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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
Some Social Chit chat.

kfAlm Nue NoW loiA hNoatnk ahAs
The Polouaise promises to continue
being worn all through the spring.
Jewelry made of Jet and cut steel is the
proper thing for half mourning.
The rush of Americans to Europe, II Is
prophesed, will be greater than ever next
summer.
The latest In chatelaines IL OF tortoise
shell With a beautiful viualgretts of tortoise
shell, glass and gold.
The two new dress materials for spring
wear are India camel's hair and Vigogne,
a light, soft, woolen fabric.
The new Trlauon fans, besides being
very stylish, are extremely comfortable
and effective of zephyr compellers.
Long trains are now worn only for oc-
casions of great ceremony. For ordinary
evening dress the dem-train is in favor.
The latest revival of an old fashion Is
the tight Medicis sleeves with a great puff
on the shoulder, such as one sees In old
paintings.
It is much the fashion this winter for
young society men to give Germans and
the like at their mothers houses, issuing
/ the invitations in their own names.
There is a strong movement on foot in
I society 10 make lne hours OF social enter
tainments earlier. There is no good rea-
son whatever for the late hours kept by
society, and they are ruinous to health.
If you are about to accompany a young
lady to party, it is triaing with her feel
Jugs and abusing feminine confidence TO
inquire anxously what color she intends
to wear and then to neglect sending her
u BOUQUET.
A youth, returning home from a large
dinner party, was so very tired that on
getting inside the outer doors OF his pater-
nal yestibule he concluded to pass the
night there. He first took the precautiou
of putting his boots outside to be cleaned.
He has missed them ever since.
A family up town were startled the
other night by tremendous trying oi
keys aud rattling at their front door
The gentlemen rushed to the scene Of
action in time TO catch the remark of q
retreating figure, to the effect that he
"thought them door mats didn't look lik'
our'n !"
A friend of ours, whenever be wishes tC
remember anything particularly in th'
morning, always turns photograph face
to the wall before retiring, and usually
spends the greater part of the next dal
pondering over the problem what thu
mischief 1t was he wanted to remember
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

The Board of Directors of the Public
Schools OF Pottsville, Pa, have Just had
q school census of that town taken. From
this census IL appears that there are in
that place three thousand children between
the ages OF six and sixteen, and that of
these six hundred and sixty-three were
not, at the time the census was taken,
members Of any school.
Mr.. Patterson, the superintendent of the
schools Of the. town, in commenting on
the returns Of this census, suggests The
following means for securing better at
tendance at school.
Let our Lawmakers limit tho number Of
pupils In primary school 10 about thirty.
Let each town be divided into districts
which will contain abou. Thirty pupils OF
the primary grade. Let these primary
teachers teach from Q to l2, and from 2 TO
A, and from 4 TO D visit In their districts.
Go at the close of the scho u day to every
parent whose child has been out. Let
them 90 whether the children have been
out of school or not. Let them become
thoroughly acquainted with all the Cdu "a
! tional interests of their whole district, 81
that they could be able to give correct
school census at twenty-four hours notice.
! What we want is WOrk, hard p0rk The
educational status of our tardy and negli.
| gent citizens can DC raised one hundred
per cent. every year, If those who have, OF
ought to have, these Interests at hearl
would go TO them With right spirit. We
as teachers are too apt to sit in our school
rooms waiting for the pupils to come tC
us. We wonder why il is that parents ar
so stupid as not to see these things as W,
see them. We must remember that theiI
minds are altogether directed in business
channels, and Il our claims are tc com,
before them, they must be pressed by us
If our claims are presented in the right
spirit, parents will be convinced, and thel
will act. We find agents securing thu
face of the earth on all conceivable erlands
in ali kinds of business, persuadiug mel
on all suhjects-every class active saw
school teachers alone, who are waiting
for the people to come and consult them
and who wonder why they don't come
Teachers heretofore, as a class, have onl'
recognized the contract which they hav
made with the directors. They seem Ut
conscious of the fact that when they con
sent to take charge of from fifty to a hun
J dred young immortal minds, that sha
continue to exist through the never endin
cycles of eternity, they have made solem
( contract with Heaven, and that they al
not carrying 1t out.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
DeES GOD EVER Sc0LDf
A Searching Query by Baby Philosopher
for Seeding Parents TO Ponder.

'sMother,n said little girl, adoes God
ever, seold ~ She had seen her mother
undar circumstances of strong provoca,
ton, lose her temper, and give way to the
lmpplse OF passion; aud pondering thought
fully for moment, she asked
seMother does God ever scold 7"
TIE question was so abrupt and start
lingthat II arrested the mothers attention
almpst With shock, and she asked
''Why, my child, what makes you ask
thatquestion 2"
"escause mother, you have always told
me fhat God is good, and that we should
try lobe like him, aud should like TO
know II he ever scolds.o frff
"Na, my child, Of course not"
"Well. Pm glad he don't | for scolding
always hurts iue, even If feel l have
dond wrong, and II don't seem to me that
! eouid love Goa very much n he scolded."
I've mother felt rebuked before her
sImpls child. Never before had che heard
20 foroible a lecture on the evils Of scold-
ing. Ths words Of the child sank deep
into ker heart. and she turned away from
the i1nocent face Of the little one to hide
the tears that gathered to her eyes. Chill
dren5 IRE quick observers and the child,
seeing the effect of her words, eagerly In
qurett
"Why do you cry, mother was It
naughty for me to say what | said 2"
"No, my loye--it was all right | was
only Blinking 1 might have spoken more
kindly, and not have hut yourfselinRs By
speaking so hastily and in anger aa Ibid 7"
80. mother, you are good and kind, only
| wish there were not so, many bad things
to make you feel and talk as you did Just
now, II makes me feel away from you so
far, as If / could not come near you as /
do when you fpeak kindly, and, oh some
times1 fear shall be put of. SO far never
can ~ back again.
"No, my ychlld, don't say that" said the
mother, unable TO keep back her tears, as
she falt how her tones had repelled her
little one from her heart and the child,
wondering what 80 affected her parent,
but intuitively feeling 1t was a case requir-
ing sympathy, reached up, and throwing
her aims about her mothers neck, whis-
pereds--
''Mbther. dear mother, do | make you
cryI Do you love ME 7''
Oh yes love you more than | can
tell, said the parent, clasping the little
one % her bosom, s'and / will try never to
scold you again, but II I have to reprove
my etdld, I will try TO do il, not 10 anger,
but kadly, deeply as l have seea grieved
that she has done wrong"
"0A, / am so glad can get 80 near to
you II you won't scold, and do you know,
mother, do want to love you so much,
and will try always to be good.n
| This lesson was one that sank deep into
the mVther's heart, and has been an aid to
her for many year. II impressed the
great principle Of reproving in kindness,
not IN anger, II we would gain the great
end ofreproof--the great end Of winning
The child, at the came time, TO what IL
right aud to the parents heart.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
Elephants in a ouloksand

On the banks of the river Ganges, says
military journalist, there are many
quicksands and during our expedition a
somewhat distressing scene happened.
An elephant iheauliously came within the
vortex of one; hrst Que foot sank, then
another, and in endeavorlug to extricate
himself, matters became worse no portion
of either of his legs was at last visible,
and the bystanders had given up the poor
animal as lest. Being, fortunately, un-
usually powerful, he three s. veral times,
with what appeared 10 all supernatural
strength, drew foot from the closely
clinging earIh, placing II where, by sound
ing it with his trunk, he found most
solid not until the third time did the
third time did the ground bear his press
ure, when he grad dually released himself
During ths whole period of his troubles,
his cries were exceedingly dolorous, and
might have been heard a couple Of miles !
his grunt, when they were at an end, was
equally indie ltive of satisfaction. The
Internal application of a bottle of strong
spirits soon dissipate1 his trembling, and
restored his equanimity. Many unfortun-
ate elephants ARE lost in these treacherous
sands. when large quantities OF grass OF
| branches of trees are not at hand to form
an available support for them. After a
certain time the poor beast becomes pow
erless and the owner can only look with
sorrow at the gradual disappearance OF
his noble animal, aud lament the peeuniary
loss he hereby suffers, for all human aid
is futile. They have been known to b'
twelve hours before entirely sinking.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
A Good Word for cnurohes.

This extract is from California letter !;
WELL" said the Judge, who is one OF the
leading citizens of the mining town.
agree with you, and we did make an eifnrt
to yet up a church, but somehow 1t did
not succeed. My wife and l talked ii
over she preferred an Episcopal church,
and called a meeting of the most respect
able men of the place 10 choose vestr
The voted me iu the chair, and l nomi
mated Mr.. johnson as vestryman. Mr.
Johnson declined to serve.
He modcstly said he thought himself not
III for the office he liked an occasional
game of draw poker, he said he was
/ giveu to some other worldly amusements,
! like dancing, when there was q fiddler
anywhere around he couldn't resist a
horse race, and unfortunately all the herse
racing In Havil9h took place on Sunday,
which was sure to interfere with his duties
as a vestryman, and so he would rather
not serve.
! ~ told him. continued the Judge,
"that men were not expected to be so alb
solntely perfect in these days; that the
ohair Itself was foad of an occasional lit
tle rame Of poker, and that the office OF
ve-tryman was, In the Judgment of the
chair. purely ministerial but somehow he
didn't see il In that light; he Is modest
man. and he wouldn't serve. When h'
hacked out everybody else did too, aud 81
this effort of ours to get up church tei
through. I've always been sorry for II,
added the Judge frankly, 81 for l think
/ church an excellent thing to have"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
TRAGEDY IN MINNESOTA.
a Double Murder Followed by Suicide

CHtcAGo, February ga special from
Minneapolis contains the following ae-
count of horrible tragedy enacted in
Littletown, Waseoa county.
A German woman, named Mrs. Busen,
was last week brought before the grand
Jury on the charge of adultery. She had
for two years been living with man not
her husband, by name Ruff, but the jury
we're unable 10 indict her.
IL was this morning reported that the
house In which they bad lived was locked,
and that Ruff could be seen from widow
lying on his face near the bed, and that
blood was pla My visible on one side of the
bed, but nothing could be seen or heard
of the woman or her child. The coroner
was Immediately notified, and broke iu
the door, and there the terrible scene pre-
seuted itself
Ruff was lying on the floor, with his
face down, In pool of blood, with his
throat cut, and upon bed near him lay
Mrs. Busen, with her head almost severed
| from her body by cash extending to her
right shoulder, and so fearfully mulilating
the Joint as TO expose the entire surface ot
the humerus bone.
In her left arm lay the little girl Annie,
only two years old, with her throat cut
On the body of the woman lay the hOrIid
butcher knife that did the work. Upon
the door, written in German, was an ex-
preston of regret that the other daughter,
Minnie, who was at school, could net GO
with her, aud stated that she waited fol
her till 10 O'Clock.
The little girl came from school at 4
O'Clock, but was unable to gain admittanee
aud went away. Upon the table wee
several statements In writing, made partly
by herself and partly by Rud, intended to
explain this terrible affair. One of them
is as follows:
Let nobody charge this deed TO Ruff
John Dedrick and Alexander Busen drove
him TO do It. l follow him eheerfully
and thereby the world shall see that oui
affection was sincere. ANNIE RITTER.
His statement was as follows;
Alexander Busen and John Dedrick ari
the murderers of dear Aunie. SHE wai
ready to die and swore l would follow
her. God will judge, and the world viii
set It right. A. RUFF.
The woman seems to have dressed her
self for the deed. She wore her nigh
clothes, all perfectly clean and white ex
cepting where saturated with blood. Thi
evidence showed that Ruff had killed th,
child first and then the mother.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
Eeata In journalism.

The French journals, says II foreign
newspaper, have lately been expressing
their astonishment at the energy displayed
by English and American Journalists. IL
appears that very sharp competition is
now going on among the specials" with
respect to the impending trial of Marshal
Bazaiue. The correspondent of an Ameri-
can journal has arranged for fifteen tele-
grams, which, though they need be only
ten or dozen words each, will, provided
they are perfectly authentic, be paid for at
the rate of one thousand francs (f40)
each. Other American correspondents
have actually been telegraphing word for
word a translation Of some of the Jsttille-
tons in the Paris journals, although 1t is
difficult 10 imagine how there can be any
possible advantage In such an outlay as
this.
During the war in Paraguy, a South
American correspondent set up a tee-
graphic wire for his own use, so as to
communicate the news at the earliest pos
bile date. Finding, however, that the
Paragnayan government were beating him
through their own telegraph, he had ths
au6acily ~ cut their wire. Stories are
told by the same French writer, of the
rivalry between some of tue English cor
respondents. DR.. Russell, for instance,
accompanied the German army on lis entry
into Paris, wrote on his saddle an account,
aud sept it of by special messenger, who
galloped to the first station on the newly
reopen6d line between Paris and Calais
Jumped up by the side of the engine driver,
who had special eagine ready, aud rat
tied off TO Calais in time to catch the mail
He little knew that he was accompanied
on that journey by the correspondent Of a
rival Journal, the Daily Ne,Us, who dressed
as stoker, had no sooner arrived al
Calais, than, running on board steamer
he offered the captain any amount If b.
would get up steam at once. The captain
complied, and the pseudo stoker arrived
in London, just as the messenger from thl
Times landed at Dover. Again, durin.
the insurreetion at Marseilles, the cores
pondeut of the Times, finding the telegraph
cut, hired Il sreamer, which took his dis
patches to Malta, aud thence they wer
telegraphed TO London.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
Emperors Abundant. /.

The following is q corrected version Of
story which has recently appeared 10
print in regard to the visit of the EN-
perors of Russia and Austria and the King
Of Prussia, at Paris, in lSl4;-
EARLY one inrrniHg, Mr.. A, a we'll
known and popular French pastor (who il
still living In a green old age), while
walking in the Bois de Bologne, was ac.
costed by three foreigners, militaires. As
they were strangers they were glad to
avail themselves of the local Information
of the intelligent Frenchmau on whom
they lighted in their early walk, before the
great city was awake. He walked will
them, as their guide, back to the vicinity
of the Tuilerles, when, on his proposing
to take leave, one of them said, "Yor
may, perhaps, like to know the names ol
the strangers whom you have obliged 81
much by your information l am the EN-
peror of the Russias." The next said, 81
am the Emperor of Austria - and tn,
third, 81 am the King of Prussia" Tn,
young pastor being fully persuaded tha
they were practising hoax, aud beipl
himself man of humor, was equal to thu
occasion, and, making a profound bow
said, "And 1, my brothers, am the Em
perOr of China"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

The clouds that stoop from yonder sky
Iuseharae their burdens and are freei
1,be Streams that take them hasten BY
10 find relief In lake and sea.
The widest wind In wales afar
sleeps, pillowed on Its ruttied wingsi
And sonK, through many a stormy bar,
Keats into silence on the strings.
Anh live oiercomea his young unrest,
And first ambitions fight Is DER;
And doubt is cradled on the breast
Of perfect faith, and speaks no more.
our dreams and passions cease to dare,
And homely Patience learns her part,
Yct still some keen, pursuing care
Forbids content TO brain and heart.
The gift unreaehed, beyond the hand;
The fault In all Of beauty won;
The mildew of the harvest land,
The spots upon the riain suni
And still some cheaper service claims
The will that leaps to loftier call;
some cloud IL cast on splendid aims.
,in power achieved some common thrall
To spsil each beckoning victory,
A thousand pigmy hands are thrust;
Aud. round each height attained, we see
Our ether dim with lower dust.
All. could we breathe some peaceful air,
Aud all save purpose there forget,
TN eager courage learn TO bear
The gadny's sting, the pebbles fret
Let higher goal and harsher way,
To test our virtue, then combined
lis not for idle ease we pray,
But freedom for our task divine.
-Baydrd Taylor In March Gallery
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

large number OF farmers are selling
Of.
Middletown Is promised two school exhl-
billions.
Town elections will be numerous next
month.
Two Delaware City chickens weighed
1917 pounds.
Wyoming has organized loan assoca-
tion with GOO shares.
Wyoming Lodge of Good Templars
numbers asout 90 members.
DR.. G. T. Marshall is to remove from
Middetown to New Castle.
Mlddletown's social entertainment last
week was brilliant affair.
Last week W. E. Jauyler shipped from
Delaware City $4,000 bushels OF corn.
II is probable John O'Byrne, ESQ, will
lecture before the Middletown Library
Association.
Hiram T. Downing, Of Georgetown,
has engaged in the raising of African
zerse.
The Fish House on Lewes break has
been purchased by parties who are to con-
vert 1t into summer house.
The second payment on the lots sold by
the Rehobcth Camp Meeting Association
will be payable next month.
The Sussex Journal says the estate o.
the late John Clendaniel has been dis
pos d Of to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned.
The Dover Gas Works are to BE- enlarg
ed and improved soon, and gas made from
bi.uminous coal instead of rosin and
sawdust.
The three headed calf recently born IN
Sussex county aud which died soon after
its birth, has been stuffed aud forwarded
to New York.
W. B. sheaT, of Lancaster Pa, Super.
jnteu lent of the j. II B. r. r. Co., pro,
poses to engage in business on the line Of
his road.
The dams Of the Laurel, Collins arc
Forge mills were carried away during thu
recent freshet in Sussex. The damage &C
casioned is duite hravy.
A Middletown Lyceum has decided il
the neg tive the question Should repre-
sentalion in the General Assembly Of Del
aware be according TO population l'
: next decides in the same manner "Shoult
the usury laws Of this State be abolished p
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
A Modern Fra DIayoIo.

Que of the most remarkable bandits OF
modern times, whose memory will, remain
as long as that Of the redoubtable Fra Dla-
volo did among the Neapolitans, recently
met tragic death In the Oorsican Noun
tains, where he had led a career Of crime
for over thirty years. Antonio Suzzoni was
born at Ajaccio, about the year 1882, only a
few doors from the spot where Napo-
leon Bonaparte first saw the light. When
only 10 years of age he was looked upon
by the people of his native city as the
handsomest aud wickedest boy in Ajaccio.
He had already been arrested several times
for theft and deeds of violence, and was
finally sentenced to be confined and logged
for attempting to set fire TO the orphan
asyum In his native village. He received
the fogging with stoical courage, and
after few days confinement he managed
TO effect his escape. He fed to the noun.
tains, aud soon began TO make himself
notorious again. Before he had reached
the age Of 80 years he had committed
several murders, and a reward was offered
for him dead or alive by the prefect, 10
return for which the young scoundrel
threw some vitrlol In bis daughters face
which dlsfigured her for life, The young
men Of the city organized an expedition
to hunt up the vlllainous Suzzonl. He was
caught while asleep In a haystacb, and
sentenced to death, but on being taken to
the scaffold he was rescued from the hands
of the execullorer by band Of brigands
| He continued 10 his career of crime, mark.
ipg his path by wholesale robberies and
murders. He was lnally caught, and SEN
tenced to death again, but on the morning
Of the day he was to be executed the jailol
found his cell vacant. A search was in.
stitutsd by the gendarmes, who succeeded
In tracking him to a cave In the noun
tains. Eleven bullets riddled the body oi
this extraordinary bandit, and at the poin
of death he frantioally attacked ant
wounded one Of his slayers.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01

two weeks, and one morning l arose with
the uncomfortable feeling upon me that 1t
had all come to an end, aud / was TO leave
On the forenoon train. also arose with
another knowledge that was very much
la love with Captain Kate yes, decidedly,
lrrevocably In love. had an odd feeling,
too, that II was Just what Captain Kate
intended, and / determined TO keep my
secret locked up In my breast. So com.
plimented her, In the old mock way,
through the morning, and was conscious
that, uudar all her gayety, there was lurk-
i1g disappointment. Aud then I nerved
myself for It went to the arbor to say the
last farewell.
with my most heartfelt thanks for the
pleasant filtration you have kindly in
dulged me In, and hoping you all happi-
ness In the future, will say goodbye"
Aud who will / dress for now, and
who will pay me pretty compliments and
admire met"
Erred will serve a. substitute, won't
hef" | asked but she shook her head
gravely.
''Thanks for the compliment" laughed.
"And now may the Fales provide for you
until you return 10 town
So left her, with greater pain In my
heat than had ever felt before a pain
that grew deeper and deeper every step
took, till at the foot of the bill It became
uncomfortable, and | turned about and
walked deflantly back to the arbor. Cap
tain Kate's face was in her hands, and
tears were falling upon her dress.
"Kate," l said softly, "what Is the
matter 2"
She started violently, and then laughed
through her tears.
81 hurt my finger with thorn, and it
made me cry"
"Let me extract the thorn" ] said,
putting my arm about her waist. And
came back to tell you that was tired of
make believe love, and wanted to play
love in earnest twill you Z"
Why-I suppose ] eoa,d-only--"
"Only what, Kate 2"
"Why, about the grand Irritation |"
"We will end II In grand wedding" /
said.
"I guess that will be good idea," Kate
answered, from my shoulder.
said goodbye, and went to see Fred.
"By the way, Ben," he said, "now you
are going, think shall propose to Kate
and settle matters"
az wouldn't, Fred, said I" for she is
going to marry mel"
II was rather abrupt, but Fred got over
It, and his uncle really came from India
and gave him handsome fortune, and he
married my pretty sister, and is very
happy.