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A LEMON TREE.
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH BY "oU1DA."

timbered lofts 1t is a serene and sylvan
scene-at sunset and sunrise grand-and
the distant city rises on its throne of ver-
dure, seeming transfgured as Dante exiled
may have seen it in his dreams OF all
this beauty outspread before his sight
Frnguello saw little; his eyes were always
set on the sand and shingle into which he
drove his heart-shaped spade. All which is
the pageant of the painter, the paradise of
the poet is nothing to the toiler of the
soil. The sweat of his fatigue drops down
before his eyes. and shuts out from him the
scenes amid which he dwclls. For him
the weir has no song. the orchard no poem,
the mountains no counsel, and the wales no
charm. He does but see the cart rucks in
the sand, the househy in the sunlight, the
coin hard earned in his horny palm, fhe straw
which covers the coveted wine flask, or the
glass which holds the hot and acrid fiavors
of less natural drinks.
Now and then Giatto looks up from his
sheepfold, and Robert Burns from his fur
row, but it is only once in century. This
poor laborer, Fringuello, lived in two rooms
in poor house which looked on the weir
and the watermills He had never been
able to have a house of his own, and even
the small charge of the rooms was more
than he could easily pay, miserable though
they were His employment was intermit-
tent, and in winter, when the river was
spread wide over its bed. covering the sand
and shingle, it ceased entirely. Some odd
Jobs he got elsewhere, but nothing certain.
He had no knowledge of any other work
than the digging and carrying which had
been his lot But he was always merry
with the mirth which had gained him
his nickname, and in his lighthearted
poverty had done what the poorest
always do, he had married at 20 girl as
poor as himself She was called Lizina, the
familiar corruption of Luisa, and was the
daughter of cobbler of the adjacent vii
lage of Ripoli. 1t was an imprudent union
and foolish one, but it was happier than
many which fulfil every condition of pru-
dence and thrift Lizina was a blithe,
buoyant, active and laborious creature, and
whilst she lived he never had hole in his
hempen shirt, or went without a table,
spoonful of oil to his beans and bread. They
were as merry and happy as if they had
really been pair of chaffinches in a nest in
one of the pear trees. But of joy the gods
are envious, whether it go to roost in gar
ret or palace, and in a few short years
Lizina died of fever and left him all alone
with one little girl, as like herself as the
bud is like the flower.
For months he never sang as he worked,
and his ruddy face was pale, and he had long
fits of weeping when he lay on his lonely
bed and stared up at the starry skies. which
were visible through the square unshuttered
window. Lizina was in the ground, in
nameless grave, with two crossed sticks set
above it; and the river rolled over the weir,
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II was q small lemon tree, not more than
90 inches high, growing in the red eartnen
vase, as all lemons are obliged to be grown
further north than Rome. There were
many thousands and tens of thousands Of
other such trees in the land; but this one.
although SO little, was a source of joy and
pride to its owner. He had grown it him
self from q slender slip cast away on a heap
of rubbish, and he had saved his pence up
with effort and self-denial to purchase sec
ond-hand the big pot of ruddy clay in which
il grew, now that it had reached its first
fruit-bearing prime
1t had borne as its first crop seven big,
fragrant lemons, hanging from its boughs,
amid leaves which were as fresh and green
as a meadow in May. He had watched its
first buds creep out of the slender twigs and
swell and swell gradually into sharp
pointed little cones which in their turn be-
came pale yellow fruit 'fit for princess"
as he said, patting their primrose colored
rind. They seemed so many separate mira
cles to him, coming as by some magic out OF
the little starry white flowers on the glossy
twigs.
He was a poor, ignorant man, by name of
Dario Baldassino, known as the Fringuello
(or Chafinch) to his neighborhood and
fellow workmen. He lived on the south
side of the ferry of Rovezzsno, and dug and
carted the river sand; a rude labor and
thankless, taking the sinew and spirit out
OF a man and putting little in return into
his pocket. The nave or ferry is place to
please an artist All the land around on
this south side is orchard, great pear trees
and cherry trees linked together by low
growing vines, and in the spring months
making a sea of blossoms stretching to the
rivers edge. The watermills, which were
there centuries ago. stand yellow and old,
and clustered like beavers dams upon the
water. The noise of the weir is loud, but
the song of the nightingale can be heard
above it.
Looking along westward down the widen
inr, curvIng stream above the fruit trees
planted thie6 as woods, there arise two
miles off the domes and spires OF the city
OF Florence, backed by their hills, which
here take an Alpine look upon them, when
the sun sets beyond the rounded SUBMITS
OF the more distant Carrara range, and the
spurs of the Apprentices grow deeply blue
with that transparent color which is never
seen in northern lands To the north also
lie the mountains, and on the east; and late
into May the snow fingers where the day
breaks above Nallombrosa and Casentino.
All the vale is orchard, broken now and
then by some great stone pine, some walnut
or chestnut tree, some church spire with its
statue of its saint, some low red-brown
roofs, some gray old granary with open
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she was, the eye of an admirer had fallen
upon her, and young Cecco, the son of
Lilo, the contadino where the big pine
stood "a pine 300 years old if one), had said
to her father and to her that when he had
served out his time in the army, he should
say something serious about it; but Fr1ng
yello had answered him ungraciously that
he could never give her bridal clothes or
bridal linen, SO that she would needs die
maid, and his own people had told him
roughly that when he should have served
his time he would be in different mind.
But Cecco, nevertheless, thought nothing
would please him ever SO well as this
ragged pretty child with her blowing cloud
of short crisp bright curls, and he said to
her one evening as she sat on the wall by
the ferry: 'If you will be patient, my Liz
mamma, will be true" and Llzina, too
young to be serious, but amused and tri-
umphant, laughed gayly and saucily, and
replied to him: 81 will make you no
promises, Cecco. You will come back with
shorn pate and soft hands and tender soles
to your feet.
For the soldier seems but poor creature
to the children of the soil, and is, indeed,
of but little use when the barracks vomit
him out of their jaws and send him back
to his home poor, Indifferent trooper, but
also spoiled peasant, having learned to
write, indeed. but having forgotten how to
handle spade. drive pillow, or prune
O grapevine, and to whose feet, once hard
and firm like leather, the once familiar
earth, with its stones and thorns and sticks,
seems rough and sharp and painful after
having marched in ill-ftting boots for
three wears along smooth roads and psven
streets.
To the city lad and lass the conscript
may seem somebody very fine, but to the
country ones he seems but mere popinjay,
only useful to waste, powder Lizina, al
though only river laborer's daughter, was
country born and bred, and had the
prejudices and preferences of the country,
and had run about under the orchard
boughs and down the vinepergale of the
country side until she thought as peasant
and spoke as one
Cecco was mortified, but he shared her
views of the life to which he was about to
90. He was useful now to tame a steer,
to milk a heifer, to fell tree, to NOW q
meadow, to reap a field, to get up in the
dark and drive the colt into the city with a
load of straw and bring back a load of
manure; but in the barracks he would be
nothing worse than nothing; a poor numb
skull strapped up in stiff clothes with a
pack on his back, and a musket which he
must fire at nothing. on his shoulder.
"Wait for me, Lizina," he said sadly.
''The time will soon pass and will come
back and marry you, despite them ALL
"Pooh 1 shall have married man with
a mint of money by the time they let you
come back" said the unkind child, saucily
tossing the curls out of her eye; but through
her long lashes her glance rested a moment
softly on the ruddy face of Cecco, which
had looked down on her so often through
the boughs and twigs of the cherry or pear
trees OF his fathers farm, as he threw down
fruit into her outstretched and eager little
hands, where she stood in the grass of the
orchard
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letters 6 rat E.
full for physical
salvation. The
same salvation
is for you.
Don't hesitate.
All druggists sell ID, or sent
by mail, in form Of Pills or
Lorenges, on receipt of 81.
Correspondence freely an
swered. Address in conf
dence, LYDIA E. PINK
HAM MEDICAL Co., LYNN,
MASS. Liver Pills, 2Sc.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-27

PLEURIsY pains, and all asthmatic and
bronchial affections are soon relieved by
that certain remedy for coughs, and colds,
DR.. d. Jayne's Expectorant
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-27

PERFECT action and perfect health result
from che use Of De Wits Little Early Risers.
A perfect little pill. Very small; very sure
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-27

To Be Continued To- Morroac. I
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-27

More than we paid the manu-
facturer for it. Well please
you in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-27
KARPE'TS..

There'll be a wonderfully
harmonious social gathering in
our Carpet rooms (1st and I'd
hoors) Tuesday. We invite
you to come and be our guest.
The Tuesday Carpet and Rug
sales have increased each week.
Solely in recognition of the
Carpet merits and shy prices.
Whispers are flying loud and
fast about them, and the domes-
tic circles of many homes have
been made far more cheerful.
The wearing qualities are Al,
and in years to come you'll not
have a tale of sorrow nor story
of woe to relate about them.
Here's the TUESDAY prices.
Come and matriculate with the
masses. The preliminary and
final examination will take first
honors:
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LADIES', IAInAnn
MISSES uukAP'1
CHILDREh's HSlhi y


Our sale last Tuesday was
phenomenal and will be far
larger TO-DAY, as each
Coat sold will bring us more
customers. AS you we'll know,
when you get a bargain you
tell your friends, and we well
know that our Coat Prices will
make numberless friends. Our
same liberal prices will still pre-
vail, and TO-DAY you
can buy any garment in our
stores for just
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-27
Jacket Cape,
Ulster, Wrap.

The Second Floor is at your
Coat command. You are in
vited to inspect Style, Variety,
Quality and Price-Modesty in
Fall and Winter Wraps, all
grouped together on the same
floor. The Coat courtesies of
the second floor are extended
to, you and'your friends.
PICK AND CHOOSE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-27
NEW ApyERr1sEMENTs.
Il Woman's S Back.


It is the handspring of her
life.
What can she do, where can
she go, so long as that deadly
dackaeAe saps every particle OF
her strength and ambition!
She cannot walk, she cannot
stand; her housework is bur-
den; the hours behind the
counter or in the factory are
crushing; she is miserable.
The cause is some derange-
ment of the uterus or womb.
The 6aekache is the sure symptom.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable.
Compound is the one unfailing
remedy. A woman discovered
it and gave it to women. A
woman reads your letter and
gives you a woman's sympathy
and help. Thousands send
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-09

NOR RENT. -fHETHIRD srORY ROO 4,
n No. 481h Market street, l6NI0, gell
lighted, entrance both on Market and ShIpley
streets. JAMES MUNAGHAN, No. 40 Mar.
ket street.
TOR RENT.-TW,I LARGE WE'LL
lighted rooms In corner building; suit.
able for offices or light manufacturing pur-
poses Address FRANK S. DUhE.
No. 407 Shipley street.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-09
FREE COINAGE NOT LEGAL.
An Important Decision In the Famo
silver Bullion Gases.

An Important Decision IN the Famous
silver bullion Gases.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-The supreme court
OF the District of Columbia rendered a de
cision on the application Of Merrick, Morse
ct al, for writ Of mandamus to compel
the secretary Of the treasury TO coin into
standard dollars all silver bullion presented
at the various United States mints. The
plaintiffs claimed that it was their right
under the constitution and existing statutes
TO have their silver and gold coined II
money. The court denied the writ prayeG
for on the ground that the acts Of 1887 ant
1872 which authorized the coinage Of silvei
into standard dollars when presented at tn
mints, were in effect repealed by the act o
1873, which authorized the government t
20 into the market and buy silver to b.
coined into dollars at the rate Of not les
than $50 1000 900 nor more than si0i000,00
per month.
4 The court further decided that even
the applicants were entitled tQ have th
silver coined and reduced 70 amoney tina
the secretary Of the treasury was not th
proper person against whom To ask th
court to issue a writ Of mandamus. tn
chief Justice coincided with the conclusion
Of the court and states that as far as h
knew until the beginning Of the presen
| proceedings, the act Of 1875, known as ia
/ Bland law, had never been held TO estal
| lish free coinage.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-09
The NEWS OF ALBANY.
A Bill VIII BE introduced 20 Repeal the
Electrical Execution Law.

Electrical Execution Law
ALBANY, Feb. 9.--After the reading Of
the journal senator Edwards handed in a
petition from FFedonia asking for the clos
ing Of the Worlds fair on Sunday, and SEN
ator Mullin offered similar ones from the
Women's Christian Temperance union
From the same citizens and from the same
society came petitions concerning the em-
ployment of women as barmaids and against
the excise bill now before the legislature.
Senators Mcclellan, Smith, Donaldson and
Parsons offered similar petitions, and IN all
about thirty petitions were received. The
petitions were about equally divided rs pro
testing against the excise bin, the employ
ment Of women as barmaids and the open
ing Of New York,s exhibit at the Worlds
Columbian exhibition Sundays
When the anti-Pinkerton bill was report
ed from the assembly it was ordered to 9
third reading.
In the assembly Mr.. OEOnnor presented
a communication from the Journeymer
Stonecutters' association protesting against
the dressing of stone for the capitol by con
tract. Ii was referred to the ways an,
means committee
The reading q bills was taken up, and
number Of code amendments We're advanced
to a third reading among them one intro
duced by Mr.. Sulzer, increasing the possible
fine for corporations from $500 70 5000
Also Mr.. Varney's, prescribing punishmen
for meddling with brakes on railroad trains
Also Mr. Hits BILL appropriating $500
for Publishing peleontology Of the state
etc Also Mr. Maltbys appropriating S2s
500 for the st. Lawrence hospital
Assemblyman Stein viii introduce a bi
to repeal the electrical execution law, whic
he denounces as barbarous.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-09


clothing and key tag and by two Of his neigh
cofin No. s-An unknown woman, aged about
Coffin No. s-AIiss Mary Begley. aged City.
housekeeper at the Royal Identified by DR..
Fa1ar
Coffin No. l0-An unknown man
Coffin No. il-Portions Of an unknown woman.
Coffin No, l2-Portions Of an unknown woman
The Missing.
Frank Avery A. r. Bayliss, Mr.. Beck. Wal
ter Carter Rod Bank, n. j.; Katie Callahan,
chambermaid Mrs. Beck, S. j. Black Boston;
Mrs S. J. Black Boston; Eliza Brady, W. Craw-
ford, New Rochelle; Mrs w. Crawford, New
Rochelle; Mr. Chubb, Miss Annie Cummings,
Of 1919 West Thirty first street; f. Clark, Bos-
ton; j. r. Drederdonk, Baltimore, Nd; Mr.
Fishburn, Miss Fultner, Stamford, Conn. I.
e. Fields, Mrs. w Fultner Stamford, Conn; I;
Mrs. Justin Frederick, New Haven Conn.,;
Mrs. c. Henderson, London, England; H
Jackson, Jersey City; Q. W. Cline, HALE
ton. Pa; S. Lester Boston; Mrs. &
Lester; E. b. Leonard, Philadelphia; Mrs.
] Leonard, Philadelphia; S. Leroy, Stam-
ford Conn; Mrs. 5. Leroy, Stamford; F. b
Lincoln, Mrs. F, B. Lincolr julia Markham
r Marony, Boston; Mrs. Z Marony, Boston;
Master May, Katie McAl De, chambermaid;
Mr.. o'Brien Boston; Mrs. O'Brien, Boston; J..
/ H. Parkinson Great Neck L. l.; Miss Hattie
! REYNOLDS Buffalo; g. W Sawyer, Boston; Mira
Stanley, Chicago; Mr.. Talbot, l.. G. Taylor,
Newark. n. j.. Mrs. J IL Parkinson, Great
Neck, L. l.; Katie Riley, chambernaid; Mr.
Stanley, Chicago Mrs L. G. Taylor Newark.
/ N j.: Van Alstyne, Poughkecpsie. n. r.; II. II.
Van Norden. Hill s. Warrie. Nonkers; Ms
! warrie, Mr.. White, Philadelphia; John Ihomp-
son. Mrs J. Thompson, Mrs Van Astynes
Poughkeepsie n Y Mrs. White, Philadelphiai
J. c. Williams Mr.. Winters.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-09

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb IA most disas-
trous conhagration is raging here. It start
ed in the six-story building, $50 Main street,
occupied by the Bruce Berne Hat company
In a short time it fell in with crash, and a
few minutes later the building Of the Lang
staff Hardware company, which adjoined it,
fell into the space formerly occupied by the
hat building The trunk factory TO the
north, occupied by S. Levy, was then a
mass Of flames and soon was total wreck
The fro continued spreading, and Lauhr.
mans hotel, the finest south OF the Ohic
river, THE Ruby saloon, a large harness
factory ana another building were either
burning OF destroyedg SO far as known
there has been no loss Of life. The loss vii
probably exceed 81, 100000,
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ooMaRsssloNAL PROCEEDINGS.


vestigate worlds Fair Finances.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The old eontro-
vorsy between Virginia and West Virginia
as to the division of tho assets and indebt-
edness Of the two states before division was
brought up in the senate by a resolution Of
fered 10y Mr. Daniel which went over.
Mr. Stewart, Of Nevada, in a personal OK
PLANTATION, contrsdicted published state
meuts as to the motives Of his course in tho
Dubois-Clagett Idaho contest. Some few
more sections Of the Manderson printing
bin were disposed ef, and this terminated
the public business Of the day.
The senate in executive session on demand
Of Senator HiscocS confirmed the nomina
ton Of Rathbun 70 he postmaster at El
mira, NJ ", vice Flood, removed. This Il
the nomination which Senator Hilkhas beer
opposing.
Postmasters confirmed: Connecticut Ben
jamin Matby, Northford; Alfred t. God
dari, Essex; Charles NJ Downs, Birming
ham. New seyJoseph B. Roe, Wood
bury, William II. Thompson, Somerville
Pennsylvania Edward A. Hamilton, New
Bethlehem; Joseph NJ Brothers, Knox.
The house was engaged for five hours in
discussion over proposed investigation o
the Worlds fair expenditures thus "a
made The committee on appropriation
and the senate committee on the World
! fair each claimed the right to make the il
1 vestigation A vote was taken, and TIA
resolution providing for an investigation b
tbs appropriations committee was adoptet
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RoARn AND RoonIs
BUSINESS opPORTUNI TIEs.

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DOR SALE WESTERN : OTEb AND
stables Possession March 70. apply Ills
West Eighth street.
TOR SALE.-sTOCK AND FIXTURES
of a cigar store for sale cheap. apply
30l Monroe street.
EOR SALE. OR EXCHANGE FOR CITY
REAL ESTATE The we'll known "Prac-
tical Farmer Hotel at Grubb's, Brandywine
hnndreo, Is otte red for sale or Will exchange
hundred years the only road house on the
Philadelphia pike between this city and Cbes-
p. DQNAHOE, $40 Orange street, Whining
ton. Del.
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was that Of one in great agony, but the
physicians said that he was unconscious,
and that these apparent throes Of suffering
were but the muscular action produced by
the action Of the electric fluid.
1t was only few seconds when the cur
rent was again applied this time by the old
method, to the forehead and the calf Of the
leg Again the body of Mclvaine straight
ened and strained the straps that held him
to the chair in a viselke grip. There was
a powerful muscular action. This was
certain evidence that life still existed IN the
man. Little puffs Of cloud came from the
electrode on the calves Of the legs and on
the forehead
A smell Of burning Flesh.
DR.. Macdonald broke the sepulchral a.
lence Of the death chamber, remarlSing
very, very quietly "This is steam, he is not
burning But an undeniable odor OF burn
ing flesh pervaded the room
When the current was turned off the
body relaxed and doubled up IN the chair,
and AicIlyaine was pronounced dead DR.
Macdonald said: "He was undoubtedly
dead at the first contact, and / believe all
the physicians viii say so. If not, wish
they would express themselves" DR.. Rob
ertson dissented. He said II do not think
be was dead, but he was undoubtedly un-
( conscious after the first shock, and felt no
pain at any timen
After the execution, DIR. Macdonald said
''This makes it evident that the method Of
I contact through the hands is not so success
I ful as the old method
! The medical men present all agreed that
/ McIlyaine suffered no pain: that he was
stricken into Inconsistencies so quickly
| that any pain that a lesser shock might have
| given did not have time to travel to the
brain and back to the mans sensibilities be
fore those sensibilities We're dead and past
feeling.
burned as with a Red Hot Iron.
Immediately the body was released from
its fastenings and lifted to dissecting table
which had been prepared in the room. Il
was stripped of its clothing. when it wai
found that the right leg, directly under tht
knee, where the electrodes were applied
was burned over an area as large as a mani
hand. This burn looked as il it might have
been both burned and scalded to a depth o
half an inch or more. It could not hay'
been more effectually done with a red no
iron. There were lesser burns on the wrist
where the electrodes We're applied in tn
experiment Of the first current and Their
was a scald burn over the left eye. Other
wise, the body was that Of a robust, wei
nourished man.