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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29
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An orator likes to be called breezy"
but never windy Washington Star.
#@k
-Bilkins-I know what ] want. Fill
kins-Then you must know great deal.
--Somerpite journal.
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-Boulanger left letter saying he
"wished to die in war; Then why did
he leave his wife Columbus Post.
The oratorv of some men may not
move mountains, yet 1t often succeeds
in making big bluff lVesticM Stand
ard.
To those who indulge in suits the
whole science of law seems to consist
mainly of chancc-ry.-Binghamton Re
publican.
Bakers are well bred people, al
though somewhat given to loafing. We
hope they won't take offence If we crack
a joke at thSir expense.-LolccH Courier.
Ana
1t IS all right to advise man to
turn a thing over in his mind before
acting. if he has mind bigger than the
thing to be turned over.--Neio Orleans
Picdyune.
The latest problem DIR. William A.
Hammond takes up for discussion is,
"IIavc we two brains?" lie could COM
fort some folks immensely by proving
so per cent of it.-IHtiadelphia Ledger.
**%
Rev. Pink PUNK on modesty /:
Modesty am one OBJ de sweetest OBJ
de virtues, deah breddern,S but wen
| see IA gal blush wen she hears a
bear story, or de naked truth, it makes
me tink dat modesty has given way to
imbecility.--Ne,o York Herald.
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THE GIRL AND HER SAFETY"
Out through the country roads she sped
On her bright, nickle plated machine
But at night they brought her home half
dead,
And this maid was sight to be seen.
"What was the matter?h they asked, full
of pity,
And she answered them trying to laugh,
"My safety is only at home in the city,
And l think that it SHE'D ut a calf"
--Nclc YORK Herald.
Engagements are fragile things
many bender has broken them.
MN
Men with weli-knit figures are sell.
dom worsted in a fight.-PittsJurg Dis.
patch.
keep off the grass" will not keen
| an ass in the middle of the road.-GdL-
geston Neses.
1t is odd enough that burglars take
such risks in safe opening.
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"A ring around the moon is sign of
rain, and ring around the eye is sign
of blow.
The crank with theory is like a
dog chasing his tail-it's nothing new
when he grasps it--GoiunbUs Post.
44s
Fairies may be mythical, but those
who don the now fashionable color NAV
truthfully be called brownies.-Lo,eel
Courier.
#ak
Marriage is'a divine institution, but
it is hard to divine some peoples reason
for ever having entered it.-B0stoa
transcript.
"A thing of booty is Joy forever
and a poor man may take comfort il
the fact that there will be no contes
over his will.-Ne'c Orleans Picaymne.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29
pcath in a Collision.

murray, NEB.. Oct. 4,-A head end col
lision on the Burlington road. near this
city, between freight and the north
bound passenger, resulted in the fatal in
jury Of Engineer Eager Of the passenger.
Express-mcssenger Rovenaugh of Denver
was badly hurt. The passengers were
shaken up but none injured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

BuRLINsToE, Ia, Oct. cav. A.
Pollock, q travelling man, shot and
fatally wounded James Andrews and
then sent ball through his own lungs.
lie left letter charging Andrews with
being intimate with his wife.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

FAN frANcrseo, Oct 2i--Stewlrt Men
2ies of this city, Will submit 10 tie newly
organized Cali nrnia Traffic Association 4
Plan q cstabIaha line Of freight steamers
between rln Francisco and New York or
Liyarla0l. lie claims that i2stnel steamers
@ol .i,0Nd TONS each could .lct enough freight
To- make the line probable. The round
TIN between san tMhelsc1 aud New N'orl,
ya tic STRAITS If Magellan would take i3l
days, The cost Of the steamers, rs pro-
posed by NcnMee, viii be S45Q0,G 900, aud
he calculate ih4t they can carry freight III
Sl9a N. les3 than oac'half Of what the
railroads charse
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

Your babies will always be good II yon
give thom DIR, Bulls Baby syrup wnlie teeth
Ing IL IA u reliable and sure remedy and
costs % cents.
lottery ticket may sometimes be payirg
Investment; far better one is nc. box OF
OLD sauls Caiarrh Cure. It pays every t!me.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 22.-Ciilderoy Wells
Griffin, United States consul to sydney. \ =.
5, w. died here last night Of Brights
disease.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29
Natural Gas supply Decreasing.

CHICAGO, Oct. GA special dispatch
from Lima o., says that the manufac-
turing establishments there have received
notice from the Lima Natural Gas Com
pany that owing TO the rapidly decreasing
supply the natural gas will be cut off the
first Of next MONTH
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

SPOKANE FALLS. Oct. A.-Henry Willard
who is making tour OF the northwest in
an interview yesterday expressed belief
that all trans of the Northern Pacific will
before long be operated entirely by electric
power.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

Tho new Blood and Skin Purifier and greatest
Of Humor Remedies, internally Ito cleanse the
blood OF all impurities and thus remove the
chusel. and CUTicURA, the great skin Cure,
and CuTICuRA SOAR, an exquisite Skin Bean
tiiier. externally Ito clear ihe skin and seal
and restore the hair, cure every species of
agonizing, itching, burning, sealy and pimply
diseases OF tho skin, scalp and blood.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

Sold everywhere. Price, CUTIcyRA, Soc: SOAP,
Csc; REsoi VENT. 81. Prepared by tho PORTER
DRUG AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Boston.
fB-Send for "How 10 euro Skin DlseaAes,"gi
pnges, 30 illustrations, and 100 testimonials.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

How absurd 10 croak and wllee2e with a
cough which iialo's Honey of Iiorehound
and Tar will cure
Pil;e's Ioothache Drops cure in one
minute.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

"WhT, now canuot get enough to ent," says
one lazy who formerly had NO appetite, but
took Hoods karsaparilla-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29
y rNAYEN FoE M. rANNfLI.

don't know enough about Irish politics
70 know exactly where 1 should Be If
took any interest III thcm bit il Is prob-
able, as have friends among them. that
should side with the LANDLORDS. However,
that has nothing whatever 10 tiowith what
] teel most about, and lhat is. tilgi poor,
wretched woman, who Is suffering from
everything under the skies. / don't care
whether she has done wrong or not.
don't think thar wis asked Of wrec!icd
woman nearly two thousand years ago.
and yet forgiveness came to her, don't
gee how anybody can say anything against
her now, and IL Il hetFiir that she isIit,rs-
ing another little life, then | thiuk hat
every man whether he was for 81 against
Parnell. ought to raise his hat il she ever
pnsses by him. She must have loved him,
and love like charity, VIII cover a multi
tuds Of sins; there isn't so very much Of
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

The oratorv of some men may not
move mountains, yet 1t often succeeds
in making big bluff WestdcId Stand
ard.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

A thing of booty is a joy forever,
and a poor man may take comfort in
the fact that there will be no contest
over his will.-Neln Orleans PicauMne.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

You would thiuk To lool at Il tlat MI
New York was il mourning; that is ia say,
If you looked 1t It's frocl.g. lhere Is 4
sudden fad for BLACK, aud especially for
black cloth aud camels.hair; Il is bep0n-
ing, makes the figure look more slender,
brings on the round line Of the hin. that
Henner delights in painting, and giycf
pleasure because II is quiet and retincl-
looking 20 the average man. Men do not
like loud things they do not ike The first
hat of the season to be worn bya woman
who is with them. They don't Ike 10 eS-
plot the latest special color US walking by
their side, and they would much rather
that she had on a pretty, well-itllg Black
frocl ana coquettish little bonnol thau
all the bright colors that ever einanaicd
from the rainbow The average man
hasn't half the courage of the average
woman, for he would no more Be the first
to wear a new style of hat or To assume u
brlliant-hued scarf, than lie w9uld dance
jig on the top Of the Madison square
Garden tower.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

-Bilkins-I know what ] want. Fill
kins-Then you must know great deal.
--Somerpii2e journal.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

Marriage is'a divine institution, but
i is hard to divine some peoples reason
for ever having entered it.-B0ston
transcript.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

Bakers are well bred people, al.
though somewhat given to loafing. We
hope they won't take offence If we crack
a joke at thSir expense.--LolceH Courier
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

-Boulanger left letter saying he
"wished to die in war; Then why did
he leave his wife Columbus Post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-08-26
THE. MODERN PoRTIA.
She Takes Care that Her Lover Shall
Guess the Right Box.

With a gesture expressive of firm
resolution, as if the affair was quite
settled, the Countess Madeline pointed
to her lacquered Japanese cabinet that
shimmered in the lamplight, and said
very gravely:
"Open one of those three drawers,
Valentine, and be sure that you choose
the right one. Each drawer contains
an answer to the prayer which you
have addressed to me for the last six
months. If you open that which con-
tains the answer Yes will be yours
and marry you as soon as you please.
But take care that you do not get the
wrong answer. for if you do you will
never see me again"
"Alasw said Valentine. There are
two chances to one against me. How
cruel you are, my darlingr'
Well" said the countess, "if mar
ry you, can at least lay the blame on
fate"
The young man hesitated long
time. His hand wandered from drawer
to drawer, not venturing to touch any,
and his heart sank with the fear of
choosing wrongly. At last he shut his
eyes and opened drawer at hazard.
Oh, rapture! The little piece of pink
paper when unfolded disclosed to his
glad eyes the exquisite word Yes"
In ecstasy he clasped blushing Mad
cline in his arms. and covered her face
with kisses. She could not deny him
now without a disgraceful violation OF
her promise. But Madeline was an up
right person, who always kept her
word and so he was soon able to call
| her his wife.
Still, even amid the raptures of the
honeymoon, Valentine was not entire
ly happy. At times gloomy expires.
sion appeared on his brow and in hi;
eyes.
"Ungrateful mang' sighed Madeline
You are not satisfied. What is the
matterP"
II am troubled about something"
"About what?"
II owe my wife to chance, not tt
her own inclination"
He remained penslve for a time
while she looked smilingly at him
Suddenly she broke into merry laugh
Stupid mani" she cried. Don
you see that l put the same answer il
all three drawers. ."-LondOn Itd-Bits
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-08-26
Bound to Get Even.

"It's sorry Oh am to see yez goin' so
soon," remarked Mrs. McShantee, as
her guest. Mrs. McSquatter, arose to
leave; "but as ye go through Mrs.
Mickey Moylan's yarrud, wud ye do
me favorP"
''Wid pleasure Oi wull," responded
Mrs. McSquatter. leader of the Goat
vile Four Hundred. Sure, Oi thort,
bein' such near neighbors, you an tn
Moylans wud be unfriendly."
They're not at home tn day." ex-
planned Mrs. McShantee, IAN it isn't
tn Moylans Oi want to see," she add
ed, with suppressed emotion. This
marning Mrs. Moylan gave me bally-
hoo with her voil tongue because moy
chickens scratched up her yarrud,"
"Phwy didn't ye soilence herP"
Sure wasn't she in the roightP Moy
chickens had no call in her yarrud, an
phwat cud Oi do but shtand an take
phwat she said? It's meek enough Oi
am, Mrs. McSquatter, when Ofm in
the wrong. Y'll niver foind me maxim
trouble widout Oi have tn roight on
moy sold. See?"
''Phwat is it We want me to do as
pass through Mrs. Moylan's yarrud?'
asked Mrs. McSquatter, with puzzled
air.
"Oi want yez ter open th' kitchen
door an let their billy goat out. They
locked him in phwin they wint down
town."
''Snre Oi will that"
"Thankee, Mrs. McSquatter, it's q
good frind yez are. 1t won't be long
before that billy goat gets over into
this yarrud and thin whin Mrs. Moy-
Ian comes home-Hiven hilp err
N. Y. IHeekly.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-08-26
Wiping a Tear Away.

Down in Mulberry street the other
day l saw bit of boy three or four
years old, ragged and dirty and for
lorn, who had cried himself to sleep
on doorstep. He hadn't been asleep
long, for great big tear stood in the
corner of one eye and there was sob
in his throat as he slept. l stopped
and looked at him and wondered if /
hadn't better move him about a little,
so that the stone step would be little
softer when an old woman who had been
gathering fuel at some building being
demolished down the street came along
and threw off her load for a breathing
spell. She saw the boy at once, and l
watched to see what she would do-if
poverty had heart for poverty, if the
grind of life had robbed her heart of
the tenderness God put there.
He's poor, wan child" she said
as she looked at me and back at the
sleeping boy.
Yes"
'And it's too bad, it is" she con-
tinued, and taking up the corner of
her check apron she softly advanced
and tenderly and carefully wiped away
the big teardrop and whispered to M:
maybe he'll be smiling now as he
dreams of something better than this. u
IN. Y. World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-08-26
WHAT COLLEGES ARE COMING TO.
Extracts From a Forthcoming Valedic-
tory at Yelvard College.

And to your, our worthy and honor
ed President and professors the class
of '91 renders profound and heartfelt
thanks.
You have watched over US with zeal
Gus care, encouraging when encourage
ment was needed, restraining when, as
sometimes happened, we were inclined
to leave the path of safety.
Now we pass away from your inn
mediate personal care, but your in
fuence will ever be with us, and our
success will be the success of our Alma
Mater.
When we stand in the pitchers box
and by curves and tortuous delivery of
balls propel the opposing team into the
center of the approaching hebdomad,
the glory will by no means be ours
alone. 1t will belong in no small
measure to our worthy teachers and to
the institution where we were taught
so well.
When we corral the redhot grounder
and freeze to it, the plaudits of the
grand-stand will not be for us merely,
but also for the college on whose rolls
our names will soon appear as alumni.
Some of us will handle the willow,
and the skill with which we pound
three-baggers will elicit enthusiasm of
the spontaneous variety; yet even then
we can never forget that the ability to
call forth torrents of applause by our
intelligent slugging was obtained at
your college and under your guiding
| care.
When we plentifully smear with
whitewash the aggregations of mis-
guided ball tossers who may have the
temerity to cross bats with us. the
shut-out and the goose-egg will be so
many marks of honor on the record of
Yelvard College.
In all our heroic slides to third and
close scratches to reach home, through
all the cheers of friends and the dis
appointed. hopeless yells of foes, we
shall ever remember that we are bear
ing aloft not only the banner of our
great national game but the honor OF
our college also.
When on pay days we shall come
forward to draw our large-sized
checks and corpulent rolls of green
backs, we shall think with gratitude Of
the institution where we learned sc
lucrative profession, and be proud
that we have helped to demonstrate
that college education is not failure.
i-Munsey's Weekly.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-08-26
The Age of Man.

When was man first placed on earth?
No one can answer that question.
Hugh Miller says that mans habit of
burying his dead out of sight makes it
very easy to be mistaken on that point;
for, because of burial, mems bones
may be found among the animals that
have lain in the earth for ages. There
is one thing, however, that gives us an
inkling of when he came. Certain
tools, that only man could have made,
have been found buried in caves, in
peat beds, and in the bottom of lakes.
Often these are covered by layers of
rock; and, by calculating how long it
took to make the layers, guess can
be made as to when the tools were put
there.
Still, it is only guess. and no one pre-
tends to regard the question as settled;
under some conditions the layer would
be made much faster than under others.
But the bones of certain animals, the
mammoth and other great creatures of
that time, which have long since died,
have been found with these tools. By
| calculating in what ages these animals
lived, and how long it takes race of
animals to die out, a surer result can
be arrived at. In cave in England,
buried under limestone layer from
one to fifteen inches thick, tools have
been found mingled with bones of ele-
plants, tigers, rhinoceroses, and
hyenas, which roamed over that coun-
try thousands and thousands of years
ago. The peat bogs of what is now
Denmark and Scandinavia are filled
with stone tools. Some have been
found in beds of gravel, underlying
peat which is certainly seven thousand
years old. This seems to show that
men have dwelt on earth at least as
many years ago.-IeresG c. Crotton
in st. Nicholas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-08-26
A TOUCHING SCENE.
Tho relief of the ponner Party.

On his arrival at Suffers Fort, my
father made known the situation of the
emigrants, and Captain Sutter offered
at once to do everything possible for
their relief. He furnished horses and
provisions and my father and Mr..
Clutchen started for the mountains,
coming as far as possible with horses
and then with packs on their backs
proceeded on foot; but they were
finally compelled to return. Captain
feat. He stated that there were no
able-bodied men in that vicinity, all
having gone down the country with
Fremont to fight the Mexicans. He
advised my father. to go to Yerba
Buena, now San Francisco, and make
his case known to the naval officer in
command. My father was in fact con-
Quoting parties there-when the seven
members of the Forlorn Hope arrived
from across the mountains. Their
famished faces told the story. Cattle
were killed and men were up all night
drying beef and making flour by hand
mills nearly 200 pounds being made
in one night, and "a party of seven, COM
commanded by Capt. Reason p. Tucker
were sent to our relief by Capt. Sutter
and the alcalde. Mr.. Sinclair. On the
evening of Feb. 10Th, 1917, they reached
our cabins, where all were starving.
They shouted to attract attention. Mr..
Breen clambered up the icy steps from
our cabin, and soon we heard the bless
ed words, 'Relef, thank God, reliefr'
There was JOY at Donner lake that
night, for we did not know the fate of
the Forlorn Hope, and we were told
that relief parties would come and go
until all were across the mountains.
But with the joy sorrow was strangely
blended. There were tears in other
eyes than those of children; strong
men sat down and wept. For the
dead were lying about on the snow,
some even unburied, since the living
had not had strength to bury their
dead. When Milt Elliott died.
faithful friend who seemed so like a
brother,-my mother and / dragged
him up out of the cabin and covered
him with snow. Commencing at his
feet, patted the pure white snow
down softly until reached his face.
Poor Milt! it was hard to cover that
face from sight forever, for with his
death our best friend was gone
Ge51L7y1.n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-08-26
BATHING IN THE BUFF.
Pre- yAdamite Habits That Prevails In
Eastern Europe and Mexico.

A gentleman who knows eastern Eu-
rope well sends me, says Labouchere
in London Truth, a highly interesting
account eff what he has seen in that
part, with a view of showing that
great deal too much Indignation has
been excited by Mr.. Calderon's sup
posed insult TO st. Elizabeth. My
correspondents view is that few arti-
cles of clothing more OF less are of no
consequence in the eyes of female
modesty in that part of the world, and
that the same pre-Adamite sentiment
might have prevailed in medi@val
Hungary:
"A few years ago. as in a carriage
with post horses l approached the river
Buzeo, l saw handsome open car
riage coming from the town of the
same name, which stands about half
mile from the stream. On the box
seat were a coachman and a footman
| in smart liveries. In the carriage was
| young lady. When she arrived at
the stream, she, standing in the car
riage, undressed herself and walked
| down, naked, into the water. |, with
my servant and two positions, passed
| through the ford, there was no bridge
| then-within twenty yards of her.
| There was no surprise. She must
have seen my carriage, as l saw hers
for fifteen or twenty minutes before
me met.
again in the river Dimbovitza,
which runs through Bucharest, any
hot summer evening, dozens of women
and girls might in those days-and
probably may now-be seen bathing
without garments.
ITO come to later times, On Sept.
13. 1873, crossed the Danube from
Giurgevo to Rutschuk in a rowboat
AS we skirted the banks on the Rou
manian shore we passed close to mum
bers of young girls bathing. could
tell many other incidents but think
have said enough to show that oul
standard of propriety did not obtair
SO late as 1878; nor did it probably a
much earlier date in the adjoining
not prudish."
l can well conceive that all this oc
Cured in the east, for in the west th'
same pre-Adamite habits used to pre-
vail thirty years ago. l remember
then passing some weeks in town sit
: uated in Mexico. All the inhabitant
used to go down to river every even
. ing to bathe, just as the people her
: go to the park for drive. And ever.
one bathed-men, women, and chill
dren-together, without vestige o
clothing. 1t struck me as peculiar a
first, but after few days l became 81
accustomed to it that l regarded it a
the most ordinary of customs, and fire
quently disported myself in the waite
with the mayor, the authorities. an
: their wives and children.