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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
them, p which always drew fourth trip

them" which always drew fourth trip
icate grin from our party.
She was a large, respectable enough
woman, dressed in black, and framed in
respectable enough room, rather cozy,
but dreadfully stuffy, and she said she
didn't advertise much, for she had about
all she could do without. | wonder if
this can really be so And she said that
once she advertised in certain daily, but
that it brought such set of people
such rough set--that she couldn't let
them into the house.
Well, we left her half dollar the
better for our call, and went out to hunt
up a trance medium TO tell my fortune.
But really they must be in independent
circumstances, for We couldn't find one
who would "sit" for us.
Couldn't yees come in the day time ~
inquired one gray haired, heavy looking
woman, who came to the top of the stairs
to talk to us, "when one as been
settin' all day, it's hard to go to settin'
all night. II yees could make an appoint
ment now n
When the door had closed behind u.s.
"Good gracious p exclaimed my friend,
who, by-the-way, is teacher in one of
our Schools" that girl that opened the
door is one of our school girls y
"You don't mean it How lucky
nobody said anything about your
husband
This was a dampener on our lark, and
as it was 9 O'Clock by this time, we
decided to give it up as a failure. You
really can't do anything out of the
ordinary in Boston. couldn't even get
my fortune told, for money is no object to
clairvoyants who object to working after
dark, What poor, hard working
unfortunate they must think me, ii they
knew that study or write nearly every
evening OF my life till about midnight.
Eve got the March magazines before
me So III say a word about them,
although | have written such an
Internationally long letter about nothing.
The IHamic has its usual complement
of interesting and enjoyable reading. The
two serial stories gain with every number.
Miss Phelps Friends is delightfully."-
quiet, real, lite-study, and Henry James
Jr. 5 Portrait of Lady is one of the
finest novels he has ever written. Richard
Gradt Whites "Random Recollections of
England" is as charming as all of his
sketches ard the other papers are each
valuable in its way.
The March Wide Ipate is sure to charm
the little ones, and the current number
of the .Husiui Herad has new depart
ment, with illustrations, intended specially
for youthful readers. The Herald keeps
the promises made i'll its prospectus in
manner that is not always characteristic
of publications of the kind, and venture
to say that no one who has once sub
seribed for it has dropped it. 1t only
needs to be known to he properly valued
by all who have musical turn 10
quote from the opinion that the prophetic
seeress had of my imaginary niece.
r.-.a. ROBIN.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
ms ACCoMPLIsHME H., rs.
The Sort of IA Man to Get Along on "a
Desert Island,


man Is brought belJre PaIla Magis-
trate, charged with having applied I'M
Sr'miy aud opprobfions rpithrts to a
young glrl whose parents occupied the
hrst hoor OF house on whose ground
story he liVrd' When demanded his
reason Tor tins reprtiiensible proceedings
h" replied She threw torpedoes from
the balcony and annoyed my guests.
You run lemonade shop then -
asked the Magistrate
Yes, sir, and while | was taking a
batch OF waltles from the orell-'
80 you are a WALES baker, too
Yes, sir, and while | was getting the
waiiles ont u torpedo dropped on the
watch OF one Of my guests who was Just
looking at the time. He let il fall and
and swore that it was broken. so had ia
examine it
Then you are also matchmaker t'
"A matchmaker hy trade, Your Honor.
had just finished with the watch, and
commenced cornet solo to amuse my
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10

What's the difference between Fish
Commissioner Baird and Jay Gould :
One stocks the waters-you know the
rest.
There are evidently NO bald heads in
Pittsburg The Times Of that city saws
Pitts burg audience is no judge Of ballet
dancing.
Sarah Bernhard has already cleared
100000 in this country, and yet some
business men will assert that advertising
does not pay.
Did Bartlett propose to Burdett Coutts
or Burdett Coutts 10 Bartlett, is brain
racking question which English society is
going insane over.
Panics are lots Of fun, anyway Boston
Past. For people who can't afford to own
share Of stock, panies are rather enter
tanning, that's a fact.
When an elephant has a cold they
give it five gallons of whisky, and that's
the reason why some men wish they were
elephants. ~ Boston Post
The Pilgrim farthers declared kissing
on Sunday to be wicked. They were
bound man should kiss his wife at least
once week Boston Post.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10

Full of bird-song and scent of forest flowers
The coppice was, and very sweet and cool
In the hot noontide were its trellised bowers,
Set by the glass of some dream-haunted pool,
Wherein the sleepy sweetness of the luil
Was set with purple OF the cyclamen
Or starred with white of amaryllis blooms,
Pale iiower-dreams of the virginia. green
sward
That made faint sweetness in the emerald
gloons
And through the stiffness ever rose and
scared
The song of some up-mountain lark, that
poured
The gold Of his delight for rose-hung June
Into the channel of a perfect tune
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
SONNET.

The daintlest piece OF sweetness that know
Is standing now behind that curtains lace;
Withdraw the curtain softly from its place
And You may see the sweet II screeneth So.
The sunniest head that ever caught the glow
Of sunshine on it; the most ii0wer-like face
That ever made you dream minutes space
Of orchards when the apple blossoms blow.
Petite, piquante and All! sad cOuuette.
She makes you plead for kisses time untold
And NJ the last denies ynn, and will fret
And purse her mouth, and bride ii, YOU
scOld.
She is my queen and her save-and yet
This same coquette is only two years old.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
FHIT11Eii's NEW POEM.
The Prelude To 1.-THE Kings Missfve
and Other P0ems.o

II spread a scanty board too late
The old-time guests for whom | wait
Come few and slow, methinks to-day
All who would hear my messages
Across the dim unsounded seas
On which so many have sailed away
Come, then, old friends, who linger yet,
And let us meet as we have met,
Once more beneath this low sunshine
And grateful for the good we've known
The riddles solved, the ills ontgrown,
Shake hands upon the broader-line.
1.-THE favor, asked too oft before,
From your indulgent ears once more
! crave, and, if belated lays 5.r
To slower. feebler measures move,
The silent sympathy of love
To me is dearer now than praise.
And We, o younger friends, for whom
My hearth and heart keep open room,
Come smiling through the shadows long.
Be with me while the sun goes down,
And with your cheerful voices drown
The minor OF my eyen-song.
For, equal through the day and night
The wise Eternal oversight
And love and power and righteous will.
Remain the law of destiny
The best for each and all must be,
And life its promise shall fulfil"
NtLL OF BIRD-SONfi THE GOPp{GJ
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
Premature Loss of Hair

Nowadays may he entirely prevented by the
use of BURN FIT $ t'oCoAISE. II has been used
in thousand of cases where tile hair was coming
ont In handiuls, and has never failed to arrest
its decay II promotes n healthy and vigorous
growth, and It is nnriyalled as 4 soft and glossy
dressing for the hair.
Burnett's Favoring Extracts are the hest,
strongest and most healthfui. Sold every,
where
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10

iITnuhA REMEDIES are prepared ht WEEKS
4 POTTER, Chemists and nruggists ,hn Wash
tnGtoi street host"s and are tOl by All Drug
Slsls. lfirenl tlliCiItA, Il Mcdicintlielly, small
ltnNcS, 80 cents large hoNrs, 81. trrIclRA
RtsoiNkSl, the new BlnUd Further - iH'r bottle.
.tIiulMA MEplClNAL TOILET soar - cents,
ttTiCuRA MEDltISAE SHAVING SOAR. IL cents;
IN bars for BARRIERS and large consumers, 40 cents
~ AL MAlLEn FREE on REoLIrr nr I'm, \.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
the B.ISES.

Watch the motions of the banks,
Busy banks
How they close up like an army, moving on IN
solid ranks,
spite of wind and spite of weather.
Firmly keeping step together, -.
Font to foot and hand in hand
Then the wheels of speculation
Roll and rush through all the nation.
And the business of the land
Sways and tosses like n feather,
Floating hither, drifting thiiher.
As the breeze is hi,shed Or famed
the BY curious, curious actions of the solid
soil d ranks
OF the banks, banks, banks banks
Banks, banks, banks,
The initiation and contractiuns of the banks,
- = NRln EnLk MN
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10

The fire in the mine at Almy Colorado,
was partly extinguished on Friday night,
and the bodies of all but three of the
Cinnamon have been recovered. Several
of the injured Cinnamon have died aud
others are not expected to survive. The
bodies Of all the white men were recov-
cred on saturday, but the number is not
given.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
TRUSTED.



And weep that trust and lhat decelving
Than doubt one heart, that IL believed
Had blessed ones life with true believing.
Oh in this moelIing world too fast
The doubling fiend o ertakes our youth
Rather be cheated TO the last
Than lose the blessed hope oftruth.
funny hemUls.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
Trusting to Nature.

NV IWIK WUfT'I. --- ~ -------------
A good Nav York story-not familiar
perhaps oall New lorkrrs-concs back
to u, from London in th. following form .
@lu a town whore there is a park with a
lake a Town Councillor, says TRUTH,
moved that a hundred gondolas be
ordered for the tr,qu-ntrrs of the lake.
Another Councillor at once rose. He said
that be- agreed with his honorable col.
league that gundola7 were a necessary
adjunct toa lake, hut he thought that to
order loo involved a heavy expenditure
Of municipal money, and that therefore
h. would move that the number be re.
duepd to two, and that they leave the in
crease to nature
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
WONDERFUL. CURES.

What cures OF lIloud and skin Diseases and scair
Affections with Loss Of Hair, can compare with
those Of the Hon. Mn. layoI, Bustun, state
senator of Massachusetts; Alderman fucker,
ENl i1eiroit y. D.. carpenter, ESP. Henderson.
y; y. Charles ii0ngiton, ESD. Boslon, ami many
others, details OF which may 6c hau ui appli,ntiuu
I" Alesafa. Meeks& Potter, BostOm.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
THE GREAT NINE DISASTER.
Intense Excitement at Albany
Scenes at the Month OF the PIT.

An explosion of gas took place in the
Rocky Mountain Coal 4 Iron Company's
mine, number 2, at Almy, Colorado, on
Thursday evening. The explosion threw
a column of flame 100 feet above the
mouth of the main shaft carrying away
the buildings around it. About Is min
utes before the explosion, so Cinnamon
and force of white men, variously esti-
mated at from 10 to 80 in number, went
down to work for the night. AT last
accounts, IL injured and 20 dead China
men had been brought to the surface. No
white men had been recovered, and there
was no hope that any of them would be
found alive, as the mine was burning.
The mine is owned by the Central Pacific
railway. II is thought the disaster will
cause a suspension of work for year.
CHEYENNE, W. T., March 5.-0wing to
the excitement at Almy it is impossible to
obtain full particulars of the disaster re-
ported yesterday. n
II is now thought there are more men
in the mine than were at first reported.
Faint hope is held out that some of the
white men in the mine fled to the portion
not on fire. Flames intervening pre-
vented the rescuers from reaching them
last night.
The scene al the mouth of the shaft is
desbribed as pitful. The families of two
of the white men who are still in the
mine are frantic, while Cinnamon throng
about wailing piteously for their lost
friends and relatives.
Most of the population of Evanston are
on the ground. Miners from the sur
rounding pits are working hard. Bust
ness of all kinds for 20 miles about is
entirely suspended,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
"A LOVE SONG.

will not reason why love,
Or what love In thee
There breathes some secret from above
In every flower we see,
Suddenly rs we pass we own
Some glimpse or scent divine
Such secret, to none Others known,
My heart has read in thine
The Spectator.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
A QUERl'.

Little Jack Horner
Sat in the corner,
Deyouring some LimhuIger cheese.
lie fastened his gripper
Dn lively old skipper,
And said: "Nhat the thunder are these ~
L -Modelm arm.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10

We shall pronounce it Arkansas no
matter what that Legislature Says, and if
they don't like our sas they can aggregate
IT,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
r ly'T'T'S
PILLS ]!

a safe and gentle purRative, recon.
mended for the cure of all diseases a.
the stomach, liver and bowels. They pi,rif,
the blood, increase the appetite, cause M,
body to Take on Flesh, aud by their Toni,
Actiononthc Digestive Organs, Regular Stool,
ar produced Asacnre for Chills md ~
veg, b9'rensia, Sick Headache, BiI,an.
N"!ic, onstipntiou, Rheumatism, piles'
t"'p'''itohnfii be Heart, Pnin IN the Side
Lack ard l.oins, mad Fcmule Irra'''''
E:,r..tcs, they nre without n rival. If 70,
do Het " igrl very WE'LL" II single pill at I'D.
tiine stimulates the stomach, fGstorrs ~.
appetite, and imparts 1i.0r TO the system
''rre2'c. uhice,S5 Murray st, New Yorl,
WIRE Isiit JiTi"s MANUAL FRTp
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10

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arrests external disease, eats away ifelcss flesh and
skim allays Inflammation, itching and irritation.
ana heals. CtTICtBA SOAP rletnses heals,
softens, whitens, and beintihes the skin. II, and
thetrTICuRA SHAVING SOAP, the only medicinal
shaving suap are PREPARED from tJTICi' RN.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
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John Payne.

FULL OF BIRD-SONG THE COPPIcE
W4S
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10

The san Francisco B0ji,tta puhlishr Il
report that thu sanitary condition OF
Honolulu, in thr sandwich lslanl-. is
deporabl", slnall-I pos being epidemic
and communication between the city and
the islands stopped. II is said .'thrrr is
not single sewer within the limits of
the city, and the ground is houeyrombed
with vaults, which have. not htru rl,3tnrd
in quarter Of century.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
HAS NEVER FAILED

f.e.tused according to the printed directions
in'iGsiEg each bottle and 10 perfectly sajf sscs
b he S.OT !nGrI, riCHced hands,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09

"There SIR" said the proprietor to Ar
thur, as he showed him one of the cups that
had not yet had time to cool off after its
fiery ordeal, "easily as that color was applied,
neither you nor ! can by any means get 1t
out. 1t is in to stay. You may break the
vessel to pieces, but the color remains firm
and fast"
The young folks examined many of the
broken pieces OF pottery, and found that in
deed the color was permanently burned in.
They were assured that neither acid nor
alkali would effect change. There was no
agency, however powerful, that could do il.
Much interested, and not a little edited,
Uncle Joseph and his small party left the
factory and started for home. The Journey
seemed far too short, 80 pleasant was the
conversation as each spoke of the object
that had been to them the chief attraction.
They were almost home when Uncle Jo-
seph said, There is one thing, | think, /
shall never forget in connection with our
visit. | refer TO the words of the proprie-
tor, who made us so welcome. 1t is in to
stay he said, and Annie Edward, Arthur,
| think our pleasant mornings trip may be
OF lasting use to us, if we remember those
words and the lesson they suggest 1t is al
most as easy, think, TO color our character
with bad habit, as it was to the operators
to color those cups. While you are young
you will find that your impressions for good
or bad are more easily made than is the case
with those who are older. You are now like
the soft clay. Your after-life in the world,
with its varied scenes, will prove like the
three furnaces, making permanent the color
ing OF youth. Many young person who in
youth has given way to some foolish and,
indeed, sinful habit, with the idea that it
could be as quickly thrown aside, has in
after years discovered that it was in to
ay.'"-Nep York Observer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
A Princely Boy.

In the palace of small German capital
German duchess, distinguished for her good
sense and kindness of heart, was celebrating
her birthday. The court congratulations
were over, and the lady retired from the
scene of festivity to the seclusion of her pri-
vate room. Presently she heard light foot
steps coming up the stairs. -" All !" she said
"there are my two little grandsons coming
to congratulate me-" Two rosy lads, ten
and twelve years of age, came in, one named
Albert, the other Ernest. They affection
ately greeted the duchess, who gave each of
them the customary present of ten louis dor
(about forty-eight dollars), and related to
them the following suggestive anecdote;
There once lived an emperor in Rome who
used to say that no one should go away sor
rowing from an interview with prince.
He was always doing good and caring for
his people, and when, one evening at supper,
he remembered that he had not done an act
of kindness to any one during the day, he
exclaimed, with regret and sorrow, my
friends, | have lost a day. My children,
take this emperor for your model, and live
in a princely way, like him." The boys
went down the stairs delighted. At the pal
ace gate they met poor woman, wrinkled
and old, and bowed down with trouble "Ah,
my good young gentlemen" said she, " be-
stow trifle on an aged creature. NV cot
tage is going to be sold for debt, and l
shall not have anywhere to lay my head.
My goat the only means of support have,
has been seized pity an old woman, and be
charitable" Ernest assured her that he had
no change, and so passed on. But Albert
hesitated. He thought moment of her
pleading looks, and tears came to his eyes.
The story of the Roman emperor came into
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
To Crafty His Wife
An Interesting StOry-.-A Hopeless
Case Cured..-GOOd Reason
for Happiness.

Statement Of Mr.. Washington Monroe Of Catskal,
Green County, New York:
For many years had suffered from a COM
plant which the physicians called Gravel. | had
employed some of the most noted doctors without
obtaining any permanent relief, and for long
time my case was regarded as hopeless. All who
knew the circumstances said must die. Finally
my wife induced me to try bottle Of DIR. Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy which she had some
where heard of or advertised. Without the
slightest faith in it, but solely to crafty her,
bought a bottle of a druggist in our village. I
used that and two or three bottles more, and
to make long story short am now as healthy
a man as there is in the country. Since then
have recommended Favorite Remedy to others
whom knew to have suffered from Kidney and
Liver complaints; and, assure the public, that
the Favorite Remedy has done its work with a
similar completeness in every single instance, and
trust some other sick and discouraged mortal
may hear of it and try the Favorite Remedy, as
did"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
b" II Is In to Stay"

"Hurrah for Uncle Joseph |" shouted Ed
ward and Edwards brother and sister, Ar
thur and Annie, echoed the sentiment.
According to promise, Uncle Joseph had
called to take his nephews and niece to see
the pottery works, not far from the place in
which they had all taken up summer quar-
tiers, Uncle Joseph at the hotel, and his rel
atives at comfortable cottage near by.
1t was fine, bright day, and not uncom-
fortably warm, so the walk of mile and a
half to the pottery was enjoyed by the whole
party. So was the visit itself and the walk
home, the latter made lively by discussion
of the many interesting sights which had
been witnessed.
The young folks had each brought away
with them souvenir of their visit in the
shape of very ordinary-looking drinking
cup, decorated in blue and brown colors.
These tokens they esteemed not for their
value in money, but because they had wit
messed the manufacture of hundreds like
them. They had seen between thirty and
forty girls sitting before as many fiat plates,
which, by the aid of machinery, were kept
spinning round at very rapid rate. Again
and again, as occasion required, workman
placed small lump of clay upon each OF
these plates, when the operators, with deft
fingers, would work them into shape, and
fashion out a cup. The form secured, the
operator would dip a camel'shair brush into
the blue or brown coloring matter as desired,
aud, with light touch on the whirling yes
sci, make the rings upon its surface. Each
ring was but the work of second or so.
The coloring finished, an attendant work
man removed the cups from the fast spin
ning-wheels or plates, further supply OF
clay was placed upon them, and the process
was repeated.
The young visitors were exceedingly anx
ious to learn how the ware was hardened
and glazed, and the proprietor of the place
very cheerfully showed them the whole pro
cess. These soft cups We're carried to al
oven, which had been raised to high tenn
perature. Here they were baked with a.
much caution as good cook pays to &
Thanksgiving turkey or a batch of home
made bread, lest they should harden toe
speedily. From this oven the cups were re
moved to second and hotter one, and from
the second oven they were transferred to /
third, which was still hotter. In the burn
ing heat of this last oven they acquired thu
bright gloss or glaze 30 familiar TO all OF III
on the surface OF brown stoneware and pot
| terry generally.