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The Irish standard., 1888-02-11

Saltwater carpenters organized un-
ion Thursday night.
The net proceeds Of the Saltwater
charity ball amounted to $500.
The Irish standard., 1888-02-11


and constant application of the Coer-
cion Act.
Mr.. Balfour, in telegram, expressed
a belief that Mr.. Blunt never made the
statement imputed to him, but the
Freeman says it knows, as a matter Of
fact, that the statement was made.
That MIR. Blunt made the statement it
certain that he made it many times is
certain; MIR. Balfour may dismiss all
doubts upon that point. The question
now IS whether Mr.. Blunt has for
months past illuminated most foulIy
the chief secretary If his statement
we're untrue, then Mr.. Blunt would be
unfit to live among honest men if it
be true, then Mr.. Balfour set out upon
his policy with the deliberate resolve to
accomplish his purpose by means more
foul and criminal than ever obtained
the approval of British Minister in
this century.
| Mr.. Balfour has, so far. contented
himself with the sweeping assertion
that the entire statement Of Mr.. Blunt
is a ..ridiculous lie." This not enough,
and Mr.. Balfour is much mistaken if
he thinks lit is. He might toss his
head scornfully If more Nationalist
! took hlmto task, for his prison cells
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
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A Corner in P0tspns,

when l arrived on Puget Sound, y
says q writer in Forest and Stream. ~
was informed that there were neither
poisonous serpents, insects nor plants on
the shores or islands of the sound. Hay.
ing never seen place entirely devoid Of
poisonous animll or vegetable life was
rather inclined to doubt the assertion,
though assured by many old settlers, as
well as new, that sneh was the case.
However, q careful investigation since
then has convinced me that il is true.
In all my hunting and fishing expeditions
l have never seen q specimen Of poison.
ous reptile, insect or plant. I notice an
entire absence Of both poison oak and
ivy, which have heretofore encountered
wherever have been. As far as / can
learn, what have said in regard to Puget
Sound also holds true OF all the country
lying west of the Cascade range"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13

and eli dances are made up from those
movements. Some teachera claim that
there are six movements, but I have
never been able to find the extra one, al
do not consider the halt o movement.
Learn those ave NOV ements and You
know every dance that can be invented,
for all the combinations of these Ave can
only make l20 in all. You can put in an
extra movement, however, aud In that
way the number Of dances can be largely
incrsased.n
"You nust have some curious expert.
ences with some OF your pupils ~ said
the reporter.
"Oh, yes," WAS the reply. "You have.
no doubt, heard many people saw
they were not able 10 reverse In waitzinp.
They say the same thing to me, and ask
them il they are ett.handed. They don't
seem to realize that they have two feet. ana
IL they oan dance with one foot first thew
can with the other. Then, again, many
people eeem to think that when thew rs.
verse they must keep on going around
the hall the same way, as II there were
not two directions. Some persons seam
to think IL they can have sume one 10
pull them around they will be able 20
dance, but the fact is that no one can
dance with partner until he can dance
alone. Then, again, the poor dancers
think they must have fast music, and claim
that they cannot dance IL IL 10 not fast.
What tries me most, no weyer, is what I
callspeoialisls-. people who can only dance
by certain piece of music. 1t isonly be-
cause they can't keep time, and even
fluid musicians who feel that way come
timea. / had an organist at one time who
could dance in time to only one piece,
aud IL Is often harder TO make a singer
dance in time than person who has had
no musical trRining.n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13

that sentiment be true or not, whether II
be fancifui or q real sentiment, l cannot
with certainty pronounce, but, at any
rate, il is right and pleasant to reflect
that it is sentiment which may well be
true, and it Is right and prudent we
should actas II that sentiment were true;
and l rnost earnestly advocate that with
regard TO these outstanding disputes, and
in all our relations with the new govern
ment at Washington, our policy may be
so directed by our ministers that In .ques-
tions by no means remote, the solution of
which may trouble, perplex, and possibly
destroy some European nation, we may
find in the people OF the United States Of
America our best and our surest allies,
and that q strong and indestructible
friendship between the English-speaking
communities on the east and west of the
Atlantic may preserve and guarantee to
humanity the twin blessings OF liberty
and peRoe.n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13

DR.. ]. Hetbert Claiborne, Jr., TALKING
in the Medical Classics about removing
insects from the ear, expresses the belief
that t'sweet oil ia perhaps the best thing
TO keep the insect from moving. That ID
the first dasideratum. The oil, hy its
thick conaistenee, will 80 entanQle and
bedsageie tho insects legs and wings
toat the intolerabie noise will be stopped.
Il oil be not at hand, use any liquid that
is not poisonous or corrosive. Water
will probably be within the reach OF
every one. This is is also more liable TO
float him ont, too, than either Bweet oil
or glyosrine. It has been suggested TO
blow tobacco smoke into the ear to
stupefy the insect. We cannot endorse
this advice; tobacco smoke blown into
the ear Of child has been known to
cause alarming symptoms. When the
movements OF the intruder have been
arrested syringe the ear gently with warm
water. all manner of insects and bugs
have been found in the ear, but you can
never tell in given case who the rude
cAiler is knocking at the door of your
brain till you have him out.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
The sou.hern Frnll Trn,Ie.

A New Orleans paper refers to the
strides made by that city during recent
years in building up profitable business
II fruit. THIS fruit is brought from
Central America and islands 60 the south
by large fleet of both steam and sailing
vessels, and is distributed from Now
Orleans to all parts of the south end west.
The railroads, it is aaid, have worked in
harmony with the importers in building
mp this trade, and 1t is not uncommon TO
see an entire train-losd OF bananas leave
New Orleans ct one time. Savannah,
Mobile and Pensacola, it is reported, are
all reaching out to gain q share of this
business. and hope to offset their present
lack OF handling facilities by cheap port
charges and lower cost of labor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
a rRRAsURE..
Hrisch tevOns Antics OF ara IaAterprls-
Lang office BOY.
fl-rf,i,fts,. uoDla

Bsooklyn Rsgia.
met my friend, the uptown insurance
man, o few days ago, and his couuton.
anoe Neaa sad. Those ptHse boys will he
the d'.ath Of mo yet, " he said. III tried 4
new one last woak,, He,wsa NICE Amer.
lean boy, rapid In his, movements and
seemingly Jealous. When he, had baeh
In riy employ two days no came TO the
osSSe after rip 10 the bank and said
that two men had attacked him aud tried
to 6 o. his money away, 10 had trippeil
nP ',Ile and torn away from the other and
male good his escape. Tho next day he
oarae RAINING into the office aud told me
that the two young men who were laying
for chance to ROB him were outside. He
poplte3 them ont. l rung for police.
nRa and tho men were arrested. 1 gave
tire boy SO for hia sharpness and faithful
% BIS. This boy flew about his work in q
rMhrs alert manner than ever, and was
trlil further convinced that had found q
II ensure.
That afternoon went ont nc / O'Clock
TO gel my lunch. / met Iaqn who said
my candidate was not going to be elected
and of coursn stopped TO reAson hlm out
OF ihi8 view. At O'Clock sent note
over to my chief clerk, telling him to
close up the place and eend the KEYS to
my hon1a-by the boy. These directions
atteEwara LOANED were strictly obeyed,
but the soy had his own IDEA OK how 10
perform hts share OF the work. Nobody
knows, where Tho hcsl Isl he said chser-
fully ta ny wis, ss he gaye up tho keys.
B De nag y9ey dead, No oue has seen or
) beard tepythiag from him since lupch
time. N EasRef sIbink ho has met with nm
saseileAt but whatever has happened you
may depend on me, mA'am. I'll stand by
ven Isad ,sseny0n through Well, then
EthpssEs Wasi Us tipla. Ny wife jumped to
bths eq9qldSiqn that aomething hal hap
psned and telegrAped for her brother.
She signed her initials, which, OF course,
are mine. Her sister-in law, who got the
telegram, read 1t, aud imagined that il
came frNm mo and was designed TO get
my brother-in law out for a racket.
"She didn't give it TO him till after
O'clock. About Z 80 O'Clock turned up
at my house snd my vito nearly fninted
at the sight Of me. While wa were talk.
ing the bell rang and tho boy appeared,
more cheerful aud bury than ever. His
countenanoe fell considerably when lie
saw mo, aud he got on to the edge OF tho
ysteop.,n A. E9Ek, grave.looking mon,
whose dreSs anuggested clerical duties
was with him. What DO you wait 2
Rsked tho snSn, I am M undertaken,
air, he replied, .and believe there is a
lj9b fos ,ms harsl / was danbfouuded
for - uEiaeiA, and Then | kieked thas
,hey oimt,tb sitaideRslk and have not
iaesn ltini eideG'd
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13


she-This 10 leap year, Johnp
ae-Yes, dear.
She-And it is going fast?
Holt will BE- over directly.
TO say about it, -
He-Yea
!, g, 4 z d never proposed to you
. LYd,t 1--WE not.
Sfe3 Atft don't intend to.
eve In, \
! tfeh SeftGiniy not. Ny dear John
les nlatea fdt tha! win never do sps5
a.thFag. HPsnnot going to let you have d
to aay, u TIE years 10 come that pfo.
posed to yoH. No sir. want YOU Il,
have Il 70 say that You courted nae Is i
leap yess, and you proposed to me your.
self, I want you 10 have il to saw thet /
never gave you tho lcast hint thgt /
wanted you M, dear John, / leave tbe
proposing to you entirely. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
aurIel,. l:,,nli.I,.

American Note. and Ql1fies.
In the Palais-Royal (Paris) sIgn reads
"Macaroni not baked sooner resiy,n ana
IN the Rue st. Honore an attempt IL made
TO attract foreign custom by the state.
ment, Hear to cut of hare in English
fashion," At the Montcsquieu Bath W
are informed that tas for the brothes
liquid or any breakfast, and, in one
WORD, al other things relatives to the qey-
vice OF the bathes, the Persons will DO 40
goou as to direct themselves TO the ser.
want bathers, who will satisfy them With
the greatest attention. The pubJic ia IL
yIted not to search TO hisplace tha ancta ,s
and swan necks in order TO forbear III
accidents which may result Of is. in no,
calling the servant bathers 10 his aiS
Inc servant bathers, in oonseqnence If
having no wages, desire the hathers 40
not forget them.n ''AN ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
preparsd For An nn,ergene,es.

June G9mpsai1n.
The city cousin had gone down to the
farm TO spend month, and appeared on
the morning after his arrival ''ready f0I
action, Of tho picnic which stood FIRST in
the order Of events. He carried cane,
and slowed away an umbrella in the
wagon his bat was attached by a ribbon
to his buttonhole, another cord secured
his oolcred glasses, and field glass was
slung upon his back.
II do hope there wont be many mos.
quitoes, " said one of the party waiting on
the piazza.
81 have bottle of oamphor in nv
pocket, replied the city cousin, calmly.
IN they are very troublesome we can
make smudge. have matches"
Don't cork up the tea as if you nevet
meant it to be opened !" called Kate to
her sister, as they took q Last look Of the
lunch hesket.
"Neser mind, I have o corksorew, y
answered the provident guest. Just then
the naughty boy of the family walked IN
TO him drew him'mysteriously aside, and
esEed him con6ientinlly
4 say Lope you've got rope lad.
der in your pocket in case at are, and q
can OF pemmioau to use il We get wrecked
on an iceberg ?"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
Rather Quickly Curad

He had been in the habit Of pIaying
truant from school, and he had been mod.
erately lucky in getting out OF the scrape.
But he was caught one day and brought
before the teacher.
You're late. Where have you been ?n
'l've been sick.n
"Hou don't look Sick"
well. I'm better, but I've been sick
ell the aame.n
''You 20 right home and fet a note
from your mother, or FL puniai you Sc.
verely.n - 20,
He went OF and was gone about 10
minutes. 1t was pretty quick york, and
when he handed the note to tbs teecbar
she Thought that the handwriting aid moi
look like HE mothers. She Kent her
eyes on him as she opened the ote, but
he was as bland and as inI.ooe,t a. ths
best boy in the world. T,ae noIs read
Miss -: Please excuse John this
moriiin fur bein late, COS be broke his
leg. Mrs. - '>e '-.S
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
A Promised scorcher.

NnlCSgO mall
Aiaaiia Hiyos-t7;,saisI ....I Efla Yl,es,;.t
Wilcox are reported collaborating on a Ara
matte poem which ig u re- printed On Rsbes.
los paper with fraH6 Ststlhie tnk ProoI
shests are not yet out, but the appended ex-
cerpt Is saiG to be ia the nature of a mild
starter" to one OF the chapters:
Ye gods and nymphs who
Ere on high Olympus mount
Did dwell and love In
Years sung, storied or bepictured
By the hands OF masters of
The years agone.
now implore you
All your passion lend and
Fire me 90 the heat OF
Molten glass. that
MAY meat my love and him
Surround, encircle, and o'ersWeep
In one hot flare OF glow
Ing, burning kisses.
Let my lips si2z and
Boil and bubble forth,
Steam with heat, and
Lot my arms
BIS n5ck enclrcle as a coll
vi burning brass at in
CandesGen6 point.
To draw him closer, SINCE,
Yea, more. to scorch
with all the fear
Full Hrdor Of earees-
Es as from out
very he'll OF burning
Brimstone, bubbling
Ger In love-"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
.Einer Mns. uleIratI,nn. ),

The unyielding quality of European
ofhclai red tape, compared with which
the domestic article is elasticity Itself is
well illustrated by ths. enforcement ID. 4,
rule OF the Danish skate rail sIIsg .r99ssift
iatinR lthae Is gplGSrieqt : d, g9arSs al
efossinaslg yEg97iy lp6 Who, lAa4 tFsy91ed
In the nnrsa JPf Europe hgS l1oGcsa ~
enoFn9psy nt9paibel u ggagl ,h+u,ss siSbs
taa railroads., and the fa6s that, Wpuish
usually signal the trains. As Il mta6ate
OF enoAppy, Iqan ~ vita arc ea5p.oyei
by the state, the former az trae6 walker
and tho latter Rs guard. The fuIe4
specify the relationship 10 exist between
these two CLASSES Of employees, and rules
are made to be obeyed When it happens
that either die, the survivor has iuss az
weeks in which to And another pertner,
Neglect TO do so 10 disobedienrs, pun, she'd
with dismissal. The employ ment Of
brother, sister, or servant TO I'll the va
csney is not allowed. The guard or track
walker must marry In six weeks or leaya.
oase OF the kind occurred recently naar
the cid town Of Ri6e on the German
tsonties, TIE stglokag ,wijoWar patti
toned Ing government to fQoF PHI m
ex 3 M We y i've, Alleging Asf, htststrll5
oa Walt9,4g ~ qAg 4lSpg tAP FafrS,d
.laek' ga l9t giEetiitil n n {sqarqe ia iSpA
tor q %lte. bHt his gsQa5st Was fofaseS Is
IN itself an ia4actiGs oe dSsatnLins The
haplfsa2 wid9ysK lsdt only ibiz dogs, OF
grace LETT. but ha did niN Tgat 10 aCss his
job, and went skirmishing with such
energy that before The end Of the dfth he
bad new wife Tagging the trains,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13

me Wellington (New zsaland) Press
relates that Archibald MCGOWAN, q diver,
was seized by q devil fish, five fathoms
under water, and had an almost mirscu-
IONS escape. "On going down for the
purpose of laying some blocks, he was at
lacked by the octopus, which succeeded
IN fastening on to him, and, In spite OF
III ms struggles, chained him to one Of
,ne piles In the retaining wall. MCGOWAN,
however, had the good sense to remain
qnlet, and the octopus, whose arms meas.
useu quite nine feet, quitting its hold Of
.he pile, was brought to the surface on
tne oack OF the diver. These monsters
sre very numerous in Wellington harbor,
a Eyans bay, and along the neighbo,ing
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13

George NJ. Woodruff az Ji,ohso,,
oonh., VINO carved his initials 50 years
~. w on the iitob OF an apple tree, fonnd
.se souvenir the other day just as piece
U u tne tree was going into the Gre, M
~, w9oafuG mas often looked for the initials
-. -, AZ. W." but they had disappgarsd
IRON tns surface. A short time apo tba
tres was out down, end ths Iet,ern ~ y
t to must hAVe been about four inches q
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
Tne Cranberry Crop.


Reports from all tho important Gran.
berry raising dlstfictE indicate a short
crop. Prices ore accordingly high, go
that the growers IRE likely TO realize rs
much as list year, when they pus more
fruit On tho market. The Bosom Gt05s
reports fer Southeastern Massachusetts
that tho Carver M4yioa, Rochester, Md.
dieooro and Astapoisett crops on the
whola Will about equal their total pro-
ducts OF one yeas Rgo. Ga Osps Cod The
crop 10 considerably below that Of las.
year. West Ba,nstable usually ranks
Mex to Wareham in the number OF ship.
ments, and there they have shipped
several Thousand LEES than ono year ago.
harwioh is another Jorge cranberry-
growing town, aud it ia there whore the
vine and f:e worms did much damage
early in the season Tho total southern
plymouth county and Cape God crop
last year YVES SO 600 barrels This year,
from the best estimates mq5a, thn total
crop will tlli shjGt ] n al lDn ~
reis. The Now Jerl crop ia oniy All
average one, and the meny .s,i isf,a \ ina
bogs of Wisconsin are yielding up but a
small portion of what IL consiaered an
average crap in that large cranberry
growing district.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13

The reported discovery OF a genuine
Rlbsns at JImaics Plain, Mass, will
awaken interest ia art circles The pic.
tnre derives It's entire beauty from the
picturesque curves in the date, 1921 .
en- the back OF the CANVAS. Literally, the
painting ought TO cut quite figure 10 the
worldly. \. World.
movement is on foot, so It is stated
TO hold Meeting OF American engineer.
ing societies in Europe next year. The
civil engineers, the mining engineers and
the mechanical engineers of the United
States have been approached, and sit ia
likely that, after the ground has been
sounded, the enterprise will come up
oiheially before the American societies. j.
correspondent who signs himself
'Nym Crinkle,p writes to the World of
New York, saying that the management
OF play lately presented in that city had
an enaetnal way OF appessing the average
appetite for "nloyes," and he wonders
why the acheme WAC not extensively
copied. Between the acts excellent pic.
lures Illustrative Of the play were thrown
upon a stereopheon curtain.
TheEe has died in Florida, Orange
county, New York, William Ooe, farnii
isrly known ss "old Judge" faithful
negro servant of the Seward family. who
IS believed to have reached the age of lOl
years. He became a house servant for
Judge Samuel s. Seward when be whs
about III years old. He aoon aftervards
married aunt Chloe" who was The
nurse, in infancy, Of the Hon. William
q, Seward,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
Presence of MIND.

CuIctgoTrIht
willie bat makes you come TO onr
house so often, Mr.. Hankinson = Do Son ,
want to m s.rry our Irene F.?
MISC II hne ttaken by surprise but real.
izlpg VIII rare presence OF mind that MI
Hanklns on has got to say something nov
-W,iiie, you impertinent boy, leave the
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13

A curious scene, says Maine exchange,
s'was that OF the recent zero morning on
the Colonel Ham farm, liz Lewiston. The
proprietor was out hnying. He had over
two acres to cut, ind beneath the ring Of
the flashing scythe was ice. Such O phe-
nomenop IL worth putting doWn,n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13

The recent cold snap. according "a a
alspa Och from Loekport, N. Y, has been
pfe nsicaily ruinous to apples" in tbat
sfctfon. AT many farms apples stored
N barrs, piled up under trees and b.r-
feisd, but not headed, have been frozen, y
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13

The death of the grand sachem Of the
Iusearora Indian nation, located on the
reservation in Niagara county, New York,
hos been made public through tue fol
lowing document issued by John Il.
Pound, counsel for the tribe "Ons day
last week the Great Spirit called TO Tho
happy hunting ground Wilhsm Plintup,
grand sachem Of the TuscaEoras, who has
ssen 76 winters come and 70 among the
braves of this nation ON their ancestral
home in this county. The nation mourns
iss loss, for he who has now answered the
Great Spirits call was brave in action
when young and strong, and wise ia
counsel as ysars OF experience had added
to bis natural wisdom. Go. hsppy
saehem, and by the side Of the Great
Spirit enjoy everlasting bliss, conscious
Of having we'll performed your duty on
earth. TIE nation hopes that
their white brothers and sisters, whom
they love and whose rights they respect,
will unto with them in cherishinQ the
memory of William Printup.n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
She
Looks


~, OFOSBl
~ excuse me, gentlemen, for Civ.
lns S9u out ono gsgsa, az want van to
att7ld 5he reading shall give in tia hali
Tomorrow nieh, Admission muig 5i
centA 4 havs one otliey bore evttislaS
Maen Btl Turns daeS, pars'os which i
will reGite \ Y A q b THtT {
"When the stock Is ia he sta)als and I5 eve,s
fhlDg' igor tal. - r7-'4u Y tf'A
Ana peiILth hon, sti,1da chores daae an, and
~, Lle weed thFnWa IN file shed, = = -
I'm mighty apt to clip aGrost 10 Bilps n
have some fun, "
And most gently We play suchre ti,l tho
clock strikes one, t1o
I've allus handled pNstshnar3s d.
sort o. way; eHsS
much to say; ''A'' efo
iou may pileup pints sgiu him III hold The
best keerds In the pgek. o'H 'ne
But you've got to play EN- awful olosa
When s'oso
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
Does ne Atrribnte i, a. ,Lc r.,r,..

Uocs ne Aurtbhte II % the FairipNl
A newsboy took the Sixth avenue oIe
waited railroad cars. at Park Place. Few
YORK, at noon on Thanksgiving div (tbe
World relatea), and sliding into enc of
the cross seats fell ssleep. At Grand
street two young women got on and tpok
seats oppoaite to the Ina. His feet ware
bare and bis hat had fallen on. Pre1antly
the Young girl leaned over and placed hs,
nautf under ;ho little fellows dirty check
An old gentleman in the next sent smilei
Of the act, and without saying ANYTIME
held ont quarter With nod tuyatd the
hoy. Hhe alel hesitattd Tor moment
and sthen ssabhed for it The next man
'3ussasttsepei9 offered dime, woman
afr9qs the aisle hrld ont Rome psnnias
iattt hfferei Che knew il tie gifl WIN
'fGming 6beeks, had taken money from
every passenger in thai end q Ma car
She quietly .siid the amount into Tho
Staging tle9a pocket, removed her ppfY
gently from uudeg his head withouy rop4.
ing him, and got OIL 1t Twenty.tbird
street, including all the passengers, IN +
pretty little inclination OF The head tbst
seemed full Of thanks and common
BscsHt.