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The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
THE PHILADELPHIA
WEEKLY PRESS

promises TO outrval the magazines, in their
own field, besides giving all the newe help
ing the women, and furnishing valuable
has levied tribute upon the brains of the
greatest living statesmen, scholars, and men
of letters, and each week during the year it
will publish three or four of these special
articles, which will make the best of good
reading until the next paper comes. AL
ready have been printed articles by Admi-
raj Porter, Mark Twain, Gen. Stone, Archi-
bald Forbes, Robert Buchanan, Lieutenant
Greedy, Gen. G. G. Long, Thomas A. Edison,
Prof. Proctor aud Others These will be
General Grant, and Mr.. Blaine, poems by
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Whittier and
stories by Wilke Collins, Bret Harte, Ouida,
Miss Braddon, and others. In short, the
| fogmost men in statecraft, in art, science
and literature, will make the WEEKLY
Press duriug the year 1885, storehouse
of story, song, discoveries and useful
thought.
In addition M, Robert p. Porter for
merly member of the tariff commission,
and now Of the editoriol staff of the PREss,
has already started to Europe, whence lie
will write a series of popular letters to that
paper. presenting the economic condition OF
the European nations, showing the compar-
alive cost Of production, and the conditions
Of life Of the European laborer in the shop,
the mill, and on the farm. These letter,
will be Of the highest value 10 every prcdu,
Ger and workingman.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
SATURDAY, FEsRUARY rs, 1885.
The BIanket-sheet Tendency in Penin-
suta journalism.

There are now on the Peninsula three
page. We would like 10 know the exact
motive that is inspiring our esteemed nine
column contemporaries to this extra output
Of paper. 1t can hardly result from a
healthy advertising pressure upon their jour
nalistic space, for every one of them is en-
ploying some means or other of killing
space. The poster-sheet advertisement ap-
pearing on Tie pages of newspaper, while
is recognized as a very fine space-killer,
is not recognized among experienced news
paper mon as an indication of the perfectly
healthy condition of the advertising trade of
the paper. Judging our esteemed nne-col-
ummcd contemporaries by the manner in
which they use their space, the conviction is
enforced, that they really have no especial
business need for their increase in space.
The motive for big sheets must therefore, be
founded upon the idea that magnitude and
Importance in journalism go together; that
a nine-eolumn paper has assumed an influ-
ential position that cannot be surpassed ex-
cept by ten-column paper, and ten-col-
unn paper has reached magnitude of sue
cess that can only be over-reached by an
eleyen-column paper This nine column
greatness, after which some of our con-
temporaries seem to be reaching, results
from the same manner of logic used by the
man who built him six-story house, with
tYenty-nine rooms in it, and when he had
moved in said to himself, now verify, at last
am a great man. The tendency among
the best newspapers now adays, both dali.
and weekly, is toward condensation rathe
than toward spreading out. Enterprise j
being developed more in the way Of judiciou
selecting, sitting, and co densing news, am
presenting it in interesting form. Tn
Western papers are almost universally big
but no one looks upon the Western paper
rs representing the best ideal Of journalism
Life is short, and print Of every character
overwhelmingly abundant, and people j
these days cannot spare the time to wad
through great quantity of insipid new
paper slush. The merit to be strived aftt
in journalism has got TO br, and in the be
ter culture of the future will come still inol
to be merit of quality aud not of quantity
-CheStert0UR Transcript
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
lie Experimental

He was bashful wooer, but there was
certain manliness about him which indica-
ted that he only needed a little encourage
ment TO let himself out. She saw this this
and She resolved on a policy Of encourage
meut
do you believe tlesa stories in the funny
papers, she asked ..about the wilingnc IS
of young ladies to be kissed?''
'I-I really can't say" he replied.
They may be true. Then, gathering
courage, he added: ~ hope they are tue, +"
and he drew close to her.
1T stems to me, she said, 'ahat there is
only one way in which young man cap
discover whether they are true or not"
"Aud what way is that?" he asked.
There was brief pause. Then with a
far away look in her eyes, she answered;
by experimenting when he has an oppor-
tunty"
He experimental,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
MULTUAr IN PARyO.

Take your shirts, collars and cuffs to the
City Laundry, Sixth and Shipley. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed. Goods delivered promptly
]. Paul Brown, photographer, GIT Market
street. New studio, superb fittings. Best
work only.
The Wilcox and White organs are the best
and most durable in the market. f. A.
North & Co., agents, 713 Market street.
Life of Gen. Grant and Stanley's Africa
selling about one half price at Porter & Co.,
400 Market St. Opera Glasses.
Fer good hat go to G. s. Humphrey &
Bro, 3O2 Market street. The two-dollar hat
a specially.
There can be no uncertainty as TO the sat
isfaction obtained in buying coal of Charles
Warner & Co. Try their Lee, Lehigh and
hard Sehuylkill.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
~zA'
MORIEL ENCAMPMENT NO. 30.

0Bicers Of knights Of 81 John and Halta:--
En-. Com. VIM, ii. ALEXANDER,
Lieut.. Com. HENRY r. DAVID,
Capt. of Guard, JAS. McKELREY,
Prelate, GEORGE +. EARRING,
Chancellor, WIN. T. DAVIS,
Assistant Chan. G. B. WOODWARD,
Almoner, CHARLES A. COUNTESS,
Herald at Arms, WIN. L. ALLEN.
Sword Bearer, JACOB KATEs,
Marshall, ]. G. PILBEAN,
First Guard, JAS. A. PENNINGTON,
Second Guard, DAVID A. REYBURN,
Warden, VIM L. JONES,
Sentinel, JAMES H. GRAY,
Medical Examiner PETER CooPER, Nj. d
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
HEALTH HINTS.
DrugIess Therapeuties.


AS an evidence of the fact that hygiene is
receiving some share of the attention which
its great Importance demands, may be noted
an article in late issue of the British Quar-
teily ReU,ew by Baptist Croft, A. B., entitled
''The Relation of Drugs to Medicines.
While the excellent article is slightly
marred, as so many good ones are, by its
author taking extreme views of his subject,
yet we cannot but agree with the view that
day by day the profession is more and more
realizing the fact that it is but the hand
maid of nature, and that the most success
full physician is usually he who, recognizing
the prerogative of nature in the curing of
disease, hesitatcs about tie use of drugs
until nature plainly and in unequivocal terms
asks him for the assistance that she requires
to enable her to restore the disordered system
to its norma condition.
| 1t is comparatively rare occurrence for
physician to prescribe anything more than
mere placebo on his first visit to patient,
unless he finds some very decided symptoms,
and it is rapidly becoming usual to hear our
greatest teachers advise their students to use
as little medicine (drugs) as possible.
We have to-day in our materia medica
even more drugs than we had fifty years
ago; therefore it is not because we have them
not that we use them not, but it is because,
having more knowledge and appreciation OF
natures laws, we realize that it is her con-
slant endeavor to reetify disordered con-
ditions; we know that, unaided, she will
succeed in many cases; in many others but
little assistance is required; in few she
must be powerfully aided; W lille in a certain
number, she is SO overcome by her antago-
mist (disease) that no human power can aid
her, and she must give way before the tel.
rible onslaught of her enemy.
Hygiene has IA. wider application thar
merely the prevention of disease, for it mus
necessarily include all remedial measures
save the application of drugs; it tells of tn,
regulation of diet, of person, and of sur
roundings calculated to aid nature in he
beneficient minstrations.
When we thoughtrully realize the import
auce of thus curing disease by aiding nature
then will we commence to understand ho,
to aDcM disease by rendering mole tmel
aid, for nature is constantly endeavoring t
destroy the cause of disease, and it is onl
when she is whe!med by these cause
that she allows them to aiflict her chidre
Eve here speak, Of COURSE of zyomitic di
eases.)
= Thus will gradually growing system
!, d,ugless therapeutics lead up wards insensibl
by degrees, until it fiually lands us on til
] broad platform Of prevention, and then WI
), we recognize in all its brilliant efruIgen,
the glorious science of "Hygienc"
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
ssnIame IL All ON SIe.''

A grand crash--a shower of flying splin-
ters-bump! bumpvand the coaches settled |
back on the rails, and the passengers pick
ed themselves up and cried out to each 9TH
er thrt there had been collision.
81 there had Freight No. II was pulling
in on the side track, but the day express
thundered down on her while the long train
was yet third of IFS length on the main
track.
Some Ode had y Aerod. Some ones
watch was off tinie!S Some one must be
held responsible for the accident.
Under the overturned Locomotive was
the fireman-dead, Near him was the en-
gineer, pinned down to the frozen earth by
one of the drivers, and when he had been re-
lieved doctor, who was among the passen-
gers, knelt beside him and said;
"Arm broken-leg broken-foot crushed
to pulp. He cannot live
Who had bluudereds Who lad disobey-
ed orders9 The conductors Of the two trains
were comparing watches and orders, when
tho engineer beckoned them.
Il alone am to blamer' lie whispered
a wasn't due until 1910, and it was tnst
1905 when struck the freight. l was a.
head of time--running on her time"
$50 it was-so it, was" whispered the
two conductors -
"This morning when leia home," contin.
ued the engineer, ''the doctor was there.
: Our little Jennie-our ive-year-old-
sick unto death. In her delirium she kept
crying out: Don't 80 papa-don't leave lit
tie Jennie to die. 1t was like a knife in my
heart to leave her, but go | must was
leaving the house when th9 doctor put HI,
hand on my shoulder and said: Tom, my
boy by o'clock tomorrow morning shell
either be dead or BETTER"
"What long day this was to me!' he
went on after while. "When pulled GU
/ of the depot tonight, headed for home aud
t Jennie, wanted to fly. | kept giving he
, more steam and kept gaining on my time
e We aren't due till T. you know, but | wan
: ted to be in at G-aye al honr before that
+ When thought came to me that Jenni
might be dead when next I entered tn
: door, | should have pulled the throttl
J, wide open if the fireman hadn't grabbe,
my arm"
y "Poor mani they whispered as he shut
0 dered with pain, and seemed to be exhaus
V ted.
IS Eyes blame it all on me!' he whispered
n "No,11 had five minutes more to get in, an
S she'd nave made it all right, but stole he
time. Aud now-and now-r'
If He lay 50 quiet for a moment that Il
u doctor felt for his heart 70 see il it still bea
le "And now--tlat's ler-that's Jenni
IL She's beckoning-sh calling! Rigl
,e down the track-over the high bridge
through the deep cnt--Im coming con
ing"
And the men wiped tearsYrom their ey
1t and whispered:
"Ho has found his chfTdfin deathr'
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
FATAL nneraffOu.

A iata! surgical operation was performed
at Buffalo, NY, on Thursday Of last week.
The v'ctim was the seveny yaar-old son of
The Rev. Theo Steck pastor Of st. Andrews
German Lutheran Church, AID the physi-
clan, we'll known practitioner DR.. IIeben-
str,it. The Ghild was dangerously sick with
mcmbranous Group, and the doctor strongly
advocated Ulachotomy at once. Little dream
its that any serious consequences would
,usuc thc parents al last yielded to his ic
quest. He came during the evening and
loaud the child sitting up and t9 all appear
ancts considerably better. Notwthstaud-
lug this the doctor Insisted that the opera
tiln should be performed lie had lis way.
anl having chlorOformed the child laid it
down upon the table
After half an hou s work he reached the
win ipipc, and taking up his shears cut it, as
lie supp' scd. suddenly the blood spurted
cut ou the table, soaking the cloth and max
Ing the doctors hands crimson. The child
by.this time had recovered from the chlulo-
form and tried to sit up. His life blood was
flowing away, and in few minutes he drop
ped mis- hands aud died. When the doctor
saw what the result was he cried out My
God! if only hadn't done it, The parents
are heartybrokeu
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
procIanntiom.

by these presents ye will know that !,
Nathan w. Porter, having recently assumed
the charge of Tatnall's fine dairy farm in
New Castle Hundred, am prepared to fur
nish the citizens of Wilmington with the
Simon Pure lacteal fluid. My cream has a
richness combined with melowness which
makes it very popular with the educated
palate
All orders left with Mr.. Bowers at 215
West Second street will receive prompt at
ention,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
Just a IIinff0 Bows.

$1,000 ~ q store tne other day when Il
boy came in and applied for situation.
Can you write good business hand ~
was asked.
"Yaas."
Good at figures -
'Yaas.
"K.ow the city well -
"Yaas.'
"That will dol don't want you," said
the merchant.
But" | said, when the boy had gone,
Il know tina. lad to be au honest, industr-
Gus boy. Why don't you give him a
chance -
"BeeauSe he hasn't learned to say Yes
sir, and No sir If lie answers me as he
did when he was applying for a situation,
how will he answer customers after being
here month ?"
What could say to that? He had fallen
into bad habit young as he was which
turned him away from the first situation he
had applied for.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
sSDIeufEfI HOnnra.

The public should note the fact that the
only proprietary medicine on earth that ever
received the supreme award Of Gold Medal
at the great International World Fairs,
Industrial Expositions and State Fairs, is
St. Jacobs Oil. After the most thorough
and practical tests, in hospitals and else
where, it has universally triumphed over
all competitors, and been proclaimed by
Judges and Jurors, including eminent ply
clans, to be the best pain-curing remedy in
existence.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
Fire Alarm Signals.

2 Twentieth and Market streets.
8 Tenth and Orange streets.
Police Call.
Tenth and Walnut streets.
1-2 City Hail.
1-3 Fifth and French streets.
IA Front and Poplar streets.
Is Sixth and Spruce Streets.
1-6 Eleventh and Church streets.
IL Third and Railroad Avenue.
is Thirteenth and King.
2-1 Seventh and Railroad Avenue.
2-3 Second and Shipley streets.
"a Front and Justison Streets
2-5 Second and jackson streets.
2-6 Maryland Avenue and Linden streets.
81 Delaware Avenue and DUPONT streets.
2--S Ninth and Madison streets.
81 Front and Searles streets
3-2 Sixth and Tatnall streets.
3-4 Fourth and Madison streets.
3-5 Harlan and Hollngsworth Co.'S Yard.
3-G Maryland Avenue aud Cedar street
Al Warmers Wharf.
AZ Heald and Lobdell SITS. South Wilm.
4-3 Eighth and Broome streets.
"A Pennsylvania Ave. and VanBulen SITS.
81 Thirteenth and Washington streets.
Test signal at a. M, each morning.
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sHIRTsl ssIIRTS,

II you are in want of perfect fitting
white shirt, 307 Market street is the place to
get them. All our shirts are our own make.
Shirts made to ORDER ahd fit guaranteed.
w. II. Sincock, 307 Market street.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
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all workers absolutely assured Don't delay. H.
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The Lack of Interest in Hygiene,

people hate advice" said a prominent
publisher recently. when talking about a
book on the prevention of disease, ''when
they are we'll they never think about their
health when they are sick, they 60 to their
doctor That this is true, all admit: that
this is dcplorable, those Of us who know the
value Of hygiene, sadly deplore.
Can we not rouse in the people IN appre-
citation of the value of prevention, and
cause them how to realize how much they
have their own physical welfare in their own
hands? II we can accomplish this desirable
purpose, it can only be done by united effort
by the united effort of the me lical profess
sion, who must constantly preach the doc
trine Of prevention.
The constant dropping Of water i'll wear
away the hardest rock, and so the constant
preaching of hygiene, and this only, will
ultimately wear away the rock of popular
/ llitliSLOHCSs
The following sentence from DIR. ,Gaird.
ner's address before the Sanitary Congress at
Glasgow well illustrates the tardness with
which the people accept the tenets of hy
gieue:
'That it should have taken two centulie,
to reduce 10 practical rule in the navy o
Great Britain the measure by which Commo
dore Lancaster saved his crew from scurvy
in 1908, is one of these facts which canno
be got over, and which show that, in ii prac
tical sense, preventive medicine and the ef
fective study Of the causes Of disease is
thing of yesterday as compared with th
ages Of effort, not wholly unsuccessful
devoted to the cure Of diseases.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28

"Iie jests at scars, who never felt
wound, +" and man may stand with his
hands in his pockets and laugh at poor,
worn rheumatic, but if lie is a gentleman,
he'll step into the nearest apotllecary shop
and buy him bottle of Salvation Oil at the
small expense Of only twenty-five cents.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
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The fellow who, by mistake, sent his
aubum-haircd sweetheart instead of bottle
Of DR., Butts Cough Syrup bottle Of hair
dye, wants to know the best way tp commit
suicide
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-12
British Bits. .

LONDON, June 1.-THE Daily Telegraph
in an editorial expresses the hope that
the United States government will soon
raise the legation at London to an en-
bassy. Such change, it says, would be
universally approved in England. Re
ferring to the departure of Mr.. Lowell
the Telegraph says: He won all our
hearts; henceforth he will be the con-
Meeting tie between the two nations he
loves and knows so well.
Prince Albert Victor was admitted a
Bencher of the Middle Temple yester-
day. The Prince of Wales and a large
company were present during the GER
emony.
DUBLIN, June 11.-Michael Davitt re-
ceived an ovation here last night. The
occasion of the demonstration was that
the term of his ticket-of-leave expires
to-day. 1t is reported that Davitt will
contest the county of Mayo at the ap-
preaching Parliamentary election. John
O'Connor Power now represents that
county.
Admiral Hornby, who left Portland
Harbor few days ago with squadron
of fifteen vessels, including some IRON
clads and torpedo boats, has arrived off
Bantry Bay on the west coast of Ire
land. The evolutions of the squadron
will include a sham naval battle in
Bantry Bay. After the evolutions, the
cruise of the squadron will be con-
.tinued. ~ q
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-12
The Helena Assayer.

CHICAGO, June lit appears that an
effort has been made to injure R. B
Harrison, United States assayer in
charge OF the mint at Helena. who is
son of Senator Harrison, of Indiana.
The scheme. it is understood, originated
with discharged employee, but it is
evident that others are sharing in it.
Two days ago, dispatch was received
over the wires, saying that on investi-
CATION showed that the public money
had been used for private purposes. As
this was signed by the name of the
authorized agent of the press, the
friends of Mr.. Harrison, having chal
lenged the statement, an investigation
was instituted and the Helena agent
called on for an explanation. He
promptly pronounced the use of his
name forgery. The Western Union
Telegraph company have now been
called on by the Associated Press to ex-
plain why it's manager at Helena ac-
eepted and transmitted forged dis
patch. That company will be held to'a
strict accountability in this case. Word
has been received from the United
States mint examiner, this morning,
that Mr.. Harrison's Office was found in
perfect condition and his accounts adj
justed to cent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-12

declarations by other Liberal papers
intensity the feeling of the rank
and file of the Conservatives against
accepting offices as impossible, without
the guarantee of some support at the
hands of the moderate Liberals. The
Queen is in telegraph1c consultation
with the Prince of Wales and several
members Of the privy council. This is
the first time she has sought the advice
of the Prince on State crises. It is re-
ported that he advised the Queen to
follow the constitutional practise and
call the Marquis of Salisbury to form
new cabinet.
The latest report is to the effect that
the Queen has summoned Lord Sails
bury to BalmoraI and that the
Marquis left London tonight for the
Castle. If Tory cabinet is formed,
Gladstone's immediate retirement from
public life is certain and the Marquis of
Harrington will be left to lead the op-
position. The news that Gladstone in
tends to make his retirement coincident
with his resignation dismays the Lib
erals, who relied upon having leader
the electoral campaign.