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TUESDAY, Jill. Y 3, 1888.
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wan so of the wishes of its managers,
will not be published to-morrow.
OUIÎ DRINKING l WATER.
Nothing should be left undone that
will ensure the community against the
future return of the foulness which
•haracterlr. fi the drinking water a
week or ten days ago. There is abso
lutely nothing, not even taxes, of
greater moment than the quality of
the water used for drinking and
cooking. Entire cities have been
plague-smitten through poisons in
sidiously introduced througl^ their
water reservoirs. The nasty condition
•f the Brandywine water a week ago
may be repeated at any time for all
that we appear to know about its
•auses or for all that has been done to
prevent it.
We are afraid that the authorities
and indeed many members of the com
munity do not appreciate the gravity
•f this matter. Families that can
•Cord to drink ice water, iced-teiumd
other summer drinks, cannot be ex
pected to know how thoroughly bad
our water was: but there are thou
nds of homes in this city, in which
ice is never used. There inmates can
mot, or a< least they think that they
•annot afford to use it. The daily
•ntlay of five cents can only be made
fey them by stinting themselves in
necessities. It is hardly possible to
•onceive how these people suffered
i*st week : and tbe worst of it all is
that it falls most heavily upon tbe
women and children. The men in
many cases very selfishly go out and
get a gloss of ice water or a
glass of beer. Of course the wo
wi try to supply a better
and safer drink by making tea or
•offee. This is a safer way to use tbe
water, for boiling it necessarily de
stroys many of the offensive ingre
dients of the water; but it is a question
as to which is belter for little children,
the tea and coffee or the foul water.
The Water Department is resting
under a grave responsibility.
».
Pay your city taxes this month ard
get tbe benefit of the. five per centum
rebate.
BAD BUSINESS.
The story of extraordinary finan
ciering which is given on another page
of this impression will be news to very
few well informed men in this city.
The financial transactions of Walter
Cummins have been the talk of the
streets for months. But tbe details
of those transactions have been
known to very few und none of them
have ever been stated, not even in
conversation, as fully and intelligently I
as th v Hro nre„onto.I tn-dne Tho
as ta.y are presented to-day. The
story is not completed, but enough is
given to show that the worst that was
ever said about this affair feli
short of the truth. Our report
of the unfortunate affair needs no
comment and no apology. It is abso
lutely necessary for the sake of the
public welfare that this and all such
transactions should lie exposed. For
Hr. Cummins we have the sincerest
commiseration, but cur duty is first
and pethaps solely to the public.
We wish to add, however, that, in
▼iew of what we have published to
day, and of what will undoubtedly fol
low, it is Mr, Cummins's duty to resign
his office as judge of the Mu
nicipal Court. He should have
resigned months ago. It is a mockery
for him to sit longer in judgment
«pen the foibles, weaknesses and petty
•rimes of his fellow men from day to
day so long as the present shadow is
banging ever his head..
The Christiana Glass works closed
•n Saturday night for the usual res
pite during July and August. If the
Hills bill should perchance become a
law before this Congress adjourns, tbe
Christiana works would probably
never be opened again.
NEWSPAPER OPINIONS.
The 4 'mm palgu Liar.
ShDadoIpbia Times.
The campaign liar exhausted himself on
' Cleveland aud Blaine f»ur years ago. and
there is nothing fresh to tempt his a; petite
for Cleveland in thi« campaign ; Lut Harri
eon Is o new man before the people, and tbe
campaign liar ond tho campaign tool seem
to have taken on early -tar. on him. The
first invention of the campaign liar was
(bat General Harrison had voted in the Ben
ate to admit Chinese labor into the country
witfaoat hindrance to compete with our do
EBSstic labor. General Harrison did nothing
of tbe kind. He voted against a bill re
■tricting Chinese emigration for a number
•f years, because be regarded it as in coo
K* flict with the treaty right» of China
President Arthur vetoed the bill for the
same reason and Harrison voted against
pawing it over the veto. He simply voted
against a Hoodlum demand tor legislation
(bat violated our national faith as pledged
by traely. He is known to entertain very
Miterai views on tbe subject of Chinese
•migration, bat there is nothing in hi,
Senatorial record on tbe subject that is not
«edllabio to bis fidelity as a Senator.
Tbe next invention of the campaign liar
ta that General Harrison opposed the labor
strike of 1877, and that he said— 'A dollar
a day is enough for any workingman."
General Harrison isn't au idiot and be
#3ere't get •»resit, sad, of course, he never
»aid any suob tiung or what oouR* be ouo
«(raed mto Ww «xpre*aoa et such ■ coa
!
viotiou. Of course be opposed the violence
of the strike of 1877, and turned out os
ciptnin of s military company to preserve
tbe peace and protect property; but any
min who wouldn't have done as much
would be utterly unfitted for the Presi
dency.
War Not Far «IT,
Philadelphia North American.
It would not be surprising If hostilities
were commenoed in Europa before the close
of summer, and when w«r comes it will be
decisive. Tbe death of Emperor Frederick
hastens what might otherwise have been
postponed for a brief period, but what is
inevitable. Peaceful as the policy of the
lata Emperor was, It could not bring about
tbe disarmament of Europe nor chick tbe
ambition of Russia. The Czar will never
rest until he. has dismembered Turkey
and acquired Constantinople, or until
be is overwhelmingly defeated. Aus
tria will always be an obstacle
to Russia's desire in the dlrro
tien of Turkey, and Is ready to assume the
aggressive at tbe first move from Ht.
Petersburg It Is significant that duriug
all tbe recent talk of peace Russia has been
steadily improving her army and massing
troops on tbe frontier, over which th»y
can bo poured upon short notice. Nor has
Amtria been idle, and tbe engagement of
these two powers, which have been making
every preparation for war, will of coarse
involve Germany and Italy as members of
the central alliance,end very likely France
as an ally of Russia. That this would
plesse Germany's new and warlike Em
peror is only too likely. He will bo only
too glad to end the suspense which has
kept Europe unsettled for the past two
years, even If be must begin the attack in*
stead of waiting to be attacked.
They W ere In (iood Spirit«.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
"They Generally teemed in tho bast of
spirits." This is the language of a news
paper despatch referring to the deport
ment of tbe men at the time of the stop
page of work on Baturdoy In most of the
iron mills in the Pittsburg region. Unfor
tunately, It is too often the ease that shut
downs or strikes are entered upon by the
participants in tbe "best of spirits," but
that light hearted frame of mind
soon passes away, and heavy de
pression takes its place as the idle season
drags Us weary length leng and wives
and children suffer the pangs of privation.
It Is no compliment to the good sense of
men who enter in tbe "best of spirits" upon
such a venture with its unknown duration
and conséquences For ourselves, we see
In any possibly prolonged season of Idle
ness nothing bat what should be regarded
with serious apprehension, and tbe Ledger
would so regard this disagreement and
misfit at Pittsburg, but for the belief that
better counsel will prevail before a great
while, tbe fires be relighted and the wheels
go again into brisk motion. Our Philadel
phia iron workers and their employers have
wisely agreed upon tbe »ca s.
Colonel Fellows, the New York district
attorney who was endorsed by President
Cleveland for election as reformer, bids
fair to rival hfs friend in the White House
in that line. The grand jury have cen
sured him for not promoting the indict-»
meut of the boodle alderman.—X'hiladel
phia N jrth American.
Two Minier«,
There wan a man it was said one time,
Who went astray In his youthful prime.
Can tbs brain beep cool and the heart keep
quiet,
When me nloed is a river that's running
riot»
And hoys will be boys the old folks say.
And the man's tho better who's had hfs
day.
The sinner reformed, and tbe preacher told
Of the prodigal sou who came back to tbe
fold.
And Christian people threw open tbs door
With a warmer welcome than ever before.
Wealth and honor were his to c mimand
And a spotless woman gave him her hand,
And the world etrewed their pathway with
Hewers a bloom
Crying. "God bless the lady and God blest
groom.
There wa* a maids» went astray,
In th * «olden daw» of her Ilf«'« young day;
She had more passion and b*«rt tbui head
And she followed blindly where fond love
led,
é n<1 lov . e "»che«ked is a dangerous guide,
To at will by a fair girl's «de.
The woman repented and turned from sin.
Rut no door opened to let her in ;
The preaciier prayed that sbe might be
forgiven,
But told her to look for mercy ia heaven.
For tfcls is tbe law on earth, we kuaw,
That tho woman is scorned, while the man
may go.
A bravo man wedded her. after all,
But tbe world said, frowning, "Wo shall
not calk"
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Well-known Fentons.
Mrs. Henrietta Beebe Lawton has gone
to Milan.
Mrs, Abram Hewitt and her daughters
are in Centrezeville.
Secretary Fairchild's grandfather was
the printer and publisher of a newspaper.
His father was a lawyer.
Sara Randall's health appears to be
seriously shattered, and his friends ere be
coming alarmed. Some days be se?s no one
except bis physicians.
Allen O. Thurman was born Nov. 13,
1818. There are IS letters in bis name, 13
in "the red bandana," and, therefore, he
will 13iy be elected it figures don't lie.
Mme. Romero, tbe wife of the Mexican
Minister at Washington, is said to have no
superior among tbe ladies at the Capital as
au entertsiner.
Hannah C. Flickwlr of Philadelphia
passed her life In doing works of mercy,
and at her death her fortune of $370,000
was distributed in charity.
Nawab Saighom-ad-Dowlah, brother in
law to tbe late King of Ondb, is in London,
specially engaged to teach the Prince of
Wales and Prince Albert Victor Hindo
stanee.
Jonathan Bourne, Jr., of Bedford, Mass.,
bought a gold mine near Sumpter, Or».,
for less than $25,000. After declining var
ious offers for it and working It himself, he
has now sold the mine for »1,500,000 la cash
and $4,000,000 In stock.
The first wife of the late Count Leonetto
Cipriani was a Miss Mary Worthington,
tbe daughter of a wealthy farmer of Balti
more coonty, Maryland. By this wife he
had one son, who bears his name, and who
is a resident of Baltimore. Count Cipriani
was a man of large wealth, and the young
Baltimorean is bis heir.
Mrs. W. C. Strotimof Beatrice. Neb. .has
painted and sent to Mre. John A. Logan a
picture of tbe first homestead taken in the
United States. The land is five miles west
of Beatrice and was takeo by Danie^
Freeman, who still lives on it, oo Jan. 1*
1863, The picture will be placed by Mrs.
Logan in the Corcoran Art Gallery.
porriag ja her ear,
A lady in Augusta, Me., who is af
flicted with nightmare, has a remark
ably sagacious cat.
lady moans in her sleep the cat jumps
upon the bed and awahstis her by
Whenever the
Talks ou lbs 1'arlfi',
The following conversation between
a Scotchman end an American will be
found interesting to all those readers
of the New York Press who are inter
ested in tools. An American can bet
ter afford to live in America and pay a
duty on his tools than to live in Scot
land and pay no duty:
Scotchman (with a small iron plane
of American manufacture)—That is
an excellent American invention, "but
I could buy it in Scotland at half price.
Why is that?
American—Without doubting your
veracity, I think you are mistaken in
saying half price, hut for the sake of
argument we will assume that your
statement is correct. These planes are
the product of American invention,
fostered by protection; they are sold
in this country at a good profit, and in
Scotland at a small profit, because the
Scotch people cannot pay as much as
Americans, owing to their wages being
only one-third to one-half of ours, so
you can see you would bo no bettor off
in Scotland with planes at half price.
Our home market is the most profit
able; the manufacturer spends his
profits here, and our people can afford
to pay higher prices. When we had a
revenue tariff our production of
hardware and cutlery was insignifi
cant; wo imported such goods largely,
paying profits to foreign manufacturers
and draining our country of its pro
cious metals. Under protection, these
manufactures have grovn enor
mously, thus providing work for our
own people.
Scotchman—But if we had free raw
materials we could increase our ex
ports and supply the world.
American—Uow much raw material
is in your plane, and what is the retail
price of the finished product?
Scotchman—It weighs about half a
pound and sells for 50 cents.
American—Very well! Fine iron
castings can be made for 3 cents per
pound, therefore the raw materials in
the plane cost H cents. If the duty
on iron was removed, the price would
bo reduced to about 1 cent. Would
this small saving enable you to supply
the markets of the world? I guess not.
It is a well-known rule in political
economy that nine-tenths of the cost
of a manufactured article consists of
labor; therefore, in order to reduce the
costs to an appreciable extent, wages
must be cut down. When this is done
your competitor does likewise, and the
result is starvation wages. Do you
wish to remove the tariff and engage
in a desperate struggle with foreign
pauper labor?
Scotchman—I do not!
S. F. C.
Very Hindi Crowded.
St. P„ul Globe.
The stately old saint stood by the
gate with the key in Ins right hand,
looking severe and important as the
shadow glided up the pathway, "Halt!"
he cried, and as the spirit stood still in
his tracks, St. Peter said; "Thou art
from Earth?"
"Just left a few minutes ago," the
spirit replied.
"Thou deaircst to enter here?" inter
rogated the saint.
"That's what I'm here for."
"Didst thou have anything to do
with politics while on earth?"
"Yes, I was mixed up with it more
"Didst thou ever sacrifice thine own
interests for the welfare of tho party?',
"Never."
"What! never?"
"Never."
"Go thou in and take a sofa seat on
the right baud side. The other side is
much crowded."
Legal Amenities.
During the trial of a case in the
Supreme Court recently, in which dis
tinguished counsel were engaged, the
two had been employed in arguing a
law point,
"There is nothing in that," said one,
"I have examined into it and know."
"Oh!" answered the opposing coun
sel, "you know everything, you do."
"No," quietly retorted the first law
yer, "I don't know everything, but you
and I together do,"
"What do you mean, sir?"
"Why, you know everything—except
that you are a damphooi, and I know
that."—San Diego Bee.
mills Fiend« Guilty.
Not long ago a delegation of Phila
delphia wool merchants was in Wash
ington, asking Mr. Mills's assistance in
correcting the worsted and waste
clauses os the present tariff. Said Mr.
Mills: "The more confusion tho tariff
works to business the better I like it,
because it will the sooner be done
away with. I desire free trade, and 1
will not help to perfect any law that
stands in the way of free trade,"
Taken at HI« Word.
Edward—1 love you, Miss Claraliel,
Will you be my wife?
Clarabel—Certainly, right away.
Edward—But the necessary delays;
the minister?
Clarabel—Oh, that's all rignt. Papa
is in the next room. He's tbe Mayor,
you know. I've made the mistake of
a long engagement once or twice
before. Come!—Tid-Bits.
At Bar Harbor.
He—Why, it is growing quite dark!
V ou can hardly distinguish the people
at tbe hotel.
She—And rather cool too. 1 ought
to have something around me.
He (with s familiar movement of
the arm)—That's so!—Life.
Barrack« for « beat.
Smyrna Record.
In adjoining states and elsewhere it
ia the custom of farmers who raise
wheat to have large barracks in which
to house their crop until it is time to
thresh. In this state either because tbe
peach has absorbed all other crops, or
because of a feverish baste to thresh
immediately after harvest, or to save
tbe slight trouble of bousing tbe crop
it if the custom to thresh from the
field, and as ail cannot be accommo
dated in that respect at once, the result
is that many meet with the misfortune
of getting their wheat wet, and öfter j'
if not spoiled, greatly damaged it]
value, Tbe art of stacking because it !
is so little practised has almost died ■
out, and but few are found who are.
liable to make a decent, water proof
stack, or we should suggest stacking
as a remedy for the trouble. The
"treatment of wheat after it is cut is a
subject that will bo all the better for a
good de il of consideration at the bauds
of Delaware farmers.
SKETCHES OF SAN DIEGO.
AN ENTERTAINING LETTER FROM
JOHN CLARK RIDPATH.
San Diego a Living Competitor with Tier
Fellow Cities of the California Valleys
for tim I'rif.es of tho Future—Notes of
a Recent Trip.
[Special Correspondence.!
New York, July 3.—Tho traveler ap
proaching Han Diogo from the north trav
erses a country somewhat different from that
to bo seen elsewhere on tHh Pacific const. The
lowlands as you approach tho city grow
greim with pastures', and, though tho scene
has not a familiar aspect, there is something
analogous in it to what one might see in
X'eimaylvania or Kentucky. Occasionally
the train passes between rounded heights that
rise on either side and are green to the sum
mit. Hero X noticed small herds of cattle, of
good breeds, helping themselves to rich pas
turage. There is also a more plentiful dis
tribution of wfiter on the surface, a miming
stream here and there or a pond that a Cali
fornian might dignify by tho name of lake.
In these low parts there is everywhere an
abundance of water fowl. As tho train
passes they skim out on tbe surface at a right
angle, anil leave an agitation on the water
like a rippling harrow drawn by the bird.
Wo shoot at thorn now and then, a sport
which is, doubtless, more amusing to the
ducks than to ourselves.
It is well toward nightfall when our train
approaches Han Diego. There is a little
flurry of preparation, a little excitement for
a view of the ocean on our right, amt hero
we are. Tho greater mini lier are expected
at tho Hotel St. James, but a few of us taka
tho ferry, cross tho bay and make with all
speed for the famous Del Coronado. Time is
not for anything to-night, except to provide
for the morrow's comfort and pleasure.
Those of us who crossed the harbor, to
spend tho night on tho Coronado beach, were
astonished on entering our rooms at tho hotel
to hear a sort of thunder and roar, as if a
battle and rain storm had combined their
energies outside. Dp with tho window, and
hero it is. The Pacific lies below, tumbling
and roaring against the very battlements of
the hotel. All night long the sublime sym
phony goes on and on, as it has done for in
finite ages, even before tho epoch of man.
Welcome to its roar! Welcome to its majes
tic thunder, its rhythm of tho surf and its
perpetual beating on tho shore! It was the
throb of tbe sunny sea, tho polyphloisboia
Thalassa of Homer, on tho sands of tho
Ægeim Islands and around tho coasts of an
cient Peloponnesus, that [uit into the oars and
spirits of tho Hellenic bards of old times the
pulse beat and music of their sounding hexa
meters.
With tho morning light wo are all astir
on both sides of tho bay to see what things
soever San Diogo has to offer. Tho writer in
early morning took the strept ears and
conded to the highland north of tho city,
from which a fine view can bo had of all be
low. The ear that carried him up to the
summit was propelled by electricity. Even
so it is that wo have lived so long and jour
neyed from the older states of the Union,
deep rooted by time and development and
boasting much of the accumulation of the
progressive forces of society, to this far south
west ami extreme vergo of our country to
what was an old Spanish town, to take our
first ride in an electric car.
Ban Diogo is a living competitor with her
fellow cities of tbe California valleys for tho
prizes of tho future, I had expected, how
ever, to see a letter equipoise to Los An
geles in population and enterprise than San
Diego is able to present. The Queen of the
Angels has fully three times as many people,
according to my estimate; and the southern
oily will have to travel far before she comes
up with her rival. Nevertheless, many
things may be truthfully said of the vigor
recently displayed in tho development of the
city of the southland to tho efforts which
her citizens are putting forth to raise her
rank and influence must be added tho over
memorable factof her magnificent harbor.
I have already remarked upon the scarcity
of havens along the Pacific coast, and have
said something «a to tho relative merits of
the bay of San Diego and that cf San Fran
isco. I repeat that the former is for its ex
ont as fine and safe a sheet of water ns may
bo found on tho shore of any ocean. While
we were in the city, one of the government
ironclads came to anchor nt the pier, and tho
heaviest ship on any sea might do tbe same.
Besides, the bay, though not of the largest
dimensions, is sufficiently capacious. If Los
Angeles should be arrogant in her boasting,
San Diego may well respond by showing a
map of her splendid harbor.
re
ste)« of the Did Coronado brings us to an os
trich farm. Why the word farm is applied
to it 1 hardly know. It has a comparatively
small area of ground, perhaps an acre. It is
bounded with a close fence, high enough to
prevent the «scape of the ostriches. Of these
there are thirteen, ia a sort of corral, inside
tho inclosure. Their three pronged, gro
tesque feet have beaten every sign of vegeta
tion from the arena; and they have the
pleasure of sauntering about over the sand
as in their native desert. Some of these sol
emn creature» are block as to their wing
feathe rs and tail, others a kind of saffron
color, and both varied with patches of white.
Some
<;s
;
Only a few years ago this Coronado beach
was merely a long, low plain of sand. Noth
ing could be loss promising in its natural as
pect than was this desert beach. But tho
shrewd eye of enterprise saw tho possibilities
of the situation; tho peninsula is already
claimed; palm trees are here; a park Is there;
flowers are blooming in the new made lawns;
and yonder rises one of the finest hotels in
America. It is not yet completed at the time
of our visit, but is sufficiently advanced to
receive some hundred or two of guests. Tho
structure is of wood. Tho building is a great
quadrauglc, including, within, the largest
hotel court between the Atlantic aud
tho Pacific. Tho court is n sward
crossed with stone walks and having
a fine fountain in the center. Tho most fra
grant flowers and beautiful shrubs ore planted
here and there; and the air brings to the
senses of tho guest tbe sweet perfume of.rarly
or perennial blossoms. The marvels of tbe
hotel are tbe magnificent court, the ample
theater in one part of the structure and tho
beautiful dining hall not yet finished. The
latter will be one of the most elegant in tho
country. It is a parabola in shape and fin
ished throughout in rod wood ; whether of the
sequoia semper virons or of cedar, I am not
certain. Tho Hotel,Del Coronado os a whole
is worthy to take equal rank with two other«
ju California—the Del Monte, of Monterey,
and the Raymond, of Paasadena. These
three constitute a group by themselves, aud
above them is seen only tbe Palace of Ban
Francisco.
A walk of a few minutes from the north
p ins of their bodies present oaiy ^
face of wrinkled skin. The beak U rather
useful than aggressiv s In its construction,
and the eye is the most strangely iutrevipec
Uve orgsu that 1 ever saw iu bird or beast.
It wggests to you that the possessor ho» been
studying mto tbs mysteries of huudiusm, rjuI
n sup
expects, in due course of time, to enter into
Nirvana.
A male ostrich of good development can
reach over a large horse ami got un orange
out of the stirrup on the other side. Having
done so, he swallows it whole; and you can
see the globe majestically and slowly de
scending the gullet. Doubtless the ostrich
has a longer taste than any other living
creature, excepting the giraffe. He wiil
swallow five or six such trifles os oranges
one after another, and you can see the pro
truding knots in his long and twisted oesoph
agus as they gradually work thoir way down
stairs. He could perform several curves of a
minuet l>etoro the last disappears from sight.
What is an ostrich farm forf It is for the
production of ostriches. And what ore the
ostriches forf They are for tho production
of feathers, and the feathers are for sale.
Your vigorous well grown ostrich may be
plucked every six months, and the less thrifty
birds every eight or nine months. The
yield of feathers from each is from
one to one and a half pounds, and
tho farmer receives for his product from
$10 to !?00 a pound. An extra bird some
times yields $100 worth of feathers at a time.
When the plucking season arrives, tho birds
are harnessed up in a narrow stall and care
fully blindfolded for fear the officiating
clergyman may bo kicked through the fence.
The ostrich becomes exceedingly angry with
the pulling of his feathers, and his kick Is
one of the most swift and dangerous reac
tions ever excited among tho muscles and
tendons of animated nature. When tho bird
is angry be lifts his wings, throws forward
his head somewhat, and utters a sort of hiss,
w hich ho bites off with a snap of his bill.
About this time look out for action.
After our visit to the ostrich farm we
made our way down to tho beach and spent
some hours on the shore of tho Pacific.
Hero, for the first time In my lifo, I had
opportunity to study and compare this
majestic water with tho other seas and
oceans. One might ns well suppose that
an ocean, without its
characteBistie features; that one is ns
the other ; but not so. The ocean is
glorious in its individuality ns in its
strength and grandeur. In the first place,
tho shore has an over varying condition.
The Pacific coast is totally different from
tliat of the Atlantic, in that it is almost
everywhere precipitous, broken off square
down to tho deep. Sometimes the precipice
is hundreds of feet in height. Sometimes
tho sqnnro wall, which is thus far of the
surf, is long and low; but rarely do wo
have the gentle sloping beach peculiar to
the Atlantic shores. If yon stand upon tho
precipice of the Pacific and look down to tho
surf you shall find almost every where a quar
ter or a half milo of shingle, which is the de
batable ground alternately covered and un
covered by the tide. At high tide the ocean
roars against the foot of the précipice, and no
beach is seen; but at the low tide the surf
line is out at a considerable distance,and thou
sands of people may gather down there Ai
tho strand between tho ocean wall and rae
break of the sea. Such is the general aspect
of all those ports of the Pacific coast which I
have visited.
The next fact is that of tho greater
grandeur of the Pacific ns to tbe visual
panse, the length and height of the billows
and the majesty of tho ocean symphony. I
do not know how it is that tbe Pacific can
suggest its extent and a! mightiness to the be
holder on the shore; it may be his own knowl
edge that infinity is before him ; but the scene
does inform him, in some way, that the infi
nite is there. The incoming billows, even
when the sea is most calm, are, according to
my estimate, from ten to twenty feet in per
pendicular height. Each wave stretches
laterally for miles and miles.
Theooean rhythm bus its mathematical and
musical succession. It has its mighty poeti
cal feet. It bas an onapest or a dactyl, an
amphibrach or a molossus, according to tho
mood of the spirit that broods upon the
waters.
Break, break, break,
At the foot of thy crags. O sea;
But the tender grace of the day that is dead
Will never conic back to me.
John Clark Ridpath.
an
au ocean is
ex
Cautebsvili.e, Go., July 2,— John Taylor
°f Ibis place could never pose for tho hero in
Gebanh's "Un Homme Hans Une Histoire."
He claims to bo a son of President Zachary
Taylor, to have been taken into Kentucky
b >' * ,is father's orders and subsequently to
have served in the Mexican war. Although
as white as his master Taylor was brought
up among tho mulattoes on tho plantation of
William XL Johnson, a great Kentucky
horse man in those days (and always sup
posed himself (to be possessed of a slight taint
of negro blood); but after tho death of Gen.
Taylor in 1850 the secret leaked out that his
mother was a young Spanish creole, who had
died a year after his birth. He had then
hoen married to a mulatto about six weeks,
Near the close of tho rebellion ho had ac
cumulated a fortune of $80,000 which was in
verted in tobacco, when tho bombardment
°f Atlanta occurred. It was then that the
Federal soldiery, armed with an order from
headquarters to search certain warehouses
of tobacco in the suburbs, broke open and
confiscated the entire contents of Taylor's
barn and left him almost penniless. A to
bacco warehouse was of great value at that
period. Taylor happily recollected his ser
vices ns volet in 184Ô-7, and what a good
hair dresser be hail been. It was of frequent
occurrence for him to be complimented by
northern and southern officers alike on his
phenomenal skill as a tonsorial artist in those
days, so he sold his house and personal ef
fects, bought for a song a shaving palace on
Decatur street, Atlanta, and commenced to
make money. Ho had the entree, as it were,
into military circles, and had for regular
customers at various times Gens. Sher
man, Slocum, Cobb, Judah, Johnson, Ste
venson. "Bob" Toombs, Ben Hill arid Alex
ander II. Stephens. His shop was tho rendez
vous for military characters of all shades of
distinction from sutler's boy to the com
manding general himself. In addition to
this "Major" Taylor, as he was called, car
ried on a huge hoarding and gambling house.
Soon after a terrible order was issued
which forced Taylor to go south and bo shot
for a rebel, or go north and bo under Federal
prelection. There was no time to think; ho
was obliged to make an immediate exodus.
He tried frantically but in vain, he told mo
as I sat in his shop at Cartersville the other
day, to sell for a dollar and a quarter a mas
sive plate mirror, which had cost him nearly
fifty dollars. He was offered ten in gold for
his house and shaving palace with fixtures.
He fled to Chattanooga and engaged himself
to Gen. Stodman as a body servant. In the
summer of 1865 be came to Cartersville and
is now ensconced in a little 12x14 shop, shav
ing the beards of his occasional patrons, and
ruminating on the past. Ho has never since
| set foot in Atlanta and sny» he never will
The man's appearance is striking and his
resemblance to old "Rough and Ready" ia
pronounced,
Taylor is uow in his 60th year,
AN EVENTFUL CAREER.
j
A Supposed Octoroon Proved to Be a
Pure White Alan.
[Spécial Correspondence.]
B. H. Wilson.
A Timely Hint.
If you wish your watch jut in first
class order before going on a vacatiou
to seashore or mountains call on Eri
L. Barton, jeweler, East Seventh
St. Clocks to bo repaired called for
and delivered to any part of the city
without extra charge.
150 bbls. of L. & O. sold in Biz weeks.
Best flour on earth, Nichcls, 6tb and.
Sing.
How to Sernre Work.
A workingman sends word that he
will pay a "tax" of $25, to be deducted
from his wages, if any one will insure
him work for the next six months.
The roost certain way for all American
workingmen to secure work at home
is to labor for the success of the "pro
tective tariff" principle. We cannot
earn wages at home on the goods and
materials that are made abroad and
sent to this country, and if we desire
wages and work at our own homes we
must cling to cur home markets and
give our influence to that political
party which favors "protection to
American industry.
A Hash man.
Luxuriant verdure decks the plains,
The clover sweet the sunshine fosters,
And now the browsing goat disdains
Tomato cans and circus posters.
The meads are white with daisies shy,
And blooms the buttercup:
We do not care to day how high
The price of coal goes up.
—Washington Critic.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Bucher, Painter, 406 Shipley 8t.
Flax-seed grown in the West is used In
miking linseed oil.
Leonard Heiss the Tailor, 4 E. 3d.
Order window awnings 103 W. 8th Bt.
Dr. E. C. Honeywell, 703 Market Bt.
Teeth extracted, 35o.; with gas, 50c. Good
teeth, $5 50 a sat; tbe best, $8.
A conspicuous figure in a front seat at
the wedding of the daughter of Governor
Gordon of Georgia, was tbe old negro
nurse of the bride, who has cared for to
lees than four generations of the family.
Trunks and Bags at Yerger's, 407 Bhipley
M
Dr. Blocksom's office is at N. E. corner 2d and
West Sts.
A now sewing machine to collect rents,
mend manners, and repair family bread es,
is much needed.—Oldham Chronicle.
Meals at nil hours at the Peoples' Cafe
2io. Bareford, 3d and Market.
European nations bave already appro
priated about 0,500,000 cf the 11,000,000
square miles of Africa. That does net
laave much for Africa.
Ladies' and Gents' Gold and Silver Watches.
Millard F. Davis, No. 9 East Second 8t.
Judge Thurman smokes 10 cigars a day.
Open all night. Meals at all hours. Choicest
brands of Balt Oysters all the year round
and Ice Cream, at McVey's Temperance
H itel anj Restaurant.1107-109 French Bt.
About 1,500,000 bales of cotton are raised
annually in Texas.
Stroud's cheap Dry Goods Store, 109 W.
31 St. Bargains'. Bargains! Bargains!
Get estimate for awnings! from F. G.
H idges, 103 W. 8th St.
A'crop of what seemed like black, silky,
human hair was found in a cellar in
Auburn, Me.
Show Cards, Bacher, 4C6 Shipley Bt.
Largest assortment of hats, ell colore, in
the city at M. Le Compte, 608 King St.
John Wanamaker says: "I would not
give an advertisement in a newspaper of
400 circulation for. 5,000 dodgers or pot
ters."
George W. Jackson for Coroner.
W. H. Hartlove, Jmae ball goods, N. E.
Cor. 31 and French Sts. Gunmaker and
Taxidermist.
Geological computation estimates the
earth to be 31,000,000 years old and 100,000
years since man appeared.
Miss M. C. Tucker calls the attention of
ladies to her large and well-selected stock
of Millinery,[at 606 King St.
Buy! your furniture and carpets at B.
Speakmau's, 816 Masonic Temple.
Never go to bed with cold and damp
feet.
When going from a warm atmosphere
into a cooler one keep the mouth closed so
that the air may be warmed in its passage
through tbe nose ere it reachs the lungs.
Bucher, Sign Fainter, 406 Bhipley St.
f Riding Saddles and Bridles at H. Yer
ger's, 407 Shipley St.
When hoarse speak os little ns possible
until tbe hoarseness is recovered from, else
the voice may be permanently lost or dif
ficulties of the throat produced.
Orders promptly and neatly filled for
window awnings by F. Q. Hodges, 103 W.
8th St.
Gilding on Glass, Bucher, 406 Shipley St.
No doctor can prescribe diet. Eat what
you like it it agrees with you.
Headquarters for porch rockers at 8.
Speakman's, ,816 Market St., Masonic
Temple.
Never take warm drinks and then imme
diately go out into the cold.
Miss P. D. Curlett, Seventh and King
C ills attention to her line of corsets, side
garters and dross forms.
The beauty of Catherine of Russia, it is
said, consisted in her green eyes.
We are closing out our stock of goods to
quit business. It will pay yon to come and
see our bargains. M. XL Wyatt, 118 W. 3d
8L
Never begin a journey until the break
fast has been eaten.
Tbe Arcade, 116 Market Bt., are still sell
lug tbe White and Plaid Flannel Bhirts at
6) cts., worth $1; silk ties at 10 cts , worth
3» cts.; our 75c shirts, 50 cts; linen bosom
and best muslin. 50c shirts, now 40 cts;
regular price everywhere, 50 eta A fine
lice of Percale Shirts. Do you want the
value of your money and fair dealings 1
Go to the Arcade.
Be cure to recollect when close you scan
No single deed's the measure of a man;
No man can stand erect above all others;
Ho judge him on a level with bis brothers;
And make allowance when excess of
passions
Do not adjust to our prevailing fashions.
—Joseph Dana Miller.
WANAMAKER'S.
Philadelphia, Monday, June 3,1888.
Closed all day to-morrow.
Closed at i P. M. Saturday.
Harvest of bargains wher
ever you go in the store. Take
Muslin Underwear—arty coun
ter :
Match the dressing Sacqu», 69c.
Or the kmbroidered MuaIId Drawers, 49c.
Or ^the Hamburg Trimmed Muslin Skirt,
Or the Night Gown with 8 rows of inrertlon
on yoke, wbh engine on yoke and sleeves;
down from $1.35 to $1.
Or the fine Co;set Coven (large alee) at half
prices.
Only a little longer and the
I. C. Corsets will go back to
the old prices. You have
found them out—fit, finish,
worth. Meantime :
A $2,35 ronet for »1.P0.
A $1.79 Oor,et for »I 25.
A $2.85 Corses for $! 50.
A $2 75 Conet for $j.00.
At o o'clock ihis morning
_WANAM AKER'S.
another lot of the $iR&~G
Corsets for 50 cents will be
put on sale.
Chestnut street side, east of Main Aisle,
Random reminders of things
you'll be thinking of to-mor
row :
Flaw, 1c. to f 45.
Cblnete Lanterns, T5c. to $8 a doz.
Hammocks, $1 up.
$4 sud $5 Rackets for $2 25 and $2 75.
Everything for sports—tennis,
croquet, base ball, cricket, la
crosse, archery, fishing tackle.
Basement, northeast of centre.
Three Dress Goods items.
Let each count for a hundred.
All-wool Albatross ; light,
cool, handsome, 25c. Link,
drab, and white grounds cut
into y ' 2 inch checks by blue or
pink hair-lines. Stores have
been selling it at 50c this sea
son.
Choice line of 20c Challis
at 15c. Maybe twenty-five
styles.
Glacé Mohair
on deck. 27 inch, 25c.
Southeast of centre.
Wooden plates for the pic
nic party, 5 and 6c a dozen.
Basement, northwest of centre.
John Wanamaker.
once more
BUSINESS CARDS.
DRY GOODS.
J^IPPINCOTT,
DRY GOODS,
UNDERWEAR.
HOSIERY,
At the lowest cash prices.
312 Maukkt Bt.
SILKS,
I k I ITS
WRAPS.
CLOTHING
TAILOR.
j^JERCHANT
WM. McKenzie, S. W.Cor. 3d «Tri bnipley Sts.
Gent's clothing cleaned, dyed, scoured,
altered ami repaired Bpec alty in ponte to
order from $3 up. Suits from $14 op
PHOTOGRAPHING,
(/&.■( C <*> ^
NO. 617 MARKET STREET.
HOTELS, ETC
M
BACON,
DINING ROOM AND RESTA
No. 4 W. Fourth St., Wilsiihoto
Meals at all hours. Oysters ia every
LIQUORS.
JAMES
A. KELLY,
WINE MERCHANT,
Sole Agent for Bohemian Hudweles Baer
Corner Tenth and Snipley s'reels.
Telephone 414.
(JIHOMAB
McHUGH,
WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALER,
No. 13 Market street.
Wilmington,
Deiavaca
LIVERY STABLES.
JITTERY, FEED AND BOARDING STABLES
JA8. W. PORTER, 118 French St.
Fins single and doable teams to hire. Board
ing bones a specialty.
PRINTING.
EOSSITER,
JiHOMAS
BOOK AND JOB PRINTER,
NO. 604 SHIPLEY STREET.
Pub lisher of ''P astime. 1 '_
CARPENTERS.
8. CHRISTY,
Contractor and Builder.
n.
Shop: 1000ORANGE ST.
Residence ; 10t W. 12 th ST.
t*"Mobblng promptly attended to.
PLASTERERS
A.
L. JOHNSON,
809 Shipley Street.
PLASTERING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
carefully and conscientioiHly done by oeal
workmen. Large experience in
iret-cl .-am work.
PAINTING.
w.
P. BRATTON,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER,
S. E. Cor. Seventh ant Shipley Sts.
UTTER & BAYLIS,
PRACTICAL HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTERS,
URAINERS AND GLAZIERS,
510 Merest St., rear, Wilmington, DeL
Estimates furnished
w°' VALENTINE,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTEB,
Second «tory Telegraph Building,
COR. THIRD AND MARKET STREETS,
Wilmington, Del.
INSURANCE.
A. VAN TRUMP,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT,
BOX Shipley Street,
Fire, Marthe, Life ard Accident Irrcrarc»
Effected In any locality, to unlimited
amount. In rmpansible com
panies, at lowest rates.
Established 1865 .
Telephone 50.
J^STABUSHKD 1848.
AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEWARK, N. J.
Assets nearly...
Surplus to policy holders .
THOa. F. HANLON. GenT Agt„
No. 9 East 7th Street.
»3 999,00*90
HARNESS.
H.
D HICKMAN'S
Is the place to buy
CHEAP HARNEBS,
FLY NETS. HORSE COVERS,
LAP SPREADS, WHIPS,
At 4 WEST FROST STREET,
WUroingtou, Del.
DRUGS.
JOHN M. HARVEY,
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS,
TOILET ARTI LES.
Soda Water and Uda Sh«ue
No. 407 Delaware avenu«.
ACCOUNTANT.
AHLON B. FOSTER,
M
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR,
N. E. Cob. 4th ard Market Sis,,
(Second floor.)
Special attention given to the examination at
books and accounts. Books opened and closed
and accounts adjusted between partners, cred
itors or debtors.
PEKSIKS ANU «MUb CHANGE
CAN BE HAI» AT THE COUNTING
UOOH OF THE EVENING JOCH*
i N Ali,