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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-13
CHAPTER VIII.
THE PORTRAIT.

Sprague was seated before his easel
arranging his palette for the morn
ing's work. The unfinished portrait of
Agnes Murdoch looked down upon him
with eyes of living beauty. Occasional
ly the artist would bes low deft
touch upon the glowing canvas and
would retire to a distance to note with
critical eye the new effect. Then he
would consult his watch in nervous i'm
patience; and, going to the window,
he would glance anxiously up and
down the street. Once or twice the
rumble of wheels caused him to look
up in glad expectancy, which gradual
ly gave way to gloomy discomfort as
the noise died away in the distance.
At length hope seemed to depart al
together from the young mans breast.
He threw down his brushes, gave up all
pretense of work and drifted off into
brown study. His eyes, fixed upon
those of the portrait, had troubled
look in them-so troubled that it was
clearly out of all proportion to the
professional disappointment ola paint
er kept waiting for fair subject.
So absorbed did he become in his
gloomy meditations, that, when at last
carriage stopped before the house,
the artist did not hear It. But when,
presently, a gentle tap sounded upon
the door of the studio, he sprang to his
feet as if he had received an electric
shock.
Perhaps he had; for it was followed
by rapid current of delicious thrills
tingling through every nerve and eff.
fecting in his whole being a sudden
and marvellous transformation. At
once the furrowed brow was smooth;
the dropping lips were wreathed in
smiles; the troubled look gave way to
one of glad welcome.
For she had come at last. There she
stood, with laughing brown eyes and
glowing cheeks, when Sprague threw
open the door. Alas, as usual, she was
accompaniedb by her maid. Never mind;
was it not enough to have her there at
all, to bask in the sunshine of heI
smile, to look into the dangerous
depths of those soul-stirring eyes, to
listen to the ripping of her silvery
voice?
Tfear am little late, Mr.. Sprague;
I am sorry to have kept you waiting.
But you see this is how it was"
What mattered it to him now how it
was? Was she not there? An eternity
of suspense and misery would have
been wiped out by that single entran.
cling fact. Her words beat upon his ear
like rapturous melody; he drank them
in, hardly conscious of their meaning.
Agnes Murdoch, followed by her
maid, proceeded at once to the dress
ing-room set apart for the use of the
artists models. When she returned,
dressed for the sitting, she assumed I'M
der sprague's directions the pose Of the
portrait, while the artist critically ar
ranged Der draperies and adjusted the
shades and screens.
The maid had remained in the dress
ing-room.
"And so these are positively the last
final touches, are they, Mr.. Sprague?'
asked the young girl, mischieyously,
after few minutes. you artistsse
to be quite as uncertain about your
farewell appearances as any famous ac-
tress or singer"
The artist looked up quickly as the
girl spoke. An expression of pain
crossed his features.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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lTo BE CONTINUED.
A THOUSAND TONGUES

Could not express the rapture Of Annie
=, Springer, Of lls5 Howard 81, Ph ia
Kings Now Discovery for Consumption
had completely cured her Of a hacking
cough that for many years had made life
burden. All other remedies and doctors
could give her no help, but she says Of
this Royal Curo-'9t soon removed the
pain in my chest and l can now sleep
soundly, something can scarcely rsinem-
Der doing before. feel like sounding Its
praises throughout the Universe" So
will every body else who tries DR.. Kings
Trial bottles free at N. B. Danforth's drug
store; every bottle guaranteed.
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Noted Woman Dead.

BOSTON, June 13.-Lncretia Peabody
Hale is dead in her eishtieth year. She
was the oldest surviving sister Of Rev.
Edward Everett Hale, D. D., and, like
him. was a writer of note. Miss Hale
was deeply interested In educational work
and the charities Of this city. In great
measure 1t is indebted to her for the
present movement In regard to vacation
schools, the teaching of sewing and NOR.
ais 10 the public schools.
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Copyright Issp. BY frederick A. Stokes Company

grateful to you if such consumma-
tion could be brought about without
unnecessary rudeness or cruelty to-
wards Mr.. Chatham"
"Very well, Agnes, that is all l want
ed to see you about"
Agnes looked curiously at her ather,
as If to read the purpose hidden in the
depths of his inserutable eyes. She
saw nothing but polite dismissal in
his calm face; and the interview be-
tween father and daughter ended, as it
had begun, with formal courtesy on
both sides.
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Fam O be Soy Dead.

KILBOURN, Wis, June Is. : Belle
Boyd, 1.-The famous rebel spy, died here
suddenly Of heart disease. She had come
here to lecture. The death Of Belle Boyd
has been reported several times in reees(k
years, but it is declared here that this ~.
man was really the spy who attracted ~
much attention during civil war fimoe
aud just afterward.
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oyos.oos1ses Tho blues, ho-
cause II II tho safeguard
Of W0ssaan,s health.
II seglsiafes llie entire
female op9anlsn, 40
nothing else docs. MleA
The dragDksyS s0nsaflon
and tho baolEaokbo Co. tho
biues will 90 also.
Read tho leffes.s h'0s,s
women appssrkh0 IN this
papar-W0sssen who have
lsakod Il asn kn0vv- There
arc A million suoh women.
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Miss Maude Dickens, Parsons Kansas,
writes: II suffered eight years with asthma
In It's worst form. I had several attacks
during the last year and was not expected
to live through them. began using
Foley's Honey and Tar, and 1t has never
failed to give immediate relief, All drug
Qists
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ON EVERY BOTTLE

Of Shiloh sConsumption Curels this guarautus
"All we ask OF youis to use two th rds Of ths
eontents ofthls bottle faithfully, then il you
can say you are not benefited return ths bot.
tie to your Druggist aud he may refund thu
Irice paid. Price 25c, QUO aud 81.
. For Sale by N. b Danfcrth. Second AMI Mar
ket streets
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Wesell more pianos in one month than
some older houses do In four. Why is
thisP Please answer, Barret % Hunter
b16 Shipley street.
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Powell has on i,is stalls Ii the Third 81.
market house, blue flSh, butter fish. bats,
trout. maekeral, cat fsh, and other vAris-
Tics Of the hnny tribe.
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Cycling has its ups and downs. After
the downs, use Banner Salye II you're
cnt Or hruiysd. IL hssls shs huts qalcki5.
Al 1rugVistA ~ a+r''' ''f
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New Schedule in effect June IA

Steamers City OF Chester and Brandywine
leave Fourth street wharf daily Sundays in.
cluded) at 1850, 10 20 a. M, 1.30 4.l5 and 100
p m.
Leave Philadelphia from Pier g, north above
Arch street, at 73a 1880. q. m, 1.30, 4 .l5
and 700p m.
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N4fi Sed.
QUICK RELIEF EOR ASTHMA

Slmm's PsnDyroya! Pills the best make
price 81: By mail; 608 King street. If
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All ladies' are pretty who use Simms
Comp Pennyroyal Pills. Depot ABKinS
street. Sentby mail.
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d E0ISTER'S ORDER,
a REGIsTER's OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DBL

q E0IsTER's ORDER.
a REGISTER's OFFICE
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DRI-
May IL 1900
Upon the application Of Elwood Il. Green,
Administrator OF James W.Mendinhall, late Of
Mill Greek Hundred, in said county. de-
ceased, 1t is ordered and directed by
the Register that the Administrator
aforesaid give notice Of granting Of Letters
of Administration upon the estate of deceased
with the date Of gran ting thereof, by causing
advertisements to he posted within forty days
from the date Of such Letters in six Of the most
public places of the county Of New CASTLE, re.
quiring all persons having demands against
the estate to present the same, or abide by on
act Of Assembly In such case made and provid.
ed and also cause the same to be inserted
within the same period in the DAILY REpUB
LICAN, q newspaper published in Wilmington
Del, and to be continued therein three weeks
Q Q. d.
t, Given under the hand and seal OF
4 S.S ! office Of the Register aforesaid, at
49,! Wilmington, in New Castle county
aforesaid, the dsy and year above written.
CALVIN ". CR0SSAN, Register
NOTICE. Enthusiastically given that Letters
of Administration were In due form Of law
grsnted unto the undersigned on the 18th day
Of May, A. D. 1900, and that all persons
having claims against the estate Of the deceas-
I'd must present the same, duly attestsd, to the
said Administrator, on or before thel7tb day
Of May, 1901. or abide the Act Of Assem-.
bly, in such caae made and provided.
AWeOD \; GREEN
Address Keunett squSre, n. mis-
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Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetables Compound
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BRYAN IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Nov 1.-Wm Jennings
Bryan this afternoon began his three
days itinerary of this city. address
ing a vast copcourse at Randolph
street and Michigan avenue. The
speakers stand was at the side Of
the public library, and so dense was
the throng around it that the pEesi
Dental candidate was literally drag
ged to the platform by squad of
policemen, who acted under the
personal supervision of Mayor Har-
rison, who had ridden with Col
Bryan from the railway s;atatiop.
Col Bryan was escorted from the
Dearborn street station by the Cook
county Democrats, through Dearborn
street. Jackson Boulevard, Clark
street, Madison, La Sale aud Ran.
dolph streets, which were lined With
humanity The hour was especially
arspicious, as thousands of working
meu and Office employees had just
completed their days tasks and
awaited the coming of the Democratic
champion
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Cotton Business In China.

Some of our cotton spinneTs
expect, when the Chinese situation
comes to some soiution that there
will be great gains for them in the
Orient This expectation makes
some of them look favorably upon
she retention of the Philippines as a
vassal colony of the United States
The Baltimore Sun, in a very inter
essiag article presents some views
about the rosy anticipatiops OF our
cotton men worthy OF their serious
attention. 1t says ::
cit is estimated that OF the eight
billion yards of cotton cloth used
annually in China. eA per cent Of the
entire quantity is made by the Chi
aese Mos: of it is made BY people
zho raise the raw material and spic
and weave the cotton cloth with hand
machines Nor is China without ml's
st Shanghai there is factory wa.cE
employs $3.50 workmen and is kept
running day aud night It's machic
ery is as modern and of as high q
class as any in the United States
TIE enterprise Is conducted With
Chinese capital exclusively, uses
cotton raised in China, and its en-
p,oyes are Chinese In Central
China there are mills with an aggre
gate of $4,000 spindles already in
operation, while factories with 525.
900 spindles have been projected
The supply of labor in China is iuex
aaustibie. is Of superior quality and
is also very cheap The factory girls
at Shanghai work II hours for the
equivalent of IA cents in American
money. white those who do no.
understand the work receive only .
cents day
.eIt costs much less. therefore. to
manufacture cotton goods 10 China
than in the United States aud Great
1fitain When the industrial devel-
opment of the Chinese reaches
normal proportions there will be no
demand for the cotton goods made 10
Massachusetts or in Georgia. unless
american manufacturers can under
cell the Chinese manufacturers.
This is not probable. to say the least
With cheap but Efficient labor avail
able at ali times with raw cotton
almost at their very doors. the Chi
sese mil. owoers can defy conpetl
sion from any quarter. 1t ls not
unreasonable to assume that If no
obstacles are placed in the way of
their industrial progress by Europe,
the Chinese will in the lexs quarter
Of century manufacture all the cot
:on goods they need for bone con
sumption. 1t is not impossible,
indeed, that they may invade the
markets of the world aud undersell
tie American and European mai afac
.urers. This is 'the yellow peril
which the world may some day ind
nenaeipg il China has remarkable
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BradstTeet's Review.
Summary of its Observation
on the State of Business.
New York, Nov 2.-Btadstreet's to

New York, Nov 2,-Btadstrees's to
morrow sill say:
Uaseasopabiy warm vheiher coutiu
ues the leading directly unfayorabls
f,asare of distribu:ive trade because Of
the cheek given to retail distribution.
and therefore TO 7eorder business in
most lines OF dry goods, wearing ap-
pareis, shoes. Conservatism, in view
o; the near approach Of t5e pFesideutial
election, Ia undoubtedly ao element ex-
etcisiog considerable isaaeuce. psr'lc
ulsr'y 10 stock speculation, but COZ
apicuous exception to this is found ln
the rsaaaSen;og Of demand and the
advances in prices shown in the iron
trade 10 widely separated sections.
This is really one OF the most impor-
aot>developmen:s of the week aud is
tasen as indicating not only the con-
6jence iu election results is felt, but
tba, cccsamer's stocks are dcwo to 4
mini@uu.
Speculation 90 the various exchanges
has ruled rsther Glow 10 wheat the
movies feature has been the reitera-
ton Of stories Of Argentine crop dam
age, which was Instrumental 10 induc
log soue advance, much of which was
los. la.sr. IG cotton fear Of ffost dam
age bas bees the moving factor, aod
here also aome advance has been scored
from tie lowpoin, reached last week
Leading authorities look 'o7 40 active
demand for the larger part of the
years American crcp. and predictions
that II 600 900 bales are absolutely
needed are made. Farmers are slow to
follow the price downward aud are re.
ported holding for better prices.
The export demand fer cotton is ap-
pareo'ly undiminisbed. and this week
witnesses the heaviest single days
exports from New Orleans ever record.
ed
Nine months trade returns chow
gain in manufactured goods exported
Of per % cent over q year ago, while
the increase 10 Agricultural products
was ouly 9 5 per cent, this laster ia
crease being entirely due to higher
prices Of cotton as compared With Lass
year The outlook is for an aggregate
export Of % msofaetured gosds this yesr
Of at least SAC, 900, 600. total never
heretofore approached A curious fea
ture is shat most Of the increase in im.
port trade ;or the nine moths is 10 pro-
ducts designed to be used by American
manufacturers so that the anomaly is
presented of American manufacturers
bciDg the largest importers of foreign
products
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THE EXPLOSION
IN NEW YORK.
Tarrant and Co Can Collect
no Insurance And Are
Liable for Damages

New York. Oct 31-A revision
made tonight Of these persocs missing
aod thought TO have perisbed in The
ex plosion and FIRE at Tarrspt's drug
house shows 26 unaccounted for Of
this rumoer four are GOT koowr at the
addresses given by the persons report
ing them as missing Ont Of the
whole pcnber eight are pa5 down by
the police as employees of Tarrsnt &
Co
Not single bod3 had up to 10
O'clock toni eh, been found 10 the ruins,
though what lcoked iise parts Of bodies,
have been dug CUT It begins to lock
as il What remains are 10 tho mass Of
debris w6ics still cumocrs the place,
will be totally uoreccgoizable as Of
human composition. Tbis is because
of the sreme-dcuc heat caused by the
explosion aod the FIRE and the fusicg
Of materials which Iunoiog together
form mass cf all eorts of stuff For
instance, whe. vas supposed to be
parts Of bodies taken from the ruins
!ss. pigbt turned out on examination at
the morgue to be blackened pieces of
melted gun arabic
The authorities 10 ,be meantime are
pushing the Investigation toto the
amount Of explosives stored 10 the
bulldog With view to prosecutions.
Aloog this line. Secretary Augustus
F Docberry Of the fire department. in
speaking of tee cause of the explosion,
said !:
1.-The coubrs,iblcs csr,iad by 1arrao.
l. Co were largely in excess OF wba!
vas allowed them under the Law sod
their permit granted by the 6fe depart
meot. and in consequence of the fact
they have violated the Law By viola
ting the terms Of the permit they have
committed misdemeancr. which not
only vi,iates their insurance policy but
renders them crimioaIly liable aod
responsible for the damsgo to life and
property as result Of the explosion.
The Ere Insurance companies cannot
be held for the damage "
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Hester's Cotton Statement.

New Orleans, Nov 2.-Secretsry
Hester's New Orleans cotton exchange
statement issued today covers tho
monthly movement to Oos 81. Com-
pared with last year, the month Is
ahead io round figures 429 ,00c bales.
The total for October was 2, III 1898.
against 1,742 523 last year
The movement FROM the FRS: Of Sep
tembe7 show. receipts at all United
States delivery ports 2, l42. 156 against
1,913,25 last year nes overland
movement By railroad across the Mis-
sissippi. O5io apd Potomac rivers.
212,Sl3, against 299 .430 last year.
Southern mill takings exclusive OF
quantity coDsumed at soutasrr cusports,
268.9 9l5. against 1921 last year ;
aud interior stocks in excess Of those
beid at the commencsmen. of the season
4277 ,436 against $50, ,49l last year.
These make the total sm msous Of the
cotton crop brought into sight for ths
Two months ending Oes 31st, 3,051,-
500, against 9 SSl .235 last year.
Norshern spioners took duriog 0:to-
ber 2S5, ,567 bales agaiost S55, ,66l las:
year.
Foreign exports for the frs. tao
months of the season have been / 49,.
107 bales, ehowiug 40 Increase ever last
season of 49,, 209 Stocks at seabosrd
and the 20 leading southern iuterier
markets a: The close Of October were
| l,l47 1856, against ,473, ,6S1 the same
date last year
Including ports AID interior towns.
stocks left over from the previoas
season and the number Of bales Of the
curreot crop beought into sight duriog
the two moc'bs. the supply has beeu
3 .173. .S54, against S,4S4, ,133 last
year.
In addition to the monthly figures.
Secretary Hesser issued statement for
the weekly movement for the seven
days ending Nov 2, iaoluslvely, show
ing total brought Tito sight for tho
week 470. 146. agsios. 376, ,227 for the
same period last year.
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ODONNELL & co.

resources. The Chinese are iDteili-
gent and industrious One day the
awakening will come to them, as 1t
came to Japan, aud China will have
to be reckoned with as great indus
trial factor
China offers tempting field TO the
worlds capitalists and some day they
will spend their money freely 10 devel-
oping the vast resources o! toe empire.
The time will CONE, perhaps, very soou.
when mapufacsoriQs Of every kind will
be established 10 The empire With
foreign capital, aud the home market
will be supplied by home industries
Capitalists will sooo discover. if they
have not already dooo SO. that larger
profits Gao be earued BY manufacturing
10 China what the Chinese Decd t6ao
by transporting European or American
maee articles thousands of miles across
toe oceau. Recent events 10 China
will give the uations which are seeking
foreign trade presexs for demaod'pg
sweeping concessiors from the govern
meut os Cbina 10 toe way commercial
and industrial privileges The time IS
GOT far distant wien the cheap bu;
Efficient labor of China will be utilized
10 manufacturing enterprises either
uuSer Chinese OF fcreign control.
When shas dag cones the construction
Of the Nicaragua canal aod American
ownership of the Philippines will not
couoterbalaoce the advantages WHOA
the manufacturer 10 Chine viii possess
The south will 6ud it exceedingly bard
to sell i,s cotton manufactures la tae
Far East, for /, will have to meet not
opiy Chinese com petition bu: that OF
Iapsp as we'll
.'Aud while ,be south is now said TO
possess sD advantage 10 the superiority
of the taw cotton which It produces,
it is quite prcbsble that the Chinese will
learn to raise cotton Of tbe same excel
lens quality Coasul General Goodocw
was quoted recently as authority for tee
statement that che south can make
itself the great clothing factory for the
Chinese of the future Mr Goodnow is
an optimist China will soon pcssess
all the facilities for making It's own
clothing wi,hou; outside assistance
OF course ve recognize that sbe fore
going copditioos sre only the opinion of
the writer 10 the Sun. aud while be
declares Coosul General Goodoou's pre-
dictioo to be optimistic, bis OVID may be
pessimistio
The pres .mptiou is that American
manufacturers ara earnest students OF
tho Oriental situation. commercially,
aod We reproduce the foregoing obfer
va.ion by the Baltimore Sun as side
Iigh, .ha, may be worthy of coosidera-
ton -Aogusta Chronicle
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There is colored man. Daniel Har.
viu, citizen Of this county who has
paid all of his debts. has forty bales of
co,too on hand aod $500 10 haok
How is that for good work and show
of what thrift, honesty and energy will
do We are informed that couple
of years ago this same man flushed
paying for the place on which be live,
sod that be made bis money BY hard
work and judicious management. He
does not lose time attending political
gatherings and bot euppers bls whole
time is devoted to his business and be
is said to be an excellent oeighbor =
MaoDiag Times
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The Big Elephant Shot.

Romeo, the big elephant 10 Riogliug
Bro,bers' show vas killed here this
morning. While the animsls were
beieg wstered Romeo attacked his
keeper, vho saved bimself BY lodging
among the other elephants.
After great deal of trouble Romeo
VAS chained to another elephant and
put back 10 tse car He had become 90
vioiou, that she managemen. Of tho
show decided to have hin killed and the
car was run eut 90 ;he Wichita Valley
Railroad about one mile from the sowu
There Romeo was taken from the car
and shot three times With rife. 1t ls
said that he has killed three Keepers 10
the past Is years -Wiehit. Falls.
Texas, Dispatch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-07

n ork. Nov William L
St. ", the last mayor of the old
ci of New York, died suddenly
shortly after midnight at his resi-
dcnce in this city Dir Strong took
an active patt in the presen. cam
paign. and it is eaid that his political
labors. combine with his attempts
to retain supervision over his busl
ness affairs in the face of impaired
health, brought about the illness that
resulted In his death.
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DEMOCRATS WIN IN KEN
TUCKY.

Frankfort, Kg, Oct 3l-Iu the
Cous Of Appeals today the Judgment of
the lower Court in the contests over the
miuc, State Offices va. affirmed. thus
establishing the title of the Dem ooratic
iocaubents of these Offices Three
Republican judges diesen,ed This
cese applied to al! of the State Offices
except Governor and Lieut. Governor,
the contests over which was settled by
the l. ,eislature