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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15
GORDRAY-WELLS

Ira Gordray Of Wilmington, and
Miss Lulu Wells were married at the
home OF the lattcrs parents IN Dell
mar last Wednesday evening. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. w.
W. Sharp.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15
RECEPTION TO PASTOR.

RftEl'lIVN 10 fASlVN
A reception and welcome will he
given Rev. T.. !. NJ. kcever, at Cal.
vary Baptist Church, corner Fourth
and French streets, next Tuesday
evening, commencing at A. o'clock
sharp. Addresses will be delivered
by neighboring ministers. There will
be fine program of special music.
A special invitation Is extended to
the pubic.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15
NERVOUS REGISTRATIONS
Miss W. Chds- Blackburn Secretary Of the Rock Island
Literary and Art Society,
Writes Special Letter to Mrs. Pink
ham Telling How She Was Cured.

seaeny ent OF the dependency and
rabty Of
which makes her Herein conclusvcy that Lydia E.
Vegetable Compound will quickly
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15
OKLAHOMA PARTY.


Mr.. and Mrs Charles f. Bye gave
an Oklahoma party at their home,
No. $40 Van Buren, street, last even.
ing. The party was conducted to
represent the selling of claims by the
United States government Ia various
sections of the country. There were
about thirty guests present and all
were dressed in appropriate costumes
from Indians and squa"s to farm
hands
In one room circus was conduct.
ed, IN another claims were sold and
in another there were special attrac.
tons. Iakirs were constantly NOV.
ing through the rooms selling their
wares.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15
WEDDING ANNOYING, ENIENT,

The wedding OF Miss Nettle Jones
and Samuel Marshall, both Of Lewcs,
Is announced to take place in March,
1901.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15

The frances Willard Memorial Day
In North Baptist church, on Monday
afternoon, Feb. 18th, at 8 o'clock.
Short addresses will be made by Mrs..
r. II. Matlack and Rev. Il. A. HI
O'Brien. Members and friends ara
invited to be present, :
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15

I AIDES TO WORK On SOFA PILLOWS
IL material furn she'd steady work. guar
aulce q peri fence Unnecessary send stamp
ed cnvr!ort to Miss NcH,r. Nuedlewu,k Dept
iudn c.. Chicago. fijlt'
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15

ETVHRE- PAKTY.
A delightful progressive euclre par
ty was given last night at the home
Of Miss Anna S. Taylor. No. 1921
West street. There were eight couples
and the prize winners were as follows
First lady's prize, Miss Anna S. Tay-
Tor; second, Miss Frances NJ. Burt
nett: First gcn!Ieman's prize, Waldo
{. Wilson; second, Harvey T. Black.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15

/, OR kENT-A FARM or 81? ACRES 2
miles from Perry'5 Tavern on the road
leading from Pcrry'S Tavern to Uinymont.
Apply to Mrs. John II. Tighter, Talicyvi!Ie,
Bet. iliHtT
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15

The revival services at Scott M
70. Church which has been 10 pro-
s.Eress for twe@weeks rshAe. -fe6sassdA.
s5n the coversion Of quite number
4 pe ople. Tomorrow meetings will
be OF an evaugelistic nature.
Rev. w. X. Galloway will preach in
n Drning aEu evening. lie is very re-
lmafkafIe in hi, presentation Of the
Fetlr The public is cordially invlt-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15

Mp n
In
mission haE Co Lynn, Mass
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15

DEKSoNAL AN INDEPENDENTLY
J. wealthy lady with plea ,ing personality
and sweet dispt i,ton desires husband for
business advisor and coli. panon Miss Lnva,.
Loon d 4Ji Vine. CincinDatl, OHIO, li5 IT,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21
Recruit Makes sare Of His Fianess.

Recruit Makes Sure Of His Fiancee.
Lemuel Meekins, of Fairview, N.
j., enlisted to be q United States
soldier in the Philippines for three
years, and to make sure of q wife
upon his return he called on Justice
Seymour in compsny with Miss
Laura Morgensen. whom he intends
to make his bride. The couple drew
up two agreements and signed them
before Justice Seymour. The agree
ment Of Meekins is as follows.
81, Lemuel Charles Meekins, do
sacredly vow to remain unmarried
and unepgaged for the period of
three years and six months from
date; to pay no marked attention to
any unmarried woman or widow dur
ing said period; to carry on no cor
respondence by mail nor commune
nation by telephone with any un-
married woman or widow, ard if
wounded on the field of battle to
receive care or attention from only
thoae employed regularly as nurses,
and to receive no attention from any
school teacher who may be in the
Philippines during said period"
The agreement of the woman
states she is TO receive no marked
attention from any unmarried man
or widower during the, said period of
three years and SIX months, and not
to be escorted to or from. or to be
present at, any church service, church
sociaLle. entertainment. or any place
of public amusement or recreation
with any unmarried man or widower.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21
TALKS OF oFATRILLIoNAIRE

President Dickerson, of the Ameri-
can Thu Plate Company, dealt in
some startling figures in his address
at the Boston Hardware Associa-
tion's annual banquet. Speaking of
money accumulations be said. 1--WE
have millicnaires now; we are talk
ing of billionaires; it is not impossi-
bic that we shall soon have trillion-
aires. The twentieth century will see
men capable of dealing with fourteen
or fifteen figures as readily as our
grandfathers dealt with seven fig
ures."
According to computation if 433
men were put to work counting this
vast sum at birth, and counted con-
tinnously until death at the biblical
three score and ten the task would
be completed In time to give each
man a few seconds in which to die.
One man counting at the rate of ST
second every day would be occu-
pied for 31,709 years, 2S9 days and
2 hours in counting the trillion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21
CHANCELLOR HILLS TRIBUTE
70 LATE DR.. LEROY BROUN.

t4yom r4ne Att0ntd Iouy1ds." Feb. 3. 1903.)
Chancellor Hill recently made a
short memorial address on the life
and works of the late DIR. William
LeRoy Rroun, who for sometime was
q member of the faculty of this
university.
Chancellor llill spoke of him as q
professor under whom he received
instructions in physics and mentioned
incidents connected with the lecture
room of DIR. Broun, showing the
greatness aud goodness Of this man.
che was q man Of the greatest intel
lect," said the chancellor, "who could
have easily obtained more pecunlary
reward by turning his great brain in
other channels, but he would not.
He devoted his whole life to the edu-
cation of Southern boys"
"Dr. Broun at different times in
his life filed most acceptably the
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21

regret having given your (slosh,
slosh) hesrt into my (sock up, SOCK
up) keeping"
There is one vacuum that nature
is not likely to fill up. and that is the
one caused by the large amount of
road taxes taken out Of the pockets
of the people under pretence of giving
them good roads. Much of the money
might as well be thrown into the
Chesapeake bay as spent in the man
ner it has been, and the people at
large would be no worse off. There
is now in the hands of the treasurer
to the credit Of the Fairfields road
tax fund surplus of over four hum
dred dollars from former levies, and
the levy now being collected, will add
TO that sum more than nine hundred
dollars, making over thirteen hundred
dollars. After the present contractor
receives his money for his first years
labors, there will be about eight hun
dred dollars surplus, and the roads
will be worse of than for five years.
1t would seem to be about time to
use some rational method Of making
good roads with all that money, or
else to lower the rate of taxation. If
the present time of fionndering
through mud aud water does not
bring the people to realization of
the absolute failure of the contract
system, then they are in hopeless
condition.
The following might have hap
pened in Fsirfields, but don't vouch
for it.
"a man wadipg along by the road
side saw a nice bat lying out on the
mud. He got pole and reached
for it, when he heard voice saylng,
'let my hat alone Cried he, is
there a man under that hais' syes,'
said the voice. 'and there's a horse
under me. you let my hat alone.'"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21
UNUSUAL LAWSUIT.

A lawsuit somewhat out of the
ordinary has been filed in the Court
OF Common Pleas in Baltimore. Mar
tin II. Lang, the father of George
Lang. youth who was shot Christ
mas day by Herman Roemer, also
under age, sued the latter's father,
Conrad Roemer, demanding $4,000
damages for the death of his SON.
The declaration states that the de-
fendant "wilfully, carelessly and
unlawfully suffered his minor son,
Herman Roemer, being of tender
age, to have in his possession and to
use a certain loaded rifle, danger
GUS weapon, and while in the pos
session of the dangerous weapon
Herman Roemer shot and wounded
the plaintiffs minor son, George
Lang. and from injuries so received
the plaintiffs son afterward died."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21
GCommunicated.l
POTOMAC OYSTERS GONE.

EDITOR CITfzEN:-I have noticed
a great deal in the papers of late in
regard to the oyster industry and
the best means of protecting the
same. Now / want to give you q
few facts in regard to the Potomac.
From lower Cedar Point to Black
ston's Island for the last ten days
there have been 75 or 100 boats,
many of them schooners, pungies
and large bugeyes, dredging every
thing from the bottom and shovel
ing it right in and selling it for 10
cents per bushel, thus just car
rying the rocks completely away.
Most of these vessels are owned or
controlled by Baltimore commission
men, who are planting the shells in
the Nanticoke river. We had in the
summer of 1900 the best strike of
young growth ever seen, and in the
first part of the dredging season of
1900 Commander Howard, OF the
Maryland police steamers, did his
utmost to protect it, but getting no
aid from Virginia gave it mp as use
less.
The present season has seen this
destruction continued since the first
of September with little or no
interference from the officials of
either State. Now they are winding
up the season by dredging the shells
and what young growth the winter
saved.
We telephoned the State Board of
Fisheries asking them To send q
steamer. She is here now, hut most
of the boats made their escape, one
or two of the less guilty being taken.
The question is how can we ever
have oysters if this state of affairs
continued Talk about the rocks
being depleted, how can they be
otherwise when the big oyster plant
ers are carrying them away bodily?
Believing you are the friend OF
the working man and opposed to
monopoly, / trust you will find room
to publish this article in behalf of
the oystermen of this place.
Yours truly,
GEORGE WELLS.
Colonial Beach, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21

cd. y. C.'s'' EXPERIENCE.
Well, boys, I thought would tell
You a little story of a tramp which I
was recently thrown in contact with
while stopping with a lady friend in
Baltimore, Some one rang the door
bell. A rough-looking chap was
standing on the steps with a brick
in his hand. He said: "Madam, have
you got any butter?" The lady of
the house asked "whyY "Well," said
he, 81 am starving and have been
trying all day to eat this brick, and
if you will give me q little butter
with which to grease it I think |
can eat it," The lady replied: 81
have no butter for You, but if you
will come in the back yard aud. saw
me some wood / will give you a
lunch" "Thank you," he said, and
the lady gave him q saw and pointed
to the pile Of wood. He then said:
"Madam, have you a looking glass2
l want to see how man looks atarv-
ing to DEATH" To this the lady
made no reply, so he continued: "I
am too weak to saw; please give me
the lunch first," which che did.
and then retired to her room. After
about thirty mlndtes abe went ont to
see how ne was getting along with
the wood, but the tramp had gone
and taken the saw with him. He
worte the following words on a
card and tackled it on the back
gate; 'Just tell them that you saw
me, but you did not see me saw. Ny
name is John e. Saw from Sawyers-
vile and to that station / will now
return and take your saw with me.
Ia, ta, mums 60 back and take back
seat" DICKS OWN CHOICE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21

A court-martial has been ordered
to try Major Littleton w. Il. Waller
and Lieut.. John A. Day on the
charge of executing natives of Samar
without trial. Some of the circum-
stances In the case are peculiarly
atrocious. One native was tied to a
tree and publicly shot in the thigh,
the next day the man was shot in
the arms, the third day he was shot
in the body, and the fourth day the
native was killed.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21
Would Smash the Club.

II members.oft the "Hay Fever Association"
would use Dr. KtnsN New Discovery for Con-
sumptiop. the club would 90 to pieces, for 1t
always cures this malady--snd Asthma, the
kind that battles the doctors--it wholly drives
from the system. Thousands Of once-hopeless
sunerers from Consumption. Pneumonia,
Brouchitis owe thei- lives and health to it. II
conQucrs Grip, saves little ones from Group
and whooping Cough and 10 positively guar
anteed for all Throat and Lung troubles 500,
800. Trial bottles free at Ellis G. Richardson,
kiimarnock; z. J. Hayden q Son, iryinston;
4. G. Bland. Rehoboth Church.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21
La Grippe Qaickly Cured.

I'm the winter OF 1898 aud 1899 Was taken
down with severe attack OF what is called
La Grippe says p. L. Hewitt, prominent
drugRist of Winfield, ILL., ssThe only medicine
fused ives two bottles OF Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t broke up the cold and stopped
the coughing like magic and have never
since been troubled with Grippe" Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy can always be depended
upon TO break up severe cold aud ward OF
any threatened attack of pneumonia. 1t is
pleasant TO take. too. which makes 1t tho most
desirable and one of the most popular prep
arations in use for these ailments. For sale by
Ellis O. Richardson, Kiimarnoch; T. J. willing
& Co., Iryington; w. A. Cameron & Bro.,
weems; @. W. Sanders. White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21
JOSH BILLINGS ON THE HEM

The best time to set hen liz when
the hen IL ready. i kant tell what
the best breed IL. but the shanghigh
liz the meanest. 1t costs az mu ch to
bord one az it duz stage hoss, and
you mite az well try to fatt fannin-
mill by runnin oats through it. There
amt no profit in keeping a hen for
hiz eggz if he laiz less than one a
day. HEM is very long lived If they
don't contract the throat dizeax. Many
go to pot frum this melankoly dizeaz
in the kourse of year. l kant tell
ekAactly how to pick ont good hen;
but ss a general thing the longeared
ones are the least apt to scratch up
the garden.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21
Hew TO Care the Grin.

Remain quietly at homo aud take Cha,s,-
berlain's Cough Remedy as directed and q
Quick recovery is sure to follow. That rem
cdy counteracts any tendency OF the grip to
result In pneumoaia. which Is really the only
serious danger. Among the tens OF thousands
who have used it for the grip, not one case
has ever been reported that did not recover.
For sale by. Kills 9. Richardson. Kiimarnock;
T. j willing Co., Irvington: W. A. Dameron
Bro, weems; g. W. Sanders, White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21
Repairing
Neatly
Done

Never thought of such a
sign for a medicine did you?
Well, it's a good sign for
SCOTS Emulsion. The BODY
has to be repaired like other
things and SCOTS Emulsion is
the medicine that does it.
These poor bodies wear out
from worry, from over-work,
from disease. They get thin
and weak. Some of the new
ones are not we'll made-and
all Of the old ones are racked
from long usage.
SCOTS Emulsion fixes all
kinds. Ii does the work both
inside and out. 1t makes soft
bones hard, thin blood red,
weak lungs strong, hollow
places full. Only the best ma
terials arc used in the patching
md the patches don't show
through the new glow of health.
No one has to wait his turn.
You can do it yourself-vou
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21

Il THE SMILE THAT COUNTS.
IT'S easy to smile when the sun smiles,
too,
/, And the sky Is field Of blue;
Bat give me your smile when the sun is
Z gone
And the sky Is of leaden hue.
Ills easy to smile when the fow'rs smile,
too,
And you walk in their odors, sweet;
But give me your smile when the fiow-
era lie dead
And the thorns prick your weary feet.
IT'S easy to smile when the birds sin g
cheer
And you hark to the rippling rill;
But give me your smile when the waters
sigh
And the songs Of the birds are still.
'Tis easyto smile when the world smiles,
too.
And you walk with your joyous heart;
But give me your emile when the whole
world frowns;
Can you smile when the tesrdrops stsrt9
-Bosfon Poet.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21
sursson'. Knife Not Needed.

Surgery is no longer necessary 10 cure piles,
De Wits Witch Hazel Salv1 cures such
cases at once removing the necessity for
dangerops, painfuland expensive operations.
and akin diseases II is unequallod. Beware of
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21

The Best Prescription for Malaria,
Chills and Fever Is a bottle of Groves Taste
less Chill Tonic It Is simply iron and quinine
In tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price soc.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21

Twenty Fer Cent. More Doses
In Grove Tastcless Chill Tonic than in a
Bitter Chill Tonic.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21

Strength Enables You to Stand the Heat.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic sives strength.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21

Better for the Blood than sarsa pariila
For those living In the Malaria districts.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-21

and the bottle.
This picture represents
the Trade Mark of Scott's
Emulsion and is on the
wrapper of every bottle.
Send for free sample
SCOTT & BOVINE,
lc0 Pearl ST. New York.
SOC. and 81. all druggists.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-14

A certain member Of parliament has
expressed a pronounced disbelief in
most of the wonderful tales told Of the
p%recoclty OF children. He contends
that the stories are usually manufac-
tured by older persons, with the sole
object Of making amusing reading.
Once in awhile. however. his theory re-
celves n setback by something in his
own experiences. and be confesses that
he has come across some genuine hu-
NOR and some unconscious witticisms.
One such was brought to his notice
very recently.
A Sunday school examination was in
progress, and the examining visitor
put this question:
what did Moses do for a living
while he was with JethrOY"
Following a long silence a little voice
piped up from the back Of the room:
"Please, sir, he married q Of Jeth'
rO's daughters"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-14

A hunter finds some honey in the ifs
sure Of a rock. Ellis a jar with 1t and
takes It 20 q Grorpr. While n Is being
weighed a drop falls TO the ground and
is swallowed up by the grocer's wpnspl
ThprpupOn the huntsman's dog PUSHES
upon the weasel aud kills it. The gro
Ger throws n stone at the dog ami kills
bin. The huntsmun draws his sword
aud cuts Oh the grocrr's arm, after
which he is cut down 10y the Infatuated
mob OF the hnzar.
The governor Of the town. Informed
Of the fact. sent messengers to arrest
the murderer. When the crowd resist
cd. troops were dispatched to the scene
Of the conflict. %whereup0n the towns
people mixed themselves up IN the
riot. which lasted three days and three
nights. with the result that O.Oh
men were slain. an this through a
drop Of honey. No Us and Queries.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-14

The treasury department at Wash
ington recently received a letter from
Great Grimsby. England. II contain
ed a fifty dollar Confederate note md
In rather pompous language demanded
that its equivalent In gold be- forward
ed al once TO the address given. Treas
ury officials say that the incident was
not an uncommon one.
Although the civil wal closed In
1885, Confederate notes and bonds are
gtIll regularly received. Nearly all OF
them come from England. where the
bonds were sold. Some Of the Eng
ishmen who have been notified that
the bonds and notes are worthless have
grown ind gnant and replied 10 the de-
partment that they proposed to take
action looking to the creation Of an In
ternational incident unless the paper is
! redeemed
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-14
The Legend of clebach's Fountain.

The Legend Of Clebsch's Fountain.
C!cbach's fountain was a holy well
In the southern slope Of C%ruachan. near
Roscommon. ireland. The legend is
that st. Patrick met here the two
daughters of King Leoghaire. Fedelm
and Etbna, as they came from the
royal palace OF Roth Cruachan to
bathe IN the fountain. The maidens
wondered nj the sight Of the venerable
stranger. surrounded by his monks, and
they questioned him eagerly as to who
he was and whence he came and what
king he served.
When Patrick had told them Of the
lofty message he bore. the grace of
God touched the hearts OF the muidens
so that they believed and were baptiz.
cd IN the waters of the fountain. which
st. Patrick had blessed for the pur
pose. Immediately on coming out Of
the water they prayed that they might
be united with God. Patrick's king.
and be with him forever. Aim st 10
SANITY the blush Of health left their
cheeks. and they calmly sank to sleep
in death Their bodies were laid side
by side in Clpbach's fountain. which
became one Of the holy wells of Ire
land. famous for the miracles II
wrought among the people.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-14

In 1914 Baron Stiegiit2. In ~ Peters
burg. went TO great expense to have
the news " tue treaty Of pence o
veyed TO him 10y o private courier a
few hours before It came to the knowi
edge OF the government. he therefore
gained u few hundred thousand rubles.
But his potter. 90 whrm he cOmmnni
catod the news titled his hand az n III
he speculation 81 hts own On ~ hour
5r tao ne horrht up al the lamps be-
coull 1nd IN IN p9icrshurg so that IN
the evening. wlr"n ihc whole city was
making reql1y Or ihe iilumlnation not
a single laup WIS 80 DE found 10 any
Of the ~ ls The rrafty porter now
sold on, BIG E"@ : 20 u price which ieft
hlri q aisr ii.'ip pfor' ~ 21,DeV ;uhips