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The daily gazette., 1881-11-11

Monday evening next will be pre-
sented tor the third time, in this city
Barley Cxmpbell's best comeday, en-
TITLED" "My Partner" by the Aldrich &
Parsloe Combination. The play is
purely an American one, and has be-
come. success purely upon its merits.
Though the scene OF the play is placed
amid the mixed surroundings of a CALI
fornia mining region, the work is free
from the coarse rOwdyism, the pistol
and bowie-knlfe swagger which has
hitherto been made the chief, If not the
ouly material, in dramas of border life.
The author strikes below the surface,
and makes the spectator at once aware
that he Is dealing with the traits and
passions of human nature, and that the
picturesque surroundings and the rude
ness of border life are but incidental {;
the setting, not the substance, of his
work. Yet these surroundings are very
cleyerly employed as frame-wo k,
imaginatively suggested rather than
realistically presented, thus adding
greatly to the romantic charm. 1t is
not lacking In Incident, and moves on
rapidly, carrying along the attention
llggirg. Its merit, however, lies in its
cleverly worked up dramatic situations,
which gain their power, not by startling
effects and contrasts, but by genuine
touches of nature.
CoLoRED MINsTRELS.
Callender's Original Georgia Colored
Minstrels will appear In the Opera
House ou next Thursday evening. The
company consists of twenty five per-
formers, including among its pumbers
some of The best known coloIed per-
formers on the stage.
"KIT."
On Saturday evening the 10Th INST, :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank 5. Chaufrau will
appear In the Opera House. In the af-
uernoon Mrs. Chaufra, will give q bur-
lesqne on Sara Bernbardt's " Camille. !"
In thu evening Frank Chaufrau will
present his never ceasing, entertaining
play of exit, the Arkansas Traveller" !"
The daily gazette., 1881-11-11
F'RsALI,.

Ia, ,. -vALuABLE
sS!or /. MAIE MsE AT ABARGAIN.
ssIsa oDlousT sTmiSnes mM,e TO sell his ssls a.
|S,%Ss Fourteen wELLING, con- m
|kttSDssii street Tht ThhotsoIns, AT los w. I'D
NV " 70 ob,ainis ms IL rare on. III
4DSieSd possaauisl uslness purpose 4.
IVY On the hve,smsnesslon mnsa II desireds
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sprCrA1 NOTICES.

wv A CARD.
-,o ara suff.ring nom the errors
| " all VIZ w,.e,stions OF youth, nervous.
Nd inaAeriy l.s early decay. loss cf manhood
,ss rREs " GsIsa GMaHaE 81 mi.s,osnsrs nh.: mary
remedy wa ws,nr,ca. u, Send a self-addressed
ID south All A. he REV. JOSEPH T. INMAN,
Envelope y y,,D York Guy. oct28-dAwSm
The daily gazette., 1881-11-11

n, v. Corner "a building lot ON tbe q
\ \ Avenue ns vi stroud street and Rail.
NV Wimlne,aar the locomotive honse
|S,,ihont on on h n q Western II. r., 81
|ls%son Stroud ~, ~: X. Avenue, and 81 feet
|,ssy |Ss at This ofiics isitteet, West Wilmington.
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The daily gazette., 1881-11-11

Y A street eiSThree "a Three adjoining lots. on
ASt. an a. ~ ieet by ~ feet jnabes a
N Railroad dAhlan Auilan street 100 feet deem.
,,s,o, one %T ia, aa,v,enue, a., South side ~
10 street a. rhlrteenth street. near
apply at il8 Market street.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-11

.ioie .ioieh..The s;f. dwelling house and
I'M ana stand On southeast c"rmas u -,
[.dvelllGu streets, Newark. Dei
Hii in w., outbuildings, fences etc
Ma ops D1 ~, condition. The store a, AMI
Moi Nsrch. .ne best In town. Poesession
|evss3moon next. Apply 10
M. S,R WRInur
The daily gazette., 1881-11-11
fCR SALE,

ClTpYf hooR Or EXCHANGE FOR
klaaeres nnorERrY.-A farm contain.
liA sood neu uear nI GIeensboro, Maryland.
Epsnly T of oa ldlngs. young orchard,
saMtg, a,g ,rees: apply 10
tlSlnd6 TN oaMUEL MURPHY,
SB khtplev street
The daily gazette., 1881-11-11

secoaa The store, No. West
lul Aateth Street, with fixinres ,eese ,ss
hats su, 9th next, and a good s,ncs Sse
l. plsct hus caps dwelling All acbed
Apply 70 WIN. BRIGHT. or 10
ISAAC DILLON.
The National tribune., 1881-01-01
Mind What You Say.

1t is always well to avoid saying everything
proper but is especially before children. And hero
parents as well others often at fault. Children
have as many grown persons and they gen.
orally more attentive to what is said before them What
they hear they apt to repeat and they have
not discretion and knowledge of the world enough to
disguise anything, it is generally found that "chdreu
and fools speak the truth"
See that little boys eyes gisten while you are speaking
in language you would not wish to have repeated. He
remember every word and it will be strange if he does
not cause you to blush by its repetition.
gentleman in the habit of calling at neghbor's
house, and the lady had always expressed to him
pleasure from his call One dav just after she had ex-
pressed to him usual her happiness from his visit her
his knee and asked, Are you not glad to see nae,
Gecrge?"
No, sir, replied the boy
% Why not?" asked the gentleman.
Because mother don't want you TO come, replied
George
6 Indeed how do you know that, George?'
Here the mother crimson aud looked daggers at
the little but he nothing and therefore replied
Because she said yesterday that she wished that old
bore would not call here again"
That was enough. The gentemans hat soon in
requisition and he left with the impression that great
is the truth and it will prevail.
Another child looked sharply in the face of visitor
and being asked what she meant by it, replied
wanted TO whether you had drop in your eye;
1 heard mother say you had frequently
boy once asked of his fathers guests who lived
next door to him. and when he learned his he asked
if he not fool
''No, my little friend replied the guest che is not
fool but very sensible But why did you ask that
question? ?"
Because" replied the boy m,ther said the other
day that you were next door to fool, aud wanted
know who lived next door TO you.''
The National tribune., 1881-01-01
Out with 1t tell just what you did 7
"' left it open,' | said. abruptly.

" Out with II tell just what you did
"' ] left it OPEN said. abruptly.
Well, you let the cattle in, and they have destroyed
all my early potatoes--a terrible piece of business
:" I'm very sorry, I'd
80 Talking won't help matters now; but remember,
boy remember that sorrow don't make potatoessorrow
don't make potatoes
g felt very badly about the matter for was really
sorry that the old gentleman had lost his potatoes and
then expected TO be severely reprmaned at home but
soon found that they knew nothing of the natter and
after several days had passed began quite easy
Alas for human hopes one rainy afternoon saw the
squire riding down the lane. | off to the barn,
ashamed to face him. and afraid to my father They
sat the porch and talked for long time At last my
curiosity my fear and stole back the house
and went into mothers to if could hear what
they talking about Why, the boy could be spared
well enough. but he don't know anything about the
business, said my father There is thing he does
know, said the squire 'he knows how tell the truth
lie then related the circumstance which / so much
dreaded to have father hear After he had gone my
IA her called to him, and told that squire was
going to start store in the village and wanted boy to
help and that could go if wanted to- went aud re-
manned in the village store until it blossomed out into
city store and people say that got my in life
when entered Albrights store, but will always main
tain that got it while waiting for the grist."
The National tribune., 1881-01-01
A Child's Sympathy.

childs eyes-those clear wells of undefled thought
what on earth be beautiful? Full of hope love-
and curiosity, they meet your In prayer. how
earnest in JOY, how sparkling in sympathy how tender
The man who tried the companonshp of little
child has carelessy passed by the pleasures of life
passes flower, without plucking know
ing its value. child understand you you think:
speak TO it of the holy things of your religion of your
grief for the loss of friend of your love for one
fear will love in return; it will take it true
no measure or soundings of your thoughts it will not
judge how much you should believe; whether your grief
is rational in proportion your loss; whether you
worthy t to the love which you seek but it's
whole soul will incline to yours and engraft ITSELF s
were the feeling which your feeling for the hour
The National tribune., 1881-01-01
0be Gbiioren's 8 page.
"Dot Funny Leetle Baby"


rgx BEsT DUTCH POEM EvsKwRrrTEr,
Droo as live most every day,
laugh me Wild to see de way
Dot shmall young baby dry 10 blay-
Dot funny leetle baby.
Ven look OF dem leeie toes,
Und see dot funny leetle nose,
Und hear lie way dot cooster crows,
shmile like vas crazy.
uad ven hear the real nice way,
Dem vomens to my wife dey say
"More like his fader every day"
vas so proud like blazes.
Sometimes dere comes leetle sqsau,
Dots ven de windy Wind viii crawl
Right In his leetle stomach shmall,
Now dots doc bad for baby.
Dot makes him sing at night so shweet,
Und gorrie-barric he must eat.
Und must shump shpry on my feet
To help dot leetle baby.
He puiIs my nose, und kicks my hair.
URd erswls me over everyvhers,
Und slobbers me but vat care,
Dot vos my shmall young baby.
Around my neck dot leetle arm
Vas squeezing me so nice ana warm.
Mine Gott, may never come some harM
To dot shman leetle baby.
The National tribune., 1881-01-01
Funny Children.

Mamma" And David able to kill that great big
man Goliath because God helped him" HAIRY Jagged 81
Welt don't call that fair, mamma; that's two
one.n
precious boy of six years, listening wearily to long
winded tale related by prosy relative took advantage
of short pause to say slyy 81 wish that story had
been brought out in numbers 81
''Very intellectual boy that of yours Mr.. Goggins;
should like TO examine his head Proud father
Johnny, what bumps have you got?' "Ive, got the
bump that Billy Hopkins gave the nose, bat I'm
laying for him, father"
% Johnny, you must Tobacco said fond
mother ''even the hogs don't do that" 81 know they
don't, mamma, and hogs don't go to heaven neither;'
and johnny went out after and hid cigar stumps
under the doorstep. .tl
AT parish examination clergyman asked charity
boy if he had ever been baptized. g No, s' the
reply "not as | knows of but I've been waxinated."
''What is meant by the power behind the throne }"
asked the teacher. The ace replied the smart bad
boy (which is greater than the king"
little boy in Georgia who Santa Claus for
pony wise enough To add Poscrit. Ii he mule
please ty his behine legs"
Edith and Mabel had just put their does in their little
crib, when Edith with the expression of who had
great weight lifted from her shoulders said There,
I'm thankful we've got the children To bed We shall
have little peace nowl" Where in the world did she
get such a ridiculous notion.
The National tribune., 1881-01-01

SUCCESSFUL business says there two things
which he learned when he eiyhteel which after
ward of great Co him namely Never to lose any
thing, aud never To forget anything"
An old lawyer sent him with important paper with
certain instructions what To do with it,.
But, inquired the young man, suppose lose it
what must do then ?'
The answer was with the utmost emphass
'SYou must not lose it,"
81 don't mean to said the young man, "but suppose
should happen to !"
" But say you must not happen to I shall make no
provision for any such You lose tps
The National tribune., 1881-01-01

WHEN boy walks with girl though he afraid
might him, the girl is his sister. Ifhe walks
close her nearly crowd her ins the fenee is
is the sister of some one else.
The National tribune., 1881-01-01

TUX BSsr Dutch POEM rvsHwRrrrEr.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-05-26
Flint-LOck and Percussion Cap,

The fint-lock musket and fowling-
piece died hard, as will be apparent to
all who remember that in 1907 the Rev.
Mr.. Forsyth took out the first patent for
a percussion gun, and that it took at
least twenty years from that date for the
weapon to be generally accepted and
employed by English sportsmen, and
thirty years from 1907 for it to be adopt
ed by the British army. Such is the in
eradicable conservatism of the British
nation, and of its Governmental depart
ments, that every great soldier who had
won his spurs in the Peninsular war, in
cluding, among many others. the Iron
Duke and Sir Charles James Napier,
wrote absurd platitudes against "the
new-fangled substitute for the glorious
weapon with which our soldiers won
Albuera, Salamanca and Waterloo" The
new percussion musket was viewed with
such suspicion and mistrust by the War
Office pundits that it was issued, in the
first instance, only to one company in
every regiment. Happily, it had an op-
portunity of manifesting and establish
ing it's incontestible superiority over the
matchlocks pitted against it in Afghan
istan and upon the Sutlej; nor was Sir
the new weapon, admirably handled by
the Twenty-second regiment Of British
foot, and by the Twenty-ninth regiment
of native infantry, he mainly owed his
astonishing victory over IS, 900 Beloo.
chees at Mesanee in the February of
1843. The percussion musket was not
introduced into the French army until
1910; but Mesanee was its 'baptism of
fire" throughout the civilized world, and
it is doubtful whether 1900 British SOL
diers, of whom little more than 400 were
Europeans, ever gained a more honor
able or meritorious victory. But, while
the new weapon was slowly making its
way as a military small-arm, it was
eagerly seized upon and adopted at a
much earlier date by sportsmen, who
were quick to recognize the advantages
secured by the rapidity of ignition and
certainty Of explosion impaired by the
percussion detonating cap to the charge
of gunpowder within the barrel.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-05-26
Florence Percy.

OF the life of Florence Percy" the
reputed author of Crock Me to Sleep,
Mother" a correspondent of the Cincin-
matt Commercial gives the following
outline: Florence Percy or Miss
Chase, had romantic life and check
cred one. She is at present editing
paper in Maine. She lives with her
third husband, an intelligent man, at
present in Europe temporarily. Her
first husband was Marshall Taylor, who
fell in love with her through her poems,
corresponded, became engaged, and
came from California to Washington to
marry her. She never had seen him
until the day she met him at the train,
when the license was Immediately pro-
cured and the ceremony performed at
her fathers house. After a few years
the marriage contracted without any
previous acquaintance proved unhappy.
They separated, she retaining her little
girl, christened with her mothers nom
de plume, Florence Percy. Afterwards,
while travelling abroad, she married an
artist, Paul Akers, to whom she was per-
sonally devoted, and whose death, after
q short period of matrimonial happi-
ness, was the severest blow of her life,
followed as it was by the loss of baby
girl of his. Then passed years of loneli.
ness, when a third marriage, of respect
on her part, but Of love on the part of
her husband, gave her pleasant home
and kind attention, and resulted in the
birth of third daughter, child now
fifteen years of age, phenomenally beau
tiful and gifted Mr.. Chase, the father
of Florence Percy, lives in Washington,
near the Navy Yard. He is a robust,
fine.looking man, of poetic tastes, but is
totally blind.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-05-26
A Iunatic Pigeon.

A white fantail pigeon lived with his
family in pigeon house in our stable
yard. He and his wife had been brought
originally from Sussex, and had lived re-
spected and admired, to see their child
dren of tho third generation, when he
suddenly became the victim of the in
fatuation I am not about to describe. No
eccentricity whatever was remarked in
his conduct until one day / chanced to
pick up somewhere in the garden gin
GERBER bottle of the ordinary brown
stone description. I flung it into the
yard, where it fell Immediately below
the pigeon house. That instant down
flew patertansiIias, and to my no small
astonishment commenced a series of
genufections, evidently doing homage to
the bottle. He strutted round and
round it, bowling and scraping and COO
ing and performing the most ludicrous
enanmored pigeon. Nor did he cease
these performances until we removed the
bottle. What proved that this singular
alteration of instinct had become fixed
delusion was this: whenever the bottle
was thrown or placed in the yard-no
matter whether it lay horizontally or was
placed upright-the same ridiculous
scene was enacted; at that moment the
pigeon came flying down with quite as
great alacrity as when his peas were
thrown out from his dinner, to continue
his antics as long as the bottle remained
there. Sometimes this would go on for
hours, the other members of his family
treating his movements with the most
contemptuous Indifference, and takingno
notice whatever of the bottle. At last it
became the regular amusement with
which we entertained our visitors, to see
this erratc pigeon making love to the in
teresting object of his affections, and it
was an entertainment which never failed,
throughout the summer at least. Before
the next summer came around he was no
more.-Letter to Nature.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-05-26
Throwing the Hatchet.

In the fourteenth century the situa-
ton Of public executioner TO the city Of
Florence became vacant, and, as it was
n place Of considerable emolument,
there were three candidates. A day was
appointed for public display of their
several abilities. The first candidate,
with knife, cleverly separated the
head of the victim from his shoulders.
He was outdone by the rapid stroke of
the second, whose glittering broadsword
struck terror into the hearts Of the sur
rounding multitude. The third and
least promising held in his hand short
hatchet, and, when the victim was ex-
tended with his head on the fatal block,
approached him, and In low whisper
inquired II he was swift runner and il
he could swim well. On being answered
In the affirmative, he desired him to
spring TO his feet and cross the river.
The executioner then put on q fierce
look, swung his weapon round his head,
but, instead Of making it descend ON the
devoted creatures neck, struck it with
great force into the blockl Shouts OF
execration rose from the crowd, and the
trembling wretch, astonished at his won
derful escape, had nearly gained the
opposite bank of the river before any
steps were taken to pursue him. He
had scarcely, however, gone ten yards
on dry land when the executioner, tax.
ing steady aim, threw his hatchet with
such effect that the body continued run
ming some time after the head was Off
From this incident the common phrase
Of throwing the hatchst u said TO be de-
rived.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-05-26
Pilgrims in Paterson.

Paterson, N. j., enjoys one of the
most densely populated families in
America. The City Physician of that
place, believing that an epidemic was
breaking out in an apartment of two
rooms" threw aside the official tape and
form peculiar to our City Board of
Health, and personally visited the scene
Of his suspicious. He found twenty-two
freshly arrived Hollanders in 'the two
rooms hired for one family" and more
than that, all the members of it were not
at home at the time of his call. Ten
men were absent looking for work and
old acquaintances. Progeny was the
epidemic the Hollanders had brought
with them, and as the entire thirty-two
were healthy, happy, and able to sit up
and take their combined ninety-six daily
meals, the Doctor left them to continue
to multiply, increase and perform all the
other duties incident to decent Dutch
life. From all accounts this exhibition
exceeds anything so far produced in the
combined greatest shows on the earth.
-Net0 York Commercial
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-05-26
The kissing Question.

In very animated parlor discussion
on kissing, a young lady expressed her
self opposed to the practice OF ladies
kissing each other when they met, as
many do, on the street cars, in the
street, at their offices, and at all times
and places, in season and out OF season.
She said, to begin with, she had kisses
enough before she was twelve years old
to last her q life time. All of papa's
friends and all of mammals friends must
have a kiss, and she used to think she
was made Just to be tormented by having
to kiss everybody. No doubt hundreds
of children think the same thing. 1t is
foolish and injurious practice; and, be-
side being distasteful to most children to
kiss tobacco consumers and beer drinkers,
the little innocents take diseases in this
way and are the victims of ''cruelty to
children"
With just word for children's rights,
and as much as I love to kiss sweet,
lovable children, I fully agree with the
young lady and endorse her sentiments,
too, concerning the kisses of grown-up
children. Many ladies actually submit
to as much torment as though they were
children, for if partial acquaintance, or
oOAA1O O4O WIZ apes A1hAAAAAACy, AA'o
them, they take it as meekly as lamb.
Perhaps the loving creatures like it.;
but I know of one or two who are not
inclined to accept this expression of re-
gard. 1t actually amounts to rudeness
some times, and T doubt if genuine
lady will presume on the patience of a
friend with whom she is not most
thoroughly acquainted. Old and very
! dear friends find kissing pleasant
pleasure; but even these need not forget
that there are times and places where
the salutation should be omitted The
young lady referred to and some of he1
| friends Qady friends, of course,) formed
an anti-kissing club, and the very next
day one of the number was met by ar
acquaintance and the inevitable SMACK
followed; but the "club LADY, did MOI
kiss her friend, and she has now tx
mourn the loss of friend whose
aristocratic connections and distinguished
pedigree made it an act OF great con
descension on her part to kiss the 'fclut
lady," This is what one gets by joining
an anti kissing club. However, the clul
will meet as usual on Wednesday even
ing next at the same time and place.
Washington Gazette.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-05-26
White Lies.

Not a day passes, probably, in which
we do net listen to several of those polite
fbs which usage sanctions. For in
stance: "Cigars do not affect me In the
least; indeed, am quite partial to the
aroma" says the white-lpped girl to her
gentleman friend, who smokes constant
ly at her side; her sufferings only equaled
by those of the other girl who persists
in riding with her back to the horses
and says that the motion does not affect
her in the least, though knowing that
many times before she has been reduced
TO a state of miserable sea-sickness by a
similar proceeding. "Not at home to-
day, John;" and the footman receives
and delivers the message to visitors as
unconsciously as though there were no
moral wrong involved in the transaction.
/ recently heard an animated conversa-
ton concerning the propriety and moral
ity of polite lying. Several, including a
minister, asserted that both politeness
and kindliness demanded that we fire.
quently say that which we do not mean,
admire that we do not like. assent to
that with which we do not agree, and in
many ways speak and act lies to avoid
wounding the feelings of other people.
One lady present, who Immediately re-
ceived the sobriquet Of puritan, :" main
tanned that. while it is not necessary to
say all that we think; while we need
never give adverse opinion unless it is
positively called for; while we need not
obtrude our likes and dislikes, nor ex-
press our unfavorable criticism; while,
indeed, we should seek for something
which we can honestly admire and praise
in every one, all shams and subterfuges,
all seemings that were not realities, and
especially all words spoken with intent
to deceive are, in plain Saxon, lies, and
no amount of kindliness of purpose can
change their moral character. A lie is
lie-nothing more, nothing less.-Er.
ch1uOe