The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-13


SELLING goods below cost attract
big crowds OF BUYERS. At the clos
ing out sale Of Samuel Mltchell's,
No 2l9 Market street. it only re
lulred week to sell out several
thousand dollars worth OF millinery,
tAmmlngs. cloaks and notions.
The prices were slaughtered, every
thing marked down one third less
than the Wholesale price. BY The
use OF plenty OF printers ink the
trick was soon turned.
The Golden Rule Company, No.
20 Market street, had ,hel.' first
days sale yesterday aud it was a
success. Ths store was crowded
from early morning until closing up
time in thu evening These sales
SAID prominent merchant dong
business on Market street. do a
great amount of injury and demon
a!lZe all other kinds OF business. -
There is one con ISOLATION and that
is that the sales do not last long.
1t Is wonderful the humber OF buy
crs who are ready TO swuop down
On bargain sale and like the
seven year locusts leave everything
scant behind them.
Two hundred persons attended
The meeting OF the Delaware Peace
Society held at the Friends Meet
ing House on Tuesday night. The
speakers were Isaac Sharpless.
President oil lIa"crlor; College,
and Prof. Jesse II Ito mes, of
swarlhnore College. The society
believes in settling all differences
between nations by peace methods
ana not resort 10 the use o! the
sword and gun. Mr.. Sharp,ess APP
Parcn!ly in his remarks, does not
have much faith ia the HISTORY oil
49,. In TACT it is much more
healthier to let some other fellow do
your lighting while you stay home
ana crlticiSe the manner in which
the war is being carried on and
tell you what they would have done
II they had been to the front, We
believe i'll peace every time if you
are let alone but if YOU have to
night, DO your own lighting ard not
send substitute. We VIII be
pleased to see the dav when there
IS no fighting between the nations
"i the earth and when the dove Of
peace should hover over all the lu
habItants OF The globe Fighting
10 not the most pleasant kind of
past time 'olndul sc in nor neither
is 1t pleasant TO allow o;her IA
tons 10 pick on you.
WE heard quite an animated dis
cuss'on lew days ago on the pos.
slblIilies who would be appointed
sf!iei OF Police. The gentlemen in
question expressed their opinion
that the Comm 80 toner's had made
up their minds who they intended
10 appoint to the position OF Chief.
one o! them said that the trial of
captain George Black was farce
and purposely soon brought to a
close, with the principal witness in
such state that he did not know
where he was. lie did not believe
IN promoting either one Of the cap
tains. But be thought the shlet
should come IRON the ranks where
there was plenty OF plenty OF good
material 10 pick from.
here Is no doubt in our minds
Dut that the cIllet should come from
lhe Iorcc and not be an entireiv
new man outside of the force who
knows nothing OF pollce a fl airs. a
man To make an elhcient chief ,hou}l
nave some experience as a patrol.
man or IN dealing with the class OF
men hat are brought daily before
the Municipal Judge.
NllNF some men can see N hold
ing Office Is beyond the reckoning
81 others, There viii be quite a
scramble for the several positions
to be gwen cut by the Board OF
Trustees Of the Poor The plum,
are the superintendent, matron,
secretary Of the Board, attorney
and ply scIans. Not a position
outside OF perIntendent paws
anything worth lighting tor. The
biggest fight will be for that pos
ton and two men only are SAID TO
be considered in it. Such d button,
hcIclng as the members OF the new
" org anIIcd board viii have TO 90
through Will he trying IN their
nerves.
JllE Librarian ut tins WILMINGTON
Institute has shown that he is fully
alive to the necessity OF taking
proper precautions to combat the
nossIble spread of smallpox. |, IS
well enough 10 use PRECAUTIONS n
ombating the disease but there Is
70 use lor the public to get scared
and act like children. BE careful
81 where you go and live regular
lives, taking the best care OF vour.
sell and with a nice scar on your
arm you should be immuned from
catching the disease, As Frank
>iddell used to say, don t he a
slam.
THE sessions OF the Municipal !
Court are attended daily by crowd
" gaping crowds Who deal IN Cos |
up and back fence repartec. You
should gaze upon the bunch that
!aiIy attend the sessions OF the
pcal court some very Imaginable