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The Wilmingtonian., 1886-12-04
Glimpses of Detroit Life,
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"Want your sidewalk cared Off hs
asked OF a citizen of Woodward avenue.
Just got man"
Slave any badges onF'
"l believe he has five or six.r
"Then let him keep the job. I'm tramp
and bard up. but them roller skating cham.
pions has got to earn a living somehow, and
I'm not the man TO stand in their way
They arc entitled to public sympathy and
assistance"
LIsEE KILN CLUB RULES
On motion OF Waydown Bebee bylaw No
oS,Ss4 was amended so as to read: "Any
persou coming before this club with salvt
or ointment warranted to cure chib a n .
shall not be permitted to experiment until
he has given bonds in the sum of S2j, and
the first exp 'riments shall be male on the
feet of members who are in arrears for
dues
Chan"ery Jones attorney general for the
club. then announced that he had looked un
the law in the case, and satisfied himself
chat any member who bv acci lent or ms
take. dropped silver quarter into the con
ribution box instead OF button, conII not
reclaim the same except by burg .arizing the
safe
Tue meeting then went home
dug WHICH CAUGHT ON.
"Yes, that ere dog belongs to me, Ispose, >
seplied farmer at the market yesterday.
whrn rallied in regard to an ungainly cur
which was lying under his wagon.
sis be any goodi'
mot the least bit I've tried to give him
away. sld I've tried to drive him otf, but it's
uogo"
why do7't you lose him here in town
I've tried it in vain Lemrne tell We Whit
did in September. / brought that cur uu
acre with me- and l got on the street cars
and rode around for half day. Away W
Jefferson avenue he got into row with some
other dogs and lost the car, and went home
feeling that he was done for Next morn
Ing went at it with my boys and painte
The froRt fence and the house so ne wouldn't
know the Mace il he came along. tied up a
calf in he front ward cut down all the weed,
and 20 changed the general looks of things
that my neighbors didn't hardly dare come
In On the tn. .rd day we saw the cur com.
ing down the road rom Town and everyUoIy Iy
got tndie He came up, looked around in
kTeat sstoni hment, and bis tail dropped as
somebody had lied a brick to It In hi.
bones be felt that 1t was the old place, bui
the painting up 'orter paralyz.d him. Ii,
sat down TO think it over, and al at once h
came over the fence and uegan to gambu
around as IL ticklel to death. He had 20
on to something and It was no use lryinj
any longer to fool him
What did he Ci,coverr'
why, there had been three panes Of gIas
out Of the garret wlnder for over two year
and we'd forgot to put EN- in. As soon a
he raised his eyes and saw that winder h
knowed the house be onged TO me, and
dozen o your best lawyers couldn't hav
made him believe I'd sold out and move,
away. Dogs is no fools, aud don you for
get itn
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-12-04
BreYities.

There Is many a silent throbbing corn
bsats benssth a nice dress DooL-Fall RIVER
Advance.
A husband should never judge the warmth
0 his wife = lovs BY the cOldneSs Of her
ust--Fsl Rvsr Asvanus
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PARLoR MAeIC.
How to Make q Cigar Dance on n Hat..-Ar
Easily Performed Trick.

easily Performed Trick.
A hat is borrowed; likewise cigar.
The performer breathes on,the latter
to mesmerize it and declares that when
so mesmerized he can compel it to
stand upright on the crown OF the hat.
He endeavors to make it stand IN
accordingly, at first without success.
but presently the cigar does actually
stand upright, self-supported, on the
crown. AT command It will bow TO
the company, salute the ladies on the
right, tho ladies on the left, and so on,
The performer then asks for a little
music, and begins to move the hat
about, still crown upward, first in one
hand then in the other. The cigar
retains its vertical position, but sways
about, sometimes to one side, some
times tho other, as if endeavorine to
keep time to the music. At any
moment the performer can request n
spectator to take the cigar from the
hat and 10 satisfy himself that it is not
attached in any way.
The seeming mystery rests on the
use of very simple piece of apparatus
"a little rod about the size of a lead
pencil, but rather thicker, of ebony or
some other heavy wood, and with q
noedle-point an inch long projecting
from one end of it. The performer
gets this inside the hat and in his pre-
tended efforts to balance the cigar on
the hat pushes the needle-point up
through the crown and into the end of
the cigar, which thenceforward sticks
upright on the point. Any inclina-
ton given to the ebony rod within the
hat will naturally make the cigar bond
In the opposite direction and so to
salute the company, etc.
The hand may now grasp the brim
of the hat only, leaving the ebony rod
swinging free within the hat, and as it
swings it will communicate swaying
motion to the cigar above, as if affected
by the music.
When the trick is completed you
invite some spectator to take the cigar
from the hat. AT the same moment
that his fingers touch the cigar YOU
withdraw the nccdle-poin from below
when the cigar naturally falls and
nothing whatever remains to Indicate
the means that supported it. The
performer Immediately begins to
brush the hat with his handkerchief
and under cover Of SO doing is enabled
without difficulty to smuggle away
into his sleeve or pocket the little
ebony rod.
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Where Children Swarm nnd Swarm,

Mexico is the hot bed of children. The
Land is Hooded with them, and a small fam
lily is thing unknown. They greet YOU
at every window, at every corner, on every
woman's back. They fiji the carriages and
the plaza: they are like Il swarm of bees
around oncysuckle-onc on every tiny
Hover and hundreds waiting for theil.
chance. A man died the other day who
was followed to the grave by cighty-scvcn
sons and daughters, and had buried thir-
teen, more than you can count in three
generations in the States; SO he was father
to the grand total Of 100 children. There
is another man living in Mexico who has
had two wives and who has living forty
five children. Down in a small VILLAGE
out from Vera Cruz, is n father with siXIv,
eight children. Allowing the small average
OF five to family one can see how numcr-
Gus the grandchildren would be. am
acquainted with gentleman whose mother
Is but thirteen and half years older than
ne, and She has eighteen more of a family
1t is a blessed thing that the natives are
able to live in cane hut and exist on beans
and rice, else the list Of deaths by starva-
ton would be something dreadful
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THEY TURNED TnE nosla ON nI,I. a
All tho Town was Mad Because the Bru,e ne :,
His Wife. -

WATERFoRD, Pa, June 1S.-Some time
since Arthur Higgins, a well-known young
man about town, brought home a bride
from Louisville, Ky. She was a pretty
ana charming girl, but frail and delicate.
hesterday Higgins was caught brutally
peating her for no other cause than the
breaking of a plate. Two of the citizens
who witnessed the assault reported the case
10 the officers of the Eagle Hose Company,
OF whlch Higgins was member. Last
hight ABOUT o'clock false alarm of fire
was gwen and among others who began
WORKING at the brakes was Higgins. Ac-
corulng 10 previous arrangements he was
selzed by two or three while others pro
3uced large crockery crate under which
ne was placed and the stream Of water
turned upon him. BY this time several
nunored clllzens, and as many women as
men, were assembled enjoying the fun.
Higgins made his escape after a few
minutes, but was soon caught and held
while the swift stream was put i'm his face.
After a thorough soaking he was allowed
to escape. The fireman Of the fire company
then called the organization to order and
1t was moved and seconded that Higgins be
eXpe led in disgrace. 1t was carried by a
shout OF yeas which was heard through the
whole village Higgins made hasty sneak
through the alleys for home. Later in the
evening he was suspended from the Order
OF United Workmen, to which he belonged.
The women held Il private indignation
meeting this evening and will see that Mrs.
Higgins is protected. The business men
of the town have pledged themselves to de.
fray the expense of sending Mrs. Higgins
home to Louisville, Ky.
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The Apostle of tho Lepcrs.

We regret to hear that the Apostle of the
Lcpers of Molonai is beginning to pay the
penalty of his heroism. Shut away from
all civilized and healthy humanity, Father
Damen has for years been willing prison
er In the island in which are collected and
confined the lepcrs of all the ncighboring
Sandwich group. For II long time, though
cut off from the outward world, Father
Damcn continued in good health, though
alone among the dead. But the stroke has
fallen at last In letter written recently
he says: H'lmpossibe for me to 90 any
more to Honolulu, on account of the lcp-
rosy breaking out on me. The microbes
have finally settled themselves in my left
leg and my ear, and one eyebrow begins to
fall. expect to have my face soon disfig-
ured. Having no doubt myself Of the true
character Of my disease, | feel calm, re-
signed. and happier among my people.
Almighty God knows what is best for nv
sanctifcation, and with that conviction |
say, daily a good FEat coLunt0s tu0." Where
IS the heroism which will vic with this p
London Id6ket
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ssEIOTasE1s's
FR Il --n>J u Z
CHILD-BIRTH EASY.

The time has come at last when
the terrible agony incident to
this very critical period i'm a
woman's life can be avoided,
A, distinguished physician, who
passed the greatest portion of
his life (forty-four years. In
this branch of practice, left to
childbearing woman this pfieeZ
less legacy and life-saving ap-
Pllance, "THE MOTHERS
FRIEND" and to-day there
are thousands of the best wo-
men IN our land who, having
used this wonderful remedy
before confinement, rise up and
call his name blessed.
We receive letters from every
section Of the country thank
ing us for placing this prepara-
ton in the reach of suffering
woman. One lady from North
Carolina writes us that she
would like to thank tho pro-
prietorS on her knees Cor bring
Ing it to her notice, as in o pre-.
vious confinement she had two
doctors, and they were com.
PEELED to use chloform, instru-
ments, ETC., and she suffered
almost death; but ti,is time she
used ONO rHEE$' FRIEND"
and her labor was short, quick
and almost like magic Now
why should a woman suffer
when she can avoid it? We can
prove all we claim BY livinq
9ottneSScS, and anyone interest
ca can call, or have their hus-
bands do SO, at our office, and
see the original letters, which
we cannot publish.
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PLUCK IN PETTICOATS.
Vcrital>le Toxas Heroine, who Comes to
Grief ut Last.
(h5Om tie .1tanta Constitution.

(f10m tie atlanta CONSTITUTIONS
just now Bette Travis is the talk of
Texas. The frontiers of that State
have produced many women of daunt-
less courage, but Betty in her way has
surpassed them all.
This girl is a beautiful blonde, svm-
mctrical us "the Greek Slave" charged
to her finger tips with electricity, and
as wild and fearless as an Amazon.
In some unexplained way Bette
got into trouble in Hunt county, and
the minions Of the law made an ATTEMPT
10 arrest her. She stood her ground
with a siX-shOoter, and kept the Off
GERS at Il safe distance until she sue
cceded III cntcting her escape. She
sought a home with her relations near
BairdstOWn, but they proved quarrel
some, and she found it necessary to
draw a pistol and drive them into the
next county. For this constable
tried to arrest her, but she got the
drop on him with Winchester rifle
and then rode of TO pastures new.
The high-spiritcd damsel was next
heard Of in the Indian Territory.
There she was charged with violating
the revenue laws, and determined
effort was made to secure her capture.
MISS Dcltle was equal 10 the CnCr-
gchcy. She donnch mans suit of
appPrcl, and arming hers If with n
ublc-harrcllcd shot gun and a
revolver, tcrroriZcd all the officers and
settlers until she made her wav TO
Red River. The ttrryman declined
to carry her over withou, pay, but the
girl took aim at his head and pur-
suaded him to land her on the other
side.
Such careers arc generally as brief
as they arc brilliant. a deputy sheriff
finally captured poor Bette Travis
near Paris. He found the girl roam
ing the woods like veritable Ophelia
babbling unintclligiblc nonsense, and
adorning herself with wreaths Of wild
flowers. Fortunately the deputy had
sense enough to see that he was deal
ing with lunatic instead of dcsper-
ado. lie treated his prisoner kindly,
and turned her over to the State luna
tic asylum. Texas now feels q sense
of relief. For long time it has been
a question whether Bette would take
Texas or Texas would take Bette.
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n MOhamme IoIa

1t is the belief among the Moham-
mcdans that if early prayers are said
forty mornings in succession at the
mosque before any one else arrives.
the person so doing shall have good
luck and prosperity. There was o
poor man in Constantinople who was
the picture Of bad luck and improvi-
dence. Every morning early he re-
paired to the great Mosque of St.
Sophia and invariably found some one
ahead of him, thus breaking the
charm. One morning, az usual, he
discovered the earlier devOtee, and, as
he proved to be the same one all the
time, he thus spoke: my friend, |
am poor aud need good luck. For
many mornings have come hither to
pray, each time earlier than before.
Give me chance; tell me how you oct
here earlier than / every day" TO
which the early devotee replied: 81
have two wives. When | awake in
the morning, one brings me my Slip
pers, the other my ablution bowl, and
by these wives attending to my wants
together, am enabled to be off earlier
for prayers than if | hud only one
Wife," The poor man resolved to
profit by the advice. He got him
another wife, and in q few days dis
covered the. real secret Of the early
devotee, viz, the war between the two
women made very early morning
prayers at the mosque blessing.
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\ Mean BOycOtt.

About thc mcancst specimen Of the boy
colt which has appeared in this country is
that which has been declared against the
Wayne postoiiCc, in Erie county, Penn.
Until the present administration came into
power the pOstot1ice in this little village, the
principal industry of which is represented
ny cheese factory, had been presided over
by Mrs. 3lary Bullard, but that lady has
ben forced to give way to Mrs Martha
Preston, who is said to he Democrat,
though considering the fact that Pcnnsylva,
ma women have no vote. il is difficult to see
why they should he claSsrd either as Demo.
Gratis or Republicans. The Republicans,
to show Ctcir displeasurc, have boycottcd
the office and hired man to carry their
mail to Elginhorough, ten miles away.
The boycott, of course, does not effect the
government, but it does effect very materi-
ally the EoslmiStrcSS, whose condensation
depends on the amount of business done
through her office The Republican pa
trlots OF Wayne postotiicc arc thus engaged
in the no l'ic attempt TO take the bread from
tho mouth of n woman in order to spite an
administration which their action can in no
way effect. and to do this they are paving
money ont of their own pockets The
mcanncss and the absurdity Of this imported
system OF oppression We're never better il
Illustrated. .-Nclo York. ITmcS
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Won't Lot JofY DAVIS Tnrt TI,o,,
(Fr0ne the Macon 1sle1ra3,hl

Hello, therel Hello, friends of the
Grand Army of the Republic, you who
scented the battle afar off and shoutnG
ha, ha, as you jumped the bounty: Won T1'
pensioners and politicians, take yoUr
heads from under the cover. Wc yirl
not let JEFF Davis hurt you. He i, ia
armed with a sword nude of whitc
rosebuds, but he will not stick Won
Come out from under the polifioai
wood-pile and walk right up and
draw your PENSIONS. Don't be afraid,
Come out; the boys shall not Hpop a
cap," aud you can stop your ears
while we explode the old anvil The
Confederate yell may be scary TO
fellows of weak nerves, but it don't
cost the government cent.
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GRAND ABBY OF TIE REPUBLIC.
Who Originated the Idea and what 1t lIn
Grown To.


Grown To.
The order of tie Grand Army OF
the Republic was organized in the
State Of Illinois early in the year 1866
TO Dr. B. F.. Stephenson, Of Spring.
field, H., belongs the hOnot Of sug-
gcsting the formation of this union of
veteran soldiers and Of launching the
organization into existence. The OBJ
Ject OF the combination was to afford
assistance TO disabled and unemployed
soldiers. DR.. Stephenson had been q
surgeon in volunteer regiment dur
ing the war, and was firmly convinced
that an organization Of the returned
volunteers for mutual benefit was i'm
peratively needed. a ritual was
drafted under his supervision, and the
first post of the new order was formed
at Decatur, Ill. Other posts were
soon mustered throughout Illinois and
contiguous States and the First De-
partment (Statc) Convention was held
at Springfield, H., July II, 1865.
General John M. Palmer was there
elected department commander. Oc-
tober 81, 1866, DR.. Stephenson, as
provisional cOmEIander-iI-ch sent
out an order to all the Posts then
formed, calling for the first National
Convention Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic. This was held in Indian
apolis, Ind, on November ~ follow
ing, and representatives were present
from the States Of Illinois, Missouri,
Kansas, Wisconsin, New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Iowa, kentucky, In
diana and the District of Columbia.
General S. A. IIurlbut was elected as
commander in-chicf. During the year
1867 the order spread rapidly. The
various States completed their work of
department organization and Posts
were formed in all the large towns
and in many counties. The second
National Encampmcnt, meeting at
Philadelphia, Pa, January 10, 1868,
found the order in q most promising
condition. In 1868 the first observance
OF May 80 as a Memorial Day by the
Grand Army was ordered. May II,
1917, this date was fixed upon for an
nual Observance by an article adopted
as part Of the rules and regulations
OF the order. Unfortunately, durino
the. warmly y-contested political cam
palgn OF 1868, the idea that the armv
was intended as q political organiza-
tlon gained currency, with the result
OF lnJnring the order greatly. A
heavy decrease of membership fol.
lowed, causing almost total disrup
ton of the order in the West. In
May, 1869, a change in the ritual was
made, providing for three grades of
membership, but this met with little
favor, and in 1871 all sections provid-
ing for degrees or ranks among mem
bers were stricken from the rules OF
the order. At the same time g rule
Twas adopted prohibiting the use of the
organization for any partisan purpose
whatever, a principle which has ever
siEce been strictly adhered TO.
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Important Railroad Movement,

Since the Richmond and Danville Rail
Road Company came into virtual possession
OF all the roads ccntcring at Charlotte, save
the Carolina Central, rumors of proposed
radical changes have been rife, and it seems
TO nave become Il settled fact that on the
1rst Monday in July the Richmond and
DanVllle will begin to boom things. The
new policy will be one of enterprise and
progressivencSS and we arc told that after
July LIST. Charlotte will not only have
through trains TO Morristown, over the At
lantlc, Tennessee & Ohio, and Western
North Carolina roads, but will have double
dally trains to Savannah, over the Charlotte,
Columbia ~ Augusta and the Georgia Cen
tral roads, instead Of the daily train TO Au-
gusta, as 1t present. The object in putting
the new train on the G. G.. & a. will be to
secure The Northern travel as the Piedmont
All Line will he enabled to make the run
between Washington and Savannah at least
SIN hours quicker than can be done by the
coast inc. An arrangement has been per
tectcd VITA the Georgia Central whereby
the Richmond and Danvillc cars will run
through from Augusta to Savannah with
out break. When this change is made
the white postal cars will be run on the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta railroad,
and ii is believed that the day train will
carry the local mail as at present. Full
connections will then be made at Charlotte
on all trains from the South for Northern
and Western points, and for South-bound
trains on all Southern points The ar
rangemen1 was an admirable one for the
passenger traffic and will secure Il large in
crease OF business for the Richmond and
Danvllic company ChdrI0tte Observer.
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INC Five o,CIocI, ren to Dlo.

-Four O'clock lunches in the old
French style are replacing the British
Importation of 8 o'clock tea in fashion.
able PSrisian circles. The lunches are
generally given by young girls to their
newly parried friends, and are ar
ranged with elaborate simplicity.
Thus, the able linen is trimmed with
thread lace, the service is ususally of
"crackledn led glass, and the fayorite
beverage is lied milk, served in arts.
tic bowls, andtlayored with glass of
nKirsch.n
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Eczema!

Eezema is one of the ugliest and most
troublesome of all blood diseases. II
proceeds from humors in the blood
which are sometimes very difficult to
eradicate. For five weary years Mr.. J,
~, Rodefer, of Greendale, Va, suffered
terribly te2,: from this disease. He writes;
=: = lnSging l1St!,ig no relief in the many medi.
ones tlll ! used Browns Iron Bitters. /
P4tchased M :SIl = three bottles; from the use OF
Eniich v I nave obtained almost entire re-
1el ! recommend it to every one in
NY nel8hporhood for any disorder of the
blood and as q general tonic.
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ms remedy is 0Mc HDnut which we can
NOT publish certificates, hut it is a most
MonaCiiui H, ilililmcnt to he used after the
hlSt two or three months.
oclla tor our treatise Oh the Health and
Happiness of Woman, mailed free, which
gives all particulars. "'''
IHE BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co.
Sold by all druggists. '"'
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A strike or a shut down among the fac
tories of this city would be exceedingly un
fortunate atp' cscnt. The financial outlook
is not of the Ocst, and the times are uncom
monty tight, with crop prospect not at ali
pleasant. And to add to these, any move
ment which will take $4,000 per month
from local circulation (Which amount IS
now paid by the factories in wages) would
indeed be dcplorablc. 1ugustG Erenino
Ne,CS
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One thing is certain, coercion will never
again be attempted by English legislators
in the government of Ireland. Some of
the rancorous Tories would no doubt be
glad to employ the old thumbscrcw and
Dayonet policy, but they dare not The
discussion of Home Rule has advanced
public opinion Il hundred years on this
point, and public opinion is the only power
before which tyranny trcmblcs.
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a novel wedding will soon be celebrated
near Edenyille, n village few miles from
Warwick; n: Y. The contracting parties
will be Charles i. Williams, a Paterson
merchant, and Miss Harriet A. Waterbury,
daughter of j. Eliphalct Waterbury,.
Through some strange freak the counIc
have selected midnight as the time that the
ceremony will be performed. Apart from
the hour the wedding will be like other big
affairs of the kind in the country.
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G. r. STADIcER, Proprietor,
40 so. FRONT ST., PHILADELPHIA. ps,