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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

"Hey, there! Are you tho uflce
boy?" "Otflce muffin! I'm de jani-
tors private sec 'etary!'-Chicago Tri-
bune.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

Dyspepsia Cured. Shiloh's Vitalizer i'm
mediately relieves Sour Stomach. Coming
up OF Food Distress. and Is the great kid
ney and liver remedy. Sold by N. D. Dan.
forth, Second and Market streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

Availability is domestic drawback;
a woman who never gets angry always
puts too much sugar In her husbands
coffee.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09
CASTOR|A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss the Of ZMz2E<zM

All kinds Of printing done 1t the RE-
PUBLICAN Office ut prices In keeping with
the times. Give the Office a trial aud sec
what they can do in the printing line.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09
Fresh Fish.

All kinds Of fresh fish at s cents pound.
CLAIMS by hundred or qnart. All goods
delivered free of charge. ID. A. Mcclure,
corner Of Fifth and King. Delmarvia
telephone $40.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09
Never.

Patriotic CustOmer-Yes, I'd like to
buy that flag you have just showed
me, but the price is too high. Can't
you come down couple of dollars?
Dealer-What! Lower Old Glory?
Never!-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

All the flowers Of the arctic region
are either white or yellow, and there
are 762 varieties. Nature does not
paint towns red with flowers in chilly
places where there Is no chance for .
hot time,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

Entrance examinations will be hold In
the college buildings, at Newark.
Examinations for admission will be held
OF the college at the opening Of the next
term, September TO- Candidates desiring
In September.
For further Information apply to George
A. Harter, president, Newark, Delaware
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09
DreadfuIIy Nervous,

1t Is friendly to ask fast man To
60 a little slow. :
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

T'OR SALOON MODERATE TERMS, IN
West lttl. street, 20 feet 'front.' IL rooInS with
reception hall and all convenience, bnely fin.
tshed, pspered throughout, also gas fxturss
Now Ia = good time to buy. o. property VIII
coon advance In price. Gully one short block
from Delaware Avenue
j. r. D. SEEDS, ITO Broome strest
H. B. SEEDS. lal6 West 10th street
AZ II
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09
LOST.

osT-A1THnR ON THE sTRErTe OF
~ city, On the roah TO New astle, of lhNew
Castle. A pocket book or card case, contain.
name thereon, 4 suitable reward win Be- paid
fcr return Of same to Standard Dairy, 100 Nv.
Fourth street. III F-2tt .
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

H carriage, in good order, made by Clymer
Apply to Frank Vernon, Republican ONCE
..1e ml7tf
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09
FOR RENT.

EoR RENT-THE PROPERTY N. W. COR.
r Third and shipley streets, Kirkwood
House. Saml Culbert, 5O2 Shipley st. t1.2tt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09
NOTICES.

CE-ORANGEMEN- OFFICERS
~ and members Of Star Of Bel hlehem L. o.
y. No lbs, will please meet at the hall, $40
Orange street Oh Sunday, July 10, at o 80 a. m.
TO attend divine service at the Reformed Epis-
copal Church. Third and West streets, Ser.
vice commencing at l0.Oa. m. Liberty Lodge
No. lbs and all Orangemen invited.
W. j, KIRKLAND,
Chairman OF Com.
Attest Geo. Clancy, Sec tS2t
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

TOR sALE-CHEAP HORSE, BUGGY AND
Il harness. Apply stable 800 East Fourth !,
street. jJ3tl
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

EOR RENT-l0 ROOMS AND BATE ALL
Il improven. ents, 17U9 Broome street. Apply
ITO next door, j. r. D. Seeds. ais
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

E'OR sALE-AT A BARGAIN. DESIRABLE
I building site at cath and Washington sts.
Inquire OF W. B. Foote, 7A King St.
j27-eod.0tt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

Il property, good will aud fixtures Of Il.
censed saloon. Lambert J. Foulk, w Market
st.nak ahM
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

TOR RENT-TO AN ELDERLY COUPLE
e or ladies, frst floor ut 406 W. Sixth street.
j7.8teodt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

EOR PENTHOUSE AND STORE, AZ
+ Madison street, rooms and bath. A good
stand for any kind Of business. Apply 5l7 W.
Third street. j56tt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

NJ Office DIVIDEND
AZ Security Trust and Safe Deposit Co.
Wilmington, Delaware, July u, 1897.
Board Of Directors have this day declared
eemi.annpal dividend of 3 per cent. payable OH
demand. JAMES b. CLARKSON, treas.
10
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09
FOR SALE.

HOR ssALErTRN RIP A.. Ne FOR 8
r :. cents ~ druggists. Que giv6S relief.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

NOR sALE-THAT SNUG COTTAGE 1914
r West Eighth street, price $500 Monthly
paymsnts if.desired for 4 large part Of the pur
chase money, NIT
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

EcOR SALE -KINDLING WOOD AT THE
= sash mill, Front and Thorn Sts. Simmons
= Hr0 ~ a.-s m2DN
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

EOR RENT-A TENT At BRANDYwINE,
T Summit camp, largest on the or ound, in
good location. Apply to A. d. Vernon, this
Office or Highlands, Del.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

T'oR RENT-A FURNISHED COTTAGE AT
IL brandywine Summit camp ground in q
very desirable location, near the southern en-.
trance. Apply to U W. 4oodiRs, real, estate
agent, corner of Eighth and Jefferson streets.
j29tf
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09

LOR RENT-A FIVE ROOM HOUSE IN
Il good order; plenty Of shade, plenty Of
water and pleasant neighborho0d; 1t would
to spend the summer In the country. Apply
TO J. c. Elliott, Passmore farm, above Ashland,
Del. ~ jy2Bt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
'TWlxT YOU AND ME-.

Il had a very busy and exciting day
of it yesterday for a citizen of quiet
disposition.
Il spent part OF the forenoon at
Ned Leavitt's picture show. Queer
hnM-that- fellow does keep painting.
And when you think he can't ever do
any better he pops up next season with
something that throws all his previous
work in the shade
i dropped into Shepard's to see the
stairway that walks you upstairs i'm
stead Of making you walk up IL. It's
lots OF fun. that stairway. l rode on II
six times. I've only one fault TO End
with it, It doesn't work both ways.
That's why I quit it, although | had
ten minutes more time on my hands for
amusement.
Along in the afternoon l went over
to the Providence Opera House and tried
to tell the man at the box office that
he had one more seat left and that il
was for me.
He said the seat was for me all
right, only he didn't have IL left.
i learned OF something interesting
In the evening. IL appears that Ja-
nowski and Showalter played the sec
ond game of their chess match at the
Manhattan Chess Club i'm New York.
So after supper | started down town
to learn how the game came out.
There were considerable crowds of
men heading along down with me. and
] could not but be impressed with the
interest chess match has for folks.
The Journal office had a big screen
stretched across Eddy street TO furnish
bulletins OF the moves, as ] thought, so
/ got in the crowd to watch.
Imagine my chagrin on discovering
that the Journal screen and the crowd
were both out there for the purpose of
getting the returns OF a prize fight
between Corbett and Sharkey-I think
that's their names.
Il was 80 completely hemmed in by
the crowd, however, that I couldn't get
away, and 80 / had TO stay right there
until the fight was ended on foul and
all bets were declared off, believe
that was it-but Corbett never was in
II, not for n minute.
1t must have been half-past eleven
before l got home.
And / couldn't learn how Janowsk
and Showalter came out until l got
paper this morning.
/ trust you'll all enjoy your Thanks
giving dinner. THE CRANK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
IT'D BITS.

The horizontal part of a new bicycle
saddle post is hinged on the upright
portion. and a spring extends from the
end of the ton Jar OF the frame To
support the weight of the rider.
4 Texas woman has patented a now
toy for children. consisting OF Jack
in-the- box" 60 be released from the
box by striking the spring catch with
ball attached TO an elastic cord.
\ handy device for hanging clothes
is formed OF a ri~@ TO be screwed to
the top OF a post 60 support a number
of arms. which are dropped into a
hole i'm the end of the post when not
I'm use.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
THE WASP AS AN ENGINEER.

Several members Of the United States
Engineer Corps We're interested wit
nesses of feat OF insect engineering
near the road on which they were
working. says the Chicago 1nter-Ocean.
One of their number found n blue
ground wasp dragging along the
ground n dead swamp spider one-quar-
ter the size Of a full grown tarantula.
Whether the wasp killed the spider or
fllnd Il dead Is "a question beyond So
lItion. He was having hard time
dragging his prey along. and presently
left IL TO go prospecting for his abode.
The dlscoverer OF the wasp called his
companions, and one OF them I'm COM
Ing stepped upon the wasp's ground
hole. crushing down some blades of
dried grass across ~. This caused no
little trouble 90 the insect, who. upon
locating the hole. nipped away at the
obstructing stalks with his strong man
dibles until he had cleared "A psssage.
Then he went back and sized Up the
spider. walking around the big body
and survsyigg IL from all sides.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
PLANTS IN THE LADRONES.


The queer things in the Ladrones i'm
clude tree, the fruit OF which is SO
obnoxious to the nostrils that a man
cannot" keep his stomach" and smell Ii.
But once pest the nose IL is so deli
cious that he will eat until too full to
walk This fruit ripens once a month,
and is plentiful.
nut. which can be eaten shell and
all IS another queer product, The shell
is brittle like a cracker. sweet and
good. The inside has a kernel which
can only be bitten when the fruit is
fresh.
Another fruit is so rare that It is
used as a coin.
A very queer mineral product is a
stone which changes color in the at
mosphere. Cold days II is black, hot
days il is bright red; when rain threat
ems IL is pinkish: and in cloudy weather
1t is blue. This stone lies on the high
ways, and the pedestrian can forecast
his own weather.
a great yellow flower which opens
and closes TO the sun at noon is another
novelty. This flower takes only five
minutes TO open and shut; for one
minute 1t is wide open, showing a
white center with golden heart. IL
opens directly up To the sun and closes
tight with dropping head. IL varies not
one minute in the whole lifetime of the
plant. On cloudy days Il opens, but It's
petals point downward, for the stem
does not rise as on sunny days. This
flower acts as clock to the natives.
The domestic animal OF the I.adrones
is a small bird called q laughing don
key" II laughs like parrot. but has
projections at the side OF its head which
give rise 10 the name. Another house
hold pet is the Japanese poodle, which
here is very small and very curly
haired This dog catches its own fish
In the lagoons. and eats frnits from the
guaVs tree.
The man who owns a farm in the La :
drones is a rich man,for he can support
life without labor. Bread fruit trees
grow Wild. and with the cocoanuts are
the shade trees of the Islands. A grove
OF bread fruit trees. TO a, Ladrone ISL
ander is what a herd Of Western osttle
Is to "A ranchman. Fruits grow all the
year round. and every quality OF queer
edible tropical fruit is found there.
Rice. corn. indigo, castor oil guavas
and bread fruit are exceedingly plen-
tiful, while sugar cane, cotton, tobacco
and castor beans grow without plant
ing. They are natural TO the soil, and
spring up in such quantities as TO be re-
garded as weeds. ~ .
A very valuable possession which Tn
Gle Sam will hse Is the palm grove
which extends in a belt across all the
islands. This palm grove consists OF
palm trees which rise side by~side sc
close together that you can hardly. ex-
cept for the slenderness OF the trunks
Of the trees. penetrate into the depths
OF the palm forest They grow vegeta-
BILE ivory, which In commerce Is as gooc
as the elephant tusk. This ivory car
be used in all cases that do not call 70,
great durability, and for ornaments. II
cannot be surpassed. Richmond
Times, 49,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

wardens count is only an incident
and AFFORDS no reasonable basis for
disputing the accuracy OF the Off
cial count whatever other reasons
may subsequently develop for ques-
tioning the latter. But in the
west-Covel case the official count itself
was conducted after "A fashion that.
aside from the general and excellent
principle that umpires should never
change decision, contributes to
tho feeling that in this instance mis-
take was highly improbable. The
Board. as SGT forth in its decision, made
tho count with both candidates present.
Every ballot WAS submitted TO each
candidate before it was counted and
recorded The candidates, moreover,
were represented by a brace of tellers
who kept tally with the Board. The
count was checked as IL proceeded. vote
pA vote. Nhl Nblt W dS IfNhiAtu dA
any stage that was not accepted by the
candidates and the unofficial tellers.
There was not reasonable doubt OF
the correctness of the count, and no.
body does doubt il. The otherwise well
grounded decision that the Board has
made is thus particularly justified in
the West-Covell case, and whatever
reasons might be advanced against the
position OF the Board as a general and
permanent ruling would not apply at
all i'm tins convincing instance of an
accurate count. And, of course, the
matter would never have become of
prominence demanding Of the Board of
Canvassers the establishment of n
precedent with an exhaustive state
ment of the reasons therefor had not
the Journal in the pursuit Of political
purity had a desperate longing 10 see
the Hon. Tom West, now the wickedest
man i'm town, defeated 10y the Hon.
William II. Covell, formerly the wick
edest man, but now reduced in rank to
the next wickedest-not because OF good
behavior, but simply by contrast.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

He's reckoning that the hole isn't
big enough" said one OF the engineers.
That's all right. he'll fix It, said an
other, as the insect went back and COM
menced vigorously widening the en-
trance TO his domicile.
Again he returned TO the spider, seized
Il and dragged IL 20 within a foot of the
orihce. To the spectators 1t was evil
dent that more work would have TO be
done before the spider could be dragged
in. This struck the wasp, too, for again
he ran around the body. examining IL
carefully. and returned TO the hole TO
take measurements. He went to dig
gng a second time. Having dug for
two minutes he brought his prey up to
the edge OF the hole. nipped out piece
OF dirt here, cut away grass stem
there, and after fifteeen minutes OF
hard and sldlful labor disappeared un-
derground. dragging the spider after
him doubtless TO form the piece de re-
sistance in a winter storehouse. The
engineers then resumed their work, ex-
changing comments Of admiration.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
SOr1E IGNORANT BOSTONIANS.

The place was Boston. The district
courtroom and the corridors leading
thereto were crowded with applicants
for citizenship. Where does the Presi-
dent reside?" the Judge asked one Of
these. The man was an Italian.
"In Washington street"
"You may stand aside" .
The Italian went away to brush up
his history, and the Judge said TO a
French Canadian from Fall River:
who Is the President OF the United
States"
Mckinley"
IF he should die, who would succeed
him?"
His son.
This man also went away sorrowful.
So did the man who said the Presi-
dent lived ION Fleet street" and an
other who declared the Presidents
name was Byron and still another
who asserted that the President was
likewise governor of Massachusetts
and mayor of Boston.
Such ignorance as this has character
ICED to a very serious extent the natur-
allied voter Of too many OF our states.
1t is easy to recall occasions when the
ward politicians drove into a Boston
court illiterate aliens as though they
were so many sheep. Examination of
them was short and perfunctory. Their
votes put unprincipled ward politicians
into office and nullified the votes OF In
telligent and discriminating citizens.
Today searching tests probe the illit-
crate brain, and the court no longer
ministers TO political trickery.
There has to some extent been a sim
liar change in other cities. In all such
cases the Judge who does his duty
should in some way be made aware
that the best sentiment OF the commu-
nifty sustains him in his interference
with political corruption and his main
tenance OF the integrity and the rights
of suffrage. This concerns the very life
OF the Republic.-Youth's Companion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
QUEER NOTIONS OF BEAUTY.

II is curious TO note the queer ideas
OF beauty which characterize different
nations. I'm Fiji the native women
paint their faces with red and white
stripes as an ornament. The women OF
Greenland cover their faces with blue
and yellow, while Arabian beauties
stain their lips blue and their fingers
and toes red.
The pearly teeth OF the poet and nov
elist would not be valued by some Of
the Eastern and Polynesian nations.
In Macassar the women paint their
teeth red and yelloN i'm such a way
that a red tooth follows a yellow one,
and alternately. The teeth of the ToA-
quinese are as black as art can make
them. The dyeing occupies three or iour
days, and is done To both boys ana girls
when they are about IL years of age
During the whole operation. says Tit
Bits. they never take any nourishment,
for fear of being poisoned by the pig
ment III they swallowed what required
mastiCation. Every person, high ana
low rich and poor, is obliged 10 under
go this somewhat Objectionable opera
tion, as IL is alleged that il would be a
disgrace To human nature TO nave teeth
white like those Of dogs or elephants.
In Japan fashion compels married wo-
men 10 blacken their teeth not, now
ever, as an ornament, but 10 make
them more ugly and save them from
temptation. .....
The Sunda Islanders sometimes
blacken all the teeth but two with
burnt cocoanut, covering the two eX-
cepted teeth with thin plates of gold
or silver. The same tribe is I'm the nab
il of employing their old women TO
dress up the teeth of the youths and
maidens at wooing times. The canine
teeth are filed to fine, smooth edge,
and the body of the tooth made con-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
ORIGIN OF BLIND nAN'S BUFF.

This favorite sport Of childhood and
youth Is of French origin and very
high antiquity. having been intro
duced into England In the train OF the
Norman conquerors. Its French name,
colin Maillard" was that of brave
warrior, the memory OF whose exploits
still lives in the chronicles of the Mid
die Ages.
In the year 999 Liege reckoned among
its valiant chiefs one Jean Colin. He
acquired the name OF Maillard from his
chosen weapon being n mallet. where-
with in fight he used literally TO crush
his opponents. In one OF the feuds
which were OF perpetual recurrence in
those times he encountered the Count
dc Lourain in a pitched battle, and. so
runs the story. In the first onset Colin
Malllard lost both his eyes. He ordered
his esquire TO take him into the thick
est of the fight, and furiously brandish-
ing his mallet. did such fearful execu-
ton that victory soon declared Itself
for him.
when Robert OF France heard of
these feats OF arms he lsvished favors
and honors upon Colin. and so great
was the fame OF the exploit That u was
commemorated In the pantomimic rep-
resentations that formed part OF the
rude dramatic performances OF the age
Nv degrees the children learned 10 act
A FOR themselves. and 10 took the form
OF the familiar sport. The ,blindfolded
p,irsner. as with bandsged eyes and
extended hands he gropes FOR a victim
To pounce upon seems In some degree
90 repeat the action OF Colin Maillard
the tradition of which is also trscesble
in the name-blind mans bun.-Phila-
a.lahla IDfesa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
S MALL SHOT.

Col. Hard OF the Presidents own"
regiment Is the recipient of "A round
robin from his officers asking him TO re-
sign. Which seems hard.
The free traders think they have the
laugh on the protectionists because OF
the decision of the government 90 have
an open door" In the Philippine ports.
The decision seems To. afford a long de-
layed opportunity TO them 10 enjoy free
trade under the American flag by SIM
ply changing their residence TO our new
possessions i'm the far Pacific.
There seems to be a general impress
sion that pugllist Corbetts reputation
state of preservation IL he mad taken his
medicine to the bitter dregs, as it were.
lf We have kept the tally right the
General Assembly is now holding its
fourth session for the year.
The city charter commissioners plain
ly misunderstood the duty given TO
them 60 perform, and. instead, assumed
that they were expected to codify the
'preambIes and resolutions adopted or
offered at successive meetings of the
Muleague.
What's this Mayor Baker I'm the
witness box i'm behalf OF the wicked
trolley corporation, The man elected
on the platform of soak-thc-corpora- .
ticns actually tcstifying that in his
opinion The worst octopus OF All the
municipality throttling octopuses did
nol commit fraud in the case before
the court. Maybe the trolley company
didn't commit fraud. But Mayor
Baker should not stoop 10 quibbling If
he is going TO be consistent in main
tanning the rights OF the people and
soaking corporations. He knows very
well that If the trolley company didn't
commit fraud Il did commit murder or
blgamy or arson or something at the
very least. The idea that trolley
octupus may be innocent of charges
brought against it is preposterous.
Mayor Paker could never have been
elected on a platform that made any
such admission.