davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
4 rEARFUI sraueeEE.
An insane Physician nurderOusiy
Uses u surRacnf Kuife.

ASA. Uses Surgical Kpife.
ArTroA, IND, Aug. GA shocking
tragedy was evaded ut Marsbfeld, Warren
county yesterday, Since last April DIR.
Grin Aborn of Marshfeld has been in
sane. Last week preparations were made
to convey him to the state asylum, and
he was to have been taken there yester-
day. The doctor heard Of the arrange
ments and went to Williamsport to stop
the proceedings. He was taken in charge
by DR.. O. II. Boyer lifetime
friend who conveyed him back home
and to satisfy the family agreed to stay
with them all night. At midnight DR..
Aborn got out his case of surgical instru-
ments, ostensibly TO show them, but when
they were opened he seized one of the
two-edged knives and started for his
wife's room. Suspecting his intention,
she fled from the house. When he first
got the Instruments while he was
hunting for her A, b. Cronk-
hite, who was present, went out for
assistance and when Aborn returned TO
the room only DIR. Boyer remained in the
house. Walking TO Boyer the mailman
drew the knife across his friends throat.
Boyer then grappled with him and n
ututn hliuBRie enSuehs Inc hnHe HB'illl
descended with vicious force striking
across Boyer's breast and the back over
the shoulders and under the arm.
Boyer is delicate man, but the lnowl-
edge that it was fight for life gave him
superhuman strength and he finally got
hold of the knife with both hands. In
the struggle for ills possession Aborl
turned it about and the sharp edges
gouged Boyer's hands until they were
nearly cut in two, compelling him lei
go. Aborn then stopped for rest and
Boyer made his escape. His garments
were soaked in blood. Aborn held pos.
session of the house for some time, though
the street was full Of men. He finally
walked ont in the yard, plunged knife
through his own throat md drank Q
quantity of iodine. He lived several
hours. Boyer was taken TO WilliamsporI
in dying condition.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
The Congressional EuIogy.

The Philadelphia Inquirer says Al
ready the gossips are discussing who shall
deliver the Grant eulogy before Congress-
next winter, and the names of General
Sherman and Colonel Villas have been
suggested but the prevailing feeling
among newspapers of all shades of
opinion is that there is one man pre-
ominently qualified for the task. Roscoe
Conkling, who stood MS close to Grant as
Blaine to Garfield, who championed the
dead Presidents policy in every respect,
and who advocated his denomination in
1880, should he the man. A eulogy should
be delivered by n warm personal friend
and adinirer Blaine's fitness to culoaiZc
Garfield was, We believe, unpuostioned
and the selection resulted in n speech
ever memorable in American orntorical
annals. The choice of Conkling MS eulonist
of the man whom he admired SO pro
foundry would be equally appropriate,
and this view of the subject is taken by
some of the most unfrieudly critics of thu
ex-senator. If Blaine is the orator nj
Augusta, Butler at Lowell and Conkling
Mt Washington, there will he three
speeches commensurate with the dignity
of the thome. In the National Capitol
only the praise of the great departed
should be heard. No one whose political
convictions, like those Of Colonel Villas,
would lead to conscientious disapproyal
of Grants executive policy, could adc.
quately fill the post Of eulogist. When
we meet to pay tribute TO hero let us
have hero worshiper, and nssuredly
Roscoe Conkling will not fail so meet ali
requirements in this respect.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
sase wny Of sure I.n,hinr.

Mike Bradford, the fearless lirc guard
of Atlantic City, who is an excellent
swimmer and has had an extensive OK
perience in surf bathing, gives 70 a cor
respondent a few hints about bathing.
First-Always wet your head as soon rs
possible after your feet touch the water.
Second-Always keep your side to the
waves when walking or jumping through
breaker Tlirl-In diving or plunging
through breaker let the hands aud arms
pnrt the water before the head strikes the
wave. Fourth-When standing with
your back to the breakers protect the
neck and base of the skull with yonr
hands. A not very boistcrons breaker
has knocked strong men scuscless by
finding exactly the right spot in the baci,
of the head Fifth-Don't stay in till
you are chilled. Nature is bound to 10,
revenge if You do. Bradford has saved
many people from drowning, and many
more whose greatest danger lay III think.
ing they We're being carried ont to sea.
when in reality the waves would have
rolled them mp 10 the dry sand if they
hadn't become so demoralizGd as to strug
gle through the breakers toward Europe
instead of toward the Jersey shore.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
MERE AND THERE.


She (thinking of the late academy ont.
RACES On, trust you haven't suffered
from recent scratching, Mr.. Dobbey ?"
"Dobbey, A. Il. A. (married -''We-ell-.
no. We're getting ON bit better now. :"
-,IUy.
If Cincinnati wants and will support n
paper like the Cincinnati EnQuiJer-re-
publishing the filth of Londun-the most
that virtuous people can do about il is to
Keep away from Cincinnati. -NeD Orleans
Picayun6.
A Universalist Sunday school was not
allowed to take part in recent Brooklyn
sunday school procession. just the same.
the Universalists have been marching nj
the head of the procession since the re-
vlsed version of the Old Testament cnme
out.-B"rhngtoA Free Press.
New York is the home of fnbulously
wealthy people, but its public subscrip-
tlon lists fail 10 show it. PhiiUielplia
FitSs. Possibly the failure is due to the
fact thnt much of the wealth is fabulous.
-IhdtdnopoliS JaurNM. Possibly the
reason the New Workers have so much
money is because they don't spend it,
Philonblpdia Recoyd.
good unccdote comes from I,eayen.
worth. During the recent rise in the
Missouri river man was standing watch
ing the driftwood font past, when he
called to several culured brethren stand
ing by, and said he would give them hall
of ali they tished out. They went TO worl
and got enough 10 make nice little sun
for both.-LdTreace Kan. journal
Said Bass to DIR. Pelleteer, who is in III,
homeopathic line, "How does your Xix,
cures like work in case like this, for in
stance: friend of mine, no matter HOY
warm he may be when he first goes to bee
soon becomes chilledand suffers great paii
in consequence. Now, what would yol
recommend in this case ?" The doctor re
piled, without stopping to take breath, "A
counterpane, of COURSE" B0ston Tfan
scTpt.
Diogenes in Chicago-"You are lookin,
tough, o Diogenes," quoth Socrates
Now, by the dog, what have you beel
doing ~ II have been searching for al
honest man in the Chicago city council,
replied the grim philosopher, mournfully
with what result ?" inquired the other
Well, you see" said Diogenes, sarcastic
ally, my pockets are cleaned out and m,
lantern is gone! praise Zeus that the,
left me my girdle Ghicago NeDs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
PhiladcrphIa,s Divorce Record.

Statistics compiled from the divorce
record Of Philadelphia show that there
has been remarkable curclessncss in
studying mutual congeniulity. The
average of divorces for 10 years past has
been found TO be one in every 81, MS the
annexed iiures will show 1876, G.l44
marriage, 1913 divorces, or in 40 1876,
5,3il marriages, l59 divorces, or | in 33;
1877, 8, az marriages, lsS divorces, or /
IN W. 1875. G,2i7 marriages, 1913 divorces,
or in - 1879, 1924 marriages, 1Gi
divorces, or ! in 81 1880, GAG mar.
rlagcs, 200 divorces, or in 80; 1881
1868 marriages, So divorces, or in Al :
1852, 1921 marriages, 2G7 divorces, or ]
in 81; 1883, S,33l marriages, PIG divorces.
or / in 80; 1884. S,G37 marriages, 2l2
divorces, or in 81. .
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13

Is the complexion made lovely by the use of
"GLEENs SULPHUR SOAP." II should occupy n
place on tile the toll Of every lady In the land
Tor II the middle aged need IL To renew the
bloom OF their youth, the youthful need It
equally to preserve and highten their natural
charms. The unpleasant effects of perspira-
tion are entirely removed by it, and the irrta-
BY refreshing GOODNESS after Its application,
Beware of rounterleits. See that SO. N.
CRlTrENT0N, PROPRIETOR is printed on each
packet, without which none Is genuine Sold
by druggists at rs cents; three cakes, GO cents.
The lady who uses "GLENEs SULPHUR Soap
may also require a hair dye, and II so, the
"HILLs INSTANTANEOUS HAIR DYR,n which Ia
also the cheapest article OF Its class manufac-
tured In America
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
History of Jokes.

Boston Transcript
Ice Cream, female appetite for: Traces
of this joke found in the early Aryan
observation-disclosures found on monolitll
Mt Cunax, representing male and
female figure seated at ban
quet, The female has large mound of
some edible before her. The expression
on the males face that of establishment
and anxiety, while he looks ut II small
coin supposed to be one of the Aryan ten
mill or common coins. On the other side
OF the monolith is n group representing
one man falling down steep flight Of
steps, having evidently been thrown by n
grinning group who stand at the head of
the descent. DIR. Schliemann thinks this
spirited representation is indicative of
the fate of those who took the ice-crenm
joke into Aryan newspaper offices.
Cont and Tomato Can. Abnormal APP
petite: This is n favorite with college
papers. Believed TO have been brought
from Syria by the returning crusaders
DE JoinyillG in his Chronicles relates ::
"Ye goode Kyng Richard dyd then ask
lys Jester to tell unto hymn Il merry fan
tasy or tale. Thereupon ye varlet in surly
mood, mislyking to he disturbed of hys
Nlct'hl, ull BrudBlnBly begin Once upon
a!4tyme a goat feeling We pangs of hunger
did go ont into We field for TO find where
withal to eat. Hys eye did then light
upon IL tomato can - Angered beyond
hys royal patience, ye great kyng did
fetch We jester n mighty blow wych laid
out ye varlet cold. 'Gndzooks, said hys
Mayesty, 'dnst yon varlet think he is tell
ing stories to my royal great-grandfathcr
ye saints rest hys SOUL
Mules lluof, examination of Pedro of
Cordova says that this joke is found in
some of the Moorish icst-books which the
Saraccns brought into Spain. It was
their merry custom to tell tile credulous
that each Saracen placed diamond in
the centre of his mules hoof, which any
one might have for the taking out. "Many
there be-" says Pedro, "who have found
ye hoof, but few there be who have found
We diamond" Sometimes the Saracens
put soft cushion on the hoof in order
that the credulous might not he too Sc
verely punished, whence came the express
sion, Padding the hoof."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
MS LAST YICTORY.
Samuel v. Cole.

-9
Soldier, rest, as soldiers may
When their warfare all Is ended
Final victory to-day
On thy banner has descended.
Not by blood and smoke and flame
With the lannon's doleful thunder,
But by calm endurance came
That which moves our love and wonder
On this painful, silent field
All alone we saw thee ever
Standing firm where others yield,
Brave unto the last endeavor.
Soldier, thy heroic strife
Thus has added, still is giving
Something more to human life,
To the dignity OF living.
Peace may now pervade thy breast,
Pain and anxious thought are ended;
Lay thy weary head to rest
In the land thy arm defended.
Sleep the sleep at last that comes
Unto all with little warming,
Till thou hear the rolling drums
Bear the reDeiUe at morning.
Stars above and men below
viii the faithful watch be keeping,
While the breezes come and go
Round the tent where thou art sleeping
- The Critic.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13

Gen. j. +, Cheatham presided ut the
Grant memorial meeting in Nashville.
Tenn, Monday night week, and in taking
the chair said II am here tonight as
chairman, n willing sacrifice. 1t is new
thing to me. II so happened that had
n short personal acquaintance with the
deceased; it was short. but l must say
that was very much impressed with him
in an acquaintance of two months under
peculiar circumstances. The mans his
tory has now gone out over the world I
was on the other side, and reckon every
Confederate soldier living to-day that read
the terms of the surrender granted TO Lea
Mt AppomnttoX will say to-day that they
love him for those terms. Applause. /
1t was long four years war, and i
reckon any man in it on either side was
glad when ii ended. Those terms were
such as L never heard before in history.
He told the boys to take their horses aud
side arms and go home. | took three
home myself, and but for those horses |
doubt if the boys would have made any.
thing to live on the next year. wish |
was speaker that / could say more.
cannot speak the more l try the more
fail in it (; but l have said good deal in
saying little Applause.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
Guntcnnla ana lie i.neiric wall

SAN FRANcIsco. Aug 6. The Guate-
malan consul in this city has received in
s,rnctions from his government to enter II
formal p.utcaL with lustua.stor General
Villas against the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company for having refused to
carry the Guatemala mails ON their
steamer Colimn, which left here on the
LIST inst. The consul states that his gov
eminent entered into contract with the
Pacific Mail Company ON October 18th.
1888, for carrying the mails from San
Francisco to Guatemala and tina.
subsidy in consideration of the
service has been regularly paid up to
the present time. The Guatemi.lan gov
eminent has signifed its intention of
holding tho steamship company re-
sponsible for all damages sustained
through the violation of the contract.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
Cnns,,n,n,inn C,.-a-,

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed In his hands by an Fast
lhila missionary the formula of simple vege-
table remedy for the speedy and permanent
cure Of consumption, bronchitis, cntarrh, nsth-
ma and all throat and lung affections also n
and all nervous complaints, after having tested
It's wonderful curative powers in thousands Of
cases has felt i his duty to make 1t known 10
ms SUFFERING fellows. Actuated by this motive
ana a desire 10 relieve human suffering, | will
semi free OF charge, TO all who desire IL, this
recipe, III Herman, French or English, with full
directions for preparing and using. Sent by
paper, w. A. MOVES. i4s Powers Block.
Rochester, n Y, i
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
minpeapo,,. In ro,oI D,r,,,,ss,

MrNNEApoLIs, MINI, Aug. CA tar
well situated under conl shed connect.
ing the purifying and oil works of the
gus works hero exploded about midnight.
The coal shed and tar well nre
total wrecks, hut otherwise the gas
works are intact. The loss is
about $4,000 One of the work,
mn shut oil the gus, needlessly
plunging the whole city i'll darkness
and giving rise to n report that the gas
works themselves had blown up. II was
lett turned oil for fear of endangcring
life and property from jets which had
been left burning during the night.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
New Yorn,s Female ex-I,ro,or..

Mrs. Victoria Claflin Woodruff now
fills high place in English society. Her
husband. Mr.. John Biddulph Martin, is
the wealthy banker of No. GS Lombard
street His cousin, Mr.. George Il. Bid
dulph, banker, of Charing Cross, is mar
ried to Lady Wilfreda, daughter of Lord
Sclborne her brother to the present
prime minisister, the Marquis of Sails
bury's daughter. Very soon one of the
wealthiest men in England, and titled,
will marry Miss Tennie G. Claflin. These
two grent female reformers will doubtless
visit the United States from time to time,
but their homes willalways be in England
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
KANSAS.
Governor Martin On thc Cattle Wien
and the Indians.

and the Indians.
TOPEKA, KAN, Aug. G.-In the letter tc
President Cleveland from Gov. Martin
referred to by the former in his confer.
ence with the cattle mems committee
Tuesday, the governor mentions the
establishment of military posts in south
western Kansas near Kiowa, Barber
county and Deep Hole. Clark county
and urges the establishment of Z
third post on the Cimarron river near the
Tooth meridian. The governor does MOI
consider the Indian troubles finally
/ settled. lie believes the dissatisfaction
will he renewed when reduction Of
their rntiuns MS the result of the new
census is felt, along with the cessation o.
revenue from cattle lenses.
Gov. Martin wishes it understood tint
he has no interest directly in the CATTLE
leases bnt his sole interest il 10 secur,
absolute protection for the people o.
Kansas. Aside from the present con
siderations there is always the possibilit,
of mn outbreak and the governor strongl,
advocates disarming the Indians us {
primary means of caution.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13

Sold by all Drugglrts. Price: CUTICURA, 50c.;
REsOLyENr, 500; SOAR, 25c Prepared by the
POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL CO., Boston, Mass.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
Pleading Guilty.

The following appeared, editorially, in
one of the French papers: 1.-The wine
merchant who sold me last week bottle
of lemonade favored with vitriol for a
bottle of champagne, is requested to send
me within "a hours n bottle of genuine
champagne, failing which his name and
address will be made public" The next
day the editors Office was inundated with
bottles of tirst-class champagne from
every wine merchant in the town.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
Lake SaC0rgicS.



While stopping in front of nm Indian
wiBwnm to look Mt some articles That might
serve as souvenirs of the Adiroudacks. II
glrl about ten years Of age stepped out
with the pnpnosc of the hunse in her arms,
How old is the baby Z" asked n youp
lady, AZ she gazcd into the infants eyes
which were so black that they looked like
2 couple Of licorire drops The girl
turned and screcched ut her mother
'Gorlnka kinkn chOligog" And the
mother replied "IIari kari nulshawah. "
Then the girl Said -Four months. y
Then the old brave got up and laid down
his pipe, and said to Ills laughter lyon
don't want TO be too fresh, standing ont
there too much or you'll give the snar
dead away. You must rccollect we'r,
Grow Indians now. There are some peo
pie down the road that buy newspapers
nj onr stand in Forty-seventh Street and
you mustn't he recognized SO you'd better
stain Your face up n little more, keep ii
the shade, and let the mulatto attend Il
the Indian part Now come and find M,
the INK; | want to write down Ia New
York and order some Indian ornaments
rs the stock is getting low"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13

The cicada canicularis or dog-day
locust has made its appearance and can
be heard in the early morning and even
ing drumming II whirr, very unlike the
noise emitted by its cousin, the l7-year
locust. The species of the cicadiu is mi
annual visitor, is much larger than the
l7-year old locust, and has dark gleen
body and olive green eyes. Its bitter
enemy the digger wasp, Il very handsome
insect, can now he seen chasing the dog.
day locusts, which it kills and carries "a
its burrow under the ground. This wasp
has singular habit of living alone, and in
the burrow of every female wasp is to be
found II cicada, which has been stllng tc
death and then used MS n receptacle in
which the wasp lays her egg.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13

The Philadelphia Layer says The
news that Philadelphia company is
quarrying the granite rocks at the Falls
of French Creek, in Berks county, is
remarkable only for the fact that il has
been so long delayed. There is vast de-
post in that neighborhood Of the very
best stone and ii has been known for
generations. Within short distance of
the falls is the crater of i'm extinct volcano
filled with ringing rocks similar to
those found in the neighborhood of
Pottstown, There are railroads III the
immediate neighborhood built to reach
the copper and other mines, and the
locality has long been Il fayorite resort
for mineralogists and biologists and ex-
cursionists attracted thither simply by
the beauty of the scenery. Under these
circumstances it is strange that no
systematic attempt Inns hitherto been
made TO utilize the huge boulders of
granite scattered in such profusion in
and about French creek.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13
How 10 Get u Drink in Maine.

In Maine none of the common styles OF
invitation prevail. 1t is all shrouded in
mystery. You give the sign of distress
to any member in good standing, pound
three times ON the outor gate, give two
hard kicks and one soft one on the inner
door, give the password Rutherford b.
Hayes" turn to the left, through dark
passage, turn the tlmmbscrew of n mys.
FERROUS gus fixture 30 degrees to the right
holding The goblet of the encamipinent
under the gus fixture, then reverse III,
thumbscrew, shut your eyes insult YOU
ligester, leave % cents near the gas fix.
ture anil hunt up the nearest cemetery
SO that you will not have TO he carried
very far,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-13

Correspondence Of tho London Times
| can explain how the rats removed the
eggs without breaking them, MS that feat
was accomplished under the observation
of friend of mine, who related the Same
to me. My friend WAS in the habit of
placing his new-lnid eggs in the tea cnddy
along with the ten, but night after night
they were mysteriously removed, and, very
naturally, the servants got the blame.
One night, however, my friend was read
ing ut late hour, when he heard the
scuilling Of rats ascending the sidebonrtl
on which was the tea caddy containing
the eggs. The Thought instantly flushed
across his mind that he had been perhaps
unjustly severe toward his servants, and
silently he watched the proceedings. II
was simple matter to remove the lii ;
twoorthree rats descended into the catldy,
some remained ON the top, and in min
ute the mystery was solved One rat
clasping the egg was being hauled along
by his companions, gently lifted, and low
cred to the floor, whence, on his back and
still clasping the egg, they succeeded in
safely carrying it away, and the whole OF
them were removed without breaking one.