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The Dickinson press., 1891-07-18
Passing Glimpse of a Famous
Woman.


This woman who sweeps by in the
gay crowd on Broadway vas a fa-
nous beauty in her day. She is still
good looking. Her face is u trife
stouter and there are wrinkles on her
brow and crows ieet in her cheeks,
but it is still a face that would be
noticed in a crowd. 1t is Mrs. Kate
Chase spr, que.
This one famous beauty, who
welded more power in American
politics, Perhaps. than any other
American woman has ever done, is
going down the hill Of life in a quiet,
easy way. She comes to New York
occasionally to visit friends, but her
home is in Washington. She is no
longer the gay butterfly OF fashion,
and her dresses, while fashionable
and we'll made, have not the dash
that made her SO much talked about
in ante-bellum DAYS.
Her life in the national cdpital is a
simple one. There is none of the lux
ury OF Edgewood that characterized
her life during her fathers career.
But she is happy, nevertheless, FOR
her children are growing up around
her, and she looks OH calmly at the
progress OF events w,thnsmiling face.
The White House has passed out of
her mind forever. 1t w;s an idle
dream at best. But there is sun
shine at Edgewood such as this WON
an could never have found had she
become the wife of IL president OF the
United States.-New York Mail and
Express.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-18
Her Long Lost Brother.

A returning wanderer met with an
unpleasant reception at Brunswick,
Me-, on arecent Sabbath. Alady on
the way to church saw him gazing at
her sharply. and after church he fol-
lowed her home. She became fright
ened and fed into a house, to the
owner of which she announced her
fears OF the VILLAIN" The gentle
man started out and, assisted by a
neighbor, began searching for the
villain. When the lady came out
and went to her W house he ap-
peared, and was at once grabbed by
the volunteer detectives. He claimed
to be a relative of the lady and was
taken into the house, the expecta-
ton being that he would wilt when
the lady declared she never saw him
before. The willing was on the 9TH
er side, when, after studying his face
a moment, the lady discovered that
the man was her brother. whom she
had not seen for nine years. Hesays
the next time he comes to visit his
relatives he will telegraphinadvancs.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-18
FUNNY EXPERIENCES.
URING a twenty

URING q twenty
years experience in
the work OF the min
istry. l have met
with The most laugh
able scenes where one
would expect moth
ing but churchlike
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-18
Dancer in the House FLY.

Few realize what an enemy to man
is the common house fly. 1t is bad
enough to have them crawl over our
berries; it is tantalizin. to have the m
speckle our glassware; it is maddening
to have them investigate our bald
heads. but there are deeds of which
the fly is guilty that put all these in
the shade. Flies eat sewerage and
putrid matter that is reeking with
disease germs until they are filled with
them, and then bite lis and so inocu-
late us with disease, or leave the
contagion in our food. We hear q
great deal about the little things that
make up life. Let some one tell IN
about the little things that csuoo
doath.-Philadsiphia Times.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-18
"A iMonarch's Powder Box.

Acurious historical relic on view at
this same house was the powder box
once belongining to the king ofPort-
ugal, and manufactured for his
majesty in Paris in 1850 by German,
goldsmith to the king of France. 1t
is Il large round box in silver gilt.
and was not intended to hold either
gun powder or face powder, but the
aristocratic and atthat time univers-
ally worn hairpowder. Accompany
ing it is n large clothes brush mount
ed to match the box, and lint the same
precious metal, and made for the
purpose of brushing off the coat OF
the royal owner after the powdering
process had been completed.-Paris
Letter.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-18
FATALISM.

HE duck pie that the
cook had served for
breakfast at the club
was exquisite! Too
ex luisite in fact, for
my friend, Robert
MERCER, and | made
snch q hole in IL that.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-18
That's Why.

Mr.. Nesbitt, the dramatic critic o
the London Times, made a curious
statement recently. We were dis
cussing American humor and he
said: "American humor has Al sort
OF stoicnl %grimness. which can be
traced directly, l think to the inter-
marriage OF the whites with the alb
original Indians"
Now what sort of an answer is one
to make to an argument OF this
kind?-Eugcne Field in Chicago
News.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-18

Two Steamer Loads of Cats.
From the Saturday Review.
The Egyptians mummified mice,
bulls, %alligators, and animals ingen-
eral, partly because they were, us a
rule, gods, partly to supply, we pre-
sumo, the fauna OF Amenti, the home
OF the dead. Not long agoa modern
fellah fell into an ancient cats ceme-
terry by accident, and found himself
among the rather CHASTITY feline
mummies of2,OOO years ago. Then
awoke the modern spirit, chartered
two steamers, and carried twenty
tons of tail-waggers off to Liverpool.
These cats had been divine, all of
them Children OF Pasht. When they
died the neighbors cried, the family
shaved itself, and went into mourn
ing. At u fire the main object of
everybody was not to put the fire
out, but to keep the cats out of it.
"The cats lie ~covcrtly in watt"
says the oldtranslator of Hcrodotus,
"and sodenly coursing toward the
place, mount and skip quite over the
heads of the people, into the fire, at
which chaunce, whenever it comes to
pass, the Egyptians are extremely
sorrowful. A cat dying is solemnly
carved to the temple, where, being
well powdered with salte, she is after
buried in the it ofBubastis." Ifan
ancient Egyptian met a friend with
no eyebrows, he knew that a cat was
dead in the house, and behaved with
sympathetic solemnity. And nowa all
OF these hundreds Of thousands OF
cats, which had been waiting hope
fully till Osiris came again, are to be
made useful. Every one o! them was
separately end neatly laid out in his
tight little STROUD 1000 Years ago.
To-day they ARE manuare, and the
divine bodies, scattered over British
fields, may effect IL saving in guano.
They fetch - lbs. Sd. a ton, and
there &c 10 Il tons about 5000 Of
these mi,nr l.vinities.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-18
"LAFFlN."

Don't look as though ye'd lost a dime,
M couldn't arm another;
Keep pleasant-lookin' all the time,
Ell things do plague n bother.
low yen eve make it pay
Ter NOPE GROUND in sorrer;
m efye try ter smile ter-day,
Yell laff right out ter-morrer.
Some like Il joke. but won't soy SO,
They think it's kinder meechin'
Ter laff ut jokes week days, then go
A-Sabba' day ter preachin'.
But lsay, laff yer loudcst best,
At proper time and season;
It'll sorter give yer work II zest,
M thet's both rhyme m reason.
So try m take Il cheerful part.
What e'er the wind er weather:
Their hearty laff n honest heart,
Both on 'em, 20 together.
Edith NJ. Morris, in Yankee Blade.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-18
Chuic Oh Widows.

"What would the churches do if it
wasn't for the women?:" Inquired one
citizenof another as the two met in a
reading-room.
"Thev are very success ul in church
work, that's certain" answered his
friend carelessly, adding, Give me a
light, Charlie"
"Doynuknow what they call those
excellent ONE who 60 to church
alone every Sunday??" asked the first
speaker.
"N,o. 1t must besome sanity title,
I'm sure"
"They areknown as church widows,
because their husl:andsare never seen
with them. 1t will be q little hard on
some husbands il after all they can't
get into heaven by proxy, won't it?'
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-18

ed to bear with them no longer.
They were in their places all right on
this particular Sabbath morning, but
they had informed me that they
would not sing a note until Brother
-, one OF their number, was reduc-
ed to the pews. This l absolutely re-
fused to do and gave out as the open
ing hymn:
Let those refuse to sing
Who never knew our GOD
But children of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad.
"They sang that hymn and l never
was again troubled by their striking.
The lesson proved effcctual.
"a somewhat similar incident hap
pened to a brother minister with
whom oncee xchangedp ulpits. Inmy
congregation was Il delightful young
lady, the brother sintended wife, and
with her parents he stopped on the
Sabbath of the exchange. The Young
lady's name was Mary, and all for
getful Of the fact the young brother
gave out this hymn:
o, that | could forever sit
With Mary at the Masters feetl
Be this my happy choice;
My only care delight and bliss,
My Joy, my heaven on earth he this
To hear the Bridegroom's voice.
"They are husband and wife now,
and he is Il prominent professor in
an Easterncollege, buthe often refers
to that day. and as he rccounts to a
knot offellow clergymen hisconfusion
when he realizedt from thcsmiles ofthe
audience what he had done, one
would scarcely take him for Il digni-
fed doctorofdivinity.
"sParson,' said II rather seedy
looking individual as he walked into
my study one morning, Il want to
get married. Now, there was moth
ing strange in that; in fact, it was a
most frequent occurrence, but his
tone Indicated much nervousness, and
l tried my best to make further con-
versation easy to him. Finally after
a strained attempt at several topics,
including the weather, he rose to
leave and Is he graspcd the knob
of the door he suddenly turned
around and managed to say, after
the manner of one doing some disa-
greeable duty:
"'I'm a poor man and can't afford
to pay for a long ceremony, pardner.
Make it as short MS possible-just
enough to tie us. Mary won't catch
on.
Poor fellow he probably thought
IL marriage ceremony cost according
to it's length, but | promised tocutit
short and was rewarded by a dona-
ton of so cents.
"This is but one side ofaminister's
life. Full of meaning and RESPONSE
bility is the other. Life is to short
to always play, too full of RESPONSE
bility, too earnest. But l believe he is
a better man, can serve his fellows
more, whose heart chords are in tune
with the great charms OF lives about
him. This is what a minister's life
has taught me-"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
bright Young Mon Lose 5000.

Twelve wise young men, the Goth
antics of Wilmington's liyeliest suberb,
Brandywine village, have been recently
mulcted in sum totaling about $500.
The manner in which the bright young
men were led 10 the shambles is Ia source
of quiet amusement to numbers of their
acquaintance. The individual who ho-
cussed the villagers took some trouble
in ingratiating himself with them,
learned their manners and customs, the
exact measurement Of their cranial ca
pacity and their extent of gulllbility.
He then proceeded with the story Of an
invention which would make the fortune
Of each one Of the dozen, They all took
shares in the prize. The inventor is
sued stock to them, taking cash from
the boys to the extent of $500. And
that is all. He has left the town The
young Gothamites have ever since been
bordering on their experience.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
BUILDING LoaN L.fE.
Proposition to Introduce the Minnesota
Enactment to Delaware.


William Palmer, treasurer of the
Perpetual Loan Association, is engaged
with others in compiling bill to be
presented for passage at the present SEES
sion of the Legislature which il is to be
expected will afford stockholders and
shareholders in Building Loan Associa-
tons the government protection needed
by them,
The enactment is based upon an act
passed by the Minnesota legislature in
April 1889, entitled IAN Act Relating to
Building, Loan and Savings Associa.
tons doing General Business"
Its more salient provisions call for
public examiner, Also that all bylaws
be in conformity with certain prescribed
government requirements and shall be
subject to the public examiners APP
proval before going into effect. All
corporations hitherto existing shall
within so days present their bylaws for
the examiners approval. If any be
found detrimental to the interests of the
members of such organization or against
the public policy, he may, under the
advice and consent of the attorney
general, require the same to be stricken
out.
Security in 100000 will be required
before license be given, this sum to be
placed on deposit in trust with stated
responsible dcpositary. Engagement is
made that action taken by the public
examiner against any association shall
not be moved from the state or local
court to the United States court. An
nual reports, verified under oath Of the
officers, shall be handed to the public
examiner All association officials shall
give bonds to this state government.
All securities are required by law to
be deposited for all the members and
creditors, with the state auditor or with
a legally incorporated trust company,
approved by the public examiner, whose
duty it is to see that all securities are so
deposited
Loans are made only on first mort
cages on real estate and not exceeding
one-half its value, so that the security Is
double the loan in the beginning, but the
amount of loan is practically decreasing
each month by the payment of the bor-
rover on his stock, which is a very i'm
portant element Of safety.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
MIDDL ETORS.


special correspondence OF Gazette and JOurna
M1DDLETowN, Jan. 1.-THE funeral Of
William iireen took place from his late
residence yesterday afternoon at o'clock
The services were conducted by the Revs.
Joseph Beers, +. II. Moore and Alfred
Smith. The pail bearers were William A.
Comegys, Henry A. Rowland, Columbus
Watkins u. l.. Dunning, Merritt Al. Will
Its and George d. Kelley. The interment
was made in st. Anne's cemetery. The
funeral was attended by a large number of
the friends and relatives of deceased.
An amusing incident happened a few
evenings ago which is perhaps worth pub
fishing. Some lads were out to serenade a
newly-married couple and on their route
to the residence passed Ghinaman Long
Ben's place of business. 1t seems that the
boys have caused Ben no little ANNOYANCE
of late and when he saw them coming
down the street, it was only nature for
him tosupposeth they were again going to
pay him visit. He reached for ilat-iron
and made dash for the boys, who seeing
him coming and at once guessing the state
OF affairs made off at faster gait. Ben is
still Of the opinion that the boys were out
to serenade him.
M1DnLETowN, Jan. 19.-The wedding Of
J. Preston Dunning, a son Of ex-Postmaster
Dunning of this town, to Mary Elizabeth
Pennington, daughter of Hon. John b.
remington OF Dover, is announced to take
place about the middle of February The
ceremony will be performed in Dover soon
after Mr.. DunninE's return to Delaware.
MIDDLErowY, Jan. 20-.'The new board
of directors Of the Peoples Bank will
organize next Saturday afternoon, when
another meeting will be held
The board of trustees of Forest Presby-
terrain Church yesterday afternoon elected
Samuel Pennington chairman and Dr. 4. IL.
Gilpin secretary of the board
The wedding of John T.. Dunning to
Miss Mary Elizabeth Pennington Of Dover
will come off on the evening Of Thursday,
February 18th. The ceremony will be per-
formed in the church at Dover and will be
followed by reception.
The date for the lecture and open camp
fire to be given in the Opera House by
Major John Jones Post of this place has
been changed, and will be held nearly two
weeks earlier than was first intended. The
date of the affair has been fixed for Mon
day evening, February 9th.
A meeting of the Board of Education
was held on Saturday evening to select
some one to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of William Green. Thomas
Lavender, who has acted president pro
TEN of the board since MIR. Green's illness.
will serve until the LIST of April, at which
time the regular election for officers will
take place.
On Saturday evening at an early hour
some person or persons drove into John
w. Jolls' coal yard on Railroad evening
and loaded up his wagon from the coal
bins, driving away before anyone knew Of
the bold theft.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22

of its rights to the water of Mill Creek.
Mr.. Salisbury said that the pulp works
used the water of Mill creek almost
every week. The Christiana water could
only be used when there was an I'M
usually high tide, which drove all the
sewage of the city above the pulp works.
Then the water was pure, and flowed
into the settling pond. AT one time it
cost the company 1915 in one month, to
purify the water from the sewage from
the morocco factory
Mr.. Ford observed that if the pulp
works found it absolutely necessary, it
could obtain water from the city.
Mr.. Murray remarked that the stream
would have to be condemned some time.
Mr.. Salisbury said that the city might
have to build sewer in that part of the
city some time.
Mr.. Carpenter said that the depart
ment was awaiting report from the
city solicitor on the matter, and no action
would be taken at present.
The city engineer was directed to
make final measurements Of grading
done by Martin Keogh on Council street.
The street commissioner was directed
to put ashes on Commerce street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
LEVES.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
! LEwEs, Jan. 16.-An election for three
trustees for the NJ. E. church to serve
three years resulted in the choice of Charles
ii. Mason, Charles NJ. Marshall and Thomas
]. Truxton.
On Tuesday evening, about o'clock,
while Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Burbage were
spending the evening at n neighbours, a
short distance from their residence, on
Market street, leaving three small children
to keep house, one of them pulled the
kerosene lamp over, setting fire to the car
pet. The screamingof the children alarmed
several neighbors, who put the fire out
with bucket of water. a hole was burnt
in the carpet and some slight damage done
to the furniture by oil and water.
On Thursday evening, Mrs. d. II.
Laverty, wife of the pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church, entertained the members
of her Bible class at the manse The class
is quite large and composed of 20 gentle
men. The evening was spent in vocal and
instrumental music and social conversa-
ton. Mr.. William A. RUSSELL in a short
speech on behalf of the class, presented
Mrs. Laverty with very fine and fully
equipped writing desk.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
Credits and surplus exceed debts bys sessos.go

The report adds; 1T has happened
that persons entrusted with school funds
of school districts have failed in the
proper application of the funds so en-
trusted to them and the school district
have suffered loss To remedy this in
the future the auditor recommends re-
quiring custodians of district funds to
give bond.
The receipts of the school fund were
increased by the operation Of the high
license law have greatly increased the
revenues. There was remaining unex-
pended in the hands of the officers of the
officers of the school districts in April
last $57, 59234. The trustees report
showed a balance on hand on December
31st last of $20,4l0.45; and in January
there was paid to said trustee $22 ,002. 92,
receipts from license; making an aggre-
gate of $42, 413.37 in his hands. This
sum, added to the $57 ,592.34 above men
toned, makes a grand total of $100,005.71
applicable to the schools of the State for
the current year. This is more than
necessary to meet the expenses. There
should be some legislation on the sub
ject. Three plans have been suggested:
First, to discontinue the annual appro-
priation of $4,000. Second, to lessen
the amount to be raised by the districts.
Third, to provide the schools with free
text books. "ln many respects" says
the report, "this last plan is desirable"
1t is thought by the State treasurer
that the junction & Breakwater mort
gage Of 100000 will be paid off before
this General Assembly ends. If so, this
fund may he advantageously used to
redeem the State bonds falling due July
next.
The interest on the $4,000 loan to
Sussex county has not been paid during
the last four years.
when ! assumed the duties of this
office, adds the report, there appeared
to be due the State by the Breakwater &
Frankford railroad back interest to July
LIST, 1882, amounting to $3S,S666 &c. /
have kept this matter before the General
Assembly in foot-note in my annual
reports, If this sum is still due some
mode should be adopted for its collec-
ton"
The auditor further recommends that
all officers receiving and expanding
public moneys be required to make FIRE,
quent reports TO the auditor, and that
the salary of the office be increased. He
also takes pleasure in calling attention
to the excellent manner in which State
Treasurer Herbert has kept the books of
his department.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
FIRE YE.1R MTDDLEToWN.
Outbuildings on the Farm of william
RothweIl Fired hy an Iucendiary

Outbuildings ON the Farm of william
Rothweli Fired by an Incendiary.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
MIDDLETowN, DEL, Jan. 20,-All
the outbuildings on the farm occupied
by William Rothwell, p miles from
Middletown were destroyed by fire
about / o'clock this morning. The
blaze broke out in an empty corn crib
and quickly spread to the adjoining
buildings.
Most of the contents of the buildings
had been moved outside to make ready
for the public sale tomorrow and there
fore many articles were saved. The
stock, including some valuable horses,
were saved, but several tons of hay were
destroyed. The buildings were old. The
fire was the work of an incendiary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22

special e,orrespondence OF tiass:te and


SMYRSA, Jan. 20.--Mrs. Smithers, wife
Of the late William P, Smthers, on Satur-
day morning fell on the icy payements in
her yard and broke both the bones in one
leg Just above the ankle.
1t is rnmored here that William Lewis,
of the phosphate firm of Lewis & Price,
and Frank Postles, formerly with the Pc
ninsular Bone Fertilizer Company, will
start the manufacture of phosphate in CO.
partnership in the spring.
A man by the name of Darrell, under
his life at Clayton Saturday afternoon. He
was in Smyrna and after getting a full
supply Of liquor he started for Clayton,
where he undertook to board the train
which was still moving, missing his foot
step he fell under the car losing several
fingers from one of his hands and receiv-
ing some bruises on the head
Willard p. Weldon and family left this
morning for Roanoke. Va