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The sun., 1901-03-06
The Babe In the Woods.

A four-year-old girl wandered away
from home near the Bonanza mine.
Oregon, recently, and was lost in the
mountain As hours. When recovered
She was quite unharmed. She told
Of having seen big black dog with
two puppies, which she tried to
catch, ''but they ran away after their
mamma" The "dog" was Bear. and
the puppies" were her cubs.
Simply ParaIyxed.
Chief Crazy Snake refuses TO talk, but
perhaps he will, says the Chicago Rec
ord, when he has sobered up.
The sun., 1901-03-06

Authorized to Act as
TRUSTEE EXECUTOR, ADMIN.
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 70
the Collection and Remittance of
Rents, Interest on Securities and
Dividends on Stocks.
Rents Boxes
In its New Burgular and Fireproof
Vaults, Makes ample provision in
its Store Room and Vaults tor the
Safe Keeping of Securities and Vain.
able Packages placed in its custody.
Keeps Wills Without Charge.
BENJAM NIELDS, President
WILLIAM X. BRINCKLE, Vice-P
JAMES 3, CLARKSON, Treas, and Ser.
JOHN S. RUSSELL, Trust Officer.
The sun., 1901-03-06
A Cnicken-PIuckin Machine.

A device has been invented by a
western packing house for picking
chickens. There is a receptacle in
which the fowl is placed after being
killed, and into this are turned sew
aral cross currents of air from cleo
lrieal fans revolving at the rate of
5000 revolutions per minute. In the
twinkling of an eye the bird is
stripped of its feathers, even to the
iniest particles of down. and the ma
,hine is ready for another. The hint
must have been taken from torna-
ioes-
The sun., 1901-03-06
Girls ms Public Messengers

In London there is difficulty in get
ting enough boys to serve as messen-
gers, SO the experiment is being made
of employing girls. Some Of the mes
senger girls are demure damsels Of
II summers and are said to be quick
er than the boys in delivering mes
sages and answering calls. IT will
be interesting to watch the develop.
ment of the experiment.
The sun., 1901-03-06
The Equitable
Guarantee and
Trust Company

Northwest Corner of
Ninth and Market Streets,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
CaDital (FFaaiid1) $500, 100000.
TG1SRil1s GndRiVided ead Profits $233, 10000
DIRECTORS:
Preston Lea, Jos. L. Carpenter, Sr.,
Thomas Jackson, Ohio Nowland,
DIR. j. A. Draper, S. Minot Curtis,
William Ii. Swift, John Bancroft,
Ed v. Bringhurst, ,Jr., Franklin Taylor,
Joseph Swift, Charles G. Rumford,
J. Smith Brennan, Samuel X. Smith,
William w. Pusey, j. Wilkins Cooch,
William Buwe, Christian 9. Febiger,
Geo. G. Loqdell.
OFFICERS:
PRESTON LEA, President.
OHIO NOWLAND, Vice. Pres. and Treas,
j. 7. PENNYPACKER, Sec. and Trust
officer.
RICHARD REESE, Assistant Treasurer.
+, r. MORRISON, Assistant Secretary.
NJ. ID. CROSSAN Real Estate Officer.
The sun., 1901-03-06
TOO Much Hard Work.

Miss Oldgirl-This is my birthday,
You may give me kiss for each
year.
DeGarry-Excuse me, but I must
get home early to-night,-Town Top
les.
The sun., 1901-03-06
What He Did,

sir.
New Yorker-And what did you do?
Kentuckian-l went to the funeral.
Detroit Free Press.
The sun., 1901-03-06
Delaware's Good Band.

The Philadelphia Ledger's Washing
ton correspondent says: Following the
Harmer Club came the Young Mems Re
publican Club of Wilmington Del. They
were feature Ok the p.raie because o
their gool Philharmonic Band and thei
marching The President sauted the
Delawareaus with seeming good will
knowing what was at stake.
GEO. A. PALMER, dealer in fish
oysters. CLAIMS, shad and herring in sea
son. No. S22 King street, Wilmington
Delaware. Delmarvia phone 1889.
The sun., 1901-12-14
Glover Hill DairIes.

will start their milk wagons for the
service Of Wilmington customers with
pure milk, on Saturday, November 30
The milk served from these dairies will
be- from strong healthy, tubercerline
tested cows, assuring a pure, healthful
milk. The Clover Hill Diaries are situ-
atrd at Carrcroft, Delaware, within easy
reach Of this city, and the management
cordially invite any person interested in
such matters, to visit and inspect them,
to sec for themselves not only the Diaries
and the implements used in the care of
their products, but also to see the ami
mails from which the milk served to their
customers is drawn.
The milk served to customers from the
Clover Hill Diaries will be absolutely
clean and pure. No cream will be sold
All the cream will be sold in the milk.
A visit to these daircs and a personal
inspection of the utensils used and The
cows producing the milk, will be tht
lost guarantee OF the claims Of the Wan
agcment. Come and see rs. visit vii
assure us Of your orders. Address:
Clover Hill Diaries.
Carrcroft, Del
The sun., 1901-12-14
IN FEAR OF MAssAOREs.
Mission Board sounds Note of
Warming Regarding Armenia.

Boston, Dec 13.-The American board
Of foreign missions in it's ninety-sec-
ond annual report, just made public,
says:
''There is reason to fear repetition
of the wholesale massacres of Arme-
mans in the Massouns districts in 1894,
which We're the prelude to the fearful
scenes of 1895. 1t ought to be impos
sible for the sultan with impunity
again to dip his hands so deep in the
blood of his innocent subjects.
There is good reason to think that
the disastrous events in north China,
so far from being the destruction or
even the permanent injury of the mis-
sionary work in China. will prove the
overthrow of seemingly insurmOunta-
bic obstacles to the opening of all doors
of access to the Chinese people.
"'rhe summary of donations shows a
total of S6TT.S61, including legacies
for current expenses of S3lT0I2: dona.
tons for mission work for women
| S211.9Il and donations for school fund
! SlOOO00."
The sun., 1901-12-14
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications. as they cannot
rrach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an intiamrd con
dton of the mucous lining OF the Eustn-
chi.s abe. When this tube gets inf1am,
,>. ,5u have q rnmblins sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed dea fness is the result, and unless
the inflammation ran he taken out and
this tube restored 10 its normal condition
hearing viii bc destroyed for ever; nine
cases sut Of ten are caused by catarrh
winch is nothing but an inhamed condi
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars foi
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh
that can not be cured by Halls Oatarrf
! Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Q
| Sold hy Druggists, T5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The sun., 1901-12-14
PREP PARATION FOR WAR
Both Chile and Argentina Have Is
sued Calls For Men.
FORMER FEARS INVASION.
President RiescO Orders Thirty
Thousand Conscripts and Terri
tOriaI Guards to he ON Hand to
Protect Mountain Passes.

London. Dee. 13.-The Times pub
fishes dispatch from Valparaiso an
houncng that DEGREES have been pub
lished calling out sufficient number
of conscripts ana territorial guards 10
place 10000 men at the disposal OF
Chile to protect the mountain passes.
A Bucnos Ayres dispatch says that a
decree ordering the mobilization Jan. l
of the Argentine army reserves OF 1878
ana 1879 had been issued. These re-
serves amount to 10000 men.
1t is added that the chamber IN Sc
cret session has voted the credits nee
rssary for the mobilization of the mi
litia.
Another dispatch from Buenos Ayres
says
"'rhe report that the United states
will offer its good offices is confirmed
At Chilcs request the American minis
ter has sounded the intentions OF the
Argentine government. Brazil has also
offered mediation
A dispatch received in Paris from
Santiago, Chile, says;
"rhe alarm manifested in Argentina
is declared in Chilean official circles 10
lie unwarrantcd. In the opinion OF the
government. the boundary dispute VIII
never Justify "A rupture.
From Berlin comes word that AT
gcntines were weak on the hoerse ow'
ing to the dispatches from Buenos
Ayrcs announcing the calling out oi
the army reserves of Argentina.
II is asserted that Chile is absolutely
without friend in South America
while Bolivia and Peru are prepared 7
lend military and Uruguay and Para
quay their moral support 10 Argentina
The sun., 1901-12-14
Jail For Trying to Raise wages.

san Juan. Porto Rico, Dee. 13.-San-
tiago IgleSiaS, president of the Fedora
tion Of Workmen of Porto Rico, togeth-
er with nine companions. has been tried
in the district court of san Juan on
charge of conspiracy. Iglcsias was sen
fenced to three years, four months and
eight days Imprisonment. Seven of
his companions We're sentenced to four
months imprisonment. while two We're
acquitted of the charge Of being the
founders of an Illegal association and
conspiracy in August. 1900, to raise the
price of labor in Porto Rico.
The sun., 1901-12-14
THE HOME GOLD CURE.
An Ingenious Treatment by Which
Drunkard are Being Cured Daily
in Spite OF Themselves.
40 Noxious Doses. No YeakenIng Of
the Nerves. A Pleasant and Posi-
tive Cure for the Liquor Habit.

No Noxious Doses. No Weakening Of
the Nerves. A Pleasant and Posi-
tive Cure for the Liquor Habit.
1t is now generally known and under
stood that Drunkenness is disease and
not weakness. A body filed with poison.
and nerves completely shatte- ed by peri
odical or constant use Of intoxicating
liquors, requires an antidote capable OF
ueutralizing and eradicating this poison,
and destroying the craving for intoxi-
cants. Sufferers may now cure them
selves at home without publicity or loss
Of time from business by this wonderful
HOME GOLD CURE" which has been
perfected after many years of close study
and treatment Of inebriates. The faith
ful use according 20 directions o. this
wonderful discovery is positively guar
nnteed to cure the most obstinate case,
no matter how hard a drinker. Our
records show the marvellous transforms
ton Of thousands of Drur ards into
sober, Industrious and upright men.
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without the knowledge OF the person talk
ng II Thousands Of Drunkards have
cured themselves with this priceless rem
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All cor espondepec strictly confi1eptIa
The sun., 1901-12-14
A CRISIS IN VENEZUELA.
Fears That the Ncw Year Will Wit
ness n General Uprising.

Fears That the New Year Will Wit
ness n General Uprising.
WillemStad, Island of Curacao, Dec.
i3. The situation in Venezuela is crit
ical and fears are expressed of gen
el4l uprising there in January.
There has been y halt in the exchange
OF communications between Germany
and Venezuela owing to the publication
in the newspapers of Caracas Of cable
dispatches from the United States set
ting forth that the government at
Washington will not oppose any steps
which Germany may take to enforce
her rights in Venezuela, with the eX
ccption Of preventing the annexation of
Venezuelan territory. As a result the
newspaper attacks on Germany have
ceased. hut the semiotiical papers are
now attacking the United States. say
| ing that Washington in authorizing
Germany to take action in her dispute
with Venezuela looks upon the latter
country rs hcing part of the territory
of the Enited States.
II is believed here that Germany ~
the end of the present month will tak'
steps 10 obtain i due acknowledgment
of her claims for $2,oO0,OW arising
from losses sustained by German cit
izcns during the last revolution her'
and rejected by Venezuela, who an
swercd last year that Germany shoulC
present her claims before the specia
Venezuelan courts appointed to pas
upon such matters. But Germany. tn
United States. Great Britain and Franc
refused to appeal to these courts. lta
L ly alone, being bound by forne
treaty. was obliged to present he
claims to the Venezuelan courts.
Tho claim of the Disconto bank o
Berlin will probably be included j
the claims presented by Germany.
The sun., 1901-12-14
Hnr For M.mnrInI nrn,nr.

Washington. Doc. l", Thc Joint conn
mittre Of The two houses Of congress
appointed 10 make he necessary ar
rangcmcnts for u memorial service il
honor Of the lat" President Mckinley
held meeting during the day and dc
cidrd 10 invite Secretary of STAT" John
Hay TO be The orator whenever III" pro.
posed services <lHll lr held
The sun., 1901-12-14
rhe peace Conference,

rllilndclphn, Pee. II The second
days session Of the American Friends
peace conference Was devoted 10
speeches by thc delegates, Among
W RaidalnuGh pf I'lninticld. Ind: Ed
mund stanley. president Of the Friends
university Wichita. Kan. ana Mary
Jane Weaver Of Batavia, =. y.
The sun., 1901-12-14
Fourth class rostmasters.

Washington Dee. r. The following
fourth class postmaStcrS have been ap.
pointed:
New Jersey Fair Haven. G.. y. Cham
dlcr: tlenyiew. Lester ,IacobuS.
New York t'rofton, \. =. Richard
son.
Pennsylvania =. Rinlllcy. y. II.
Steigerwalt; Elstonyillc, Monroe llrl.
The sun., 1901-12-14
xinenra,s Latest victim.

Niagara Fails, y. y. Dec. IL. Tie
body of a man, which il is thought
came over the American falls, has
been found in the gorge. Apparently
the man was about thirty years old,
and the body had been in the water
several days Both legs are missing;
nlsn nna arm
The sun., 1901-12-14
Thc cnse of Al Adnms.

New York. Dec Il. HE safes cap
tuird in the policy room raid which
resulted in the arrest of Al Adams and
n number of other men have been bro
ken open. and it is declared that proof
against the prisoners has been com
p,i"d by papers found in the safes.
Tho contents of the safes have been
sent to the district attorneys office.
The sun., 1901-12-14
GUNS Enforce n auarnntine.

New BrunSWick. =. J., DEG. II. 70
establish Il complete smallpox quaran-
tine sentrieS are now posted on the
causeway leading from Sayreville to
South River, aud no one is allowed TO
pass who is not able To give u good ac-
count of himself. The New Brunswick
bonrd Of health has decided that !; rig
i'll quarantine must he enforced against
the disease.
The sun., 1901-12-14
N.v ,o,k Canal ronnar,.

Albany. Dec. Is. Tile tonnage dur
ing the season Just closed on ihcS st,tte
cannl>. rs compiled IN the ollicr Of tn"
superintendent of public works and
given out by Colonel John :. Par
fridge, shows i total "t 3.420.6l3 tons
a> against 3..l1.H4l tons during the
season Of laOn, This Is an increase Of
1852 tons for the SruSun
The sun., 1901-12-14
co,,t solve Dennis Mystery.

Washington, Dec. -, The condition
of Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis, who was
assaulted last Tuesday, is tritie worse
pr. l.. II. Richefelder, the resident ply
stefan mt the Garfield hospital, express
cs tie opinion that She has very
slight chance Of recovery. The police
are without a clcw as to her assailant.
The sun., 1901-12-14
Hov Behring viii Use Prize Money

Stockholm. Dee. -, Professor Bchr-
ing German. who was recently
awarded the Nobel medical prize Of
15l.2Do kroner has announced that his
experiments Demonstrate the possibili-
~ II inmuning cattle from tuberculo
sis hy inoculati0n. The professor adds
that he proposes employing the Nobel
prize money in combating cattle tu-
hnrIIInSiS
The sun., 1901-12-14
THE COLOMBIAN TROUBLE.
Panama Railroad Company Accused
OF Having Aided Insurgents.

Colon. Colombia (via Galveston, Tex,
Dee H. Tn" Poryenir of Cartagena
contains strong article against the
conduct Of the Panama Railroad com
pany during the recent isthnian events.
Ii says the aid rendered by the COM
pany 10 the rebels was noticeable from
the tim" iii" company allowed an arm
I'd force 70 board train and attack
Colon which action on the company's
part makes them alone responsible for
tie capture OF colon and subsequent
loss Of life
The paper adds that tile government
has already entered formal protest
ana viii claim an indemnity for the
losses sustained and damage done.
Tie United States battlrship Iowa
has sailed for Peru, and the British
cruiser Tribune has sailed for jamaica.
The sun., 1901-12-14
safe Blowing In Indiana.

indianapolis, Ind, Dee II. Safe
blowers completely wrecked the safe
in NJ. !. Wagle's general store AZ New
Augusta, il village ten miles north Of
this city. The burglar proof box in the
safe was not reached. and the burglars
were frightened away after they had
ritied the cash register.
The sun., 1901-12-14
Accident. nj Proyidence

Providence. Il. l., Dee. 49, An auto
mobile broke down here. and Miss yir-
ginia Gammell. well known in Newport,
and Miss Dahlgren of New York We're
hurt. 4 horse driven by Miss Ethel
Parks became frightened and threw
ont and injured Miss Parks and John
Roach Of Harvard.
The sun., 1901-12-14
Small Boys Arrested.

Clarence and Edward Huss. Edward
Blackburn and Arthur Iiurlock, all small
hoys. warc arrested yesterday charged
with the larceny of n number of house
hokl articles. the property OF Mary Jolh-
son, colored. he hoys were arrested by
pntrolmen Conner and FoN.
The sun., 1901-12-14
Hip Naval 1ontrnct lwnrIed.

Washington. Zee. II. Tlle navy de-
pnrtmcnt has awarded the contract for
tile construction Of tie buildings which
are to serve n quarters for the cadets
al the Naval academy to Noel 4 'rhom-
as Of Baltimore II their bid Of S2,i4S,
mo. This tiimS offer was the lowest
of the -four general bids submitted,
The sun., 1901-12-14
Iord MiIner,, cousin wed..

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Dec. 13.
Cecil do Lacy Miner a cousin of Sir
Alfred Miner, governor Of Cape Col
ony. South Africa. ana Mrs. Mabel
Vanguard of this city have been mar
ried at the Canadian 500. The bride
groom is heir TO an estate In England.
The sun., 1901-12-14
D.rr.nt witness, Murdered.

san Francisco, Dec. i3, Adolph op-
penhemrr who was one of the prin-
cipal Witnesses against Theodore Dur
rant, hanged for the murder OF Blanche
Lamont. was mysteriously shot and
killed in a shooting gallery which he
had conducted on Dupont street. Rob
berry was the motive.
The sun., 1901-12-14
s.nn...e !nInI.ter nj Mn... En....

Washington, Dec. 13.-phya Akarai
Oradhara, the newly arrived Siamese
minister. called at the state depart
ment, accompanied by his English sec
retary. Mr.. LOTUS, and was immedi.
atrly escorted 10 the White House by
Secretary Hay ana presented to Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt The minister present
ed lis credentials TO the president.
The sun., 1901-12-14
Cabinet Discus.e. Cnrnegte,. IN.

Washington, Dec 49, - The accept
ance of Mr.. Andrew Csrnegie's gift Of
S1O.0O0.0Oo for educational purposes
was discussed informally at the cabi-
net meeting, hut no definite conclusion
was reached in regard to 1t and proba-
bly, will not be for several days.
The sun., 1901-12-14
LABOR LEADER ARRESTED.
Railway Man Accused of Larceny
From Boston and Maine Road.


From Boston and Maine Road.
Greenfield Mass. Dee. '3. Two ar
rests have been made here in connec-
ton with the strike Of yard employees
of the Boston and Maine railroad.
Henry ThmminS. chairman Of the
committee sent 10y the workmcn to con-
fer With tllc railroad officials, was an
rested by n railroad detective, charged
with the larceny Of various articles
from the storeroun of the passenger
station here.
The other arrest was that of a man
who came here from Fitcllburg with \
crew to 90 to work for disturbing the
peace. He refused To accept a place
with the road and abused the station
agent.
The strike is for an increase in
wages.
The sun., 1901-12-14
sty,es Coming.Y

Vernon Styles. who took the part of
Robin Hood in that popular opera, and
who was the guest OF Sylvester ID. Town
send, ,Jr., some months ago, will take the
part of Robin Hood in the opera Maid
Marion" to he given by the Bostonians
il this city on December "a. Mr.. Styles
is an excellent tenor soloist.
The sun., 1901-12-14
costa Rica In a had way.

San lose. Costa Rica, Dee. i3-The
republic of Costa Rica has for few
years past been sinking into poverty,
ana misery Stares the citizens In the
face Business of all sorts IL practi-
cally stopped, AMI many pending fail
urrS are being discussed in business
circles. The government Is without
funds with which TO meet the most
pressing needs, and hundreds of work
men are idle in the streets.
The sun., 1901-12-14
FREEMAN Cnnndinn slnrcr mnnped.

Montreal, Dec. Il. Joseph Ernest
Iaplane has been hanged in the yard
of the Montreal Jail for the murder Of
his boarding house mistress, Nine.
l.efcbvre. with whom he was in love.
The sun., 1901-12-14
Ri.c drawers oranpizc.

Crowley In. Dec Is. st u meeting
of rice growers and handlers The Rice
Association Of America was organized,
having for liz object the promotion Of
thu industry. All of the states inter-
p~tctI were represented.
The sun., 1901-12-14
storm Helps wheat In knn.n.

Kansas city, Mo-, Dec. 13.-Repolts
from all portions of Kansas and west
ern Missouri show that rain fell all
day, turning to sleet or snow Mt night,
The storm has been of enormous ben.
eft to wheat.
The sun., 1901-12-14
New on Wen nj beaumont.

Beaumont Ten Dee II, 4 now we'll
has been struck. which enlargcS III"
known uiltird several acrrs and brings
il about luu feet nearer the town. The
new guslIrr il ~. lla and belongs 10
several companies in conjunction.
The sun., 1901-12-14
Pension Granted.

COL Jonn Wainwright Of this city has
secured 4 pension for James Hill late Of
Company +, First Delaware Cavalry. Of
ST. 4 month"; from March Z, 1873 He RE-
si,irS II ChriStiana, this cCumtN.
The sun., 1901-12-14
Wilmington. Del, Dee. lS, /.

Wilmington. Del, Dee. lS, 1901.
Dear old kriSs am 2 wears Old. !
want n steam engine runs On II track,
Il boat, Il horn, nice Christmas r'e. :
huuts. and some candy, nuts and mus.
don't forget grandma. Goodhy
John Wethorcil,
1907 Rowland ST.
The sun., 1901-12-14
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS

Wilmington. Del, 1901.
Dear Santn-l want n doh dressed in
long clothes, Il set of dishes, Il pair Of
lrgginS. ii stove. pair ui mittins some
caudS. nuts and fruit. ! am $ wears old,
my sister wants her doll dressed over
n pair Of lrggins, pair Of gloves and u
nice VIZ Christmas tree. She is II years
old Go"dby
From your friends,
Edith ANA Margaret Mcdowell
The sun., 1901-12-14
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Miss Hannah Parker who lived with
lin late MIR. and Mrs. Jesse Lame for
several years has been taken 10 the Lay
ton Home.