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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE JOURNAL
JENKINS IS ALIVE
Member of Delaware Fire Co. Writes From
Before santiago.

tDetUre Shhtitros
Robert q. jenkins, ex-tilerman of
the Delaware Fire Co.. who is mem
Der of Co. II, Twelfth Infantry of
Regulars, at Santiago, writes to James
Cannon Of this city under date Of July
4th. This fact shnws that the report
that Jenkins was killed In the fighting
there was incorrect. The name OF jerks
in list of killsd had been taken to be
possible misprint for Jenkins.
In his letter, Mr.. Jenkins says that
the first engagement was on June 2ith
land tho loss Of men was heavy, but
Shafter won hands down, aud the next
was on July lst and it was something
terrible. The Twelfth put up big
fight; the loss on our side was about
100, ana we captured 100 SraniardH and
killed about 300," ,.
jenkins says be saw the Journal re-
porter who was snot, and Was about 10
feet from him when be pulled down the
flag at San Juan. lie puts the Spanish
loss at 5000, and ours ut LOCO, the
Sixth Infantry. Ninth Cavalry and
New York Volunteers suffering the
most. He aays also that 10 towus were
captured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

Special oorresponaence n Gazette and Journal
Dover, July IS. Carroll Day, colpred,
aged about years, last eysning ran
Into the shaft of carriage standing on
Kirkwood street and jabImed il into
his eye. knocking him down and com-
pletely blinding him. He had already
lost the sight OF the other eye, and this
mishap may make him totally blind. !,
David Pyle. who for several yenrs
has been assistant freight agent here,
has been transferred to Mt. Pleasant,
and William Al. Kingsbury of Mt.
Pleasant has been assigned to his place
hero. tB d - fa
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

-Jacub DenkynN. who died in Brook
Ign. n. T., on Saturday. aged II ysars,
waa born in Blackbird hundred. lie
was Democrat and was elactsd a
memher of the Legislature in 1868.
serving at the session of 1863. at
which james A. Bayard and Thomas
f. Bayard, father and son, were elected
United Stutes Senators on tue sameday,
the former to ill an unsxpired term.
Mr.. DeRkyne voted for bofh. He was
also aealer of weights aud measures and
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

is like sweet voice, IAN excellent thing
in woman" Where it does not exist natur-
"Glenn's Sulphur Soap" removes all the un-
pleasant effects of dust and perspiration.
obliterating blotches, tan and all other dis
colorations of the skin; more than this it
gives healthy tint to the cheeks, and a
lustrous whiteness and smoothness to the
neck and arms. 1t is the fashionable cos.
metic at the watering places, and, as science
votiches for its harmlessness, no lady need
be afraid to use it. Beware of counterfeits,
Sold by druggists. A fitting toilet accom-
paniment is Hills Instantaneous Hair
Dye" which changes gray or any obnoxious
color to beautiful black or brown in the
space of few minutes, and contains no
mineral poision-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

Chief Consul Build of the Delaware
Division, League OF american Wheel
men, is distributing among tho MEM
hers of the local division copies Of the
Pennsy iuania ROAD book, which contains
maps showing the good strsets in Will
mington and aome good Delaware roads.
1t ia, in fact, almost as valuable as II
Delaware map as o Pennsylvania map.
The information for the Delaware maps
was furnished by William Kirk of this
city, an enthusiastic member of the
league.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

DR.. Robert II. Nones has been ap
pointed dean of the Medico- Chirurgical
dental schnol, and DR.. james ID. Price
has heen appointed an adjunct pro-
fessor in tho college. Both are native
Dslawareans. Dr.. Nones was born in
this city and Ia a son of DR.. S. S.
Nones, now OF Philadelphia, who is a
brother of Capt. Henry b. Nones of
this city. DR., Price was born 10 Sea
ford,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

Work ia progressing favorably on the
torpedoboat Stringham, now in course
of construction at the shipyards uf the
Harlan & Hollingsworth Co. for the
United States government. 1t is ex-
pected that the launch will take place
about September LIST.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21
EPWORrIl LE.la on.
Second General Conference Concludes Its
Session nc Saratoga.

Session at Saratoga.
The second general conference of the
District League. embracing the eastern
territory of New York, EHateral Penn
Rylvauia, Delaware anti Maryland con-
cluded it's seventh annual session Sun.
day night Mt Saratoga, N. Y. The follow
ing Ufiluers wers elected:
President, the Rsr. j. W. Marshall.
Camden, N. j.. Vice. Presidents. the
Rsv. L. n. GinRs, Watsrvliet, N. Y.
j. J. Holden. Brooklyn, N. Y; Will
liam McAlpine. Stamford. N. y. the
Rev. @. S. Kemble, bergen Point. N.
j.; the. Rev. S. u. Pitts, Allentown q,
Pa. Aubrey vandever, Clay ton Del.
and rbe Rev. j. A.. Richardson. phila-
delphiR; Secretary. II. A. Monros,
Philadelphia; Treasurer, the Rev.s r!
Irving Watkins, New Castle. Del.
Superintendent Junior League Work,
Samuel II. Thompson, Camden, N. j.
The conference will hold it's 1900 SEES
sion at Philadelphia. ="
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

Tho members of tho Department of
Elections are desirous that all OF the
city registrars who. have not already
done SO bond before the end Of the
month, as there is much. preliminary
work ami the registratiun will start
next month. a.. -3
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

Chief Cousul William Y. Budd Of the
Delaware Division Of the League of
American wheslmen has appointed the
following League hotels in Delaware {:
Clayton House, in this city; McIntire's
Hotel, in Mjddlatown; Capitol Hotel,
in Dover; Douglass House., in Rehu-
both ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

Washington, July Is. The plans for
seuding Commodore Watson's' Eastern
squadron to Spain are about completed,
anil IL is said that nositive ortiers have
been given with a visw to. having every
thing in readiness by the, end of this
week.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

Fire Sunday night destroyed the barn
and outbuildings on tho farm of @. II.
brady, near Odessa, tho wheat crop.
which had just bepn threshsd being
included. The loss will probably reach
SIS, 600, and may be covered by insurance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

A tract of land In Mill Creek hun
dred. belonging to Samuel NJ. and
Edward Reynolds, was sold by Sheriff
Finn on Saturday to George L, Brown,
attorney, for SlO0,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

Mary Finley, ngcd about s years,
whils sitting in front of her home, No.
623 West Seventh street, in small
chair. 2about II O'Clock Sunday. morn
ing, fell over on the curb, breaking
her arm. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

The young son of Powell Patty, a
blacksmith, on Fifth street between
Madison and Monroe. broke an ankle
on Monday afternoon, while Jumping
from wagon in Belts stable yard.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21
uiniat,,r i,oukh,Il,s WIFE Dead.

Athens, Greece, July IL. Mira, Rock
hill, wife of Mr.. W. w. Rockhill, the
United Statss minister to Greece. died
yesterday of typhoid fever.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

Richard LAWYER, Co. F, First Della
warn Volunteers. was bitten 10 the eye
recently by black spider. Ills vision
may be permanently impaired.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

Actors, vocalisis, public speakers recon-
mend Hale's Hosey Of. Horehound and Tnr.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21
AN APPEAL TO TIE PEOPLE
In Behalf of the Industrial
School for Girls.
FUNDS FOR A BUILDING WANTED
It VIII Cost $50, 900, and Only
$1,000 Is Subscribed.

Mrs. Il. .. Marks, on Behalf of the Board
of Managers. Makes the Appeal and Tells
what the Institution Has Dons-Judge j.
Frank Ball Adds some Interesting Tasti-
mony.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21

Consists OF strong men and healthy women, and
health aud strength depend upon pure. rich
blood which rs given by Hoods Sarsabarilla. A
nation which takes millions OF bottles OF Hoods
sarsaparilla every year is laying the foundation
for health, the Wisdom Of which will surely show
itself In years TO come.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21
snle Of MilI oreek Land.

foods .PiiIs arc prompt, efficient, always
reliable, ensy 70 take. easy 70 operate. 20c.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
HISTORY OF IRRIGATION.
The Anglo-saxon Race Has Taken IL Up
Only In the Last Half Century.

But although irrigation Is both ancient
and universal the Anglo Saxon never dealt
with il in large way until the last half
century when he found IL to be the indis-
pensable condition of settlement in large
portions of western America, Australia
and South Africa. Through all the CEN
turies Of the past the art has been the ex-
elusive possession of Indian, Latin and
monaghan races Its earliest modern
traces in this country are found in the
small gardens of the mission fathers OF
southern California. They brought the
method from Mexico and taught it to the
Indians. But the real cradle OF American
irrigation as "a practicable industry Is
Utah. A treasured historical painting in
Salt Lake City shows the pioneers of lS47
in the act of turning the waters OF the
mountain stream now known as City
creek upon the alkaline desert This pic
ture commentaries the opening scene in
the new industrial drama of arid America.
In the hands of the Indians and Next
cans of the southwest irrigation was
stagnant art, but the white population
has studied it with the same enthusiasm
which ii bestows upon electricity and new
mining processes. The lower races merely
knew that if crops were expected to grow
on dry land they must be artificially wa
tered. They proceeded TO pour on the wa
ter by the rudest method. The Anglo
Saxon demanded 10 know why crops re-
CURED water and how and when it could
be best supplied to meet their diverse
needs. He has sought this knowledge
through the medium of agricultural col
leges experimental farms and neighbor-
hood associations. He has thus approach
cd by gradual steps true scientific meth
DDS, which are producing results unknown
before in any part of the world. William
h. Smythe in Century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
swedish Doctors Send No bills.

Sweden has doctors, but no doctors
bills. If you have occasion TO call ply
stefan, you will find him not only skillful,
but highly educated and most honorable
gentleman. You will also have another
proof of the honesty of the Swedes and
their friendly confidence in each other.
Swedish doctors send no bills TO their
patients When you shall pay your ply
stefan is left entirely to your own choice.
The rich pay him literally whether they
have need for his services or not, If he has
been once retained by them The poor
pay him small sum, and the very poor
pay him nothing. Yet he visits the poor
as faithfully as nc does the rich.
On the last day OF the year you put into
an envelope, addressed TO your physician,
sum of money which you think not only
sufficient to compensate him, but in ac-
cortlance with your position in life, and,
inclosing your card with the money, send
the envelope by servant to the doctor.
The servant returns with the card of the
doctor i'm sealed envelope directed to you.
This shows that he has received your
money, and no word about the matter ever
passes between you.
Should you send him nothing he Will
come and prescribe for you all the next
ear, and as long as you live, and he Is
too dignified to ever say word about 1t.
New York Ledger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
Early observations ON Smoking.

JACQUES Cartier could find nothing more
odd or curious among the singular GUS
toms of tho Indians than their habit OF
smoking tobacco. In the narrative OF his
second voyage to Canada in 1885 the fol-
lowing quaint description of pipe smoking
among tho primitive red men Is given:
1.-The Indians have an herb which, dur
ing the summer, they gather great guam
tity of for the winter, and which they prize
very highly and use (the men only In the
following manner: They dry 1T In the sun
and suspend it from their necks tied up In
little skin instead of bag, together with
a horn (pipe) of stone or wood. Then, at
all hours, they make "a powder OF the said
herb and put it in one end of the horn, and
then place live coal upon IL, and through
the other end they blow so hard that their
body is filed with smoke, so much SO that
It comes out of their mouths and nostrils
as out of a chimney. They say this keeps
them healthy and warm, and ON that ac-
count they never go about without these
things. We have tried the said smoke, and
after having it in our mouth 1t seemed to
contain pepper, so great was the heat.
At the time the above was written to-
bacco was unknown In France, and 1t was
more than quarter of century after that
It was introduced into that country by the
seed sent from America by Jean Moot.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
Heroic.

In the Carlist war of Spain, which was
prolonged from 1888 to 1S40, most OF the
mountain races Of the north of Spain were
supporters of Don Carlos, the pretender to
the Spanish crown then worn by Queen
Isabella.
Upon the defeat Of the insurgents one
detachment of them under the command
of General Elio was taken to Bayonne as
prisoners of war. Victor Hugo in his let
tiers tells this incident of the occasion:
General Elio, who had spent IL months
In prison by order of Don Carlos, was a
member of this troop. When he reached
Bayonne, General Harispc said to him
General Elio, have been ordered TO
mako an exception in your favor. Ask Of
me what you desire. What would you
like for yourself and your familyf"
Bread and shoes for my soldiers, said
Elio
And for your family"
az have just told you.
"You spoke only of your soldiers, in
sisted General Harispe.
"My soldiers" said Elio, fare my fam
lily. youths Companion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
DANISH TOWNS.
They Are at Best Nothing More Than Tol.
erably Developed Villages.

The Dane Is good fellow. One
comes, think, inevitably to this oonclu-
sion after a somewhat intimate aoquaint-
ance with him. His country also Is not
the tame, uninteresting tooth of land one
is prone to fancy from the summary of it
given by the geography books.
To get in touch with the Danes and
Denmark proper it is desirable not to So
,ourn too long in the towns. They are
called towns, these little red rooted, stork
inhabited, stone paved settlements OF
from two to thirty thousand souls. But
really they are nothing better than toler-
ably developed villages. The tone OF ex-
istenoe in them is distinctly parochial and
bucolic. Flocks and herds make noises in
the streets, the people have mirrors affixed
TO their windows to give them sly yet ex-
hilaratiDg glimpse of the passersby, and
the stranger within their bounds Is marked
down in moment and becomes most
welcome topic of conjecture and an object
for all eyes Ia fasten upon. They are so
very rural, in fact, that the white mist,
which in the gay summer season rises
about bedtime from the rich grass LANDS in
the neighborhood, has no difficulty toward
midnight in covering them with its film
and keeping them (storks and all) as cool
as it keeps the grass blades in the mead
ows. The one or two high chimneys In
their midst must not be taken for indica-
lions of iron works or factories. Thither
night and day chatter the milk carts with
milk from the farms for miles round, and
In them butter is made on behalf OF an
entire district for shipment to England.
If there is another building Of some size
in the place, you may safely assume that
it Is a slaughter house. The slaughter
house, like the dairy, is closely connected
with England. Wagonloads of carcasses
go from it's gates periodically toward the
nearest railway station, whence they jour
ney at dismal rate to Esbjerg, the chief
port of shipment TO Great Britain.-Corn-
hill Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
ORIGIN OF THE WEDDING CAKE.
Blushing Roman Maidens Carried Three
Ears of Wheat to the Altar.

When In ancient or imperial Rome
maiden was welded according TO con-
farreation, she always carried three ears of
wheat in her hand, while over her head
was broken a simple cake of far and mola
salsa as presage of plenty and an ample
abundance of the good things of life.
In this primitive custom, then, we see
the germ from which grew the elaborate
plum loaves and daintily beribboned boxes
of luscious richness that form so oonspicu-
Gus feature of our marriage feasts today.
The bridal wreath of an early English
bride was likewise fashioned of bearded
(and sometimes gilded) wheaton spikes,
while on her return from church corn and
other cereals were showered upon her and
then carefully gathered up and consumed
by the wedding guests. In this also we
recognize rude ancestor of "a modern
fashion-that of sending a newly married
pair off in "a small blizzard of hard, snowy
rice.
In course of time, however, the golden
grain was ground and made into large,
thin, dry biscuits, which were gayly shat
tered above the blushing maids flowing
locks and then distributed among the by
ISLANDERS. To this day, too, in some por-
tons of highland Scotland it Is still GUS
tomary for the best man and first brides
maid TO break an oatmeal cake over q
young wife as she crosses tho threshold OF
| the first house entered after the marriage
I ceremony. This hammock is then partak
! en- of by all the assembled friends and
washed down with the Scotch whisky in
| which they drink the health of the bride
| and bridegroom and of their respective
clans.-Lippincott'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
Blades of Toledo.

The Spanish towns were celebrated
throughout the civilized world for the ex
cellence of their swords, and among them
all Toledo stood unrivaled for the temper
of her steel. The Toledo blade, famous in
song and story, was SO keen, so flexible
and withal so strong that its fneness be-
came proverbial. When the Moors over
ran Spain in tho ninth century, they were
already masters of many of the arts, and
especially were they adopts in the working
of metal. Their swords were highly val
ued for their delicate temper, and their
special decoration which we still call
damascening was also justly priced. 1t
was from these conquerors that the Span
iards learned much of their skill in forging
and tempering steel.
And that the completeness Of the no.
blest weapon men ever made should not
DO marred by the lack of any element,
natural or artificial the fairy godmother,
Nature, contributed one more gift. On
the banks of the Tagus there is an abun-
dance of fine sand. In the process OF forg-
ing the metal is taken white hot from the
furnace and is subjected to a cooling
process. 1t was to the peculiar properties
of this white Tagus sand, in which the
cooling blade was buried, that the Toledo
swords owed their unequaled hardness and
great Hexibility. Mary Stuart Mckinney
in St Nicholas.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
prehisfaric Swords.

In the early ages, before men knew any
thing about civilized ways, they lived in
caves and had to protect themselves, not
only from the attacks of animals, but from
those Of their human brothers as well.
The first weapon their unaccustomed I'm
gers shaped was warclub. Experience,
however, soon taught them that deadller
blow might be delivered with weapon
that would cut rather than crush, and
they made hatchet. Then one day some
one discovered substance In the secret
stores of the good brown earth on which
he finally learned to put keencr edge
than he had ever been able to chip on his
stone Ratchet, and the sword was made
From the remains discovered In tombs and
barrows, or mounds, we know that those
savage races gained a certain degree OF
skill in fashioning bronze and iron sword
blades. And from the care with which 1t
Is evident that their bodies had been buried
we infer that they are the remains OF
chieftains and men of consequence, ana
that they esteemed their swords most hon
orable and perhaps useful companions In
the long journey to the world beyond
Mary Stuart Mckinney In st. Nicholas.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
A BRIGAND WHO LevIes TAXES.
He Also Preserves the Peace and Protects
Property.

"brigandage Is still rampant I'm MANY
rural districts In Italy," said DIR. Rayooli
tho resident italian consul, to an ENQUIRER
representative
'froia advices j receive occasionally I
keep In touch with home affairs, and let
Ter from friend In Triest contains a ref
erenoe To Tiburzi, one of the most pictur-
esque OF these freebooters. Tiburzi is
about 4S AT the beginning of his career
ne was az bad as others of the same voca-
tion In life. In 1872 he was caught, con-
victed OF highway robbery and murder and
sentenced to Imprisonment for life. He
escaped In 1874 and took refuge In a wood
near Vlterbo, whore he lived In security In
spite OF IL warrants and "a large reward for
his arrest. Tho reason of this security is
simple enough He was good to the poor
ANY peasant In need of help could always
get gold coin from Tiburzi-and he pun
ished traitors. Consequently the peasants
were ready to assist him against the police
or government emissaries and those who
would willingly have given information
were afraid to do SO.
AFTER his escape Tiburzi altered his
method of gaining living. He caused 1t
to be made known to all tho well to do
people in the district that If they paid him
an annual contribution he would not in
terfere with them and would protect them
from molestation by others. 1t was con-
sidered advisable to agree, and Tiburzi has
been for years in receipt of large income,
one man alone paying him al50 year.
Crime has considerably diminished in the
district. The smaller fry dare not modest
Tiburzi's proteges, for he is still good
shot with his English repeating rifle. I'll
burzi does what the government cannot do
-he collects taxes without trouble, and he
keeps down crime.
cit must not be supposed that he hides
In the woods all day He can walk about
the whole district without fear of capture,
and he lives in good style. He goes to
Rome sometimes, presumably In disguise,
and has even been abroad. Will he ever be
nrrestedP Time alone will tell. "-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.