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Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06
Fora Ii OmssTeao IN the W est.
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PeNNSYl IANIA CENTRAL R. R.
WESTERN ACCOMMODATION TRAIN
AND
FAST EMIGRANT LINZ,
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And all places in the WSst, Southwest a..
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@ NTHR aHoRTRaT AND 119T AoURR.%
Thislina ahOrds unequal ed In ndncOmonta IO Per
b0ns desiring aekeap and passage to lh
West, and the atkantion of al
auehas DESIRE to avail hensalvosO Of tn Homestead
Bill passed by the last Congress.
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad, via its eeE
Meeting lines Is by lS7 miles the shOrtast IORts 70
Chicago aud other prOmin en- lRees In th0 and
s also the quick cheapest and best route to ~
prOmine ent places in the Southwes and Northwest.
Passengers are forwarded In comfortable and AiRS
Passenger Cars furnished with eeAta with
m0yeable backs, water tanks stoves, In Winter and
With such other cOnVonieneos ~ a
comfort Of families.
Throush tiekstsa sOldtoallpFOmiAOntpl plaeesin
the West, 6outhwes and Northwest. at About bal
the usual first class fare.
Children under ave years cid free, and OhllaFOa
pssWesn the ages ofhVO and twelve years pay half.
price.
BSggAg . check cd and forwarded by the AnsGpala
With the passengers. Eightypoundn Of fhagnaga ear
lied free 20 every full passenger.
The train leaves daily except sundays, and tlekOts
must be procured and bAGMA6e eallVafoo aAtho O100
No. l16 Market street. By 3 o'eteek. p. ~.
by addressing the undeEaigned he will fGrWaFdh
yaturn Ofmai, 1res OfohaEgos AoiFollAr o0ntaininG
complete price lit, 3 map, . correct eODY
Homestead Law, q Nd give saeA ether inloEl latieA
may be desired. FRANCIS FUNK Agens
oftha PsnnayIyanta Railr0ad Cnmp0ny,
No. l6 Market Street, Rhila4osphla
pkalAaalpbia: June q. tA4&
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06
Aero battle Education.

A short time since, at the Exeter, England,
Police Court, Mr.. 'Frank TAnnaker Ruhscros
s9n." proprietor of the Dragon Troupe of Jan.
anese gymnasts, was charged by the superln
tendent Of police with cruelty to his son, aged
about 7. The troupe had been performing in
Exeter a week or two, and while staying in tho
city they lodged at the house of Mrs Physick.
This person stated that on Saturday she heard
the sound of blows in the drawiug.room, and
defendants son Johnny" was crying bitterly.
Tannaker and his wife proceeded to the after
noon performance about half past 3 and, MOTTO
ing that the boy was still crying. she went up
ct airs and discovered that he was locked in
cupboard. The boy said his hands were tied,
and asked The witness 10 give him sor9e bread
and cheese, but as the key had been taken from
the lock she was Rnable to do so. The boy
remained in the cupboard until nearly midnight.
when one Of the young men belonging to the
troupe on being appealed TO by the lodging.
house keeper released him. The boy had thus
been kept without food and in most painful
nnussilionf for len hours. Tanmnaker told Che
inGpeciOr Of police that he had simply punished
the boy because he was stubborn and would not
tlearn his lessons" j. e., acrobatic feats, adding
thai he considered he could "d0 a. he liked
with his own This VA. ihe substance Of his
defence. Tannaker admitted to the bench that
he tied the boys wrists up 10 nail in order to
keep him from falling asleep The bench con-
sidered that unnecessary severity had been used
and fined the defendant, with the alternative o.
three months imprisonment. The Mayor
inlimated that the majesty of the bench were
inclined to send him to prison without the
option Of fine, and only reirainsl f,om doin2
= out of coHsi Iteration for the persons in hi.
employ.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06
WILMINGTON Z BALTI-
Il MORE RAILROAD.

On and after WEDNESDAY, October 18th. 1871.
2 PASSENGER car viii be attached to the tfeigh
train leaving Phila aleDhia at 900 .. m. for Will
aington.
The train will stop at Stations as follows whea
siGHallsd 6Eays Ferry. sl2 p. M Lazaretto 9.3S
low 9.49 p. m; LinWOOd, 955 y. M; ClaymOnt, 1901
p N; klleFse, 10 1S p m; arrive Wilmington, 10 80
m, lOetOl II. =. KENNEY. SRD't.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06
panoIna vlewea HIstorIcnIIr.

The Romans performed only sacred dances at
first, and regarded all others as degrading.
Romulus is said to have invented the first war
dance, and Numa instituted the order Of the
Salii, whose occupation 1t was to dance around
altars Of the god Mara. A time came. however,
when the Romans departed from their primitive
nervousness, running into the other extreme,
they honored dancing as one of the most ennoL.
ling arts; they even treated favorite public dam
GERS In manner bsfttiDg great men or sover-
eigns only. The first converts to Christianity
being still imbued with their Pagan customs,
introduced dancing into their new form oil
worship. Large companies of men and womCn
were in the habit Of going out in the deserts to
participate in religious ceremonies, which mainly
consisted of wild, fantastic dances. These hav-
ing, in time, become rather too lcentious, were
prohibited by the ecclesiastical authorities. The
exact date Of its revival is not known, but it
seemed to come in favor at the time of the mar.
riage OF Isabel, of Arragon, to GaIeazzo, the
Duke OF Milan. Catherine de Medic was
the first TO bring ballets and balls into
fashion, and thenceiorth their popularity stead -
lily increased, and dancing became a refined
pastime. In 1861, Louis the XIV, founded an
academy of dancing, the members of which,
thirteen in number, were selected from among
the best dancers in the kingdom. Until the
year 1872, ballet dancers never appeared on the
stage WltnouL Delng masked. Alter leave had
been given them once or twice to appear, on
special occasions, without their masks, they
were finally allowed to discard them entirely
In connection with this, it NAV not bs amiss to
state that women were for long time excluded
from the ballet and the first who ventured upon
the stage in the capacity Of dancers were regard.
ed with contempt. The ever delightful waltz,
contrary TO the German belief,is not of German
origin: II was extremely popular in France
towards the thirteenth century, and became
known in Germany only after that period. Its
popularity was soon established in all countries,
despite Of the prejudice and objections raised
against it: The polka was brought from the
forests Of Hungary in 1740, and created quite a
sensation. Everything was done in polka
fashion; there were polka hats aud polka dress
goods; polka jewelry and polka trimmings.
Shortly after the polka became popular here, or
about the time Mr.. Polk was elected to the Pres
idency Of the United States, and owing TO the
somewhat singular coincidence, many supposed
the new dance was named after him, or in his
honor. The schottische and mazourka came
next in vogue, and from that time fancy dances
multiplied rapidly, many of them going out Of
fashion before the end Of a month.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06

MEDIoAI science has lately made frigh lful
discovery. One of the most eminent professors
Of Paris has submitted to the academy an inven-
ton Of his own to kill animals by blowing air
into their eyes. A few seconds only are required
for the operation, which, hesides, causes little
suffering. Experiments, it is affirmed, have
been made at Alfurt which have succeeded
perfectly. One remarkable feature in this new
method OfkilIing is that it leaves no trace
behind 1t, and it, and is as applicable to human
beings as TO animals.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06

PgncA circulated o report that Mr. Gladstone
had recently said: EVERY day must begin fer
me with my old friend Homer" and the Pre-
HiieF has seen fit to deny the soft impeaOh-.
ment. He saysl II think it right to mention
that, so far as my memory serves me, have
of an hour cOnsecutiveLy during the last four
years, and any dealings of mine with HOmeric
subject have been confined to number of days
which could readily be counted on the fingers
but then, any number of days might be coun-
ted on the fingers.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06

1ne MlNel ram Will run subject to delays Incl
tions where time is given.
NEW CASTLE TRAlNA
Leave New Castle for Wilmington ana PhfiadeI
a. 40 A. NJ. Leave PHILADELPHIA At Nm N and
wilmington at LILO p. NJ. for New Castle.
,,.. SM1 kNA BRANCH TRAINS.
AdditlonHlto those above, leave Smyrna for Clay
ton llSo a. IN, and 7.55 p. m, LeaV Clayton for
smyrna $40 q. m, aud 200 D. m, to make c0nnee-
South.
=. ,,o,,-,-.,, CONNECTIONS.
At TOWNSEND. with the X ent County and Oman
Annes 4 Kent Railroads N-
AZ CLAYTON, with the Maryla and Delaware
Railroad. q
At HAkRIN TON with the Junction and Rr..k
water Railroad.
AtsEAF0RD with the Dorchester and Delaware
Railroad.
At DkLMAR, with the Eastern Shore Railroad
and WieomicO and POcOmOke Railroad
u. y. kENNEY. Supt.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06
pRLW ARE
ARRANGEMENT

yn Ana atef MONDAY, July 2oth,
- = .sSin% ilSI% (sundaSi excsPtedj Trains viii
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06
NEW GWOCEEEY STORE
s. W. Cor. Fourth and Market ST.,
WILMINGTON. DEL

sISa The undersigned TespeetfulIy an-RH
II 80 Mnsunces t0 MS old friends and theEBAS
JaGsAppblc generally that he has cOmplet-
SeGs8ed his new store, and hasOpened with n stock
of fine new and fresh
GROCERIES, SUGARS AND MOLASSRS.
Loveringcrushed, ,granulated and pulveriEed Sugars
soft, white and coffee sHgaFa,
Syrup, and all kinds of MOlasses,
Old Government lava COfiee, Laguira Maricaibo,
Rio, dgaen aud Roasted Coffee; the finest Black and
ireen Teas, White and Red Wheat Family Flour.
new Buekwhe9t' all kinds OfRure Spices, Saru;nes.
Mustard, Pure Olive Oil, Walnut Mushroom and
Tomato Catsup. English aud AmeTican Pickles. J ell
lies. Cheese, Fresh Aell Batter, Bakers Cocoa and
Chocolate, VeFm9eeii, Maear0ni, Washing Soap in
great variety Toilet Soap. Silver Gloss Starch, Cur
rants, Raisins CitrOn, AtmoFe's MiRee Meat, Dried
Peaches and Apples. Cranberries, Brooms, Painted
Buckets, Brushes, Sperm, Adamantine and Tallow
Candles, and all articles usually kept in a well as
sorted Grocery Store. Call and examine my stock.
S-lv JAMES CRIPPEN.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06

Extra New BuclEwheat Mea
CHOICE SOUTHERN CORN CRISIS.
FRESH CANADA 0AT MRAL..
EXTRA FAMILY FLOUR.
Veylow ct y. ". CHANDLERS.
acti7 all HAFkat ptFaota
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06

TURKISH BATH.
No. 9IO MARKET STREET.
go OPEN R0N dEilTE ON
von5nvs' Weahosjass. Eh6Fsla5 and Saturday
from 10 A. NJ. TO 9 p. NJ. 8tB
FOR LADIES EXCLUSIVELY
,"' ana '"0 soAP:M
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06

The Boston Traveller confirms the telegraphic
Seport that among the persons arrested in a
ssceqt raid upon the principal gambling houses
u dat city we're "a president og Boston bank.
Inc institution, a clergyman who resides on the
Iiss AZ he Boston and Maine railroad, several
nrominent shoe Manufacturers from Lynn, and
other prominent individuals
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-06

READING has a large volunteer fire depart
ment than any other city in the United States,
comprising, as 1t is does, nearly 1000 mem'
beTa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-29
IncrematiOn.

The Rev. Charles VOyscy, an eminent
English clergyman, comes out strongly in
a letter to the London Ind6r in favor fthe
new plan. He proposes that when death
has ensued the body should be chemically
destroyed and ''then," he says, sit should
be placed IN some receptacle containing
those powerful agents known to medical
science, which would simply annihilate
the outward form and practically destroy
1t. There would necessarily be some de
post which one might call ashes of the
dead; and these might be reverently gath
cred, and placed in beautiful urn or vase
to be disposed of according to the wishes
of the survivors. They might easily be
deposited in consecrated places, in inches
in the walls of churches, or in mOrtuary
chapels designed for their reception. This,
too might be accompanied by a religious
service; so that the religious element is
left untouched by any revolutionary pro-
pOsal The advantage of all this to people
of highly wrought feelings would be inn
mense. | can imagine the peaceful calm
which would steal over the mind when
one could take reverently into ones hands
the sacred urn and say, This holds all that
remains of my Beloved No horror of
dark vaults and damp graves with their
securing ColIupIlou NO precious DouI
being eaten piecemeal by worms of the
earth, or melting away in a loathsome
stream. The form is changed; the sub
stance really remaining after chemical
burning is not in the least degree suggestive
Of the past or the future The body is
saved thereby from every possible dis
honor, purified from every decay. No
words can describe the relief which such
a process would bring to many and many
an afflicted soul. On the ground Of health
to the community, it would also be most
salutary. We little know, in England at
least, what mischief is brewing for Us in
our seething cemeteries. They are getting
fuller and fuller, at the rate Of know not
how many hundred corpses a day, the
later ones being nearer and nearer the
surface. Many are within four feet of the
turf, and that is not enough to prevent the
escape Of the most foul and pestilential
gases. | know of one old cemetery which
is now occupied by a cooperage, and
which is constantly wet with staynant
water. All around it typhus fever is per
petually raging, The danger would not
be so great if the bodies were buried with
out a coffin The earth would sooner dis
infect them; but as it is, the mischief is
nursed and multiplied a hundreds fold by
the process of decay being delayed"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-29
Destroying CurculiOs.

A YEAR ago our correspondent, Mr.. A S.
Smith, of Indiana, sent Us a remedy for
the curculiO, which was published and
extensively republished. This remedy
was simple and declared to be remedy,
attracted much attention. and we are asked
to republish it, which we do as follows, it
being in season to apply this spring: II
have seen various methods for keeping
these insects off plum trees, but none so
simple, nor yet so etfectual as the follow
ing: Soak corn-cobs in sweetened water
until thoroughly saturated, then suspend
them to the limbs of the trees a little
while after poisoning, being sure to burn
the cobs after the fruit ripens, as they will
be found full of young insects. A good
plan is to change the cObs every few weeks
My theory is this: that the insects deposit
their eggs in the cobs in preference to do
ing so in the young plums. The first sea
son | tried it upon one or two only, and
in the summer was rewarded by a good
crop of as fine plums as ever ripened,
while those on the other trees fell off
when about half grown. Next spring
found sweetened cOrn-cobs dangling from
the limbs of all my plum trees, and the
summer found them full of delicious fruit.
| have never known it to fail, and hope
every one having a plum tree will give it
a trial. n-Ge1nldnt0lon Telegr0Dh
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-29
Some Remarkable Chess-Playing.

THE chess club at Sheffield, Eng, has
been excited of late over the mental
feat of Mr. Blackburne, who fought ten
strong players at the same time, and with
out tie sight of either board or men. Mr.
Blackburne, though only thirty years of
age, occupies a very distinguished posi-
ton among English chess players, and it
is singular fact that he is most success
full when the boards and men are kept
from his view. His opponents on this oc-
casion were seated at tables extending
nearly the whole length of the room,
while he sat near the fire with his back to
the boards, calmly smoking cigar, and
occasionally conversing with a bystander
Play commenced at ) 30, and was contin-
ued until midnight, with an interval of
about fifteen minutes recess, when the
contest had lasted two hours. AT first the
audience seemed afraid to move or speak,
lest they should disturb the memory of
Mr.. Blackburne, but they were informed
by him that he did not mind noise, and
for the remainder of the evening the room
was anything but quiet. The general re-
suit Of the game was that Mr.. Black
burne won six games, drew two, and lost
two. The ten players were all members
Of the club, excepting Mr. Whitney, who
is the Consular Agent for the United
States at Hudderstield, and has some repu-
tation as a chess player, being himself
able to conduct four simultaneous games
blindfolded. Mr. Blackburne was loudly
applauded at the close, and indeed several
times during the match, and especially
when he demonstrated the announced
mate in four moves.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-29
Arctic Wonders.

AS THERE is nothing so solemn IN nature
as the vast desolatlon that reigns about
the north pOle-virgin yet of the presence
of intruding foot or sail, or any evidence
of our human kind-so when we catch
vague glimpses of that land of silence, or
are enabled to lift the curtain of ignorance
that hangs about its outskirts, nothing can
more strike the mind with its impressive
ness We all know that in some lonely,
ice-bound spot lie the remains of brave
explorers-Sir John Franklin and his
company-never, perhaps, to be brought
back to the world of green fields and
pleasant places. But sometimes the Sc
crets of the far North are unlocked; some
times the shadow Of ignorance which en-
velopes it and hides it from our sight
gives way to the light of knowledge, and
the world reads a curious history in the
revelation. 1t has been reserved for Cap
tain Carlson, a Norwegian navigator, to
pierce this veil of mystery, in one instance
at least, and to make discovery, which,
in the recital of it, seems more like a
strange fairy tale Of the far North than a
sober narrative of our prosaic day. While
so many brave men are exploring the
Arctic regions searching for the North
pole, the geographical phantom which
will attach to this discovery. But in order
to approach this subject we must follow a
circuitous rOute-We must 90 back nearly
21S years. to period late in the sixteenth
century, about the year 1896, when one
William Barentz, a Dutch navigator, sailed
away on his second voyage Of discovery
to trace out, if possible, the Northwest
passa ge-that famous imagined highway
to Asia by way of the Arctic Ocean, the
fact of the existence Of which so many
other navigators have vainly endeavored
to realize.
Barentz failed in his search, but he dis
covered Spitzbergen, the vast archipelago
which lies in the heart of the Arctic ocean.
He found it expedient to land upon this
coast, and there he built huts for shelter
and for temporary residence for himself
and for his company. Here he tarrled
during the dreary months of an Arctic
winter, and in due time abandoned the
spot, leaving the huts and their contents,
and returned to his native country, never
to revisit his quaint settlement.
Three centuries nearly have passed
away since that event. The years have
come and gone over those silent witnesses
to the presence of the ancient mariner and
his sturdy crew. In all that time, as we
may believe, no living thing has invaded
the sacred solitude of this spot haunted
with memories of that coming, long ago,
of Barentz and his men. Possibly, from
distance, the walrus and the seal may
have gazed upon it, and from his rapid
flight in the ether some Arctic bird of
passage may have turned curious eye
upon the scene. But no dust has settled
there: no moth has stolen in to bring de-
cav. Even the elements seemed to have
abated their severity and to have protected
with kindly hand the legacy left to their
undivided keeping. The sequel almost
partakes of the character of one of those
| tales wherein the Princess in the Arabian
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-29
SWindling Extraordinary.

FOR month or six weeks past a series
Corporations have been carried on through
out kankakee County of such magnitude
and braSslneSS as to entitle them to the
front rank among the innumerabIe swim
dies of the day. There are six operators
at present, and their Vaccinations extend
throughout the State by successive coun-
ties. Their peculiar manner of doing
business is offering cloths and dress mate
rails in packages of $3.50 each. They pick
their customers, only selecting such as are
abundantly able to liquidate all outstand-
ing obligations. Their notes are taken
and sold at one of the city banks, leaving
them nothing but actual cash on hand.
The contents of the packages consist Of a
shawl or two-one Paisley (?)-silk, pop
lin, calico, alpaca, dress patterns, cassi-
meres, overcoats, and other articles for
wear. After the departure of the sharp
and volube salesman, it invariably turns
out that the goods lose great portion of
their lustre, the cassimeres look woefullv
like shoddy, and the duped purchaser
finds that he has a very IOng-h0rned ele-
plant on his hands. But his note is out
and cannot we'll be recalled, and he is
therefore obliged to swallow the pill with
the best possible grace.
None but farmers are approached
The sales are simply enormous. In
Will County, their last field of operations
before entering kankakee, the sales were
$4,000. One man frequently sells 500
worth in a week.
If our farmers consult their interests
they will utterly refuse to have anything
to do with these alluring fellows. In
variably there is a fraud in any transac-
ton that offers six times the value of the
equivalent asked. Don't touch them
hankdIee (IU) Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-29

Nights deferred her threatened and de-
layed fate by Willing away the tedious
evenings of her cruel Caliph. One day,
in the year 1870, Captain Carlson bore
shoreward in his ship to this icy coast of
Spitzenberg. He landed at the spot where
Barnett had landed before him, and to his
perplexed eyes appeared the vision of the
old encampment.
The huts were still there, just as Myn-
heer had left them nearly 800 years ago
In the rude hearth lay the relics of the
utterly-dead and long-cxtinguished fire
Upon shelf were books from the old
Dutchman's library-a work on naviga-
ton, the latest edition published before
he had sailed, and history of China
translated into Dutch. Jugs and dishes
wherein had been prepared the drink and
food of the Adventures, we're scattered
here and there, and even pair of shoes
was found which had belonged to a little
cabin boy, who, as say the records, had
died upon the voyage. There were also
quaint engravings, and curious mathe-
NAUTICAL instrument intended to assist in
obtaining longitude. All these articles
were carefully collected, and were brought
to Europe on Carlsen's return. There is
touch of the pathetic in this revelation of
the long kept secret Of the articles 1t is
as pathetic, indeed, as that story of anoth-
er old Dutchman, Mynheer Vanderdecken,
whose ship-we have it upon excellent
authority of sailors who come to port, and
who themselves have witnessed the strange
spectacle-may be seen at dawn and twi-
light, in fair weather and foul, rushing
like the ghostly ship that it is, through
the startled sea, or beating aimlessly about
the approaches to the Cape of Good Hope
-Neao York World.