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Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17


THE Word OF GOD ABIDETH For
EvER.-lt is matter of congratulations
that the Bible has passed triumphantly
through the ordeal of verbal criticism.
English infidels of the last century
raised premature pean over the dis
covery and publication of so many
various readings. They imagined
that the popular mind would be
rudcly and thoroughly shaken, that
Chris anity would be placed in immi-
nent peril of extinction, and the Church
wou " dispersed, and ashamed at the
pflts magma charta. But the re
as blasted all their hopes. and the
aal9ios Of God are found to be preserved
II immaculate integrity.
The storm which shakes the oak only
loosens tile earth around its roots, and
its violence enables the tree to strike its
roots deeper in the soil.
So it is that Scripture has gloriously
surmounted every trial. These gnther
round the Bible dense "cloud of wit
nesses," liom the ruins of Nineveh and
the valley of the Nile; from the slabs
AMI bas-reliefs OF Sennacherib, and
tombs and monuments of Pharoah ;
from rolls of Chaldee paraphraist. and
Syrian versionists; from the cells of
monastic scribes, and the dry and dusty
labors of scholars aud anliqunrians.
Our present Bibles are undiluted by
the lapse of ages. Her oracles written
amid such strange diversity of time,
place and condition-among the sands
and cliffs of Arabia, the fields and hills
of Palestine-in the palaces of Babylon,
and i'll the dungeons of Rome-have
come to us in such unimpared fullness
and accuracy, that we are placed as ad-
vantageously toward them as the gene
ration which hung on the lips of Jesus
as he recited parable on the shores OF
the Gallilean lake, or those Churchs S
which received from Peter one of their
epistles of warning exposition.
Yes the river of life, which issues out
from beneath the throne of God and the
Lamb, may, as it flows through so ma
ny countries, sometimes bear with it the
earthly evidence OF it's eonquests, but
the great volumu of its waters has mel.
Their been diminished, nor dimmed in
its transparency, nor bereft of its heal
ing virtue.-Norh British Reuter-.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17
DEBILITY

There rs ucdfcine equdf 10 Hoofdnds German
BiRers az Tonic IN szssS7za7sE=f1 .ases IF Dtbifly
snsg ''"pa,a tsns asnd rigar e he ,sloIe
an enjoyment II ufszz-m Jood, enable he s'o
mach 70 dtgca IT, purify The b'ood, pre- a good sound
h'dhy compilation, eradicate Me yiioto tfge from The
eye, impdr bloom 10 ne cheeks dUd change ne Juiir
fran sho'i-breathed, emaciafd wfdk, and nervous
fnrdlld 10 fu!'.faccd sioui, and rigo,oHs person
Weak and Delicate Children ara
made strong by using the Esitfcrs or
onic. In fact, they are Family EgedI-
cfncs. They can be administered with
old, the most delicate fclns.e, or u maj.
0fnincty.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17
Hollands German Tonic

is combination Of all The ingredients Of The Biters,
with PURE Santa CrWz Rum, Ordnge etc. IL is used
for The same diseases HE BerS, toasTe
pure alcoholic stimulus is required lou ,oH bear in
mind Mai these remedies entirely different from
any Ohers Advertised for he cure IF hs diseases named
Hse Jeing sce,fifr preparations Of medicinal extracts
lctiic he others are decociions If in
FORM. The TONIC is dcciieHg one Of The most plea
sont aud agreeable remedies erer altered 10 e public
lis la e is eiquiae lis pleasure 10 take IT, chile its
kI,-priny eTlddiaiing and meiicInai qualities hars
,ause! " . b kaoWn as The greatest q all iOiics.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

Also Freight Trains with Passenge
Car attached, will leave Wilmington about,
400 A. NJ, New Castle, $50, Middletown, GAO
Clayton, 7.3i, Dover, $50, Camden. 90, Fell
ton, 1905, and be due at Harrington about
1880 a; N. Returning, to leave Harrington
about 20, +. NJ, FELTON, 400, Camden, sos,
Dover, 5.35, Morton, So, Clayton, 60 Mid.
dletown. 7.4O, New Castle, $50, and be due at
Wilmington, about $50 p. nj. Subject to de-
lays incident to Freight Business.
This Train will stop to take up'Passengers
only at Stations named, but will set down
Passengers Mt any stopping place. except
Hare's Corner, State Road, Del. Junction
and Dupont.
New Castle Trains--Leaye. New Castle
for Wilmington and Phili' delphia at 7.40 A.
NJ. Leave Phlladelphia1l.45 A. Nj. and Will
mington lou i. NJ. for New Castle
Snsy rNa Branch Traius.-Additional
to those above leave Smyrna for Clayton
Las A. NJ, and $40 L. NJ Leave Clayton for
Smyrna, $40 A. NJ, ana 2 l6 p. NJ, TO make
connection with trains to and from Dover
and Stations South.
Steamboat Trains heretofore run are
Withdrawn. A Boat WILL however, leave
Cristield for Norfolk, in connection with I.o-
cal Train, on Tuesday, Thursd' and satur-
day Evenings.
-fy--S<Jsxs< 4
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17
Hollands German Bitters

is entirely vegetable. and contains no
liquor. It is a compound of Fluid Ex-
ira, Is. The Roots, Herbs, and BarIKs
from which these extracts are made
S 81 nc Es'1 mere! lcss sIrs%s:
are extractcdEA NJ from them by
a scfentf fic S4xzEHS% chemist. All c Sc
extracts are then forwarded 10 this
country to be used expressly for the
manufacture OF these Bitters. There fs
no alcOh Ollie substance of any kind used
in compromising the kfatters, hence IL is
he only EsiLters that can be used I'm
cases here alcoholic stImulants are
NOT advisable.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17
FROM NON. GEO. W. WOODWARD,

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
rniLApELPnIA March 49, 1867.
find "Ho9idnds German BiHers rs not an intor.
eating b'reroge, but is good tonic, useful in disorders
NE digsttre oigGns, aud 9 great benefit in Of
detihty aud loaht 9t nervous action, in The system.
Yours truly,
GEO w. WOODWARD.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

ercr tno,on and ,OiH all diseases ssuting from
bad biood Esep yoH - blond pure; kref your
Lfrer IN order keep IA yoar diycsire organs
IN sound, hcdiihg "a F-rondlfion by nc uss
Of these remedies rzsklizzx~liand no disease ,oM
euer dsSdH you The LeS an The country recommend
them " years Of honest reputation go for anything
you must Try Gese preparations.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

A WORD ON FAMILY PRAYER.-Per-
haps some of you say, 81 am soignorant
that it is no good trying TO have prayer
in our family" You make mistake
there. 1t is not grand words that God
wants, but honest hearts. God offers
you His Holy Spirit to help you in your
prayer and to teach you prayer and to
teach yon to pray. Jesus says, IF We
then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children, how much
more shall your Heavenly Father give
Ills Holy Spirit to them that ask Himp
Ask God for the helpof His Holy Spirit
and you will find that it is far better than
all the help that any man can give you.
British Workman.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17
No. IO4,

A genteel residence in Wyoming, Della
ware. Size of lot, 9Sx256 feet Parlor % feet
deep, six bed rooms and an observatory. Two
cellars, large dining room kitchen and but
terry, stable for two horses and carriage
house for two carriages. The grounds beau
TRULY bordered with evergreens and we'll
set with ornamental trees andfruit trees in
Guiding peach, Siberian, crab, cherry
ounce, apple, &c. Six grape vines in bear
ing. The house is new and strongly built
Situated on public street fronting College
grounds. Prinn Sllnl
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17
FROM HON. JAMES THOMPSON,
FROM REV. JOSEPH II KENNARp, D. d,

Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia
DIR. JAoKsoH-DRAR SfR:-I haze been frequently
requested 10 connect my with recommendations Of
different kinds IF medicines but regarding The practice
as out Of my appropriate sphere, haze in all cases de.
particularly in my family Of e usefulness Of DR.,
Highlands German Biters depart for once from my
usual course, express my full conviction that for gem
eral debility OF the system and especially for Liver
Complaint, 1t is a@T zasa@safe and valuable
fail; but usually, I WAN / doubt not Il Will
be very oenefcial azl2aw ~ 10 those toho suffer
from 1ss 0bOus causes. Yours, psry respectfully
u H. KENNARO,
Eighth, GeLoJ Coates street
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

A farm containing Iz5 acres of land, 25
acres of which are woodland, the balance in
cultivation, under good fencing, situated
miles from smyrna, on the road leading to
has had put upon it, in the last two years,
seven thousand five hundred bushels of
lime; has good qut-buildings and comforta-
BILE dwelling house. A beautiful location
There is a peach prchard of twenty five hum
dred two year Old trees. Price $50 per acre.
Terms easy.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

wv HEN thou makes Il FEAST" said the
Saviour, " call the poor, the MANNED,
the lame, the blind, and thou shalt be
blessed, for they cannot recompense
thee" What strikes us here is the rea-
son given. God becomes security for
all our unrequted labors of love. 1.-THE
humber our brother is says Chrysos
tom, $50 much the more does Christ
come through him, and visit u.s." Only
she that glveth to the poor lendeth to
the Lord" Giving to the rich has no
such promise. tits the thankless, hope
less toiler in the service of God, ana he
alone, that is fully compensated in the
unseen world, If we are paid now,
why expect double pay? Evil things
now are linked by God with good things
TO come. Ofthose whose charities were
dispensed with view to securing the
praises Of men, Jesus said Verify, 1
say unto you, they, hare their reward, .
and having it, they cannot be expecting
1T. The Bible rule of charity is to show
the streams and conceal the fountain.
There is one mode of giving that has no
reward here or hereafter, viz: Giving
when we can no longer hold our poses
sions. There may lie room even in this
act for the exercise of virtue; but the
giving itself is Il necessity, and, there
fore, cannot be virtue Men may
thank your death for the gift, but moi
you, and God simply took what already
belonged to him. If you would be rich
in heaven, then, you must seek invest,
ments both of labor and means that hath
this quality in them, that "they cannot
reconpense thee. -N0rthWesterR Advo-
cate
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

THE LAST SHALL BE FIRsT."-I
think that when Christ said, 1.-The last
shall be first" he thought of those FER
sons of whom there are many, that are
never known outside Of their own home /;
who bear sickness in solitude; who are
weary with care from one years end to
another; whose life is one continued
series of disappointments; who have
not one single external exponentof what
is called success; but who have wrought
mighty within their children, and made
them witnesses before God with such
faith, and hope, and purity and exhili.
rating patience, that as he looks on them
he sees their hearts are more bright than
the stars themselves. And at the re-
surrection they shall be first, inasmuch
they are last here. They shall be kings
and spirits. When we get to heaven
we shall not know those who are first.
They will be persons that here are hid
den ones but that carried themselves
with supreme fidelity towards God.-
Beecher
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

BEAUTIFUL THoUeHTs.-Th same
God who moulded the sun and kindled
the stars, watches the fight of. the in
sect. He who balances the clouds and
hung the earth upon nothing notices the
fall of Il sparrow. He who gave Saturn
his rings and placed the moon like a ball
of silver in the broad arch of Heaven,
gives the rose leaf its delicate tint, and
made the distant sun to nourish the
violet. And the same Being notices the
praises of the cherubim and the prayers
of little children.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

A beautifuffa farm of 1875 acres, three miles
from Del. r. r., and three miles from navi-
CATION, well fenced into six fields. 1000 peach
trees in bearing. Good neighborhood One
fourth mile from beautiful NJ. T.. Church
and school house. Good buildings. Price,
$500. Very low-terms accommodating
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17
snnOap AeaOima,

LIFE, to be worthy OF rational be.
ing must he always in progression; we
must always purpose 10 do more or bet
ter than in past times. The mind is en-
larged and elevated by mere purpose,
though they end as they begin, by airy
contemplation. We compare and judge,
though we do not practise.-Dr. Samuel
.TObnSou
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

A farm of I22 acres in Kent Co.. Del. lies
beautifully, q mile from r. Road station, in
a fine neighborhood in good state of culti-
walton, divided into fields with good fenc-
ing, has good frame house l6 by "a with an
ell, good substantial out buildings and plen-
ty of them, 1000 peach trees of choice
fruit years old, small apple orchard years
old, one acre in straw berries very fine, and
several trees very fine pairs. Price $4,000,
Terms to be arranged. This is very desira-
BILE farm.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17
No. 10Y.

A farm of 33s acres partly in Kent and
partly in New Castle Co., Del, adjoining De
lany's Chapel miles from II. II. station
buildings and fencing fair. Price % per
acre. Terms $500 cash, residue in equal an
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17
CAUTION.

Hoefdnds German Remedies are counterfsifed. Tia
genuine hdue the signature Of G. WI. jackson on
he front Of The outside iordpper Of each bote, and the
same Of Tie article Jloloa each bottle. AH others
coutueT1eI
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

A farm of I65 acres, III acres of which is
land, beautifully situated at Clayton Depot,
on the Delaware Railroad, one-and-a-half
miles from Smyrna, has good frame dwell
ling, and all necessary out-buildings upon
the farm. There are $500 peach trees, one
thousand in full bearing, 1850 four years old,
and 1000 two years old. choice varieties. This
farm has had eleven thousand bushels of
lime spread upon it during the last five
years, and has all been heavily manured, and
is in a high staAe of cultivation. There is a
stream of water running through the farm (;
is convenient u Church, School and MILL
Price $4,000. Terms easy.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

A farm of5O acres in Kent Co., Del. 2miles
from Moorton station Del. II. Road. DWELL
Price $1,000. Terms half cash, residue ON rea.
sonable time.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-17

A first-class truck and fruit farm, contain
ing IA acres one mile from Wyoming, on the
Del. Railroad. Land good. 800 peach trees,
best varieties, in bearing, pears, cherries and
other fruits. Small house. One of the most
desirable places in the county. Price 81 200.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-02
George Sand as "a Librcttist.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
The latest Partisan novelty in the way of
opera is George Sand S Petite Fddette CMIadame
Sand signs the ibretto HERSELF set to music
by NJ. Semet, the composer of Gil Bias, lies
Nuts d'ESpdgHe, etc. No one likely to take
an interest in this work need be told that ''Ia
Petite Fadette' was already the title of one of
the most beautiful novels which the only one
of the really great novelists of contemporary
France who seems to have seriously cared for
the beautiful in fiction has produced NJ.
Semet may we'll congratulate himself on hay
ing selected such a subject and on having
had the subject he had selected entrusted to
him. Composers of operas cannot, as a rule
be said to show much discernment in their
choice of subjects Tragedies, historical PLAYS,
melodramas are eagerly seized upon, while le-
gends and quasi-legendary poems and tales,
which seem of themselves to invite musical
treatment, are passed by. Meyerbeer, as if to
extend the limits of opera, took pleasure in
setting political and religious discussions to
music-a hazardous experiment, which in the
hands of an inferior master would have meant
unequivocal failure. But Meyerbeer also saw
and, as composer fully brought out the
beauty of the little idyll called DjR0rdA,
which is full of musical situations, and con
tains three principal personages each possess
ing natural musical physiognomy. Gounod
has often been fortunate in his selection of
book, and never more so than when he
took the Provencal poets HireiO and made it
the basis of his MjreiHe--in many respects his
best though not the most striking of his few
successful operas. A little touch of the super
natural, an element of wonder in some shape
or other has always its value in opera; and it is
this fantastic element, aided by the magic of
Nine Sands style, which gives so much
charm to la Petite Fadette," and increases
in a high degree its general suitableness for
oreratic treatment Wild, dreamy. fanoiful,
grotesque-apd here Rpd there SiraAnaIlv vreA
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-02
Foreign EtelllS.

The Pau NAL Gazette says-It seems to
be high time that our students should be re-
quested not to transgress the fair limits of ex-
pertinent. At Rossan College, in North Ian
cashire, one of the collegians, Hogan by name,
was observed to put something into sugar
basin at breakfast time, and shortly after
wards to make tender inquiries after the
health of Mr.. Sleip, master connected with
the establishment, who, fortunately for HIM
self, had left the sugar basin untouched, for
on examination of its contents it was found
to contain as much arsenic as would have poi
soned nine or ten persons. Young Mr.. Ho-
gan, on being questioned, replied that he put
the arsenic into the sugar out of curiosity that
he wanted to make an experiment.; and that
he considered Mr.. Sleip the lileliest person
to operate upon; it further appeared that he
had enough arsenic in bottle concealed in
chimney 10 poison all the people at the col
lege Under these circumstances we are not
surprised to hear that the authorities of the
college permitted young Mr.. Hogan's father
to take him away from the establishment. 1t
is stated that he was conveyed home, where,
we hope, he will be induced either to pause
in his interesting researches, or to select him
self on the next occasion as 1.-The likeliest per-
son to operate upon.
In the last number of Notes dRd QU6ries
a correspondent calls attention to the follow
ing prediction in Spanish: "Father Baltas-
sar Mas, who in 1880 was preacher in Granada,
and passed from thence to Rome on his way
to the Indies, related to Father Martin
AlbeTro a revelation made to him-1 saw a
land swallowed by the sea aud covered with
water, but afterwards l saw that, little by lit
tie, the sea retreated and left the land visible,
and the upper parts of the towers and the tur-
rets of the cities rose and appeared more
beautiful than before being swallowed by the
sea; and it was told me that it was England
This is very disagreeable vision, especially
as it is countenanced by the fact that SO many
of our public buildings and private dwellings,
are in a most sinful state OF dirt and grimi-
ness.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-02
Reed payment.

Two hundred and ninety live thousand four
hundred dollars / read this bill over delibe-
rately six or seven times, and never said
word. Then L said L would step out and get
breath of fresh air.
/ got 1.-THE breath of fresh air. I walked
gently around the corner whistling uncon-
cernedly. And then glanced back, and see
ing nobody watching me, sauntered towards
the American packet ship at the rate of about
eleven OF twelve miles an hour. picked
Charley up on the way We hid between
decks couple of hours, till the vessel was
out of sight of land. We were safe. So was
the valise, and the cigars and things-the
landlord had them. | trust he has them yet.
We have parted to meet no more. L have
seen enotgh of Hayti. L never did take
much interest in Hayti, anyhow
MARK TWAIN.
p. S. ! understand it all now have been
talking with the captain. 1t is very simple,
when one comprehends it. The fact is, the
war has been raging so long that Haytien
credit is about dead, and the treasury sapped
pretty dry. Therefore one dollar in gold will
buy eighteen hundred to two thousand dol
lars worth of Haytien greenbacks, according
to the tenor of the current war news. l wish
had my valise back.
1t is darling country to live in, that Hayti
Board two hundred and eleven thousand dol
lars a month in the best hotels, and ice cream
three hundred dollars saucer.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-02
AROUND THE WORLD.

a Lettep frena Mark Twain Descriptive of Ad-
- ventures In hnytt.
rTnese letters written jointly by Professor D.
n Ford and Mark Twain. The Professor is now
about 20 sail from San Francsco TO Japan, and OF
sonree could not run back to visit Hayti. Yet it
was manifest that Hayti ought to be visited at once
and a very peculiar state Of things existing there
illustrated in such manner as to give the American
public a better appreciation OF it than they could
gather from mere frozen facts and figures I'm the
New York papers. Therefore the undersigned has
attended tOit.l
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-02

Somebody knocked. Then the door
opened, and poor, sad-looking American
woman, of about thirty-fve years, ,entered 1
troubled face 10 look into, and gather from it
sympathy for my own sorrow. She said
''Sir, am stranger to you, but grief
makes me bold My husband died two
months ago. and left me in this strange land
with little money and not friend in all the
island. My oldest son was soon kidnapped
and carried away to fight in the war; Our
little property was ten miles from here, and
was living there at the time. My youngest
child was lying sick Of fever. These sor-
rows we're not enough. A week ago the insur-
gents came at night and burned my house to
the ground. My sick child saved-my other
shliareN saved themselves, But my escape was