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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06
PRoFIrABLE oARBnEssNEss.
A Harness Dealer Who Knows How to
balance Trade Losses.


A very amusisg story is told in The
Toronto Mail by famous story teller
about a harness maker who lived many
years ago in London. He had hand
some saddle in his shop, occupying a
conspicuous place therein. On his re-
turn from luncheon one day he observed
that the saddle was gone. Calling to his
foreman he said:
John, who has bought the saddle "
"pm sure don't know, sir" said the
foreman, scratching his head as If he
were trying to think, II cannot tell, and
the worst part of it is it hasn't been
paid for. While l was at work in the
back part of the shop gentleman came
in, priced 1t, decided TO take it, told me
to charge it, and throwing it into his
wagon, drove off before could think to
ask HE name"
"That was very stupid Of you," said
the harness maker, disposed to be angry
at the mans carelessness. "Very likely
We have been robbed"
II don't think that, SIR" said the fore
man, "for am very sure that the gem
tleman has traded here before"
well, l can't afford to lose the
money! said the harness maker. "We'll
have to find out who took it and send
him the bill. All" he added, with a
smile, after moments reflection, ~
have It. Wen charge it up to the ac-
count of every one of our customers
who keeps open accounts here. Those
who didn't get it will refuse to pay, so
we shall be all right"
The bookkeeper was instructed to do
this, and the bills in due course of time
went out. Some weeks later the harness
maker asked the bookkeeeper if he had
succeeded in discovering who the Gus
toner was.
"No, sir" he replied, "aud we never
shall, fear, sir, for about 40 persons
have paid for it already without saying
q Word.p .....M.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06


Among the celebrities who usually
reside in Florence are "Ouida," Salvint
and Rossi. SaIyini lives in a palace,
owns theatre and holds his head as
high as any Florentine noble. Rossi
begins to look old, but Salyini has still
juvenile air about him, especially
when he is seated behind his favorite
white horse, which he drives daily.
1t is said that the three rings which
Queen Victoria prizes the most highly
are, first Of all, her wedding ring, which
she has never taken off; then a small
enamel ring, with a tiny diamond in
the centre, which the Prince Consort
gave her at the age of is, and an enamel
serpent which he gave her as an engage
ment ring. For many years after the
Prince Consort's death Her Majesty
slept with these rings on her fingers,
only taking them off to wash her hands,
as the water would, of course, soil the
enamel.
During June there were about AGO.
600 paid admissions to the Worlds Fair,
an average Of $4,000 a day.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06

One woman has gone insane because
of her hired girl. Perhaps that is the
easiest way Chicago Nescs.
Father McGlynn has left Rome, after
forgiVing the Pope with all his old time
amisbility.-M \. Eoenfng Telegram.
Mr.. Staylatc-Why, my watch has
stopped. She--Pm not surprised. You
haven't wound it since you CAME
Brooklyn Life. :
"one of De penalties OBJ greatness,
said Uncle Eben, sis ter be specially
conspicuous ebry time yer makes er fool
OBJ ysrself.--. Washington Star.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06
SENSIBLE GIRLS, THESE.
They Have Arranged a Travelling Outfit
as Compact as Any Mans.
Nav York World

new YORK World.
Miss Carrie L. Hodsdon of Lawrence,
Mass, and Miss Edith M. Remission of
Concord, N. H., are making bicycle
tour of England for press syndicate,
and are incidentally demonstrating that
Saratoga trunks are an outgrown
luxury. The entire amount of their
luggage for the five months during
which they will be away from home is
confined TO bundle that may be
strapped to their bicycles.
This bundle contains two cambria
wrappers, which are either night dresses
ordressing gowns, as occasion demands,
one silk union undergarment, one silk
waist and box of toilet articles.
Their costumes consist Of full round
waist, buttoned on the skirt, which is
cut walking length and arranged with
hooks and eyes to be caught up to a
convenient length for riding.
Three large pockets are hidden in the
fullness of the skirt, aud a fancy one
for the notebook and pencil adorns the
front of the skirt.
A wide belt and jaunty Elton Jacket,
fancifully trimmed with braid, COM
plete the costume. In place of the
usual petticoats Turkish trousers are
worn.
These are fashioned of the same ma
terial as the dress, and are extremely
full and gathered TO a ruffle below the
knee.
This article, as the young women de-
clare with good deal Of pride, con-
tains 'just as many pockets as mans"
in which are to be stored away numer-
GUS small articles.
The outer pockets will contain omong
other things pocket dictionary, timer
airy of trip, pocket maps, &c. The
trousers button TO black silk UNDER
waist, which takes the place of the
white waist usually worn, II is made of
wash materials.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06

Mrs. John Mackay has just had a
sable and white velvet mantle made for
the opera. The lining is composed OF
the richest laces and inside the edges
runs glimmering passementerie Of
jewels and silk. There are high puffs
on the sleeves. In one side is small
pocket for the lorgnette and in the other
side large pocket for fan and powder
huff,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06
The Reckless Drug Clerk.

Druggist-Pm going to discharge that
new clerk. He's too careless.
Friend-What has he doneP
Druggist-This morning he sold a
wild-eyed woman dose OF poison and
trusted her for the money.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06

Housekeeper-"Why don't you go to
work, you lazy yagabond ?" Tramp
"Lazy, mum? Do you call man wot
tramps from here to San Francisco and
back, year in an year out, lazy? l
think, mum, gents like me displays con-
siderable energy."-Nep York Weekly.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06

At Reynoldstown, suburb of At
lanta, Ga, Thursday, Tom Pagan, an
imbecile, aged 10 years, killing his
mother by cutting her head off with an
axe, and then split her head open and
otherwise mutilated the body.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06
This Explains 1t


IBAuB blItlhgR.
81 see in the papers that 10 tons of
yarn are used every year in the manu-
facture of base-balls," remarked Charlie
Clamwhooper.
81 suppose that's the reason so many
clubs get worsted," replied Teddy Van
derchump, the humorist of Harlem.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06

An English chancery suit which was
begun 152 years ago ended the Other
day. As neither the plaintiff nor de-
PENDANT is saying anything, they are
probably both satisfied
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06

Hundreds OF people write ait 10 Impossible to
describe the good Rood . sarsaparilla has done
'ue." twill DO Of eaual HELM % Teu. ~.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-04

construction, which cannot be said of
some of her competitors in the race for
selection. Every one OF her crew is
American, though it is an odd fact that
al of them are of Morse extraction.
When your correspondent boarded
her she was lying almost under
the windows of Mr.. Iselin's island
home off New Rochelle, where she
has been since her victory over the
other American yachts. Here she is
undergoing thorough examination
to detect any strains which might
have occurred in her late contest. Her
masts and boorns are being sandpa-
pered and all her working parts in
spected and reinspected. She will be
put in dry dock so that her bronze
bottom may be looked after in few
days. There is nothing the matter
with it at all: not even trace of rust
as was reported But then it won't
hurt to look at it and see how the
great American centerboard is getting
on. Then she will receive her final
tuning up" and be ready for business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-04

pictures. In the stern is the owners
room; it has scarcely four square feet
of level floor. The walls slope away in
the gently rounded fashion of the
boats build. A semi-circular locker
extends around the room and serves for
bed, sofa and chairs On each side of
the centerboard room are two small
staterooms for the use OF the officers Of
the yacht
The woodwork of the interior is of
oil finished pine. No attempt at orna-
mentation has been made.
The mascot of the yacht is small
white dog who spends most of his time
in the arms of First-Officer Gondersen
and who seems to feel that as a mas
cot he occupies position OF great re-
sponsibility before the American peo-
pie PRESCOTT TooMEY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-04
TIE ENGLISH NAVY.
of Modern Fcets an,
Their Coaling stations.

4nter-bependenCe or Modern EcetS ana
Their CoaIinG stations.
Sailing ships could, and did remain
at sea for many months at a time
Their power to remain at sea
was only limited by the amount
of water that they carried. The period
during which a modern ship of war
can remain at sea is determined main
3v by her coal endurance, and to Il
great extent by the necessity of effect
ing repairs in port to delicate machin-
erv. The coal endurance of modern
ships of war is even more limited than
official figures so far as any are avail
able. lead as to suppose: and when
Lord Salisbury placed the limit at two
Thousand miles-viz., the distance at
which she could deliver blow and re-
turn to her port-he certainly did not
underestimate her powers. The coun-
try which posses the most numer-
Gus coaling stations and the best situ-
ated as regards trade routes will have
j great advantage in a future war In
this respect the British empire is with
out rival.
While a navy depends for its power
pf operating in distant waters very
largely on coaling stations. the exist
euce of the latter depends absolutely
on the power of the feet to protect
them. No local defense. whether in
Notifications or men, viii preserve
them to a power which has Nost the
command of the sea. The history of
Malta during tho great war affords an
sdmira bic instance of the interdepend-
ence of fleets and coaling stations
though il must 6e admitted that the
lesson to be drawn i to some extent
weakened by the need of modern ships
for coal.
Many people consider that the pos
session OF Malta IL indispenSa bile 10 the
maintenance Of British influence in
the mediterranean. How far this is
true may be judged from the fact that
Nelson won the battle of the Nile when
Malta was in the hands of the French.
and that Malta fell into English hands.
though not for some time. as the direct
consequence of that battle. which pave
us the command OF the diterranean.
Capt. Mahan summarizes the conclu-
Aions which should be drawn in these
words Its fate when in the hands OF
France gives warning that
the feet depends less upon Malta than
Malta on the fleet If this he true of
Malta. it is still more true of other
coaling stations which DO not lie in
such proximity to the ports OF foreign
countries.
We have acted wisely in giving to
our coaiing stations sufficient defense
against one or two hostile cruisers
More than this is not required As
long as our navy j. maintained at its
proper strength. ANA is efficiently Of
1iccred and manned. i should not be
possible for serious expedition 10
.save the enemys port without a Brit
ish feet being Immediately in pursuit.
LORD Brassev, in Nineteenth Century.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-04
essary. and the actual necessities to
enthusiastic yach4smen can be limited
<<, ;ch; 1;<k1o

essary, and the actual necessities to
enthusiastic yachssmen can be limited
to astonishingly little.
The Vigilants interior is divided
into four compartments; the largest is
the forecastle, which is the sleeping
and eating room Of the crew. Around
two sides are three tiers of hunks ris-
ing like steps, owing to the peculiar
swell of the hun. They fold back
against the wall completely out of the
way. IN one corner is small cooking
stove, with few. very few. pots,
pans and skillets to keep it company.
Just back Of the forecastle and in the
center of the yacht is the compartment
containing the machinery for raising
and lowering the centerboard. The
machine is of the pattern of an or
binary winch, with a large crank on
each side. The ccnterboard is con-
nected with the winch by a heavy steel
chain which comes up through pipe
from the casing around the board it.
self. When sailing on tack the board
is let down into the water to resist the
tendency of the wind to heel her over.
It also assists the rudder in holding
her on her course and lastly prevents
to g great extent any side drift when
sailing close hauled. When sailing
dead away before the wind the center
board is drawn up, lessening the
draw;irt Of the vessel eleven feet and
does away with that much resistance,
and resistance lessened is power
gained
Back. of the centerboard compart-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-04
FIRESlDE FRAGMENTS.

-Blueberry Griddle Cakes--Add a
cup of blue berries or common buckle
berries to quart of batter. made from
wheat -four, and bake like ordinary
cakes.-Farm, Field and Fireside.
Sweetbreads and Mushrooms.
one can of mushrooms IN two table,
spoonfuls of butter and fry four large,
parboiled sweetbreads. Add mush-
rooms, and simmer in covered double
boiler.-Good Housekeeping.
| Tea Rolls-Make them up at noon
If wanted hot for tea. Take quart of
fiour, teacupful OF new milk. half a
teacupful of potato or bakers yeast,
with a tablespoonful sugar and tea
spoonful salt Mix lightly together
and set in a warm place to rise When
light work in the yolAs Of two well
beaten eggs and large tablespoonful
butter, then set to rise again Half an
hour before baking mold them out
and when light bake in a quick oven.
Orange Judd Farmer.
To Clean Soiled Mattings.-If you
have been so unfortunate rs to drop
grease upon the mating, do not try
ammonia, or benzine or grease ex-
tractors: you will only make the spot
worse, says Jenness- Miller. Sometimes
brown paper and hot iron will be
effective. but the best eradicator is
French chalk and benzine. Cover the
spot thick with the chalk and moisten
by sprinkling, not pouring the benzine
upon it. When the benzine has evapo-
rated, brush off the chalk, and 10. the
spot has vanished alSO.-Rural New
Yorker.
"A Breakfast Dish.-Housekeeper
have occasionally remnants OF roasts
and other meats to dispose of. 1t is
quite easy to make up remnants into
savory dishes. A favorite way of pre-
pairing dish of cold roast veal is as
follows: Chop the veal very fine; chop
a small onion and fry it a delicate
brown in a saucepan with butter, then
stock, chopped parsley, pepper and
salt and then put in the minced veal.
Let this get very hot. but not too
brown. Have ready slices of nicely
Drowned toast, buttered, moistened
with a spoonful of boiling water and a
poached egg on each one. Heap on or
around the egg spoonfuls of the pre-
pared meat. This should be very hot.
1t is nice for breakfast or tea.-Prairie
Farmer.
Lobster Cutlets.-A boiled lobster
Keep the fat and coral by thems elves.
Chop the meat fine; rub it finer VII,
wooden spoon; moisten it with a tea
spoon of melted butter, and cream
enough to make it all wet: add hand
full of fine bread crumbs: season with
mace, salt and pepper, red and white.
Make it into shape. roll in egg and
cracker dust and boil in hot fat. Now
make sauce of the green and white
fat with the coral rubbed very fine so
to give color, and smooth it with a Ia
of butter; season with mace
and pepper. Have gill of drawn but
ter in a tin dish inside of a pan Of water;
stir the lobster mixture into the drawn
butter, heat it hot, but do not let it
boil; add the juice of half a lemon
the last thing. Put the outlets on a
a hot dish and pour the sauce over
them. This is pleasant to the eye and
delightful to the taste.-Boston Bud
ret
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-04
FROM TADPOLE TO FROG.
The Strange and Interesting Career Of
POlliwOS.

The Strange and Interesting Career Of q
POlliwos.
Frogs are mainly juice. IF they try
to make more thar a short journey
away from moisture. in drought.
they viii perish for want of water;
and then their bodies will dry away.
The frogs bones are so soft that he
scarcely leaves any skeleton.
A frog meets with remarka BILE
changes during his natural life He
begins as an egg and matches ont as
q fish. That is. a tadpole, or polliwog,
at first has gills,. breathing water
alone. In his early days. however, the
tadpole soon loses the outside part of
has to come to the surface Of the water
every few minutes, like a porpoise, to
get a fresh gulp of breath.
During the first part of his career, he
swims by sculling with his long tail.
After awhile his legs begin to grow
out, his tail becomes shorter and
shorter, and when he is a complete
frog. he has no tail at all, but swims
by kicking. When half frog and half
tadpole, he still has q good deal of
tail, and, in addition. big hind legs
and mere sprouts of fore legs: SO that
he is a very funny-looking fellow. A
bullfrog-tadpole at this stage seems
neither of heaven nor of earth"
Again, the tapole eats ater-plants;
but when he becomes frog, he feeds
on animal life. Tadpoles eat the green
moss or scum" that we see SO often
on logs and plants in a stagnant pool,
and they show a good appetite for soft,
decaying water-growths. The fouler
the pool, the happier the tadpoles. As
they are numerous, and thus devour
great amount of matter that would
make it very unhealthful to live near n
stagnant pond, they are really useful
creatures.
In captivity they will generally eat
meat. whether good or bad. as we'll as
bread and bran dough: and, as a sre-
cial relish, will sometimes lunch on
one another's tails.
The common frog gets his final shape
in the first season; but the bullfrog
goes under the mud for the winter,
while still a tadpole: and it takes at
least another summer. and sometimes
more, before he has full right to be
called a frog. He is some four years
from the egg when in full growth, and
does not become a bullfrog until ten
wears more
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-04
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FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The prefecture OF police of France
has esta blished service of identity in
order to identify released convicts.
Since 1908 there have been one thou
sand five hundred sentences recorded
against men named Louis Le.evre In
that country. by which innumerab BILE
innocent Louis Lefevres have been
brought into trouble.
In Siam when there is a question
At law between two parties and a
scarcity of witnesses to establiSh the
truth in the case. it is customary TO re-
sort to the water test. Both parties
are required to dive simultaneously in
TO deep water. and the one that stays
the longest under is adjudged the truth
teller and gets the verdict.
-Beei SAYS a writer on Chinese Gus
toms. is much supplanted in the celes-
tial empire by horse flesh. The poor
eat horses that have done their work
and died, but for the rich a special
breed of horses is preserved, whose
function is to be- fattened and nothing
Else. These horses are tiny of stature
and possess but little strength. Their
Inherited capacity for waxing fat on
the cheapest straw and garbage is n
tribute to natural selection and the
genius of Chinese breeders:
In China before letter is mailed
or delivered to the carrier its contents
are displayed. and the keeper of the
letter shop then signs his chop" or
sign, so that IFS point of origin may be
determined. Parcels may be trans
mitted in the same manner, the charge
for carrying being a percentage of
their declared value. The shopkeeper
gives a receipt for the letter or pack
age. and he thus becomes responsible
for its sd fe delivery or its return to the
sender with seal unbroken.
The odd little paper weights, cups,
seals. trays. bowls, boxes. teapots. ami
NAL figures. idols and knicl1knacks in
soapstone of various colOrs which trav-
elers bring from China are made. for
the most part, from the output of mines
near Wenchow. When the steatite is
aiken out it is very soft, but hardens
quickly in the air As to the cOlors
there found the British consul at Wen
chow enumerates purple, red. mottled
red black. dark blue, light blue, gray,
white, cgg-shell white, jade color bees
wax and frozen color. The white,
Jade color and frozen" are considered
the finest, and bring high prices. There
are two thousand miners and carvers at
these mines
The dress coat of the "kcllner'' is
shortly TO disappear from the leading
Swiss hotels; so that it will no longer
be possible to confOund the waiter
with guests. At recent meeting of
the union of hotellieepers the question
was solemnly debated whether it was
not practica BILE to clothe the waiter in
a more rational dress than the hitherto
obligatory swallow-tail. The precedent
for such a resolution has already been
set in Germany. A few months ago
tine Deutsche GaStwirths verbund Of
fered prize for the best example of a
dress for the waiter. The
design accepted was tailesS Jacket
tjopDe) of dark blue cloth. after the
fashion of the stewards uniform on
board ships. This has met with wide
approval in the profession. and it is al
ready adopted by the lIellner in many
Of the large German towns.