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The Wilmingtonian., 1884-05-24
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.

Attention is being very generally drawn
to the growing tendency toa violation of the
law imposing rest from labor on the Sew
enth day of the week. We have not advanced,
and it is most unlikely that we shall adj
vance, TO the utter contempt for the statute
which is q Characteristic of the great Wes-
ern cities, but the signs of the times are
unmistakable, and they indicate that the
rest of Sunday is being broken into at both
ends, viz on Saturday night and on Mon
day morning. Although the law is sup
posed to be very rigidly administered in
Delaware, insomuch that a lad who repairs
to the brook-side and angles for ''sunnies" is
liable to Imprisonment as malefactor, yet
it is a painful fact that farmers in New
Castle County and down the State often keep
their farm hands at work during the greater
part Of Sunday, and thus rob them of their
only chance of rest and meditation.
Setting aside entirely the Sabbatarian and
narrow minded spirit in which TOO many
approach the question, We would urge that
it is good for the people, morally and physi-
cally, that there should be one day of COM
plete rest in seven. More would conduce to
laziness: less is incompatible with health
and efficien. seIvtude. In what manner that
day of relaxation is spent is for the consci-
eEce and tastes of the individual to deter
mine. Society cannot demand of man or
woman that he or she shall attend place
of worship, but it has right to demand that
the day shall be kept quietly soberly and
may cause others to lose their rest; in fact
that the pleasure of one individual shall not
be attained by the annoyance of another.
In Wilmington the Sabbath may be said
to be observed in fairly decorous fashion.
There is coed deal of Sunday drinking,
which might be proftably suppressed, but
the vendors know their customers and every
is thing doue quietly. On the other hand the
base ball nuisance is openly and detiantly
maintained by hobble-de-hoys and noisy
urchins every Sunday morning, in the very
streets of the city. Again, The loungers at
the doors of the cigar stores pay no manner
Of attention to the feelings of the passers by
who may be repairing to church or chapel TO
worship God after their own fashion.
The necessities of Sunday newspapers of
course prolong the weeks labor of few,
but the hours thus consumed bear but small
proportion to those involved in the produc-
fion of the mornipsspapers of M.nday. In
4 long day ifS k&Nf4NNA eW ston
! rao obac tba la,rtty avan-II VI y.,-.[a in
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-05-24
OUR DIsoRDERLY STREETS.


there is a limit when forh5sA NICE ceases to
be virtue and that limit, III ,fhe case of the
nightly disorder on the stree Is in his city,
has long been reached OF Tfe The nuisance
caused by the bummers, e5lner loungers,
and the foul-mouthed crew sho loaf around
the cigar stores and baseball establishment
has become simply intolorabie. The evil is
by no means confied to the oiiinary yagrant,
tramp Or bum, but is peryading the more
respectable sections of society, and young
men employed in our factories aud offices do
not scruple to mingle with the throng at the
street corners, filling the air with profanity
and the reeking fumes of tfree-cent cigars;
bedewing the sidewalks with tobacco juice,
and generally deportng themselves as if
their object was 70 surpass M vulgar cor
ner-lounger in his own pa,g Var sphere of
rnffianism and nastiness.
When we come to ss:sx thatwe have but
twenty three policemen to guard the interests
of order in a city of fifty thousand inhabi-
tants and containing notable proportion
of the dangerous classes, we shall at once
feel that we have to deal with combinations
too powerful to be restrained by ordinary
means. Even our scanty police force is not
always available, for it is stated that on
Saturday night it was drawn on, to the extent
of two thirds of the members, for the politi-
cal purposes of the Republican candidates
for the coronership. The city was thus
left completely at the mercy Of the rufians
who have their happy hunting grounds along
the blissful region of''the Coast;'with what
result the records of the nights work have
rendered us only too familiar 1t is perfectly
monstrous that the small police force we
have should be drawn upon for political pur-
poses on the very night, above all others, when
the services of the men @re most urgently
needed. We cannot expect to hear other
wise than that there were four separate fights
on Front Street, and that a negro was
foully done to death and thrown beneath
a passing train in the midnight hours, with
as much security from interference as if the
affair had happened in Kansas or Arizona.
To employ special constbles to assist in
the maintenance Of order is to invite dan
| gerous riot, unless the addition to the force
is made large enough to oyerawe the disor-
derly Spirits who, having the time and the
place, wait only for the opportunity. More
over it is notorious that policemen are loath
to make an arrest ON the eve of city cleo
ton, lest they should do injury to the cause
Of their party. This fact being well-known
\ II. yxY. ~ =
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a'one uas sssfsai SM SW
reaches the laxity even-dl Ah .pnfa in
the matter os Sabbath observance. We have
yet to see groups Of xcursionistsImarching
boldly into the open doors of a saloon, while
policeman is standing at the corner.
There can be no doubt that the observance
of the Sabbath is much promoted by short
ening the hours of labor on Saturday SO as
to give working men and their wives the
chance of few hours respite from worldly
cares and of enjoying themselves, in reason,
at time when the susceptibilities Of others
are not wounded by their merriment. We
consider that, in the Summer season at all
events, it would be great public boon if
all factories and public offices were closed
by p. M, rs the banks are On all days of
the year. We believe that the opportunity
for recreation thus afforded to the people
would Immediately bear fruit in a more
devout and practical recognition of the pur-
poses of the Sabbath day.
/ ---
The Fifth and the Seventh Wards.
Do not forget the Courcilmanic nomina-
/ tions to-day.
Miller in the Fifth Ward and Hessey in
the Seventh are the taking names. These
are the tried and the true, and there are no
more truly representative men in their respec-
tive wards than Messrs Miller and Hersey.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-05-24

nifty of meeting slt all times and seasons for
social ends The nearest approach to such
an institution is found in the Unity Club,
which has recently completed its third ses-
sion, and has achieved measure of success
beyond the most sanguine expectations of
its promoters, This club numbers in its
membership some of the most respectable
and intellectual men and women in the COM
munity. From November till April its
weekly meetings are attended with great
regularity by those desirous of obtaining the
great benefits derived from selfimprovement.
But it would be impossible to say that this
excellent organization supplies all the wants
which club is supposed to fill. What is
needed is cheerful room, or set of rooms,
open all the year round, iii which writing
materials, the daily newspapers, the leading
magazines and similar facilities can be
obtained at small cost, with all the advan-
tages of privacy to the studious and society
| to the social. Such an institution might
derive additional advantages from having a
reception room in which tea and coffee could
be served under contract with a respectable
caterer, and in which members might enjoy
the privilege of temporary rest while on a
promenade through the town. Such an
institution would be special boon to the
ladies of this community, who have no such
facilities at the present time, and are fire.
quently tempted to make unnecessary pur.
chases for the sake of the rest afforded by
the seats in the stores.
This matter of club to which respectable
women could repair at all hours is the essence
of the whole question. Ourso-called' ''social
clubs" are notoriously institutions for mer
only, and in many cases not very select al
that. During the agitation of the ''gamb
ling question last fall, it was openly asserted
that gambling was freely INDUCED in at every
social club in the city. More than this, the
s0irees in the winter season have earned fol
the clubs the unenviable reputation of fur
nishing opportunities for reckless dancing
and the formation of promiscuous and unde
sirable acquaintances. Now cards may b.
innocent, and dancing may be innocent
under well-recognized and salutary restric
tions but it is certain that if these amuse
ments are the be-all and end-all of socia
institution, then the tendency of that insti
tuition is for evil rather than for good.
We recognize, of course, that the younl
men of our city are fully entitled to anus
themselves as they think proper, and tina
to the large majority of our young clerk
and artisans the winter evenings would
L dull indeed without the attractions of tn
card table and the dance. But it is quit
: certain, also, that in devoting their leisur
u time wholly to such amusements they al
throwing away golden opportunities fc
selfimprovement, which fit by only tc
p swiftly, and once lost can never be foun
again. As for the sisters of the member
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-05-24


apparently well founded denunciations of
the ex-President by that Senator.
If Gen. Grant is guilty of one tiths of the
charges which have been made against him
by Democratic Senators both on the stump
and in the Senate Chamber, it is simply an
outrage upon the American people that he
(Grant) should be pensioned out of the
United States Treasury, but if his just
deserts entitle him to the consideration of
Congress then it is evident that the Demo
.crats of both the House and the Senate have
villified him for years ard years, and they
owe it to their manhood and to their consti-
tuents to make Gen. Grant an exhaustive
apology.
Consistency appears to as good an advan-
tage in public as in private life and we
re-iterate the statement that if the many
grave charges which have been made against
Gen. Grant by Democratic statesmen since
the year 1868 are true then the Democratic
vote in the Senate on the Grant PensionsBill
was utterly indefensible.
The constituents of Hon. @. B. Lore will
anxiousy await bis action on that unjust
measure" when it comes before the
House of Representatives for its action. Il
is not necessary to state that Mr.. Lore has
the courage of his convictions and with hin
''white is white and black is black ever.
time, and he will not hesitate to SO declar
it.
1t is fair to presume that Mr.. Lore will b
as unalterably opposed to the Pension Bill
in the House as he is in private and when h
raises his voice and records his vote agains
this unholy measure he will voice the sent
ment of four-ffths of his constituents, will
out reference to party affiliations.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-05-24
THE ETHICS OF CLUBS.

Moneure d. Conway finds that American
clubs have gained vast expansion of late
years, but be does not think they have got
hold of all the advantages OF English clubs.
He says I'm many, if not lost, Of. the Amer
lean clubsthe prices remain pretty much what
they are in restaurants, or in proprietary
clubs, where somebody is supposed to make
money out of what is called for One of the
chief ends of an English club is to secure
humanity from the middle men. The emembers
of the club are jointly their own host and
caterer; the viands are bought at wholesale
and obtained at cost prices. the wines are
often imported from the vintner, at any rate
bought in such quantities as to lower the
price. In London club one may secure for
a half-dolar pint of champagne better
than that which he can get in restaurant
orhotel for eghty-seyenty cents, or perhaps
dollar. A mere serious defect of the
American club system is that there seems
to be no ladies' clubs, In London there are
four or five clubs for ladies, the majority of
them oeing for both gentlemen and ladies'
These clubs are in every way successful; no
kind of scandal has ever befalen any of them.
Those who cooperate, and paying the
small expenses involved, need not be even
acquainted with each other. 1t is wonder
ful that such clubs as these have not made
their appearance in America. But perhaps
some such exist of which have not heard"
In this connection we may be asked
whether Wilmington has not more than
superf1uity of clubs, and still more pertinen-
tly whether some of the so called 'clubs''
are not mere resorts for idlers and gamblers,
and as such productive of more harm than
good.
These points we propose so discuss briefly
in the present article. First then, as to the
real objects of club. Unquestionably there
is need in every large town of institutions in
which men and women can meet for mutual
Improvement social intercourse, and the
enjoyment collectively of those advantages
which individual means are unable 10 secure
Strangers locating in the city find it difficult
to procure respectable introductions by the
| current channels; while If their credentials
are satisfactory, they fiLd no trouble in
selecting and forming acquaintance
through the medium of club. So far then,
the argument is favorable to the establish
ment and maintenance of social organizations
of this character.
Weare unable to discover, however, that
Wilmington possesses any Institution, offering
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-05-24

as Vote straight-Yes; but be always care
full to take right aim.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29
A Blainei,h Defense.

We believe that eN-Judge +. Rock
wood Hoar has conducted himself W ia
average ability and fairness on the
bench aud al the bar, and It therefore
strike, Us with greater surprise and re
crer tina, he should pettifog on the po-
litical stump. In MS speech at Wor'
c,Ster he said "tic was not going 10
defend Mr Blaine a-a nst alta * ON
hi, private character. or against assaults
on II m as man or 3 statesman. The
time for that had passed great while
ago. These charges might have been
made when he was nominated Secretary
of State. but he Was confirmed by the
unanimous vote OF the Senate, Demo
crats and Republicans" II al ordinary
man, giving to the theory or practice ot
American politics very little thought,
had said that We should not have been
surprised. for ON the fsce OF IL il has =
far away resemblance TO words NJ truth
and sobernesS. But Judge HoSr can
hot help knowing that he made any
thing but II fair representation OF the
case. When q Pre>ident makes up his
cabinet. he is simply putting in order
An important part of the machinery OF
hi, Administration, and would be re-
rarled ~ suub aud citciSed by
the press a. = wsnton s,Iempt of the
opposition to antsgOni2e his Admins
Esusa a. Ihe start II Is issding mAn-
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29

isterial appointments were to BE- re Ie t.
ed. The very fact that Democrats vote
to con irln Blame shows that his char
acter aud record We're not considered.
The almost invariable prece lent Of
courtesy to the President was stric,ly
followed. and this is almost invariably
right. for the President is held respon-l
sible for the acts o: his Minister and ac-
cepts that responsib lity. The Senote
also confirmed Chandler but ii Chaud-
Ter should be nominated tor the Presi7
dency by the Rcpubl can party q not
impossible next step afer Blaine -
would the American people, Republic
ans and Democrats, be therepy estop. ed
from critical discussion OF hi, chara e
ter and his record The learned Judge
went too far. He proved too mu h.
He was so hard pressed and embar-
rassed for valid arguments IN his canli-
dates defense that he employed weak
and tricky arguments. Probably he
thinks. like his brother, that the time TO
demonstrate against lad nomination
is the next tine: but unless he can give
better reasons than the one quoted the
people will make up their minds that
the best time is this time. - Boston Post.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29
BARE kNUtkLE~.
Pennsy vauia SlugRers Fight Invent,
Rounds IN 35 Minutes.

PIrrsRrRGH, Pa, July 5l.-Jim Dillon
and Ned Monaghan fought Stuhbotu
hammer-and-tongS osre-Snuck!e prize
usht At late hour las; night, near
Brownstown in the presence OF i taroug
The hgh, WAS governed by the London
prizc-riug rules Neither man was IN
very good condition. At the call OF time
both stepped into the ring with i
ichaut air, and in = moment went 10
worS ike tigers. Up to the twelfth
round some heavy hitting WAS done on
ooJh sides, though but little science WAS
displayed From that 10 the twentieth
round they fought ike demons, punish
ing csch other terribly. Dillon bore tue
punishment gamciy, but .eft-Aanier on
the ear sent him 10 grass >eu>eleSs, and
h, failed to come to time Monaghan
was declared The winner after nghLng
kAlrtN- I'VE minutes
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29

Elaine a. "A know. Not Linz
with most ot the Elaine organs the
de'"nsa OF tat gcnti mans know
Nothing record d, the statute o: llni-
tallonS 1T VA good many years
ago they pl at. "lt Wa hctorr TIA"
war and bc!nr' the Republican
party wa fairy organized. Ihc Fos',
oi this city, sees, ltowe,cr the weak
ness of tii' plea 1t Is a-tuir cnou-h
- comprehend thai such plea III be-
halt OF A caul.dntp pNnloiirl rs iht.
fs,nJ nf Irish,,..u .Ln,,il Lao ,.,,,,,-
i'''"' Va 'i9"""'' N"pli" "' 'to'il-
pahcu ny evidence that Blame
original views have unlprooup
,J,, AZ
challSc' Anu, knpWiHG thHl lltre i no
such evidence. il OlllV takes tie bull
hv Tin. harm. ,,,.f..,J5 nI.-n, i,,,,,'
~ ~ tP.''"' '''' NM"
NOihlug record H~ nuhllohcd IN lhe
irc, IrCSS and bnu- rs io "Ilo so
some moro y
H"!'i' ihpi'-
III Is 4 pleasure to Obligc cOnlcm
pur.rV vi, opsirnus nf iufnrn,nt nm NO
We ''', ,'''' ''''
give lhtIclore, some additional Illus
trations OF Blaiuc's proScripliyc spirit
toward foreigners and e peciallv
toward Irishmcn and Catholics one
of these is the paIlation by the Ken
ntbec JoHrHui, then edit 1t bv Blaine.
of the burning of the Catholic Church
nt Buth NV =, mnb tina ,,rn,rj nf ,.l-
r., .'''' ~ ".'"' Va l'"'
llhuoh .pelhg the all'pcu tact thht
carringe filled with Catholic lriShmpn
,i,o,.0 ,L,.,,L A. , ~,
"'V'" '"i'"S" '"c t'pNu an" US
tufbcd meeting which was taking
pla q. Another illustration is the
Jobr1iatS approval in paragraphs
like the following of the doctrines
which Ned Bnntline was then preach
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29

Mrs kirkpatrick has again a,sun-
ed control of her hotel. the Kirk
patrick House. on Austin street, be-
tween seventh and Eighth. and she
>olicitS the renewed patronage of her
old friends and of the public, Tray
clers. and all who patroni2e the
house VIII receive kind and courte-
ou> treatment. with tirst-cla-S fare at
low rates
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29

TO all who are suffering from the
errors and indiscrction> OF youth, mcr-
vous weakness, early decay, loss OF
manhood. etc. will send Il receipt
that will cure YOU FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was
discovered bya missionary in South
America. send >elt-addressed enve-
lope to the Rev. Joseph T. Inman. sta
tion d.. New York City. S26deod n
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29
Toe Terr.s.el. .ar Arr..,.

L.scAsTEE- p, August -A-@ BrI-
LAro, .sS1eT oi ;o= We.s. souat2 q
gang, 5eil his Doustain aLasa ieS
day. ago, Aad, accompanied oy Euoiser
outlaw named Wireho.t. v.ri y lie
house Of NJ Lsfiery, were isey ae-
snsnde1 Aad received supper Tosy neX;
went 70 the Mt Zor fes,iFA. u Miller s
woods, where BuL1ltc vAs recognized
But s. he Nss ArDe1 S!t1 IEo rtVo.Nsr;
aud repeating f-1e, DouSc! Lao las
h1rcihood 70 trreei hi1- TIE L.rcAsier
authorities sA's glIsS - e. sssgs ys
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29

sud mansion opposite tnst " nis former
business associate aud recent rival, SAINT
oil ~, Tilden, in Gramercy Square In Mr.
Fields shirt-front flashes one Of III, larg-
est and purest emerslds IN the world AM
one often wonders as he sdmircs that jew
cl whether Field really values II higher
than the diamond pin presented TO him
when poor cash-boy by \. r. Stewards
.,lnrLs
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29
Bailey's Saline Aperient.
WHAT Is lTf

Itsa ehel,. rid. e-'rciise and asAssi'ul lax
atye or p-rslu,s, inten3st - a Substitute Tor
3rAsic ard n4GssA,snz pills II e-fSs eu7srQa
z-z2.ei % a. - 30 lead SetrntNrr ~ r.lssly
eu-afsed lie l,is- white poNeer Ard eHe-vescvs
h.- s.ola sst-T, and Is a. plesiant u i1es 80,
srlps lE .lcsrn a.,d a.Nss, fsasN. f-t - ~
'zrge totils, an1 49, =; j. ss.Is - a. DT4sf.sis
lsrts 49, 800
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29

Mr.. Edward Henry. Pinegrove
Schuylliill county, Pa, writes. that.
having had limb crushed and his arm
paralyzed. he was completely cured hV
few applications OF It. Jacobs Oil,
the great pain cure.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29
Professioual Notice,

Dr. W. II. taliec has lemovcd his Of
flee to Castle, Morrison Il Co.'s drug
store. A night h" can he found at the
McClelland hotel BY Toirphoning o. ~
calling at room l0l. 6-2u-2m
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29
coLoseD foIK couRTsAlp.
A sinsul,r characteristic Of tho Negro
Race.


Albany Ga News
Did you see those two coloret men
.hat left the store a. you came int' asked
Mr.. Mitchell of scrihe, who was ON a
,troll in search of items Yesterday Be-
ing answered in the Affirmative. Mr..
Mitchell continued: 81 don't suppose
hat you could guess, a ter IA number of
rials, what their purchase was. They
dubbed together and bought pack oi
'ourting cards, and appeared poricctlN
happy as they pocketed their investment.
1t would surprise you to kn.w the mum
her of courtslip cards, love letter cards,
letter writer's, books containing hints on
tour ship and marriage, and o her aids to
The ba,hiul in declaring the te iier passion
that we sell to the co.orei people during
the busy season. Such literature is as
.tanda,d II, whea', and we can ha dIy
supply the demand"
"Why shouli the colorel rice snow
such fondncss Tor that class of works."
asked the scribe.
"Why they SHOULD So greeiiiy hny mp
books Of that descriptions" sail VI. NJ,
twas nlway, mystery To m until q fow
years ago while on the plantation OF Mr..
II. l.. Dunn he put me to thinking about it.
While speaking OF some Of tue p ruhari-
ties Of the ne gro race, Mr. Dunn remarked
that he had noticed with surprise the TX
tremo bashfulness or timidity Of the most
hardened cases among the young men
when on tho eve of proposing mlrriag'.
No matter how intimately they have iivct
together upon the plantation. when they
decided TO vary the monutnrY Of their
lives bys marriage and tho time cones
g..