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, 1876-10-06
Terrible Story of Suffering on th.S

There comes from the sea a tals :,
suffering and death. The steamer Fr;.;UO y
of the Hamburg American line inst staiA "a
rived here. Among those on hoaA, ~
were the captain, two passengers ~
one OF the crew of the Spanish b-:a
Joquina, abandoned at sea after the cn.s
and five of the crew had died and ~ !
captain and two others were redpca5s sae !
the verge of starvation. On Az, 70
18th the Frisia sighted the small S9s- S'
ish brig Joquino. which was drift;Ss
helplessly at the mercy of the wovoS
and from which signals of distress We
flying. On board the brig four , my
were found-the captain, sailor names ,oes
Cortez, and two passengers named Ss1
teer and Gardinot. From them tbe 81
lowing particulars were obtained. TSs M
Joquina, which belongs to Barcelon.
Spain, left San Domingo City for Hav,s
on June Goth. She had on board creS
of seven, and two passengers abor.
named. They had long been resident.
of San Domingo City. The vessel bsS
not been many days out when five y
the crew and the mate were taken sicl
and died in a few hours. 1t was at frst
supposed that they had been poisoned
but this is scarcely probable, as Is
cook died subsequently, and in the sams
sudden and mysterious manner as IN
others. The mates death occurred 4
an hour after he was taken sick. Aftar
these deaths had occurred, the captain
was utterly unable to manage the ysSsel
with one seaman and two passenger
1t drifted helplessly for forty-1ive dau
until the Frisia came in sight. The mn
visions had become exhausted, NOTHING
being left but some beans; and on tbess
and some water the captain, sailor and
two passengers subsisted. They saT
their sufferings were so terrible TINT
death would have been welcomed n
preference to many more days Of such
existence. The brig was in good con
dition when the Frisia came up with
her, her sails and other paraphernalh
being in excellent order, as they were
left when the crew sickened and died
After rescuing those on board the brig
First Officer Francom, of the FriSis
went off in a boat and tried to put
prize crew on board the Joquina, but
owing to the heavy sea he could not DO
so, and the Spanish vessel was left 10
her fate.-NelO York Special TO Chicaos
Times.
, 1876-10-06

The night was dead, but, dying, gave
Birth to a drop of peArly dew;
The morning woke, and, waking, founG
The drop in all its beauty new;
Calmly and modestly 1t lay,
Crndled in moss, liquid gem,
Untouched by art, worthy place
In Natures fAirest diAdem.
Calmly it lay, content to be
A drop Of dew, and nothing more:
Till PhRbus rose, and then, torsooth'
Its happiness for aye was Ger.
The dewdrup gazed, and, gazing, longed
For brilliancy and sparkling sheen;
"Would that a diamond could be,
Mid emerAlds Of leafy green
Then turned it to the sun, and cried,
"Giye me, o, give me Of thy light!
Grant that with lustre glittering
Nv simple form may bedightF
g FoybeaTi @ dewdrop," PhGbus said:
aTbou askest what is death to thee;
Seek not for more than Nature gave,
But with thy lot contented be-"
~Nsy, Rive me light, pure heav My light;
/ long for Il, for 1t pine"
"Well, since thou wilt, poor foolish thing
/ give 1t thee-the light is thine"
The dewdrop sparkled in its pride,
Nor stayed 10 think upon the cost,
In truth ! diamond It seemed,
A while It glinted-and was LOST
And q the dewdrop, 80 my heart,
UntrAmmeled, joyous, calm and free,
Until the god Of love arose,
And in his beauty smiled on me.
Then prayed for the gift Of love,
Nor heard his words in warning giV'n,
But prayed again, till love was mine;
Iloyed-and love my heart has riven
, 1876-10-06
PORT TOWNSEND,


Ar they white limbs, those stars on high
That. when the day star sinks in night
sill feed in pastures Of the sky,
And to the shepherds lend their light
or silver lilies are they there,
with sweetest petals open spread
That. when we mortals rest from care,
Tbsir fraorance DER the weary shed;
Or consecrsted candles tall,
That on Gods altar shine so bright.
The darkness Of our earthly ball
To dissipAte with softest light.
Ali no! they are letters fair, ,,--,...-
With which good angels, clothed in white
Sweet hymns Of love prepare,
And in heavens book of record write.
Prom the German
, 1876-10-06

CAPTAIN KmD.-The famous pirale,
Capt. Kidd, frequented Narraganseti y
the old days, when distillers, slags ":
traders and pirates were numerous. az
landing was at the bar on which Il'
south pier is built. His places Of =
sort are still shown, and numerous nole
in the ground, made by credulous ser e.
ers after his hidden treasures, can y
seen in Peaeedale and other places
few years ago a sword hilt was dug v
in field near the pier, on whtcn Y, "
engraved the name Of Artemus Goul1'
who was one of Kidd's lieutenans
Twenty-eight Of this crew were hangs
on one gallows in Newport.
, 1876-10-06
Soap and Disease.

The complaints that have been made
for some time past relative to the impu.
rites Of soap, have, at last, taken def
mite shape, and it is averred by Phih-
delphia paper, on the authority Of an
eminent physician" whose name h
not given, however, that these impur-
ties are the principal cause OF the grow
ing prevalence Of diptheria. II The
soap made to-day does not tend TO pro
duce dipthelia, it is strange If it is not
the cau3e Of some kinds Of disorderl
It is manufactured from all kinds Of vile
stuff, the only aim being to perfume il
well. 1t is hawked about the streets in
most attractive shapes. and sold for
song. 1t has long been claimed thai
the most pungent Of the so-called
French soaps are the most dangerous.
and, looking at the price at which the
greater part is sold, there seems to b
no question oft. Soaps that once sold
for 25 cents and over, can now be bad
for one-third and less that sum. ClearlI
such goods cannot be trusted. Ever.
body should be careful of the article d
this description he uses. Soap made
from the refuse of deceased anima.
or from refuse that has been permitted
to decay, cannot be safe, and the prooa
bility is that a vast proportion Of thai
used to-day is thus made up. Our pee
pie have become so fastidious that non.
but the humblest will use anything but
scented soap. The good, old, pure art'
Gle that was once used by rich and poor
alike, is now too harsh and offensive To-
the delicate senses Of this age. Peope
would rather use the delicate perfumed
stuff that is full Of danger, which,
rubbed over an abraded skin, may pro-
duce foul sore, than return 70 tne
habits Of other days.-COmmerciai A.
vertiser.
, 1876-10-06
Tanning Male sAr.w.
Hxnpuar woarHMoros Is TAUGHT A
LESSON.


" Just what I have been expecting for
about seven years, said Miss Pauline
Worthington, looking from an open let
ter in her hand with frowning brow.
Is not your letter from Herbert,
LinAf" questioned Mrs. Worthington,
q tiny, silver-haired old lady, with q
gentle expression.
" Yes, mother, Essie is very i'll with
low, nervous fever, and they want me to
come and stay till she is better. The
carriage viii be sent at three O'Clock,
mother" Then, more emphatlcally, II
think It is about time Berts tyranny
over that little martyr was ended. he
is killing her"
Linal BE is your brother"
can see his faults if he is"
I" never heard Essie complain"
She never would. But look at her.
Nine years ago, when she married, she
was living sunbeam, so bright and
pretty. Now, pale, quiet and reserved,
her voice is seldom heard, her smile sell
dom seen. A wintry shadow OF her
former Summer brightness. Now she
has broken down. You have never seen
her at home, but surely when she is
here you see the change !"
Yes, dear, she has changed; but
family cares
Has Louie changed SO? She has
been twelve years married"
Mrs. Worthington was silent. Louie
was her oldest child, and presided over
the home in which her mother had been
q crippled prisoner for fifteen years.
She took all the household cares, and
had five children, and yet Louie had
gained in beauty, and certainly in
cheerful happiness, since her marriage,
even if the merriment Of girlhood was
gone.
Henry appreciates Louier' said Lima;
there lies the difference between her
happiness and Essie's detection. If
there is any domestic trouble, Henry
and Louie share it, while Herbert shifts
it all upon Essie. He is an habitual
fault-hnder."
Perhaps, dear, Essie is not SO good
a housekeeper as Louie. Herbert may
have cause to find fault"
"Once in ten times he may. never
saw a faultless house or housekeeper;
but Essie and her house are the nearest
approach to perfection ever did see."
, 1876-10-06

A SOLID DrSEER-Some Of the hoIes
have bills of fare with Ay-leaf cover. =.
with cards of various business hoas~ x.
An Oregon man recently took sea1 !. =
hind ono Of them, when a waiter
peared with "What will you have sll /.
To the utter confusion of the waiter * X
leisurely remarked: "You may isu.
me q new set of teeth in gutta per,c@ =.
an improved sewing machine, w,In
tent lock-stitch q box of Brandrs.1is
pills, and pair ofnumber seven : I'fs sSs
calf-skin boots" In q moment
waiter replied: eve do not fuil,,s ~
those articles" "Then what have y;
got it on the bill of fare for?" re'0sN-
the customer.
, 1876-10-06

HINTS AS TO BEAUTY.-There is moth
ing more unfavorable to female beauty
than late hours. Women who, either
from necessity or choice, spend most of
the day in bed, and the night at work or
dissipation, have always a pale, faded
complexion, and dark-rimmed, weary
eyes. Too much sleep is almost as hurt
full as too little, and is sure to give the
person unwholesome fat. Diet, also, has
a marked influence upon personal beau
ty. A gross and excessive indulgence in
eating and drinking is fatal to the female
charms, especially where there is great
tendency to making hesh." Regular
ity of time in the daily repast and good
cooking are the best means of securing,
not only good health, but good looks.
The appetite should never be wasted
duriug the intervals between meals on
pastry, confectionery, or any other tick
Ter Of the appetite, which gratifes the
taste, but does not support the system.
Exercise is, of course, essential to female
beauty. 1t teammates the whole physical
life, quiekens the circulation Of the
blood, heightens the color, develops the
growths, and perfects the form of each
limb and the entire body. 1t also gives
beauty and grace to every movement.
, 1876-10-06

FIVE per cent, and perhaps ten, can
be added to the amount Of milk obtained
from the COWS Of this country, if the
following rules are einexorably followed:
1. Never hurry COWS in driving them to
and from pasture. 2. Milk at as nearly
even intervals as possible. Half past
five in the morning and six at night are
very good hours. 8. Be especially ten
der to the COWS at milking times. 4.
When seated draw the milk as rapidly
as possible, being certain always to get
all. 8. Never talk or think of anything
besides what you are doing when milk
ing. 6. Offer some caress and always q
soothing word when you approach q
COW and when you leave her. The bet
ter she loves you the more free and COM
plete will be her abandon as your sit by
her side.
, 1876-10-06

A TKRRIRLH SITUATIoN.-A farmer,
Horace Miner, was chopping in the
woods near Waymart, ten miles from
Honesdale. At noon his wife carried
his dinner to him. He was engaged in
telling tree when she arrived at the
spot, and she stood near waiting for him
to get through. She had in her arms .
child few months old. The tree in
falling lurched toward Mrs. Miner, and
before she could get out of the way it
came crashing upon her, one of the
largest branches striking her, and pin
ming both her arms and her child to the
earth. Miner ran to the spot. He
could not see his child, but his wife was
lying with her face turned up and gasp
ing in death. Miner at once set to work
to extricate his wife and child from that
terrible position. The branch of the
tree lay across Mrs. Miner, and it was
evident the child lay beneath the mother.
The husband, to extricate the wife and
child, was compelled to cut away the
branch, which was seven inches through,
and before he had finished his task he
saw his wife die before his eyes. He
removed her body from beneath the
tree and found his child crushed to
death, having been crushed deep into
the ground. The husband, almost fran
tic, took both bodies in his arms and
carried them a mile through the woods
to his home.-Port Jervis G,lsstts.
, 1876-10-06
sending Money By Mail.

ga new way to pay old debts" is to
claim that the money was sent In let
ter and John Reeves stole it. The crop
of idiots is very large this year, if all
the men who sent large sums of money
in unregistered letters really did send
them. It is incredible that men will
continue to risk money in letters which
cannot be tracked" any more than you
can track fish in the water, while the
Government offers a perfectly safe
means of transmittal by money order
to all important offices, and compare
lively safe means by register to all
offices. Twenty-Five cents is the largest
fee for a money order. You may send
$50 for 10 cents, and it Is practically
impossible for the money to miscarry.
You may register letter to any Office
in the United States or Canada, and to
nearly all foreign countries, for fee of
10 cents in addition to the regular post
age. Registered letters are not sent in
the regular mails, but pass from hand
to hand of postal clerks or route agents.
The person taking your registered let
ter gives you q receipt for it, and the
law requires every person into whose
hands it passes to produce either the
letter itself or receipt for it. 1t is not
absolutely safe, like money order, but
safe beyond any other contingency than
accident or crime. In the case of the
money order, safety goes beyond this.
If a money order is even stolen the
thief cannot collect the money, because
he cannot identify himself as the drawee,
and nnust tell who drew the order-in-
formation which is sent confdentially
to the postmaster in a separate letter
from that inclosing the order.
, 1876-10-06

TIE difficulty with these COUNTER ~
Ave hundred dollar greenbacks Is, ,,;tsi'
when we are offered one, just as y ~ N
as not we have no genuine note III
same denomination in our Pocks.
which to compare it.-NOrTisFo''H 10"
, 1876-10-06

TIE bark True Love just arrived at
Edinburgh from Norway, with a cargo
of ice, is one of the Oldest vessels ahoat.
She was built in Philadelphia in 1764
and has been in active service since. At
one time she was a successful whaler.
Another evidence that true love bullets
every storm and mocks times ravages.
And we have personal knowledge that
our paternal ancestors true love, like
the aged ship, was q successful Whaler.
We have a seated impression of the
fact.-Tt1rner's Falls Reporter.
, 1876-10-06
A Brilliant Invention.

A New Yorker, who recently passed a
night in one of the New Jersey hotels,
is the reputed author of an invention
of extreme ingenuity, and great posi-
BILE usefulness. The essential features
of this remarkable invention consists of
a series of network trap-doors; a system
of minute glass tubes, connected with a
powerful automatic pump; an exhausted
receiver, with long rubber suckers, and
a clock-work arrangement TO operate the
whole. A neat iron framework, adapt
ed to any bedstead, connects the various
parts, and completes the machine. Upon
retiring to bed, the fortunate proprietor
of the apparatus adjusts the frame,
spreads the netting over the bed, ap-
plies the rubber sucker to the Joints and
cracks of the bedstead, sets the trap
doors, winds the clock-work. and turns
in for anight Of peaceful repOse. Hardly
has he closed his eyes, when the fun be-
gins. The mosquitoes, after reconnoi-
tering in vain for some easier mode of
getting at the sleeper, sail into the open
traps at the precise moment that the
bed-bugs are being drawn irresistibly
into the rubber pipes, by means of the
exhausted receiver. AS the victims
reach the center of the machine, they
are rapidly but gently seized, placed in
position, the glass tubes are inserted in
their sides, and the automatic pump be-
gins to operate swiftly, transfusing the
blood of the mosquitoes into the veins
of the bed-bugs, while, by an instanta-
neous compensating arrangement, that
of the bugs is hurled into the arteries
of the mosquitoes. They are then per-
mitted to retire by back door, and the
operation is complete. The mosquitoes,
having acquired the nature and ideas of
the bed-bugs, Immediately begin to ram
their heads off in the futile attempt 10,
get into some imperceptible crack; while
there is no more entertaining moral spec
tacle in the world than that OF bed
bug sitting despondently on the floor,
and wondering how on earth he is
going to probe victim without pro-
boscis; to sing, I want to be an an
GEL" without any singing apparatus;
or, without wings, to dodge the pillow
fred in vengeful wrath. The ablest ad-
vocates of other methods are said to
have given their allegiance to the new
system, and the important problem is
regarded as virtually solved. World.
, 1876-10-06

THE more you contract debts the
more they expand.
, 1876-10-06

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, 1876-10-06

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Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28
VAR. Settles ssEraitOr,, speech.
For the journal
TTrv OF 1919


July 81, 1876.
Cot. W. l.. SAUNDERS Dear Sir.
Your correspondent "One of the peo-
pie" referring to the speech of Mr..
Thomas Settle in the Convention of
1906 wherein he branded himself as
a traitor, makes the following COM
ment:
'I stood and listened to you that
day, my face burning with shame
that such words could be uttered in
such place and no one dare make a
reply Yet so it was"
1t thus appears that the Indignation
of your correspondent was not excited
by the, ignoble utterances of Mr.. Set
tie, but by the fact, that no member of
the Convention had the courage to
reply thereto.
This L regard as an unjust reflection
upon the minority of that body, un~
warranted by the circumstances, aud
not to be allowed to pass unnoticed.
There was much, if not full, liberty
of speech in the Convention of 1865 '66.
and many members of that body had
exercised it, to an extent that involved
much greater risk than was to be ap-
pretended from reply to Mr.. Settle.
which. in fact, involved no risk at a ..
The truth. however, is that Mr..
Settles speech was In reply to a
member who had Immediately preced-
ed nim, and was regarded as almost
entirely personal. Courtesy required
the rejoiEder to be given to the mem
Der to whom Mr.. Settle had mainly
directed his remarks, and he wisely,
no doubt. took no notice of them. The
speech was, in fact, its own best con
demnation. 1t was delivered near the
close of the days sitting. and of the
session, and no opportunity of resum~
ing the subject with proprlety ever oc-
Cured again.
This is the whole matter, and it
seems to me that your correspondent
might easily have discovered the
reason why no reply was made to Mr..
Settle without casting reflection upon
either the courage or patriotism of the
minority Of that Convention.
ONE WHO WAS a MEMBER.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28

About 1860 Robert and Magdalen
Pollock. together with their six sons
and two daughters, set sail from the
county Donegal, Ireland, for America,
and settled in the then colony of Lord
Baltimore and now Somerset county,
Maryland, at place now known as
Dams Quarter. All the sons married
and became the progenitors of numer-
Gus families. From one of the sons
were descended the late President
lanes 4. Polk, Gen: Thomas Polk.
of Mecklenburg fame, Rlshcp and
Lieut.. Gen. Leonidas Polk, and
others; from another son, Governor
Chas. Polk, of Delaware, deceased,
and from another, the late ex- Governor
Trusten Polk, of Missouri. From
Robert, the fifth son of Robert and
Magdalen, is descended the artist.
This Robert-of Robert and Magdalen
married Miss Guilette, and had a
son Robert who married a Miss Peale
sister of Charles Peale, the founder OF
Peales Museum. This latter Robert.
father of Charles Peale Polk, was
distinguished naval officer in the
French war, and was mortally wound
ed on board his ship by splinter
during a desperate engagement.-POt
ter's american Monthly.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28

There are no new Developments re
garding the rGImOred changes in the
management OF the Carolina Central
hallway Company. It is stated tina.
the resignation of Col. s. l.. Fremont,
as General superintendent, VIII take
effect on the 31st inst. The position
has been again offered TO Gen. VIM.
McRae. Superintendent of the Western
&, Atlantic Kailroad, of Georgia, and
he has agreed to accept it provided he
is given absolute control OF the road.
This is the hitch ut present; regarding
the acceptance by the company OF
these conditions, nothing has yet
transpired. A rumor is afioat that if
Gen. McRae accepts he will have his
Office for the present in Atlanta, and
Capt. Y. q. Johnson will retain his
position as Assistant superintendent,
and have Immediate charge of the
road. We do not suppose that in the
event of any change, Capt. Johnson
would be allowed to leave the road.
There is no better practical railroad
man than he, as his conduct of his
branch of the business Of the road has
ahown in the past. Regarding the
superintendent of the road, a change
will certainly be made ere long; it
may be that Gen. McRae and it may
be that some one else is the coming
man. Charlotte Observer.
Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28

From the Charleston Courier and News. !
We hope there is no truth in the
statement that Governor Chamberlain
intends to ask, or has asked, that
United States troops be posted at the
county seats in this State until the
elections are over. The effect of such
an application would be bad in every
gay In this State it would look like
al attempt to overawe the democracy,
and there are limits to the patience of
even South Carolinians. There is no
disorder in South Carolina, or threat
Of disorder. The earnest purpose of
the democracy is TO have a fair and
peaceful election. and we have had
enough OF "ayoners at the polls.
We have supported Governor Cham
berlain's reform M asures, and We have
frank expressed our opinion of the.
Hambur riot, but We must protest
against any move that wears the aD-
pearance of taking advantage of local
disturbance to prop up the waning
fortunes OF South Carolina Republi-
canism The South has been torment
ed long enough 10y Federal officials at
election times, and the people demand
that, for once, they shall have free
vote and an absolutely fair count.