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, 1884-02-09
STATISTICAL.
Another View OF the -Iintsraey-
Question

THE Current1 e..
There is much that Is misleading in the
educational statistics of the states The con-
clusion is usually drawn that when a super
intendent reports, say, 800, 0OO children Of the
pupil age in his state, and $50, 600 of them at
tending the schools, there must be $4,000 at
least, who are growing up in iliteracy."
This Is a wrong inference. A few
days ago Prof Apgar, superintendent nj
of the New Jersey schools, called
the attention of the State Teachers
association to the statement Of Senator Blair
that there are in New Jersey Hover 90, 600
children growing up in absolute ignorance"
The professor said that Senator Blair's con-
clusion "had been reached by subtractipg
from the total number OF children OF school
age in the state, the number that did not at
tend schools. Part Of these were kept from
school by parents who thought them too
young to attend: others have attended school
and stopped within the school age io
or those who do not attend the schools,
3,764 children are but5 years of age, and have
not commenced going; 46S are 8 years of age;
2dS. z; $40, 8; $50, 10; SOB IL; 2.977. u;
6.69l, 10; IL, 1872, II; l5,42S, Is; 20, los, 16, and
22,553, II. So that children, who bad been in
school for ten years, and stopped going at 10,
were in Senator Blair's list of children who
had never seen the inside Of a school-house.n
This brief statement, or its method, may be
applied to the educational statistics of nearly
all the states, with equally ccurate results.
1t is possible to take even the school statistics
OF Massachusetts, or Connecticut or New
York, and, by Senator Blair's method, show
an appalling amount of illiteracy or absolute
Ignorance but, in none of the states, save in
a few Of the southern states, where there
Is a very large population of negroes and
"poor whites is the educational condition as
deplorable as would appear by the unfair
and irrational mathematical method to
which reference has beon made In the ag-
gregate of children of the pupil age, it must
be remembered, too, that a very large num-
Der OF them attended private or parish
schools, and, very often, state superintend.
ents, in their reports, ignore this important
f.at
, 1884-02-09
Car-Conductor Attachments.

Brooklyn car conductors are now obliged to
wear watches set into the fare-recording APP
p~aratus swung from their necks. The faces
Of these are big and plain, covered only with
thick glass. By these the passengers eau tell
the time readily. The conductors complain
that sometimes passengers catch hold OF and
turn them around, like as II they were
wooden men, in order to see what time it is.
They also begin to think that the public will
not consider a man dt to run a car unless he
has got a calendar stitched on the back OF his
hat, a thermometer hanging from one but
tonhole, and a city directory hooked to a
strap around his wrist.
, 1884-02-09

Chicago Herald.
A case of trance has lately ended IN Glas-
gov. A woman IS years Of age has lain since
June last In a state of coma, motionless, with
closed eyes, a pulse OF about eighty per min
ute, natural temperature, and normal breath
ing. Consciousness was entirely absent until,
at the end OF November, she suddenly awoke,
and Is now recovering her wonted strength.
During her long sleep she was fed daily by a
stomach tube. The case is well-nigh unique
on account of its duration. These frances
are the puzzle OF the Psychologist, and simu-
late death so closely that patients have beer
in danger OF burial alive.
, 1884-02-09

A Boston letter to The Philadelphia Press
reports that a singular fraud has just been
unearthed at Harvard: at was found. T" says
the correspondent, shat in the present fresh
man class were two students who had
hired some one to pass the examinations
for them. The particulars Of one case were
told me, and, possibly, the second is only
an addition made by rumor to the truth.
This young mans father, himself a Harvard
graduate, hired a man, also an alumnus, to
take his sons examination. The deception
would seem to be so easy that 1t is strange
hat 1t has not been tried before, as, indeed,
1t may have been. In the present case the
student could not be expelled, as not having
passed his examination, he has never been a
member of the college,
, 1884-02-09
THE HAND OF LINCOLN.

i. Clarence Stedman in The Independent
Look on this cast, and know the hand
Thai bore a nation In its hold;
From this mute witness understand
What Lincoln was-how large OF mold
The man who sped the woodmanis team,
And deepest sunk the plowman's share,
And pushed the laden raft sstream,
OF fate before him
This was the hand that knew to swing
The aI-since thus would Freedom train
Her son-and made the forest ring,
And drove the wedge, and toiled amain-
Firm hand, that loftier office took,
A conscious leaders will obeyed,
And, when men sought his word and look,
With Steadfast might the gathering swayed
No courtier's, toying with a sword,
Nor minstrel's, laid ncross a lutte;
A chiefs, uplifted to the Lord,
When all the kings on earth wore mutel
The hand of Anak, showed strong,
The fingers that on greatness clutch.
Yet, lol the marks their lines along
or one who strove and suffered much
For here in knotted cord and vein
| trace the varying chart OF years;
l know the troubled heart, the strain,
Tn weight of Atlas-and the tara
Again / sec tho patient brow
That palm bile was wont TO press;
And now Ills fu-rowed deep, and now
Made smooth with hope and Tenderness
F~orsomething of a formless grace
This nodded outline plays about;
A plying flame beyond our trace,
Breathes like a spirit, In and out
The love that cast an nureole
Round ono who, longer TO endure,
Called mirth TO ease his ceaseless dole,
Yet kept his nobler purpose sure.
Lo, as l gaze, the statured man,
Built up from yon large hand, appears;
A type that nature wills to plan
But once in all a peoples year,.
What better than this voicelexs cast
To tell Of such a one as he,
Since through its living semblance passed
The thought that babe a race DO free
, 1884-02-09
The sOuth'- Growing Prosperity.

IDNIlVE AAVINHIysI
Southern orators and newspapers are
dwelling with justiihble pride upon the grow
ing prosperity Of that section OF the union. In
four years, the twelve southern states have
increased their assessable values sT40, 700, 900,
an average OF $3.50, 17o, 600 per year. Arkansas,
Florida, Louisiana, and Texas have doubled
their railroad mileage within our years,
while fully $500, OoO, 900 is invested in the con
struction OF new roads. Cotton manufactur-
ing has decreased 60 per cent, in three years,
The Alabama coal fields nave increased their
output from 10000 tons in 1872, to 1,9oo, 900
tons in 1882. In every department of manu-
fncture and trade, the south il vastly better
oil than ever before.
, 1884-02-09

Young bonneville was very much in love
with Ida Mumfey. bonneville was lovely,
dressed well, danced gracefully, and, more
than all, was an e1-c- lllnt talker, being ia
nous for his bglllls3.. AID entertaining con-
versation. H. al. yet proposed to the
young lady, but in order to meet her at one
party gave up another very large and brill
liant one at Wedgewood Hendricks, at which
Mr.. Prodder was present. Prodder had al
ways said that Rounceville was a good fell
low, but could not afford to marry. and posi-
lively forbade his daughter to become inter
ested in the young mau.
At the party just mentioned bonneville
determined to offer himself to Miss Ida. tell
her frankly that he was poor, and leave his
fate in her hands. When he had spoken TO
her alone in a little side-room, and she replied
by putting her hand on his shoulder, he knew
that he had lost nothing by his candor.
Just then the couple heard Prodder and
Mumfey in low conversation outside the al
cove.
"An there is about him is just this" Prod.
der said. u was telling young Perk I wished
| could find some bright fellow like himself
to come to my wife's birthday party and stiI
up the stupid folks a little. He named
bonneville, and / could hire him at S25 a
night, that being his regular business. Hes
gone back on Mrs. W~edgewood Hendrick to-
night, and lost s25 just to SEQ your daughter.
What can you think OF such a fellowF'
"Why l think he must care a good deal for
she girl" exclaimed Mumfey. when / was
a young fellow l cared more for S25 than all
the girls alive"
As soon as tho conversation ceased for a
moment the young man turned toward the
girl and whispered; at is all true" and Ida
threw her arms around Rounceville's neck.
"Well, what are you going to do about itr
the couple heard Prodder ask.
@rm going to say yes, IL he asks me fol
my daughter" said Mumtey, sand I'm going
TO offer him e half interest in my business.
Young fellows that can make themselves
agreeable, even when they are paid for it, are
bard to find, and those that care more for a
decent girl than they do for the upper-crust
society and a s25 job are still scarcer."
, 1884-02-09
New Features FOR Common schools.

1t Is Mr.. William Blaikie's idea to make
every common school a gymnasium and to
encourage physical training systematically.
1t is very interesting to note the progress in
this matter among educational institutions
everywhere. Tho employment of military
features, once only occasional among colleges,
is now frequent among ordinary private
schools, in many of which have been also
established w~ell7equtpped rooms for GYM
nastic instruction. The result of the intro
duction OF both these features is beneficial in
every way, particularly in developing a
most desirable esprit de corps among stu
dents and in giving rational play to the
physical exuberance of children, who with.
out such diversions are prone to seek in
other directions such physical exercise as il
not compatible with their faithful Observance
OF school duty.
, 1884-02-09
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, 1884-02-09

"Jennie," said n man at a Cortland hotel
"whAt is thisF' and he held up an object on
the end OF a fork. "That Is a buckwheat
cake, sir" "Oh, it is, chi didn't know but
II was a new kin Of postage stamp, or an old.
fashioned letter wafer. Do you use a Scent
piece for a griddle and bake a dozen at a
timer
, 1884-02-09

TNeW 1OTK sun.
Don't drink whisky or rum or any liquor.
The heat they afford is short lived, and leave
you cold and weak. They are worse than
nothing. But drink a glass OF ale and pepper
new ale and common black pepper. 1t
will not affect your head, but 1t will keep
your blood warm in tho keenest wind and
cnldast rain.
, 1884-02-09

From the Frenchl
In the garden Of tho Tuileries: Master
Toto, aged 10 years, approaches himself of
Miss Lii, aged 8 years, who jumps at the
rope.
Lend me thy cord" says Toto.
Eyes, l wish well: but thou wilt give me
Of thy sugar of barleyF
Afterwards"
"No-before O., / know YOU menf7
, 1884-02-09

Chicago Tribune.
First swell-"By Jove, Fred that Is quite
the highest collar I've struck yet" Second
swell-"Think so, old mani Well, 1 don't
mind telling yon it's u little idea OF my own
It's one Of the guvnor's cufs"
, 1884-02-09

A bushel OF timothy contains 5000 900
seeds. The cockroach has 8, 600 teeth. There
are 400, 900 molecules in an ants brain. DR..
Milton Josiah Roberts, Of Madison avenue,
as the result of his anatomy OF a feather, says
that Il had Q 25I, 4O1 partz.
, 1884-02-09

Gail Hamilton; The road of modern Chris
tendon may be right or wrong; but no one
has a right to sacrifice that for which he Is
responsible 70 hat for which ho Is not ~
gponsible.
, 1884-02-09

Those OF our subscribers out OF Cheyenne
who get the LEADER by mail should see that
they are paid in advance, as ali subscriptions
not so paid are liable TO be discontinued
, 1884-02-09

Tho century plant, which takes 100 years
TO ripen in the north, takeB but twelve years
10 mature in California, and takes only Ave
years in Mexico.
, 1884-02-09

1857 Prizes, amounting o.."-....,---.--s265 500
Applications for rates TO clubs should
be made only to the office of the companyin
New Orleans.
For further information write clearly,
giving full address. Make Pc. Money Orders
payable and address Registered Letters 10
New Orleans, La.
Postal notes and ordinary letters by mail
or express (all sums of IS and upwards by
express at our expense) to w
N. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La.
or M. A. DAUPHIN, GOT Seventh ST., Wash
ington. ID. Q. u"
, 1884-02-09
The Democratic Leader.
Published Daily, Except Monday.


No advertisements inserted for tess than Is
cents.
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Address DEAIOCRATlC LEADER,
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, 1884-02-09

Ladies approve of your smoking
"Little Joker"
, 1884-02-09

Entered at The Postooice, Cheyenne. HUo-
ming. for trdnsnGisEioH through The mafLT az
second ctdts matter.
, 1884-02-09
Louisiana State Lottery Comply

I'VE do hereby certify Mdt zoe stiperpfse The
arrangement for all The Monthly and Semf-aa-
ludl drdt0inOJ Of the Louisiana State Lottery
Company, and In person manage and control
The Drawings Themselves, aud liK NE same are
conducted t0fth honest1, IdirneSi, and IN good
faith totpard all Parties. and tpei huthortEe hhe
, 1884-02-09

ADVERTISERS send for our Select List of
Local Newspapers Geo p howell & Co. 10
Spruce street, New York
, 1884-02-09
VI. DOWNEY

IN Commercial or Waren's lev dock Ut Cheyenne, Wyoming, and on Second
street. Laramie City, Wyoming. Business in all the District Courts and
the Supreme Court OF this Territory carefully and promptly prosecuted
Special attention given Il Mining, Homestead, Pre-Emptien, Desert Land and
Timber Culture Claims, and the management of land contests in the local
land offices and before the Interior Department at Washington. Locations OF
CHOICE Mineral, Agricultural and Grazing lands made. and patents secured
cheapy and speediy. s Incorporation, papers of Stock Raising, Land, Mining
and Water Companies carefully prepared. Correspondence a to gal matters
and the Investment of capital solicited.
, 1884-02-09
BUSINESS

f.Lta aHuaa as
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-31
Sron M,lntp &egister
Mtes ON Fruits.

unAtm
madtfsarroo or ailakinds of trees that are per-
timt,i,, etly h}rdy, early fall planting is to
dowf. preafred. If the eahth is sufficient
jourfh@e mo IT to allow of tRlnr being well
eqrsjkeIhp, they shouts r ,sh removed as
al ! sol IS she eirsx5sssee Unchecked, or
fnFa oS5vsx exy shS If the ut uses fall of
tr4osA ED maxbe chosen whesSFalable to in
ssit 10 god Of the party evstiaE land in
expense OF indi vidual preference ouch 10
latter, perhaps a little dear-R aa&ang.
perience at the polls in Move Boat.
maxi the factions a little more R1sass aisf
Es.e ss suffer mo,y uy REMOVAL Is
8 .nuire n1ore prompt and bundant sup
q plies to start them again vigorously.
t. They are also more difficult and ex-
q pensive to transport; yet, ii not remov-
re ssd far, they may be very successfully
PKg enspaanted, and. II well cared for by
On ss'aa aked and mulched, and If need
asaT Injured after setting out, will
nCan kly into bearing.
we ops yaal, however, fruit trees
0@,'el a - st out where they are ex-
ssta( TO remain in the second or third
yeafCfrom the graft or bud, except
S peach trees, which being commonly
.hudded in the fall of their first years
growth from the seed, may be advan-
tageously set out in the spring of their
secQnAy5ear. before the bud sprouts,
& sGhsfNffdkefly headed down, the
49, ~ ke strong growth before
l~.,% ssxsv~
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-17
VIII MINGTON DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Il, 1884

have snything to do with their escape,
and that she did not even know OF 1t, un-
til It was published In the papers;
After Blake was taken to DR.. Romans 3
Office he allowed him to have col uple OF
drinks of liquor, and on the road TO TINS
city be obtained possession Of the bottle
of morphia, prescbrib ed by the pnysiclsn
and before ihe Icould be stopped, swai'
lowed the contents.
No bad effects were seen ut the u'Le,
and aft his arrival here he seemed very
faint, and DR.. Grimsbaw said he could
have come LIQUOR. and this morning
about 8 O'Clock he became delitious, and
at 10 O'Clock had become go violent thai
it took the united efforts Of four or ive
men to hold him. He constantly called
| for his wife, and seemed TO think tbs
some one was ill-usine her, while he wa
powerless 70 render any assistance.
About IL O'Clock Blake seemed some
what better, and he and Copeley wer'
placed in carriage and driven to New
G astle Jail.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-17
scalded with Acid.

At Newark, N. j., Saturday evening,
Mary Magee, an insane young woman,
assaulted VIM. II. Clark, Of the Clark
o. N. T., thread works. She called at
Mr.. Clark's residence and askedfor him,
and when he appeared she attempted to
throw q quantity of acid in his face.
The hat which Mr.. Clark had on his
head received most of the acid. The
band of the hat was burned and dis
colored, and the skin of the neck and
face was burned in places, but the pain
was soothed by the prompt application
of linseed oil, and its bad effects coun..
teracted. The girl was arrested and
taken to the police station.
She said to the officers that the acid
was intended for William Clark, the
son of her victim. Her manner was
wild and incoherent. 1t appears the
girl once worked in the Clark factory,
but had been discharged. Since her
mental troubles began, she had applied
for reinstatement and been refused.
| Her relatives say that she had been
subject to fits of morbid insanity for a
number of years that she would ap,
pear perfectly rational for months, and
then suddenly become violent anC
angerous.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-17
Atwork In the H arbor.

The National Dredging Company Of
this city, having been awarded the con.
tract for dredging the Wilmington
harbor, have begun operations near
the light house. The work will be su- :
perintended by General William f.
Smyth, United States agent, who Is
stationed IN this city. The work OF
raising the jetty at the mouth OF the
Christiaua will be started about Feb
ruary LIST, by Ira Lunt of New Castle,
who has been awarded the contract.
Sealed proposals for dredging st.
Jones creek from Delaware Bay 10
Dover, making the channel uniform
depth of six feet, were opened yester'
day, as follows:
George e. Ward. of North Carolina,
35 cents per cubic yard III place or in
scows National Dredging Company oi
Wilmington, AZ cents in place Frank
G. Somers, of Philadelphia, q cents In
place Thomas Draper, of Dover, 16A
cents In scows and 81 cents in place;
New York Steam Dredging Company
As cents in place and 40 cents in scows
American Dredging Company, OF Phil
adelphia, SO cents in dippers. Mr'
Draper has been recommended for tn
/ contract.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-17
Tho BOARD of Health.

A stated meeting of the Board OF Health
was held last evening, with President
Bush in the chair. Six cases were repor-
ted abated and two were dismissed. The
committee appointed to investigate the
condition of an alley used jointly by resi-
dents along West and Sixth streets, com
planned OF by Henry Schlice, reported the
same to be a nuisance, and upon motlon
the Secretary was instructed to notify those
using 1.-THE alley to abate the same with
in ten days. The same official was also
instructed to notify the Street Commits
sioner of the filthy condition Of the gut
ters around the Eighth street market. A
complaint was made by Michael Ford
against Hugh Lynch for maintaining u
puis apce also from Rabbi Faber against
| Adam Wagner, and John Dougherty, and
August Shultz against the B. & p. Rail-
road. A statement was made by the
Secretary to the effect that james Il.
Grinuage, garbage contractor for the
Fourth district, had about abandoned his
contract and that the workwas now being
done by other parties on their own re-
sponsibility. 1t was resolved by the Board
THAT no further payments should be MADE
to Grinnage, and that the Secretary be
instructed to secure men to do the work
, in that district also to notify Grinnage's
sureties, William r. Beatty and Moses
, Nicholas, that proceedings would be taker
| against them for. the non-fultillment o.
!, the contract. The Treasurer was direc-
, ted to ask City Council for the regular ap
preparation of 5000. Orders were drawn
, as follows:
Charles F. Settler, IS George W. Jack
son, IS Star Publishing Company, u
adams & Brother, $1.37 Freie Presse
4 IS. 15 E. B. Frazer, IS.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-17
WaunfngtOu Notes.

The House COMMITTEES on Indian
Affairs ON Tuesday decided to report
adversely the joint resolution providing
for the extension of citizenship to
Indians.
Representative Collins will endeavor
to secure the passage of the Bankruptcy
bill in the House on the day 1t re-
assemblies after the holiday recess.
The Senate in executive session, on
Tuesday, confirmed William II. Bliss
to be United States Attorney for Eastern
Missouri. The nomination of Hugh
McCulloch to be Secretary of the Trea
sury was considered, Mr.. RiddiebergeI
continuing his speech in opposition te
| it, and no vote was reached.