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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
MYSTERIOUS PARIS SPY
And a Quicis-witted French Sergeant Of
Engineers.

.
People who were strolling down one
of the streets OF Versailles recently, says
Paris correspondent, were surprised
on seeing sergeant of engineers, who
was walking with some comrades, sud-
denly leave his friends and dart in the
direction of man, who, as soon as he
perceived the movement, took to his
heels and ran away at full speed, holly
pursued by the soldier.
After sharp chase the sergeant sue
ceeded in catching the mysterious indi-
vidual, whom without more ado he
marched off to the police station. The,
captive took high tone and complained
of having been knocked about, and then
the soldier told his story, which was very
strange. He said that at the fortress
maneuvres held in September at some
little distance from Paris he was on his
way to General Saussier with some
documents, when his prisoner went up
to him, and, asserting that he was
Russian who had been appointed to
watch the operations asked to be allowed
to accompany him.
They had proceeded together for some
distance, when suddenly the sergeant
was felled to the ground by blow on
the head with loaded stick. The
stranger tried to get at the bag contain
ing the dispatches, but the soldier drew
his sabre, and, hitting out, put him to
flight. The Papers were placed In the
hands of the general, and their bearer
was ordered to say nothing about the
affair. The sergeant added that he had
not set eyes again on the man till yes
terday, when he went for him withouta
moments hesitation.
The prisoner is in the gaol at YER
sailles, pending the result of the investi-
cation that is being held. He was living at
Jouy in the neighborhood of
the town of Rio Soleil, and some docu.
ments which seem to show that he is
German hailing from Metz have been
found at his abode, together with en-
yelopes Of registered letters, stamped
with the Nancy postmark, notes on the
military mannuvres and staff maps. The
authorities incline to the view that tho
sergeant has effected very important
capture.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
rAscfv.rIox BIZ sgasgs.
Pheasant Chicks Not II
ftuenced,

fuenced.
A writer in NatHro says: The pleas
ants which formed the subjects of the
following observations were Matched
out in an incubator from eggs kindly
given Inc by Sir Cecil Miles. The eggs
were taken from the hen and transferred
to the incubator few days before the
young birds were due to emerge.
Two pheasants were Matched out at
about p. M; that evening, at about
$50 finely-chopped egg was placed be-
fore them, but they showed no signs of
pecking at it, nor did they peck at grain
or sand next morning at II a. nj. AT
p. m. they began to peck, but seized
very little. One struck repeatedly at
crumb of egg on the others back, but
failed to seize it, though tho other bird
was quite still.
Tho little birds showed no signs of
fear of me. They liked to nestle in my
warm hand. My fox terrier was Keen
10 get at them, much keener than with
chicks, probably through scent Sugges-
ton. placed two of the young pneas-
ants, about a day old. on the floor and
let him smell them (under strict orders
not to touch thenl). He was trembling
in every limb from excitement. But
they showed no signs of fear, though
his nose was within an inch of them.
When the pheasants were week old /
procured large blindworm and placed
it in front of the incubator drawer in
which the birds slept at night. On
opening the drawer they jumped out as
usual, and ran over the blindworm
without taking any notice of it. Pres
emily first one, then another. pecked
vigorously at the forked tongue as it
played in and out OF the blind
mouth. Subsequently they pecked at
its eye and the end Of its tail.
This observation naturally leads one
to surmise that the constant tongue play
in snakes may act as lure for young
and inexperienced birds, and that some
cases of so.called fascination may be
simply the fluttering of birds round this
tempting object. / distinctly remember,
when boy, seeing grass-snake with
head slightly elevated and quite notion
less, and round 1t three or four young
birds fluttering nearer and nearer. 1t
looked like fascination; it may have
been that each hoped to be the first to
catch that tempting but elusive worml
Presently they would no doubt be in
vited to step inside.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
TIE YIRGIN BERTHA.
Sir William Davenant.

She never had in busy cities been,
Meier warmed with hopes, nor e'er allayed
with fears;
Not seeing punishment, could guess no sin |;
And sin not seeing, nicer had use for
tears.
But here her fathers precepts gave her
skill,
Which with incessant business filled the
hours;
In spring she gathered blossoms for the
still /;
In autumn, berries; and in summer,
flowers.
And as kind Nature with calm diligence,
Her own free virtue silently employs,
Whilst she lnheard, does ripenlnS growth
dispense,
So were her virtues busy without nois,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20

TO his brain, but just to his heart, and
then She will know what it is to be
real companion to him. What a lot that
companonship means That compan-
ionship between man and woman,
that grows swecier and stronger and
stilltr as the months 90 by. say stiller,
because, as two people learn to know
each other, and to read each others
hearts, they 10 not need to speak every
word; look tells.
woMAN's WARM HEART.
Sometimes a man takes the heart, and
cares for it, and loves it, until 1t beats
with pride, and joy, and love for him.
Sometimes he takes it and Sights it and
forgcts it and hurts 1t. And, being
feminine heart, il beats with love for
him just the same. And the brain that
belongs to it excuses him, and says TO it,
"lle doesn't think, he doesn't know"
And under this treatment, the heart
grows broader and more charitable and
kinder. Aud some day when it ceases
to beat, everybody knows what dear,
loving heart it was, and most of all is
its loss felt By the man who neglected it.
You think your heart would rebel
against this--this quiet submission, this
sublime bravery? 1t might; but what
would You gain by II? You would be
no better and no happier woman if you
opened your heart and said to the null
titude, Come and look at my hurts p
How many would put oil on the bruises,
and how many would put vinegar?
How many would consider, that, having
seen your hurts, they must not be
spoken of, but tenderly cared for, and
then forgotten? | think it is wiseat to
keep your hurts to yourself, my friend;
it is decidedly the best way for the
world at large, and it makes better and
stronger woman of you,
HUMANiTY's WOES.
Sometimes the temptation is very
great to tell Of ones woes. 1t seems al
most as if they might be cast aside in
that way; but you tell of your sorrow
to your particular friend, and it goes to
her particular friend, and to somebody
else's particular friend, and in time it is
the gossip of the town, and you are
justly blamed for not keeping your
affairs to yourself. The world isn't
anxious to hear OF peoples troubles; it
only has time to jeer Mt them, and won
der why, instead Of talking about pleas
ant things, it is bored with stories of
peoples suITerings. 1t is II supersensi-
tive world, when it comes to hearing
about things that are not quite pleasant.
IL is like the sermons that are preached
nowadays.
WHAT MINISTER'S SHOULD PREACH.
Congregations don't like to hear of
their vices; they prefer literary efforts
that are interesting, but that do not
strike home. They like intellectual
questions of the day taken up and
solved, whereas they ought to have 10
listen to the sins of lying, stealing,
killing and bearing false witness. They
think sin is coarse and vulgar, and while
it may apply to the poor, doesn't reach
them. have my own idea about ser
mon. 1t is, that il ought to last about five
minutes, and | ought TO be told to be
less quick tempered, and you ought to
be told to be less selfish, and somebody
else ought 10 be told TO be more generous,
and somebody else ought to be told how
to honor his father and mother. BAB.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
A Great Scheme.
Detroit Ere

Detroit Free Press.
"My FRIEND" said the man with fringe
at the bottom of his trousers, "I'd like
to put you onto a good thing in finan-
cial way"
"You would? Well, don't know
that I'd feel justified in declaring myself
in on any of your profits. Besides, Pm
in hurry"
"That's all right. Som 1. But this
is in the interest of science. You ies'
capitalize me at any barroom that you
choose, an Iii 60 inter trainin' am"
"But l don't care to get you intoxi-
Gated"
"That's the sacrifice that I'm willing
ter make in the interest of science. Ten
or 'leven drinks IL make me see more
sights than the Eden Musee ever drempt
OF, Glyptodons an megliosauruses amt
in it. I'm purity handy with pencil,
an I'll dror pictcrs of 'em as they come,
an if we don't sell 'em ter the Smith
sonian fur hundred dollars apiece, it'll
be because we're both Of us suddintly
struck foolish"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
SPO0K TRPEFRIrING
An Electrician Explains How the Trick
May BE Done.


May he Done.
The latest form Of dark seance mani
festations given for the purpose of OBJ
tanning money is the spiritual type
writer, writes correspondent. Now,
while | do not hold that it is not pos
sibie for typewriter to be operated by
spirit hands, | propose to show how
one may be operated by electricity. In
the first place an arrangement of cleo
trical wires with powerful batteries
could be made to connect with table
containing a typewriter, that would en-
able an unseen operator to write letters
from the spirit world as often as he
chose by simply manipulating dupli-
cate keyboard or alphabet board acting
like telegraph instrument. Each
letter on the duplicate board could be
placed as far from the machine, which
is in view of the audience, as might be
deemed advisable.
The typewriter itself could be so ar
ranged that the lifting Of it up from the
table would disconnect the electric cir
cult. 1t might be passed around for the
inspection of the audience and then
placed back upon the table, the one
handling it taking care to replace il in
such way as to make the electric con-
nection by setting it down exactly III
the. right spot. Now, it could be caused
to write a message on this concealed
keyboard, which would he written on
the typewriter, as every letter of that
instruments would respond to the touch
connecting it with its duplicate in CON
cealment. In this manner pianos and
organs have been successfully played
and have been made very great sue.
Cesses.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
SENATOR pHsr AFRAID.
a Wholesome Marital Awe Makes Him
Keep Silent.

Keep Silent.
Colonel Tom Towles of Missouri,
chief clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, was travelling back to Washington
after the election in an inconspicuous
and unobtrusive way, when some one
touched him on the arm, says the ST.
Louis Globe. Democrat. He turned and
saw Senator Vest, his hat drawn down
over his face, his shoulders elevated a
little higher than usual, and the tawny
'mustache bristling over tightly COM
pressed lips. The Senator didn't speak.
The two campaigners eyed each other
few moments and then Colonel Towles
asked:
"Who are you, anyway"
"Blest if know who I am," was the
reply.
WELL" said Towles, after another
pause, Senator, congratulate you.'
Congratulate me- ?" retorted the
Senator, with a growl. aid like to
know why ain to be congratulated"
Because said Towles, "from what
few returns l have seen l find that
where you made speeches in Missouri
we ran about thousand worse behind
than where you didn't"
The Senator took . short turn down
the platform, and when lie came back,
he said:
There's too much truth in that to be
amusing"
"Well," continued Towles, suppose
we go into the car and talk it over"
NO" said the Senator positively,
"well not talk it over. I'll not talk it
over with anybody. I'll not even talk to
my wife about it. If did I'm afraid I'd
whip her."
The Senator was on his way to Hot
Springs for the purpose, as he expressed
1t, "of boiling some of the disgust out of
himself"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
INTRODUCTION oF TEA.
VIM. wickham's spot of the Best Kind Of
Chawn

Chaw."
There was no knowledge of tea in
Europe before 1917, when intercourse
began between Portugal and China. 1t
was first actually brought to Europe in
1910 by Dutch merchants, and some
years later was introduced into England.
In China there are two words for it
te, pronounced like tho French the,)
and cha--and we formerly used both
words. There is a letter from Mr..
Wickham, in 1915, asking q friend to
procure him "a pot of the best sort of
chaw," and in this friends own ac-
counts occurs the item: "Three silver
porrlngers to drink chaw in" Pepys
says, on the 2Sth Of September, 1860:
~ did send for II cup Of tea, Ia China
drink of which had never drank
before"
Nearly seven years later, however, he
comes home one day and finds his wife
mating tea, as if it had become much
more common thing. Nevertheless, the
price was very high. In 1860, Mr.. Gar
way, the first London tea dealer, sold it
at from los. to Dos. per pound, and it
was valuable enough in 1864 for the
East India Go. to make present of two
pounds of tea to Catharine, Queen of
Charles IL BY 1725 the price had fallen
to 30s. 1t was kept up partly by an i'm
port duty of 5s. on the pound, but
mainly by the enormous export duty
levied in China. These duties were the
great difficulty in the early trade with
the Chinese empire. At one time an
additional 10 per cent was added
The Canton merchants petitioncd
against this and in 1876 the Emperor
agreed to take it off, but he said mer-
chants must come to hear this act of
grace read on their knees. However,
they all met together and resolved ION
their honor not to submit to this slayish
POSTURE" and the Emperor was ap.
parently obliged to give in.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 13.-Secre-
tary Of State Morgan received the poll
lists and tally sheets last night from
Roam county thus completing the re-.
turns and has made public the official
vote for Governor. The figures give
Evans, r., O5,104; Turney, D., 1o4,3 5G,
and Mills, Pop, 23,O92. Evans plur-
ality is therefore 74S. The canvassing
board is proceeding to canvass the vote
for assemblymen. There will doubtless
be a contest for the Governship before
the Legislature. Both sides are claim
ing fraud.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20

the case of ]. y. Trump of Talleyvillo,
who buried his 5months-old child in a lot
back OF the house through ignorance of
the law and because he was too poor to
pay funeral expenses. The body has been
exhumed and will be given Christian
burial In cemetery. The neighbors of
the stone mason will pay the expenses of
the funeral.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
Cheap Tracts of Farm Land.

MIIIOru NhFOhlcIe.
The administrator of Jared Allcot sold
the real estate at public sale in front of the
Central Hotel in Milford. Tract No. i,
contained 80 acres, located in Milford
Neck, and sold for 81, 535 to Alfred Martin.
Tract M. ., contained so acres, located in
the same Neck, and sold for $500 to Edward
Maloney. Both are cheap trdcts to the
men who have purchased them, and in
their hands will soon become highly inn
proved lands.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
Butcher Held for Another Hearing.

William Budd, a Warwick, Nd,
butcher, WHO is charged with getting
16 head of hogs from David Derrickson
of Middletewn, under false prctcnses,
was given a hearing before Justice Daley
last Friday evening, and held to answer
the charge at a further hearing tn
night. Bail in the sum OF $500 was
furnished by his brother.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20

At the annual meeting of Wilmington
Council c, Il. L.. Wednesday the follow
Monaghan; Nice,president, James Ward;
Secretary, William Glynn; Collector, Simon
z. Doberly; Treasurer, i. Haggerty; Mar.
shal, Thomas Goff; Guard, Thomas Car
ney; Trustees. Eugene NJ. Savers, Michael
McGillion, William Reynolds; Chaplain,
Father FnIlon
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
AnoIe Man Killed BY the Cars.

MARSHALL, Tex, Dec, 14.-llenry
Harbuck, about so years old, from Col.
linsville, Ia, was run over and killed
last night by u train on the Texas ~
Pacific railroad. lie was on his way to
Mineola, to visit his daughter, Mrs. j.
B. Walker.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
GREENrILhE R0HBED AGAIN,


Feet from the Postoliice.
Wednesday burglars broke into the w.
& N. railroad freight office at Green
vile, 20 feet away from the postoflice.
William Green who is the postmaster
is also freight agent at TINT point The
thieves got away with some small
change No railroad tickets were stolen
Mr.. DeGodt, the famous thief catcher
OF Greenville, is very much disappointed
over the fact that the burglars got away
without his discovery of them in his
usual quick manner.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20

Chicago fnter-Ocean.
Hilton-Have you selected your dis.
guisc for the ballH
Bllton-Yes; and it's as unlike me as
anything could be.
llilton-What is it?
Bilton-I'm going without a pawn
ticket about me.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
SOME OVERLAND FRIENDS
People Who Appear Ungra-
ciouS and Lack Tact.
SEEING THE FAMILY SKELETON
How to Appear Before Your
Guests.

Visiting ns a Fine Art The Friendships
of NOmeu-ls Man Stronger Mentally
Than Woman--What to do with Your
"hurts'-Bab Has u Clever sermOuic
Idea.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
CHINA'S FOUL CHIEF CITY
Its Filth and Grandeur and
Unpaved Streets.
WEIRD SIGHTS AT EARLY DAWN
Carts Carrying Dead and
Living Children.

Pekin's Yellow-tiIed wails--Le Bouquet
de Chine--The Gilded Shops and Pic
turesque Sign boartis-- Diplomatic Life
in the Capital beautiful Palaces Going
to Decay Mandarin Chalrs--Processions
of Cainels--I5usy Street Life.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
A Now Version.

Detroit Tribune.
Blest be the tie that binds,
Fen though it cost dollar
If it but lacks ambition
To climb above our collar.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20

Purify your blood, tone up the system, and
regulate the digestive organs by taxing Hoods
Sarsaparllla sold by ali druggists.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-08-11

"If I only had capital" we heard a
young man say. as he puffed away a,
a ten-cent cigar, II would do some.
thing"
III only had capital" said another,
as he walked away from drnm-ssliop.
where he had just paid ten cents for q
drink, II would go into business"
The same remark might have been
heard from the young man loafing on
the street corner. Young NAH with
the cigar. you are smoking away your
capital. You from the dram-shop arc
drinking away yours AMI destroying
your body at the same time. and you
upon the street corner are wasting
yours In idleness. ana forming had
habits. Dimes make dollars. Time II
money. Don't wat for fortune t.
begin with. Ii you had $4,000 Z year
and spent II all, you would be pool
still. Our men OF power and Influence
did not start With fortunes. You. too
can make your mark II you will Bnl
you must atop spending your money
Tor what you don't need, and 6Quau
'Aeriry youF tnse y idlepsss.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-08-11
SPEND YOUR OUTING ON TIE anpA1
IAKEA

Visit picturesque Mackinac Island. It
will only cost you about $fe5O from Dc.
troit; S15 from Toledo; $16 from Cleveland,
for the round trip, including meals and
hcrths. Avoid the heat and dust by trayel.
ing on the D. & Q. floating palaces. The
attractions of a trip to the Mackinac region
ire unsurpassed. The island itself Is a
grand romantic spot, its climate most IN
1igorating. Two new steel passenger
steamers have just been built for tho
upper luke route, costing 100000 each.
They are equipped with every modern
convenience, annunciators, bath rooms.
etc., Illuminated throughout by electricity,
and are guaranteed to be the grandest,
largest and safest steamers on fresh water.
These steamers favorably compare with
tho great ocean liners in construction and
speed. -Four trips per week between
Toledo, Detroit, Alpena, Mackinac, st.
Ignncc, Petoskey, Chicago, $780," Mar.
qucttc and Duluth. Daily between Cleve
land and Detroit. Daily between Cleye,
land and PUTIN Bay. The cabins, parlors
and staterooms of these steamers are de-
aigncd for the complete entertainment OF
humanity under home conditions; the pal.
| ntial equipment, the luxury of the ap-
pointments makes travelling on these
steamers thoroughly enjoyable. Send fc,
Illustrated descriptive pamphlet. Address
a. A..SCHANTz, G, F. s. T, A.. D. s. G
De- :. Mich.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-08-11

To men who knew only what had
befallen themselves and their dwell
ing place during few generations, it
was but natural to repeat: "The thing
that hath been. It is that which shall
be; and that which is done. is that
which shall be done; and there is no
now thing under the SUM-" But we Of
to-day are in different case. The as
tronolner. Joining camera to telescope,
expands the sphere of the known uni
verse q million fold; he discovers sys-
tenn after system in stages.of life such
as our sun ami its attendant orbs have
passed through in ages so distant as to
refuse conception. The geologist, de.
c.Uhe,ing the birth register OF our
planets oldest rocks. gives them q
lifetime scarcely to be distinguished
fram eternity. The range OF tilne.
thus broa6ene,,. permits to the small
est arc of change Il sweep wherein it
becomes circle a. profoundest trans
formation. The naturalist, his tasks
of mere description almost at an end.
finds their chief value to He in their
furnishing data for The naw question,
How did all this diversity of l.fe be-
come what it IL? Ever the keynote Of
reply is action and reaction. unend!ng
stimulus and response. Permanence Is
only seen.n't. the truth beh nd it is
universal Elasticity and change. In
the organic world this passing from
appearance TO ca'!sc has restored soul
to body. and made ineligible for the
first time both form and substance. by
referring them TO the forces which
mold and inform every material frame
of life. In the inorganic world 1t will
be the same: the force which binds sun
to planet. pebble to sensharc. will yet
lie understood as. part of the unbroken
round of ll-comprchend.ng notion
George lies, in Popular Science Month.
w.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-08-11
Judges, Work.

'People seem to think that Judge
has nothing to do but sit on the bench
and listen TO lawyers aud witnesses
talk" sad o judge recently. III sit
ting on the bench were the burden OF
orr lahors we would have an easy
tune. Take the long opinions that
must he written out. They are usual
ly prepared at night, and require IN
many instances great deal of care
and research amorg law books. Some
opinions aie interesting, but as rule
they are tedious and dry. Here ID
where a great deal OF work comes In,
and besides the opinions are general
~ written by the Judges themselves,
Tho stenographer is not around, and
writing sftsr becoming accustomed To
dictating IN N office - very labor.
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