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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
A MASCOT IN REALITY.
Prios Of IanA ~nsom whersvsr Ex-Prest
dent Cleveland Resides.


dent Cleveland Resides.
Grover Cleveland is mascot for real
estate boomers. He has made money
In large sums for landholders in three
widely separated parts Of the country.
When he was married, ten years ago,
during his first term, Mr.. Cleveland
bought for $21,500 a place of twenty
eight acres in the suburbs of Washing
ton. Until that purchase the sight
Illness Of the locality had not heen
recognized. The land was in small
small farms and there were few Wash
tngton people who had homes along
the Questionable pike. The President
made some alterations in the COM
Portable old stone house and lived
there in the summer time. When he
went out of Office. after two or three
seasons occupancy of Red Top" as
the place was called, from the brightly
painted roof, he sold his twenty-eight
acres for $135.G00. But previously
thousands Of acres surrounding had
changed hands Cleveland Heights
had been laid out, an electric road had
been built and all of the accessories Of
real estate speculation on q grand
scale had been applied.
Mr.. Cleveland's next venture was in
Q desolate tract of land on Buzzard's
Bay. He went there on the recon-
mendation Of Joseph Jefferson, found
good fishing and bought literally of
the rocky and sandy acres The his
tory of Red Top repeated itself, save
that Mr.. Cleveland did not sell when
the boom came. Buzzards Bay has
come into prominence as one of the
choicest localities on the Atlantic coast
for summer homes. The land has gone
up and up until the advances parallel
those Of the first neighborhood to
which Mr.. Cleveland lent his name.
And now the news is that Princeton
acres. and especially that part in
which the ex-President has invested,
are soaring in values.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
Came To Wilmington

William Miller Of Lnmsharh Pnrnsvl-
vnUn. who is an invelid and great Nuf
fGrcr for the Last 20 years with rheuna-
tam, and kidney complaint for the last =
yrurs, and he has been to all thu lending
hospitals and under tho hest doctors it!
Pennsylvania. who could do nothing for
him; his limbs were drawn up he was
stopped over in the back and wuhhlcd
around on CrutCles for tho las three
years. His friends brought him to this
Electric mud Magnetic treatment All suf-
i"rers Ought to call and sue him ut No SIC
King street. and SEQ what Prot Townsend
can do tor him in few weeks tim" 1t
viii II" wonderful thing for it"f, Town
send IN prnu-ElvHuin to make y cure If
him. lilo has innI!o other wonderful currs
and ht says h" eau tax" tho crutrhcs (rNn'
hun aud make him q happy mau
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
Ancient English Obspryances.

Some of the most curious English
observances connected with Eastertide
are those relating to the old tenures
by which certain landed property is
hed throughout the country Thus
for many years the Manor of Hallaton,
in Leicestershre. was distinguished
by a singular and whimsical custom.
A piece of land was bequeathed to the
use of the rector for the time being
who in return was eniOined to provide
two hare pies, quantity Of ale. anG
two dozen Of penny loaves. to be
scrambled for en- Easter Monday an.
nually." The custom In still continued
but instead Of hare the rector provides
Two large pies made Of veal and ba
,Du.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

A young man who Is in charge Of a
party of gold-seekers on the route to
the KloLdike sends a full accoun. by
letter to a companion in Spokane Of
the means by which he has been trans
porting his supplies northward. One
Of these means was a pack-dog which
has been denominated, on account OF
his importance, "Klondike freight
var"
HE is not large dog, either" says
the letter writer. but he will pack
seventyfive pounds through the snow
after the snow-shoes have made the
trail. Dogs that will pack forty or
fifty pounds are common.
THE Indians at Madison Creek
move everything with dogs. They
handled something like a million feet
Of logs in that way last season. Some
Of the logs were forty feet long and FIVE
feet in diameter. They use no horses
In this country in winter. The dogs
are fed only at night, and then but half
!
the same food
The priest is the high ruler among
them. 1t was he who caused this years
extra supply Of fish to be kept; he told
them to put up enough for two years.
Now they eat the fish they caught the
summer before last. 1t is not uncom-
mon to see fish piled as high as TWEEN
ty-fve to thirty feet, all dried. It
rests on posts set in the ground, and
on the top Of the posts are kettles to
keep mice and squirrels from getting
at the fish,"
Another Klondike "freight-car"
which this expedition came across was
"klootchman," or Indian woman,
who did not weigh more than one
hundred and twenty five pounds, but
who would, nevertheless, carry bar
rel of provisions, weighing not less
than one hundred and fifty pounds,
nailed TO a board and the board strap
ped out on her back. With this burden
she marched thirty miles between day
light and dark, making camp at night,
and keeping it up.
The Americans who have taken the
Klondike trail need no convincing that
the notion that IAN Indian won't
work" is fa!lacy. But for Indian
packers, male and female, no gold
would have been brought out Of Alas
ka, for no supplies for tie miners
could have been taken in.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
A SQUIRREL BONANZA.


Animals on tho Potomac River.
The boys near Cumberland. Nd, re-
.ently had what boys everywhere
would call a bonanza" Somewhere
n the mountains above Cumberland
he squirrels for some reason, prob
IDLY lack of food, became discontinued
with their home and they held great
council of war and decided to migrate
% the southwark in body. So they
I'll set out one bright morning and
travelled until they reached the Poto-
nae river. Here they all leaped in and
IVAN across. Some boys on the fur
her shore saw them coming In vast,
lark body that nearly choked up the
liver. At first they were frightened,
,ut when they knew that they were
.quirrels they lay in wait and caught
more than 100 Of them. People who
Jaw the migration estimated that there
must have been more than 5000 squir-
'els In the company. Such migrations
ire not at all uncommon, although It
ioes not often fall to the lot of boys
% be on hand to see them. Rats, LEM
nings and other small animals mi
crate in the same way.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
Unbinding China Women's Feet.

Are any Chinese women's feet I'M
bound in consequence of the cxertions
of foreigners? Yes but no more than
European ladies' are they going to walk
barefoot through the streets to con-
vince doubters. And what is far mere
important, numbers upon numbers Of
little girls are remaining unbound in
missionary schools at Annoy. Hang
chow and all up ard down the river.
And at parties ladies who SO far as
we know are untouched by Christian
influences yet show with pride their
soft-footed little girls, saying, My old
people bound my feet, but | will never
bind hers" 1t is the upper circles of
China who are giving up binding. The
man on the streets yet binds and loves
bound feet. Just as in Singapore all the
Straitsborn Chinese have cast off
binding, if it be not the very poorest
Of the poor
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
MUzzlED DUCKS.
Eot Dscsase TAsy Asasht, Blt 10 silsnss
. Thsir QaNchiaT.

:. t Yh~iv aa~rks.~
s. ~.
r,ns into E.r.os C;,, e., ~. i, ~.
western mart ~ K.,s,s hoe loo, Lots
of sIas, n % dorh,,,I :, na oon .,.r
catch nm With +, o. ,o.ro, Urtos
,nson at nirbt and rsochos Kans.s
Citv in the morn;no Nearly everv
night be brinss in bis cor two Or tbree
coons ., ,ivo domos,io duots nuring
the NIGHT wbsn bo hos no hocg,ga ~
del;ysr a, swell s,o,,ors !, has hoan
his habit and nriviIo.o 70 liz down
ON an iurrov;sod anuo, ava aoya
Wits tho odvon, ~ ,ha auo,-, tho a.
Two storr.d Tho o,,uost anns.au.
.uaoLina 90 t,o auo,,. - oo,,,d 49,
nnaor.,snd ,ha,r stranro anu;rnnmant
would nn4 ,orn,it IS Is
Eor 49, nIa,tn r. ,. o,.
be n,onrad ro,,os II. tsoraht ~
stranyling tho aro,,, ~ ,,,oroforrir.
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
Same Pay for Everybody.

An aged Georgia negro, Nathan by
name, is employed by gentleman
prominent in State politics. That
Nathan also has an eye to political
fayors is shown by the following con-
versations which recently took place
between him and his employer:
"Marse Jim," said Nathan. lis you
gwine in dis yere race for Governor
Haven't thought about it"
well, eff yer does run, an gifts elect.
ed, will you give me iob?"
Certainly | would remember you,
Nathan. What would you like?"
We'll, sub, I'd DIES like ter black
boots roun' de Capitol"
And what would you expect for that
service"
We'll, suh." he replied, II should
say "a a day would be reasonable. Das
what de yuther legislators get"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
FnntD OUTFITS Of Aluminium,

Among the new things which are
being made Of aluminium are camping
sets OF culinary utensils. advertised as
klondikn outfits, which are marvels
o! lightness. An outfit for six persons
consists 0! thirty-nine separate pieces
and weighs complete but thirteen
pounds 1t comprises four cooking
p0is. a coffee pot. two frying pans,
six cups. six knives, six forks. six
spoons and six plates, salt shaker
and pepper shaker. The pots are
oval in form. The biggest one Meas-
urGs l0i2 inches one way by "a in
ches the other and the whole set is
made so AS to pack into this one. An
Outfit for three persons, consisting of
twcnty-one pieces, weighs So pounds
only, and an outfit for two persons.
containing fifteen pieces, weighs only
pounds.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

Top-spinning is one of the oldest
games in the world. It has been play.
ed for thousands Of years, and there
are few even of the savage nations
Of Asia and Africa who don't play the
game with some sort of top. Long
before Columbus sailed for America
The Indians knew a good deal about
ops and top-spinning. The Sioux
whitfield them out of bits of wood,
something like the one shown in the
picture. In Ceylon. Siam and China
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
Childish Actions Of Congress.

The actions in tho HOUSE yesterday by
our congressmsn are not calculated to give
4 good impression Of our law makers to
the people Of the United Scales rs icing
safe men 10 trust the "honor" of tho Ma
ton ts When Congressman get up and
call one another liars aud shake their fists
In the air while rising to point Of order,
b surely not an edifying spectacle for the
people Of this country to read of in their
papers. The House by vote Of 322 has
placed itself on record as favorlng fight
ing Spain. Only nineteen members voted
against Intervention proceeding and inds-
pendenee for the Cubans. The Senate.
being y more deliberate body, will,
In ell probability, take two or three days
ttconsider the advisability of oo-operat-
ing with Congress and the Suggestions Of
the President. Spain has been for the past
three years waging war on the island Of
Cuba against revolution by the inhahit-
ants thereof, without making any stub
ssantial progress toward the suppression
Of said revolution and has conducted the
warfare In ma,,nsr contrary to the laws
Of nations, by methods inhuman and un.
civilized, thereby causing the death by
Starvaiion Of more than two hundred
thousand Cubans." The above 10 what
tho President has set forth in his message
70 Congress and which Congress has rs yet
Tailed to act upon. Every move thus far
points to conflict with Spain, which
while we feel tho United States will give
thaf nation tho worst defeat 1t has had for
pears will necessarily plunge this country
into millions Of dollars Of expense besides
making numbrrless widows and orphans,
eripplss and invalids for HE and making
living for the poor more dlffsult. War
has tendency to cause rise in tho price
Of the nscessaries Of lfo and the poor are
the ones upon whom the additional bur
den fails. All this Is what the Congress of
che United States has ordered to drive
Spain from it, position Of ownership in
the western hemisphere. We only hope
that ii war comes it will ba short sharp
and decisive and not last for years.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

To sleep exposed to a direct draught
at any season; to imagine that what
ever remedy causes one to immediate.
~ feel better, as alcoholic stimulants,
for example is good for the system
without regard to the after effects; to
eat as if YOU had only minute in
which to finish the meal, or to eat
without an appetite, or to continue Hf-
ter it has been satisfied to crafty the
taste; to give unnecessary time to
certain established routine Of house
keeping, when it could be much more
probably spent in rest or recreation.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
ID EGISTER'S ORDER,
II REGISTER : OFBICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL.

hEilSIEIt \ otbltE,
New CASTLE COUNTY, Dxi.
April 2, lsos
Upon the application of Catherine Ua'hrart
Administrators, G, A. Of Patrick Calhrart
late of Wilmington Hundred. in said
county. dec asrd, it is ordered auh Ill
rcctei by the Register that the Administrators
aforesaid give notice Of granting Of Letter,
Trsamentary &. r A upon estate of Icce;ls.l
with III date of granting thereof, by causing
advertisements to be posted within fr-ty LAYS
from the date OF such Lett, rs in six Of the most
public places of the county Of New Castle, re
quirinR all persons having demands against
the estate to present the same, or abide 10y M
act of Assembly in such cnsc made and prUvid
ed and also cause the same to he Inserted
within the same period in the DAILY RgpUB.
ILCAN, new spaper published in Wiimngtpu
Del, and to be Ontinued therein two months
49,, Given under the hand ami -ra! Of
I SIS Office Of the Register aforesaid at
-r-~' W hntnpton, in New Castle cunnty
aforesaid the ia" and year above written
CALVIN W. CROSSAN, Register
NOrlCE-N is hereby given that Letters
OF Administration e "a were in due form OF law
granted unto the Undersigned On the End day
Ut April, A. u lM'., unl that all persons
having claim. against ttn estate Of the i"rti,,.
Ell must pi -St nj the SAINT, duly attt,rl to the
shld ADMINISTRATIVE, On or b.fur" the md day
al Apni loJy. Or ahitir Tie, Act Uf Assem-.
t!y Ia 81, . tnsr uarlr and provided
CATHERINE EATtFCA1!I
AunhnlStrntrlx, & 7 A
Address 1919 W. 10Th street, Wilmington.
Del. as
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

pEGlsTER'S ORDER.
~ REGIsrER's OFrtCE.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL,
April :" 1884,
SUpon the application Of Edward Il Chip
pey, Executor OF Thomas Harding
late of Wilmington Hundred III said
county, deceased, 1t is ordered and tllrrctr,. hv
the Register that the Executor aforesaid
give nuticc of granting Of Letters Testanr
tary upon the estate OF this Il, censtd, with
the date Of granting thernof, by causing ud YER
tisements to I've posted within forty days from
the date of such Letters in slS of the most pub
lie places OF the county Of New Castle, rc,luir-
lngal persons having demands against the cs
tnte, topresent the same, or abide by an act Ut
Assembly In such case made aud provided, and
also cause the same to be inserted within the
same period in the DAILY REpUBi..CANa uews-
paper published III Wilmington. D,l and To lie
continued therein, two months e. q. d.
----, Given under the hauti ,i,t seal Of 1t
( B. fee of the Register aforesaid, at Will
- - mington, in New CASTLE county afore
said, the day and year above written
CALVIN W. CROSSAN, Register.
NOTICE NOticcis hereby given that letters
TeStamentary were in due form Of law
granted unto the undersigned, on the md day
OF April A. D., ls.S, and that all persons
having claims against the estate Of the ,ler,ns
ed must present the same, duly attestetl, TO the
said Executor, on or before the 2nd day
of April 1888, or abide the Act o. Assembly
Ill such case made and provided.
EDWARD II. CHIpPEY,
Executor.
Address, mo Tau,all street, Wilmington
Del al
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
Had His Head Cut.

Joseph Maggie had his head cut very
Adly by couin2 in contact vita gnlvar.
!s'tE machine n the shops Of the hGCuI-
laEEh Iron Company yesterday He WAS
Aaken tu tine uffics Of RI H.M. F!isr. where
tie nets sag rsaistsncr was rendered. anJ
ssps - his bcfss No. SE E.,~sf-s -.-'
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
Some Day,

The Fair One-I suppose you will
marry, though, when the golden oppor.
tunity offers, won't you?
The Cautious One-Tt will depend
upon how much gold there is in the
opportunity.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

nearly all the tops are so fixed that
they whistle or sing when they spin.
The ordinary top used by the Ameri-
can boy is probably the most popular
in
the world. 1t is extensively used in
England and in all of her colonies.
The German top is larger and more
expensive, and the French top is quite
different in shape None of them will
stand the pegging and battering of
the stubby little American top.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

Scrofula, salt rheum. orvsipelas and
other distressing erIptive diseases yield
quickly and permanently to the cleansing
purifying power Of t'urdork Blood hi tiers
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
msehInIst. Mar an address.

6.B Gtsnn Of Chicago last night address.
ed Wilmng ton Lodge No. 1s4, Intsrna-
tionsl Associations Of Machinists, In Turn
Hail on tina labor question.
He dweiS Oh tho strike which occurred
at the Armour Packing Company in 1893,
and said the cause Of the strike was on ac-
count Of a reduction of Is per cent In wa
ges, and before the men went to work
again they demanded an increase of 10 per
cont, which was granted.
He also stated that he was in Washing
ton last week, and was assured that the
eight hour bill as amended would soon be.
come II law, and concluded by urging
everybody to join the association, after
which Refreshments were served.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
Democratic Conpre . sionsI Committee

Washington, April ls.-The democratic
oougl sssiona com today announced
the appointment Of The following ex ecutive
committee: Senators James K. Jones, of
Arkansas; Charles J Faulkner, of Wsst
Virginia; John Il. Mitchell, of Wisconsin;
Joseph l.. Rawlins, of Utah; Represents
tivos l.. Irving Handy. Of Delaware; John
W. Maddox. of Georgia.; Charles *.
Wheeler of Kentucky Adolph Meyer, Of
Loalsiana; Ford. ID. Brucker. Of Michigan;
Robert N. Bodinc, of Missouri; John j.
Lentz, OF Chic: W. A. Jones, of Virginia;
and Delegate Marcus A. Smith. OF Ari-
konA.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

The little folks love Or Woods Norway
Pine Syrup Pleasant t. tnke; perfectly
harmless positive cure for coughs. colds,
b!unchltlS asthma
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

The longest artificial watercOur1e in
the world is the Bengal Canal. 800
miles. the next is the Erie. 1863.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

ESTABLISHING is ah u rs romurnratiye
nsary other calling. Ono fisherman on,
dny Of this week caught 81 worth.a
saad ara only selling at fair price There
is nothing to our taste that beats IL Della
ware panked shad, with tho ether ncucs
sary nxings on the side.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
IT IS TO YOUR PROFIT
TO HAVE A DELMARYIA
TELEPHONE

1t is to your advantage to have
good service. Why pay for poor
service when the best costs no
morea Stop and consider what
you have been compelled to ply
while the telephone was in the
hands OF a monopoly. What kind
OF service were you givena Would
your ratehave been reduced ? Nev-
er. Would it have increased ,
Possibly.
These are sober thoughts for the
telephone subscribers to consider
when offered are ductionto continue
with the corporation who forced
them to pay high rates and subject
ed them to petty snnoyances. The
Delmarvia is not a foreign corpor.
alton but Home Company. Pa.
tronize home industry and you will
best serve your interests. Order a
Delmarvia Phone put in at once.
You will receive immediate atten.
ton by addressing
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

Given with every purchase; and 81 w
worth of them gDui for /. glass of soda
water at Dlnforth's unrivl!cd Drug store
Market Il second streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
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1000 New Cars Tor hpeuDsy "

The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad has invited
bids for 1904 box car OF 50 Oo' pounds ca
pacity and constructed upon the most
modern lines. The company will also
build 5UJ cars at lis own shops at Altounn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

THE Smyrna Times says: 1--WE notified a
man lust week throwing sample copies Of
paper around the streets Of Smyrna, but
no one seemed to pay any attention to
them. Securing Que we found 1t to be
1.-THE Trade Builder" published monthly
In Wilmington by A l.. Baldwin,. with
d. L. Gulick MS business manager. The
subscription prics is 50 cents II year payable
10 advance, but we would not imagine
Mr.. Baldwin was making fortune out Of
this paper. ".Fhe Trade Builder is an
excellent name for paper that Is ins.ru-
mental in building up an advertisers trade
but this Wilmington sheet will mover do
that. In the first place the paper will not
be noticed by one person out of Twenty, as
ID contains no news of local characte or,
no general news, in fact, nothing but ad-
vertisements and plate Natter which
do not interest the sversge reader The
paper Is published monthly but has no
regular Cay of issue. coming out, we pre-
sumo, when tho WilmiE ston merchants
can BIO worked" for enough advertise,
,nents to justify vi issue The mnuey
expended by those merchants nigh juss
as well be thrown into the fire. 1t is IN
actual loss to them, for advertising With a
paper like "The Trade Builder" br!r.,. no
result"
b. The Smyrna Times is more than half
right in its criticism OH this guerrilla man
ner of getting advertisements from our
merchants, and then putting out half tho
number they cEiim to circulate.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

R"v sam p. Jones will give his greatest
aud most witty lecture May b, vt Union
N e. Church,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14
Niagara's Trial Trip.

Howard GoultPs yacht Niagara is be-
ing rushed toward completion so she may
he taken to New York to be given her trial
trip before May. The yacht is to be fur
nished in that city by Mr.. Gould. The
joiner work is occupying the greatest at
rention at present. The machinery has
beeL pu; in and Is in working order
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-14

We have made all
addition to our regu-
lar line of Bedroom
Suits and will be
ready to show to-day
the best SIS Suit ever
put out at that price.
This is a bold state
nnent, but we do not
hesitate to make it.
We we're through
buving. had all tho
Spring goods in, but
the opportunity was
given us of buying
these SUITS at less
than the cost OF pro-
duction. There is only
40 of them, and we
are going to make a
quick turn. That is
why they are $500.
Really ought to be
$500.
Bedstead is tull size
with carved head
board.
Bureau has carved
standards, 24x3U bev-
eled mirror. 2 small
and 2 long drawers,
and top is 12X2O in.
Washst;tntl is com
bination and 32N15
Both bureau and
WaShstand have swell
tops.
-..---.--.
J.& j. II.
IN
40 King ST.
al French Street.
Stop at tho Newly Rrinodled
QUICK LUNCH I'D !'sTsa ?Aaa9M
The only place in tho city whsre lrde!
can get quick lunches and oysters