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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
Funeral OF James Montgomery.

The funeral of James Montgomery
who died Thursday, aged 81 years will
take place from the home OF his son.jn-
law, Philip P, Tyre, Jr.. No. 1902 Scott
street at 8 O'Clock this afternoon. In
terment will be made at Green Hill.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
Escaped In Night Clothes.

The tenant house on the farm in New
Castle hundred owned by General James
II. Wilson and occupied by Leslie Black
burn, caught FIRE on Thurday night ana
was completely destroyed together with
its contents.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
Pvtbians TO visit Pythians.

The members of Lafayette Lodge
Knights OF Pythias, will pay fraternsl
visit to Diamond Lodge at Marshatlton
tonight Grand Chancellor Beeson and
staff will accompany the visiting lodge
and will install the ofiieers.elect OF Da-
mond Lodge.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
e. T. Wilson Promoted,

E. I. Wilson has been appointed As
sistant Manager os the Wilmington
Steamboat COMPANY. Mr.. Wilson was
formerly pilot on the steamer Brandy.
wine. He is now at Neafe & Levy's
shipyard, supervising the construction Of
two new boats for the company.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
Alterations TO a store.

Building inspector Cassidy yesterday
granted to Charles II. Tindall permit
to make alterations to the store No. All
King street, at cost of $3.50. new
front is to be put in AMI ether improve
ments made.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
Fire on Bird Street.

Yesterday morning fire was dis
covered ia the house No. 1O3 Bird street
which is occupied by Polish people. A
sill alarm was sent to the Weccacoe
Fire Company and the chemical engine
re 4pouded and distinguished the blaze.
The fire was caused by defective flue
and the damage amounted to abou.
300
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
E,re Make. Many HomeIe.,.

Jersey City, Jan. 1S.-Twenty families
have been rendered homeless by fire
which partially destroyed six tenement
houses The damage caused by the fire
was $4,000. The fire caused consider
able excitement, but all of the tenants
escaped in safety.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
Mckinley congratuIate. the Kaiser.

Berlin, Jan. IS. - The United States
ambassador, Mr.. Andrew ID. White, pre-
scented to Emperor William the congratu-
lations of President Mckinley on the
bicentenary of the coronation, Jan. 1S,
1701, of the first king of Prussia, Fred
erick l. The presentation was made dur
ing the court reception. Both the EN-
peror and the empress spoke pleasantly
to ambassador White. Later their mai
estes received Populations from east
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
West Ends Next Game.

The West End basket ball team will
plsv the St. James team of Philadelphia
on Friday evening next in this city. The
st. James team is strong organ izatlon
and the local players will have bard
game.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
Funeral or Mrs. MCGOWAN.

The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth j, Nc
Gowan will take place from her late
nome, northwest corner, Third and
Lombard streets, at o'clock this morn
ing. Solemn requiem mass will be said
at ST. Mary's r. q. Church. Interment
will be made at New Cathedral GENE
tery.s
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
Mr.. Conner a student at law.

William Conner has been admitted as
a STUDENT at law by the examiners OF the
New Castle county bar. Mr. Conner
was graduated from Delaware College
last June and is registered with Robert
q. Hartman.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
Taken Suddenly Ill.

R. G Pate, of No. 1909 Park Place,
Philadelphia, was taken suddenly i'll at
the French street station yesterday
morning. He was sent to the Delaware
Hospital ia a cab for treat nent.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
Died of Diphtheria.

Harold E. Dubell, aged 5 years. son OF
Harold E. Dubell, of No. COG west
Twelfth street, died yesterday morning
of diphtheria. The funeral was held at
4. 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
Hand Badly Mashed,

William Richardson, employed at the
P, W. & B. railroad shops, had his hand
badly mashed on Thursday by heayl
plank falling uponit.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
new PHILIPPINE CODE.
Outlined at Manila by Professor Dean
G. Worcester.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION BEGUN.
Commissioners DiIates ON the Benefits
of Taxing Lands and buildings
Instead of Present Taxation OF
Occupations and Industries.

Manila, Jan. 1S.-The public discussion
pf the general code of government for
municipalities has begun. Commissioner
Dean G. Worcester outlined the bill and
explained the changes from the general
orders of the military governor, under
which many local governments were OPP
Grating.
Professor Worcester offered two
amendments disqualifying from voting
and holding Office men who violate their
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
WEST END WON AGAIN.
Defeated the Penn Treaty Basket
Ball Team by Big Score.

In the West End Reading Room las.
night the local basket ball team defeated
the Penn Treaty of Philadelphia, by the
score of 80 to IL. The feature OF the
play was the scoring OF goal by Clough
from deep centre. HolTs playing was
tirst class. The line up:
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19

oath of American allegiance or who re-
main in armed opposition after Feb
ruary.
The commissioner elucidated the taxa
tion features, referring to the benefits of
taxing lands and buildings as against
the present special taxes on occupations
and industries.
One-fourth of / per cent of the pro-
ceeds of real estate assessments VIII De
devoted to public schools.
License Matters.
Municipal councils are authorized to
license theaters, places for liquor selling,
public conveyances, hotels and cockhght-
ing or prohibit cockfighting for the first
year, until the tax collections are avail
able.
Half of the internal revenue of each
municipality will be paid into the mu-
nicipal treasures.
Professor Worcester did not enlarge on
the section combining the exemption OF
church property to properties used ex
clusively for religious, charitable or edu
cational purposes. This much discussed
feature received the approval of the ad
ministration at Washington previous t.
making the bill public.
The bill places considerable response
bility on the provincial governments, TO
the establishment of which another bill
is being prepared.
The public discussion which is takin
place in the Municipal hall is proceeding
by sections, the natives participating.
1t is rumored that Aguinaldo visite
his mother in Cayite province and MAJ
rowly escaped capture during the recer
round up of one of the villages in Cavit'
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
The Equitable
Guarantee and
Trust Company

Northwest Corner OF
Ninth and Market Streets,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Capital F Faii $500, 100000.
s GndRiyld saq proats} $233,ooo.oo
DIRECTORS:
Preston Lea, JOS. L; Carpenter, ST.,
Thomas Jackson, Ohio Rowland.
DR.. ]. A, Draper, ). MiHot Curtis,
William Ii. Swift, John Bancroft.
Edw. Bringhurst, Jr., franklin Taylor
Joseph Swift, Charles G. Rumford
j, Smith Brennan, Samuel X. Smith,
William W. Pussy, ]. Wilkins Cooch,
William Bowe, Christian G. Febiper
Geo. g. Lobdell.
OFFICERS:
PRESTON LEA, President.
OHIO ROWLAND, Vice-Pres. and Trea.
J. T, PENNYPACKER, Sec. and Trnst
l. Officer.
RICHARD REESE, Assistant Treasurer
| +. r. MORRISON, Assistant Secretary.
M. d. CROSSAN, Real Estate Officer.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19

Cot The balance of Our
Heavy Winter Stock
Prices at clearing prices, all
of our heavy winter
on Russets put in with
our $3.50 line:
Shoes Heavy double soled
and calf lined, oil
grain and Zulu calf Shoes,
latest style broad toes. All
of our $6 finest Russo IS put
in at ~. Heavy calf lined
oil grain, Titan calf and
water proof storm tans in the
lot. A lot of broken sizes
in narrow width Patent
Leathers and Black Calf
Shoes at $2 90. Broken
sizes and narrow toes make
the prices, Shoes that were
81, IS and 80 In the lot.
Samples i'll our Front
Case.
Closed evenings at 6 ex-
cept Saturdays.
JAS. 7. MULLlN & SONS,
9th & Market Wilmington
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19

OhIIIhL tluti palul $1,000 900
surplus $16O,OuO
Authorized to Act as
TRUSTEE EXECUTOR, ARMIN.
ISTRATOR, GUARDIAN, AS.
SIGNEE, RECEIVER, REGIS.
TRAR AND AGENT.
Transacts a
GENERAL TRUST BUSINESS.
Allows Interest on Deposits
Loans Money on Mortgages and
Other Good Securities.
Attends to the
Management of Real Estate and to
the Collection and Remittance cd
Rents, Interest on Securities and
Dividends ON Stocks.
Rents Boxes
In its New Burglar and Fireproo|
Vaults, Makes ample provision i'll
its Store Room and Vaults for thl
Safe Keeping of Securities and
Valuable Packages placed in it'd
| custody.
Keeps Wills without Charge.
BENJAMIN NIELDS, President.
WILLIAM II. BRINCKLE, Vice Pres
JAMES b. GARRISON, Treas. and Sec
JOHN 5. ROSSELL, Trust Officer.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19

East Lake Presbyterian Church, Twenty.
seventh and Market streets, Rev. George ii.
Trull, Pastor Divine service and prcachin. by
the pastor at 10 80 Il m. and IS p. m. SUNDAY
school. ppm. Y 7. SO E meetng, 2. m. Bible
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19

Calvary Episcopal Church. Third and Wash
ington sire Its, The Peoples Chlich." sunday
leIvces-Hoy Communion, 80 a. m. Sunday
school, 80 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon
10 go Evening prayer and sermon. 100 seat
free. All welcome
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19

Church OF the Kew Jerusalem, Corner of Della.
ware Avenue and Washington street, Rev. Philip
h. Cabell. ptstor.-services at 10 3Oa n. ard ? 80
p m. Morning sermon on "Israel's Long
Jour, ey" Evening subject, The Trinity" by
the Rev. Adolph Roeder, OF Orange. NJ sun
day school at 9.l5.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19

st. Johns Episcopal Church, Market stree
and Elliott avenue, Rev. George G. Hall. rector.
services at Z. 80 and ll00a. m and 7.3) y. m
sabbath school at 0. 30 a, m,
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19

Central Presbyterian Church, King street be
tween Seventh and Eightht Rev. 7. A. McCurdy,
D. D., pastor.-1o.30 a. NJ, preaching by Rev.
John +. Carson, ID. ID. 1! m sabbath school.
do p. m preaching by Kew. John +. Carson
~ III
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19

First Unitarian Church, West street anove
Eighth. Rev. Alexander L. Bowser Minister
subject for Sunday. Jan. 20 1.-The Impulse OF
the Moment" Service at 10 IS O'Clock.
AL seats free. Sunday school meets at u
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-08

she'll hey ter be degraded inter some
animal; but | heV a strong feelin' in
her favor, and. Twin or dead, I'd alluz
do her a kindness. Now III mare,
Bessie. rs the exact image of Mary
Louise. She hez them same inner
cent eyes. and she's jest as docile an
trac'ble ez she WIZ. Then when she's
harnessed up she's for all the world
Mary Louise all over again. Now ef
| kin be o. any use in helpin' the poor
girl along. I'm a-goin ter do It.. So
I've concluded I'll shoot Bessie, and
release Mary Louise for somethin'
higher"
Hannah groaned within herself.
Years of experience with her kindly
but philosophic husband had taught
her that resistance was of no avail.
-Four winters before she had been
taught the philosophy of non-reslst-
ance. and by dint OF hard experience
she knew it was useless to oppose.
She had hard work to keep back the
tears. for she saw that property worth
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-08
IT ALTERED THE CASE.

She nal looked the house Owe and
was satisfied with it, but as she re-
turned the key to the agent a thought
struck her, and she said:
"Ah, there is one more thing. Let
me ask II any one has ever died in the
house."
"Why, yes. I believe So" he reluc-
family replied.
''That settles it then, and ! won't
take the house."
But people are dying In houses all
the time," he protested.
Eyes, but the idea is uncanny. III
look for a new house"
But listen, ma'am. This was no
ordinary death. 1t was a poet who had
the house, and one evening they found
him lead in his chair with a half CONF
pleted poem, Tonight in his hand.
The angels took him as his soul
searched for inspiration"
''Oh, well. that alters the case, and
I'll take the house. l thought some-
body might have died Of pneumonia or
something"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-08
HOMEMADE STORIES.

A citizen who had arrived at years OF
discretion, but hadn't the philosophy
TO buy a fog horn to offset his neigh
boris piano. was limping along the
highway one day when he encountered
an individual who had discovered that
there was no froth on circus lemonade.
Il trast you will not take it amiss.
kind, SIR observed the stranger. but
there is something about your gait that
/ cannot exactly call an amble.'
alas. It's true sighed the citizen.
"and I have no Wish to deceive thce.
I've got rheumatism in that right knee
so badly that | must make my way
| through life like a horse with spring
halt"
And Is there no cure?" -
81 have tried a tnousan6 fcii6diun
to find them worthless"
"And hast no hope 1eft?"
mot enc"
Then here Is where | work with tho
case said the stranger, and. pulling
his gun, he fired a bullet into the Of
Tending knee.
.Robber! Murderer! Assassin"
shouted the citizen as he fell upon tho
grass.
NAY, friend, but listen. As found
thee thou vert a limpist whose game
leg not only retarded his gait, but fur
nished an object Of amusement for the
unfeeling."
"But new I shall lose the leg en-
tirely."
otis true, but also the rheumatism
with 1t. No more groans and lamenta-
tIons, no more worthless remedies"
"But instead of a limp
you will have a wooden leg and Z
gait OF dignity. It may be that YOU
will never again be able to climb a per-
simmon tree or gallop over q golnA
ground, but as an offset a street car
may run over that leg to the everlast-
ing chagrin OF the motorman."
"'Tis Kind In you to attempt to
cheer me-" said the citizen, but when
1t to a game Of football
"Thou wilt sit on the bleachers az =
veteran of the battle of San Juan Hill
and umpire the game" finished the
stranger. 'Dost desire more lessons In
philosophy before | resume my jour-
ney?"
"You-you might chip in something
toward that wooden leg, being that
you have made 1t a matter Of neces-
sity." ri
"Ah, man, but my time has indeed
been thrown away" exclaimed the
stranger as he passed on. THE very
first lesson that one should learn is
that philosophy and the long green
never go together"
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her women were hocking into the

other women were iocking into the
streets.
She needed nobody. She never stay
ed her flight till the dark passage where
she lived was reached.
Marie, her pretty, hunger-thin sister,
ret her. Her eyes were red with weep
!lg
What, little sister; what is the mat
ter?' asked Juliette, kissing her.
Marie locked at her with a curious
glance.
Our mother is dead" she whispered.
There has been nothing to eat for
TWO days, and she is dead"
No cry escaped the lips of J~uliette
Wa1Igny. With bowed head end slow
sep she assembled to the room where
tie cold. grey-headed old mother lay.
she kissed her on the brow.
Juliette opened the easement and
treathed the cool night air.
BY her dear memory" she swore,
my mothers death shall be avenged"
Then away in the eastern sky she
saw a pale leaden streak which told
that another day was born.
cTo be Continued)
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-08
1T WAS A CLOSE CALL.

81 want, SIR he said as he got
Office the other afternoon-'T want to
report you that on the 23d of last
November | wrote a letter to my
brother in Kalamazoo. Mich
IL see" replied the official.
an hat letter, sir. | inquired about
c~elery--how to prepare the soil, how to
grow It, how to bleach the stalks to a
milky Wilderness"
yes"
81 inclosed a dollar bill for seeds and
asked my brother to respond at once.
/ folded that letter up. sir. and directed
it and stamped 1t and mailed 1t. The
days went by. Day after day fed into
the past, and no response came. My
Kalamazoo brother Is not a procras-
t~inator, sir. On the contrary. he is
chain lightning at answering letters.
When a fortnight had passed without
a response. / wrote him again"
"And he hadn't received the first?"
said the clerk as he tapped his nose
with his pencil.
He had not. My epistle had never
been placed In his hands"
And then you came and filed a re-
port?"
mo, sir. / decided to handle the case
myself. / had my brother watch the
Kalamazoo postofice while | watched
this and had a friend in Washington
keep an eye on the postmaster general.
Night after night, sir, | have walked
around this building at midnight in
disguise. BY daylight or darkness my
eyes and ears have been open. 1t was
the same with my brother at Kalama-
zoo, the same in Washington"
"And haven't you struck a clew YETI"
was asked.
II have. sir. Yes, sfyC up to last night
I had a clew leading up to the guilty
party and was certain that his punish
ment could not long be delayed when a
strange thing happened. discovered
the letter lying under some papers on
my desk. 1t had not been mailed"
"AIl through your own careless
ness?"
Yes, sir"
"And your clew wal knocked into a
cooked hst?"
Yes. sir"
And you have no Ease against the
postal department.
NO, sir"
"Well?"
well, sir, I thought I'd come and
tell you about it and say that | had
abandoned the case and no n would
be arrested, but at the same time, sir
at the same time, in the interests of
justice and integrity
"You feel it your duty to warn US not
to do SO again. finished the chief clerk
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they don't behave. why then they'll be
debased and reinearnated inter an
mails seeh ez pigs an bosses. rows
an mebbe hens! Now the more |
look inter this idee. the mere I'm I'M
pressed with the possibility of its
truth. I've ben kinder lookin inter
Their faces Of some Of my stock. an 1
begin ter see signs Of the folkses who
has died here'bouts during the past
few years. Some of EN- | never took
a lkin' ter,-and eff it's so | amt
a-going ter hey EN- round
One of the things which Uncle Jerry
prided himself on was his stock -
a generic term for all the live things
on the farm. Hannah knew that he
on the farm. Hannah knew that he
had been extravagant in selecting fine
breeds. and she Furthermore knew that
II he took a dislike 10 them. he would
mean a heavy loss for no one in the
region would be willing to pay him
what they were worth.
Thus every night when her husband
sat down to ruminate ~ his books.
or would settle back in his chair, deep
~ thinking. she was in a deadly fear
lest his new theory should assert it.
self ip action.
It was not long before she found
that her anxiety was well grounded.
One evening, after a long silence, the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-08

the proposition TO Uncle Jerry. He
was fortunate In meeting the old man
in the village the next day. That night
Hannah noticed the delight in her hus-
bands face.
wall. Hannah, I've never expected
to become famous. but Il seems tibet
some folkses think | know somethin
arter all. Now, what do yer think
tibet our minister hez a-be'n a=pro-
posin'? Wall. I'll tell yer. He wants
me ter deliver ten lectures on Greek
philosophy. Now. | studied that pretty
clost for two winters. and even ef II Is
ten years ago. | kin remember all the
sayin's OF them ole fellers as well
as Of It wuz only yesterday. toll the
dominic that | wuz no great speaker,
but I'd guess I'd like ter try,-an' I'm
a-goin' ter. That money'll do us a
sight o. good. for we've he'd ter suffer
n good deal fer the sake of ther truth
this winter. But | kinder guess we've
rooted out all the reincarnation we hey
on this farm"
In this way the flock of poultry and
the rest of the cows on the Carleton
farm we're saved. Uncle Jerry spent
his evenings in the labored effort OF
writing his lectures. They proved
a great success. and there Is one New
England town where there Is an UNI
usual knowledge OF the Greek phil
osophers. When another winter
I'M around Uncle Jerry Is going to
take up another topic. and the SHOWS
OF many more will fall before he once
more reaches the modern doctrine OF
Theosophy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-08
wlIAT A MAN R
All Things Considered He il Really
"A Beast of Burden.

n benst OF buruen.
A man of an analytical turn Of mind
las summed up the articles that a nan
e~sdlnarily carries, and has come to the
conclusion that he is a beast Of burden.
Pulled up around his shins and an
les are two socks. He wears two
saoes, and two strings are needed to
ACE them, or Twelve buttons or more
ii they are not lace shoes. He wears
one top shirt, one collar and two cuffs.
He wears n coat, one vest and one
fa.r Of trousers, and there are twelve
buttons on his trousers, six generally
e. his coat and six on his vest. He
tarries two cuff bottoms around with
lin, two collar buttons, three shirt
buttons, two sleeve buttons and var
i5us other buttons on his under gar
ments. There is one buckle On his
trousers and two on his suspenders.
He wears two carriers.
He wears one neektie, or sometimes
one cravat, with one clamper to hold
II in place. He carries one handker-
chief in his pocket. He wears n nat.
In the winter he must have two gloves
and one overeoat, and maybe two over
shoes. But this Is not all. He has a
watch and cain to carry around with
him, a bundle of letters, a package OF
cards, a plug or a sack of tobacco, or
maybe a few cigars, a pipe perhaps, a
knife, pencil and a few other things
which usually make up the pocket out
fit, such as matches. buckeyes and 9th
er good luck symbols,
There is leather in his shoes, with
hair in the soles and steel pegs In the
heels thereof. There is silk or satin N
his cravat or his necktie. There are
wool and cotton and linen and other
things in the clothes he wears. There
IS straw in his hat. There is starch in
lis shirt. There are gold and silver
and pewter and other metals in the
watch and chain he wears; there are
brass and bone in some of his buttons.
There is tin in his garter clampefs
and in the clamper which holds the
eravat in place. There is glass e
the face of his watch. Dye is used in
staining his clothes, and n may find
here all the ~colors-red, white. blue,
black, purple, yellow, brown, and al
most every other tint. He has paper in
his pockets. There is rubber IN his
suspenders and garters. Paint is found
in the figures on the face of his watch
and polish is found on his shoes
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