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Daily Republican., 1879-11-11

That have found we can supply their
wants In Clothing afirms our decision.
Daily Republican., 1879-11-11
IN A TINE or:rRoUBLs.

AZ IN eagle, from the height,
Looking d0wn:up0n the lands,
On forests black q night,
Fair fields and desert sands,
Secs the traveller below
Losing heart, ss league on league
Long wtldernesses show
No end TO his fatigue,
30 Faith, amid her stars,
Behoiding far beneath
The bright Or gloomy bars
In the web 0f lie ana death,
Sees weary hearts that deem
Tho dark breadth is the whole,
Sees happy hearts that dream
The bright rays all their goal.
All let this faith be ours
That even mid the pain,
Above the present towers,
And secs the nearing gain;
While, breadth by breadth, appears.
As from the weaver's hand,
The pattern of the years
Which God himself has planned.
-THR SPECTATOR.
Daily Republican., 1879-11-11
GIVING THEMSELVES AWAY.

MEssgs EDToRs The Republicans
Joining in tha Bayari Boom should
march out to the Senator's residence,
and after boHing at his feet, sing 81
give lnysslt away'tis all that can do"
r.
Daily Republican., 1879-11-11
REpuRLlCANS ATTENTION.

All Republicans who want to swing
to the tail of the Bayard kite, will meet
at the depot, Tuesday evening, and
when the band begins to play, will take
hold of Ignatius GrubG'8 alias The State
of Delawaro'5 coat tail. By oTdrrof
JEFFERSON DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
I'VE having had to pay postage on
the above letter, deem it too eood a
Joke to bs thrown aside.
Daily Republican., 1879-11-11
CRAY,s PECIFIC nEDICINE,

As sequen 20 Of seifAbuse; Loss o. memory
Unusual Lassltude, Pain In tho Back, Dim
ness Of Vision Premature Old Ago, and
many other Diseases that lead To Insanity oi
Consumption and Premature Grave.
ArFull particulars In our pamphlet, which
we desire to send free to every one. Tho Spe
cinc Medicine 10 sold BY oil druggists ~ u
per package, or six packages for s5, or will be
sent free BY mail on receipt Of tho money BY
addressing
|Mechanics' Block, Detroit, Mich. 01-Sold
In Wilmington by z. JAMES BELT, Whole
|sale and Retail Druggist, Cor. 9th and Mar
|ket Streets. And by Druggists everywhere.
mhl0tt
Daily Republican., 1879-11-11

Papoma and Blair's Wheat food for
Infants and Invalids, sold by J. R..
Hartman, Druggist, 5th and Poplar
streets.
Daily Republican., 1879-11-11
A FEW OF CUR REASONS

A FEW OF CUR REASONS
FlRST.-Our Patterns Selected by
Ourselves, and made Ex.
pressly for us i'm styles to
suit our Customers.
SEC0ND.-We have Trimmed our
suits Better than most Of
tho 50 called Custom
Work.
THIRD.-Our Garments are all
Sewed with SILK and Guar.
anteed to give vekatisfactiOn.
FOuRTH.-We are Associated with
one OF the Largest and
most Reliable Clothing
Houses in New York,
and Through them we
GetOur goods direct from
the Man u facfurer, which
saves us the JObbers
Profit, and this one rea-
son alone bears ms out In
the Assertion that we can
and are now selling our
Clothing Lower than any
other House Possibly
can.
FIFrE.-We Advertise only what
we do, and our many Gus.
toners attest this fac (, One
Price aud no Deviation.
are INvited to Visit us
anu Learn for Yourself
that the ebOve and Undis.
putable fact aud that We
are doing far better than
we ADVERTISE.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-27
MARRlED TO CHINAMEN.

On tho land owned by J. V. Sim
mons located near CORTLAND in Sacra
men.o county. is colony of Cinnamon
who have settled down to the cultlva-
tion Of the ground on the cooperative
plan. and who have thus far been very
successful in their undertaking. The
colony is composed of male Mongolians,
with the exception Of two white women.
who are married to Cinnamon belong
ing to tho settlement. One OF these
women came 10 this State from Balti.
more some time since. Ia the latter
city she obtained = second grade certif
cate as o teacher in the public schools.
where she taught On arriving i'll San
Francisco from the East the woman
passed an examination and obtained .
first grade certificate as = teacher in
that city. Shortly afterwsrd she went
to Salinas and there taught school.
While in Salinas she became acquainted
with the Chinsman who is now her
husband, who was at that time en-.
ployed as a cook in the family where
the school teacher boarded. The
acquaintance ripened into q warmer
feeling and the woman married the
Chinaman. giving IS . reason therefor
that she desired to elevate him and bis
race. and deemed the course shs was
taking 10 be the best method OF doing
30. After marrying her Mongolian
husband. she moved with him to the
settlement near Courtland. and the
couple are now about to engage in the
business OF the manufacture Of clothing
required by the other members OF the
colony. BY the steamer Pride OF the
River, which came up from San Fran
cisco las, evening. an addition was
made to the colony in the shape OF
another couple Of opposite races
Chinaman aud o white woman whom
he recently married in San Francisco.
The Chinese do not take kindly TO the
introduction Of the white women into
their settlement. and think their coun-
trymen have done a wrong thing. No
toub. our lady readers will e1clsim
with US on reading this item, that
",herc's no accounting for tastes. -
Sacramento Bee, Nov. llth.
Experiments in deep lake near
Berlin have shown the practicahility OF
= new and ingenious plan for raising
sunken vessels and other heavy objects
los, in water The invention IS that
of an Austrian engineer. aud consists
Of au uninila,ed balloon. containing .
bottle of sulphuric acid packed in 'al'.
which, when exposed to the action OF
the acid. generates carbonic acid gas.
| The balloon is taken under water ~ .
diver and fastened to the object thss
is to be raised. Then screw IL termed
that liberties the acid. gas is formed.
! tho balloon expands and rises, and 1t -
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-27
THANKSGIVING.
by q. F. Taylor,

Lay ont the earth in a sheet of snow.
There is nothing at all to harm below
Where men dream out the work.
together
And pansies sleep till pleasant
weather.
The safest place 10 all the land
Is the narrow realm Of the folded hand
Then Thanks 10 God that flower " il
die
Twas made 70 time Thanksgiving by:
Breathe as it falls-prophetic thing,-
"There'll be Oh April in the spring"
Then Thanks to God, for . sister there
To stand on Glory's diamond stair.
And Thanks again. though l 90 late.
A mother gone, shall smiling wait.
Shall breathe three names with reveren,
tone,
The Child's the Virgins. and her own
And lift the latch of Mercy's gate
Rouse up the fire to q costly glow.
'rill the maple parts and the rubiss
show!
Swing back the curtains now if ever.
And rich and warm, the slender river
Shall cleAve Thanksgiving night in
twain
AS the mantle parted the old Rcd
Main!
All. never fear shine as it will
Enough is left to cheer us still.
Perhaps some wanderer is going past
Who tried all sorrows but the last,
And wonders why he dares o live,
And thinks be has no thanks TO give,
May see that glimner Oh the ground -
His old. dead heart give glad rebou"d. -
1t looks so like the road # gold
He trod himself, in times Of old -
Look up and see thanks wing found.
Bring out the chairs from the empty
wall.
Where titful shadows used to fall
The shapes Of father. sister. mother.
OF slender sweetheart. friend and
brother
No painted window half 30 fair
As the old home rO IN with its shadows
there;
No pictured hall, at Kings desirc.
Could match that group before tn. fire
Who never cast 4 shade b.s;dc
Bat OH that wall, an1 when they died
Aud some went up at break Of day.
Some waited longer by the way
Let them who will thank God for light
Such shadows never made it night.
Come one. come sll. there yet is TO ,,n,
Thsnks be to God. from heaven to home
Is nothing but flash of light.
Wheel forth the table, "a laden palm.
Well all give thanks and we'll sin. .
psalm
Some song old-fashioueA. Of Forever,
That tloated safe across tho river.
No note lost out. no cadence gone.
They warbled. died. and sang right on,
The girls shall come in their white and
blue
As if they broke Gods azure through,
Played trusnt to the realms Of light
To be with US Thanksgiving night.
The boys are thronging through the
hall.
They've not grown old these years at
all!
Some marched away to muiiled drum
But fling no shadows as they como
Without a sorrow or sin
Zen Death himself would let them
Oh. sweetaeartsl Comrades! Welcome
home!
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-27

Divorce or no divorce is the social
question convulsing France today. A
father writes to Paris journal {" Sir,
you ask if it is just 10 establish
divorce. Can the question be seriously
put have three daughters. It Vas
my duty to marry of all three. This
was not done without trouble. bat at last
it was done. am told that divorces
will be granted by the Chambers II
this bs 50. my daughters. who are un-
happy in their homes. will get divorces,
that is certain; and. when they are
divorced, thsy will wish to marry again.
Behold me compelled to furnish them
with three new husbands! thrust that
Your paper will print thi. protes. Of o
parent
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-27

only question of the size Of tho bal
loon, the strength of the tackle, and
the weight Of the cunkeu object,
whether 1t shall be raised or ro. The
experiments near Berlin were success
full.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-27

Freights received for storage, and Freight
Charges Advanced.
No Freight Will be received for shipment en
Yesler's Wharf after " On sundays Freight
will be received from 10 81. s.dtf
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-27

Acc T!in. to J B Montg merry. Mis-
sour, !urDishe, Oregon more people
than any other State. As proof OF
this assertion, lie says that in the last
State Senate thirteen members out oi
thirty were born in Missouri.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-27

Lag ont the earth in a sheet of snow.
There is nothing at all to harm below,
Where men dream out the world
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-27

Mr.. Lewis Was alone ss night in Z
house st Air Line. Ohio. She va,
awakened BY the dropping Of the key
from the lock Of the front door. Geess-
ing Alright that burglar had pushed it
out. she armed herself with q pistol,
and. when he intruded his head, fired
at it. His dead body was taken away
by companion. in the wagon that " as
to have car'i iei the plunder.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-22
Raising the Pile.
4 STRANGER DUMBEOUNDS .IEkCHANT
ON ACCOUNT OF A SIGN IN
THE WINDOW.
iSt. Louis GlOfh.i

I ]"SNf'
He had wandered from the beaner,
on matinee day, and was "just lookin
around to see what he could sec,n II,
was worrying q toothpick, and, seeing
81 sign in the window, he drew near t
it ana read:
"Cloaks cleaned and the pile raised.
He said: Humph." You never car
get that word in print as man gets i
out OF his throat. He hid one Of hi
! hands in the lower end of his pocke
and raked up II nickel. He went in
side, and a man with q f1at-iron came
up to the counter and said: What i.
~
"You clean cloaks here T.
The man spat on the fiat iron anf
said they did, when the opporrunit,
presented itself.
And you raise the piIe7''
Beautifully" said the man, vhe
showed every tooth in his head.
Kin yon raise the pile 'tlout cleanin
[ the cloak 7"
"Oh, yes, we can do that; you know
we can do anything.'
"Kin yef"
"Well. should say so.''
! WALL said the stranger in Jeans
look here; here's Il nickel uothin
| CIDphtt bOut II, uutici.
Yes, | seq" said the boss.
"Wall, III leave it here"
! You'll leave it here, for vhat?'
asked the sweet-faced man on the
other side of the counter.
"That's my pile" said the stranger.
| "Your pile3''
Eyes, ny pile don't you know yel
! business -
You amt dealin' with no sucker
now" said the stranger.
II am not; do not; really, do not
comprehend yon."
! "Oh, YOU don't?'
! "Reaily, not
| "That's my pile" pointing to the
nickel.
II see the nickel"
Wall: if you see it why don't you
! raise it =
! "Raiss. it ~
rs; raise the pile
doD't UNDERESTIMATE
| hs stranger went mp to the show
window, took out the card and laid il
on the table. Directing special atten-
tinn to it, he said:
"Cloaks cleaned is that right7"
Yes. ,tainly but"
Hold on--and the pile raised -is
that righto.'
Eyes, certainlv.H
/ "Thar's a nickel, aint il -
Yes, never doubted it,
"That's all I've got it's my pile"
"Your pile7'
Eyes; want it raised.'
81 don't see it,"
| "'Cnurse not this is another of them
burned new tangled city tricks you've
got mp to beat people from the country.
If was to ask you to copper that
reckon you'd know what meant"
He walked away in lamentabie man
ner and stopped Oh the corner; he said
| to himself:
! II reckon the id printer got ii
wrong on the keerd and the man can't
read"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-22

A woman who lives in Ashville, Ala,
writes to the Aegis of that place of the
miraculous rescue OF her little three
year-old boy from drowning. The
child fell downa well, the dark depths
Of which was thirty feet. The mother
saw him 20 down. She says: "OD
reaching the we'll was just in time to
see him rise to the top of the water.
was alone save three other little chill
dren, whom | sent for help. / had,
amid all the anguish of my soul, pres
ence of mind enough to let the bucket
down, and tell him to take hold of it,
which he did. After some minutes he
let loose from weakness, sank again,
except his little head. ] lowered the
bucket lower, telling him to take hold
of the rope. He ran his hand through
a ring, tied on for the purpose Of sink
ing the bucket, and canght the ball,
and there he held on for one and a half
hours, begging me all the time Ia his
baby talk to come down and help him
out. | w0nltl say, Hold on BOhbie. /
will, lie would reply. AT length lady
came to my assistance, and we took a
rope and made a moose on the end of it,
and, letting it dawn, told him what tn
do. He put his foot through the no0se
and drew it up around his knee. He
said he could hold on to the bucket,
daw me out.' He holding the bucket,
the rope around his leg, telling him
not. to let go, we drew him W until /
could reach his little sl,iveriug hands.
Thus ] saved my little baby from
drowning. Safe to my breast | clasped
his little shive.ying body. aud praised
God for His mercies.N
St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-22
The New Ynrk nnlica haYe be!

The New York police have been
watching the eDlglants arriving I'D
hat city lately, iu order to prevent the
landing uf d Dumher OF detOrineu
Italian heggars, who were said to have
week the STEAMER Vaterland, from Ant
werp, Landed 200 Italians at Castle.
Iar,!eD. Among these was Que OF the
most horribly deformed men ever seen.
This uiau or monster hobbled along uD
al fuurs like dog, The fingers OF his
nauds were twisted iu d shocking man-
ner and covered with large bumps.
His legs were twisted out of all shape
and ahnormally sht@t, one being longer
than the other and QUE entirely para
lyzed. Two fat blocks Of wood We're
attached TO his arms by straps, enabling
aim to walk on all fours. In addition
10 this the man was horribly burned
and distigureti about the face, and was
altogether most repuisive object to
gaze ON. When questioned, he freely
admitted that he had made his living
in Italy by begging. Hearing that
there was more money in this country
than in Italy, he had ernigrated here
with the distinct Intention of trying
the profession of begging in America.
The authorities had the man arrested
at once, aud will use every means in
their power to enforce his return to
Italy. The New York commissioners
of emigration have ordered statement
of this case to be drawn up and for
warded to the State Department at
Washington, with d request that our
c0nsuls abroad be Instructed to prevent,
as far as possible, emigration of this
kind to the United States.-[N. O..
Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-22
A WOma ans Fsevil.
THRILLING ADVENTURE AT \ SCRANTON
COAL MINE-THE HOSTING ROPE
BREAKS OVER AN ABYSS 45O
FEET DEEP-AN AWFUL
EXPERIENCE.
New York Herald Telegram. !

If it we've possible to turn gray OF
terror the hair OF Miss Floyd Jones, OF
New York, should be as white rs snow,
,u cons, quellce OF an awful adventure
which SHE passed through at the Briggs
CuLllcry OF the LackaNAnna Coal ana
lruu Company, III this city. she Is
,ts!liug tie family OF W. W. Scranton,
General luauager OF the iron company,
,uu expressed desire to visit the nllne
Tor the purpose OF witnessing the III
.rlestIug aud perilous process OF min-
.ug and preparing anthracite 1or USE.
Accordingly Mv. Scranton, acting as
.ler escort, took along Mime Superlu-
,endant Reese d. Brooks AS al extra
plecuutlon against VentulluS into
,tauger. After Inspecting the mine and
,eeiug the men ut Work tie trio, guided
uy their tlckeriug lamps, returned
along the subterlanean halls to the
loot OF the shaft for the purpose Ot
making the ascension. superintendent
6rooks siguaIIed to the engineer over
mead, Albert Roskelly, and told HIM
llle party wanted TO be hOlsted directly
10 tile tower OF the breaker, which
| tlses $50 feet from the mouth OF THE
shaft and is 450 feet from the bottom,
here they were standing Ut the time
Tho object Of ascending to the tower
| was to make III examination OF the
scleen-rouus rollers and other depart
| meuts where the work Of breaking and
| cleauing coal WAS going on. Ihe en-
glueer answered down through the
cube "All right" aud the trio, taking
| Chelr places on the platform OF tue car
giage, were hoisted swiftly up out OF
tho mine into the shaft OF the tower.
| Upon the carriage approaching. the
sileave wheel Ut the top, Engineer Kos
| kelly lost control OF his tnglDe, and the
! party was hurled against the heavy
,Imbers of the roof, swapping the wire
! hulstlng-r0pe ao>undtr with the visitors
over an abyss 450 feet deep. 1t WAS !,
mument OF awful fear. They expected
10 be dashed to tile bottom. They telt
The carriage slip sharply down few
inches then Came q sudden jolt, halt
and they were standing still. llle
safety catches, which are generally
.Hure ornamental than useful, sprang to
| their places and held the carriage there.
| Even then the situation WAS painfully
perllous. The slightest movement
night cause his catches to slip again,
luSseYery body scemed afraid 10 breathe.
Iue position III which the halt was
made WAS not within easy access of any
! .aDdiug, aud the party was forced tU
.cnuln there uutll the wOrkInel came
| Nlth ladders to their relief. This took
out IL v1ry few minutes, yet it SEEMED
! IN eternity, aud it was with feelings ol
ieel, aud heartfelt thanktulness that
.nty touched tim lanliug once more.
The nuiy bodily injuries Inflicted by
he shock were slight cut which Miss
| .T Al Fhsa hk. a
Anen the rope broke, letting d bolt
! descend frnn the top OF the carriage
wue.e 1t Was attached, aud tue bluisiDg
| ut her shoulder by contact with the
post. They are in 20 way serious,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-22

In the Leadyille (Col.) Herald of last
week is a thrilling narrative descrip-
tive OF an incident at a mining shaft
on the Big Evans. While the miners
were at dinner one of them, a young
fellow, bet So that he could bear to be
l'tted from the hostom of the shaft by
means Nt u rope. He claimed that it
Wnnsd he necessary only for him to
hold his head in such a position that
the pressure of the moose would fail
upon the back OF the skull. Tying the
rope around his neck, he went down
the shaft and sienaled to he drawn up.
In tWs, seconds the foolish man felt his
terrible mistake. He tried to call out,
nut the rope. frightened aud the blood
filled llis head almost to bursting. The
s'en at the top of the shaft, having no
faltiI III his claim. hoisted him up as fast
as they. could. When he reached the sur
face his eyes were stating from their
sockets, his swollen tongue stuck from
ms nouth: and he had been hung
literally, 1t was only by the most
vigorous and unwearying treatment
that he was at last restored to life.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-22
THE POsTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.-The

The POsTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.-The
D rstage of the world, Acquiring To /.
valuable computation oi Dr.. Fischer, ut
tie imperial German postntfice, SHOW
lat in 1873 thu. ieiter p,st of The wuil Ia
ami0,snttti III round nunttrs ~ 3 300. .00O.-
600 letters. Or about 9,250, 900 daily. ana.
the uulubess i,ave been increasing dali,
at an astonishing sate. Thus III Japat.
the number of postoifices ID 4S72 was
l149, aud in 1876 it had risen lU 3649
Tne number ot separate articles wnlct.
pissed ill., ough the Japanese post III
1873 MAS 47,OUO,00O, nf which $4,000, 900
were letters, 10,000,000 post c"r,is ant.
$500. 600 new slapers. Post cards weit
fist brought INTO Use iu 1865, and now
they are employed i'll almost ever,
cuuntry Df the world. The parcels pos
has, however, not yet got beyond tn.
Grst stage of it's &c. elnpWent. The
numher Of telegrapi,ic dispatches stn
iu 1877 amounted tor the whole globe to
nearly 10000. 900, or an average ot $685.
900 daily. More than one-tIlnd of tue
total nua,ber OF telegraptlc dispatches
are private, dealing wilh purely personal
cOncerns. The newspaper press alb
sorbs a large proportion Of the kilograms
of the World of finance and commerce
also appropriates giants share.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-22
Rooms Ex. Com. Dem. PARTY, parish iF sr !,
POLITICAL.

At a meeting of the Democrats of odeue
Tortne beld on Saturday the lst Of November.
1879, the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted: ..G
Resolved, That the ticket nominated bv 4he
Democratic convention at Baton Rouge, on the
nth OF October last meets with our approval
and that We pledge ourselves to use our utmost
endeavars to give to said ticket the largest
Democratic majority ever given in old ST.
Landry.
Resolved, That the Democratic. ticket ,romi-
mated at Opelousss on the 9th OF september,
meets with our cordial sympathy, and tha2 we
pledge the whole ticket our hearty support
and do hereby condemn any action looking to
al independent ticket, as the result of any such
action can only result in divisith of our own
party which is now for the first time since the
war u unit.
GEsNARE BREAUx, Chairman.
ISAAC E. CLARK, Secretary. -,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-22

A THIEf's CURIOUS ExPEDIENT.-A
little after s o'clock last evening, while
Mr. Nat. Yeakel, the druggist, was at
tea, tall man with a dark inDustaclle,
wearing long ovelcoat, and carrying Il
small tin box, went into his drug store,
corner of Columbia and Fifth streets,
aud, handing the clerk in charge Il
bottle, requested him to put into it a
dimes worth OF nitric acid. While the
clerk was pouring the acid into the bot
tie the tall man walked off distance of
about eight or ten feet, when the bottle
exploded, scattering the glass and the
acid in all directions and into the face.
ef the clerk. DIR. Vinnedge gave his
attention to the boy aud the villain
sscaded. Mr.. Yeakel is OF the opinion
that some chemical preparation had been,
put in the bottle for the purpose of
producing an explosion, injuring the
young clerk and iobbing the store,
whicl WAS prevented hy the timely ap-
pearance at DR.. Vinnedge.-[La Lafayette
(Ind.l Times, GDvember2.