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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-27

About II O'Clock this morning woman
who refused 10 give her name foil oil
Rivervlew car at Fifth and Market streets.
but fortunately escaped serious injury.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-27

Tho loan Of Philadelphia, to which n
chance has been given to the clti19ns to
subscr be fot Will be success.
Mr. Frank Taylor has purchased from
nearly mo Rcr1 OF ground from the
Messrs torman at ElHmere Tor the pur.
pose Of erecting Il factory tor the manu-
featuring Of Nulcaniled Fibre. Tue faeto-
~ will Ue erected in a short tlmo.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-27
nnssrEr MUST ANswnn

- sss uppsr Court TO the charge Prefer
rea BY chlia--ne AamI,,ea Part. But
Denied That lie Committed the onen-o
rhnraea-
Thomas Hlnsley, a man with rough
looking eountsnance will haye to answer
20 the upper court to the charge of toying
with female child. DIR. hughes deposed
before Judge Ball that he examined the
child and found that she had been toyed
with by some one.
Viola Williams child OF seven years,
told that Hinsley took her on his lap aud
acted improperly.
He admitted that what occurred was
that lie pulled down her petticoat but did
not do anything more. He was held In
$1,000 ball for the upper court.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-27

To morrow promises TO ba fair and
and rather warmer. with ehOwsrs in dif-
ferent sections Somewhat similar condt.
lions will probably prevail on Monday.
THE TEMPERATURE,
The therm omeLer at tho REPUBLICAN
OniCe to day;
O'Clock. 10 O'Clock. O'Clock.
"A 80 SO
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

About the year 1856 little colt was
born on farm in Aroostook county, in
the state of Maine-a colt that was soon
sold away from the place, to come short
ly after into the possession of a physi-
clan in the town of Houlton. who at the
opening of the civil war went Ito the
front" taking with him for cavalry serv-
ice the colt, that had now reached ma
turity. Through all the vicissitudes of
a five years campaign this horse fol-
lowed the fortunes of his master, being
wrecked on the Red river expedition and
suffering various disasters. to return at
the close of the war to the state of Maine.
across which Le carried his master horse
back until the town of Houlton was
again reached.
On the journey through Aroostook
county the road traversed lay past the
farm where some 10 years before this
horse had been born. Neither his life
between the shafts of a doctors gig nor
five years of war campaigning had
caused him to lose his bearings. and
when he reached the lane that led up to
the old farmhouse he turned up to the
house as confidently as though he had
been driven away from it but half hour
Decentralization Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10
The Dog Kindergarten.

Midget and Fidget and Dumpy and Dun
Were four little four legged budgets Of fun.
They had red house at the foot OF the lawn
Where they slept together from dark to dawn
From dawn to dark they romped and ran,
Wrestled and tumbled till school began.
Then Floss, their mother, set all in a row,
To teach them the things that other dogs know,
And cuffed their ears II they spoke too low.
First lesson in bark Attend, now. Hank:
Bow-wowl So, speak It up loud as l."
"lip, zap. zap. zip, boog-boo, ki-yiln
"Yip-yipH said Midget. "Yap-yapl" said Fid-
get.
"Boog-bool" said Dumpy. "Ki-yil" said Dun
To the pupils this was lively fun,
And the second lesson was just begun
When they saw pussy cat out by the well.
Heels over head they went. pellmel,
And the school broke up with four pup yell.
There are some things" Mother Flossie
thought,
THAT little dogs know without being taughtl'
But pussy was rather too spry to be caught.
George 5. Burleigh in Our Little Ones.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

Kit Alexander had been warned sew
eral times for breaches Of school disci-
pline and was at length reported TO the
head master, who gave him final
warming One night not long after Kit
was again caught in mischief. and he
felt that this time he was in for IL. "
A flogging by the doctor was no joke,
and Kit determined TO make what prep
aration he could that the wind might
be tempered TO the shorn lamb.
On rising the next morning he put
on first his undorshirt, then layer Of
stiff brown paper, then his jerseys. upon
these a sweater and over all clean
white shirt. borrowed from his chum.
whose clothing was two sizes larger
than his own. Lastly he put on his coat
and vest
IL was n very hot day in June, and at
morning intormission Kit whispered to
n friend; "I'm nearly stifled. l hope
he'll give IL TO me now. 3"
But the doctor said nothing, and Kit
went ON Slowing until dinner time. He
felt half inclined to dispense at least
with the sweater before afternoon school,
put ioaf Oh tno uOctor cane uotorreu
him.
All through the afternoon he suffered
untold misery, hopping his face until
his handkerchief would mop no more.
But at length. just before dismissal.
came messenger. "The doctor would
like to sec Alexander in his study"
On entering the study the boy saw
fha at.aLa1tk.. a
table.
We'll. Alexander, said the doctor,
II can go ON warning you no longer.
You have brought this upon yourself
But as IL is your first visit here for such
purpose l shall make your punish
ment somewhat milder. Hold out your
hand; four on each r'-Y Youths Com
nanion
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

Open book at random and select a
word within the first 10 lines and within
the tenth word from the end of the
line. Mark the word. Now double the
number Of the page and multiply the
sum by 3. Then add 20. Then add the
number of the line you have selected.
Then add 8. Multiply the sum by 10.
Add the number of the word in the line.
From this sum subtract $50, and the re-
mainder will indicate in the unit column
the number of the word, in the ten col
umn the number of the line and the re-
naming figures the number of the page.
Home Magazine.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

1t is the opinion of The Telegraph
that woman suffrage is coming in Can
ada just as surely as the change of the
seasons, and while no one can safely
venture to predict just when OF how it
VIII come il may be safely asserted that
eventually all Canadians of adult age,
whether men or women, will enjoy the
right to vote for members of the house
OF commons. Indeed, there is nowhere
any very violent opposition to such a
change, except in the minds of few
men like Goodwin Smith, who have be-
come imbued with the idea that there is
some philosophical reason why women
should not be allowed to vote.-St. John
IN. b. Telegraph.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10
loNef1Llows FIRST POETRY.



Toward tho end OF 1896 no took up
his abode in Cambridge. whero he was
to reside for tho rest of his life-for 40
years. He was mado 10 feel at homo in
the society OF the scholars who cluster.
ed about Harvard, then almost tho sole
center Of culture in tho country. His
work for the college was not 40 oxact-
ing that ho had not time for literature
The impulse TO write poetry returned,
yet the next book he published was the
prose Hyperion. which appeared In
1889, and which, though It has little
plot or action, may be called romance.
The youthful and poetic hero. passion
ate pilgrim In Europe. was, moro or
less, reflection Of Longfollow himself.
A few months later In tho same year
he published his first volume Of poetry
-"Voioos Of tho Night'-in which no
reprint ted certain of his earlier verses,
most OF. them written while no was at
Bowdoin Some Of these boyish verses
show the influence OF Bryant, and 9TH
ers reveal TO us that tho young poet had
not yet looked at life for himself, but
still saw IL through the stained glass
windows OF European tradition. The
same volume contained also some more
recent poems-''The Beleaguerod City"
and Tho Reaper and the Flowers" and
the psalm Of Life perhaps tho first
Of his poems 10 win a swift and abiding
popularity. These lyrics testified that
Longfellow was beginning to have
style Of his'own. As Hawthorne wrote
20 him, Nothing equal to them was
ever written In this world-this west
orn world. mean. "
Certainly no American author had
yet written any poem of the kind 80
good as tho best Of those in Longfel-
lows volume OF Ballads" printed
two years later. Better than any other
American poet Longfellow had master
cd the difficulties OF the story in song,
and he knew how TO combine tho swift
ness and the picturesquoness the ballad
requires His ballads have moro of tho
old timo magic. more Of the early sim
plicity, than those Of any other modern
English author. or its kind there is
nothing better in the language than
Tho Skeleton In Armor" with its
splendid lyric swing, and The Village
Blacksmith" and "The Wreck of tho
Hespcrus' are almost as good in their
humber sphere Excelsior" in the
same volume voices tho noble aspira-
tions Of youth and has been taken to
heart by thousands of boys and girls.
Professor Brandor Matthews in ST.
Nicholas
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10
SENATOR AND MRS. PETER.

They Are Always Together, aud the Good
Lady Is Her Husbands Counselor.
The relations between Senator PETER
and his wife are quite touching. They
are always together, and wherever Mr.
PETER is Mrs. PETER can usually be
found near by. They walk together in
the morning from their boarding house
to the capitol, and when he has nothing
else TO do they work in his committee
room, she acting as his private secretary.
When no has engagements elsewhere,
she remains there. answering his letters
and sending out his documents. When
the senate is called to order, she goes
into the gallery and remains until adj
lournment, when she walks home with
him. When lunchtime comes, they 20
down to the restaurant together and eat
baked apples and cream.
When he has to visit the pension Of
fee or the postoffice department or other
offices in the city. she is always with
him and usually waits outside of the
door until he comes. Hens tall and I'M
calmly, with high cheek bones. and dark
goggles, and long whiskers, and an ulster
ON which tho nap in places has been
worn Oft. She is bright looking little
woman. nimble and observing, but
plainly dressed in bonnet and gar
ments which she evidently made herself.
Mrs. Potter is woman of considerable
intellectual force. She understands POI
litical aifairs quite as thoroughly as her
husband and is a safe counselor. Wash
ington Letter.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10
Made a Fortune and a Name.

One of the most enterprising women
of Europe was Nine. Maya, widow Of a
French photographer of that name and
wife of the sculptor Dial lotto, who died
in Venice few weeks ago. About s5
years ago she decided to make a series
Of photographs OF the treasures Of Ven
ice-buildings, bridges. pictures, etc.
She was remarkably successful and sold
thousands of photographs. She left a
fortune estimated at many millions.
She married the well known sculptor
Dial lotto few years ago, and her house
soon became the trysting place of the
art and literature circles of Venice. She
helped hundreds in various ways, aud
great regret is felt at her death. San
Francisco Examiner.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

Many years ago "the Wizard OF the
North" gave some performances in Ed
inburgh. and Professor Blackie was one
Of tho crowd who went TO SEQ them. As
he was making his way in ho felt some
thing at his coattail. and putting his
hand into his pocket he found an egg.
This he took out and most adroitly
transferred IL 70 tho pocket Of young
mau just In front Of him. a person as
unlike himself IA can well DO imagined.
Arrived in the hall. he remarked where
this young man placed himself and
chose his own seat in corner as remote
as possible. When the time came for
Wizard" Anderson TO trouble" him
Tor the egg, he arose and explained that
bo had nothing Of the sort in his pocket.
but that be believed THAT gentleman
could produce IL, pointing TO tho aston
ished young man, whose surprise, how
ever, by no means equaled that Of the
wizard. M A. in London News
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10
Astor Finds IL Expensive.

Mr.. Astor is finding il fully as expen-
siye to indulge in the luxury of publish
ing good newspaper as 20 maintain
the finest steam yacht. The financial re-
suit Of his first year s experience as pro
prietor Of The Pail Mall Gazette, Bud
get and Magazine was recently put be-
fore him. A friend of Mr.. Astor said
that the balance on the wrong side of
the account amounted TO about 5000,
600. When he had examined the bal
ance sheet a few minutes, il is said that
Mr.. Aston remarked, IF the balance
against us next year exceeds $50. 600,
shall think there is bad management
somewhere"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10
ASTRONOMY IN ARIZONA.


of Harvard College Observatory.
An expedition 10 establish an astro-
nomical observation station in Arizona
left Harvard college observatory March
/, Percival Lowell having furnished
the means therefor. The head of the
work Is William II. Pickering, brother
Of Professor Edward G. Pickering of
Harvard. He has been for years en-
gagged in similar work in Europe and
has recently returned from the Arequi-
pa expedition. IL has long been desired
10 have a station in the dry air Of Ari-
IONA, but funds have been lacking, and
Mr.. Lowell's gift is most grateful. He
Is well known M traveller In the far
east, writer on Korea. japan and the
PHILOSOPHERS and religions Of those re-
gions, but he il also an enthusiast in
astronomy, has written several books
on tho science and Is himself one of the
Arizona party.
The founding OF the station will not
change the work at Arequipa, which Is
10 be almost wholly used for photo
graphic work, while that in Arizona will
be visual. But much of the investiga-
tion Of tho problems of the skies which
has been carried on at the Harvard OBJ
servatory will be transferred to the new
station. Professor Pickering says that
everything is tending to drive observa-
tories away from cities. The vapors,
the smoke and now the powerful cleo
trio currents used for lights and street
cars-all are injurious to the objects of
the astronomer. The special reason for
hurrying the expedition is the apposi-
tion of Mars next summer, when that
planet will be near the earth and far
Their north than when it was observed
two years ago at Arequipa. Spring
field (Mass.) Republican.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10
sugar barrels al Bainbridge street wharf

sugar barrels at cambridge street wharf
he made funny mistakes in his endeavor
to drum up" business.
One day last week Tommy watched
the cows being driven into the barn by
his uncle, and suddenly new thought
struck him when he noticed the animals
hoofs.
What are you thinking about, Tom
my?' asked his uncle, with an amused
smile.
I'm just thinkin that it would be a
good thing if you asked my dad to make
boots fer your cows" said Tommy
thoughtfully. Their feet are split up
de middle, an ii must be awful hard to
walk troo dc mud with feet like 'eml"
Philadelphia Press.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

AT Ashland, Wis. there are many
Swedes employed in the various ice
houses Of that region. They live and eat
in Ashland, and little ferryboat takes
them some distance across the bay to
their work. One morning two of these
men from Sweden We're sitting eating
their breakfast when suddenly the whis-
tie of their boat blew, and their time had
come. They rushed with all their pow
ers down toward the wharf. Peter Pc
terson got aboard. but Ole Olson reached
the bank when the boat was about 20
feet away. Peter was filed with the ut
most concern. and leaning over the rail-
ing in all seriousness he called out:
"Yump, Ole, yumpl tank you make it
in two yumps. RAMS Horn.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

Some time ago The Chronicle pub
lished story about the trotting dog
which had just arrived in San Francis
co. The article has brought forth the
following challenge:
BRIGHTON, Ont, Feb. %.
Sporting Editor OF The Chronicle:
DEAR SIR-ln your issue OF Jan. 81 notice
that the owner OF Ned is credited with saying
that no other dog alive can trot with him.
Well, Doc, the original trotting dog, Is alive.
and very much so. as Mr.. McCue will find when
the two dogs como together for a trotting con-
test, as l propose to have them do. With this
end In view, hereby accept this challenge on
behalf OF Doc. This challenge holds good 10
any dog In America. When Doc gets 20 Cali
fornia, he will doubtless be able TO maintain
the championship, which he has held for five
years against all Corners. Yours truly.
NJ. L. kErCHUN.
A forfeit to bind the match with Doc
will be covered by telegraph, as Mr..
ketchum IS anxious to show his dog to
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10
BIG SNOW IN MAINE.
The Old Residenter Remembers Fall
That Beat This Winters Big One.

The Old Residenter Remembers "a FAN
That Beat This Winters Big One.
There was full bench of crossroads
philosophers gathered in the store and
postofiice at the Corners the other even
ing. The "pestiferous snow" was the
first subject to which they gave atten-
ton. Solomon Growles, who had just
come in from a days chase of fox,
with snowshoes and gun, declared with
more solemnity than usual TO him:
Shows more'n 40 foot deep over on
the back side of Smiths hill. | can
swear to that, fer I've measured il"
That's purity deep for hereabouts, "
put in old Elijah Scammon in his soft
est tones, "but 1t can't hold candle to
what | saw in 1s43 up north of Brassua
lake. That winter our tote road for
more'n a quarter of a mile ran through
a notch tween two purity good hills that
come up close together. Mebbe the sides
of that notch was about 200 feet higher
n the road. Well, ON the Esd day of
February there came a storm that lasted
three days. Yer never saw it snow so
in yer life, an the wind blew Jest orful.
When it was over, we dug out of camp
an went ter break out the tote road, an
I'm blamed 4 the snow wasn't so deep
down whar the notch was that we
couldn't find the place or them hills at
all. II was all smooth snow, level all
over 'em, an when we came out in the
spring they hadn't come in sight yet.
That was bout the deepest snow ever
saw"
Yaas, | shouldn't wonder + twas, :"
said Solomon meekly, while the laugh
went round. -Lewiston Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

Sea King, champion pony trotting
stallion, has been purchased from George
Bixby of Boston by Edward ]. Davis of
Woodbury.. Sea King is only 13 y hands
high, has trotting record of 2:21 a and
has shown his ability to beat geo sew
eral times during the past season when
he was driven by James Calvin. He will
be exhibited this season, driven by Mas
ter Edward Lynn Davis, who is only /
years old.-Clayton IN. J.) Dispatch.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

Down in the Third ward there ia a
shoemaker who has imbued bis sons so
strongly with business principles that
the little fellows are unconscious trade
canvassers wherever they go.
One Of the boys, Tommy Ryan, aged
8, was recently sent to visit his uncle.
who has farm at Darby, and as Tom
my had rarely been in the country and
was more accustomed to the sight of
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

Women everywhere. all over the
world, are demanding their political
rights and soon shall receive them.
Women. let us work, work. work, and
keep at it, and we shall soon reach a
time when we shall no longer be robbed
OF our rights nor rated lower than In
dams and with criminals. lunatics and
idiots politically.-Friend of Home,
bingham, Ills.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10
Active Iowa Women.

The reports of the proceedings OF the
Iowa Legislature show that numerously
signed woman suffrage petitions are be-
ing presented with a frequency that
must convince the most obtuse member
that Iowa women want to vote. A
new feature this year has been the cir
culation of petitions to be signed by tax
pa-ing mothers. " oman's Standard.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

Mrs. Toogood-I don't see how il Is
that men find so much pleasure in such
a brutal business as prize lighting.
Broken Face BILL don Z see how
we kin help IL, lady. The women is
crowdin us men out Of all the profess
sions. and they amt nothin else fer US
ter do. That's the only reason I'm in
1t, lady. -Roxbury Mass. Gazette
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

The congregation of rites met at the
Vatican recently and unanimously pro-
nounced in favor Of the introduction Of
the cause of the beatification of Joan Of
Arc. The decision was Immediately ap-
proved by the pope. Shakespeare pre-
diction as to the French is therefore in
tho way OF being fulfilled:
No longer on St. Denis win we cry,
But Joan la Pucelle shall be Frances saint.
Paris Cor. London Times.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

Auntie-Does your new doll close its
eyes?
Little Ethel-Yes'm, but she is the
most wakeful child l ever saw. She
doesn't shut her eyes when lay her
down, as she ought to. The only way to
make her go TO sleep is 10 stand her on
her head and shake her.-Good News.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

Since the universal vogue of the gum
med envelopes sealing wax is in much
less frequent use in England and the
United States than formerly, but it is
still very popular in France.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

the California people. Doc has earned
$50, 900 in Ave years by his performances
in harness. We show herewith picture
OF Doc and his young driver as they APP
pear when speeding. San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10

Judge Ewing of Uniontown, Pa. has
made novel appointment. He has made
Mrs. Sarah Elkins tipstaff of the court.
to have charge of the ladies' waiting room
and look after the female witnesses and
prisoners and take care Of their rooms.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-10
Tho Right Sic of rxtinrui.hsr.

Cholly-My bwain is ON fret
Miss Caustique-Quicki Somebody
bring an atomizer Chicago Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-26

Il am trying to learn to ride n bicy.
Gle, remarked an elderly bachelor who
walked somewhat stiffiy, to a friend
whom he encountered on the street.
I'm just going home from my lesson
now I've had more tumbles than usual
this afternoon, and that's saying a good
DEAL
How long are your lessons:" inquir-
ed the friend.
Half all hour" responded the bicy-
clist with a rueful countenance-"25
minutes ON the floor and five in the air
Is my usual proportiouv'-Phila
Tmes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-26

Take X. I. & p. Ry. to the south.
One fare for the Sund trip to all
southern points via 4. l. & P. Ry.
April 2.