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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

than on Monday,
HOW THE BOATS STARTED.
SANDY Hook, Sept. lG.-The Start was
made amid the whistling of tugs and
steamers. The Gcnesta crossed the line
ahead of her rival, but the Puritan
quickly recovered the ground and at ] l 10
was two cable lengths ahead. The yachts
started on the starbond tack and
darted over the course like race
horses. The sea is covered with white
caps. The Puritan secured the windward
position. Both yachts are contesting
every foot of the course, piling up the
green masses of water on both sides of
their sharp bows. Every sail is set aud
the prospects for quick race are grand.
At 11.15 the yachts were abreast.
Then the Genesta began TO forge
ahead. The crew on board the Puritan
with anxious faces watched the Britisher
slip by. Five minutes later the Genesta
had Increased the distance between her
self and the Puritan to three cable
lengths. She lay well over to wind, cut.
ting the water rapidly and gracefully.
THE PREPARATORY SIGNAL.
HIGHLANDS, Sept, 1G-11.02 n. NJ
The judges boat has just run UP the
American ensign and set the blue peter
the preparatory signal.
THE START.
SANDY Hook, Sept. l6-11.05 q. H.
The wind is increasing. 1t is now Ii
miles per hour northwest. The Puritan
started ut ll.05.30 a. m; the Genesta III
l1.0i.32.
TURNING THE STAKE BOAT.
The Genesta turned the stake boat nj
1.05.20, and the Puritan at 1.07,32.
| THE PURITAN HAS NO ToPsAIL UP.
LIS p. m.-The Puritan, for some
unknown reason has had her topsail down
| for some time. 1t is surmised that she
may have carried away something.
CLOUDY AND soUALLY.
HIGHLANDS, Sept. 16-1.26 p. NTH,
wind is 25 miles IN hour now. 1t ii
cloudy and squally. Both yachts hay,
gone about on the port tack and arr
standing northeast. The Puritan has NJ
topsail yet.
WIND THIRTY SIX MILES AN HOUR.
| HIGHLANDS, Sept. 1G-1.3S p. IN. TIL,
wind is now 3G miles per hour N. N. W
II is cloudy.
THE YACHTS SHUT OUT FROM VIEW.
SANDY HOOK, Sept 16-1.54 p. NTH,
weather has set in thick, shutting ont til,
yachts FROM view.
| SET.
HIGHLANDS, Sept. 1G-2.20 p. m.-Botl
yachts have gone about ON starboar,
tack. The Puritan is ahead and has no
set her topsail yet.
THE WIND 81 MILES AN HOUR.
HIGHLANDS, Sept. 1G-2.29 p. NTH
yachts are now about 10 miles east O
Sandy Hook Lightship. The Puritan i
to windward and ahead, but owing to til
hazy weather the distance can not b
judged. The wind blows 81 miles pc
hour.
THE GENEsTA HAS EVERY SAIL SET.
HIGHLANDS, Sept 1G-3.O7 p. NTH
Genesta has every sail set but for reason
unknown the Puritan fails to set her tor
sail. The crew on the latter appear to i
engaged in making efforts to that end.
NEARING THE FINISH AND VERY CLOSE.
SANDY Hook, Sept. 16-3.55 p. NTH
lHSntn ulo hSuA INC lhlhulnB- pOluU. III
Puritan is yet ahead, but it will be yer
close.
-. THE PURITAN HAS IT.
SANDY HOOK, Sept. 16-4 p. NTH
Puritan has the Genesta beaten.
THE PURITAN WINS.
SANDY Hook, N. j., Sept. 16.-Th
Puritan has crossed the winning line.
THE FINISHING TIME.
HIGHLANDS, Sept. 16.-'rbe Purita
reached the finish at 400; the Genestl
5 4.10.l5.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

the midst OF uproar and dust
shows-what?
Nearly the whole Of the fur
niture part of the store has
been rebuilt or is rebuilding.
The samples--we have scarcely
more than samples in sight
are slowed here and there
with barely room to get be-
tween them. 1t looks every
day like moving day; and SO it
is. And yet we are selling more
furniture-more than we ever
sold before in September,
more, doubtless, than any
two or three other houses in
town. What is the reason
Our last years things are
gone. We have bought sue
cessfully this year. Our this
years things are good beyond
the usual goodness of furni-
ture. With all the disadvan-
tage of noise and dirt, .disor-
der and croweling we are sell
ing the furniture. Never was
there such furniture. 1t docs
not seem possible that i'm
provement can continue in
Misunderstanding.
See a poplar bedroom suite
for SIS for instance. And that
is one out of a thousand.
West side, Second floor. Take cur northwest
from the centre.
So of carpets. They are
here and ready to look at; and
hands are ready to cut and
sew and lay them. But the
carpets and builders are next
door neighbors, There's a
roar of hammers and smell of
paint and plenty Of dust. Not
outstanding all the temporary
drawbacks the trade is active.
What can the reason be?
North front, second roor. st irway north from
the con're. &c.,.
Upholstery, upside down
for a week perhaps, has tum-
bled into a space a hundred
feet square with plenty OF
light and every facility. What
can't we expect there?
Second floor of 1915 TO 1921 Chestnut. l!nt by
Arcade; stairway OH tn left
Muslin underwear, corsets,
skirts and baby-things are in
confusion more or less from
moving into a place by no
means ready for them. You
will see them under some dis
advantage awhile; but the
things are ready and right
where else will you find them
SO ready and right?
Rear of 1919 aud 81 hestnut.
Bedding, blankets, comfort
abIes, quilts, etc, have had a
house built over their heads.
They've been open to out-of-
doors on two sides. The dust
of building and, worse than
that, the debris of tearing
down have filed the air around
them. They are not hurt a
bit. Don't you know? things
come and go so fast that dust
hasn't time to settle on them.
ltisn'ta storc-house, a resting
place for tired stuff. It's a
store. The things areimpatient
to go. There are tons of
things behind them pushing
them out. Where there's
trade in spite of mortar and
sawdust, don't you believe
there's something for you?
We are selling for four dol
lars a pair such blankets as
nowhere else are less than
five. That's only a sample.
West of Arcade steps.
The. bookstore is having its
overhead pulled down and
built up. Are you going to
stop reading? Not bit Of
it. You are subscribing for
Book News too fast. We know
what it means. You are COM
ing for books by the million.
You think the place that Book
News comes from at IS cents
year is a good place to know
about. It's a good place to
go to too.
Any book got and not bit
hurt by the dust. Why, some
Of the books don't stay over
night here.
By the ThiricOnin,s'r rect door.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
DEATH OF COLONEL NICHOLS.
The Author of tsSherman,s March
to the SEM,

TO the Sea.''
CINCINNATI, Sept. 15.-Colonel George
Ward Nichols, President of the College
of Music, Cincinnati, died this morning
at his residence on East Walnut Hill in
this city of consumption. He was at
work at the college until short time be-
fore his death.
Col. Nichols served upon Gen. W. T.
Sherman's staff during the war and wrote
"Sherman's March TO the Sea-" He
married daughter of the late Nicholas
Longworth of this city and for the
past is years has devoted himself
to musical education, having founded
the college of which he was president.
In this work he was greatly aided by the
munihcenee Of the late Reuben Springer,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

II is pleasant to learn that the money
expended by the state of New York in
making Niagara Falls free to the public
is likely TO prove in time remuneratiye
investment Since the middle of July
the number of visitors has increased
many fold, and the village of Niagara
Falls seems waking up to new life.
Business blocks are being erected and
planned says the local paper, land
many new and handsome private residen-
cps Ure talked of y and it goes
on to give details of some of
the new enterprises They will bring
with them substantial and growing
addition to the taxable property of the
State, and it may be that within a few
years, through this enhancement in vain,
and improvements of contiguous property
the reservation will have paid for itsel
and have become II lasting source of reve
nue., Is it not possible that a like resul
might follow the acquisition by this cit!
Of the grand natural park on the Brandy
wine?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
TIE OuTsinE RACE.
AsgocIelea rress pIspntch BY sreclM wlres.

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires-
SANDY HOOK, Sept. 16.-The Genesta,
standing well out to sea, passed Sandy
Hook observatory few minutes after .
O'Clock. The steam yacht Utowana spoke
the EnglishmNn and, after firing salute,
fell behind and followed modestly in the
rear. The Puritan MS she approached the
Hook in tow spread her mainsail, jib and
forestaysail. Among the yachts now off
Sandy Hook are the Fanny, Dreadnaught,
lola, Rebecca, Clytie, Clio, Foam, Bedouin
and the catanaran Duplex. The number
of yachts now in sight is much smaller
thnu on Monday .a.- =.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
BOOK NOTICES.

HOLY BIBLE-Revised version.-Harper s.
Brothers, New York.
This Is vary convenient edition OF the
revised version, and the typography is very
Lat, f..,ts-s.e lion frf,rn now
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

The inscription on aKent county tomb
stone of the last century, which we print
elsewhere, furnishes additional evidence,
if any were needed, that the good old
times were not SO gilt edged in
every respect as their culogists
would have MS believe. We realize
that unprincipled greed is not entirely a
modern product when we read that tue
adulteration of costly Peruvian bark with
cheap and poisonous litiprge was prac-
ticed over ninety years ago. 1t is very
doubtful if in any of the adultera-
tons at present in the market
such scoundrclly mixture could be
found. The tombstone is, however, We
think, unfair in laying all the blame upon
the Wilmington apothecary." He WINS
undoubtedly retailer who had pur-
chased the mixture in good faith for Peru.
Wan bark and the chances are at least 80
ont of 100 that he was entirely unaware
of tho adulteration, which may have
been the work of the manufac-
turing chemist but was much more
probably done before the bark had been
exported from South America. All per-
sons connected with the business know
the necessity of scrutinizing very care
fully importations of drugs, the prices of
which are high enough to make adultera-
ton profitable to their producers. Any
Que curious on this subject will find il
interesting to read of the many strange
things which have been found in Turkey
opium upon its arrival in this country.
Thee are very few Republicans OF
Democrats who would for moment
think of questioning the Rcpublicanisn
of Robert G.. Ingersoll. Consequently
the interview which appeared in New
York paper on Saturday and is reprinted
in another column, will be read with
interest by all. When one who has been
such n partisan as Ingersoll is willing IL
| TetuSulLS, II ubt tllV SVih piNtN NANSi'N"NN
at least the evidently good intentions Of
decentralization it is time for such prac
tically disloyal papers asthosc of the New
York Tribune stripe to begin to examine
themselves with view to curing theii
political maladics. The Blaines an(
John Shermans and Hoars may shou
themselves hoarso, but they can neve
again carry the national political issue
back IL quarter of century any NOR
than they can carry them back to 1912 o
t776, md the sooner they recognize thi
fact, the sooner will they cease mNkinI
themselves ridiculous in the eyes of til
younger generations of voters who ar
looking to the future rather to I'll
past in casting their votes, and VIII
most decidedly hold the balance of power
The younger men Of both political partit
are tired of the "bloody shirt even I'll
patches of which, as Bob Ingersoll says
are thrcadbare, AMI they feel like sayiu
! to these old, bitter partisans as Bazaro
the representative of the young Nihilisi
in Turgenieff's Fathers and Sons" sai
of the older Russians, They have SUI
their song
Ut
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

Maud. s. covered the mile in 2.10f, !. at
Narragansett Park Saturday, The wind
-l-----ea -. ~. ll.a hnnaelArelnla = 1.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

ANtNbANf h'AA4 'A'hi hAiA's
OF the wind-llp the New York TtiJWae's
report says; In order to get around that
little flag of red the Puritan had some
very fine sailing to do. Not another sloop
on this side of the Atlantic could have
done it. But the Puritan, sailing so close
to the wind that she seemed to be pro-
PEELED against il by some hidden power,
came bounding to the mark, swept
around it in n graceful curve and then,
breaking out her spinnaker, which
had been run up in stops, was borne
rapidly to leeward, her lofty canvas
towering against the opalescent tints of
the western sky. The Genesta was miles
astern, lacking about in the endeavor to
fetch the buoy. There was pande-
monium of steam whistles and loud
shout of applause as the Yankee sloop
slid into the glory of the early evening.
Then Mr.. Tams appeared at the window
of the Luckenbach's pilot house with q
golden speaking trumpet in his hand and
shouted to Neils Olsen on the Scandi-
navian:
"When we haul down the club flag the
race is off. Then you will take the Puri-
tan in tow"
A short time after the flag of the New
York Yacht Club, which had been flying
from staff in the bows of the Lucken.
bach, came futtering to the deck, and
the third attempt to sail windward race
for the Americas Cup ended in ''fizzle. y
GGog and Magogp cleaned from the
Highlands, the crescent moon hung in 4
cloudless heaven and the lights Of the
Betty flashed ''hke a second dawn to the
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

SANDY Hook, Sept. 11-10.30 a. m
The iron steamers Cygnus and Sirius, and
the steamer Grand Republic with lot of
tugs are steaming out, The Puritan con-
tinues under full sail. The tug d. j..
Mitchell took the Genesta ia tow ut $50,
but cast her oil shortly afterwards aud
she started ont under full sail, J. NAL
colin Forbes, one of the owners of the
Puritan, is sitting on the weather side of
the cockpit talking to Captain Croker,
who is at the wheel. The Puritan passed
the Hook Mt 1905 and the Genesta ut
1910. The start will be from the Scot
land lightship. The Genesta carries
more sail, but the Puritanis outsailing her.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17

being returned to the inil, his brothers.
Moses and james Ballard, opened fire on
the guards. The latter escaped injury
and returning the fire, shot theirassaiilnts
dead. '---5
In Toronto Tuesday, the wife OF
Joseph Airey, bricklayer, cut the
throats of her three boys, aged from two
to eight years. Their wounds are danger
Gus. The woman was arrested. IIc1
maiden name was Hartley, and her father
was prominent temperance lecturer in
Leeds, England, but she has been addicted
to drink for years. .......z
Frederick L. Clayton, senior partner OF
the ship brokerage firm of &. i. Claytor
" To-, Alfred Brotherton and George w
Brown We're arrested in Baltimore Mon
day ON the charge of having conspired IL
defraud insurance companies in connee.
ton with the abandoning at sea of the
brig 0. $. Stillman, of which BrothertoI
was captain and Brown mate. Clnytol
WINS released in $4,000 bail, but for Tho
Others bail was refused.
The two hundred and fiftieth anniyer.
sary of the incorporation of Concord
Mass, as town, was celebrated on Sat
urdny. The day opened with the rinnino
of bells and the firing of salute of 'lif
guns. A parade followed which was no.
viewed by the governor, after which
literary exercises were held i'll the town
hall, George F. Hoar delivering an ora.
ton, A dinner was then served in Apri.
cultural Hall, ut which addresses Were
made by William NJ. Evarts, George
William Curtis, George f. Hoar, jaime.
Russell Lowell, and others.
g. .. Cook, proprietor of the Jenninp,
County Bank, Mt North Vernon, Ind,
made an assignment Monday. The
bank, it appears, had been dealing largely
in the township bonds of Daviess ana
Other counties, concerning the alleged
Illegal character of which there In,
recently been SO much talk. The banI
is said to hold 100000 worth of thes,
securities, and it is asserted that Cool
Inns sold large quantities of them Il
eastern capitalists, who propose 10 brine
suit against him. The deposits of hi
bank amount TO abort $50, 900, includino
$4,000 Of county money.
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1885-10-01
THRIFTY ELOPEMENTS.
How the Affairs are Conducted In S
IBERIA.

How the Affairs are Conducted In 81.
IBERIA.
1t may sound strange, il | mention
the fact that, Notwithstanding the low
manageable age fixed by law, elope-
ments are common. 1t is true they
are Of quite peculiar sort and they
m glgt be divided into elopements with
and elopements without the consent of
the parents on either side. This GUS
tom so illustrates the character of the
peasantry oil all regions, that l must
not dismiss it with too briet mention.
Elopement with consent is IN import
ant matter The Young pair are agreed
and have the full acqu essence of the
parents on both sides. But every mar.
rage calls for wedding. and farm.
er's wedding is under ord nary circum.
stances, no child's play. The rela-
tives and friends must be invited from
distances extending to fifty or a hun
dred miles. The substantial part of
the feast is rather secondary
affair to the farmer richly pro-
vided with farm products and cattle,
but then drink must be furnished, and
the National drink il dear, and will DO
consumed on such occasions in i'm
mense quantities. In order to escape
the expense of this provision, which
would be borne equally by both fami-
lies, the parents of the bridegroom adj
wise him to elope with his beloved. and
her parents advise her to consent to
the elopement. After receiving the
blessings of the crafty parents, the
Young people steal away into the bush.
On the next day the friends set up a
cry as of murder, beat around for a
while, and laugh in their sleeves. The
young couple must, of course, come
back after a little while and receive
forgiveness. for there can be no we'd
ding-feast after such scandal" The
latter is confined to a narrow circle,
and the brandy is saved. DR.. Alfred
Brehnl, in Popular Science Monthly.
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1885-10-01

which the knives are run. Girls next
put the pieces into packages weighing
two pounds or more. These packages
are next passed along to men who put
them into presses and reduce them to
the smallest space possible. Then girls
take them and put Irvine about them
The punches are then carefully sailed
and put into boxes, which in turn are
nailed up and carried out. The
Gloucester houses pack fish for special
customers to all parts of the country,
putting their brand on the packages.
The wood for the boxes is pine, of
small dimensions, and comes largely
from New Hampshire, all pre-
pared to be nailed together.
The boxes are printed at the
curing establishment on job press run
by gas power. The Pews print fifty or
sixty different brands. Other grades Of
fish are skinned, boned and cut in two
or three pieces and shipped in larger
boxes, according as ordered, What
becomes of the refuseP The skins of
the fish are made into glue in Glouces-
ter. 1t is the only glue that will stick
wood to iron. The bones go to the fer
tilizer factory and are disposed of there.
Nothing is lost, and certainly nothing
is left about the premises. The Glou-
cester men are as careful about their
packing and curing as are the packers
of fruit 1t is their interest to be so.
There were two or three fishermen at
the wharves, either unloading or ready
to go to the Banks, They were neat
looking vessels, and all of Their ar
rangements for the business showed
the constant care and expenditure
which is demanded TO make the bus;
ness moderately remunerative. There
are no fortunes made in this business"
said one gentleman. There Is not a
rich fisherman in Gloucester" 1t is a
very comfortable looking town. never
theless, and the sound OF the hammer
and the click OF the trowcl indicate
that it is growing. 1t is the headquar-
tiers of the ocean fishing industry
NJ J. Graphic.
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1885-10-01
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


The Phrygans, a people of Asia
Minor, were the first to coin gold and
silver
Through the efforts of Ouida, tho
practice OF SHINING frogs alive has
been stopped in the markets of Flor
ence.
Japan possesses 1000 newspapers,
Not single journal of any kind ex-
listed or was thought of in the country
twenty-five years ago.
"A woman who had been fourteen
years in the service of Queen Victoria
was convicted at Middlesex Sessions
recently and sent to prison for two
months for theft
"A Venetian gondolier makes on an
average four francs (about eighty
cents) day the year round. On this
he vii marry, rear family, and put
some money away
AT recent caucus meeting of the
senior branch of the Bonaparists it
was ruled that no orator, when he adj
dressed the sovereign people, should
speak with a plug OF tobacco in his
mouth"
Nicholas Leblanc is to have mon
ument He was the French chemist
who, in 17I2, discovered how 70 nro-
duce soda artifcially, thereby contrib
uting immensely to themodern progress
OF induStr es.
There has been a heavy decline in
many securities in the past few years,
but the Shapiro manuscripts lead the
list A couple of years ago they were
offered for S5,006,0O0. Not long ago
they were sold for eighty cents.
Disease germs are probably much
less affected by extreme cold than
might be expected. Experiments have
been reported TO the Glasgow Phil
osophical Society in which temper
AZURE of i20 degrees below zero was
insufficient to stop processes of putre-
faction
The King of Siam is very much
married man. He has some three
thousand wives. The establishment
where they are housed is a city almost
in itself. They are kept very close
from the eyes Of men. No European and
very few natives of the male sex are
allowed to enter the sacred precincts.
One hundred and fifty-four thou
sand pounds of orange blossoms, 49,
OO0 pounds of acacia blossoms, I54,-
eco pounds of rose leaves. 1920
pounds of violets, $4,000 pounds of
jasmine blossoms, 5000 pounds of tube
roses and large amount of Spanish
lilacs are annually used in the manu-
facture OF pefumery at Cannes and
Nice.
Among the most recent acQuisi-
tons made by the trustees of the Brit
ish Museum are a series of pen-and-In-
dian-ink drawings executed by the
Venetian artist Giovanni Domenico
Tiepolo. Tiepolo assisted his father
in decorating the palace at Madrid,
and di, d in spain in 1875. The sub
jects represented are chiefly mythol-
oeical, resembling in manner some of
his etchings which are in imitation of
Denedetto Castiglione.