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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-22

.as Near the Practical Farmer within i've milss OF
H!Na Wilmington, Delaware, containing over one
lth8 hundred acres, with fils Mansion House 10
lkEah sooi order with Trnint uouss, Barn aud out.
pudilse OF every eescrOiOn, with fruits OF every va.
Hely theleoa, wei fenced well waersd Would be
suitable for gentleman leifars or farmer being With
lu oae mile u tls +. W, Is. Railroad lhe above will
b. sold upon reasonable terms or would he exchanged
TOT city piopsgiy For particulars apply to
nov COS Nartet sirast w'i-,nts,,nn Mi
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-22
FOR RENT,

.s..Ia. A LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL MAN
mEt SION HOUSE, with hns lawn grounds
n,aN ~ and shade trees surrounding, with Luz OF
InfHA LAND within two miles VI Wilmington.
rossvssion will be given on the 2jth OF MaTchnext
Apply to
W. mcCAULLEY a CO.,
s-do.6 No, COS Market street Wilmington Dol
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-22

The LooAN HOUSE,, at Altoona was al
most totally destroyed by fire on "Wednesday
night. Tie loss is estimated at nearly SlOO,,
600 and no insurance on the property. II
belonged 10 the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, aad was leased by the Keystone Hole
Company. 1t was one of the finest hotels IN
the West Il will be rebuilt Immediately.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-22

TaE NEw YORK Commercial AdesH''er
advises It's readers that "As general thing
attempting to fog editors is an Improbable
business. shoveling of snow or driving a
charcoal wagon fol a living pays better in the
long run. A hostile visitor 10 an editorial
sanclum usually finds that the best side OF the
building for him to be ON is The outside. We
have heard OF individuals cqdipping them
selves and approaching an editor for the pur'
pose OF cleaning him out, but they have
always gone away with the conviction that
they were born for some less active pursuit.
Thus discouraged, such intuders are daily
diminishing in numbers
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-22
FOR RENT,

NEAR THE SUBURBS .oF PETERSBURG. va
ssl9a A farm of 90 acres vol adapted Tor trucking
lnNN has also excel out apple aud peach orchards
Ei tN aud AL neess-trJ Oit buildings bssiIaa sub
stantia fwslliug hoase. hne opportunity
Tor any person fishing Try that section Of tue 4try
Tor ystr.Hh view of 8stting or Otherwise, AS the
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-22

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SIS.
-, THE STATE OF DELAWARE, To the Sheriff
10 q. Of New Castle County--0reeting. whereas
49, JOHN A. BoERs By bis petition to the Judges
Of Superior Court died In the Office Of the Prohono
tary OF the said Court In ard for the County OF New
Castle, foe the Of complaint therein alleged haa
made application to s4d Judges that decree may
be pronounced dssoving the marriage exstng between
the petitioner aud his wife. one Melissa II. hoers.
We therefore command you, as you have been hereo-
fore commanded, that you summon Melissa H. Boers 50
thas she be and appear before the said judges Of our
said Superior Cou At the next term thereof TO be held
st New Castle In aud fo the County Of new Csstle on
Monday, the Thirteenth Day Of May next 10 answer
the allegations Of the said petron, and also TO sboE
cavse n any she has why decree Of the said Court
should not be made dissolving the marrsge existing
between her and the said petitioner according to the Act
OF Assembly In such made ana rrovided-and also
to do aud receive what the sAid Court shA then and
there consider concerning her in this behalf as to the
Court shall seem meet Aad c0nsis emit With the proNi-
sions OF the said Act OF Assembly.
And have you then there this writ
Witness the Honorable EdWard W. Glpin, Esquire, Ut
New Castle the Eighth bay Of DseeHner In the year
ofour Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
tue
RIcHARD O. COOPER Prothonotary
Issued December goth, lsit,-jan4Jm
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-22
LEGAL NOTICES.
EGIsTEIl's ORDER
n Unafaruufa flvrtav NJ

Il D UNUEH
~ RKaistERa OFFtoE, NEw CASTLE CouNrri
January 2td, lST2 !
Upon the application Of Margaret Jane hiohArdton
aud D. Eldridve RehArdFon Administrators Of Joseph
Richardson, IT,, late Of Wilmington City, IN said
County, deceased II Is ORDRRED ana directed
by the Register that the Administrations Aforesaid,
give notice OF the granting OF Letters o. Admins
traton upon the Estate Of the deceased With the date
Of granting thereof, by causing Advertisements 10
be posted within forty days from the date Of such
Letters In six Of lac most public places OF the
demands AgAinstthe estate same or abide
by Act Of Assembly such made and provided
Aud also cause the to bel Inserted Within the same
period In the Delaware State Journal newspaper
published In wilml"gton aud to be continued therein
two months.
-, Given under the hand aud Seal Of once
L. .. ofthe Register Aforesaid, at New CASTLE In
~ New Castle County aforetaid. the day ana
year above writttn b. GtnBS, Register.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-22

NOTICE.
All persena having claims Againstthe estate OF the
deceased must present the same dulyatested TO the
Adminisrators before January ~ 1873 or abide
the Act cf Assembly In such case made and proyl-
ded.
MARGARET JANE RICHARDsoS.
D. RLDRID0R RICHARDSON,
Administrators.
n.t.wara
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-22
FOR SALE
Farms near Wilmington, Delaware,

No. t-I5 ACRES within ~. miles OF Wilmington
Nc. 2-OJ ACkks, wlhn o., miles OF Wilmington
handsome situation, moderate improvements.
No. 80 ACRES, Handsomely staatsd, good i'm .
proveinents, within miles OF wilmin giOn,
VIII be- sold cheip upon easy terms.
Apply to Wa. McCAULLEY 4 CO.,
seit2i 6)G Market street. Wilmington, Eel.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-22
AT PRIVATE SALE.

The valuable House aud Lot OF Liant situate at th
IN. S. g. oornsr Of Eighth and French Streets ia
usEH tue City Of Whining i0u, UslaNaTs tlate Of Mas
EIhN bedford, dec aseil The Lot is over 20 iss 1
ltf1A front on French street, ani extends through
tue square Walnut ste-t. 1h4 Ia desirable pros
perty for a residence or Investment.
Apply to W. McCAULLEi,
Executor Of II. J. Bldio-t, ,ise d.
teIbf No,6Vd Market street.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-22

The KESNETr Leader, spirited, lnae-
penden, Republican paper published at Ken
nett square, came 70 us on Tuesday very
greatly enlarged and improved 1t is now a
SO column paper and quite interesting 1t j.
under the management ofan association ana
will, we doubt not, be an able and eihclen'
auxiliary in the dissemination OF useful 'nior-
nation. We wish il abundant success.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-22
Sherifs Sale.

By virtue Of writ Of Levari Faeias TO directed vii
he exposed 10 public sale, at the Washington rote,
kept ~ lssae Pyle, IN the city OF wilminRtor,
New Castle County, Delaware
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-06

THE PEOPLE or INTERIOR AFRICA.--In
one Of DR.. Livinsstone's letters TO Mr..
Bennett Of New York, he says: "The ma
iivos Of nearly all the highlands of the in
erior Of the continent are, as q rule, fair
average specimens Of humanity. ] hap
pencd TO be present when all tie hoadmen
Of the great chief Insama, who lives west
Of the south end of Tanganyika, lad come
together to make peace with certain Arabs
who had burned their chief town, and
am certain one could not see more finely
gormed intellectual heads in any assembly
in London or Paris, and the faces and forms
corresponded with the finely shaped heads.
Insama himself had been a sort of Napo-
leon for fighting and conquering in his
younger days, was exactly like the ancient
Assyrans sculptured on the Nineveh mar
bles, as Nimrod and others and he showed
himself to be one of ourself by habitually
indulging in copious po;ations of beer
called 'pembc,' and had become what Ma
thaniel Hawthorne called dubious below
the ribs. don't know where the phrase
'bloated aristocracy' arose. 1t must be
Ainerlcdn, loT nave ndu SIilpSeS Ol u
good many English noblemen, and Insa-
ma was the only specimen of a bloated aris-
tocrat on whom ever set my eyes" The
women, he tells US are very pretty. They
adorn their fine, warm, brown skins, tattoo
various pretty devices without colors, that,
besides purposes Of beauty, serve the her.
aldc uses of our Highland tartans. They
are not black, but of light, warm, brown
colOr.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

There are in America and Europe more
than $50 manufactures of India rubber ar
ticles, employing some 500 operatives each,
and consuming more than 10, 900, 900 pounds
of gum in year, aud the business is con-
sidered to be still in its infancy.
"A veteran observer says: 81 never
place much reliance on man who is al
ways telling what he would have done had
he been there. have noticed that some
how this kind of people never get there"
The actual duration of flash of light
ming does not exceed the millionth part of
a second But the retinl of the human eye
retains the impression of the electrical flash
for a much longer period.
The London Times notices the exist
ence in England of n sect of un-worship-
ers. At the hour of dawn, on every 2lst
day of June, about three dozen persons
gather at Stonehenge and perform mysteri-
Gus rites in honor OF the "God of day."
Under the new patent law of Canada,
which takes effect September 1, inventions
patented in the United States can be patent
ed in Canada by citizens of the United
States, provided the first patent is not
more than one year old.
A Chinaman in Weathorville, CAL,
whose life was insured for large amount,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-06

TIE SMALL BIRDs.-Some curious sta
tistics about small birds have recently been
laid before the English Parliament. The
thrush is said to work from $50 in the
morning until $50 in the evening, or nine
teen hours. During this time he feeds his
young 256 times. Blackblrds work seven
teen hours. The male feeds the young for
ty-four times. and the female fifty-five
times day. The industrious titmouse
manages to spread All meals day before
its voraclous offspring. According to one
naturalist their food consists largely of cat
erpillars. These statements, and hun
dred more quite as curious, were made in
an eloquent plea for law to protect small
birds from being shared and shot.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-06
NO. 36.

was seriously hurt by falling from a wag-
on. There was some doubt of his ever
getting better, and at length one of his
friends wrote TO the insurance company,
"Charlie half dead, likee half money"
An extraordinary spider feat was wit
messed in grist mill at Manchester. On
entering the mill in the morning black
spider was found to have captured a small
mouse and had raised 1t about two inches
from the floor. The mouse was alive
when found, but was unable to extrcate
itself from the slkon network which the
spider had woven around its body.
There is said to be man living in
Waco, Texas, who has been married FIVE
times and is the father Of fifty legitimate
childron-thirteen boys by his first wire
eighteen Children, boys and girls, by his
second wife; ten by his third wife; six
by his fourth, aud three by his fifth wife.
Twenty of his sons served in the confedcr-
ate army, eight of whom were killed sew
en- died natural deaths, and the remainder
are still living.
Among the patented contrivanccs for
stopping runaway horses, one consists of a
pair of nose stoppers, attached to a bit, and
which are closed over the nasal openings
Of the animal by means of cord, which
the driver pulls if the horse attempts to
run. Another consists of n pair of blind
ors, by which the driver, on pulling a cord,
instantly blndfolds the pony.
1t is well for the girls to know the risk
they run in marrying brakcmcn. An en-
thusiastic member of the guild in St. Louis
the other night was awakened from
dream of an impending mishap by Il cry of
pain, and found himself sitting up in bed
holding his wife by the ears, having al
most twisted her head off,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-06

The rate at which our national resources
have been growing within the last twenty
years may be gathered from such statistics
as these: Since 1850 our wheat product has
trebled and oats have doubled. Our live
stock has trebled. Our barley and fax
products have increased six fold our hop
product seven fold; our flaxseed three fold.
The number of animals yearly slaughtered
for food has quadrupled. Wood has near
ly doubled. Cotton is half million bales
above 1850, and three tiflhs as much as in
1850. Indian corn has fallen off ten per
cent since 1860. The total value of our
farms has increased since 1850, from three
to nine thousand millions of dollars, while
the value of our farming implements have
doubled. If the value of our farms were
divided around, Communist fashion, each
American family would have one thousand
dollars. The tendency has been to de-
crease in the size of farms, the average now
being 1853 acres, as against l99 in 1850. As
regards New England, her agricultural
products diminish annually in amount
Live stock and tobacco are the only items
in which that section shows any increase.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-06

A METAPHYSICAL VIEw.-An Arkansas
local soliloquizes thus; "Some of our ex-
changes are publishing as curious item a
statement to the effect that horse in Iowa
pulled the plug out of a bunghole Of a bar
rel. We do not see anything extraordina-
ry in the occurrence. Now, II the horse
had pulled the barrel ont of the bunghole
and slalSed his thirst with the plug, or If
the barrel had pulled the bunghole of the
plug and saked its th, st with the horse,
or If the plug had pulled the horse out of
the barrel and slakod It's thirst with the
bunghole, or the bunghole had pulled the
thirst out of the horse and slaked the plug
with the barrel, or if the barrel had pulled
the horse out Of the bungboe and plugged
its thirst with a slale, II might be worth
while to make some fuss over It,"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-06
BRATTLEBORO VT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER g. 1872.

out obout iti Si,gu,or bo,y ;,,oros,od ~,
erybodv is in tbe se,,lement os ,vhot don,t
concern but two noonlo isn,, i,9n soil
Mrs. Blalcbford. taking breath arler bor
eagerly told story.
$50 she and the bows live as thew did pn
said.
"Thats the best of it," said my smiling
hostess. "Along back, two months or so,
when everybody'd got tired of beiating
Doremy for throwing away her bread and
butter, and sacrificing herself and her
blind mother TO those boys, stranger
came to town. He was nice appearing
man from the West, and began to make
enquiries all round for any family by the
name of Hapgood. Come to cypher it all
out, why he was Eben IIapgood's brother,
and own uncle to Doromys twins. He'd
worked along until he was toerably rich,
and concluded to come eastward and hunt
up his brother-never expected not to find
him alive you see.
"Well he was just delighted with the
boys; seemed as If he couldn't make O.
noqgh of 'om. His mind was set upon
tSfsng 'em home With him, and who would
| gainsay it9 He was rich, had no children,
and was their next of kin. Doremy's heart
was like to break, but she faced the trial.
Il ought TO feel IL a Providence said she,
! Il suppose. They are getting to need bet
ter advantages than can give 'em; moth
| er's falling, and | can't even do as much as
| 7 have. must try TO be willing another
should take what amt equal to CARRYING /;
| and not stand in their light. But. nv
bows. I'd keen Won. if had q. right. and
nothing sbould mart ms This side of boovon +,
"With that Doremy broke down and hid
her ewes. But Jimmy hupred her round
the neck and saws as clear as a bell. II wont
90, Aunt Dory. Not a step away from vou
It's getting nv turn 10 work for Won
soon.'
"Then Silas Hapgood spoke. DO you
take me for a stone?' saws he. DO Won
| spose I'd part mother and her children ?
If ANYBODY has right to these bows. IFS her
that has toiled for them since thew were
born. Miss Doremy, you've been lend
ing to the Lord for nigh fourteen wears
and. his pay is pretty certain, but / want
YOU 10 let me have a hand in settling too.
If you and your mother will come with
the bows. I'll take 'em. Not withou.. I've
| enough and TO snare for MS all nv wife
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-06

and If carried through TO ogdensburg il
will be one of those lines that pay divi-
dends and beg not for buyers of its stock.
From the above showing it is evident that
some s25O,OO can be saved between Brat
tleboro and Jamaica alone, by adopting the
narrow gauge road. Our friends can cal
culate the annual saving of interest for
themselves, and the net income that must
be earned to make the road pay per cent,
and contrast IL with the probabilities Of a
fair return from a sG5O,OOO road built on the
present feet 81 inch gauge. G..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-06

Nearly three million letters went to the
dead letter Office last year. Thoy are par
TALLY classified as follows; $4,000 letters
had no county or State directions moro
than 1000, 900 lacked stamps, and 5000 were
posted without any address at all s92, 900
in cash and more than s3,OOO,0OO in drafls,
checks, ETC., were found In these letters.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-06

N NJ. RUSSELL & Co., Wilmington VT, have one
.of the largest and best selected stocksof oEsER-
Al MEuoH ,SDIsE in windham County, consisting Of
everything usually kept in FIRST class country store.
gg-New Goods received from Boston and New York
weekly. Agents for Grover Baker and Green
Mountain Sewing Machines.
gB-Orders for Country Produce solicited.
All cheap for READY PAY or on good credit, SHORT
TIME,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-06
BUSINESS CARDS.
Once No. Granite Row, Main St., Brnttlcboro,

NIELD 81 TYLER,
Il Attorneys aud Solicitors, Bratteboro, Vt.
o. K FIELD. j. NJ. TYLER
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-04-25
AN UNPRECEDENTED OFFER.-The

AN UNPRECEDENTED OFFER.-The
Alliance of Chicago, that excellent Rel
ieious weekly so popular with all deEom-
nations, has touched high-wate rmark in
premium matters, by an offer ofDr. Smiths
uuriyaled Dictionary ofthe Bible. Thepub
fishers circular states that through an ar
fragment with Messrs. J.B.Burr,. Hyde
& Co. of Hartford-so we'll known as pub
fishers of first class subscription books
whereby whole editions of the Dictionary
have been purchased, the Company are
enabled to offer copy Of tho book aa
premium for every new subscription to
the paper, and an extra copy to anyone
who will send club of S.
The Dictionary is condensation Of DR..
Smiths three volume edition, prepared
by himself and contains every name In
the Bible respecting which anything can
be said.
1t contains TIC pages, and $50 illustra-
tons, among which are 25 full-page steel
and wood engravlngs, number of full
page maps, and is bound with peculiar
excellence The work is simply invalua-
BILE to Sunday School Teachers, families,
and in short, all who care to study their
Bibles.
The Sunday School Department of the
paper, including weekly exposition of the
| Union series of lessons and contributed
| articles on the work of the teachers and
the management of schools. from the most
eminent aud practical writer's is becoming
widely known and very popular.
The subscription price of the ADVANCE
is So. 90 per year. and the book has never
been sold for less than So. so but under
the terms of this offer. $500 Qess thar
the cash price of the Dictionary will Sc
cure both. Fifty cents must be sent fol
postage on single copies. IF ordered il
clubs, the books will be sent by express
charges to be paid BY the recipients.
No teacher. Family. or Scholar should
let this opportunity pass unimproved
such offers are rare. Any who desir.
further information can doubtless secure
! it by addressing The ADVANCE, Chicago
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-04-25

A VERY valuable number of Hearth
and Home for April 20 is before us. Be-
sides several fine engrayiDgs, and the
usual good assortment of excellent read
ing for all departments of the household,
a Supplement in this number gives an
account Of a four years Libel Suit brought
against the Publishers for exposing Hum
bugs, in which the important rulings OF
Judge Brady of the N. Y. Supreme
Court, and the testimony of leading ply
sicians, take advanced ground in regard
to the responsibility of manufacturers and
dealers in patent medicines. This will be
specially Interesting, not only to Lawyers,
Physicians. and Druggists. but to all who
buy and use medicines, and to those who
have been swindled by humbugS. A
prominent feature, however, of this num-
Der of Hearth and Home is the New
Story by DR.. Eggleston, author of the
''Hoosier Schoolmaster. The new
story is entitled 1.-THE End of the World,
illustrating life and scenes in the West
thirty years ago. It is confidently be-
lieved that this will be one of the most
attractive and useful American Stories
yet brought out. Get this number es-
pecially, either of your newsman, or send
dime and get postpaid copy from the
Publishers, ORANGE JUDD & Co.. 245
Broadway, N Y. :.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-04-25
To Make a Fashionable Woman.

Take ninty pounds of aesh and bones
but chiefly bone,-wash clean, bore holes
in the ears and cut off the small toes;
bend the back to conform to the Grecian
bend, the Boston dip, the kangaroo droop.
the Saratoga slope, or the bulfrog break
as the taste inclines; then add three yard
of linen, one hundred yard of rutfles and
seventy-6ve yards of edging, eighteen
of dInity, ore pair of silk or cotton hose
with patent hip attachments, one pair of
false calves, six yards flannel, EN- broidered
one pair balmoral boots with heels three
inches high, four pounds whalebone in
seventeen hundred and sixty yards ofsteel
| wire, three quarters ola mile of tape, ten
pounds of raw cotton or wire hemispheres
| one wire basket to hold bushel four
copies of the New York Herald Cripple
sheets) one hundred and fifty yards of silk
dress goods, five hundred yards Of point
lace, fourteen hundred yards fringe and
| other trimmings, twelve gross of buttons,
one box pearl powder, one saucer carmine
and an old hares foot, one bushel of false
hairfrizzled and fretted a la maniaque,
one bundle Jaranese switches, with rats
mice and other varmlnt, one peck of hair
pins, one lace handkerchief. nine inches
with patent holder. Perfume with altar
of roses, or sprinkle with nine drops of
the BLESSED Baby. or West End. y
| Stuff the head with fashionable novels,
ball tickets, play bills and wedding cards,
some scandal, great deal Of lost time
and a very little sage; add halfa grain
of common sense, three scruples OF religion
and modicnm Of modesty. Garnish
with earrings, breast-pins, chains, bracelets
feathers and flowers to suit the TASTE
Pearls and diamonds may be thrown in il
you have them; if not, paste and pinch
beck from the dollar-store will do.
Whirl all around in a fashionable circle
and stew by gaslight for six hours.
Great care should be taken that the
thing is not oYerdone.
| If it does not rise sufficiently add mo1t
copies of the New York Herald.
This dish is highly ornamental, and vii
do to put at the head of your table or
grand occasions, but is not suitable fol
everyday use at home. being very expen
sive and indigcstible. 1t sometimes give!
men the heartburn and causes them t
break, and is certain death to children
IF you have not the ingredients a
hand, you can buy the article ready made
in any of your large cities-if you have
money encngh.