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The New York Tribune
The Tribune Starts Handsome Tri-
Weekly Edition.
1900.

The New York Tribune is Loyalty Republican
on all public qu stOns. although it never dstorts
the news or party purI OSes and nevtr screens
misconduct in public affairs, because discovered
among parry friends. The Tribune commendS
itse.f 10 every Republican family in the country,
not only by its decency and dignity but by its
wide variety of contents end its vigorous editor
ial arguments in favor of the mastery politics
which have brought genuine prosperity to the
country and glory TO its arms and which promise
high prestige in the future
The persistent labor of the Tribune during the
four years of President Cleveland, its immense
circulation eachIng to every hillside and
valley in thc United States, Is regarded by many
friends as having contributed very materially 10
prepare the country for the return. in 1896 10
Protection and Sound Monsy and to vote for a
Republican car didate for the Presidency.
1t may as we'll be confessed, that one object of
the Tribune, in pAtting forth its new and admir-
able Tri Weekly edition, is TO ender an addi-
tional service To the great party on whose success
in 1860 a continuation of business prosperity and
wise government depend.
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A Handsome Tri-WeekIy.

The Tri-Weekly Tribune, $3.50 year. has re-
Gently superseded the late SEMI WEEKLY TRI.
BUSE, and is a handsome. fresh, breezy, every
other day newspaper IL will. we thinK, prove
the best substitute for metropolitan daily. yet
found. Every number is good as daley of
the same date. For many people, It will answer
the purposes of daily. l gives one more num-
ber each week, for halfa dollar less year. than
the former SEMI -WEEKLY. In addition TO the
news, editorials and market prices it prints each
week great variety PICTORIAL, literary and other
entertaining matter. including humor, book re-
views, ASKED and Answered" fregn letters,
Home Topi cs." fashions, fictions, agricultural
data. advance information for business men,
Science and Mechanics" etc. The market
prices are accurate and standard. tits always
safe 10 look at the Tribune before buying or sell
ing country produce. As a family newspape' the
Tri-Weekly Tribune has no superior in the
United States.
The Tri-weekly Tribune has been pnt forth in
response 20 the growing demand for more fire.
quent issues II is cordially recommended to
every leader, who wants the cream and spirit OF
The New Tribune aud who lives too far away
for the Daily.
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Wilmington : Baltimore Railroad
DELAWARE DIVISION.

On and after Nov. 20, Is! 9, trains will leave
as follows:
SOUTHWARK.
EXP. Pass. Exp. Pass. Mail Mail
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A Monster Devil Fish.

Destroying its victim, is type of
Constipation. The power of this muir
derous malady is felt on organs and
nerves and muscles and brain. There's
no health till its overcome. But DIR.
Kings New Life Pills are safe and
certain cure. Best in the world for
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels.
ONLY 25 cents at Jas. p. Hoffecker,
Smyrna, and I. l.. Mason, Clayton.
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Sample Copies.

Sample Copies of any edition will cheerfully be
sent free OF charge, to those desiriag them. Ad-
dress alwa ays,
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Daily. Daily except Sunday.
"a Stops TO leave passengers from Wilmington
and points north, or take passengers for points
south of Delmar.
"f' stops only on notice to conductor OF agent
or on signal.
and points south.
NEW CASTLE ACCOMNODATION TRAISs-Leave
Wilmington Sl3 a. m, 255. 427 ana 6 Sc m
weekdays. Leave New Castle S.3l, 9. g. IL O4
d M. 81 p m week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington S.f5 a. m,
aud arriving at 633 p. M. weekdays, run
through solid to and from Baltimore via Porter
aud Nauark
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New England advances the wages
OF her cotton operatives to point as
high as has ever been known since the
industry began, sign Of prosperity.
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A Great Daily.

The Daily and Sunday Tribune, $40 year CHE
latter having an illustrated supplement of 20
pages OF great beauty and interest with its wealth
of general information and attractive special
features and bic ures is by far the best and most
valuable edition issued from the Tribune office.
For business man, who can receive il at rea-
sonabe hour this edition is superior to all other
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BRANCH ROADS.

Leave darlington for Franklin City. and way
stations. milford, Georgetown, Berlin. Lewes &e)
10 IS a. m. and 6.37 p. m week days. Return
ing, train leaves Fran kiln City 6 90 g. m. and
Las p. IN. week days
Leave franklin City for ChincOteague (via
teamer) 2ip IN. week days. Returning, leave
ChincOteague % a. m. week days.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown, and Lewes
at 10 80 a. m, 81 p. m. weekdays Returning
leave Lewes As a. m, and BOB p. m. week days.
Leave Harrington for Berlin. 1898 a. m. and
6H y. m. weekdays. Returning leave Berlin
7.U2 a m and 81 D. m. week days.
Leave Townsend for Centreville and way sta
at 9.2l a.. m and 5.31 p. m weekdays: leave
Centreville 7.36 a. m. and 81 p m, week days.
Leave Clayton for Oxford at 9.38 a M. and 5.47
p. m. leave Oxford 6.45 a. NJ. ana 14S p m.
week days.
Leave sesford for Cambridge at lily a m.
and 7.l5 p. IN. week days. Returning, leave Cam
bridge at 700 q M and 2.30 p m. ek-days,
Train leaves Clayton for Chestertownl0.l5a a m.
returning. leaves Chestertown. $50 a. m.
CoNNEcrIoNs.-AtP Porter. with Newark & Della,
ware City Railroad At Townsend, with Queen
Anne's& KentRailroad AtClayton, with Delaware
&Chesapeake u Railroad and Baltimore 4 Delaware
Bay Railroad. At Harrington, with Delaware
Maryland Il Virginia Railroad. AtSeaford with
Cambridge q Seaford Railroad. At Delmar with
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, Wicemico &
Pocomoke and Peninsula Railroads.
sDaily except Sunday.
b. HUTCHINSON. General Manager.
]. K. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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The Weekly.

The Weekly Tribune, sl.00 a year, holds its
own as great low priced farmers and family
newspaper II can usually be obtained at ad-
vAntageous terms in conjunction with local
weeklies.
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TARANrULA HAWK.
A Wasp That Kills and Eats the Female
 Tarantula.

"Low down on the Rio Grande river" said man from Texas, where the sands are heated almost red hot with the sun, there grow the biggest centipedes, the biggest rattlesnakes and biggest tarantulas in the world. If you can look at one of these taran- tulas when he is pinned fast to board with the naturalist's thin steel pin, and you are sure that he is good and dead and can not spring at you and shoot his poison into you, he forms an in- teresting subject to study. They are Notwithstanding hairy things, with eight legs and eight eyes. Their col- female tarantula is said to be ickle spouse and to have summary way, all her own, of getting rid of her con sort when she is tired of him. She woos and weds all right, assumes the entire care and support of the family. The first matrimonial jar she has she turns to and kills her husband. Not content with killing him, she eats him. The female is the larger and the stronger of the two; they are sim ply gigantic for spiders. I have seen those that measured six inches be- tween the stretch of their legs. They are the terror of man and beast. But there is one little animal of the insect family that wicked Mrs. Tarantula stands in as much dread of as man stands in dread of her, and that is big wasp that in Texas is known by the name of the tarantula hawk. The tarantula hawk has an exceedingly bad opinion of the tarantula. It will fly around over the head of the taran- tula, make a lightning-like dive down, get a good clutch of the monster spi- . der, fly away home with him, then all the tarantula hawk family sit down to sup. The tarantula hawk will not hurt men. On the contrary, it is blessing, and you never hear of a western man harming one of them. It is said that these Rio Grande cattle rangers are Indebted for the tarantula hawk to an old New England professor, who while down in that country in pursuit of his studies as a naturalist, was stung by one of these monster spiders and nearly died, and would certainly have died had it not been for the whis- ky flask of his guide. In that country where rattlesnakes, tarantulas and centipedes are g big and so plentiful, mo rancher leaves his house without bis whisky flask. Shortly after the old professor lett that part of the country the rancher received a small box of these tarantula hawks with in- structions what to do with them. He Burned the big wasps loose, they in- creased and multiplied. and now they are holding their own against their enemy, the tarantula. "-New York Sun.
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REGULAR FIX oDus.
or Hohammedans Has Set In from tAa
 Island Of Crete.

Of MOhamnedaa Has Set In from tAA
 Island of Crete.
 A regular exodus of Mohammedans from Crete has set in. and, as there seems to he no way of stopping it, 1t is believed that the Porte will soon make a virtue of necessity and pass the word for all true Mussulmans to quit the island Although large sums of money have been distributed at Can dia among those willing to stay, be- sides free gifts of timber for the re- construction of their houses, boats con- tinue to leave crowded with emigrants. The news of Prince Georges visit to Candid only gave fresh stimulus to the exodus, and, at latest accounts, the prospect was that the whole Mussul- man population would soon be gone. The Turks are much distressed at this state of affairs, and accuse England of being principally to blame, since she, of the four powers, has nearly always been foremost in assuring Turkey that her rights would be safeguarded. It is not denied that England has endeav- ored, in a certain measure, to fulfill her promises, but, as the Christian Cre- tans seem to have deliberately adopted the policy of making the island unin- habitable for Moslems, 1t is practical ly impossible for any outside influence to induce them to remain It is gen. orally admitted that each family is worth considerable sum per annum to the island in taxes and industry, but the Christians having obtained the upper hand, are resolved to pursue their aG gantage to the uttermost, and to drive all Moslems out of the coun- try, so far as it lies within their power to do so. This is, at all events, an eff fective way of putting an end to relig- ious differences.
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BEGGAR DIES.
fin Apparent Poverty, Leaving Fortune
 of R4O.OOo.


 of @4O,OOo.
 Poughkeepsie Special Chicago Chron, icle: Alexander De Witt, who lived in this city, practically upon the bounty of his friends, for many years, died a week ago at the age of 90 years, and in his will, which has just been filed in the office of Surrogate Dorland, Of Duchess county, shows that he leaves an estate of $40,000 in excellent secur- ities. The old man wore clothes given to him by pitying friends and lived with charitable acquaintance, Edwin c. Southwick, on Main street. He had several nephews and nieees in various parts of the country, but In his sup posed poverty and obscurity he never heard from any of them, except one. This was a nephew, Amos Harrison, of Tonawanda, N. r., who visited the old man once a year and tried to better his condition. He once sent De Witt $15, witL which to buy suit of clothes. It was a good investment, for MT. Har- rison is left about $39,00o of the estate. The old man had another nephew, a resident of Indiana, who visited him a few years ago, and afterward De Witt learned that his relative had endeav- ored to learn at the banks if his appar- ently poyerty-stricken uncle had any money. This nephew is left $100 legacy in the viii
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-29
WAS HARD TO KILL.
BEAR SURVIVED LEAD AND 4
 PRECIPICE.
Required Chase Up a Canyon and More Lead = California Fisherman
 Rudely Interrupted by Big Brown Bear with an Ugly Disposition. Q

From the San Francisco Chronicle: While fishing last Sunday nea. the head of Squaw Creek, in Sonoma coun- ty, party of San Francisco and Glow erdale sportsmen were attacked by a huge brown bear. Luckily they were armed, and soon halted bruin in his fierce charge by some well-direeted shots. After a long chase through dense underbrush and among pitfalls and precipices the bear was killed. The weight of the brute was 4671@ pounds. The members of the party were Steve Giannetoni, Fred D. Spaulding, John F. Duane of San Francisco and George H. Hall and John Arnold of Cloverdale. They had been camping and fishing for three days near the Geysers. Last Sunday they pushed on up toward the headwater of Squaw Creek, and not far from the limits of Lake Mendocino and Sonama counties. In search of like ly spot in which to cast their lines, the fishermen were crossing Running Bird canyon. when one of them caught sight of the great brown creature ad- Vancing toward them. There was no time for the digging of trenches. Quickly they unslung their guns, and each one took careful aim, first select ing a tree that could easily be climbed. On numbered the big fellow until he was turned by shot from Spaulding's rife. A second later George Hall pink ed the plantigrade just behind the left shoulder, whereupon the bear coll lapsed, lost his footing and went tumbling to the bottom of the canyon far below, carrying with him great rocks and bushes uprooted in bis swift descent. Even then the bear was not done for. He scrambled to his feet, growing fiereely, and made off toward the head of the canyon, followed by the dog of the party and all five of the men, of whom Hall was the fast est runner. Fully half mile away Hall came upon the quarry, nearly ex- hausted He was finished by the nim- ble Hall at close range. Halls break neck race through the thick chaparral and over the stones had left him al- most devoid of clothing. and this fact. together with his seratched-up face, led the slower members of the party, who soon arrived, to believe that he hat had handto-hand encounter with the bear.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-29
WOMEN eF THE PHILIPPINES.
Their Redeeming Feature Is Their
 Personal Cleanliness.

AHen uSUeShIhS E0AGurS AS AAoh
 Personal Cleanliness.
 The aristocratic Philippine matron and her daughters indulge in no greater bodily exercise, If they can help it, than that required for driving or shopping. But the peasant woman shares her husbands work, whatever it may be, laboring st the blow behind an ungainiy earabao (water-buffalo) in the paddy-feld, or helping to pole a huge lorcha, or cocoanut raft, up or down the river besides attending to her domestic cares. And I take pleas ure in saying that, whatever it's pro- prietor's rank or station, the native Philippine nipa hut Is invariably a marvel of neatness and cleanliness as to its interior; far superior in this re- spect to the average dwelling-house. be it that of merchants clerk or that of the governors general So far as the latter are concerned a decent servant. girl, such as are employed in America and England, would not be content to remain in one two days. Hundreds of girls are employed in the great cigar factories, and others in the cenyents labor to weave the far-famed pima lace of the Philippines, several at time squatting on the floor around single frame, picking and manipulating with deft fingers the ininitesimally delicate fbers. Sometimes they work for months to complete a single mantilla or handkerchief These native women are rarely employed by the European residents as domestic servants, except in the capacity of lady's maid or cnn- dren's nurse, and even these posil.ons are often occupied by boys. They arc very unreliable, and the utter absence of the sense of gratitude, so character istic of the entire Philippine race, rem ders it an almost hopeless and very ex- asperating task to attempt to train them as servants. Their only redeem ing feature is their sense of absolute personal cleanliness, but in spite of this many European women prefer to go to the expense and trouble of inn porting a Chinese anna from Hong Kong or Canton rather than to intrust her children to the care of a native girl; although when in her own ca pacity as mother, the Filipina, so far as observation goes, leaves nothing to be desired. Woman's Home Compan- lon
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DOROTHY DREW.

Dorothy Drew, Gladstone's famous grandchild. whose loving companion ship added so much to the happiness Of his later years, is the subject of a very interesting sketch in The Young Woman. We learn from it that before her 4th year her political views had become decidedly radical; to her mind the house of lords was a most repre- hensible institution, and the house of commons was the maiastay of the na- tion. When the house of lords was spoken of in her presence as the "up- per house, she would retort: You mean the house of commons!" She visited the latter during her 3d year. and for liae thought herself in church &e frequent rising and sit ting Of the members soon undeceived her, howeYe~ and from these move ments and the oratoricaI gesticulationa of the speakers, she fancied herself in a gymnasium--an impression derived from previous visit to such a place For some time after this the commons was "the place where gTanddad goes to do his 'nasties," or, on occasions, the place where granddad goes to do bis lessons.
 Her visit to Queen Victoria was momentous episode in her young life, and from tbe article above mentioned we quote the narrative of her delight fnl experiences:
 Dorothy relates how she went down the very long corridor to put on her new white frock and her silk gloves, and how grand servant all dressed in red came to say that the queen was waiting. The Indian man whom the queen likes very much" was at the door, and the next moment Dorothy stood before the great queen whom her grandpapa had served for sixty years. But Dorothy thought nothing of the vastness of the empire, or of the length of the reign which all the world was celebrating. It was nothing to her that the kindly gray-haired lady before her was mistress of one-quarter of the whole human race. To Dorothy she was just another woman like grand mamma, with white cap on her head; and Dorothy courtesied and kissed her and told her her name was "Dorsie," that she called MT. Gladstone grand, papa, that they all had pet names at the castle. and so on and so on; and many interesting pet names were re- vealed on both sides. "The= queen put on her glasses and asked me to go to the other side of the room, so that she could see me better" Dorothy ex- plains, and then she took a little jewel-ease and said, This is for you I opened 1t and saw a darling little brooch, with a diamond V and dla- mond R and 2 turquoise I, and a little l crown at the top made of red enamel. I courtesied and kissed her hand and said, Thank you very much She looked very nice and kind, and liked l her very much. Then the queen kissed the little debutante again, and Doro- thy and her mother returned to town. ' Kipling, who is numbered among the celebrities who have sought Dorothy's acquaintance, tells an amusing story of their meeting. They had been in the grounds surrounding Hawarden for some time together, when Dorothy's mother appeared, saying:
 Now, Dorothy, I hope you have not been wearying MT. Kipling." "Oh, no:
 not a bil,' was the frankly unconyen-
 tional reply. MT. Kipling has been
 wearying met"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-29
As Pants the neart, etc.

She felt the strong arm of the law. ne said, speaking of woman who had got into trouble. How delightfulP r commented the demure young thing. <sWhat is delightful" he demanded ia eurprise. ITO feel strong arm. she srdswered softiy.-Chicago Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-29
MAGNETIC ENT LAzlNEss.
Now Orleans Tramp Holds the Record
 for Ease.

4 Now Orleans Tramp Holds the Record
 for Ease.
 At about noon fat and healthy looking, but phenomenally tattered, tramp sat furtively dozing on a bench in Lafayette square, says the New Orr leans Times-Democrat. The nearby tablet of the goedetic survey aE- nounced that ne was in exactly lati- tude 20 degrees 56 minutes 59 seconds and longitude 90 degrees 4 minutes g seconds, but the fact disturbed him not. Leaning back luxuriously, he ap peared to be bursting from every seam of his dilapidated attire, and as he passed in and out of cat maps he nodded solemnly, like porcelain man. darin. His legs were crossed and his suspended foot was incased in a shoe from which most of the forward DOT ton of the sole was missing, exposing bis bare and dirty toes from below. It was held to his foot by string tied around his instep; in fact, he was lit- srally "on his uppers," a circumstance which bothered him as little as the goedetic tablet. Presently, in one of his waking intervals, be espied half smoked cigar stump lying on the pave ment about a yard from the bench. For a moment lie surveyed it calmly. dispassionately, almost judicially. Then he executed a remarkable strat- egic movement. Without stirring the upper portion of his body, he slowly uncrossed his legs, lowered his foot accurately and deliberately over the treasure troye, gripped it in eonyul- s1ye clutch of his toes, reversed the motion, raised his foot, carrying with it the stump, crossed his legs, lan- guidIy stretched forth his hand and secured his prize. A gouty clubman, who was out for a constitutional and who had watched the proceeding from another bench, was lost in admiration. ''Why the man is a wonder!" he ex- claimed to a friend There is some thing magnificent. almost supernatural in such laziness as that! He has ele- vated 1t to an art, to a-but, hold, it would be thousand pities if he were disturbed for a match. I must offer him one!" The souty elubmap arose with difficulty, hobbled down the walk. and, drawing a silver match-case from his pocket, extended it with a polite bow. The tramp manifested no sur prise, but slowly extracted match and ignited the stump Tanks" hs murmured, and closed his eyes. He Is superb!" said the clubman when he rejoined his friend; "he is a record breaker! He is the laziest man in the worldi''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-29
COAL OF THE WORLD.

The coal production and consump- tion of the world during the last fif- teen years are presented in some tables just prepared by the treasury bureau of statistics. These show that while the United Kingdom is still the largest coal producer of the world, the United States is a close second, and if the present rate of gain is continued, will soon become the leading coal-produc- ing country of the world, says the Scientific American. The coal produc- tion of the United Kingdom in 1897 vas 20200O, ,00O tons; that of the United States, 179,OOO,0O0 tons; Ger many, 9t.OOO,O00 France, 30,000, 900; Belgium, 22,0o0,OOO; Hungary, 12,000,000; Russia, nearly 10,000,000 Australasia, nearly 5,00O,O0O; Japa !, over 5,000.OO0; British India. 100000 :; Canada, nearly 100000. and SD in. 2,00O,00O, while no other country reached 1,C0O,O 900 tons in production.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-29
Asparagus as Cattle Fodder.

Asparagus is so plentiful on tEe Rus sian steppes that the cattle eat it like grass. The seeds are sometimes fried and used as a substitute for coffee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-29
sohool children Allowed to smoke.

School ChiIdren AIoWsu tO SnOKe'
 Mexican school children are allowed to smoke during lesson time, provided they have attained certain standard of excellence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-29

France is the largest coal-importing country, her importations in 1897 be. ing nealy 12,OOOO0O tons, while Ger many imported 6,0OO,00O; Austria Hungary, 5,6OO,ooo; Italy, 4,25O,oOO; Canada, nearly 100000; Belgium, nearly 3,000,000 Russia, 2,500, ,000 Sweden, over 2,5OO0Oo; the United States, nearly 100000; Australasia, 100000 tons, while no other country imported as much as 100000 tons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-29

Strength of Hair. A single human hair VIII support four ounces without breaking.