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The age-herald., 1900-02-04

"Good luck grows not on bushes." but good health is assured if you take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The age-herald., 1900-02-04
GROCERY DEPARTMENT Arbuckle's Coffee, pkg, 12c

IS pounds Granulated Sugar for. .. ..$ 100 1-pound package Blanke's Spoon Golf
 iee''....... ...... ........' ...... ...'... l1c pound of Blanke's Battle AK Coffee. 16o 3-pound can Blankes Boulevard Golf
 fee.... 60o 3-pound can Blanke's Mocha & Java 100 1 pound best Mixed Tea..... ...... ... 50c pound Young Tyson Tea... ... .... soc 1-pound Oolong Tea...... :. ............. soc Three 3-pound cans Tomatoes. .... .. .. 25o Three cans Countess Corn.... .. :. :. 25c pound Evaporated Peaches.... ...... 100 l pound California Prunes.. .. .. .... 71xc Three cans Black Berries. ... a. e. 25c Three cans Raspberrdes... ... ... ...... 25c 1-pint bottle Pickles. ... ... ... ... 5c 10 bars good Laundry Soap... ... ...... 25c pound Oleomargarne. =. ... ...... 15c l pound Pomona Preserves. .. ... ... ... 10c B1anke's Coffee will be served Free on Tuesday, February 9th.
 Ko>Nut m For cooking. Superior to the best butter or lard. Will not get rancid. Costs less than lard. It prevents indigestion; and its continued use will positively cure dyspep- sia.
 Dove Hams, per pound... ... .. ... ... 121kc Cox & Gordon Hams.. ... ... ... =. 11ko Armour's Breakfast Bacon... ... ... ... 11o
 Pistols
 22-calfDre ................$ 150 32 lYer-Johnson ...... ....... 373 3S IVer-JOhnSon .............. 400 3S Iver-Johnson, hammerless ........... 450 Smith & Wesson, 6-shot 32-calobre, new model .... ....... ...... .......... 1O5o
 Hunting Coats and LeggfnS good pair of Leggins ...... ........ .... 50c Heavy pair of Leggins .... .............. 65c I-xxtra IIaax oir of T 0o5n Thigh or Riding Leggins .................s1OO
The age-herald., 1900-02-04
DRESS GOODS DEPARTMEHT

Beginning Monday, February 5dh, every thing dn this department will be placed on sale at prices unequalled to anything ever attempted by us. Our entire stock in this department must be cleared out to make room for our new stock in our new store. i 1000 yards of Silks in lengths running from yard to 15 yards at actual cost. 25 pieces Brocaded Novelty Wool goods
 that sold at 9 and 35c peryard. .... 171kc 10 pieces All-Wool Dress Flannel that sold at 50c per yard... =. .. ... =. 271zc pieces A1l-Wool Silk Finish Henrietta , (black only), 46 inches wide that sold 2 at $1.25, now. =. =. =. . ~ " S5c pieces Venetian Cloth, 54 inches wide
 in black, navy, garnet, green and brown, worth $l.25, to close them
 out.... ..... .... ... =. ... ... -. S9c
 All our Camel Hair Plaids and Novelty Dress goods at actual cost until we move.
The age-herald., 1900-02-04

Texie Cigars cost more to produce than other 5c cigars.
The age-herald., 1900-02-04
DRENNEN & COM'Y. DEPARTMENT STORES
 Temporary QuareB Is Avenue and 2st Street

The completion of three months later than the finds much of winter stock of goods that we had bought place hand dispose of after the busiest part of the season is past.
 But price concessions work wonders in removing goods and there price concessions he every department of the most Shrwd buyers will take advantage of this sale before
The age-herald., 1900-02-04
SALE OF NEWS UNDER WEAR.
CLOCKS

Just received 2,0OO of our famous 30-hour Nickel Alarm Clocks, every one guaranteed to be perfect time-keeper. A regular q and $1.25 value, for 69c.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
Story win a Moral.

John ran away from school many
afternoons and learned nothing except
how to swim, but William studied his
lessons assiduously and learned much
learning.
Everybody declared that William
would become a great and good man;
as to John they shook their heads.
Years passed.
Now their beloved country was
threatened with expansionl William
rose to the occasion and wrote PAM
phlets which had to be excluded from
the mails. And John? All John, with
his deficient education, could do, was
enlist in the army, and swim rivers
with his sword in his teeth. which on
~ made matters worsei
II boys would please not neglect the
opportunities of their youth, how nice
It would be.-Detroit Journal.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Ogborn, Of Ro-
chester, n. Y. who have been visit
ing relatives ip this city, have return
ed home
Mrs. II. d, Hickman has returned
from a visit to Chicago.
Herbert Talley, OF Terre Haute, who
has been the guest of friends in this
city for several days, has returned.
Frank Wcolley is in West Chester
today.
Miss Bertha Dunbar. Of Elkton, is the
guest OF Miss Helen Ash.
Clinton Foulke has returned from a
visit to Chesapeake City.
William Churchman has been visit
ing at Bay View Md.
Miss Pauline Start is visiting Miss
Dora HlrOns, in Dover.
Miss Name Townsend Of Odessa, is
visiting Miss Elizabeth Scott at Tenth
and Washington streets.
Attorney Walter H. Hayes has re-
turned from Detroit where he has
been for several days.
Miss Lulu V. Elliott and Miss Evelyn
LlttletOn have returned from Dover.
Inc announcement OF T. marriage
of Reese Parker, OF Nj .Go own, to
Miss Helen Slaughter. OF Dover, TO take
place shortly, has been made.
Miss Reba L. Blackbu n. OF Philadel-
phia, spent Saturday an 81 day with
friends in the city
George Edgar Foulk lei, this morn
ing for Boston. where he viii resume
mis- studies in the Boston University
School Of Theology
Professor John J. Crumlish, Of Mount
Saint Marys College, near Emmits-
burg, Nd. who has been visiting his
brother, George, has returned to his
collegiate duties.
Miss Pauline Abbott, of Milford, has
been visiting in the city.
Robert Barr and family have return
ed from a visit to Newark.
Miss Anna Fisher and Paul Hol.on
were married by Rev. DR.. Grove, at
Asbury parsonage last night.
Captain Thomas Johnson has retura-
to his home. at Reeds Wharf. Va.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
THE CORPSE DISAPPEARED

TRIED TO LOSE 1T
WHOM HE SAW NO MONEY IN
VIEW.
A Chester dispatch says; Chester had
another disappearance mystery Saturday.
which, however was cleared mp yester-
day. and this time ts was "a corpse that
went denelict. To was that of Louisa nd-
wards. a negress. who made a precarious
living doing washing for families. Louis,
died IN a little cabin on Friday last.
Undertake. Jones. whose face is 3s black
as the Grape hc hangs ON doorbclls. step-
pod In and took charge OF the body There
was no one 20 look after ~ The woman
always lived alonc, and her noishhors d'd
not Interfere. Undertaken Jones was given
10 understand that the woman had her
lie insured for a small sum. and SAW
compensation in sight Cor his services
after DE got the body on his wagon and
assumed charge of AZ. Mrs Edwards
nt.shbors let him understand that there
was no insurance
Jones toured the city with the body In
his wagon. He tried TO give o. TO other
underwriters. but couldn't Not being abl,
90 DO SO, he lost o.. He declared he didn't
KNOW what heCame OF 81. But as a
couldn't have jumped cut. Jones was
finally Induced TO tell what ne ala with ir.
ne had LETT AZ IA a Stable az Ninth and
Edwards streets. He doesn't want th,,
Poor woinan's body. ani ma Board az
Health viii act in the matter.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
REQUIRES INVESTIGATION.

The street and Sewer Directors have
.,ailed the Electric Light Company Of
the provisions Of the contract for in
crease in the number Of arc lights. The
number is to be increased from 26S to
400, an increase Of 1877. Before the in
crease was ordered the value Of the
contract. which has two years to run,
was. at 500 a year for each arc lamp,
s52,soo.
By this increase of 1877 lamps the
value OF each lamp to the Reading cor
poration is $50 a year. This makes the
value Of the contract for the two years
for the 400 lamps $4,000 That is a
gain for the company Of $1,000 in the
value OF the contract.
A resolution has been prepared to
make the existing contract run for ten
years from date, instead Of terminal
ing III bNO yoolo'
II the purpose OF that resolution
should be carried out. the value OF the
contract to the company would be
100000.
That would be an increase in the
value OF the contract to the Reading
company OF ssO7i4OO over the contract
before the additonaEfs7 lamps we've
ordered. It would be an increase in the
value Of the contract Of $2ss,oOo over
its value for two years with the 400
lamps. This does not consider the ad
ditional value of the contract for the
incandescent lamps.
Neither the Reading company nor
the Street and Sewer Department has
invited The people Of Wilmington to
discuss this matter 1t is worth discus
sion.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
The WHIST TABLE.
Changes in the Old Rule Of "second
Hand Low"

Hand Low"
Formerly when in whist long-suit
opening were the invariable rule all
the play Of the second hand was
based upon the theory that the orig
inal lead of any high card showed
certain other high cards in the lead
er's hand and that any small card led
was certainly a fourth best, showing
that a certain number of higher cards
were out against the leader. Mat
thews, in his advice to the Young
Whist Player" devotes more Of his
maxims to secondhand play than to
any other subject, and his remarks.
although made 100 years ago, are well
worthy of our consideration to-day,
and showed that his ideas agreed
very closely with the best modern
practice. The principal points he
gives are the following
With only three cards in the suit
led, put an honor on an honor, but
pass II you hold four of the suit, ex-
cept that ace should be put on the
jack. II will be observed that he does
not mention the exceptional cases in
which the four cards contain an i'm
perfect fourchette, the Importance Of
which win be seen from many hands.
With king and one small, good play
ers sometimes put it on secondhand,
and sometimes not If it is a trump
it should generally be played, and al
ways II It is turned up. The queen
or jack should never be played from
queen and one small or jack and one
small except in trumps, when a
superior card has been turned up on
the right.
With ace, queen and others play
the small card unless the jack is led
through you, in which case play the
ace invariably. With queen, king and
others play the queen when small
card Is led. With queen, jack and
one small play the jack, but with two
small cards play the smaller With
ace, queen, ten, Matthews recon-
mends the ten, and says nothing about
the general weakness, which suggests
to the modern player that it would be
safer to go in with the queen.
With ace, king and two others Of
suit led Matthews says there are
two ways to play if you are strong in
trumps. Either pass the first trick al
together, or put on the ace and play
the suit on in hopes Of forcing your
partner. If you are weak In trumps,
put on the ace, but do not continue
the suit. Almost all the old masters
will be found to recommend this sys.
tenn Of false-carding the ace when
holding both ace and king second
hand, but none of them call attention
to the obvious inference that when
second hand plays the king he can
not hold the ace, or he would false
card it, and that when he plays the
ace he must have the king or no
more.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
THE WEATHER

New York Herald's Forecast.-phe
storm from Manitoba advanced rapidly
eastward over the lake region yester-
day, accompanied by light rain, to the
st. Lawrence Valley. IL will move of
the Canadian and New England coasts
today. causing high winds on the
coasts as far south as Sandy Hook.
An area of clearing and freezing
weather will overrun the lake region.
and be felt in this section tonight.
In the Middle States and New Eng
land today partly cloudy to fair wealth
er viii prevail, preceded in the morn
ing by rain or snow. with fresh and
brisk 3Cuthwesterly to northwesterly
Winds high on the coasts. and nearly
stationary, followed by falling temper
AZURE
On Tuesday fair to partly cloudy and
colder weather and brisk 10 fresh
.nOrthwesterly and northerly winds will
prevail, followed by cloudiness and pos
slhly by rain or snow in the western
part of this section, winds shifting 10
northeasterly.
On Wednesday probably partly
cloudy to fair and colder.
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday,
Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
threatening Monday with rain In
northern portions; fair Tuesday: colder
Monday night; brisk southwesterly
winds. becoming northwesterly.
Delaware and Maryland. fair Mon
day and Tuesday; with colder Monday
night; light southerly winds, becoming
brisk northwestcrly
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08

might, with his horse plastered with
mud to the ears? No? Well, didn't
either. but I s'pose he came from Fort
Meigs, cause he was in such a fret to
get on to Franklinton. Well. here wa
be an here's plenty of nuts too. Well
! amt goin' TO say q word for q good
five minutes. Jest pick up nuts.
What, of a'ready2 We amt got
half OF EN- yet. Oh, the dog? What's
he freed? Jest goin to see? Well
Ill stay here. Some way l can't help
watchin' him. OH Mercy mel mercyi
mercy! What was that? Somethin'
bounced out of that tree right on his
back.
'Panther-my riAe-ohl It's got
him down. I'm comm Bill, I'm a
comm. Shoo--scat. I'm feared to
shoot, Bill, feared Of hittin' you. No,
]. tell you I'm feared Of hittin you.
That's It. Get it away from you a
leetle. There! 1 guess I've done fur
It.
Law mel Bill where be I? Faint.
ed? Do tell Well, that's Jest my
style. Wildcat you say?"
[Note.-The spring mentioned above
is now known as the White Sulphur
spring, and is located within the col
lege campus of the Ohio WESLEYAN
University. The site of the Oldest
tavern, where Captain Sally was the
principal parsonage, is located with.
in few yards of the spring. The
spot where Capt. Sally shot the
wildcat, and saved her Billy, was for
many years known as wildcat hollow.
Ohio Farmer.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08

umn, without regard to the quality Of
the material furnished.
The stalements in the Morning News
relating 20 political conditions here
are OF the same untruthful character.
The union republicans have no plans
TO oAcr or suggest, other than those
that have already become known
throughout the state; and when this
spondent states that plans are in
contemplation, more liberal than any
which have yet been offered" it Is q
pure invention, without the slightest
basis of truth. So with the statement
that there is a growing feeling IN favor
of dropping all senatorial aspirants
Absolutely and entirely false Know
ing the character Of the man and the
matter he has hitherto furnished for
publication, II is a safe proposition
that he cannot name a single union
republican In Kent county OF any sort
OF standing in his community, who
will endorse a single material state
ment in the article herein reviewed In
plain. unvarnished Anelo-Saxon. The
correspondent Of the Morning News
lied.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08

There is certain to be a long if not
bitter contest between the city and the
railways over the right of the city to
assess and the duty and obligation Of
the railways to pay taxes upon their
realty within the city. The Reading
beneficiary Of Wilmington street rail-
way franchises may be counted upon to
resist to the uttermost 1t enjoys I'M
usual advantages and has an active
contempt for all suggestions of abate-
ment thereof In New York the Legis-
lature authorized taxation of the fran
ehises at their money value. Whining
ton does not even tax the road Of our
Reading suzerain.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
Many Tone"
PIANOS

When you buy a piano why not get
one from which you can obtain the
tones of many other instruments? The
GROWN" is the "Multum i'm parvo"
among pianos. GROWN" costs no
more than any good single tone" nj
ano does. GROWN" lasts twice as
long as "ono tone" pianos
can CROWN has hundreds of
tones and effects which no
single tone" piano, OF dreafy
monotony, can have. They try to make
you believe that the GROWN" is COM
plicated and apt TO get out of order
while the fact is, and Is plain TO any
ore who looks at il, that the GROWN"
piano Is perfectly simple and simply
perfect They try 10 fool the people
Into thinking that the DEVICES for max
ing many tones lnjure ihe piano. or
In time viii inMre ITS plano tone, while
the very opposite Is the exact truth and
fact The GROWN" simply because
Of Its devices for making many tones"
Is warranted to. and IL will. wear twice
as long as any single tone piano can.
We VIII show and prove this to you If
you will only call and give MS and the
GROWN hearing.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
GRAcIAN LAUNCHED AT LAST
PLUNGED INTO A FIELD CT
FLOATING ICE ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

n
FLOATING ICE ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
Amidst the huttcring of many ban
nols and the cheers OF an admiring
thTong, the magnificent steamship
Grecian slipped from her ways into a
field Of floating ice, at 1856 o'clock
Saturday afternoon.
The steamer was built by the Har-
land and Hollingsworth Company for
the Boston and Philadelphia Steamship
Company, Familiarity known as the
Winsor Line, for whom the local COM
pany has also constructed the Indian,
and Parthian.
Two previous attempts had been
made to launch the Grecian, but they
were both Intellectual.
AS the majestic liner entered hei
new sphere, Miss r, S. Smith, daughter
OF j. Ernest Smith, Of this city, acted
as her sponsor in christening her With
a bottle Of rich and sparkling wine.
The launch was an informal affair,
only w. ID. Winsor, president
and H. p. Vansciver, experimenting
engineer of the company being pres
ent from abroad. Those present from
lhis city were l.. ID. Burnett, w. d.
Dimock, secretary OF the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Company; J. Ernest
smith and other officials of the COM
nany who witnessed the launch from
me deck of the San Juan.
The launch was one of the prettiest
ever seen in this city. The boat was
lowed back to her wharf by the tugs
Laura B. and Amanda Powell.
After the launch Mr.. Dimock and
his guests retired to the yard office
cf the company. where they partook OF
an elaborate repast.
The Grecian is a three deck freight
and passenger steamer, built to rate
under the United States standard for
seventeen years, and has a tonnage OF
2.4S3.0S, and is of the following dmen-
sions: Length over all, 29O feet: be-
tween perpendiculars, 263 feet 21k in
ches; beam moulded, 40 feet, depth SO
feet She will have a draft loaded OF
ms to 20 feet, and a carrying capacity
OF about $500 tons. She has four
water-tight bulkheads, four matches
four side ports on each side, four sin
ele cylinder Williamson winches:
HYDE steam windlass capstan forward
and aft; two steel masts. together with
. steel deck-house. with accommoda.
tions for about 100 passengers. She
has two electric light plants. 200 lights
o"ch and is inch search light. and hos
4 inverted triDle expansion engines; 25,.
Az 6S and AZ inch stroke. with foul
- by 101k feet boilers. each with two
furnaces; 40 inches inside diameter
built TO sustain a working pressure oil
II pounds. She has built up cast iron
wheels Is feet i'm diameter. and Ellis
& Eaves induced draft. Her bunker
capacity is 275 tons. end the boat Is
- make a sneed Of 15% knots on an
oioht hour trial She has a Scotch
donkey boiler. by 10 feet
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

st, Paul will have a Winter carnival
but there VIII be no ice palace. The
cost of importing building material
from the Rainy Lake region would be
too great--Minneapolis Tribune
Hon. John J. ingalls, has written an
other epigrammatc essay on the trusts.
Epigrams on trusts are every bit as eff
fectiye as water on a ducks back
Washington Post,
Thirty-seyen citizens OF Texas were
shot or stabbed by other Texans on
Christmas Day Soldiers camping on
the firing line in Luzon should be duly
thankful that they do not have to
spend the holidays at Fort Worth or
Dallas, where the carnivals OF shots
was merriest -Chicago News.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08

as yet uneonceived Delaware give-away
statute that it irreyooably and forever
conveys and confirms to a Reading
corporation inalienable title to. sover-
eighty over and use Of each. ALL sew
orally and collectively, every street, al
Icy, avenue lane, alley place and bou-
levard of the city OF Wilmington, for
goat, burro, mule, horse, steam, cable,
trolley. compressed air, liquid air, hot
air, gas, water and moonshine propell-
ing power for transportation Of street
cars What funny Constitution It IS,
to be surel But IL does all that. for the
Reading Company says SOL
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
cHARTERs GRANTEn-

Dover. Jan. S-The following com
panies were incorporates on Saturday;
The Aspen Silver Mining Company, Of
New York city. for operating and dis
posing of mines, capital 100000; the
Progressive Brewers Supply Company
of Philadelphia, capital 100000, 20
manufacture and sell brewers supplies;
the Transportation Development Conn
pany. Of Wilmington, capital $4,000 70
buy. sell and lease articles Of COM
merce. composed OF iron and wood.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
cIrIzENs. ELEcTIoN Ia DOVER.

Dover. Jan. S.-The citizens COM
mittee has decided upon the following
ticket to be voted on today at the
municipal election: Mayor and presi-
dent of Council. Louis M. Wright;
Councilmen. Walter Morris. Erasmus
Burton. William NJ Hazel and w.
salisbury Bostic: assessor, Henry @.
Collision. Mayor Wilmington refused 10
stand for reelection, as did also Coun-
Gilman Knight
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08
BOARD OF TRADE COMMITTEES

President William Lawton, Of the
Board Of Trade, has appointed Alvin r.
Morrison and w. ID. Dimock a commit
tee to represent the Wilmington board
at the National Board of Trade meet
ing, which takes place on January %.
Mr.. Lawton has also appointed COM
mittee 10 meet a committee Of City
Council to confer on new charter for
tho city This committee Is composed
81 George w. Bush, Patrick Neary.
William T. Bancroft. A. S. Reed and
Jerome 3 Bell
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08

Justice Champlain. Of Michigan evil
IDENTIFY has not studied the Constitution
OF the United States carefully; else he
would know that it was framed for the
especial purpose Of comforting on a
Reading corporation monopoly Of the
streets Of Wilmington This ignorance
on the part OF the eminent Michigan
jurist IS made apparent by himself in a
statement in a case before him. He
said: 'Monopolies have always been re-
garded as contrary to the spirit and
policy OF the common law lie should
know that common law. Constitutions
and all lich cave In under the wheels
OF monopoly
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-08

A man may marry a woman and il
she proves 10 be too exactng, becomes
defiant, sets herself up as the head Of
the family and. forswearing her allie
glance, bestows her earnings upon a
Dutchman. the husband can get a d.
vorce. But II an ardent young, foolish,
inexperienced. confding, trusting and
anxious city marry itself 10 a horse car
railway and the tinkling horse car
becomes a rafting trolley car, which
assumes to rule the roost run the
ranch and transfer its allegiance to an
other city, there IS no relief by d.
yorce. The Constitution OF the United
States forbids.