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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
LIKE A ROMANCE.
MIR. and Mrs. Samuel G. Fisher, W"o
divorced, to be Remarked.

Mr.. and Mrs, samuel G. Fisher, VINO "e'o
Diyorced, to be Remarked.
Mrs Florence N. Hirst Fisher and ner
former husband, Samuel g. Usher. posn
If this CITY, are to be remarked ID tne
near future. Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher were
n,arriad several years ago. but as
rasr,t If n misunderstanding they we're
divorced, the decision being nanaeu
down by the court last spring. M
Fisher, who is daughter OF haWln
Hirst, went to live with her iatnei. az
No. COZ Madison street. She 10 .
talented musician and has been eeach :
ing music for several months
Mr.. Fisher, who is an engineer On
the p, W. a. B. railroad and one OF tne
most popular men in the service, Mas
been living, since the divorce WAS
pranted, at No. 70l French street. ne
GENTLY he became sick and during ms
illness sent for his former wife. A most
atfectionate meeting was the result.
Without much formality Mr.. Fisper
rroposed to his former wife that they
be remarked and after the matter mad
been discussed at some length MRS.
Fisher gave hot consent to again peooihe
his wife.
The time for the wedding has moi
been fixed, but it will take place with
in the next few weeks. Mr.. Fisher has
rented the house No. S2S jackson
street, formerly occupied by Fred Eden
| Bach and family, and after the marriage
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher will live there
Edwin nirst, Mrs. Fishers father
will also live with HIM. Mr.. Hirst dis
continues his watch making establish
ment at No. 6O9 Madison street, bu
will continue tho business among hi
friends. Mrs. Hirst died short tim
ago and since her death Mrs. Fishe
has been keeping house for her father
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher have one child,
girl, who has been living with he
mother.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

plimentary box for the week, but she
did not consider the play a decent enc
for the young ladies of the house to
witness. Perhaps, after all, it was
clever way OF advertising it,
oh, must tell You something funny
that happened at a large theatre party
not long ago. Mrs. Blank wrote to her
hostess the morning the party vas to
take place, saying she was afraid she
felt too ill to venture out that evening:
that she was very sorry to SO incnp-
venience her at the last minute and re-
turned her ticket, hoping she would be
able to fill her place. Her husband,
however, would he delighted to be
present, as her indisposition was not
sufficiently serious to keep him at
home. In the course of the day Mrs.
Blanks hostess replied: $50 sorry to
hear she was i'll, and not to Trouble
about the vacant place, for Mrs. P--
had kindly consented TO go. That
afternoon, when Mrs. Blanks husband
returned, she told him she was not
feeling very we'll, go had given uE the
theatre party and he would have to go
without her. He laughed at her illness
| and said she was quite well enough to
go; whereupon Mrs. Blank wrote to
| Mrs. P and told her she heard she
vas going to lake her place that even
ing at Mrs. c. theatre party, and as
she had changed her mind and decided
to go, please send her the ticket. Mrs.
p, although dressing to go, returned
the ticket. Query? What should Mrs.
p have done? Refused or complied
with such an extraordinary requestP
| Well, well, here | am gossipping
away and it is Lent, when i had de-
termined as q Lenten penance to do no
gossipping, "Frailty, frailty, thy name
is woman!'' o, really could tell you
great deal more, but will have to
write again in order to finish my
budget. Miranda.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
MOROCCO FACTORY FIRE.
Damage at G. Wesley weldin's Place ol
Conrad Street Last Night Week.

Damage at G. Wesley weldin's Place on
Conrad StreetLnst Night Week.
The steam and air-drying rooms of
@. Wesley Weldin's morocco factory on
Conrad street between Adams and
jackson and Second and Third streets
were destroyed by fire between IL. 70
O'Clock and midnight last night week,
loss being within SIS, 600 and fully in
sured. The efficient handling of the
fire by Chief Sasse and his assistants
and the gallant firemen confined it to
the L-shaped brick and frame structure
in the rear of the plant and saved the
main factory which is several stories
high. Thirty men are temporarily
thrown out Of work pending the adjust
ment of the losses by the insurance
company. The building was owned by
II. L. Evans & Co. Nj. SWeldin holds
insurance in the Farmers and New
Castle Mutual Insurance companies
and the Tanners company Of Philadel-
phia.
The fire is supposed tc have started
near the base of the iron stack near the
angle of the L. The structure had one
story of brick and one Of frame and
contained the drying rooms on the
second floor, and the storage and finish
ing rooms on the first floor, The fire
destroyed the stock on the second floor,
about 300 dozen skins, and fire and
water damaged about 500 dozen skins
ON the first floor. Machinery was
damaged by water.
In the course of the, fire the iror
stack fell and struck water tank.
The stack fell within a few feet OF
Chief Sasse and other firemen. Resi-
dents on Adams street between ConraC
and Third were much alarmed by thu
fire and some rushed to the street il
their night clothes. They returned t,
their houses when they learned ther,
was no danger. ....
The owners will probably rebuild
soon. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
Highest Bridge in the World.

Bradford, Pa, March 24.-The pro-
posed Buffalo branch of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad will run through Brad
ford. 1t will start at Wilcox, Pa, and
follow route across the ridges by way
of Lafayette, Mexican county. In that
vicinity it will cross deep and noun.
famous gorge with a steel viaduct
nearly 500 feet high. The bridge will
be over 5000 feet in length and Its con-
struction will be one of the greatest
engineering feats on record. 1t will be
the highest bridge in the world A
corps OF engineers has surveyed the line
to a point near this city. Work will be
pushed rapidly during the spring and
summer.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

Henry Williams of Wilmington and
Charles Rhodes of Charlestown, W. Va. i,
both colored, who were before Magis-
trate ,Iermon of Philadelphia, FRI
day, charged with suspicious conduct
in crowd at the fire on South Eleventh
street on Thursday, presented the novel
defence that they were making gang
had earned 90 cents before they we're
arrested. As they had no homes OIL
employment they we've committed to
the House of Correction for vaerancy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

Philadelphia, Pa, March 24.-ins
hody of Charles Warren was found 70
day in the ruins of the building. at No.
1913 South Eleventh street, when w.
wrecked on Thursday by an explosml9'a
of fiashlight powder IL 7. II. Mcool,l
& Co. IS blue print plant on the ioulla
floor. This makes two killed by ips
explosion. Warren was in the emplo!
of T. II. McCollin 4 Co. and had tesa
missing since tho calamity. The booi
was discovered today under mass u
debris.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
FAMILY TROUBLES AIRED.
Mrs. Lille Virgins Accuses Her Husban
of Taking Her Money.

Mrs. Lille Virgins Accuses Her Husband
of Taking Her Money.
Mrs. Lille Virgins accused her hus-
band, Charles Virgins, in the City
Court, Saturday of forcing open a
desk at her residence and taking some
money belonging to her. She said they
do not live together and she supports
herself and children.
Virgins denied taking the money.
He said his wife was unfaithful to him,
but she denied the truth of the as
sertion.
Wiggins' excuses did not go and be
was fined SO. As be was taken back
to the cells he remarked to his wife
you've got me where you want me
now.n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

Officers and privates of the First
Regiment, National Guard of Delaware,
are DESTROYS of securing a weeks en-
campment this year. The suggestion
has been made that the regiment
encsmp on tho government ground at
Delaware City and serve without pay.
1t is said that some of the government
appropriation remains unusued and this
might meet the expenses.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

Chicago, ILL.,, March 24.-Frederick
J. Hilbert, former cashier in Patton's
bank at Palatine, who was attacked
with a hammer by DR.. W. l.. Lewis in
the bank September Goth, died at his
home last night az result Of his in
iuries. DR.. Lewis, who was believed to
be insane, was shot down after the as
sault and died the next day in the
county Jail hospital,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
Dover, March "a. BY the will of the
late Mrs. Esther Cummins, daughter of
Hon. James Williams of Smyrna, pre-
sented here yesterday for probate in the
office of the register of wills, two public
to the Delaware Hospital at Whining
ton, for the establishment of Williams
bed, and 81, 900 to ST. Peters Protestant
Episcopal Church, Smyrna.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

According to the records of Secretary
Wigglesworth OF the Board Of Health,
30 deaths. 26 births and 3 marriages
were reported in the city during the
week ended at noon Saturday, while for
the same period last year 81 deaths, 0
births and 3 marriages were reported.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

Francis Carson, aged 63 years, died
suddenly in Philadelphia last Thurs
day. He was member of Wilmington
Lodge, A. o. U. W. The funeral
took place Sunday. Interment was
be made at Wilmington and Brandy
cemetery.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

Isaac N. Whitney, aged 50 years, who
was a member of the lower house of the
Legislature in 1897 and 1893, died at
unexpected, and resulted from aroplexy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

Hardy, Neh., March "a. The sta "
Bank of this place was visited y
burglars about 3 o'clock this morning,
They blew open the safe with dynamic
and secured "a, coo. Not a trace OF 'u'
robbers has been secured yet.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

William II. Baldwin, aged Al years,
died suddenly Thursday at his resi-
dence, No. POI East Third street. DIR.
Pyle was summoned short time before
death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

Amos j. Stayton of Greenwood. Sus-
sex county, former deputy internal
revenue collector, who is in Whining
ton, said Friday there are good pros
poets for large peach crop in Sussex
county.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
Young Artist Gets a Fnrtnnc.

Reno, New. March 24.--J. b. Schwanls,
ger, young artist of this place, n Oss
fallen heir to fortune Of about soVy NV
bequeathed to him by his uncle. Jog ~
Bryan Griffith, who recently diea u
India.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
Hannah Cassidy Dead.

Hannah Cassady, aged 90 years,
daughter of William Ciowe, ST., died
on Thursday. The funeral took
place from the residence of her father,
near Barksdale. Interment was made
at Head of Christians cemetery.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

Two lots on Washington street near
Thirtieth, the property of Sarah j.
Campbell and William Campbell, her
husband. were sold Friday afternoon
by Sheriff Tay lor, to George 7. Brown,
for 81. 500,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
Wright & COmpany's Publications l!s,
Include q second edition, Goth thousand) pV"''
fully illustrated, of that claiming novel 4,
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
SOCIAL LIFE IN WASHINGTON
The Capital Does Not Keep
Lent in Strlctest Style.
BROMLEY PAUNCEFOTE WEDDING
The Assembly Ball at the Ar
lington Hotel.

How Do Certain Glasses of People Get
Into the Social Swime - Washington's
Old-Fashioned Hospitality Thing of the
Past-Admiral and Mrs. Dewey--Lenten
Gossip, Despite the Pennnhe.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
neath Of .Insenh nrnmn.

Joseph Brown. brother of DIR. Thomas
A. Blown of this city, died near Fred
erica on Thursday. He was 81 years of
age.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

Better late than never" II is best however,
to be never late about taking Hoods SarsaIarilla
70 purify your blood. Take 1t now.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

Jack DAILY Knocked Out ~,
In Denver, Col. Friday night, ny ~,
Parker knocked out Jack DAILY OF lp''
city in the second round.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
CABLE LETTER FROM LONDON
Great Britain Has Grown Wear
of Her Seriousness. 4
THE GREAT RUSH TO CAPE TOWN|
And the Scandals That Ara
Talked of There.

The Queens Contemplated visit to IrelaDa
and the Fears Entertained That She NM
he Insulted or Kilied-Grief of officerJ
Families Who Cannot Go 10 South Africa
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-07
DIANA OF PHILADELPHIA.
The Beautiful Figure That Graces .
Curious Coin I'm the Mint of
That City.

At the mint in Philadelphia are &
number of coins far more precious
than any which find their way into
circulation. They are collection OF
curios, and many of them date from
times of great antiquity.
Perhaps the most interesting among
them is a handsome coin bearing on
its face the profile of woman, which
has a striking resemblance to the God
dess of Liberty of our own currency
Underneath is the single word
Demos" which is the Greek for 1.-The
People"
On the reverse of the coin is beau
tiful figure of the goddess Diana, arch
ing her bow, and the inscription, trans
lated into English, reads: Diana,
Friend of the Philadelphians."
The coin was minted more than 1000
years ago at the city of Philadelphia in
Asia Minor, where, as we know, there
grew up in later years one of the seven
churches of which st. John writes.
The prize was discovered some years
ago in Europe by Joseph Mickey, OF
Philadelphia, violin-maker and an
authority on coins. By him it was ap'
propriately presented to the mint in
Philadelphia.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-07
IN HIS SHIRT SLEEVES.
And the Kentu0kian Thought the
Episcopal Prelate a Most I'm
assuming Man.

Not long ago Bishop Dudley, of Ken
lucky, went to preach in little town
in the western part of the state, where
there are no Episcopal churches, and
only one, in fact, of any other denom-
ination. The people, says the Louis
vile Courier-Journal, are unfamiliar
with any but the plainest and most
simple church service and entirely I'M
accustomed to the vestmentS which the
Episcopal clergy wear. The pastor Of
the "only church." good, conscien-
tious, narrow-minded man, hearing
that the bishop was coming on GER
tain Sunday to preach at the court
house, told some of the pillars" of his
congregation that he hoped they would
not desert their own church to hear the
Episcopal service.
On the appointed Sunday what was
the pastors surprise to notice half Of
his flock absent, and upon inquiry he
learned that the courthouse was
thronged with the villagers. The next
day he met one of his chief supporters,
whose accustomed seat had been va
cant at the weekly service, and the
pastor questioned him as to his where
abouts on Sunday. The man replied
that he had gone to hear Bishop Dud-
ley. What" replied the clergyman.
desert me. to hear that pompous
prelate!" You're mistaken in the
man." answered the culprit. Bishop
Dudley is no pompous prelate. He
preached in his shirtsleeves."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-07
A CONTINENTAL DAM.
II Sounds Like Cuss Word, hut ThiA
Account Proves II to be
Otherwise.

Can you give the origin Of the ex-
preston continental DAMP" asks a
correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Times. II sounds profane, but is it:
Possibly, and in all probability, it owes
it's existence to the continental cur
rency of revolutionary fame or its
counterfeit. During the darkest dayA
of the revolutionary war, when the
credit of the continental government
was at It's lowest ebb and the redemp-
ton of its currency of grave doubt,
this currency had deprecated to such
an extent that we are told it required
5000 Of its face value to purchase q
good substantial pair of boots. Not
content with this deplorable condition
of things, however, Yankee ingenuity
devised substitute (counterfeit) for
this currency, and when these spurious
notes came under the notice and de-
lection of bank officials it was their
custom to stamp upon them the Latin
word damnato (condemned), or, in its
abbreviated form dam" thus ending
their disastrous career.
Is it possible to conceive of anything
more utterly worthless or good for
nothing than this counterfeit CONT
mental money forever condemned by
this dam" upon it, and is not this the
most logical and natural deduction OF
the origin Of the expression, ut is not
worth a continental DAM" so much
like profanity, and yet, II we are cor
rect, so absolutely free from It?
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-07
OVER A MILLION WORDS.
A Chicago Actress Who Has Memoir
lied That Many I'm Studying
Her Parts.

Many women of the stage have had
their health permanently ruined by
overstudy. In the past year a half
dozen of well-known women have
been sent to sanitariumS because OF
Overstudy.
Miss May Hosmer, leading woman OF
the Hopkins Chicago stock company,
who has played more parts than any
woman of her age in America, has
never lost week during the past five
theatrical seasons, and has played over
200 different parts.
Many of these parts, closely type
written, formed a manuscript OF from
so to 200 pages, and in theatrical manu-
script there are an average of 80 words
to the page.
In memorizing "Fanchon," Miss Hos
mer learned $4,000 words. In memoir
izing Camille" she learned 1000
words, and in the course of her five
years connection with Hopkins stock
company in Chicago she has memorized
more than 1, 100000 words. In all this
time Miss Hosmer has never been out
of the cast from any cause except the
ordinary ills such as fall to actors and
actresses in the course of their season.
She has felt no evil results from this
enormous tax on her mental powers,
and is to-day brighter and more Wig
orous woman than she was ten years
ago.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-07
Free Pass System.

There is a sharp debate going on in
Australia just now over the abuses OF
the free pass system. Every member
of the ministry gets a gold pendant to
wear on his watch chain, which en-
titles him to free ride over any rail-
road. The special beauty Of the ar
rangement Is that it lasts for life, and
while the ofticeholders' family is not
supposed to share in the privilege, the
railway officials are very lenient. One
of the humors of the recent debate lay
In the fact that DR.. Mckay, who was
rejected by his constituents for oppos-
ing the free passage Of troops bound
for South Africa, has the free use OF
the state railways for life, because he
was once minister of education for ten
DAVIS.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-07
THE SHADOW OF A KING.
Empty Show of Power of the Bey of
Tunis and Other Titled Heads
of the Orient.

The man who was sovereign and Ia
a fgurehead is always pitiful to see.
Under the British empire many princes
still retain an empty show of power
In the colonies of France the fiction Is
almost disregarded. A visit to his
highness Ali, hey of Tunis, is like visit
TO an extinct volcano. DEGREES are
still issued in his name, but he is
scarcely appraised of them beforehand
You may spend weeks In Tunesia,
says Mr.. Herbert Vivian, traveller OF
experience, and remain unconvinced OF
the beys existence. Should you, how
ever, chance to be near the italian rail
way station of Tunis on Monday
morning, you may witness the arrival
of portly old gentleman, who hurries
into a ramshackle medieval carriage,
with q befagged escutcheon on the
door, and drives off as fast az his pair
of white mules can carry him.
He has come to pay the visit which
he is required to make on the French
officials who may have instructions for
him. Under no circumstances will they
pay him the compliment of visit, even
when they are living in their summer
quarter, hard by his palace.
The only occasion when you may
hope to come in contact with the
hey of Tunis is during the days OF
Biairam, the Moslem holiday which fol
lows the fast of Ramadan. Then he
holds a public reception. Like his
father, he wears a semblance OF Eu-
ropean costume. His face is benevo-
lent, but weak, and by no means intel
ligent. He seems scarcely to take In
the compliments Of the French presi-
dent, clumsily translated to him by
Gen. Valend.
"Hamdou nllah (God be praised)
am WELL" is his constant refrain. The
resident, as the chief French official IL
called, remarks that his highness wore
fur coat on his drive, and trusts that
his highness did not feel cold.
mo, Hamdou lillah, did not fee
cold. 1t was my son who compelled me
to wrap myself up" and faint smile
plays upon the expressionless lips
Poor bsyl His attention often wan
ders, and you realize that he is think
ing of the contempt he must excite
among bis oompatrlota.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-07
COOP FOR CHICKENS.
Not a Very New Design, But One
Whose Usefulness Has Never
Been Questioned.

The coop illustrated below was dc
signed by j. w. Vale. He says, in de-
scribing it:
For young chicks, coops are gen.
orally a necessity. Besides shelter
ing from storms, and protecting the
chicks from vermin and larger depre-
dators, they give person good con-
troll of the brood. Every coop should
be provided with a good lath run.
The brood coop shown in the accom-
panying cut is kind l have used
for years with good results. 1t can
be made larger or smaller as required.
With me the standard size is 26 inches
long, 20 inches wide, with height of
% inches in front and IA inches in