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The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
High Wages.

A little group Of pioneers was sitting In
the Palace hotel, San Francisco, the other
evening, discussing the labor problem.
"Times in California" said Senator Lang
ford, "are growing worse and worse every
year for the wageworker The Chinese evil
is ruinous to white labor When l came here
in 40 high rates were paid all kinds of labor. p"
"What is the highest price, senator, you
have ever known paid an unskilled laborer
in Californian inquired one of the group.
"Five dollars an hour"
"Teil us about it"
The senator leaned back in his chair and
told the following;
"The usual excitement prevailed as the
Panama steamer came to her moorings at
Long Wharf, San Francisco, one September
day in 1S49 Shortly after the steamers
arrival two young men walked up the
wharf, valise in hand, and entered the
Oregon house, at the head of the wharf.
The house was built on piles, to which
boards were nailed from the water up to
within about six inches of the house proper.
The young men sat down on one of the two
boxes which adorned the barroom While
they were enjoying smoke, one of those
| jovial fellows that are the life of all small
| gatherings entered, and asked Jim, the pro
| prietor, if he had his hired men Jim re-
piled in the negative, stating that it was
impossible to get men, although he had
offered them s. an hour. The young men
overhearing the conversation. informed him
| that they would work for that figure, and
asked what the job might be.
" 'Bailing out my cellar Take off youl
coats and pitch in.
"The trap door leading to the cellar was
raised, and the young men then commenced
their labors. After they had raised a little
perspiration the jovial fellow appeared, ant
seeing them hard at it. informed the boys
who soon crowded the house
"The young men worked hard and fast. A
the end of three hours, the water not dimin
ishing, one of the new arrivals made n sur
vey of the cellar, when he discovered, through
the six-inch space intervening between tn
boards and the house, Goat island.
"The young men were each paid $50 out o
the $500 taken in at the bar while trying Il
bail out the Bay of San Francisco. "-Wil
liam Marshall in It'd Bits.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
Quarter for Quarter of Mutton.


Extract from letter to the governor OF
Arkansaw:
u send you by John Cobbetree, one of my
neighbors, quarter of mutton and mess
of young squirrels. do this jest because
like the course you have always took.
killed the squirrels yistidy an know they
air fresh Thar amt nothin' nicer than
young squirrels. l eat 'em sometimes till
am fit to pop. Now let me say something
about the mutton. 1t is fresh an fat an
hope you will enjoy it. One of my neigh
bors lost sheep the other day an he has
accused me of stealin' it. He has had me
arrested an am now in Jail. He come to
my house an grabbed holt of a sheep that
had jest killed, but l managed to keep
enough to send to you. | am mighty
fond of sheep meat an when
am right hungry ken eat it till
1 am fit to pop. My trial will
come off in a day or two an the way things
are shapin' am afeerd they will put it to
me jes fur joke. These folks out here air
the prankinist set of people l ever seen
They air allus happy when they ken git a
joke on prominent man like me- j wouldn't
be surprised if they carry the joke so far as
to want to send me to the penitentiary. This
would hurt my chances for the legislature.
l don't want to be beat but if they keep me
shut up very long the other feller will git
ahead of me. After you eat your mutton |
wisht you would write note to the sheriff
an tell him to let me out, Say, | forgot to
tell you that the gran jury has been let into
the joke an that they have brought in a
| joke OF an indictment ag'in me They may
try me an pass the joke of sentence on me
before your note gifts here, so | wish you
would write out pardon after you eat your
mutton an tell the judge that am free.
know the joke will tickle you and you may
make the pardon read just as amusin as you
please "-Arkansaw Traveller
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26

The small dog will be worn this season IN
shades to match the costume. For dark and
brown combinations in street dresses the
black-and-tan dog will be very much in
favor, while the black-and-drab pug will be af-
fected by those wearing these shades in dress.
Small pugs that are warranted not to bag
at the knees are commanding good price.
Spitz dogs to match lynx or fox trimmed
garments or spring wraps are now being
sprinkled with camphor and laid aside for
the summer Coach dogs of the spotted va
riety will be worn with polka-dot costumes.
Tall, wipowy hounds with wire tails will be
much affected by slender young ladies and
hydrophobia. Antique dogs with weak eyes,
asthma and an air of languor will be used
great deal this season to decorate lawns and
railroad Gro sings. Young dogs that are
Just budding into doghood will be noticed
through the spring months trying their
new teeth on the light spring pantaloons of
male pedestrians
Styles in gentlemen's clothing have not
materially changed Lavender pantaloons,
with an air of settled melancholy and ben
zine, are now making their appearance, and
young men trying to eradicate the droop in
the knees of last summers garment may be
seen in their luxurious apartments most any
An old nailbrush, with a solution of
ammonia and prussic acid, will remove
traces Of custard pie from light shades in
pantaloons This preparation will also re-
move the pantaloons
The umbrella will be worn over the
shoulder and in the eye of the passing pedes-
trian, very much as usual on pleasant days,
and left behind the door in a dark closet on
rainy days
Gentlemen will wear one pockethandker-
chief in the side pocket, with the corner
gently emerging, and another in the hip
pocket, as they did last season. the former
for decorative purposes and the latter for
business. This is wise provision and never
fails to elicit favorable comment.
The custom Of wearing few kernels Of
roasted coffee or dozen cloves in the little
cigarette pocket of the cutaway coat will
still continue, and the supply will be replen
ished between the acts, as heretofore
Straw hats will be chased down the street.
this spring by the same gentlemen VIII,
chased tn m last spring, and in some in
stances the same hats will be used Shad
trees will be worn little lower this summer
and will therefore succeed in wiping off
larger crop of plug hats, it is hoped Line
busters, with the pockets carefully soldere
together, have not yet made their appear
aRceI Bill Nye, in Chicago News
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
A Bnd Rule for Cows.

whats the matterl' asked a passenger
on Dakota train, as they began to run
considerably faster
"Why, You see, there's blamed COW run
ming ahead of us on the track, and we're
trying to catch her. i"
"What do you want to catch the COW
for9n
"Why, great gosh! to kill her, of coursel
The rules allow us trainmen the hide and
tallow, and the meat goes to the directors.
You bet I'm going to catch that COW, unle.,s
she leaves the track or run the wheels right
off of these cars told the fireman to break
up the trunks in the baggage car, and
heave them into the furnace to make hot
fire, and guess he's doing it. ."-Estelline ID.
IT, Bell
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
The Philosopher.

In building up naiur' he thought the CreJs,,r
Had blunderad unspaakably queer,
And he said he and Darwin and Billy Nc.
Warren
Could prove the whole thing out Of gear
lie said the whole pattern from Neptune TO
Saturn
Was cut by a bungling design.
ANA that no particular was plumb nerpen.
dicular
And exact every time to the line.
lie said that no critic, with brain analytic
Could toernic things that he saw:
lie said he won'd suffer if any old dutFr
Couldn't pick out Flemish or fiw.
ANY man witha Uranium as big's gcranlu,n
Coud see the whole thing was botch
See where matur had b!undered in points l,v
the hundred
In the Sla,e Of five ticks of his watch.
And SO day and night he advised the AL
mighty
With advi he believed of great worth.
ANA bus wife took in sewing to keep life
aSoing
While be superntenled the earth
$ W. Foss in Lynn Union.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
EnnaI to the Emerrencr.

Bob lnge soil re,en ly was talking with
an old colo ed woman in Wa,hin ton upon
religious matters.
DO you really believe aunty," said he,
that people are made out of dustl'
Yes sab; the Bibe says dey is, an so
b'lieves it.
But what is done in wet weather, when
there's nothing but mud"
Den s'pects dey make mti luis an sich
truck. k."-Exchange
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
A Paner NYithnnt n Mall

One or two persons have suggested that
this paper would get along better ii it had a
motto They may b. right "Fr.e and
uushackled, "Our Aim-the P.op'e's Wei
fare" and Truth is Mighty and Occasion.
ally Prevails" are all good. second hand
notices, somewhat wora a'ony the edges
but still in pretty fair condition We have
also thought of several others, inclu ling
Keep OFF the Grass @Sic Semprr Tyran.
mis-" and "Free Thought, Free Speech and
Free Lunch, bu have so far refrained from
running up any of them -Estelline ID tt
Ball
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
all NYE ON THE SPRING STYLES.
Doss are Worn to Match the Costumes
This Season.

II Is customary at this season of the year
10 poke fun at the good clothes of our friends
and well wishers, the ladies' but 1t occurs to
me that this spring there is very small field
for the witty and sarcastic critic of female
attire. There has not been time since
first began to make study Of this branch of
science when the ladies seem to have mani
Tested better taste or sounder Judgment in
the matter OF dress.
Even bonnets seem to be less grotesque
this season than heretofore, although the
high, startled bonnet, the bonnet that may
be characterized as the excelsior bonnet, is
still retained by some, though how it is re-
tanned has always been mystery to me.
Perhaps it holds its place in society by means
of a long, black pin, which apparently passes
through the brain of the wearer.
Black hosiery continues TO be very popu-
lar i am informed. Sometimes it is worn
clocked, and then again it is worn crooked.
The crockless black stocking is gaining in
favor in our best circles, / am pleased to
note. Nothing looks more mortified than a
foot that has been inside of a crockable
stocking all through long, hot, summer
day.
am very glad to notice that the effort
made a few years ago by French reformer
30 abolish the stocking on the ground of un-
healthfulness has met with well-merited
failure. The custom of wearing hosiery is
one that does great credit to the spirit of
American progress, which cannot be
thwarted by the puny hand Of foreign inter
ference or despotic intervention.
Street costumes of handsomely fitting and
unobtrusive shades of soft and comfortable
goods will be generally in favor, and the
the beautiful and symmetrical American
arm, with neatly fitting sleeve on the out
side Of it, will gladden. the hearts of the
casual spectator once more.
The lady with the acute elbow and the
italicized clavicle will make a strong effort
this season to abolish the close fitting and
extremely attractive sleeve, but it will b,
futile
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
Hilly and Uninteresting.

A Chicago man, who is recently back from
Europe, was asked what he thought of the
scenery in Switzerland
"I don't think much of it," he said, ats too
hilly. Give me Illinois for scenery every
time life
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
Settling the Vac nnc.tinn.

The editor of an art journal says the pro-
nunciation of vase depend, upon its price
One costing twenty, five cen he would call
vase; one costing S25 he would call
v-a-h-z-e, while the Morgan p.achblow
should be called v-a-w-z-e. -Norrstown
Herald
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
IT HAS THAT EFFECT

Three weeks ago an Indiana man taught
his dog, a very finely bred, well behaved
setter, to chew tobacco Now the dog comes
into the house by the back door never
scrapes his f ct on the mat never goes to
church, is careless at his meals, gets burrs
in his tail, gees with lower grade of dogs
and it is feared that he is beginning TO take
an interest in politics -burtette in Brooklyn
Enplp
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
An Old story.

This is the size | thought | was
During the days of my bachelorho1d
The world might have moved if had died
But didn't think it coul IL.
1.
This is the ,izs I've found l am.
In the last lew years Of my life,
II you ask what changed my opinion.
lanswer simply my wI,e:'
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
A LittIe on tho TrncI,.

Petroleum is the topic OF tha office, Ira W
ing room and workshop and a great part of
our people think only Of oil, talk oil and
dream oil Miss Jennie Smith, the railroad
evangelist who has been aboring here. when
leaving the other day, approached at the
train Capt v, n well-known operator.
who was standing on the platform, took him
by the hand, as is her custom, and asked:
Brother, how are you' Are you on the
rock or sand"
The captain absent mmdelly but excitedly
replied: we are two bits in the sand and
gushing like hla1 "-Pttsburg ronicle-
Telegraph.
Nye Quotes from a Young wife's Diary.
May lo-George said last week that we
must economic, for trade seemed to be
paralyzed 1t is funny that trade should
nave waited till we got married and then
get paralyzed But We must do all we can,
george says, to save our money nm try
ing every way 10 save what he makes.
For three days have been making my
husband pair Of the cutest night shirts that
anybody ever saw. They are long and
graceful and trimmed with pink embroidery.
george put one of them on last night and we
had our first harsh word.
george said that anybody with brains
enough TO soil silk handkerchief ought to
know that the buttons should be on the right
Gand side, and that three pockets in a mis- ht
shirt was all moonshine.
also made a mistake in putting in the
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
SMILES Frnm Rmr,Inttn.

A rude boy in Augusta, Me, rubbed his
poor old fathers false teeth with phosphor-
Gus the other night and set them in the front
window to scare the passers by. Two or
three women shrieked and tainted, one man
threw his umbrella through the window, and
the next day the innocent old man went
around working his jaws and making faces
at himself, AMI saying that "his mouth
tasted like as if he'd swallowed a box of
matches -
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
A puZzLER

The father Of a young hopeful was telling
the other evening how his boy asked him
where all the people Were going who at the
time were passing the house. He answered,
ITO church. Then the youngster wanted to
know "What church" Churches of several
denominations being mentioned as the prob
able ones to which they We're gong caused
him to ask why people didn't all go to one
church, to which also an answer WINS stlug-
gled with, and then came the final crusher:
why. papa, there is only one God, amt
therer "John, think you had better go to
sleep now, was all the answer this Young
Napoleon Of interrogation got PHI alelpns
Press
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-26
olive Branches,

Mamma-Why, Nellie, how pale you looki
Have you been sick.
Nellie Dust returned from an unusually
complicated supperl-Yes, but l unswal-
lowed myself, and I'm better Life
WILLING TO AVOID STRIKE
"Dad," said the bad little boy, as his
parent was about to take him across his knee
to administer deserved punishment, "le's
arbitrate Texas Siftings.
A LOGICAL CONCLUSION
First Boy-My ma says mustn't play with
you because your father is nothing but a
shoemaker,
Second Boy-sos your father shoe
maker
First Boy-Ma says he's manufacturer.
He makes a thousand pairs OF shoes to your
fathers one pair.
Second Boy-Then he must be a thousand
times worse tnan my father. l CUES ! won't
play with you any more.
YOUTHFUL MATHEMATICIAN.
Little Olive had been attending school but
a short time; on reaching home one day her
papa asked her what progress she was max
ing with her studies.
The youthful student replied, II com
menced on problems this MOI ming
The father, somewhat surprised, asked her
what kind of problems
"Oh, | learned to maxi the figure - was
the childish answer
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15

A FIERCE faction war has broken out
in the ranks OF Tennessee Republicans
that threatens the demolition of the
G. o. p.'s harmonica. We don't know
what it is all about and don't care. John
Littleton, OF the National Review, and
Capt. Winters are the chief combatants,
and there is much talk about the Houk
faction and the Reed faction, which
these two worthless are supposed to rep
resent respectively. We haven't been
interested enough to find out what dis
tinguishes the factions. Bad eggs are
all of whatness, whether they be layed
by common hens or chickens OF an
aristocratic breed. The material point
in the wrangle is that one side says the
State conventions are called to meet in
August, and the other says they are to
come off in June. Sic him Tige; sic
him Bulger We bet on the one that
whips.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15
X. of p.

The meeting of the Grand Lodge OF
the Knights OF Pythias in this city
next week will be quite an event. The
local lodge, which has an extensive
membership, has made arrangements
for hospitable entertainment Of the
visiting Knights. A ball will be given
at the Tobacco Exchange and a banquet
at Elders Opera House. The visitors
will be driven to interesting points
about the city and to Dunbar's cave.
1t is desired that he city make as
good an appearance as possible while
the visitors are here, and to that end>;t
is requested that there be a general dec
Grafton OF houses.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15

The Wilson county Democratic con-
vention, which assembled to appoint
delegates to the State Judicial conven-
ton, after selecting a full quote of the
solid farmers and business men of the
county, made all of the Democratic
members of the Lebanon bar delegates.
This would be a good precedent for
other counties to follow. The bar Of
the State should be largely represented
in the Judicial convention, while it
should be mainly made up of those who
represent the laity.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15

OUR Lafayette correspondent, ODE
mosthenes," explains that he has never
been inconsistent on the temperance
question; he is and was from the first
a strong supporter of the prohibition
cause. The article which we mistook
for an anti-prohibition argument, was
only protest against the use Of the
contribution box in prohibition assem-
blies. In this view we are prepared to
say that ''Demosthenes" is eminently
correct. We have always regarded the
contribution box as highly obnoxious
institution, and we are glad a champion
has been found bold enough to speak
out in meetin' and say SO.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15

PEOPLE living on the Dover road
complain that the portion of it between
Higgins Hill and Woodlawn is in bad
fix, in fact, almost impossible. The
Dover road, as is we'll known, has long
been an insolvent concern and badly
in need of regulation. Just now it
needs it worse than ever and the atten-
ton OF the road commissioners is invi-
ted to the fact.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15

THE public this week has been treated
to another sweet scented exhibition of
political methods in Ohio. When the
time came for seating the Hamilton
county members in the State Senate,
the Democratic members exodusted,
provided themselves with a palace car
and plenty of drinkables, and went on
junketing tour down the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad, through Kentucky
and Tennessee. Only one Senator Of
the Democratic persuasion was left be-
hind to stand guard, but the Republi-
cans caught him mapping, and by par
liamentary fiction, proceeded to seat
the Republican Senators from Hamilton
county without calling the roll, it being
presumed that quorum was present
unless the contrary was shown. The
junketing Democrats then went home
and kicked themselves.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15

THE Clarksvllle Board of Trade met
Tuesday night and passed series OF
resolutions opposing the Camden
amendment to the Collum Interstate
Commerce bill. The bill has subse-
quently passed the Senate and the reso-
buttons are therefore, in acertain sense,
res dijudicata. The Objectionable
amendment was so warped into the bill,
as passed, as to make it optional with
the commissioners whether railroad
be allowed to charge more for a short
than long haul. That is very lame
feature and we don't believe it will sue
cessfully run the gauntlet Of the House
OF Representatives, the Presidents veto
and the courts.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15

THE Greeks are holding mass-meet-
ings all over their country to protest
against the decree OF blockade issued by
the powers, and to appeal to the people
OF foreign countries for sympathy against
the tyranny OF the powers. Unless
Greece can make it to the interest of
some foreign country to come to her
aid, the "appeal to sympathy against
tyranny" is all bosh and moonshine.
The world don't indulge much in SYM
pathy of this kind, and if it does, the
sympathy don't lead to practical results.
When "Sarmatia fell, unwept without
a crime" poets sung OF the cruelty of
the transaction, but no great power
drew sword to prevent it or to redress
the wrong done.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15
CONCERNING A CLEAN SWEEP.

The CHRONICLE has never Joined in
the cry for a clean sweep OF the old
Supreme Court. 1t has made no per-
sonal complaint OF any OF the gentlemen
who now occupy seats on that bench.
But in this much we heartily join the
next court must be one that is active
and capable of keeping up with the
business that comes before it.
1t has been pointed out that in Geor-
gia, Alabama and other States, where
there must be as much litigation as
there is in Tennessee, the dockets Of the
Supreme Courts are clear, and all BUSH
ness squared to date. This is in the
face OF the fact that these Srates have
fewer judges than we have in Ten
nessee.
There is a universal demand, and it
is just, that the coming Supreme bench
in this State be one that will make such
record. The present court is long
way behind in its business, causing great
Inconvenience and injustice to litigants
by its delay in reaching cases. This is
true, notwithstanding that there have
been several extra courts created from
time to time to assist it, costing the
State large amounts OF money.
We are not prepared to charge this
palpable lncompetency of the court, as
whole, on any individual member.
Some of the gentlemen who compose
the court are undoubtedly eminent law
yers and men OF fine character and abil.
ity. But the popular fiat has gone forth
that the next Supreme Court must be
composed OF workers, and that much
meets the CHRoNIcLE's hearty sanction.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15
The Lundi Club.

Quite pleasant meeting of the Lundi
Club was held at Mrs. Wallace's on the
evening of the 10th. The next meeting
will be at Mr.. G. B. Wilson's. Subject,
George Ebers. Appointees Readers,
Mr.. Cooke Mr.. Munford, Miss Mattill,
Mrs. Kimbrugh, Miss Shackleford and
Mr.. Elwang. Music: Mr.. Macrae,
Miss Jennie Bailey, Miss Poston, Miss
Price, Miss Clemmie Herring and Mr.
Hendrick.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15
THE Roman church has proven itsel

THE Roman church has proven itself
a conservative power against the radical
tendencies to anarchism and outlawry
in America 1t has had much to do in
the quelling of the strike fever and its
prelates hurl its awful anathma against
the red-handed socialists. Archbishop
Gibbon preached a sermon in Baltimore
last Sunday that will have more effect
in subduing the insurrectionary spirit
among the foreign elements of this
country than the fear of Gattling guns.
Too much Romanism might create APP
prehension in America, but its pres
ent working in opposition to socialism,
shows counterpoise of forces that is
altogether desirable.