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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02


Eight men were enlisted on Friday by
Lieut.. Andrew Moses, U. S. A., at his
recruiting office, Third and Market
streets, as follows Charles F. Murphy,
formerly of the First Delaware, and
John w. Keenan,, who were assigned
to the Sixth United States Artillery /;
Neal Thomas, who served in Troop l.
of Roosevolt's famous Rough Riders,
was assigned to the Third Cavalry at
Fort Ethan Allen. VT; Howard A.
Gordon, James Anderson, George w.
Hubbard, William H. Jones and Arthur
Cooper went to Fort Douglas, Utah,
to the Twenty fourth Colored Infantry.
All were from Wilmington, with the
exception of Thomas, who is Texan.
Sergeant Z. r. Cowan, who has charge
of the recruiting Office, although a
young man. has had an extended ex-
perience in the regular army. The
sergeant is Bostonian, and against
the wishes of his family left home to
enter the army. In the Wounded Knee
engagement, at which time he was in
the Seventh Infantry, he was wounded
in the arm and at the risk of his life,
saved his commanding officer from
being killed by the infuriated savages.
For this he was mentioned in orders
and made a non commissioned officer.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

While John and James Grant, sons of
James Grant. grocer at Second and
Monroe streets, were driving his de-
livery wagon Saturday afternoon near
Fifth and Franklin, the horse was
struck with snowfall and ran away.
1t rushed to Franklin street and down
that street, running against the house
OF W. S. Lednum. Tho wagon was
demolished, and two. wheels were
broken. A tree box was wrecked.
Then tho horse broke away and ran to
Second and Van Buren, where it fell
and was captured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

A spark from a chimney fell on the
roof OF the house No. 1902 West Fourth
street, about $50 o'clock on Saturday
setting it on fire. An alarm was turned
in from box No. 63 and the district
companies responded. The blaze was
quickly extinguished by the Weccacoe
chemical engine. Tho loss was about
s25. The house was owned and occu-
pied by Joseph Miner, colored.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

Augustus N. Southland, who has been
the engineer in charge Of the City Mill
pumping station Of the Water Depart.
ment for about II years, has resigned
that position and his resignation has
been accepted. William Frederick of
No. 800 Pine street, machinist in the
employ of the Harlan 4 Hollingsworth
Co. has been appointed to succeed Mr..
Southland and assumed the duties of
the office on Monday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02
senator nanna's Title Declared Clear.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The Senate
committee on privileges and elections
has decided that there was no case
made in the protest against Senator
Hanna of Ohio,a and order such a report
made to the Senate. Senator Turley Of
Tennessee reserved the right to make
statement concerning the matter to the
Senate, though no minority report will
be made.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

The Wilmington Freie Presse APP
peared on Friday under the ownership
and management of DIR. "A. D. JACOB.
son, formerly of the Boston Globe and
the Philadelphia Times. The doctor
proposes to mako alterations in the
office of the paper and numerous inn
provements in the paper itself, so as to
make it flrst-class publication in
every respect.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

The report that Harvey B. Vande-
grift, assistant generalNmanager of the
Wilmington City railway, had resigned
for the purpose of accepting business
position in London is denied by Mr..
Vandegrift. He has no intention of
leaving his present position.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

Managua, Nioarauga, Feb. M-via
Galveston, Tex, delayed in transmits
sion President Zelayas' army, under
Cons. Saenz and Ireno Estrada, has
captured Chill Mountain and Aagua
Calintes, thus virtually terminating
the Bluefields revolution.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02
PRINCIPAL D0AN 70 RETIRE.


His Resignation From Friends school to
Take Effect at the End of the school
Year In June.
Enos i. Doan will retire from the
principalship Of Friends School in
June, the end Of the school year. He
succeeded Isaac II. johnson, whose
resignation went into effect last June.
Friends School in 1885 as an instructor
and in 1890 became associate principal.
He spent year abroad and something
more than year in travel in Mexico
and the West, returning then to this
city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

Bishop Coleman has appointed the
following committee to arrange for the
next diocesan Sundaysschool institute:
Archdeacon Hail, the Rev. X. j. Ham,
mond, the Rev. Il. X. Miller, Robert
A dair and Charles A.. Cook.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

Was weli-known Paper Manufacturer OF
Philadelphia. n

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 25.-A. G.
Elliott died suddenly at his home in
this city today, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Elliott entered the business of
manufacturing paper, with Theodore
Megargee, in 1866. A few years later
he founded the paper house of A. G.
Elliott q Co.
He was director of the Merchants
National Bank and the Huntingdon &
Broad Top Railroad Co.
Mr.. Elliott was well known in Will
mington and had family connections
here.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

The annual "Quiet Day for Women"
of the diocese will be held Tuesday,
March l4th, in st. Andrews Church,
and will be conducted by a clergyman
whose name will DO announced later,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

The following record of the perform
.ance OF 10 through enginemen on the
Maryland division of the p, W. & B.
railroad, from January 10th to 3lst, has
been posted by order Of Superintendent
w. N. Bannard:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

On account OF bad roads the meeting
Of the Country Club OF Yorklyn, which
was to have been held on February
sStb, al the home of James p. Cloud,
has been postponed until March 2lst
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

Troy, Ala, Feb. 25.-Sam Rivers
George Hale and Edward johnson have
been sentenced to hang March 31st for
the murder of old Mrs. Myers and her
daughter, several months ago, to secure
so, QUO in gold.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02
SOLID STATEMENTS OF FACT
Against the Bill! to Arbitrarily
Reduce Water Rates,
ARGUMENTS OF A BUSINESS MAN
Bill Would Cripple the Water
Department.

The Measure Carefully Disseotea ana Its
Many Defects Clearly Pointed OuI-It
Would Operate to Prevent Seedsd Ektsn-
sions OF the Water system IN tho Near
Future--ContrHst OF the Old spo the New.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

Nice, France, Feb. 25.--Bsron Paul
Julius de Reuter-, director and founder
of Reuter- Telegram Co., is dead, aged
SO years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

VIII be served by m aKing sure Of health. 1t will
be- a loss of time and money 10 be stricken with
serious illness. Take Huoda .SarsapArilla and
purify your blond. In this way all germs Of
disease will be expel cd, sickness and suffering
will be avoided, aud your health will be pre-
served. Isn't this u wise course2 +
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02
special M.etinx Of shield Of Honor.

The Grand Lodge of Delaware, Shield
Of Honor, will hold an adjourned ses-
sion on Saturday night, March 18th, at
Red Mems Hall.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02

Honda Pills are tho only pills 10 tako with
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Price IS cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-04
zoos of mems 75c. shirts

Despite the selling the variety intact The line Of
complete There choice patterns there when put
the lot sale The surplus have been kept the stock
have added patterns each day. 1t easy enough
shirts little but
that offers the best percae garments all
I79 with detachable collars and with detachable
cuffs and have attached colarsfor &c., which first
sold for 75c. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-04

ord has never been equaled. And the Bri-
fannie is running yet. The luck of a ship,
good or bad, depends more or less on those
who running her.
The Daphne was slated as another I'M
lucky boat and sailors wouldn't go in her
for time. She was an English steamer,
and capsiZed the day of her launch, drown
ing 134 persons. She could not have done
much worse if she went down in the mid
is now known as the Elem. She is tight
and comfortable as a drumhead today, and
hasn't met with an accident in years.
The pilot boat Sommer n. Smith was
considered another hoodoo, because at her
launch she misbehaved. on Memorial day,
1896. Mrs. Margaret Plant, widow of the
steamship man, was chosen to christen the
vessel, then on the ways of the Newport
News Shipbuiding Company. The boat
listed to port in going overheard, and the
water poured into her. There were seven
ty-five persons on her deck, and many
jumped overheard in fright when the craft
careened. Two persons were drowned. 1t
was the first and last mishap to the boat,
which has been earning money ever since.
The launching of the u ,950-ton English
battle ship at Blackwell on June - of last
year was attended with the drowning of
twenty-Seven spectators, who were swept
away by the back water that surged
against the eighty feet of staging on which
they were standing.
So 1t is in any number of other cases,
even to a Fall River liner. The modern
sailor does not believe all the yarns he
hears, and is not nearly as superstitious as
his old-time shipmates. Unlucky ships at
the start are no longer feared, and IL any
thing, make the most fortunate vessels in
the end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-04
A Boy With XyIOphOne Ribs.
From the Philadelphia Record.


There appeared recently a newspaper
story about a man with a musical heart-a
heart that found time, while pumping its
owners blood about, to play like a church
organ or violin. Eddie Warp Norris
town lad, who carries bobbins in one of
the mills there, has set of musical ribs
which he says he will match against this
heart at any time for any amount. Eddie
is very thin, and his ribs protrude distinct
ly. The latest music is drawn from them
in the following manner: The boy sits down
and tucks his shirt up about his neck. He
takes in each hand an empty bobbin and
draws a long breath which throws the ribs
into the greatest prominence. With the
bobbins he then plays on them ordinary
musicians play on xylophones, extracting
the tune from the right-side ribs and the
accompaniment from the left-side ones The
upper ribs give the high notes and the
lower ones the low notes. E Is the key
of the first or topmost rib, and F is that at
the bottom, though Eddie Warp by stop
ping off rib with his fingers, as violinists
stop off a string, can raise or lower the
pitch greatly. Eddies music is not very
loud, but it would easily fill a concert hall.
The Ursinus Tennis Club has been after
him for some time, offering him large in
dccements to play at one of their musical
teas, but he is modest, and refuses to play
before women, arguing that his peculiar
kind of music necessitates an exposure too
great to be tolerated in a mixed audience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-04
MOUNTAIN SICKNESS.
Dried Prunes, Onions, Tea, Coffee or
beef Extract Afford Relief
From the Youths Companion.

4"ii Tie 1outh ) companion
People who live near the sea often experi
ence very dfsagreeable, and sometimes even
alarming symptoms when they first go to a
place having high altitude. These symp-
toms constitute the affection known as
mountain sickness
Some persons suffer from this trouble
more or less severely when they visit a
place of even moderate elevation, such as
Denver or the City of Mexico; but usually
they become accustomed to the elevation in
lew days, and are then perfectly COM
portable, except perhaps for a little short
ness OF breath upon slight exertion.
Inc pronounced symptoms of mountain
sickness usually make themselves felt when
person inexperienced in mountain climb
ing reaches height of 5000 or 10000 feet
me first sign is shortness of breath. the
e .Il mas That he is forced to stop and
TAKE several deep Limitations before he can
go on. Then comes weakness of the legs
winch give way, and obige him TO rest n
sun shorter intervals. The pulse becomes
RAPID, and if the climber PERSISTS in biS
task, he begins to have palpitations of the
neart and thro5bing pulse, which can he
felt and heard beating in the head
win this there Is dizziness, the face be-
comes more or less purple, headache is
severe, and there is nausea, and very fire.
quently nose bleed the latter affording con-
siderable relief to the congestion of the
are cold, and the sufferer feels drowsy. AL
though sleep ameliorates his symptoms but
little. 0o'
The symptoms felt by some visitors in
colorado, although less marked than these
are stlll or the same sort. There is breath
lessness on walking rapidly or ascending
stairs, the heart beats more forcibly and
more rapidly than usual and there is diffi
Guilty IN Keeping the extremities warm.
The cause of all this trouble is the rara-
faction of the atmosphere. The lungs re-
ceive less oxygen in proportion to the eyer
tion they make, and SO comes the shortness
OF breath. This causes a change in the
olood circulation, and this, in time, leads to
most OF the other symptoms described
The exertion of climbing increases the
trouble but is not the sole cause of il for
aeronauts suffer in the same way, although
perhaps not until they have reached a
greater elevation.
The only cure is time, or descent to a
lower level. A measure of relief can some
times be obtained by taking small uuanti-
ties of dried prunes or onions or Smelling
garlic. An occasional sip of strong coffee
tea or beef extract is also useful This is
the treatment followed by the guides in the
high region of the Andes in Ecuador and
Peru
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-04
SUPERSTITlOUS SAILORS
Would Not Go to Sea With a Bride on
Board,
Boats That start Out With Series of
Accidents Are Not Always
Unlucky.

From the New York Mail and Express.
When the Columbia stuck her nose into
the Shiny mud of Bristol Harbor last Sat-
urday and refused to be budged the news
was spread broadcast, yacht racing sailors
shook their heads and whispered that the
craft was sure to be unlucky. One of the
men in the vicinity of Tebo's basin went
SO far as to say that such an exploit so
soon after launching was a sure indication
that the Shamrock would win. Nobody
threw this human collection of supersti-
lions overheard, because his hearers also
lived in glass houses.
When the Shamrock was launched she,
too went on nautical spree and tried to
sink a passing barge. South Brooklyn
heard this and also said: She, too, is sure
to be unlucky," but none would commit
himself as to which would win.
This superstition of sailor folk has ex-
listed so long that not only landsmen, but
bandsmen on warships believe in the signs
and tokens. Some of the yacht racing sail
ors are as foolish in this belief in hoodooed
vessels as were the Polynesian fishermen
who made sacrifices to Veranomautom and
Torila for good breeze. The modern fish
ermen still make sacrifices of a horse to
their fish gods.
Among the things still considered unlucky
are women, cats and sky pilots or ministers
on board ship, and recently a crew mutinied
oii DelHS dSkeu 10 go 10 sea Win q Drl1e.
Hundreds of miles of articles have beer
printed to show that a vessel unlucky a,
birth remained so through her career. waer
in reality 1t is the other way. There are
numbers of instances cited to prove TIE
truth of this statement.
The present Defender was a double.
action, hnely-riveted, eighteen-carat sue.
cess at getting into a most horrible mess
from the time the Herreshoff workmen be-
gan to wedge her up for launching until
she defeated the Goulds' Vigilant and final.
ly won from Valkyrie Ill She did more
than any cup defender from the days OF
the Magic. the first boat to defend the tro
ply that the schooner yacht America wor
In England; for the Defender went so fast
that Lord Dunraven was willing to accept
any excuse to leave the country. 1t may
be recalled that the Defender, while being
launched, stuck on the ways at Bristol, anG
it became necessary to block her up agar
before she could be lowered to her natura
element. All the old cronies, some of whom
wouldn't walk under a ladder or step Out
of bed left foot first in the morning, held
up their hands in horror and shouted
Shes hood0oed." Even tars who believe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-04
A REMARKABLE WOMAN.
Mrs. Mary Sturm Lived TO See 236 of
Her Descendants.

From the Kansas City star.
Mrs Mary Sturm, who died in Maryville,
Mo, recently. probably had more living de-
scendants than any other person in the
United States. Her grandson, Nick Sturm
of this place. has written a great many let
tiers since her death for the purpose of as
pertaining the exact number of direct
liEeal descendants she did have, and Of
learning their whereabouts. He has final
ly determined that the exact number of
descendants is 236 and not 22G as was at
first reported.
Mary Wise was born in the province OF
Luxembourg March is. 1905 and was
little less than ninety-one years old at the
time of her death. In 1928 she was mar
ried to Nick Sturm, ST., also native of
Luxembourg, with whom she had been ac-
quainted since her childhood.
In 1S47 Mr.. and Mrs. Sturm came to
America. They landed in New York, and
went to Port Washington, Wis, German
settlement, where they lived until 1863.
They then moved to Nodaway county, Mo,
locating near Rockford. a few miles south
west of Maryville. Thirteen years ago Mr..
Sturm died at the age of eighty-one. and
Mrs. Sturm then made her home with her
son, John Sturm, in this place, until her
death.
Thirteen children were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Sturm, some before they left Ger
many, some in Wisconsin and some in Mis-
souri,. Two of them died in infancy, and
one, Mrs. William Baker. seven years ago.
The other ten are still living. They are:
John Sturm, Mrs. Elizabeth Shoemaker, Mrs.
Annie Corning, Mrs. Kate Myers of Mary
vile, Mrs. Lena Schuler of San Francisco,
Peter Sturm OF Port Washington, Wis;
Mrs. Mary Redlinger of Freeport M; Mrs.
Margaret Molitor of Port Washington,
Wis; Mrs. Margaret Elder of Belle PLANE,
inn nj 10 Of lot
John Sturm has ten children and forty
four grandchildren living, Mrs. Sibenaler
seventeen children and eighteen grandchil>
dren. Mrs. Corning three children and nine
grandchildren, Mrs. Myers ten children,
Mrs Schiller thirteen children, twenty-
three grandchildren and six great-grand-
children, Peter Sturm sixteen children and
two grandchildren, Mrs. Redlinger eight
children and five grandchildren, Mrs. Mon-
tor nine children and two grandchildren,
Mrs. Elder five children and five grand
children, Mike Sturm nine children. and
the deceased Mrs. Baker had eleven chill.
dren and one grandchild, all of whom are
living. Thus Grandma" Sturm has SUR
viving her ten children, III grandchildren.
100 Observation-Disclosures and six greats
Observation-Disclosures, a grand total of 236.
Mrs Sturm carried her great age well up
to a few years before her death, when she
began to grow weak. Both she and her
husband came of long-lived families. All
of her descendants are worthy energetic
people who are making their way In the
world, and most of them are devout men,
bers of the Roman Catholic Church, with
which denomination she herself affiliated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-04

Smoke-tinted spectacles are worn by the
cauIe which range the snow-covered plains
of Russia. 1t was discovered that +ha
glare caused by sunlight on the snow made
them blind, and spectacles were fitted 70
them to protect their sight as they plucked
the grass which sprouted through the
earth's white MANTLE
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-02-22
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY -, 1899
Cut His Throat.

Joe Downey, who has been working
for Dan O'Keefe at the Grand Central
Hotel for some time past, committed
suicide early sunday morning by cutting
his throat with a razor. Downey was
the son OF a well known Mason Valley
pioneer rancher and a brother of Record
er and Assessor Downey OF Dayton. OF
Lyon county. The rash act can be
asrribed to no definite cause, as Downey
had no trouble, and enjoyed good health
and the best Of spirits and al well
liked by his associates. Proprietor
O'Keefe OF the Grand Central, states
that Downey las shown no signs OF de-
%spondency, and that he. came down
Yesterday and opened up as usual, and
then retired 10 the toilet room, where he
was found a few minutes after with his
throat cut from ear to ear. The %cOroner's
inquest was held Monday and a verdict
rendered i'll accordance with the above
facts. The body was taken to Dayton
Monday for interment.-Reno Gazette.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-02-22
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THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMING III PUBLIC
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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-02-22

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