davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
Curious statistics of Marriage. .

To people Of a statistical rather than senti-
mental turn, the mathematics of marriage in
different countries may prove an attractive theme
Of meditation It is found that young men from
fifteen to twenty years of age marry young wo-
men averaging two or three years older than
themselves, but il they delay marriage until
they are twenty to twenty-five years old their
spouzes average year younger than themselves
and thenceforward this difference steadily IN
creases, till in exit eme old age on the BRIDE
groom's part it is apt TO be enormous. The in
clinatIon of octogenarians to wed misses in their
teens ls an everyday occurrence, but 1t is anus
ing to find in the loye-matches of boys that the
statistics bear out the satirea of Thackeray and
Dalzsc Again, the husbands Of young women
aged twenty and under average a little above
twenty-five years, and the inequality Of age dl-
minishes thenceforward, till for women who
have reached thirty the respective ages are
equal after thirty-ive years, women, like men,
marry those younger than themselves. the dis
proportion increasing with age, till at dfty-hye
1t averages nine years.
The greatest number Of marriages for men
take place between the ages, Of twenty and
twenty-five in England, between twenty-five and
thirty in France, and between twenty-five anC
thlrty-hve in Italy and Belgium. Finally, il
Hungary the number Of individuals who marry
il " in q Thousand each year in England, il
il Ga; in Denmark, So in France, 81, the cit!
of Paris showing SO in the Netherlands, 81
in Belgium, 43 ; in Norway, 36. Widowers in
duge in second marriges three or four times al
often widows. For example, in England
Gland ofMrs. Bardell)s )sthere go marriages are O
widowers against 2l widows in Belgium therl
are 4S to 16 in France 40 to II. Old Mr. Wei
ler's paternal advice, to "beware of the widows,
ought surely to be supplemented by maxim
to beware of widowers. OUR MONTH";
GOSSIP in the January number Of Lippincot'
MdgQziug,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
Giving Presents.

Under this caption the st. Louis Republican
makes some very sensible remarks, from which
we clip the following:
The essence Of the present consists in the sem
timent of the thing; and as all sentiments seem
10 be out of date it is not wonderful that pres
ents have nearly become obsolete. A birthday
present or Christmas or New Yeare gift once
iAe earliest and pleasantest thing in the
world, must now be costly article Of bgOtitel-ie
the worth Of which can be reckoned in dollars
Little articles of Ueitu, cups and spoons, nice
little puzzles for the little ones; the cunning
invention Of some kind old uncle or aunt. are
given with grudglng gIoans, because they are q
Thing Of course, and, therefore, do not rebound
to the glory Of the giyer, unless indeed they be
unusaly rich and expensive.
Even bridal gifts are bought with especial
reference to the fact that they are TO be exhi-
bited, ticketed with the giver's name and Zone
does 80 hate to appear shabby" There is no
sentiment in all this. The trOuSSedu may be en-
riched by such contributions, but the heart is
out of the question. The exactions Of eastern
despots, the shaws, the horses, the jewelrv. arms
and precious gems, which are offered with out
ward smile and secret curses, merit az well the
anne Of presents.
! Inc old word keepsake is a most expressive
term-genuine Saxon and untranslable Nc
French substitute Of sOuUentr, y " gage, oil
any other word which has taken it's place in
modern.days, is worth half 80 much. The bro.
ken ring the bent dime-the pocket piece Of
small intrinsic value-the book that has beer
used and marked-the ring that we have seer
worn-these simple tokens often have a worth
that no money value can give We have seen
some book of small pecuniary value hymn
book or prayer book, or some selection from
favorite poet, received and treasured with de.
gree OF sensibility which showed how good
Judge the giyer was Of the true nature Of {
f'present.l
We do not desire to be understood as wishing
to limit the name Of presents to articles Of smal
intrinsic value. We are only protesting against
the vulgar error that cost constitutes the wortl
OF such things. There is feeling that woulC
consecrate the gift OF an estate to friend, ant
perfect sympathy and confidence which woull
make it proper to accept such gift.
We should be far from denying to the wealth,
one Of the purest and best pleasures Of larg'
possessions-the power of giving freely to thos
they love, for the simple qualification Of doinl
So without further thought or object. Blu
still we insist that considered as present. tn
value Of the largest gift, as well as the smallest
depends entirely upon the sentiment Of the thing
il, therefore, any one rich or poor, has a dea
friend, one loved and sympathized with, and b
wlom he or she wishes to be remembered,
that friend is worthy, he or she Will receiv
whatever is offered as a sacred memento-
keepsake to be cherished for all time. This
giving presents
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
Blast Furnaces.

From the earliest times, as among the pative
smiths Of Africa to-day, the blast Of bellows
has been used in working iron to increase the
heat Of the combustion by more plentiful sup
ply Of oxygen. The blast-fnrnace is supposed
to have been first used in Belgium, and to have
been introduced into England in l55S. Next
came the use Of bituminous coal, urged with a
blast of cold air. But it was not until 1879 that
Nelson, an Englishman, conceived the idea OF
heating the air Of the blast and carried It out at
the Muirkirk furnaces In that year he obtain
ed patent for his process, and found that he
could from the same quantity of fuel make three
times as much iron. His patent made him very
r1ch in one single case Of infringement he re-
ceived a cheque for damages for one hundred
and fifty thousand pounds. In bis method how
ever he used All extra fire for heating the all
OF his blast. In 1887 the idea Of heating the all
for the blast by the gases generated in the pro
cess was tirst practically introduced by NJ. faDeI
Dufour at Wasseraldngeu in the kingdom OF
Wurtemberg.
In this country. charcoal was at first used uni
yersaly for smelling iron, anthracite coal being
considered unfit for the purpose In 1870 al
unsuccessful attempt to use it was made al
Mauch Chunk Iii 1923, Fredrick w Geisenhai
ner of Schuykill obtained patent for the use
of the hot blast with anthracite aud in 1885 pro
duced the first iron made with this process II
1871. c. l.. Detmold adapted the consumption
OF the gas PRODUCED by the smelling to the
use Of anthracite and since then 1t has become
quite general, aud has caused an almost incalcu
liable saving to the community IN the price o
iron-FrOm IRON Bridges dHi Their Construction
By Ed,rdrd Ho,oldnd, N the January number q
Lippine0HS Ndgdzine
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
The Menl,h of Alnskn.

A correspondent gives some idea Of Alaska's
wealth as follows Then, IN the way of fish,
the cod salmon hallbut and herring present
their claims, with score of others. The cod
fish OF the Shumagn Islands is superior to the
Eastern article and the supply is Unlimited. A
species OF small fish called the yuliken is re-
natkable for its plenteousness and as being the
fattest member Of the fnny tribe--ao greasy
that the Indians use it. after drying, as torch
They light the tail, and that and the backbone
serve as wick. the lamp burning for some
time. In valuable oils there are whale, walrus.
seal and other descriptions for manufacturing
and lubrcatug purposes, to say nothing of the
" bars grease, essential to every we'll furnished
toilet and the cod liver oil which furnishes con
aumptives With a new pair Of lungs yearly The
fur bearing animals Of Alaska comprise both
the land an1 sea otter, the walrls, bear, wolf
deer, fox, marten, miuk muzkrat, nearly every
kind OF seal-in short all the desirable and
| beautiful species one could ask for. Waru'
| ivory and whalebone constitute a source, also
of considerable profit. 1t has hardly penetratet
many minds that myrads Of birds Of the riches
plumage exist away up there, but such ls tbs
| fact, and in regard to numbers it is said that i
| the 'suplus down" Of Alaska we're COLLECTED
/ and distributed, no person on the Pacific coas
need repose on any harder bed.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
Hints for estont,, LndIcr

Not one in ten of what we term stout figures
are ungraceful in proper apparel, but, on the
other hand, much more graceful and easy than
a lady one inch too tall but, as we have limited
above, the trouble is in selecting colors, shape
of garment etc. Every lady that Providence
has blessed with figure enough Of her own should
be grateful that she has not to burden herself
with false show Dark and sober colors should
stout figure while white or lighter coors will
increase the size. And in making choice OF pol.
onaise decide upon one that loops about the knee
in place of the hip; let the hustle be small just
enough to prevent the fiat appearance never
wear waist trimmings that do not run up and
down (and that never under the BUST, and cut
the dress as high in the neck as convenient
never wear large sleeves, or trimmings at the
top of sleeve, or wide hounces, although fashion
should decide them the only skirt trimming.
The basque point waist or polonaise is prefer
able being quite Independent of a belt, which
ALWAYS shortens the waist.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
nfa..iaHa hl,.an.

The Grand Jury Of Montgomery. county re-
ported the following to the Circuit Court as the
condition OF the county Jail; The lailer appears
to be kind and humane TO the Unfortunate under
means at his disposal allow, endeavors to render
them az comfortable as possible. We lind the
beds and bedding entirely insufficient. and not
in character and quantity proper to keep the
blanket and none with more than one-soIne
covered with only an old aud ragged quilt. and
but poor and small bed lying fiat upon the
floor. The windows in the upper cells without
either frames. glass or bars, with nothing to
keep out the cold weather but old carpets and
rags nailed up to the windows and openings.
The chimney flues unsafe the yard gate insecure
ly fastened and the yard so badly drained that
the rain falling therein is drained into the cellar
OF the building, which would require but small
sum TO remedy. The furnace placed in the
building for heating is entirely useless for want
Of repAirs
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
solution Of a sixty Year Old Mystery.

Says the Springfield Republican : Brattleboro
tells rather Eighty story OF a well-kept secret
The story goes that a boy, well back in 1911
made a kite and attached alantern to it in which
he put a candle and arranged it 10 that when the
candle had burned out 1t would explode some
powder which was in the bottom OF the lantern.
He kept the secret entirely to himself and wait
ed for suitable night in which to raise his kite.
The boy got his kite into the air without being
discovered for it was so dark that nothing but
the colored lantern was visible. II went dancing
about in the air wildly attracting much notice
and was looked upon byignorant people as some
supernatural omen. The evil spirit, as many
supposed it went bobbing around for about twen'
Is mi nutes and exploded, blowing the lantern tC
reices Next morning all was wonder and excite
ment, and this lad who had carefully taken il
his kite and hidden it after the explosion with
out being found out had his own fun out of thu
matter. People of Brattleboro never had an!
explanation OF the mystery until nearly siXt!
wears afterward when the boy who had become
quite an old gentleman, published the story il
Brattleboro newspaper.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
NlaalMsElll.


now TO CURE Ir-wHAr do LEWIS SAYS.
DR.. Die Lewis, writing in the Philadelphia To-
Day, says
some years ago famous professor came to
a town where we were then residing, and an
nounced that he could ''oure the worst cases Of
suffering in ten minutes without a surgical OPP
eration." A friend Of ours was an inveterate
case, and we advised him to call upon the won
derful magician. He called was convinced by
the testimonials exhibited, struck up bargain,
paid the fifty dollars, and soon called at our Of
ice talking as straight as a railroad track.
We were greatly astonished, and asked our
friend by what miracle he bad been 30 strangely
and suddenly relieved of his life long trouble
he most proyokingly informed us that he had
made a solemn pledge not to reveal the process
OF the cure
We knew two other bad osses-ladies-
calling upon them, reported what had come to
pass.
They were soon at the professors rooms.
came away greatly elated, raised the hundred
dollars went the next day, paid the cash, and in
half an hour were ready, had the question been
popped, to say Yes" without jerk
We were soon made acquainted with several
other cures quite as remarkable, and resolved to
put on our sharpest wits and wait upon the ma
gician ourselves.
He seemed an honest mar, and in two days
we had made up our mind to pay him large fee
and learn the strange art with the privilege OF
using 1t to cure whomsoever we would.
Those who had been cured by the professor
were solemnly bound not to reveal the secret to
any one but our contract gave us the privilege
Of using the knowledge as we pleased.
And now we propose to give the readers OF
this journal simple art which has enabled us
to make very happy many unhappy stammerers.
In our own hands it has often failed to effect
the desired result, but in three-fourths Of the
cases which we have treated the cure has been
complete
The secret is simply this; The stammerer is
made tosmark the time in his speech just as it
is ordinarily done in singing. He is at first to
beat on every syllable. 1t is best at the first
lesson to read some simple composition, like one
of Dayid's Psalms, striking the finger on the
knee at every word, then read in a newspaper
beating each syllable.
You can beat time by striking the finger on
the knee, by simply hitting the thumb against
the forehnger or moving the large toe in the
| boot.
We doubt il the worst case Of suffering could
continue long, provided the sufferer would read
an hour or two every day, with thorough prac
tice of this simple art, observing the same in
/ his conversation.
As thousands have paid fifty and hundred
/ dollars for this secret, We take great pleasure
in imparting it to the patrons OF this journal.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
American Iron Bridges.

The method Of making all parts of bridge to
fit exactly, and securing the ties by pins ia pc
culiarly American. The plan still followed in
Europe is that Of using rivets, which makes the
erection Of a bridge take much more time, and
cost, consequently, much more A riveted lat
tce bridge one hundred and sixty feet in span
would require ten or twelve days for its erection.
consequence OF this method OF working. Ameri-
can iron bridges, despite the higher price OF our
iron. can successfully compete in Canada with
bridges of English or Belgian construction. The
American iron bridges are lighter than those Of
other nations. but their absolute strength is AZ
great since the weight which is saved is all dead
weight, and not necessai to the solidity Of the
structure. The same difference is displayed
here that is seen in our carriages compared with
the numbering heavy wagons Of European struc-
tiOn
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
kunkeI,s nItter wine Of iron,

For the cure Of weak stomach, general debility,
Indigestion, disease Of the nervous system, const-
PATTON acidlty OF the stomach, and all cases repair
ing tonic.
The wine includes the most aRret able and efficient
Salt OF Iron possess; Citrate Of Magnetic Oxide,
combined 18th the most energetic vegetable tonics
Yellow Peruvian Bark.
The effect In many cases Of debility, loss OF ap-
petite and general prOsratiOn, of an efficient Salt
Of Iron, combined with our valuable Nerve, is most
happy. Il augments the appetite, Raises the pulse,
takes oil muscular naDbiness removes this pallOr OF
deb my and gives lOrd vlgOr to the counenance.
10 you want something TO strengthen you?
DO you want good appetite
DO you want 10 bui d up your constitution
DO you want TO feel well2
DO you want To get rid OF nervousness
Do you want energy2
DO you want to sleep well
DO you want a brsk and vigorous feeling
II you do, try kuukel's Bitter Wine OF iron.
This truly valuable tonic has been so thoroughly
tested by al classes OF tile community that 1t is nov
deemed Indispensable as Tonic medic ma 1t cost,
but little, purltiss the blood and gives tone 10 TIT
| stomach renOvu es the system and prUOngs life
now only ask a trial Uf this valuable Tonic.
Price 81 per bottle. Il. f. hUNKEL, Sole Pro
| prietOr, No. 259 North Ninth street, below Vine
| Philadelphia.
ASH for Kunkel's Bitter Wine Of Iron, and take nj
| other
For sale in wilmington by E. McInall Jr., secont
| and Market aud e. Brngnurst Co., sixth ant
| Market. Oct3O-ly
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
WILMINGTON, nBL.
Tuesday Afternoon, Dec. "a.
Mo Music In his Sole.

SANG meath the lattice of my sweet maid,
I, her lover, serenade.
With the moon, and the stars, and the heavens
above,
I breathed out my very soul in love.
| sang of the passions that filed my breast
OF my deep devotion and wild unrest
How dreary without her the long days were,
And how in my dreams dreamt of her.
l cried in my ardor Z" how dear thou artl
Would were with thee-neYer to part"
paused and listened the ehieadees
Twittered and ehirped in adjacent trees
And, from the depths of neighboring marsh,
Came the bull-frogs' voices hoarse and harsh.
When rapturesi-what was greeted my
sight2
My ladye-loye at her lattice-in whitel
seized my lute-and then once more
l sang, and louder than before.
When heard voice from night-capped head
ying-"A-man-da--go to bed !"
and, from an attic window high,
CLEANED on me an angry parents eye
And, down on my unoffending Lutte
Game, with great force, an antique boot;
Then a volume of water, you may bet
Aimed with precision, and very wet,
Shocked my yitals and spoiled my clothes =
lAgain on the air that voice arose; -
.Young man"-it said-and it chilled me
through
leClear out,-or I'll put head on you"
And that was all the passion that burned
In my soul was quenehed, and ! slowly turned
And sped away-all limp and hoarse,
Ere the monster put his threat in force.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
New RniIwny Danger -isnnI.

Many collisions occur by one train overhauing
another, with curves or other distractions to
prevent warning. Some one has patented a
clock to be mounted beside the track, with a
large motion and intended 60 run onls few
minutes Rods connect it with a heveled oatOll
at the rail to be struck by the locomotive wheel
As the train passes the depressed rod throws
the clock work into action and also removes a
white plate from the face of red danger disc
At the end of ten minutes Cor any other sei
time) the index automatically moves back tC
zero the white covers the red and the clocl
comes to rest. No attention il required. Each
train winds up the clock a. well al sets it going
The machinery Is said to 10 simple and cheap
and to have been successfully tried.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
The Dangers OF the wheelbarrow.

In speaking Of the uses Of a wheelbarrow,
the Danbury News man says II you have oc-
casion to use wheelbarrow, leave it, when you
are through with it, in front of the house with
the handles toward the door. A wheel
barrow is the most complicated thing to fall over
on the face of the earth. man will fall Overcome
when he would never think of falling over any
thing else he never knows when he has got
through falling over it, either for it will tan
gle his legs and his arms, turn over with him
and rear up in front of him, and just as he paus-
es in his profanity to congratulate himself, ii
takes new turn, and scoops more skin Off OF
him, and he commences to evolute anew and
bump himself on fresh places. man never
ceases to fall over wheelbarrow until it turns
completely on it's back or brings up against
something ii cannot upset 1t is the most inof.
fensive looking object there is but it is more
dangerous than locomotive, and no man is &C.
cure with one unless he has a tight hold of its
handles, and is sitting down on something.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
The Divorced Mrs. Forrest at her Husbands
HER

Mrs. Edwin Forrest. the tragedian's wife, was
in attendance at her husbands funeral. re-
porter says "Sitting at the window facing
Broad street. and with no one near her, her
arms resting listlessly upon her knees. her fin
gers neryousy drumming and toying each other
was Catherine Sinclair, the divorced wife OF the
dead. II any one knew who she was they
appeared to keep their dstance. She arrived
yesterday morning, and entered the house at
half past twelve. She was dressed in deep
mourning with double black Grape veil flowing
nearly to her feet. She moved neryously toward
the rear parlor, where the remains were lying
There were but five or six persons in the room.
Throwing aside her veil she stood for nearly ten
minutes. placed her hand upon his head, and
followed the arm down to the hand, which she
grasped for a few minutes. Then she glided to-
ward the foot Of the coffin aud plucked one OF
two flowers from the cross which lay upon the
dead mans feet. She then moved rapidly to
the front parlor where she seated until the
coffin left the house.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
Or. Carpenter
1856 MULBERRY STREET. NEWARK, N. j
Is now treating successfully


CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS,
and all diseases Of the throat and Lungs with his
Compound Medicated Inhalations Concen-
irated Food, and Cough Syrup.
During the past ten years Dr. Carpenter has
treated and cured thousands OF cases OF the above
named Diseases and has now In his possession GER
tincates from every part OF the country The inha
latlon is breathed directly into the lungs soothing
and healing over all infamed surfaces entering
into the blood, It lmparts vitality It permeates 10
pleasant, and the irst Inhalation often gives very
decided relief, particularly when there is much
difficulty of breathing. Under the influence OF my
remedies, the cough soon grows easier, the night
sweats cease, the hectic nush vanshes and with i'm
proving digestion the patient Faddly gains strength
and health is again within his grasp.
The concentrated food rapidly builds up the most
debtated patient, presenting TO the stomach food
all ready to be assimilated and made into good rich
healthy blood.
The Cough Syrup is to be taken at night to aleyi.
ate the cough and enable the patient to obtain
sleep. Full directions dccOnlF any each boS Of my
remedies, iOhich consist Of
One Inhaler; one Bottle OF Alternative Inhalent
one Bottle Of soothing Febrifuge lnhalent; One
bottle Of Antl-HemOrrhagic lnhalant; One
Bottle Concentrated Food; One Bottle
OF Cough Syrup.
Price Of box containing remedies TO last one month";
$40 DOLLARS; two months $751; three months SIS.
Sent to any address c. o. D. Pamphlets contain
ing large list OF patients cured sent free. Letters
Jf inquiry must contain one dollar 70 insure answer
Address A. II. CARPENTER, N. D,.
DIR. CARPENTERS CATARRH REMEDY viii
give immediate RELIEF, and will effect permanent
cure in from one 10 three months, Price of rene
iy to last one month, s5i Two months, ssi three
Cancer in all its forms successfully treated Send
for list of patients cured, to
a. Il. CARPENTER, M. D.,
jy2O-ly Newark, MI.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-24
The M. Il. church.

The Christian Advocate, official, organ Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, this week contains
an interesting address Of the Bishops from
which we CLEAN the following Daring the year
1872 the church property has increased in value
from S64. G9S 704 to G9.sl3 sl4 Her SUNDAY
schools include in their fold l26i, $40 pupils
her correctional charities in part Ss7s 1872 her
membershp has increased 81 9a5, and now en-
braces, including probatoners ii2722. From
her ranks IL 737 members have this year entered
fba Ftf1 / 10