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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

Berlin women have reached an extreme
OF folly by inyentiug this postage stamp
language" The stamp in the usual
place, that is, on the top right.hand cor
ner OF the envelope, means, when up
right, 81 desire your friendship" across,
do you love me" upside down,
Don't write again" crooked, Write at
once" When the stamp is at the bottom
corner on the right hand it means, il up
right, "Your love makes me happy.
When it il ON the left top corner it
means, if upright, ~ love you" across,
MY heat is another's;" upside down,
"Good day, my darling" When 1t ia on
the bottom left hand corneri 1t means, If up
right, Fidelity will berewarded;" ACROSS,
"Do not leave me alone in my SORROW"
upside down, "You have withstood all
trials" When the stamp IL on the same
line as the surname of the address II
means, if upright, accept my love;"
across, Il long to see you" upside down,
II AIN engaged
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26


Lucky for him be didn't steal quar-
ter" is the headline New York papsr
puts over the case Of Henry Fitzgerald,
who was sentenced by Judge Cowlng on
Thursday to lG years in the state prison Tor
= ~Abbery which brought him only 10
ssnts But the grsvamen OF the case lay
not in the amount taken, but in the
nature of the crime. Fitzgerald knocked
down laborinR man in Tompking square
and took from him all the money his
victim had. II was just as bad case OF
highway robbery as though tho victim
had been millionaire with thousands Of
dollars on his person, and Judge Oowing
very properly made the punishment III
the crime without respect to the value Of
the property stolen.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26
LIrGRAhY NOraS.

beginning with 'he new volume IN Octo-
Der, The EHsitSt Illustrated MayaziHe will
be printed IN lew type, aud the letter
press viii ue printed across the page; tie
magazine will also be increased IL Size.
During the year there will appear, among
by Her Royal HiRhness the Priacess Chris
t.an; . series OF illustrated sporting articles,
written by men VINO have played proml-
nept part In this sporting world; among
which, III an early number, will be issued
"Yacht Racing" by the Right Honorable
the Earl Of DGnraVen; Illustrations OF the
yachts Yslkyrle, Ifex, YarAna and others
will Le produced.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

Tho people of the United States will
extend hearty welcome to the arriving
delegates from South and Central
America and wish them a pleasant social
time at the International American Con-
gress to be held in Washington next
month. Our people would like, if it
were possible, to see something more
tangible than expressions OF good will
and all that sort Of thing interchGnged at
this convention. They would like to see
it develop trade as we'll as socisbility,
but very little can be expected
IN this direction SO long IS
our manufacturers ere handicapped
by highly taxed raw materials. The
visiting delegates will doubtless remark
that we have large and growing coun.
try, with resources and individual enter
prise not to be matched elsewhere; that
we are clever people aud they are happy
to have this opportunity to extend to us
renewed assurances of their most distin-
guished consideration; and then they will
return home and go on placing the bulk
OF their orders, rs heretofore, with the
merchants of such nations as, by reason
of free raw materials, are not only able
to undersell rs in most lines OF manu-
facture but are also at liberty to take the
products of their customers in part pay
nent. We have before us the minutes Of
the organization meeting OF the Spanish.
American Commercial Union. held in New
York on the 29th Of last March, FROM
which we clip The following sentence
which tells the whole story: 'Hrhe total
imports OF the American countries south
OF the United States amoant TO about
$3.50, 900 900, aud the share OF the United
States is about II per cent, most ipsiS.
nificaot one" OF course it is insignificant
and always will be until we learn that
reciprocity is the first law OF trade and
that it is supremely foolish to aubsidze
ships to bring products hero which can
not be landed until they have paid an
average fine of A per cent on theis ap.
praised value.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

Persons seeking new homes should avail
themselves OF this opportunity to examine
q country rich IN natural resources await
ing development. Farm lands are cheap,
manufacturing sites are numerous and OBJ
tainable at remarkable low prices. Markets
are convenient, schools are excellent,
climate is unsurpassed.
For Information about lands, address,
NJ. V. Richards, land agent, b. & o. rail-
road, Baltimore, Md. for particulars about
this excursion apply to q. II. Mackenzie,
ID. Courtney, +. p. A.. u & o., Reading,
Pa, or agents OF the u. u o. railroad, VII
mington, Del, or Chester, Pa.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26


Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the New
York World, is self.made man; one who
beginning life poor, friendless and I'm.
known, had very hard road to travel in
surmounting the FIRST steps in his upward
journey to independence, hfilaence and
fame. Now looking back over the strug-
giles of his early years he has philan-
thropically resolved to use a portion of
the wealth he has won in making life's
journey smoother to a few earnest aud
deserving ones who may begin it as poor
rs he did. With this end in view Mr..
Pulitzer has just established 60 collegi-
ate scholarships for poor boys, to be Sc
iected from the public schools OF New
York, saying, in private letter quoted
by the Philadelphia Ledger:: 81 have not
entered upon this scheme without careful
thought. 1t was dream of my youth.
1t ia the conviction OF experience. l
shall be happy indeed il it should even
to the smallest degree relieve poverty, aid
the cause OF education and lift into q
higher plane of citizenship and useful
nesa to the state, children OF the poor
who, in spite of talent, without such edu.
cation and great hardship cannot compete
for the nobler prizes Of IN intellectual
| caEeor.n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

New 1pfh NOTlu.
"The Harrison hoodoo" is still getting In
its work. Its influence In New York CITY Is
felt through the state department. Allen
Thornd!ke Rice was appointed minister to
Russia and died; General Emmons CLARK
was appointed conaul at Havre but on the
advice OF his physician was Obliged to re-
fuse the place, while Colonel Gouverneur
Carr OF the Tribune bad received, "a few
days before his death, letter from
walker Blaine saying that foreign con-
suBte was TO be his as soon rs the COM
mission was signed,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26
at'anamaker's


FhILADELFHIA, Monday, Sept. y, 1859.
We have overstepped our
own past In things for Misses
and Children's wear. Dresses,
Coats or Long Garments,
novel In design ard material.
There are French Goats, bright
CHEEKY, wide-awake garments;
Russian Coats, rich with new
and odd furs, and a multitude
of other shapes to delight
mamma as well as daughters.
n. Exesption ally.fiae gpodsln
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

Occasionally the New York Tribune
gets off very enjoyable specimen OF
humor in its editorial columns. As for
instance the following:
The Republican national convention of
lsSS-the tribunal Of last resort for iiepub.
licans - uuequiv0caly cham pionBd the
merit system and condemned the spuils
system. In so doing Il was In com plete
accord with the record OF the party as well
as with Its present spirit ami tendency.
The great body OF Republicans desire tue
complete triumph Of the reform.
We have had at least two conspicuous
examples in Delaware OF what the YrS.
6use facetiously calls "unequiyocaliy
championing the merit system and con
demning the spoils system"-to wit, in
the appointments Of Judge Fisher and
Consul Knowles. At the same time we
cannot fail to recognize the utter lack, on
the part Of our better informed Repu6li-
can neighbor up on Market street, OF the
ability to discern the lurking humor
which is go apparent to the Tribune in
these and like appointments. On the
contrary it took them both as no laugh.
ing matter, saying regarding Fisher:
THAT the Republican party outside Of
the State, including the President him
self, should be placed on the defensive
through an error Of Judgment in Della.
ware, is a modification which no rebuke
can cure and which therefore must be
endured In silence"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

New YogK sept 2i.--Ex- President Cleve-
land was at the Grand Central Depot ut
Z 80 O'Clock q. M, to-day to meet Mrs.
Cleveland, who arrived RON Buffalo. They
are now III the Victoria Hotel, but are OK
per.ed nj Leuox on October ~, and will BIS
the guests of Mrs. W, O. Whitney. A lunch
will be given In their honor that day by
Mrs. Kinnicutt, and In the afternoon Mrs.
Whitney will have tba. lX.Secret4ry
Endlco't will also arrive the sama day ia
time for his sOn'g mRrriAge.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

George Francis Train has great many
queer streaks in his makeup, bat his
latest ex9lois-going 10 jail in preference
to paying or attempting to eyaae the
payment Of what he denounces as an un-
Just claim--shows that underneath his
psyche" transcendentAlism and his i'm
practicable notions Of longevity, George
possesses little OF that sturdy old Adam
that most people like to see cropping out
in man now and then.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26
A Rau start.


Philadelphia Ledger.
observation-disclosures Tanner made trouble
not only for himself, by the unwise policy
he pursued while at the head of the pen
sion bureau, but for the President, tho bBc-
rotary OF the Interior and for his successor,
whoever he may DO. 70 start ahead upon
any course Is generally easy enough; the
difficulty 10 to abandon II after following II
for awhile und begin atresh upon another
and dramatically opposite one. MIR. Tah-
ner's policy caused the administration the
most serious annoyance AMI provoked
almost unanimous Condemnation. IL was
thought, however, that upon his leaving
tho pension Office all the difficult
tics created by him would disap-
pear, bat this expectation has not
been realized. The Presidhnt promptly,
upon receiving Mr.. Tanners resignation,
offered the cotnmisslonship TO Major War
ner, who is admittedly conspiouousiy fitted
to discourage its duties, but he has hesitated
and still heeitates to accept the office, not
only because to do so would require "a sac
ritce OF his private business, but because
he declares that for any one to attempt to
pursue IA different policy from that OF Tan
ner's would be 10 incur the enmlty OF the
soldiers. He says that the new commits
siUner must either offend the veterans or
exhaust the surplus. 10 go on Ia Tanners
footsteps would DO to invite the COndeinnn-
tlon Of the administration by those WHO are
not Interested In pensions; not to follow
where Tanner led would ba TO invite the
denunciation OF all those Interested in pen
sions. This statement OF the cgse, which ls
no doubt correct, shows again tho necessity
OF making right start.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

According to . Washington dispatch
one man has at last turned up who is
willing to take the Place recently invol-
unfairly vacated By Corporal Tanner.
The brave applicant 10 General Powell of
Belleyille, H., and Us LIE banks upon
being g prominent member Of the G. a.
r., his friends entertain hopes that that
organization will permit President Hsrri-
son to offer the office to Powell.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26
asanamaker's.

the little price lots; a surpriss
Ing variety at medium cost,
and so on step by step to the
very fine. Whatever the
grade, tasteful styles always.
The most striking .newness
in the Wraps Is the preva-
Ience of fur at necks. cape
edges, wrists. Deep, flowing
fur-cinnamon bear, Hams,
angora. and a new name.
"Moufaon," like eider-downy
wool,
The stuffs are Beaver, Sicil-
Ian Beaver, Plaids, and a null
titude OF shaggy weaves.
Little shags and big shags,
some with fancy figures.
Accordion plating clings to
some Of the dresses. Bright
plaid trimmings, side plated
double sleeves and zouave
Jacket effects are features.
Individuality, originality.
and strikingly handsome eff
fects. You'll think 1t if you
don't say it.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26


The directors Of the Street and Sewer
Department and A. ]. Hart are at logger
heads over the removal cf the latter's
stable, which now blocks Eighth street mt
Rodney street. The new electric railway
has reached that point in its construction,
hut Its further progress IL now barred by
the projecting stable. The stable Is on
what Is known as tho Pepper Norris prop
erty, which was purchased by AIR, Hurt.
He has been notified by The Street and
sewer Department TO remove the stable
from the bed OF the street, but refused to
80 do on the grounds that his deed includes
the bed oil Eighth street occupied by the
stable. He WAS willing to have the stable
torn down II the directors would build hun
another one elsewhere. This the Street
and Sewer Directors refused.
some ,inn siLcA they proposed TO ask for
a jury to ASSESS the damages Ia the usual
way but so many conflicting rumors arose
as TO the ownership of the bed OF Eighth
street that President Carpenter made an
Investigation by searching the records OF
Council. He found that the street had
been recommended to be opened In 1865,
and Pepper Norris, the then owner, ln-
tended TO deed 1t to the city bat died
shortly atterward, before executing the
deed. The property was left TO his widow
and afterwards fell into other hands, but
always with the stipulation or agreement,
II Is stated, that the bed OF Eighth street.
WAS TO 10 donated IN fee simple whenever
requested by the city.
It was found by Mr.. Carpenter that neither
Mr.. Hnrt nor the city owned the bed OF the
street but that Mrs. Agnes Campbell Norris,
now OF Washington, still holds the decd.
The directors at once opened negotiations
with Mrs. Norris through her attorney, the
Hon. Thomas +. Bayard, and on Saturday
last purchased this bod OF the street from
her for 800. They propose now to open
the street at once and have 30 notified Mr..
Hart. The latter stands Arm and threatens
with an Injunction the first person who at
tempts to Iemave his stable. Matters re-
main In statu quo TO day, but the matter
will be brought TO. an issue within few
days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

The iact that Kingston, llneeland and
Teuny were 10 meet IN welght-gor-age
race had the set OF hringing out biz
attendance TO tho BcCoklin JoaFay Clubs
rlcu track at Graytacnd Tue dty. TIE
race was superb one, and KiuEsIon Wou
IN grGad style, beating tho record for the
distance by half seGoud. Tho tlrst quar-
tor wac run In .2G! the haii III 5l4 tho
three quarters In l.lbi, the milo in l.42l,
and the mile aud q quarter ia 2.GGl.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

A bar OF iron worth SO becomes when
made into horseshues, worth $40; into
needles, S3,325, pen-knives, S35 and
into watch springs, S2i0,0O0 or more
than its weight in gold. The same can
truly be said of Stonebraker's Indian
Gum syrup for children teething. In the
drug store 1t is only rs and SO cents, but
in your medicine chest, whore you can
pnt your hands on it when emergencies
ariae, it is worth 925, 900, or D thousand
times its weight in gold.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

RAYwIcK, KY, Sept. 23.--Yeaterday Tom
Burri3 picked quarrel with Bob Ehlp and
Snip began firing. One bullet struck liud
Burriss, lntllctlng fatal Injuries, and another
hit Tom Burrlss' sons arm. Ship had killed
one man already, but went free on the
ground OF seli-detenoe, Ship Will surrender
himself. q ~, a
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

Since cleanliness is next TO golliness,
glessn people, after reading the gooA
bill Of health which Secretary FrBzr
gives them, have reason TO be quite hops
full Of reading their title clear to mansions
in the skies Which is enc point Of
difference between Odessa in Delaware
and Odessa in Russia, at least in the
quarters whore the Houmanians, TaEtar.,
and Hosp.tet factories eepgsegase, Z.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

The autumnal equinot, marking the
eud of summer aud the beginning o. fall,
occurred at $50 O'Clock Sunday after
noon. An exchange says that tho weather
conditions prevailing at that hour are
accepted by Bestsring men as proPnoati-
eating cold, dry winter. After so much
GUNNER wstness the dry part of the pre-
diOtion has Q really eomtorting SQUAD. :.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

The Baltimore Hsrat3 foFessys 30 nlnch
danger Of depop9lating tia oys.es ued,
Of Oheaspeake bay under the Gzisting
ayatem Of taxing oysters that II urkes
immediate legislation FOR tho abolition Of
dredging or at least its limitetiou to one
Or two montha OF the yasr, with slch IN
crease Of penalties and OF the oyste.
police az ahall suffice to make such legis-
lGtion respected md effective.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

UAMDHiD0E, MD, Sept. 2I.-tieorgo Hol,
den, aged 70, went squirrel shooting, Sat.
urdhy, in the woods near his home in
Vienna. He dropped his powder tiask and
stopping to pick It up his gun, which was
cooked, went OH, and the load entered his
brain, causing instant death. Two COM
pan,ons were with him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

ave have tried free wool uad taxed
wool, " rays the philadelphia Times, "Rnd
What is the rusnl.S" Pennsylvania had
l,7iG,598 sheep in 1886; in lsSS, after
eight years Of high protection, there
were 9si,S9l sheep in the s'ags--a loss Of
III 7J7. At this rate, in teu more yensa
tenusyiyania'a sheep will Sc protected
clean out or existence let the 500, geo
Of tier Inhabitants who srs not wool
growers must wear clothilg msio Of
taxed wool--fot whose beoeti?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

Tie efforts which counsel in the Oropin
case are, and for the past two or three
weeks have been, making, with really
surprising prospects of ultimate success
to fill the jury box with men who lack
either tho intelligence or the inclination,
or both, to read the news Of the day and
TO think about the same, is being sstir-
lied by the cartoonists and photographers
with pungeney that well expresses the
trend of public sentiment. In the Phila-
delphia NORTH American we find car
toon in which an "intelligent citizen"
for whom neither counsel nor court has
any use, is making his way to the door,
while the lawyers enthusiastically vel
come donkey and escort him to join his
fellows CD the jury. And here are two
witticisms on the same subject, taken
from the Chicago 7ri6uns:
Lawyer--Do you believe IN an overrullng
Providence?
Man drawn as juror-Goshl What dye
mean by thht2
Lawyer (promptly) Your Honor, we'll
take him.
Attcrney-Have you formed or expressed
any opinion as to the guilt or Innocence OF
the accused In this case2
Man drawn as Il juror-No, sir; but have
sometimes thought
Attorney (rlsing Indignantly = Your
Honor, this man acknowledges that he
sometimes thinks. 1t ia hardly necessary
to say that We shall challsnge him as a
juror In this case.
OF course the sting of these quipa is in
their truth. The requirement that the
mind of Juror shall be as nearly as pos
sible an absolute blank in respect to tile
details of the case in which he is to sit, is
one that the educational advantages and
the newspaper enterprise Of recent years
have rendered incompatible with the So
lection Of intelligent jurymen. In the
old times when only the few could read
and when criminal news was dissemi-
mated slowly by worth OF mouth, the re-
quirement was perhaps no impeachment
of jurors intelligence and judicial
capacity; we say perhaps, because the
implication that any information he may
have Cleaned from common rumor would
operate to prevent any man fit for jury
service from impartially weighing
the sworn testimony and max
ing up his verdict therefrom
seems in its essence to rest on very much
the same basis as the old system of
ooeroing twelve men into an agreement
by keeping them locked up without food,
drink or lights, until, if need
be, hunger aud discomfort had
overcome any conscientious scruples
that some of their number might
entertain. We have long since gotten
away from this absurd and unjust mis-
conception and within few. years past,
in Delaware, we have taken the other
obvious common sense step OF legislsting
that the forming and expressing of an
opinion shall not disqualify an otherwise
competent juror provided he is able to
say, on his voir dire, that notwithstand-
ing such expression, he is able to render
true verdict upon the testimony alone
as he may hear it from the stand and
upon the law as expounded by the court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

Jersey Justice got in ita work in tho
Mrs. Hamilton trial to the general sstis-
faction Of the American public in less
time than it takes 10 select and empauel
q single juror IN the oronip case, s,,.,.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26
LAND EXCURSION
To West virginia, Virginia and
Maryland.

On October LIST and 18TH the Baltimore a
Ohio Railroad Company will sell round trip
excursion tickets from Philadelphia, Will
mlugton, Dell, aud Chester, Pa. to points
In Shenandoah Valley, Maryland and West
Virginia, named bs!ow, ut one fare for the
round trip. Tickets good 80 days and per-
NIT stop over privileges between Baltimore
and destinatlOu
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26


The New York subcommittee on site
for the exposition OF 1892 has reported
that big slice OF Central Park is an al.
soluie necessity, and now the warfare is
fairly on. The sun, Liarala and Times
more or less upqualiaedly approve the
selection the World Tribune, Star,
EUeaing Past, CJamerci8! 4Adoerttser,
Mad and RrlireSS and Eosaiag 7Ie!egram
regard the proposed niutilation of the
park with more or leas disfavor. Mean
while it is agreed on all hands thai no
encroachment upon the park property
can be made until after Legislative sane
tion has been secured. One OF the rec
concentrations OF tho committee, as wll
be seen in the abstract given elsewhere,
is that proposals be invited FOR the con.
struet.on Of an observation tower at least
1920 fest in height. Chicago will have
to bid higher than this--say 1890 feos.
What promoters of altitudLuous sgfuc.
lures worlds fairs promise to become.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

Poi tax collectors OF Philadelphia have
been appointed BY the Receiver of Taxes in
nearly all tue wards, aud the tax will By re-
csiged until October 9th. n q
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

Those citiaana Of Milford who tried 70
convince Secretary Frazer that tomato
ceanery could not be kept in condition
that would not offend the noetrils Of the
uoighbufl ought TO take a trip 70 Dover
soEe day and inspeot the Richardson Il
Robbins establishment. They would
learn that soine things can be done as
well as others--if not better.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

lust here let US tell you
the Department for Ladies'
Tailoring and Costumes to
order has been placed under
the direction of a distinguished
French Modiste of great ex.
perience In Paris and London
We are confident that the
larger knowledge, improved
methods and artistic original
Ity thus at your disposal will
be appreciated.