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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
ICELAND GEYSERs,
Injured by Throwing stones Into Their
Craters.

international.
Barren as the place really is, the
artists eye would revel in the beauti-
full effects on the snowy iokulls, the
twilight softening shal of mauve,
greens and grays on the distant lava
peaks, and the luminous midnight sky.
The intensity of the blue water of lake
or ocean is superb, and the mighty
waterfalls are grand. And the geyser
fields! All the warm tints, from cream
to russell, are found in the mineral de-
posit around the basin Of the Great
Geyser, Little Geyser, Strokkr 1.-THE
Churn), and the Little Strokkr, while
Blesi 1.-THE Blue One) is lined with ex-
quisite white, like porcelain, making
it a fitting vessel for the cooking of
food, and for furnishing boiling water
for our tea and coffee. 1t was so
smooth and beautiful that seemed to
be mutilating something rare when |
Clipped off pieces of its lining, but l
knew they would be valuable souvenirs,
and the uneasy, bubbling water would
soon amend the deficiency.
The mud pools on this plain are the
most dangerous, for they spout hot mud
diagonally out of the earth. Coming
upon them in one direction they are
| not seen, and many VISITOR mas gone
home with scalded foot. The hydraulic
display is now very ftful and ipcon.
siderate tourists have injured the spout.
ing fountains by loading stones into
them to see them cast out, so you must
take your tent with you, and encaml
on the plain to await the pleasure o.
their majesties. Blesi will serve yor
well while waiting. The Great Geysel
had not spouted for a week when w
were there, and such surliness indicated
near activity. The water spoutet
unusually high when it finally ap
peared, 150 feet, and showed all thu
tints Of the rainbow, majestic at thu
same time and mysterious. 1t playet
for 15 minutes, and then its beautiful
cascades subsidized in feathery mist, ;
refined and graceful withdrawal.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
CLAYTON.

Clayton, April 6.-Trinity Church
has elected the following vestrymen !;
John S. Casperson, Senior Warden
William S. Colpitts, Junior Warden ;
Dir. c.. G. Harmonson, j. r. Clements,
@. q. Mahoney, J. X. Donovan, +. II.
Supple, Harvey F. Smith and William
II. Tunis.
Wesley Chapter, Epworth League,
has elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Z. E. White: Vice Presidents,
W. H. Clark, Mrs. A. Ii. Skinner and
Mrs. Fl. G. Mearns; Secretary, M. l..
Nudge; Treasurer, Joseph Stephenson.
st. Paul's Sundty-school has elected
the following officers: Superintendent,
Aubrey Vandever; Assistants, I. T..
White and Mrs. II. G. Mearns; Secre-
tary, George II. Maloney; Treasurer,
o. S. Leathers: Librarian. George d.
Maloney; Assistant, II. Reese Wool
ford; Organist, Miss Minnie McCon-
aehy !; Assistant, Miss Addie DealSyne
Superintendent of Primary Depart
ment, Mrs. o. W. DeVeuish; Assist
ants, Miss Addie Deakyne and Miss
May feathers.
Shawnee Tribe, Imp'd. o. r. NJ.
has elected the following chiefs
Prophet, George Brockson: Sachem
Hugh Fleming; Senior Sycamore, G.
A. Brown; Junior Sycamore, the Rev
o. w. DeVenish; Chief of Records
W. L. Gooding; Keeper of Wampum
W. D.. Gray.
james Kelley has returned iron
| Florida.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
THEIR PASSION FOR LIBERTY.
Letter In New York Evening Post


Sir: This note from Guyau's "Edu
cation and Heredity," p. 10l, seems
worth reprinting:
What has always distinguished the
sayages of the Philippines from the
other Polynesian races is their indomi-
table passion for liberty. In massacre
on the island oil Luzon, made by native
soldiers under the order of a Spanish
officer, little black, OF about three
years old, was seized by the troops and
tanned permission from the govern
tized under the name Of Pedrito. As
made to give him all the instruction
that could be obtained in that remote
land. The old residents of the island,
knowing the character of the Negritos,
laughed in their sleeves at the attempts
made to civilize the lad, and predicted
that sooner or later the youth would
return to his native mountains. There
upon his adopted father announced
that he would take Pedrito to Europe.
He took him to Paris and London, and
only returned after two years of travel.
On his return, Pedrito spoke Spanish,
French and English with all the
facility with which the black races are
gifted; he wore thin patent-leather
boots, and everybody in Manila still
remembers the grave manner, worthy
of any gentleman. with which he re-
ceived tho first advances of those who
had not been introduced to him. "
Two years had scarcely elapsed after
his return from Europe when he disap-
peared from the house Of his patron.
Those who had laughed now had their
| hour Of triumph. 1t would probably
never have been known what had be.
come of tho adopted child of the phil.
anthropic Yankee, if European had
not come across him in q remarkable
way. A Prussian naturalist, relative
of the celebrated Humboldt, resolved
| to make the ascent of Mount Marivelis,
mountain not far from Manila. He
had almost reached the summit of the
peak when he suddenly saw before hin
swarm of little blacks. The Prussiar
prepared to sketch a few faces, wher
one of the savages came forward and
smiled, and asked him in English If hi
knew an American in Manila of the
name Of Graham. 1t was our Pedrito
He told his whole story, and when h,
had ended, the naturalist 10 vain en-
deavored to persuade him to return
with him to Manila. Vide Revue de
Deux Mondes, June 18th, 1869"
If to catch them in infancy and ten
derly nurture them to years of discre
ton, il to baptize them, teach then
French and English. and put them int
thin patent leather shoes, is not goini
to tame them, how can we hope tina
our Gatlings in a brief month or tw,
will quell their "indomitable passion
for liberty?" Verify it is strang
burden the white man has taken upol
himself. S. M. Ilsley.
Santa Barbara, CAL, March Goth.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
THE SILENT YEARS.


A Master, followed by band
OF twelve disciples through the land,
Teaching as never man had taught,
of truths beyond our human thought;
A wonder-worker. ut whose word
The blind eyes saw, the deaf ears heard,
And death itself, its long reign DER,
Embossed its icy hand of power;
A King; who held no earthly throne
Yet CLAIMED all nations as His own;
A victim lifted up on high
That all the world might see Him die;
A risen Saviour, by the sea
Walking with men in Galilee-
Thus to our eyes the Lord appears
Throughout the three mysterious years
Which sum the ministry and death
OF Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
Yet there were other years than these
A chlld beneath the olive trees,
A lad who learned and who obeyei,
A worker in humble trade,
A Man amid the life of men.
Who knew its drudgery. its pain,
Its homely Joys. Its heavy fears,
For thirty silent. loving years.
All here as deep message lies
AS in the cross and sacrifice.
And here the Son of God is shown
The Son of Man, aud claims His own.
Yea, even as thirty is to three,
SO, If our eyes had power to see,
Not only by the church's door
Christ stands. but oftener in the roar
OF busy marts, by plane and loom.
Within the factory's crowded room,
Where laborers drudge with arm and tool
On wharf and ship, in shop and school,
And claims each worker, by this sign,
II too have toiled; thy toll is mine;
| too have lived thy life OF care
And borne the burdens thou dost bear;
Not from My cross call TO thee
But from thy side--come, learn of MeW
o Son of Man grant us TO see
Thy full, divine humanity
We exile Thee in shrines and creeds
Far from the many and their needs,
Forgetting that Thy chosen spot
Was Just the common. human lott
Yet still Thou CONTEST back again
10 stand among Thy brothermen,
And still. If we would serve Thee best,
Love TO Thy brethren is Thy test
Yea, on Thy Cross we look to see
Thy hands. nail-pietced so cruelty,
And find them stilB the hands that droy,
The plane, and blessed In holy love
The household meal-the hands that thus
Divine yet human. hold for us
Ali help for human life below. E
All hope for that to which we 20.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
pENlNs Uht pIRAGRaPHs.

Mrs. Mary f. Rich dropped dead at
Greensboro Monday week.
Tobias Brown of Colora, who was in
jured recently by a fall, is dead.
Jesse A. Wright of Seaford will
operate a cannery at Queenstown.
Benjamin H. Blades has been elected
town commissioner at st. Michael's.
Thomas b. Coursey's grist mill. near
FELTON,, was destroyed by fire recently.
The Mccullough Iron Co. IS rolling
mills at Northeast have resumed opera
lions.
Jamos Tull has been re.alected n
member of the Town Council of POGO
moke City.
George g. Graham of Talbot county
has been ordained priest of the Epis-
copai Church.
Samuel j. Speal has sold his farm,
near Camden, to George Pardee OF Will
mington for $1,000.
The stockholders Of tho Cecil County
Agricultural Society have decided to
hold fair this year.
Charles B. Evans of Newark has
bought tho Barney Moore farm, in
Cecil county, for S625.
William r. Armstrong has bought
the Chestertown ice manufactory, and
will move it to Centreville.
John ii. Jenkins of Camden aud Miss
Jane Patton of Philadelphia were mar
ried in that city last Monday
The wages of the employees at james
II. Nichols shirt factory, at Denton
have been advanced 10 per cent.
The family of the late Gen. William
Mckenney has presented brass iecterr
to ST. Paul's Church, Centreviile.
James Wrightson. aged years, o
Easton, was severity injured recently b,
falling into boiler of boiling water.
Mrs. Amelia J. Ridgway, wife of tn
Rev. David @. Ridgway, formerly o
the Wilmington Methodist Episcopa
Conference, died in st. Louis recently
The congregation of tho West Not
tingham Presbyterian Church ha
granted its pastor, the Rev. d. Il
Shaw, vacation of several months
which he will spend in Scotland
The Rev. S. j. Morris, ID. D., who
at the recent session of the Wilmingto
Methodist Episcopal Conference, too
the supernumerary relation, will remov
from Kissing Sun to Elizabeth, N. j..
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
JULIErs HOUSE IN vERoNA.


lippincott's.
Juliet's house stands on the via St.
Sebastiano, and the sculptured hat,
'Cappello," the ancient cognizance of
the Capulets, seen over tho gateway of
q poor second-ra inn, alone marks
the home where dwelt one of the 1.-TWO
households, both alike in dignity"
whose feud affords the staple of Shake.
speare's tale.
Tall houses had covered every foot of
Capulets garden. One could not say
with Juliet:
The orchard walls are high, and hard to
climb,
for no garden, no orchard, no walls
were there to be seen on either side.
Fronting on The street, surrounded
by shops and dwellings,, here was the
spot whore followed thick and fast the
scenes of the Fearful passage of
that "death-marled love'' which the
great dramatist describes
We ventured into the open enclosure,
and fingered for awhile amid the
squalid surroundings of this wretched
tavern. Some quarrelsome inmates
were busted in a corner of the court
yard in setting their disputes; amid
the war of words, we remembered that
no one in modern days "hath forbade
this bandyins in Verona"
There were one or two wagons at one
side, from which the jaded steeds had
been Embarrassed; near the entrance,
, and in the only decent part of this old
ruin, two women sat, one knitting.
The other answered our inquiries and
pointed out our way to the next object
OF our quest.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE JOURNAL-WIIN

excepted municipal elections. In other
words, the claim is made that the
power conferred by the act Of June LIST,
1898, is no power in fact.
To recapitulate: The act of May 18th,
1891, repealed that Of April 21st, 1887 |;
the act of May 18th, 1891, did not
provide for city registration; the act
Of May goth, 1898, did not provide FOR
IL city election, and the act of Juno LIST,
1893, failed to give the Department of
Elections any additional power. So
much for the statement of the position
which denies legal authority to hold
the Forthcoming city election.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
sMYRN.i.


Smyrna, April 6. The Merchants
Protective Association has elected
Charles II. Jones night Waterman, vice
Nathaniel Pratt, deceased
st. Peters Church has elected the
following vestrymen; George II. Ray
mond, Senior Warden; William f..
Dunn, Junior Warden; Joseph b.
Hum, L. w. Counselman, Crawford
Stevens, John b. Webb and James ID.
Wilds. The Rev. Henry Thomas, the
new rector of the church, preached his
inaugural sermon last Sunday, ant
created a favorable impression.
W. Ii. Appleton's residence was
slightly damaged by fire on Monday
Personal: Walter o. Hotfecker, pri
vate secretary to Congressman Huf
fecker, has returned from the West In
dies-W. f. Dunn has gone to Savan
nah, Ga.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13

Tho Diamond Ice 90. TO supply Ice and
Odessa Creamery Co. to Furnish Butter to
the Institution.
The monthly meeting OF the trustees
of the Delaware State Hospital for the
Insane was held on Thursday at Farm
hurst.
The report of Superintendent Hancker
showed the admission of FIVE males and
three females during tho month of
March. The population on April LIST
was 1853 males and llo females, making
total Of 2T3.
The contract for supplying butter for
the ensuing seven months was awarded
to tho Odessa Creamery Co., at 16la
cents per pound, delivered at the insti-
tuition. The Diamond Ice Co. was
awarded the contract for ice for the
season, which ends on November LIST, al
si75. The ice has been supplied for the
past years by Joseph II. King of New
Castle and has hccn Eastern ice, while
that to DO supplied by the Diamond
company is manufactured ice.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
SMART, NOT cHrc.
The Famous French Word Owing Way to
The English.

The Famous French Word Giving Way to
THE English.
A Paris paper says: "a new word is
now the furore in France. Be not sur
prised when we assert that it is Eng
lish. One is no longer 'chic;' one is
smart To be or not to be smart is
the question of the day. To patronize
the best tailors, haberdashers and
halter is to be smart M. Deschancl's
art of presiding is the acme of being
smart.
"You ask the origin of the word
which was born yesterday? 1t is AL
bion's favorite child. The word with
our English neighbors is applied to all
that is bright, coquettish. Virmaitre
tionnaire d'Argot, and attributes the
word chic to one of the ministers
during the empire. He, it seems, had
sent two ballet dancers to sup at his
expense at famous restaurant. Being
modest, they supped economically, and
| only spent Is francs. Upon receiving
| the bill the minister shrugged his
| shoulders, and took occasion that even
| ing to remark to the dancers: You
| lack chic.
Several days later he sent two other
dancers to the same restaurant to
supper. These girls spent 500 francs
on their meal. When he paid the bill
he shrugged his shoulders once more,
and remarked Too much chief"
This anecdote really proves nothing
beyond the fact that the word was in
vogue during the First Empire. That
il was used during the Second Empire
is proved by its use in "Pere Du-
chesne." Herbert, in speaking of one OF
the queens of the Halle, the Citizeness
| Andre, remarks:
What chic liberty gives to women ~
The Parisians are loath to part with
their all-suf1icient word of "chic, y
but the brawny Briton, with his ag
gressive assertiveness, has given out
that SMART shall be the modisf
word, and smart it is.
There's pleasure in being crank,
that only a crank can know.
| The heart that beats with sympath,
for others is never u dead beat.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13

The Ancient Order of United Work
men is working hard to secure prize
offered by the Supreme Lodge for in
crease in membership. The prize is
$1,000 and to secure it, the Delaware
jurisdiction will need to have added
1000 members between July LIST last
and June Both next. Thus far in the
neighborhood of 500 new members have
been secured. Some of the country
lodges arc taking hold of the matter
and they may lend very material aid to
the success of the effort.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
pennsylyanin GIRLS Dover.

An old law OF Pennsylvania required
that every girl, when about To leave
her fathers or employers home, where
she had worked until of age. should
receive, as her dover, one feather bed
and bedding, one full suit Of new cloth
ing and ono spinning wheel. This law
has never been annulled, though in
the case of girls indentured to service
it has been merged in money eauiya-
lent when the girls time is out; and
in the case of daughters changed into
an expensive trousseau. and home fur
nishing upon marriage. philadelphia
Record.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13

Your son." said tho school teacher.
is very backward in his studies y
That's funny" unused the father.
AT home, in conversation with me,
he seems to know it all. PHILADELPHIA
North American.
First South American What is the
revolution today for? We had our this
weeks revolution three DAYS AGO.
Second Patriot-Oh, the Leaders have
lust, procured new rapid fire gun on
trial, and the manufacturer wished 10
know at once whether or not it would
be accepted, Judge.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
JUNG E pEABoDY,s DECISION.
Under Certain Conditions, IA Husband Hai
the Right to Beat His Wife.

tine iiisht TO beat MS Wlte.
st. Louis Mo-, April G. A decision
was rendered by Judge Peabody, in the
City Police Court, yesterday, that,
under certain conditions, husband
has the right to beat his wife. The
case was brought against Bernard Kret-
zcr, charged with beating his wife, be-
cause she would not agree with him in
the management of their children.
Judge Peabody said, in passing iudg-
ment: I'm this case, the wife was
more guilty than the husband, for try
ing to contradict and thwart her hus
bands will in the presence of the
children, and setting them a bad
example, which he had right to re.
buKc. There are times when wife
irritates her husband to such an extent
that he cannot control himself, and
uses his hand or fist. As long as nc
serious harm is done, don't believe in
punishment. :"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13

Bowers Beach, April 6. The body
of Herman Wilson, who was employed
on the sturgeon fishing smack of Reuben
Anderson of Delaware City, which was
wrecked here three weeks ago, was
found off Bowers Beach yesterday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13

Dover, April G.-Gov. Tunnel, this
morning, approved the bill passed at
the recent session of the Legislature
providing for and establishing State
Board Of Agriculture.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
ELECTION, Or NO ELECTION
Reasons for the Contention
That None Can be Held.
THE LAWS ARE VERY MUCH MIXED
How They Became Tangled by
Frequent Changes.

A Rsview of All the Laws Enacted Since
the establishments of the City Depart
ment OF Eiections-Why 1t rs Commended
. That There is Nm Law for Holding the
Election This Year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13

Dearest, asked the confiding girl
after her usual manner, IAN really
your first and only love?" No,
darling" said tho young druggist
hut you are something just as good. "
Indianapolis journal.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13

Superintendent W. n. Barnard of tho
Maryland division of the r., w. & Is.
railroad has ordered posted the follow
ing record of the work of ten through
enginemen in the service, out of u total
of 40, from March 10Th to March 3lst :
.ruui.,n mn, I'm 1i...u
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13

There's a pleasure in being cranky
that only crank can know.
The heart that beats with sympathy
for others is never dead beat.
The record-union., 1899-01-18

lice and number Of persons who knew
Durham well took the photographs and
descriptive matter from iowa and gave
all close examination. AS a result,
it was announced that there are suffi-
cient reasons to warrant a clearing Of
the identity in the case It was unani-
mously agreed by those who knew Dun
ham we'll that the description is more
of man remarkably like Dunham, if
it is not him.
Parr, who is mentioned in the letter,
leaves Iowa for San Jose, and is due
here next Monday. The Burlington
Sheriff has been wired to hold the
suspect until local officers can confer
with Parr, when he will be further
instructed. While the officers wila not
say the man is Dunham, they do say
they are much interested, and that they
are exercised is plainly visible.
BURLINGTON, Jan 1.-THE time Of
prisoner Ed Smith, held here on sus-
picion of being Durham, will expire
tomorrow. He will be arrested on a
technicality, and held as long as pos
sible to await results from San Jose.
The record-union., 1899-01-18
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR.
Colonel Stone Inaugurated as Chief
Magistrate of Keystone State.

HARRISBURG, Jan. 17-Colonel
William A. Stone was to-day inaug-
urated Governor of Pennsylvania. Gem
eral J. P. S. Goblin at the same time
was inducted in the office of Lieuten-
ant Governor
The inaugural procession was one of
the most imposing ever seen in Harris
burg. A feature of the parade was
the fine appearance and marching of
the National Guard, organized last
summer to take the place of the troops
who went into volunteer service from
the guard for the war with Spain.
The inaugural ceremonies took place
at noon in the presence of the mem
bers of the General Assembly, State
officials and numerous spectators. Col
onel Stones inaugural address was fire.
quently punctuated with applause.
At the close of the address, the Gov
.ernor and party were escorted to the
Senate chamber to witness the inaug-
uration of General Goblin. After q
short address by the Lieutenant Gov
ernor, the party were driven to a pa
vilion in front of the Executive Man.
sion to review the parade. Congress-
man Olmstead of Harrisburg was Chief
Marshal.
The record-union., 1899-01-18
IOWA DUNHAM SUSPECT.
May Yet Turn Out to be the Santa
Clara Murderer.

SAN JOSE, Jan. 17.-Sherif Lang
ford, who on January 1st succeeded
Lyndon as Sheriff, has received an i'm
rortant letter from Sheriff Smith at
Burlington, Ia. Lyndon had had con-
siderable correspondence with the Iowa
officer prior to the close of his term
The letter which Langford has received
is dated at Burlington, January 18th,
and in it the Iowa Sheriff insists that
the man held is Durham. Among other
thirgs he says.
ITO the best belief of myself and
others he is no other than James c.
Dunham. The photographs sent you,
which prompted your message to me,
were the most imperfect likenesses.
The prisoner contracted his brow until
wrinkles appeared, drew in his lips,
combed his mustache over his mouth,
stared and otherwise distorted his feat
ures until no actual resemblance could
be secured. Upon receipt of your tele-
gram saying that he was not the man,
I felt that 1 would not be actinG up
to my convictions if I paused there, and
so sent for C. Earl Parr of Iowa City,
who is son of theA present adn,inistra-
tor of the McGlincy estate of Campbell.
The young man had some acquaintance
with Durham, and upon seeing the
prisoner was Immediately struck with
the resemblance to the murderer, but
would not make up his mind at first
as to identity, He stayed here one
night and all of one day. seeing the sus-
pect many times, but could no. say
positively either one way or the other.
~
should be so puzzled, believe ii we'll
worth while for man who knows him
Intimately to see the prisoner. I am
positive that he is the man, and hope
that you will see your way clear to take
steps to prove his identity"
This morning the Sheriff, Chief of Po-