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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-27

In this / was meeting with decided
success, and was making money at a
rate [ had not, in my widest dreams,
anticipated.
was a widOwer, and, as will readily
be believed, was devotedly attached to
my only child, an active und unusually
bright boy of eight years. A father
particularly doting one, as | admit
gerate the abilities and attainments of
his children, and / well know that the
first branch of my statement will be
given greater credence than the Inst.
will not stop to argue the matter
with the incredulous reader, but pro-
coed to relate the story upon which l
have already made a beginning, conf
dent that it will convince the most
skeptical of the quick wit and nerve of
my little Robbie.
I had brought him with me to Mich
igan, and left him at school in East
Saginaw while ] conducted my profit
eble canvass among the pineries. Late
IN November the friend with whom /
had left him wrote me that he had be-
come exceedingly lonesome, and could
It required no great evidence to con-
vince me of the truth of the report,
for months separation from my boy
had brought me to a similar state of
mind. The letter decided me upon a
course that for some days I had been
considering foolish course any man
in'full possession of his faculties would
have said. I directed that Robbie be
sent forward to me in the vast pine
woods.
Three days later ne joined me, hav
ing been placed in charge of kind
hearted lumberman, who delivered him
safe enough, though with but little ap-
petite for the sweetmeats [ had pro-
vided in honor of his advent.
But the ripened harvest of dollars
awaited my sickle, and not even the
pleasure of playing with my boy could
detain me from business.
/ had worked all the camps III that
section, and decided to start the next
morning for point on the river, some
twenty miles away, where / was conf
dent of disposing of a number of ma
chimes.
was to make the journey on horse
back, Robbie riding behind me. We
had mounted, said good-by to our new
but none the less warm friends, when
an ola skidder came running toward
us.
Don't start to-day" cried he, whe n
within speaking distance.
why not ?" [ asked.
Cause we're goin' to have storm,
an,it's long an lonely stretch you've
got before you"
Il see no indications of it.
"You would, if you'd been waitin',
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and experienced diver, while at work
in the harbor there for the British gov
eminent was seized by devil-ish, five
fathoms under water, and had an al
most miraculous escape from horrible
death On diving down for the ,pur-
pose of laying some blocks he was at
tackled by the octopus. which finally
succeeded in fastening It's tremendous
ly powerful claws and tentacles onto
him like hooks of steel AS soon as he
realized the presence Of the monster
he fought With the strength of despera-
ton, but in spite of his almost super
human struggles he felt the long,
finty -shelled claws and huge, muscuI
lar arms Of the horrid creature shut
down and wind around him, closing up
tighter and tighter until he was Sc
curely bound to the pile. His self
possession, however, did not desert
lin, and knowing that resistance was
useless he relapsed into perfect passive
quiet.
A little while after his resistance
ceased he felt the arms of the creature
relaxing their hold of the pile, and as
soon as he saw that they were free he
gave the signal and was drawn up to
the surface with the devil-fish clinging
to his back. It was pulled off, and
careful measurem ent showed the arms
to be fully nine. feet in length.
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around the bottom of that part of the
lake for, ALMOST three DAYS. Toward
sunset of the third day, I had almost
given up work for the day, and / had
come up around the end of big ledge
of rock, when I found them. The
weather had been fiHe, the sun bright,
and the still water was unusually clear.
/ was about forty feet below the sur
face; the rock was probably one hun
dred feet in length, sixty feet wide, and
the outer edge was rough and jagged.
Well, the two of them were just like
sitting down together on the end of the
ragged rock, on which the lady's dress
had caught and held them fast. She
leaned up against his chest, with one
arm around his neck, and her long,
beautiful light hair hung over her neck
and shoulders. He was holding her
tightly with one arm around her waist,
while the other was stretched out as if
grasping for something. Their eyes
were wide open and they both looked
as natural and perfect as life Both
were handsome and we'll dressed. His
gold watch-chain cleaned in the light
and the diamond of her engagement
ring sparkled like fire.
"I guess L must have stood there adj
miring of them fully ten minutes.
Why, it seemed almost as if they were
alive and [ felt almost as ifashamed of
intruding on their love scene of billing
and cooing' My neart beat like a
steam force-pump and it just ached,
tell you. But came TO my senses,
and walked up, disentangled her dress,
put my arm around them, pulled the
signal rope, and we were drawn up all
together. When we got ashore with
the bodies it nigh broke my tough old
heart to see and hear them go on.
can't stand these things as used to
once"
Authentic intelligence recently came
from Wellington, New Zealand, that
Archibald MCGOWAN, very reliable
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America q $ a Naval Power.

The advent of the Americans on the
high seas as tt lie first naval power in
the world is as certain as the rising of
the sun, but hi therto the development
of the navy of the United States has
been SLOW The Secretary of the Navy
at Washington is, however, moving in
the matter, and his latest report rec
ommends the building of two fleets of
battleships, eight for the Pacific and
twelve for the Atlantic; twenty coast
defense ships and five first class tor
pede boats. This is, of couse, only O
fancy programme. But it has substance
enough in it to give stimulus to the
hope that before long an Anglo-Aneri-
can flag may be unfurled which will
represent the combined naval forces of
the English speaking world. - PAIL
Mall Gazette. s.
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is Familiarity known as Tommy John
son. He is the mechanical engineer of
the Durham Towing and Wrecking
Company. He does not do much sub
marine work except to superintend
mechanical arrangements. necessary to
raise wrecked vessels and their car
goes.
Joe Faulkner has also been actively
engaged in shore work on river and
lake about Chicago for over twenty
years past Divers must have plenty
of pluck and grit, and both of these
men possess a goodly share. Tommy
johnson on one occasion lay down on
the bottom of the lake to rest awhile.
While PROSTATE and moticnless an
enormous muskallonge swan up, and
after deploying about accommodating
for long while foated directly over
Tom and proceeded to nibble at the
toe of his rubber boot. Watching his
opportunity Tom seized the fish, and
driving his steel hook deep into it's
side quickly threw his other arm
around it's body, hugging it with all
his might and main. Instantaneously
the startled fish dashed the water with
it's tail and fins, and vainly used all of
it's enormous power to shake off it's as
sai1ant But Tom, with desperate vim,
maintained his hold and was dragged
along upward with the scaly monster,
until the two came in collision with the
keel of the tug Owen, which broke
Toms hold. Of course the jerking Of
lines and other violent and unusual
connection at once alarmed Capt.
liSwayne and his men, who swiftly drew
Tommy up. When they opened the
easement of his helmet he narrated
his novel experience amidst roars of
laughter. The Captain shook his head
incredulously until he glanced at the
hook in Toms hand, which had on it a
patch of the scaly monsters body
which had been ripped off during the
struggle.
Joe Faulkner may not be guilty of
hugging big fish, but he is accounted
as one of the sturdiest Of workers under
water, and describes the lake bottom
as one of the pleasantest of promenad-
ing places in calm weather. Much of
it is a level plain, varied by undula-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-27

II telegraphed for them" cried Rob
bic, as he turned cart-wheel in the
snow.
"That's about the size of It," said
one of the men, "The lines wouldn't
work this morning, and we were sent
out to locate and repair the breaks"
Chats just what | figured on, " said
the delighted boy, when I climbed a
pole last night and sawed the whole
six wires in two with my knife. |
had an instrument and knew how to
use it,"
Who will say that increasing years
has added foolishness to my fondness,
and that the handsome young man who
sits beside me and makes disparaging
remarks as I write, was not bright
and Merry boy?
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as I have, fortnight for snow to start
the sleds, so that you could earn the
grub you was a-eatin'. Well have a
storm, and big one at that, afore
dark
"But I've lots of time. It's only a
few hours ride.
"I hope SO. Tor I sees you's bound to
Well, Hustle along, an don't waste
time a-talkin' to me-"
The old man hadjudged me rightly;
l did design to go, seeing nothing por-
tentous of evil. Accordingly, I acted
upon his suggestion, and rode away
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-27
OUR !. TITLE FOLKS.
Evel -y-Day Things.

The sun each day pursues his course;
The little brooks and rills,
Each day, COME trickling down the vale,
From SOURCES up the hills.
Each day old ocean beats his bounds,
His tides redede and flow;
And day by day the loud winds roar,
Or gentle zephyrs blow.
And so, dear children each day brings
Appointed work for you;
Some act of duty. charity,
Or kindnessI You may do.
Count no good deed too trifling
No duty as too small;
For little things combine with great
70 make the sum of ali.
And he who does the best he can,
With all his heart and mind,
To make the world pleasant place,
sure reward will find.
Edith M. Norris, an Yankee Blade.
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WHAT WORD!
BY XII CoURTLAND.

What was the word you said to me
In the CLEAN of the sunset glow2
When the moss-rose pressed her scarlet lips
On the 1ily's cheek of snow.
All poets and sages thoir lives will spend
And the tides will ebb and flow,
But only the roses can tell, good friend,
And only the lilies know.
But what was the word said to you,
In the heart of the-ruby glare?
The passion flower swung high the cross,
The pansies were all at prayer.
All poets and -sages their lives will spend
And the tides will ebb and flow,
But only the roses can TELL good friend,
And only this lilies know.
PENDLEToN, S. ..
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-27
THIS HEART or NINE
BY AN1DA.

This heart OF mine is sadly human,
And passion sweeps it oftentlmes;
Shall earthly pleasures never fill it?
Or do long for things sublime?
1t futters restless in my bosom,
AS If it pinned sad and alone
1s it the poets soul within me
That makes my spirit weep and moan?
Ny heart is empty of all pleasure
Such pleasure as the world can give;
MY path is shrouded still in darkness,
I've lived-and still-on hope l live.
My heart is tired with Hopes beguiling,
And Faith droops low with weary wing /;
How long can Patience bear her burdens?
When shall these lips in rapture sing?
BERNB, Ark.
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hold on the bottom of the boat and
couple were to have been married that
very week-in fact, they were buried
on the day set for their wedding They
were well-to-do, nice people, and the
whole story made me awful sad, so that
] really wished I hadn't been told it
all. Well. I went down and walked
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-27
Let in the Sunshine.

|OIdIN0 is sc
life giving as the
sun. Open the
windows and let
in the sunshine.
1T not only illumi-
mates your house
and makes all
bright and cheer
full, but it floods
the soul and body
with a golden tide
of health a n d
warmth. It will
I e d u C e t h G
chances of sick
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-27

MANY bacteria, states Prof. Law, are
capable of doubling themselves every
hour under the best conditions. single
bacterium givin g Is, III, 220 in twenty
four hours. In fprty-eight hours the off
spring from germ measuring 10000
Of IA inch would fill a half pint meas
ure, the number reaching 281 $780,
700. 900.
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HE mysteries, won
ders, and beauties
of the vast water
world under the
surface of river,
lake, and ocean are
as profoundly in
teresting as the
often unbelievable
deDths. Mariners
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-27
Some Other Place.

Il wish you could help me out lit
tie, " he said as he looked In on Gratiot
avenue cobbler. ~.
"Vhell?"
"There's a saying about the slug
gard, you know. He was told to go to
to-what was. it? He was to go tc
something and learn wisdom, but what
Il was I have forgotten. It wasn't to
the bee, was it ?"
"No."
"Nor the grasshopper?"
"No."
@Nor the wasp nor hornet?'
"No."
+. "Then what was it'?"
"It vhas to go ply Halifax ind keep
right AWAY from me = was the vigorous
reply, as he pounded away on piece
of sole-leather. Free Press.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-27
WHAT THE DIVER SEES.
WONDERS AND ATTRACTIONS OF THE
Vastly DEEP.

Thrilling Adventures of Veterans in This
Strange Calling Ca curing Huge Nus
kallonge-Attacked by an Octopus-Ter-
rOrs and Attractions of Neptune's Realm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-27
LITTLE ROBBIE'S NERV E
BY DWIGHT BALDWIN.
Y~..=:zS7 N the fall of 1873

IN Cu0 Ed1I Oh 1910
my business call
ed me into the
ipine regions of
the S t a t e Of
Michigan. I had
recently secured
a patent of great
value in the fell
ing of heavy tim
Der, and was in
tro du cling it
among the log
ging camps and
saw mills.
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IT was a. Kansas reporter who
wished newly welded pair happy
life; and that their pathway may be
strewn with roses as they journey
hand in hand down the rugged stream
of life.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-29
personal PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs William Wetherell Of this city,
is visiting Manyunk. Pa,
Miss Ella Clark is visiting Miss Carrie
1alman Of Burlington, N. J.
Miss Annie Heinel Of this city. has re-
turned from visit to Philadel phia
Miss Ada Whitecraft Of Kimbleville,
has been visiting friends in this city.
Joseph E. Banks Of Brooklyn, was the
guest Of friends in this city yesterday.
Miss Laura Mochy and Mics Carrie
Jones of this city, are visiting friends in
Newark.
Frank Flaville Of Nineteenth street,
Chester, Pa, has been visiting friends in
this city.
Misses Mollie and Lanch Willis have
returned 10 their home in Chester, Pa,
after short visit to friends here.
Miss NJ. Maxwell Of this city, visited
Miss Josie Fulton Of Newark, during the
past week.
Miss Mary Janvler of this city, has
been elected treasurer of the class of 94
of Swsrthmore College.
Miss E. Armstrong of Newark, has re
turned TO her home after an extended
visit to relatives in this city.
F. Blumenthal, of the F. Blumenthal
Company, was in this city last week TAX
ing care Of his business interests.
Clement Reeves of Delaware City, has
been visiting his son, Samuel j. Reeves,
in Phenixville, Pa, during the past
week.
Hon. Rufus @. Barley, a member of
the South Carolina Legislature, is on a
visit to his brother, James Barley Of
this city.
Lawyer Robert O'Byrne Of New York
who was at one time a newspaper man In
this city, is now paying a visit to his
many friends here.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-29
CITY NEWS IN saEF.


The Delaware Sangerbund has ap-
pointed William zolpher marshal.
]. 7. Mullins life was despaired Of
Saturday, but he Is improving to day.
The Democratic State Central Commit.
tee meets at Dover tomorrow afternoon
Camp 5, p. o. S Of A. will move into
its new room in the Masonic Temple to-
night.
Pennsylvania avenue between Union
and Clayton streets has been covered
with cobblestones.
The Street and Sewer Department has
a large force of men at work grading
Union street. below Lancaster avenue.
Delta Chapter, No. 8, A. F. A. NJ, win
leave for Chester. at o'clock this even
ing to visit branch of the order in that
city.
The harvest moon shone brightly in
the sky last evening, ard it will appear
this evening also at thirty minutes after
sunset.
]. Harvey Wingate whose fragile
dazzle, is being erected on the vacant
lat at Ninth and Lombard streets has
applied for patent on the machine.
The athletic field day which the Young
Mems Christian Association was to have
held on Saturday afternoon at the Union
street base ball park, was postponed on
account Of the disagreeable weather and
the sports will be held next Saturday
afternoon.
The boy, Arthur Parsons, mentioned
in this paper last week as being dis
orderly, is not the son of John II. Par
sons OF No. 913 Pine street. Neither the
son nor the wife of Mr.. Parsons has
been engaged in any law suit or disorder
Of any sort.
A party of members of the Warren
Athletic Club comprising John Y.
Cooper, Robert wilkins, Harry Rams
berger and H. w. Walker made pedes-
trian tour to Chester, Pa, yesterday
morning, covering the distance, thirteen
miles, in 2.15.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-29
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.
MISSIONARY DAY AT FIRST PRES.
BYTERiAN.

Rev. william A. sadtier VIII Resign
From st. stephens Lutheran-second
Baptist Fifty -Hfth Anniversary Church
Notes.
Missionary Day was celebrated In the
First Presbyterian Church last evening
The Sunday school and orchestra occu-
pied the gallery and the platform was
decorated. The exercises included sing
ing by the Sunday school, Young Wo-
mems Mission Band and the Willing
Workers. Rev. George NJ Hickman
preached a sermon on st. Matthew xviii:
$50; Acts / 8. He described the mis-
sionary work and urged united support
for the members and congregation
OF the church. He said that the
object Of the meeting was TO encourage
and to rally the three missionary socie-
ties of the church and to deepen the
missionary spirit therein. The work was
congenial and added to the religions
spirit. II would increase the value Of all
church work.
A letter from Mrs. Dunlap was read by
Mrs Howard t. Wallace. The music by
the orchestra was q feature OF the SER
vice
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-29
FIFTY-slvE YEARS OLD.
Second Baptist Church Begins Its Ami
versary Celebration

Second Baptist Church Begins Its Ami
versary Celebration.
Second Baptist Church began the cele.
brstion of its fifty-ffth anniversary yes
terday. The church was appropriately
decorated with plRnts.and flowers. Rev.
Richard B. Cook. d. d., preached the
anniversary sermon In the morning on
the text, am doing great work. SO
that | cannot come down. jeremiah
vi, g.
The afternoon school had charge Of the
evening service. Superintendent Alfred
Gawthrop read a report Of the school,
which was begun In 1886, one year after
the church's organization. The first SEES.
sions were held in the old First Presby-
terrain Church, now the Historical Society
Building, near Tenth and Market
streets. The superintendent have been
Mr.. Heritage, 1886 to 1887; DR.. Harris,
1887 to 1888; William I. Wheeler, 1888
to 1S41; M. T. Cooper, 1841 TO 1S49 I;
John +. Zebley, iS49 to 1850 William b.
Sharper 1850 to 1853; Jacob NJ. Chatlant,
1855 to 1857; Washington Jones 1857 to
1872. and Alfred Gawthrop. present SUI
perintendent, from 1872 until 1890.
Rev. w. II. 6eistweit OF Camden N.
j., preached short sermon on the text,
''ye are the lights OF the world" he
illustrated his subject with lighted can
dies. The Hearts Ease Circle OF King &
Daughters, will give an entertainment
at 30 o'clock this evening.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-29
New sluice-way Ruilt.

The new sluice-way on the Braudywine.
connecting that stream with the south
long race, is nearly completed. The new
waterway is of Belgian block cemented
together and extends from the race to
the creek, far beyond the distance to
which the former one extended. The
bed of the stream crossed the new inter
cepting sewer along the Brandywine.
The new sluice has wooden overflow
gates with crossing over the water and
is finished in an excellent manner. The
water is flowing under these gates and
tumbling over the rocks formerly added
much to the picturesque beauty Of the
park. but this has been done away with
on the south side. although a similar
water fall remains on the north side of
tha nraak
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-29
A ralsn Announcement.

A notice was published in the
Baltimore Sun, this morning that VIII
liam II. Berger Of Wilmington, and Kate
Pinkler Of Baltimore, we're married in
Camden on September 10. ny Rev. A. b.
Richardson. The only v llliam II. Ber-
ger In the city Is the proprietor
OF the fruit and confectionery store at No.
10 East Front street, aud he was greatly
surprised to see the notice and said that
he did not know any Of the
parties concerned. He said that
as he was the only man In
Wilmington bearing that name, some
body must have intended the notice for
a practical joke. He says that he will
make thorough investigation Of the
matter, and make the perpetrators of
the Joke suffer for their fun.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-29
CHURCH NOTES.

The Mems Guild under the rector, Rev.
T. G. Littell, will pave the vestibule Of
st. Johns Church shortly.
The Christisn Endeavor Society OF
Central Presbyterian Church viii give
its first sociable Of the season this even.
ing.
The side arches for the recess chancel
in st. Andrews church are completed,
and the work on the main arch is pro-
crossing.
Rev ]. d. G. Hanna, pastor Of Asbury
NJ E. Church, preached to Brandywine
Conclaye, No. 4, Heptasophs or s. w.
NJ, yesterday morning. The Church was
croFded.
Harry A. Graves, a theological stu
dent, preached in Brandywine NJ f.
Church last night before large congre-
cation. His text was "Your Life is Hid
Witch Christ in God
Temperance exercises were held in
Epworth NJ. e, Church yesterday under
the auspices Of the Y. w. CT, U. Mrs.
d. H. Corkran gave a blackboard lecture
and Mrs. Mather made an address.
Forty hours devotion will commence
next Sunday in St, Pauls r. @. Church.
There will be preaching morning and
evening Of Sunday and Monday. Rev
w, J. Birmingham made an eloquent
appeal last evening to the people TO at
tend.
The Loyal Temperance Legion con
nected with Union NJ e. Church, gave
an entertainment to the public at the
church yesterday afternoon The exercises
consisted ofsinging and declarations, The
program was given in pleasing
manner and was much enjoyed by the
audience
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-29
A PASTOR RESIGNS.
Rev. w. A. Eadtler of St. Btephen
Lutheran ChHrch Professor.

Rev. w. A. Eadtler of St. Btephen's
Lutheran ChHrch Professor.
Rev w. A. Sadtler, pastor Of ST..
Stephens Lutheran Church, announced
his resignation at yesterday morning.
service, to take effect two weeks hence.
The announcement was a surprise to
the greater part Of the congregation, as
Mr.. Sadtler has been at the church since
its start and has raised the congregation
from small number to a very large one.
Mr.. Sadtlers work has been hard, as he
was the first pastor Of the church and be
has supplied the library with q number
Of choice books.
Mr.. Sadtler resigned In order to accept
position as professor OF Latin al
Lutherville. Md, in the Luthervills
Female Seminary. and will be pastor Of
the village church Mr.. Sadiler will
preach farewell sermon on October ~