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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

The cry OF science is still Coward ="
and its goal of yesterday will ever be its
starting point of tomorrow
Recent experiments with the electric
light in photography have met with much
success. In some respects it is said to
produce better results than sunlight,
Two physicians of Paris have for SOM.
time been experimenting IL new method
of curing neuralgia. 1t consists in caus-
ing vibrations in the nerves affected, by
means OF a succession of light tappings.
They claim remarkable success,
Forty thousand wax candles are instan-
taneou-ly lighted by a single match in
the Royal Palace, Berlin. The wicks are
previously connected by thread spun
from gun cotton. on igniting one end Of
which all the candles in the 100 apart
t4rnts are lighted simultaneously.
Aeypre-s tree, - feet high, 10 tret in
diameter, and more than 2. Sue years Old,
was recently destroyed near sparta,
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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

The Boston R,st man at Albany noted
the following scene at the Delavan House:
Bartender" Well, Mr.. Conkling, what
will you haves" Mr.. Conkling-" Yon
may give me stiff rum punch with two
straw berries, half banana, and three
quarters of a Bermuda onion in it," Bar
tender-"Mr. Plat, what will you have,
sir 2" Plat" You may give me the
same as Mr.. Conkling's."
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
A Cheap Disinfectant.

Dissolve a bushel of salt in a barrel OF
water, and with the salt water slack a
barrel of lime, which should he wet
enough to form kind of paste. For a
disinfectant this homemade chloride OF
lime is nearly as good as that purchased
at the drug stores. Use il freely about
sinks, cellars, cutters and otherwise, and
in this way prevent sickness and obviate
great expense.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
to a neighbol'
ignorant Comments on Delaware
Affairs.


II the fhliadeiphla fec'rd feels that it
. 'eS'rsple tof II TO comment on Delaware
'iS''ers II ought 10 give enough mtelli-
gent attention to them TO make its com
i'eil'S worm something There has
never oeeh any dental OF the right of
rolorea men TO serve on Jurles in this
state since the Federal legislation on the
SUBJECT nut they have not been placed
on Juries simply because they
are not ct the class of men from
"hieh jurors are selected. They
are mostly laborers, aud very few of them
nave more than the mere rudimerts of an
ea''rauoli' and white men Of thesame class
nave not ever been summoned for Jury
service The right to summon negro has
not been denied, hut the propriety of
selecting them has been doubted by those
having the discretion. As a matter OF
laet' however one negro was summoned
as Juror to the last term of court and
summoned before the decision OF the
supreme Court was rendered, thus show
Ms that Its strained presumption was not
true Nevertheless the hecond, appar-
nifty ignorant of the very matter OF con
tentlon' presumed to say on the render
ing OF the decision that it hoped that
hereafter Delaware wonld obey law
which It's own judges OF both parties
IHFl rcd tqI 1. -
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

Miss Mary Mathews, of Woodbury.,
Baltimore county Md, was knocked over
board by the boom Of the yacht Queen
STAB, and drowned in the Delaware river,
off Raccoon creek, Saturday night. She
was one OF pleasure party of seven young
men and five Young women of Philadel-
phia. A party left that city last evening
to search for the body.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

Reports now begin to come in from
John tiriscom, the Chicago faster. After
- hours abstinence from food he has lost
Ii pounds in weight, but he is still in a
normal condition, plays games, visits the
theatres and when in need of stimulation
takes a walk.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

1t turns out that Adolphus c. sehaefer,
dr., of Baltimore, who was found dead in
his house Monday morning, committed
suicide A Derringer pistol and small
bullet hole in his head told the story. 1t
is said that Nj. Schseter had softening OF
the brain
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

shocking story comes from Little
Rock, Arkansas, Of child Of I years
being killed and nearly eaten up by
vicious dogs on the way to neighhor's
hons+. 1t is to he hoped the owner OF
the dog- will keep his temper when the
hereayed parents ask him to shoot his
savage pets.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
Something to Make the Flesh Greer

carroll County, Ca, Times -
While Mrs. Carmichael, OF Iah' ,r
Creek district, this county, was IN n s,r
garden few days ago, getting greens iUl
dinner, her little two-year-old girl WI.
was out playing in the yard to'n' ,~
snake about two feet long, picked IL . he
with both hands and came toatins ths
reptile to her mother, and saying as suO
Observation-Disclosures, purity, PuiT;hh
mamma" The mother, frightened TO uea uj
nearly, screamed and halloed to her e LA
to throw the snake down, but the ell'@
would only respond 'purty, mamma To-
Finally the mother seized the snake
the body and jerked it out of the ci'i1 ~
hand. The frightened mother cried w.
hours afterward.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
The p, w. a. Ii. Control.


Messrs. Drexel & Co. Of New York
have contracted with the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for $4,000, 900 per
cent. trust certificates issued against the
200,0 shares Of the Philadelphia, Will
mington & Baltimore railroad stock which
represents the control Of that company.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

a genuine locust plague now rests u pom
North Carolina. The insects are eating
up the corn aud cotton crops and they
are actually injuring whole forests of
young timber by tearing oil the bark and
laying eggs ON the trunks.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

A remarkable theatrical company is
now playing in London, being the troupe
from the Court Theatre of Sake Meiningen,
Germany. When the Duke of Sake
Meiningen came to his dukedom in 1856 he
instituted system of training<in, the
company of the Court Theatre such as
had never before been known, and the
result is theatrical performance with a
finish and uniformity of excellence that
is to be found nowhere else, Every part
was studied and elaborated and no
"sticks" were permitted in the company.
There are no 'supers" but every one
who appears ON the stage is a finished
actor. The result is performance excel
lent throughout, giving pleasure at every
point
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
DEAD In HIS CHAIR.

Prominent Business Man a Week
Dead In His House Before Dis
covered.
BALTIMORE, May 3O.-Adolphus C.
Schaefer, formerly prominent cotton
broker of this city, about 40 years old,
was found dead in his house to-day.
He left his office on Monday last and
not returning his clerk supposed he had
gone to the country where his family
were to spend the summer.
For several days stencil arose from his
house and this morning the police were
called by the neighbors to investigate the
cause. On breaking into the house Mr..
Schaefer's body was found sitting in q
chair in an advanced state of decomposi-
ton. He is supposed to have died on
Monday evening last. .-- -
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

The London World says "We hear on
good authority that Sarah Bernhsrdt is
to marry on Saturday next with NJ.
Angelo, who has been travelling with her
In America"
Mrs. Garfield has been free from fever
since Sunday. "-.-5
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

We are gradually getting back the
$1,000, 900 50 unwillingly paid England
some years since in connection with tile
fishery award. 1t is announced that the
British Government will this week pay
SIS, 0on in gold to settle the damages OF
the Fortune bay outrage.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
PERSONAL,

Bishop Scott Of Odessa is recovering
from his recent illness.
John W. Garrett, president of the B. 4
.. Railroad Company, arrived from
Europe In the steamship Germanic on
Saturday,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

Frank Ramppen, member of the IIo-
hoken Board of Education, has disap.
pearri, and his employer charges him
with having embe1zlel $1,000. vii
mington could easily afford to pay some
Of her Board Of Education S5,ooo apiece
to disappear, provided the disappearance
was permanent.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

Our Delaware law, making arson
punishable with DEATH seems mild
enough in the ligh! Of Marie Variants
crime in New York city Thursday morn
ing In order to secure the insurance on
her property she actually fired her
saloon, on the first floor of tenement
house. while her sixty co-tenants were
asleep overhead Her plan had pre-
yiously been betrayed to the police and
the fire was stopped before any harm
resulted.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

The Rev. J. NJ. P. Otis, D. D., formerly
of this city, has written the Centrevills
Observer communication on the subject
of the Revised New Testament. Without
going into particulars, DR.. OTIS says he
likes the revision,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

Another empty gun has done its fatal
work This time the victim is little
Jacob H. Freeburger, aged 2 years, of
Baltimore, who twas shot dead Monday
by Charles Deiling, aged IL. The boys
were playing soldier with an old gun
supposed to h. unloaded.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
THE PENiNS ULd.

Havre de Grace would like to set up as
a summer resort.
Princess Anne still wrestles with the
question of new court house.
Bishop Scott OF Odessa had another
paralytin stroke on Friday week.
Princess Anne il to receive its mail
from Baltimore by steamboat via Cris6eld.
Raymonds Neck, Kent county, is
alarmed because one family in the neigh
borhood has small-p ox.
The Fish Commissioner on Monday week
deposited 100000 young shad in the
Choptank near Denton.
The Rev. Henry V. Voorhees, was on
Thursday last installed pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Princess Anne.
A quart of alcohol and quart of water
formed the horrid mixture that fomented
a riot at Royal Oak, Talbot county, few
months since.
One million five hundred thousand
young shad from Havre de Grace were
placed in the Susquehanna river, Monday,
at Newport, Perry county.
The proposed Denton bank is having
good deal of trouble and after various
fortunes the scheme still hangs fire
because the stock has not yet been made
up.
The race between the horses of George
| Il. Bull and b. T. Parker is to come off
at Pungoteague, Accomac county, on
Thursday, June Both best two in three,
| mile heats, for 800.
William Sithens, engineer ON the ]. f..
Ca (. 4, 4
was precipitated down the hatch dis
| lance of 10 feet and remained insensible
an hour or two. 1t was feared he had
sustained internal injuries, but he is now
rapidly recovering Smyrna Times, My
| 20.
A correspondent writes us that mare
ON the farm of Mr. Richard Schuyler, of
| Caroline county, gave birth last week to
a colt with only three legs. In the place
of the fourth leg there is only protruding
from the shoulder bony or horny sub
stance. In all other respects the colt is
perfect. 1t gets about with its dam by
jumping or springing, the weight of its
body being on its hind legs.-tenrerait
Observer.
Samuel Mallalieu, living in the upper
portion Of Queen Anne's county, and one
OF the WOODEN manufacturing firm oil
Mallalieu Brothers is an applicant
for the position of marshal for
the District of Maryland. Mr..
Mallalieu was the Republican candi-
date for comptroller of Maryland at the
last State election. Mr.. Malalieu was
also delegate from the Eastern Congress
sioual District to the Chicago Convention.
The Easton Ledger gives the following
statistics of the Fish Commissioner
operations in the waters of Talbot and
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

"What the Birds Say" is the title OF
poem in the Philadelphia Timer. But 1t
doesn't include what the parrot says.
That wouldn't go in poetry.-Bosten
Pbst.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

The Administration has turned the
other cheek to the New York Sun by
appointing the Sm'S correspondent, AM.
Gibson, who has so persistently tried to
connect the President with the star
Route rascalities, detective in the Post
Office Department to assist in ferreting
ont the very frauds i'll question.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

If greatness was the right name of
il, the time has come for Roscoe Conkling
to bid farewell to all his greatness. 1t
looks to-day as though, shorn of the
power of dispensing patronage, he would
not lie able to retain enough OF his ftl-
lowers to even keep up a deadlock. The
sacred majority obtained by the purchase
Of that Virginia dog may yet be restored.
Ii this is true, however, the ''stalwarts "
are more basely inercenary than even we
thought them. 81
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

Mr.. w. $. East started for Drunmond
a few days ago, with pig and ten dozen
eggs under the carriage seat, to trade Tor
merchandise. Hearing n suspicious
racket he looked under the seat and
found that the pig had gotten loose and
deyoured the eggs. He at once endeav-
ored to secure the hog when the ami
NAL made leap from the cart with the
basket fast over his head, and thus
escaped, carrying basket and eggs with
him. On his return home he was minus
pig and basket, eggs and merchandise.
He consoled his wife that nothing would
be lost, as they would get the eggs when
they killed the pig.-Eastetn Iiruiniln.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

According to report just issued the
uon.dutiable imports of the United States
for the month ended March 31st, 1881,
were valued at sis, 343, 453, while the
dutiable imports for the same period were
valued at 81, 366,574. The aggregate
decrease as compared with the month of
March 1850 was about $40, 100000. Our
exports of domestic merchandise during
March 1889 were valued at $50, 75s, O52,
and OF foreign merchandise, lat 81. 300, III,
the aggregate increase over March of last
year being about SIS, 200, 900.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

DR.. Tanner must look to his aurels,
John Griseom Of New York announced
after dinner on saturday that he would
not eat again for Is days. Grscom's
experiment is in progress at the olympic
Theatre, Chicago, where lie has suite
nfrooms and several attendant physicians.
He is to drink nothing but pure water.
He declares the experiment to be- solely
in the interest Of science.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

II is gratifying to learn that 40 corner
louugers, whose business it was TO insult
ladies passing on the streets, have been
arrested in Jersey City and sentenced to
$40 fine each and as many days iinprison-
msnt.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

William D. Herdman died at his h9r 10
in Newark on Wednesday last, agea -
years.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

a conscienceless wretch n Utica, New
York, has been caught practicing IN
heard-of extortions upon helpless
Western bound emigrants, He kept an
eating house and charged, in some in
stances, Twenty-Five cents for loaf of
bread and ten cents for half a pint of
milk. Involuntary subsection to DR.,
Tanner experiment would probably i'm
prove his chances Of happiness in the
next world.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12
Let II Dry.

DIR. Spurgeon once went to
preach in a church a little outside
Of London. The day was wet and
muddy, and the pants of Mr.. Spur
geon were plentifully covered with
dit. A good deacon in the YES
try said:
Brother Spurgeon, let me get
brush, and take off some of that
mud; you can't go into the pulpit
in that state"
Don't be foolish, Deacon" said
Mr.. Sturgeon, in his usual good
humored way. Don't you see
the Maud is wet, and if you try TO
brush it off now, you " i'll ruo the
stain into the cloth? Let it dry.
and then it will come off easy
enough, and leave no mark
There is an admirable hint here
for every one. When evil spoken
against, as we may be for the sake
of truth, and men throw mud at
US. don't be in a hurry about
brushing it off. Too great eager.
ness in this respe ct is apt to rub
the stain into the cloth. Let it
dry, and then, by and by, if heed
be, it can be, removed by little
effort. If there is a little trouble,
don't foster it by haste and hurry
in doing something. Let it alone;
let it dry; and it will becomemore
easily settled than you think now.
Time has a wonderful power in
such matters; and il is surprising
how many things in this world
would be far better arranged, and
how many difficulties easily
gotten over.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12
A Difference i'm Disposition

know two girls, equally excel
lent and pretty, between whom
marked difference exists; one
gains friends wherever she goes,
and at once the other makes few,
and then only after long ae-
quaintance. Why? She looks at
people with an eye of suspicion
she doesn't wish to be taken in !;
her glance at the person to whom
she is presented says, Nov you
are very likely not what you pre-
tend to be, and you shall not find
me a victim at any rate" She
approaches strangers with clench-
ed fists, as it were, and the newt
able consequence is that they re-
ceive her in the same spirit. No
body likes 20 have his faults sus-
pected before he has had chace
to show his virtues. Her gentler
friend, instinctively understand
ing this, receives every new ac-
quaintance as if she had been wait
ing all her life for him especially.
She sees the good in people and
gives them the credit for it. The
result is, that in her presence all
our good qualities come out, and
we are better for the time being, if
not for always. Thus it is that
she has so many friends, for while
men and women laugh at her
friends witty sayings and applaud
her keen criticisms, they do not
care one-tenth az much for her as
they do for their amiable favorite,
who believes there is some good
in everybody. But our young
cynic does not see this. She gees
on believing that it is the fault of
the world that she is not apprecia-
ted. L fear, if she lives to see
threescore years and ten, she will
never get the sweetness and beau
ty out of life which her friend has
already found.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12

A REMARKABLE CASE OF HEAL
ING REPORTED FROM MAINE,
The Camden (Me.) Herald of
last week contrains the following
remarkable story of healing allie
ged to be due to prayer. Mr.. Hen
ry f. ThurstOn, who vouches for
it is the stepson of the lady who
was cured. and is endorsed by the
Rev. G. f. Libby as a gentleman
of character and good standing
and member of the Free Baptist
church in Rockporf:
In the spring of 1879: Mrs. Syl-
via Thurston, while returning
home from church, stepped into a
hole in the road, and was thrown
with such violence to the ground
that her back was severely Injured
and the bones of her ankle and
foot were wrenched out of joint.
The injury sustained by the foot
was so great that it was almost
impossible to place the bones in
any kind of position. For two
months she suffered intensely
from fever brought on by the
injuries in her back, and it was
three months before she could sit
up. But when she had recovered
from the fever she was unable TO
walk save by the aid of crutches.
The broken leg was useless, and
never ceased to pain her. 1t was
swollen from the toes to the knee,
and was colored a dark purple.
The circulation was almost stop
ped, and the foot became cold.
The foot was bent out of position
so that only the toes touched the
floor. The family physician ex-
hausted his skill tpon il, and after
several months cessed to doctor it,
believing that only higher pow
er could heal it Instead Of medi-
cine, he resorted to prayer. AT
last Mrs. Thurston herself ceased
to work with it, and she too COM
mencsd to pray for lis restoration.
One doctor said it must be cut off
or il would mortify, or else wither
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12

away and die. III the limb was
cut off be desired TO purchase IT
for scientific purposes. About this
time she was takeR sick with Dip
htheria, and her stepson came
from Rockland to take care of her.
One day be was telling her of a
lame man down East who was
healed by the prayers of Fred
Mckinney, evangelist, from Port
land. Both DIT once determined 10
pray for the restoration of the inn
potent limb, and both kept their
determination. That night the
foot was so bad that even the
drawing of a sheet over it gave
her intense pain. In the morning
the foot, ankle and leg were in
all things like the other, and as
strong. Several hours afterward
as her son went to her bedside 10
give her the medicine the thought
flashed upon him; ifGod healed the
foot can He not also cure her of
this disease ? So he did not give
her the medicine, but went and
kdeeled down at sofa in front of
her bed and there silently prayed:
20 Lord! make her every whit
whole.n Immediately his mother
though looking at him when he
knelt, dropped off 10 sleep and
dreamed that the room was full of
people, all exclaiming: You are
made every whit whole In short
time she awoke and, in attempt
ing TO tell her dream, found that
she was indeed every whit whole.
That morning she rose up and
dressed herself, and on the follow
ing Sabbath attended church.
HENRY f. THURsToN.