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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25

A correspondent of the Plumas, CAL,
National tells good story which will
be appreciated by old-timers. II appears
that certain Forest City judge, as was
and is not infrequently the case, imbidod
little too much liquor one day in a
saloon and boarding-house kept by one
Mrs. O'Brien, and for a joke his COM
rades filled his pockets with spoons and
forks, and sent him home. He was
arrested, the evidence was overwhelming,
he pleaded "guilty, but drunk" and
was lined $40. The money went for
another spree, but the judge was not let
into the secret of the joke. Some time
after a fellow was brought before him
charged with horsc-stealing, and he
pleaded drunkenness in excuse of his act.
"Where did you get your liquor 2"
sternly queried his honor.
AT Mistaess O'Brien's, and nowhere
else, your honor"
"Ah, now l see," said the Judge.
''The case is dismissed and the prisoner
discharged"
To this judgment the prosecuting at
torney objected, but his honor said
Not word, sir; know my business,
sir. No person is answerable for any
thing he does when full of that kind OF
juice. 1, myself, the judge of this high
court, stole spoons and forks when un.
der its influence, and never before OF
since wronged human being of cent"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
EgENtNG ECHOES.

Not to be sneezed at: The lace hand
kerchief,- Union County Standard.
Getting in pickle is not apt to make,
man look well preserved Yonkers.
Statesman
Manswants but little here below, and
as general thing he's getting it.-Bing-
hamton Lead6r.
The "horn of plenty" never falls to
the lot of the man who takes plenty of
"horns. "-Boston Courier.
"Tony, mo husban', bayn Italian,
wanted to give the baby Italian names
but OF, bayn Oirish, wanted um to have
a name with q Mac in ii, so We settled
the mather boi calm UNI Macaroni."
Medium: This is the spirit of John
Jones. Does any one desire to commu-
nicatc with him? Editor: Yes. He
owes me &c. Ask him what he is doing
in the next world. Spirit: Running an
ice factory. Call carly and avoid the
rush.
The plumber came down like wolf on
the fold.
And he worked in the basement an hour,
alltold.
| The result Of his labors nobody could see
But he put in his time--and his bill was a
| "Do you keep cornmeal ?" inquired
the man with the basket on his arm.
mo, sir" said the grocer; 1--WE sell it.
How much do you WANT" "Did say
| wanted any," mildly asked the man
with the basket. And he went out and
hunted up another grocery store where
the statesmen were not quite so smart.
A Free Translation.-The Sergeant
"Jack, what does fin de steele, that the
papers are always mentioning, mean y
Up-to-date Private-"Guard, turn out"
The Scrgeant-"rhat's curious, now.
How did you make II out ?" Up-to-
date Private-"My girl knows French,
and she told me it was End of the Sen.
try Fun.
Tom-Why, Charlie, how beaming
you look to-day. What has happened to
cheer you up so? Charley-I've been
counting a girl for a long time, hut she
would never admit that she loved me
She would only say that she respected
me, but last night she confessed that she
respected me no longer--that she loved
me.-London It'd Bits.
She" IIowdid you like the play y
lIe-"Not so bad as to color, but The
ribbon was cheap stuff and the feather:
locked as though they'd done service
before" She-"What are you talking
about? asked you how you liked tn,
the playW He-"Oh, the play Though
you were asking me about the hat il
front Of me, That's all | saw therc."-
Lg6
Not on the Bench.-"You say thi
| man Had hppn lrinkinT " raid His honor
drinking whatg' whisky, sup
pose" answered Officer McGobbe
"You suppose? Don't you know
whisky aren't you judge2" "No
y'r amer. Only d policeman" Hi
honor looked carefully at his minion
moment, and then called the next case
Indianapolis Journal.
BE mine," she cried dramatically, a
she sank on one knee before him. Z"
4 have long loved you, and now | cal
resist no longer. must know my fate
Sweet creature, say q word that will
make me the happiest Of women" !"
, don Z want to be married. he answere,
coyly. Ma says I'm too young an,
! couldn't take care Of wife. Take som
one Of your own size. Let go of me.
don't want TO be kissed.n "Oh, yo
great big ninnyW she said, banging tn
furniture, Il was only rehearsing for
leap year party. l wouldn't have yo
il you were worth your weight IN gold.
! Ana she bounced OF in huif.-Dctro
Free Press.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25

The editor of the Rocky Mountain
CeIt won the prize of one thousand dol.
lars, offered by the syndicate of western
editors, for the best appeal poem to
newspaper subscribers to pay up Their
subscriptions. This is the poem he
wrote:
Lives Of poor men oft remind us
Honest men wont stand chance.
The more we work there grows behind us
Bigger patches on our pants.
On our pants, once new and glossy,
Now arc stripes of different hue,
All because subscribers linger
And wont pay up what is due.
Then let all be up and doing,
send your mite however small,
Or, when the snow of winter strikes us,
We shall have no pants at ALL"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
THE READING DEAL.


henhei EApfess Ineir views.
HARRISBURG, Pa, February IT,
Governor Pattison having had his at
tention directed to-day to various news
paper reports purporting to represent
his attitude toward the railroad CONSOLE
dation of last week and contemplated
action or non-action of the law depart
ment, said
1.-THE first information, direct or in
direct, had of the mergers, leases or
consolidation of the coal-carrying COM
panies was the newspaper reports of tho
same. Since their publication the bear
ing of the state constitution upon the
transaction and its effect upon the public
interest and the welfare of the common
wealth has been the subjects of atten-
ton. have conferred with the attor-
ney-general, and he with me. The
subject is one that relates to his depart
ment exclusively, and have entire con-
fidence that he will dispose of it with
the regard to the requirements Of the
law and the public interests involved.
The published reports have seen pur-
porting to give his views or mine have
been unauthorized and untrue"
Attorney general Hensel, upon having
the above statement of Governor Patti
son shown to him, and upon being asked
what truth there was in the published
report that he had considered the rail-
road deal before it was announced and
had determined then or since to take no
action in the premises, said;
with regard to the particular state
ment, printed, believe, first in the
Record and amplified elsewhere, that
had information of the leases ten days
ago and had decided the state would not
interfere, have just sent dispatch to
the Record saying its statement is utterly
incorrect, and that | never had any
information Of the arrangements between
these railroads other than such as was
conveyed to the public through the
newspapers nor before those publica-
tons. | have neither come to any
determination or decided upon any
course of action further than l have
made known the same to the public, and
any statement heretofore made or here
after made 10 the contrary is untrue.
"Fhis department is not responsible
in any way for the somewhat mistaken
reports sent out from day to day pur-
porting to represent conclusions reached
and action determined upon with regard
to the commonwealth interference in
the lease of certain railroad lines by
certain others, alleged to be parallel or
competing. 1t is true that from the first
announcement of the consummatcd ar
rangement between them-whatever il
is-the alleged violation of the constitu.
, ton involed has had consideration by
the executive 1t does not raise the
same issue which was determined in the
| south Pennsylvania and the coal con
, spiracy cases-neither of which, by the
way, was ever finally determined in the
, Supreme Court.
You may be assured nothing dont
, or omitted by this department will bC
prompted by consideration for the con
tending interests of rival corporations
! nor will any action be taken OF
t neglected with an eye upon the stool
/ board"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
Rival Attractions.

buotbn
Barnum's circus had just struck town.
Aunt Polly had never seen the elephant
in any sense of the word, and had been
telling for weeks how she "did Just
long to go to the show" When the
proper morning came Aunt Polly's
married son Josh told her to be ready at
| p. m. and they'd take in the show.
"WeH, now" exclaimed Aunt Polly
hesitatingly, ~ don't know about that.
| want to see the show awful bad, but
you see Deacon Perkins funeral comes
off to-day, and | don't just know which
I'd enjoy the most. Therell be lots of
felix's there, and besides, | may live till
Barnum comes again, but this is the
only funeral Deacon Perkins will ever
give.
~ guess, Josh, I'll have better time
at the funeral than at the circus"
And Aunt Polly went to the funeral
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
Hoods Pills cure Sick Headache.
Personal.

The Oldest Unitarian minister now
living is probably Rev Thomas Tread
well Stone, D. D., of Providence, who
completed his 9lst year last week,
Paul Mccormick, a wealthy resident
of Montana, who is called the big white
chief Of Yellowstone county, declares
that he will drive four-in-hand team
of elk through the streets and parks of
Chicago at the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. George Peabody Wetmore, who
aspires to he next United States senator
from Rhode Island, is a multi-million-
aire, and his rash adherents boast in
print that for every $4,000 that the
protected manufacturers will put up for
Aldrich (his competitor) they will have
$4,000.
DrGatling,the gunmsker Of Americas
Moscow, which is TO say Hartford, is T2
years OF age, but, like Ericsson, the
older he grows the more interest he
takes in Inventions. His hair and beard
are white, but the doctor himself is an
interesting example Of the ygor and
sprightliness of a hale old age.
The widow of the famous Indian
Chief Black Squirrel, who was one of
the Seneca tribe loyal to the American
cause during the war Of 1912, and did
valuable service, died a few days ago
on the Tunawanda reservation in
Niagara county, N, Y. She was i0g
years Old, and drew pension from the
government.
Elder Harvey L. Fades, the head Of
the Shaker Church at South Union, KY.
whose death was reported on Saturday
was in his S7th year Elder Fades was
the oldest Shaker in Kentucky, and ono
Of the best known. He was reared from
childhood to manhood at South Union
and his carly life was passed with th(
founders Of the society, lighting for ex
istence during the war Of 1912.
| 1l.z1 ~, mn ..l..- t.1t. !, e. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
She Knew How to Buy Steak.

hhooAihi SpAL.t Ctitiuot4
1t is not often that one Of our local
butchers is taken in, but such a thing
happened during the past week and ii
was done so neatly that it is WORTHY OF
record. The man sat in his market when
lady called ana asked for steaks. She
was shown piece of meat lying on the
block and was informed that steak OF
one end was worth IL cents per pound
and from the other end it was 20 cents.
He was told to cut it off the II cent eud.
He cut steak after steak and looked anx
iously at the lady as though wishing for
her to say stop, but she replied, saying,
keep cutting until 1 tell you to stop"
She did not speak until the entire piece
had been cut up, but not a steak had
been cut from the 90 cent end. She paid
for it all at II cents per pound and
walked away. 1t happened that she was
boarding house keeper and knew what
she was about, but the butcher did not
know her.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
An Honest Dollar.

Charleston News and Courier.
But the Bland bill has not yet passed
the House. The minority of the com
mittee, composed of men who believe in
paying an honest dollar for an honest
days work, made public its report yes
terday, and its arguments arc so forcble
and clear that they will not be without
effect on the House. If the Bland bill
should pass the House it will probably
be killed in the Senate, but if it should
pass the Senate the country has the as
surance that it will not pass the Prcsi-
dent. 1t is to be regretted that, what
ever Congress may do with the bill, the
Democratic party will be forced to 60
through the Presidential campaign
weighed down with free silver.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
AsorHER REToLT IN'BRAzIL.
The People of Ceara Have Driven tn
Governor Out of the City of Forta1ezs

The People of Ceara Have Driven the
Governor Out of the City of Fortaleza.
LONDON, Feb. 1S.-A dispatch from
Rio de Janeiro states that advices have
been received there from Fortaleza, cap
rital of the state of Ceara, that disturb
fances have broken out in that state and
that the people of the capital have
driven the governor from the city.
Ceara is one of the northern states of
Brazil, and has population which is
estimated at over 100000. The state
iabounds in medicinal plants, balsam
| gums, lEaisins and fruits, and among its
la; minerals are gold, iron, copper and salt.
extensive commerce is carried on. The
dispatch received to-day assigns no rea-
son for the outbreak.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25

Two British Vessels Believed to Have
Been Wrecked In the Recent Storm.

Been Wrecked In the Recent Storm.
LONDON, Feb. 1S.--It has been ascer-
tanned that the capsized vessel which
was reported yesterday to be drifting
ashore near Roundstone, Connemare'
county, Galway, Ireland, and which it
was strongly supposed was the British
bark Cavour, was not.that vessel. The
wreck has drifted close in shore and it
has been found that she was brig. 1t is
as yet impossible to tell her name or
nationality.
Nothing has been heard of her crew,
or of the crew of the Cavour, wreckage
from which vessel drifted ashore at
Roundstone yesterday, and it is be-
lieved that all hands on both the bark
and the brig have been lost.
The British bark Aberlemno, Captain
Davis, from Talcahusano, one of the
Gillian nitrate ports, bound for the
united kingdom or the continent, is
ashore in the Straights of Dover, be-
tween Dover and Folkestone. She is
badly stranded and lies in precarious
position.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the car.
There is only one way TO cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inlamed con
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus.
tachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for.
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of deafness (caused by
catarrh) that we cannot cure by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars
free. r. j. CHENEY S Co., Toledo, D.
Sold by druggists; 10 cents.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25

When the name of Mrs. Mary Brown
Day was before the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the other day for election as state
librarian, Senator Mulligan made this
fervid and chivalrous plea in the ladys
behalf: "rhe storied stream that
surges near us, floating on its bosom
full, round century of history, poetry,
tradition, was broader, deeper, clearer
than now; these old hills that tower
above us were greener, loftier, yet easier
climbed this old pile was statelier,
majestic; men were drawer, youth more
heroic, lasses were fairer, may ! be
pardoned for at least BELIEVING? And
amid that trooping throng of maidens,
more beautiful than the nymphs of
Thessalian groves, purer than the virgins
who fed the sacred flames on Ephesian
affairs, brighter in glance and smile than
the beam of Venus happy as the wild
birds that twittered around them, the
echo of these hills repeating, but adding
no sweetness to their laughter; the most
winsome and beloved, gentlest, bonniest,
best, was she whom we so love to re-
member as Mary Brown Russell" She
was elected.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25

From letter written by Mrs. Ada z
Hurd of Groton, S. D., we quote; "Was
taken with bad cold, which settled on my
lungs, cough set in I and finally terminated
saving could live but short time. gave
myself up to my Saviour, determined if l
could not stay with my friends on earth, /
would meet my absent ones above. My
husband was advised to get DR.. Kings
New discovery for consumption, coughs
and colds; gave it trial, took in all
God, am now a well and hearty woman.
Trial bottle of this wonderful discovery free
at Beaton Smith sdrug store, corner Seventh
and Pine streets. Goods delivered free OF
charge.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25

Charleston News and Courier.

Snhfleston news ana courier.
In short, the situation is this. If the
National Democratic Convention permit
the New York Democratic machine to
so bulldoze it as to prevent the nominal
ton of Cleveland, the party is doomed
to defeat. Cleveland Is the only man
under whom the party can win, and the
reason is plain. The Democratic party
is not an organized and disciplined army
of office seekers, pensioners and tariff
and bounty beneiiciaries, like the Re-
publican party. Any candidate will do
for the Republicans, as the election of
Harrison shows. But the Democratic
party is a party of sentiment 1t must
have a rallying cry to keep its forces
together, and the only issue on which
the party is united to-day is tariff re-
form, and Cleveland is the embodiment
Of that issue. The South will be solid
for the Democratic party under the
leadership of anybody, even Jere Simp.
son, but to hold our own in the North,
East and West and gain recruits we
must have popular policy and popu-
lar leader, and Cleveland means both,
and there is no other man in the party
who combines these necessary elements
of success.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
/. wonder THAT An We're Not KILLED.

NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 18.-John Colli-
gan. driver of the street car struck by a
locomotive at the Lackawanna railroad
crossing last night, is still alive. Con-
ductor John Ketcham was not seriously
injured. OF the Ia passengers, five were
more or less bruised, the others being
merely shaken up. Annie Barckley,
iagdd is years, received internal injuries
which may prove fatal. The wonder is
that all the passengers in the street car.
were not killed outright
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
pRoTEsr OF THE PREACHER.


He Objected to the Reduction of His
Salary From SIT Year.
Detroit FREQ Press.
II was in the mountain regions of
West Virginia not very long ago." re-
marked the drummer at the Cadillac to
the usual crowd, land one day as /
drove along in my blackboard | over
took man in front and asked him to
get in with me. He did it without
coaxing and began to question him.
"You live here, l SUPPOSED" said for
a starter.
Eyes, an hey fer ten YER" he replied,
rather sharply, thought
"Are you farmerap
"Kind of one. That is, my wife
tends to the place an raises enough fer
US to live on, but mostly breaches"
"Oh," l said, with increased respect,
"you are local preacher. It's noble
calling, SIR"
"P'raps,n he answered CURLY, "an'
p'r'aps not. 1t don't pay much"
"No?" | queried negatively.
mo, faint gold mine, reckon"
"Of course not, but it's q labor of
love, and your reward comes after
awhile"
That's what they've been tellin' me
round these parts, but mans got to
live some how. lprcached last night at
the Lick Run meeting house, and took
up collection OF "a cents. Sunday over
on Hurricane ! got 80 cents and footed
1t thar and back and had cold dinner.
amt never avcridged morn SIT yer
in the whole 10 yer, but never raised
my voice agin hit till now"
"And why now2" | asked.
Because they're going to cut my
salary down; say I'm gittin' stuck up
an proud an wear store els, an need
tamin'. Hold lp," he exclaimed, us we
came to path leading off the road
tive got to git out hero, an I'm much
oblecged to you fer givin' me lift, but
before go I'd like to ask you as a fa'i
minded man Ct you don't think cuttin
my salary under existin conditions AIM
jist little like wallupin' the gospe
into the mud 2"
assured him l thought 1t was, ani
with u hearty shake of my hand h,
hurried away down the path ana wen
on my way bordering.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
WIN Seek Redress at Inv.

PARIS, Feb 19,-M. Laur, the Bou-
langist deputy, who was struck by M.
Constans, the then minister Of the in
terror, during the debate in the chamber
of deputies on January 10Th last, has re-
sorted to the law to obtain satisfaction
for the indignity put upon him. He at
tempted to force M. Constans to fight a
duel but the latter would not accept any
challenge and consequently NJ. Laur has
summoned him to answer charge of
assault before the tribunal of the Zeine.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
CHEEKS A RAW SORE.


For one year my little hoy was troubled with
eczema After trying three eminent physl-
clans, the disease grew worse; both cheeks Le-
came a raw sore. Then spots began TO bronx
out on his body; and nm Of an opinion that
II Ind not tried CUTlCURA REMEDIES, my boy
would to-day lave been covered from head 10
foot with the terrible disease. After using the
remedies for two months. no was entirely
cured and Is now as fair AS any boy. send
you this testimonial, in hopes some poor af-
hicted one may SEQ this cure and oolain CUTI-
CuRA REMEDIES al once.
j. WILLARD CASE,
Shelter Island Heights, n. Y.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
4 MURDERER's sTRANGE STORY.
The Reasons He Gave for Committing
Murder and Attempting Suicide.

Murder and Attempting snicile.
BURLINGTON, Ia, Feb. 1e.-W. A.
Portlock, convicted of the murder of
James Andrews, told strange story to-
day He says some time before the
murder he became financially embar-
raised and his wife borrowed for him
some money from Andrews. The day
before the murder she confessed that
the price she paia was her virtue.
p0rtlock say. he ho,oted her. Then
everything faded from his sight, and he
only recovered ronsrilusness when he
wns takeu 10 the no. pita! after the muir
der ~ Il attempted suicide. Heclaims
10 Snow nothing of the tragedy, but
that he must have been insane at the
time. Portlock was taken to prison to-
day to serve an eight years sentence.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25

CHICAGO, Feb. 191-Two young men of
this city, says a morning paper, have
entered into agreement to, within ten
days, paddle across Lake Michigan, clad
in Paul Boyton's diving suits,Ifor small
wager. Captain Boyton will accompany
them and act as referee. The race is
such a novel one 1t will be watched
with interest.