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The daily gazette., 1878-03-04
PUBLIC SALE!

PUBLIC SALE!
VIII be sold at public sale on the farm oil
w. W. Torbert, Esq on the Lime Stone
road, 81 miles north of Stanton, In Mill
Greek hundred, on
FRIDAY,
The 8th Day of MARCH, 1873,
at O'Clock, p. m,
head ofhorses. two of Them good
work or farm horses, bay mare N
quiet-a lady can drive her any ~ y
where, twelve head of dairy -AAA
N2EuE cows. selected with care and iude.
"V ment some In profit, some with
Uc<u calves by their sides and sorn .
springing to calve; one bull, of good stock:
twelve head OF stock pigs, two horse
wagon, nearly new; 1 trotting wagon one
large sleigh, ox-cart Buckeye reaper and
mower combined, | two-horse mower
thresher and cleaner, In good order. I grain
drill with phosphate attachment. / corn
shelter, ! feed cutter, Bcrdick patent: 2
Wiley plows, nearly new; | set OF stage
harness, sets of pillow harness. and a great
many articles too numerous To mention.
Dairy fixtures--2 churns, a large churn
horse power, two handle churn. cream
kettle and butter worker, l large butter
tub which holds 90 pounds.
TERMs:-All sums of $50, and less. cash.
all sums over that amount a credit of six
months will be given by purchaser giving
bankable note with approved endorser'
or three per cent or for cash. withont in ;
terest. ARNOLD NAIInaGN
IL. W. Stidhan d Son. Auct'rs. feb2l.ts
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L'Of bdFhIFF #
II To the Democratic Voters OF New Cas-
eCounty:
Gentlemen: Thankful for the support CIV.
en- me az the last nomination again offer
myself as a candidate for the Democrats
nomination for Sheriff of New Castle Coun-
ty, pledging my support to the successful
nom inee. ROBERT q, JUSTIS.
jan14-dAwtn# IIIl IN - - ID
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E,OR SHERIFF.
Il TO the Democratic voters OF New Cas-
tie County:
Gentlemen; Thankful for the support Civ
en- me at the last nomination again offer
myself as a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for sheriff of New Castle
County, pledging my support TO the sue
cessful nominee.
HENRY M. BARLOW.
aDl5-d6 win. OF Brandywlne I'D.
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WANTS.

"ANTED COPIES OF Delaware (week-
w ly) Gazette OF the following dates
Feb. 8, 1916, Sept. "A, 1876, May 8, 1877, and
also for July D, 1871, Aug. I6, 1871, Aug. 80,
1877; ten cents each will be paid for the same
at this office.
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DUILDING LOTs--In the best quarters
ID OF the City for sale by
GEO. MOORE,
Property agent.
feb2S-6t. No. 9. W. Seventh Sc.
The daily gazette., 1878-03-04

LrOR SALE-on favorable terms, sever
II al choice properties in the Western
part oftown. GEO. MOORE,
Property Agent,
feb28-6t 6W. Ith street.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-06
The Mysterious Masked Lady.

At the masked ball.. lately given by
Frances, Countess Waldegrave, lady of
distinguished appearance, dressed in
black and wearing domino, observed
two gentlemen who were conversing I'M
masked in an alley Of the beautiful gar
dens at Strawberry Hill. She approach
ed them with easy grace, and opened con-
versation in a light and bantering tone.
The elser Of her male interlocutors was
assured, by what ''the Antiquary' would
have called "his fair enemy" that she
knew all about him, and could, and she
would, tell him many quear stories about
himself. Well able to defend himself in
tongue encounters, the gentleman, whose
wit and whose pers!tage were once the
delight of the House of Commons, in
which he is now much missed absentee.
replied that if she knew even 1.-THE of
the mischief he had done in life she
would compel him to borrow her domino.
Carrying the war into the enen US coun-
try, he proceeded jestingly to impugn
her assertion that she was married WON
an, and accused her of having escaped
from boarding school to take part in the
Strawberry Hill gayeties. His younger
male companion, being scarcely inferior
IN badinage, asked permission to touch her
marriage ring, and, accepting the gloved
hand which she promptly extended, re-
marked, after satisfying himself as to
the correctness Of her claim, that so fair
a gage was worthy of more respectful sa-
luton, and was permitted to raise her
black gloves to her lips. After a
diversified conversation, which lasted
about quarter Of an hour, the lady gid
ed gracefully away, leaving her comp IN
ions in puzzled mystery as to her identity.
Their gucsses were more ingenious than
described when an hour later he was
laughingly informed by the lady of the
most exalted rank in the assembly (the
Princess of Wales) that she herself was
the escaped boardlng-school miss, ana
that the domino which she had removed
from her face was at his service-to hide
his bushes.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-06

which he laughed me to scorn, and said
ne could 'do it as fast as you kin after
larnin' the places where the letters come
from, and that be could learn that IN
halt an hour 1 offered to bet him
greenback, that I could fill the stick
three times to his once, at which he re-
marked: oval, sonny, l amt got no
scrip about jes' now, but if you will al
low this ere timer to lay along with your
liver, don't mind tryin' to take the con
safe cutter you" After some preliminar.
les, bet Of the above nature was effect
ed, and greeny spent one solid half hour
"larnin the places where they belonged
when he professed to know where eyery
letter vas as well as I did. I handed
him some reprint copy, stick and rule,
showed him how to hold the stick. and
we started. In just seventeen minutes,
amid the opened mouthed wonderment
of the rest of the boys, greeney dumped
stick of solid BREWER, and / was sold.
He was only poor tramp that wanted
lift on the road, and chose this as a
means to satisfy the demands of the rail-
road,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-06
Peat Men and Women in Shetland.

The lives of these people are simple
and uneventful enough. The chain is
very short one and the links are not scat
tered. They go forth to their daily work
and return to their daily rest, and have
no thought or ambition beyond. Their
aspect, have said, is picturesque. They
are all ages, some young, others bending
under the weight of years. There they
go one after the other, with their baskets
or klshes, as they are called, fastened up
on the back by means of strap over
each shoulder, rising above their heads.
and piled up with squares of black peat
This naturally gives them all a stopping
position suggestive ofhard work and fem
mine weakness, that quickly appeals to
the sympathies. MANY of them wear
shoes made out of cowhide, strong and
cheap, but perhaps without form, and
with small pretentions to neatness and
cleanliness. And these they often save
by carrying them IN their hands. Many.
too, are without stockings, and they trudee
along bare-footed and are-legged, and
only look In consequence the more pow
erty stricken. Their petticoats are short,
and generally of some dark, coarse ma
terial, with the color of which the peat
getting sufficiently harmonizes. Upon
their head they wear the inevitable ker-
chief OF thick Shetland wool, generally
gray, and sometimes red Their faces are
sunburned and weather beaten. Those
OF the old women are often strangely
and wonderfully wrinkled, which, with
their attitude, gives them look of ex-
IRENE age, and almost descripitude. The
younger women are many of them hand
some; saw few really beautiful faces.
AS they go along the road nearly all are
knitting stockings or some other article
OF wear. They appear to knit by instinct
an hereditary gift. Their heavy loads
and somewhat difficult progress in no way
seem to interfere with the flying needles.
These never arrest their motion as their
owners for moment raise their heads as
you pass and wish you good-day; or, 1t
may be turn round to look after the
ranger the gun-no dou.t the gun
Argosy
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Across The Sunset Bay.

The West is one transcendent glow
Of sunset splendor; hand-in-hand
The waves come singing up the sand
Their summer songs of long ago!
Our boat rocks lightly on the tide,
With cleaning prov and snowy sail,
That dips before the freshening gale,
AS through the curling foam we glide.
The waves rejoice, the wind is fair
AS round the reedy cape we sweep,
And past the Light exultant leap
To the white arms of Delaware!
Across the shoals and far away
We skim (the low green shOre-a-lee)
And face the rosy spheres of sea
That glitters meath the dying day!
Free! free at last! as air or light!
Our very griefs are laid asleep
No fear pursues us on the deep
To dull the rapture of our flight!
Beneath us rocks the blue abyss
Serenely in the blue above
Flames the Respondent star of Love
The rosy harbenger of bliss!
Lean on this faithful breast of mine,
Fair face that blossoms as the rose
In that sweet light that overfows
The round of sea and sky divine!
And sing me, love, some roundelay,
While, far as fees the tireless wind,
We leave the world of care behind
And drift into the dying day.
But faster, further, as we strain
Along the sunsets westward trail,
The lurid glories fade and fail,
And vanish from the heaving main;
And night pursues our dying bark,
Past looming capes and shadowy lees,
With glimpses of whitening seas,
And hollow murmurs of the dark.
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wonderful taste, industry and ingenuity,
created a paradise, after Morris's own heart
A rustic piazza has been added to the
plain, unsis htly exterior, which is covered
with trailing vines. The lower rooms are
filled with what are most precious relics
of their former home and past history.
There are some valuable old portraits, the
full-length picture of Danial Webster, by
Ames; a fine Wouverman's showing his
peculiar effects of light and shadow; some
rare old china and costly articles of fur
nlture, and, what is treasured most, the ia
vorite library chair of Mr.. Webster. a
great, deep, capacious armchair, covered
with morocco, and with attachment in
front for reading or writing For the
two most valuable pictures in the posses
sion of the family the house is too small
and they are, therefore. left in other Gus
tody. These are the celebrated portraits
Of Lord Ashburton and Danial Webster
by Healey. These pictures were painted
for and given to each other, the artist
painting Mr.. Webster's second time for
his family. They are admirable Likeness
ses, and, apart from their historic inter-
ests, are among the finest productions of
the artist. The family are now, however,
not able to keep them, and Mrs. Fletcher
Webster would gladly sell them, SO that
they could form part of gallery, and be
properly kept and cared for, while the
money would be applied in paying off
the remnant Of mortgage which the
small insurance on the house did not
cover, and which prevents the trustees
from rebuilding.
Mrs. Fletcher Webster shows the re-
mains Of great personal beauty, and has
bright, accomplished and charming
daughter, who has already shared the
misfortune of her mother, for she is
widow, though still very young. The son,
Ashburton, is also handsome,a and very in
telligent and gentlemanly, but he is un-
fortunately deprived Of career in this
country, not only by his illustrious name,
out by the necessity which chains him to
the side of his mother and sister.
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A Poetic License.

| Says the Chicago Tribune: He was
tall, square man, with sharp, sunburned
nose and unshaven face He wore chip
hat, we'll sweated through in front, with
rim turned down all around, and dark,
narrow bit Of braid for band. His but
ternut pants were neatly tucked into MS
cowhide boots, and the thumbs of his
bronzed hands were thrus: into the arm
holes of his vest. He entered the
| moyor's Office with the air Of a man of
business, and, marching up to his Honor,
said, inqu.ringly:
'Be you the mavor?"
eyes have that honor
"Well, want a license tor my daugh-
ter, Maria Jane"
"Ah | see; your daughter is about to
get married, and you wish to procure
marriage license. We do not issue those
papers here. You must go over on the
North Side Of the County Building"
"No, Squire, you are mistaken-as
much mistaken as If you had burnt your
last shirt or had accidentally got into the
wrong pew in meeting, but Maria Jane
doesn't want a license to get married, not
by any means-not by more than consid
cradle. She is darned smart girl, if she
is my daughter, and if do say it which
| hadn't ought to. She has been keepin'
school and boarding round up in the
persimmon district and writing verses for
the Symmetrical Weekly Bugle. She
thinks now of givin' up teachin' and de-
votin' her hull time to literary pursoots
and, Squire, as Pm a law abidin' man
and loyal to the core-three of my boys
went clean through to the sea with Sher-
man-'Souire, and want to do the bust
ness for the girl on the square, and so l
called to take out poetic license for
Maria Jane. You see, Will Morrison,
who has been to college, told Maria that
any body must have license before he
writ much poetry"
Here the mayors face turned very red,
as if suffering from some intense internal
emotion, and it was observed that his
eyes were suffused with tears. His Sec
rotary suddenly approached the window
and gazed abstractedly out upon the trees
in the tubs, whose emerald branches were
gracefully sway1ng in the summer breeze
in front of the saloons across the way.
l he Trainer fixed his curious eyes upon
the mayor for a moment, who finally
sufficiently recovered himself to say:
My dear sir, your daughter needs no
license to write poetry. She can write
as much as ever she pieases, and it will
be all right"
"Won't it be agin the law to do it with
out icense?" inquired. the man. She
has heard that Byron and Mrs. Hemans
used good many poetic licenses in their
wrltin's, and she thought she'd better do
as the rest of EN- did. But if it's all right
without, it's probably OWN to the free
| dom of our institutions and SIGH Ike
Exactly" said the mayor.
And the satisfied rustic walked out of
the office picking his teeth With straw.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-06
GRACE FLETCHER WEBSTER,
Born January 16, 1881,
Died January 81, 1928,
Blessed are the pure in heart for they
shall see God,

Mr.. Fletcher Webster was 40 years old
when he was killed at the battle of Bull
Run, and upon the stone which was eject
ed by the officers of his regiment, the
Twelfth Massachusetts, are the following
touching words taken from a speech of
his father:
"And if am too old myself, l hope
here are those connected with NE who
are young and willing to defend their
country to the last drop of their own
blood.--DanSez Webster.
The words upon his own gravestone
set at rest the charge Of skepticism which
had been made against him, and though
somewhat lengthy, and the wind upon
the high, marshy ground blowing gale,
| copied them, Miss Ward reading them
aloud for my benefit while Miss Phillips
kindly inprovised writing desk. The
following is the Inscription:
philosophical argument, especially
that drawn from the vast economy of the
universe, III common with the apparent
injustice of this globe, has sometime
shaken my reason for the faith which is
In me; but my heart has always assured
and treasured nae that the God of Jesus
Christ must be divine reality. The
Sermon on the Mount cannot be a merely
human productions This belief enter
into the depaths ofmy consciousness, ans
the whole history of man proves it
Daniel Webster"
The present occupants of the home of
Daniel Wooster and resident members of
his family consist of Mrs. Fletcher Web
ster, the widow of his son, and her son
and daughter, Ashburton and Mrs. Car
RE Webster Day. Many offers of a
trledly asylum were made when the
great misfortune of the loss of their
home occurred, but Mrs. Webster wisely
went to work to reconstruct as much as
possible their scattered household goods
and provide temporary shelter which
they could call their own. She took the
old Winslow House, formerly owned and
occupied by Gov. Winslow and by his
son, General Winslow, though it had long
been untenanted- said to be haunted,
and altogether so dilapidated as to be
considered unhabitable. The plaster had
ell fallen from the ceilings, leaving the
rafters exposed, the floors were eaten
away, and the once famous scene of
many gay festivity given over to the
dark, destructive hand of time
and the ravages OF the whole
vampire tribe. Out of this prom
Using material Mrs. Fletcher Web
ster, her son and daughter have, with
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-06
Attempt to Hoax George Combe.

a medical man in Edinburgh, with
the help of friend who was painter,
modelled turnip into the shape of hui
man head. A cast was taken from this
model, and was forwarded to Combe with
the request that he would favor the send
er with his observations on the talents
and dispositions indicated by the head.
1t was added that the cast was from the
skull of a person Of an uncommon char
acter. Combe instantly detected the
trick, and got Abram, who had some
reputation in his private circle as verse
maker, to write a parody on the oman Of
Thessaiy," which was pasted on the brow
of the cast, and then it was returned.
There was man in Edinburgh,
And he was wond'rous wise;
He went into a turnip field
And cast about his eyes.
And VIII, n he cast his eyes about,
He saw the turnips fine;
"How many heads are there" says he,
That likeness bear to mine!'
$50 very like they are, indeed,
No sage Pm sure could know
This turnip head which have on
From those which there do grow"
He pulled turnip from the ground,
A cas- from it twas thrown;
He sent it to a Spurzheimite,
And passed it for his own.
And so indeed it truly was
His own in every sense;
For cast and joke alike were made
All at his own expense.
The author of the attempted hoax call
ed on the following day and assured
Combe that he meant no offence, but only
jest. Combe replied that if the author
was satisfied with his share of the wit. no
feeling of uneasiness remained on the
other side.-LVfe of George Com6e.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-06
Qu1n the Actor.

A bright paragraph in the life of Quin
lily given to the starving Diet Winston.
Stretched upon miserable truckle bed,
without food, money, clothes, or hat, lies
the unfortunate actor. A knock is heard
at the door, and GUN enters, followed by
a man bearing respectable suit. sNow,
Diet, my boy cries he, "how is it you
are not up and at rehersal2" He has
provided him not only with clothes, but
an engagement. Bewildered, his heart
heating with gratitude, Winston dresses
himself. Decently clad, employment
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A Memory.

MGmOTy.
A thousand lilies blossom, unaware,
Here, where the earth seems chill with
buried love,
And in the fiowery arbutus the dove
Still calls her truant mate, who fingers yet,
As though the world were always sweet and
fair,
And you and had nothing to regret
And hope for against hope, and think
upon
Till all things fade.
And SO your lips may often wear smile,
And SO my heart may leap to music still;
thrill,
And all your manhood lift itself on high
In din Of battle, or in sacred aisle:
Yet under all must Turk one memory.
grieving for good time that is gone,
Till all things fade!
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Hang On Like a Beaver.

When our Tom was six years old,
he went into tue forest one afternoon to
rect the hired man. who was coming
home with a load Of wood. The man
placed master Tommy on top of the load,
and drove homeward Just before reach
ing the farm the team went pretty brisk
ly down steep hill. When Tommy en-
tered the house his mother said:
Tommy, my dear, we're you not
frightened when the horses went trotting
so swiftly down Grow hiIl2''
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The H0Os1er Printer.

A printer tells this story: At one time
l worked on country newspaper One
day a green looking hooiser wandered
up stairs and looked sheepishly around
him. He said he 'jest wanted to know
how the thing was done. He was always
sot on larnin' how to print the news and
things" He watched carefully the pro-
cess of setting the type, and thought he
jess knew where to put his fingers on
the letters" l informed him that it
would take years to get perfect at it, at
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found for him, but starving, no money to
bur even morsel of food. 20, Mr..
Quin," he falters, "what shall do until
Saturday for food money!" 81 have done
all could" is the answer; ayou must
now put your hand in your own pocket"
He does, and draws out a ten pound note.
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Eyes, mother, a little.' replied Tommy
honestly, "but I asked God to help me,
and hung on like beaver
Sensible Tom! Why sensible! Be.
cause he joined work to praying. Let
his words teach the life lesson; in all
troubles pray and hang on like beaver,
by which l mean that, while you ask
God to help you, you must help yourself
with all your might.
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Lemon Syrup Squeeze the lemons;
strain the juice carefully least pulp
should remain; to one pint of juice add
two pounds Of sugar; set it away till
completely dissolved, stirring it occas-
sionally; then bottle it. One or two tea
sooonfuls of this syrup stirred into a
glass of water will make delightful
lemonade.
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THE WEBSTER HOMESTEAD.
"Reminiscences of the FamtIy-Present DC
cupants OF the Place.

"Reminiscences of the Family-Present Oc-
cupants OF the Place.
Cor. of the Boston Transcript.
6OYesterday we visited the Webster home
stead, or rather the ruins of what was for
merly very happy and hospitable home
stead, and the graveyard where rests the
remains of the great statesman and the
deceased members Of his family. The
grounds, still fine and ample, though the
estate has been reduced from the orr ginal
proportions Of upwards of zoo acres to
about $50, the out-buildings which are in
good repair, and the foundation and Gel
larage of the principal part of the man
sion, which still remain, suggest at once
the great desirability of rebuilding the
house sufficient for occupation, and this
believe, Mrs. Fletcher Webster is ex-
t1emely DESTROYS Of doing, were means
available for the purpose. But Daniel
Webster was not money making nor
money-saying man. Every doll;r he
possessed was earned and spent in inlprov-
ing his home, Or in acts of kindness or
necessity. His well-known liberality was
also taken Advantage of by scheming indi-
vlduals who extract d from him sums that
would now be of the utmost service in re-
storing his home and preserving from ruin
and decay spot which he has made in
teresting ana so memorable. The fire
which completely destroyed the mansion
took place, as will be remembered, last
February, and was, without doubt, the
work of an incendiary. By superhuman
efforts part of the furniture, some of
OF the pictures and little of the silver
and china were saved, but the whole of
the valuable library, papers, letters and
documents were destroyed. thus depriv-
ing the bereaved members Of the family
OF more than an historic home-their
most important and treasured resources
On our way to go to the graveyard we
stopped and took, with becoming rever-
ence, drink from Daniel Webstcrs pet
spring, and found it most delicious wafer
The section of the rural cemetery which
contains the graves and memorial stones
OF the Webster family is fenced off with
an iron railing. A low, plain headstone,
only "Daniel Webster upon it, marks
the family tomb. The grave stones are
ranged below it, those of Daniel Webster
and his beloved wife, Grace Fletcher, oc-
cupying the first place. Upon her stone
IS the following inscription:
!: GRACE FLETCHER WEBSTER,
Born January 16, 1881,
Died JanuarV 81 1928