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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-05
Denthss.
NEW TODAY.

BRAY-ln Virginia City, March 4, Emma Bray
aged 9 years and Is day.. 400
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

A great many people are apt to hit upon
happy Ideas In society, and when they 20
home they write them out for publication,
and most Of these good folks know how
hard Il is to begin ar article satisfarto.
rlly. A word to them commence with
your very finest writing and most beau
ufully-rounded sentences. Introduce your
subject In your most elaborate style. be
poetleal, rhetorical, didactlc, as YOUR
mood may be, aud when you think III,
gradually drop into the discussion of the
suhject-matler. When the article is fin
lshed, begln at the opening sentence, and
read il until you flnd You have commenced
to say something tp tue poiut. Stop at
this PLACE strike out everything before
u, and let your article begin lust there.
You will then probably fluid that it opens
well, and that by collecting all your
labored composition In one place where
Il can be readily stricken out, YOU viii
have saved yourself all the trouble that
would have beea necessary had it been
scattered through the artlcie.-Frank n.
Sioekio', ~ Seribner's for Nay.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

II is a fact very generally admitted that
quite a number Of important reforms are
needed In the Constitution Of this State,
yet there is no general and common
opinion as to just what is needed. That
some steps should be taken toward
making a fairer basis Of representation
10 our State Legislature, no honest and
candid man will deny, but opinions differ
greatly rs to the precise manner In which
change should be made. Neither do
we think there can be two opinions
amongst thinking people 40 TO the he
cessity for some constitutional check
upon private and special legislation,
when we see that not third Of the en-
actments OF the last Legislature were Of
really public character or Of general
application, yet precisely what sort of q
check should be interposed, has not so
much az been suggested, m ueh less gen
orally agreed upon.
The matter is, moreover, ons IN which
the feelings and prejudices Of our people
must he consulted by anybody proposing
to make a serious attempt at constitutional
amendment, as many Of us, " TO tbe man
"ner born" cling quite tenaclously tC
biennial elections, an appointed judiciary
and many other things which are by
some ardent advocates of change for th'
sake Of change, considered TO SAVIOR loC
much Of antiqu ity and old fogyism. Il
is necessary that some general plan, such
as will command tha support OF the
largest plumber. should be agreed up0n
before any attempt is made In earnest tC
secure public interest and enthusiasm in
behalf of constitutional convention
We eau thin of no way better to do thi
than to organize constitutional re
form club" VI assoeiatlon, aud We woul'
suggest that now, when there 10 10 poliIi
cal excitement aud when party difference
and anlmosites are at their weakest
wonld be good time 10 form such al
organization.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

Wednesday afternoon the ritlsburg and
ConnellstIlle Railroad Company sent a
number OF men 10 restore thvlt track on
the Bradford branch, destroyed some time
since by parties said 70 be acting undei
direction OF the Pennsslvanla Railtuad
Company. The laborers were met by a
force of two hundred Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company's men, who prevented
them from doing the work by violent
demonstrations, and also burned two
small bridges on a part Of the road near
the main Connellsvlls line, "thus effecta
ually defeating the object Of the s&pedl.
ton"
The Conhelsville men retired from the
field Under orders. A bill in eghlty has
been filed BY the Conhellsville COMPANY
to prevent further interference with their
alleged rights, and will be argued In the
Supreme Court, at Harrisburg, next
week. People doing business aloBg the
the branch road complain greatly OF the
interruption 10 travel caused BY this rail-
road war,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
Complaining is in order,

Nplh-l4ahtiuk Is 10 olttf.
snappers are selling at Lewes for IL
cents per pound.
Mlddletown's brass band viii give Il
concert at Smyrna.
smyrna will pay % cents on the 800
as town tax this year.
A California gentleman has bought a
s5,OOO farm, near Milford.
State Auditor Elllgood is settling with
Tie pnbllc school committees.
The fishermen along the hay shore are
preparing their nets for trout.
a dead infant was found along the
creek peag Smyrna on Tuesday night.
The brass band and baseball clnb OF
seai0rd recently held successful festivals.
Hon. j. S. piehl will soon lecture at
Mlddletowp Oh Oriental and Bible Lands.
II is said that the finest ship-tlmhsr in
ford.
CONSOLIDATION or no consolidation ia
ihe most Important question now agitated
In Dover.
The sinners of Smyrna now spend
sundays on the line of the Bombay Hook
Railroad.
Mr., Herring, the new post master at
Milford, has appointed John W. Hudson,
his deputy.
The NJ. +. District Stewards for Easlon
District held meeting In Smyrna Oh
Wednesday.
Inc queerest man In the United
states " is announced TO give an enter
tainment In Smyrna.
The re-appontment Of Capt. LYONS as
Inspector Of Customs at Lewes, gives gem
efal satisfaction, II Is said
The smyrna telegraph Office has been
removed from the town depot to W. b,
Z ollison's hardware store.
United school districts IS and &C, located
In Milford, are known as the Broadcloth
and silk'stocklng Districts.
Owing to the disagreeable weather,
work on the Lewes pier for several
months past has Progressed slowly.
The present sheriff of Sussex county Is
said TO be the haudsomest man who has
allied that place for number Of years.
/ One day last week twenty. nine barrels
OF Dab were shipped from seaford TO one
commission merchant In Philadelphia.
ions Helnsley, one of a party Of sec,
tlon men from Dover, was thrown from
a hand car one day last week, and badly
Injured.
The eeafotd Base Ball Club will play
the White Cloud Club Of Salisbury on
the grounds OF the latter on Thursday
May slh.
II is mother made him little coat,n
was the text from which the pastor of the
/ Forrest Presbyterian Church recently
preached an eloquent sermon.
Barracks have been erected al the Cow
eminent pier at Lewes, and Il is said that
toteign workmen have been engaged 10
Complete the building Of the pier,
A young man Of Smyrna, by persist
ence and printers Ink" has built up
trade in stencils amounting to $50 per
week. He has customers IN nearly every
State In the Union and many in Canada.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

The Globe, a monthly magazine pub
lished at Buffalo, says
The hrst two months of Mr.. Clemens
editorial career IN Buffalo were indeed
busy ones. From eight O'Clock In Inc
morning until ten, eleyen, and sometimes
Twelve O'Clock at night he sat at his desk
porting over exchanges, penning witty
Paragraphs, exchanging frequent remarks
with bis associate, and writing brief edi-
torials, This was In the summer, be II
remembered, and the humorist editor
was picture and a study in himself.
Coatless, sometimes vestless, he iolled In
his chair with one sboeless foot on the
table and the other in the waste. basket.
His collar, cuffs, and tie were strewu on
the hoor with the papers, and his hat Law
Just where II happened to fall when
brushed on the back Of bis head. But he
was a worker, aud doubtless at the
present time the subscribers OF the Er.
press bear In delightful remembrance The
fresh, agreeable editorial paragraphs
that bore 90 unmistakably the stamp Of
Twain's matches sarcasm and hunor
No man detested lolfers more than Mr.
Clemens, and .assuredly no man could he
more pltlless In his treatment of bores
He was vigorous In bis denunciatlon Of
lhat class OF people who aimlessly and
lmpudently intrude their constant pre-
senee In an editorial room. One Incident
Will, perhaps, bear relating, showing
bow he once rebuked party OF updesired
VISITORS Arriving at bis oflice one eyen-
ing about halfpast eight o'clock, he
found i full OF men-all strangers 10
MIN They bad apparently taken full
possession Of the room, come ws,g
smoking, and some had their feet nbop
table, aud every chair In the room was
occupied, With look OF disgust Mr..
Clemens hesitated for a nioment in The
DOORWAY, and then, IN HE peculiar drawl.
Ing way said
q. ISis tue editorial room OF the Ex.
eyes, .irp' promptly chOru.pd the
III In ls Il customary for the edltprs
to cit down ?" questioned the bumu,is,
Eyes, " "certaihly," 30 be sure. - wsre
the replies returned by the puzzled
OF them. ' 0"e
" Because, slowly enunclsted Mr..
Glepehs, " am one Of the editors OF tho
. hapfs's, soa II Occurred to me that /
IN a. ihstsht every chair was vacated.
aud u c mem somewhat abashed, - tenn.
ted TO augh The Joke of by SAYING. GAhl
MT Clemens that was neat" witt, as
ever &C.. &c but there was some
thing In the joker's eye that quickly
Ioic them he was in nu Joking frame 81
mind at that moment. Az er that. lonny.
ers We're rather shy of Marx Twain.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
The CiICied Aae.


The work WON which Mark Twain and
Mr.. CHARLES Dudley Warner have been
engaged for the past year, Is likely to
prove the chief literary event of the sea
son. Its first mention In the Tribune has
excited great attention and interest, aud
we are able now to TO announce its na,ne
II is called "The Gllded Age'h-a name.
WHICH gives the best promise Of the
wealth of satire and observation which il
Is easy 10 expect from two such authors.
II Is an unusual and courageous enter.
prise for two gentlemen who have ALREADY
won honorable distinction In other walks
OF literature, to venture upon untrodd,n
paths with a work so ambitious and so
Important as this Is likely to he. In one
sense there Is nothing TO fear. An i'm.
mense audience Is already assured before.
baud, and it Is ,air 10 conclude that
Wrl,ers who have displayed so much wit.
insight and delicate and fanciful observa-
tlon, in former works, will net be unpro.
vided with the equipment which is mecca.
sary to successful fiction. Tho new novel
VIII be eagerly loaked TOR and enormously
gead, and No hazard little In predicting
that II viii contain as much food fol
thought rs for laughter ~ J. 7rib,ate
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
What a Blu shel Of Corn COSTS.

Inc bueks county farmers thus figure
9ut what u costs 70 raise bushel Of corn /.
10 one estimate 50 per day was allowed
for man aud team, and Sl.75 per day for
work without team. The whole cost of
an acre of corn by the estimate, without
any manure being applied, Is SIS. "a.
Estimating at 60 bushels per acre, the
cost of raising one hushel Vi corn viii be
1871 qent7. Ii 10 now worth 40 cents In
Huntingdon county. AT so bushels per
acre Il would coat h7is cents per bushel,
aud ut 30 bushels per acre, Al 81 cents
Another farmer stated that he had kent
an account with a field of corn In 1870.
and had found IL TO cost sc cents per
bushel. The ground was all manured
half the manure being charged 10 ne
corn crop. Yield, 40 bushels Der acre. In
WIS case 81 per day was charged for
team and II for days work. This es-
timate was generally considered too low
for labor Another was Of the opinion
that farmers generally, with good man
agement, could make their corn net them
more than market price by feeding Il al
home, and by using horse power mora
Than in the last experiment, make 1t cost
them less pur bashel.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

Hon. James Brooks, Representative in
Congress from the Eighth New York
District, died Wednesday, IN the SD
year Of bis age. He was bora In Port
land, Maine, and at tue age Of s5 was
elected to the Legislature 81 that State.
Ih 1886 be establ ished the New York
Erpress, Of which paper he has since
been chief editor ana proprietor. He was
elected to the New York Legislature In
1S47, and was Representative 10 Con-
gress from New York city from 1910 to
1853. lie was re elected TO the Thirty
eighth Congress 10 1864, dud TO The
Thlrty-nlnth Tin which his seat was sue
cessfully contested by WIN. K. Dodge),
Fcrtieth, and Forty first Congresses. He
was e elected 70 the Forty secopd C9n-
greas, In November lgsl, nf 3lph majority
over two opposing candidates. He was
also a member Of the New York Consti-
tutlonal Convention Of 1867. At first a
Wing, be subsequently Joined the Demo
cratic party, Of which for several years
he has been a leading and active mem
her. Mr.. Brooks travelled much both 10
this country and ABROAD, aud Has pub.
llshed letters descriptive Of his tours. lie
was man Of considerable ability both
as a writer and speaker, and frequently
took a conspicuous part In the debates OF
Congress.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
rheKfnd ofCtvIl :. VIC, Csmmis-
sioners we Need

rheKind OF Ctvn s. VIC. csmmis-
sioners we Need
To secure real Civil Service ref an
do not so much need Civil Service Com
nissioners, or new officers OF laws. as
disposition on the part OF the ON
GERS We already have 10 use the
power and discretion they have
under exis ting laws 10 promote
such reform. The best Civil Service Re
form communication we could have would
be a President and Senate Of the United
States determined that the people should
be faithfully served and willing TO appl,
the same tests to securing such servants
for the people as they would use In seeur-
ing clerks to attend to their own business
affairs.
We do not need any civil service commits.
sion to devise plan. No plan is needed
All the President needs is determination
to secure efficient servants for the repub
lie, and honest and trustworthy advice Al
to who amongst the applicants for publ
office, are most likely to prove eompeten
aud honest in the discharge Of the Quite
deyolving on them, and whose privat
characters will not need defending, muc
less withdrawing, In the communitie
in winch they reside.
Local civil ser vice commissioners who's
advice could be depended upen as homes
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

If law passed in the hurry at the
close Of legislature is 10 be literally con-
strued and estorced, II IL likely that diff
eulties Of a very serious nature 10 regard
to passe niger aud freight Charge will
arise. 1t iorbids any discrimination
whatever, 1t Is said, and if this Ii so the
railroad compeuy which now car
ries the enorm Gus number Of
passengers between here and Philadel-
phia at LEES than two cents a mile would
have 70 lower its rates where Il carries
but few to It's Iaie, or else raise the fare
here to or cents a 'aile. tbSt is to rs
cents or S1.OO. The same Is true oil
frcights. It affects all the railroads alike
aud wouid be little short of ruin to
them, and the Legislature never intended
10 pass the law in that shape.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

Scribner's for May-"Th Insanity Of
CAIN Is the suggestive title OF the most
remarkable Nrtiele in the May number OF
ScribHers, and one whien js destined to
sttraet wide attention. In the way Of /" PIG
torial" papers, there is wierd little poem.
by Miss Maria u, Oakley, with decoration
by the suthor; MI. Rhodeg' article on
GayRrpi, the John Leech Of France, ilius.
trated by some Of the best engrAyings that
have lately been male ip America; Stan.
ley's paper on Pour Great African Trav.
elers,n with a number Of lively ilIustra
tons, and CUBA and the Cubans," giving
US, by means of pen and picture, good idea
Of the situation in that unfortunate island.
Miss Ledysrd's designs accompanying Mrs.
Walkers amusing story are very bright,
and the japanese pictures IN the Etebipgs
are az funny a. the letierpresH deterl ltlons.
We md a fine critical paper on Walter
Savage LRndour, by Edmund G. Stedman
also some timely hints on The California
Journey" b. Susan Coolidge; and interest.
ing account OF the CIVIL Service Reform
the last part OF sax Holm'a story, THE
Elders wife - bright little sketch By
Kate Hamilton, called " A Novel Spoiled -
the continuation Of Or. Hollands story.
" Arthur BonnieAstle," poems and trsnsla.
tiohs by J. T, TrowbridEe, George MA0Don.
aid, Thomas Dunn English, and Others.
Dr.. Hollands Topics Of the Time are
en- Titled " Thou Shalt KIM Mitigating
Circumstancel," Cruelty to Men and Wo.
men" and "Civil Service Reform" The
Old Cabinet contains" Reckless Moments. -
and couple Of Aonnets 10 the Italian
manner In Home and Society there are
pithy papers on Our Old Books and Peri.
odi5als," Less olittsr,h Making Pres.
ents," etc. In Culture Hnd Progress there
Is brief paper ny Col, Higgihsoh, In ~hlsh
he quotes the opinion Of various saueator,
In regard TO his proposition a. 10 later
Cole giate scholarship, and also an excel
lent sccouht Of English Parliamentary
Rules and the late Ministerial Crisis"
?, OVERS PROM THE BATTLR.YlELp. asa
Rhi,ES,Is ~ T. o. Phiia .slshls' Hshfy
This little vclu~e was published some
years ago aud lie doubtless known 10 = NUN,
her Of our readers. The poems are from
the pen Of Miss N. + Candy, Of this ritt
sud marty of then ere very pleasant
smoothly flowing verses through which 4
delicate fancy plays, while some show rsA
poetic power and feeling. An earnert
spirit Of patriotism bresthss through thcs'
Of them relating to the late war, poems IN
which the Author has to quote her owt
lines, sought 70
-gather up the holy bloom
That springs from each brave hefd't tomb
Where flowers Of faith and patience blaud
With love o. country. and commend
To all, the wreath They make
The book, - the product Of local authsl
should be in the hands Of our people, and
we commend It to The attention Of those
rot already possessed Of it, II can be had
A. the hook stores
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

The Democratic journals In New York
continue their discussion Of the ways and
means for recovering prestage and power
of the party, but with as little uuaplmlty
of feeling as before. The World, In order
to win strength from the Republican side,
is ready to throw overheard whatever
remaips Of State rlghls, provided Repuh-
lieaps will rally on the platfarm Vt Tree
trade, But the Egprsss Democratic In.
terpoees u vigorous demurrer to all that,
and declares that "calllDg splrits from
the Vastly deep will be found pure fun
compared with any such experiment"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03


The New York CrIsplns report that
seven Broadway hrnis have granted their
dgmauds, and say their movement Ia ken-
erAlly successful.
A. y Redstone President OF the Ma
tional Labor Council at Washington, has
appointed john W. Browning executive
officer for New York State. Ex.senato
Poo, of North Carolina, who is Chair
uan Of the the National Executive Conn
mlttee of the United Working Men of
America, will soon make an official state
ment of the labor movement.
The mill opef ltives throughout Rhode
Island struck Wednesday for ten hours
work daily, or sixty bours per week. The
movement Is controlled BY the Rhode
Island branch OF the New England Ten
Hour Association, which nunbets neatly
$4,000 membsr-. The new time table
pro used by the Association provides that
work shall begin AT $50, a. M, and close
ut 0, p IN, the dist h,e days Of the week,
As minutes being allowed FOR dinner the
work on Saturdays to cease at 12'45, D. m.
These rules are 10 be enforced where em-
ployers refuse the terms.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

The internal revenue receipts for the
mouth which CLOSED Wednesday, were
T,b8e, 4s0 the receipts for April Of last
year having been tlo, 1893, us. The total
receipts for tAe fret four months OF the
present year were 1904, 60q, against
81 ,045,p36 for the frat four months Of
1879. The receipts for the present 1scal
year, TO date, have been over t92, 200, 900,
and Il Is not doubted that the receipts for
the whole fiscal year, ending July lat,
will reach the estimate OF tit0,0oo,000.
Cummlssloner Douglass daily receives
estimates from internal reytnus coll,ctors
for EXPENSES Of collecting revenue under
the new law 20 take eject on May 20th.
The Indications are that the saving under
he new system viii be, 40 anticipated,
about one million dollars yearly.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
A Match Broken OF

ThatDanbury dyspepsia curer says In
his last batch Of Items "Another match
broken up This was between a clerk In
wclLknown dry goods store and a
young lady ON Essex street. II was SO
warm on Friday evening that she had
the parlor window up. aud he stood on
the lawn, aud they were cooling TO each
otcer, and he was just reaching up for
another kiss when the sash came down
IKE a Hash, aud snocked Oft the peak of
his nose aud scalped his chin, and he
lopped asound so mHdly and howled so
dreadmlly, that the old gentleman
thought he was drunk, aud had him
Kicked out Of the yard with great deal
OF ostentotion. Monday morning he
went Mest.n
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
A Victim or INC Modoos.
A son or qENEhAL LoRENzo THOMAS or
DELAWARE KILLED,


DELAWARE KILLED,
A telegram to Tuesdays EVERY EVEN
ING reported as amongst the Victims of
the last Modoc massacre Capt. Thomas.
Deceased ia the son of nelawarean, and
wen known &c many here, The following
gketon OF Hun appears In this mornings
Press.
Captain Evan Thomas, the son Of
Brigadicr General Lorenzo TAonas, was
born in the District If Columbia, and
from there vas appointed To the army on
the Nth Of April, 1861 ,Rs second lieutenant
On The l4th Of May following he was com.
mlssloned first lieutenant, and on the n ST
OF August, 1864, captain of the ALI Rrsi-
ment OF Artillery. Ills highest breyet
rank was major. mis- brevet commission
dating July 3, 1868.
Captain Thomas, rs his heroic death
abundantly proved. was as gallant a sol
dier as ever drew sword. Calm, almost
languld, under ordinary circumstances.
when prompt and vigorous action was
called for no man than he was more ready
10 respond to the call, his cool bravery.
combined with his decided military
ability, making him one Of the most thor.
onghly efficient officers In the service.
by thousands of his eliow-countrymgn
Who had Nover known him, except bv
name, the ston Of his death will be road
today with profound sorrow, fof of lin
Il may indeed be said that he was a SOL
uler ana gentleman sans psur Ct sans re-
DrOchs.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

last summer, in the dog days, Soiherr,
played joke on his Scotch terrier, Jack.
to cure him of making acquaintance
with other dogs WHEN ont for u walk.
When he saw auothcr dog, Jack would
rush his nose against that of a stranger
end indicate in his doggish WAYS that he
would like to be his friend. When Inc
season for muzzling came, Sothern put {,
muzzle upon Jack aud TOOK him out fop
walk. Somewhere near Union SQUARE
he mel Florence, and AS the twain stood
10 conversation Florence noticed that
whenever Jack applied his nose to that of
aRoihtr deg, the latter went bowling
down the street, leaving the terrier very
much asionlshed Florence could not
understand 1t aud finally asked
Ned what's the matter with Jack,
that oil the dogs run away from him l'i
Nothing said Scthern, except that
before ! started out. | fixed couple Of
cambria needles Ia his muzhle so that
they stick out about an inch beyond the
end OF his nosc,n
We'll tho result was that in a day or two
Jack was afraid to 20 near any other
brute OF his kind, and al those who had
been interviewed with those needles were
careful to keep away from him. Sothern
says he Will take ont patent for his in
Vention provided that Bergh does not have
him arrested for cruelty to animals.