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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-20

All the newest shades in silk and satin
string ties in plain colvrs US well rs stripes
aud plaids at 20 cents
Wash string ties at 70 apiece or for a
quarter
Ascot Bows In Pique and silk ct 20 and
90 cents
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-20
COLLARS and CUFFS.

We carry the "Indinn Head Collars, ms
well rs those manufactured by C0r!tss
Coon a. Co. Both are very popular brands
and are selling at lal2c for all the lntn't
styles. A few finer grades Mt 10 and 10
cents. We also have the most desirable
style, in Cuffs ne is. Is and 20 GETS u pair.
TIC
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-20
Westminster's Unknown.

The gravediggers who wcro employed
to dig Mr.. Gladstone's grave in Wcstmin-
stcr abbey came upon e lcaden coffin Of
some unknown person. They also found
remains of other persons Of whose burial
there is no record, amory them skull
very much worn away, but seemingly that
of young man; shoulder bones and small
bones Of the arm in excellent preservation,
but completely Drowned through age And
at greater depth skulls were found,
which, like the others, were only kept FREQ
from disappearance into mold by the dry
ness q the soil.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-20

THE now High School on Delaware Ave-
nue., which will probably be commenced
this year, viii undoubtedly ho known MS
the Charles Baird Memorial School Mol
school, on French street above Fifth. is
known as the Ar'h ur II. Grimahaw school
1t makes no difference who claims the
credi; Of calling the new school after one
OF Wilmington's foremost citHcus, all the
:, REPuBLICAN want- is that the sug-u. ton
may be adopted by the b .Arl of T. lura
tion. Mr.. Bairl gave more of hi, time
than any other WiLningtonian t. the good
..-of the Public Schools. Nc say tbs with
all kindness and with no desire to beli,tle
( any other man.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-20

the Delaware river and destroy the towns
located thereon.
A little common sense should be prac-
ticed in guarding our coast. but there is no
necessity to interfere with the navigation
Of our rivers or making single prepara-
tion chat will cause any Of our citizens to
feel any alarm in regard to their safety
when going on al excursion down thu ri
yer.
Nothing the flatter with the Ballot Law
The Australian ballot law has worked
with equality to the Republican party in
the State Of Delaware. The only fault
We have to find is the manner in which
the votes were manipulated by rascally
Inspectors and the will of the people
thwarted by the manipulation Of the vote
by which defeat as expressed by the vo'-
ers was returned as a victory and the
Democrats thereby enabled to keep hold
of the offices of this state. If the Repub.
lican party had been united, we would
have had Republican, Colonel Henry
DUPONT, to represent our interest in Wash.
lngton, instead of Senator r. X. Kenney
whose election was only made possible by
the detection in the Republican party.
Now the Senator has troubles enough of
his own and the Lord only knows where
they will land him. II he escapes convic-
ton in tho U. S. Court, he will have great
cause for rejoicing. Should Ire be convict
cd OF the charge upon which he is indict-
cd, then two Senators will have TO b. elect
ed by the next Legislature This reason
hlone should have tendency to place none
but good, capable and honest men OH tho
Republican legislative ticket Any Jug
Cling with the people IN this respect will
insure victory for the Democratic ticket.
Still the Democrats will have troubles of
their own as the Silver Democrats arc de-
termined to have some say in the men who
ahall have place ON the Democratic ticket.
THE people agita.ing the doing away
Of the curbstone market on Madison
street, don't know tho harm they are doing
TO the residents on that side of the city,
who patronize that MAJ ket to reple1ish
their family larder, twice week, all the
year round. The removal Of the street
markets from our Streets has been agitul-
ed from time to lime, but never, as yet hns
anything come of it. The only way to
have it remediei would be by II vote Of our
citizens. The former Clerk of the Market
y. N. Smellz, tried to have bill passed
by the Legislature TO drive the people from
the streets, but was un5ucces full. His
idea was 10 drive them in'o market houses
erected in different sections Of this city.
THE now High School on Delaware Ave-
nue., which will probably be commenced
. this year, will undoubtedly hc known us
the Charles Baird Memorial School Mol
school, on French street above Fifth. is
known as the Arthur H. Grimahaw school
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
THE RUSSIAN CENSORSHIP.

Very Strict Measures AEaiast Yor-
eien Correspondents-
Some interesting giimpses of the
working of tire Russian censorship.
which was maintained even against
French journalism during President
Faure's recent visit, are given in let
ter from the special correspondent of
the London Daily News In st. Peters
burg:
Calling at a news agency after the
review. l learned that the censor had
gone back to dine in the country and
would not he back before eight o'clock.
mp to which hour no kilograms could he
passed. This WINS tantamount 20 cut
ting OF foreign correspondents from
telepraphic conmunication with the
rest of the world for the night. The out
look seemed hopeless when high Rus
sian official. who had the privilege of
passing kilograms, kindly consented to
look over ninc- 1t WIS q great faeor.
The improvised censor objected, how
ever. 70 q story about Mr.. Faure's OVER
coat, and accordingly had 10 suppress
1t. lie WAS very sympathetic 4 know
he said. you must be metaphoIically
enashing your teeth. But should get
into trouble for passing your telegram
81 there were anything Questionable in
it, One of my French colleagues wired
that Grand Duke Alexis waited half an
hour at the landing-sta@e- He was
pulled up by the censor with the re-
mark: "A Russian grand duke waits for
nobody A friend Of mine was about
to wire that the czarina had grown
slightly stronger since she was in Paris,
but refrained. stated the fact. and
il WAS allowed to pass"
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN SOIL
Scientific ARricuiturists Discover .
Way of DetermAninG.


Scientific augriculturists have always
had difficulty in determining precise
ly the amount of moisture in soils. says
the Los Angeles Times. Rain does
plants comparatively little good until it
enters the soil, where IL can be ab-
sorbed by their roots. 4 record of the
actual amount of water in the soil from
day to day would. therefore. give the
absolute yalue of the moisture condi-
tions under which plants =--e growing.
and even without reference TO rain
fail data ii would show, the character OF
the soil being understood. whether the
conditions were favorable or otherwise
for the crop. Hitherto there has been
much uncertainty in reaching this rec
ord. plan now proposed is quite
promising. and can be readily put in
practice. Il consists in burying spe-
eially constructed electrodes in the
soil. SO that by measuring she resist
ance 10 the passage Of a current through
the soil the amount Of moisture in the
soil can be ascertained- The possibility
Of using the electrical resistance Of soils
for the determination of moisture was
suggested by the necessity of thor
oughiy grounding lightning rods, tele-
phone and telegraph lines. Y these are
not carried to a considerable depth, so
that the terminals are constantly in q
moist soil. the lines do not work in dry
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06

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Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
NEGROES AND THE klono.kk.
The Colored People Wore straek
Hard by the Fever.

The Colored People Wore ytFaek
Hard by the Fever.
Perhaps you may not thing that the
Kiondike fever struck the colored peo-
pie down our way said Mr. j. q. Hask-
ins. of South Carolina, TO Washington
Post representative.
1t struck them hard, and the fever
ragged with great viruience. particularly
in Charleston, for quite a period. 1t is
in order, however, TO state that there
malady SO far as the Senegambian ele-
who would be rash enough TO say 'Klon-
dixie to lot of colored Charlestonians
would be in imminent danger of being
ripped open. with a razor.
A week or so ago there appeared in
Charleston one of the glibbest-talking
darkies that ever hit the old city. He
famed the rising excitement about the
gold fields of Alaska with cunning art,
and he held forth about the wealth to be
gathered just for the mere going after
it, ill he had his audiences well-nigh
crazy. At the proper time he sprung
HE scheme, which was nothing more
nor less than the organization of Klon-
dixie clubs for the sole and exclusive
benefit of the colored race The negroes
had just as much right 20 the gold that
lay round loose up there as anybody,
and If they didn't avail themselves of
the glorious opportunity TO become rich
they were the biggest fools on earth
All they had to do WAS to join the clubs
and get an interest in. the profits that
would accrue. The more money each
individual contributed the more would
be his share of the proceeds. and the pro-
moter advised everybody to invest every
dollar that could be raised.
Well. these peorle fairly tur rb.ed over
each other in subscribing to the Klon-
dixie enterprise The sleek promoter
was in no hurry. but after several daye
of fat collections he concluded he had
worked his Charleston compatriots
sufficiently, and decamped for fresh
pastures 1t is safe to say that his col
ored carcass wouldn't be worth a cop
per II ever be shows up In that COM
mrnity again. 1t was a great bunco
game. but II can't be worked twice in
the same town
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06

Mr.. Edwin R Trip, the postmaster at
Niddlefield Center, n. Y, recently had a
dangerous experience which left him in q
helpless state His system was so much
shattered that it was feared he might never
recover.
In an interview with q reporter of the
ReFubiiean, regarding this experience which
had attracted considerable attention, Mr..
Trip stated:
In March, 1892, I was taken with what I
aherward learned was locomotor ataxia, and
was unable to walk, and / kept getting
worse until / lost the use of my arms
doctored with two skillful doctors but re-
eeived no benefit, and also used a calvanic
battery but kept getting worse and the doc
tors told me they could do no more. This
was in May and June. 1892 I gave up all
hope of ever having the use of ny limbs
again, aud did not expect to live very long.
/ was unable to dress or undress myself, and
could not get around the house unless was
moved in . chair.
~ think it was in June that read Of the
Case Of . man in Saratoga Co, N. y. who
was taken very much as myself. He had
taken DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People which contained. in q condensed form,
all the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the i.iood and restore shat
tered nerves, and hal been cured by their
use
II leayned that the pills were prepared by
the DR.. Williams Medicine Company, Sche-
Aectady. n. v. and only cost so cents a box
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
MINISTER AND CAPTAIN.

Eject of Youthful Looks Combined q
with Yukon Travelling Dresa.
The following anecdote is related in
connection with Hon. Clifford Sifton's s
trip TO the Yukon country. The gov
ernment party embarked at Vancouver
on the government steamer Quaira. The
youthful looking minister of the in
terror, who was personally unknown TO
the captain of the vessel. retired to his
cabin for the purpose of changing his
clothes. and appeared shortly after
ward at the dinner table in n Yukon
travelling suit, of which the prominent
features were a blue flannel shirt and
copPer-rivcted overalls,
Capt Walbran, attired in full naval
uniform. took his customary seat at the
head Of the table. and the company
waited for the signal TO begin The cap
tain seemed 70 have something on his
mind, however. and was appsrently
waiting for somebody. He fidreted
around generally. and looked OCCASION
ally over his shoulder toward the saloon
entrance. Finally, when the soup was
getting rather cool. the captain hearing
one of the guests address the minister
as ''Mr. Sifton." said politely:
II beg your pardon, Mr.. Sifton. but
do YOU know II the minister. your IA
ther. is coming in to dinnerg"
Explanations followed. and now the
captain has ordered the photographs of
all the members Of the cabinet TO BE- sent
him for future use.
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
Thr .i,eh r.r..,A

The grca, pyramid OF Gizch is the
largest structure of any kind ever erect
cd l,y the hand OF man, Its original di-
mensions n, the base were .64 feet
square. and it's perpendicular height in
the highest point is ass feet; IL covcrx
four acres. one rood and twenty-five
rcrrhes of ground, and has been c~ti-
mated 10y an eminent English archi-
tcct to have cost not less than { 80. .ooo,-
roo, which in United States currency
would be about Sisa,eoo 900. Internal
evidences proved that the great pyra-
mid was begun about the year ei7o II.
C.. about the time of the birth of Abra-
ham. II is estimated that about 5000
GOO tons of hewn stone were used in its
construction. and the evidence points TO
the fact that these s;ones were brought
n distance of about 700 miles from quar-
rics In Arabia.
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
The Real s.A...-..u.s =. the Dstch
-ard German preGAc. EN.,iainea.

The Real sss-.s.-s ..uSe the Dutch
-and German preGAc> t.N.laineS.
IL is common mistake of those who
speak only English to suppose that the
preiiS ivan" before butch name
siguiiies mobility. In the "low coun-
triesr-that Is, III the kingdoms OF the
.,etherlands and of Belgium--"van"
aas' no particular meaning. Names
With wan are to be read on shops
as we.i as Gu the doors of the most aris-
.ocratic mansions, The humblest per.
sons have them as vel, Us the most ex-
a.ied. anu u great number of the very
Oldest families are without II.
iui In Germany "von" implies no.
bnity. and all persons who belong to
the nobility preilex won" to their fam
lily names without any exception. Per-
sons who do not belong to the nobility
cannot have the right to pot ''von" be-
fore their names. A man who is
knightcd for some reason, how ever, has
the same right to put won" before his
family name as u person Of ancient no.
bility. For instance. when Alexander
humboldt was knighted he became
.oNander Won Humboldt. All his dc.
scendants, male and female, take the
,re1ex. :
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
bitna Eseltsh sportasaaa,
In Suffolk. England. there Is a Young
man who. though blind. is a good skater,
dancer and bicycle rider.
Tale Of she Sea.

Two American captains were recent
" relating their experiences on differ-
ent voyages. Orc of them told the fol-
lowing story: About one p. IN. on
March my ship was proceeding under
full sail when a cloud about ~ size
Of mans hand was observe on the
horizon. II came on. and as i neared
the ship We discovered that II was COM
posed of locusts. They settled on the
sails and you couldn't Gee q bi, Of canvas
for them. When they flcw away there
was not stitch OF canvas left on the
yards." "Ah." said the other captain.
II cnn quite believe that. for at about
$3.50 p. m. ON March . my vessel was
proceeding under full sail when VIC oh
served = small cloud on the horizon.
Asit approached the ship We discovered
that IL wa~ = cloud Of ioc,ssts. and as
they passed our vessel we saw that
every man Jack Of tAeNl had a pair Of
No I eanvse trcqsers cuN
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
Yrxsr,. -. ~ ,hc srn


\ hollow vessel. termed Of meta q;
Gy other Substance, and Theoretically
Aa.ed, cSu BE- made TO Hoat und,r ihs
eater at given distance without sink
lg 10 the bottom. Copper. for eNaus-
ale. Is nearly nine times as heavy =.
water. \ cubic fcot OF copper made ii
hollow, tight vessel Of nine cubic feei
agaci;y, would jus, hoat. BY makins
=, slightly smaller il would feat
81 depth below the surfaee~ Carefn
mcasu Nements and exact calculations
would be necessary TO float such yes,
sci at reToired depth. a torred,
boat capable OF carrying six perses-
and remaining n number of hours ur
der water was constructed during III,
late war. and one OF the plans 10 re
lease Napoleon from St. Helena c0n
templatet the ase of vessel that coult
bs used clo~e TO the island under tn.
water.
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
GRAPE CURE GARDENS.
seeeesss-lIy Established Fifty Year
ARo Near Berne,

Ago Near Berne.
The happiest and most successful
health seekers of our latter-day world
are probably the summer guests of th..
Trauben kuren. or graIe-cure gardens.
that were established some fifty years
ago in the neighborhood of Berne. and
can now be found all over Switzerland.
France. the Rhineland countries and
southern Austria. says Chautauquan-
Guests eat a very light breakfast.
Weather permitting, they then scatter
in quest of a sharp appetite. The seri-
Gus work of the day begins at ten a. M.
when the gates of the vineyard are
opened for the forenoon lunch Help
ing yourself is the order of the day.
Gossipers stroll up and down the leafy
avenues, cuIling tidbits here and there;
business men gather good supply and
retreat with book to some shady nook
to spice their lunch with a utilitarian
by-purpose. If a glutton desires to
eat his moneys worth to the last penny
the landlord gives him a fair chance:
nobody controls the proceedings of the
lunch party. and the dinner bell does
not ring before three p. m. In other
words, the grape cullers get five-hours'
opportunity to eat their fill. and experts
can get away with IS pounds more
easily and with infinitely less risk to
their hygienic interests than brewery
emDloye with IS schooners of ALCOHOL
'zed barley swi1i.
Grapes. II is true. are chiefly sweet
wafer with a subtle havoring from
rature's own laboratory; but in no
1fbar form ea N The h,,rpa N orO auism n h.
sorb 80 large quantity Of blood
-r-i'"'-o liouids with such minimum
= f'---cssire after effects. The ex-
--s-~'''e fuid reaches every part Of the
-insire out morbid humors and
r-o-'re eoneested organs TO a
hea,ihv state of functional activity, for
reasons which, traced to their ultimate
significance. mean that man, in spite
of nature, is frugivorous, not car
nivorous nor a herbivorous biped.
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
A Fearful Experience
4 POSTMASTER LOSES THE USE OF his
LEGS AND ARMS.
Edwin R. Trip. Of MiddIefieId Center. Meets with
Hazardous Encounter Which Renders
Him HeIDIeSS.
From ot.ego Republican. ooopsr,eo,sn. NJ 2

or six boxes for $50 at any druegist's, ed
sent for two boxes. I used the pills hith-
fully and they gave me an appetite thea
sent for foar more boxes. and before had
taken all Of them my fest and legs which
had been cold began to get warm
- was a member OF the Town Board that
summer and had to be carried and put into
wagon TO 20 to the meetings, and in fact wAs
helpless, as my neighboFs know In August
/ could walk around the house by pushing
chair. l kept getting better and managed
to move around more until at election time
that year. | walked with a cane to the polls,
a short distance from my home. | continued
to rake Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People until / had taken eighteen boxes-
could then get around, and to-day walk 10
the post office and back, distance Of one
quarter OF a mile, three times day. and
attend to my duties as postmaster.
''In the spring of 1898 was elected town
clerk, which office held for three yean,
had previously been justice Of the peace
for thirty-two years | am now 20 years Of
age and have lived in this town for about
forfy-six years For nearly fifty yean
worked at the blacksmith's trade. / an
able 10 do work in my garien now, and ~
some of my wood. consider that my res-
ioration to health is due to the use Of Df.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
EDWIN +. TRIPp."
Subscribed and sworn to before me tAis
sd day of June. 1897
HOMER HANNAH. Nosary RASJ<A
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
Not . Temperance co..sry

A story was told relating TO Scotch
hospitality. as explaining Scotlani's
reputation as drinking nation. Some
years ago a Scotehman residing in the
interior. who had accumulated a for
tune in America, paid a visit to his old
home. Before leaving a fellow-cour,
tryman asked him ts take in his poke,
a notebook. and 10 make n note of every
visit he made with an observation as 10
whether OF nos he was offered liquor
During two months absence he paid
% visits in Scotland and was asked &c
take liquor a, 81 uf the houses he Wis
ited.
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
cosT OF GERMAN COLONIES
r~o High =. Compared with Aavan-
taEes S<curea.

taEes seearea.
Germany can scarcely be considered
ar successful in her efforts to secure
fame as coionizing power. says the
New York Tribune. The estimated cost
of colonies for the coming year is fixed.
according to the imperial budget. at
s2,ooo. COO. in return for which she is
able TO point to sos eoionists. all told.
Of which number half are soldiers and
officials. With regard to the trade.
Gerrnany's exports to her colonies do
not amount 20 81 500. 900 per annuH. so
that frorl business point of view the
undertaking can scarcely be considered
rs profitable one. IL is evident that
he fault lies with the German govern
cnt rather than with the German
-rchanis. The latter thrive and pros
rr to a phenomenal degree in the
tied States. and in all those English
icnics where Initiative. enterprise and
1ruIy ~rcc are no; submitted TO all the
cN1iiuGs and hampering restrictions
bat seem 10 bc inherent TO Germany's
ions of colonial administration
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
SWEETEST OF THE SWEET"
How = Gallant Kcntuclsas Filiea Out
Check for His wife.

&hcCA hof ms WIG.
Framed and hung up in the Agricul-
tural bank. of Paris. Ky.. Is check
whichwasmnde payable to Sweetest OF
the Sweet" and SO iudorsed, says the
Chicago Chronicle. President McCluc. OF
the bank. tells the story of the check as
follows:
"onc OF our depositors recently gave
his wife check for ten dollars, the
check being regularly Allied out and du-
ly signed. except that II was payable 10
Sweetest Of the Sweet When the lady
presented the check for payment in
nocentiy inquired:
"'who il this Sweetest of the
Sweet ?"'
why. it's me- she replied.
"Itold her to indorse the check, which
she did and handed II back.
"'But, madam l said, you must In
dorse II lust as drawn, to the Sweetest
Of the Sweet."'
"shc snatched up the pen and wrote
the worths be,ow the name and paid
The uoney.~
Cañon City record., 1898-01-06
lby's lsssags b M.ttsrs.

II an the women In America could have
placed before them the actual facts and fig
urea, irving the number of innocent babes
predestined to disease and death from the
day of birth, they would stand aghast. II
IL q thousand pifies that these little inno-
cents cannot send back messages from the