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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

No PERSON rs WGTAoUr IYFLU,
ENCE.-Some persons fall discouraged
on the highway of life, because they
cannot be this or that great or eminent
person. Why not be willing to be
themselves No person who ever
lived or ever will live, is without
influence. Why not make the most
of that2 Since you cannot grasp that
which you wish, why let what you
have slip through your flngers2 No
person in the world is exactly like you.
You have your own faults, but YOU
have also your own excellencies indi
vidual to yourself. Give them sir.
Because you are not poet, should YOU
not b a good merchant Because Won
cannot 90 to college, should you there.
fore forswear the alphabet? Because
you cannot build palace, should Won
not rejoice in your own humbIe roof
and that because 1t is your own? VIII
not the sun also shine into your window
if you do not obstinately persist in
shutting it outf If you cannot hay. a
whole hothOuse full of flowers, NAV
you not have one sweet roseY
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31
WEIRE FLEAs STARTED From :

WE'RE FLEAs STARTED FROM
Among the Kurls tradition is pre.
served that when Noah's ark sprapp a
leak by striking against rock in the
vicinity Of Mount Shindsar, and Noah
despaired altogether of safety, the ser.
pent promised to help him out of his
mishap if he would feed him on human
flesh after the deluge had subsided.
Noah pledged himself to do so ; and
the serpent, coiling himself up, drove
his body into the fracture and stopped
the leak. When the pluvious element
was appeased and all were making
their way out of the ark, the serpent
insisted upon the fulfillment OF the
promise ne had received, but Noah,
by GabriePs advice, committed the
serpent to the flames, and scattering lis
ashes in the air there arose feas, lice.
bugs and all such vermin as prey upon
human blood, and in this way was
Nolh's pledge redeemed.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

The New Orleans, Little Rock snd
st. Louis Railroad company, was incor-
Porated on Saturday, at Little Rock.
The design of the company is TO build
railroad from Little Rock to Alexan-
dria thereby connecting St. Louis and
Little Rock on nearly an air line with
New Orleans.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

A guild of ladies is proposed 10 be
formed in England under the leader,
ship of Miss Harrison of Swange,
Dorsetshire, "to promote modesty Of
dress, to do away with extravaganza
and substitute the neatness and sobri-
ETY. suitable to Christian women"
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

How IT Is DoNE.-"Met a friend
in the streets; asked me to Join the
Good Templars-have a first rate time.
get acquainted with lots of pretty girls,
and 60 home with them; asked me if
he should take in my name; told him,
don't care il you do Got a letter
saying I'd been elected; thought I'd
Join; startedup Division Street; thought
Td 90 ia at Dob's and look in at the
glass-saw sugar in the glass; went in
Quaker's looked in glass to fix neektie;
started to find hail. asked fellow if
he knew where it was said he didn't;
saw some girls going upstairs, thought
that must be the place; weat up two
pair of stairs, knocked at the door !;
man inside put his ear to hole-ask-
ed him what he wanted; said he wan
ted the password; told him | didn't
want to pass any words with him; he
said | could't come in; told him I'd
come to join; he let me into little
room, and told me to sit down. Bimeby
fellow came out and askel if there
were any to be initiated aud went in;
then two other fellows with red collars
on came out; one asked me If | brlev>
ed in the existence and power of AL,
mighty God, and the other asked me
for the stamps; planked down the cash,
and they departed. Soon fellow No.
returned, told INC they were ready,
and to foil wv him. lie knocked at
the door-fellow inside wasn't going
to let us in, but changed his mind aud
opened the door; boys and girls all
jumped up AM began to sing-soon
got done and sat down; walked me
before an officer with a young lady on
each side of him; thought I'd like to
change places with him; next took me
around and halted me before u young
lady on the opposite side of the room -
don't know what she said, was looking
at her all the time; marched me round
again; heard the girls whispering.
Wonder if he is married?'. He is
pretty god boxing Perfectly hor-
ridp 'Splendidp Il am just going
for him. etc. Halted before another
officer, who came down and shook
hands with me: | said, How do You
do2 How are all the folks?' He
kept on talking, and told me to 60
sign the constitution. Done 50, aud
WAS marched up before the first officer,
wh) gave me lot Of signs-don't
know what they were, was looking at
the girls on each side of him. soon
all the boys and girls jumped up and
joined hands; one of the girls handed
me glass of water; itwasn't very bad,
but pretty thin; the other girl put her
arms round my neck and put a white
collar on me- thought she was going
to kiss me, but she didn't. Then they
put me in a.circle; joine hands with the
girl who said was 'splendid;'then they
had an intermission-nll came up and
shook hand, with me, called me broth
er In the latter part of the evening
asked the cir! who said she was going
for me- if | could see her home; she
said | could If her husband was will
ing. Didn't wait to see, but took my
hit and left, whistling 'Shoo, fly, don't
bodder me-"
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

Alex. Fl. Stephens, the laconic edi.
tor of the Atlanta Sun, couldn't print
the presidents message because it wa.
too long, so he wrote a ven>column
paragraph giving the main points.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31
You've WoMEN.-Thc character r

You've WoMEN.-Thc character o
a community depends much upon
young women. IL the latter are culti-
waited, intelligent and accomplished, the
young men feel the requirement that
they themselves should be upright
and gentlemanly and refined; but if
their female friends are frivolous and
silly the young men will be dissipatcd
and worthless. But remember always,
that sister is the best guardian of a
brothers integrity. She is the surest
incubator Of faith in female purity.
As daughter she is the true light of
home.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

The Missouri Republican was born
in 1908; but the Hartford Courant secs
that and forty years better.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

Rochester, New York is having .
taste fthe military.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

A sure way TO stop woman's mouth
kiss her.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

The Commensurate News from Baltimore.
What we said was that no other Wilmington
paper had representative at the Baltimore
Convention during the whole time" = that is,
throughout the sessions. EpeTy Eoeaing says
its correspondent was there on both days. Well
il he was, on Tuesday, he either sent no tele-
grams, or his paper didn't print them ne spe-
cial kilograms from Baltimore appeared in that
paper on that day.
Our reports, however, began on Monday, with
a letter on Tuesday we printed both letter
and special dispatches on Wednesday, more
special dispatches and on Thursday, very
interesting letter.
Ono point amuses us; EUery Eoening states
that the lone of it's own staff, who represented
it at Baltimore is professional" implying,
evidently, by some further language, that the
COMMERCIAL representative was not. This is a
| Joke. How long does it take for a newspaper
writer to become professional" Is it only ten
months Aud il so, how much more profess.
sional must gentleman be who was conducting
newspaper, fifteen years ago, (wielding, by
general admission, one of the most vigorous
editorial pens in this state,) and who has spent
years at newspaper work ?
| As to publishing Gin advance of the Com
MERcIAL, our little neighbor did no such thing,
unless, by this, it means that it went to press
few minutes sooner. That, possibly, may have
been true, but the news in the two papers, OF
the same day, was, of course, substantially the
same, except that that in the COMMERCIAL was
fuller, az we have already shown.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

Lost wedding rings have sometimes been
strangely recovered. A matron Of East Lul-
worth lost her ring one day two years after
ward she was peeling some potatoes brought
from field half a mile distance from her cot
tage, and upon dividing double one came upon
the lost matrimonial circle. A Mrs. Montioy, of
Breehin. when feeding a calf let it suck her fin
gers, and on Withdrawing her hand discovered,
to her dismay, that her wedding ring and keeper
had both disappeared. Believing the calf was
the innocent thief, she refused to part with it,
and after keeping the animal for three years had
1t slaughtered and sure enough the long absent
rings were found in its intestinea, as clean and
bright as when their owner last saw them on her
finger.
A wealthy German farmer, living near Nor
danhamn, employed himself one day in 1871 in
making flour balls for his cattle when he had
finished his work, he found his hand minus his
wedding ring, bearing his wifes name, It being
the German custom for bride and bridegroom
to exchange rings. Soon afterward the farmer
sold seven bullocks, which the purchaser ship
ped to England on board the Adler cattle steam
or on the 2Gth of October. Two DAYS afterward
an English smack, the Mary Ann of Colches-
Ter, picked up at sea the still warm carcass of a
| bullock. Which was opened by the crew to oh.
| tain some fat wherewlth to grease the rigging
Inside the animal they found gold ring. in.
scribed with woman's name, and the date
1859 Captain I've reported the circumstance
as soon as he arrived in port, and handed the
don The authorities set to work to trace its
ownership and found that tile only ship repor-
ting the loss OF a beast, that could have
passed the Mary Ann was the steemer Adler.
from which bullock, supposed to be dead, had
been thrown overheard on the % of October
Meanwhile, the Shipping Gazette recording
the finding of the ring, had reached Nordan-
hamn, and one Of its readers there recognized
the name inscribed upon it; communications
were opened with the farmer: and in due time
he and his wife reioiced over the recovery Of
the pledge they thought lost forever That they
should have recovered it under the circumstan.
cea was certainly surprising; but there was
nothing so very wonderful in ring being found
in the inside Of a bullock that comic" writer,
should treat the story as the pure invention OF
some penny-a-lner. Amy slaughterer Of cattle
would have told them such finds" are by nc
means uncommon, and no know for fact that
the wife of London Straightforward dsplays
upon her hand two rings thus found BY hel
husband. Chambers Journal
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

Two weeks ago, Democratic Councilman
said he would be id il he would ever vote for
Horace Greeley, whether the Baltimore Conven-
ton should or should not nominate him. Now
the councilman says he can stapd Greeley and
Brown, but he can't swallow the 18th Almond
ment. At the rate of progress indicated above,
how long will it take him to come around in sup
port of the 18th Amendment About two weeks
more, we should say.
by the way, one very noticeable character
istic of the Greeley movement is the tendency
of its new followers to swear A bad example is
cOntaPeouH
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

ER-BY ONE OF THE LEADING PHYSI> IANS
mortuary statistics establishes the fact that one
and go alarmingy is this disease gaining the ascen.
dancy over all other ills to which flesh II heir that
its approach to ones immediate circle is regarded
with perfect horror II You will carefully examine
the records of Materia Medica. you will Invariably
discover that the general want OF success in treat.
ing diseases has not been deficiency OF pathOlogi-
cal knUUosiGo Of she fuuvIlOuB amt'Uuou, III a
suitable compound shat would act upon the disease
and all the sympathetic affections.
This want has at last been met in the Bitter Wine
OF Iron, prepared by the celebrated DR.. K f. Kun
KEEL, No $50 North Ninth street, PHILADELPHIA Tha
excellent compound can be taken by persons with
the most delicate stomach without any debiitating
effect always giving strength and largely increasing
the nervous energy of the patient In all cases of
/ pulmonary complaints 1t is admirably adapted 10
relieve the severity Of the symptoms In the al
vanced stages of the disease or to arrest IL in it,
| incipiency. IL you want something that will give
you strength, good Appetite bHtld up yOar cOnstl-
tuition, and In place OF mOrOseness and lack OF
/ energy, give you brisk and vigorous feeling try
Runkels Bitter Wine OF Iron. IL has already re-
oelVed the need OF praise from thoul ands who have
tested its virtues, and for many years maintained
/ It's reputation with unfaded popularity.
Price 81 per bottle. L. +. kUNKEL, Sole Pro-
| prietor, No. 259 North Ninth street, below Vine
Philadelphia. "
ASK for Kunkols Bitter Wine of Iron, and take no
other. $50 ~
For sale in Wilmington by E. McInall, Dr., Second
and Market, and K. Bringhurst Il Co.. sixth ana
MhIkel. my24-imd&w
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

TWO LARGE MAIL STEAMERS To BE BUILT AT
CHESTER.
The Chester Republican, of this morning,
says
We are able TO state, authoratively, that the
Roach shipworks, at this place, have secured the
contracts for two large steamships OF the Pacific
Mail Line, TO run from San francisco to China.
They will be four hundred feet long, forty.seven
feet beam, and we believe rank among the
largest vessels built in the world with the ex-
ception Of the Great Eastern. Their cost will
be over two millions of dollars, and the work
will occupy at least two years at this establish
ment, with increased force Of hands.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

The Gazette relates such stories about it's can
didate for President as prove, Gf they are true,
that he ID very mean man. And the Gazettes
candidate for President says the Gazette for
telling such stories, is a liar, whose baseness
" affords at laast an excuse for the retention of
" the whipping-post.
And thus stands the contest between the
Gazette and its candidate for President
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

The nomination Of Horace :Greeley for the
Presidency by the Democratic Party has been
made says the New Haven Journal, not be-
cause one Democrat in ten thousand believes
him hit aud proper man for the responsible
duties OF tile station, not because the party has
changed its principles and purposes, but as a
last desperate effort to steal into power and
place on false pretenses, and under false
cOlOrs -
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

A gentleman writes to New York paper 10
say that he was cured Of dyspepsia by the mod.
crate use of tobacco
The Shaker society of Mercer county Ky..
sent steamboat load of preserves to New
Orleans and lost sixty Thousand by the specula.
ton.
A man was arrested recently in Maroa, Ill.
for amusing himself by disohargng pistol al
passing passenger train.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

" Grants Lackeys is the insulting name the
Gazette applies to William D. Nolen, J ames Lewis
John s. Prettyman, Anthony Higgins, and the
other gentlemen who discharge the duties OF U.
s. officials. These are to be the courtesies Of
the campaign, it seems.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

The FreNenIIOn OF NrneII3 TO AnIInhIH.
recent item in this paper, urging the estab-
lishment in this city of Society for the Proven
ton Of Cruelty to Animals, has met warm res
ponse among the benevolent by disposed portion
of the community and there is a strong DISPOSE
ton to proceed Immediately to the formation Of
such an organization. BY all means, let it be
done A number Of prominent citizens stand
ready to join in the movement aud help to as-
sure its success. Who will call the initial meet
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

THE CONTRACT SIGNED FOR GRADING PART OF THE
EXTENSION.
The Reading Times, of yesterday, says;
A contract for grading three miles OF the Will
mington Il Reading Railroad extension has Just
been awarded to Messrs. VIM. Boyer and George
Rice. They will commence the work to-day and
are to have the section completed in three
months. The contract extends from Birdsboro
TO Seideltown From present appearances the
extension Of the w. q II. Railroad from Birds
boro to Reading will be completed and in run
ming order in less than year hence.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

The Portland Oregonion announces that one
by one the Democratic papers OF that State are
pronouncing against Greeley. The Plaindealer
is now ont against Greeley The East Portland
Era and Eugene Guard had previOuly declared
their opposition. Likewise the Jacksonville
Times. The Portland Herald, untrammelled
with principles and seeking its own advantage,
il more prudent, andslholds itself in Readiness 10
pronounce for, ChappAquA.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

JERSEY TRUCKER HOOKS ON TO STEAMER AND
Is CAPsIZED.
Thomas Bright, of Pennsville N. j., was
drowned at the mouth Of the Christiana. on
Wednesday last. He was on his way home from
market at Wilmington, where he had been with
vegetables, and had his boat hitched to a steam
er, the speed Of which upset his craft. from
which he fell into the creek He was sixty-two
years Of age and leaves a wife and five children.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

Hon. Gratz Brown had terrible pain in his
stomach, yesterday. The doctors thought it
cholera morbus, and said it was caused ''by eat
ing fruit, and exposure to the SUM-" OF course,
the real cause was his swallowing so rnuch Of
| Democratic Party.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13
srstial Aotifes.
pure scotch oat Mani.

Pure Scotch Dat Meal.
Genuine Bermuda Arrow Root.
Sea Moss Farine.
CoXe's (ielatine,
Shinn's Liquid Rennet.
Choice Vanilla Beans by the pound or
single bean.
Extract Vanilla
Extract Lemon,
Extract Bitter Almonds,
And all hayors for Ice Cream, Jellrs, Puddings and
the various + rms Of cookery. For sale IN large
quantities at
FOSTERS DRUG STORE,
Front and West Wilmington Del.
Great Western Cholera Mixture
Has cured thousands OF cases OF
CHOLERA, CHOLERA MORBUS. DIARRH A3A
DYSENTEkl AND ChAMP.
II has been thoroughly tried and tested. II is per-
fectly safe and reliable, pleasant to take and
cure No family should he without 1t, during sum
mer weather
Prepared and sold only at
FOSTERS DRUG STORE,
Put up in rs and so cent bottles.
Pratt's Astral OIL
At Fosters Drug Store, by the gallon, quart or pint,
any way to suit customers. large assortment OF
lamp chnneys, different shapes lamp Wicks brushes
&c, wholesale aud retail
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

DAAA1Es FOR INJURIES INFLICTED BY THE POLICE.
LONDON, July IL.
oByfne has recovered % pounds as damages
for injuries received In an attack of the police
during the Dublin riot.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

We have already heard of number of influ-
ential gentlemen who have heretofore acted
with the Republican party, who have expressed
themselves for Greeley and Brown Whining
ton Gazette.
Yes, and We have heard OF larger number of
Democrats who will vote for Grant. As between
the two men, they wisely prefer him to Horace
Greeley.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

As the Gazette doesn't print the news it Icon-
tents itself with abusing the COMMERCIALS cor
respondents. This is every way cheaper, easier
and more in accord with tt Gazette's general
character
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

These are the Greeley tactics Men are claimed
for him who do not think for moment. of com.
hitting such an error Never says cotempo.
rary, " has there been such an organized, per-
eistent unceasing exhibition of brag as we have
IN the Greeley campaign. Counties are claimed
as unanimous and States as certain, and promi.
nent mon, who have no more idea of voting foi
Greeley than for Louis Napoleon, are quoted as
so eager in his support that they with difficulty
restrain themselves till November"
We counsel every true Republican to let this
wiAd-storm blow itself out, without allowing
himself to be in the least perturbed Grant ant
Wilson will be elected in November, and by al
overwhelming majority.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON Sundays
sroepted) at the COMMERCIAL BUILDING, South West
corner Fit;h and Marie, Streets. Ttoo Cents coPy
Sir Dollars year, By mad, or sared by carriers
throughout he city.
THE DELAWARE TRIBUNE, (treekiy,> the great
Peni,star organ Of Farmers and FruitlroiOers pub
Iished eporg Thursday morning, at 7tco Dollars d
Year.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13
IsptfiaI alatlfts.



There Is Scarcely any disease In which purgatlve
medicines are not more or less required, and mach
suffering might be prevented were they more gen
habit OF body prevails: besides il soon generates
serious diseases which might have been avoided by
a timely use OF Cathartic Medicines. FOr this pur
pose, DIX. TUFTS VEGETABLE LlN kR PILLS
are confidently recommend d they are mild safe,
prompt and uniform Ia their action They contain
no Mercury. Persons may eat aud drink Hs usual,
and they may be taken NJ any time.
MnLES BURKE ooUsTy, GA, Oct 9S, 1859.
DR.. Wa. "A. 1Ln
Strive have been engaged for some timo IN sell
ing your preparations aud It AFFORDS uA pleasure TO
say that In every instance they have given perfect
satisfaction We can more particularly speak OF
your Sarsaparilla and Queens Delight Liver Pills
and Pain AleviatoT as being all hes are presented
TO be, having used them in our own families with
marked success; and would advise every family TO
keep supply on hand, as they may he the means Of
saving many dol ars in doctors bills, and alternating
much pain and suffering.
GRAY a DANIEL,
DR. TUFTS HAIR DYE Imparts Natural color.
Gam nhor and Persian Powder,
b. c. SHOEMAKER,
s0S Market street.
sarsaparIIla Nectar
A cool and refreshing drink, cents a glass az
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sep oily Opposite Baptist Church) WILMINGTON.
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Bonds, deeds, mortgages, aud other legal papers
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Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

Lipplncotts Cold sparkling Soda Water. Refresh.
ing and delicious with choicest selection of Fruit
Syrups in the city, at FOSTERS
Front and West
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-13

John oByrne processes desire for courteous
treatment. Very well let him deserve it, lie
denounced the Republicans on Thursday even
ing, as unworthy their NAME and declared that
they should be called g Imperialists, =" for they
were plotting to destroy the liberties of the
country" How much courtesy-or truth-was
there in this How much does the man deserve
who utters such a oalumny on great body,
(more than half,) Of the citizenship Of the Re-
p'hlc ? Come, sir, if you really desire poteness
ann Calm argument, let us see the evidence Of it.