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The age-herald., 1899-04-08
The Dollar Dinner speakers

New York, April 7-Eugene V. Brewster announced today the list of speakers of the Chicago platform dinner at the Grand Gen. tral palace, on April 15. The list includes William J. Bryan, Supreme Court Justice William G. Gaynor of Brooklyn Jerome O'Neill the labor man; George Fred Will Hams, of Massachusetts; Charles A. Towne and John r. Crosby.
The age-herald., 1899-04-08
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.
 Shapliness is next to goddessness.

From the New York Press.
 Shapliness is next to goddessness.
 Every rule has it's exception, and it is every woman.
 One reason so few persons are good Is that nobody recognizes goodness when he sees it.
 It's hard for man to tell which embar- rasses him most-a woman on whose figure he can just detect some clothes, or clothes through which he can just detect some fig ure
 If women could have their own way each one would have four husbands-one to take her to dinners and parties; one to work and earn money; one to set an example to the children, and one to love.
The age-herald., 1899-04-08
ANOTHER ONE

From the Chicago Record And then there's the green mans burden He also has kick; He comes in from the country
 To be offered big gold brick.
The age-herald., 1899-04-08
His Only Chance

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 How does your father like the idea of taking you all to Paris next year?"
 "Every night he prays for another French . revolution
The age-herald., 1899-04-08

MT. J. H. Roll, the well-known wall pa- per and picture dealer, returned from a business trip to Montgomery last night.
The age-herald., 1899-04-08
Export of Cereals

Wheat, including four shipments for the week aggregate 3,3S4, 800 bushels against B. 9SS, ,23S bushels last week and 3,77S,726 bush- els last year.
 Since July 1, this season, the exports of wheat aggregated 1SS ,3i5, 800 bushels against 1S3 3S46,2B bushels last year.
 Corn exports for the week aggregate B. 374 654 bushels against 2411 ,443 bushels last week and 9,557O0 bushels this week last year.
 Since July 1, this season, corn exports ag- gregated 132 .2S9679 bushels against 3909S,- 64S bushels during the same period a year ago.
 Business failures for the week number 19O, exactly the same number as last week. but compared with 220 in this week a year ago, 2S2 in 1897, 231 in 1896 and 225 in 1895.
 Business failures for the week in Canada are 21 against B last week and 39 in this week last year.
The age-herald., 1899-04-08

Oscar Streit the well-known local basa- ball player, who was called home last week by the death of his brother. Guy W. Streit, left yesterday for Durham, N. C., to join the Boston club, which has him signed for the season.
The age-herald., 1899-04-08

B. A. Newand, of Atlanta, division pas senger agent of the Seaboard Air Line, was in the city yesterday
The age-herald., 1899-04-08
Wear Friedman's Shoes.
PERSONAL.

Dick Franklin popular paper drummer from Nashville, is circulating among his customers and friends in the city
The age-herald., 1899-04-08
COMMISSIONERS
 HAVE EVACUATED
Surrender Books and Office to
 Revenue Board.
MEETING HELD YESTERDAY
And This Course Decided Upon-Does Not Mean That the Fight Will Stop in the Courts-Fergus
 w. Mccarthy Clerk.

The county commissioners have evacuated and the board of revenue Is in full con- trol of the affairs of Jefferson county.
 At a meeting of the county commissioners held yesterday morning it was decided in the public interest to surrender all books and records of the county to the new board pending the decision of the supreme court in the test case, which has been taken up from the city court.
 This action was taken after a full dis cussion of the case in its every phase. It was concluded that all efforts to keep the general public from being drawn into the fight had failed, and in the interest of the public good it was decided to take the step.
 President Earle, of the board of revenue, was notified of the action of the commits sioners and that the office occupied by the commissioners was open to the members of the board, and all the papers and books were ready to be turned over
 Revenue Board Takes Charge
 The board of revenue was in session at the time and immediately took possession of the office, which is situated on the left of the main entrance to the court house.
 The janitors were put to work cleaning up the office and in a short while the board of revenue was duly installed and ready for business.
The age-herald., 1899-04-08
THE GRIP CUBE THAT DOES CURE

Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets removes the cause that produces la grippe The gen. uine has L. B. O.. on each Tablet, 25c.
The age-herald., 1899-04-08

Basket ball bulletins at Stones tonight.
The age-herald., 1899-04-08

Wear Friedman's Flats.
The age-herald., 1899-04-08
Mccarthy Elected Clerk

At the morning session of the board of revenue Fergus w. Mccarthy was elected clerk of the board over a number of ap- plicants. MT. Mccarthy was formerly cir cult clerk of the county and Is familiar with the work about the court house, which is stated as the principal reason of his election together with his clerical ability and general high standing.
 The affairs of the county are now left entirely in the hands of the board of rev. enue and no further inconvenience can re- suit to the public. All accounts will be audited and paid, thus relieving the situa ton, which threatened to assume a knotty complication. The several commissioners who contesting the right of the mem- bers of the board of revenue to the office express themselves confident that the supreme court will decide in their favor and that they will ultimately be restored to the office of which they claim they have been unawfully deprived.
The age-herald., 1899-04-08
BRADsTREET's REVIEW

New York, April 7.-Bradstreet's tomor- row will say:
 The quieter tone of distributive trade is even more marked this keew than last, tes- tifying to the unfavorable effect upon re- tail trade and indirectly upon jobbing dis tribution of the cold, backward spring and less favorable wheat crop advices. While reports as to damage to winter wheat are most numerous from the southwest, the in- f1uences of the backward season, frost in the ground and other unfavorable eondi- tions have tended to moderate the hitherto very cheerful tone of advances in the spring wheat states. Other features of the week are a further quieting down in the excitement in iron and steel. strike of iron moulders in the West Superior district seems likely to complieate the ore supply question. Strikes, involving 15,0O0 men, have been feature of the weeks opera tions. Lumber is feeling the influence of expanding spring demand at many markets and prices are very strong The situation in textiles is little changed. Cotton is slightly lower on a fuller crop movement but manufactured goods firm, though some speculative lots of gray cottons have been offered at concessions.
 Wool and Woolens Quiet
 Wool and woolens are rather quiet, though fall orders for women's wear goods are encouraging and the raw product is steady, the view being that the proposed goods combination have not gotten very large supplies of wool. The situation as regards prices is still very favorable one, the list of staples advancing or remaining steady, being by far the most numerous, while bank cearings statistics, railroad earnings and all other obtainable measures of trade progress point to an immense bu- siness, speculative and otherwise, having been done during the first quarter of the year 1S99 Throughout the west and north west, with few exceptions, complaint is made of unreasonable cold weather affect ing distribution, particularly retail. Ac- companying these. reports, however, are numerous statements that the business done during the first quarter is considera- bly, in advance of that handled a year ago. Complaints of bad weather and roads com ing from the south, Texs trade and agri- cultural operations being unfavorably af- fected and New Orleans reports that spring trade is likely to be disappointing for a like reason
The age-herald., 1899-04-08
CAAEEN BROs-DRY GOODS

Fair; warmer; fresh northwesterly winds.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03

Avivid illustration of the power of mere
words over human beings is noted by q
thoughtful French writer, Francisque
Sarcey. He says that after the wreck Of
tho steamship Boursogne many passengers
were found floating, drowned, with life
preseryers on. The life preservers were
fastened upon the bodies, but were fasten.
ed around the belts instead Of under the
arms, and the greater weight Of the upper
part of the body had tipped the head under
water and the person was infallibly
drowned
Now, the greater number of the persons
so drowned were French, and the French
term for a life preserver Is "ceinture de
sauvelage," or life saving belt" This
word ''ceinture" suggests to the mind, in
its moments of disorder and unreadiness
such as great catastrophe brings the
idea of putting OIL belt, and as belt il
put around the waist and nowhere else
the frightened person instinctivcly adjusts
the life preserver close about the hips.
The result is that as soon as the preson SO
provided falls into the water his body tips
over, with the heavier portion downward,
and the head is plunged beneath the sur
face.
The word "belt," therefore, the French
writer insists, was the cause Of the loss Of
many lives in the Borrgogne disaster.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03
TEETH IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL.
What a Visitor Learned-The Prin-
cipaI Is Wiser Too.


The visitor was being conducted through
the large public school building by it!
proud woman principal His introduction
to class was something like this:
"Oh, see all the little girls! Busy chill
drcnS Happy? Now, why do you come
to SCHOOL, Truly you don't like tor" A
little giggle was the affirmative answer.
Now, children, think you said you
had little pieces to say. What little girl
will say n piecef"
Forty hands were up at once and ten
more little later.
"That little girl"
A 7-year-old in checked pinafore rose
and, making little bow, which made her
two golden pigtails fly around amazingly,
began, How doth er little buthy bee i'm.
prooth cath timing hour"
And the next little girl lisped In the
same way about the acorn, and another
about the field daisy and the butterfly.
my children, you all lisp" suggested
the principal.
"Yeth, ma'am," said one; "thath be.
cauth we hathn't all our teeth" And a
finger pointed to the place where two front
ones ought to be.
"Oh!' said the principal How many
little girls have lost tanth-baby teeth?"
Forty two out Of 80 children held up their
hands. Only eight had all their teeth.
"Now, why do you lose your teeths"
asked the principal.
"Soath to get big onth, was the an.
swer.
How many kinds of teeth do you
have?" asked the principal. All numbers
were given.
Eyes three, said the principal. what
Is the third kind2"
1.-THE kindth you keep in glass" was
the answer.-New York Commercial Ad.
yertiser
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03

Evidence that colds are infectious is fur.
nished by what we observe among our do
nestle animals Cats seem to be specially
susceptible. Probably they often bring
home from their nocturnal rambles those
mysterious catarrhal attacks which SO rap
Idly run through the house. 1t is an old
saying, "The cat is sneezing; We shall all
have colds"
Sheep, too, are liable. A whole flock
may suffer and may show that curious
eruption round the lips (herpes labialis)
which we all know only too well as one Of
the most unpleasant accompaniment Of
bad cold in the head
On the Australian sheep runs, when the
shearing season comes round, the men
who congregate at the sheds are frequent
1y smitten with an illness of catarrhal
nature which rapidly takes hold of them
and often affects some 90 per cent. Some
times it becomes very serious and may
even develop into a fatal pneumonia. 10
all appearance it Is caught from the sheep.
Spectator.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03

need not be any heavier than Q by Q,
for as both sets, upper and lower, are
Of the same length and the lower set be-
ing placed at an angle Of 40 degrees and
well spiked to both plates the weight
on their middle is not nearly so great
as when placed at lesser angle. And
the upper set placed at an eight or nine
inch pitch with truss, as shown at
A, Fig. 1, and these tied together by a
by 6 or I by s. is sufficiently strong to
resist the pressure from above. And the
long brace running from the end of the
short collar beam to the heel Of the
rafter and there being notched over the
plate and spiked to both the rafter and
purline plate, will prevent the barn
from spreading from the outward thrust
of the roof, for the weight is pulling
from the opposite side of the roof if
there is any pulling at all. I firmly be-
lieve by this means Of bracing it is al
most an impossibility for the barn roof
to give down on the barn to pull apart.
The rafters just over epurlines Of the
oWOA SOU oAo lAou bo do W picFoho IL
from giving way. Thus the roof itself
is support to the sides of the build
ing. And as the purline posts are set in
such position the weight Of the entire
upper portion of the roof rests upon the
ground stills. They are so constructed to
rest upon block of 3 by 8, set between
two of the lower set of studding and
passing up between the cross stills and
having a shoulder resting upon the
same above at B.
Any carpenter can build barn from
this drawing, and after it is completed
the owner cannot help but be pleased,
for he has an abundance Of room to
store all his crop in one place. The
truss Of the upper tier of rafters need
not be under each of them. If the space
between the spans be equally divided
into three spaces it would be sufficient,
and then on each set Of rafters not hav-
ing truss I would place collar beam
so the lower edge would come on
level with the cross Of the truss braces !
and then nail 1 by perpendicularly
from the comb to the collar beam. This
gives a good chance to fasten the hang
ers for track or any kind Of hay sling.
Another correspondent of the journal
already mentioned sends sketch Zig.
q Of middle bent showing self sup
porting roof and post braces instead of
purlines: At A A, in barn rafters, you
will see the joints are REINFORCED by J
inch boards nailed on each side; also at |
B B are boards nailed on each side,
and at A piece Of by 4 is cut in be- |
tween the boards and under the rafters.
As the rafters will be two inches thick !
and in width according to the size Of |
barn, up to 30 feet, 2 by 4 is heavy |
enough. But if the barn is 40 or so feet
wide, by @ should be used. always
put rafters two feet to centers. pre-
fer solid timber for posts, plates and
stills. At G to D, l spike Tor, on large
barns, bolt) plank the same width as
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03

She was one of the aggressive kind, and
she undertook to elbow and push her way
to the front of the crowd that was leaving
the car.
He was mild hammered little fellow
and did not seem to resent it at all when
her elbow dug into him as she went by.
and he had his revenge.
II should not think" he said to his
companion In tone that could be heard
by every one near, that woman whose
gown showed gaping placket would DO
anxious for position in 'front.' of the
crowd"
OF course his wife had put him up to Il,
but the aggressive woman did not know
that, and three minutes later she was the
last one of all.-Chicago Post.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03
Sailors to Be Mustered Ont.

Washington, March 3.-The navy de
partment put the big double-turreted
monitor Puritan out of commission at
the Norfolk navy yard Wednesday, and
1t is said at the navigation bureau that
this ship must be followed by others
speedily, to the great detriment Of the
plans of the department. The estimates
submitted to congress based on the min
imum requirements of the navy provided
for 10000 sailors. Congress cut this
down to $4,000. There are now $4,000
men in the service so that 5000 Of these
must be dropped Immediately. That
means that large part of the North
Atlintic squadron must so out Of COM
mission,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03

WITT 5CTFuTN = fHTSo YVOrC urru ICHs
New York, March 3.-The SEVENTEEN
anniversary of the birth Of Carl Schurz
was celebrated yesterday. Congratu-
latory letters and kilograms were re-
ceived in great numbers. Throu"h the
day close friends called to offer their con.
CALCULATIONS in person. A cablegram Of
greeting came from Prince Herbert Bis
marck and from 40 of the leading mem
bcrs of the German reichstag, and SIM
ious parts Of Germany and from diff
ferent important cities the United States
over. A dinner complimentary to Mr..
Schurz was given last night at Delmon-
ico's. Covers were laid for 400. A let
ter Of regret from Grover Cleveland was
read,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03
Maeee Jury Bill Postnoued.

Harrisburg, March 3-The bill to ex-
empt resident soldiers and the widows
of soldiers from taxation upon real Or
personal property to the value of $500
was defeated by O vote of 81 yeas to
6S nays. The Magee jury bill, as amend
ed by the house committee by incorpor-
ating the New York code, which allows
Jurors to be impeached for bias, whether
expressed or implied. was amended by
decreasing the number of challenges from
~ to 6. The bill was postponed for the
present.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03
At IL o'clock H.,

| 6head of horses and mules.
No. BILLY, stylish black horse, coming
years old, good worker or driver
| No. 2-Sadie, bay mare, coming ~ years old
good worker aud n steady driver, for family
use con be driven by ladies.
| No. 3-Nancy, sorrel mare, coming years
| old, good worker.
| No. 4-Polly, sorrel mare, IL years old. good
| worker or driver, good walker when working
No. 5-Bianch, black mare, coming years
| old good worker or driver.
| No. 6-l good mule.
| 7 good mich cows, all home raised, some
| fresh and others close springrrs heifers, |
stock bull, lG shoats, brood sows, boar, ~
| pair OF chickens.
Farming Impements-2 farm wagons, side
door milk wagon, good as new. Bedford and
| Huffman grain drill Eavens corn planter. hay
| tedder, nearly new, land roller, moving ma
| chine, sulkey cultlvators, grain fan. Ohio
cutting hox, No. II. ] endless chain, Al horse
power 2 Syracus. plows, i 5Otooih harrow, /
7!-tooth Thomas smoothing harrow, Acme har.
ow Disc harrow, set platform scales, Will
weigh lOuO pounds, grind Stone, !? seed sewers
crosscut saws, hay fork and blocks, set OF
stage harness, sets rope harness. set heavy
carriage harness, collars, brides, halters shOyels
hoes, Scythr-. double and single trees, lot cow
chains, lot empty cider barrels grain bags, and
many other articles too tie iious TO mention.
Dairy FiXtures-No 2 Dclaval cream srpara.
tor, new laat spring, in perfect order, barrel
churii, viii churn 10 lbs, isc.d butter worker,
butter tub with ice cooler, 2Jquart milk
cans cream cans one Twelve root extension
table bed stead, bed sprins, chairs, room stove
and other thing. One half interest Of 55 acres
Of wheat in the ground.
TermI-All sums of s25 and under cash over
that amount u credit of months will be given
by purchaser giving bankable note with APP
proved endorser, interest from day Of sale 5
per cent discount for cash on all credit sums.
l.. W. stidham & Son, AUG fl.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03

Schedule In effect Noyomb.r o, ,so,
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NEW ORLEANS AND MEMPHIS VIZ
BRISTOL AND CHATTANOOGA, So
=: m. daily. Through sleepers to Mem
pills and New Orleans.
SlN3ERLY ACCOMMODATION, week
days. rs ., m; 304 81, loss p. m. Sum
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week days. 72j. 1000 a. m; 3.ai. A57 p. m.
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baltimore. week days. sS m.,
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q. M; 2.55. $40 .. m. Sundays. S55 ., m.;
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A.2b. 43o, 1901 fall Pullman cars). SIS.
SIS. $50, s7.30. 'S35, 1910. '1l.35 p. m. Sun.
days. 1875. $500 800. 1136 a. m; sl22o,
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DelmarviA Telephone. No. 1913.
Rates to Western points lower than vie
F. inB B. S S!sfd w. p.B MARTIN.
Gen. Manager. Man. of Pass Tradic.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03
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ROBBED The GRAVE

A startling incident, Of which Mr.. John
Oliver OF Philadelphia. was the subject,
is narrated by him as follows: Il was in q
most dreadful condition My skin was al
most yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated
pain continually In back and sides, no ap-
petits-gradually growing weaker day by
day. Three physicians had given mo up.
Fortunately, friend advised trying .Eec.
prize, the first bottles made d decided i'm
provenent. continued thoir use for Oh rec
weeks, and am now well man. know
they saved my life, and robbed the grave OF
another victim" No ore should fail to try
them Only 80 conts., guaranteed, at N. B.
DaniJrth's Drug Store.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03
A ROYAL DisciplinRrlan.

The Duke Of Connaught is rigid dis
ciplinarian even in his own home circle,
and punctuality is one of his great points
On one occasion he had arranged to attend
. military entertainment with the duchess
and his daughters They we're to stat In
the carriage at a certain time, but when
their parents and the carriage were ready
the young ladies had not finished dressing.
The duke refused to wait, and as tho
duchess would not go without them he
went of alone.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-03
FIG. II-BARN PLAN.

posts. At E, put post in bank barns,
and stone in common barns. do not
send plan Of girts. As for drop siding, it
should run one way. and for barn
boards. the other. For braces. nail fence
boards on inside Of studding or girts,
from lower corner to opposite upper COZ
ner. 1t makes no difference whether you
use studding and drop siding or girts
and barn boards, the board brace works
the same.