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The Washington times., 1894-04-08
Mismated Couples.

In Ohio divorce was recently granted
because ''the defendant pulled the plaintiff
out of bed by the whiskers."
Virginia wife was set free because ''the
defendant does not come home until p. m,
and then keeps this plaintiff awake talking" T"
A Tennessee court liberated a wife because
'the defendant does not wash himself, thereby
causing the plaintiff great mental anguish"
A New Jersey wife got a divorce because
''the defendant, the husband, sleeps with a
razor under his pillow to frighten this
plaintiff"
A Connecticut man got q divorce because
'the defendant would not get up in the morn
ing, nor call the plaintiff, nor do anything
she was told"
In Illinois decree was obtained by a long
suffering husband because '.during the past
year the defendant struck this plaintiff re-
peatedly with pokers, fatirons, and other
hard substances"
A Michigan wife was released because the
husband did not provide the necessaries Of
life, saying che would not work his toenalls
of for any woman"
A New York wife was granted divorce be-
cause her husband threw the baby at her
when che hit him with the coal bucket for
splitting on the stove.
A Missouri divorce was once granted b.
cause "the defendant goes gadding about,
leaving this plaintiff supperless; or il he gets
any he has to cook 1t himself"
In Pennsylvania a hen-pecked husband
was relieved from the yoke OF matrimony be-
cause ''the defendant struck this plaiati6 q
violent blow with her hustle !"
The Washington times., 1894-04-08
THE LITTLE WIREGRAss BELLE.

She is winsome and fair as the blackberry spray,
Or the crabapple blossoms that spicily spray
And lure the wild bees in the dell
The wild honeysuckles proclaim her their sister
know by her breath that the 1asmines have
kissed her,
The gay little wiregrass belle.
With quaint little arts and innocent wiles
She witches bosom whenever she smiles
As pure as pearl in its she'll
But far from the world and its fever and passion
Alas Tor her gownsl They IRE guiltless of
fashion,
The dear little wiregrass belle.
Yet when she comes up to the cross-road church
She looks so enhancing that were you to search
The globe from Peru to Pail Mall
You'd find graceful women, but none who could
trip SO;
Her tiny feet rival the feet of Calypso
The sweet little wiregrass beze.
The hearts that adore her not even she knows;
They lutter before her wherever she goes,
In flames that no mortal can quell
She is kind Us she's fair, but her kindness 10
cruel;
To the flame that she kindles her smiles .re as
cruel
The shy little wiregrass belle.
II lonely you long for wee bonny bride,
blossom to bloom at your own fireside;
blessing wherever you DWELL
Though thousand TO one the coquetfe will re-
fuse you,
You'll be proud man II she chances to choose
you
The gay little wiregrass bel1ei
SAMUEL MnTuRN Pycx.
The Washington times., 1894-04-08
Odd Items from All About.

There is one divorce to every 479 marriages
In the United States.
No part of Greece is forty miles from the
sea nor ten miles from hills.
Ireland has greater proportion of unmar-
ried women than any other country.
An edict against the marriage of men over
60 and women over so was once made by En-
peror T1berius. but so strenuous were the OBJ
jections of widowers and widows that the law
was soon repealed.
In 1897 the Berlin bureau of statistics esti-
mated that the steam engineers then at work
In the world represented approximately
1000 OOL, 900 men. or three times the working
populatl n of the earth.
In ancient Rome married man having
three children was entitled to q better seat in
the theater han less fortunate benedicts. A
married m.n ha ing twe,ve chiluren was en-
tilted % robe Of honor and pension.
Saginaw (Mich.) police have received strict
orders to keep. al young girls of the street
after dark. They are net to arrest those who
appear. bu, oil, to take their ames and re-
polt them to their parents for discipline.
The Washington times., 1894-04-08
About the Meanest Man.

There is a man in Newaygo, Mich, who
sneered at poor. paralyzed, and blind Union
veteran, who had to be carried to the polls in
a wagon on Spring election day.
A Larned CWis.) man bought his wife an
alarm clock for birthday present, so that
there wouldn't be any mistake about her get
ting up early in the morning to build the fire
and get his breakfast.
The fellow who set fire to the hat OF a
drunken man who was reposing peacefully in
gin-mill chair at Cliuton, Wis, was mean
enough to kick when the drunkard compelled
him to pay $50 in cash in settlement.
A Goshen man had two little girls, to each
OF whom he gave two cents for going to bed
without their suppers. After they had fallen
asleep he entered their sleeping-room and
stole the four cents from under their pillows
and whipped them in the morning for losing
the money
The Washington times., 1894-04-08
The Treatment of Burns.

In these days of experiment, when, as an
eminent surgeon recently remarked, 1.-THE
profession seems mainly interested in trying
to see how much of the human frame they
can cut away and still have the victim live
it is interesting to record an instance wherein
doctors have been willing to depart slightly
from the scientific and try the efficacy of what
some of their contemporaries contemptuously
call ''old woman's remedies
A young woman, aged IS years, was burned
by the igniting of quantity OF gasoline. The
arms, face, neck. shoulders, and the inside of
the mouth and throat were badly burned, the
hands especially being so charred that the
flesh crumbled into black powder upon being
touched. The treatment consisted OF applica-
,ions OF soft paste made of lard and -FOUR
This was renewed as fast as the -four became
dried and crumbly by the absorption of the
fat.
Upon the first application there was de-
cided sense of relief, which was increased by
the free use of opiates. No other remedy was
used, and the burns, although very deep in
some places. involving not less than half an
inch Of the aesh, healed without sscar. In
this case an extremely serious state
Of things ensued in the way of
an obstinate cough and the raising
Of quantity of thin, white, fllmy membrane
which was pronounced the coating of the
throat and the air passages of the upper part
OF the lungs. In her fright the young woman
had evidently drawn the fame into the
lungs in sufficient quantity to blister
some portion of them. Her recovery
was rapid, considering the gravity
of the case, she being confined to her room
but about five weeks. When the bandages
were removed from the burned surfaces they
were kept thoroughly softened with lard, and
the drawing-up and disagreement usually
accompanying such injuries was entirely
absent. This is in striking contrast to the
ordinary lirne-water and linseed-oil treatment
which has induced spontaneous combustion,
ana the, zinc and other washes that
have produced nausea and hemorrhages Of
the stomach, with fatal Examinations. Per-
fectly clean, home-rendered lard may be OBJ
tanned by almost anyone. and forms the basis
Of course of treatment that will, If properly
managed and persistently applied. save the
lives Of eight cases out Of ten and prevent all
distressing disfgurements.
The Washington times., 1894-04-08
Middlemen Replaced by Idle Men.


Loss of confidence in the soundness Of busi-
ness makes credits high. The banks become
nervous. For example, three years ago
ready-made clothing dealers with fair ratings
could secure accommodation at the Boston
banks. To-day. unless the security is ''gilt-
edge" the retailer gives his note to the whole
saler. the wholesaler indorses it and passes it
on to the manufacturer, and the manufacturer
indorses it and gets it discounted at the
bank.
This chaining of trade to the banks is again
premium on fear; and we find that in the
stress OF business the manufacturers have this
Winter been opening retail departments. just
as the coal-carrying railroads are establish
ing coal pockets in various parts OF the coun-
try, and forcing the coal dealers to shut up
their places or accept salaries or commits
sions. 1t requires no powers Of prophecy to
foretell the determination Of the middlemen
in the ready-made clothing trade and new
crop of idle men
The Washington times., 1894-04-08
THE JULIUS LANSBURGH
Furniture and Carpet Co.
THE RINK. THE RANK.
STAMP COLLECTORS.
There Are Already Over 5, 900. 900 of Them
in the World.

There Are Already Over 5, ,OOO 600 of Them
| in the World.
| Five millions of postage stamp collectors,
among whom are their Royal Highnesses the
Duke of York and the Duke of saxs-Coburg.
have caused philately to advance in popular
| favor by leaps and bounds, says the London
| Telegraph. So great is the competition for
| rare issues that fS40 have been paid for
single specimen. Postage stamp collecting is
no longer mere pastime or hobby; 1t is
science, as philatelists say, and at all events,
| they make OF it very serious pursuit.
There are still people who hold to the belief
that the passion for preserving postage stamps
| is nothing but mania. excusable during boy
| hood. for it is supposed to be useful in teach
ing lads geography and the extent of the
British empire; but when men devote their
time to collecting foreign, colonial, or English
| Issues, they are frequently looked upon as
| harmless lunatics. to whom the old adage may
be applied Fools and their money are soon
parted" Philatelists, however. are possessed
Of considerable common sense. and much
method underlies their madness. In truth.
stamp collecting has developed an important
feature. for, as correspondent points out. it
has become the recognized medium of invest
ment on the part of thousands of professional
and business men, who are content to forego
Immediate dividends upon their capital in
order to realize compound interest at high
rate
Members of the stock exchange-froE a
love of Observation-Disclosures doctors. army
officers very largely. and the clergy to some
extent, are to be found gravely ana systematic
ally collecting stamps to-day. Many Of them
possess collections numbering tens of thou
sands Of specimens, and some Of these are Of
great value. and are duly insured at Lloyd's.
1t is probable, however, that no British
philatelist can vie with Won Ferrary, of Paris,
whose treasures are said to be worth fl00, ,000
Important collections have been made In Aus
tralia, and it is stated that during the late
bank crisis more than one house of business
saved its mercantile credit by raising money
on rare postage stamps which were held by
the partners.
How very extensive the interests Of stamp
collectors have become in London Is demon
strated by the fact that there are nearly forty
firms engaged as dealers in the city and west
end. Last season two auctioneers in the
metropolis turned over nearly 900. and a
third firm is supposed to have dealt with
stamps to the value Of about f10, 600 more at
public sale. These figures are significant
when it IS recollected that stamp auction sales
are comparatively Of recent introduction, and
that they are entirely supplementary to the
methods of distribution and exchange which
have been in operation since stamp collecting
first became fashionable hobby in 1861.
The Washington times., 1894-04-08

AS to the form OF the story, my first notion
was, while keeping the resuscitated man as a
link between the two centuries. not to make
him the narrator or to write chiefly
from hiss point of view. but rather
from that of the twentieth century. This
would have admitted of some very interesting
effects and about half the story was at first
written on that line. But as / became con-
vinced of the practical availability of the
social solution l was studying it became my
aim to sacrifice all other effects to the method
which would enable me to explain its features
most fully. which was manifestly that Of
presenting everything from the point of view
of the representative of the nineteenth
century.
have been very frequently asked if I an
ticipated any considerable effect from the
publication of Looking Backward" and
whether l was not very much surprised at
the sensation it produced. I cannot say that
l was surprised. If it be asked wha. was the
basis of my expectations, answer the effect
of the writing OF the book upon
myself. When I first undertook to work
out the results OF democratic organ
ization Of production and distribution based
on the recognition Of an equal duty of indi-
vidual service by all citizens and an equal
share by all in the result, according to the
analogies of military service and taxation
and all other relations between the state and
the citizen. I believed, indeed, it might be
possible on this line to make some valuable
suggestions upon the social problem, but
it was only as proceeded with the inquiry
that became fully convinced of the entire
adequacy of the principle as a social solution,
and, moreover, that the achievement Of this
solution was to be the next great step in
human evolution. 1t would, indeed. be a
most impassive person in whose mind so
mighty hope could grow without producing
strong emotions
Knowing that ''as face answereth to face in
water, so the heart of man to man." 1 could
not doubt that the hope that moved me must
needs. in Hike manner move all who should
come even in part to share it.
As well as / can remember "Looking Back
ward" began in earnest to be written in the
Fall or Winter Of 1885, and was substantially
finished in the following six or eight months,
although rewriting and revising took up the
following Spring and Summer. It went to
the publishers in August or September. 1887,
and although promptly accepted did not ap-
pear until January, 1888. Although it made
stir among the critics, up to the close OF
1883 the sales had not exceeded 10000, after
which they leaped into the hundred thousands.
The Washington times., 1894-04-08

I confess I cannot understand the mental
operations of good men or women who from
the moment they are parents do not become
intensely interested in the social question.
That an unmarried man or even q man child
less, though married, should concern him.
self little about the future of q race in which
he may argue that he will have no personal
stake is conceivable, though such Indifference
is not morally edifying.
From the time their children are born it be-
comes the great problem with parents how to
provide for and safeguard their future when
they themselves shall no longer be on earth.
To this end they painfully spare and save and
plot and plan to secure for their offspring all
the advantages that may give them better
chance than other mems children in the strug-
gle for existence.
They do thus, knowing sadly well the while
The Washington times., 1894-04-08
Millions Seeking Millions.

San Francisco, April THE Examiner says
that the engagement Of George Crocker. son
of the late Charles Crocker, and Mrs Elma H.
Rutherford is announced. 1t is expected that
the wedding will take place in New York In
July. Mrs. Rutherford is at present in New
York with her three children. Mr. Crocker is
In San Francisco. George Crocker is one of
the heirs to the Crocker millions, and Mrs.
Rutherford is also very wealthy. Her hus-
band, Alex Rutherford, was a well-known
mining man, and died in 1898
The Washington times., 1894-04-08
Put Brillantine ON de Fringe.

Rural Ragges-Dey tell me yer gittin' ter
be wuss dood dan ever, Tatts.
Tramping Tatters-Who's been givin' yer
dat layout?
Rural Ragges-An Of de boys. Dey say yer
put brillantine on de fringe O. yer pants.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-14

The Diamond State Athletic Club gave
an athletic entertainment In the Grand
opera House last evening which reflected
credit upon those who had it in charge.
IL was the lrst entertainment In this city
which has been devoid OF fake" glove
contests and the only exhibition during
which proper decisions were given
large number OF ladies were In the audi.
ence.
In the glove contests John Glynn got
the decision over Pat Dougherty In a Six
round bout; Sam Peoples defeated Nike
cochran In four rounds and Jimmie Fox
OF Philadelphia defeated John Williams of
THIS city In six rounds. Harry Belts gave
an exhibition OF club swinging, Sperrler
aGd Thompson furnished musical selec.
tons, Charles Carmichael, a g.year- old
boy performed on the bar and William
Callahan and owen Haughey wrestled
the former winning.
Harry Mack OF this city and Jake Nagle
OF Philadelphia gave q scientific glove
contest. The wind.up was a ten round
contest between Frank Lynch and John
Sullivan, both OF this city and at llS
pounds. In the seventh round Lynch
Knocked his man out and got the deci-
BiOQ,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-14

The first grand Entertainment and Re.
ception OF Rising Sun Lodge No. 9. OF
American Protestant Association of vii.
mington. Del will be given at the Baya /.
rian Hail Fifth and DUPONT streets, Thurs.
day evening November is, 1894.
There will be q grand street parade
through the principal streets OF the city
during the evening. at which time the tol.
lowing Subordinate Lodges have been In
yited and will participate Star of East
Lodge No. l; I. +. Brown Lodge No. 81;
Eastern Star Lodge, No. 1i3, OF Chester,
Pa. arrive rs p. nj.
Grand Drill will be given In the evening
by the Wilmington Encampment, No. I.
A. +. A.
Grand March at $50 O'Clock, D. m. Mu.
sic will be furnished by Prof. Thomas
Hardings Band and others and Prof WIN.
II Hopkins' Orchestra has been engaged
Tor the occasion and will furnish tlrst.cluss
music Tor those who favor US with thelr
patronage.
Tickets. 25cents. Tickets can be had q {
the hall that night or Of the committee
Doors open at 100. Exercises commence
at $50. Close at |. 80 a. IN.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-14

A farmer OF Dallas county. Ala, tells
the Selma Times that the drop Of the
rrice OF cotton to five cents forces hlm to
bid cotton farewell for time at least
and he will turn his attention to stock
raising. Says the farmer. who Is DR.. Gary
OF Selma, who owns several hundred
acres OF prairie land ia the county: II
have 400 acres in mellIlotus on my plan.
tation-the finest pasturage that the world
ever saw-and it will support my stock
nearly all the year. The melIiotus flour.
ishes best on the bare lime rock. where all
the soil has been washed away. and it
builds up land faster than anything you
ever saw Yes SIR In few more years I
will have my negroes raising their own
meat, mules and corn and their won't be
such a necessity for planting cotton"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-14


The attempt Of James F. Farley to take
possession OF the Assessor's Office. In tho
Second District In defiance Of the wishes
OF majority of our oItizsna shows the
character Of the man. II he cannot get
the office by fair means, he is ready to
grab. 1t anyhow. We are surprised that
any honorable man should encourage
him to persevere In ouch roguery. He
and they ought to knowithat the majority
vote cannot be set aside or disregarded
by the failure Of the Inspectors to do
their duty In certifying the returns. II
such excuse or neglect could avail any
one who fails to receive majority OF the
votes, there would be no use in holding
elections. II Mr.. Farley has a spark OF
honor or manlIness he will back out and
not. put Mr.. Hudson to the trouble and
expense OF appealing to the Courts for
justice.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-14
ALLEGED FRAUD IN MISSOURI.
An omcisi Count Changes the eeneraIl
Accepted yerdfct

An omeisi Count Changes the Generally
Accepted Verdict.
AAnsAs CRY, Mo-, Nov. 14.-Great as.
tonishment has been created by the an.
nounoement that the official returns re-
verse the result previously accepted as
nnal, and show the election of Bremmer-
man and Keashlear, Democrats, ovs- jam
ieson and Slogan, Republicans, tovae re-
spective offices Of prosecuting attorney and
county marshal. Until the official an
nounoement was made the two parties
would have staked their lives that the Re-
publican candidates were elected. There
were cries of fraud. Judge Hawthorne
has wired the secretary of state that the
returns have been manipulated, and ad-
vising him not to issue commissions to
Bremmerman and Keashlear. County
Clerk Caldwell has issued certificates Of
election to Brenmerman and Keashlear.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-14

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. l3.-Flour firm; win
ter superfine, S2d2.l0; winter extras, s.. 25dn
2.4d; No. winter family, S2.4012.5O; state
roller straight, S251lt265; western winter,
clear 81 100000. Wheat dull, lower, with
5736c. bid and 5sc asked for November. Corn
dull, weaker. with 5l94e. bid and 52l4c. asked
for December. Oats quiet firm, with 3Gc. bid
and 3JLGc. asked for November. Hay steady,
firm; good TO choice timothy, Sl21l3. Beef
quiet. Pork dull Lard lower; western steam,
500; city, sIG72i. Butter firm; western
dairy, Hattie. do. creamery l5d26c.; do fac
tory, lO@lic; Elgins, 26c.; imitation cream,
cry, l3dll8c.; New York dairy. l3n23c.; do
creamery, lsH25c.; state creamery prints. ex-
ira, 2dc. do choice, 25c; do. fair to good, 225D
&c, prints jobbing at 2ia30c. Cheese iirmer;
New York large, stI09sc.; do. small. sI6nllc.;
part ssims 3I4l7c,; full do, 21sdt3c Eggs
steady state and New York, 25t626c.; refrig-
orator, li12ac.; western fresh, 19d25c
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-14

The Every Evening takes a very deep
Interest In the contest for U. S. Senator.
and In order to defeat Mr.. Addlcks, 1t sug-
gests that the friends OF Senator Higgins
should unite with theDemocrats and elect
Democrat. II the Every Evening is
sincere why not advise the Dem ocrats to
cooperate with the Republicans, and re-.
elect Senator Higgins? The Idea of elect.
ing Democrat is preposterous. The
proposition would meet with soorn and
contempt on all sldes.
Any Republican would be far preferable
to any Democrat who lives. To elect a
Democrat would be suicide sure enough,
But perhaps after all there 10 somethIp9
behind the Every Evenings apparent con.
Germ Tor the welfare of the Republican
party. Perhaps 1t would really like to see
the Republican party commit suicide, and
hence its great anxiety In regard to the
Senatorship? When it openly advises the
Democrats to assist in the election of MIR,
Higgins or Mr.. Massey or any other Re.
publican, we will take 1t for granted that
II Is really sinceFe In its efforts to prevent
the Republicans from committing sui
SIDE.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-14

ls the place you buy the very bcst goods for
Tue least money. Our pruues tii,e and
good and cheap. Fine apricots Tine eyupora-
ted peaches. our bellhower apples NJ ID cts.
make excellent pies. Figs and aprIcois go
well together We have tho best miucemeat
or 10 cts, equnl to Brecks mincemeat. We
have the finest sour krout. nothing like IL.
our O'Clock Belfast tea, there is nothing
Japan nibs at f2c, when mixed with the coarse
uncolored Japan Is famous. / Id uncolored
"a at soc. III OF nibs at lac. acc for . lbs.
tea; cheap and good. see our $50 Java, it is
most excellent value for your money. We
nave the best mackerel and herring, cream
boneless cotdsh. Fine goldfish for SC lb There
are no beans like our beans. There are no
cnkes llke our cakes. We have a II kind of
con- nents. jumbo pickles, tinc preserves,
good butter and eggs al 4. NJ. WHERE'S, Cor
9th and King streets. niI-6t
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-14

DENVER Nov. 14.-Mrs. Waite, wife of
the governor, who was one of tho fore
most women in advocating equal suffrage
before the legislature, said in an interview
that she was Disguised with the result of
the acknowledgment of the women. 1.-THE
conduct of the women of Capitol Hill both
before and after the election" she said,
has been perfectly scandalous. They have
simply cut the threats of the party that
gave them the right to vote, and have dis.
graced their womanhood. The governor
opposes the acknowledgements of women ms
much as l do now. He thinks they should
receive some education in citizenship be-
Tore they get the full privilege Of American
citizenship"