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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15

much as possible the grassy glades i rough
which the fire would advance with the
greatest speed and kept on the ridges.
1T was a desperate race, and again and
again I thought the flames would oyertake
me. My horse was wet with sweat and
almost ready to drop from exhaustion.
The air was so hot that / could hardly
breathe the smoky blasts that swept by me
and my throat was parehed. | could fee
the raging storm of flame as it pursued
me, and a sickening, terrible sensation
made my head dizzy.
AT last / came in sight of the tall trees
growing along the banks of the James
The fire was then close on the heels of my
failing horse, and the strides of the animal
were growing slower every leap. 1t wa
with the greatest joy that ! beheld the rip
ping stream, which at that time of tht
year was very shallow, but several rod.
wide. / reached the river almost over
come with heat and fright and whipped
my horse across the ford. I rode a short
distance north of the river and stopped t
rest. i could not have gone much farthes
had the James offered nc security from
the fire. The stream, as / had hoped
stopped the advance of the fire. South 9
the river back to Finley creek that nigh
there was q wilderness of smoke. Mucl
of the timber had been killed blythe fire.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15

It has been considered unlucky to be
married in May ever since the days OF
Ovid, and those people who have spent
their time in looking up roots and reasons
have given what they consider to be the
origin of the superstition as follows:
In ancient Rome there was held in May
a festival called the Lemuria or Feast Of
the Lemures. which was a ceremony In
honor of the Speeches of Departed Souls
1t became with the Romans what we
should call ''bad form" to have matri-
monial feasts at the season of q solemn
ritual, being no doubt thought to be an
insult to the dead to marry at such atime.
From this a number of stories grew Of
the revenge made by the outraged ghosts
upon those who dared to disregard them,
and If anything unfortunate happened to
q couple who had been married in May 1t
would, of course, have been put down to
retribution. So the tradition of i'll luck
arose, and its influence has lasted ever
since. even to our time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15

It is commended that the veal 1909 gave
more celebrities and persons of genius
to the world han any other year of the
century. Among those who were born in
that memorable year were Abraham
Lincoln. Edgar Allan Poe, Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, William Ewart Gladstone,
Charles Darwin. Lord Houghton, Alfred
Tennyson, Edward Fitz Gerald. Profess
sor Blackie. Mary Cowden Clarke and
Felix Mendelssohn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15
A SINGER OF UNREST.
PROFESSOR MARKHAM. WHO WROTE
1.-THE MAN WITH THE HOE"
The California schooitencher whose
Poem Has Made Him at a
Single stroke-How He Came to Pro-
duce 1t.

W
Poem Has Made Him Famous at a
Single stroke-Hcw He Came to Pro-
duce 1t.
A California schoolteacher has writ
ten a poem which is attracting more
attention thar any set of verses pub
lished by an unknown author for many
years. Professor Edwin Markham of
Oakland is the newly risen poet of the
Golden Gate. His poem is entitled The
Man With the Hoe" and it was inspir-
ed by Millet's famous painting Of the
same name.
The poem has been widely reprinted
throughout the west. It is in blank
verse, considering which its popularity
seems all the more remarkable, for in
this day the poet must make his fan
cies jingle to catch the popular ear.
But there is nothing of the Jingle
about ''The Tar With the Hoe" It is
intensely serious. The sentiment is
which will not be universally accepted,
but the freshness and virile strength
with which it is expressed must COM
mand admiration. Here is the opening
verse:
Bowed by the weight Of centuries, he leans
Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground,
The emptiness of ages in his face
And on his back the burden of the world.
Who made him dead to rapture and despair,
A thing that grieyes not and never hopes,
Stolid and stunned, o brother to the oxf
Who loosened and let down this brutal jaw?
Whose was the hand that slanted back this
brow?
Whose breath blew out the light within this
brain2
Professor Markham might be describ-
ed as a pessimistic singer of the BROTH
erhood of man. The song he voices is
one of protest and unrest. The word
picture he paints is disturbing. 1t calls
up the old Cain asked query, Am I
my brothers keeper" with unwelcome
force.
This is not Professor Markham's first
venture into poesy. He has written
quite a little verse in a similar strain,
but none which has struck so deep a
note. Personally he is an elderly, dig
nified, unaffected man, with keen, kind
ly eyes "alight with the lambert flame"
which hints of the mental bonfire burn
ing within. He is a fine scholar and owns
a splendid library.
Since the publication of this poem Mr..
Markham has received thousands of let
tiers from admirers from every section
of the United States. A number of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15

Queen Margherita of Italy is not only
the owner of the finest pearls in the
world, but she also numbers among her
possessions the most costly lace banker
chief ever made. Ut is valued at 10000.
and three artists in lace have worked at
it for twenty wears. The thing is SO
light that You do not feel 1T when it is
aid IN your hand, and 50 small that it
can be Enclosed in a gold case not larger
than an ordinary haricot bean.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15
A OFFICER.
Brfgadier General Hale, Who Has
Won n In the Philippines.

Brigadier General Irving Hale, who
has distinguished himself on several oc-
c~asions during the chasing of Agui-
naldo's troops over the island of Luzon,
is n of the youngest general officers
Of forces in the Philippines. He is
SO years old. He is a West Pointer, but
had been out of the army for several
years when he went to Manila as colo
mel of a volunteer regiment.
General Hale is a native of Rochester,
but has lived in Colorado since he was
a very small boy. His boyhood ~yas
passed in Denver. Through his own un-
aided efforts he obtained an appoint
ment to the Military academy at West
Point, where for the entire four years
he stood at the head of his class, grad
uating in 1884.
He was assigned to the corps of engi-
neers and for three years was a student
officer at the United States Engineer
school at Willet's Point, N. Y. In 1887
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15
Good WORD.

A little Irish maid. fresh from her
native isle. has furnished her New
England mistress with many a new
phrase.
s.The sun has hard work to shine his
week, Nora said the lady to her maid,
who was busting her room one gloomy
then the clouds hide 1t for hours again.
Yes mfm,n said Nora. TITS what
vnu'd eaI1 bashful weather, min. now
isn't IT,"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15

This is from the South Wales Daily
News-some men working in No. 2 slip
at South Rhondda colliery have come
across the remains of a monster reptile
embedded in the rock. The tail end was
outermost, and though the men have fol-
lowed it for over two yards they ave
not yet discovered half the length of the
remains. which already measures nearly
q foot in circumference.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15

Clerical gentlemen who act as presiding.
officers now and then make queer slips.
The Homiletic Review quotes an in
sion of a ministerial conference. in an
nouncing the openlng subject for the
afternoon session, the presiding officer
paper on sThe Devil and added
please be prompt In attendance for
Brother H has a carefully prepared
paper, and is full Of his subject, Imagine
his chagrin when an uproar Of laughter
reminded him OF the unhappy wittieism
he had Numbered into.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15

will have to fight a duel. The younger
men spend from two to three hours every
day ~praeticing with the foils. No wonder
duels are SO ~frequentl Indeed the custom
Of dueling is giving the American officials
no end of trouble. 1t is a custom of such
long standing that it will not be easily
broken. Look sideways at a Cuban's
fiancee, and you will receive a challenge,
and, unlike duels in France, a duel ia
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15

AT a dinner party in London Rudyard
Kipling was asked if Cecil Rhodes was
married. Yes he replied, ito tens of
thousands of square miles Of British ter
ritory. England cannot afford to let a
man like that marry in any other way!.'s
Kipling and Mark Twain obviously do
not agree in regard to Rhodes. when
Rhodes time comes, said Twain. 81
hope to get a piece of the rope.s-Wave.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15
BORGIA And BANDIT.
How Mollie Mathes Ruled a
Desperate Gang.
PLANNED MURDERS FOR THE MEN.

Eanf
Outlaws Acknowledged Her Author
ity and Called Her Their Queen.
She Is Not the Kind of Woman to
Confess.
Mollie Mathes is the queen Of n of the
most notorious bands of outlaws that ever
infested Kansas, a gang which robbed,
pillaged, made counterfeit money and did
foul murder when it suited the purpose of
the members.
nails and never was there a cooler woman
in case of emergency than Mollie Mathes.
They had been operating in Kansas for
years and might have operated for years
TO come had it not been for the inevitable
talebearer. the member who weakened
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15
APiA'S NEW
Summoned From the Heart of Africa
to Go to Samoa.

to Go TO Samoa.
DR.. W. II. solf, the German who has
been appointed president of the mu-
nicipality Of troubled Apia and who is
a steamer for Samoa, has been sum
moned from Lake Nyassa, in the heart
of Africa, to go to disturbed Samoa. He
viii fill the position left vacant by the
recalling of DR.. Raffel, who is credited
with being largely responsible for the
present unquiet condition in these IN
pacific Pacific islands which three great
nations find it so hard to manage
DR.. solf is big and fair inc tall. He
is a linguist and a scholar and a dipio-
mat. 1t is well that his shoulders are
broad. for there is trouble coming his
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15

Pn1GaOAEp 1hrElAb AsNAH1 aALEs
he was appointed quartermaster of the
battalion of engineers and served in this
capacity until he returned to West
Point in 1889 as an instructor of engi-
neering.
Having resigned his commission in
the army in 1890, he entered the serv-
ice of the General Electric company.
Although eminently successful in civil
life. the old military spirit was by no
means extinct, and he took an active
interest in the national guard of Colo
RADIO and finally became a brigadier
general in that organization.
The first expedition to Manila found
him among its numbers as colonel of
the First Colorado infantry, but this
regiment soon lost him, for al the bat
tie Of Malate he SO distinguished him
self that he was promoted to be a brig
adler general.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15

ferer and the good spirit successfully in
yited to enter. Only members of the Sc
cret society, of which the medicine man is
the head, are allowed to participate in the
building of this lodge. 1t is oval in form,
open at the top to allow close inspection of,
the movements of clouds and flight of
birds which tell what may portend and
constructed of boughs apd materials chosen
in accordance with iii season or the signs
found in nature of what is fitting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15
CUBAN DUELS.
One of the Features of Club Life In


Every club in Havana has its fencing
master, and every member learns to fence.
The Cuban aristocrat considers fencing a
part of his education. 1t is one of his
pastimes. He believes that some day he
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15
and RENEGlDES.
Philippine War as Seen by Local
Newspapers.
TRAGIC DEATH OF AN OLD HERO.

How Big Hearted Americana Are Sad
dened by the Sight of Natives suf-
ferfns In q Lost cause-Treacher-
Gus Traits.
The American, an enterprising newspa-
per representing progressive ideas in Ma
Mia, relates interesting incidents Of the
war. A few days ago, after the Kansas
boys had made a charge and swept every
thing before them, they-or at least a few
Of them-suddenly became aware. of sing
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15
MEDICINE MEN MUST GO
Indian Priestcraft and It's Many
Evil Results.
OKLAHOMA LEADS THE CRUSADE.
Powerful Organization Founded Up
on Mystery and supcrstition-Many
Wars Started by MeddIesome Fa-
Eirs

In the passing of an act by the Okla
homa legislature forbidding the further
practice of lamentations and necromancy
by the Indian medicine men of that terri
tory is seen the beginning of the end of a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-06-02
LAND FOR SALE.

HAVE FOR SALE two unimproved tracts
i OF land-one Of 80 Acres and one Of -
Acres, near Rockville Md.
Also, several Houses and Lots in Rock
vile, and one House and Lot in Kensington'
All at low figures.
FRANK HIGGINS,
dec Att Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-06-02

Smoke the "Bgonzo Matre," best &c cigar
on eearth at Wilson'S Drug Store,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-06-02
Real Estate Agents.

NHE undersigned having entered into the
n real estate business, in Gaithersbure ia
now prepared to make sales of some of he
pest farming lands in Montgomery county
also oil houses and lots, both in and out of
toWn. We also have a number of houses 10
rent Loans negotiated, &c. Correspond
enee solicited. Respectfully,
C. W. CRAWFORD 4 CO,
MAJ 4'-ly Gaithersb1rg Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-06-02
Bargains in Farms.

No. Id acre farm, in Montgomery coun-
~, q miles from Beltsvile on b. 4 0. Rail-
road, only IL miles from Washington, D. G.
improved by Groom dwelling, good bank
barn and other necessary outbuildings; well
watered and timbered, and in the highest
state OF cultivation close to schools, church
ga ana stores; fine orchard and straw berry
patch. On easy terms; price SO, 900.
NO. Il 200 acres on the Potomac liver.
IN Charles county, Md; 400 clear, with good
dwelling and farm buildings, balance in ex-
cellent mixed timber just opposite Quanti-
co, va, Pennsylvania Railroad station. On
easy terms; price $4,000
No. 81 200 acres in three fine farms on
the Potomac river, in Charles county, lust
opposite Quantco, Pennsylvania Railroad
station. There is wharf on one of the
farms known as Poseys wharf; fine set of
buildings on each farm. On easy terms price
$ls, 900.
NO A., 900 acres in two farms about
miles from Riverside wharf on Potomac river
IN Charles county, Md Fine set of build
ings on each farm. On easy terms; price
$40 per acre.
II. b. b. CHEW, Jr,
Attorney for Owners,
5l2 Street Northwest.
Washington, d. G
w. Persons applying for these farms will
hhd II TO Their interest 10 mention this paper.
mar lott
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-21

shortly after 10 o'clock, and with cherry
good morning sat in his usual chair in
the corner OF this enclosure bef0s the bar.
In a short time the three meu Of law,
shields. Shaplsy and Ballard, drew up
their chairs and began chatting with the
former Senator They had q good laugh
over Judge Biddle's portrait in morning
paper, and then began picking out the
more widely known men of the many In
the court room.
Tho hum of conversation In the court
room did not cease for minute. A freely
expressed opinion was that the long con-
troversy in tho jury.room was o victory
for the people.
There was something Of wierdness In
the court-room scene during the long wait
for the iury's verdict last night. The yell
low-white cast of tho lights, the many
groups Of men earnestly talking, debating
the evidence and specializing upon the
possibilities. Quick, nervous turns were
made toward the door leading into the
room where the Jury was confined, but all
the alarms that aroused the waiting prov
cd false.
No messenger came out to .sesk the
Judge. nor was there any entry or exit,
savo OF the men carrying in the supper
dishes. Periodically, the swinging doors
admitting into the courtroom from the
corridor would be hastily flung open and
some one would advance briskly with the
repetition of a ruinor that had spun
around town with lively speed that the
jury had agreed.
The acqpittal of Mr., Quay will result in
the holding of a special session of the Leg
islature ut which he will be reelected to
the United States Senate.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-21
QUAY IS |
NOT GUILTY.
Jury Returned the YER
dict at 1855 This
Morning.

! Philadelphia. April 1.-THE Quay Jury
came In at five minutes to II with the ver-
idictof mot guilty"
! II had been out twenty hours,
\ Judge Biddle did not enter the court
until nearly 1850 A. M, and there was
much unoasines In tho crowded court
room over the result, The most pronounced
story circulated was that the jury stood
ZEN for aquital to two for conviction.
! Before the hour for the opening Of court
! Ill sorts Of ruinors were current. 1t was
said to have been stated with fair reliabil-
Atty that the jury stood as stated above.
Ono story hndit that tho figures were Sig
mailed out the sixth story window by a
Juror to man On the sidewalk below late
last night. Another was that the figures
HAD "leaked out" but this was regarded
as unlikely because Of the strictness with
which Crer Hart insists upon being OBJ
served,
4 There was deeper feeling than has been
apparent at any time yet in the COURTROOM
which was throDged by 10 o'clock. The
Ipeople In the court discussed tho rumors
with earnestness and ran tho gamut all
The way from eight for acquittal and
four for conviction to II to !. Mr.. Quay
came into the court at 10 o'clock. walk
ling steadily and not evidencinga deep COIL
fcern.
4 He was preceded by Rufus f. Shapley,
who looked as if glad that the hard work
was over. Behind Mr. Quay came Ellis
Ames Ballard, A. s. l.. Shields entered
later, looking quite jaunty. Mr.. Quay aud
Mr. Shields had good humored chat, and
MIR. Quay exchanged words laughingly
with MIR. Ballard. The former Senator
had smile over cut ina newspaper ad-
vertisement.
Mr.. Quay took things good-nnturedly
throughout the wait for the opening Of
court. He looked at the empty jury scots
frequently.
4 District Attorney Rothermel, accompa-
tnlod by Assistant District Attorneys Gem.
emit and Scott. entered early. David L.
Watson and Joseph Swearingen, of
Pittsbure. were the only missing men of
the lawyers, both having returned home.
! That an immediate retrial would be de-
manded BY Colonel Quay in the event of
a disagreement was the general impress
sion In tho court room. The attorneys for
the defence would not affirm this. They
expressed themselves as feeling tired, Dc.
meanor to indicate this condition.
MIR. Shields came into the court room
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-21
New Soft Won, Floors.

Full Ninety per cent Of the foora Of
modern Wilmington homes are laid with
SOFT woods.-yellOW pine, Sc. For rooms
where the furniture Is walnut, mahogany
and cherry, most beautiful and harmon
ious effects can bs easily created by giving
the floors one coat Of Bryans perfect wood
stain and finish with one coat of Bryan's
Liquid Granite" Varnist.
The taste Of the most fastidious can te
easily suited as our stains include rose
wood, cherry, mahogany, maple, old oak,
walnut and the new artistic green Go to
Bryan's, No. 107 West Eight street and got
a can Of thoir stain which will convert
cheap soft woods into the most beautiful
limitations OF expensive hard woods. -
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-21
Senator BlakeIy Very III. !!
Senator Blakely Is seriously III at his
Rising Sun home.
rlARRIAuES,

TALLEY- PRIMROsE-At Central Presby.
terian Church on April o. by Rev. r. A. Nc.
Curdy, Il. D., Thomas j. Taley. Jr.. to
Florence Richards Primrose, both Of Viii.
mington.
DICK-MURPHY-At the residence Of the
minister, S07 Van Buren, street. on Tuesday
evening, April 10, 1899, by the Rev. John D.
9. Hanna, William y. Dick and Miss Bertha
T. Murphy, both Of Wilmington.
GARRETT-SM1TH-O the 10th inst, at the
Ehome OF the BRIDES parents, by Kev. John
France. Leon G. Garrett of Strickersylle,
Pa. and Mary r. Smith, daughter Of James
Smith Of Cecil County, Md.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-21
Crosby
& Hill.
Cos, GOT and 609 Market Street;

our regular stock, there are a
right good lot all the
same, imported of course, you
will see that at o glance but
soiled by water and bad hand
ling; it don't take much of a
defect to keep us from putting
them with our perfect stock, for
you know when we say perfect,
then that is what you get.
Want to sell this lot out on
Saturday, quality and price will
do it, we will take napkins first
and say that hotel, boarding
house or any housekeeper will
find this a big opportunity to
replenish their lockers. Wash
one napkin, you have the rest
all right, outside only affected.
81 dozen 5 napkins, pure
linen, perfect selvedge, 75c a
dozen.
Is dozen SIS, or some would
cali them Z, all pure linen and
perfect selvedge, at $l.25 a
dozen.
10 dozen full ga. all pure
linen, we'll they will be a prize
for whoever gets them at $l.98
a dozen.
1900 yards English long,
cloth, maker made a mistake
in finishing them too highly.
A little water will remedy that
Sc a yard.
A white Mar
settles spread
from. ........ $3.50 to $3.50
A white Mar.
settles spread
from. -. 80. $3.50 TO 81
A white Mar.
settles spread
from. ........ $500 to 1926
A white Mar.
settles spread
from. 80. $500 to 1892
A colored ex-
tra'large fringed
spread from. -. $500 to $1.95
so dozen of fine Jersey rib
vests for ladies', short and long
sleeves, right thing for now
and reduced from 25c to 15c.
Small lot of kid gloves, just
got q little water on them the
price was $l,75 and price now
$l.00.
Want you to see and know
the price of a black stocking
for children. On Saturday
price will be 12ac, goods you
will. have to soc.
The most select and largest
showing of ladies' shirt waists
in silk and wash material that
has been seen in this city. Our
SOC, 75c and 81 waists are
wonders.
1t fits, it gives comfort, il
lowers the temperature, that
SOC summer corset of ours;
short and long waist.
Ladies' suits for Saturday,
dark gray, light gray and navy
cheviots, the price Of making a
suit would be about the price
we ask for them, SIS q full suit.
Full line of others.
Spring coats for ladies',
misses and children. The at.
fractions we always give you in
this store are good attention,
reliable goods and lower prices
for best materials that can be
had anywhers.
Do not want a sewing ma
chine, when you can buy
perfect one from US at 1.3 the
price of others.
| INvo DIV, ~ ri n ,,,,,o
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-21
A Shad Supper.

Delaware Conclave No. 43O Improved
Order Heptasophs was paid al official visit
by Supreme Organizer J. w. Cruett last
evening.
At the close of the session they repaired
to Ainscow cafe and plankei shad sup
per was partaken Of. 81 participated in tho
affair.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-21

Prayer meeting will be held this Fri
day. evening at Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Church. Eighteenth and Market streets,
Rev. A. II. Runner. pastor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-21
The Weather.

Tomorrow promises to be somewhat
cloudy and probably showers, with little
change of temperature. Sunday fair and
rather cooler.
The thermometer at W, c. Taylor's
drug store, 3Oa King street, registered TO-
day as follows:
o'clock 10 o'clock 10 clOck 4
So 50 65
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-21

Commissioner Clarkson.
James B. Clarkson was sworn In by
JudgeBa to-day as Police Commissioner.
Colonel Nields became his bondsman.