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Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

Has anybody heard the bell
WA Lnve IL ar me, know mn wen
III never dress IN time
For mercy's sake, belp me, Luce,
IN make my toilet very spruce
This SILK u quite sublime
Here lace this gaiter for me--do-
"A hole l" you see ? plague take the shoe
PLEASE Luce, Try sna n aas INV nv soul
/ cannot wear 1t with holei
The men will surely spy II.
they're always peeping at our feet,
Though, to-be-sure, they needn't peep,
The way we hold our dresses y
nj dIsxppoint them. though, to-day
'And cross myself" pray did you say
Don't laugh at my distresses
How splendidiy the silk will rustic
please hand my "self-a ijusting bustle,"
Ny corset aud my hoop.)
There, now, IN take 1--we skirts or sig
Do, hurry, Luce, and let me Tx,
You know 1 cannot stoop'
Chow shall say my prayers to-day ?"
As II girls went 10 church to pray!
How can you be 10 foolish
Here. damp this ribbon in cologne
"What for 2" to paint, you silly one
Now, Luce, don't be 80 mulish.
Now. then, my-how he abhors
This thing-it's big rs all outdoors
The frightful sugar-scoopl
Thank heaven my cloak Is handsome, too,
It's cost enough TO be, know
(straighten this horrid hoopD
NV handkerchief and gloves you'll find
Justin that drawer-Luce, are you blind"
docs my dress trail?
It's all the fashion. now you know
(Pray, does the paint and powder show
Through my lace veil p
Thank you, my dear, b'lieye I'm dressed,
The saints be p sstsed the day OF rest
Comes only once in seven,
For II, on all the other six,
This trouble should have to TX,
I'd never Det 10 heaven
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

U. s. INTERNAL REyENUE.-Pursuant
to the provisions Of the law passed at the recent
session OF Congress, the Assessors Of the U. 3.
Internal Revenue, with their Assistants, were
retired from Office on the 10th inst. As the U.
5. taxes are now almost entirely confined To to-
bacco, cigars, spirits, &C., which are payable
by stamps, the latter are sold by the Collectors,
and the whole business is now confined to tlysir
department. In this State, the retiring Asses
sor is General Daniel Woodall, who has held
Tue place since March, 1850, and discharged its
duties with fidelity and credit. His assistants,
retiring with him are Samuel A. McAllister, and
IL. IL. McMullen, of New Castle county; John
A. Stevenson, of Kent; and Robert A. Houston,
of Sussex; all of whom have rendered satsfac-
tory service. The Collector, DIR. j. S. relty-
man, will conuuct his business as heretofore,
with his principal office in Wilmington, having
one Deputy in each Of the three counties. DR..
W. z. Davidson will act in Kent, and nominal
ions have been made for this county and Sus-
tex. With this transfer uf more business to the
Colector,he has been required to give addition
al bonds 10 the Government, TO the amount oi
$4,000, making the whole amount If his pres
ent surity, S164,00
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29


Patrick Maurice de DIacMahon, Duke of
Magenta and Marshall of France, who on Sat
| nrday last, was elected by the French Assembly
President of the Republics native of France,
born at Sulley, July 18th, 1908. He derives
| his descent from an Irish family who on the
dtdeat Of James II, emigrated to France and
became united by marriage with the old no
| biliN.
| Calao advices to the 9th instant state that the
anniversary of the defeat of the Spanish fleet at
| that city was celebrated with great enthusiasm
throughout Peru. In Calico there was gen
| eral military review by the President followed
by Ii eworks and illuminations. The same ey-
ening confagration destroyed portion Of the
principal street, causing loss of 100000 dol.
Jars.
OBSCENE POSTAL CARps-A number OF
postal cards bearing obscene matter having
been sent to the Postofice DEPARTING n from
different points, the Postmaster General desires
it 10 be generally known that under the laws of
the United States the writer's of such matter on
postal cards are subject to a fine of not less
than 500 nor more than 5000 each and every
tifense.
James W. Wallack, the actor, of New York
city, died on saturday, in sleeping car, while
on the way home from South Carolina. He
was Ill OF consumption.
Columbus O'Donnell, one of the most prom
inent citizens of Baltimore, died in that city
on Sunday night.
Margaret Lyons, cook in the house of john
W. Elians, in New York city, was found in the
area of the house on Monday night, she hay
ing, as is alleged, jumped from a second-storv
window 10 escape form Elisns. She is serious
| ly Injured. Elians was arrested.
Head Shop.-You will, by visiting Jim s
Red Grocery store, in Second street, between
King and French, near the Market House, hit
the nail on the head. As pennies with heads
saved, make dollars, for every dollar spent al
Jm's Red Store No. 100 East Second Street
fifteen pennies saved. Branch Store, 20e
West second street.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

Advices from the Spruce Mountain district of
Nevada report hostile demonstrations on the
part of Shoshone and Goshot Indians, the latter
having arrived from Utah. The citizens ot
Spruce Mountain organized guard for protec-
ton, bit found that all the powder in town
had been bought by the Indians few days pre-
vlousiy. message was then seut 10 Camp
Halleck but the commander refused To supply
them, and the lives OF citizens are endangered,
as GovernIn ,nt assistance cannot reach them
in time should they be attacked. IL is said
there Ire only seven soldiers at Camp LA llech
available for its defence, the rest being in tile
Modoc cuurtry. Later dispatches connrin the
| above reports, aud say that large numbers u
Snakes, ohoshones and Goshots are holding
council in the vicinity. The herders Of Gov
ernor Bradleys cattle have been notified b!
the Indians 10 leave the country under pain .
| death.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

A,married man was recently discovered to
be counting a young girl at Sheffield, England
A crowd took possession of him. carried him to
a public house, tattooed him, and fined him Sl.25
He was then handed over to large number OF
women, who shaved the lair off his head, APP
piled huge treacle plaster cut of his whiskers
and emptied several bags Of meal and flour ov.
cr him
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

TRAGEDf-NEw York, May 25.-ln Brook
Ign this evening, during an alteration between
TWO young men named George Roderick and
james Corcoran, in which the latter was very
abusive and struck the former, Roderick and
Corcoran drew pistols. Mrs. Roderick, the
mother of the former, rushed betwee them,
and in the struggle to prevent her son from fir
ing his pistol went of, the ball passing through
his mothers eye into the brain, killing her in
stanty. Roderick and Corcoran were arrested
Corcoran, who began the quarrel, was iutoxi
Gated.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

If A MAN WANTS A BOTTLE OF WHISKY
let him buy it and take it home like a man, and
hot sneak home with bottle of "Bitters, OF
"Cordial," and pretends that it is medicine. Ii
he wants tonic that is something better THAI
a temporary stimulant, lie should get bottl'
of Peruvian Syrup Gan Iron Tonic,) that viii
vitalize the blood and give durable strength &c
the system.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

The chronological journal says There are
more males than females born by per cent
At the age Of 20 there are more females til an
males. At the age af 40 the preponderance is
again on the other side, and there are more
males than females. AT 10 the sexes are again
even. Between 10 and 100 years there are
more women than men, or an excess of per
cent.
The mortality of women is greater between
the az of2J and 40. After ~ years of age
the probabilities Of longevity, as is shown are
far greater for females than for males.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

Aquarrel took place on an excursion train
near Lexington, KY, last Sunday between
two colored passengers named Br adford and
Pearson. 1t ended by Bradford shooting Pear
son, cutting his head nearly off, aud throw
ing his body from the train. The murderer
was arrested.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29
,ank Note Company, who prInl lhe revenue

Bank Note Company, who print the revenue
stamps. ~
For checks and bonds chameleon papnr -
ed, the popularity Of which is that the ap-
plicalion Of All acid win immediately change
tue tint to one color, while an alkali will turn
, it another, thus preventing the application OF
any MEANS that can be used TO alter the
denomination Of check or bonl.-West Ches-
la, ReD,ibiicdn
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

Mr.. CHAsE's WIIL.-Mr. Chase's will,
which was made not very long before lie died,
is quite short and simple in form, aud names
Hon. Henry ID. Cooke as sole executor. 1t
has not yet been offered for registry, but il is
understood that he leaves $4,000 to Dartmouth
College, New Hampshire; $4,000 10 Wber-
force University, Ohio; $4,000 to his nece, Mrs.
J Aud; his portrait of Chief Justice Marshall, by
Peale, 10 the United States, to be placed in the
Supreme Courtroom, and the remainder of his
| estate equally between his two daughters, Mrs
Sprague and Mrs Hoyt. 1t is thought his es
tate will aggregate something less thar
I $500 900, which is not much of fortune Il
leave, as things go now -days.
II is pleasing to know that most of the musk
! rats that built slight houses last fall thereby
kiuring the weatherwise to go "short" on coal
are being found frozen to death.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

A man named Mcguire has been arrested
in Brooklyn for fatally stabbing James Harris
during quarrel about girl at picnic on
Monday.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

III the way of sharp-shooting, (Peachan, VT
Women seem to put their husbands all in the
shade.
Mrs. 3. Ladd had shot six crows with her
husbands rifle ut last accounts, and was ia.
tently waiting TIL she could miss one, 50 that
lie might shoot, according to agrecment.--
Another neishbor, MIS-. NJ. Hunt and husband
were shooting for the centre nail in :. target ten
rods distant, and had twice grazed it, wher
Mrs. Ladd drove the nail home at her frs
shot.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

Sixteen tons Of weighing-machines per day
were the product ofthe Fairbanks Scale Works,
Of worldwide fame, in 1872.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29

& IT has been suggested that England puts an
end 10 the Z tst African slave trade by taking
possession Of Zanzibar. We hope that this
Will be done, or something equivalent.
Either the slave trade or the Sultan should
be suppressed. by the treaty OF 1915 with
England, the transport Of slaves within the
Sultan s dominions was allowed TO the extent
OF meeting what were supposed to be the le-
quirements OF his people. Instead Of observing
these restrictions, the Arabs bring OIL 10000
| slaves irt IN the continent every year. Of whom
lbOOO are transported beyond the Sultans
doininlons. As Il consequence, East Africa,
far inlo the interior. is kept in feriLent by
the slaSehuhters. Ne hope our own country
Will cooperate eneIgetically with England in
putting an end to this piratical business
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29
seidIitz Powders !

We call at tention to our Seldlitx Powders no uni
versally popular everywhere They made up
fresh and pure every few days, and claim them to be
equal to any in the Market fully up to the standard.
To be good they must be fresh and pure This 10 our
rpeciG claim, 70 prove which they need only to be
tried Don't forget the place TO get them, at
FOSTERS DRUG STORE,
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-29
SAYE YOUR k0ERY
PINIPLES.

l will send Gree recipe for my VEGETABLE
BALM, removing PlmpIes, Black Worms, Blotches,
trecKes, Moths and an Diseases of the Skin, leav
ing 1t clear. and with healthy glow. Also sure pro-
GEES for fne growth OF Hat bald heads or smooth
fsees. THOMAS T. CHAPMAN CHEMIST,
p. o. Box s,i2s. ~ Broadway, New York:
mar32-tf
EoR sALk-A small fa nj Of about 10 acres, stu
IL isfed Oh the jackson Inn Rosd, near the Kennett
Turnpike road the Wilmington q Reading Railroad,
passes through the place and within miles of the
City limits For further Particular Apply to
n. NJ. CHILD & GO.
Real Estate Agents,
NO.. west It'll vt.
mar TT-tf wilmington, Del.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

It il said when John G. Calhoun was in
Yale College he was ridicnled by his
fellow students for his intense applica
ton to study. why, sirs," he replied,
Il am forced to make the most of ing
time that may acquit myself creditably
when In Congress. GA laugh followed,
when ne exclaimed, ''Do you doubt it
assure you if 1 were not convinced of
my ability to reach the national capitol
as representative. within the next three
years, | would leave college this very
day |" Let every young man thus have
faith In himself, and take earnestly mold
OF life, scorning all props and buttress-
es, all crutches and life prcservers. Let
MN believe with 'Pestalozzi, that no man
In Gods earth is either willing or able to
heip any other man. Let him strive to
be creator rather than an inheritor-
to bequeath rather than to borrow. In
stead OF welding the rusted sword Of
Valorous forefathers, let him forge his
own weapons, and, conscious of the God
in him and the Providence over him. let
him fight his own battles with his good
lance. Instead of signing for an educa~
ton, capital, or friends, and declaring
that, off be only had these be would be
somebody" let ghim remember that as
Horace says, he is looking through the
wrong end of the telescope that If he
only were somebody, he would speedily
have all the boons whose absence be is
bewailing. Instead of being one of the
toiled potentialities, of which the world
is so full,-one Of the subiunctive heroes,
who always might, could, would or
should, do great things, but whose not
doing great things is what nobody can
understand, let him be in the imperative
mood, and that of which his talents is in
dicative. This lesson of self.reliance
once learned and acted on, and every
man will discover within himself, under
God, the elements of capacities of use.
fitness and honor.-From Prof Mat~
theeos' "Gett5ng on IN the World"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20

pleasure his performance had afforded.
His fame was now at its height. Attract
ed by the news OF his wonderful exhibit
ton, crowds focked to see the magician
who had accomp isheG such marvels.
They did not, however. have the gratif-
cation of witnessing Aae famous trick of
the "broken watch" tor the expense Of
undertaking an experiment, which could
never again be repeated under such ia
vorable auspices, would be warranted
only by the circumstances which original
ly brought together the Pope and the
conjurer. ALEXANDER YOUNG.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20

burned fuel. When thus returned the
fuel gives out just os much heat as it did
In its flrst combustion; and hence if we
allow 1t to escape In half-burned condi
tlon we incur the loss of Just one-half
the heat that we ought to get. And as
the Iuel is perfectly invisible while in
tdls half burned condition we are very
apt to let this drain proceed without our
noticing it.
The proper remedy for this difficulty is
the admission of a full supply of air and
the use OF thin beds Of fuel lies IN deep
masses through which the air has to force
lis way. the gases continue to Dissolve
the fuel as they pass upN ards through it.,
and then they carry it off, When brisk
ire is needed, see that the dravght is
free and that the coal is evenly disposed
IN thin layer over the crate. Where it
is absolutely necessary to have deep bed
OF COAL economy demands the use OF some
form OF what are known as gas burning
stoves, in which a stream of hot air is
poured into the stove above the fuel, and
Thus the complete combustion of the half
burned but gaseous coal is insured
But it is possible to commit as great an
error, on the other hand, by admitting
too much air. We have just stated that
SIX pounds OF coal require slightly pounds
of air for their complete combustion.
This is large quantity, out if we allow
twice as much air to pass in as is Deeded
then for every six pounds of coal that we
use, we raise eighty pounds Of air from
the temperature of the room to about 400
degrees, and then let it go off carrying
all this heat with 1t. This is just about
the same thing as if, for every six pounds
OF coal, we were to raise ten gallons OF
water to the boiling point and then throw
1t out doors. The proper remedy for this
is to see that the coal lies in compact
mass on the grate-no large spaces thro'
Which the air can pass being allowed
This involves the use of coal as small as
is consistent with the securing of proper
draught A popular error Ia this respect,
is the using Of coal that is larger than
necessary. The smaller the coal the few,
er will be the chances for cir to pass
through and get heated without aiding in
the product ion Of heat.
When small fire is needed in large
stove, it will always be found true econo-
my to cut off part of the CRATE 10y cover
ing 1T either with ashes or a brick, or by
combination of both. A common brick
answers very well, and is convenient from
that it is more easily lifted than ashes. In
this way we prevent the upward rush of
large quantity Of useless air, and at the
same time we concentrate the fire upon
the fire upon the object we wish to heat
These rules are simple and obvious; but
from the fact that the principles involved
are not genera lily understood, housekeep-
ers are apt to neglect or overlook them.
Up.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20
IN PURSUIT OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Some years past, among variety of presents to
the Imaum Of Yeman, from an English gentleman,
was medicine chest. His Royal Highness
availed himself of an opportune visit of Emo-
pean to his domains, to ascertain the exact virtue
of each article, writing out in full with his own
hand the dose, to prevent mistakes How he sue
ceeded in the admin sration of drugs to cure dis
ease of which he knew less than he did of the
remedies has not been chronicled.
Before the reinforcement of His Majesty the
last king ofOude, in a collection OF presents from
the British Government was box of soda pow
ders. He demanded of the chamberlain of the
palace what they were for d.? 1t was explained to
him to be tight royal beverage, such as was ha.
oltuaily taken by the sovereign of Great Britain
wei thea said the great potentate of India,
''let me try them" One dozen papers of the soda
were dissolved in tumbler of water and GUIDED
down at one long swallow. Smacktng his lips,
the monarch denounced 1t as barbarous drink as
was ever invented. expressing unqualified sur
prise that Christian royalty could revel on such
hor-id stuff.
Fortunately it was discovered that there were
twelvepaperS Of tartaric acid to go with the first
"Ah ha - exclaimed the king, stll scrowling
with the shocking taste of soda, "et Us have them
instantly. ;" A moment after, the whole court WAS
thrown into frightful alarm by the extraordinary
contortions, writings and groanings of HiA Mai
esty, rolling over the floor, oppressed with gas
He felt himself blown up like an air balloon, OK
pecting momentarily to explode. When relieved
ne expressed surprise that the civilization of Eu-
rope considered soda water luxury for none but
crowned heads
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20
CURIOSITIES OF ANIMAL LIFE.

There can be no doubt that dogs feel
shame as distinct from fear, and some
thing very like modesty when begging too
often for food. A great dog scorns the
snarling of little dog, and this may be
called magnanimity. All animals feel
wonder, and exhibit curiosity, the latter
quality afording opportunity for hunters,
in many parts of the world, to decoy the
game into their power. The faculty of
imitation, so strongly developed in man,
especially in a barbarous state, is present
in monkeys A certain bull-terrier of
our acqua ntance, when he wishes to get
out Of the room, jumps at the handle Of
the door, and grasps it with his paw, al
though he cannot himself turn the handle
Parrots also reproduce with wonderful
fidelity the tones of voice of differet
speakers, and puppies reared by cats
have been known to lick their feet and
wash their faces after the same manner as
their foster mothers Attention and mem
DRY also are present in the lower ANIMALS,
and it is impossible to deny that the
dreams of dogs and horses show the pre-
sence of imagination, or that q certain
sort of reason is present. Animals also
profit by experience as any man realizes
who sets traps. The young are much
more easily caught than the old, and the
adults gain caution by seeing the fate of
those which are caught. Tools alss ale
used by some of the higher apes. The
chlmpanzee uses q stone TO crack a nut
resembling walnut, and the Abyssinian
balloons fight troops Of other species, and
roll down stones in the attack before
they finally close in hand to hand en-
counter. The idea of property is common
also to every dog with a bone, to all birds
with their nests, and notably in the case
Of rocks. Nor can certain kind of
language be denied to the brutes. The
dog communicates his feelings by barks
Of different tones, which Undoubtedly
raise in his fellow dogs, ideas similar to
those passing in his own mind.-E9Sn-
burgh ReU$eao
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20

You'll not deny, he did not die
The day he ate the fruit;
Disclosed his eyes,-became more wise,
Fell up,Uard from the brute
1t We're his JOY, man to destroy,
But this he could not do;
His sentence changed to aches and pains.
For me as we'll as you.
1t seems to e,and you'll aGres,
There's no sufficient plea,
To guard with strife and cherub's knife,
That lonely, precious tree
But stranger still, say, if you will,
Why God IN anger grows,
What he had placed what they did taste,
80 near before their nose
ask you now to tell me how,
Salvation's plan is given;
Wall Gods decree restore the tree,
And take US all to Heaven
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20
SATURN'S RINGS.

In memoir presented to the French
Academy of Sciences, NJ. Hire endeavors
to show that the rings of Saturn are hot
solid, continuous bodies, nor vt fluid or
liquid. He holds rather that they are
simple aggregations of incontinuous mat
ter, it's parts being separated from one
another by intervals of considerable ex
tent, as compared with their diamesers.
NJ. Hire claims that this theory does not
differ essentially from that of Laplace
The rings of Saturn, according to this
writer, are made up of infinite number of
distinct corpuscles, owing their rise to
the refrigeration of the original matter.
Hence the only difference between the
rings of Saturn and the satellites of other
planets would consist merely in the great
or number or the smaller mass of the bod.
les which revolve around the former
GALAXY.