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The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-24
TO LIFT NAPLES.
An Italian Engineer Would Construct an
 Elevated Railway There.


 If the scheme elaborated by an Ital ian engineer for the construction of an elevated railway in Naples is car ried into execution Italy will, accord ing to the Electrical Review, possess one of the most remarkable structures in the world. As far as,length is con cerned the projected line Is not Of great importance, but the boldness of the idea and it's orig ;naiity are stril7- ing. Let the imagination conceive the hilly portion Of a town connected by means Of viaducts and towers, wi6h that part lying at low level. and the substance Of 4. Avena's project will then be readily understood. The hand some and populous part of Naples, radiating from Via Roma, has only communication with the Corso Nit torio Emmanuele, the San Martino hill, and the tat a still higher fevel) new Rione del Vomero by means of narrow, tortuous streets, many of them being impracticable for carriage traffic. It is between these two ex- trene localities that the proposed ele- vated railway is to form connection The line is to be carried on two metal lie viaducts, each divided so as to form 9 double way, one for the operation of electric cars and the other for pedes- trians. A masonry tower 325 feet high is to be built in the Via Roma, and from this the first viaduct, 1,f60 feet long, will be carried to the Corso Vit- torio Emmanuele, where it will terIni- nate in the base of a metallic tower 490 feet in height. The second via duct, $50 feet long and branching out of this tower some distance below the summit, will pass over the San Mar tino hill and end in the ground level at the new Rione del Vomero. The viaducts will be carried on pyramidical metallic towers having masonry foun- dations; and the masonry tower at the beginning of the first viaduct and the metallic tower, connecting the two viaducts, will each be provided with staircases and capacious lifts for conveying passengers up and down, Passengers entering the ears at either end of the line will not be compelled to change their seats on arriving at the metallic tower, as the cars will be au- tomatically placed on the lifts for as- cending or descending from the high est viaduct, when the cars will con- tinue their way to either terminus. Generating stations will be provided at each terminus for producing current for lighting and power purposes. The undertaking, concession for which has been granted, would provide Q splendid view of the whole of Naples.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-24
VARIATIONS IN LITERATURE.
Present Bay literary Inlitations of Musical
 Compositions Common Years Ago.

Present Fay literary limitations of Musical
 Compositions Common Years Ago.
 Some twenty-five years ago there was style of musical composition much 1T vogue known as variations" says 2 writer in the Atlantic Monthly It ap peared in dozen page sheets entitled ''HoToe, Sweet Home-with variations;' Coming Through the Rye-with raria tions;" Let Me Kiss Him for His Mother" (also with variationsl. The distinctive plan of these compositions and, whatever their individual char acteristie, they were, as a whole, with out ariation-consisted, first, in a brace or two of banging prelude, close, ly followed by a simple little air that somebody else had written. This definitely announced the theme to be ''variated, which was next heard be hind thin screen of artfully arranged arpeggios. Then it donned a deep dis guise in the bass, to become barely recognizable in the treble with trills ditto in bass, in the treble with runs ditto in bass, and finally lost itself in a company of crashing chords so over towering that one could not be certain whether the original air had beer Coming Through the Rye" or 'Let Me Kiss Him for His Mother"
 A similar sort of treatment has now invaded the art of letters; that is tc say, it has affected the entire twenty six, as well as the select seven to be found upon the piano keyboard. Ii doesn't nowadays satisfy writer tc say, merely: 'One summer morning. fine and early, I was walking through the woods" He immediately goes on (taking the word 'early" as his key note): ''The sun had not been long above the horizon and the air was yet fragrant with last nights dew" Then, with fine" and summer as texts, he tells us: ''Everywhere were the green and luxuriant footprints of Iight-step- ping summer" Starting next from CD "I," @ walking" and (3) woods, ' he informs us: 'As my feet pressed the soft moss faint forest odors filled the air, the crackle of dry stick was heard and startled gray squirrel scampered up the giant oak on my left" Da capo: ''On suoh a glorious morning was glad simply to be alive, as were we all-young-rlsen sun, trees, flowers, moss and little gray squirrel. T
 And so, diluting and further diluting an idea, it is hard to tell just what degree of strength it may originally have possessed. The strength of the writer, it is, however, more easy to de- termine.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-24
Giving the s,ittan.

The following is from the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette: A young lady in this city is carrying on quite an original and pretty little philan- thropic work of her own, and with ex- cellent results. At the beginning of the winter she invested in a large num- Der of warm mittens of various sizes, and every cold day, before going out, two or three pairs of these are slipped into her pocket. To use her own words: s'It is very seldom that I re- turn without having found some man, woman, or child whose hands look sufficiently red and cold to justify me ia offering them pair of the mittens from my little stock. It is very tiny charity, but it pleases me to feel can make somebody even one degree more comfortable in these depressing times.''
The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-24
PARNELL WAS supERsTlTIous.
The Training of an old Nurse Left a
 Lasting Effect on Him.

A little light is thrown on the some what mystical character of the late Mr. Parnel by some curious stories, says the Westminster Gazette. A su- perstitious strain seemed, says Mr. Healy, to thread its way through the Irish leaders mind like 8 vein of mar ble. When he was boy he had an old nurse, Mrs. Tuppenny, who scared him with horrible stories; and he never got over it. He would com mence no important business on Fri day; he started if anyone offered to help him to salt, and he would drink 10 wine at table unless the decanter came round from right to left.
 These foibles affected even the leg islation he sought to compass. When he and Maurice Healy had together drafted in I<ilmainham jail the amend ing land bill afterward brought in by MT Redmond, he discovered that the final draft contained thirteen clauses and threw it on the table as if he had been stung. ''This will never do," he said, sternly; and Mir. Healy could not move him. It was late in the after noon, post hour approached, and an- other days delay might prevent the draft reaching the queens printer in London in time for distribution to members before the second reading.
 A nasty dissection of the bill was made, but only to disclose that it could not well be shorn of clause. What could be hit upon? There, in bewilderment and anxiety, stood the statesman and draftsmen in her majestys prison at Kilmainham, eying each other in despair in the darllening cell as the minutes to post hour slipped away.
 At last a gleam flashed from Parnell's eyes, half ironical, half triumphant. ''I have it, said he. Add those cursed clauses of yours and that will get us out of the difficulty!'' Thus were the tenets of Mrs. Tuppenny saved from desecration
The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-24
SHE TENDED STILL.
What Revenue Officer Discovered in the
 North Carolina Mountains.

North Caroina Mountains.
 For many years Eph Honeycutt, of Mission, Stanley county, has conducted brandy distillcry, and had a reputa- tion throughout that country for mal1- ing the best brandy to be had, says the Charlotte News. The distillery was always conducted in an orderly way. which Is not Che case with all of them.
 The other day a revenue officer went down to the still to mark up the bran dy, and To, and behold! woman was attending to things The officer in quired of the woman as to Honeycutt's whereabouts.
 He's not here; does not stay here, l" replied the woman.
 Well, who runs the still?"
 ''Why, do, of course. have been attending to it for these many days. and can make just as good brandy as Eph Honeycutt can"
 Well, who are you, and who does this distillery belong to?'' asked the officer in astonishment.
 ''The whole thing, including myself. belongs to Eph Honeycutt, for am his wife. 1 attend to things for him, be- cause he has the farm and other mat ters to look after.''
 And then she went around to chunk up the fire and squeezed the flannel strainer in the doubling keg" to see if the ''singlings" were strong enough.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-24
WOMEN WHO SHOOT.
Feminine Sportsmen in England Are Nu-
 merOus and Stylish.

Feminine Sportsmen in England Are Nu-
 merOus and Stylish.
 A sport which has become popular with English women has not yet been taken up by the American women of society, says the New Y orlz Tribune Anglomaniac though she may bc-she does not shoot. She does not feel the attractions of the pretty tweed cos tune which is to be found among the possessions of the young English wom- an of title-the shortisll skirt, the trim coat, the llniclzerboclzcrs tte small, soft hat; she sees as yet no harm in the little rifle, which, small as u is, car ries an effectual quietus for game birds.
 Not a few American girls are accom- plished anglers, but there they pause in the career of sport. h England and on the continent nowadays feminine shooting has become a matter of course, and even the Field records tLe "heavi- est bags of the season made by the fair pursuers of pheasant and wood cock.
 An authority on firearms, by the way, says that timid women in lux urious country houses ought to know how to shoot in ease Of the advent of burglars, and that for them the small, short ''lady's rifle" is 8 much better weapon than a pistol It can be handled with as much ease and quick ness as a pistol, and it is much more easily steadied for good aim by it's pos cnSSnr
The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-24
A GYPSY Superstition.

Gypsies are particularly superstitiors regarding portraits, and it is q rarity to find the portrait of a true Bohemian decorating any art gallery CT store window. They consider it most un- lucky to be photographed, and will only consent to have their pro1!es taken in consideration Of receiving. without asking for it, an old shoestripg with which they can bind the spirit oa i'll luck certain to pursue the person whose like has been reproduced.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-24
Strength of tho Sexes.

The recent French experiment upon fifty persons of both sexes, in which a machine for compression as a test of strength was used, demonstrated that the strongest man was able to produce with his right hand a pressure equival- ent to eighty-five kilograms, the weakest forty, the average being fifty-six. One curious conclusion arrived at as a result of the expert ment was this: The short men were all very nearly as strong as the tall ones. the average difference between groups of the two sizes being only three kilograms. The. force of the strongest woman of the fifty amounted to only forty-four kilograms, and that of the weakest to only sixteen, while the average was only thirty three kilograms.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-24
INDUCING INDIANS TO MARRY.
The Indian Commissioners Scheme for Perpetuating the Indian Race.


 The commissioner of Indian affairs, Mir Browning, is determined to prove to the Indians that marriage is not a failure. He has discovered that most of the red men under the bureau at the present time have been induced to believe that it is not the proper thing to get married, and for this reason, in the mind of the commissioner, the numbers of the red men are decreasing fast. 1t is not certain but that the commissioner, in the interest of pre- serving his bureau, was forced to give some study and attention to the matter of matchmaking among the people. The commissioner has labored over this matter very industriously, and, ac- cording to the Kansas City Journal, he has evolved scheme. He proposes to prove to them that they can get in fa- vor with the great father if they will join in the holy bonds of matrimony. The scheme is novel one, and it is the opinion of the commissioner that very soon the leading duties of the Indian agent will be to act as reInarry- ing agent for his colony. The reward  for getting married is a striking mar riage certificate. It starts with a heavy sheet of paper with a red bor- der. Much is expected of this red bor- der. Then the "United States of America" is in blue, while the Our Glorious Eagle" has not the savage look, but sort of wedding-day smile, and the "E pluribus unum' and the American flag are displayed with an intensity that would be cheap at any price. The eagle presides over mar riage certificate in the usual form. The agents are to be instructed to make an exhibit of the scheme, and to use their influence in getting the Indians to come to the conclusion that they will be out of luck if they refuse toget mar ried. The agents are to show the certificates, which have been prepared with the hope that they would have the catchy" appearance, and to pos sess one would be the ambition of the average Indian. and this would last him until after the ceremony was per formed. By the flash of the certificate it is hoped to prove that marriage is success.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-24
Indian Rcllcs tn DeIaware.

Interesting relics of dead and gone Indian tribes are the great mounds ot oyster shells formed along the seashore in southern Delaware. According to local tradition, the Nanticobes of Pennsylvania were in the habit of win tering along the seashore in lower Delaware and of eating numerous quantities of oysters. The shells tes- tify 60 the appetites of the Nanticokes, and many Indian implements are found in the mounds
The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-24
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The St. Johns herald., 1894-05-24
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lAghono last year farmers netted $100 to s20C SVhCi C per acre for fruit, grown on land that can be duplicated today for $50 per acre. eAghnro five tons of alfalfa hay, worth SIP per VSitCl Q ton, was grown on land the like of which can be bought for $l5 per acre. sAEaora many other products such as sweet sVhCt Q potatoes, tomatoes and early vegeta- bles netted as large and larger profits than fruit lAgno~o n the summers are cool. the winters EsAtO4 . warm, cyclones unknown and mala- ria uEheard of.
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-15

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5,-The senate In ex-
ecutive session made public the following
contrmations: Thomas b. Ferguson. of
Maryland, minister to Sweden and Nor
way; John Barrett, of Oregon, minister
and consul general TO Siam. Consuls-
Thomas II. Jennings, of North Carolina,
at Shanghai, China; John Malcon John
stone, of South Carolina, at Pernambuca,
Brazil; Delaware kemper, of Virginia, at
Annoy, China; Arthur da Gina, of Cali
fornia, now vice consul at NIazaland, to he
consul. Collector of customs William X.
Kcnan for the district of Wilmington;
Almarion y. Hale for the district of New
London, Conn; Marion NJ. Huston for the
district of Beaufort, S. C. The senate re-
jeeted Benjamin Lenthier, of MaSsachu-
sets, to he consul at Sherbrookc, Quebec.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-15

She rested her head upon his shoulder.
"Inat you two mad better do the
thinking. Pm partial TO Isabel and yet
am friendly enough to you to advise
you for your own sake not to turn to
judge who is preiudiced.
Il am unalterable in this resolu-
tion," Isabel maintained.
Why didn't you tell me this long
agol'' said Laurence. at is over two
years since the commencement exer-
cises where first met you, later to win
your love"
She looked up imploringly, her fea-
tunes requesting him to stop, though her
tongue gave not utterrance to the
thought that played upon her counte-
nance.
Pm afraid won her for you" said
Mother st. Gertrude. In recognizing
that she was not always to bloom be-
hind convent walls, and urging her to
accept the social invitations extended
to her by the parents of her old class
mates and pupils, gave you your OPP
portunity. was going TO ask how you
succeeded, but knew it would be Your
bdlne olu answer lndt newspaper
man can generally be trusted to win
But this is your first and last lovemak-
ing here, isn't it, now?" and she lifted
her right hand, the foretinger extended
warningly. .....
"You have come to me as to Isabel's 3
guardian, she pursued. II have per-
formed my duty and can only say that
I'm glad you've won her, for know
that while she is with you she will
never forget Mother St. Gertrude"
AS she was saying this, she advanced
to Isabel, who arose to meet her and
one clasped her arms around the other,
both much affected.
"Mother!"
"Child!"
tTO nj CONTINUED
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-15
MlCHlGANS OFFICIAL SCANDAL
Another Arrest In tho Alleged Fraudu-
lent Count of Votes.

DETROIT, Feb. 1J-George II. Bussey,
chairman of the footings committee of the
Detroit cnnvassing board OF 1893, was ar
rested last evening by order of Prosecutor
Frazer His arrest follows that of James
G. Clark, another member, who is sup
posed to have confessed, and it has all
along been suspected that Bussey was the
instigator of the job of swelling the yea
vote on the state salaries amendment, and
the probable tool of some state officials,
The arrest will form another link In the
evidence being woven about the alleged
conspirators at Lansing by the grand jury.
Today the secretary of state, state treas
urer and land commissioner must appear
before Governor Rich to show cause why
they should not be removed from Office for
negligence in allowing the returns on the
salaries vote to be falsified when entrusted
with the duty Of making true return as
members of the state canvaSsing board.
They have retained able legal talent.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-15

PlrTsBCRG, Feb, l5-rhe New York
anarchist circles. which last week opened
negotiations with II view TO having the
case of Brrkman, H. G. Frcl's assailant
taken mp again, have gotten into a state of
fcrmcnt over the publication Of the details
With view to sift matters to the bottom
and discover the traitor in the ranks, a
very energetic anarchist agent is now in
pittsburg. His mission is twufold. lie
has also instructions to keep an eye on
everything going on in the court house
against the Mansfield rioters The New
York circle is determined to find out how
their letters and intentions were betrayed
to the newspapers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-15
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
FilibusterinG Against the Bland Coinage
Bill Anticipated.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5-All efforts to
agree upon time for closing the debate
upon the Bland bill have so far failed and
debate " still proceeding without limit.
Mr. Bland will probably permit this to go
on until tonight, as there are quite num-
Der of gentlemen who insist upon their
right to be heard. The opponents of the
measure have decided that they will insist
upon quorum OF the advocates Of the
measure being present at every stage of
the parliamentary procedure hereafter, SO
that motion to close debate Will require
quorum of those who are in favor OF it.
There are many members of the house who
are absent at this time, and II will proba-
bly, require two days at least to secure the
attendance necessary to bring the bill to a
vote.
Tomorrow IL ia the intention of Mr.
Bland to mHEe motion to close debate
and as this motion will probably develop
the lack Of quorum, the opponents Of the
bill refusing TO vote, he will then offer a
resolution to bring in absentees Probably
Friday and pnrt of Saturday, and possibly
still another day may be required TO pro
duce the requisite quorum. A quorum
favoring tho bill being here II Unnecessary, a
special order will be brought in to bring
the measure to final vote. Mr.. Rayner
and some of the other Democrats who are
leading the opposition still insist that the
bill can be beaten, but Mr.. Tracey, who is
floor leader Of the opposition on the DEM
ocratic side, frankly confesses that he be-
lieves the hill will pass if it reaches vote
The entire time of the senate yesterday
was consumed in the discussion of the
house bill compelling the Rock Island
Round Pond, in the Indian territory. No
action was reached on the BILL but vote
will probably be taken before adjourn
ment TODAY
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-15

ST, LOUIS, Feb. l5-Somc inpOrtan in
dictmenis were found by the grand jury
Of the circuit court. An Indictment Nas
returned against Jail Guard james Rick
ably, whom Marion Hedgepeth. the train
robber, stated nidcd him in his attempt to
escape. 1t Is understood that indictments
have been returned against Louis j. Silva,
the alleged cnbeAIler of sl6i 900 from the
Rainwaterl Bradford Hat company, and
eX-City Attorney James j. Butler, for
shooting James Leary on Christmas morn
ing last Mrs Kate c. Blood, who wrecked
the building and loan association, was in
dicted on Il charge of obtaiug certificate
Of stock under false pretences.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-15

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10 ordinary. $i1IP5; "fkiTrcrs.N S3.lia9 so:
soru fed Colorsdo-. q n. oxen. 81. .4OGi,i5;
dry COWS and buiis sl.g5d35N; American
.teers. lO}G9llS4c. per h: refrigerator beef,
tbc. Calves strong S5dts yer 100 lbs; barn.
Fard. S2,d51B; western &ahGta2,l5, Sheep and
.tmbo strong; poor 10 PRIME sheer, Sj%ti.12ls
per 100 lbs. common TO rLuipe lambs. 81 5lle
..a1ls. Hogs stronger; good hoes. S6.25 per lG0
lbs
EAST Liberty. Pa Feb n-Cattle firm;
prime 10 extra - Gig .sut fair 10 good, 81 400
AS; common, S3hoF3.sh tIt COWS and heifcrs,
S2932ji bulis, SR13jt; Bologna COWS, S5Dl5;
re4h COWS, $2t,2iO Hogs excited; all grades,
BFlD5.S5. Shuep steady, prime. s365IG4;
fair TO good, S8Q3.hU, common, Ito s2; lambs
BtiHj; veal calves s4a5' heavy and thin, 2
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