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( THE WEEKLY V' i a V 3#E Y =^7?= Devoted to Local News, Literature, Family Matters, Industrial and Ceneral Information. A», as3^=^^^=^======== PRICE'ÔNE CENT. % VOL. I. NO. 2. WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, OCTOBER 23, 1886. For Genuine Bargains and Reliable Clothing, visit the BOSTON ONE-PRICE 1 j 1 j I —AND Merchant TAILORING Establishment 213 Market St., ) WILMINGTON, DEL. All mail orders promptly at tended" to. " Justis and Davidson I PROPRIETORS. JJ ROSENBERG, T0NS0RIAL-:- ARTIST, 4 EAST FIFTH STREET, DELAWARE. WILMINGTON, ^ - E xamine all.J'hkn see the "light great majority wholi tbere la uo sowing wul y will join the already learned like it. DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE CO 814 Market S treat. J T. WALKER, BEST AND CHEAPEST Boot and Shoe Store, No. 13 EAST THIRD STREET, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. F ell & Joseph, DEALERS IN Cool, Floor, FosJ, Hay, Etc., Ko. 713 W. FRONT STREET, DELAWARE. WILMINGTON. Telephone 999. ART GALLERY, 813 Market Street, George Drake, re he lias on ha d a fine selection or oil paintings, ste i engravings photo graph lires and colored etchings. Frames of allDeseriptions OPEN IN EVENING S. J AMES B. TUCKER, ^ EXCHANGE lobacco and Cigar Store, No. 8 EAST FIFTH STREET, Ml NOTOM, »... I DELAWARE. Hi and* of Tohaoao and Cigars always ot »ami. AGE OF WONDER. HOW ELECTRICITY IS PUSH ING AHEAD. The New Light in Wilmington Growing in Favor for Va rious Purposes. The new electric light station now in course of erection tor the Wilmington City Electric Company at Fifth and Tatnall streets, is progressing rapidly, the building and smokestack being al most completed. The fine weather re cently has been of great assistance to the contractors, and they have not been compelled to lose any time since the commencement. The work of setting up the boilers, en gines an dynamo machines, with the accompanying electrical apparatus for the generation and control of the elec tric current, will be proceeded with im_ mediately, and hopes are entertained that by the first week in December the whole of the apparatus will be in work ing order. The electric light has "come to stay," although some people imagined that it would simply have a "Will o' the wisp'» existence, and refrained from adoptiug it because they thought that it would, some fine day, quietly pick up its tent and decamp, like the patent medicine vendor. These same people are now coming to the company's offices and re questing to have the light laid on at the earliest possible moment. The incandescent electric light in general, and the Edison light in partic ular, has had an unqestioned success— a success immeasureably greater than was obtained by gas during the earlier years of its existence—although the modern illuminant has had a far harder battle to fight, inasmuch as gas had practically no rival when it was intro duced, with the exception of the sport ive tnllOw candle, which U3cd to fur nish i ur forefathers with what little artificial light they required. The elec tric light on the other hand has had and still has to contend with an old estab lished an i very powerful competitor. When Mr. Edison, a few years ago, announced to the public that he had solved the problem of lighting by elec tricity he was laughed at as a crank. Those who scoffed at the "Wizard of Menlo Park" have only had to live about six years to see 400 000 Edison in candescent lamps in actual operation, and nearly sixty central stations in as many cities, supplying the lights on the same basis as gas. Naturally the great est success has been met with in the United States, but a number of large stations have been erected in Europe and elsew ere. This is a splendid show ing for a business still in its infancy. Wilmington is one of the many s c cesses scored by the Edison light,which was intro need about nine months ago to take the place of the Arc lights pie. viously supplied by the Aruoux Electric Light Company. The Arc light,having a very limited field of operation, did not meet with the success in this city that it obtained in large and crowded ci ies, and it remained for the tiny incandes cent light to step in and score a victory. The plant supplied by the Edison Com pany, and erected in the Third Street Station, was capaple of supplying 2,400 lamps of ten candle-power each, but after a few months' operation it was that the plant was entirely insuffi cient to meet the growing demand. After much thought and consideration the directors of the company, with com mendable enterprise, decided to aban don the old station, which was situated «ta considerable distance from the c li tre of lighting, and meet a station as near the centre as possible. They th ere fore purchased a large and central lot and commenced operations, and the station meet all requirements for a long time to come, as it will have a capacity of 5,000 lights. Situated in the heart of the business poition of the city, the new station will supply current for light and and power to stores and workshops in any part of the city, and at the same time the lines will be extended to reach, private residences along Delaware ave „„„ . _ . „ . . nue, and m fact any lights called for, * h* .. . „ from Browntown on the south to Bran in course of erection will dywine on the north, and from the Mc Cullough Iron Works ou the east to the B. & P. station on the West. The company contemplates lighting a number of the various churches, and as there is no city of i<£ size in the Union better supplied with churches than Wilmington, a large amount of busi ness is looked forwefd to in this depart ment. Another very important field of oper ation, as yet untouched in this city, is the supply of eleetiflc motors for all kinds of light worir, and the possibili ties in this direction may be appreciated when it is considered that stations have been built and equipped for the supply of power only. Watchmakers and jew ellers, and all who use lathes, will have at their doors a clean, convenient and easily applied sourcè of power. In a manufacturing centre like Wilmington, there are a thousand and one cases in which small power is wanted, without the trouble and exp'.use of put ing in a steam or gas engine. Again, there are very few families who do not possess a sewing machine, and tins will be i un by a small electric motor at a trilling cost» saving many a weary hour to members of the fair sex. Delaware and Maryland are obtain ing a fair share of Edison lights, the Edison Company's a"eut, Mr. Heg r,who resides in Wilmington, having put up a large number of isolated plants, and also a central station at Middletown. Unfortunate Salisbury was al o to have a Central Station, and the ar rangements were almost completed pr or to its de'siruction by fire. The electric ligl-.t is eveiywhere spreading rapidly and everything tends to show that the next generation will use nothing but electricity for illumi mitiug purposes, gasbeiug employed for cooking and heating, and in manufac turing operations. Without doubt the name of Thomas Alva Edison will be handed down to fu ture generations a3 the name of laid hold of one of the forces of nature and made it subservient to the wants and requirements of mankind, even as Stephenson and Fulton applied steam to locomotion and navigation. ALL FORi(RBFORM. "Ti ' The Temperance!* Reform canvass |j shows up butter each day all over the Millsboro will be alive with enthusi astic voters and eloquent speakers this afternoon at a Temperance Reform rally to be held there. A big meeting has been arranged for Laurel to-night, Beginning on Monday morning, the headquarters of the Temperance Re form party, No. 220 and 222 Market | street, will be kept open day and night iu charge of a person competent to answer questions in regard to qualiti cation of voters and to give general in formation about the campaign. On Monday night, November 1, the first of the series of three lectures at the Opera House under the auspices of the Women's Christian Temperance TT • .... . , r Union, will be given by Henry Ragan ; it will he an illustrated description of "Paris, the Magnificent." The other , , ' „ t T «r „ « -* two, by Oeneral Lew Wallace, and Jus- . tin McCarthy, M.P ,wiU follow in he next five or s,x weeks. Tickets for the course will cost but *1.25, a cheap means of hearing eminent men on valu able subjects. „ . . , re(!eived ]ot o£ , , t , , , f 1Hst recelvea a lot ot atast styles hats, underwear, white shirts, J , \ c ' . ' neck-wear, hosiery, &c., at 116 Market . , . , , . street, at the very lowest cash prices. Call and see them. who in a plea for the American home, j George W. Bain, of Lexington, Ivy., will speak for temperance in this city as follows: Friday night next, at In stitute Hall, on "The Golden Gate, or The Age and Land in which we Live;" Saturday night, Hanover Presbyterian Church, on "Boys and Girls, Nice and Naughty, or The Pendulum of Life Sunday afternoon, at the Opera House, on "Our Country, Our Homes and Our | Duty, against the saloon. The last meeting ! will be free, but twenty-live cents ad- ! mission will be charged to the first two, I wliicli is orator who will be heard. The follow- | ing criticism is a sample of many : low price, considering the ! George W. Bain gave his lecture, "A | Journey to the Golden Gate," last eve- j Äerfu'lVtuTwould bewies". ïn ! humor it is better than Mark Twain ; in ( as oratory it equals Wendell Phillips, and , in poetic description surpasses anything pr we ever listened to. The large aud>- a H th of i ! llosiu & Bro., 220 w 2nd street, lead ! in paper hangings and window shades. | ence went away sorry for all who did not hear it .—Lincoln {III.) Daily Sen tinel. A HIVE OF INDUSTRY. RESULT OF AN HOUR'S TOUR OF ARLINGTON MILLS. Where Labor is Contented, and Everything is Conducted in an Admirable Manner. Wilmington can point with greater pride to any of her manufacturing establishments than o the Arlington Mills, in the Ninth ward. It is a verit able hive of industry. The fire of Feb ruary last, which destroyed a buildi g 60x120 feet, and its contents, seemed to revivify rather than retard the spirit of of the owners, Woodward, Baldwin & Co. Not only is the burned structure restored, but new machinery and sys tem are being introduced in all the apartments, and there is an entire change for the better. Soon after the fire mentioned, George HUlsley, over made superintendent of the concern, succeed, ing Melville Gambrill, and his liberal ity of ideas has worked wonders. A year ago, most of the females employed could make but three or four dollars per week ; they now realize nearly twice that amount, and there is nowhere to be found a more contented set of employes than is to e found there. Five hun dred men and boys, women and girls constitute the force, which will soon he increased ten per cent. John Greer, agent for the owners, is a culated to elevate the workings of the mills in every way. The buildings and ground cover more than two-thirds of the square bounded by Twenty-first Market and LaMotte streets. Beside building referred to, there is a main structure 705 f et long, with wings at each end 200 feet in length, the three being 70 feet wide each. There used in manufacturing, beside the dyè» |j 0 n er and engine houses, and a stable for eight horses, five of which are used at present. Five hundred and nine looms will be used this winter, with about 15,000 spindles. Sixty-three bales of cotton will he consumed per week, producing 24,090 pounds of yarn, made into 60.085 yards of ginghams, seer sucker and pantaloon cloth. Although 80 capacious, many of the hands will have to work at night, s they are now doing, because the orders exceed the day production, There is no meanness displayed in considering the comfort of the workers, A 350-horse power engine is used to 8u « , * ,ly . tl,e fmc , e ,ie " s fT v f f .T. nse dyn , a ™' by "' I' 0 ' 1 BruSh e,e h otr ' c ! Rhls 2 ' 0 " ca ridle power each a.d "e mght workers and to drive the ma chinery used, tour Babcock & Wilcox ... is..» .. , .. bol,ers " thia connect,on and the 1 "'' ,te<1 , a ™ a ? bnft as during the day, the whole establishment is be . br0 ht to a 8t8te of colIlple teness ofte B n Ther „ are machine, anfl blaoksmitu shc p 8 forin. ci( , ental work . of one of the rooms, w well fill Twenty-second i the several smaller buildings The process of production is gone through with tiie best machinery, and j although not altogether new is worth study ng. It is pre ty much the same in making the different kinds of cloth, and begins at the raw cotton taken from the hales in the picker room. This is put iuto machines and drawn out as wide laps, which are wound like huge rolls of carpet. These rolls go into the carding room, and pass through a serie»of four or five machines, being drawn into thread and by doubling and redrawing, coming out firmly made yarn. This yarn is of any thickness re qu red, and after being wound on bob spun into marketable material. If dic bins, is taken to the spinning room and wanted, it is taken to feront colors the dye house, any shade being reached desired. K'*'* «* 7 a ™ «"* ^merly sold as waste is now made into pantaloon cloth. What is known as the "pen pr j UK » machine, a recent invention, Is a wy useful arranBeme nt. It is de signed to prevent shrinkage, and saves H inches in every twenty-six inches, th amount lost before its introduction. The "calendering" machine, compost d of huge hot iron rollers, with heavy pressure, is another excellent inven tion. Between these rollers the mate rial is passed, coming forth smoother than if it had been ironed by hand, There is a measuring room,and a pack ing room, for folding, labelling and cas ing. A pattern maker is constantly employed in producing new designs. There is no better yarn made for the purpose intended than that of the Ar lington Mills. American yarn has not yet reached the fineness attained by the English, but the Wilmington pro duct will stand a greater test of strength. The Ninth ward is certainly tobe congratulated successful cotton-goods manufactory. having such a POINTERS. Itosin & Bro., are practical paper .hangers and rcliab'e. A Democratic city official, who some times attends barfor anotherDemocratic city official on .Sundays, thinks the re formers are "no good." Governor Stockley's appearance at a Front street tavern on Tuesday night, hobnobbing with a lot of beer drinkers for the purpose of helping his party,was a pitiful sight. Mrs. Friel, who is visiting Mrs Brady, at the corner of Fifth and Church streets, fell and bioke her left thigh _ Thursday morning. Dr. Cantwell re duced the fracture. Somebody cruelly says that the first letter of Biggs and Penington stand also for brandy and party, and that the four words mean the same in the pres* cnt contest of officeholders against the people. That was an enterprising piece of work by the reporter of The Morning News, who ascended to the top of the new smokestack at the City Mill Sta tion, for the purpose of "writing up" the view to be obtained The new show room to ;be opened by William Lawton at No. 611 Market street, about November 26, will be worth looking at. Wilmington artists will there have a chance to exhibit their work, in charge of C. 8. Hammitt, who is one of them. Robert W. Chambers, the only origi nal Democratic candidate for Sheriff, is making the situation uncomfortable for Yhc aid«--shujfcs that are ailtlffcYohsiy seeking the people's votes. The Tenth ward won't finish voting for him until two three days after election. James H. Morgan and the Rev. H. A. Monroe will exhibit their Charleston views at Institute Hall at 2.30 this af ternoon, in connection with veiws of Salisbury destroye , taken by Mr. Mor gan on Tuesday. The exhibition will be repeated at 8 to-night. It affords a g°od opportunity of impressing histori cal events on young minds. Ten and fifteen cents admission will rule. THE LABOR WORLD. Tho strike of the 16,000 Chicago pork packers is ended. The morocco strike in this city is a thing of the past. A labor daily paper, the Appeal, has been started in Cleveland. There are five workingmen's candi dates for the Legislature in Memphis. Women are employed on the staff of 200 newspapers in the United States. Eureka Assembly, K. of L„ of Port j land, Oregon, lias opened a free reading room for its members. The Central Labor Union of Indian apolis attended church in a body on a recent Sunday e^ning. Prison-made brooms in Baltimore have almost crowded honest labor in that trade to' the wall. The pardon of the convicted boycot tera In New York lias as yet culled forth comparatively little unfavorable com ment. The Mayor of Jersey City recom mends that eight hours be fixed as the limit of a day's work for all city em ployes. The Boston conductors and drivera will probably strike next week if cer tain demands made by them are not ac ceded to. . The earnings of the B. & O. Railroad for the past six months show an increase of $1,404,182.51 over the corresponding period of 1885. There is not and never can be any conflict between labor and capital. The real conflict is between labor and mon opoly .—Henry George. There are but two strikes of any size in New York, those of the plumbers and the brown store rubbers. Thé Henry George Mayoralty compaign is occupying the attention of the abor element.