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STATE AND PENINSULA.
Paragraphs About People and Hap.
penings ThrOughOut Delaware,

Paragraphs About People and Hap.
penings Throughout Delaware.
The goods recently stolen from N. j.
Abbot, of Dover, have been recovered.
The cargo of bananas off of the steamer
Banan has been thrown overheard.
There will be no session of the Court
of Oyer and Terminer of Kent county.
Attorney-General White expects Mrs.
Botkin and Gibbs to be tried at the same
term of court.
State Treasurer W. NJ. Ross has made
the appropriation OF school funds as fol-
lows: New Castle county, $52,5l2.57;
Kent county, $33, 42l. "a; Sussex county,
A6, ,3O6 81. The text books purchased in
the different counties is as follows New
Castle county, $l,725,37; Kent county,
81, ,546.l9; Sussex county, $3,995.6S. Net
amount due each county after deducting
for text books: New Castle county, $5O,-
1920; Kent county, $3O,875. Is; Sussex
county, $42,3lO.67. OF the school fund
each single district in Kent county gets
$22l. .5S; Sussex county, $206.6e.
Joseph Brentley, colored boy, Of
Townsend was kicked by mule in the
lace.
Samuel F. Walls of Mission, has been
granted an original pension.
Robert w. Rice has bought Peck
Point farm, opposite Oxford.
John H. Holt has bought the Hand
farm, near Cordova, for Sc, 800.
j. Edward Tylor has bought the Lii
bnry farm, near Easton, for $4,000.
Oliver d. Harrison has bought the
Hatton farm, near st. 'Michaers, for
1900.
Mrs. Sarah Thornton has bought the
farm OF the late Samuel Thompson, near
Elkton, for $1,000.
The managers of the Cecil County Ag.
ricultural Society, owing to the financial
failure OF the last fair, have decided to
pay only one-half of the premium
awards. The total amount of the prem
iums was 81, ,96l.6O.
J. Leslie Beachamp Of Hillsboro, whose
The sun., 1898-10-16
HISTORY.

Popular belief associates the
"King's Evip' with blood poi
soning and it is interesting to
here review the history of this
impression. The Kings Evil
first appears in History just prior
to the Twelfth Century when
Edward the Conqueror imagined
he possessed the miraculous gift
of curing certain diseases by the
simple touch and by pronouncing
a few sacred words. After the
example of Edward, the King Of
France, became celebrated for
the skill with which they cured
scrofula, goitre, ETC., by his pro-
cess. Scrofula then became unil
versally known as the King
Evil and is to-day sometimes as
luded to by that name. Such a
methodof cure has been claimed
to be the peculiar attribute of the
sovereigns of England and
France, but history does not SAN
tion this, for it appears to have
been not unfrequently employed
in Scandinavia, and to have been
derived from the mystical prac-
tees of the Divide in curing dis
ease. The exact words used for
the cure Of Scrofula by the
French Kings were:-'Le roi te
touche, Dieu te guerisse.
In this enlightened age no.
body would be silly enough to
trust a case of Scrofula to a King
or his words unless it happened
that the King aforesaid, had a
diploma or two from medical
colleges of good repute. At this
writing none of the Kings in our
circle of acquaintance have taken
up the study OF medicine and we
therefore suggest that every man,
woman and child suffering from
this dreadful disease send fifty
cents to DR.. Jonathan G. Tru-
man, Lemon City, Fla, for a
bottle of "Marvelo." There is
but one cure for the Kings Evil
for Scrofula and that one
cure is Marvelo. This marvel
Gus preparation can only be OBJ
tanned of DR., Jonathan G. Tru-
man, Lemon City, Fla.
NorE-The Historical informationcon-
tained in these advertisements will be
fonnd to be absolutely accurate and STU
dents of history will do we'll to preserve
them for future use
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hosss rscently lell through the bridge
acrcss the Tuckahoe and was killed, haa
sued the commissioners Of Caroline
county for u 600 damages. The Caro-
lima commissioners Get up the plea that,
as the bridge is jointly maintained by
Carolina and Talbot counties, the two
counties should share the damages sus.
tanned by Mr.. Beachamp, but as the &C.
cident occurred on the Carolina side the
Talbot commissioners decline to share
the damages.
The sun., 1898-10-16

A TREATIES on the horse and
his diseases by Dr.: b. Ken
dali. Price, postpaid 1oc.,
regular price 25c. 1t is a pa
per covered book of 90 pages.
Address, ]. w. Ham,,
Wauneta. Neb.
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OFTHE TRIBES.
l One hundred and sixty lam

guages and dialects perfectly re-
produced in a 64-page book. You
can secure a copy for Dime. It
is a marvellous collection, of
rare historic and educational in
terest and importance. Address
B. c. Lee, Box 81, Wilkes-Barre,
Pa.
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or the fruits of its labors, the new con-
stitution. Still the same thing holds
good of the Legislature. The General As.
sembly is unquestionably the judge of
the qualifications OF its own members,
and it did judge them when it seated the
Democratic members under the old
count. That body is not therefore
affected by the new count, nor are the
statutes enacted by it.
There can be no doubt about this. The
only holding over member of that body
is the senator from this county. His
right cannot, for the same reason, be al
fe@ted even as concerns his title to seat
inlthe coming Legislature as a holding
over senator. So true is this, that his
Republican opponent has admitted its
truth by permitting himself to be a
nbminee for the Senate on the Union
Republican ticket for this fall. If he
believed he had bona fide claim to the
seat of the holding over Democrat, he
would now resign, or, rather, would never
have suffered himself to be nominated for
the same place. -.
1t is Just possible that the sheriff
might be compelled to relinquish his
office in favor OF the Republican candi-
date OF two years ago, but it would only
give the latter an Office for the short time
now intervening between this and the
time of qualifying of the successful can
didate for this post at the coming elec-
tion.-Dorer Iader.
The sun., 1898-10-16

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The sun., 1898-10-16

Lafayette Lodge, X. Of P, held an
interesting meeting last night.
An inspection of the work being done
at Schooner Ledge was made on Friday
Lieutenant Flynn of Company F is il
with typhoid fever.
Miss Florence E. Perkins, Of Atlantic
City, is the guest of friends in this city.
Mrs. George w. Brinton has returned
from three weeks stay with friends in
Kimbleville, Pa.
Republican candidate for Congress
Hon. John Henry Hoffecker, was in
Wilmington yesterday.
George W. Money, mayor of Delaware
City, was in this city yesterday.
The sun., 1898-10-16

CIRCULARS, SAMPLES,
etc., carefully distributed; signs
tackled up. A No. I reference.
Address, c. S. Roshon, "a N. 32d
St. Harrisburg, Pa.
The sun., 1898-10-16

The counting OF the veto by the Demo.
cratic inspectors, under the order of the
court. does not mean that those votes
were the free and honest expression OF
the voters Of this county. The court did
not decide that the charge OF the Demo
Gratis that these votes were the results Of
wholesale bribery and corruption. That
charge still remains undenied and unde-
niabe. Index.
The sun., 1898-10-16

The Republicans of Kent county will
not forget the outrage Of 1896 and the
Republicans of New Castle county will
not forget the attempt to steal this
county in the same year. Democrats in
both counties who believe in standing by
the verdict at the psls should vote this
year for the Republican candidates.
MOrning NeUs.
The sun., 1898-10-16

Is there now an evasive shuttiing sort
of Democratic politics whose deity is
official spoils? Better have little public
benefit involved. The Roman Empire
fell a victim of rapacity without sagacity.
Smyrna cal.
The sun., 1898-10-16

We cannot too often or too fully call
the attention Of the people to the obliga-
tion resting upon them to register in
their several districts, October %, two
weeks from today. This will be the last
opportunity and should by no means be
neglected. Act as though the result of
the election depends entirely upon you
and do your whole duty in the matter.
You are an American citizen and should
exercise your privileges as such. The
fee required is small and should not be
allowed to stand in the way. Your state
needs your services on election day in
order to beat back the wave of Addicks-
ism that is threatening to oyerwhelm u.s.
You cannot perform the duty expected
of YOU without first becoming registered
and you will be lacking in patriotism if
you neglect or refuse to do this. Those
who fight for their country in time of
war are not the only patriots of which
we can boast. Those who do their whole
duty in the walks of civil life by attend
Ing to what is required OF them, show
their patriotism in as noble a IHanner as
those in the military and naval service
of tie country. The last chance to put
yourself in a position to render this I'M
portant service will soon be here and we
call upon all Democrats to embrace the
opportunity afforded them. Dlo"tr'
Democrat, October s.
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the actual value of all American
coins for Dime. Address,
The Century Coin Company,
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The sun., 1898-10-16

The Republican Executive Committee
of New Castle county held meeting
yesterday afternoon at the headquarters
Of the Young Mems Republican Club,
No. $40 King street, and discussed the
political situation in this county. After
thorough discussion the committee
mapped out plans for the present cam
paign and adjourned. Another meeting
will be held on Wednesday of the pres,
ent week.
Whistling Lew certainly has a cinch in
the Tenth representative district and will
defeat Henry W. Hushebeck, Republi-
can, with ease.
The pay OF the election officers was
passed by the Levy Court at It's meeting
last Tuesday. Since then the checks
have been made out and are now in the
hands of the respective committees for
distribution to the officers. Chairman
Neary has the checks for the Democrats
at the Young Mems Democratic Club,
No. Sl7 Market street, and the Republi.
can checks are at Fifth and Shipley
streets. The officers should apply at
those places rather than at the clerk OF
the peace's office.
The Lincoln Republican Club will give
a reception in honor of the Republican
candidates on Wednesday evening next
at No. 90S King street. Ii Hung Chang
Bach, Sir Anthony Higgins and High
Priest McLear the Harmony Kings'
and the High Mucky Mucks of that
want-to- be political organization will be
present in all their glory to greet Hon. J..
II. Hoffecker, DR.. L. II. Ball and John
A. Lingo, who head the state ticket.
The counting of the vote of 1896, on
Tuesday last, shows that the squad now
headed by G. M. Mensch, chairman, cast
for governor 1853 votes in Kent county.
Quite number of this 163 was manu-
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prejudices Of his hearers, rather than TO
their reason. OF course, he is not .
Beecher, q Burchard, Parkhurst or .
Swallow, but, in his own little way, he
emulates them to the best Of his oppor-
tunities and according to his hide bound
inclination. op.-Erening Journal.
The sun., 1898-10-16

Upon the word Of gentleman holding
Democratic party, we are authorized to
state that after the Democratic meeting
was arranged to be held on the "public
square," al d after the posters were dis
trlbuted, the order was changed, and the
meeting held as stated elseW here, in Il
stable yard, behind a kitchen, for the
purpose Of booming the business of q
nearby gin MILL" The gentleman
upon whose word the above statement
is made is not gold bug nor prohi-
biton crank. Can anything better illus
trate the low level to which the great"
Democratic party has descended under
its present leadership? A Democratic
meeting which is supposed to be in
tended for the purpose of discussing
principles and policies which are claimed
to make for the betterment Of the masses
of the people; which are intended to
reach all classes, for the purpose OF en-
lightenment on the questions OF the day,
to be prostituted to the base purposes of
booming and bolstering 'gin mill"
And who is responsible for these cond-
tions? Those who assume leadership;
those who are managing the present
campaign; those who have managed pre-
vious campaigns. Who are they? Look
and see. And is it any wonder that self
respecting men keep aloof from the pre-
vaiIing contamination? Is it any wonder
that apathy. has fallen upon the party
when its fortunes have fallen into such
unworthy hands?-State Sentinel.
The sun., 1898-10-16

In an editorial on political parsons a
contemporary says:
How does it happen that when politi-
cal parsons enter the field of polemics
they are so much more given to vitupera-
tion and violence than the ordinary par
tisan? Henry Ward Beecher was the
most ferocious champion of ultra-aboli-
tionism. Burchard killed Elaine with a
dose of alliterative venom, not intending
to do him harm. Parkhurst carried his
revolt against municipal rottenness so
far as to provoke counter-revolt and
undo the good he sought to do. And
now VIC have DR.. Swallow preaching a
riproaring and rampant crusade against
petty political thievery in Pennsylvania
whilst doing his ignorant best to divide
the forces of order and honesty, and thus
help to keep the thieves in control.
We have political parson here in our
own state. Rev. Jonathan S. Willis is a
fairly good preacher, but one of the
poorest and bitterest politicians that the
state has ever produced. In discussing
political matters, he has no sense Of
honesty, propriety or decency, and is a
demagogue of the most pronounced type.
In his discussion of public questions he
invariably appeals to the passions and
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was III ~ sllSScsteu lOI SoIlpIess. Ile
preacher-politician was "weal mad' at
the time, but it is safe to say that amen
did not form portion of the "benedic-
ton"
Will that scheme OF the Democrats to
keep the remainder of First Delaware
soldiers at Middletown prevail in order
to keep them from voting. 1t looks as
if it would Notwithstanding the protests
sent in by Horace g. Knowles and other
leading Republicans. Major Gordon is
faithfully keeping his part of the con-
tract.
DR.. L. H. Bail, nominee of the Repub-
lican party for state treasurer, called at
the Regular Republican state headquar-
ters yesterday. And the Ball still rolls.
That Kent county steal will vet bear
fruit despite the protests of the instiga-
tors.
Charles S. Horn still harps on only de.
livering half the goods and he remains
among the missing.
John c. McCally, candidate for as.
SCISSOR in the First district, on the Re,
publican ticket, is leading forlorn hope.
If you don't believe it just ask James D.
Mccoy.
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only progressive newspaper on the
island.
The horsemen are taking an interest
in the coming Legislature, as the Puri.
tanic law now on the books is killing
horse breeding and the county agricul.
tural fairs.
This looks as though the present elec.
ton will be the honestest ever conducted
in the State of Delaware. OF course there
will be fraud in epots.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-30
Senator MorrIll,s Successor.

1t is greatly to be regretted that a can
vass in regard to Senator Morrill's success
sor was precipitated even before the ven
erable statesman's body had been made
ready for burial. For the credit of the
real or supposed candidates, however, II is
to be said that this was done by the news
papers and not by the candidates. In this
respect the Burlington Free Press allowed
its newspaper zeal to overstep the boun-
dairy of decorum and good taste which it
usually observes with care. From a long
list of interviews published in that paper
it is evident that ex-Gov. Dillingham; and
Gen. Grout are to be counted the leading
candidates for the succession, but the num-
ber of names "mentioned' comprises
nearly every man of prominence in the
state. AS the situation now is in the Sen
ate, with very important questions wait
ing for action, it is to be expected that
Gov. Smith will make an appointment
very soon. 1t remains to be seen whether
he will decide to choose between the two
leading candidates, or whether he will Sc
lect some suitable man who will not be a
candidate for election in 1900, and thus
leave permanent choice to be made by
the people through the legislature. There
are strong reasons of fitness and propriety
to be urged in behalf of the latter course.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-30

There is no man in Vermont whose
death would touch the sensbilities of the
people of the state in the same way and to
the same degree as has that of Senator
Morrill,. Probably no citizen of the state
has ever been so truly and so universally
revered as he In very true sense his
career was unique. 1t is doubtful If in
our history there can b. found another in
stance where a man who took no part
whatever in public affairs until after he
was forty years old, and was then scarcely
known outside his own immediate environ
ment, came to such prominence and public
usefulness as did he. The story of his ca
reer has been told this week in every news
paper in the land. There has been gener-
GUS recognition of his good life without
blot or stain, and of the eminent services
which he has rendered his country in her
times Of greatest need But if we look
closely We see that what made Mr. Morrill,
great man in the best sense of that term,
what gave him his long-contnued promi-
nence, what gave him his hold on his con-
stituents at home and on his colleagues in
public life, was the man himself. 1t was
the inherent and patiently-develope and
wisely-subserved qualities which underlay
his public life and his public acts and came
to their legitimate fruitage of pure,
strong, self -centered manhood. In respect
to its ceanness, purity and uprightness, to
its diligence and its freedom from self
seeking, and to its active and steadfast
endeavor maintained to the very end, the
life of the senator is one of which the peo-
pie of Vermont and of the American Ma
tion may well give reverent and heartfelt
thanks. Herein lay his real strength, his
true greatness. The secret of his life is
one for the young men of the day to pom
der deeply in the quietness of their in
most hearts
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-30

Senator Hoar of Massachusetts. when
asked for tribute TO Senator Morrill,, said:
Il can say nathing adequate to express
the affection felt for Senator Morrill, by all
his associates here, or my own sense of
his great and pure public character. l
have often cited the fact that he has been
Kept in the public service so long by Yer
mont as a striking proof that free people
are ht TO select their rulers, and of their
constancy in the support of their best and
greatest men.
"Mr. Morrill, was an admirable example
of the character of an American senator.
He had no ambition but the ambition TO
serve the republic. He was a man of con-
summate wisdom. Looking back over his
public service of 81 years in the Senate and
II years before that in the House of Repre-
sentatives, during one of the most stirring
and eventful periods in human history,
considering his great share in shaping the
history of our country, it will be hard to
find an occasion where his judgment now
seems to have been wrong as to any meas
ure or policy of grave importance.
HE was absolutely incorruptible. l do
not speak of corruption by money, which
is only the vice of vulgar souls. But he
was not to be swerved by ambition, by party
influence, by desire to please friends, or by
fear of displeasing enemies, or by currents
of popular passion Oh, the loss of him.
the loss of him in this awful crisis that is
upon us now!
His death is a substantial diminution
of the security of the republic. At a time
when all the old landmarks seem about to
be destroyed, when the foundation of the
great deep seems to be breaking up and
the old holding ground to be abandoned,
how can we spare this wise. steadfast, sim
ple-hearted lover of his country?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-30
DRESS
GOODS.

The assortment in this department
is very large and varied, comprising
the best fabrics manufactured in this
country and in European markets,
at prices fully IS per cent of from
regular rates.
All our SO cent and 42 cent grades
going now at IS cents per yard, be
ing the finest collection ever offered
at such ridiculous low price. All
our 69 cent and IS cent qualities are
yours now for the asking, at only 50
cents per yard. All the So cent and
95 cent grades 60 in this sale at only
IS cents. All the $I.25 and $I.5o
qualities going at 81. An early in
spection solicited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-30

skill as debater. 1t was long his one.
boast that he had never been absent from
sessions of Congress single day in all his
terms. This had been perforce broken
within the last year. He carried the hab-
its of the scholar into legislation. In per-
son he was tall and spare, with a counte-
nance of refinement and manner of in
bred courtesy. His home in Washington
was a centre where the best type Of
New England life found expression, and
the venerable senator and his wife secured
and held very wide circle of friends. The
moderate estate that had grown from his
early accumulations added to his official
salary sufficed to support the workshop of
a diligent and most useful legislator, one
whose honor was unspotted by jobbery or
guile.
The senator was most fortunate in his
relations to his state, and in retaining Mr..
Morrill, until he literally died in the harness
Vermont set an example worthy to be fol-
lowed by other commonwealths.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-30

Senator Morrill, was a Unitarian in his
religious belief and affiliations, and his
place of worship in Washington was at
All Souls Unitarian church. The pastor
of that church is now Rev. f. Bradford
Leavitt who was the pastor of the Unita-
rian church at Brattleboro from July,
1893, until he was called TO the Washington
church in October, 1896. AS elsewhere
announced the funeral services of the SEN
ator in the Senate chamber will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Leavitt, assisted by
Rev. DIR. Milburn, the blind chaplain of
the Senate
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-30

Senator Hoar succeeds Senator Morrill,
as "the father of Congress" He served
eight years in the House, and will COM
plete % years of service in the Senate next
March. Allison of Iowa, Jones of Nevada
and Cockrel of Missouri have been in the
Senate longer, and Senator Eugene Hale
of Maine and Senator Hoar entered the
House on the same day, but the service of
Allison and Hale was interrupted, and as
neither Jones nor Cockrell began as early
as Hoar he has clear title to the honor.