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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-26
A PRESIDENTIAL BOOM.
Political Pointers on CALIFORNIA; Senior
Senator.
fBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l

tBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l
EAx FRANcIsco, CAL, August 25.-A
double loaded article in this weeks issue
Of the Weekly Argus contains the following
significant paragraph
I'VE think II the Republican leaders
will scrutinize the list OF those statesmen
who are without reproach they will not
find the list very large one. In fact, Of
men living ct the present moment We tail
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-26
THE FIRST BUYER.

MIR. NJ. Hoffman is the first merchant of
the town to 60 North to purchase goods.
He left yesterday and will take quite an
extended trip. Merchants will be some
what careful in buying goods this fall. as
the disposition on the part of the farmers
to economize as much as possible has
tendency to cut of trade little.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-26
MIST BE RESENTED.
RIFLE TARGET-pRACTICE.
Happy and Contented Farmers - Mer-
chants Purchasing Carefully.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
SCOTLAND NICK, N. c., August 25.-The
Scotland Neck Mounted Riilemen to-day
have target-practice at Mr.. L. w. Fenner's
farm and enjoy the annual Brunswick stew.
A gentlemen from the Dawson's section
told your correspondent yesterday that
crops have greatly improved during the
past two weeks, and that farmers are now
wearing their usual smile of hope and con-
tentmeut
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-26

SMOKE the "Nlcklsby."
Best Cigar on the market.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-26

EOR SALE, SEVERAL SMALL
Il FARMS near the city-very cheap. Call and
let us show them to do.
HENRY L. STAPLES b CO.,
al 23-Su&W4t los north Ninth street.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04
SHE TOOK THEMIN HER HAND, AND READ
on THE MARGIN:

tude, declared that She did not Jeliege, and
never had for one moment Gelieoed that
there was anything wrong between
Margaret and DIR. McCroud, but that
folks oc0uld say things for talks sake.
"Then let them suffer the conse-
quences, said Margaret.
Mrs. Sampson saw her danger, and in
more piteous tone hoped Miss Dale
would not mention the matter to any
one, She would ask her pardon-do
anything she might suggest, if she
would not make fuss about it.
But l have already spoken to two
persons about it, she said.
''Oh, hope you haven't told my hus-
bandn' the creature implored
mo. Ono was my pastor and the
other Judge Howe"
sob, Miss Dale" and the gossipy
dame was on her knees now; sis there
no way to hush up this unfortunate
business? / can never look anybody in
the face again if you prosecute me for
SANDER A public trial is just horrid!
Is there no other way?"
To see the miserable creature on her
knees imploring for mercy, and SC
thoroughly penitent for her sins, might
have won pardon from anybody but
Margaret. Motioning her visitor to a
chair, she emptied upon her her last
vial of wrath"
Don't think for one moment, Mrs,
Sampson, that supposed that anything
you might say would destroy my repu-
tation. 1t was your high handed au
dacity in daring to set such an insinua.
tion afioat that so much objected to.
1t is great and shameful humiliation
for woman to be forced to eat hei
own words in a public court; and be-
cause of this and your evident regret,
do suggest another mode of reparation,
1t is this Never again, SO long as yor
live, are you to speak slanderously Of
an absent person, or allow such license
of speech in your house to pass unpro
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04
from the ladies of that Thursday after
noon sewing circle.

from the ladies of that Thursday after
noon sewing circle.
They appreciated the sarcasm, and
possibly profited by it. Margaret re.
manned at the party for an hour and
then left Her acquaintance with
Mrs. Sampson thereafter consisted in
conventional bowling when they hap
pened to meet.
A year or two later DIR. McCroud died.
1t was custom with Margaret TO carry
flowers on certain days to place on the
graves of friends in the cemetery, a
mile from the town On one of these
occasions it occurred to her that the
good old doctors widow-viXen that
she wa3-might like to visit his grave;
so stopping at her gate she invited
her to take seat in the carriage and
ride out with her, which the widow
did. When they had arrived at the
doctors grave the widow said, alb
ruptly:
Miss Dale, 1 have an apology to
make to you"
"Oh, l think not" said Margaret.
won't you take some of these flowers;
and arrange them yourself?"
He never liked mc' she went on,
but l thought he did gou, more than
he ought, with his grown up sons and
daughters every day as old as you"
"Oh, but you wronged him, my good
woman," Margaret exclaimed.
''Oh, know it now, Miss Dale, l
know it, and that's why l thought l
ought to apologize. But he was awful
trying. And here's his grave. l s'pose
/ ought to get over all those old hateful
feelings now. remember one time that
going of a sudden into his room, l
found him abusing before the glass.
He was vain as peacock, and it made
me mad to see it, so l sung out: 'You
may prinll and prinll, but you've got to
die And sure enough he has. All,
well, I aCiU put some of those flowers
over him. Do you know Mrs. Samp-
son? Not much? Well, think twas
she who first limited that the old man
was overland to you. But it's been a
long, long time since I've heard her
speak against anyone. She seems to
have been converted from gossiping.
That's good kind of religion for folks
to get, don't you think SOP"
Excellent" said Margaret, with a
smile.-Mary a. e. Wagner, in n. Y.
Weekly
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04
DlMlNUTiVE SCREWS.
Some So Small as to Be Hardly VisibI
to the Naked Eye.

Some So Small as to BE Hardly Visible
to the Naked Eye.
1t is asserted that the smallest screws
in the world are those used in the pro-
duction of watches. Thus, the fourth
jewel wheel screw is the next thing to
being invisible, and to the naked eye it
looks like dust; with a glass, however,
it is seen to be small screw, with two
hundred and sixty threads to tn e inch,
and, with very fine glass, the threads
may be seen clearly. The screws are
four one-thousandths of an inch in di-
ameter and the heads are double 1t
is estimated that an ordinary ladys
thimble would hold one hundred thou
sand of these screws. No attempt is
ever made to count them, the method
pursued in determining the number
being to place one hundred of them on
very delicate balance, and the num-
Der of the whole amount is determined
by the weight of these.
After being cut, the screws are hard.
ened and put in frames, about one hun
dred to the frame, heads up, this being
done very rapidly by the sense of touch
instead of by sight, and the heads are
then polished in an automatic machine,
ten thousand at time. The plate on
which the polishing is performed is
covered with oil and grinding com
pound, and on this the machine moves
them rapidly by reversing their motion.
Jewellers Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04
MISS MALoNE's MISFORTUNE

She once had skin OF satin and features white
as snow,
When every swain the country round was
proud to be her beau
And young and old for miles away were al
ways glad to see
The dimple on her pretty chin, her neck OF
ivory;
And there were not in Illinols-no, nor in other
lands
Such alabaster treasures as her little polished
hands;
She reigned queen in Joliet on beauty's
golden throne
Did Miss Jemima Margaret Evangeline
Malone
But lol one dark unlucky day this paragon of
grace
Began to use some washes to ornament her
face
Throughout six months she squandered twelve
pots of vaseliue
The oil Of many a cocoanut, and rice, and
glycerine;
She made of powder aummery q clean and
bowling waste,
And plastered botR her cheeks with cream, and
soap, and almond paste;
Rose water too, and lemon juice flowed in
With oriental spices from the land of Araby.
She laved her face in boiling springs, she tried
ice-waters too
And with the toughest kind Of cloth she made
il black and blue;
And then she'd rub it just as If 1t were porce-
lain
With softest, finest flannel to make it white
again:
But oh the darling cuticles fell crumbling
from each pore
And oh, her skin OF satin was satin skin no
more
For rough ana rugged was the face which once
was beauty's own
tnFT 1Nfar, 1inn
oh, now her lot is cheerless, for she's no more
the pet
OF swain or beau, of Jim or Joe in seornful
Joliet;
The gossips giggle as she walks through av-
enue and street
With downcasJ head and fearful mien, and
timid trembling feet;
And, oh, they mark upon her chin the dimple's
shapeless trace
The parchment color OF her throat, the jaun-
dice on her face;
The sicllly hue upon her brow, the brown tint
on each hand
Whose alabaster glories once illumined all the
land
And now, ye maids, take warning-all We who
have swain
Te matrons who your spouses' love would
lovingly retain,
Te young, seductive widows who mediate to
wed
Some sterling mates quite fit to take the
places o. your dead
Avoid these cocoanuts and paste, and rice, and
vaseline,
And boiling springs, and liquid ice, and rose,
and glycerine
For If you don't, you're sure to lose all claims
to pow'r and throne,
Like Miss Jemima Margaret Evangeliue
Malone!
Eugene Davis, in Chicago Mail.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04

A Detroit merchant who deals large
ly with commercial travellers had Just
recovered from IL serious illness, dur
ing which he was sometimes delirious.
One day as his patient wife sat by
his bedside he opened hi, eyes and saw
her.
"You here again?' he said; shave you
filed my order yet?"
What order?" asked his wife, willing
to humor him.
Didn't give you big order for ice
water?" he asked; 'do you expect me
to patronize your firm if you forget my
orders?"
He got the ice water.-Detroit Free
Press
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04

upon her intimacy she ran upstairs,
tapped at Margaret's door. and hearing
no response, opened the door and en-
tered.
No one was there, and sitting down
for moment her attention was at
tracted to some packages of papers ly
ing in a work basket. She took them
in her hand, and read on the margin of
one: Compliments of DR.. McCroud, "
and, dallying a moment longer, she
went away.
Margaret Dale was true scion of an
old Knickerbocker family, and had
sense of pride and justice in about
equal measure. At this time she was
only fconvalescent from a very severe
and dangerous illness, through which
she had been cared for by DIR. McCroud,
a sturdy old Scotehman, old enough to
bc her father, with some extra years.
He took her on her first rides, and now
and then brought her English and
Scotch papers to read; and they We're
these which Mrs. Sampson had seen in
Margaret's work basket
81 is quite unnecessary to analyze the
character of Mrs, Sampson. She has
borhood. She possessed a lively mag
ination, was fond of gossip, not from
any wrong motive but indulged in
many careless. thoughtless remarks.
Gossip is always a patchwork bust
ness, and nobody had greater faculty
for putting this and that" together
than had Dame Sampson. She knew,
every body knew-that old DIR. McCroud
Lived very unhappily with very un-
happy wife. The respective families of
each came over from Scotland together,
with the young people-then very
young-atiianced The young man be-
gan his battle with life bravely, and
after much hard work and intercourse
with the world and feeling the new de-
veloping of his powers and feelings,
discovered that his fiancee was not at
all the woman to satisfy either his
head or his heart. But he was honor
able. He meant to do what he believed
TO he right. He told the girl that he no
longer loved her, but would keep his
engagement to marry her, if she insist
ed upon his so doing,
The girl did insist, as well as her par
cnts, and they were married, So it was
not at all remarkable that Mrs. McCroud
should be very unhappy woman, or
that people should talk about Dr. Nc
Croud's domestic infelicities. But nc
one could point to single fact reflect
ing upon his honor as a man or ply
sician. Then Mrs Sampson knew-as
did everybody else-that Margaret was
an heiress, cared very little for men
and had discarded would.be lovers by
the dozen. She had a strong, vigorous
mind, with very little sentiment, which
however, is an excellent thing in WON
an; and the sturdy good sense and lack
of nonsense that characterized the
straightforward Scotch doctor, made
him peculiarly acceptable to her. both
as physician and friend
Putting what she knew of both to
gether, and adding what her imagina
tion contributed Mrs. Sampson con
-cluded she had made social discovery
and so, on the afternoon of her sewing
party, led the conversation upon Marga
ret Dale, her illness her wonderful re
eovery, in which, Of course, the Other
ladies joined.
After Margaret had been pretty thor
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04
SHE BANGED HER HAIR.
And There Was Silence at the Dim
Table for Four Hours.

And There Was Silence at the Dinner
Table for Four Hours.
She had beautiful brown hair, and
she parted it Madonna-wise. 1t waved
over her temples and her husband loved
it. When he came home the other
evening, he found her calmly swinging
to and fro in low rocker and down
over her smooth forehead, hiding it COM
pletely, hung a Russian bang.
He said she looked like a cook. He
withheld the light of his countenance
from her for four days. The domestic
estrangement interested the boarding
house. The men upheld him in his sor-
row and anger, and the women ranged
themselves on the side of the Russian
bang.
For four days he did not speak word
at table. The solemnity of the meals
became expressing. If anybody had
laughed-but nobody did-it would have
sounded hollow. The conversation was
forced and unnatural. Nobody ven
tured to hint where things might end.
On the fifth day he said: pass tho
gravy" He said it in voice as sweet
as If all his life was sunshine. Six men
and three women reached for it. With
gravy, they had never associated senti-
ment, but now they all took gravy with
him. 1t was n smoking of the peace
pipe, an eating of the gravy of recon-
ciliation.
"Will you take me-" she asked, "to a
concert this EVENING"" Her bang was
smooth and demure. 1t knew it had
won the day. But all things come to
him Tvho waits, and now the boarding
house is watching to see If she will let
the Madonna hair grown, Y. Re-
corder.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04
A GAME FOR TWO.
How Bright Young Man Matched
Mean Restaurauteur.

How Bright Young Man Matched a
Mean Restaurauteur.
A bright young man in one of the nu-
merous New York oyster saloons or
dered very tempting supper for him.
self and the pretty, stylish girl with
him. After the more solid viands had
been enjoyed some pineapple was called
for, and very large and handsome
specimen of that succulent fruit was
brought in whole and placed ON the ta-
bic. The young man requested the
waiter to serve a piece to the young
lady and one to him, which was DONE
A little while afterward the bill for
the supper was called for. 1t contained
charge of $1.50 for pineapple. The
proprietor of the place was summoned
and the question put before him. He,
however, was rather objectionably firm
in his statement.
You made no stipulations about the
quantity of pineapple you wanted when
you ordered it," said he, "and we can't
cut one to get two slices from it. The
charge is correct"
"Oh, very well, )" responded the young
man. waiter just bring me piece of
paper. l wish to wrap up the rest of
this pineapple.
And lighting cigarette, he thanked
the proprietor of the restaurant for his
attention and begged his pardon for
troubling him. He then passed cigar
cite to his young lady companion and
told her to light it. She objected, but he
again directed her to light it, saving
that he had special purpose in wishing
her to do So She then complied with
his request, but before she had taken
half dozen puffs the proprietor had
returned to the table again and ordered
her to cease smoking
You allow men to smoke? Well, YOU
haven't the privilege of distinguishing
between the sexes in that way. 1t rests
with this lady entirely whether she will
smoke here ornot She chooses to smoke.
You lack the legal right to stop her."
The proprietor began to get very
angry and seemed about to resort to
some violent process of carrying his
point. Seeing this, the young man re-
marked: Don't do anything rash now.
shall meet force with force, and be-
fore court judge you will not have an
inch of ground to stand on. We are pre-
pairing to leave After the lady has
finished that one cigarette we shall go.
And now, my friend, you see how dis
agreeable it is always possible to make
oneself when one tries. You stood for
your narrow rights when you charged
me for a whole pineapple. I'm standing
for mine when insist that this young
lady shall be permitted to smoke. We
each might give way to the other if we
wished, but being human we return
meanncss for meanness. Now I'll 60.
But remember the next time lady
lights cigarette in here that you cant
force her to put it out Ask one of your
legal friends and see "-Kansas Citv
Star.
IA basin of cold water placed In an
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04
, hibited and unrebulsed. Do you sssm.

hibited and unrebuked. Do you 8Ram.
ise?"
81 promise" she said.
"Moreover," added Margaret, "if
hear of your having broken this con-
tract, it shall not be too late to make
you suffer the other punishment.
Your tongue has been dipped in the
poison of SANDER and gossip, and it
will be hard work for you to clean
it. You'll need the grace of God to
helpyo but if you gossip less you will
have more time to pray. You may go
now"
She went. But although hating Mar
garet thereafter, as it would be quito
in keeping with human nature to sup
pose, she was both too proud and too
polite to allow her circle of friends to
know it, and, to keep up the delusion,
she made large party, and send Miss
Dale an invitation. Margaret dressed
herself with the greatest care and
adornment.
~ only came for the sake of my very
dear friend, Mrs. Sampson, who knew
would feel so badly if | did not come, /"
she said in reply to some comments
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04
The Motive.

"Did you find anything on the person
of the deceased" asked the coroner,
that led you to think he had taken
poison?"
"Yes," replied the witness. ''We
found bottle labeled arsenic in his
hand. 1t was empty"
"From your knowledge of the man
and all the circumstances connected
with this case what is your theory as to
the motive that caused the act?"
"My theory as to his motive" said
the witness slowly and impressively,
rs that he wanted to kill himself -
Chicago Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04
AN Argonaut subseriber writes.

An Argonaut subscriber writes; In
London one evening l was looking for
the Alhambra, Not knowing in which
direction to go, / stopped to inquire of
passer by, when, suddenly, the name
of the theater escaped me entirely. So
] was obliged to ask: "Do you know
where that large theater is near here
it begins with an 'A?'" The man re-
piled at once; "oh, you mean the 'Ay-
market, sir"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04
MRS. SIMPSONS TONGUE.
How She Was Cured Of the Habit
Of Gossiping.

RS. SAMPSON
was to have a
sewing-party at
her house on
Thursday after
noon, and on
the pre- vious $
day she resolved
to run in at the
Dale mans ion
and invite Mar
garet to attend.
u + e S IL m i II @
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04

"A basin of cold water placed in an
oven will lower the temperature.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04

RAMONA, Aug. 90 1880
MY DEAR FRANK received the package OF
MS. and have been busy combining it with
mine. They match pretty fairly and think.
will make strong team.
find one place, however, where you have so
to speak, slipped cog. In the thirtieth, a page
Is missing. Gustave LeMoyne has thrown him
self on his knees before Beatrice and you start
him off all right with Darling, you know you
have" and the next sheet says: What is to
be my answerT'-but Beatrice had fed like O
frightened fawn, etc.
You seem to have missed the speech entirely
This is about the only bit of dialogue you have
attempted, and want IL to stand. Please send
the omitted leaf tomorrow.
Our book will be success, never fear have
little doubt but that 1t is to prove the great
American novel, II certainly will have ali tho
clements Of that TO be famous work.
Yours fraternally PHILIP HoUGH
l remembered the omitted passage
well. had intended to make it ex-
ceedingly impressive, and believed
that it would prove the climax of the
book. With view of perfecting it,
had carried the leaf on which it was
written in my pocket for a week, and
had neglected to place it with its fell
lows. Now l would make a clean copy
and send it ON.
But before doing SO, opened the re-
mainder of the mornings mail. Among
the letters was one from my brother
Thomas.
Dear Frank" it said, "do you re-
member that Christmas number of the
Crescent magazine that contained the
late DR.. Reeds poem? 1 loaned it to
You and now am anxious to have it.
The publishers say the magazine is out
Of print Please get it, and Let Il have
t at once"
Evening journal., 1891-03-24

-
Three prisoners were removed to New
Castle jail this morning
The Sunday school OF st Paul's R G.
Church will give social on Easter Mon
day.
The 10 25 train from the Delaware
road was fifteen minutes late this after
noon owing to slight accident.
Coroner Sparks this morning gave a
certificate of death from iuanition on
Lewis r infant son of George w
Baker, No. 1888 Forrest street.
The recent divorce proceedings in
which James McGomb sought to be d.
vorced from his wife, are alleged TO have
cost the petitioner $27, 900.
Wilmington Conclave, No. 2, Improved
Order of Heptasophs, held meeting in
their hall at 8 o'clock lssr evening. The
only business of Importance transacted
was the initiation of four new members.
The trustees of Troop B Association
held a meeting last evening In the Law
offices of Spottswocd Garland in the
Bsynrd building, and awarded to Bowen
& Co the contract for printing the new
by laws. After appointing a building
and france committee the meeting ad-
journed until Monday evening, March 80
The Republicans Of the Third ward
held meeting at No 206 Jefferson street
last evening. which was addressed by
President Ayers Charles M. Curtis,
Mayor Austin Harrington, Stansbury J.
Wiley. Joseph K Adams, Milton s. Sim
peTs, Everett Jones. Samuel Coyle. John
X Graham. Thomas Johnson, Horace G.
Rettsw, Samuel B, Conde and others
Evening journal., 1891-03-24
commanding Of words.

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