davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15

THE QUESTION SRTTlRD. Those eminent
men. Dr. JAS Clark, Physician TO Queen Vic.
tOria, and DR.. Hughes Bennett, say that con-
sumption can be cured DR.. Wistar knew this
when he discovered his now WIdely-known
BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY, and EXPERIENCES
has proved the correctness Of his opinion, al.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15
poruLAn srYLEs of aaiters for the psople at NOM.

Do not WAIT. this warm weather. for customer
made pair Of seasonable cool walking Shoes gait
ers hut 90 where you have Large stock Of ready
made work TO select from, as good as custom made,
Most If our ready made work has been made sps-
cidLly for our 0tcn Gales an we 0uIrGntee TO al
most every one good fit. from our large and COM
plete stock Call and see at Babcock u Bros, D6
and 2Oe Market street. afos
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15

peaches aDd apricots ,carHe up the Delaware
Railroad, this morning, from points along the
Eastern Shore Railroad. The peaches were OF
the Hale'r Early variety, and were Of very
fine ouality
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15

,REcoVRRED.-This morning. some Jerseymen,
coming over to Wilmington, discovered tho body
OF Peter Dougherty, who was drowned on Sun
day, floating ia the Delaware, They brought it
10 this city and notified Coroner Winslow, who
summoned a jury and held an inquest. The jury
rendered a verdict of accidental drowning" :.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15

ing day gate-keepers at the Pennsylvania de-
pot, four In number, were discharged for fail
Ing to report the fact that uncar clled-
through tickets had passed through their
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15
City NOTICES q
PoPLE OFTEN woHDER ~, ..,.
HOW IT is a'.A'
L7. lI s l.ts AiA F
THAT BABCOCIE & BIO

Do so much business when other houses are so dali.
The facts Of the matter are simply as follows
lst. We advertise ONLY lOhot zoe kaDe for sale.
End. We haze for sale what We qdpertise.
Srd The people buy our shoes because they are
pleased with the styles zoe make, . II . ..a- .a.' =.
4th. The people are sati4fed that they get HIH
vaIie for the TloneV they leave with and they
come again and send ieiF friends and so the multi
pication of sales and customers have gone on, un,
til in lees than sac Of constant application an0
hard work, we have built up trade, that far ex-
ceeds any in Wilmington. sa.r.. l.ll
We invite every body to call and see il the above
are not sHbbor facts, at 206 and 20S Market street.
Wilmington. Del. s4-ar ~ -
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15

Sill anotker Reduction, in the prices Of Ladies'
Lasting Buttone1 ant Leced Caters. to reduce our
'N''' - ,,-.r / : BABCnCK h BROS, Lax
jyl4.2w si i, POS and 2OS Market Street.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15

CHEAP CoAL.-Stove at IS IS. Nut, IS Is per
224O pounds for UAsH only, at the wharf south
of Market street bridge. VIM j. BBoWN.
July 1st.---3m. r ....a t.r
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15

THE LARGEST SHOE HOUSE, IN THE STATE
Qua SUMNER stvlos. walking shoes and gaiters. are
lok cool 0enteet and give general satiacOn to the
wearer. Great variety and our nrices are low At
Bsbcock & Bros, 206 and 2Os Market street.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15

Nor Much BETTER Little Charlton Rntb,
who was injured so badly at Sixth aud ,ratnali
streets, is still in critical situation His condi
don has not varied to any extent since the morn-
ing atter his accident, and bis ultimate recovery
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15

kkSSRSSs S Z II $ sAs sBy Bydss Ct wv
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15

CoRREoTIoN.-Mr. w. q. Pierce, carpenter
and builder, is the contractor for build
ing the Catholic Orphan Asylum, on the N.
w. corner Of Sixth andWest Streets and not p.
Dillon, as our reportstatsd few days ago.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15
LOCAL lnfarLtaEnoT.

The The ~satAsr q bsSlaAinS 10 ct Oppro'.ivo
4randywine and Mutual Loan Association
Democrats should attend the meeting to.niRht
at the Americus Club rooms.
The Chester County tragedy is everywhere COM
pared with the West case.
Mullin, Front and jefferson streets, sells prime
Yaras and unexcslled H4vanas
The annual festival Of the WILMINGTON Rife
Club Is announced in our adveTtising columns.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18
Gold is a speciality Of loslif0aaia but

Gold is a speciality of California but
most people viii be. ustoaishci ~ !sarn
that California gold exists in other de-
prosits than those of the, gulches and
poartz hills on the Golden States. Re.
Gently an inn keeper in Switzsrlaaa On.
dcrtook to carve d galifofliiaefhaaA md
discovered deep down iur che ,sorcins
strata nugget Of pure gold tof the size
of walnut. This discovery, may give
new direction to the effort of gold hua-
,ers, and We may yet i've to see pig
gold quoted from the bills Of ladiug of
California ships The mining of CALI
fornia hams, If carried on to any great
extent, will, ofcourse, greatly iscrsaso
the price of porks bpt if it proves, to be
as successful as tho pearl fishery We shall
soon Look upon the, pig precisely as We
do upon the pearl tIoystesAa oily the
worthless Envelope cdseriiig'ths ip;raeious
deposit Within Probably those gentls,
men who formed a company 70, collect
the diamond and raRiies sii Of Arizona win
lose no time in, forpiEg. "a pig mining
gold cOmpapS phd PTSsssa q prs-smps
all the wild pigs OF ealif6yaia. nags
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18
SAVED BY A DREAM.
by KATIE MAUD ST. JOHN.

Il do love youi dearest Olive = ex.
claimed Elired Thornton earnestly. and
he gazed with admiration on the beauti
iul girl who sat, with pouting lips, at
the piano on which he was leaning.
i doubt it not, but then
Here Olive Esty hesitated, and a
deep crimson sutfused hor checks aud
brow
But then! what is it sweet Olive p
exclaimed Eldred, quickly.
'Ah, Eldred, yon know there is
great barrier between us, which, if not
removed, shall ever keep us ap,rt'
"a barrier What is it SEQ none =
Dear Eldred, you do see it-you for
get you indulge altogether too freely in
Intoxicating drinks. This is the barrier
to which | allude, and one which must
be removed before [ consent to be yours,
said Olive, and sthe expression arounu
the ruby lips grew more. determined.
Eldrea Thornton bowed his head in
silence forffully five minutes but when
he raised it again, he looked straight in.
to the beautiful blue eyes before him
and, in a voice husky with emotion,
said
Dearest Olive, confess l have been
hitherto topper, yet l sincerely hope
shat in the future | will keep the
promise l am about to make you TO-.
night:
'Never will l again touch liquor or
frequent the tavern. From this day
forward I will do all I can to atone for
my past life.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18

"a ra 6R EDSk -tg.1rS-s-
Five dollars! Oh, Bridget, wish /
knew Of any w=j 81 whiek / could Earn
five doilars. 'FoTfH l ~ az
Our sccnc was 10 silk lined boudoir
no ricturesque wooded ravine fringed
with ferns and. musical with the ripple
# moss brown waters, but only al. ua-
dcrgr"und ei'y kitchen, with gloomy
raugc al wash tubs on one side, aud a
scantily furnished dresser on the other.
AND Minnie AkeFly, a beautiful young
girl of seventeen, sat pcrchcd on the
aforesaid tubs, swinging hcr pretty little
fset'to aud fro, while a stout Irishwo-
man, with basket on her arm, stood
opposite. fg
You, Miss dearv echoed Bridget
Nal ny. But sure that's different thing
altogether
We need money SO badly said Min
ME soberly. And now that papa is i'll,
andl has lost bis Office, We have SO little.
Map.a >merdsd point Lace for Madame
lheris last week, and got little. And
Sara advertised for a place as nursery
governess, but no one . answered the
adyertisemept. l could teach, [ think
but every place is filled, aud Mr., Rus
sci says there are ten applicants at least
to every. vacancy
The pity of itP sighed sympathiziug
Bridget, when the likes Of me gets
more work than she eau de. For there's
u jintlsman sent dozen shirts last Mig
to be done up, and its meself will have
to send 'en back .
How much do you have a piece p
Minnie eagery asked.
= a shilling, Miss - 'Ef
"rhat would beitwelse shillings-a
dollar and a,half,, said Minnie mcdi.a
lively. >s.ual -
Bridget, would you let me do hem {?
s!'You, Miss Minnie !
3d., coaxod the girl. Il know
could. l did papa's last week, and he
never knew that they were cot iroued
by regular laundress. l should SO
Ike to earn little money all of my
own, I could buy mama some wine,
and Sara new winter dress, and--Oh, >
with long sigh, 4 could do 50 many
nice things if only had a. little mon
ey.'
'WelL I declare said honest Bridget,
rubbing her nose. aud you Judge
Akerly's daughter? z I
Won't you let me Bridgetr
Minnie had jumped off the wash tubs
and come close, to tho good ,natured
ltishwoman, with sparkling eyes and
cheeks deep dyed with the earnestness
Of her pleading. please, l could come
10 your house this afternoon, and papa
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18


" GRANNY CoppEBs.AThe firse copper
coinage ofthe United States HaaI rnsAAs
in the year i737, and S;qppsetiept can
claim the DISTINCTION. rThese, .ceppera
were made at CRANKY, by John Higley.
blacksmith. At that time CRANKY
was almost wilderness, and monsy wac
to be had with great dfdioaulty. The few
coppers coins in circulation were British
half.pennies aud iafssinsssl Higls5aeabs.
less Obtained copper fromaho,ismeps
old mine near Granby; and il wonla
snem to have been valued three times 81
much as old King Georges k=lfpsnnies,
The coin Itself represents u dssf, dear Il and
also bears the inscriptions: "VaiRs1aab
as you please, = the rcrsria lheingy.sH Fam
good copper, 1T37, with three, sieags
hammers crowned indicating that John
Higley thought that labor yet would hs
king in America of the future. On the
other side, "T cut my way through"6ith
broadaxe Ia the csEGet,i ,indicasihe
again that AislSy's1 Haay.aAssoshs
axe would eetits way through thsprims.
cal forest of Men England, OF The
CRANKY coins there are not dossn gen.
uine ones in existence.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18
Always IN. .ADYANCE g
NUMBER 40

object Of particular interest 70 al sn6HssIi
and, doubtless, often relieved Eas SsveFsyi4
of business bf some thrilIias. IEsAatipAe,
outyofthis lE5 experiences. s.l.f..r,
Opposite him, on the Presidents left, /,
has the place Of Hamilton, Secretary Of
the Treasury, in all the alsftnssSl ans =
vigor Of thirty y-three yoars. IF time 4
had matursd his tailebs, 1t Had n6s less+H
eusa his self-sufioieuc5 becanaes sasystsr,
oil his short life had been success, and; :,
had associated chiefly with, men whs
possessed nothing either of his Anency
or his arishemetic. a positive velisVb
ment, little gentleman, with as fiFnsps
faith in the apparatus offinance as sGeu.s
eral Knox had in great guns. He was,
now in the fall tide Of activity, lobbying !,
measures through Congress, and organi-
zng the Treasury Departmcnt--tKS moss
couspicous man in the administration
except the President. gt ID sssbf
As'usual, his unseen work VAS hist
best. In organizing systens sfeollec.er
ing, keeping aud disbuTsipg the revenue,
he employed so much fact, forethought
and fertility Ithat his successors have
each, in turn, admired and retained Rfso
most important dsviaeg. He affaassaf
the System 30 that The seestars OsslGe
Treasury, at any moment, cohld suryey
the whole working Of it aud be held ats
command all the resources ofthe United
States subject to lawful use, without be-
ing able TO divert one dollar to a pbstir-
pose not specially authorized. Hecouiai
not 'draw his own pittatee of salary
without the signature Of the fouf chief
officers ofthe department --comptrollsr,
treasurer and register,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18

Yes: here l am craving pardon for
my past lifeP
Eldred sank on his knees, whilo q
ook of astOutsainE Aistca toseF oliysr's
} pale, sorTowfll ssAcss; 4-;.,f
To what Was; owing this sudden
chang e7
1t was .urely the work of God.
Little Edna lifted her dark blue eyes
to her fathers in blank dismay. -
Dearest Olive he murmured again.
y have come TO be forgiven, and fenew
the promise made you long ago r
Thank God 2 said Olive fervently.
'Do you forgiven
with all my heart. Oh,l Eldred, /
have prayed fervently for this hour r
Eldred covered his face and sobbed
bitterly.
ooh, my dear father, don't cry
pleaded little Edna, she laid her little
hand softly on his head, .1~'....
In another moment, she was pressed
to her fathers heart. .a ,,g8,-,
Q, what a happy moment f6r,these
three-one strayed sheep restored--a
husband and father saved from drunk
ards fate. ..
Gladly will we draw a veil over such
scene as'this, for, though one of'hap,
piness, the heart is strangely moved at
such a flow of feeling which character,
ICES one like this g
Eldred Thornton faithfully kept his
last promise, and was ever known, after
wards, as man of exemplary habits.
He soon regained the position he had
lost, and with Olive and his darling
little daughter, resided again with honor
in the house ef his foseathsrs, which
he had the happiness of again calling
his own.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18
Measuring thsiB Baby.

H. "---'I en-
We measured the riotous baby
Against the cottSgS WALL Esg' 3,sy r
lily grew AZ, the threshold, 'a 4
And .,he boy was just as tall! ''a'
Aroyalatiscr lily, - saaql.l.
With spots Of purple and gold,
And n heart like a jewelei chalioe. iiA yy
The fragrant dew to hold. re-
.Nr3tIiT u
without The blue birds whistlod
High up in the old roof f.trees, T.
And to aud fro at the window "it
Tho red rose rocked her bees;
And the wee pink fists Of the BABY = =
We're never moment sti'll's ,t<rHffs z
Snatchipg at shine and shadow
That danced on the lattice still ,,
~ 3.r' a st9 80 a.
His eyes were wide as blue-bells,
His mouth like flower unblown;
Tro little bare feet, like funny white mice
Peepeti out from his snowy gown!
AMI We Thought. with thrill ofrapture,
That yet had n touch OF pain,
When June rolls around with her roses,
~ - A-S1SuAS ''iiS wy NbHih' H. f..s q
All, me! In darkened chamber
With the sunshine shut away,
Through tears that fell like bitter rain,
We mcaspretlthe boy to-day;
And tho little bare feet, thhtlwere dimplcd
And sweet rs a budding rose,
Lay side by side together, fs.}
In The hush Of a long, rcposo!
Up from the dainty pillow, q.
ritc rs tho risen dawn,
The fair li:.le face lay smiling,
; With the light Of heaven thereon
AMI the dear little hands. like rose-lcavcs,
Dr3rped from rose, lay still,
ever to snatch At the sunshine.
That crept to the shroudcd still!
We measured the sleeping baby, i.
With ribbons rs white rs snow,
For the shining rosewood caskct
= That waited him below.
And out of this darkencd chamber
We went with childlcss moan
To the height of the sinlcss angels
Our little one hal grown I!
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18
:. - SATURDAY, MoRNTNG -JANUARY- l8 1878.

would think was walking in the Park.
| 'Sute you'd be kindly welcome, Miss,
ac eded Bridget. Only
And away ran, Minnie in great ylee
20 make all necessary preparations for
tho AFTERNOON work.
/ Il wont tell Sara she thought, NOR
mama, because .hey'd be sure to cry and
make fuss over it. III just steal quiet
ly away after | have made the omelette
for pnpa's lunch. Only, if Mr.. Russell
should call aud the long face fell for
second---'but perhaps he won't. Any
way this is one of the opportunities to
help myself that | have sighed fer
long, and it will be throwing luck away
to neglect it,.
And SO Minnie Akerly stole away at
two o'clock, much to the displcasure of
her elder sister Sara.
Il think she might have stayed to
read to papa, said she, instead of leav-
ing 1t always to ME.
My dear said oonciliatory Mrs.
Akeriy; you must remember that size is
very young, aud ueeds more relaxation
thau VIC do.
'Relaxation7' If they could have
seen Minnie at that moment, with flush
ed cheeks ard sleeves rolled up to the
fair round shoulders, working as If her
life depended upon it, they might have
taken a different view Of matters and
things in general
And the next day she went again to
iron the shirts that she bad washed so
daintily
'Shurs, Miss, you're making them look
like white satin,' cried tho admirius
Bridget. And it's yerself would make
dacent livin' in,ircly, US u laundrcss
20 you would Only its make my heart
ache to see the little white hands OF YOU
all blistered and burned with the irons
p'rLilcd with the suds.'
My hands, said Minnie contcmptu-
ously, "A little glyeerine and week of
kid glowing and they'll be all right
again
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18
The First Cabinet.
TuR MEN wEe SURROUNDED WASHING.
TON.

Mr' Parton, in the Jaunary Atlantic,
thus describes Washington aud his first
Cabinet: nir
Age had not quenched the Ylyacity
of either Of the four Secretaries: Jaf.
tera'n, IT; Knox, 40; Randolph, 81
Hamilton, 33. When in the worlds
history, was so young grouped chars ed
with task SO new, 50 difficult SO mo-
mcntous?
Such were the gentleman who were
gathered round the council table Mt the
Presidents hoase in New ! ork in iiTTSS00 IL So !:
at the head of the table General Wash
ington, now fifty eight, his frame as
erect as ever, but.his face showing the
decrepitude of thousand anxious hours
he had passed Not versed in the lore
OF schools, but gifted with great sum
of intellect the eternal glory of this man
is that he used all the mind he had in
patient endeavors to fnd out the right
way, ever on tho watch to keep out of
his decision everything like bias or pre-
judice; never decidin, till he had ex-
hausted every source of elucidation
within his reach. Some questions he
could not decide with his OWE mind and
he knew he could not In such cases
he bent all his powers to ascettaining
how the subject appeared to minds fitted
to grapple with it, and gettiug them to
view it withou. prejudice.
/ am delighted to learn that Mr.. Car.
lyle can seldom hear the name of Wash
ingtou pronounced without breaking
forth with an explosion of contempt
especially, it is said, ifthcre is an Ameri
can within hearing. Washington is the
exact opposite of a fell Carlylcau hero.
His glory is that he vas not richly au-
dowed, not sufficient unto himself, nor
indifferent to human rights, opinions aud
preferences; bat feeling deeply his need
of help, sought it where it alone 1as to
be found, in minds:iftssd by nature and
training to supply his lack. 1t is this
hoartfealt desire to be right which shines
SO affactingly from the plain words OF
Washington, and gives him rank SO far
above the gorgeous bandits whom hero.
worshippers adore.
On the right of the President in the
place of honor, sat Jefferson; not forty
'evon, the senior of all his colleagues
older in public service, too, than any
of them tall. erect, ruddy: noticsably
quiet, and unobtrusive in his address and
demeanor; the least pungnacious of men.
Not fanatic, not an enthusiast bat an
old fashioned whig: natured upon :'old
Coke" enlighte aed by twenty Eve years
Intense discassiou-wi.h pen, tongue
aud sword-of Cokoan priuoipla. :,
from the latest commeate,v unon CT
the ruins of TIE Bastile-still his rad
Paris waiscoat aud brooches he w,. =,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18
trohin, p'ddlipg ssiu Che gutter does
Mrs. Bridget Maloney i've herep

trchin, p,ddlipg siu che gutter does
Mrs Bridget Maloney live here7'
Master Malonoy pricked up his ears.
IT'S my mother he said ! an it's in
the basement you'll find her.
Mr. Russell, with his sister standing
austerely by, tapped once at the door,
twice three times, before Mrs. Malonsy IS
fine contrallo voice shouted out
Como in, whoever you may be, an ;
do not stand there kaockin' the door
down. Och, an beg your pardon. l
didn't know it was the quality
But Eugene Russell stood still in tho
doorway, his eyes gTned to the scene
that met their gaze-b'innie Akerly, in
a buff calico dress and White apron, iron.
ing diligently away, with pile ofsnowy
shirts son her left hand. and q basket of
sprinkled linen on the right. And Min.
ME herself colorcd Ike the red, red
rose, for minute. ,s3
why ain ushamodf' she resolutely
asked herself 'Am Iidoing anything
wrous? ! won't DC su0h fool :
Aud with this doughty resolution in
her mind, she glanced calmly up, the
pink shadows still glowing on her check.
'Good-aftcrnoon, NJ Russell she
said calmly. "2'''lF
q
And Eugene stammofipgly introduced
her to his sister, who had stood judi
cially cycling the whole scene. I'.
It's the gentleman a wantin' his
shirts, an sure they are they'er not
done yet, cried blunleting Bridget.
But they will be Son. said Minnie
quietly am on theiast one now-if
Mr.. Russell will sit doSn aud wait few
minutes Eb
You, Miss Akerly, ironing my shrts?
Even So, Minnie answered. The
truth is, Mr. Russell, No are poor and
although ironing shirtsfis not so gentecl
an occupation as giving music lessons or
making wax flowers, lam glad to earn
little money in an way. believe
those shirts will give lAtisfaction,' and
she smilingly glanced ST the CON pletod
pile.
Miss Helen came Earwsrd with her
gray eyes fairly lumi us with satisfac-
.ion.
my dear, said sue, L conIdn'. have
done them better myself, aud that's say
ing good deal.'
AID -hc nodded, in an approving way
4; her broIher.'
Minnie Akerlr went home with the
dJ!!nr and halt in her p ,cns., ti.s Al; :s,
triumphant little capitals. yoa ever be
held
Il don't think Mr.. Russell was very
much shocked, she said to herself; tor
he said he would keep my secret from
papa, aud promised to call this evening.
And three months afterward, when
Eugene Russell was married to Minnie
Akerly, he wore one OF the very shirts
that had been washed and ironed by the
brides fair hands.
1 could not be half so proud Of it,
he said, 'if it were fashioned out of
cloth of cold
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18

The heathsns IDEAS lpf. sba uses and
habits OF deep sea Geographic cables are
rather peculiar. Some Of these innoesns
Confnoians make living BY fishing up
the wires, cutting them and selling tbs
pieces. Occasionally they IburyA their
dark ways by resettipg the cable like Q
verbena or gerauium, in order that it
may grow and serve for future preyis-
lou. 'sR 9't
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18
WINNING A LOVER.

"a go E3St W.{YFar
Five aollars! Oh, Bridget, ! wish
know Of any w=jj byy which / could Earn
firn IL, ii.,ra ,HltTIy I'D
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-18
The simplicity cha. believes y

The simplicity that believes ~
are the innumerable o.; .ns stars
ing 6nco,s .ads of GODS shin.
;os-. piercing the heavens, is
3-ltely more blessed thas the astase
skep'icism nI' that believes nothing.
You may CLEAN knowledge By read.
ing' but you must separate the ~hea,
from the ohaff by thinking, y