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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
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The Austrian Method.

Instrumentation" for servants are
of not much account in Vienna. Indeed,
the whole matter of the employment OF
domestics is under the supervision Of the
police. What is known as servants
book is kept, and in it the police record
each girls dismissals and re. engagements,
along with copies Of character given by
each employer. This character has to
contain the three words, "treu, fsissiR,
sittsan," honest, industrious and we'll
conducted. A mistress may leave cut any
OF these three words il abe finds cause,
but tsw venture TO do Sc. The day after
she has dismissed q servant with q de-
fective character she receives summons
to the police station, whore shs has to
swear on the crucitix that the girl is
either not honest, Industrious or virtuous.
She Is vigorously oross-examined, snd II
the girl insists with her denial the visits
to the police are repeated over and over
again.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08

Following is an extract from the Boston
transcripts New York letter Of April
18th; Nothing shows the character of
the age in whioh we live better than this
week's convention of the working girls
at the Metropolitan Opera House assem-
bly, rooms. In the frst place, the class
of girls who are delegates to the convsn-
ton; second, the attention the newspapers
and the fashionable world have given it.
Ono would naturally expect TO see very
different class OF girls at such oonven-
ton, If ne had not kept track Of the SUBJ
jeot. Those who arrRyed themselves Us
working girls" were stenographers,
typewriters, teachers, designers, book
keepers, &c. Miss Grace H. Dodge, to
whom the working girls Of the entire
country, az well as OF this city, owe more
than they can ever repay, acted as chair
man of the convention, which she always
opened with prayer. At each session
papers were read by members on
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08

On State Entomologist Lintner's desk,
in the capitol, at Albany, N, Y, is o jelly
glass, witch contains several hundreds
Of exceedingly lively small FIGS. When
asked about them Professor Lintner told
New York Iimss reporter that they
were sent 10 hin by lady from Ausable
Forks, who thought they were very curl.
Gus lrseots since frost cannot kill them.
The professor added: "rhey have been
living by thousands all tue winter on tbs
windows Of O room without fire. She
first saw them eight yehrs ago, and each
year eince then they have made their
appearance. fiat on the brick wall out
side, III the month of August, and later
ia the house, and always IN this one room.
No other house in the place has them.
This is the third instance in which have
heard OF this fl int4sting dwelling houses.
The lrst was ut Franklin, N b., where
it enters certain house each year, in
August, literally by millions, 10 the great
annoyance of the family, who resort to
every known means TO rednoeit puu berH,
but without success, apparently. The
flea regularly lslVe during the latter
part Of April. house in Alfred Centre,
N. y, is tho other place where II is known
that the flies appear. The fly beiongq
to a family many Of Hhich ara known TO
feed III the stems and rOutY OF gtairH
Where this breeds has not yet been found
ont. The stFauGest thing about it ia that
it She rs M instinct even more wonder
lul than that Of the carrier pigeon, which
leads tho young Aies as soon az they ara
Matched in the field to make their way
to tina house, md the identical room that
their psrents bad oecupisa during the
autumn and ytnter before. Some speui-
mems Of the New HGmpphire flies we're
sent by me to Baron osten Sacsen, OF
Heidelberg, Germany, to see il they had
the same species ia Europe. Ahou. half
dozsn instances Of regular assemolsges
OF similar species are recorded in Euro
pean scientific publications, but ms they
seemed to be different from ours, ct my
request Baron OHten Snckan described
cur species and named it Ohlorosopiscs-
prolittoe. 1t certainly is wonderfully
prollic.n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08

Chemists report tine recent analysis of
two remarkable metaorites. One, which
fell last June atfhsghehi, Russia, contains
about five per cent Of organic matter IN
the shape Of yellow substance closely
resembling resin, and also has two per
cant Of what is apparently metallic salt
of new element. The other meteorite
fell at Carcote, Chill, and contains mot
only carbon in organic substances soluble
in ether, but also an elementary crystal
line form Of carbon dull, black and
very hard-whioh is, in taot, variety of
black diamond. The rapidly frightening
list OF meteorites Of this class raiser the
interesting question whether the organic
matter really indicates the previous ex.
istence Of soms form Of life in these
celestial yisi,oss, or whether certain
conditions, suoh as MY exist il the
esrth's interior, cGrhc and hydrogen
| may unite, without IL presence OF any
living organism, to form organ sub
| stances.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
AnbcrgrIs.


Chambers journal.
The WORD ambergris ia French, and
signifies gray amber; but by whom or
when first applied to this marine phe-
nomenoD we have not been able to dis
cover. The scientific explanation OF the
nature of ambergris is that it is the pro-
duct of some disease in the sperm whale
analogous 10 gall stones. 1t is found
sometimes in the interior of the creature,
but mora frequently is found, after ex-
pulsion, floating on tho surface of trop-
icsl seas. II floats in massos which have
specklea grey appearance, and mixed
with which are generally found some
remnants of the known food of whales.
The best quality OF ambergris is soft and
waxy, but it 8 said not to be uniform in
color. The streaky or marked specimens
are preferred. 1t is opaque and infism-
mable, remarkably light as to specific
gravity, as may be understood from its
always keeping the surface aud it is rug
ged to the touch. Most of what comes
into the market is found near tie
Bahama Islands, ont it is also
found at the Moluccas and other
parts OF the Indian Ocean, of
portion OF the coast of South
America and sometimes floating on the
Atlantic ocean. The essential character.
istic o. ambergris is its powerful aud Pc
culiar odor. IL is 80 peculiar that ert has
never been able to initiate it, although
the soarclty and enormous prioe OF am
bergris has lent every stimulus to inven-
ton. It IL 80 powerful and difflsive that
tue very minutest quantity is parccptible
in Il 9 mos! fragrant perfumes. The chief
component OF ambergris is fatty matter
called snbrsin, which is obtained by
boiling in nlcahol. This ainbrein, and
there ia said to be about SIS per cent of it
in the hest ambergris, is what gives it its
| value, for it is in this ingredient that the
perfume lies. There is another peculi-
arity ascribad to ambargris, and that ID
the power to exalt the favor and perfume
of other substances with which it is
brought into combination. Thus, grair
or two rubbed down with sugar is Otter
added to a hogshead of wine, giving {
perceptible and, what is considered by
some, an improved flavor to the whole
And q small particle of ambsrgris added
to other perfumes il found to exalt th'
odor OF tho blend. In fact, ambergris il
too dear to use alone. and it is SO deal
thst it is one of the most adulterated az
tioles known to chemists. 1t Il adulter
sted both by those who export it and il
the countries in which it is used,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
symmetrical Berlin.

"5peakipg OF symmetry in the build.
ing OF ci;les," says IL. 4. FAirchild, in
tho 1T. Paul Pioneer Press, "the people
OF Berlin, Germany, are quite logical ana
successful IN thei: methods. In tnat city
uniformity ia building ia preserved by u
municipal law that dictates tho height OF
ediices according to the width of the
street. For instance, on strsst Gu fest
y ide the law provides, thinE, that
houses over or uudef four stories in
height shall not be erected thereon. On
streets 30 feet wide the height ID SIX
siores, mad on other streets in proportion,
thus giving tall housea 20 wide streets
and less sltitudinous buildings to marrow
streets. may not have mentioned the
exact dimensions OF streets and houses,
but that is the general plan of the system.
By this means great aud, think, attrao-
tive uniformity ID secured. ARaiu in
Berlin the people can not build residences
or business houses anywhere they please.
The city has baen built up solidly and
compactly simply because the law oom-
| pellcd buildings TO bs erected edioinlng
each other either ol the south, north,
east or west extensions. A cannot build
tall minsret on some isolated lot away
| from B, but he must, IN order TO build a;
| ALL secure the land adjoining the last
| house built, in either direction, and when
O comes to build he must follow suit.
These two provisions OF the Berlin mu-
nicipality law tend to make 1t the nost
| uniform city in the world"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08

Chicago Tribune.
''Dr. Charles T.. Parkos, q North Side
physician, has recently received fee
which is believed to be the largest ever
paid to any physic an in this country.
And be didn't sock 1t, either" The
gentleman who made this statement con-
tinued; CDR. Parkes, in addition TO his
practice, is y lecturer in ons eff the medi-
cal schools Of this city. His time ia,
therefore, very much occupied. A few
weeks ago he recsived q message from
Gan Francisco asking II he could go there
on al important case. The patient Is O
lady OF wealth. The disease, cancer on
the lace. DR.. Parkes replied that he
could not go, mentioning his daties,
without great sacrifice. Thin reply
prompted another message to him, in
which he Was asked to name his price.
Not caring to go he sent reply to this
to the effect that nothing less than
$1,000 would cause him to make the
trip. With this be dismissed the subject
from his mind. On the following day he
received another message. This WAS to
the effect that he would be paid $1,000
down and 81 900 per day and expenses
as long os the patient was under his care.
The call was urgent. lie went aud was
gone 20 days. BE has just retired, his
patient accompanying him. So there is q
fee Of 1875, 600 and all expenses. Think
OF the effort and escrifice OF that woman
to regain her health. What is that one
will not give in exchange for health !?
Aud yet how little wa appreciate the gifb
when 1t Is In cur possession"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08

Japan has fairly come within the circle
OF countries which enjoy constitutional
governments. II seems strange to read
OF a country which within very few
years had ita Shotgun or Teicoon, and its
mysteries and tyrannies innumerahle,
having parliamentary election. In this
particular the people of Japan are soon
to be as highly favored rs we ourselves
are. II is now some years since the old
state o. things was overturned. It is only
about year since the imperial ediot was
issued granting the people electoral
privileges, and since commencement
was made in the work Of preparing them
them for the exercise OF the franchise.
The work, we are given to understand, is
well advanced and the approaching cleo
ton for tho ''Shingun," or national as-
sembly, is already commanding o large
amount OF attention. The election will
be held throughout the country on July
lat, and, then, for the first time in the
history of Japsn, the lower classes or
people, as suoh, will take part in the
management of national affairs. A
national parliament will be a novelty In
the land Of the Taicoon; and all western
peoples will be interested lockers on az
~ q PSAAtaSAs "Hioh 40 " test tue huhpt-
ability OF western institutions to the
character, requirements and habits of the
east. So far the attempt to conform to
western institutions end wsstern ways
has been success. A national psrlia.
ment, however, Is q big step in the on.
ward progress; and 1t doss not follow
that it should all at orce at least prove
an unmitigated good. 1t may become
necessity there, as it is here. But i'll
management, wherever established, ha,
been attended with some difficulty and
we shall be curious to see the Japanese
succeed in controlling the fierce Democ.
| raoy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08

In 81. Louis few days ago, Eddie
Carton, newsboy in attempting to
board 4 cable train slipped and fell under
tho wheels of tito rear car, which passed
over his loft leg just below the kues.
Frank l.. Thsyer, OF Boston, picked the
lad up, bandaged his leg, snd carried
him into the offica of Doctor Houts,
where he placed his charge on the lounge
aud removed the bandsge. The boy
acreamed with pain, and the doctor was
about TO place him under the influence of
ohlorotarm when Nr. Ihsyer, who was o
stronger TO both the doctor and Eddie,
OBJECTED to Ghl0.oiorm being admin-
istsred, remsrkung that he would hypnG-
tizs the patient. Shifting the action TO
the words, he placed his hands on the
boys eyes md commanded him 10 be
quiet. Immediately tho sobs ceased and
the boy lay rs one dead. He remained in
this atate for over an hour, while the
doctor examined and dressed the injured
log, which had suatnined compound
fracturs. When the doctor WIS setting
Eddie's leg the little fellow, though ueoEu-
ingiy unconscious, showed sisrs OF pain
by drawing up his lips. Mr. Thayer,
noticing this, sternly commanded him to
close his mouth. He obeyed instantly,
and never moved 0 muscle again until the
doctor had completed his operation and
requested Mr.. Thsyer TO awaken his
patient which he did by the swapping OF
his fingers before tbs boys oyes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
BALLOT BEFORE Fos NEW ronK.


Governor HIN at Last FINDS a
Measure Satisfactory 90 Ibinr.
| ALBANY, N. Y. May 2.-Governor Hill
has at last signed the Saxton Compromise
Ballot Reform bill, and it is q law, to 90
into full effect IN July LIST. This law,
although it embodies many features OF
the Australian system, ia considered by
the advocates to the reform to be notably
deficient in neversl respects. In spite Of
concessions made to Governor Hill, II
may work marveis in purifying the ballot
IN great population centres. None of the
essential lectures of tie Australian System
have been abandoned in this new law,
the only chsnges being minor modfica-
tons in method. Tbs law in brief is q
complete system of ssoret voting with ex.
olnHive official ballots, maintained at the
| public expense, operated by sworn public
/ officials, aud removed entirely from
/ partisan control.
1 Az in the Australian system now in
force in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
the other states that have enacted ballot
reform, the ballots are printed by the
state. The names of oil the nominees
though, are not printed on one bl1nket
sheet. Governor Hill objscted to this
feature, and consequently there are sop
Rraie slips OF paper for each party max
ing nominations. Each voter receives
from an election clerk all the different
tickets thua prepared, and walks into o
compartment TO fix up his ballot. He
can paste on one or Hs many names as he
pleasss, AID can even stick an en- iftween
ticket, either written or printed, over the
face OF the ballot. lie deposits one OF
these ballots in the box after retiring
from the compartment. Those ballots
that he does not vote must be fol led
just like the one that was voted and must
be put in another box provided for the
purpose.
As no one will be allowed within 16C
feet OF the polling places the FOUNDERS
are not abs to exert their corrnpting In
tluenoe. No one IS to be permitted 10 on.
ter ths compartment with the oleotor IN.
less he be entirely inoapaoitatsd TO pre-
pare his ballot. But the one important
principle ia preserved for althougha ho9t
can furniHh his men with "pasLers," ht
has no assurance that they have used
them. The right to vote as they please
10 inviolate.
Small parties are put on an equal foot
ing with influential political organizl
tions. The petition of 500 voters is al
that will be required to have the name!
OF candidates for state offices printed
upon the ballots and distributed At all tn
polling pIao throughout the state
Fifty voters can have their candidates
pames put upon the ballots for count.
and other local offices.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08

Many of the chsAp derby hats that
will be worn this spring will be made Of
O new material. The stuff ia called
linters. 1t ia the short cotton left on the
seed after the cotton has been ginned by
the cotton raiser. He soils his cotton to
the merchant, aud the seed to n mill
that makes cotton-saed oil. The milter
puts the seed through another gin, spec
tally made TO oiean short cotton from the
aeed. In an oil mill Of email capbo ty
several bales of cotton are giunsd from
the seed Ia this way. The fibre is broken
and very short, and up to few months
ago the mills sold it to stuff bedding
with. Its price WAS about half that CT
average cotton. Suddenly somebody
found out that il could be made to inn
tate felt for cheap hats. The expert
ment then of making hats of linters was
tried on largo scale by Nav YORK
factory, and the hats were sold 20 retailers
for introduction very cheaply. The test
showed that the hats stood wear, and tbs
oil mills vera al cnos called on by the
manufactures to make contracts for al
the linters they could get Cd the cotton.
seed. Now linters has gone way up in
price, and is only few cents pound
cheaper than cotton. The discovery ID
likely to have lowering effect upon the
kind of daFb ies which have sold for $3, and
in fact some merchants are already using
the linters derbies as ''leaders" for their
others goods, selling them at half the
cost OF the felt hat.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
The Euc,orogenoits OF WAN.

bhltlulOlb SUM
The record of the white raos in Egypt
exterds back some 5000 years before
Christ. How many oenturies or thousands
OF years the Egyptians existed in savage
state before they originated the earliest
civilization history is matter for con-
lecture. Changes OF human types occupy
periods OF time SO vast ps to Justify the
statement that within the limits Of history
race types remain unchanged. The negro
represented in the wall paiatings at
Thebes $500 years ago is the ia black
negro of to-day, with bulging lips, NJ
turned nose and heeoy hair. Tho races
had attained their distinguishing chaTns-
teristics before the dawn Of history, aud
have remained essentially unchanged
since that period. Gases OF bleaching
have been reported, but they require
verlfication. Other cases have been
alleged Of persons of white skin getting
brown or black skin by long residence
in tropical countries, but these, too,
vanish under criticism. The principle
appears to be unasqallable that spontau-
eous change Of race does not take plaes
to any Huch extent AZ to modify apprsci.
ably given type within ordinary limits
of time. The mivtuco Of racss docs, how
ever, produce changes, aud the produet
Of intermixture is capable of perpetual
Ing itself. There is no evidence, II ia
stated, for the common belief that the
mnlatto, after tune, is sterile. In this
country the fertility of the negro is un-
Ainin shed, and his inferior social posi-
ton will, it is believed, keep him mora
productive than the whites. There is
every reason to believe, says DIR. Bloom
field, that by the time this country CON-
tsins 600, 10000 whites 1t will contain
seventy millions Of negroes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
OIL FoR VINE.
A Remark able Instance OF French
Courtesy and POIitencss.

A Remark able Instance OF French
Courtesy and POiitenoss.
Exchange.
Percy, Lord Beverly, invited to dine
with MIN French marquis, one of the
most valiant soldiers OF the army OF
Condo.
Wishing to honor his guest and the
cause which he strved, that of the French
king, the English peer ordered his butler
to bring him bottle Of fine wine-l00
yenrs old-''s ray Of sun shut in crystal"
He opened it carefully, and offered a
glass to the marquis, saying: 'tlt you
deem it worthy the honor, will you drink
in this wine the health OF the king9"
Tue marquis tasted the wine.
SLOW do you like 2" asked the host.
Exquisite" replied the marquis.
"iheD," said Lord Beverly, "hnish the
glass; only in full glass eau one drink
tho health OF SO great and so unfortunate
a king"
The marquis did as he was hidden
without hesitation; only when the Eng
lishman tasted the wine did he learn that
what he had forced on his guest was cas-
tor.oil; and thenoeforth he held the
politeness of the French toward the Eng
lish in the highest esteem.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
u ] -----
Come
nMl


"Yes," said her doting pater.
'You must marry, Of course,
And get q divorce,
But never go near n the-a-tsr."
American Grocer.
The narrator of tho following has great
faith in thu cateohism, and touches it with
parlinacity which would ehsllengs the
admiration OF calvin himself. Re ia
also very particular in ingtruoting his
children to speak politely on al occasions.
The result of his Teachings 10 sometimes
amuslDg. This was the case one day last
week, when he was putting the youngest
OF four through his preparatory course.
The question ives asked, "Who tempted
Eve ?" The little fellow, after q moment
thought, with an cir OF confidence. re-
piled ''It's the gentleman who lives in
he'll; I've forgotten his name. "-Lc,0iston
Journal.
Little Girl-MammS, is this wiuter ?
Wise Mother--DeM mo, will you never
learn to know the seasons2 Now remem
bsr. When ii is so hot one day you can't
breathe, and so wat and chilly the next
that you can't go out, it's summer; when
il suddenly ge,s so cold that everybody
Hhivers, and Toe and anow appear, liza
autumn; whsn 1t bsoome5 warm and
balmy, and the birds sing, and grass gets
green and trees begin to bud, its winter;
when the winds that startupaua cyclones
sweep over the country, and blizzardl
carry death end devastation in tkeir woke
and the rivers freeze aud tho snow piles
up three feet high, it'll spring.
10 go ont among the stumpq, build a
house, put in three presses and othor
machinery, lay type, get o steam engine
in working order. answer 4, 0 0,010 ques-
tons, ouss q telegraph boy, find time to
| get nap ia AZ huurs, be on tins FOR one
meal day, catch tho mails. properly
mRledict the type foundry that sent
| wrong fonts. nit your th1ph-aall with e
hemmer and be calm about it a'ter#Rrd,
refuse Invitations to drink, light pipe
| tillsd with damp tob icoo, write editorials
Calculated to brace up tho republic, edit
| telegraph, cut cut misceillny With =
chisoi--ia short, to start a newspaper
| from the grauud up--iI quite a j]b
thank you, but time AMI printers ink
work wonders, says tho Fairhnyen (Or, }
HsG'd.
As ma illustration OF the Iudicrous re-
sulta produced by biil-stiokr, pasting
one bill over another, Mr.. O, Spurgeon,
son of tbs Rev. o Il. Spurgaon, men
TONED in Letter thlt on oua occasion in
London, when he aad another gentleman
were announced to preach special ser.
mons, he wae sstouished to read the FOL.
lowing announcement: "Ei0 Reward,
Lost-Tso Fat Hsitors Mr.. j. J..
Knight aud Mr.. o. Spurgeon." Another
read as folowa: "PiSs fattened in six
weeks GU Tho Eaqist0lzH, aiitod by DR..
Kenealy. Price I'd weekly, aud kills
fieas, bsstleg, insects and all kinds Of
vermin. Perry Davis' Pain Killer ourss
smoky chimneJs and notieo to mothers,
fead your infants on Bond's marking ink.
led. par bottle. Cork Eatzstner.