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A Great Country.

A Scotchman travelling in this country
for pleasure and for the purpose Of inform
ing himself of our institutions and manner
of government, was on a railroad truin a
few days ago on his way from Chicago to
Washington, and in conversation with some
gentlemen the Scotchman said there was one
thing he could not understand, and that was
while the peoplevote for the chiefmagistrate
here, they do not elect, but that the cleo
ton is dependent upon the will Of an
electoral college. Upon this question being
explained to him, the Scotchman exclaim-
ed, agreat countryp'
"But," said his informant, "that is
nothing. While the political institutions
of this country are great, yet they are not
half as great and marvellous as the country
itself" Chow so? said the Scotchman.
''Why," said his informant, 'just look
around you. The country is composed of
A States, all strong and powerful, each a
kingdom within itself One of them, the
State of Texas, for instance, larger than the
republic of France. Here is another, the
State of Kansas, that viii grow enough
breadstuff to feed the whole country and
the State of Montana is furnishing enough
silver to supply the world, while California
produces more gold than all the rest Of the
habitable globe, the. iron mountains Of
Michigan will furnish the whole world
with iron for ages, while the States Of
Ohio Pennsylvania, Maryland and West
Virginia can furnish enough coal to do the
heating and cooking of the world for all
time. The Scotchman was listening all
the time with wrapt attention, and appear
ed to be drinking in every word. "But,
said the informant, Sour countrys great
ness docs not stop here. For if you want
oil to. make the wheels Of progress and
development move more smoothly, all you
have to do is to drive pipe down in many
parts of the country, and the oil comes
gushing out like water; and should dark
ness overtake you and you need light, in
not few of the States all you have to do
is to drive pipe down until You strike the
natural gas, then put lighted match to
the upper end Of the pipe and yon haveall
the light You want" Here the Seoichman
could not contain himself longer, but ex-
claimed Great country great country
l never heard before Of such great coun-
tryr
And we have a great country. We have
not only a great governslent, great
country, bnta great people. The greatest
people, perhaps, who live upon The earth
today are within the limits Of the United
Ef 49,
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There is often more reading done in our
farm neighborhoods than in our cities, and
the good farm home has its newspapers
always, and its magazine frequently. Nor
are the district schools so inferior, though
their quality varies. With a good teacher,
the country district school is better than
the city graded school, because it is more
free from machinery and better adapted to
develop the individuality Of pupils. Hun
dreds of men and women Of high standing
today are thankful for the little wooden
country school house Of their childhood, in
which the educational methods pursued
were infinitely more scientific than those
now followed in many of our city schools.
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From the New York World.

The following Chinese legend accounts
for the invention of the fan in rather
ingenious fashion @The beautiful Kan
81. daughter Of a powerful mandarin, was
assisting at the feast Of lanterns, when she
became overpowered by the heat. She
was compelled to take off her mask. But
as it was illegal to expose her face she
held her mask before it and gently frt-
tered it to cool herself The court ladies'
present noticed it, and in an instant 100
other hands were waxing their masks.
This was the birth Of The fan, which to-
day takes the place Of the mask in China. Z
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4uetrp.
A Dressmaker's Dilemma-A Fact.


From the Spectator.
I'm but simple dressmaker in quite humble
way
Who tries 10 do her duty and would never disobey
plain commandment given in the Scriptures unto
men,
For read my Bible every night from halfpast nine
to ten.
there,
And knows his Bible backwards Chough I've also
heard him swear),
Came in to me the other night and solemnly sat
down,
And said MARIA, let me see your last unfinished
gown"
knew he hated fashions, but humbly brought
the dress:
He took the sleeves, examined them, and cried in
triumph "Yes,
feared as much your style in gowns has gone
from bad to worse,
Until at last you've brought yourself beneath the
prophets cursew
1 looked in blank amazement at my uncle was he
What could he find so awful in a simple shoulder
pad?
This year. since fashion wiicd that ladies' shoulders
should be high,
We had to pad the dresses: Paris to blame, not /.
He took my Bible from the shelfbeforc my wonder
ing eyes.
And found the thirteenth chapter of Ezekiels
prophecies,
And Read" said he, 'the eighteenth verse, Thus
said the Lord God: Woe
To tn women that sew pillows to all armholesr Is
it, SOL"
The words were there as clear as day. "And now,
said Uncle Jim,
"Just choose between the prophets curse and fash
ions latest whim;
'Tis you Ezekiel had in mind to you the Lord saith
'woeF
If in your dresses from this time another pad You
sew"
Thus saying he departed, and turned the matter
DER,
| And after half an hour felt no wiser than before;
At last I thought I'd venture forth, to ease my
troubled mind
And ask our learned rector, who always very kind
1 found him in his study and in listening to my
case
thought he laughed little, though could moi
see his face,
And then he opened certain books, and certain foot
notes read,
"The authorized translation is not quite he
said"
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1t is weak and vicious people who cast
the blame on fate.
A sweet temper is to the household
what sunshine is to trees and flowers.
Those who trample on the helpless are
disposed to cringe to the powerful.
He who shows Kindness toward animals
will display the same characteristics to his
fellow-men.
The flower which we do not pluck is
the only one which never loses its beauty
or its fragrance.
The grandest of heroic deeds are those
which are performed within four walls and
in domestic privacy.
The pebbles in our path weary us and
make US footsore more than the rocks,
which require only bold effort to sur
mount.
Work is necessity, in one way or
another, to all of us. Overwork is of our
own making, and, like all selfimposed
burdens, is beyond our strength.
Never permit the most resolute curiosi-
ty, or the most friendly concern, to find
the lowest depth of your character. Gain
the reputation for reserve power by reserv-
ing it.
Laziness grows on people; it begins in
cob-webs and ends in chains. The more
business man has to do, the more he is
able to accomplish, for he learns to econo-
mize his time
Maps were invented by Anaximander, a
Greek, about 56S b. c.
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The Solution.
Truth.

Bridget, what was that loud noise |
heard in your room last night Did some
thing fall 2"
Not that / knows on, ma'am. Maybe
its meself ye heard fall asleep. Ye knows
I'm heavy sleeper
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For the next thirty days.

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Special prices on Cutlery and Silverware,
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The Difference Defined.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

On the bridge the other day aeouple Of
Cumminsville photographers were arguing
respecting the definition of words 'sBah =
says s'Buck" Gardner. @What do you
know about defining words You don't
know the difference between an accident
and a misfortune"
sDefne them, demanded Kid Miller.
Easy enough, retortcd Gardner. eIf
you were to lean too far over this bridge
and fall in, it would be an accident. But
if some fool were to pull you out, that
would be misfortune.
The best recipe for going through life il
an exquisite way, with beautiful manners,
IS to feel that everybody, no matter how
rich or how poor, needs al the kindness
they can get from others in this world.
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IMPORTANT
To Buyers of Dry Goods.

When you want to purchase Dry Goods of
suy description, it is very important that you
deal with concern of well-established repu
tation, where no advantage will be taken of
parties not fully acquainted with the value of
That they want to purchase. Such Busi-
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Cur @lio.
THE COUNTRY LAWYER.

BY HON. JAMES A. coNNELLY.
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"Wide Awake now Merged in it. Enlarged by 200
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f,f.1or lIt,cfro tod
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-22
THE DRESS SUIT AT BREAKFAST.
A Claim That President Higinbotham's
Attire was Right and Proper, Under
"a. ~


With respect to President liigin-
hotham's action in appearing in evening
dress at break fast in Chicago. given III
honor of the Princess Eulalia a cor
respondent of THE GAZETTE makes the
following explanation
A great deal Of fun is poked at President
Higinbotham of the Worlds Fair COM
mission tor his alleged solecism of appear
ing in full dress, swallow.tail, &c, 1t the
breakfast given in honor Of Princess
Eulalia ut Chicago.
As far rs the question OF etiquette went
it was simply whether the Princess and
her suite should conform to our customs
or We TO theirs. To whatever extent Mr..
Iiiginbotham may be condemned us
being the sole person to appear in evening
costume on the occasion referred to, IL
should aforementioned that III adopting the
course he did, he appeared III the attire
vigorously demanded on all occasions in
the presence OF royalty.
In WaShington's times il would have
been silk stockings, knee brGeclieS and
rapier. This is the COmnoners costume at
ali European courts. II will be Temem-
bered nowadays how singular the Amcri-
can representative always appears a. court
lGyees ut St. james Palace in his demo-
cratic evening dress. This is what Amerl-
cans always coneeie i'll the presence OF
Queen Victoria. Fnll dress is uu resle on
any occasion, or mt any hour Of the day IN
the presence of any crowned head.
In appearing as he did Mr. Higtn-
| botham considered only what his guest is
| always accustomed to- and any departure
| from which III her own country would be
| nothing less than Il gross uffront.
In this respect Mr.. H1ginbotham but
| demonstrated himself to be inspired by
gentlemanly feelings those of the true
most, however unsllited to his own per-
sonal tastes or opposed to local fashions
they may have been. He showed himself
| above the provincialism and coclsncyism
| Of those around him. No one can doubt
that the Princess recognized the delicate
compliment paid by her host and the fact
has now the opportunity Of being grasped
BY MIR. Higinborham's host Of ignorant
detractors.
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rniL4pELpnI.I aEralRs.

James Wilson, 30 yettrs old, committed sui
eide sunday by taking lltiahHm.
William Lormer, 50 years ~, committed sui
eide sunday IN FrtHkltnvile by hanging.
iohn Myers, % years OIL WIS drowned last
SUNDAY white bathing in the Schuylklll river
at trays Perry
ms decoupo.rd body Of u. j. Matters, u
Washington printer, was fOuad, saturday, in
Frauki0rd creek under 'he ennsylrl in rail-
road bridge. II il supposed he was struck ~ a
train.
william Rrncl, proprietor Of the Point
BrrpEH Hotel. was Eululni!tcd by the coroner,
saturday, charged with causing The death Of
Charles McGlinn, who, III an altercHtlon, WAS
khuvhed down by ltieDai ami died last Friday.
The body Of m unknown man about - years
old. vino registered at the brunswick lodging
hUuse H5 George Clark, supposed 10 he an as
sumr nHmr awar Iirntiiicatlp" ~ the
tuprIfIr. lIs died OH Saturday at the Jefferson
Hospital, IL is thought fum the effects OF
opium
William Burns an aged Nicetown farmer.
pleaded guilty yesterday week 70 indie
cent conduct and was convicted of felonl.
ously aSsaulting five little girls. sentence
was deferred 10 ascertain the mental con-
dition of the defendant
Flag Day was observed Wednesday by
display of flags IN many parts OF the cltN.
Appropriate exercises were held i'll the
public schools. ,l'he old house on Arch
street, in which Betsy Ross made the first
American ltiiH, WAS thNtltAl WIN tltE7
bunting, and 3,O0u tlagS were distributed
to school children hy The Colonial DANES.
In independence Han addresses We're de
ivered by Mayor stuart, Colonel ]. Gran
willie Leach and Mrs. Il. y Gillespie.
Five people whu accompanied the e&-
cursion of the Delaware county christian
EndpaYOr Mon IN the steamer Republic
Wednesday were injured by collision OF
cars on sWitGhbaek railway at cape May
Point I4yiie Woodward, Is years old Of
Boone station. who, il Is Thought, shs.
tanned conclusion Of the brain and
Arthur Harris, - years, Of Darby, who
had his ankle fractured were brought 10
the PRESBYTERIAN Hospital, and the other
injured passengers We're removed from the
Republic al Chester.
Joseph d. Lcn4ir was committed WcdRes-
day oil charge q paunlng to rob the re-.
reiycr's office Of thc Traction Company NJ
Sey entcenth and Burks streets, which De
tcctiyes Tate and Girich claim they irtls
trated. Charles Griffith and Henry Mills,
alleged accomplices in the attempted rob
berry, are III custody The three men have
al! served terms 81 IMPRISONMENT, ON the
stand Lenolf SAID he had informed petec,
tive ulrieh Of the proposed robbery, and
had acted all the way through under IN
structions from Detectives Tate and Ulrieh.