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The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-10
Feminine Vanity up in Maine.
Lewiston Journal.

Lewiston Journal. +
We have not heard of a more pecul-
lar contest than that between two
young women who work in one Of the
cotton mills in Lewiston. 1t was q
competition for the palm of superior
beauty. Both OF the young women
are red-cheeked and buxom. One OF
them is married. Each Of them is old
enough to be satisfied with the verdict
Of her husband or sweetheart. The
vexed question arose in the forenoon,
but it's settlement was left over until
after dinner, when each had had sufi-
cient time to six up" An extra rib
bon or two and gay jewelry adorned
EACH The most winning, look-at-me
smiles were displayed by each. The
hands in the mill decidedth question.
The girls were placed side by side, and
everybody, from the pack-boy to the
overseers, looked at Che girls critical
ly, with the eye of an art copnoisseur,
and rendered his decision fearlessly.
The damsels made it a most serious
matter. With them it was nojoke, as
it was to the critics on beauty. Pref.
ty eyes filed with tears more than
once, and cheeks flushed red with char
grin.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-10
He Charged for 1t.

Boston Beacon.
A good story anent Fanny Kemble
floats across the horizon from the mem
DRY OF an elderly lady wnoknew her
well. 1t was in the time when Boston
was the great actress nominal home,
and her were spent here and
there in rural Massachusetts. She
had engaged q worthy neighbor to be
her charioteer during the season OF
one Of her country ~sojournings, and
they were setting out on their first ex-
cursion. With kind-hearted loquacity
he was beginning to expatiate on the
country, the crops, and the history Of
the people around about, when Fanny
remarked in her imperious, dogmatic
fashion: "Sir, Ihave engaged you to
drive for me, not to talk to MEL The
farmer ceased, pursed up his lips and
ever after kept his peace. When the
vacation weeks were over, and the
dame was about to return to town,
she sent for her Jehu and his bill.
Running her eye down it's awkward
columns she paused. "What is this
item, sir?" said she, II can not un-
derstand it," And withequal gravity
he rejoined: "Sass-fve dollars. I
don't often take it; but when | do,
/ charged" The bill was paid, and the
tragedienne and the bucolic philoso.
pher were fast friends ever after.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-10
Simon Cameron at Long Branch

From the Philadelphia Times.
The General chatted about events of
twenty-five and fifty years ago with
as much freedom and earnestness as
any of US OF the present generation
speak or write of the happenings OF
yesterday. He is spending his summer
differently than ever before. His
usual trip to Bedford Springs is ommit-
ed. In it's stead he is moving about
to the different watering-place, spend
ing a day here and a few days there,
as his fancy may direct. He has
hardly mentioned politics. His ambi-
ton seems to be to get the most out
Of life there is in it. OF his eighty
eight years sixty-six OF it has been
spent in public life. No man who was
apart ofhis early struggles is still alive.
He moves about among the throng
not only q wonderful reminiscence,
but q most interesting and ~forceful
reality. He Is greater in many re-
spects now than ever he was.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-10
IntrOductions.

The English custom of introduc-
tions, which can be briefly and ac-
curately defined as not introducing at
all, is graphically indicated by an in
cident related by Mr.. Edwin A. Cowles,
the editor OF the Cleveland Leader,
who, in a letter from London to his
paper, says:
In crossing, | became quite well ac
quainted with an English gentleman,
and when we arrived st Queenstown,
we took the cars together for ondon,
crossing the channel from Dublin. He
gave me his card and rendered me q
very earnest invitation to call upon
him at his place of business. When
we arrived at London he was met at
the depot by his wife.
Alter our greeting was over, Inatur-
ally expected that our eighteen days
acquaintance on tie ocean, his know
ing who | was, and his having invited
me to call at his place OF business
would entitle me - an introduction
70 his wife. But he didnot do so, and
considered it an oversight, and
thought nothing of it. When | called
at his place of business / was most
cordially received by him, and had a
pleasant visit OF over hall an hour;
MS brother and partner conversed
with me during that time, and | was
never introduced to either OF them. |
aiterward mentioned this apparent
want OF politeness to an American
friend, an ex-naval officer, who had
lived IN England for q number of
months. He replied that the English
never introduce. "Why," said he, II
nave attended dinners at one OF the
navy clubs, and / was never intro
uuced to a SOUL" This was a revela-
Q to me, and it accounted for the
seeming neglect Of my steamer friend
LOT not introducing me to his wife,
brother and partner.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-10

Springfield Republican,
The horticulturists of Boston and
vicinity, held a meeting recently to
commemorate the introduction of the
Concord grape, and a testimonial was
bestowed upon E. w. Bull, Of Concord,
through whose experiments this far
famed grape originated. Mr.. Bull told
the story of the grape in this wise;
"You ask me how | got the Concord?
At the loot of O. wooded hill. with a
south aspect, O wooded soil and shell
ter from all winds coming from the
north of east and of Vest, the hill com.
ing down.to the road at Hawthorne's
'Wayside on the west and to the
same road about / ,5O0feet east of the
'Wayside,' forming an amphitheater
of which the road formed the chord
all the conditions favorable to the
grape being present, / expected to
grow grapes to perfection without diff.
ficulty, but this hope was doomed to
disappointment; the late and early
frosts incident to the valley of the
Concord made it impossible to ripen
any grape then In cultivation. The
thought occurred to me that it might
be possible to improve the native
grape by reproduction by seed, and
looked about for the best grape which
met the necessary conditions ofhardi-
ness, vigorous growth, size of berry
and bunch, early ripening, and, with
these conditions, as good flavor
as the wild grape affords. At the
loot of the hill before men
toned a woodland path, leading to
the river, debouched into the open
space, and there | found an accidental
Seeding, which in l843 bore it's first
crop. 1t was very full of fruit, hand
some and sweet, and the whole crop
dead ripe-had fallen to the ground
before August went out. Here was
my opportunity. / planted these
grapes at once and got many vines,
most of them harsh and wild, but one
of them bore a single bunch which ]
found ripe on the 18th of September,
1S49, six years from the sowing
of the seed. This was the Concord.
When / found that / had at.
OoSlIiCo ouCh d SidGny ing SuCCcSS DIT
G. leap, SO to speak, l resolved TO
continue my efforts, in the hope of es.
tablishing the vineyard in Massachu.
sets, which had been found impossi.
BILE up to hat time. In this / have
succeeded, and in establishing a strain
of seedlings. giving new grapes to the
country almost yearly. The marvel.
Gus success of the Concord, its adapt.
ability to all soils and climates where
grapes can be grown, its patient en-
durance of neglect, its wonderful fer.
tility in ordinary soils, and it's habit
of giving the country seedlings of val
ne justify and explain the general ac-
ceptance and foreshadow the time
when we shall have, of our W stock,
grapes equal TO those of Europe"
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-10
A Horses Ear for Music.

The New Orleans Picayune ell how
d horse was pacifed by religious
hymns: A minister named M. c., who
has since passed into "innocuous des-
uetude" by falling from grace, had a
circuit in southern Indiana. The
horse he rode was q spirited animal
and would not let a blacksmith shoe
him. The preacher was a great reviv-
alist and singer of revival songs-not-
ed for his "power of song" in fact. A
smith IN the county seat, the cen.
ter Of the circuit, learning that the
preachers horse would not be
shod, meeting the divine n day,
said: IF you'll bring that horse
to my shop tomorrow and follow my
instructions I'll shoe him all round,
and it won't cost you a cent" Ac-
cordingly the preacher was on time at
the smiths shop with his refractory
steed, and after the animal had been
Invested of saddle, blankets and all
but the bride, the smith said: 'sNow,
hold the horse by the rein, close 20 the
bridle-bit, and sing one of your liveli-
est camp-meeting songs, and when
that is ended strike up another, and
keep on singing until | finish shoeing
the horse" The preacher obeyed, and,
to the astonishment of all, the animal
was passive until the work was com.
pleted. AS the BLACKSMITH clinched
the last nail he dropped the animals
foot, exclaiming: "There, / knew you
could sing religion into that horse"
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-10

The New York State superintendent
reports seventy log school houses left
Of the old style buildings, and a total
Of SIS, 466, 367.97 spent for the state
schools last year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-01

Mayor Rhoads has opened subscrip
ton paper and is receiving contributions
towards making public display Of fire
works, in accordance with city ordinances
in celebration of the Fourth OF July.
II is proposed to make the display in
the city park on Eighth street, for the
benefit of the public, with the especial
view of appeasing the patriotic impulses
of Young America. The city ordinances
prohibits under heavy penalty the set
ting OIL Of fireworks Within the city limits
only under the direction of committee
of Council. With public display the
mayor is of the opinion TINT the ordi-
nances will be less liable TO be violated,
and the danger Of fire or accidents to the
boys will not be nearly so great. The
mayors proposition is meeting with
hearty endorsement, and if sufficient
funds are raised the exhibition will be
given, and, in the event of the sum sub
Ecribed being insufficient, the money will
be handed back to the respective contri-
butera
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-01
oOUsoIL CAUCUS.
Candidates Selected for various
Positions Under the City Govern

Candidates Selected for VnriOu,
Positions Under the City Govern.
nlent.
he Democratic members of CITY
uneil held caucus Monday night, and
! Nominated candidates for certain posi-
tons to bo flied ,at to-night's meeting.
For registrar of births, deaths and mar
riages and secretary of the Board OF
Health, William II. Lee of the Fifth
ward, was nominated over Edmund Il.
Frazer, the present incumbent Mr.. Lee
was clerk of City Council from 1875 ia
1876, superintendent of the city hospital
from 1878 to 1850, and is at present a
clerk in the office of the r., W. n B. rail.
road motive department, in this city.
For clerk of the market Samuel N.
Smeltz of the Fourth ward, was nomi.
mated. He is commission merchant,
doing business At No 10 East Four Ii
street
For coal oil inspector there were
numerous ballots and aprotracted strug.
gle. Finally the name OF William b.
Hyland, late clerk of Council was pro
posed, and he was nominated.
. j. Hamilton Ayars was renominuted fol
regulator Of the city clock, and the fol
inwing we're also chosen.
Wood oorders - James Armstrong
james Kennedy and John MeSorley.
Weighmasters Eugene G. Hession
Philip Combs, Asbury Burke, Il. A. Cars
we'll, Pussy A. Walton, Charles II. Bon
ney, James Murphy, James Kettlewood
b. Frank Cooling, George II. Mccall
Henry H. Morrow, Ftzallen O. Bennett
Patrick Magarity, George N. d. Cam
benjamin Hirst, A. Il. Tatnall, John G
jackson, Mary f, Chandler, Edward
McIntiro mud William Bnrnett.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-01
@arriages.

ALLEN--SMITU.-At Blkton, June nth, by the
Rev. X. w. Begra, Justus NJ. Allen end Lizzie
smith.
CAHN0N-KNIGIIT.-At Chesap eake CITY. Nd,
June l7th, by the Rev. r. A. II. OiBrleu,
Robert II, Cannon and Arabella Knight
nAV1S-WAY.-At chesapeake Citv, Nd, June
20th, by the kew. 4. A. II. o'Brlen, Frnnuls A.
Davis and Isabella Way. a
by The Roy b, II. Latrnhe John a. Faust and
Elizabeth A. Coucill, Both Of this city.
| GRIg FITH-ERNT.--At Dover, June 24lh, by
the Rev, L. W. Gibson. I,lin q. Grlfhth,
formerly Of mi" city, aud X Itrina q. Kent OF
Wyoming, Del.
HAZARD-CL ARK.--On the evening at June
2itli, 1856, at Central Preshyteffnn Church.
Wilmington, uei., by Rev j, Howard Nixon,
y: u, Mr., Vincent q, Hazard TO Miss Marin u.
CLARK.
1 IRWIN LEACH.-In Cqmden, n. j., on June
23i, by the Row William Boyd, E1wla
~ lmont Irwin 10 Elizabeth Q. Leach. Both
Of this city,
JACKsON-COOPER AT North East, June
10Th, by the Kew Is X. Miller, Ninheld scott
ia ksou aud Eva Cooper.
Mo4ARG EE--CLAYTo On June 22l. Byron
McGargse of Philadelphia. aud knnle Clayton
Of Pivot Bridge, formerly Of Brick mn, Cecil
rounty, Md.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Camden, N. j.,
June 24th, by the Rev. John Y. Dobbins, ira b.
sharpley and Anna q. Ell Sards both OF
Brandywine hundred, Del.
WAY-WORDALL--At Chesapeake City, June
20,h, by the Rev. Il. A. H. U'Bflen, Edwhrh
L. Way and Cora l.. Woodall
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-01
GLANDsRs IN ILLINOIS.
Veterinarians Meet with Much OPP
position 10 killing the Horses.

CHICAGO, June 30.-A Springfield, H.,
special says: The state board of livestock
commissioners has closed up an interesting
case In the execution of the law for the
suppression Of contagious diseases, and the
result was that four glandered horses and
one that had been exposed. the property Of
chris Hehr OF Lilly, Tazewell county, were
slaughtered. Some uneasiness has existed
| In the neighborhood since the horses were
first discovered TO be diseased with CHAMBERS.
Five competent veterinarians have exam
| ined the horses, three of these having been
called by Mr.. Zehr and the other two by
the state board and all agreed that four Of
/ the horses were glandered. On two occa-
sions the state veterinarian and the board
were successfully resisted by the neighbors
assembled at each visit to the number of 40
and the sheriff declined to assist the board
| as the law directs him to do. This made it
necessary to reach the Zehr premises unan-
nounced which was successfully done yes
terday and the horses were shot before a
huge bell called the neighbors to assist
Zehr In further resisting the execution OF
the law.
The man who caused all the trouble Is a
tough character living in Lilly named Alger
and 1t was found he had taken one of the
horses from the quarantined premises Ia
his stable In Lilly and placed 1t between
two valuable horses. This animal was also
killed and the board will prosecute Ager
It will most probably also prosecute the
sheriff of Tazewell county for refusing to
do his plain duty under the law. This Is
the only practical resistance the board has
met in executing this law, which unfortun.
ately does not admit OF payment for dis
eased animals.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-01
A oLoss oALn.
A Young Woman Receives n ~cnIp
wound From n Pistol HmlE.

NNS1Aho ~ A-AHNOt NAAhEa
Lizzie Jefferis, bright clipper niulatto
girl, lost q fragment Of her scalp while
taking supper NJ the house Of friend
on French street above Eighth Sunday
evening. John X. Smith young colored
man occupied n seat at the same board
and upon his invitation the girl sat down
and was partaking of what nearly proved
20 be her lust supper. During the pro-
gress of the meal bullet from pistol
which Smith had carried III his pocket
plowed IFS WY among the girls bangs
and grazed her head taking a chip from
the scalp. There was considerable confusion
" the house after the shooting, and the
police were notified that Smith had in
yited his sweetheart TO ten with him and
attempted to kill her. AM officer was
dispatched 10 the house and upon his ar
rival the man tried TO escape. He had
succeeded in concealing himself from the
officer for time, but was discovered in
lhiding, and brought 10 the police station.
There was great excitement 1T, the time
of the shooting, and the inmates of the
honae by their conduct in measure con
fifmed the report to the police that Smith
bad attempted TO take the girls life.
The wounded girl, however, In police
court Monday testified that the shoot
ing was purely accidental. Her testimony,
which was substailtiRted by two or three
other eye witnesses, was in effect that
whilst the two were eating supper Smith
pulled a handkerchief from his hip
pocket, and in doing so a revolver which
was In some way tangled up in it came
spinning out and fell upon the floor.
While II was in mid-air the witnesses
testified that one load exploded, and the
groove cut through the skin Of the girls
head marked the course of the bullet.
Tho wound is not painful one. As
there was no testimony adduoed TO show
that the shot was fired purposely, in.
formation was filed against Smith fol
carrying concealed deadly Weapons and
on this charge the prisoner was held in
$500 bail for court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-01
MILFORD.
The Early Closing Movement Proc
posed New Gas WOrks-FOurth OF
W..a,

The Early Closing Movement PrO-
posed New Gas WOrks-FOurth OF
July Celebration.
Special CorrespOndenceof Gazette and journal
MILFORD, June 25.--The clerks orRaniza-
ton has succeeded In inducing nearly all
of the business men TO close their places OF
business at s O'Clock in the evening except
Saturday evening.
There Is no town In the State of the size
Of Milford that suffers the Inconvenience OF
no gas works, and the citizens are clamor-
ing for the mueh-needed Improvement. 1t
is thought that the American Construc-
ton Company will put up new works and
furnish gas at 90 per thousand feet. The
etompany's agent, A. M. White, was here
III Is week taking measurements and max
lin,g estimates for gus and water mains, &c.,
nd proposes TO furnish water at S1.5Q.
business is In a stagnant condition, with
| li.iie prospects of Frightening, owing to the
smallness Of the peach crops, which will
pre- 'ent the factories running to n very
| grett extent.
Through the liberality Of some generous
| citizens the Milford hook and ladder com
pany " Ill be enabled to celebrate the Fourth
| In pro pitio1s manner. Among the able
| speaker secured for the occasion are the
Rows. j. ). Wills, j. +. Mowbray and A. r
RoblnsoIl and Jlmes Penewill, Esq.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-01
Rsschsr on Gladstone.

He is man of vast and varied erudi-
ton, yet not dry scholiast. He is not a
technical encyclopaedia of dates and facts,
though he is familiar with them all. am
told that he could make an address in
modern Greek in Athens, in the purest
italian in Florence, in classical Latin in
Rome, in German Mt Berlin and in purest
French at Paris. All subjects that
interest human nature seem to find in
him an interpreter. II is not meant by
this that he is an expert nor an authority
in any one of these departments, but any
man that is master to degree of the
facts and philosophy in each OF these de-
partments, when kindled, as now, upon O
great public question that enlists his heart
and soul, shines down upon his audience
like the light through a cathedral win
dow made up of all colors the sun cal
produce, and its brilliance and rich
ness and strange and weird effects mus
be witnessed; they cannot be described.
regard Mr.. Gladstone (Mr. Beecher con
cluded) as byfar the most notable man il
Great Britain, as by far the most com
| prehensively educated, the most pro
foundly moral and religious, the mos
philosophical and earnest English speak
ing man on the globe.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-01

Proposals Asked for Coal and Sup
piles.

From Every Evening Of yesterday.
The regular monthly meeting OF the trus-
tees OF tha poor was held ut the almshouse
to-day, with President Baldwin IN the chair
Superinteudent Guthrie's monthly state-
ment reported 2H6 inmates In the institution,
$50 in the almshouse and l05 In the insane
department. During the month five deaths
occurred among the inmates.
Bids for supplying 10 tons of Ice were
opened, and the contract WAS awarded the
areenbahk Ice Company at S775 per ton
for eastern aud 50 for home Ice.
Chairman Baldwin stated that the old
grave yard was III need OF repairs; the
fences were out OF repair and heavy
growth Of obnoxious weeds covered the
surface OF the ground.
Mr.. Hassinger called attention TO the act
providing for the appointment OF vaccine
physicians In tho several hundreds Three
of the members reported having made the
appointments upon the proper application
OF residents In the respective hundi eds.
The committee gu lce'mnts reported the
monthly pny-ron, SJ43.3l, and a bill Of q.
Nj. Kemp ,$21 32 for repairs TO gas machine.
Ths report was adopted.
Frederick PirOmar, baker, who has tho
contract Tor supplying bread At the aims
house was given hearing before the board
He stated TINT he had furnished n sample Of
bread made from high grade flour, and
expected TO use second grade flour,
us he had previously done. He
asked some kind Of relief on the ground
that he was losing money on his contract,
which was for n cents per pound. The
bread supplied, however, oven from the
alleged high grade flour was inferior to
sample offered; the board decided not 10
take any action In the matter.
The superintendent was instructed to
purchase coal to supply engines In insane
department for July.
=. On motion OF Mr.. Cooch the committee
on grounds was increased 10 five members
and President Baldwin appointed Messrs.
Mooney, Williams, Farra, Jamison and
Solomon,
The board, by resolution, instructed the
superintendent to advertise for proposals
to furnish coal ut the almshonse from
August LIST, 1886, to April LIST, 1887. The bids
are to be sent to the superintendent and on
or before July 2sth.
Attention waA directed to the necessity Of
providing some sanitary improvement to
cells In the insane department where the
worst cases are confined; varnish coating
to the floors was decided upon.
MIR. Williams offered Il resolution Instruct
ing the secretary TO advertise for bids for
supplying provisions, meats, clothing,
drugs, medicines, bread, &C., at the aims
house from July 2sth to October 9th, 1886 !;
proposals to be received on and before . u.
M, July 2Sth, until which time the board
adjourned. -
j. L. Robinson, who had sunk a shaft In
the basement OF the insane department for
an artesian we'll, gave statement as to the
results of his work. He had bored l40 feet
since last night but had not come IN water.
He made u proposition Offering to dig the
well for $500,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-01
GONE TO MEET GRIP, /"

An Informal Hut Fatal Duel Of
SJames Cooper aud Joseph VAN
Wrinkle.
associated Press Diapatch by Special wires
CHICAGO, June 30.--A Galesville, Texas,
special says: James Cooper and Joseph
Vanwinkle fought an Informal duel with
revolvers yesterday, on Brown creek, In
Coyell county. Both were fatally wounded.
Cooper was shot through the head and died
In few minutes. VanWinkle was shot
through the bowels and has since died.
Cooper and vanWlnkle were mortal
enemies having quarreled about year ago
over some cattle. Yesterday they met on
Brown creek and after some hot words they
agreed to fight to the death. They measured
of the ground, and each with his wat CHI In
hand waited for the moment agreed upon
for opening fire.
At the appointed time two shots rang out
almost simultaneously. YanWinklc had re-
ceived his fatal wound, but Cooper was not
scratched. Another ronnd was fired and
Cooper fell with bullet Ia his brain. This
Is the story as told by VanWinkle before his
death. The firing attracted some herders
about mile distant and they cared for the
wounded man until he died.