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The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09
MIR. Graham's Address.

Our esteemed contemporary EUery EDening
criticises Principal Graham's speech at the
opening of the new High School as ''savol.
ing to much OF metaphysics for a popular
address, and OF taint of sectarianism whic
should not appear in speech upon education
in country where church and state are no,
connected"
We are anxious to learn in what sense Nj.
Graham was sectarian. What sect did h
uphold or what sect stiguatize. A careful
perusal of the speech earns from us, ON the
contrary unstinted praise for the market
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF his utterances. Ii
is most meritorious to Mr. Graham in the
position he holds that he is SO carefully bas-
cd his constitutional teachings upon biblic,
morals, and demonstrated in such eloquent
terms the fact of their close independent Q
and Interviewing Does our contemporary
doubt but that such sentiments will be in
the slightest degree obnoxious to the public
or to the fathers and mothers of our school
children We venture to say that every
parent and guardian in this community who
read those glorious words of loyalty, purity,
rectltude and patriotism, all inseparable
from the biblical basis asserted breathed a
silent "thank God'' for those sentiments.
Yet in than all there was not single word
ofdenominationalism. Methodist, Presby-
terian, Episcopaliau, Romanist, Baptist, in
fact all denominations can heartily endorse
Mr.. Grabams words. What constituency
then, does our esteemed cotemporary repre-
sent in his criticism Does he resent the
principals scathing citation Of Nihilism
Communism, Radioalism, of the enemies of
order liberty and virtue We venture TO
suggest that on this occasion Mr.. Graham,
Is by large majority endorsed by public
/ opinion.
Mr.. Grsham's speech otherwise may be
considered somewhat graRdloquent, but II
embodiea the right ring, it has the sound
metal. The school teacher who holds with
unienominational grasp the bible in ons
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09
EoIsT ftSe ~
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---.;anz is exercised III Liz
last nearly full year for rucso, tbe creme
at the request of the Wilmid gageng u
that company. Wednesday week last the
agent signed with Mr.. Bayliss engaging the
Opera House. All Wilmington read the
nsaal notices of the fact in the local papers.
The manager of the Opera House has had
several offers for the coming week, including
the Annie Pixley aud other first rate COM
panes, but he refused to entertain the pre-
positions because the Opera House had been
pre-empted by Mr.. Flank Tatnall in the
interest of the Boston Ideals.
The peculiar treatment of the Opera House
manager may be understood by imagining
what would have been the result supposing
that Mr.. Bayliss had taken the iniatiye, as he
had plenty of opportunity for, and filed the
Ideals dates according to the engagements
he was offeled by other companies III
what position would the local agent OF the
Boston Ideals be then? Whatever criticism
may be made, Mr.. Bayliss cannot be accused
of lack of courtesy.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09
The Public Domain

1t appears according to the last report of
The General Land Office that ''there are now
just 5000, 600 acres of the public domain left
IF character that makes them available for
settlers without capital. In word, there
is just public land enough to be given away
three months at the rate of disposal here
tolore indulged in, namely, 1000, 900 acres
a year."
Thisis most shameful record in the light
of the fact of the infiuetesimally small per-
now occupying, or who have taken up gov
ernment land, ooDtrasted with the large es.
tates and tracts OF laud occupied by corpora
ions or large capitalists. The question is,
is it possible by any legal process to compel
the restitution of any of this public domain
which notoriously la many instances has
oeen filched from the people by illegal
methods.
Did President Cleveland give his attention
to this matter as sequel to vigorous re-
buke to the cattle rauge stealers of the Okla
homa, and prosecute crusade against the
land grabbers of the Western States and
territories he would earn the everlasting
gratitude of the people. It is to be feared
however, Just as in the case of the silver
question, the capitalists, banks, aud mono-
polisis are to strong for the executive.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09
A New Cafe.

During the past summer the "Girard
HOTEL" Ninth and Chestnut streets, Phila-
delphia, sigualized new departure in its
hostelrie by the establishment of perpetu.
al Cafe.
This Cafe, which has its entrance on 9th
street, is continuously open and it is most
elaborate in all of its apartments.
The bill of fare includes everything which
can be suggested by the most approved cpl
cureau taste and ii is prepared and set be-
fore you in the most appetizng manner.
The "terrapin sauce" OF the "Girard
House Cafe'' is justly famed and those
who have once enjoyed its deliciousneSs
will ever hold it in pleasing remembrance.
Wilmingtouians are showing their sppre-
citation of the "Girard House Cafe" as daily
many Of them hie thither for their luncheon
aud also to meet their friends,
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09
Another Free Library.

Following the movement in New York
city for the establishment of Free City
Library comes the announcement Of the for
NAL opening of the Pratt Free Library in
Baltimore. The Library has been establish
ed by Enoch Pratt who has expended
81, 1000, 600 in the gift.
We have just witnessed the formal opening
of very fine new school house intended for
higher education. If such thing were pos
sible here the opening of Fcee Public
Library in Wilmington would be looked up :
on as an opportunity for the common educa-
tion of our citizens. 1t is question wheth-
er the New High School as an educational
motor, factor in those conditions that tend
towards popular impros osement and civiliza-
tion can outvie what " build be ATTAINED by a
Free Public Library.
What is needed of cosrse is philanthro-
pist of something Of ibs stripe Of Enoch
Pratt,
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09
Taking cleveland's Measurement.

Taking Cieveland's Measurement.
Daily Republican.
President Cleveland owes us nothing but
he is indebted largely to the newspaper press
that bemeaued and stultiiied itself by max
Tug out a spotless Character for himself
while it tradueed and slardeied MIR. Blaine.
We are net in that category, though by
denouncing thewhole newspaper fraternity as
so many liars, the President axes no dis
junction. Friend and foe alike come in for
hs reprobation aud censuIe We hardly
think the President intended this, but he
lacked sufficient sound sense and discretion
to say anything else. If he does mean what
he says, then already he begins to manifest
the role OF tyrant aud worse than, when he
says all newspaper men are liars, he Is huLt-
ny for other peoples corn to measure in his
,wn halt bushel. The difficulty with the
President is, that be did not get Secretary
Lamont to write his letter to Kepler, the
editor Of Puck. Mr. Lamont would not
have blundered in that manner.
It may be thought, after all that the
President has grown conceited enough to
write his own letters, and hereafter we are to
become acquainted with the familiar term
Of ''liars" in his literary ebulitions. If he
intends to pursue this course he will find no
lack of those who will say ''you're another
The President shows the basest ingratitude
TO that part of the press that supported him
when he thus turns his back upon it and
calls the men, and woman too, that compose it,
''liars," though we do not believe he is far
from the truth when we take into -considera-
tion the manner iu which they vouched for
his chastity and purity, his ability, his
friendly feeling for the working classes, his
splendid scholarship and his disinterested.
ness, While President is not justified in
using such low language, aud displaying
the temper of Nero, that part of the press
that supported him for his virtues deserves
| all it gets,
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09

| to give detailed history of the building of
the High School, and appealed to Mr.. Hof-
fecker If he had not said SO to aim.
Mr.. Hoffecker.--Said he had not.
DR.. Keables. That is my recollection.
Mr.. Hoffeoker.--I is not mine.
Mr.. Wiley also understood that the
building was to be finished and presented to-
night.
Mr. Allen wanted to enter his protest
against the occupation of the building until
it was entirely finished as he was afraid
there would be trouble if the building was
accepted.
MIR. Wiley said that he was not satisfied
TO accept the building under the circum-
stances This Board has not got the $40,
900 to pay the last instalmeut on the build
ing. Some arrangements would have to be
made with the contractor. 1t was very
necessary that the Board should act more
prudently and cautiously.
1t is pertinent here to enquire why DR.. T.
A. Keables on last Monday morning stulti-
fed himself by denying any intent on the
part of the building committee to present
the new "High SCHOOL, to the Board of
Education when he himself had, prior to this
date, said to the President of the Board of
Education that he might prepare himself to
accept the new ''High SCHOOL, building in
the name of the Board of Education: and
furthermore, to oorroborate the intent of
chairman of the Building Committee, in his
published address at opening exercises of
the new High SCHOOL, on last Monday
night appeared these words from the pen of
DIR. I. A. Keabes, the chairman of the
building committee: And now, we are
proud to present to the people of this city,
the Wilmington High School building COM
plete and finished.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09
A Suggestion.

To the Editor of THE wILMrsaTosIAN.
SIR II bave perused with much pleasure
your recent correspondence In regard to a
Free Library, with which / am thoroughly
in accord and heartily desire to see.
In the meantime while the Manager of the
Institute complains of Strengthened means
would It not be well for them to sell large
proportion of theig daily newspapers and
magazines by auction once a year instead of
filing SO many of them as is now donee For
example certain paper would be delivered
to the purchaser at the end of each day &c.
Another suggestion have to make is this,
why not provide the Library with box to
be placed in front of the cashiers desk to
collect charge of say penny from any
one who wishes to peruse any paper in the
Institute. Many of our business men may
wish to see the market reports of say Bal
imore Phi a. g. New York but do not care to
buy three papers at one time from these
various places. The same men will tell you
they have no time To use the Library books
at home and do not become subscribers but
would gladly enough pay small charger
for a chance to look occasionally at q
range of papers upon some special subject.
Such a charge would not in any way con
fiiot with the regular members or subscribers
who as rule use the Library for the books
it contains while It would be a check on any
one using the Library who are neither mem
bers nor subscribers.
Yours &c,
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09

| statesman as the following arraignment
made against Mr.. Bayard by Mr.. Spofford Of
Vermont in regard to the Fisheries question
when he accused him of venturing to make
an agreement with g Great Britain wherein,
without the slightest warrant of law, with
out the participation of the Senate, although
that body was yet in session pending the
negotiation, you have offended the sover-
eighty of the United States by attempting to
deed away their ma i'ime rights, or to
guarantee immunity for their violation p
Was there ever since this country's incep-
tion as an organized government such an as
tonishiug array of foreign appointments ! It
literally beggers description.
But the above are only few of the more
salieptpouts In the Bayard annals Aside from
craftsmanship what picture Thomas F.
Bayard affords In both national and State
politics. 1t would seem that the lesson
demonstrated to him individually at the two
last Democratic National Conventions aught
80 cohvince any sane man that he has not
the weight in the Democratic councils that
he would only too gladly claim. That
should have taught Mr.. Bayard his own trne
standing. Additionally, those leaders OF
his party whom his turbulence and arrog-
ance has not lastingly allenated must now
look upon him with distrust as he appears to
take every opportunity to ignore rather
than affiliate. Mr. Bayard affords the pic
ture of weak embittered politician. His
dissappointinents have soured him, and he
LACKS the manlioess to rise superior to tenn
porary adversely. In State politics was there
ever such teskmaster or one who SO coolly
overlooked services rendered, one who is SO
largely for self has gathered with SO lordly
air of hereditary right "Who made thee a
ruler aud judge over us ~ was said of old,
the same question is ringing ON every free
voice in Delaware this moment. Has not
Delaware given freely and openly to the Bay
ard namef or gereiationss What good thing
has Thomas F, layard done in return for
his native place. Has he helped Wilmington
as soaportP Have our workiugmen been
assisted by any effort Of his. Is there any
thing on record bat he has accomplished of
good for his own State? No. that has been
left n III rq industrious in locking
wILMINGUs of Wilmington and Della
= Basard-
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09
The FalIacy of the Gold Standard

New York Sun.
Opponents Of silver money on this side OF
the Atlantic extol the blessings of the gold
standard, and sscribe tho depression of our
| business affairs to tho fear of silver Mean
while the people of Great Britain, whose
necks are under tho yoke of gold, and who
have not the faintest prospect OF escape from
it, are far from enjoying complete prosperity.
Here is picture of their condition, present
ed by London correspondent In the New
York Times of yesterday.
"The suffering among the poor of London,
which is always great, is now said to be un
precedented, and the usual efforts at a
Christmas alleviation seem to have been par
alyzed by the immensity of the task, for
comparatively little organized charity has
been reported. Any day during the past
fortnight one could see thousands faint
and ragged wretches prowling outside the
Wharves, each ready to fight the other in
order to be one of score who were admit
ted to days work for 40 cents If a ship
happened to come in. Everywhere business
is reported to be worse than it was year
ago. 1t is said that not single Christmas
publication has yielded a profit. When it
was stated year ago that the British ship
building industries were off half a million
tons it seemed that the worst showing had
passed but the report now is likely to show
another diminution, and one nearly as great.
This is sample of all industries, while the
farmers prices have reached starvation
point.
1t would be unjust to say that the whole
of this m rery comes from the operation of
the gold standard, though in our opinion,
and in that Of some of the most sagacious
British economists, large part of it is Tue
to that cause. But it is quite certain that
lone of it proceeds from any fear of tran
sition of the silver standard, and that the re-
moval of that fear irom among us would be
no sure remedy for trade depression.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09
What is the Law.

Many of those no doub', who attended the
recent Teachers Institute here were attrac-
ted, while listening to the "cpen debates
upon such educational questions as happen
ed to be brought forward by the peculiar
views, or, more exactly shade of view enun-
ciated by some of the leaders in regard to
spelling. The theory was implied that a
certain standard being needed for the spell
ing of any given word that that be retained
sacredly as correct photography forever.
That is righteous law in the abstract,
probably enough, and might be applied at
the present moment by adapting Webster or
Worcester's ruling.
But, unfortunately, the question is not at
all settled whether Webster, for instance, is
orthodox iu quite number of very COM
mon words and families of words.
We all must concede, at any rate Kerl's
assertion that the paramount rule is the
usage of the best speakers and writer's
photographers themselves must take their
rulings from the best writers.
1t seems nowadays much the fashion to
site k too closely to the dictionary in words
in regard to which there exists a question as
to the spelling, in which the two English
speaking nations, America aud England,
have always differed, and which class of
words are at this moment undergoing an
photographed change in this country.
We notice that Mr.. Howells, in bis story
"The Rise of Slas Lapham" spells in the
following way .--honoars, odours, harbours,
humour, sauour, .faoours, splendour, behaviour,
&c.
Mr.. Howells is indisputably one of our
best writers. He is an American writer.
Other American writer's have similar
usage.
in the cases cited above all the spelling is
incorrect according to Webster. But we must
remember, that before Webster compiled
his dictionary, whatever he had t, do with
it, that the very usage adopted by Mr..
HowelIs at the present day and opposed by
Webster existed as orthodox photography
many decades if not some ceuturies precious
ly- That spelling is found in the Spectator
Fielding, Pope, Dryden, Gay, Addison, Wal
pole, and others all the way back to the writ
ers of the Elizabethian period who used !,
thirty millions Of English zlss.-;--.-------
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rz,.e rz,,aelie Z !, and the great dsmanal
----fa ntllf
tives must no longer make application to the
President that their nominations for any
office be placed in his hands. Mr.. Cleveland
retains to himself the right of consultation
with congressman upon any appointment
should he desire to do SO, but he insists On
The full and entirely unmodfied right of
appointment as centred in the executive
alone. This is direct attack upou an an
cient, well understood custom. The Presi-
dents position is perfectly constitutional
but, as to its practieability there will be
great deal of question. Generally speaking,
the best authority upon the merits of any
candidate are the congressman from his own
state. No President can be informed upon
the personal merits of even very small
number of applicants.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09
Germany,s Greatness.

| Before the magnates OF the world In all the
gioraeation of farntirg banners, star.
glittering uniforms, the booming of cannon,
| martial parade. and religious pomp and cer-
emonial the first emperor of the greater
| modern Germany received. last week, his
apotheosis. On Sunday Berlin resounded
witto ''bochs, and joy bells rang incessant-
ly to commemorate the twenty fifth anniver-
sary of Kaiser Wilhein,'s ascent 10 tbs
sian throne. In the cathedral Schloss IL
court chaplain preached before the Emperor
the court and foreign digutaries from the
"a strange application, some will think, Of
the modest Pauline sentiment
The occasional Is a historical one 1t is
the consummation Of German military glory.
That nation is the greatest military power of
Europe. France is eclipsed by the success Of
the Prussian armies. England does nes
come into the count. She is nation Of
shop-keepers Her legions march only in
the direction of commercial interests. The
annexation Of rich agricultural region like
that of the basin OF the Irrawaddy Is more
precious to her than the flare Of imperial
trumpets in the balls of Versailles While
Germany flies to arms TO down her ancestral
foe, France, England launches into war with
Russia for the protection OF her commercial
interests in India aud Egypt. Each country
takes the prize, one of martial pre-eminence,
the other OF commercial success. Different
minds will award according to their senti-
ment where political wisdom lies 1t is
question for modern state men whether SOL
idarity and unifca,iou IL gained in nation
more by the veyve and fi,ful olation of emp
ty conquest as motor, or through the pro-
cess of united commercial propulsion and
enterprise induced by the opening up to a
community of live merchants The new mar
kets of the world. Germany has accom-
plshed the first and has been saluted in
public by Europe as mitary imperator
England is quietly and persistepa ga. No
the second, that is d 90 -. sA
kets. Burlnah * Except sunday.l
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The Wilmingtonian., 1886-01-09

-s..,as s.iifUsrTA true that, in the main, the
chairman Of the building committee regard
ed himself as sbe Board of Education yet
unfortunately the sins of said chairman are
visited upon the Board aud they cannot es-
cape measure of public odium.
Belt here said that the building commit
tee of the ''new High School" are, witt
slight modification composed of practical
and intelligent men and where unanimity
prevailed the outline of the work was COM
plete aud eminently satisfactory I: it was
only when the chairman of the building
committee ignored his confreres and inject
ed his own peculiar ideas into the structure,
that reproach was thrown upon the enter
prise.
In reviewing the report of chairman Kea-
bles which was read by deputy chairman
Hesler we notice that the "new High
School building independent of furniture
was to cost s54, 396, 48 /: this it will be re-
membered included tower the estimated
cost of which was about 50, 600 and although
the tower was not crested yet it cost
the city at least $500 more to flnish the
building without the tower than it would
have with said tower.
Let us recaptulate, the additional cost OF
const. ucting tower on the High School
building was estimated $1,000, aud yet the
same building, absolutely, with little skimp-
ish, hernapbrodite sort of tow er cost $500
more than gild edged tower would have
cost. These are facts as testified to by a
member of the Board of Education The
originality of the above mathematical sys.
ten cannot be questioned, and il is in order
for the visiting committee of the "New
High School to revise its code of matbe-
matics.
The action Of the Board of Education on
last Monday morning is indicative of the
ending of the imperions sway of the chair.
man of the Building Committee. At that
meeting the Board very broadly ultima.
ted that Keabes had injected his personality
sufficiently iuto all matters appertain.
ing to the ''new High School aud that til,
time had now come when reason and good
sense should be no longer supplemented by
Irresponsible fancy.
The vreacity of the chairman of the build
ing COMMITTEES was also severely strained
as may be seen from the proceedings as re
ported in the Daily Republican :
Mr. Allen asked if DIR. Kcables had no
announced in his published notice of th
entertainment tonight that the chairman
of the Building Committee would presen
the accepted building to the Board of Edu
cation, and it would be accepted by TIL
President of the Board
DR.. Keables said he did not know of an,
such arrangements.
DR.. Shortlidgs wanted to know if tn
chairman of the Building Committee dil
not say to at least two other members of tina
committee that he would present the build
ing tonight and President Baird woul'
receive it,
DR.. Keables had no seoollection of sayini
anything of tbs klpd, hut said be intende,