davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-13
Raising Money on Time-A Warning
to HousekeeperS.
From the Baltimore News.

From the Baltimore News.
Housekeepers are being imposed upon by an
individual who is going around representing him
self as q clock-maker. lie called yesterday about
noon at the residence of Mr.. j. Edward Bird, ON
Garden street, near Lanvale, and stated that Mr..
George w. Webb had, at Mr. Birds request, sent
him to examine the clocks in the house that were
out of order. Mrs. Bird was not at home when
the clock-maker first called, and the servant took
him in the dining room, but before she left him
alone she very wisely took the precaution of car
rying a basket of silverwAre from the room with
her to the kitchen to keep in safety till Mrs. Bird
came.
The man undertook to fix the library clock, and
with the tools he had with him got the hands so
mixed up that when the minute hand now reach
es the figure seven the clock strikes the hour. lie
said that if it did not satisfactorily all they
had to do was to send to Mr. Webbs. His charge
for the services rendered was fifty cents, which
Mrs. Bird paid.
In the evening she related the circumstance to
Mr. b., and the fraud was detected and the dis
closure made that large number of fine cigars
were carried OFT from the library, which the
scamp in an unmatched moment, had crammed
in his pocket No other vauables were missing.
The man is represented rs being rather tall of
dark complexion and good address, and seemed,
from the appearance Of his hands rs If he was
really mechanic, but he evidently don't know
much about clocks except to make il a good eN-
cuse to raise ready money Ton time
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-13
PERSONAL.

The body of Robert Burns has been exhumcd
twice.
Mr. Conklin is alluded to the thin-haired
Apollo Belydere of the Senate.
King Victor Emanuel has been suffering from
a rather severe attack of rheumatic fever.
The funeral of Mr. Disraeli's wifc-the Count
ess Beaconsfield, was of peculiarly private char
acter, only Mr.. Disraeli himself his secretary and
tenants being present.
Mrs. Imogen Brown has been engaged to sing
forenoon aud afternoon on Sunday at st. Barthol-
omew's Church, New York, at $4,000 year. In
the evening she is to sing in Christ Church for
another 81 900, thus realizing about $50 Sunday.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-13
DRLAwARR RAILROAD LINE.
SUMNER ARRANGEMEMT,

On ana after MONDAY, July 18th.
@Tl62. (Sundays excepted.J Trains will
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-13

4HU WlAtu 1IaIn VIII run subJ ect 10 delays inCi-
dent to freight business and will stop only at ala
tions where time is given.
NEW CASTLE TRAINS
Leave New Castle for Wilmington ana Phfladal
At 40 A. NJ. Leave Philadelphia at iI6O r. and
Wilmington at LILO P. NJ. for New Castle.
~ SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINk
Additionalt to those above, leave Smyrna for CLAY
ton llSo q. N, and 7-S5 p. m, LeaV Clayton for
Smyrna $40 a. M, ana 200 p. m. to make eonnec-
South.
CONNECTIONS,
At TOWNSEND. with the Kent County and Oman
Anne's x Kent Railroads. ~N-
At CLAYTON. with the Mary land and Delaware
Railroad. u
At HAkRIN TON. With the Junction and Break
water Railroad.
At sEAF0RD with the Dorchester and Delaware
Railroad.
At pELMAR, with the Eastern Shore RsiIroa d
and WieOmieO and POcomOke Railroad.
u. +. KENNEY, Supt.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-13
WARNED.

They stood at the garden gate,
By the lifting of lid
She might have read her fate
In little thing he did.
lie plucked n beautiful flower,
Tore it away from its place
On the side Of the blooming bower
And held it against her face.
Drank in its beauty and bloom,
In the midst of his idle talk;
Then cast it down in the gloom
And dust of the garden walk.
Ay, trod it under his foot,
As it lay in his pathway there;
Then spurned it away with his boot,
Because it had ceased to be fair.
An the maiden might have read
The doom of her young life then;
But she looked in his eyes instead,
And thought him the king of men.
She looked in his eyes and blushed;
She hld in his strong arms fold;
And the tale of the flower, crushed
And spurned was once more told.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-13
Fcla hCmesrea0 IN the West.
@MM 3
PENNSYL JANA CENTRAL R. R.
WESTERN ACCOMMODATION TRAIN
AND
FAST EMIGRANT LINE,
OR E I Il It 8 p u r q :
And al places in the Wsss, Southeast a..
N0FthWest.
W-THH sHoRTEsF AND BEST RoUTR.-@a

UTHE sHoRTEsF AND BEST ROUTR.%A
Thisline ford un eQuall cd Inducements 70 per
sons desiring Acheap and passage 70 Oh
West aud deserves particularly the atientOn of al
such as desire to avail Of the Homestead
Bill passed by the last Congress. t
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad, vie its cor
Meeting lines is BY 49, miles the shortest route 70
Chicago aud other prOminsn tplaees in the anS
Is also the cheapest and hast Esuts 70 al
prominent places in the SOnthW est and NOEthWask.
Passengers are forwarded in comfortable and airs
Cars furnished with cushion cd seats with
mOveabIeb water tanks. stoves IN Winter, and
with such other as are reQuists for u
'ThroSsh tic kets sold to ali prominsnt pIaSssfn
the West, SOuthwos and Northwest. at about bal
the usual first class fare. .s.
Children under I'VE years old free. and ehilaron
petWssn the ages fave and twelve years pay Aalf.
Price.
baggage check cd and forwarded By the ams traia
with the passengers. EightypOunds OfbagGago ear
lied FREQ 20 every full passenger. u
The train leaves daily except Sundays, and tiakakl
must be procured and baggage delivered attha oaa.
No. lie Market street, BY SO'oloek. p ~. y
By addressing the undersigned he Will torwaEdb
return 6fmAil. free OfehaFges ciFeular containing
complete price liz (. q map, correct COPY.
Homestead Law, aNd give such other Information
nav be desired. FRANCIS FUNK, Agent
Oftha Pennsylvania Railroad Company
No. 1l6 Market Street. PhiladalDkla
PhilAdOlRbia: June 81. lAdA rf
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-13

GoT0 ". n. cHANDLERtS, 6i1 MarkstI
NJ and buy one Of thOas fno SinEin
Birds for Christmas present,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-13
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON = BALTI-
Il MORE RAILROAD,

On and after WEDNESDAY, October 18th, 1871,
a passenger car will be attached to the freight
train leaving Phila1elDhia at 900 p. m, for Will
HingtOn.
The train will stop at Stations as follows. Whsa
signallsd: GPays Ferry. 9.l2 p. m LazaFetto 9.5S
p.m Chester, al D. N; LamOkin. IS p. N; Thur
p. m; ElleFse, 10 Is p M arrive Wilmington. 1870
pm. IOct0l II. y. KENNEY. Snp't-
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-13
WILMINGTON AND ktAUING r R

@eRS5zssS4S2o
I|i.l:i:li'i.z az,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08

Each finger, and the mount at the
base Of it, is named from q planet. In
the normal hand the second finger is
the longest, the third the next longest,
the first nearly as long as the third, and
much longer than the fourth, or little
finger Jupiter is the first finger. II
it be long and not ill.shapen, and II the
mount at its base be well developed, ii
indicates noble and lofty character,
and religious minded person. II dis
proportionately long, II will moan differ.
ent things according to the type Of hand
in which it may be found, or according
to the type Of that particular finger in
the first type, IN overriding first finger
would denote an inclination to the
fantastic or the exaggerated in religious
matters or it might, perhaps, mean
religious madness or, il other signs in
the hand favored this view, it could be
taken to denote pride. Pride is form
Of worship-the cult Of self. In the
second type OF hand, the excessive de-
velopment Of Jupiter might mean am.
bition, or, il it were in n hand that was
eminently unselfsh, it would stand for
q something puritanicAl in manners and
morals-a too great severity. In the
third type, very long first finger would
probably signify vanity. The second
finger is Saturn. II too prominent it
announces melancholy, or misanthropy,
or downright cruelty, according to the
type Of hand but il the finger be with.
in due proportion, this sadness may
take the form Of pity for others, or It
may mean q becoming gravity, The
third finger is Apollo, and belongs to
the arts, In n pointed hand Apollo
will give poetry and music Compost.
ton y in n "square" hand, painting,
sculpture, there art leaves the domain
Of the purely cortemplatiye it becomes
partly active from the combination OF
manual skill with what is only imagina.
tive y and in "spade.shaped" hand
Apollo will give liistrionic power, an
aptitude for acting, or love OF
theatrical amusements. On the stage
art is Joined in the closest manner to
motion. The fourth finger is Mercury.
II well proportional 1t promises scien.
tic turn OF mind, resourCefulness, and
liplomacy-tact. The thumb is Venus.
Chirognomony and palmistry agree in
almost all particulars about the thumb.
In both systems ii is treated us the
most important part Of the hand. The
upper joint, that with the nail, stands
for the will /; the second division, the
reasoning faculties the base, the ami.
NAL instincts. PauEs Magazine.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08
IIow Meats or Men May DO Kept cool.

Capt. Warren, famous through his
Cooker" has tried his hand at the
transportation OF meat by tho refriger.
ating process; and the English papers
give his apparatus great favor. Two
patents, based upon a process OF Cap.
tain Warren, have been tried and failed.
The apparatus Of Captain Warren con.
sists OF a small steam engine, to which
is attached second cylinder 70: con.
densing ether vapor. The cold pro.
duced by the expansion Of the con.
densed ether is utilized by being COM
inundated to brine contained in pipes
around which the ether clrculates. The
brine thus cooled is used in its turn to
freeze water or TO cool mir, the water
being contained in reservoirs immersed
in vessel OF cold brine, and the air
conveyed in pipes, which wind back
wards and forwards in such vessel.
The ether being in n closed apparatus,
is scarcely at all wasted, and little more
than its first cost is taken into account.
In experiments made, the air in q room,
after being withdrawn at n temperature
Of CO degrees, was almost Immediately
returned into it at 40 degrees; while, as
this process continued, the temperature
OF tie room was rapidly reduced and
easily brought TO the freezing point.
Capt. Warren claims that the temperh.
turc Of any limited space can thus be
kept to almost any required degree; and
he proposes TO apply the method to the
construction Of cold chambers on board
Of ships, to be used for storing fresh
provisions, or in the case Of merchant
ships, for perishable freight. He pro.
poses also to cool railway carriages in
hot climates, 10 provide cool WINS for
the conveyance of dead meat and other
provisions in India, 10 cool the mir adj
mitted to hospital yards in hot eli.
mates, and to provide mn unlimited sup.
ply OF pure ice ut almost nominal cost,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08

CHOLERA AND PAIS.KIIIRR-Tle ell.
eacy Of Perry Daviss world renowned Palm.
Killer in all diseases of the bowels, even HI
that terrible scourgc tho AsiAtic Cholera, has
been amply tested by the most convincing an.
tliOrity. Missionaries in China and India have
written home In commentator Of this remedy
in terms that should carry conviction to the
most skeptlcal, while ltzpopnlOhty In eommunl.
tlCs nearer home Is ample proof that tho virtues
claimed for It are real and tangible. The'Paln.
Killer has been before tho public over thirty
years, and las won Adeseryedly high reputation
san alleyiator Of palm and proAevOr of health.
It has become Allouselold remedy, from tie
fact that II gives immediate aud permanent tie,
lief purely vegetable preparation made
from the best and pnrest materials, safe to
keep and to usc In every family. ills recon.
msrded by physicians and pelsonsof al elAsstA,
and to-day, after ApublO trial Of over thirty
yeats--lhs average lie Of mAn--li stands IN.
tiyAiied aud unexceiled, spreading lls uloidl-
nesh over Tho Wide void. III large and In
ereasins sac sdords positive evidence Of q
enduring fame = Con
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08

APPLY THE REMEpY.-1t appears that
We need no longer be tormented with
Liver, Kidney, Bladder, and Glandu.
lar diseases, Mental and Physical De-
bility, Partial Inhammatory and Chron-
ic Rheumatism, Dyspepsia aud Morbic
Humors OF the blood. On. WALKERS
VEGETABLE VINEGAR B1TERs conquers
the causes OF all the above Irregularities
by securing perfect digestion, a proper
f0,U Of 6it0, and a free discharge Of all
tcastc matter. II is not vile doctored
whisky, cotton up to deceive the pub
lie and tickle the palate. II is lnedi-
cine to the sick stomach, the relaxed
nervous system, the weak circulating
blood, and the overworked, prostrated
brain. An infant may take it, and to
children affiliated with worms, and even
adults who snfier from this cause,
ignorant of the fact-and their numbers
are millions-it is the greatest remedy
Of the age. Take one bottle and you
will be satisfied that this is no catch.
penny nostrum.-COm.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08
InexpensIrc Ilapnlncss.

The mos. perfect home ever saw
was little house, in the sweet incense
of whose fires were no costly things.
But the mother was the creator OF a
home; her relation with her children
was the most beautiful that l had ever
seen; even dull and commonplace
man was lifted up and enabled to do q
coed work for souls by the atmosphere
that this woman created /; every inmate
OF her house Involuntary looked into
her face for the keynote Of the day,
and it always rang clear. From the
rosebud or clover.leaf which, in spite
Of her hard Homework, she always
found time to put by our plates at
breakfast, down to the story that she
had on hand to be read in the evening,
there was no intermission Of her inhu.
ence. She always has been, and always
will be, my ideal OF mother, wife,
and home.maker.
II to her quick brain, loving heart
and exquisite face had been added the
appliances OF wealth and the enlarge.
ment Of wider culture, hers would have
been absolutely the ideal home. As it
s, It is the best / have ever seen.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08
SantanrA Of MINI. N. TKeed.

VIM. N, Tweed, found guilty Of
malfeasAnce in Office in New York city,
has been sentenced TO twelve years
imprisonment in the County prison on
Blackwells Island and 10 pay a fine Of
sla, 550.1s. Judge Davis IN sentencing
Tweed delivered lengthy lecture on
the offences Of the latter. Tho court
said "that never, either in mytexperence
or in my reading have 1 seen q case
where the evidence was so oyerwhelm.
ing, and where 1t was so impossible for
the Jury, II they, "say the truth, to
avoid conviction. During the whole
of it you remainded until your convic-
ton as calm and serene MS though sup
ported by innocence, while it was over
whelmingly apparent that all your
serenity was only that audacity, that
confidence in the omnipotence Of cor
ruption, rather than reliance upon your
integrity or truth" Tweed is 10 be
confined on Blackwell's Island.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08
An Execution In Cuba.
What an American who was nm Eye
Witness Saw.

Witness saw.
Tho following is the story given by
Mr.. Sherman, IN American who wit
messed the execution OF the Virginius
officers.
" l have been residing for some time
back in Santiago de Cuba, and saw sew.
eral OF tho wholesale executions or
butcheries. will give you the follow
ing details Of the first four men killed,
prefacing 1t with the remark that / saw
the yirginius brought into the port Of
Santiago de Cuba, onthe evening OF the
LIST inst, the time being five o'clock, as
nearly rs / can remember, with the
Spanish colors flying. or course you
know all about the hasty trial and Bur.
riel's excuse for not replying to the
urgent letters Of Vice Consul Smith,
on account Of his religious observance
of All Saints day. The slaughter house
where the first butchery took place is
about l 600 feet square, which gives q
lineal frontage to each side Of about
400 feet. IKE men in question were
placed in front OF this place, which is
M adobe building OF about IS or II feet
in height lin which arc imbedded thou
sands OF bullets, with an overhanging
roof, while on the ground n gutter has
been constructed to receive the rain
which may trickle from off the roof.
Ryan refused to kneel, although re.
peated efforts were made to make him
do so. I knewit was Ryan, because he
had no beard or mustache. The men
were all bound and placed near the
gutter Just described. After many
rounds had been fred the men were
considered dead, but 1t was found that
Ryan was not dead, and n sword was
plunged into his body-but not into
his heart us stated. The first blows
given were into his abdomen. The
soldiers who had been detailed to this
work by General Burriel were wretched
marksmen. After this number Of
cayalrymen came Oh to the spot and
rode their horses over the bleeding
corpses till they were in m almost un.
recognized state. The four heads were
cut of and placed on poles, and carried
rourd by the people in triumph. The
bodies were then, or, rather what re-
manned Of them, placed in cart and
taken out to a marshy spot, about
mile from the place OF execution, and
dumped out like load of dirt in IN
open ditch where few inches OF mother
earth were, perhaps, placed upon them
by order Of Burriel or, perhaps, not.
l felt quite i'll over the sight OF this
bloodthirsty work. /, however, en-.
deayored to make some sketches OF the
narrowing scene, and for this I was ar.
rested and thrown into jail, until l was
released after ! had been kept for three
and a half days in that noisome pen.
1t made me terribly i'll and brought on
a relapse Of fever attack from which
had been suffering for some time. ],
however, obtained my liberty through
the mediation OF our Consul General at
Havana. Isaw likewise the second and
third executions or butcheries. l be.
lieve that the break in the interruption
TO tho telegraph wires was Spanish
ruse of BurriCl to allow no communica.
ton with the Captain General till The
majority Of the Nirginius people had
been shot and he had accomplished his
wholesale slaughter without receiving
waiting orders from Havana or Madrid.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08
Trading Ont.

The French papers have most di.
verting account Of the shopping expert.
ences OF n lady named Anna Deslions.
One day at the Hotel DIES ventes she
took fancy to a landscape by Carat,
which, as she happened to be in funds,
she bought for $4,000 francs. Her
friends told her the picture was not
worth the money, and though not exact.
ly OF that opinion herself, she was
frightened into selling it for 10000
francs, with which she bought din.
mond bracelet. ThcreupOn her nc.
quaintance said she had been robbed,
aud thnt many of the supposed gems
were but paste. That evening the brace.
let was exchanged for pair Of earrings,
at loss Of Q, 200 francs, When return.
ing from the jewelers. she saw minia.
turc chalet in the window Of toy.slop,
and was forthwith overcome by yio-
lent desire 10 take n trip to Switzerland.
Eight days later the ear.rings followed
the bracelet, and with the II, 900 francs
resulting from their sale she purchased
a chalet at Interlaclien. A clock played
the guadrille from Orphce. "Vive
Parisl" the lady cried "there IL no
place like Paris |" The chalet was sold
for 5000 francs, with which she pur.
chased some bronEes, supposed TO be
antique, but worth some 800 iancs-a
price they fetched when sold al the
Hotel dos Ventes fifteen months after.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08

An extraordinary shoal Of hetrinss
lAtoly visited Waterford barber in Ire.
land. The tlsll wero wedged together
inacompAct mass and there was great
danger Of the immense weight breaking
the nets. The farmers from the sur
rounding country cafno with carts TO
carry away loads Of fishes. The tint
Du1eaivin alderman who arrived, In
two days sent his poor vito and family
q cheokfor 60. The hafbcr was soon
crowded with fishing craft md buyers
came uvoF from England and bought as.
mAny 1sl aa they could bArIell NJ
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08

In Florida, stock raising is very pro.
iitable, as a herd Of cattle will double
in value every three years. They re-.
quiro no feeding in winter, and are al.
lowed to run wild aud in common a
all seasons. Every owner puts his own
special mark and brand upon his cat
Tie, and then turns them out to CRAZE
not "npon thousand hills, 4" but upon
one. vast plain. Every spring lie pens
them, marks and brands the calves,
and then Turns them ont again, retain.
ing only sucll as he requires for dairy
purposes No pains are taken TO in.
prove the stock, which IL very infetior.
Four.yeaf.old steers sell Tor about
twenty dollar each
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08

A Constructive cuRrp. = Or. Il,
JamsS, vhiia experimenting, accidentally uiAde
4 preparation Of oannkhlh Indica, which cured
hls only child Of Consumption. This remedy
Is now for sale AZ Ont GLASS Druggists. Try III
prove Il for yourself. Pice e2.s6. Send stamp
Tor circular. caddock 4 Co, proprietors, l032
Race St., Philadelphia Pa,-Conl.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08
MOST OAREFUL PARENTS

can Mace Il In lie hands uf lhtr children without mis-
yivingi wiils L Il SgrcAi!y asd ENaaiNs Pt,tsd'
Mi ~ III ISasS Fltt 4 Z Zee frum every hing
ottetionSle bJ n Tie Ttadng matter and ilntIaouN
Eash uumbsf contains Is lAfgt pages. aud Will y 4
vSenms vaiibi bringing lts tIeaiufu 81 good and glad
,Sme things eFVty hggsl, making Handsome Nolunt
of 15a pages Tor the year,
Oniy rWo n0Ilnrs PET year cash 10 Adrlpet,
Send tWsniy cents ioI 4 spstimtu number.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08

For loss Of Appetite. Dyspepsia, In.
digestion, depression OF Spirits and General
Debility, In their various forms, FERRo-PIos-
PHORATED ELIXIR Of CALlsAYA mado by CAS-
WILL, HAZARD L Co., New York, and sold by
all druggists, Is the bost tonic. As stimulAnt
tonic for patients, recovering from fever or
other sickness, It has no equal. II taken dur.
Ing tho season Il prevents fever and Rgue and
other intermittent ioycn.-0onI
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08
THE GOLDEN HOURS
FOR TnE
BOYS AND GIRLS.

This IL n Monthly Magazine specially de-
tigned Tor the Young Folks II was begun i've yeaft
aEo and has become gEsai fYofts with It's pAiFoha
Zach number has nchntlful Prohtlspiecc,
and other Nice Pictures. New Music. Coed sto'
rIes. SltctehcS OF travels, biography,
science, Natural History, etc. corps q
Abit eonlnbuiaL among the most popular WiilsEa i0f
The N.nnne liInlih Me aIIltlea. lhl
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08

LIKE LIGHTNING are the miraculous
Cures effected with ElAggs Instant Relief.
Aches, Palms, sprHtns, Bowel Complaints, etc.,
cannot ezlSt II this great medlcinois used. Re-
lief warranted, or money rofunded.-CoH,.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08

AnAEsnSa i Colds that settle on the
Lungs soon become very dangerous II not
promptly treated with HALE's HONEY or HoRE-
HOUND AND Tar.
Pixies ToOtllaclC Drops cure in one minute.
fam
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08

Every farmer who owns a good stock
OF horses, cattle aud sheep. and intends TO keep
them through tie winter, should get at once
good stock Of Shelidan'S Cdpdlry Condition
POloders. One dollars worth will save at least
u half ton Of hay.-COm.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-08

Persons who have been thoroughly
chilled from any cause, may have their circulA-
ton At onco restored by taking Into the stomach
q teaspoonful Of JOhnioa's Anodyae Imminent
mixed ina little cold water, well sWeetencd.-
Insn