. MIR. Satterthwaite was in favor
OF the board taking some steps to help
entertain them. The executive COM
n ittee of the association ia to meet
here in October to prepare preliminary
plans and he has been invited to attend
the meeting. The speaker waa anxious,
II Vt were possible, to have Whining
ton become the meeting place Of moro
national organizations He hau asksd
Mayor MclIear. who is secretary of tina
National Carriage Manufacturers As
sociation, why his association did not
meet here, and Mayor MoLear replied
| that it could not meet where hotel 40
Communications could not be secured for
5000 people, for about COO members
attend and an average Of four people
to every member cUme With them.
There are only a small number of cities
that can properly entertain such a
crowd. Mr.. Sntterthwaite, meanwhile,
has ordersd a book which gives the
dates OF all kinds Of conventions ant
the bUard may make some effort latel
to have conventions meet here.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08

for tho month OF August were received

for the month of August were received
and filsd:
Superintendent Cannon OF the cremaa'
Weight of garbage destroyed
i,505, 993 pounds; fuel consumed,
ESQ, $50 pounds; number of days the
cremntory was in operation, 81.
Milk Inspector McEvilly-Number
OF inspections, 1875; quarts inspected,
5, $40; samples taken, 20; cautionnry
notices, 2; dRirisa inspected. 3.
Building inspector Observation-Disclosures
of permits, 40; value of property,
SCOTS fees. S100.5 so. A
The fire committee reportsd having
made the somi.annual inspect,un OF tho
iro companies and found everything in
good shape.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08
A Train on the New York, 0nta-
rio & Western Railroad Ma
liCiOusly Wrecked.
SWlTGHLOCK TAMpERED WITH
Passenger Cars Burned anc
Three People Killed and
Many InJured--The En-
gineer and Fireman
Among Those
Who Lost Their
Lives.

Syracuse, N. Y, Sept 1.-The New
York. hound train on the New York,
Ontario & Western railroad was
wrecked three miles south of Fulton at
o clock this morning.
Passenger cars were burned, and
three people were killed and many in
jured. u.
The train was ono hour late, and
running at high rate Of speed.
Engineer BeniR nin Dowd Ut Oawsgo
ana Fireman Hall Of Norwich were
among those killed. The express mes
sengers. baggagemen and many passen-
gers wore injured.
The wreck was caused maliciously,
the Bwitchlock having been broken.
WRECKED by TRAMps.
special from Fulton to the Herald
says This train, which was known as
the Chicago limited, was wrecked at
Ingalls, Crossing. The wreck was
doubtless due to tho dastardly work OF
trHmps. who threw open the switch at
which the train was wrecked. as we'll
as two switches to the north OF the
wreck. The train was running nearly
so miles an hour when Ii struck tine
switch, and was thrown over to the
side track. Tue rapid speed made it
impossible to make sharp turn, and
the train left the track when 1t struck
the safety rail- The engine was thrown
| 20 feet, aud blown to pieces. The ten.
der was inverted. The trucks OF the
baggage cur we're torn off, and the
head coach teeacoped the baggage car,
A yestibuled chair car and tho sleeper
Farragut were derailed, but neither
was badly damaged. Engineer DOVE
and Fireman Hall both jumped, ant
were found under the wreckags OF tn
tender by passengers from the seeper
Both were alive at the time, but Dow
died in a few minutes, and Hall suo
cumbed to his injuries three hour
later. The body of brakeman Osborn
was torn in two.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08
penth OF Mrs. j. Ferris Belt,

The wife Of DIR. j. Ferris Belt died
Thurday afternoon in Govington, Ky.
News of her death was received in
this city soon afterwRrd ami DR.. Belts
father. y. james Belt, the druggist.
left for Covington. DR.. Belt hns lived
at Covington only few years. He
was married about two years ago. A
four months old baby survives its
mother,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08

John r. Snger diei at his residence
Lenape, yesterday week, in his Saith
year. He was ths grandfather Of DIR.
John 2. Saeer and Elmer E. Sager Of
this city and Joseph II. Sager, post.
mastsr mt I.enape. The last two ure
employed by the Wilmington q North
ern railroad. A portion of what was
Mr.. 6ngor's property is now Lenape
Park
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08

Isaac s. Bullock has learned that his
nephew, Isaac S. Place OF Columbia,
Pa, u member of the Fourth Pennsyl-
wanna Regiment, recently disd Of yell
low fever in lorto kico. lie was 10
years OF age.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08

To Reduce Church Mortgage
Bishop Coleman has received $4O0 to
apply to this mortgage against the A II
Saints Church, Rehoboth. Tho monsy
was raised through thu vforta OF Arch.
deacon George @, Hall
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08

Smith was notified OF this fact by the
Chief OF Engineers anu on August
Goth, he submit tied specifications for
the work to the Chief of Engineers for
approval. On August 30th, the Chief
of Engineers asked permission OF the
| Secretary of War to advertise for pro-
posals, which permission will doubtless
be granted in the hext day or two.
Thirty days notice for the reception of
proposals is required by law.
The improvements to the Christiann
River began in 1886, and from. that
year until June 30th, 1896. e366. OPT. 81
has been spent of which $3.50, Ill q has
been appropriated since 1881. Your
committee regrets that the present APP
preparation is SO small in proportion to
tho urgent nosd of the immediate i'm.
provement of the river and harbor, and
it would have been many timee larger
had there boon River aud ilnrhor
bill passed by Congress-. Respect
fully, Alvin Il. Morrison.
Wilmington, September 1st, 1898.
The bUard was well pleased with Mr..
Morrison's exhaustive report of sue
cessful efforts and on motion of MIR.
Satterthwaite, ne was requested to
present bill of his expenses in visit
ing Washington. He declined, how
ever, to present any bill.
A lotter was received from the 3ar,
Ian & jollingsworth Co. signed by
Vice President II. T.. Cause. Tht
writer expressed pleasure ut the pass
uge OF S205, SAG for the Christina ant
favored its expenditure to deepen ant
wien the channel of the stream t,
Market etreet bridge and above thu
company's works. rather than In th,
building of jetties. concerning tn,
value of which there is doubt.
TO START a TRADE PAPER.
A proposition was received from
John 4. Mullins to publish q trad
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08

On the recommendation of the
finance committee, DIR. r. j. Mckay
was allowed 50. so, overpaid tax on
property fronting on Broome, Chestnut
and franklin streets, for which he is
agent.
City Treasurer Curry made the fol
lowing financial statements: Balance in
the Union National Bank To the credit
Of current expenses, 500, 05a.74; In
each of the four depository hanks.
s3l, 1856 total, s227, 403. "A; srscial fund
for the purchase ut park land,
1913, 034.5 80. The receipts during the
week were as follows: Fr6m Tax Col
lector Sayers, 81, 632. 81. taxes for 1898
Collector Lewis. s2,924 as. taxes for
1893; ex.Collecter Mitclell. 81, $50.
taxes for 1887; City Audit tar Pyle, s3,
licenss money; City Engineer Bough.
man, SIS. 70. fees; DuilIjieg Inspectoi
Casady, $780, 80. fees.
I The following reports pf city officer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-12
The Time Niagara Dried Tn

It seems almost incredible that at one
time in it's history the greatest and.
most wonderful waterfall In the world
actually ran dry. Nevertheless, it id
an established fact that this occurred
on March 20, 1S4S, and for few hours
scarcely any water passed over Mag
ara Falls. The winter of that year had
been an exceptionally severe one, and
ice Of unusual thickness had formed onE
Lake Erie. The warm spring rains
loosened this CONCEALED mass, and on
the day in question brisk east wind
drove the ice far up into the lake
About sunset the wind suddenly veered
round and blew heavy gale from ths
west. This naturally turned the ice id
it's course, and, bringing it down to thd
mouth of the Niagara River, piled it uu
In solid, impenetrable wall.
So closely was it packed and so great
was it's force that in short time tha
outlet to the lake was completely
choked up, and little or no water could
possibly escape. In very short space
Of time the water below this frozen
barrier passed over the falls, and tht
next morning the people living in thS
neighborhood were treated to mos
extraordinary spectacle. The roaring
tumbling rapids above the falls wert
almost obliterated, and nothing bu
the cold, black rocks were visible in al
directions. The news quickly spread
and crowds Of spectators focked
view the scene, the banks on each SID
Of the river being lined with peopl
during the whole day. At last ther9
was break in the ice. 1t was released
from it's restraint, the pent-up wall
water rushed downward, and Magyar
was itself again.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-12
German Geographical Prize.

Herr Krupp, of Essen, has given TO-
600 marks to the German Geographical
Society for gold medal, to be award
ed yearly for geographical discovery.
1t will be called the Nachtigal medal,
after Krupps friend, Gustav Nachti-
gal, the African explorer, and, where
the merits of candidates are otherwise
equal, will be given in preference first
to discoveries on the African continent,
and next to exploration in German col
Onies elsewhere.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-12

to do 1t, and in many cases German ex-
perts have been called for. The Eco
nomical Society of the Bulgarian capt.
tai has just now submitted memorial
to the government asking for the state
appointment of some Is to 100 capable
mechanics able to do this kind Of work.
The ministry supports this scheme, and
decided that these mechanics should
have to instruct in the first place the
rural population in the application of
improved agricultural machinery and
implements.
This impetus will doubtless result in
O. large increase of the imports OF all
kinds of agricultural machinery.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-12

In current discussions between those
who defend the right Of private prop
erty and those who insist on holding
all things in common, is there any
reasonable middle ground? Yes, and
both parties are gradually discovering
that ground. The title to private prop
erty is always qualified by public
rights. A man can call nothing abso-
lutely his own. He holds everything,
including his life, as trust. He can
not live among men without being re-
lated to them. He cannot hold prop
erty in the community without regard
to the necessities and the requirements
Of the community. The power to levy
taxes rests on the claim of society upon
| the private property Of it's members.
In extreme emery encies-as for public
defense-this power of taxation Is linn
tied only by the citizens ability to pay.
Under what the lawyers call 1.-The right
of eminent domain" the state may take
whatever it need-just compensation
being made-so that the burden may be
equally borne by all the member Of the
community. In a time of uttermost
peril, the citizen offers his own life to
save the life of the nation. AS between
individualism and collectivism, the
common ground appears in this princi-
pie Of trusteeship, which requires that
private property be gained, held and
used with due regard to the common
welfare. When society defends every
mans right to his honest personal get
tings and holdings, and every man con-
siders that he is under a moral obliga-
ton to give reasonable proportion OF
his income for the benefit Of the COM
munity in which he lives, society will
have ample resources to draw upon for
| it's general and benevolent uses, with
out impairing the ordinary motives of
| industry and economy, without reduc-
ing the people to dependence, and with
out encroaching upon individual lib
| erty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-12
The Prince of Wales Dinner Table

Good taste reigns over all the an
rangements. Thus, the tableclothS aor|
severely plain, though of the tnes|
quality, and simply worked with thl
royal arms--the rose, the thistle anY
the shamrockewhilet the table napkin
are invariably folded into sma1
square to hold the bread, and never
the fancy shapes in vogue else"nei7
To each guest two forks, and no more
are provided, and these are place.
prongs downward. In addition there al
one large tablespoon and one laiey
knife, for in no circumstances are !"
knives together given to any guest
great MANY reasons have been ~
signed for this rule, but apparently u
one has summoned up the courage
ask the royal host and hostess ~ 10
been asserted that his royal hlgnne'
has the old-fashioned dislike TO seem
knives inadvertently crossed quo
water bottles are used, but the p.inl
holds to the Hanoverian habit OF ne'1
having finger bowls. At Marloolou1
House dinner begins at 3d. anu
never allowed to last much more ln
an hour. Occasionally during u,n
soft music is played. The menu
ways served a la Russe-thaV ID w
nothing is carved in the dining rooiD
"Our Prince at Home"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-12

Stamp-savings societies have nothing
to do with the pursuit Of stamp-eollect-
ing or "philately." The stamps which
are saved through the agency Of the
societies are not postage stamps, but
bits Of colored paper in form like
stamps, each representing certain des-
ignated value, and each practically a
receipt for the deposit of certain cor
responding number of cents. The pur-
pose of the societies is to encourage
the saving of small sums of money.
The method is simple. A schoolboy who
has a few cents, instead Of spending
them for candy, goes to a station of one
Of the societies, and gets in exchange
a corresponding value Of the society s
stamps, with a card to fasten them on,
and an envelope to hold the card. When
he has few more cents he adds more
stamps to his card. At any time he
pleases, the society will give him back
all or any number Of the cents which
he has given for the stamps, at the
same time taking back the stamps. But
If the boy is wise he will keep adding
a few cents at a time until he has mon
ey enough to begin to draw interest at
a savings bank, when he will draw it
out and put it in the bank. OF course
it takes some money to provide the
nece ssary stamps, cards and envelopes,
and some time and patience to deal
with the small savers Of money, but
this is q matter Of benevolence, and
does not cost the investors anything
There are stamp-savings societies in
New England, New York and other
parts Of the country, and it would not
be difficult to start them almost any
where, for old or young people, or both.
At a single station in Boston nearly two
thousand dollars was saved in one
year, most of it in penny deposits b.$
school children. Small sums of money
often are wasted because they do not
seem large enough to be worth saving,
or because there is no convenient way
Of taking care of them. Stamp saving
societies help to prevent the waste.
Where there are no savings banks, they
take the place of tirem to some extent;
and where there are banks they become
feeders to them
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-12
The Cabin Boys Mistake.

When the British fleet was al iio a,1
Kong a merchant ship was seen aS,d
ing over the bar with her ensign upS no
down. The ships in the harDor :. a. sra
lowered lifeboats and raced u W .,nl
to give assistance to the suppoSeu . 1L
ing ship. When the first boat 81, r, m
in hai1tng distance they saw the Sr't e
clapping his hands and snW 40, 49, Thl
it! Come on! Well pulled e'o. SO thl
officer in charge then said: ." nas > NAL
matter, captain?" Nothing the b m
ter" said the skipper. "Ihen WV Th|
YOU got your ensign upside down, oo,or1
skipper glanced alott as ni' o,iod Il
Its that boy Joe again" ne ..,
disgust. 81 thought it was reS"'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-12

killing Crininafs !
Paid in Holland.

Edam, in Holland, where the Dp,0
cheese comes from, has just opened
museum of local antiquities, ana
among the not least interesting Of tba
exhibits are the accounts of the mimi;
cipal executioners during the eiyh
teenth century. One of these function.
aries, by name Vogel presents detail
ed bill, dated Dec. 10, 1713, in which bo
sets forth a claim for forms for ono
decapitation and forms each for
sword and winding sheet, with 8 Aor
ms IA cents for coffin for the decani
tated one. His charge for hanging
criminal was also 6 forms, with tho
further addition of 3 forms for "cnt
ting down and impaling ditto" Break.
ing a man on the wheel was a costEor
luxury and ran to 8 forms, while for
supplying mine new lashes for
scourge' the charge was q forms
On the whole, however, Mr. VocO,
was a moderate man in his charges Nv
the value of human life went up a good
deal in the next fifty years, for in the
no less circumstantial accounts Of
Johannes Ka, presented Aug. l, 1894
we have a charge of u forms for "go.
ing on board the Hans and preparing
instruments Of torture" with a like
charge for ''torturing one person" Butt
this must have been for the 'lesser tor.
ture' only, as on Aug. 80 the same Jo.
names sends in a bill for "torturinp
three persons at Is forms a head
total, 225 forms, while a few days later
no less than 600 forms is charged for
Hanging four persons at $50 forms
each," and for "fogging two persons
and burning a third" he eXacts $50 flor.
ms. Clearly considerations of economy
If not of humanity, must have tended
toward the reform Of the criminal code
in Holland.-London Chronicle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-12
BABY SOPRANO.
Wee Two-Year-O1d Girl Who Sings
Grand Operas.

Wee Two-Year-O1d Girl Who Sings
Grand Operas.
The youngest musical wonder in all
New York is little Marguerite Mandel-
kern, Just 2 years and 3 months old.
The wee girl has not yet learned to lisp
plainly the mingled English and Ger
man in which she expresses herself,
but there is no music too difficult for
her to sing with absolute precision
after once or twice hearing 1t upon the
piano.
The little treble voice is as clear and
true as bell, and most intricate meas
ures are given with a strict adherence
to time that would make prima donna
envious.
The child is a daughter of Joseph
Mandelkern, of No. JOG East One Hun
dred and Twentieth street, and has
doubtless inherited her marvellous ear
from her father, whose ruling passion
is music. For hours, while her sister
Elizabeth, pianist of no mean order,
is playing, Baby Marguerite will creep
into the room and lie silently listening.
This had been going on for some time
before the family observed the little
ones habit and became aware of her
devotion to melody.
1t was when near her second birth
day, however, that the infant musician
essayed her own powers. Her choice
was grand opera, and her debut made
In an aria from aida" AS the first
note was struck "Gracie," as she is
known at home, stopped suddenly In
her play, threw back her head, parted
her red lips and to the surprise of every
one present sang In sweet, pure
thread of tone the entire aria.
Once having found her voice the lit
tie maid, tremulous with delight, went
on to make her own every theme that
appealed to her And Oracle knows,
too, everything that she sings. 1t Is
matter of moment to this small music
lover whether DIT be Verdi or Mendels-
sohn that occupies her attention.-New
York World.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-12
INDICATE CHARACTER.
What Different Kinds of Noses Mean
to Their Owners.

What Different Kinds of Noses Mean
to Their Owners.
A thick nose and fat Is an unfavora-
BILE feature with men as well as women,
usually sigmifying that the character
is predominated by material Instincts,
while a turned-up nose with wide nos
trils betokens a vain disposition.
Especially wide nostrfls are signs of
courage, strength and pride; small nos
trils of weakness and timidity. Noses
large in every respect are usually found
among men, and when a woman pos
sesses a large nose it indicates she is
masculine in character.
The nose, the form of which has so
much to do with the beauty Of the face,
Is amenable to culture, and we have it
on the authority Of German physi-
clan that it is beyond dispute that dur
ing half an ordinary human life the
nose Is capable Of receiving more noble
form. The mental draining Of an indi-
vidual has a great deal to do with shap-
ing the nose
The small, fiat nose found among
women and called the soubrette nose,
when occurring with an otherwise
agreeable cast of countenance, indi-
Gates gracious and cheerful naiyette
combined with considerable curiosity.
Such nose is seldom found among
men, and when man is unfortunate
enough to possess 1t he is characterized
Dy weak and definite sagacity.- Phila-
delphda Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-12

they confirm the sJaIeMeHt LuaG Inv
brakeman's lot is the hardest. A Louis
vile road reports that in the last three
years it has had only two men killed
and 1853 injured, and every one Of the
accidents in question occurred to per-
sons acting as brakemen. In this con-
nection an interesting set Of statistics
recently compiled shows that the num-
Der of trainmen injured during their
first year of service is II per cent, dur
ing their fifth year nearly % per cent,
during their eighth year "a per cent. In
other words, the largest number of &C
cidents occurs after the employees have
become sufficiently familiar with dan
ger to become careless. Apparently
those in whom familiarity has bred con-
tempt are killed off in five or six years,
and the accidents among the remaining
ones are extremely few.
In Brooklyn a fourteen-year boy
rode 100 miles over bad roads and with
a high wind impeding his progress on
the return trip. Immediately after
reaching his home he collapsed, and in
spite of the best medical attention sank
rapidly and died within a few hours as
the direct result of over-exertion. Near
Toledo young man attempted to ride
q hundred miles over muddy roads. At
the eighty seventh mile he collapsed,
his body from the waist downward be-
ing completely paralyzed. Physicians
say he never will be able to walk a
step. These two instances should serve
as warning to all who are tempted
to over-exertion on the wheel. The
value of the bicycle as health-giving
agent is too we'll established to require
discussion. But even SO helpful an
agent must be used with wise discre-
ton. The fact that thousands Of in
yalids have found health and strength
by using the wheel should not conceal
the fact that over-exertion in any form
Is highly dangerous. Use the bicycle
nationally and it will prove good
friend, but leave feats of endurance for
others who are fitted by training to at
tempt them.