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The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
Sunshine.

Open all the doors and windows wide, and
let rich, warm sunshine come ponring in,
and see what 1t will do!
''Show all the dust and fade the carpets, !"
groans Aunt NJ -ry, peeIing into the corners
after possible cobwebs.
snake the house sweet and pure and
cherry" chirps cheerful grandma, smiling
over her knitting, ard the baby crows as if
he knew jnst what she meant.
Grandma is right. Sunshine sweeteps ev.
cry thing it falls upon, What would become
tile Iiteis By0wn ssets r,,as = art ut-t ~
their cases, as pale aud cold looking as
snow flake, if the Sunshine never got hold uf
them? Do you think they would ever bios
som into beauty and fragrance? NJ, IN
deed!
And where d. the bilds-songs come from
bat out of the sunshine? Al soon as the
cloudy days begin to tell Of coming storms,
the little birds folk hasten awaw to the land
of sunshine. Aud when our glad SprIng
comes back, and the sun smiles ON us once
more, back come the CHEEKY songsters, and
bust out into melody again.
It's sunshine that calls out our garden
blooms our lucous fruits, and our golden
grain. heads; and how can we help but love
and prize it2 Oniy We forget how blessed
it is because it is so common, aud take it. as
we do so many of our Fathers gifts, with
out thought or a thank you
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
BY His Ears.
You MAY TELL WHETHER A MAN IS HONEST OR
- NOT

You MAY TELL WHETHER A MAN IS HONEST or
NOT.
Boston Globe,
Ina late newspaper interview Inspector
B res, Of New York, gives a reporter some
interesting facts about reading character
from tile surface sign on toe human lace.
The keen inspector says he has studied phy-
siugonomy all his lie, aud has c'ms to tue
conclusion that the general character of the
head and face have little OF nothing to do
witll The character of man. person may
have Roman, Greci IN or stub most; he
NAV he tail and slim aud lauk he may bt
short aud chubby" or he may be anywhere
between; he may be blonde or dark; ne
NAV wear number six " number eight hat;
he may have full or retreatrg forehead;
his eyes may be sunken or prot uding large
or small aud yet the inspector thinks no Que
can tell with any degree of certainty from
his looks whether he be saint or a sinner
After going all through the list of physi-
economical traits Mr.. Byres comes down to
business, and says he never saw a smar
| man. either in crime or in business, who had
large A libby ears that stood of from his head
ike wings. To succeed in business or to
make any headway in life the rim ci'a man's
ears mlst stand in toward his head. 1t il
fiopping, Outstanding, down hanging ear
that shows weakness of character and of pur
pose aud gives man away every time. Ac
,ord ng to the inspector the man with thu
kind of an ear is the one who is first t. ente
crime and the first to confess when arrested
He brLgs aud blows and busters, aud theI
''peters out" without duing anything. The
lupg-ea ed man is failure.
o. course, tls is simply the rc,ult of on
mans ubservatol, ami canuot be laid dow
as a law. But Inspector Bytues is an abl
mlu keen observer and person who's
ears hug his Uranium Pretty His opinion
should therefore be entitled to some weigh
Ii they arc lrrcct the lop.eaied man mui
GO.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
vpI IIt-NO. 317 W1LN1I
Amid unna,ur al Excitement.

| Evidence aoeumated demonstrates beyond
cavil or doubt, that unnatural excitement,
whethe, it be fear, anger, jealously, or any
thing else, ruins mind and body with poison,
| for which there is no absolate antidote. 1t
A brings ruin to the body more than any othtr
cause, and ruin to the nerves and bran more
than every other cause combined. The
point make, and wish to be remembered, is
that unnatural excitement is the buman
souls greatest foe. It takes the blood out o
the body, the life out of the blood, and the
i " out Of life It withers the young form OF
symmetry and beauty into the bendng,
shapeless form Of premature age 1t ploWs
its furrows insidousy and deeply works
its wrinkles upon the face and brow Of life'S
youth and prime, where naught but smiles
should live and reign. 1t inyades tho temple
of strength and paralyizes her fair garden
called the brain. 1t dries up her streams
from the greater to the lesser nerves. 1t cuts
the sinews of her strength and changes the
body temple into pest houseu disease, aud
cluses the drama of life's great mistake, as 1t
wraps the unhappy wreck In deaths cbarit-
able mautel of darkness aud stlsnce.
Fight down every phase of unnatural ex-
citemsnt, control yourself in all things, Ban
ish from your nature jealousy aud hate, sub
due your anger aud every form of unnatural
excitement, cultivate sweet disposition, a
cheerful nature, aud spirit of love and faith.
Your life will be one of joy, sickness will
not trouble you, sorrow seldom visit your
home, your life will be one of peace and joy
and your peace and joy will be the peace and
joy of others. Youth will stay with you
through your prime, follow you far into the
harbur of old age, close in death your lips
with smile, and liuger in memory over
your grave. "
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
A Ring ON a Swollen ringer.

''Will yop please saw this ring off my
ingerP'
IL was an old woman who made this re-
quest of Broadway jeweler, and as the
| worker in gold and silver took the wrinkled
t ugh fat aud shapely hand in his it trem-
hled violently, and tears dropped on the
counter.
Excuse me-" continued the old lady,
'but its my wedding ring. l have never
had it off since / was married--iorty five
years ago. | have refrained from having
it cut, hoping that my finger might get Thin
ner, so that could take it off without
breaking it,,
Sand what if can remove it without
outting9p inquired the jeweler.
"But can yon?" said she looking up in a
half credulous way. III you can, do it by
all means"
Then the jeweer took the swollen finger
aud wound it round from the top dswnwards
in length of fat rubber braid. The elastic
cord exerted its force upon the tissues of the
finger gently aud gradually, until the flesh
seemed to be pushed down almost to the
bone. The old woman's hand was then
held above her head for a brief interval
Then the bandage was quickly uncorded
aud repeated three tunes, and fiually it was
found upon uncoverng the finger that it was
small enough to admit oI the ring being re-
moved with ease.
81 have never failed bat once" said the
jeweer, sand have removed many rings from
fingers even more swollen than yours. Do |
snarge for it2 oh,yes; I ask the same
amount that | would get if the ring were
70 be mended after being cut -one dollar.
Thank you!'' Aud as he turned to his
bench and the old lady left the store he add
ed: "But after all, she might have done the
same thing herself It's not the work, how
ever, I charge, for, it's the know how"
--Ifail and cypress,
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
A uay In Washington.

Tns halls of Congress are at this time the
attract on for the pleasure seeker at Wash
instou. Both branches of Congress assem-
BILE at 10 o'clock for tue regular daily ses-
sous aud adjourn between five aud six
o'clock.
The Senate is presided over by Senator
Ingalls, president, pro tempore, and 1t is &C.
yeiely decorous mall OF ITS deliberations:
Per contra, the session of the Lower Branch
o Congress represents an animate Pande-
monium.
An usual occurance is to see score of
speakers on the fJor at one time, each,
gesticulating wildly so as to catch the at
tsItlon of the speaker and whosoever is
fortunate enough TO be Recognized by the
chair generally has his voice drowned by the
confabs of his colleagues.
The question of sense is wholly secondary
to that of sound and the gyradinos aud con-
tortions of an average Congressman are
amusing to behold.
Unquestonably, public respect for Con
gressmen would be measureably increased
were their ddOes conducted in seret session.
Hon. ] B. Pennington keeps "open house"
to all Delawareans and the uniform courtesy
which he has the reputation of extending to
his constituents, when they chance to be in
Washington, is most highly appreciated.
Mr.. Pennington recently succeeded in
securing pension for lady in Milford
whose hope had seemed forlorn one, and
this has very greatly popularized our ac-
oommodatipg representative with those hav-
ing pension CLAIMS, imaginary or>otherwisa,
against the Government.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
LITERARY NOTICES.

1t would be difficult to imagine
more agreeable, varied, instructive
and lasting provision for January read
ing than comes in Wide Awake lust
received.
Of stories there are; Sidney Luska's
"My Uncle Florimond;" Mrs. Ere
mont's "Cruise of Coverlet;" and
Mrs. SherwoOd's sThose Cousins Of
Mabe's."
Adventure How Professor Roberts
beat the bull.
Comedy Scat Isabel"
About countries ''Journey to Pek-
ing" "More about the Hindoos;" and
sHigh-Caste Sweetmeats."
History: "Foster-Children of Wash
ington;" "Christmas Mince Pee"
"Patrician and Plebian."
Ways to do Things: "Cocked-
Hats" and Homemade Jig-saw."
Animals; My Friends, the Dogs"
Science: "When Does Spring Be-
gin % aud ''About Crystals"
Art: "Warwick Brookcs in His
Pencil Pictures"
Poetry: "The Organ Man and l."
"When Piping Winds Do Blow"
"My Owlet;" "Arithmetic;" "Two
Little Birds in Blue" "Retort," and
"Jack Frost" ...-
Criticism: "Arabian Nights"
But how little the titles tell of the
feast of good things
Send D. DothrOp Company, Boston,
| $40. ....
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
For CllilbIains.
The Cowboy.

From Theodore Rooseyelt's illustrated
article in the Midwinter Century we quote
the following: IS ngly or in twos or threes,
they gallop their wiry little horses down
the street, their 1.-the, supple figures erect or
swsying slightly as they sit loosely in the
saddle; while their stirrups are SO long tba,
their knees are hardly bent. the brides not
ia 1t enough to keep the chains from clank.
ing. They are smaller and less muscular
than the weilders of ak and pick; but they
are as hardy and sslf-reliant as auy men ybn
ever breathed-with bronzed, set faces. and
keen eyes that look all the world straight in
Ps aGs s wsh3st s 5EpahsS 81 s5assS Snfb sh
aud hardship, and years of long toll broken
by weeks of brutal dlssipati N, draw hag-
gard lines across their eager faces, but never
dim their reckless eyes nor break their bear.
ing of defiant self-cohfidence. They do not
walk we'll partly because the so rarely do
auy work out Of the saddle, partly because
their chdperojos or leather overalls, hamper
them when on the ground; but their appear
ance is striking for all that and picturesque
100, with their juggling spurs, the big re-
ynlvers stuck in their belts, and bright silk
nandkeiehieis knotted loosely round their
necks over the open collars OF the flannel
shirts. When drunk on the vilainous
whisky of the frontier town, they cut m ad
antics, riding their horses into the saloons,
firing their pistols right aud leff, from
buisterous gut-hearteduess rather than from
any viciousness, and indulA lug too often In
deadly sbooiug affrays, brought on either by
accidental contact Of the momeut or on O.
count OF some long standing grudge, or per-
haps because of bad blood between two
ranches or localities; but except while on
such sprees they ale quiet. rather self-con-
tanned men, perfectly frank aud simple, and
On their own ground treat stranger with
the most whole souled hospitality, doing ali
in their power for him and scorning to take
any reward in return. Although prompt to
resent an injury, they are not at all apt t.
be rude to outsiders, treating them with
what can ALMOST be called grave courtesy
they are much better fellon and pleasant
tr companions than small farmers ol
| agricultural laburers; nor are the mechanics
aud workmen of great city to be mention
cd in the same breath"
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
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Cream as Food For Medicine.

Persons en.sumptively inclined, those
with feeble digestions, aged people and those
inclined to chilliness aud cold extremities,
are especially benefited by liberal use of
sweet cream. No other article of food or
medicine will give them results equally sat
isfactoTy, and either as a food or msdioine
it is not bad to take. As an ant dote for a
tendency to consumption. It acts like a
charm aud serves all the purposes intended'
10 be served by cod liver oil with much great
or certainty and effect. Where sweet cream
can be had, cud-liver oil is never needed,
The volatile anu easily appropriated unc-
tuous matter in cream, besides contributing
directly to warmth and vigor, aids indirect
ly by promoting digestion Tor the same rea-
son aud in the same way that other aromat-
10 attenuated oils aid the digestive function
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
The Dangerous 81. bernard,

T.. 4
Apropos Of dogs an old friend thatH met
the 9th Ar afternoon drew my attention to a
superb s.. Bernard chat went BY With a
small young man in tow.
There" be said, ''is the most dangerous
breed Of d g in existence, 1t is WORE thar
the bull dog. No one should be alleged 10
keep ST. Bernard in the cito exceptsu sunde
guard, and the freedom with which they are
kept in Hat houses full of women amy 2hil-
dren aud led about The streets is an outrage
on public safety. They are naturely Il tenn
pered aud VICIOUS and you can Iisvor tell
when they will break out. Their mid aud
dignlfied appearance renders people unsus-
piclous Of their real natures and T. cir great
strength makes them as dangerous as Hons
Even with their teeth filed as is customary
iu Europe, they do a great deal of damage.
With their teeth full grown they could mao.
gle a woman or child to death before help
could come the victim have owned sev-
eral of them myself and never had one that
i could trust with strangers, so gave MP
keel ing them altogether rather than risk
harming any one through them" {
Ienjnyed melancholy illustrationlof this
statement within twenty-four hours Fhes
mildest and most benevolent ioosIpg 81.
Bernard possible to find belongs TO one Of
my neighbors, My own little Yorkshire teT-
rier met this benign big brother II bis IL
the hallway Of the house and barkd at him
az a nistaiicezu u, ssvnruf rsst. = reIa snndens
roar of rage the giant leaped al aim and
ranged tim. He was pulled off at once, bur,
.lo,! my yoor little oomrade of seven years
of midnight labor lies in the New York Vet
eriuary hospital with hole in his chest that
may be, fear me, like merry Mercutio's'
and tho benevolent St. Bernard still travels
to and fro nursing his latent fury in house
hold of women and little ohilden Il rrum-
BILE in New York News.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
GOOD Manners al Home

know woman who is always harpng
about "culture' and 'r, finement" and "et-
qrette," and who does not this minute know
the meaning of that old fashioned term,
"good manners" She is always reg citing
the lack of culture among her neighaors,
and there is not une of them who is more
polite thau she is. | have heard her actually
yell at her servants, and stol m at her children
aud do not think her husband is the happi-
e,t man in the world. In society she is
charming woman. She knows always just
what to say and how TO say IT, | never saw
a woman who could excel her in gliding
across room and sinking gracefully into a
chair. Her llttle boys can tip their hats 81
prettily to ladies on the street; her littls girls
out aud with the grace of little queens; and,
alasl both the little boys aud the little girls
can be as impertinent and display the worst
manners of any children l ever saw. And
the, literally fight among themselves. They
are not taught to be polite to each other
Their mother seldom favors them with her
own properly chosen words and gracefully
manners when they alone with her. DIS
cord reigns until the door bell rings and then
the entire household must put on good man
ners.
"If we DON'T" one OF the children said,
tive oatoh it when the company's gonel
This is an extreme case but do we not al
have our company mannersP" DO we speak
just as gently and sweetlg TO cur children,
to our husbands and wives, when wo are alone
with them as when in the presence OF tn
chauce calIerP Do we say to i trinsgressng
Johnnie or Katie, "Dont do that, dear" or
'Stop that this minute, sell you?" Whict
is itP Do we say please" and "thank you
to each other and to our servants 1T all time
or are these pleasing little words held in re
serve with the rest of our company mau
that we smihngly overlook or gently child
the trfiing faults of our children
Oh, these 'compauy m nners" They ar
the ruination of household. TneY eanno
always be put on ard of at will. Traces q
the every day discord and lack of harmon
will manifest themselves through the affect;
ton of all the mere sc nmpauy manners" on
can assume. Habitual poIiteness aud kline
ness and gentleress should be the unwaveril
rule in every house, even on "Blue Monday.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
Ho,Fomenta,Ions,

We all know the value of hot applications
but the mode of making and the applying
differ in almost every house. An exchange
gives the following; wiring several thickness
es of flannel out of cod water, SO it will not
drip; place between two folds Of paper, and
lay it upon hot register ar top OF stove.
Seam will generate and permeate the whole
cloth, and thus the required temperature
be obtained. Iu this way there is 10 run
ming long distance e. kitchen, no burning
of the hands, no uncumfuI table moisture in
t bed and no rLffled tempers. A hot
fermentation is beneficial in almost every
acute disease accompanied by severe pain,
and is often Of great service in chronic IN
q fiimmations. 1t Is more effectual and more
accessible than any other therapeutic agent
BY quick, prompt and thorough use sever
attacks of illuets are often prevented,
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
A Day In wlnter.

I'LL
How could Que live through a day like this,
Sweet were one not with his books orinlove?
I ain both; am happy; with that dear bliss
OF lovers who have no faith to prove,
or readers who have no task for needing,
But read from the sheer, sw weet love ofreadng.
The sun Is dead, the clouds hang low,
The winds are weeping dirge. Villa thought
My life ID tull: in my heart know
IT'S only distance keepeth the kiss
On thy III from mine,
On my lips from thine;
Oh task to learn, no faith to prove
Oh how could one live through day like this,
Sweet! were one not with his books or in loveP
-[orleIa Key Bell, in the FEBRUARY Century.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
over the B. & o.

The increase in the passenger travel, over
the B. & o to Philadelphia goes steadily on.
As is we'll known this road runs through a
most attractive country and at many st ii ms
villages are springinR up as it by magic.
Real estate investments have been quad
rupled in many instances along the line Of
his road within the last Twelve months.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
a Deacon on Dancing

Report OF Lecture in New York Sun.
Mr. Sutherland said he had attended All
evening party given by deacon recently.
aud when the Emusic arose with its volnp-
tious swell" even his converted feet began to
itch. H j., then realized the insidicus nature
Of this fascinating amusement ard he came
away to AVOID temptation. Hs knew, he
said, young woman about lS years old who
had an insane idea that she wonld like to go
on the stage. Her father was Baptist
pres cIer, but he had been so eager to con
'. rt his daughter that he owe did the matter,
and she became an indlsl. Mr. Suthellard
decided to show the young woman what the
stage was like behind the 70 ,tlisbts He
seut letter to Ned Htrligan, telling his OBJ.
i.ct. and in due time he and the woud-be
actress went behind the scenes. They ar
rived 5rst in time to sea portion ofthe seen
.ry accidently fall, aud to hel, vJlley OF
oaths which clused the girls face to b!anch
They went on, however, and the young
woman was literally sprinkled with dust aud
decorated with paint. Besides this, she gl
a very good ideL of what au actress wa
when sue was divestei of her flnery. Tn,
,ourg woman went aWaV from the theatre
iirgus'ed with the idea which had SO re
ently fascinated rer, I'd now she is th,
h ppy wife Of a California;.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
A Stanton Letter.
From The New York Star.

1
II is probably too early to hope for unbi-
axed judgment in the controversy that fol
lowed Stanton's conduct towaed the late
General Mcclellan. The men who took sides
| in the question at the time are still living.
Stanton in the War Department, with the
ear of the President and the press of the
country at his command, found it all easy
matter 10 gain certain amount Of credenct,
| but great as were his advantages, the report
of the Cumman der of the Army of Che Peto-
mac, when permitted to reach the public eye
10 the responsibility for the dismal outcome
of the campaign of 1865. But, in spite of
this Stations friends are still intent on re-
viying the dispute. 1t recurs now by a let
ter of STATIONS written in 1862 and address,
ed to Gle gyman in St. Paul. There is
nothing specifically new in the letter, save
the assel ton that he, Stanton, urged on Nc
Clel!an ''the absolute necessity of active OPP
erations, OF thai the Government would fail
because of foreign interventIon'and the enor-'
nous debt" He hen reoites the causes that
led the President to issue an order 10 all the
armies to move on certain day. He reveals
the fact that the President had plan of cam
paign, which he reluctantly abandoned for
that of the General of the army. He rep ats
the old story about tue Cabinets coucern
for the safety If the Clpitol and gives thar
as reason for dtpriving Mcclellan of his
ri bit wing v hen, with h,s left and center,
he had diveusthe enen Ithin three miles
OF Riebmond. ~ f----F--y - =
To military men-who are alone capable
Of Judging the measures of a campaign and
,nduct of an army-such pleading as this
will excite smile Of deiison. Either Nc
Clellan was or was not capable of command
ing the army intrusted TO him, If be we've
not, he should have been instantly removed.
If he were, il was little less than treason for
the War Department or the President to in
terfere, uy sus gestion or otherwise, with his
plans or his armies. As every day Of the
war demonstrated, the place to defend the
Capitol was ia front of Lees army. AS to
the reasons anton alleges for importuning
the Commando r, no sane man will consider
them an instant. Intervention was not
probability in 1869, and as to the enromous
debt, a hundred million fold more was
brought upon the country by Stanton's in
reference, which defeated the movement
upon Richmond and pl lolonged t! e wal three
years.
Two years later Grant followed the gen.
eral plan of Mcclellan. He placed the main
Northern army on Lees front, even farther
away from Washington than Mcclellan had
done. He was given four times the force
and hundred times the treasure, and it took
hm year to do what Mcclellan was on the
| eve of doing in three months, and would
have done had McDnwell's division OF 10000
men not been withheld from the Army OF
the Potomac.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
A Mistaken orator.
Boston Advertiser.

"Fhe great trou5le with most people IL, {"
shouted an.impassioned orator, ''tbey never
know when they've got enough"
Then his audience began to grow thin as
one after another left, and the impassioned
orator discovered before he got through that
quite number ofpeople knewlwhen they've
got enough.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
Special Excursion to California.


VIA THE GREAT ROCK tsLANp RoUTE-cHEAP
TICKETS, FIRST GLASS ACCOMMODATIONS.
Leaving Chicago FEBRUARY Is, 1888 Rate.
Eighty D liars for the round trip. Regular
Round-Trip Tickets On sale every day for
Que Hundred Dollars from Chicago. For
full particulars, sleeping car accommoda-
tions, etc., address
A. B. FARNswoRrH,
Gent Eastern Passenger AGENT
257 Broadway, New York
E. W. THOMPSON,
NeD England Passenger Aqent
296 Washington st, Boston, Mass.
1. L. LOOMS,
Passenger agent.
iii SJuth Ninth ST., Philadelphia, Pa
Or. L. A. HOLBRooK,
Gent Ticket and Passenger agent,
Chicago Ill.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
California Excursions.

Recent changes to the advantage OF these
buying tickets via Tue GREAT Rock ISLAND
ROUTE. For circular giving full particulars
address E. A. HoLBRooK, General Ticket
and passenger Agent, Chicago.