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Year: 1874

At Big creek, Arkansas, they have a
peculiar fashion which sometimes proves
embarrassing. AS there is no preach
er within thirty miles, the way for mar
rying is by kissing across a table. Re-
Gently a New York drummer was out
there. He put up at a private house,
and became quite intimate. One even
ing he was fooling around one of the
girls, generally trying the extent of her
sweet temper, when she gave his whis-
kers pull and ran. He followed. She
got the table between them. He chased
her around it several times. When out
of breath he stopped on the other side,
making wild plunge, caught her in his
arms and gave her a hearty kiss. She
then sat down on the sofa, and they
talked pleasantly for couple of hours
he thinking 1t was singular they should
sit mp so late.


At last she said, Don't you think it's
about time we went to bed?"


81 guess you are right" he remarked;
"let's CO."


She lit candle, and he was about to
do the same, when she said, Il reckon
ones enough. One candle will light
two folks to bed"


Undoubtedly it would, when those
two people occupy the same room. But
your candle won't illuminate my cham
| her


"Ain't we going to occupy the same
room? Amt we married?'


"Ain't we what?" shouted the gentle
man.


"Married! Didn't you kiss me across
the table? That married us
! A cold sweat ran over thedrummer. He
knew that if he said he wasn't married
to her she would make an outcry,
and then her loving and much-tobaceo-
consuming father would arise in his
wrath and carve him into outlets, and
her brothers would bring down their
shot guns and empty the contents into
him. He must be strategic. He must
put her off. So he said:


"Fairest of your sex, permit me TO
remark that l did not know that kissing
across the table constituted marriage
ceremony. But am content. | have
never seen one who so completely filled
my ideal of beautiful woman. How
ever, / would never think of he lding
you to this marriage until / had asked
the permission of your father to pay my
address to you. Tomorrow at dinner
when the entire family are present,
will propose for your fair hand


This satisfied the lady, and, after be.
slowing upon him a fervent kiss, she
went to her room, and he went to his
lie packed his carpet bag, took of his
boots, and made tracks for the nearest
railroad station. He didn't feel entirely
safe until he had reached St. Louis


He hasn't informed his wife of his lit
tie adventure. He's afraid she nigh
write out to Arkansas for the facts il
the case, and then he might get arrested
for bigamy. Women sometimes won
listen to reason, you know.
Year: 1874

The philosophers of India once pos
sessed book SO large that it required
thousand camels to carry it. A king
desired to have it abridged, and certain
scholars reduced it so that it could be
carried by one hundred camels. Other
kings came, who demanded that it should
be diminished still more, until at length
the volume was reduced to four maxims.
The first of these maxims bade kings to
be just; the second prescribed obedience
to the people; the third recommended
mankind not to eat except when they
are hungry; the forth advised women to
be modest.
Year: 1874

The most appalling case of deafness
that we ever came across outside of an
asylum was that of an old lady who
lives just across the street from the Ma
w Yard. The other day they fired a
salute of twenty-one guns. The old Ia
dy was observed TO start and listen as the
last gun was fred, and then exclaim,
aCome inn
Year: 1874

The Wilmington Star puts the
following welI>timed queries.


Are the townships in a proper
state of organization or prepara-
ton for organization


Are the local clubs, that have
done SO much fer our rarty's inter
ests in past campaigns to be rc>or>
ganized


Are the leading speakers getting
ready to DO to the utmost their duty
in this great canvass?


Are the young men fully in earn,
est?


Are the gentlemen of solidity
and local influence properly stir
red up?


Are the white fathers and the
consi3erate colorcd mon Of the State
coolly calculating the effects Of the
success Of the Civil Rights party in
North Carolina?


In breath, are We, each and all,
earnestly and effectively at work to
carry this state for the cause Of
good government, social order, pop.
ular liberty and the safety Of exist
ing institutions ? If we are not,
we should be at oacs. There is
not an hour to lose. We should
put the seal Of utter condemnation
on the Radical~CiviI Rights~Con>
munist party in the approaching
election.
Year: 1874

When the time comes, that the
colorcd people see the error of their
way and vote with the white peo>
pie, it will be nothing but right
that the white people should divide
offices with the most intelligent and
best qualified among them; and we
would favor it.
Year: 1874

Let all the white people come out
Saturday July 11th and hear and
discuss the propriety Of having
candidates or no candidates. 1t is
a poor patriot indeed who takes
no interest in the political future Of
his country.
Year: 1874

The Democratic party ought not
to let the radicals 60 back on the
Civil Rights bill now, Too late
too late. you are going with i
party which advocates it--and you
would be for it, if you thought it
was popular.
Year: 1874

The total disregard of many of our
people to tho fitness of things is in no
respect so clearly manifested as in the
purchase of mirrors. One kind is true
in its reflection, the two others are ex-
aggerative. OF the exaggerativc one
unduly expands the figure, and the other
unduly elongates it. Hundreds Of
mirrors are bought every day without
reference to this fact. You will find
short, squatty people with mirrors that
make them look still shorter and more
squatty; and thin, gannt people with
looking. glasses that pare them down
fully one-half. And thus, through
carelessness and Indifference the seeds
of dissatisfaction and distrust are sown,
and many happy homes are broken up,
to scatter their broken-hearted con-
tents upon the world. People with
square, expansive faces should select
elongating mirrors, and those who are
long and thin-faced should get those
which will expand them. Self-opinion
is stronger than anything else, and
when our own glass assures us that we
look well, it is nothing whatever what
other people may think. You know
that yourself.
Year: 1874

An engineer on the Hudson River
Railroad told the writer of a narrow
escape he experienced only short time
ago. After twenty-four hours continu-
ous service, he was ordered out with a
Through freight " from New York to
Albany. He protested against the as
signment, as both the fireman and him
self had already done double duty, and
were in danger of falling asleep. The
foreman of the yard, however, had no
one else to send, and insisted that the
engineer should run the train. So he
started. After run of two hours he
yielded to his overpowering exhaustion
and-as his fireman had done some mo-
ments before-fell asleep! He knew
no more until awakened by the conduc-
tor, who had come forward to discover
what had caused the stoppage of the
train, and had found both men curled
up and asleep on either side of the cab.
The throttle was wide open, the reverse
lever was "notched down" well for
ward, but the steam-gauge registered
only eighty pounds pressure some
pounds less than was necessary to haul
the heavy train. The engineer was not
awakened minute too soon, for it
was then half-past one A. NJ, and at two
o'clock they were due at Poughkeepsie
switch to make way for the express
which left New York at eleven o'clock
and overlook the freight at Poughkeep-
sic. The blower was put on, and in five
minutes the guage showed a pressur,
of ninety pounds, and the train covered
the eight miles between it and Pough-
kecpsie in about two-thirds of the time
that is usually consumed. Fortunately,
the conductor was n staunch friend of
the engineers, and that terribly danger
ous nap remained secret as far as the
management was concerned.
Year: 1874

The President of the United States
sent the following message to Congress
relative to the Centennial:


To the Senate and House Of represent


atives:


have the honor herewith to submit
the report of the Centennial Commits
sioners, and to add word in the way
of recommendation.


There have now been International
Expositions held by three of the great
Powers of Europe. 1t seems fitting
that the one hundredth anniversary Of
our independence should be marked by
an event that will display to the world
the growth and progress of n nation de-
voted to freedom and to the pursuit OF
fame, fortune, and honors by the lowest
citizen as we'll as the highest. A failure
in this enterprise would be deplorable.
Success can be assured by arousing
public opinion to the Importance OF the
occasion. To secure this end, in my
Judgment, Congressional legislation is
necessary to make the Exposition both
national and international. The beno-
fits to be derived from successful in
ternational exposition are manifold. 1t
will necessarily be accompanied by eI-
penses beyond the receipts from the
Exposition itself, but they will be COM
pensated for many fold by the COM
mingling of people from all sections OF
our country, by bringing together the
people OF different nationalities, by
bringing into juxtaposition for ready
examination our own and foreign skill
and progress in manufactures, agricul-
ture, art, science, and civilization.


The selection of the site for the Ex-
position seems to me appropriate, from
the fact that 100 years before the date
fixed for the Exposition, the Declara-
ton of Independence, which launched
us into the galaxy Of nations as an ln-
dependent people, emanated from the
same spot. We have much in our
varied climate, soil, universal products,
and skill of which advantage can be
taken by other nationaities to their
profit. In return, they will bring to
our shores works of their skill and
familiarize our people with them to the
mutual advantage of all parties. Let
us have complete success of our Gem
tennial Exposition, or suppress it in its
infancy, acknowledge our inability to
give it the international character to
which our self-esteem aspires.


U. s. GRANT.


Ereeutirc Mansion, Feb. 25, 1873.
Year: 1874

David Van Buskirk, who is now the
Master Mechanic of the New York, Bos-
ton and Montreal Railway, tells of an
interesting incident that occurred while
he was an engineer on a Western rail


road. lie had collidcd with n passen-
ger train, through mismanagement on
the part OF the engineer of the passer-
ger train, and ono or two coaches were
smashed and his own engine was injured
to great extent. He feared the dis
pleasure of his superintendent, and was
brooding over his misfortune rs he
neared the end of his trip, when a sim
gular opportunity to retrieve bis repu-
tation presented itself. The "round-
house in Wlnona. Mimi, whittier he
was bound, took fire III the roof, and
when Van Buskirk arrived with his en-
gine he found that the efforts which had
been exertcd towards quenching the
flames had been of but little avail, and
the fire babe fair to burn down the
building and destroy number of new
engines which were nearly ready for
service. Without a second thought Van
Buskirk ran his engine into the burning
house, and, pulling down the escape
valve with all his strength, let the
steam, at ono hundred pounds pressure,
escape in rushing, screaming volume.
whose force carried it up to the burning
roof. The effect was instantaneous and
wonderful, for in less than five minutes
the fire was extinguished. Van Bus
kirk was carried out of his cab in an al
most suffocated condition, but he mad
the satisfaction of gaining not only ap-
proval but immediate promotion.
Year: 1874

Ye say that love is strong as death;
Ye knOw not what We speak.
Shall love be as the feeble breath,
The color on the cheek
Stronger than death or woe or time
Is He who rules above;
And though the storms Of ages chime
His own words. God is love-"
Death is the subject slave Of love;


For love is God on high
Stronger than death. love rules above,
TIL death himself shall die.
Year: 1874

A CONTROVERSIAL shiftless fellow
had been boarding long time with his
landlady, and had paid nothing, until
she finally made ont his bill, and hand
ed it to him. Madam" said he, 81
have but one way to pay this bill 1
must stay and board it ont"
Year: 1874

PURE CoLLoDIoN FROM CELLoIDIN.-A mannfac-
turer in Berlin has succeeded in purifying gun cot
ton in cheap way, and in furnishing cenoidin cot
ton or paper as il is called which affords perfectly
clear solution with ether and alcohol mixture.
Furthermore this does separation of iodine
from odides hot already decompOsed by acton OF
the air, even after a long time aud the iodzed col
lodion of this process which may he kept on hand,
is said to possess all other desirable properties.


CAUSE OF ACEroUs FERMENTATIoN-Wm the
Investigations by Knerem and Meyer as 10 the
cause of acetous fermentation in the main agree in
their results with those of Pasteur, they also reveal
a complete analogy as to cause between acetous and
alcoholic fermentation. They regard the action of
the Nycodrma acct, or vinegar ferment fungus, AZ
most probably physiological; that is to say, the
formation of acetc acid is intimately connected with
the general organic changes of the plant


WOODEN SoLEs FOR SHoEs-Wooden shoe -sOles
are manufactured by B6hme of Schandau by means
of machine specially devised for the purpose.
These internally have the shape of the foot and
when attached to leather uppers form shoes not only
as elegant in appearance, but also as comfortable h
is said, as those with leather soles. from which, ih-
deed, they cannot be distinguished although costing
only half as much. WOrn-out soIes can DO replaced
at trtng expense. the same uppers outlastiDg two
or three soles. Red white beech wood is mainly
used IN their manufacture.


ELECTRICAL DEPOSITION OF IRoN.-From recent
elaborate article this subject it that great
progress has lately been made by Klein Of st.
Petersburg in electrotyping iron lie has succeeded
in producing masses that can be worked as well
as steel plates from engraved copper plates, combn
ing all the softDess OF copper for the engrayer aud
the hardness of steel for the printer IL is true that
the precipitated iron obtained by his process ~ also
very brittle. and, owing TO the presence Of hydrogen,
has specific gravity of only 1873; but the hydrogen
can be expelled by heating aud the iron left with
specific gravity of 1911 being perfectly malleable
very elastic and flexible like sheetstee capable OF
being welded-in short. perfect wrought iron.


DETECTION or PIcRIc ACID IN BEER.-The method
for detecting picric acid in beer suggested by Poh
according to Brunner will Indicate the presence Of
Its Of grain VI the acid IN piut " bssr. II CON-
Year: 1874

Yesterday two or three important docu-
ments indicative Of the estimate put upon
High Church practices we're laid before the
Episcopal Convention. Two dioceses at least,


Virginia and Maryland, have spoken emphat-
ically on these ritualistic ceremonies. The
former touches up the House of Bishops for
their attempt to daub the breach in the
Church with untempered mortar and to cry
peace, peace, when there Is no peace It then


declares that the bishops, being patiently
powerless to stop the tendencies of certain
persons in the Church Romeward, the Gen.
eral Convention itself must take the matter in
hand and prohibit by canon the obnoxious
bowings and kissings and prostrations and
genuHexions and candles and crucifxes on the
altar and all those things that SAVIOR of
Roman Catholicism. The two canons
presented yesterday, if adopted by the
Convention, strict and explicit as
they are, will not, however, put an end to
these practices unless the bishops enforce them


And while some Of them undoubtedly WILL


Others it is safe to presume, will not But
the ritualsts are in great trepidation lest they
shall be legislated out of the Episcopal
Church and into the Roman Church at once.
Hence. ingtead of the defiant attitude which
they assumed year or two ago, they, reading
the signs OF tho times, have come down nov
to the level Of hoping and praying to be let
alone. And to-day Dr. Ever will present
historical arguments ia nroof Of the co-exist-
Year: 1874

An AGED JEW was yesterday brought before
the Police Court, charged with having pulled
. handful of hair from the head of servant
girl. The damsel exhibited the locks as proof,
and they were proof, but not of her state
ment The severed hair was black, while
that upon her head was fair. The '.Rape of
the Lock" was in this case more satirical than
Pope's, and the suit seems to have been very
wigged conspiracy.
Year: 1874

THE ARREST of band of counterfeiters in
the West has led to the discovery of some of
their accomplces in this city who have been
boldly circulating worthless limitations of the
"best currency in the world" for months.
This singular story is told in our columns to-
day, and will give sober, moral people q
glimpse of the world Of crime by which they
are unconscicusly surrounded. The funnv
tale of Mr. Cameron's adventures in search of
the ''queer" is fitting accompaniment of the
more serious offence.
Year: 1874

ence of High and Low Church views in the
Church While the Low Church purity are a
decided majority in the Convention there is
respectable minority OF high churchmen there
also. and whenever the campa ign opens twill
prove highly interesting to tho public.
Year: 1874

OATMEAL AZ A PREVENTATIVE OF
SuNsrRoKE.-Sunstroks may be pre-
vented by mixing oatmeal with the
drinking water Of persons employed in
out-doar labor or heated exposures, and
corn meal with the drinking water of
horses. In New York city these sim.
pie preventatives are used on al the
public works and BY most, if not all,
Of the street railroad companies. The
meal.water soon becomes very palata-
BILE. Both man and beast will 60
through 4 hot days work with more
strength and comfort than BY the use
Of simple cold water, the imprudent
use Of which 90 often causes Sickness
and death. Contractors would find it
= paying investment to furnish their
workmen with oatmeal water, and the
same may be said Of street railroad
companies in regard to their poor over
worked horses. Oatmeal water will
add very much to their capacity Of en-
durance aud save many . horse from
dropping ofF.prematurely.
Year: 1874

The white Of an egg has proven. Of
late, the most eficacious remedy for
burns. Seven or eight successive
applications of this substance soothe
pain and effectually exclude the burn
from the air. This simple remedy
seems preferable to collodion or even
cotton. Extraordinary stories are told
of the healing properties of , new oil
which Is easily made from the yolk Of
hens eggs. The eggs are first boiled
hard, aud the yolks are then removed,
crushed and then placed over fire,
where they are carefully stirred until
the whole substance Is just on the
point of catching FIRE, when the yolk
will yield nearly two teaspoonfals Of
oil. It is in general use among the
colonists of South Russia - . means
of curing cuts, bruises. and scratches.
Year: 1874

It is Major H. b. Strait, Of Shake.
pee. We have just received word from
him that he is "up" for nomination.
This decision has been arrived at with
in the past few days. There are many
reasons Why this active, faithful, and
deserveug public servant should BE-
continued at least another term. We
shall give them in the future. We
know Of no active opposition to him in
any part of Wabasha county, but from
various sections comes the assurance
that be is the man n-Wabasha Herald.
Year: 1874




In the Island Of San Domingo were the first to In
troduce the use Of Balsam Copabia. Never has q
nauseating drug done more injury, for It not only
changes the nature Of the disease TO amore dread
full state than the original but 1t ruins the tone OF
the stomach and brings on dyspepsia In Its worst
FORMS having horrfd taste and disgusting smell.
To avoid this drug and its effects the Samaritan's
Gift Is within the reach of ALL remedy purely veg
etable, and positive cure every time in from two
to four days without exposure or trouble. Male
packages, 81; female, 81.


For scrofula and an disease Of impure blood the
Samaritan's Root and Herb Juices is the remedy to
be used.


KEEP THE BLOOD IN AHEALTHY CONDITION.


''The blood Is the Hfe of the human BODY There
Is no bone, nor muscle, nor tissue, nor membrane of
any sort, which is not kept in healthy state, by the
unceasing action of the heart pumping out, night
and day. forty-three hundred and twenty times an
hour, this wonderful current of life In disease the
heart works faster, the supplies are hurried up to
the falling organism, and nature ever true to herself
makes every effort to sxpel disease and preserve
life. Hence we have eruptions and sores because
nature has succeeded in throwing the poison TO the
surface. Shall we then stand and look on that he
rolc effort OF nature trying TO free herself frem the
deadly enemy or shall we come TO the rescue with
few bottle OF the Samaritan's Root and Herb Juice,
and Danish from the system that foul aint that has
been slowly but surely eating away the very foun-
tain of life2


Sold by (. Bringhurst 4 Co., Sixth and Market {:
E. McInal, Second and Market, Wilmington, Del,
and by druggists generally. jei7-1y
Year: 1874

The Sussex Journal, Democratic exponent in
that county, is anxious to produce the impression
that the Republicans Of Kent and Sussex are as
much opposed to equal representation, as the
Democrats in those counties. The fact that this
IL not true, and the reasons why not, we have
again and again stated. So long as the Demo-
cratic party of Delaware remains composed as it
now is, it never will concede equal representa-
ton. 1t rules by the minority power, and it dare
not give the majority their rights.
Year: 1874

The Republican repeats its stock arguments
in favor of beginning the new reservoir at once.
The need for more storage capacity for water is
re-stated, and we are once more told that the
city bonds ''are selling quite freely" As to this
latter argument very well if they are going
off 10 rapidly, it Will be only a short time to wait
until the funds are available for the reservoir.
Year: 1874

While Mr., Gladstone was In power, tho num-
her Of Liberals In tie House Of Lords was largo
ly increased by those whom tue late Premier
added to tho peerage. Thore is the a]fghteBt
kind Of suspicion that tho Upper House may
therefore prove stumbling-block in tue way OF
Disracli. This would be contingency entirely
new In Engtiah politics.
Year: 1874

TUESDAY, May 5-P u.


The Stock Exchange has shown far less excite
ment and activity than marked its course yester-
day, and after such vigorous demonstration then
the market for speculative securities has relapsed
into an easier state At the beginning OF business
a violent hammering of Western Union Telegraph
made things Brief but after this attack and one on
Pacific Mail which broke it down II per cent, the
general market quickly recovered under judicious
buying and was strong until after the o'clock ses
sion, when a selling movement again carried down
priees, and the market closed dull and weak. The
opening highest lowest and closing prices OF stocks
were as follows.