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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-12
REPUBLICAN HOSTS
Gathering for the League of Ohio Re-
publican clubs.

PUBLICAN Slupos
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. II. = Many
leading Republicans are here tonight
for the flfreenth annual state conven-
tlon Of the Ohio League of Republican
clubs, which assemblies at 10 o'clock
tomorrow Among those present are
Senator Foraker, who speaks on "our
New Possessions" at the Lincoln Day
banquet tomorrow night; Hon. H. II.
pauEherty, who was the leading OPP
ponent against Governor Nash at the
last state convention; President Col
denbogen, Secretary speelman, Treas
urer Cart and other officers Of the Ohio
Republican league. Republican officers
and members OF the Ohio legislature
and others.
Former Governor Bushnell and for
mer Republican members Of Congress
will arrive in the morning. Governor
Nash viii he unable TO attend. Former
Governor Bradley, after arguing the
Kentucky injunction suits In the fed
eral court tomorrow, is expected to
speak on the Kentucky situation at the
banquet tomorrow night. General B.
r cowcn responds to Abraham Lin
coln:" Hon Albert Douglas, who was
candidate for the gubornatodal nom
inntlon at the last state convention;
Representative Moody. OF Massachu-
aetts; Congressman Burton, General
Isaac F Muck and others will respond
10 toasts.
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KENTuoKY pEMocRATs
VIII Not Return to the Capital While
Soldiers Are There.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Feb. li.-It Is re-
ported Tonight that the Republicans
will this week seek 10 bring the contest
for the Offices OF governor and lleuten-
ant governor before the federal court
Former Governor Bradley, chief counsel
for the Republicans, in their application
before Judge TAFT TO restrain the state
election commissioners from proceeding
with the contests for minor Offices, was
In town this afternoon. In consultation
with leading Republican lawyers. The
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the Beers ana Mr.. LambIe was killed.
The British took two prisopers
Picket Of victoria Rlass Retired.

t4cAet o. Vietofla 4sIHes t'stlte0'
RENsBuRG, Feb. LIZA picket Of
i've Victorian Rifles, after holding a
post for some hours yesterday, was
forced TO retire. the Boers getting on a
hill ana firing down upon them. Three
we're sllghtly wounded, one is missing
and one escaped unhurt.
out Of a patrol from Tiustonteln, un-
der Captain Hamilton, composed Of
eight Tasmnnians and eight Of General
French's scouts only two TasmanIans
and three scouts returned. The others
were captured by the Beers.
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william Mctcalf, OF Springfield. Mass.
aged atty-onc, well known printer and
publisher, committed suicide yesterday
by shooting. For years he was the
partner Of Clark ", Bryan. the paper
trade journalist. who shot himself dead
two years ago.
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1IEEIEss gODY OF BEN SMITH
Found in Tysart Rlvsr-FOul Play is
Suspected,

GRAFTON. W. Va, Feb. 1.-THE
body Of Ben Smith. for nine years man
'i'all-work for Hon. T, Il. Davis In this
city. was found ilfeloss in the river here
Tonight There IL suspicion Of foul
play, and Coroner FsWcett Is ompanel-
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ing a jury to hold an inquest. Smith
was about thirty-hve years old. and
married.
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Wcather Forecast for To-day.

For Ohio. Western Pennsylvania and
West Vlrglnla-lncreasln cloudineha Mon
day: snow or rain and colder rueadayi
brisk east TO southeast Winds
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Boers Have Important Position.

LONDON. Feb. 12.-The Pietermar-
itzburg correspondent of the, Daily Mail,
telegraphIng yesterday, says:
"The Beers have occupied Bloys
Farm, south of the Tugela, which Is
under an hours ride from chIeveley'
and have turned the homestead into
hospital.
ION the farm are hills commanding
both bridges over the Tugela as well as
forts wylle and Molyneux, and from
which a view of Buiwara and Lady
smith is obtaInabls.
There is much apprehension here re-
gardlng the Boer movements and the
authorities are on the alert"
MoDDER RIVER, Saturday, Feb. 1O
apparently the Beers have brought
all their big guns from Mafeklng to
shell Kimberley.
Our naval guns shelled MRgeFsfontetn
to-day. but the Boer guns were silent.
It is supposed the enemy have with
drawn their artillery. They are blow
ing up the permanent way beyond Nor
ton Siding.
The Beers still man their trenches
but their numbers are apparently re-
duced. The bulk OF their force has
gone to Kimberley or toward our flank
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The temperature Saturday a. oeaOryed
BY G. Schnepi, druggist corner q Market
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THE BOERS
OUTFLANKING
THE BRITISH.
They Have All Their Big Guns in PO-
sition, Ready for sheeliag
REINFORCED AT KIMBERLEY
Patrol of Eight TasmanianS and
Eight Scouts Lost All But Five
Of Their Number.

MoppER RIVER. Feb. 1O.-Lord
Roberts is here. Upon appearing before
the troops on Friday ne was enthusiasts
tlcally cheered. He visited the camp OF
the Highland brigade this morning and
comptimented General Macdonald and
his men on their steady conduct at
Koodoosborg Drift.
The HIghlanders returned last night.
Before retiring they found the bodies Of
twelve Beers. They believe the losses
of the enemy were heavie. than those
OF the British because 1t is known that
in addition to the dead Beers found
several had been buried.
DTRBAN, Feb. 11.-It is rumored
here that General Joubert is marching
with column of 5000 men to outiank
General Butler.
LONDON, Feb. 11.-Midnlght-The
war office has Just issued the following
dispatch, dated to-day, from the gem
eral commanding at Cape Town:
Clements reports from Rensburg
that on Friday. February Q. the Beers
tried to turn his right flank, but were
beaten on. Position maintained. Cas-
unlties small.
kimberley reports that the Boer
aghtIng force. was apparently increas-
cd on Wednesday, February Z. Next
day the Beers commenced the con-
structIon of trenches to the east. near
iy parallel to the glacls and 1000 yards
from the premier mine. A native re-
ported that he accompanied some Beers
who left MnfeklnE for Kimberley. car
rylng with them six-lnch gun and
qulck-hrlng field gun. The former
opened FIRE on Kimberley.
otherwise the situation is unchaHg-
ed"
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DURHAM, Feb. 11.-It is rumored
here that General Joubert is marching
with a column of 5000 men to outtiank
General Butler.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
The Strawberry Leaf Roller.


The dainty little moth which is the
adult Of the strawberry leaf roller
comes forth early in the spring and
lays it's eggs for the first brood on the
young strawberry leaves. These eggs
hatch, and the worms" or paterpillars
appear in June. If numerous, they
devastate the strawberry beds and
then, becoming adults, lay more eggs
In September. These eggs hatch, and
the young worms" have just about
time enough to become full grown and
go into the ground for the winter. r.
+. Petit of Michigan, where the leaf
roller was troublesome last year, says:
After the first year of course no poison
should be used on the plants before the
berries are gathered, but directly after
gathering the berries or during the
6rst year before the plants bear the
plants should be cut off close with a
moving machine and burned. The
field may then be sprayed with paris
green and lime, which will serve TO kill
numbers of the full grown worms in
the leaves and also to poison what
young larvae may come from the eggs
already laid. The spray of course
should be repeated at long as any cat
erpillars remain. This method should
prove of great benefit, and the regular
rotation of crops will also be found
useful. The worms are easily killed
with n spray of paris green and lime,
but as this must not be used before
the fruit is harvested some other rem
edy is often required, and this is found
in kerosene emulsion. Obviously this
must not he sprayed on rIpening fruit,
but the spray must be applied in time
to allow the oil to evaporute before the
fruit is picked.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
Daily. 2 Daily exeept SUNDAY.

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
"a" Stops to leave passengers from Whining
ton and points north, or take passengers fo,
points south of Delmar.
''f' Stops only on notice to conductor or agent
or on signal.
app Stops to leave passengers from Middl.
town and points south.
''p" Stops to leave passer gers from points
south of Delmar, or take passengers for VIII
m ing and points north.
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAISs.-Tesva
Wilmington l3 a. M, 235, AT and 6, ,58 %. m :
week days. Leave New Castle 8. 81, O. 49, II Oi
IL. m, 637 p. m. week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington sos a. m.
and arriving at 653 p. M, week days, run
through solid to and from Baltimore via Porter
and Newark.
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA R. R.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way,
stations l0.3s m 637 p N week days Return
ing train leaves Franklin City $40 a. m. and,
l.45 p. N. week days.
Leave Franklin City for ChiEeoteague (yiA.
steamer) LIS p. M. week days. Returning
leave Chincoteague 452 q. M, weekdays
Leave Harrington for Georgetown, Lewea =
at lO.3S a. M, 6.S p. m, week days. Returning.
leave LeWeS 6.45 q. m. and 3.0S D. m weaEr
days
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1Oss a. m and
637 p. M week days. Returning, leave Berlin
702 q m and 2.S7 p. m. week days.
QUEEN ANNE l. KENT 2. R--Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations 9.2l g. M and
53l D. M. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile 1856 a. m. and 2S7 p. M, weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE r. R.-Leaye CLAW.
ton for Oxford and way stations 9.3s g. M, and
5 At D. M, week days Returning, leave Oxford
6.45 a. M, and ! 43 p. m. weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEAFoRD r. R.-Leaye Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations Ii IL a.
M and 7.I5 p. m. weekdays, Returning. leave
Cambridge 700 am. and 230 p. m. weekdays
CnNNEcTIoN.-At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Anne's l. Kent Railroad. At CIayton
with Delaware l. Chesapeake Railroad and
Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad At Har-
rington, with Delaware. Maryland 4 Virginia
Railroad At SeafOrd, with Cambridge & Sesforfi
Railroad At Delmar, with New York. PhiIa.
delphia & Norfolk, Wicomico & Pocomoke q. and
Peninsula Railroads.
]. B. HUTCHINSON. General Manager.
]. R. WOOD. General Passenger Agent
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A WARM BED.

at each end of the bed and at an angle
of about 80 degrees. Next a strong
wire is stretched from one gable to the
other at the top for ridgepole. This
wire extends on over each gable and
down to the ground at each end of the
bed, where 1t is securely staked. If
put on properly, this wire makes the
gables very solid.
The bed is now ready for the canvas,
which consists of extra heavy un-
bleached muslin made just the right
size to extend from one side of the bed
over the ridge pole to the other side.
This canvas is tackled to the frame at
each side and to the rafters at each
end. Gables are covered with the same
material. This muslin cover turns the
rain, keeps out the cold and is almost
as warm as glass. 1t is comparatively
cheap, and when the bed needs atten-
ton it need not be loosened except at
one corner.
This bed we have found very salts
factory, and If made the size recon.
mended it will produce besides the
sweet potato, tomato, cabbage and pep
per plants, enough radishes, lettuce
and beets for early family use.
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A WARM BED.
An Arrangement For Starting swee,
an.A-A-a- Er..l-=

An Arrangement For Starting Sweet
Potatoes and Early Vegetables.
For, years we have made the good old
fashioned deep bed covered with
boards and glass. This method proved
expensive and laborious. Casting about
for better way, we met an extensive
sweet potato raiser Of the Ohio river
section. From him we learned the fol-
lowing method, which we now use ex-
clusively and with perfect success,
says an Ohio Farmer correspondent:
For ordinary family use the bed
should be made about 10 by 10 feet. A
pit this size and about six inches deep
Is dug. Any rough boards may be used
for frame, which Is made about 18
inches high and of course the same size
as pit. This is built inside Of the pit
and when completed extends one foot
above the original surface of the
ground. It is best to raise the north
side Of the bed about four inches high
er than the south side so as to get bet
ter effects from the sunshine. The
frame completed, then bank up on the
outside to within one inch of the top,
using the dirt that was thrown out of
the pit. The bed is now ready for the
manure, which should be of the kind
ordinarily used for this purpose. Fill
In about II inches deep, trampling
well. Then cover the manure with
about five inches Of rich dirt.
The bed is complete. Now the cover.
Two gables are made, the only timbers
required being four good stiff pieces
about 2 by and seven or eight feet
long. These gable ends are erected one
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ny Of petition for that firstborn, crying
out of her heart:
20 God, it is more than l can bear
To see him growing away from me so
Dear Lord, be thou merciful to me
Bring him back again to the life be
used to live! How proud was Of him
What a joy he was to me! And now,
and now! 0 gracious Father, if thou
art truly compassionate, hear me! Has
not this foul demon of drink done harm
enough? That it should still come into
my home! All, but l have been indif.
ferent to the cries Of other women, but
now it strikes me! Spare me, great and
powerful Almighty! My boy! my hearts
hunger is for him! l would rather see
him dead than see him as 1 saw him
last night Spare me! spare me, o
Godr'
Thus the mother prayed, dry eyed
and almost despairing, while he for
whom she prayed that heartbroken
prayer calculated, with growing cold
ness of mind, the chances of getting
more money from his father to use in
drink and at the gaming table.
o appetite, and thou spirit Of gam.
bling! Ye are twin demons with whom
many fair browed young soul today
is marching arm in arm down the
dread pavement Of helps vestibule,
lined with grinning skeletons Of past
victims, and yet men gravely discuss
the probability Of evil and think there
is no special danger in a little specuIa.
ton now and then.
Parents say, "Oh, my boy wouldn't
do such thingw But how many know
really and truly what their boy is real
ly doing, and how many Of the young
men would dare reveal to their moth
ers or fathers the places where they
have been and the amusements they
have tasted and the things for which
they have spent their money?
Mr.. Hardy went at once to his neigh
bors, the Caxtons, who lived only a
block away. He had not been on speak.
ing terms with the family for some
time, and be dreaded the interview
with the sensitive dread of a very
proud and stern wiIled man. But two
days had made a great change In him.
He was a new man in Christ Jesus.
and as he rang the bell he prayed for
wisdom and humility.
James himself came to the door with
his oyercoat on and hat in hand, eyi.
IDENTIFY just ready to go down town.
He started back at seeing Mr.. Hardy.
Are you going down town? / will
not come in then. but walk along with
you. said Mr.. Hardy quietly.
So James came out, and the two
walked along together. There was an
awkward pause for a minute; then Mr..
Hardy said:
James. is It true that you and Clara
are engagedT
NO, sir; that--ls not exactly what
you might call engaged. We would
like to be-"
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er as the tears fell over her face. ant
all that was still good in him rose up il
rebellion against the animal part. H
seized his mothers hand and carried
| 1t to his lips, kissed it reVerently ant
said in low tone:
Mother, I am unworthy. If yol
knew
He checked himself, as If on tht
verge of confession. His mother wait
ed anxiously and then asked:
won't you tell me allY"
"No; l can't"
George shuddered, and at that mo
ment Bess came in bearing tray will
toast and eggs and coffee. Mrs. Hardy
left Bess to look after her brother anC
went out of the room almost abruptly
George looked ashamed and after eat
ing little told Bess to take the things
away. She looked grieved, and he
said:
Cant help it. I'm not hungry Be
sides, don't deserve all this attention
Say, Bess. is father still acting under
his impression, or dream, or whatever
it WasY"
"Yes; he u.s." replied Bess with much
seriousness, "and he is ever SO good
now and kisses mother and all Of us
goodby in the morning, and he is kind
and ever so good don't believe he is
in his right mind. VIII said yesterday
he thought father was non campus
meant US, and then he wouldn't tell me
what it meant, but l guess he doesn't
think father is just right intellectual
ly."
Now and then Bess got hold of big
word and used it a great deal She
said intellectually" over twice, and
George laughed a little, but it was a
bitter laugh, not such as boy of his
age has any business to possess. He
lay down and appeared to be thinking
and after awhile said aloud:
81 wonder if he wouldn't let me have
some money while he's feeling that
way?"
"Who?" qucried Bess. Father"
'What! You here still. Curiosity? :?
Better take these things down stairs"
George spoke with his headache
tone," as Clara called it. and Bess
without reply gathered up the tray
things and went out, while George con-
tinued to figure out in his hardly yet
sober brain the possibility Of his fa-
ther letting him have more money with
which to gamble. and yet in the very
next room Mrs. Hardy knelt in an ago
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
- EGIsTER's ORDER.
REGIsTER's OFFICE,
NEW CasTLR County. DEL;

REGIsTER's OFFICE,
NEW CasTLE COUNTY. DEL:
April 18th, 1900,
Upon the application OF christopher y.
Vandegrift, Executor OF Lydia Smith, late
of st. Georges Hundred, in said county,
deceased, it is ordered and directed Dy
the Register that the Executor afore-
said give notice of granting Oh Letters
Testamentary upon the estate OF the
deceased, with the date of granting thereof
by causing advertisements 10 be posted with
in forty days from the date of such Letters IN
six OF the most public places OF the County OF
New Castle, requiring all persons naVlng oe-
nands against the estate toipresent the same,
or abide by an act of Assembly in such case
made and provided; and alSo cause the same
to be inserted within the sahne period in the
Middletown TRANSCRIPT, q newspaper pub
lished in Middletown, Del, and to be con-
'--'''>- Given under the hand and
seal OF Office of she Register
II aforesaid, at Wilmlneto In
SEAL New Castle County aforesaid,
- the day and year above written
CALVIN W. CROSSAN, Register.
NOTICE.-Notice is hereby given that Let
tsrs Testamentary were in due form of
law granted unto the undersigned, on the
tweDty.fifth day of April A. d. 1900. and
that Felsa- person having claims against the
estate of the deceased must present the same,
duly attested, to the said Executor, on
or before the etwenty-fifth day OF April,
1901 or abide the Act of Assembly in s1ch
case made and provided.
CHRIST6PHER J. .VANDEGRIFT,
Address, Executor.
Port Penn, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease,

powder to shake into your shoes. II
rests the feet. Cures corns, Bunions, swol-
len and Sweating feet At all druggists and
shoe stores, 25c. Sample FREE. Address,
Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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no WHOR IN LAY CONCERN |

RHIg rs TO CERTIFY no ALL TO
~ we, Robert 81 Baird, or the ttty of Wi.
mington and State OF Delaware, and
James O. McComb, OF Brandy vine hundred,
New Castle county and 6tefe OF Delaware
have this day entered into q limited partner m
ship for the purpose of ca ring on the trade
and business Of manufaci ing and dealing
III morocco and other feathers and all things
thereunt0 belonging or apperfalning, unqei
and by virtue Of the laws OF the State OF Della
lWare upon the terms hereinafter t4orth.
y The said partnership Is to be condnceeq
nder the partnership name OF Charles Balrd
q Company and the general o9lecs ~ 1i hr,Si. s9e
tnership Is to carry on the trade and Dusl'
ofmRnufacturing and dealing inmorocco
ether feathers, and all things tnereunto
King or orappertaining.
names and residences of the said part
Me as follows The general partner 81
firm Is Robert S. Baird, Living IN tne
ilmington, New Castle county ~ anu y
delaware, and the special partner Is
dcCom6, OF Brandywine hundred,
county and State of Delaware.
aid James C. McCOmb, the special
eontributed the sum of Twenty
Mars 10 the common stock Of the
partnership is to commence
Adav of November, A. D., one
cpdred and ninety nine, ana
.5ay of December, A. ID.
kave hereunto set
5 sixteenth day
and eight hun
gRB tssai. SEAL
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! DELAwARE,l... ...

srIE COUNTY, IS.
Is sixteenth day fNovempeTI ns,H.nSns a. ", T,,e
onaIIy came before me, Lewis Sasse, a
tee of the Peace for New Castle county
State OF Delaware, Robert ;. BAIRD ana
stiticote known to me personally to be
sSIs Il. and severally acknowledged that they
signed and sealed the said Certifcate for tne
ntirposes therein set forth, and that the same
fs their and each Of their, act and deed
- Given under my hand
and seal the day and year
last aforesaid.
LEWIS SASSE, tSeai.l
Justice Of the Peace.
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NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Oct 2S.-The
are making arrangements for the erec-
tion Of an electric plant on their prem
Uses for the purpose of lighting the
offices, shops, and yards. Wires have
already been strung and the plant will
be started shortly after the arrival of
the machinery. This will do away wi, h
the electric lights of the city, now used
in the company's yards. which will mean
a considerable loss to the city.
The meeting of colored Democrats held
last night in Odd Fellows Hall came to
a somewhat abrupt close. The speakers
were from Washington and elsewhere.
AS soon as the speaking commenced there
was loud hurrah for Republican lead
ers and the speakers were jeered and
questions fired at them thick and fast.
To enliven the occasion torpedoes were
exploded. AT 10 o'clock. when the meet
ing was still in progress. lights were
turned of and there was a seamper for
the door AS a result. a debate has been
scheduled to take place at the opera
house. L. C. Moore will champion the
Democratic side of the argument, while
the Republican side will be taken by Ru-
fus ]. Preston and A. J. Steward.
A class is being prepared to be con-
firmed at st. Mary's Catholic Church. In
the class are many boys and girls. An
nouncement has been made that Bishop
Van de Viver. of Richmond. will come to
this city ON November IS to confirm the
class.
In game Of football yesterday after
noon between the third team of the Epis-
copal High School and a team of small
boys from this city, played on the for
mer's grounds, the High School defeated
the Alexandria team by score Of II to G.
The local amateur theatrical company
known as "'Sharps and Flats" will give
rehearsal in Peabody Hall tomorrow
night