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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
TEE RoHTH STAR.

Doubtless you all know where the
North Star is, says a writer in st.
Nicholas for February. If not. you
can easily get some one to tell you, or,
better still, perhaps you can find ii
yourself. Look at the northern sky any
clear evening, and you can easily find
the seven bright start Of the Big Dipper
in the group constellation Ursa Major.
of the bowl of the Dipper are in line
with, or point to, the North Star.
This star has recently attracted much
attention from the fact that in Septem-
Der, 1899, Prof. W. W. Campbell Of the
Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton,
CAL, announced that it is really three
stars which appear ss one Even the
big telescope, with its glass yard
across, at his observatory, could not
tell that. as the star is SO far off !;
although the telescope can show great
deal OF the form and surface markings
of the sun, moon and planets, and help
us to see millions of stars not visible
to the unaidcd eye. Prof. Campbell
attached to this telescope an ipstru-
ment called the spectroscope, which
analyses the light itself, and tells what
it is made of, and whether the ster
from which it comes is in motion or at
rest, and whether coming toward us or
going away.
He found by careful study that Pc.
laris is really three stars, though ap-
pearing to our eyes as only one, and
that the three are revolving around one
another, and that the group is APP
preaching the earth ut the rate OF about
seven miles second.
Mizar, hich is the star in the handle
of the dipper at the point where it ap.
pears to be broken, was discovered a,
the Harvard Observatory in 1899 to be
multiple and. as in the case of Polaris,
the sreotroscoEe revealed the secret
1t was found at that time, and noticed
many times since, that the lines of thu
| spectroscope changed once in SO days
As these lines also changed IRREGULAR,
ut other times, 1t is suspected tina
Mizar Is made up of more than two
stars.
So you see that somo OF our brigh
stars are not really one, but seyera
stars appearing az one. As they ar,
billions OF miles away, evon our hes
| Telescopes cannot see thom as the,
really are, but tho spectroscoEe show
that what seems to us one star is some
times really a group of stars--a sta
family.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
s4LrE TO ooNsclENuE.
Patronage Of Religion Win Not Atone ft
Grimes.

Patronage OF Religion VIII Not Atone Tor
Grimes.
Methodist Protestant
Men sometimes try to compound for
sin by kind of patronage of religion;
making contributions to religious pur-
poses as a salve to conscience, which is
an insult to the Majesty on High. Tho
evil is very subtle in its working, and
is to be carefully guarded against
There are those who devote themselves
to the service of mammpn and try to
quiet their conscience by giving a
modicum of the profits to religion and
those who seek license for an ungodly
business by deeds of miscalled charity,
and purchase indulgence ct vice by
giving money to the church, who COM
pound for life OF worldiness through
the week by going to church on Sun
day.
1t is not enough for religious profess
sors to build churches, support preachers
and send out missionaries, but they
must give themselves to the Lord. You
may pile st. Paul's upon st. Peters,
and the aggregated height of all the
church steeples in the universe, but the
attempt to reach heaven by that means
will fall far short OF the heavenly
heights. One who attempts to climb
up by that way is thief and a robber.
A thief is not made honest by contri-
button to religion. disreputable bust
ness made respectable, nor an injurious
business made harmless by gifts to re-
| ligion. You cannot make it right to
license the liquor traffic by applying
the proceeds to education, nor make
gambling schemes pious inventions
under cover of church fans. You can.
not make saint out Of an unregenerate
man by virtue of his being good hus.
band, kind father, loyal citizen.
Other foundation can no man lay than
| the atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ,
ard upon that character of ienteous
ness, truth, honesty, charity must bt
builded as the only good hope of heaven
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15

The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded at the city ieais,
tration bureau; BY John L. Mcdonnell
and wife to William j. Hayes, two
story brick dwelling No. TIT Pine street;
James Ii. Hoifncker, Jr., and wife to
William r. Modholt, Jr., three lots at
Ninth and Broome streets; Allen L.
Clement and John X. Farra, executors
of Marion Spencer estate, to Lew is S.
Fell, property on Washington street,
between Fifth and Sixth; John "A.
Matthews and wife to Mary Akin,
two-stury brick dwelling Sixth and
Monroe streets; Equitable Guarantee
and Trust Co. TO Luigi Oiivieri, two
story frame dwelling No. 1914 West
Eighth street: Patrick Fahey and wife
to David Dangel, property at Second
and Connoll streets; z. j. O'Hara to
John L. Furry, brick store and dwell
ing northeast corner Fourth and Adams
streets; executors of Elizabeth b. Nc
Comb estate to Harry B. Donaldson,
property ut Taylo and Lombard streets
Charles A. Cook and wife to Charles
Nj. Gritfenberg, two-story brick dwell
| ing on Tenth street, between Monroe
and Adams; Howard Garrett and wife
| to Bubclt Cassidy, property ut the
intersection of Oak and Clayton streets
Marion N. Wood and wife to John A.
Matthews, two-story brick dwelling
Pennsylvania avenue and Scott street
executors of David Easthurn estate tt
Joseph NJ. Jetferis, property at Clay
mot and Lobdell streets; the Guarante,
Savings and Loan Association to Eliza
beth A. Dillon, property at No. 40!
Eighth avenue; John Link and wife tt
Stephen G. Coyerdale, property on Lob
dell street, between Claymont anC
Head.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
FIXING BIG GUNS.

Solliers Woekly.
The size Of the largest gun in AmeI|
can warships has been limited A
future to the 12-inch caliber. The Il
inch gun throws proiectile weighlrI
$50 pounds.
II is not to be supposed that becaIn1
guns can throw proiectiles to great dfj
tances that they will be fought beyoSl
ordinary ranges. The range possibillt1
OF a gun are little more than intereI
ing as showing the powers of the piCc'
To judge from the majority of nav1
gunneiy textbooks, range of Al
yards is deemed maximum In maj,
sers ices at which opposing ships VI
open fire. A ship becomes beyond IN
range a very small object, and VI
chances of scoring q hit are too sllii
70 warrant the expenditure of ammulj
tion: During the War of 1872 VI
battle regulations of the British ser'NI
forbade commanding officers from opss,j
ing fire beyond pointblank range. h
pointblank range is meant the distanJ
Q shot will range when the gun is Y
level. Five hundred yards was regard
an extreme range for the majority
British ships in the 1912 actiO,,t
Another British regulation called \
the firing OF the guns on the
toll, II anything; the idea beli
that if the hull of the eneI
was not hit the rigging and sad
might be damaged. The America,
on the other hand, fired on the dow
roll, on the assumption that If a!sa
iell short IL would ricochet on and Il
the hull. When a long range shot W
desired the American practice was
ricuchet the shots over the water, NH
after the fashion of boy skippipAsI
pebble on the surface of pond.
heavy guns of today are fired as oea
as possible when the ship is on an e.5
keel. This is necessary, owing to
tremendous recoil shocks which Wosl
Dc felt even more by the mounts II \
guns were fired when not level. Il
In adopting the 12-inch gun as i
heaviest weapon to be carried in fuIt
warships there has been effected 81
saving in weight, not only in the
employed, but in the turrets and Y
chinery.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
ADvloEs FHoM rHE ORIENT.

Vancouver, 3. c., Feb. s.-.The
steamer Empress of China, which ar
rived from Yokohama today, brings
details of the murder of the Rev. S. NJ
Brooke. in Shan Tung An imperial
decree, dated January 4th, mildly con-
dennis the outrage, and criticises the
officials whose lack of administration
made the coolies believe the assassina-
ton would be acceptable to the authori
ties.
The China brings news Of the death
of the mother OF the Japanese Emperor,
Nil No Tsubone, January 18th.
News is also brought that Miller, the
American convicted of the murder of a
Jaranese woman in Bioodtown, t"
Yokohama, was executed January 10th.
He did not learn of the decision of the
authorities to carry out the sentence of
| death until the afternoon of the day
preceding his execution.
The total number of cases of plague
in Hongkong in 1893 was 1,4S6, and
the number OF deaths 1928.
The British tcrpedoboat destroyer
Tweed went ashore in the West River,
while chasing Chinese pirates: ard
when the steamer got fast, the pirates
came back and opened fire on her. One
blueiacket was killed. 1t was not
known how many pirates were killed
by the Tweed's guns. Piracy is more
than ever a menace to commerce. On
December 2lst, the steam launch Esang,
while towing passenger boat, was
seized near Kumchuck. The pirates
escaped, although pursued by the Brit
ish steamer Saikon. The notorious
pirate chief Foo Chan Hoi, with 2,0Ot
followers, is so strong that the mandarin
soldiers dare not attack him.
At Nagasaki, January 14th IS Eris
oners on board the American transEor
Meade escaped from the ship during
religious service, which was keiDg hole
for their moral improvement. I'm
noticed, they dropped into two small
boats at the stern of the steamer, ant
made their way into the interior. Six
however, surrendered three days later
and two more were captured by tn
japanese police at village 30 mile
from Nagasaki. The remaining 10 wer
still at large when the China sailed 70
| vancouver.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
EXPERIMENTATION NUpTlALS.
Brilliant Marriage at Residence of Bride's
Father, Jonathan W. AydoD. ,


Father. Jonathan W. Aydop. .
Miss Emma T. Aydon, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan w. Aydon, and
DIR. j. Harvey Spruanee were married
at o'clock last night week at the resi-
dence of the BRIDES parents, No. zoos
West Eighth street. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Martin u.
Dunlap of Old Swedes Church in the
presence Of large gathering of rela-
tives and friends. The parlor was
beautifully decorated with palms, carna-
tions, holly and fern.
The bride, who was attended by Miss
Helen McMechen OF Philadelphia as
maid of honor, wore white duchess
satin, with train and veil, and carried
q bunch of Bride roses and maiden hair
fern. Mics McMechen wore white crepe
de chine and carried La France roses
and maiden hair fern.
The best man was John V. Spruance
of Philadelphia, brother OF the groom,
and the ushers were DIR. j. W. Long
fellow of Machis, Me-, and Harry
ID. Spruance of Philadelphia. Irving
Smith and Miss Mabelle Moore were
the ribbon bearers The little hoy wore
white pique and the little girl pink
tatfeta, with white point d'esprit, and
she carried a basket of pink carnations.
james V. Roberts played the bridal
chorus from Wagner's "Lohen2rin"
before the ceremony and Mendelssohn' e
triumphal march at Its conclusion.
DIR. and Mrs. Srruance received q
large number of beautiful presents.
They will make their home at the
northwest corner Of Second and Monroe
streets.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
CONG r. EssiONAL PERQ UIsITES.
Little Things That Fail to the VarIous
Committees,

Committees, I
Washington Star.
"Perouisites do not enter into thsii
calculation, OF course, In the matter Of;
the make up of the House committees,
explained an old official of the House,
Of Representatives to reporter, "buy
Just the same there are recognized perl
uuisites connected with every coml
mittee, For instance, the committee oIj
naval affairs is good for half dozeul
or more trips every season to the,
various navy yards, the launching Of
warships at the private ship builders
Yards, all of which can be attended
free gratis, for Dothing, with every1
thing thrown in Many Of thSse triES
include the ladies and families of the,
members OF the committee. The mill !
tary affairs is not SO fortunate in the.
way of jurkets, hut there are somd
valuable perquisites connected with tho
membership of that committee. The
committee OF Indian affairs is generally.
good for tour of the Indian county,
during the recess, everything free, and
plenty of it, besides excursions I'd
Carlisle and Hampton to inspect THO
Glasses of young Indians who are being,
civilized and educated there.
1.-The postofiice committee comes ini
for half dozen or more iunkets during
session, some of which are wide,
open and very enjoyable. while the,
appropriations committee has so many,
invitations that it cannot accept one1
quarter of them. The members of thd
railroads committee have transported
ton passes sbowered on them from al
sections, while the Pacific rnilroad4
insist en- numerous inspections, with
all the extras thrown IN. All the bid
concerns in different ways have favOr3
shown them, and the indications ARD
that the foreign affairs committee will
be good each for a free trip and al
expenses paid to the Paris ExpositiOd
next summer.
1.-THE small committees that is, thd.
less important committees - come n!I
for favor of lesser degree, but none tho
less appreciated. The committee OIL
accounts can always depend on on%
thing, and that is that the committee
demiiohn will be kept full. 1t is ond'
of the honored traditions of this CONF
mittee that it shall keep demiiohnY
No one knows who fills it, but every
member of the committee knows tha3
the supply is certain and the quality 81
tho finest. They also know that th%
moment the supply runs below thd
third band of the wicker backet coveri
ing another demijohn appears as il bT
magic at the door of the committee
room. This has always been so, anf
no one has ever been able to explaiY
it. There are peculiarities and pety
quisites large and small connected WITH
other committees, always have been az
probably always will be. These thing
probably do not affect the aspiratioua
of members to get on the comlnitteei
but once on, and they are Informed N
the legends Of the committees, tbeS
seldom fail to insist on every legged
being fulfilled.'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
JUDG E oLAYToN,S WIEL.
Estate of 100000 Left to Widow, Son q
Two Grandchilf cen.

Estate OF @%uU,UOU Letb TO NluoWy Sun hhu
Two GrandchilH ren.
The will of The late Judge Thomas
j. Clayton of Delaware county, Pa,
which has been admitted to probate,
disposes of an estate estimated at q
little over 5000, 900. which is given in
trust to the Delaware County Trust
Co. of Chester, as trustee for the tesla
tors family. The benefioiaries are the
testator's widow, Samuel l.. Clayton,
the only living child, and two grand
children, Clayton and Steel DuBosque,
children of the testator's daughter,
Mrs. Caroline DuBosque.
Mrs. Clay ton receives one-balf of the
income of the estate during her life
time. and the income of the other is
divided equally between Samuel l..
Clayton and the two Grandchildren. The
family relics and herilooms, of which
there are large number, are directed
to be given to Mrs. Clayton. Referring
to these relics the will says: 'They are
of little value TO strangers, hut as family
relics they have been of priceless worth
tc me. - The law library and Other
collection of valuable books is be.
| queathed to the son.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
carr sLocUm AND DOM PAUL.
Yankee Skipper Tells the Trausvaars Pres'-
dent That tho World Is Round.


dent That tho World Is Round.
In tie January Century, Capt.
Slocum tells Of the Sprays arrival at
Cane Town, and of a visit to Pretoria,
where he met President Kruger, TO
whom he said he was sailing around
the world. This statement Dom raul
fatty contradicted. -
| travelled the country over from
Simons Towns to Pretoria, being ac-
corded by the colonial governments
free railroad PASS over all the land.
The trip from Cape Town to kimber'
ley, Johannesburg, and Pretoria was
pleasant one, AT the last-named place
/ met MIR. Kruger, the Transvaal presi-
dent. His Excellency received me
cordially enough; but my friend Judge
Beyers, tho gentleman who presented
me, BY mentioning incidentally that l
was on a voyage around the world, I'M
Willingly gave great offense 10 the ven
cradle statesman, which we both re-
GREETED deeply. Mr.. Kruger corrected
| the Judge rather sharply, reminding
| him that the world is fat. You don't
mean round the world" said the presi-
dent: sit is impossible! You mean in
the world. Impossible |" he said. inn
possible!'' and not another word did
| he utter either tc the judge or me. Inc
Judge looked at me. and looked at the
Judge, who should have known his
| Ground, SO to speak, and Mr.. Kruger
| glowered at US both. Ny friend, the
| Judge, seemed embarrassed. i was de-
lighted, for in those days was fond Of
fun, and the incident pleased me moro
than anything else that could have
harpened. 1t was a nugget OF infor
nation ouairied out of Dom Paul, some
of whose sayings are famous. OF the
English, he said: '.They took fret my
coat and then my trousers" He also
said, Dynamite is the corner stone O.
the South African Republic. Onl,
unthinking people call Presiden'
Kruger dull.
Soon after my arrival at the cape
Mr.. kruger's friend, Gel. Saunderson
M. p, who had arrived from Durbar
some time before, invited me to New
lands Vineyard, where ] met man.
agreeable people. His Excellency 81
Alfred Miner, the governor, found tim
to come aboard with party. The gov
ernor found q seat on q box IN m.
cabin; Miss Muriel sat on a key, ant
Lady Saunderson sat by the Skipper a
the wheel, while the colonel, with hi
kodak, away in the dinghy, took spaI
shots of the sloop and her distinguishes
visitors.
: DIR. David Gill, astronomer royal
who was of the party, invited me tn
next day to the famous Cape Obserya
tory. An hour with DIR. Gill was a
hour among the stars. His discoverie
in stellar photography ale well known
He showed me the great ASTRONOMERS
,, clock of the observatory, and l shove
him the tin clock on the Spray. an
we went over the subject Of standar
time at sea, and how II was found frol
the deck of the little sloop without th
! aid of clock of any kind. Later
was advertised that DIR. Gill would pre-
7 side at talk about the voyage OIL til
, Spray; that alone secured for me flu
house. The hall was packed, and man
were not able to get in. This succes
brought me sufficient money for all N
needs in pjrt and for the homewar
voyage.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
.orE KEpr FAITH.

Miss Hofrmann's Father Took Her Abroad
to Estrange Her Prom snitor, But the
Moment She Returned She Tslephoned TO
HIN. ana the Young Couple Married.
Philadelphia North American, Feb. 9Th.
An interesting story OF love match
made within the towering shadows of
the California Sierras and the final
triumph of the lovers over stern parental
objection has been unfolded through
wedding which took place in this city
on Tuesday night, when, at the home
of his brother, No. 1894 North Fifty
fifth street. Herbert Farrell made Marie
Louise Hoffman, of Santa Cruz, CAL,
his wife. Mr.. Farrell halls from
Smyrna, Del.
Ii was in 1897 that be met Miss Hoff-
mann in Santa Cruz. They loved at
first sight. Their engagement was
about to be announced, but Mr.. Hoff-
mann objected. The young woman per.
sisted and he planned to take her
abroad. She agreed to go on one con.
dition--that she should be permitted
to marry MI. Farrell upon her return.
Mr.. Hoffman, accepted the stipulation,
with the amendment, however, that she
should not in the meantime write to
MIR. Farrell or he to her, and that she
should not speak of him during her
European soiourn.
Mr.. Hoffman, and his daughter went
abroad early in 1893. Three weeks ago
| they returned. When the ship reached
New York Miss Hoffman, broke the
long silence about Mr.. Farrell. She
had kept her agreement, and her father
willingly relented.
At the Waldorf astoria she called up
Mr.. Farrell on the telephone. The first
words he heard from her In two years
were: Everything is all tight. -
This was January 10th. The next day
Mr.. Farrell went to New York a forma
reintroduction to Miss Hoifmann's
father took place and preparations fol
the wedding began Immediately. Their
Miss Hoffman, went back to California
with her father. IIe could not attend
the wedding, but her brother Albert ant
her sister, Mrs. Slossen of Santa Cruz
did. The Rev. Mr.. Jones of the Re-
formed Church at Fifth-fifth and Master
streets performed the ceremony. Howard
Jones of Smyrna, Del, was best man
Christian Hoffman,, the BRIDE
father, is wealthy mining engineer ant
is prominent in California politics. Mr.
and Mrs. Farrell will reside at No. liz
Mt Vernon street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
Died at ais Birthplace.

John G. Gordy, special officer at the
p, W. & b. raihosd station, has re-
turned from the Gordy homestead near
Salisbury, Nd, where he attended the
funeral Of his father, John H. Gordy,
whc died on Saturday night at his
home, aged So years. He died on the
place where he was born, and was
buried within 200 yards of his birth
place. The aged widow survives and will
be cared for by her son and daughter,
George and Hester, both of whom are
unmarried. She has been granted the
sole right of the property until her
death, when it will be divided among
the several children. E
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
A lazy liver may be only tired liver,

A lazy liver may be only tired liver,
or starved liver. A stick is all right
for the back of lazy man. But it
would be q savage as well as a stupid
thing to beat q weary man or starving
man because he Jagged in his work. So
in treating the tagging liver it is a
great mistake to lash it with drastic
drugs Ip ninety-nine cases out of q
hundred torpid or sluggish liver is
but symptom of an ill-nourished body,
whose;organs are weary with oyerwork.
Let your liver alone. Start with the
stomach and its allied organs of diges-
tion and nutrition. Put them in proper
working order, and see how quickly
your liver will become active and ener-
getic. DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery has made many marvellous
cures of silver trouble" by its wonder
full control of the organs of digestion
and nutrition. 1t restores the normal
activity of the stomach, increases the
secretions of the blood making glands,
olsanses the system from poisonous
accumulations, and so relieves the liver
OF the burdens imposed upon it by tine
detection of other organs.