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Year: 1877

GOODNESS IN DANGER.-Panic is,


of course, one of the things against


which it is most easy to preach, but


which it is most difficult to preach


down. Still, if it could be got into the


heads of all the people in their cooler


hours that, in case Of an alarm Of fire


in theater, the principal danger
comes from themselves and is in their
own control, it is probable that, even
under the influence of sudden excite
ment and.fear, many who now would
show a bad example might then show a
good one. Not very long ago a sudden
alarm took place in one of the best of
the Paris theatres. 1t was not an alarm
of fire, but only a chattering and crash
ing among the branches, chains and
lamps of the huge glass chandelier
which hung from the roof. Those who
were under the chandelier thought it
was coming down upon them, and
made wildly for the doors. The thea
ter was well enough constructed, and
had many outlets, but in an instant
some of the passages were completely
jammed and choked by excited people.
Luckily single instant was enough to
allow one of the performers on the
stage to see and explain the whole
cause of alarm, and to convince the
fugitives that there was no danger.
The whole stampede was set going by
the sudden pattering of hailstones
through an open window among the
metal and glass of the chandelier In
that instant the alarm was but momen-
tary, and in many parts of the house
was unobserved. Yet it was evident
to all cool observers that had it lasted
only a few minutes longer, and been
allowed to spread, the passages and
the doors would have been hopelessly
choked by panic-strieken crowd, and
some loss of life most infallibly have
occurred.
Year: 1877

"Did you never p asked trapscen-
dental young lady just graduated from
the Conference Academy of a young
man, did you never feel vague
unrestful yearning after the beyond ?
A wild, strange, impulsive longing and
reaching out after an unattainable 2'
And the man said he often had last
summer, atsuch times as he was trying
to scratch square inch full of mos
quitoes right between his shoulder
blades, and just out of reach of any
thing.
Year: 1877

If he had confined himself to his lie.
gitimate quill driving duties, there
would have been no occasion for him
to be shutting around with his left
hand in a sling, a patch on his nose,
and an absurd old gum shoe on one
foot. He was, however, only another
victim to that egotistical opinion of all
men that they can do anything better
than a woman. He went home the
other day, and found his wife putting
up peaches in those old fashioned tin
cans that are closed with sealing wax.
She had an old apron on, and two or
three little splotches of sealing-wax or
namented the floor, while the cat uni
der the table was licking piece the
size of a postage stamp with great as
siduity.


"see here, Maria, he said, you'll
cripple yourself with that hot wax di-
rectly," but as she made no answer, he
continued oracularly, "Women never
hqYe any mechanical genius, any way.
If there is a way of doing anything
wrong, they're sure to try ii.


"Do you think you can do it any
better 2' she observed, with some acid
ity.


"Why, of course I can


@Well, here; just distinguish your
self then"


So he sat down. She handed him a
fresh can, just out Of the hot water.
He took it in his hand and dropped it
as though it had been a streak Of light
ming, while he stuck his fingers in his
mouth and looked sudden death to her
because he could not swear. She gave
him towel to hold the next one with,
and he took it on his knee, lighted the
sealing-wax stick, and commenced prod
ding around the top, but the bottom
burnt his knee, and he jerked, bring
ing the burning wax stick across the
back of his left hand, Then he jumped
up and howled, dropping the can,
which emptied a spoonful of burning
preserves into his slipper. This made
him frantic, and he went dancing about
the kitchen like an inebriated dervish,
waving the burning wax until a drop
took him on the nose. In his agony
he kicked the offending can through
the window. scattering its contents over
the dog, who rushed into the street
howling and raising an alarm of mad
dog, which occupied the attention of
all the people within three squares.
Then he submitted to be laid on the
sofa, and plastered with -four and sweet
oil, until he looked like a badly pre-
pared scare-crow. He is now willing
to take an affidavit the size of barn
door that he will let the women be just
as awkward as they choose.
Year: 1877

THE anniversary of the Recognition of Ha-
waiian Independence, on Wednesday last, was
very generally observed by all classes of the
community. The suspension of business of
all kinds throughout the city was almost uni
versal. The Hawaiian Guards, companies A
and B, paraded in the morning under CON-
mand of Major Gulick, and salute of twenty
Ole guns was fired at noon About o'clock
the members of the Pooia Lalui, to the num-
Der of one hundred and thirty-four, sat down
to lunch at the Hawaiian Hotel We are
very glad to report that this celebration was
great improvement over that of last ear, in
the comparative absence of drunkenness among
the native population There was the usual
amount of riding, both on horseback and in
wagons, but the day passed off without any
serious accident or mishap of any kind, so far
as we can learn.
Year: 1877

IT affords us great satisfaction to say, that
We believe the report of the discovery of gold
on this island, to be without the slightest
foundation Coal OF iron or guano or even
oysters, we should be glad of, but gold-we
had rather be excused. We don't care to see
all regular industry broken up, our people de-
gamblers, cut-throats and the scum of crea-
tion generally.
Year: 1877

nS- No Credit for Passage Money. -Sa
We positively decline to open accounts for Fassa.es
and particularly call attention OF the travelling
public TO the necessity OF having Baggage Freight
plainly marked the Steamer will responsible for
unmarked baggage for any Freight or Parcels uu
less Receipted for.


Freight Money Due on Demand.
In all Of Freight for parties not si or
known the Freight Money will be equired In advance
PACKAGES of LIQUO RS and WINES MUST


BE PLAINLY MARKED
For the party whom they for plainly stated in the
receipt 10 whom they consigned


All demands for Damage Lnss must be made "a Itb-
In OnA month.


ES- Hack Drivers, Boys, and such like will not be al
lowed on board the Steamer upon arrival until after the
passengers have been landed.


wIrDFR a 70
Year: 1877

The ARMY.-The Secretary of War
asks for over $50 900, 900 for the military
establishment for one year, exclusive of
all estimates for Notifications and other
matters incidental to this work, or, in
round figures, 81 200 for each man of the
whole $4,000 In any country of Europe
that sum would support force of 70, 600
to 100000 men. While we do not ask or
expect that the low pay of European
soldiers shall be copied by the United
States, we ought to inquire whether
9here is any good reason for so great a
disparity between the expenses of the
regular army in this country and those
of the establishments in England France,
Germany, Russia, and everywhere else.
Cannot some millions be annually saved
on this enormous sum, either by reduc-
ing the pay of officers and soldiers or by
discharging them, without the slightest
injury to the public welfare? We hold
that both methods should be tried. The
army and the compensation together
should be raced and somehow a saving
of SO, 900, 600 be made on the Secretary IS
estimates. The beneficial effects Of this
policy would be:felt in two days. With
smaller army the Administration would
be less tempted to rse it in fomenting
quarrels on the Texas border, and what
is not less to the pu-pose) Congress would
have set an example of frugality i n deal.
with the War Deps -tment which would
be precedent for judicious economy in
every bra nch of Federal affairs. From
the action of Congress with respect tc
the army, we shall be able to iudg.
whether the epoch of retrenchmdnt il
about to be extended or closed.


The above, from an editorial of the y
Y.JournM sof Commerce, expresses tn
opinions we have frequently advanced
1t is just what should be done. Th
GAZETTE has steadily advocated this pol
cy; and we have only to add that Will
the army is being reduced it should b
perfected in every way. Every soldie


whether on foot or on horse, should b
armed so completely that he should re


gard himself and be regarded, as mov


able magazine.
Year: 1877

"We have not denounced him at all.
Indeed, upon the contrary, we have spo-
ken rather approvingly, of his policy,
though 1t has ruptured end destroyed the
party in the South that elevated Presl-
dent Hayes to his high and honored po-
sition. If we had any no
ton of opposing President Hayes, the
Gdzette's fiattery and defence OF him
would only be an additional reason for
doing so."-Repubiicdn.


We published the article from the Re-
publican when we commented upon 1t
that brought forth the above singular
denial. Our readers can judge for them
selves. The article was similar to an
editorial in the New York Times which
was more severe on Hayes than any
thing we have lately seen in any Demo
cratic paper. What more unpleasant
to the President could be said than that
his policy had ''ruptured and destroyed
the party that had elevated him to his
high and honored position" Neither
Blame nor Conkling said anything worse
than that. If that is not denunciation
what is it? The Republican has all
along been sustaining the Republican
party in the South and supporting Pat
terson, Chamberlain, Packard and Wells;
and it could not be in favor of them and
the Presidents policy both. The GA
zETTE only sustained the President iu
adopting the Democratic policy and ap-
plying it to the South; and the Republt-
can goes so far as to denounce the GA
ZETTE for this, and while it charges
Hayes v ith rupturing and destroying the
party that elevated him to his high and
honored position, declares that the very
fact that the "Gdzette's tlat.ery and de-
fence of him would only be an addition
al reason" for its abuse of him. And it
may be that this is also the reason why
the GAZETTE has been so shabbily treat
ed at the post-office.
Year: 1877

THE Delaware Fire and Marine In u
rance Company has removed its office
from Delaware City and occupied room
temporarily in the second story of the
building, 4l6A Market street, until it can
select and secure more desirable Office on
the first floor within the vicinity of the City
Hall. We understand that some additions
are about 10 be made 10 its Board of Direct
ors whereby it will be greatly strengthened
and its usefulness very much enlarged. We
are assured by several citizens of wealth
and standing that no insurance company
in our State ever acquired so extensive 9
business in so short time as this compa
Year: 1877

THE DeluWdrean recently said that those


ho had not license would find it to their
advantage TO go and take out license before
the convening Of Court. This is good ad =
vice we think and very significant, coming
as 1t does from source SO near the home
of the Chief Justice. And If good advice In
Kent county, it ought to be good advice in
New Castle county. We throw it out FOL
wnat 1t is worth.
Year: 1877

From the Dubuque Iowa) Times.


A gentleman in the upper part of
town the other day desired to ride down
on the street car but had no ticket; the
cars advertise to change anything up to
two dollar bill, but his only money
wasS5. He stepped into confectionery
store and inquired if he could have
small change for the bill, and being an
swered in the affirmative the confec-
toner proceeded to count out a 100
nickels, V. j. Williams, the County
Treasurer, was served even worse than
this; he sent down 800 in bills to the
street Car company's headquarters, to
see if they could let him have change,
and received in return 1000 nickels
Year: 1877

Such is the glut of money on the
London stock exchange that any man in
good credit can obtain the loan of al
most any sum for, say a fortnight, at the
rate of l is Der cent. per annum. Yet
even on these terms there is scarcely
any demand.
Year: 1877

THE experiment Of TRANSMISSION of blood
was recently tried in Liverpool. A man
who was not in very sound health him
self volunteered to aid another's restora-
tion to health. His veins were opened
his blood was shed for the sake of his
friend, and he invited death by drinking
heavily after the operation had been per
formed. Is was useless sacrifice his
blood did not save the life of his friend !;
their deaths came close together. death
from misNdventure" was the common
place verdict of the Coroncr's jury but
it was accompanied by n presentment to
the effect that sufficient inquiry was not
made by the medical men as to the man s.
habits and physical condition, and that he
did not receive sufficient caution as to the
risk he was running in giving his blood to
his sick friend.
Year: 1877

a FRENCHMAN has invented a solder
TO seal up holes in tin ware, which is not
only pronouncedperfec but awful cheap.
But he'll lose money if he comes over
here with it, for the American nation is
SO surely welded to the use Of a small
piece of rag, that the most elaborate
combination cannot wean it from its idol.
FuitOn Times.
Year: 1877

They nave a curious way of deciding
law suits in Siam. Both parties are put
under cold water, and the one staying
longest wins the suit. In this country
both parties are got into hot water and
then kept there as long as possible. The
result in the end is The same.
Year: 1877

THIRTY years ago Sheboygan scnool
master struck boy on the head with
ruler. One day last week the boy, now
a man Of forty, met that teacher and
pounded him. The wheel of time never
stops.-DetrOu Free Press.
Year: 1877

lions of the family "skelelon follows,
rs conlound the most confirmed sean
dial mongers The Commodore is shown
to have been enamored of governess


in his family, and to get the mother of
his children out of the way, he had her
sent to a lunatic asylum, after whose
death, his favorite son, William H., man.
aged to succeed with a woman that he
could control, in his own interest as
sole inheritor of his fathers estate, and
in consummation of whose plans, to use
the language of counsel, "he perpe-
trated the most infamous offense that
son can commit against his father" He
assented to his fathers marriage with
woman whose reputation he himself
had compromised One million dollars
of this mans Inheritance would have
saved the exposures that now invest,
with shame, his own name. One ninety
fifth of his coveted possessions would
have saved his fathers name from the
foul stains that now disgrace it. But his
avarice refused the price of silence.
The terrible secrets have been revealed,
and stripped of all disguises, the Van
derbit nature stands revealed to the
public gaze in all its naked hideousness.
The picture is revolving one. The
exhibition such, as we all may wish, in
the interest of public morality, the world
might have been spared.
Year: 1877

When but a few months ago death
laid its heavy hand upon Cornelius
Vanderbilt and put an eternity of years
between him and the hundred millions
he had in his life time accumulated, the
great business world that he had so re-


uctantly Quilted, little dreamed of the
startling disclosures of immortality,
hypocricy, heartlessness and infamv,
that were so soon to overshadow his
name and fame. Indeed the forbidding
and unwholesome family picture, now
being drawn in the court room in New
York city, is ightened in the intensity
of its revolving hideousness by the mel
ancholv reflection that its limners are
Commodore anderbilt's own imme-
diate flesh and blood and sharing with
him the dishonor of the scandals now
being heaped upon a family name here
tofore honored and respected 1t is
trulv foul bird that defles the nest in
which it was hatched Yet the demon
of avarice and cupility seem to have so
fastened upon the souls of his children,
as to have obliterated every trace of
sensibility or atiectionate remembrance
Of the dead. Commodore Vanderbilt
died worth one hundred millions of
dollars. Ten children, eight daugh-
ters and two sons survived him. I'M
pressed with the aristocratic notion of
perpetuating his fortune in his own
name, he devised to his eldest son, Will
liam ii Vanderbilt, ninetv-Gve millions
Of his wealth and practically disinher-
tied the remainder of his children. Not
that the incomes of their inheritances
were insufficient for their support in
luxury and elegance But the immense
Inheritance of one excited the avarice
Of the others. Suits were instituted to
contest the will upon the apparently
inconsistent ground, that the man who
had the intellect and ability to accumu-
late such a colossal fortune had not
mind enough to dispose of it. To ac-
complish this end, such public exhibit
Year: 1877

WAsHINGToN.-One of the noblest char
acteristics of the father of his country was,
in his boyhood, when he had committed an
offense which was likely to bring the in
Fiction of the severest punishment, he could
not tell lie. greve to say that there are
reputable grocers and merchants who will
assure you that any other starch is as good
as the Duryea's. The awards of the great
Centennial at Philadelphia have settled that
question, and they have proclaimed that as
against the starches of the world, there is
none equal to that manufactured by the
Duryea's They took the great medal at
the Worlds Exhibition. and they pro-
nounced their starch the best in the world.
All respectable grocers keep it. Ask for
Duryea's Improved Corn Starch, and Dur
yeas Satin Gloss Starch. Use it once and
you will use no other.
Year: 1877

The House of Representatives passed
the Army bill, after a good deal of con-
fusion and child's play in the matter of
amendments, on Monday. 1t first refused
to prohibit recruiting beyond the total
force on the rolls Nov. |. 1t then re-
fused to prohibit such recruiting. with
the proviso that the cavalry regiments
on the Mexican frontier might be filled
up And then it proceeded to allow
the cavalry regiments to be filled up,
provided the army should not be in
creased beyond 10000 men, which was
somewhat less generous and decent
course than either of those it had Just
refused to take In the shape which
the bill finally took it is disgrace to
the House and to the Democratic party,
if it is possible that that organization
can be disgraced by any thing it can do
to ruin the army. If passed by the
Senate, it will leave the infantry ridicu-
leus skeleton, with an average of about
one private to each commissioned and
non-commissioned officer. Mr.. MaXev,
in the Senate, proposes to have the Rio
Grande border defended with a line of
military works, but he ought to take
notice of the fact that his party is bound
to leave no soldiers to man them.
Year: 1877

David Palmer was good citizen, a
devoted husband and kind father, a
generous friend and benefactor of the
poor. With them his memory will ever
be green He was an transformations
man, and eminently characterized by the
modestv of manner that indicates per-
sonal worth Cecil county will miss
him as one Of her most enterprising
business men. His loss will be felt in
his immediate community where his
unusual personal popularity attested
the possession of such individual traits
Of character as command respect. To
the inscrutable Providence that decreed
his death, his large circle of friends and
associates will submit with resignation.
To his immediate family we tender the
sincerest expressions Of sympathy, and
the kindly offices of friendship in their
unexpected bereavement.
Year: 1877

change. and the cost Is but tritling
either in time or money, the former
being apparently no consideration with
you at least, Judging from the quality
of your newspaper Have no misgiv-
ings on account of your valuable daily 3;
it will not suffer by your absence. If
the consolidation survived the loss
of Howard Jenkins brains, certainly
your mental contribution to its intellec-
tual wealth can readily be spared. In
deed you could not prejudice the con-
cern by prolonging your visit to Mary
land indefinitely
Year: 1877

The anxious Presidential candidate,
especially if he be Democrat, has to
spread himself carefully over good
many issues now. He must 90 very
softly over the silver question, be care
ful about taking sides in regard to sub
sides, speak gently and sympathetic
cally of the wrongs of the workingman,
he against resumption in the West and
in favor of it in the East, and, in short,
straddTe with discrimination and scien-
tific accuracy upon every subject of
public Importance.
Year: 1877

A young wife in Fifth avenue, New
York, killed herself, on Monday, because
her husband was drunkard, and father
in Chrystie street shot his three children
and himself the same day because his wife
was drunkard.
Year: 1877

In an editorial note last week, in re-
ferring to the paupers' vote in this
county, we stated that "the names writ
ten upon the back of their tickets were
in the handwriting of prominent Elk
ton physician.' After 4 careful eXami-
nation of the tickets and a comparison
of the handwriting, we find that we
were misled in this particular, and, not
wishing to do injustice to any one,
promptly make this correction. The
handwriting is, we now believe-as is
claimed by a number who have exam
ined the tickets,-in all probability that
of a woman. Our mention of the mat
ter last week was not intended to cast
odium upon any individual, but simply
to again bring before the public the
fact that these paupers, none of them
possessing any amount of intelligence,
while some of them seem to be actually
non compos mentis, are year after year
brought to the polls and voted as mere
machines, and that this thing is sane
toned by citizens from whom better
things might be expected.
Year: 1877

FERNANpINA Florida, is indeed a
stricken town. The yellow fever has,
within a few weeks, carried off nearly
one hundred of the inhabitants, who
numbered only l,632 short time ago
The whites have suffered more than the
colored people: sixteen per cent of the
latter have died from the epidemic
Only twenty whites who remained have
escaped sickness. The people are very
poor, and the suffering there is en-
tremely great. Their chief dependence
for support is shipping, and as this is
now taken away, the population are
deserving objects of charity More
than week ago the sanitary commit
tee there had only about $50 in the
treasury and were in debt $4,000.
Year: 1877

Persons at distance will be amply repaid by visit
to Philadelphia and store if they wish to buy but
small amount of goods We in constant communica
ton not only with houses in this country but with those
of Europe, and having buyer for each of the ten
departments of store, who purchase only of their
special goods, they excel The purchases, too
being made for prompt cash. every discount is
allowed, so that the price at which we retail goods is
often even less than the goods are sold at Wholesale
The important auctions attended prices noted with
much care, and purchases made when sold below prevail
ing market prices.


In the selection of goods the interest of the consumer
is kept constantly in view, avoiding fabrics that we
believe will not give satisfaction the weaer knowing
that taking of those who buy of is equivalent to
taking of ourselves that is winning customers
confidence and their continued patronage