Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-08-26

1.-THE odder ebsnin' / heard AN oratol
say dat dis was de aige of wisdom" re
marked Brother Gardner as the meet
lug opeued in perfect harmony. "LsI
US analyze de assertion an SEQ what
am made of.
| Has dar ebsr bin an aige when de
records showed more commercial fail.
ures?
| Has dar eber bin an aige when
statesmen made mora foolish speeches ?
| as Oar cher bin an aige when de
people displayed more reckless extrava-
gance Fur cherry one man workin'
| on IL salary Who saves a dollar a week
/ twenty am libin' beyond what dey
arm.
Has dar cher bean an aigs when
mur,ler, robbery, embezzlcment, an de
odder crimes on the calendar war mo-
heard OF IL am an aige in which you
may doubt your xinuest nay bur aud
beat friend.
Has dar cher been an aige in which
Reckless speculashen, gross mismanage-
meut, corrupshen in high an low places
conspiracy to defraud, queer decisions
by courts, queer ackshnns by Congress
men, an gineral disregard Of honor
an honesty war 80 plain befo' de eyes
of de people
:. DE a!ge Of wisdom-yum
An dat same orator asserted dat
de next generation would solve all sci
entific problems, make great advances
in invenshuns, control de elements, an
live ON fur higher plane. Let us see.
Take de present giDerashuu an fnr
cherry one perfeckly healthy man, | II fin
you nine who am ailin'. De majority
smoke, drink, keep unreasonable hours,
an preplr' themselves fur de grave at
30. Consumption, liber complalnt,dys
pepsia, kidney disease, neuralgia, rheu.
matism, an scrofi,a am cherry day
complaints. Drunkenness, gluttony an
immortality no longer excite surprise.
OATS de seed fur plantin' de next
ginerashun
" Fin me one p-rfeckly healthy
woman an In fn' y)u ATTY who atn
ailiu'. Take boat sides OF de longest
square In Detroit, or any odder Amerl-
can city, an it won't average two
healthy women. no matter how clusy
do house am built Neuralgi n, rheunt
tisIn, weak backs, nearsightedness
terrible hea iaches. tumors, and dozen
odder ailments am keepin' de doctahs
busy. Paint, powder, thin shoes, thin
clothes. reckless exposure, late hours
al total disregard OF common sense
in eberyth ing am de cause. OATS de
sroun On which to SOW de wheat.
DE mex Rinerashun in dis keDtry
will need to double up our idiot an in
sane asylums. State prisons and jiils
will need to be enlarged. Honesty an
morality viii, BIS strangers in de land
an friendship will have q mighty lone
some time. Ds SEED an de ground am
ready, an de- crop will come IN due
time. say to you dat dis am de open
doab to de black man. Lib soberly
sensibly an widout abuse. Lib moral
~ an honestly. Consult your health
In your dress an diet. Avoid whatever
will degrade you morally an injure you
physically, and de second ginerashun
from dis will MI ike de laws fur de
white man an run his ken ry. De one
am deteriorating, de- odder am creepin
up. DE black man has de bowers in his
hand"
Judge Cadaver presented a resolution
to the effect that the Lime KUN Club
should hold no further official inter.
course with the Concord School of Phi
losophy until that society transmits an
humble apology for neglecting to an
swer official inquiries and return official
documents. AS Chairman of the Com
mittee on Natural aud Theoretical Phi
losophy he had besn called upon to ask
inforn-..t,on of the Concord School, but
In eve -llgle instanes had been snuD-
bed aG'. insulted. His resolution was
40, 81 without debate, and the next
tIa lue Philosophers wan to post them
selves ~ to whether the mugwump
slrds his feathers IN the spring or fall
lacy will have togo further than De-
1roit for information.