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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28


A ghost IL feet in hight, with fiery eyes
and horns has been disturbing the peace
full citizens of Elizabeth, N. j., with the
most unseemly pranks. The apparition
has been repeatedly seen of late, and u
vigilance committee, armed to the teeth,
scours the streets nightly, hoping to lay
the spectre with cold lead. Unfortunately,
this ghost is extremely difficult to catch.
Its agility is something auwzing. Fences
Is feet high afford no obstacle to the
gigantic bounds BY which it is accustomed
to travel. One day last week it was
actually cornered by the vigilance com
mittee, but it made its escape by climbing
a lightning rod to the roof of church
and leaping to the street ON the other
side. People have suggested that it must
have a spring in it somewhere. 1t is
rulnored that several young women have
been kissed by the naughty ghost, and
the girls are afraid to venture out of
doors after dark. There is something
anthropomorphous about the spook after
| all
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
BUcKINGHAsr PALIoE.
'rhc Literary Treasures Collected
by George HlI.


'rhc Literary Treasures Collected
by George HlE.
Magazine of Art for February.
George III. made Buckingham House
the headquarters of his immense literary
collections. We must remember that
London in those days was but soantily
furnished with libraries. The nucleus of
the library at the British Museum was
only formed in 1857, when George H.,
shortly before his death, gave the old
library of English kings, in all about ten
thousand volumes. There were libraries
at Syon College and st. Paul's for clergy
men and in Queens Square for dissenters.
A few other small collections were open
to the public, but do not sesm to have
been much used. So literally did the
young king go to work TO start new
royal library in the place of that given
away by his grandfather, that though he
only assembled tue throne in 1860, and
was then, as is well known, but eighteen
years of age, he had already, six years
after the purchase of Buckingham House,
collected library which, to use the words
of johnson, as reported by Boswell, twas
more numerous and curious than he sup
posed any person could have made III the
tiiue which the king had employed =
Barnard, the kings librarian, WIS much
heholden to Johnson for u long letter,
in which he gave elaborate instructions
rs to the formation Of n library. 1t would
have been interesting to read this letter,
but Boswell could not obtain it from Bar.
nard, who thought it would detract from
his own merits. he great foreign col
lection of Consul Smith" contained
books and MSS. as well as pictures, and
new room had to be added to the old
house. Pyne gives the interiors oftwo
of them, as well as views of several other
rooms, the hall staircase, and saloon OF
the dukes building, evidently not much
altered since he wrote his letter to the
Duke of Shrewsbury, though by 1878,
when Pyne's drawings We're made, Wyatt
the elder had been at work. The Ii
braries were plain, their ornaments con-
sisting of books alone; and it is interest
ing to imagine the uncouth figure of
Samuel johnson standing by that tall wire
hre-guard or sitting in one of those COM
| FORTRESS arm-chairs wi n an Aldine editio
princeps closet to his nose. Mr.. Barnard we
Gre told, took care that he should have
| every accommodation that could contrib
| ute to his ease and convenience while in
dulging his literary taste in that place.
The king heard of it, and desired that he
| should be told of Johnson's next visit.
The minutes of the conversation were
submitted to the king for lis approval
before publication. At the time of the
interview George Ill. cannot have beer
| twenty-five years of age, and considering
the poverty of the education he had re
ceived, and the slight knowledge he cal
have had time to gain of his newt,
acquired books, his remarks are surpris
ingly safe. The books collected her,
form now very important part of til
British Museum, to which between sixt,
aud seventy thousand volumes were con
yeyed by an arrangement with George ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
How a Dog Managed sheep.

The agent of New Mexico ranchman
paid his semi-annual visit to distant
grazing. ground only to find the sheep
herder dead and the sheep quietly feeding
in fertile canon near by, jealousy
guarded by his dog. In the rear of the
corral, into which the sheep were driven
every night, lay the bleaching skeletons
of dozen or more sheep. Astonished at
the sagacity of the dog, the ranchman
secreted himself and waited until night.
As the sun began to sink the sheep came
trooping in, with the dog in the rear.
They crowded into the corral through a
narrow opening, and as the last one
pushed forward the dog seized and killed
him, and dragged the lifeless body to the
rear of the corral, where he made COM
Portable supper off portion of the car
cass, leaving the balance for future meals.
He had been doing this ever since the
death of his master, and would probably
have continued his guardianship over the
flock until he died.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
1oHnNeRIs IN BxeIIsH.



The New York Evenfpg Post of Thurs
day said, Last evenings performance of
"Lohengrinn by the American Opera
Company was not only thoroughly enjoy
able, eyen to those who know that noble
music drama by heart, but 1t had several
features which especially commend II
to attention. IL appears to be q principle
among operatic managers, even in Ger
many, that Wagner's operas contain 80
much stirring dramatic action and such o
vast amount of beautiful music, that they
are sure to draw even If somewhat
stability placed on the stage. The man
agement of the American Opera Company
on the other hand has apparently adopted
the more just theory that the most beau
tiful opera deserves the most beautiful
attire; so that "Lohengrin" has been put
ON the stage with scenic background,
aud especially with an abundance of gor-
geous and historically accurate costumes
that have never been seen here before.
Another feature which gave special
satisfaction WAS the chorus. There were
few weak places in the first and second
acts, hut everything else was sung with
remarkable precision, vigor, and an un-
precedented beauty of tone. It is not at
all necessary to make allowance for the
fact that the major part of this chorus
appears this season for the first time in
opera but if that fact is taken into con-
sideration, the choral singing last even
| ing was little short of marvellous, and
Mr.. Hinrichs deserves great deal of
praise for his share in securing such re-
suit. It is not often in lifetime that even
regular opera-goer has the privilege
of being electrified by such grandiose
| and soul-stirring climax as Mr.. Thomas
obtained at the end of the first act. But
it was not only in this climax that Mr..
Thomas showed that though he has not
received the Wagner traditions at first
hand, he has the remarkable faculty of
educing from the score itself the true
| Wagnerian spirit, and with the assistance
of his admirable orchestra, the best ever
heard in opera in this country, he was
able to bring out the instrumental details
with subtlety and refinement that must
have astonished the very walls of the
academy, which have SO often re-echoed
the dreary orchestration of Arditi's
sloyenly band, tsIohen-
grim has now been heard in three
languages in New York. The italian YER
sion was little more than parody, as
Mapleson did not give more than few
samples" and lyric episodes of the
opera. The German performances have
been most admirable, and have the advan-
tage of preserving the intimate connec.
ton between Wagner's declainatory style
and the peculiarities of German poetry
and German pronunciation. The English
version enables those who do not under
stand German to see better than hereto
fore how harmoniously Wagner's poetry
and music are blended. That the
English language is more closely affiliated
to German than the italian language, ant
that therefore "Lohengrin" is better il
English than in italian, is self-eyident.
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a Missouri Despcrado,. Gratitude.


Two years ago the James brothers who
sacked the express car, and went
through the passengers on the Chicago,
Rock Island, and Pacific at Gads Hill,
stole the money box at the Kansas state
fair. They rode into Kansas City on
horseback, and when the cashier was
walking to the bank with the receipts of
the day, about 81 900, they pointed their
pistols at his head, seized the box, and
gnlloped off. This was done in broad
daylight, in the midst of great crowd.
Some tine afterwards one of the Kansas
City reporters wrote an article about
these highwaymen, saying some kind
things. He called them brave, and said
they had done the most daring deed in the
highwayman's record. A few nights
afterwards ome of the James brothers rode
into Kacsas City, went to the newspaper
office and, calling the reporter out pre-
scented him handsome watch and chain.
They said the article in question touched
them in a tender spot, and they desired
to show their gratitude, ''But l don't
feel Mt liberty to take this watch, +" said
the reporter. "But do it to crafty us.
We didn't steal this watch; we bought
and paid for it with our own money, y
continued the desperadoes. mo; you
must excuse me-" continued the reporter
well then, if you can't take this watch,
replied the James brothers, regretfully,
''what can we do for you? Perhaps you
can name some man around here you
want killed ~
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and a young school teacher of Dakota.
Mr.. Nolan, one day about four months
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found one that had the young ladysname
and address written upon it. The finder
of the egg was requested to write, pro-
vided it was man who felt matrimonially
inclined. Young Nolan Immediately com
piled with the fair damsel's request.
Several letters have passed between the
pair, photographs have been exchanged,
and in her last missive, received few
days ago, the young woman requests her
admirer to come ON to Dakota imnie-
diately. Nolan has been congratulated
by his friends.
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28

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new taStle accommodation Train8-Leaye
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Lines on the death Of Katherine Lee Bayard.
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God giyeth his beloved sleep.
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On saIs Fifty-sixfh Birthday, ian.
LIST, 1856.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-09-08
West BridgeWater.

ID. p. Wilder, Of South Reading
visited friends in this place last week.
J. n. Madden took in the shooting
match at South Vernon last Tuesday,
en- route to Boston.
+. S. Madden remains about the
same.
A. j. Pinncy had valuable horse
quite badly hurt last Sunday by get
ting cast in the pasture.
Two hounds, answering the descrip-
ton of these supposed to have been
stolen by band of gypses, in Clare
mont, N. H., in July, were seen near
East Bethel few weeks ago.
=. School in district No. Z, commenced
last Monday tern Of eleven weeks,
Mrs. Asahel Foster Smi,h teacher.
Tramps are plenty in this section
They 90 the rounds little oftener as
the weather is getting cooler.
Farmers are busy harvesting theil
potatoes. They report good crop
very few are affected with rot.
The Ottauquechce house is being re-
pared, by way of new silling, and also
q new bulk head and some other re-
rerars