Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-09-10

Eiestrisity and its Wondsys.-The good book
says, 1t was said to Job, more than three thousand
years ago "CAssr THOU SEND LIaHrxIsa THAT
they NAY DO AND SAT- Unto fHBE ERE WE 60 -
During that long period those words remain unan.
swered There was not In this world solitary man
ply What to control the lightning that vivid ar
hliery Of Heaven which among all tribes and ton
CUES and the brute creation has ever been one
Of earths most startling terrors This terror Of earth
bad undisturbed play until Franklin tanned IT, he be-
ing the first to take II from the clouds and hold II In
his bottle in harmless subsection, and gave to US the
knowledge Of what lightning was composed ''Elec-
trieity, whatisitf 1t is the mother of lightning
why does the magnet attract iron and point to the
Polcsf Amber when rubbed will draw feathers TO
It. 1t is the spirit Of the storm We sec It in light
| ming and hear it in tho thunder-we make II reduce
the work of an age into instant ruin It crumbled
Russia greatest engineering triumph st Sebastopol
int dust, with the rosistess power Of thunderbolt
1t blew TO atoms those dangerous rocks that lay at
the Bottom Of the stream called Hurl gate, at New
| York with so swift and powerful force as to as
tonish the most scientific engineers, who witnessed
those wonderful ard grand displays Of power. 1t
is the slave to the metorlogst. 1t is our mercury
to carry winged messages from the Now to the Old
World, and around the globe with the velocity Of
thought, and the day Is not far distant when the
electric battery will light all Of our street lamps at
once, will enable all the the clocks to keep exact
time, will cause all the alarm bells to strike at once
and will light the beaoons on our most dangerous
rocks where storms cause mon to hazard their lives
and spend their lonely days and amid all this Elan
aen's cheap shoe store continues to work a favora-
BILE change on the pockets Of the public, by the way
Of selling boots and shoes at such reduced rates al
his store at tho corner of 9th and Market st. Savet
Building
LE'Just received and for sale at the Central
Drug and Prescription store, y. W. corner of 9Th
and Market streets, DR.. Mi drath's Magnetic Relief
and Pills. Also most of the approved remedies for
Fever and Ague, as follows: DR.. Row lands Tonic
Mixture, Ayers Aguo Cure, Paschall's Fever and
. Ague Mixture, Shallenberger's Fever and Ague
Antdote, 0sgood's India Cholagogue; also, all the
leading hair preparations, Dr. Tebbets HAIR regen-
orator, uail's remover, eto. l.. N. ENGLAND
Druggist. sep lO-lm.
EYS Aiisn, Suecsssorto kslsy 4 Alien, 4ls
Wet Trout street, wholesale and retail dealer IL
| Flour, Feed, Grain, Hay and Straw. He would cal
special attention 10 his large and we'll selected stock
he has constantly hand the best brands Of Extra
Family Flour, also supernne and coarse -four by tn,
barrel or by the pound. All tho different varieties
OF i'll feed ground corn and oats, and corn moa
by the bushel. Lay and SHAW by the oaie or ton
Per,ons III want of the above ARTICLES would do vel
, T. examine his stock before purchasing elsew here
Ali orders promIt ly filled, and goods do ivered
without extra cost All goods sold at the loves
, , cash prices sop 10
8 Boots and Shocs.-The subscriber has lust re
ceved his Fail stock Of Boots and Shoes, the bes
ever offered in tho pace and which he will sell a
comparatively low rates. All persons wishing t
purchase are inVllo1 10 call Ii o has also naDd
tine lot Of Dry Goods, Muslins, Groceries, Dr. j
Simms Medicines, 30, WHOA are we'll worth the at
tenuon OF every hOusete eper. WM. W. G. BROOKS
| Chri.tiana Village, Sept. 8, lS66.-lmw~
: Be Advised.--Thtrei is no denying the fact tina
that fearful malsdy, the cholera. is gradually ap
= proaching us. 1t has already made il appearance
| In Now York and Philadelphia The disease is gen
. orally preceded by painless darrhea, and soone
later assumes that terrible form known as chole
Nv I Gtrnp, NhoIa Gyr 10 nf
standing In 1882 it was used with eminent success
in battling with the fearful scourge, sedom tailin
" in aec .ng cure even in the collapsed stage Of tn
disease II then established reputation for II
10 curative psoperties, which fully sustained an
enhanced in 1919, when the country was sgai
afflicted with that epidemic. Tho proprietors agai
present it to the public in its original purity, con
scientousy believing that it will accomplish all ths
s pretended of it; namely, in curing diarrhea, dy
ontery, cramps, collie cholera morbus, summer con
plants Of children and the CHOLERA Price IS cent
a bottle, or for dollar. No family should
- wi thout this article. Prepared by DR.. J. Simn
10 4 Son, at their Family Medicine Depot, 4th an
u King streets, Wilmington, Delaware, and sold
n Druggists and store keepers generally. aag64t
- RE. I. Stroud, No. 1909 West Second Stree
70 have large stock of cheap dry goods and trim
sc mings on hand. Prints 12i, 10, 10, 20 cts Ne
er style Merrimacks; Fall and Winter delaines Is,
cts dark "A French chints 81, 30 cts; Full assor
ment Of plain and figured sll.wool delaines so cts
~ Plaid mehair and valincies; Black alpaoas 81, 3
70 So drab and mode color; bleaohed and brown sh
t., ings white and oolored aanneis; plain and pla
cambria; heavy bucher'c linen; all wool and Trent
caasimeres; Kentucky jeans rs, 81; dress trimmin
lie and buttons fancy for sacks Ladies' linen cola
no and cuffs; Gents linen collars; silk neokties a
cravsts paper COLLARS full assortment Of cheap sh
n fronts; Ladies' Gents and Chidren's hosiery; Ly
It, thread and silk gloves; best makes kid at low pric
an Pomsdes and Perfumes; combs, hair and nail Al
q tooth brushes. stroud's cheap Dry Goods stol
- No. 100 West I'd st,
,uI SAVE YOUR MONEY -Remembor the D.
20 aware Saving Bank is located at tho Office Of W
= liam McCaulley, Esq, No. 500 Market Street, W
o mington, Del, and is open every day to reoei
IN deposits. All amounts received from one dollar D
ty wards and Eve per cent interest paid on the sal
from the day of deposit. WV McCAuLLEY, Pre-
os dent, j p. kUrH, 6eeretary.