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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

Two years after this, one, qulst night.
| was giving frail homeless glrl a ride
Her lifo had been shipwreeked. Drawn
away from home by proud man of the
worle, che had drunk the dregs Of sorrow
to tho bottom Of the cup. I speke Of
Alice.
"Allcei Did you know her7 why, she
and l were Ia tho same house She had
a generous heart. Do you know about
her 70
mo. Tell mel"
"a few months ago che was taken
very III, ard the doctor sald She had bet.
ter be carried to tho hospital. She had
the best OF care, but her body was waak-
ened by the life she had led, and there
was no vitality to revive Il. She lay in
delirium for weeks. Finally one bright
morning her eyes opened, and her brain
became clear. She knew she was going
TO die. She had made no preparation for
II. She saw her destiny, and With a
shriek that pierced through that immense
hospital, she went out alone To meet her
Maker.
She was brought back to the honse.
We telegraphed the mother that her child
was dead. A telegram came hack, and
aoout the dead body those f1rsaken girls
gathered to hear the mothers message {;
AS my daughter chose living among har-
lots, they are welcome to her body =
| How that stamped itself into our heart.
How We would have cured that mother
! could we have had her iherel Such words
from those who call them-elyes virtrous
will never win MS to Christianity.
1--WE visited the bishop, as Alice had
been reared a Catholic. 'Hou dare you
come TO me TO give that girl burial in
eonsecrated ground . and he shut the
door upon us We went back to The poor
cold body that had no mothe'. nhy.,
opened for lie funeral. W,olieonIrlh"ssd W
oie soine money s..d bought conia, end
eo"'o ,rly flowers. We pulled down
-dr Curtains, holed our doors. and gath
cred about our dead. We should somc
time lie Just "a she lay. with probabl
only the hands Of the fallen to bury US
II was sad funeral-only three car
rlage', and lhose full OF wrecl "a ant
wasted lives. In a quiet rook, awHl
from the busy crowds who had made hs
what she was, we buried her. NOBODY
ever came TO weep BESIDE the grave
nobody planted flowers upou Il, only thl
green grass kindly covered II.
eve went back to the house Of Sin
unho ted the doors, opened tho shutter
and rt ceived again the Old Visitors. II e.
said. "Nhcrs's Alice !" and when W
told them they drank thoir o. inc Just
little more slowly, aud seemed to remrm
Der for q few minutes that they hn,
helped 10 send her into eternity. Cbiedg,
Adsapcs.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

The business of manufacturing dwnrfs
by mutilitng children, unhapply was at
one time followed as a profession by
body Of villains who Aed it reduced TO
system. In the preliminary chapters to
" L'Homme Qul Rit,' Victor Hugo gives
an account of the operations Of these
persons, which is iull Of painful interest.
They called themse yes "Colnprachlcos," +"
and they lahored 20 supply the demand
which existed 4 couple Of centuries ago,
IN almost every European country, Tor
dwarfs and stoued human beings for
the royal palacrs gld for the homts OF
the wealthy nobility. The King must
have his msshapen jester; The llue lady
her fantastic page or i1otmaui the noble-
man his hunehback lAckcy aud even
the Sultan his Crole-qus bsfi ion for the
seraplio. The demand was TAR greater
than the supply afforded by the feaks o.
nature, ane the Comprachicos undertook
To make good tie deficiency. They fab
ricated monsters on a large scale. The
headquarters of this Infamous fraternity
were IN England, but It's ranks were re-
cruted from all countries, and its opera
iiohs were extended to other countries.
The COmprachicos wero suppressed by
statute under William aud Mary. Their
couuterpaits are said, however, to exist
at this day in China. The Chinese oFer'
ators take child of two or three years
old aud put il in porcelain vase Of some
odd shape, but without lid or bottom, sc
that the head aud feet are exposed. IL
the daytime tie vase is kept up ight; al
night II is laid upon its ride, 20 that tht
child may sleep. Thus the cLill grows
alling up tho spaces in the vase with ~
compressed aesh and twisted bones. 1hii
growth 20 tie botLe lasts for severa
years. Alta given period It is withOu
remedy. When the mould has taken AM
tue montter Is made, they break tie vas
aud the child comes out OF 1t.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

The Troy Prs,s says that the site
Of the State street VI. f Church, In
that city. was selected through the
nstramentality Of dream. Dr.. John
Louden. a prominent physician, who
died upward of nifty years ago. was
leading member and worker of the
Methodist denomination, and about the
time IL was proposed TO erect an ediace In
the yicinily Of State street, the good
doctor dreamed that he saw flock OF
white doves alight on the lots at the cor
ner Of State and Fifth streets. The i'm
preston of the vision was SO vivid that
the doctor could not shake II OF. He in
sisttd that II was a good omen, and that
the church should be erected on the lots
above named. So strenuous was he in
this that he carried his poipt. aud the old
STATE street sanctuary was erected, TO give
I way in due time to the beautiful edihce
now located on the Site Of the old brick
4 structure.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

Fire brick stoves & r. hot-blIst furnaces
are attracting IL good deal OF attention
among irol producers. Ttis improve
men. Is designed u Increase and utilis
all tue heat OF the blast, AID consequently
to decreased CONSUMPTION Ut tuel neces'
sary in operating the furnace. The
greatest Temperature which can be gCt
through the usual system of metal pipes.
WilLout danger Of the pipes melting, Is
1900 10 1850 degrees, but with these new
firf.brick stoves the temperature may b.
advanced, without rick Of damage, tc
2OUO degrees. Two or more of these
stoves can be a.tictei toa single furnace,
and a. present, niuet tu of sueh furnace,
are in operation in England, France aud
Luxembourg, hlty eight OF the stov,'
being attached u Them. In various parts
of tue worie tLirty y-tine such furnaces ars
belag constructed, Of which sevea, con.
ta.aing twenty-five stoves, are in th'
United States One Of these lew fur
naceg Ii nearly finished at Port Henry
New York, and will be " blown In tnii
autumn, being the fret OF the kind 10 q
into operation IN this country.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13
Annnr.Lived Family.

Tho Heaps family, IN this county, pre-
sent a record OF greater longevity thau
any other family IN the county or perhaps
~ the stste. There arc now living IN
Dublin ~ tiict four brothers OF THIS fam
ilv, " hose names aud ages arc as follows 8
William, aged ~ yeaIs and l month !
John, aged So years and II monlhs ;
Arehihald, aged ~ years and 4 months !
and Elijah, aged 75 years and 5 months
They have a sister living in York county,
whose age, which We are permitted to
state as she 10 u maTritd lady, is 81 years
and months. -.
Ths combined age OF the Eve is All
wears nud S months. Their average age
/, 81 wears aud 3 months. They are chill
dreu of Archibald lleaps, who In lI9s
purchased 100 acres Of land on Broad
4 Crock, iu Dublin district, and removed
ilntLer with bio family from Maishal's
district in 1900. By energy aud fru tallty,
/ so acres adjoining have been added to
the original tract. The four brothers now
occupy adjoining farms ou Broad Greek
! Neither Of them have ever had lawsuit
until nov, the younger brother being en-
/ gagged in legal controversy arising out
I OF the removal Of refractory negro
I from one OF his tenant houses.
/ Their father, Archibald Heaps, was Il
soldier IN the Revolutionary war and
/ three Of his sons hhOuldered their mus
kets in defeuce OF Free Trade and Bail
ors' Right" in 1919. The four brothers
are now, and have always been Jachsoniau
/ Democrats-a fact that atttsts the sound
uess OF their judgment, as their record
as SOLDIERS proves their patriotism.
We question II any other county In th'
State presents the record Of go numerous
a family living such good old axe, snC
ecioyip. so universally the respected c.
teeta Of their neiYhbors. Their family
record is one Of which their descendant
may jastly feel proud.-Bel Air ( Hart
ford Co., Nd. J hgis.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13
rmnrnra Yonr Rnsiness.

To improve a stagnant business the
best remedy or slimulant Is 10 advertise.
This Is necessary in the peculiar state
Of business, when people ere consulting
the newspapers as their household gods
conveying the only true and reliable
source of information on passing evenis,
especially now, In the fluctuations ol
trade. Indeed, so true Is this
that lust now no man, much less any
woman, starts out 20 spend S. green
back without holdWg a council Of econ
omy at or after breakfast with The last
Issue OF the paper spread for reference,
to ascertain where the greatest Likelihood
exists Of getting value received and x
per cent. addition for panic rates. Ad
vertise Let the people know what you
have, and at what moderate prices yot
are selling, and the response will be fount
at once.-N Y. EvsRiag Express.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

The hand eaw. one OF the Oldest I'm
ptments used By men, has undergone
scarcely any change ln its general form
since ii was irst manufactured, notHith-
standing the innumurable Improvements
that have been quite recently made In
the details Of It's manufacture. Among
the antiquities OF llercuIsueuid. there is
q rel presentation OF a saw resembling the
modern frame saw. The GREEKS to the
present day use saw whereby the cut is
made In pulling instead OF ia pushing,
For many years the independent top
s4wvers OF f gland excluded saw mills
from that country, aud IL was not unit
1867 that The Government had advanced
30 far as TO pro ect saW-mi.ls from
mob violence. Gaw-mils were introduced
in this country by he oldest settlers, and
have multiplied with great rapidity as
advances have been made into the great
forests. The manuftclure OF saws has
also been remarkably developed, 70 that
at the present day American saw arc
unsurpassed In the markets of the world
Nearly all the improvements in the manu-
facture Of saws have been made in thil
country, and this may account for The
Increase OF the American trade In saw,
8ithiu the Last halt century, The i'm
provemtnts have been In the temperlnl
aud hammering of tae s,ecl, IN the cut
ting aud setting of the tetth, aud im
portant improvements in the shape OF
teeth both Of circular and straight saws
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

In "My Recollections" Il is said Two
anecdotes connected with the battle OF
Waterloo, have never, l believe, appeared
In print. Que was OF Captain Adair, OF
the Guards, ho, Just before the advance
Of that gallant corps, received mortal
wound in his breast. he staggered and
lell. Forward, Captain Adair," said
the commanding officer, thinking he had
nerely stumbled. Upon which tie dying
man tore open his coat, showed tie
blood streaming from tho wound, aud
calmly responded; Glow can 70 for
ward i' Poor fsllowl he died shortly
af.er The other happened to Captain
Burgess, who was the Brumma of his
regiment. He was shot in the leg, and
amputaton was deemed necessary.
While undergoing 1t, (choroform, which
Is now on such occasions administered,
was not theu in prospective existence) he
said calmly to The surgeon, 81 fear this
will cut short my waltzing."
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13
CAROLINE WHTTTI-rITsEY
= Unoo Famous London Actress Picking Ooal
IN Kansas CIty-A Oheokered Career,
From the Kanss. CITY Tunes. !

-
Inc recent arrest OF humoer OF poor
coal picker4 N west Kansas Clly resulted
lh the discovery ol lhe luellly ana the
pre- en. nome ~ a once very popular ac-
tess, VINO uade her oeout ~, ana ior a
season dove the play-going pubic OF
London wild over nor onsnty and power
el delineetiun' Mrs. Caroline white
sey, Or, az he was beiter known, the
"BrgntoH Fearl," appeared On the stage
IN Drury Lahe about twenty-five years
ago, aud after hril liant season OF favor
and popularity, suddenly faded from the
LonIon stage, and for several years was
lost 10 the public gaze. Nnen next she
anpeaiei I, fore the iooillghts it was as
Mrs. Mhittlesey, Ia tho Theatre Royal,
Hulli Yorkshire.
These brlei outlines OF THIS Woman's
remaraable history were glVon oy herseli
TO nhyhbor, who has by kindness and
attention 10 tne chi d OF TINS glitrd ald
eccentric woman-a LITTLE girl oi thirteen
years, VINO was csssuL " a ialroad
Waterman few days ago. In the act Of
nl.lng her iitle basket WIN coal rom tue
cars OF the Missouri Pseitc Raj road
won her confidence. Mrs. Whitllesey
appeared IN bthali oi her chllu, ana nor
ca!m and lidy-lke manner, ana pale,
cnre-Worn iact, were AL the tloquehce
required to release the little girl from the
wsvUnman'a grasp. This man, to test
the womau's words as TO her poverty aud
destltution, visited her shanty, rude,
upholstered hovei In the bottoms near the
railroad track. The contents oil the
ho ne OF this ouce brilliant woman are a
vivid contrast to her palatial residence
furnished her while the mistress
Of the laIe Lord Deuo'Eh, A clean but
humble bed, few cnars, table, a uum-
berof relies Of the stage, such as play
bills, portraits, etc, and sewing machine.
comprise al her earthly possessions. Al
though poor and pl ehed by poverty, this
woman preserves all the dignity OF a
Queen Elizabeth, a character the has no
doubt filled 10 perfection some day, long,
long ago.
She came TO Kansas City about i've
years ago, and has lived here, since The
death Of her husband Ia 1870, by her own
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

Onenbach has been interviewed at his
house in Passy by a writer for lie Sior, a
portion Cf whose accounts Is as fOllOws /;
"llls study is q sort OF curiosity Ia lttelf.
It Is a narrow, long room nearly one
third of it is occupied by a very small
pi1nin0. On the pidnino hes Il violin,
which Rossini ptesDi ted TO the HiaesirO,
and which had orce belonged 10 PaEAulni,
On the desk Of the instrument layH thick
pile Of coarse, yellow pal er, the last
sheet OF WI ich was cOyei,d with red
pencil marks for on nb'ch WRITES Lis
music IN that way, witaaut using tho or
dmaiy music-ints. He keeps two young
ladies as secretaries, 10 copy his compOsi
tlous for the press. The room ls built
with especial regard TO acoustics, aud the
p;anino sounded wonderfully well in il,
when, at my request, he played the
overture to his III finished operelte,
'Rlcheieu,' upon whica he had been al
work for eight or ten months.
was surprised TO hear from NJ OHen-
boch's lips that the stern Emi croI
William, ot Germany, was, ,qlslly fond
Z of his sparkling Operuttcs. The EmTeiOl
[ of Austlia, On the contrary, he said, do
not like them. There is not particle
/ of humor in the Hapeburgs, he fald
and Francis Joseph snilIs but yer,
ralsly.' 'Apd Victor Emmanuel
asked. 'He likes nothing but the bale
on the stage, and has no ear for music.
what about the late Emperor NspOleonl
| never was able to 1ud ont whether o.
not LIE liked my music. Persor ally, hi
always treated me with extreme kindness
and poltegess but when / was once il
his box at the Bouiles Parisennes, h
looked decidedly bored during Schneider
best sopge in the Grand Duchess
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13
MUSINGS,

50 lonk-so lonR-and yet so briefl
The spFing.time blossoms bud and blow
The summer grains and grasses grow,
And autumn brings her golden sheat
And drops her crimson loaf
To perish In the snow,
How quick the feet years goi
So long, and yet 50 brief
So dark-so dsrk-and yet 70 light
Sometimes the high walls close around
and life ia buried underground;
Anon the shades OF neither nlght
10 Hades take their flight
And welcome day 10 found,
All full Of JOYOUS sound
So dark, aud yet 30 light
So eold-so eold-and yet so warm
he morning lowers sad and gray.
Yet through the weary, dreary day
The Future shows me every charm.
Fair Hope outrides the storm
and calls me far away.
"ferhaps ~ perhaps ~ say
So cold, aud yet 80 warm.
SO far--so far-And yet so neari
Crushed are the pronisea divine,
And yet QuaR celestial wine
How loathe / every ieper year.
Net mirsges appear
Where heavenly Islands shine,
And she love iE minel
So far, and Yet SO near
-Gsldsn Age.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

Chorley relates in his autobiography
the following story Of the Count D'Orsay :
" When he was in England Tor the first
tlme (vcry Young, verJ handsome, and
not anashed) he was placed at some din
uer party next the late Lady Holland.
Thai singular woman, who adroitly sue
ceeded in ruling and retaining disIin-
guished circle longer than eitbor iaseina'
tion or tyranny might singly have accom-.
pli. he'd, chanctd that day TO be in one of
her imperious humors. She dropped her
NAPKIN the Count picked It. up CALAMITY
then her fan, then her fork, then her
spoon, then her glass and as often her
peigh6or stooptd aud restored the lost
article. At last, however, the patience
Of the youth gave way, and on her drop;
ping her napkin again he turned and
called one of the footmen behind him
sPut my eouuert on the door, SAID ne
Il will fuish my dinner there ! 1t Will be
80 much more convenient TO my Lady
] Hollaud p"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13
A rnnrneIesn IIorae.

Il is common error that tongueless
horse cannot eat enough to subsist upon,
and that II dies literally from starvation
The difficulty Is that they require time to
maslicate their food, hence they prefer
green food, mashes, vegetables, etc. In
Stances are known, however, where
horses that have lost their tongues eat
everything that is usually fed TO other
horses. 4 fire engine company in Bldde'
ford, Maine, owrs a horse that had his
tnngue bitten OF bv q stable companion
three wears ago. He then weighed l,S2'
bounds. He Is little longer In bis feei'
ing than other horses, but appears e
have no difficulty in eating hay, corn ant
oats, lie now weighs ,475 pounds anC
promises 10 add still more 10 his weight
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13
WHERE BARTH AND HEAVEN MEET.

Whether between lie meadows green,
Where sun and shadow play;
Or silent snow fields intervene,
With trees Of lesneH5 gray
Or stately hills send down supplies
To blue lakes ~ their feet
Beyond thrln all, seek the line
Where earth and heaven meet
iTia there the feecy cloudy come forth
10sail upon the aky;
And there the summer showers Ariso
When All the fields ara dry
And thence into my thirsty heart
Come th1ushta both sad and sweet,
When gazing ON that distant line
Where earth aud heaven meet.
Sometimes remote II seems. and dim,
Through earthly mista that rise
Again, distinct and clear a. stanis
Before my long eyes
q taco beloved | caunOt sec
% lips I may not greet!
TIL nte's hnutou line resch,
Where earth and heaven meet,
old asd NeH
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

The ehairmen of the principal standing
committees Of the House arc as follows :;
WAYS and Means, Dawes, Of Massachu
setts Appropriations, Garfield, of OHIO :
Banking and Currency, Maynard, Of
Tennessee Foreign Affairs, OrIh, Of
Indiana; Naval, scoheld, of Pennsylva-
MIA Military, Coburn, Of lndiasa judi
ciary, Butler, Of Massachusetts, Post
office, Packer, OF Pennsylvania Com
merce, Wheeler, Of New York; Indian
Affairs, Averill, Of Mnnesota; Pacific
Railroad, sawyer, Of Wisconsin Manu-
factures, Farweli, Of Illinoisi Public
Lands, Townsend, of Pennsylvania
Mining, Lowe, of Kansas Reform oi
Civil Service, Kellogg, Of Connecticut
Railways aud Canals, MeCrary, of Iowa
Coinage, Hooper, Of Massachusetts,
! Education and Labor, Monroe, Of Ohio
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13
What Money Will no.

This is the way the New York Herald
puts Il: Nixon was executed. He shot
a stranger In the frenzy OF temper.
Gaffney suffered death on the gallows,
He killed man under tho passion OF
losses at gambling and while temporarily
insane through drink. They we're poor
DEVILS, aud if they had escaped the gal
lows by luck and gone to Sing Sing, would
have been put TO hard labor and treated
10 shower baths, blows, aud tue solitary
cells. Stokes deliberately and daintily
picked of his enemy while the latter was
in a trap, and genteelly fired OIL his
deadly Derringer with a gloved hand
He escapes hanging, and will live like au
Imprisoned lord or like the young muir
derer Walworth, at Sing Sing. But hii
friends are highly reapeetable-and they
have plenty Of money.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

A dough Is prepared out Of small green
peas by soaking them thoroughly in
water and grinding thom between stones,
adding water and pressing them through
sieve then subjectlng the mass OBJ
timed to pressure in a strong vessel and
thus removing the water. This dough,
we'll souentd with water. Is poured
through a eourd vessel, usually with ten
holes In 1t, into vessel Of boiling water 8
the higher the gourd above the boiling
water the longer and finer the vermiceli.
On removal from the boiling water the
] threads are Immediately dried
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13
THERE


DO Apy hearts ache thore, beyond the pesOe-
10 fond souls wait, with longing in their
ror those who come not-wim not come,
forever
For some wild hope whose dawn will
never rise
Do any love there atili, beyond the silent
river,
The ones they loved in vain, this side Its
Does The old pain make their heart.htrinss
Aeho aud quiverf
shall go home, some day, 90 home and
know.
The hill.tops are bright there, beyond the
fhining river,
Aud the long glad day, 1t never turns to
They must be blest. indeed, 10 bear tho
light forever.
Grief longs for darkness TO hide its tears
from glglt
Are tears turned to smiling beyond the
blessed river,
And moral pain and psstion drowned 10
its fow p
Then ali We, who cit on ia hither bank
Let us US rcioice--we shall go home and
know
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

The Lexington Press, Decemhei 4 styai
VIM. Bolin, a white man, conylc cd soi.t
days ago Of peiit Larceny, b, s.e- i- q
lumber, and sentenced % receive Pen
lashes, was whipped at tne iai. yesterday.
At the trial Bohu appeared on cru cles.
and the delay in the execution Of the seu
tence was attributable 10 ;ne condition of
his health. Tho general statutes which
went into effect last Monday sbolisn t1e
whipping post, and Mr.. B1lin eau 20 be-
fore the world to-day with the proud cor-
sciousness Of havirg been the last man tc
explate his crimes under the Ga law
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

A new street pavement has been tried
in San Francisco. II is called hydro
carholized brick" and is made OF bricks
Of a soft, porous nature, which are boiled
in coal tar, which renders them tough
and nearly as hard as granite. A road
bed is made by levellng the sand and
packing Il with water. A layer Of pre-
pared brick Is then laid fiat wise, each
brick being dipped in boiling tar as it is
put down. This is oNeTlaa by second
course Of prepared bi.ck placed close
together, edgewise, each brick dipped az
before. The interstices arc then allied
with boiling tsr, and tho whole covered
with a thin layer of screened gravel.
The cost is about thirty-six or thirty.
seven cents per square foot.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

Lawyers who occasionally have trou-
bic in getting their fees may be interested
in the plan Of R. h. Lindsay, well.
known p.eader of Virginia City, Nevada.
A man named Lcgate got into trouble by
passing fnrg, d checks, and promised
Lindsay s10o if he should clear him.
Legate was released, but tried TO evar e
payment of the fee. Lindsay knocked
Ills client down and got $50. He knocl ed
him down again and got SEQ more. TIE
lawyer then gave receipt.