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Il CHANCE FOR JULIAN HAWTHORNE.

Hawthorne, the son Of his father, has in
herited something OF the subtle psychological
speculation which marks Nathaniel Ha1thorne's
best work The sons two novels show strong
traces Of it. II he really has this power, he Can
find fit hint for the plot Of third novel in =
story which comes to us from New England with
circumstantiality Of names and dates AID place
that challenges disbelief.
At6p. m, Wednesday, Sept 9, young lady
Of Lawrence apparently died Her friends felt
no doubt OF her death. They we're weeping
around her bed, when her lips parted and moved.
both Of her ar1ns AZ hard as you can." The
startled people did So 4 second voice spoke
from the body: Raise her up On end" While
the terrified relatives hesitated, the first, grufT
voice said: "Raiso her up On end; you're
deaf, amt you?" They lifted the body up. It.
or she, or they, began to breathe Her father sat
behind the body, holding it up. 4 third voice
issued from the lips: "If could move her
legs around SO that could set her up On the
foot-board, she'd be all night" The father was
hDOut 10 90 tnle, WQen Nc anQ dis dauGnEeF VETO
both lifted up and placed On the foot-board.
Then the girl apparently lived again. She talked
cheerily and brightly, but gave no sign of recog-
ni1ng any one. In few minutes the body fell
back on the bed, apparently again life
less. Soon still another voice began
conversation which 1aated three houra-
The voice declared that the body was possessed
by spirits. A long trance a!eep followed
Thursday morning, voice called the father to
the bed on which the body lay. He sat down
there, The voice said: Who am !, anywsy7"
"You are -.- mo, ain't; -- died last
night" There were other manifestations up to
noon Of Friday. Saturday morning, when the
corpse had been properly prepared for the grave,
the family we're discussing the place Of burial.
Then Al apparition OF the dead woman GANG into
the room, told where she wished to be buried,
and vanished. Her wiahes were followed This
Is Ill the story. We have suppressed the names,
but have made no other change in it.
The plot that might grow, under Julian HAw-
thorne'a care, out Of this is plain. Lot two
radically opposed temperaments bo united in
marriage. Let their children be wayuard and
their grandchildren wild. Throw into the family
history hint OF murder and certainty Of cun-
ming crime. Have tho different streams OF hiooa
that hare flowed from ths first marriage finally
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CONCERNING CAaH1rpe

It ia some days since tho telegram b,.,
news Of bank-robbery. With its iue,it,h,. sa'
eonaitant Of eowardly cashier ind
cashiers family. AL newspapr-fs.d,. esa
the old story. Brown, who has been c,,,: 4a'F
the PottaWumpsic Bank for unnumb.pd ~
takes the vault-key home in hin n,.,.,
pocket and goes to a1eep. Two ma.
decked with black masks aud bludesm, ~.
by convenient window. Ara. Brown !, ,.s. M
up and gagged Hiss B. ditto. Th. aon.s
ditto Brown then wakes to consc;on,,..
himself aud pistol He is told to zisa ,,,s
does so, trembling. He il asked rb.-.n-,
is, and he tells 1t onca. Ono man st.na, 49,,
over the Brown family, while the othsr t.h..s
key to the confederates in tho b.nt ~
cannot unlock the door. The messenger ,.t,-.
escorts Brown to the bank, ind BY poiDt5,.
piatol 1T him actually forces him To or... !.
vault! The thieves make their haul .nd A..
pear. Brown frees himself from hi, f...,.
soon rs the rogues are safe from PURSUIT -,
arouses the town. Thero il vonds.n..
and fruitless chase Perhaps tho b,,t :.
ruined; perhaps \ number Of poor peon], -.
Strange to say, amid Ill the hubbub ,na y.
lamentatiou, itapparently ne Yer occurs tn R,,..
or to anybody else, that be. Brown, hi, pl,,,,
any but the most heroic part He does oot H..
the slghtest sign OF believing that be h,,h...
= contemplate coward It seems quits ,0h.,.
him that he bag betrayed the trust rsno..d ;.
him, and has possibly plunged hund1eda Of NJ
pie into misery, because, forsooth, his xrstea.s
life was threatened Cashier Brow1 would h,,,
small respect for Col Brown, Who sur7snd.,.
fortress because be fears he may be h1.do
defending it, but he ente1tains high ,eg,n3 r,
himself under the same circumstances Tn
public has hitherto shared this 1egud NJ
least has expressed no contrary opinion, bit i,
is time for 1t to change its mind md .st,
speak its mind freely. II = mere th,..t
Of death is to excnse tho b4aHn,
OF q trust, what security Of good faith eaa n
save2 It has been suggested by Boston maa
that the ysultkey Of bank should be u.de I,
several parts, and that it should be diy iyIded =,
every night among half dozen persons. BIT
If cowazdice is to be still conadered 1espec,tk
the only effect OF this would be to bring, install
Of one, six Eigh-toned citizens on their fs.tt
crying: "Dout point the pistol It ma u.
Kobber, don't; you'll find my part Of tho k,r
behind the clock Oh the pa1lor mantelpisca"
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THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY.

It is gratifying to know that seekers after
books continuo to present themselves At the
Public Library. It would be more gratifying to
know that large percentage Of these seekers
did not have to 60 away empty-h5nded. The
Library is as yet in it's infancy. The mora valu-
ablo Of it's books have been contributions. and
many OF them drst-class books. These contrib
uted volumes we're donated by their authors,
and many OF them are autograph copies- They
are not such as can be placed in the circulating
department, and thus it happens that the seekers
after Grst-class works are often unable to get
what they want.
The patrons Ut all public libraries, and Of
private ones also, deal largely in novels And
other works OF fiction. To meet this popular
demand, the managers have had to e1peud
in purchasing books Of that class. While
classical works, and books of history and science.
are to be found on the catalogue. the managers
have not been able to duplicate them to an e1-
mand for them. It is, perhaps, unfortunate
that the popular taste inclines omuch fiction,
and to the sensational class OF literature; b,t
the Chicago Library il not yet in . condition to
taste. Books cost money, aud the Library tas
but very small sum at it's disposal to purcb' se
books. Even the supply Of works of dcuon
falls far below the demand. while the managtrs
OH +0 p11 fc} }bn
substantial works. Libraries are things Of slow
growth It takes time to accumulate 1brfry
capable Of furnishing reading matter to suit al
the tastes of population Of 400 900 people. This
is, Of necessity work years and Of considerable
outlay of money. With time and money the
usefulness OF the Library "a an educator must
increase. At present the Chicago Library can
hardly be said to be much OF Al educator; the
most that be claimed for it is, that it is pre-
pairing the public mind by reading for Il better
class Of books when the Library can get them
Tho objection to the issue OF 80 many vol
umes Of novels, many Of them OF q trashy char
acter, is not altogether just. The book1borrow-
ers at all public libraries arc largely Of class
WHO uAfe 0U QLutI A9Aus "a EGtL1k Aut Uoohb
to read At all. These persons are unable to buy
books. They arc mostly persons who arc at
work all day, and can only read at night. Hav-
ing worked ten hours, and walked two to four
miles between their homes and places of labor,
they naturally turn to reading as 4 recreation.
Their taste may have been vitiated by the Neu
York Ledger and other weekly publications OF
TINT kind nevertheless they want books that
will offer them amusement OF entertainment,
rather than books Of purely instructive charac-
ter. The Public Library, as ne have already
sad is not in condition yet to furnish the bet
ter class OF books in any number. When it is in
condition to supply students, aud all persons
seeking substantial instruction, with the books
they need NC may reasonably expect that the
number Of students will increase by the oppor-
tunity, and that the Library will become, what it
was intended it should be, an educator Of tho
pn1l1ic
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The honors which have becn maid d,r;no tha
!asA inoo'h to William Cullen Bryant, Charlotte
cnshmRs' and to Mile. Dejazet, the eminent
French ARTIST, show that aga has it's compenea-
tlons, and that where talent is real and the mind
Is cultivated old age does not interrupt the fas-
c'natlons OF earlier days. A French paper, re-
ferring to this fact, recalls several other in
stances Of similar kind, among them Diana do
Poiuezb, who Vas nearly 40 when Henry II. be-
came attached to her; Anne of Auatria, who vas
tie handsomest Queen in Europe at SO; Ninon
de L'Enclos, WHO Was 72 when the Abbe de
Berois fell in love with her; Madame de Main
tenon. who WAS nearly 50 when Louis XIV.
welded her; and Aadamoisells Mars, the gifted
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other conditions, the former find early graves
and the latter hayo dubious chaucea OF reaching
the better world. We sncerely trust that the
movement Of thase two Associations Will not
prove 6 more spasm Of theories, but that it will
load to practical results. Give tho Children pure
air. TINA for their food. and plenty Of axercise.
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unita in the last The child Of th.t nn;.-
be acted upon by I'll tho Influences =, -. '0sA
possessed by their spirits, il sou III,
novel would be devoted, Of coura. :, :. ~
velopment Of her character. There TO-, 'a'"
for Hawthorne here~ Mindful Of ,h,.
fatha7 did for American literature y. 49, u
dow the son with this suggestion for =, n,..
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French tragedienne, nho attained the zenith Of
her power at so, and was esteemed ona Of the
handsomest women On tta stage.
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TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

RATES OF suBscx1FT1oN trA1ABIx N AoVAfcI'.
Ra b R.: :3S ~esHi, 2:o3
pant of i rear It the same rate-
IN nreveut delay and Mistakes be suro and Etve Foe&
06os address in full. including Stats aud County.
Fotsuoos may ,ado either By draft expsess Fost
fa6ca order ar in Registered letters, At cur risk
1zRAs CIT suRscRlnEhs.
Dsy delivered. Sunday excepted, 20 eents per week
paty delivered, Sunday included 80 cents per week.
Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Conner Madison and Dea1born-ss.. Chicago. Ill.
To-MoRRoWs ADJUSTMENTS.
ACADEMY OF MUSfc-i1alsted ID stteet, between AAo'
3aou and Monroe. "Ataddin-"
M'v1CKER'S Tl4EATRE-Madisen street. 'st~een n..sn
''Tha Woman in White"
Qlark xud iaSaIto. Peril"
GRAND OPERA-HOuSE-c!1rE1k s.1ee& oppo'1's
aasrsnan House. Kelly Icons Mtn'tee!s-
u,copu1cF,s HALLrHorth CLARK street, corner Of
Eiuxie DeMurska ConcertTroupe'
SOCIETY MEETINGS.
Hw B1GKL0W LODGE No. !28--Metnbert afe e
,--+ed - meet nt rhc hall Sunday noFanK nov. -
iii, n O'Clock sharp to At1ud the nneT o. ou1 la
Bro g. % c6LLiNs seey
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13

Now the foregoing tables show that Delaware
expended less per head for education than any
other Of the eight States named, averaging only
ninety-tlco cehits a year for each person, while
Massachusetts, expended 1890 The conse-
quence, of course, appears in the tables OF litter
acy OF the native whites in Massachusetts, i'll
1860, only about one in four hundred could not
read and write Maryland, our neighbor State,
situated in very nearly all respects like our
selves, had but six in hundred. while DelaSare
had fourteen and half This mind was of
her white native population. The colored peo-
pie, deprived of education, and most of them
prevented by law from acquiring it, showed, in
1860, seyenty-fve and half persons out of each
hundred unable to read or write, and in 1870,
though there had been marked progress there
were still 1890 out of total colored population
in the State of q, ,794, who could not write MAX
ing their illiterate per centage over 80.
The colored showing is bad, of course,
and 80, unfortunately, is that of our white
people. And yet these illiterate masses
our character in the eyes of other States. who
become acquainted with this statistical view,
while they remain ignorant of the treasures of
| lutelnBence refinement and virtue that IS stfug-
Cling to overcome the evil influences, ignorance
is forcing upon us. We believe our darkest day
has passed aad that brighter morrow is about
to dawn, though our sun is long i'll rising.
Wilmington has taken the lead and is doing no.
BILE work in the cause of Education. Her public
Schools are an honor to the State and compare
fayoraby with the public schools in the most
highly favored portions of our country, though
there is a visible lack of suitable school appli.
ances for the primary schools Tie influence ol
the Hon. Willard Hall, the Father of tile Schoo
law" for Delaware, and Superintendent Of free
schools in New Castle County in 1911, is still
felt He did much toward establishing, as ho
says, afterrepeated unsuccessful struggles con
tinuing for half a century, system of publ,
schools for Wilmington. 10 these schools anC
to those Democratic spirits that have tasted tin
benefits of good education in Wilmin, ION ant
elsewhere in the State our eyes are now turne
for sympathy and aid in behalf of the education
al interests Of the entire State. ZESo.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13
The uiddIetowA Fair-A Delaware
Exhibition Desirable.

The people Of Middletown promise. from pres
ent appearances. to get up a good Agricultural
and Fruit exhibition, this Fall-something that
the State ought to have but for several years
has not had. 4 section 90 entirely
devoted to the cultivation OF the soil, and
0 necessity 30 entirely dependent on
that pursuit, ought certainly to have products
to show, and to take pleasure and seek advan-
tage in showing. No other State is 70 entirely
one Of farmers, fruit-growers, and truckers, as
Delaware, South Of Wilmington, and 1t is the
most natural and appropriate thing in the world
that for the honor and credit Of their avocation
az well as to stimulate the best results, and en-
courage the best methods the tilllers of Delaware
soil should at least once year hold general
Fair and Exhibition, such az is now proposed.
Mlddletown is suitable place for the pur-
pose. One evidence that it is the best
place il found in the fact that the
people there have undertaken the en-
terprise, have raised money, secured grounds,
awakened public interest, and mean to go ahead
Nobody else has done this or any part of it, and
We may therefore conclude that the Middletown
people have most energy to bring to the work.
But besides this, the town lis the centre of rich
aud productive country, is easy of access, has a
couple Of good hotels and il large enough to re-
ceive sudden influx of visitors.
There il one point on which we feel concerned
to advise the projectors OF this enterprise. We
hear great deal, thus far, about the construe.
ton Of the track for trottng horses, but moth
ing az to the erection of sheds for cattle and
sheep, or buildings or tents for fruits, grains
dairy products. &C. Now, gentlemen. don
make this horse race let it be an Exhibition
Of Delawares Products Of the Soil. Understand
us We don't say do without track, and hay,
no trotting we know perfectly well that you
trials of speed Will attract five visitors where
only would come if you did not have them
But let them be only part Of the Fair. Della
ware does not live BY raising fast horse. and II
not likely to her chief business il to prodnc
the best crops of grain, fruits and vegetables
and to that end she should employ every usefu
agency. So far az our people raise stock, horse
are perhaps most suitable for our attention, an,
certainly we should breed good animals, and fo
the road, fast goefs, for these when bred ar
most valuable. To this end, display of spec
at Agricultural Fairs is allowable and reasonl
BILE, and what we urge il, al we have alread
said, that this Fair should not be mere hors
race-a mere test of the speed of lot Of tro
ters gathered up from around the country, an
brought to Middletown to show off, while til
display of the products Of farm and orchard is
neglected and meagre side show.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13
TrayeIer,s 'Tesaimony.

Thousands of travellers by land and sea have
youcled for the efficacy of Hostetters Stomach Bit
ters as preventive Of the physical disturbances
which ordinarily arise from change Of climate and
the changes Of diet water, &c, incident TO wan
derlng life. Upon systems toned, invlgorated and
regulated by this genial vegetable antidote the eX-
ternal causes Of debility and disease seem to pro-
duce little or no effect. Forearmed with Ho,tetter's
Bitters, the voyager may bid defiance seasickness
ind encounter the chilling fogs OF the British Isles
the coast winds Of the Antilles, the icy temperature
of northern Alaskassor the burning heat of the
tropics, with equal mpunity. The effect Of this ad-
mirabe medicated stimulant is greatly to increase
the vital energy OF the system, thereby enabling it
To resist and repel the excit ng causes of disease
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13
Corner Sixth and
Testimony.

cheerfully give this testimony 10 the public that
Mrs. Fosters Blood Purifier and letter Ointment
cured me:
i was AFFLICTED for many years with dlsOrdered
blood, troublesome and obstinate tetter OF the
skin and swelling OF the glands of the neck, which
was the occasion Of prolonged suffering and ex-
pense.
/ consulted eight OF the most prominent physi-
clans in the city and used their medicine long time
without receiving any permanent relief; on the
contrary getting worse, till finally almost despair
ing of hope, l was induced TO try Mrs. Fosters
Blood Purifier which was recommendedto to me as
being certain cure for my disease. II was the
turning point In my case after using Two bottles
of the Blood Purifier in connection with the letter
Ointment, the swelling ceased, the eruptions dlsap-
peared and now am entirely and efeciually cured.
IL further information Is desired concerning my
case, call at my residence.
THoS. SCOTT,
1880 claymont Street, over lith Street Bridge
can testify to the efficacy of Mrs. Dr Fosters
blood Purifier and letter Ointment for disease OF
the blood and skin.
used 1t short time with happy effect, having
suffered chronic affectlon of the blood and skin
for a long time without procuring relief by using
other remedies, but now am thoroughly cured and
can recommend these remedies to others afflicted il
j. B. EASTBURN,
Pleasantyile,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13
BALTIMORE & POTOMAC II. r..

NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON THROUGH
LINE.
ON AND AFTER JUNE 2sTH 1874,
Trains will leave Wilmington in connection with
the Baltimore Potomac r. r., as follows:
Leave Wilmington 203, A. NJ. Arrive Washington
6.13, A. M, city time.
Leave Wilmington 1902, A. M. Arrive Washington
2.40, p. NJ, city time.
Leave Wilmington 1886 P. NJ. Arrive Washington
4.O3, p. NJ, city time.
RETURNING:
Leave Washington 923, A. NJ, city time. Arrive
Wilmington l24U Z. NJ.
Leave Washington $50 p. NJ city time. Arrive
Wilmington 1914, +. NJ.
Leave Washington 9.Os, p. NJ, city time. Arrive
Wilmington lilo, A. M.
Local Trains leave Baltimore 100, and $50,
A. M, 4.10, 740 9i5, p. NJ. Arrive Washington
s.S5, 1910, A. NJ, 5.b5, 9.25, and HOS r. NJ.
Leave Washington 500, 11b5 A. NJ, $40, 1853, p.
N. Arrive Baltimore 1856, A M, 1.25, 52l 0.4s p.
Nj. K. l.. DUBARRY,
Superintendent.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13

For Children and Adults, cures Cholera, Cholera
Morbus Cramps, ,Dlarrhoea Dysentery, aud all pains
in the stomach and Bowels, caused by eating green
fruit and vegetables, for sale at
FOSThR'S DRUG STORE,
Front and West streets.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13

SUNDAY TRAIN.
Leave Wilmington at 8 30 +. NJ.
Leave Reading at 7.lD A. NJ.
Arrive at Wilmington at l1.lI A. NJ.
Arrive at Reading at 1881.
CONNECTIONS.
At Wilmington with trains on the Philadelphia,
Wilmington Il Baltimore and Del Railroads.
At Chadd's Ford with trains on p. b. C. II. X.
AT C0atesvile with trains on Penna. X. r., and at
Reading with trains on Phila. n Reading, Leb. VAL,
and East Penna., and Reading a Columbia II. r.
and the Berks County Railroad. sunday Train sOnth
connects with p Il b. c. train south. Sunday train
north connects with P. Il b. c. II. Il, train north.
Il, COLLlNGS,
je21-d&w General Superintendent.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13
seasonabIe.

During this sweltering weather every one should
be familiar with the value of GOOD TOILET pow
DER in preventing and removing excoriatlons,
channgs, irritabty and moisiness of the skin. A
large assortment Of the finest quality OF French,
English, and American manufacture, for sale by
L. BKINGHURST a CO.,
Apothecaries,
Corner Sixth and Market Streets.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13
warm weather.

When the mercury hovers in the vicinity OF 90 de-
grees people become uch interested in the Their
mometers and notice every variation OF the tenn
perature. An extensive variety of instruments OF
this kind, at moderate prices, may be had OF
Z. BRINGHURSr Il CO.,
Corner eth and Market Streets.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13

have here used the tables Of illiteracy fur
nished by the census of 1860. Those for 1870 to
be found in the Compendium, give only the
numbers of those "who cannot write, while the
above figures represent those "who cannot read
or write In 1870, the numbers of illterate
persons in Delaware over ten yearz of age were
thus returned
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13

Persons leaving the city during the Summer can
nave the COMMERCIAL mailed to their addressby or
terng the same at this Office. Terms, including
nostage. sixteen cents a week In advance.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13
steamboat Rinss
T,OR PENNsGkovE. DAILY.
THE STEAMER "PALIsADE," III n
GAIT. BORDEN, rssssk

L'Oh FENN5dhOfE OAlLi.
THE STEAMER "PAL1sADE," III
Carr. BonDHs, sssss'alssaa
VIII commence Daily Trips, Sunday incuded,) be-
tween wilmington and Pennsgrove, on
"WEDNESDAY, JULY lsT,
Making cl,se connection at Penn grove, with boats
for salem, Bombay Hook, Collins Beach
W and Port Penn.
The PAIIsADR will leave Fourth street Wharf,
Wilmington, every day at 0 a. NJ, ., and X N. =.
And Pennsgrove at &, and 10 A. NJ, and o.so II ~
FARE, either way 80 cn,s
EXCUR Jon TICKET '..................3o GEMS
Children to f2 years, half fare under years no
charge.
The Grove at Pennsgroye Is OF . =, &c feasant.
est on the Delaware River, wings, Cfoquet
Grounis &C. free OF charge, and good order gu r
anteed by the proprietor, Col. French,
sB-rhe PALISADE is the best and largest boat
that has ever run on this rou e. She Is IN every
particular safe and sea-worthy, and VIII cary COM
fortably 400 persons.
hurches or schools wishing to charter for mole,
rate sized par les can make arrangements win the
Captain or with K. Il Il AGGAk1, lO4 N. Delaware
Avenue, Philadelphia
DAILY EXCURSIONS DOWN THE BAY,
BOMBAY HOOK, COLLINS BEACH AND PORT
PENN.
The PAIIsADE will oonuect daily Sundays included
with the steamer lrk, on her O'Clock trip y
Pennsgfove, and 3 30 trip from Pennsgroye. The
Ariei does not stop at Port Penn on sundays,
Excursion tickets from Wilmington good 10 re
turn same day. TO either OF the above PAGES q
cents. Children, % IL years, half faTe.
Tnesa Excursions being the naiy ones MO sal
water, have been for the past e. s1aiisers tAs
most popular out OF Philadelphia
The Ariel is large and ccmiofs&e4u Vo@. SUI hel
officers careful and experienced saeR tsptalt
Robeson being well known 10 tbs reorle OF WA
mngton for IS years. ..,....--. .
Good order is assured through the prohibition o
all intoxicating drinks. The tnp is therefore eonn
IDENTIFY recomnen ed 10 Family or Social Parties.
je2T-e0d2m h. b. TAGGAhI, agent.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-13

The creditors of the Allegheny Valley Railroad
met IN Pittsburg, yesterday, and accepted a
proposition from the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,
for a lease Of the Allegheny Valley road