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The Delawarean., 1900-09-15

at I.3o O'Clock p. m. on the premises
the farming property known as the
Cahall or Philips Farm, situated about
| mile north of Greenwood, Del, and
containing about 320 acres, about 10
acres in woodland and young timber,
the balance cleared and under cultiva-
ton, with house, barn and other out
buildings thereon erected. This farm
is well located for stock raising, growing
grain, fruit and vegetables, being with
in l0minutes drive of Greenwood, Del
which is located ON Queen Anne R.R,
and Delaware Division of the Penna. r,
r. system, which give the best facilities
for shipping to Baltimore, Will
mington, Philadelphia and other north
ern markets. Greenwood also offers a
good home market for the products of
the farm, containing stores, shops, can
ming factory, flour mill, distillery, etc,
TERMS:-5 per cent. cash when
farm is sold. The balance of 'one-third
of purchase price to be paid when pro-
perty is decided. The balance. two
thirds of purchase price may remain
on mortgage.
JOS. w. H. WATSON,
Trustee for heirs of VIM. G. Phillips.
deceased, and Isaac D. Philips, decd
For further information, address
VIM. G. PHILIPS, Wilmington,
w. T. Parvis, Auc't. Del
The Delawarean., 1900-09-15
JOS. w. H. WATSON
A MOUNTAIN TOURIST

In search Of grand and beautiful
scenery finds such profusion of riches
in Colorado that before planning a trip
it will be well for you to gain all the
information possible. The Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad publishes series
of useful, illustrated pamphlets, all Of
which may be obtained by writing s.
K. Hooper. General Passenger and
The Delawarean., 1900-09-15
GRAIN FANS.

Don't SOW wheat this fall unless
it has been cleaned with an
Owens Fan. Positively the only
fan that will take all the cookie
out of wheat also a splendid
market fan. For cleaning clover
seed there is nothing equal Ito
Owens Leader No. 1. The only
fan that will take out all the rip
pie. Vanwickle Fans.
Bolster Springs, Ladders, &c.
25 sets bolster wagon springs
all sizes-6, and 10 feet fruit
ladders, fruit pickers, etc.
Cider Mills.
Two sizes.
Pumps.
Plain and porcelain lined.
Grindstones.
Mounted and loose.
Seed.
Rye, scarlet clover, timothy,
clover, turnip seed, etc.
AT COST.
All our stock of hammocks, Lap
spreads and leather nets.
HARNESS.
Wagon harness, collars ana
brides. Our $1,000 carriage har-
ness is still a leader-a few sets
left. Also at $1,000, $14OO and
$1,000.
BRICKS, LIME, TERRA GOTTA,
TILE, CEMENT% CALCINED PLAST-
ER.
The Delawarean., 1900-09-15

The favorite family cathartic Is
Hoods Pills.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-17
A SLEEK, SLICK MAN.
Ply n QUAD.

Copyright 700. By e LsEisl
on the passenger list Of the Ocean
Queen a. she sailed from Melbourne ior
London on the 18th OF August, ISL. was
the name OF James Msiwill, an English
man. and 4 there ever VAS a SEEKER,
slicker man got into print | have not Tetd
OF him. He hadn't the sleek. slick way o.
a hypocritical missionary OF parson, cut Il
was a way of his own. He vas a danny
IN figure ard dress. lie had the innocent
face OF a child. He was gUileiess ana IN
genuous. He seemed TO know so little OF
the world that YOU wondered where ne
had passed his thirty years OF lie lie
wanted to make eyerybody's scquaintAnce
and be friends with all You couldn't help
but set him down for "a good fellow just
TO look at Kim. and when you had listen
ed to his droil stories in the smoking
room, his songs. in the cabin. and the
fairy stories he told the children you had
to agree that he was justly a favorite
No one seemed TO know Jimmy, as he
asked Us 10 call him. beyond knowing
that he lived up the country on a big
horse farm and was worth half a million
dollars. 1t turned out that no one really
knew that. but had taken his word for II.
t1ONtNff, II WdS no one : business 10
know him. He was going back TO England
after a bride, and all the ladies aboard
agreed that he was a good catch and the
girl was in luck. Perhaps | got more out
of Mr.. MelWill than any other passenger.
IL was more, and at the same time II was
less. In speaking of his horse farm to
NE he had been foolish enough 10 locate
ii. 1t was far distant from Melbourne,
and it was in an out-of-tke-way place, bat
it so happened that I had sheep-herded
and prOspeCted all over that range and
knew his story to be false
He saw by my looks that I knew il to
be so, and he at once turned the c0nversa-
ton, and refused any further information.
Women will lie when there is no object.
but men generally plan to make a lie
serve purpose. l tried to figure out why
Jimmy should lie, but the best guess |
could make at II was that he wanted to
pass for richer man than he was There
was nothing bad about that, and l didn' {
permit the falsehOod to open any breach
between us.
When We came to shake ourselves down
aboard, | noticed that there were lot of
rather tough-loOking men among the
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PlL6Rly ZOE
lie Tells of His Adventure. t.u
I old Ihn.L ~ 'pHh ~

Utn hupt
HeVln arrived al me .own O, Goa Ca.
with my tintype OUTFIT lr r,,a -...- '....eS
and ny fightin' dog under .h. .''.'.
Was fain to look around me- =, .,' .--.''.
in house. the town han. and -b.
and say TO myself: '~'''H
He who hath feeHa Of ro--,4.
hath riches" -''c5
And also:
"A man who doth not fe7r o. ss,,.
hands with a sheriff hath TO call q. .,e-
fur fame"
And az in;
'ReneyoleHCc not only uakr.H - -..
friends. but II worked i'm carr..t--
other 'hiBEs. can be made 10 Dial. -.
hundred per cent profit
Then ! opened my wagiu fr- hr....
and when I hung out the sign o. ..-
Cents a Take thar was a rush no
iShtened and lbersl-minGei .5-szr-.
secure their tintypes. In dom my no..
| sought 20 preserve a nate-8f .z7Fz.s..-
Of cOuntenance In each and every -sss
and it was tharfore easy fur The owner,
Of faces TO recognize themsTIvss Tre-
satisfaction was unbounded eN.ar. '~ OIL.
single case. IL was that Of ar old c-.tta-
who had accumulated much world.
wealth by the raisin' % cattle and D..
playiu' Of poker. He wanted his -.tvr.
10 represent a man Of innGrCou- .-E +.
nign appearance. that the same might Co.
ceive. but IL was not to be. and boz. W..
wroth. | saw the wrothiussS ia bis ts..
and Vet he cUEningly diSsembled AMI said
Pilgrim. IL Is not by the looks OF q n.
that We should size him up. but bg l
deeds and actions"
IT'S true" said |. II have known
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the fellows could lash the craft together
without fear of disaster
We had been taken completely by sur
prise and had no show. They had the
gold on, and transferred within an hour.
II is &c the credit % the rascaliy gang to
say that they we're under good control
and insulted no one. After the gold was
disposed OF they robbed the ship OF a ,ot
Of bedding and provisions, and az the last
the sleek slick man came down into the
cabin 10 say d few words. He was smiling
and good-natured- He pattsd the children,
bowed TO the ladies, and waved his hand
20 the men
My dear friends" be said In that soft
silky voice OF his. Il hope that I have
given you no trouble. Rather lei me hope
that you will look upon il as an incident
TO break the mUn0tOny OF the voyage. l
do not wish 10 search you one b. one
like a foOtpad or a buShrdnger. but will
trust 10 your honesty 20 hand over your
money and jewels I have figured on
about the amour; / should get. II get Il
no one will be further disturbed II / don't
get il there will be room aboard the brig
for most of the ladies'"
I gave up half my possessions. and
presume the other passengers retained a
| share as we'll but the money. watches
rings, brooches. &c. laid on the table be-
fore the pirate had a good round vaiue
and seemed 10 satisfy him He swept
everything into a sack, babe Us a fond
Sdieu, aud within ten minutes was sailing
away in the brig. The engines were dis
abled before they left, and the crew Of the
mates boat was sen, back 10 US. and q
no one had been killed We were fain 10
think We had come of fairly we'll. We lAy
rolling in midOcean for four days before
the engineer had made repairs, and by
that time the brig Was several hundred
miles away. Even had We known her
course and position il would have aYailed
nothing. We made a slow run for the re-
mainder of the voyage. and il was three
weeks before man-of-war started out 20
look for the pirate craft 1t had been a
| job Put up in Australia and it had worked
TO perfection. 1t may be that the brig re-
I turned to that coast and landed and di-
vided the swag, but as she had a dozen
different places TO choose from she had no
! fear of capture. SO far as / have been
able to learn she was never heard from,
though the search was kept up for year
or more. There was enough plumber TO
set each one up handsomely, and I have
always thought of Jimmy, the slick one
as touring about in the finest raiment,
drinking the rareSt wines and making
/ himself a favorite wherever he stopped
for a week
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Admiral Cotton Takes Charge.
,eciaI to The Washington Post.

Special % The washington Post
Norfolk, Va. July 1.-THE command OF
this naval station was to-day transferred
from Rear Admiral Albert ,. Barker, who
for the past eight months has been Its
c0mmandant 10 Rear Admiral Charles
: Cotton. The ceremonies were simple.
The flag OF the retiring commandant on
the receiving ship Franklin was salurci
by thirteen guns as IL was hauled down.
and Immediately afterward the same
number % guns reared out a welcome 10
Admiral Cotton.
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SAN FRANCISCO REMODELED.
Cruiser Greatly Changed BY Altered Sp ars
and New Fig htinx Tops.

Special 70 The Washington Post
Norfolk Va, July 1.-THE cruiser San
Francisco. after having been at the navy
yard for nearly two years, has practically
been reconstructed, and with her altered
masts and lighting tops is hardly recOg-
nizable. Her new battery will shortly ar
rive from Washington. The golfers re-
Gently ordered TO take coal 10 Manila are
being scraped and painted. and will short
Iy sail on their long voyage.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-17

Up-t0-date News CnIled from Our COntem-
pOrary's Columns.


In announcing that the Arizona Kicker
has the largest circulation of any daily or
weekly publication on the face of the
globe, and that its weekly purchase of
white paper keeps fourteen factories run
hing day and night the year round, We
have no intention of indulging in false
hood. We are simply copying the style Of
certain eastern journals and giving ciyll!-
zation push upward.
Last week we had men working in our
private graveyard for several days. and
row the graveled walks are in good shape,
the grass cut and benches provided for all
who wish TO enter and sit down. The
number of graves and tOmbstOnes is the
same as last northumberland We SIN
cerely hope We shall not have TO add to it
during the next twelve months.
Tuesday afternoon last Mr.. Peter Mar
tin and Tapt Dale had an argument on
Apache avenue as to what neglige shirt
was One contended that ii was a shirt
that hadn't been washed for two months
and the other that il was a shirt with
four or i've holes in it. Hot words had
passed and pistols had been drawn when
we happened along and settled the queS-
ton, and both men shook hands and Ur-
came the best OF friends again. Neglig1
means neglected, and We had neglected 10
sew on half dozen buttons and mend
three or four bad rips In our outfit of
shirts.
Our esteemed contemporary is out with
an item this week In which he says our
jealousy of him has put him in fear Of his
life. and that he may apply to have us
put under bonds. Ye godsl Jealous of a
man who tried running a sawmill in Ne
braska before he became editor and made
a failure of il! Afraid of his life, Why
there isn't a coyote in Arizona that'd
harm an old man with his head twisted TO
one side, mis- back bumped up and fas
knees rubbing each other as ne Wabbles
along,
We should like to say again for the
benefit of certain people that the post
office at Giveadam Gulch closes at 9
o'clock p. m. Up to midnight We are will
ing TO hand out mail to any one in a rush
but after that hour We don't propose to
get out Of bed for any one in the United
States. Throwing stones through the win
dOws or shooting bullets through the
front door won't expedite mail delivery
but may bring a shot or two In return
We are a public servant right enough
and this pOst-office belongs 10 the people.
but We have figured IL out that we have
a few rights, and one of EN- is TO sleep
between Midnight and o'clock d. m.
Last week, when we undertook 20 con-
vince the Blue Front drug store that i'd
vertising always pays, Mr.. Sheridan start
ed TO draw his gun on US. -Four seconds
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-17
The iiub-bub gtab,

From the indianapolis Journal
Julia and l have organized a lovely
conversation club among the girls"
VIVA: 90 you call itg'
THE Hub-bub Club"
Gracious What does that mean
"Oh. We meet around in the mornings
on one aRothef's porehes and all talk at
once"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-17
AID FOR BODY AND SOUL
Dr. Talmage Tells of the Duty
of the Physician.
SHOULD BRING PEACE AND HEALTH

Nhnt HediciHe and surgery Have Doue
for JiBmaBitJ-Doets IL Closest 20 Mems
Real SelVes-ShoHld Ash Heavenly Aid in
Has usrk and lie Able GO Give Cbristisn
Comfert az " ell a. Bodily Ease 10 Those
whO TurH 10 G. cd IN sickness.
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..,,.t,h, H..t-aper.' -

ys, son.e people are never hungry, WE.
to te-v eat has 90 b. forced down
TO- : -. 4. Of course. something "Ton< "i.1
tbsse people By taxing hooa a-'Fa~ -.
t,@ - theu they enjoy eating ana foH.
80. ssS,1,.te,ss .nrp II sou md your app 90.
stt-ing iuat ny a bottle o. HOOD. l.
:. rr1Is stomach tonic, ane every dose d.,
good.
-. r...tl.. .-rE.-rtI. 1. IInna-a FL q
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-17

NA-A "a NE nue. ne came DOWN grace
fulIy' In this issue will be found his two
column al. and our readers are advised to
90 10 him for anything wanted IN mis- line
ASIDE from being a little impetuOus, Mr.
sheridan Il a tiptop fellow and an honor
10 The town.
some TX weeks ago we announced that
jim MURDOCH. formerly Of this Gulch. had
D"rn heAuy aid thoroughly hanged By a
vigilance committee in New Mexico. and
mat We were glad OF II. Three days ago
James walked In on US 20 say that our
Attlcle had hurt his feelings. As ne ~.
sApAashs j; ne was hung all right enough.
p S,e a4IeI me crowd had departed the rope
orohe, and In the course OF a day or 40
he s1t MS breath back. While He do NOT
tesi mat We owe him any apology we
viii express The hope that he has profitsd
Dy MS lesson The ropes used here never
break
We have known Mai. Bob Wharton for
SIX months, and We have never met him
thAt ne didn't boast OF the lightning way
ne could pull d gun. Yesterday he 20,
into trouble with stage driver and had
an opportunity 20 beat electricity ali moi.
low. lie knew what was coming. and We,
before ne had his hand On bis gun The
GtIsef hao him covered and vas ma king
nm eat dirt To cap the climax. the ma.
yof revolver hadn't a cartridge in II
nnen IL was taken from his pocket. why
csItalh people IN this town don't carry
clubs Instead Of guns Is sonethIng We
can't make out.
We could have electric light In This
town but for old Jim Shaw and Peter
HAines. Both OF them are down on cleo
tr'cliy In every form and have sworn
th'tt they viii shoot out any electric plant
ana the owners with H. Of course, as
mayor OF the town and working for is
{ best Interests. We could turn around and
shoot IN and Pete. but We prefer 70 Jet
thlngs glide on az they are. for year OF
1.-Two more ii least
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-17
Paid for Everything Out of
Cuban Postal Fund.
How HE FITTED Up HIS HOUSE
Trunk aud 0yercoat Included in One of Ills
PHrcbases-Dressed His Coachman and
Foeiman a the Expense Of the Revenues
Personal Expense Account hich
Throws some Light Upon the Manage
ment of the Department Of Posts.

The report made to Postmaster General
Smith by Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow of his investigation into
the postal affairs Of Cuba has not been
made public. II is known, however. that
IL shows the grOssest extraya gance, apart
from the gigantic stealings of e. F. ",
Nicely, now confined in Ludlow Street
Jail, New York, and that many of the
expenditures and allowances made under
the direction Of Maj. E. G. RathbOne. as
director general Of posts. were utterly
without justification, amounting. in fact,
TO criminal waste of Cuban funds.
The following figures, obtained from off
cial sources in Havana but not given out
by the department in Washington, show
how some of the money was spent.
The disallOwances thus far made in the
accounts of E. G. Rathbone, late director
general OF posts, aggregate $1l, 1921 OF
this amount about 5000 consists Of double
payments of salaries &c.
The amount suspended in his account
aggregates $79.937.49. OF this amount one
item Of $1,000 disbursed by warrant TO c.
F. W. Nicely to correct error in deposit,
will necessarily be disallowed, as 1t is not
shown that there was any error in de-
posits, and would not have been proper
way of correcting such an error if one had
existed Many other disallowauces, ag-
gregating several thousand dollars in
amount will ensue. but it is hoped that
much of the suspended amount may be
properly vOuchered.
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In addition to the above there
are unpaid bills for labor.
plumbing. and Improvements
at the official residence 10
the amount Of.................. 1.76O @
OF which amount sl,6S0.S is
due 10 MesSrs. Purdy & Hen
deTson. of Havana, as per
statement made by Mr.. Buch-
anan-
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Purchases for Oficial r esidence.


The articles purchased by E G. Rath-
bone, late director general of posts, for
use in the official residence at Cerro, as
far as ascertained, are as follows:
Bill of Lord & Taylor, for mis-
cellaneous supplies which,
on investigation proved to
have been bagdads, cretonnes,
table-clOths. napkins. rugs, &c. slI 60
Bill of Woodward & Lothrop,
Washington, d. c., "miscella-
neous supplies which, on in
vestigation, proved to have
been glass and chinaware. 133 g
Bill of John Wanamaker New
York, household goods of vari
Gus kinds; the first item a
trunk and the last is an over
coat................... ............ 1855 GO
Bill of ]. w. Mason & Co, New
York, furniture for official
residence and freight thereon 81 81
Bill OF ]. w. Mason &, Co., New
York, furniture for official
residence, including freight
and nce.....-......-....... 3H 80
Bill of J. w. Mason & Co, New
York, furniture for official
residence. including freight
and insurance Observation-Disclosures. SOP
Bill Of ]. W. Mason & Co. New
York. furniture for official
residence. including freight
and insurance. 8@
Bill OF J. ", Mason & Co., New
York, furniture for official
residence, including freight
and Insurance ...-.-.....---... 941e
Bill of J. W. Mason & Co. New
York. furniture for official
residence. including freight
and insurance. $50 81
Bill OF New York Furniture Elk
change, furniture. 237 70
Bill of j. BorbOlia. chandeliers
for official residence. .......... Il3 90
Bill of Gomez. OBrien & Co,
glass plates for chandeliers. 200
Placing same. Observation-Disclosures. 200
Bill for repairing furniture be-
longing to the Marquise de Ia
Gratitude and rented to direc-
tor general of posts I7S 70
TOtal.............. ................S.5S2 II
The cost of repairs TO the residence Of
the director general of posts, as far as can
be ascertained. was as follows:
For placing gas fix lures over
the billiard table s45 90
Bill for plumbing, material.
labor, &c........................ 1856 81
For gas fixtures ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
For instantaneous heater placed
in bath tub at official resi-
dence .......................... NS5
For bath tubs at official resi-
dence NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 113 50
For paper hanging, official
residence ........................ 400
Bill of labor, paint, material.
&c. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 122 80
For gas lamp for bathroom at
official residence. .............. 80
Gas bill at official residence. for
which c. +. w. Nicely was
reimbursed ...................... %
Repairs at official residence, for
which c. F. W. Nicely was
reimbursed ..................,. 63 60
Total ............................. 1858 81
| In addition to the above there
are unpaid bills for labor.
plumbing. and improvements
at the official residence 10
the amount Of.................. l. 400 %
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-17

The best family caIhartic is Hoods FA-'
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-17

The articles purchased by E. G. Rath-
bone, late director general of posts, for
use in the official residence at Cerro, as
far as ascertained, are as follows:
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-17

I'm the first place, the physician has no
Sabbath. Busy merchants. and LAWYERS
and mechanics, cannot afford TO be sick
during the secular week and so they
nurse themselves along with loZenges and
horehouud candy until Sabbath morning
comes. and then they say: i must have a
doctor And that spoils the Sabbath
morning church service for the physician.
Besides that, there are great many men
who dine but once a week with their fam
il,s. During the secular DAYS they take
aaSty lunch n The restaurant. and on
tie Sabbath they make up Tor their SIX
days abstinence by especial Pornand.z-
ing. which before night makes their
amazed digestive organs cry out Tor doc
tor. And that spOils the evening church
service for the physician.
Then they are annoyed by people com
ing too late. Men wait until the last fort
Tess OF physical strength Is taken. aud
death has dug around il the trench OF the
grave. and then they run for the doctor
The slight fever which might have been
cured with a football, has become yiru-
lent typhus, nj the hacking cough. kill
ing pneumonia. As though a captain
should sink his ship Of Amagansett. ana
then put ashore Ia a yaWI. and then come
10 New YORK 10 the marine office. AMI
want 10 get his vessel insured Too late
for the ship. too late for the patient.
Then there are many who always
blame the doctor because the people die
forgetting the divine enactment: II is APP
pointed unto al men once 10 Ole Tie
father IN medicine who announced The
fact that he had discovered the arr bv
which 10 make men IN this world immoT-
tai, himself died, at f0rty-seVen years Of
age. showing that Immortality was less
than half century for him. on, how easy
Il Is when people die 10 cry out. .malprac-
tlce' Then the physician must bear with
all the Whims, and the sGphlstries aud
the dcccpJions. and the straIagsms, and
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-17
Made -nreerr Painless.

that one doctor. IN Fifty years. has saved
more lives than Iil the battles OF any one