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CATS SPOILED THE HUNTING.
Mouse Pets Take to the Woods In
Maine and Destroy the
Small Game.

The experience of trappers at ITo1-
brooks and Eddington ponds, near
Bangor, Me-, during the past winter
has demonstrated the fact that the
common house cat will, when turned
loose in the woods and left to lbs own
resources, become as wild in the
course of month or two as any
bobcat, says the New York Times.
Tt is the custom of cottage owners
at the ponds to take cats to their
places in the spring to drive out the
mice that take possession of the cot
tage during the winter and In the
fall, when the cottagers return to
town, these cats are usually forgot
ten and>lef to shift for themselves.
Trappers just returned from the
ponds report that their season has
been a failure because the wild house
cats have robbed the traps, tearing
into shreds the mink and muskrats
that were daily caught and feasting
on their flesh. Every morning around
the traps the hunters found evidences
of feasting by the cats and of fierce
battles between the cats and animals
caught in the traps. Recently a
dozen of the wild cats have been
shot, but the woods are full of them,
and so long ms they remain there Will
be no profit in trapping.
The sun., 1901-09-16
AN OFFICIAL NAL APROP.
Some Specimens of Mispronunciation
That Are Gems In Their
Way.

There is certain city official, who,
ness, Is notorious for his lack of
knowledge of the kings English and
for his fondness for big words, says
the New York Times.
He came to his office one misty, mug
gy day and, noticing that the air was
foul, called out to one of his subor-
dinates:
"Open that window and 'purtefy'
the air!"
On another occa asion, when called
upon to. take action for an infraction
of one of the city ordinances, he was
asked where he got his information:
"Oh! l got word through unani-
nous letter that this work was being
carried on uperstitiously."
Speaking of his horse, a fine trot-
ter, which he drives almost daily on
the speedway, he remarked: II can't
drive out for some time because Jack
(tlfe horse) has spasm on his off hind
leg"
On another occasion, speaking of a
severe storm in which he had been
caught, he said: SIT was a perfect
toronto"
Once in speaking Of his daughter,
who he said was inclined to be
musical, he remarked: Il am going to
send her TO the Controversy of
Music"
Once he felt i'll and blue, and, to a
friend, he remarked: Il am growing
feeble and feel as if my working days
were about over. l am poor man
and suppose I'll have to pass my last
days in some institution for indignant
| old men,"
The sun., 1901-09-16
USE FOR THE PRRRAGE.
Into Play by a New York
Printer.

Occupying place of honor in the Of
flee of New York printer is an old
copy of "Burke's Peerage," and its
presence amid such incongruous sur.
roundings aroused the curiosity of q
casual visitor the other day, says an
exchange of that city.
at isn't so strange as you might
think" said the proprietor, by way OF
explanation. "You see, a considerable
part of our business consists of print
ing labels of various kinds, and Burke
is great help to us. don't suppose
the British aristocracy would be par
ticularly edited to know this, but it's
fact.
Suppose we take the case of-well
say Robinson, who keeps little hat
store up in Harlem. Robinson comes
in here and wants me to get him ur
some tasty design-a1trade-mark that
he can place upon his goods. When l
show him our regular stock designs
for such purposes the chances are he
will turn up his nose. That's where
'Burke's Peerage' comes in.
II take it down and ostentatiously
turn to the proud name of Robins on,
where the crests of that illustrious
family are duly pictured forth. togeth.
er with their Latin notices and all
the records of their nobility. Robin
son, of Harlem, is fascinated and his
eyes bulge out of his head. ! ask
him which branch of the family is his
and he makes some sort of bluff.
"He picks out his crest, with its
Latin motto, which is unintelligihle tc
him, and week later 1t is reproduced
on the hats which he sells up in Har'
lem. IF any of these literary fellows
should ask me about books that have
helped me should place 'Burke's Peer
age well up at the front"
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NOTICE.
Mayor.

NOTICE-SEALED BIDS WILL.
be received by the Levy Court Of SUSSEX
county. at Georgetown, Del, on or be-
fore September oath, A. D., 1901, at l
O'Clock p. M, for $50,OOO. per cent. co.i-
pOn bonds of Sussex county, bearing date
July 1st, A. d., 1901, of the denomina-
tion Of $500.
$1,000 payable annually, beginning with
July list, 1906. until this issue of bonds
shall he liquidated.
Checks payable to The order of James
III. Wright, Clerk of the Peace. for I
per crntum of the amount of bonds bid
for must accompany each proposal
Further information may be obtained
by addressing James II. Wright, Clerk
Of the Peace. Georgetown. Del. to whom
Ill proposals must be sent.
LEVY COURT OF SUSSEX COUNTY,
By JAMES III. WRIGHT.
Clerk of the Peace.
August 3Oth. 1901.
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RAN TOO GREAT A HAZARD.
Awkward Predicnment In Whtch
hallway Conductor Found
Himself.

A man boarded a Missouri Pacific
train equipped with transportation
which dad" Walsh, the conductor,
thought was questionable, says the
Kansas City Star. The passenger re-
fused to, put up the cash fare and
Walsh called the porter and carried
him from the train, depositing him on
a truck on the station platform. The
man took it so nonchalantly that it
occurred to Walsh that he might be
making mistake. He accordingly
went back to the passenger and told
him he might get aboard again.
.'All right" said the passenger. Il
didn't get off the train. and theoretic-
ally Pm still riding. In the nature OF
things I cannot well board train
upon which l am already riding" and
he sat on the truck as obstinate as a
mule.
Walsh called the brakeman and por-
ter and carried the man carefully onto
the train, put him In the seat In which
he had been riding before the incident
occurred and saved his road damage
suit
The sun., 1901-09-16
TELEPHONE NIAGARA'S ROAR.
Transmitter with MegnphOne Attach
ment Placed In the Gave of
the Winds.

A long-distance telephone transmit
ter with megaphone attachment has
been installed in the Cave of the Winds
at Niagara falls. in order that the stu
pendous, deafening roar OF the Falls
of Niagara may be transmitted over
the Bell telephone lines to New York,
Buffalo, the Pan-American exposition
and other places.
The megaphone catches up the roar
of the falling waters. leads It into the
telephone transmitter, from which 1t
passes into, the telephone exchange at
Niagara Falls. where the roar is sup
piled at the will of the operators to
subscribers, or is turned Into the long
distance lines which carry it to New
York or to the Bell telephone exhibit
In the Electricity building Of the Pan
American exposition. 1t is heard over
the telephone with wonderfully real
istic intensity, and one can easily i'm
agine the tumbling. tossing plnnging
waters striking the rocky talus in
front of the Cave of the Winds.
The sun., 1901-09-16
THE CASE OF ozoLGosz.
VIII Go Before Grand Jury of Erie
County without Delay.


Buffalo. Sept. 15.-Governor Benja-
min r. Odell of New York has had
long conference with District Attorney
Penny Of Erie county relative to the
most expeditions methods of trying
and convicting the murderer of Presi-
dent Mckinley.
Mr.. Penny told the governor that the
case was already prepared for the
grand jury and would be presented to
that body as soon as possible.
The grand jury would make a pre-
sentiment to County Judge Emery, who
would ut once assign counsel for the
defense.
The main question of discussion be-
tween the governor and the district at
torney was as TO whether or not the
governor should appoint an extraordi-
nary term of the supreme court to try
the prisoner instead of allowing the
case to go before any of the judges of
/ that department. Mr.. penny's idea
was that the governor should appoint
such term of court and select a
special judge.
Governor Odell will go to Washing
ton with the funeral train.
Superintendent of Police Bull has
issued the following notice to the
press:
"'ro relieve the heavy police detail at
No. | station, that their services might
be used for other important details, II
was decided on consultation with the
district attorney to remove the presi
dents assassin from the headquarters
g building, which has been done.'
superintendent Bull left the police
headquarters before the statement was
s given out and could not be found after
ward. Nothing is known as to wher,
the prisoner is now confined. Ther,
are two places where he could be tn
ken, to the Jail or the penltentiary, ant
1t is likely that Czolgosz is now il
one Of these places.
The sun., 1901-09-16
PROCLAMATION
Mayors Office, City of Wilmington, Sep
tn,nl,nr 16 1901

Mayor's Office, City of Wilmington, Sep
tembcr 16, 1901.
Whereas. The death of the President Of
tbc United States ny assassination tillS
The mind of every citizen with horror ana
calls anon the authorities of the city to
.leyisp appropriate measures 10y which
tba seuse of the national loss shall be
faithfully eXpr, sscd. and fitting honofs
rendered to the remains OF our chiei
Magistrate; and
Whereas. The City Council hy resolution
ndoptcd at a special meeting held on tho
evening Of September IA requested that
n proclamation be made by the mayor
asking ali citizens to close th"ir piaces
of business. ON Thursday. the l9th day on
September. when the funeral OF our late
President takes place, and to observe
the day as one Of prayer and snpplica-
tion: now,
Therefore. l George NJ. Fisher, mayor
of the City of Wilmington. do hereby
request the draping in mourning OF
| the public buildings, the placing or the
flags ut half.mast and that these tokens
of respect be continued for period OF
thirty days. | also request that on
| Thursday. the 18th day of September, all
municipal offices he closed, and all CIT
Zcns close their places of business and
repair to their respective places Of wor-
shin to manifest in prayer and supplica-
ton their sense of sorrow Which isca'lSed
/ by the death Of the late Chief Magis-
tratr Of the American people. and hum
| bly, invoke the mercy and favor Of Al
mighty God for our country and its gov
crnmcnt also recommend the tollins
Of the bells throughout the city during
the hour of the funeral services.
/ George NJ. Fisher,
Mayor.
The sun., 1901-09-16
socinIist Spenlsers JnIIed.

Bristol, Conn, Sept. 15.-While ad-
dressing an open air Socialist meeting
OH Laurel street III. II. Walker, said to
be Socialist candidate for mayor of
Newark, \. j., and Charles Il. Patrick,
an ex-councilman of New Britain. who
was candidate for lieutenant governor
on the Socialist ticket in this state
three years ago, were removed from
the platform by the police and placed
under arrest on charges of breach of
the peace. A crowd of 1000 people
hqSSurrounded the speaking stand
had threatened an angry demonstra-
tic against the men because of utter
an -es alleged to reflect on the late
president.
The sun., 1901-09-16
shellpot Park Closed.

Shellpot Park closed last night, the
finul attraction being n concert by the
philharmonic Band. The Park has had
a successful season.
Next spring extensive improvements
will be made and new ATTRACTIONS ahu'u'
on Mr.. Malin's side OF the park a new
sixty feet square VIII he erected.
Ii will be used for moving pictures anu
ohhdr exhibitions. Several other ne"
b,ildngs will he erected also
The sun., 1901-09-16
Only one Wilmington Club.

Edward II. Price, attorney for the Will
mington club has written William J.
Baylcy president of the club as follows;
"Mr. w. j. Bayley:
Dear Sir: We have received a letter
from the Secretary Of State under cate
of September 6, 1901, in which he say:
~ have cancelled the charter of the Viii
mngton Base Ball Club, Incorporated,
which Leaves the first club chartered MS
the only one on the list" This action on
the part Of the Secretary of State leaves
your club the only one under the name
of the Wilmington Base Ball Club.
Yours very truly.
Edward Il. Price
The sun., 1901-09-16
WANTED LITERARY FRILLS.
The Condemned Negro Was Not Sat-
isfied with What the 1eie-
graph Would Tell.

"Nature is very kind to u.s." said the
old reporter, rel'1S the New Orleans
rimes-De mocrat, land makes it easy
for man to submit to the inevitable,
even if the inevitable is death. This
submission is frequently confounded
with courage by the historians of exc
cutions. With them the condem
always die game when, as matter
of fact, most criminals are. towards,
The sun., 1901-09-16
.CRESCENTS.
Score by Innings.

Wilmington ........ o O 90 X-6
Crescents :. ....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0-3
Summary: Earned runs. Wilmington 4;
sacrifice hits Doran, 2; Barker. Struck
ont by Walker, 5: by Denney, 2; bases on
balls. Walker, Il Dcnney, 1; hit by
pitched ball, Buzby; wild pitches. Dennry
2: passed ball. Remeter: double play.
Remeter to Slack to Itemetcr: stolen
bases, Barker, 2: Hoffman, Burchrll.
Walker; left on bases, Wilmington. Il;
Crescents. a; time OF game, 1.45: UNI
pircs. Dawson and Huey, attenlance,
1900.
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cREscENTs DEFEATED.
Walker Would Have Scored shut
Ont but for Errors

Wilmington defeated O'RourEe's Cres-
cents on Saturday afternoon by the score
of 6 to 3.
Walker pitched great game and hut
for two costly errors by Doran in the
seventh inning he would have scored II
shut out He held the visitors down to
four hits aud struck out five men.
Outside of the seventh inning the local
team played a great game in the field.
Gorman made great catch off of left
field fence which looked like a home run.
Denny who was in the box for the To-
Gals was hit hard but he kept the hits
well scattered. The score follows:
WIIMI NGTON
The sun., 1901-09-16
STORE FIXTURES.

Get our price OH Billiard and Pool
Tables before buying elsewhere. sold on
easy payments. Our cushions are guar.
anteed for twenty years, and are made
by new vulcanizing process. Old tables
fitted with our cushions are as good as
new, satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded. See our advertisement OF
Manager Wanted for lawful slot ma
chine.
BILLIARD TABLE WORKS
Chicago, Ill.
The sun., 1901-09-16
No Use for 1t.

Barber-Can't l sell you bottle
of this tonic, sir? 1t will positively
prevent the hair from coming out.
Customer-No, thank you. You see.
I'm a married man, and the easier my
hair comes out the less it hurts
Chicago Daily News.
The sun., 1901-09-16
Pitchers Avera ages.

or the 80 games played this season by
tine Wilmington club, 81 We're won. 36 lost
and two tied.
The following is the pitchers record:
Day. won 16, lost 6; Walker won II, lost
z: Burchell won IL, lost q; one tie: Me
Mahon won 2, lost 1.
The sun., 1901-09-16
Good Preliminary Practice.

Good PreIfmfnnry PrRctfce.
Patience-Isn't basketball very
rough game?
Patrice-Very.
"Well, why do girls learn to play 1T,
then?"
"Why, it fits girl for society fnnc-
tions, when she has to fight her way
to the refreshment table. ."-Yonkers
Statesman.
The sun., 1901-09-16
NOTICE.

All persons interested in the Republic
Savings and Loan Association are re-
questud TO meet ut the office of Herbert
IL. Ward, Esq. 9th and Market SITS, on
Tuesday evening September II, at s p
IN. to consider important proposition.
HERBERT ii. WARD,
WILLIAM MICIIAEL BYRNE.
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batting Ayera ges.
The following is the batting average of
the players on the Wilmington team
This Weeks Schedule.

The schedule for the Wilmington club
this week is as follows: Today ut home
with Chester; Tuesday at Norristown;
Wednesday, at home with Chester;
Thursday, at home with Chr'ter: Frida:
and Saturday, at home with the Cuban
Giants.
The sun., 1901-09-16

Manager wanted in every large county
to appoint agents for the Famous "Game
O'Skill' nickel Slot machine for drinks
or cigars; lawful everywhere, takes
place of all forbidden slot machines.
Rented or SID on easy payments. Sc
cure, territory quick.
PALMER BILLIARD TABLE WORKS
Chicago, I'll.
The sun., 1901-09-16

diate returns. Even If new man were to
meet his prospective customers person.
ally, 1t would be some time before he
would make actual buyers of them.
1t is this way with a travelling
salesman.
The first few trips in new territory
do not consume very many pages of his
order book. In the mean time he is get
ting acquainted-advertising He is let
ting people know who he is and what he
is doing, and what he wants. If he is
pleasant and courteous and persistent, he
will win trade, but 1t will take time.
Do not expect an ad to do more than
q man.
GekyvIgEf. CAarLs Assfis Bates, Mlv YovS.
The sun., 1901-09-16
A True Hero.

The small boy who politely refuses a
piece of pie at dinner when he sees the
supply is running short is true hero.
Chicago Daily News.
The sun., 1901-09-16
Annual Loss of ships.

Out of an average : 'nual loss to the
worlds shipping of - u vessels, "a are
completely missing and newer heard
of again.
The sun., 1901-09-16

WANTLD-Lady manager wanted to
hire and instruct demonstrators for COM
mcrcial line, $l2 and expenses. Address
with stamp. Burbank Mfg. CO., Sun
Office.
The sun., 1901-09-16
Nancy Hidea Age.

Snifies-She Is 80 if she is day.
Bifies-What of 1t? Hasn't she a
million for every year of her life?-
N. Y. Herald.
The sun., 1901-09-16
|Sholf Talks On Advertising
ByCharIeSAustin Bates.
No, IS.

failed IN the
ah
advertising possibly hept
He
reproach
The sun., 1901-09-16

Fine premiums given away to agents
selling our celebrated face preparation,
"Glycernc Pearl" Sample bottle fifty
cents. Premium catalogue free.
The Floyd Drug X Chemical Co.,
ShelDyville, Ind.
The sun., 1901-09-16
ASTHMA CURE FREE!

Asthmalene Brings Instant Relief and Permanent
Cure in all Cases.
SENT ABSOLUTELY FREE ON RECEIPT POSTAL.
Write yaur and address plainly.
The sun., 1901-09-16
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WANTED.

WANTED-Twc Young men wanted
to take travelling position. commercial
line, $l2 TO S15 per week and expenses
with advancement. Address with stamp,
Burbank Mfg. Co. sun Office.
The sun., 1901-09-16
NOTICE.

Wringers and Carpet Sweep
ers repaired. Storage of Stoves
and Mowers. Coal. Gasoline
and Oil Stoves. Mowers re-
paired and stored, called for and
delivered.
j. It. SCHWEIZER,
Sag West Front Street, {
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advertising could
that he the
advertising
gaining actual profit his advertising
certain like advertising
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There is nothing like Asthmalcne. II
brings instant relief even in the worst
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The Rev. G +. WELLS OF Villa
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The sun., 1901-09-16

drug stores nearby which had been
there for some time before he came.
The people round about were ac-
quainted with them. and to some
they were just little bit more con-
veniently situated than the new
store.
My friend. the druggist. didn't
try advertising. That is the way he
knows that it does not pay. He said:
"People do not realize that there is
difference in drugs-that the pare
goric they get in one drug store is
better than that which they get in
another"
Advertising would have saved
that mans business. By advertising
he would have introduced himself to
the people. and thew would have be-
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After having it carefully analyzed,
no opium, morphine, Ihloroform or ether
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-01
Lord southey's GuiIlotine.

The most eccentric action of an eccen-
trio man was Lord Southey's cool ar
rangement for suicide by means of a
guillotine. He had a magnificent one
erected in the drawing room of his
house in the Rue du Luxembourg at
Paris. The machine was of ebony in
laid with gold and silver, the frame
work carved with artistic skill, the
knife, sharp as razor, was of polished
and ornamented steel. Preparing for
death, his lordship had his hair cut
close, and, clothed in a robe of white
silk, he kneeled upon the platform
under the knife before a mirror and
pressed the spring which should release
the knife. But the spring failed to
work, and the would be suicide decided
to give the guillotine to a museum in
stead of making a second attempt to
end his life. 1t is said that he made
an annual pilgrimage to see the guillo-
tine until the end of his life.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-01
Brotherlines. In Brockton.

Here is story told by Professor Bar
rett Wendell about DR.. William Ever.
EFT; The latter was going out to
Rrockton one night to deliver an ad,
dress and ran across Mr.. Wendell in
the Old Park square station. Come
along, Wendell" he said. 81 am going
out TO Brockton to speak, and I want
some one respectable to sit on the plat.
form with me-" So the professor went
along.
When Everett arose to speak, the
hall, which was large one, was only
passably well filed, and even the COM
paratively small number present began
to grow smaller as one by one people
slipped away. Mr. Wendell began to
think that Brockton must be a singu-
larry cold hearted place when sudden
ly he noticed people coming in by twos
and threes and silently taking seats
wherever they could find them. Soon
the hall was full, with standing room
only. but still they came till the aisles
and walls were lined with interested
listeners.
The supposed deserters had simply
gone out and told the people of Brock
ton that here was the greatest man
they'd ever heard and gathered them
in by the score.-Boston Herald.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-01
Negro Superstition.

Many of the negro superstitions in
Kentucky are quite interesting. An
old philosopher told me with great
gravity: IF you want peppahs to grow,
yoR must git mad. My old oman an
me had a spat. an l went right out
an planted my peppahs, an they come
right up" Still another saying Is that
peppers to prosper must be planted
by redheaded or by a high tempered
person.
The negro also says that one never
sees jaybird on Friday. for the bird
visits his satanic majesty to pack kin
ding on that day The three signs
in which r"~rocs place implicit trust
are the wei L.i1;IIn ones of the ground
hogs appearing above ground on the
I'd of February, that hoe must not be
carried through house or death will
follow and that potatoes must be plant
ed in the dark of the moon as well as
all vegetables that ripen in the ground
and that corn must be planted in the
light of the moon