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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-27


ONE OF the most noticeable things q, the
recent Republican convention WAS tine alb.
Sence Of tue Old time leaders, such AS
Anthony Higgins Washing on Hastings.
Levi Z. Bird, Edward q. Bradford, Wa.
liam Z. Spruauce, Benjamin y ,rld-, Harry
U. Conrad and others Inc younger Gle
ment i'll the party had stepped forward and
ran the conven ion. Ihoy were Fred h len
Bach, w. ) Q!igiey, J. H. LvwiS, Hugh
U. Browne, Harry Blllany, W, H. II aid,
William Michael Byrne, j. Percy Nicds,
II race Greeley Knowles, Robert &. Hous.
ttDn and Richard, OF Sussex county, The
convention was presided over by u young
man in the person of Lewis B. Morrow,
who made an able prosiling Officer. Tho
speeches Of nomination We're made by
youuS men. Toes this mean that the
younger element are coming to the front
anu the older clement taking u back scat.
II this means harmony wn are glad Of it,
HERE is no doabt but that tbs Union
Republicans will rutify tho nominations
made by the Regular Repub lean cunvcD-
Sion held at Dover on Thursday last. With
hunited rarty there is no doubt bat that
The Republican ticket will sweep the state.
Daniel f. Stewart lays the ticket suits him
% u L. From what he said tbs ticke. viii
Do ratidod by the Union Republicans.
Ehe selection Of tho name Of John Henry
AoHecker was mastery stroke Of po.iti-
81. foreslght; if MIR. Willis had been nomI.
hated he should have insured Just as large
pvote. Any candidate the two wings of
ne Republican party settle upon would
Ave been elected this time. II it had
pen W. S. Hiles. Dir. Hiram Burtou, J.
Willis or evsn d.. Marshall The nom
bation5 have been made and he Rrpubl.
hn standard bearers selected who will DO
oscted in November.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-27

iHE comptroller Of the currency ut first
id the money appropriated for the i'm
Povement Of the Christ!ana creek, was
pot available owing to tho work not being
Snishsd. Senator Gray Interested himself
Ind HE'D himself 10 Washington, ID c.,
pd had tho order reversed and now the
money appropriated is applicable for the
work and General smith has been appris
p OF the fact. The work vii! not com.
hence until October. Tho amount cy-
Pended Will be sos Sii. There IL some.
ming very peculiar about the manner in
Wh'ch the amount was held up and the Or
ser afterwards reversed II Is a feather
III the Senator capis that he has such in
buence with the present administration
---------
UMRs w A BOTKlN Will most certain,v
have TO answer for the murder of Mira
Cunning and Mrs D"ane ut Dover, by
bndng a box Of candy through the mail
which was partqkCu of by six persons Tho
evidence thus far CLEANED l. enough to w,r.
mnt the arrest OF the suspect. Tho Mot
sh!ckeus. Detective McVcy will arrive in
Ban Francisco Today and The requisigion
papers will arrive Oh Monday by which
Barney is expected 10 accompany the sus-
poet to Dover whore she Will bn triad
Ihe evidence Is oircumstantial, but web
has already boon woven around the wo.
man that will make it difficult for her tn
disapprovc.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-27

What is called the Summer glove" Is
Of the thinnest possible kid. These are
not to be recommended to women
whose hands perspire Such a woman
wants her gloves thicker than ever in
the summer.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-10-12
Whiska.

There is a great preference to obtain
the best, when a person wants whiskey
for family use. The Wadsworth Drug
Store keeps the highest proof of whiekey
and brandies, and will guarantee that it
is the high grade represented. By CAL
ling and testing their liquors you can be
convinced OF this fact.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-10-12
"
A BACHELORS QUARTERS.

Nothing Homelike About Them, Accord
ing 10 the Married Mans Story.
They hadn't met since the old college
| DAYS, ten years before, and Of course the
benedict insisted that the bachelor
| should come home to dinner with him.
Married the year after l left col
lege," he said, land / have the incest
little home and the finest lot of young
! sters that you ever saw. I want you to
come out and see how nicely I'm fixed.
l tell you a man doesn't know what
| life is until he's married"
"No?" y .sf
"Well, ! should say not"
And SO 1t happened that the bachelor
went with the benedict and met the
latter's wife and played with his chill
dren and made himself generally useful
and popular until they were all seated
| ut the dinner table.
1t was over the coffee and cigars, aft
or tho benedict wife had left the table,
that the benedict finally suggested:
Pretty comfortably fixed, amt I, old
man? Children, why don't you go into
| the other room?'
VERY nicely, indeed, ;" answered the
| bachelor. replying to the first question
and ignoring the second.
"Oh, there's nothing like home life,"
went ON the benedict. willie, stop
trying to climb on Mr.. Browns knee.
He wants to smoke. DO you know. old
man, I laugh when ! think Of my fool
ish idea that I knew In those old days'
what happiness was. Why, q man
doesn't begin TO live until Maggie,
put that nntpick back on the table.
You'll jab it in your eye the first thing
you know. Yes, sir. I actually have
to langh when l think of it. Our idea of
contentment i'll those days was to get a
/ pipe and IL book and u bottle of Scotch
and lock the door and lie down and
Would you mind moving your coffee
cup a little farther hack on the table,
old man? Tommie's trying to reach it,
and my wife would raise my scalp if /
should let him break one Of her very
best cups That's it. Thank You. AS /
was saying, we didn't know what ease
and c~ontentnlent VIII in those days. No
single man does. A man has to have q
big armchair and his slippers all ready
for him and everything sort of restful
and quiet before Now, don't cry, Ma
bel. Ii You didn't want to get hurt,
why did you grab the end of my cigar:
Tommie, take her in to her mother.
There, Willie, l told ynu you'd stick
that nutpick into yohr hand if you
didn't look out. Run into the other
and ask your mother to put a
bandage on it. Let's see, where was i,
old man? Oh, yes, l remember now. ]
was about to say that there's nothing
| homelike about u bachelor s quarters
mo" interrupted the bachelor, with
considerable emphasis, "there isn't"
The benedict couldn't quite see the
reason for such an emphatic assertion,
but he wisely changed the subject, just
| the SAME. Chicago Post.
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-08
FORREST CITY ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 1898.

toournfuiiy contemplating. Angel
enid, she whispered, softly.
You look all tired out, Miss Hender-
son. Take this easy chair" and she
smiled upon her caller winninglv. for
she was really lovely and Christian
woman; and having been born to the
purple" had the easiest of manners
with all persons, whatever .heir social
position might be.
indeed, l am tired and heart-siek
too. l have come direct from one of
the saddest cases that have ever en-
countered, and that is saying a great
deal, and have come to see if Won feel
that you can do anything for them;
know that you are doing a great deal
all the time, but did not know who else
TO go to this time. 1t is hard to always
go begging. even if it is in behalf of
others, and Miss Henderson paused. as
IL, perhaps, she had at last brought to
notice the one case too many, for even
the rich and charitable sometimes reach
a limit where they feel justified in say
ing; Il can do no more, Just at pres
ent."
Yes, know Miss Henderson. re-
sponded Mrs. Estabrook, pleasantly. in
an encouraging tone, but this time nv
charity fund is not quite exhausted.
What Is it, please, that has affected YOU
SOP"
"Oh, You are always so kind! Iwant
you to go with me and see what / have
seen. 4 laborer dying of a lingering
disease and poverty, with a wife and
three children, half-fed and half
warmed. The oldest girl is about II.
the youngest only three. When the
husband is-awake the wife's time is
spent trying to ease his suffering. which
is constant; but by sewing during his
daytime maps and nights. she has kept
starvation away-not much more. Too
proud to beg, they have sold almost
everything that could be spared, and
that was not much. The doctor came
and asked me to Investigate the case
and see If could interest some of the
ladies | knew. / found no food. no
money, scarcely bit of fuel, and the
haif-erazed dying man, scolding be-
case he way cold, and finding fault that
the chicken broth he longed for had not
been brought to him. Poor man, he is
too far gone to know the reason why,
and blames his wife; says she is tired of
waiting upon him. I went to a kind
market man and he has sent up a bas-
ket full of provisions. so that they will
have supper and breakfast at least. But
they need fuel, clothes, medicine
everything. A more complete case Of
destitution ! never saw, where there
was not drunkenness to cause it, and
the poor woman so brave through it all,
and proudly hushing the children when
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-08

they said to me that they were hungry
and cold."
Il will go there tonight alone, and
here is $40 for you to buy and send up
at once to them what they most need
for over Sunday
Mrs. Estabrook wrote down the ad-
dless and called her carriage. Quickly
donning a street suit, she was soon
alighting at the entrance of a narrow
street, and instructed her coachman to
wait there for her, as she did not like
to intrude her private carriage and
servants where it would create stir
and sensation, as such an equipage Is
ant to do in a tenement district.
II was indeed a sorrowful scene that
met her ewes. The children gazed upon
the beautiful woman i'll black who en-
tered their poverty-stricken home like
a creature from, to them, an unknown
world. They gazed with the widely
onened eyes of children accustomed TO
patiently enduring deprivation.
They sat in silence, as If abashed by
the presence of coming death and the
noverty about them, as well as by the
nresence of beautiful stranger. Had
She not been in black they would have
thought her fairy, but they had never
road of fairies clothed in mourning.
They were doing nothing" as the very
,,oor often are found, because they had
nothing to do with!
Mrs. Crandall was as neat as her pow
erty would permit her to be. There
we're neither rags nor unkempt heads OF
hair but patches were plainly in evi-
dence. and the lack of comforts every
where.
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-08

Mr.. Crandall had been falling for
many months, and now the doctor had
said that it was but question of days
when he would be out of his misery.
Their few savings, for they had been a
thrifty family, had soon melted away
for his medicines and their daily food.
The doctor expected no pay for his time
and advice, but the druggist had de-
manded cash for each prescription
filled. Mrs. Crandall pitifully told how
she had managed an first, by the help
OF the two older girls about the house
before and after school daily, to lind
odd moments to sew by daylight, but
her needlework had been chiefly done
at night, when her husbands maps were
longest. Yet she had only delayed the
hour which was now to be met, when
there was nothing for druggist or
grocer.
Customers naturally had carried their
work elsewhere, as so often her work
was not finished at the time promised.
the husband requiring unexpected care
from her. Then she had had recourse
to the selling of the cradle, no longer
needed; then her own little sewing
chair, the birthday gift from a brother;
but the few extras brought small sums
from her almost as poor neighbors, who
purchased them. 1t was the old, old
story; and now she could not find time
to sew if she had the strength, and she
was nearly exhausted with oyerwork,
watching and weeping.
The tale, brief as it was, had to be told
with frequent pauses, as the invalid in
the next room coughed or tinkled bell
for her to come to change his position
and attempt to ease the discomfort for
which there was but one real easement,
and that was hourly approaching.
While the mother was away on these
duties, the visitor talked with the chill
dren, drawing them out as to their
studies and pleasures.
The elder two evidently were good
scholars" and the youngest was a
bright, quiet little thing, prematurely
aged by continuous want and the pres
ence of suffering in the house
'And don't you love dolls or play
things? | do not see any around, nor
any books; surely you ought to have
picture books to amuse you. Do you
not go to Sunday-school?" for she saw
none of the usual evidences; the lesson
books; the Sunday-school papers, the
library books usually seen where there
are children, were all wanting here.
The eldest daughter quietly said:
1--WE have not been lately" like many
older people, answering the last ques-
ton first. 1--WE never had many books,
and they had to go; we haven't any
now," and the baby girl chimed in:
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-08

Love dolls? Guess | dol had one
dressed-but mamma give-it-to-the
washwoman, an | amt got nothin'
now," and she broke into loud sobs.
"Minnie!" cried her mother, reprov-
ingly, hearing the child's words as she
came back into the room.
do not blame her; it is my fault. But
what does she meanT'
Mrs. Crandall colored deeply. 1t was
so hard to be poor, and harder still to be
forced to expose her poverty in all its
baroness, to strangers:
'Why, it is this way: have no place
but this room to wash in, and the steam
goes right in there and chokes him,
and he fretted so and coughed every
time | washed, that it seemed as if |
never could get through another wash
day. l never had washing done for
mt before in my life, except when the
babies came" Here she lowered her
voice, though the door was partly
closed. "And so thought we could get
along without any more washing till
il was all over, thinking every week
would be the last. But, poor man, he's
lasted along till we'd got to have some
things; and his cough worse than ever,
and | couldn't have the steam here
nohow, and | had no money and had
sold everything except the doll. All
dressed as twas, il was worth dollar.
And | have a neighbor who takes in
washing and she has little girl. The
other girls had given up their Testa-
ments and all the books that they have
had Christmas and birthdays, and
took Minnie and told her that il was
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-08


eve her heart was sad and her eyes
fearful, for it was the anniversary of
the death of her darling and only child,
beautiful daughter of six short years.
One whole year since she had been
alone, and Helena had been singing
with the angels.
She said that she was not rebellious,
that she did not mourn as those with
out hope, but yet that life never could
again wear the joyous aspect that the
past had worn.
Even when she endowed ward in the
thildren's hospital and had given to it
mat precious name, The Helena she
could not adopt her pastors wise sug-
gesuon, and present her dear ones
piaythings to the invalid waits who
were to occupy it. She furnished the
ward tastefuIly and bought new toys
1orlt, but her heart rebelliously clung to
inc sad pleasure of keeping the nursery
just as it had been left, when God
called its guest home.
She said she was getting resigned"
and she busted herself working among
the poor and giving in Helena S namc,"
and passed her leisure amid the sur
foundings that kept her thoughts tuo
much on the earthly part of her sorrow.
Aere, she daily sighed over the white
saAopied, short-length bed; and ten
aerly touched the toy tea table and the
armchair to match it, in which Helena
aiways sat when she played at five
clock To- L1
over the china tea set, that would never
nod again the play suppers and sor-
fowfully looked at the twin dolls lying
aSieep in their tiny white crib No. she
never could give them up. even to The
Helena"
In vain her Inexperienced mother
protested that all this was not good
Tor her, that it was not that cheerful
acceptance OF discipline that God de-
sired.
| cannot give them up; it is all that
l have left of her!"
But, darling, all you have right
" now is chastened memory, mem
Dry that should daily grow not less dear,
out less bleeding wound. These earth
y reminders prevent the wound from
healing"
IL was useless. She could give up her
iuohey and her time, but nol these, ''oh,
not these"
woman wishes to see you, ma
u@nn-Miss Henderson, she calls her
Sei' And the maid servant spoke with
VI ar that betrayed her thoughts: "A
woman who gives no card must be no
body, sure"
mrs Estabrook recognized the name
~ once; Miss Henderson was a regular
"oiAer among the needy; one OF those
"nose business it is TO investigate
SaSes and report to those with means
10 relieve.
:, BRING Miss Henderson up here,
aggie, and she laid down the photo
staph of Helena that she had been
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-08

The head so lately crowned with thorn
The roses were the first to hear:
Ere yet the dark had dreamed of dawn
The faintest rustic reached their ear.
They heard the napkin downward drawn,
They listened TO His breathing low:
His feet upon the threshold fall
Bring roses-sweetest buds that blow.
His love the perfume of them all
The lilies were the first to see:
They, watching in the morning gray.
Saw angels come so silently
And roll the mighty stone away:
They saw Him pass the portals gloom:
He brushed their leaves oh. hapnv
dover!
Bring lilies-purest buds that bloom,
His face reflected IN each flower
The roses were the first to hear
The lilies were the first 10 see:
Bring fragrant flowers from far and near
To match the Easter melody!
"Rabboni!" be on every tongue,
Ard every heart the rapture share
OF Mary, as she kneels among
The roses and the lilies fair!
Clarence lIrmy, in Century.
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-08

What is the favorite Easter flower ?-
asked the teacher.
The painted egg" answered Tommy,
confidently.-Detrojt Free Prexs.
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-08

\ b + l. f S T A =
BROOK sat sur
rounded in her ele-
gantiy appointed
morning room by
all that money
combined with ar
tistic taste could
give to make her
happy, and yet on
this blessed Easter
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-08
VOL. XXVII.

HE roses were the
first to hear
The roses trellised
to the tomb;
Bring roses hide
t h e marks Of
spear
And c ru e | nails
that sealed His
doom.
The lilies were the
first to see
The lilies on that
Easter morn:
b r I n G lille s.
crowned it h
blnccC,f,o Ia
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-19
WOOL.

Boston. Mass, March 1S.-The Bos-
ton Commercial Bulletin will say to-
morrow of the wool market:
The market continues very dull. The
Cuban situation has frightened buyers
out of all markets. If foreign markets
continue to advance, it is possible that
some Australian wool now in BOND
may be expected. The fact that the
dress goods offered at auction by or
der of assignee this week in New YORK
brought in some instances less than
half list rates show the inadvlsablllty
of attempting to push sales. The Lon
don wool auctions advanced slightly
on merinos. No reduction from last
weeks Boston prices is to be noted.
The only sale of ordinary size was OF
200 900 pounds Of coarse territory on
basis of AZ cents clear. The sales OF
the week are 999 500 pounds domestic
and 475.000 pounds foreign, against
1911 900 pounds domestic and 3O4,ooo
pounds foreign last week and 3,4l6,-
200 pounds domestic and 4,o49,ooo
pounds foreign for the same week last
wear. The sales to date show an IN
crease of 25, 35S, 400 pounds domestic
and 21,242,300 pounds foreign from the
sales of the same date in 1896.
The receipts to date show an increase
of 20.T21 bales domestic and 12,26O
bales foreign.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-19

anu spain have resulted in a cessation
~ "afllke demonstrations and the en-
IRE political outlook is more favor
aoie. The Madrid government accord
ing 10 dispatches, has decided not to
SEND torpedo fleet here. and our war
shlps will probably move further
away from Cuba. This news, it was
saio, would result in a substantial rally
especially as the short interest is re-
ported TO be larger than at any time
since last Saturday. Anything like
substantial and broad upward move
Iheht cannot reasonably be anticipated.
put rather fitful and highly sensitive
condition of speculation will doubtless
De seen until the definite position of
our administration is understood. The
general market had a strong appear
ahce early in the session, with the
exception of Sugar. Sugar soon car
RED the rest of the market lower and
lt looked as if some attempt must have
oeen made to bring about a settlement
OF the fight with ArbuckIe interest
and the attempt was unsuccessful.
canadian Pacific earnings for the sec
ond week in March increased s169 600.
FROM January LIST they increased 1851
6l9. From January LIST an increase of
S62S,ol2 is shown in Missouri Pacific
earnings. Saturdays steamers will
take large amounts of American Sc
curltles abroad. The gold movement
Will continue uninterrupted apparent
ly. Manhattan ex-div of 1 per cent.
and Western Union Of 1 a per cent.
Corrected daily by F. b. Mabbitt &, Co,
brokers, Exchange Bank Building:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-19

Oats, firm; No. mixed 29@2914c.
Rye. quiet; No 2, SIC.
Lard quiet at $4 50.
Bulkmeats, steady at S. Is.
Bacon, firm at S. 3d.
Whisky, firm at ST. 20.
Butter, dull
Sugar, easy.
Eggs, dull at Sc.
Cheese, steady.
Toledo Ohio March 1S.-Wheat
higher; No. 2 cash 9S12c; May 9SAc
bid
Corn. higher and steady; No. mix
ed 3012c.
Oats, dull and steady; No, 2 mixed
&c.
Rye, dull and unchanged; No. 2 cash
5O1ac
Cloverseed. active and steady; prime
cash, March and April 50 so.
Oil, unchanged.
From the private wires of F. E. Mabbitt
& Co.. Brokers. Exchange Bank Bldg.
Chicago March 1S-Wneat receipts
at the principal primary points for 81
weeks from July LIST, 1897, to March
IA, 1898, are 1873, ISL GOO bushels, against
al 1872 600 bushels one year before.
A very early opening of navigation is
promised. The straits being practi-
cally clear of ice About 100000
bushels are now in vessels and will go
forward as soon as the insurance can
be obtained. Nineteen steamships were
chartered yesterday to load grain at
Philadelphia, New York and Balti-
more, on European account, which
claimed to be the largest number ever
chartered for that purpose in a single
day. 1t is estimated that these YES
sells will carry at least 100000 BUSH
els OF grain to foreign markets, and 1t
was reported that many orders from
London were not filled because OF the
rush, as it was impossible to fix ton
mage owing to the unexpected demand.
Weather conditions played an import
ant part in the early speculation to-
day. There was a great apprehension
Of a cold wave following the rains
prevalent throughout the West and the
disastrous consequences of a possible
frost caused good deal of covering by
shorts. st. Louis and the Southwest
We're buyers, despite reports to the
effect that crop conditions in Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas were the best
ever seen in that part of the country.
Advices from Minneapolis saying that
stocks in the northwest were nearly
exhausted were confirmed in degree
by the northwest receipts to-day,
Chicago, March 18.-1h here was a
fair average supply Of cattle to-day and
the general demand was as good as it
is usually so late in the week, and
prices were steady and unchanged.
Choice beeves were scarce and most OF