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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
Passing of the Piano.

You can rent piano now in New
York cheaper than you can rent a type
writer says the New York Herald.
Either there is a greater surplus of
pianos than usual or there is marked
falling off in the demand. Maybe it
is both. You can get piano as low as
s. month. A very good instrument
can be had for $3 And these prices
can be applied on the purchase of u
new one. A second hand
at that-will cost you 50 month. Is
there any Significance in this? Have
women begun TO give up the piano for
the typewriter? The latter can be
bought new for from $50 to 1925, while
the piano comes at from $500 to 81, 600.
On the basis of the Typewriter the
piano ought to rent for at least S25 a
month. On the basis of the piano the
typewriter ought to rent for 80 cents Il
month. Tho piano has unquestion-
ably met with severe sorbaclIs recently.
Not only bus tho typewriter opened a
more useful fold for young women than
was before offered by the piano, and
consequently Withdrawn many of the
sex from the career ornamental: il has
been supplemented by the increasing
mania for out of door sports. Instead
of sitting down and twisting piano
stool, as was the custom OF her sister
hood OF generation or so ago, tho
modern young woman mounts her
wheel and takes spin in the park and
tho risk of arrest for fcorching on tho
boulevard. Flat life is death to tho
piano. The limited space forbids a
musical instrument that encroachcs SO
materially on the necessities of the
family and which makes rs much noise
as Il brass band. Besides the courts
have intordicted the piano in fiat life.
1t has been LOCALLY decided nuisance,
Complaint anywhere is Immediately
followed by suppression. Tho banjo
and the guitar and the primitive man
dolin ornament the little Hat parlor.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
JnyeuiIe Inspiration.

She was an awfully swell woman,
exquisite of makeup aud languishing
of Lianner. The children watched her
and listened 10 h6r as she conversed
with their mamma, evidently with
wonder and admiration, A little tot OF
3 years stood half concealed behind
her mothers skirts and bashfuliy
regarded the fashionable visitor. The
latter finally got hold of the childish
hand and patted it gently, smilingly
displaying her own dazzling fingers:
Haven't you got anything to say tt
me, my child?"
=" 'Es ma a'am-if 90 peasen'
"That's dear! Now. what is iti
Something nice. isn't it?'
..Did oo---''
eyes, dear?''
Did 90 ever make mud piesY"-
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
UdPTiYE.
Harriet Prescott spofrord.

When in the dark of some despairing
dream
Sorrow has all her will with me, and ease
Is full forgotten, through her dear degrees
Steals Music, beckoning with a hand su-
preme
For me to follow. Straight see the CLEAN
Where the winds dip them in the far,
bright seas
That roll and break upon the Hebrides;
See white wings Hash, and hear the sea-
birds scream.
Or il may be in palace gardens falls
The moonlight ON wide roses, where tho
swell
of one great lovers heart in passion calls
To deeps in other hearts. And, listening,
well
know, while sink my slow dissolvins
walls,
So Music lured Eurydice from hell.
July Century,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
Stealing Electricity From trolley Wires.


The attention of story writer's who
wish to weave contemporaneous situa-
tions into their tales is called to the
recent and curious experience of Su.
perintendent Brockbank, of the Brook
lyn Heights Trolley Railroad Co. in
connection with the lighting of certain
Brooklyn saloons. A few weeks ago
Mr.. Brockbank, being in a saloon on
the line of his road. observed that when
one of the electric lights burned out
all the other lights in tho saloon went
out in sympathy with it. 1t seems
that lights furnished by regular illumi-
mating companies don't 80 out by
wholesale in that way, SO Mr.. Brock
bank nudged himself and began to
take thought. He promptly con
cluded that the saloon got its light
from electricity borrowed from tho
feed wire of his trolley road. To
make sure, he arranged that at cor
tain hour a few nights later the
power on the trolley line on that
street should be turned off for several
minutes. The hour agreed on he stood
opposite the saloon and watched. When
tho time came the cars stopped, and
instantly the lights went out not only
in the suspected saloon, but in all tho
saloons in the neighborhood, and in
some other pla ,es near by. The story
came out when he had tho saloon.
keeper in court charged with steal
ing electricity. The saloon keepers
defonce was that he bought his
light and paid for it and didn't
know where it came from. That is all
there is of the story, but the situation
where Mr. RrOckbank ptanda uatnbin,,
for the lights in one saloon to go out
and SECS sudden darkness swoop down
on dozen, seems powerful and edifiyng.
His sensations must have been ana
logous TO those of a man who fishes
with a bunch of hooks and gets half a
dozen hard bites all ut the same
instant lie continued his investiga.
tiou and found that over 90 people
were using his copmany's electricity
without paying for it. - uarper's
| Weekly
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
What Nor. nsiinita ?

Society Edi.or--Mr. Willis tells mo
that his family will spend the summer
in the mountains. and his wifo suys
they will 20 to the seashors. Had l
better defer mentioning the matter
until | get moro definite information ?
Managing Editor-l don't soc what
moro definite information you want.
She told you they were going to the
seashore. didn't sho?Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
Took Him at his Word.

Young Dohbs went into cigar store
the other day with a customer to
whom he was trying to sell bill OF
goods, and on whom he was trying to
make an impression.
"Give me two of the usual kind, F"
he said, grandiloguently. to tho clork,
throwing down half dollar on the
showcase.
GAN right" said the obtuse clerk,
and then he handed out two cigars and
45 cents in change. Somerville Jour
nal.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
The Dealers Privilege,

But, your honor,' shrieked the
young lawyer. "you cannot fine my
client 5000. The law says that $25 is
the extreme limit. "
Young man." answered the Okla
homa justice of the peace, "it might
lest as well be understood that I'm
doin' the dealin' in this yer game, and
! allow | kin raise tho limit Of 80 soc
fit. t.'-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
4 TRANSLATION.

Up from the cradle came wall.
At first q pensive coo,
Into weird, voGiferous wall
or mournfulness it grew.
His sorrow. in vein prolix,
lie struggled to reveal :-
My fathers talking politics,
And mother rides u wheel.
"They say Pm cross. Pm simply sad
AT being sighted so.
wish the baby carriage fad
Could somehow get show.
How can you blame one in my fix
For setting up a squeal
My fathers talking politics,
And mother rSies Il wheel"
Washington Star.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
rssar ON snIRKs.
An English Lad Makes some Astonishing
Statements.


Statements.
An examiner OF lads under l6 for
tho civil service commission gave for a
question, says the London Church
Times, "Describo the habits of fiah. =
Here is literal transcript Of one out
of batch of some hundreds OF
answers:
"The shark is about 90 feet long and
has five rows of teeth when the shark
is going to catch his pray it turns on
its side. The sharks are found ind
India, where they are very numerous
in Africa, &c. The way they catch
sharks is lowering a piece of meat on
sharp hook land sailors will do it for
amusementl, and tho sharks is very
hungry always. that ne will grab at
tine meat and find himself caught.
"On of his foes are the sord fish 1T
will go and run its sword through its
stummick.
"Wheu the shark has been floating
about on the water for some time 1t
gots lot of small fish in it's mouth
aud thoy will go and lay on the beach
and let small birds come in their
mouth and pick them off and will not
heart them. The shark can live in
water and on land. Going from
England to Indiad, you will see sharks
in the milo, they will follow ships for
many miles on purpose 10 get some meat
and then perhaps not get any. They
are different kin Is of sharks, the Black
shark, Etc.
"The shark is very curious animal.
it can lay its teeth down when not
catching apy food.
"Once upon time there was ship
going to America and on board some
slaves, the slaves were packed so close
together that they could not live and
tho captin Of the ship you'st to let
some come upon deck and many Of the
slaves you'st to jump overheard and be
eat with sharks, 80 the captin deter-
mened to stop it II he could. So one
day black slave woman was just in
the acted to jump overheard when the
captin caught her and had as many
slaves as he could upon deck. And
then be had a roap fastened around her
waist and lowered her overheard, when
a shark came and bitt half OIL her oil
and then the captin had the other hall
pulled up and shown to the slaves on
deck and then said to them that he
would do any one of them the same il
thay jumped overheard. "
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
A i,lnsslng in DisguIse. .

~ know" Mr.. Meekton remarked
TO an intimate friend, that some
people say Mrs. Meekton wears the-or
tho pantaloons, you know, but it
isn't truo.''
"I'm glad to hear it,"
'Do you know" Mr.. Meokton went
on, with far-away look in his yos,
kind Of wish ahe would wear 'em once
in while! Then, may be, I'd got the
suspender buttons sewed on oftener. p
Boston Herald. Y
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
Tho DIning-Room.


The furniture of small dining room
generally consists of table, six chairs
and aideboard or buffet. In this
latter arc kept table linen and small
silver, and on it ornamental pieces of
cut glass; silver or dainty china. There
is seldom more than one closet, SO
shallow that it will not hold all the
crockery of which u housekoeper finds
herself possessed. And here again lot
John come to her assistance or, il he
is not adequate to the occasion. she
must appeal to a carpenter, to whom
she may explain her scheme. 1t is
simply this: at distance from the
floor of three. quarters Of the height of
the wall may be fastened small wooden
be the top, but is now the bottom OF
these brackets, is screwed shelf of
stained wood about five inches wide.
The shelf may run all the way around
the room, and holds the pieces OF
china which are not in constant use.
Along the front of the upper side OF
this ledge are nailed narrow strips to
prevent the fragiles from slipping off.
Plates. bowls, pitchers, and other
large and snowy articles will be found
to be very effective at this height from
the floor. On the underHide of the
shelf may be placed screw houks, from
which are hung dainty cups, small
creamors, and the like. If one approve
of this ceramic decoration she will buy
cheap Japanese cups for this purpose,
if she has not enough crockery of hel
own to carry out the idea as she would
wish. 1t is not necessary to have the
sholf run all the way around the wall.
1t may be placed only between two
windows, or over the mantel- piece. In
any part Of tho room it will be found
convenient and effective. -Harper's
Bayur.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
A EranI Huil

Hennessey man going there
has tho greatest pull in this town.
Dumleigh-That soY What is he, a
dentist or politician?
Hennessey- Neither. He has invented
d stretcher that will really straighten
pants which arc bagged at the knees.
cleveland Leader
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
A Mere suggestion,

He was old and feeble. but rich, and
his neice, who had been visiting him,
was about to 30 away.
"You will not forgot me, will you,
dear uncleY You will remember me,
will you not, dear uncle?"
In my solitude?"
No in your will. "-Texas Sitter.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
Hadn,, Had mis- breakfast,

An Englishman was once in train
which was held up" by Carlists in
Spain, and overheard Spanish gentle
man, who was overcome with fright,
murmuring to himself ''To die SO
young, TO leave my wife and babies
oh, it is sad And haven't even had
my breakfast !''-Exchange.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
TKIOTISH.
Owen Hall.

10 love ones cOuntry-tO desire
For her the bvst Of all that ileilvon can evo:
Pence ~ her borders, freedoms deathless FIRE,
Just Jaws, and all thut makes II good tU live.
10 loy"-and loving 10 translate
Love lutO Efforts, such as wait
Upon the hearts best PASSIONS, and declare
what deeds alone arc able to express--
soil l-sacrlhttng deeds, not words Of air
Inc longing for peoples happiness
--uarper's Weekly,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
Good Luck.

Friend-IIow's business now, old
boy? Bad as ever?
Manufacturer = No; doing better
than we wera.
'Glad to hear that. You told me-
some weeks ago that your mills were
running at loss. ("
No loss now; not halfpenny.
Prices gone upy6
"No: mon are on strike. It'd Bits.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
bDStptl,.sp,

And understand, :" said the visitor
to the prisoner, that you have made
several attempts to escape
Yes, sighed the former resident
OF Boston. "I'm somewhat dissatis-
fled with my environments. - New
York World.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
Tin Ernnn lin I,ii,Ia

Wife-fou are never at home; you
spend all your time at the roof gardeps.
Pious Husband My dear, you know
1t says: - 1t is better to dwell ip the
corner of housetop than with q
brawling woman in wide houae. -
New York Herald.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
A MnInnoi,nIx Enrscast.

Summer is tough season ON us
parents.
Why SOY"
Our daughters who have just boen
graduated try to make us talk gram
matically. "-Chicago Record.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
Peculiar rrc, I,euvcs.

Tho "treo OF thousand images, :"
which grows in 'ThIbet, has leaves
which have their contres marked with
images of men, animals, birds, faces,
Sc. Some authorities claim that some
are marked with letters and figures.
Exchange.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
The Early I,Ird.

"Iow early do you clean house, Mrs.
PorSins?''
"Woll, always try to got started
before the neighbors begin TO borrow
my stopladder. "-Chicago Record.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
High seas.

IL WONDER" said the captain, as
another mountainous wave broke over
the steamer, "if that tenor we have on
board ie hoodoo We've been Htrik-
ing high seas all the way out. New
York World.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
The AeIne of NIannness,

A Frankfort man is so mean that
instead OF taking his family TO the
seashore he had bought an electric
IAN and placed bowl of salt IN front
of it. t.-Philadelphia Record.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
would Admit of No Fr,,,s.

Tramp Madam, do you speak
French?
Lady of the House (suspiciously =
No.
''Do you speak Germans"
"No.'
"Nor Spanish. -
''No; what do you"-
"Then, nadam, l fear that l shall
in plain English. '-Chicago Record.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
A Shoulder Bto,y-

IN be sister to you," she said,
sweetly.
Cant you make it a mothe he
asked, viciously. Philadelphia North
American.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
a tirst Impressinn.

"Oh. my! Johnnie's left hand has
been blown off by a cannon fire
cracker -
Foolish hoy! Why didn't no hold
1t in his right hand?"-. Chicago Record.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
Mnrn Enr,.n Of Habit.

'Forco Of habit is u great thing"
What makes you think so. +"
II just saw Jawkins and his best
girl on a tandem, and they had the
lamp turned down until it was alomst
distinguished, New York World.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
Hungry,

my teeth filled. -
Dentist-With whichZgold or silvers
ramp teageriy)--9h. just plain
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
OF Course lie Ficd,

"Spreader didn't stay long this year
in that charming country place ho dis
covered last summer. :"
mo; there had been girl there
giving the landady painting lessons in
exchange for board. ''-Chicago Record.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-06
AN ADDRESS BY MR.. BAYARD
Before the American Society
of London.
At A FOURTH OF JULY DINNER
Money Question Cannot be Left
to Party.

Closing Remarks Upon Serious Problem
Ringing appeal for an Honest Currency
Pleasing Remarks Upon the Relations
Hetwecn the Two Governments.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-02

Gen. Harrison spoke to enthusiastic
crowds at number OF Indiana towns
Saturday.
MIR. Bryan made 81 speeches Saturday.
The Republican state central commit
tee claims California for Mckinley. The
Democratic and Populist party claim
the state for Bryan by 30, QUO majority,
after allowing 10,0U0 votes for tbs gold
Dem oorats.
Chairman VIM. o. Dawson of the Re-
pu blican committee, claims West Vir-
GINA by $4,000, and Chairman Edmins-
ton of the Democratic committee, by from
5000 to 10, 600. The chances seem TO favor
the Republican as they have had the best
organization.
The North Carolina Republican and
Populist state chairmea have issued
circulars saying they have information
that nearly 900 ballot boxes with falae
bottoms have been made in Baltlmors
and shipped to that state for use next
Tuesday
The Republicans claim Nebraska for
Mckinley by IL. 900 and insist a Rspub-
loan governor will be elected. Chairman
Edm inston for the Populists anu Chair
man Dalman for the Democrats place
t he plurality for the Democratic COVER.
por as O result Of fusion at 20, 000.
The campaign In Minnesota practically
closed ia big snow storm. Tamf
Bixby, chairman of the Repu blican exc
ontiye com mi ttee, said that MCKINLEY
would carry Minnesota by IS, 600. Al
the Democratic headquarters the chair
man said: Just say Minnesota is goinI
for Bryan. His majority will not b,
less than 10, 600.
The Republican claim North Dakot.
by between 1000 and 5000. The fusion
state committee claims the state fo
Bryan by 5000.
The managers estimate MoKinley's ma
jority in Oregon at 5000, while the flu
ionists claim the state for Bryan by s00'
to B000.
The Democrats and Populists wht
have fused on the state election ana con
gressional tickets claim Kansas by
20. 000 The Republican managers claim
it for Mckinley by $4,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-02

guarded from publicity, and which SO
disturbed the Democratic and Populist
headquarters Thursday evening In the
absence of Senator Butler, chairman of
the National Populist committee. was
not considered by Sc nator Butler on his
return to this CITY of sufficient import
anoe to warrant a trip to Raleigh to COM
pose 1t. II have investigated the mat
ter" be said. land sent telegram to
Raleigh in respect thereto. The reply
satisfied me that matters were all right
and that l would not have to 60 there. "
Supporting his claim that Bryan will
be elected By a handsome majority, Sem
ator Butler asserted that the silver Re-
publican vote would largely exceed that
of the gold Democrats and that q larger
per cent of the labor vote would be cast
for Bryan than for any previous Demo-
cratic candidate. The two million Pop
ulist vote he oontended would be thrown
solidly for Bryan and these being the
balance Of power In every one of the So
called doubtful states would give Bryan
not only good majority In the electoral
college, but big majority of the popu-
lar vote,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-02

people. Thousands of women were among
the on-lookers.
one OF the most novel badges worn in
she parade was that of the Jewelers. 1t
consisted of gold eagle depending from
par. upon which was engraved IAN
| honest Dollar" From the eagles claws
hung an immmense gold dollar, made of
composition, bearing vignette of Ne.
kinney and these words: mckinley for
President. The dollar was four inches
in diameter. Several large college dele
gations paradei and thoir vociferous yells
| constantly rent the air and made things
lively wherever the young men happened
to be-
Grand Marshal Porter remained in
personal command of the parade during
the day. Wires were run to the reviewing
stand and by means of telephones the
aides sent In reports of the movements of
the divisions. The police arrangements
were quite perfect. The parade territory
was divided into three sections and an
inspector with a big force of patrolmen
and mounted police was assigned so each
section. Fifteen patrol wagons were
placed at convenient points, each wagon
held ready for ambulance service, with
a surgeon on duty in case of accident.
novel and interesting feature of the
day was the flight OF tailless kites from
the roof of Madison Square garden. The
kites were flown by Gilbert Woglom, a
scientific Kite flyer. The kites were red,
white and blue in color, and each one
held an American flag. During the pas
sage of the parade the kites which were
held captive by cables, scared high In the
air. making remarkable aerial specta-
Gle,
Probably there was never before time
in this city when windows overlooking
the route followed by parade command
ed such high prices as have the windows
overlooking the route followed by today's
parade. Offers for W indows along Fifth
avenue went as high rs $3.50.
The procession was reviewed by Gov
Levi L. Morton, Hon. Garrett A. Hobart
and Timothy l.. Woodruff. Some one
rem arked to Mr.. Il obart that it was a
So'sNsAAAA aoy. Us, 0Ou 6C0IlS W uC
with US, replied Mr.. Hobart in a solemn
voice. Stretched along the reviewing
stand at the back was long piece of
withdrawing on which was printed the
words: eve know no enemy's country
In this fair land of ours.'' 1t was 10. 55
when the squad of mounted police who
headed the procession debouohed from
Fifth avenue into Madison square. The
vast throng which filled the So are rent
the air with shout as the strains of
band playing the Star Spangled Banner
were waited on the breeze. Gen. Porter
rode at the head of the column. He
refined up his horse when he was opposite
the reviewing party and saluted. Cover
nor Morton, Mr.. Hobart and Mr.. Wood
ruff returned the salute. The crowds
again burst into a mighty roar and the
ladies in the stands waved their minia-
ture flags enthusiastically.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-02
CAN'T SUPPORT BRYAN.
A Relative of General Lee Gives His
Reasons.

Washington, DC. November 1.-Muot
comment has been caused In Virgins
during the lasG few days by the declara,
tion OF Mr.. Cazenove j. Lee, q relative
of the late Gen. Robert X. Lee, of Fair.
fax county, that he would vote for Nc.
Kinley. Mr.. Lee has been bitterly oriti
cised by some of the free silver papers fol
deserving the Democratic party. II
answer to these criticisms, he made pub
lie the following today:
"My opinions In the pending political
contest are those of many of the nearest
and dearest relations of the late Gen.
Robert r. Lee and of Gen. FitzhuRb
Lee, his nephew. They, as we'll as nv.
self, are for sound money In finance,
honest in politics, harmony and good
will between all classes, law, order and
good government. We uphold the courts
violence and fraud.
:" am persuaded that if Gen. Lee were
here on earth today he would be side by
side with US In this holy cause. / did
not take part in the Democratic
primaries as has been stated by some of
my critics, but if had take part in
them, in my opinion l would have been
justified IN the course ! have pursued.
for tho Democratic party has lett me,
and not the party. | stand on the
Democratic platform on which Mr.. Cleve-
land was elected.
1.-THE supporters of the Chicag2 plat
form have deserted it and dishonored the
vely name Of Dem ocraey by bodily an
propriating the platform principles and
methods of the Populists. l have the
satisfaction of knowing that the ma lori
ty of my neighb ors and friends sustain
me and approve my course"