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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
HOW IL Feel. 20 ne nanpsa.

Theodore Baker, New Mexico man
who was recently hanged by mob, but
was rescued before life was extinct, gives
this account of his experience to news.
paper correspondent "a little further
on we came to telegraph pole. From
the crossbar swung a new rope. On one
end was big slip moose. 1 tried to stoop
down and pull my boots off, as / had
promised my folks I would not die with
my boots on, but before could do it the
moose was thrown over my head and l
was jerked off my feet. My senses loft
me moment, and then walked up in
what seemed to be another world. As 1
recollect now, the sensation was that
everything about me had been multiplied o
great many times. 1t seemed that my five
executioners had grown in number until
there were thousands of them. saw what
seemed to be multitudes of animals of all
shapes and sizes. Then things changed
and was in great pain. 1 became con-
scious that I was hanging by the neck,
and that the knot of the rope had slipped
under my chin. My hands were loosely
tied, and jerked them loose and tried to
catch the rope above me. Somebody
caught me by the feet just then and gave
me jerk. 1t seemed like bright flash
of lightning passing in front of my eyes.
It was followed by terrible pain up and
down and across my back, and could
feel my legs jerk and draw up. Then
there was blank, and 1 knew nothing
more until IL o'clock next day. "AIy
hrst recollection was being in the court
room and saying: who cut me down p,
There was terrific ringing in my ears.
like the beating of gongs. 1 recognized
no one. Moments Of unconscious
ness followed during several days,
and 1 have very little recollection of the
journey here. Even after 1 had been
locked up in this prison for safe keeping,
for n long time I saw double. DIR. Sylnine.
ton, the prison physician looked like two
persons, | was still troubled with spells
OF total forgettulness. Sometimes it
seemed ] didn't know who was"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
a pTAooMFITrD nnnR.


n SpechuheHh experience fn a NEW
York Ell - Car.
The writer of "Some Hit and Miss
Chat" in the New York Times says One
of the persons of this sort 80 offensive to
this friend of mine entered Sixth avenue
elevated car when / happened to be rid
ing the other day. He was tall, slender,
and elegant. He stood posing on the
platform rs the train approached, cane
of the pipe-stem variety in his kid Rlov ed
hand. Very picturesque and altogether
lovely he looked as he pushed forward
his patent leather shoe and approached
the car platform. Bang went the cur
gate shut; snap went the cane half in two
ms IL was caught in the flying gate. But
the nice young man did not notice the
distressing accident, and, with the wreck
of his stick still under his arm, he saun-
tered in approved form half way down
the aisle. There were some vacant seats
ut the further end of the car, but the
young man put his eye on a couple of
bright-eyed girls forward, and he
came to standstill Immediately before
them. Never was the mash " act under
saken in more elaborate style. He twirls
his mustache with his left hand, and, with
little flourish of mis- right, sets the cane
behind him. He will lean on it, and his
countenance is most compliment as he
thinks of the taking attitude he plans.
Alas, for the hopes of human kind The
cane isn't what he thinks it is. Down,
down, down he goes, his shoulder follow
ing the cane point. Smash crash a nice
young man lies sprawling at full length
in the car. Young women giggle, and
their giggling isn't masked. A long tailed
coat, tightly buttoned,is split up the back;
a shiny beaver hat lies dozen feet away.
crumpled and dented. It is altogether a
sad sight-but still the young women
giggle. The young man gets up, he re.
covers the hat, he upbraids the brakeman,
and darts out of the car at the very next
station. an report You 10 Col. Hahn, !"
yells the brokenup exquisite to the brake
man ms the train rolls on. "Pll report
you to Col. Hahn aud have you dis.
charged"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01

In Triumphant Democracy; or, Fifty
years march of tie Republic,n by
Andrew Carnegie which is to be published
IN April, appears this: 1.-THE 10000
Englishmen who met in Bingley Hall,
birmingham, to honor the sturdiest Eng.
lishman of them all, John Bright. dis
persed not with the paltry and puerile
God Save the Queen but with these
glorious words sung to the same tune:
"'God bless our native land,
May heavens protecting hand
Still guard her shore;
May peace her fame extend,
Foe be transformed to friend,
And Britain's power depend
On war no more.'
Worthy this of England, blessed mother
OF nations, which now are, and of others
yet to be. To hear it was worth the
voyage across the Atlantic. Never crept
the thrill OF triumph more wildly through
my frame than when lifted up my voice
and sang with the exulting mass the COM
ing national hymn which is to live and
vlbrate round the world when royal fami-
lies are as extinct as dodos. God speed
the day A royal family ia an insult to
every other family in the land. found
no trace Of them at Birmingham"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
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MARY Andarson Il go;no IN vatirs f,.,,,
tha STAGE for a wear 90 t,vo IL rnst Tha
traoie muse vii a,so MINIS tha a,ne ~ \,
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hot Tum and watar al, y uThat,a ,sst
puts for me- .doctor - To,o,u T;s;r.,,
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NJ ,s ~ aSns oeloao 'ne wnoie pnt'y VIII
70 se". i,ou'o nuu'ihs' f'o'0s" d"'es'
ms Irish patriots should not be dis
couraged. Married men have struggled
for home rule for 20 centuries, and have
10y ~ ygo nuooeeaeo IN getting it.--Deero~
- fo''
There are some people who step into
the front door of q church with such
iargeness that il would not surprise them
to nee the pulpit flop up like the short
end OF q teterboard. Merchant 1rdpeller.
1t is whispered about in select Phila-
delphia circles TINT popular clergyman
of the Quaker City recently electrified a
dinner party in that staid town by re-
marking that "God first made the cheru-
BIN, then the seraphim and then the tor
rapin. "--Neso f0rk Tribune.
Half Of the secret societies in the world
would die q natural death IL dayliobt
should be turned on their limitations. and
all their proceedings made public, The
mystery about them has certain charm
for young men who think THAT which is
dark Is also deep.-Ne'o Orleans Plea
ya'ie-
Florida hotel proprietor Ito steward)-
Has that alligator ordered yesterday got
here yet? Steward--No, sir. Proprietor
(angrily) We'll, this is little too much,
and new batch of northern inyalids
just arrived. You will have to scratch
stewed terrapin of the bill of fare.-Neo
York Times.
1.-THE early MO will claim a obaro ~
attention ara ,ao,,th - 60, -,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
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what Is sac zcas saprense being OF
q Certain GLASS.

what Ia the &eas Supreme HseinN OF
q Certain GLASS.
New York Mall and Rxpress.
To foreigner unfamiliar with the in :
stitutions, and more especially with the
religio-social institutions Of this country,
the oncoming of Lent would present some
very queer phenomena. He would observe
that 'society" that society whose doings
are daily olironicled in the newspapers
nfter series OF receptions, balls, dances
ntid the like, suddenly stops all these, and
diyerts its attention to morning lectures
ON Greek history and mythology and ON
art, to madrigal clubs and musicales, to
luncheon parties and teas aud kaffue
klatsches, to Lenten riding clubs and
little excursions, and TO the preparation
and acting of parlor plnys.
Our foreigner on being informed that
the Observance of Lent is considered q
religious duty, might very justly infer
that whereas dancing all night is ire
hgious, acting in parlor plays and eating
lunches in parties of dozen must be
religious ceremonies OF some sort. In
fact, If he should simply observe the
phenomena presented, and draw his con-
illusions as to the religion of society"
from them, he would have very queer
idea of what that religion consists in.
Should he push his inquiries further,
however, he might possibly find out that
religion has some connection with
churches; and, If acting ON this new idea,
he should apply to the spiritual directors
Of society for information, he would dis
cover that Lent is, in theory, season of
fasting and prayer; that society is sup.
posed TO believe in Supreme Being, 10
whom worship is due, and in a future life
which is to be spent forever In COM
munion with this Being. An inquiry as
to whether that future is TO include KaiIee
Klatsches, luncheons, amateur theatricals,
and the like, would perhaps astound the
good ministers whose churches society at
tends; but would 1t not be natural II
Lent is especially season of preparation
for the future life, would IL not be reason
able for a logical barbarian to infer that
its occupations must naturally bear some
reference to that life?
contemplation of thispuzzling enigma
might perhaps eventually lead our bar
barian to doubt whether society does
really believe in Supreme Being and
future life, and to come to the conclusion
after all, that to all intents and purposes,
the real Supreme Being of society is
society itself, and its real worship an un-
ending succession of social gatherings, to
which only the "best people" are ad-
mitted.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
Lnbouchere ON the Di,he Case.

London Truth.
People have for some time been saying
that we should come to "divorce by con-
sent,n and the Crawford case shows that
we have come to it. I have, of course,
not the slightest desire to cast the least
doubt upon the yeracity of either Mr.. or
Mrs. Crawford. 1 am quite prepared TO
think as badly of the lady as she and her
husband wish me to think, but-person-
alities apart-wbat the case proves is this,
that in order to obtain a divorce nova
days all that is necessary is that one of
the spouses should tell an imaginative
story (the fouler the better) to the other,
and that the other should repeat it in q
court of justice. Then they get their
decree nisi and live happily ever after.
Women of certain kind of temperament
have from time immemorial had genius
for telling this kind of story. In the
middle ages it was an ordinary domestic
occurrence for the husband to come back
from his work or his crusades or what not
and be RECALLED by his wife with full
and particular and realistically objection
able account of her intrigues with his
satanic majesty Beelzebub, and, what is
more, the lady used to stick to her story
an actually allow herself to be burned
for it, to the intense satisfaction of the
populace, who argued, Just as we do now,
that if it were not true Beelzebub would
have gone into the box and denied it,
which he never did-probably because he
thought it would be no use and don't
suppose it would have been. Bearing
these things in mind, confess that en-.
terrain grave doubts whether any lady's
curtain revelations ought, unless fully
corroborated as to the main facts, to bs
received in evidence even against herself
Our law appears to be guided by glim
mer OF common-sense in holding that
such revelations shall not be eyidenc,
against anybody else. But surely it ought t
go further and say that such mere unde
sirable talk shall in the absence Of
thorough corrohoraiion-not be produced
at all in a court of justice. The mar
riage tie is indeed o frail bond if it may
be judicially broken whenever wifi,
chooses to tell foul tale to her husband
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
a HOLIDAY.

Is the age sorhid, impotent and cold2
None the less sweetly shrill the thrushes call
None the less swiftly snowy blossoms fall
On slim young grasses and buds manifold
Where kingcups raise their challces of gold
AS tender breezes drift the hawthorn's pail !;
None the less milky sway the chestnuts tall (;
Or royalty are large white clouds enrolled.
Whore up the azure mighty branches climb.
On eyes that see and hearts that contemplate
No shadows fall Of days degenerate
They reckon but by seasons change the time I;
Here the vain babblings OF nnlovely hours
Grunge into silence before holier powers.
-Macmilldn's Magazine.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice,
having mad placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula OF a simple yege-
table remedy for the speedy and permanent
cure Of consumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asth-
ma and all throat and lung affections, also a
and all nervous complaints, after having tested
Its wonderful curative powers In thousands OF
cases has felt IL his duty 10 make II known 10
his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire TO relieve human suffering, will
send free of charge, TO all who desire It, this
recipe, in German, French or English, with full
directions for preparing and using. Sent by
paper, w. A. MOVES. 149 Powers Block
Rochester, N. Y.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
TEE DEoADExon OF CONGRESS.
nc Begins to Look as IL the Best NleI
Wish to Avoid Politics.

The announcement that Hon. Abram S.
Hewitt, one of the ablest and best
equipped legislators in Congress, will not
stand for re-electiln n, follows close upon
Congressman Collins card to the same
effect and Representative Howell's declara-
ton that nothing could induce him to
come back
The reasons given in these cases differ
somewhat, but they are all based upon
the unsatisfactory character of the ser
vice. Mr.. Collins is troubled too much
with offioe-seekers. Mr.. Hewitt is tired
of fruitless endeayors to give effect to
his own ideas and to the principles of his
party. And Mr.. Howell affirms that sit is
no use." ''rhey talk about the decadence
of Congress" he says, land that the best
men do not care to come here. The reason
is simply because it is of no use to 90
into the House. You can do nothing.
We work outside preparing legislation
and studying up questions, but it comes
to nothing, for the House will not act,
and the majority will not rule. 1t is not
the hard work that keeps men away it is
the worry and the aggravation. Twill never
come back myself. Nothing would induce
me to, as public business is done nova
days. 1t is not worth the while to take
time working up public business and
then have it frustrated continually by a
few men,"
There is food for serious reflection in
these observations. The House ITSELF
spurred on by public criticism of the bar
rem record of Congress for the past ten
years, undertook to remove some of the
obstacles to legislation at the opening of
the present session, by altering the rules.
The appropriation bills were distributed
among several committees, and the major
ity Of the House was given the direction
and control of the business. As yet little
good has resulted from these changes. The
House is still deluged by food of bills
and resolutions. Time is.frittered'away in
useless discussion. Political maneuvres
absorb the attention of the Senate. The
committees of both houses struggle with
or dawdle over bills. And the upshot is
that little or nothing Of public conse-
quence is done, although three months
and half of the session have passed.
The fact continues to be, as Mr.. Howell
says, that "the House will not act, and
the majority will not rule"
The lack of a united party, resolutely
bent upon carrying into effect definite
policy, is, no doubt, largely responsible
for the failure of the House to act. II
there were such party and such pur-
pose, either Mr.. Randall or any one of
two or three other ostensible Democrats
has ability and skill enough to put the
bills through the House. But it is mani
fest that the rules and the mass of bust
ness precipitated upon the House have
much to do in defeating the object for
which 1t meets. Some means should be
devised to shut out private bills and to
make the committee work more prompt
and thorough. Unless something shall
be done to increase the usefulness of the
House as Legislative body, the quality
of itsmembership will rapidly deteriorate.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01

.laI
Faire, fragrant rose, to one know
/ bid ye on Loves errand goe.
Though fearlesslie, be on thy guard,
Do not disclose the sweet reward
For which Sigh and die
II in the daring Of thy elee,
Within tho blush aud revelrie
OF her deare face, ye finger long,
Thou'lt heare the whisper OF Loves song
For which sigh and die
Close to her breath, when ye shall be
The fairest OF thy rosario,
With all thy grace, rose, doe but this
From her sweet lips snatch but one kisse
For which / Sigh and del
And should thy luscious fioure be blest
To lie upon her downie breast,
Thy pouting leaves will swift unclose,
Thrilled with the secret love, sweet rose,
For which l sigh and die
Daire, fragrant rose, to one know,
On Loves sweet errand faultless goe,
Aud be In haste, with feareless bliss
Thou happy rose-to win the kisse
For which sigh and diel
-Boston Transcript
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01

The Numerous Invalids who for come time
have been emancipated from the terrors Of
painful maledies, through the influence Of
dLkhNs SULPHUR SOAP, In conjunction with
warm bathing, will sympathize with those iesa
fortunate than they who are now exposed 10 the
possibility OF being deceived into the purohase
OF the base imitations OF that Soap, which have
been lately introduced 10 the public by design
ing Spectators. Inyalids win Therefore. M
for GLHEsls SULPHUR SOAP, and take no other.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
GOOD Results in EVERY Case.

ID. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer
OF Chattanooga, Tenn, writes that he was
seriously AFFLICTED with severe cold that
settled on his lungs; had tried many RENE
dies without benefit. Being induced to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
did so and was entirely cured by use of a
few bottles. Since which time has used It
In his family for all coughs and colds with
best results. This is the experience of
thousands whose lives have been saved by
this wonderful discovery. Trial bottles
free at the drug store. William Springer II
Co., 400 Market street =
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
Great Hun on a yyeII-knoyn Insti.
IufIOn.

z me famous Patent Medicine Warehouse Of
Charles N. Crittenton, New York, has recen,iv
Deem subjected to an extraordinary pressure
the pressure OF Gro wds OF sufferers from Coughs
and Colds In search Of " Hale's Honey of Hore-
mound and Tar" OF which he is the fortunate
proprietor. The popularity Of me article ia
boundless, and will last, for It is built on the
solid foundation Of innumerable cures. Crit
tenton 8 eetablishment might properly be called
a saving Bank, from the number 1t has been In
strumental In saving from Consumption. Tro-
chial affections OF every type vanish under ia
balmy and balsamic influence with astonishins
rapidity. Sold by all Druggists. Ask for lsrge
much the cheapest. ~'e
Pikes Toothache Drops cure In one minute.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01

A clergyman, after years of suffering
from that loathsome disease, catarrh, and
vainly trying every known remedy, at last
found prescription which completely
cured and saved him from death Any
sufferer from this dreadful disease sending
a self-addressed stamped envelope to DR..
J. Flynn 4 Co., III East Fifteenth street,
New York, will receive the recipe free Of
charge.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
An End 10 HONG sora,,i,,.

Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg, Ill,
says; Having received so much benefit
from electric bitters, feel it my duty TO let
suffering humanity know it. Have had a
running sore on my leg for eight years INV
doctors told me l would have to have the
stead, three bottles of electric bitters and
seven boxes Bucklen's arnica salve, and inv
leg is now sound and we'll" Electric bitt0rs
are sold at so cents a bottle and Bucklen's
arnica salve at rs cents per box by William
Springer a. Co.. 402 Market street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Is prepared from sarsaparilla, Dandellon.
Mandrake, Dock. Pspsissewa, Juniper Ber-
ries, and other well-known and valuable yege-
table remedies. The combination, proportion
and preparation are peculiar to Hoods sarsa-
parilla, giving 1t curative power not possessed
by other medicines. 1t effects remarkable
cures where others fail.
consider Hoods sarsaparilla the best
medicine l ever used. 1t gives me an appetite
and refreshing sleep, and keeps the cold out"
j. s. Fooo, 100 Spruce Street. Portland, Me-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01

Fifty members of the engineering de-
partment of Columbia College will oc-
cupy barracks next summer on Bantam
Lake, near Mtchfeld, Conn, taking their
meals at neighboring hotel. An instru-
ment house is being built, and a course
Of practical study will be followed. A son
of Jay Gould is one of the class.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01

An Alabama cotton gin manufacturer
has just shipped 10 of the most i'm.
proved machines to Russia. They are
consigned to Moscow, and it is Thought
that the Russian government wants them
to experiment in cotton culture in the
Black Sea provinces.
Among the members of the United
States Senate Ingalls, talks loudest, Ed
munds most Malone least, while Evarts
sits and muses. quietly, Hoar looks most
like grandmother, and German receives
most callers aud is favorite of the
pages, as he was once page himself.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01

Henry A. Mott, Jr., Phi. D., y. c. g Professor
OF Chemistry, New York Medical College, and
late government chemist, says: My lnvestiga-
ton OF All 'ocSs Pc GUS Plaster shows 1t to c,,n
tlin valuable and essential Ingredients f., Of
present 10 any other plaster. These ingredients
are so perfectly proportional that the Allcock's
Porous Plaster will not cause bllsters or ex.
cessive irritation; and ind 1t superior to aud
more efitleut than any other plaster" Imita-
unns aud counterieits of this valuable remedy
are being offered for sale; so whea purchasing
Allrock's Porous Plasters do not fail to see tina
thu registered trademark stamp is on each
plaster, as none are genuine withoutit
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
Indiana FIanssnn..

The President bluntly intimated to a
delegation Of Hoosier Democrats that In
diana must be in a bad way if the only
hope OF carrying it next fall lies in re-
moving an experienced and faithful
official, like Public Printer Rounds, in
the middle of the session of Congress,
and appointing country printer from
their state in his place. The visiting
statesmen showed what they are ''here
Tor" and found out what the President is
there for, and would do better to go home
now and prepare the virtue of the SIN.
Jeany" voters to Withstand the seduction
of "crisp 90 greenbacks."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01

Is the best blood purifier before the public.
IL eradIcates every impurlty, and cures scrof-
ula, Salt Rheum, Boils, Pimples, all Humors,
Dyspepsia, Bilionsness, Sick Headache, Indi-
gestion, General Debility, Catairh Rheuma-
tism, Kidney and Liver Complaints. 1t over
comes that extreme tired feeling, and builds
up the system.
Hoods sarsaparilla was a God-send to me,
for Il cured me Of dyspepsia and liver com
plant with which had suffered 20 years"
j. b. HoRNBEcK, South Fallsburg, N. Y.