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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

In Breslau, Dr., Frkell once went to
market TO buy a hare, and the vender
asking a very high Price, he objected to
purchase, but taking the dead hare in
his hands, he inspected il ftom all sides,
and then offered for it half the price
asked. This not being accepted, the
Doctor said every well, but if you do
not give il to me for that price the hare
shall have its liberty" laying down the
dead animal as he spoke, but, oh
wonder, the hare became alive and ran
away, to The crest lorror and Cousterna-
ton Of the vender aud all the bystanders,
the vepder perslsteut'y contending that
DR.. Frikell was the real -. "G0d be
with us ~
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

In sullivan County, N. Y, there is
published the Liberty Register, aud of
those who enrich its advertising columns
is one Duseubury. Ills notice thus be-
gins: SIT Is admitted that We not Ouly
love our wives, but also our children,
brothers and sisters. They die. We
want a suitable coffin or casket for the
Jewel aud a tender and careful hand 10
take it up and bear it to its last reating-
place. Who will do It for Us Z" Dusen-
bury answers this by saying he will
and he further remarks: "a good
hearse aud peerless team Of horses in
waiting, at all times, to receive or deliver
a corpse al the railroad station, or go
elsewhere as far as human voice Is heard
or hutaan track Is rum
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08
BEYOND JORDAN.

And they came to him. mothers of Judah,
Dark-eyed and in splendor Of hair,
Bearing down over shoulders of beauty,
And bosonls half hidden, half bare;
And they brought him their babes and be-
sought him
Half kneeling, with suppliaHt air,
To bless the brown cherubs they brought
him
with holy hands laid in their hair.
Then reaching his ha DIS he said lowly.
"Of such is My Kingdom" and then
Took the brown little babes in the holy
White hands of the Saviour Of men;
Held them close to his heart and caressd
them
Put his face down 70 theirs as in prayer,
Put their hands to his neck and so bless d
them,
With baby hands hid in his hair.
From Joaquin MHier'S last volume.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08
SansIhIe.

A correspondent writing from Moscow,
Russia. saws 81 was struck by the
genuine polileness Of the audience at the
Moscow operas. The Czar entered 10 the
middle Of the first act. AT his entering
there was no demonstration. Bat after
the act was over, the whole audience rose
and made a Simultaneous bow, which the
Emperor returned qaite formally"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

December 81, in about a mohth, the
drawing of the Great Glit Concert 10 ana
of The Public Library of Kentucky takes
nlace at Louisville, Ky. We have only
TO say that this col ee't IS managed py
drawing will take place, and that IL WI
be fairy aud honestly managed. Inc
capital prize Is S250, 600, which some one
will get, certain. See advertisement elee'
where,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

A Kentucky correspondent writes :
General $ j. Roberts is tunneling Oh
the farm Of l.. j. Proctor, adjoining the
Mammolh Cave tract Of land, for 'hole
in the ground, and he has thus far sue
ceeded in opening up a passageway to
some very large aud magnificent domes :
and from the vast quantity of air that
rushcs through the Loose rock that has
fallen upon one side Of tue domes, and
which he i5 now engaged in removing, he
loon expects TO get into a larger cave, il
not into the long route of the Mammoth
Cave which is known to lie in the vicinity
should be succeed, IL will make thing;
lively"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

The Commissioner Of the General Land
Onlcc, in his Forthcoming annual report,
will show that, duilng The last fiscal
wear, Il, ,01O.606 acres Of tUe public lands
were disposed Of, or /, ,lG5 ,G3l acres more
than were disposed of the preceding
ascal year. or the whole amount
G.Os3. .S56 acres were certified to rail-
roadsi a,7a3,Gl2 were taken for home
steads I; l, ,626 26G were sold for cash, and
653, ,446 we're located with agricultural
college acrip. The total area Of the
lands in the Stats and territories Il
1894 ,9aO,4O0 acres, and l,2ls,4i3,o0;
acres yet 70 be surveyed.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08
whnra NaaeIles Co.

The query is ol.en made, " Where do
the pins 20 to r. a similar Inquiry
might be appropriate in reference to
needles. A lady in Rochester wanted
some needles the other day,0ut II rained,
so that it was not easy for her to go out.
She therefore commenced an investigation
of her pineushions. A couple OF pairs OF
cushions yielded 441 needles :
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

Mrs. Jane G. Swisshelm claims the
credit Of suggesting the system Of red
light signals now in use on railroads in
this country.
An Inscription on tablet, recently
put mp 10 a rural church, is.amusing. 1t
ende
"Iie was neglected by his doctor,
Treated cruel by his nurse,
His brother robbed his widow
That makes tue matter worae.n
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

Clear profits from the sixty acres, two
thousand, eight hundred and ninety-five
dollars and fifty cents, or within one hun
dred and ninety-fiye dollars of the orig
inal cost of the farm. Now, when land
can be made to produce such enormous
profits, why not invest in iii
Instead of running after bogus stocks,
and rushing to the city, stick to the farm
young man, aud follow the example Of
Dr. Crane (learned as he ia in his profes
sion,) buy your iaud contiguous to a rail-
road, plant ont fruit trees and small fruits,
and instead of our farmers crying hard
times and being money borrowers, they
will soon he found seeking a place for
their surplus capital.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08
NO. XXI.
FFBRUARY 10, 1S-

FEBRUARY as -
have intended all winter, dear Roger,
writing TO you when this day should
come; for ii is one Of my few annlver-
sailes. Do you know which it il, or have
YOU forgotten that IL is Just three years
since you wrote to me in New YORK ask
Ing permission to call upon me
] have heard very seldom directly rom
you, but often through Julie, who prizes
your friendship more each year, ana VINO
understands very fully all you are doing
in helping her shape Bob's character l
hear you lead the same quiet, studlous
life, and that sou are growing more ana
more famous. Can you be more leerneui
But seriously, / am very proud oi your
work [ know some wise Frenchmcu,
and they have asked me many quesiloes Is
about you. | have your first COOK ~
German and French TRANSACTIONS, but ]
do not find undeis and II any belter'
When YOU last wrote to me, Roger, yoa
alluded to nv success. How could neil
INT succeed owed ii to myself and tc
Won to Justify MY choice. | have worked
and studied very hard, and thanks to my
rood health, have been 10 excellent voice
Then. too, may net say this 2 l hsv'
had an inspiration l never knew beio:e
used to think that knew from instinc
what my music meant, but You see low
Is not so learned. Il has Its own mean
iprs, and they are not reYeale to any in
stituiiuns. They arc experiences. For
riye me il am too llanki but to whom
can be so II not 10 you
Yes, Roger, l am popular Prinl
donna. / have everything l need ask
and | have a bright prospect ahead c
me. But am very dissatisfied. Do 20
know that do not think we women ce
, starvr our hearts and be content. hay
, served music now for seven years.
! that not long enough And uow--wel
. yon sac my deal friend, that ind-bI
Oh. Rcgcrl what really want to say =
/ don't you want me to come home to you
. BELLE.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08
q Snarn Sttsdant.

At an examination of the College Of
Surgeons a candidate was asked by Aber-
nethy, What would ycu do if man
was blown up by powder ;" wait till
he came down. he coOlly replied.
"True," replied Abernethy; Sand sup
pose | should kick you for such an imper-
iinent reply, what muscles would put in
motion 3" "The auxors and extensots
Of my arm, for should knock You down
imme ilately." The candidate received
his dipioma
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08
rWENTY-ONE LETTERS,


NEW YoHR, Feb. 10, is -.
Mice Isabelle He&d. may. perhaps,
he too Iresumptuous IA Iteailii & myseli
10 YOUR recollection, hut if you care to
receive an old and very sincere friend,
may ask you to appoint an hour whein,
] may call upon you If my request wlll
in any way inconvenience you, You must
] beg, take no notice Of IT,.
Yours very tru'y
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

No, Roger, l am not TO be married next
spripg. The gentleman you refer to is
very good friend Of mine, but l shall
never marry him. Do you not remember
that told you when we were on the
Liverpool steamer, 80 mony years ego,
that i did not believe in married artists ,
Then the world was unknown 10 me, /
WAS III even student Of my art. Now,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

AlbNST ols 10
Aud now, my dear friend, will you not
lei me ask YOU one question. Is il true
tbat YOU are TO be married next sptirg to
a Russian You know | do not ask this
in nny sphit Of cuiiosity-ctrlainly no:
f,om impertlntnce. If il Is true, think
/ can reconcile myself 10 it If not-but
If vou will tell me. you will act most
kindly toward your old friend,
ROGER MURRAY.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08
WILL FARMING PAY.


"Wnl farming pay 70 is n question
that has many times been asked but sell
dom sfaetorily answered. There Is
no question of greater moment to the
people of this peninsula, and during
these days of hard times aud Pauics an
intelligent answer Is especially interest
ing. "B. Il. b." a correspondent writ
ing to the Middletown Transcript says
farming will pay, and proves 1t by the
following;
While the cry of hard times is heard
everywhere, produced by what is called
a panic, desire by this communication
to show the benefits and profits aecruing
from small farm located in Queen
Anne's county and State of Maryland,
near MilingtOn, and on the line of the
Queen Aune's ard Kent County Railroad, f,
when properly, intellgently and economi-
ca'ly managed.
DR.. Thomas II. Crane, about seven
years ago, purchased a farm OF sixty
acres In the county above named at a
cost of fifty dollars per acre. The land
Is all arabic, but was very poor when the
doctor bought il. He planted out peach,
pear and apple trees together with
grapes and small fruits. A few days ago
he gave me the net receipts this year
from this small farm, and if our farmers
would turn their attention more to fruit
raising, and abandon the practice, to a
great extent, of grain growing, and buy
less of the many humbug fertilizers, and
stop raging out such large sums o.
money for life Insurance, they would, a.
a class, be the most independent OF al
men, as the following successful farming
will show, from a sixty acre farm;
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

b
Inler the gray Oh sanie th"' nlsh'' ""eh 1
H.. ne & sun VIZ WITH f,ce aglov. sat Il
~ dresmine moor nuhobret.
No canvas was on the easel, but he held the d
brush and the board -,,, !
As tendcIly dieaHing , An3Ne '"eh SUM- "S I
mlsei o''i ms y Obserrcr. :
80 = 1
-r,r~-r,n 3
T ENTE- LETl Eh9,
s
py l.. g.
M. 1.
Nrw YoIK, Feb. 10. IS -.
N;,ce Isabelle UnR,l: NAV. perhaps,
bo loo rresunttuous IN iteailil myself
to yonr ,ecol.etiou. hut If YOU care TO
recsive an old and very sincere friend,
,onr osL vou to uupoint an hour when
NAV cali upon vou If my request will
h, anv vav irrouvcni. nee Won, YOU must,
I No.; talte nonoticp of IL.
Yonrs verv tru,v.
RoGrR MURRAY.
NO. If.
FRB, 20, IS.
III did not remember YOU SO well, my !
lsar friend. | SHOULD be hurt at your even |
,elipr me 10 allow uto call, but have !
not forqotten YOUR Old fashion Of apollo
ZINC FOR your kinduessea. / shall be
al home all cay 'u-h INV '''.u .,,,., irto
rect You WIN f'uVV, r,u ,,c
years since saw Nu" nav ti't,,,s
'Aal -'' nd' s"' 's.,..,., nr mn
that could cau-t ne 10 iYl+', ""9 ~
old trends, AMI 'f H"! ""s % sn1 d,,e
Wa -o good to ny pro nei ~, O"i ''N N''' .
at home iouI1 as rrT,, tvp,rrt
ISABEL hI " SiN'i'
No. ~, ,,e.., -
MAhoh !, n,iss
You must forgive me, my ecul "'ss ,,
Mebeh Tor my aIpuI,ns iuuo,, ~ 7otn
neither calling nor Answering NuHl ,no.v' ",
My conduct calls tor esi ecl"l Hioios}, "s
you wrote with cordially ara hlhuhefs
1 had no reason to expect hul iily cA'
pmation is simple, aud nope suHlV'ent'
] had hardly written to you ueloic Io
cei-rd a telegram ielnns lne traI ny
children were III. leit Ne" loih u5
the next train, and before you received
My request ! was many E'ies aw'N,
found both OF them ill ~hh Scarlet leNeI,
ard You must knew nave uV'il Noi ,'u
and occupied. To-day, h"NcNti' - Iee' .,eu
your repY, ana hasten To eNplan' Mhy
not be fule OF your lo'gltei Csc WIS
very deeply dlsai pointed IN n' steihH
You as heard you surg Tue il2Ht otlVI'
wrote TO You, aud sttlrg-h'hIinE you
brought back The Old iiesteI county 'u9'
very wildly. ! want l"ie 10 Fecahl ~
NY old. foolish opp position to your llo'cs
sion. You were gnu IN cnuVs'nE y
make career for yourself, ana tle "oUl
is YOUR debtor. | can hardly iealize nov
dill,rently the years have pAsstd lot us
Ihiy have been so fur oil TRIUMPH ah'
biill6ncy for you, SO quiet and uheven'
full TO This old College professor bul
will weary you by tco long leller'
shall be in New York in May. shah
see sou then : Yours IainIul!'
Il. MURRAY
40. lv.
MARcn y, lS--'
have hut few minutes, my d,A
friend, to give you, but must W'lle ht
fore we start out again uIoh onr tiayels
Nas much concerned TO hear OF Ill
Illness of your children, but most carr
ysily hope they are low mucl betIer'
have, as you remember, much reason
dread leyers, bat ihcn c,u ue'er iorg'
how the Que that carried NY molh'
10. hfaNe o. a
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08
NO. XIII.
IL.

NO. AlAls
l believe you dol The worst Of u Is,
howeSrr. that | erather thinH like" TO
take trouble for you Anyway, here Is
your SILK. You did not say how much
YOU wanted, 30 stnd you six to@en
sBcins. i, ~
colnf
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

OCTOBER %, Is.
krow, dear Belle, wLeu you wrote to
me from Newport in September, that you
meant to spare the pain of the confession
we have made to each Other, but you see
would not have it so. cannot tell you
how much your letter is 10 me. ] shall now
wait for you to come to me. | know you
must do so some time in the future
shall not trouble nor Worry you Bellei l
am content to wait. Yours, X. NJ.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

Do not, dear Roger, write TO me again.
think that | could be an earnest friend
to You, but you must think OF me as
SOME day to be your wife, we had better
keep apart. l cannot, as | told you, resign
my art, for it IS my life. l could net
marry and be true to III | must either
leave the stage or resign you. You know
what my choice is. It may slarye my
heart, but can bear IL. | cannot,
though, bear to disaprOint you, nor to
let YOU hope for what will never happen.
| will not marry you after am worn
out, useless singer. ! cannot marry you
now, go If we cannot be merely friends
do rot write to me again.
Ynurs BELLE.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

ssNtoroon ;, INV son, Is a color. II is
mot red nor Is II brown, but something OF
bn,b I meyer knew man who knew
this color, although you have II III BOOKS,
in leather. in hangiugs, in fact, you zee
il constantly. Inclostd Is pattern
Julie saws yCu will find it at Eyeretps.
hone Won know where that il, for | eau
not iell you, and she has gene to rids.
rather think like to give you trouole'
AS ever, Is. W.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06
THE MUTUAL TRANSPORTATION COM
PANYo

Hon, W. c. Flagg, X. X Jones, Senator l..
d. Whiting and three or four others, have or
ganizcd joint stock company and incorpo.
rated under the general law of this state, the
object of the company being to purchase their
own rolling stock, put it upon such railroads
in the state as they please, and carry freight
at their own prices. Their first preliminary
to settle, of course, will be, the soundness of
Coy. Palmer's doctrine, that the railroads of
the state being public highways as much as
any turnpike road or bridge, they are obliged
to allow any mans or company's locomotive
or cars to pass over the roads that will pay a
reasonable compensation for the privilege
The above gentlemen have the means and the
pluck to bring the question TO its fullest legal
test
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06
THE STREATOR FAIR.

Being unable to respond TO Secretary John
sons polite invitation To attend the Sueator
Agricultural Fair during the present week,
we sent substitute, "A much better looking
man, who took notes for us and was treated
with that universal courtesy due only to re-
porters.
The fair was complete success, exceeding
all other meetings of the society both in at
tendance and in the quality and variety of
animals and articles on exhibition.
Floral Hall was elegantly decorated and
much admired by every one, and of course
being where the ladies were most numerous,
our substitute says he never felt so happy
before though he could not muster UP cour-
age to speak to any one of them The italics
are ours, thus making it read so rs to show
what was the matter with him. As he is an
unmarried man and withal bashiul, why he
should have referred upon his notes sir times
TO jaLy dresses, is what puzzles Us.
The display of stock by Mr.. G. w. Green,
Mr. Jackson, W. J. Nicely and others was
very creditablc.
Much of the credit for the success or the
fair is due to Mr.. John Lomassncy, who was
everywhere, and always the right man in the
right place.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06
The Farmers.



The honest ycomanry' of Will county
met in convention at Joliet on Monday, every
town IN the county being represented by a
full delegation, and nominated the following
county ticket:
For County Clcrk--Charles Snoad.
For County Judge-ilon, b. DIN.
For Superintendent Of Schools-Mrs. Sarah
c. Mcintosh.
For Treasurer-Iamcs ", Martin.
For Surveyor-A J. MathcwSon.
The Joliet SigndI says OF the ticket:
As far rs the candidates nominated are in.
diyidually concerned, we are certain that no
better selections could have been made, no
matter from what party or sect they might be
chosen Each one is well calculated 10 fill
the Office for which his name has been men
toned, and with hearty support form all
who are avowedly opposed to monopolicS in
general and corruption in public offices, each
and every one will prove To be the successful
candidate in the election of next November.
While the Sigj,aI is opposed to surrender
int the old democratic organization, it never.
thclcss adds:
If the Democracy Of Will county are of our
way of thinking, they will at once rally to the
support of the men put in nomination ycster-
day by the farmers, for the reason that they
are good men and true, and from the fact that
they were selected by a class OF citizens who
are deeply interested in the welfare and pros
pcrity OF our county.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06
THAT ERROR.

An important error was made, In the anti.
monopoly convention on Thursday, in count
ing the ballots cast for county clerk, on the
second formal ballot The ballot of Peru,
which was clearly entitled TO four votes, and
which votes were expressly declared on the
ballot to be cast for II. i. Mead, was. through
the mistake Of the teller VINO read the ballots
an old gentleman with very poor eycsight
-read and counted ~ but one vote, thus
giving Mr.. Mead but 20 votes, to Mr.. Gibbs
81, while Mr. Mead's vote clearly ought to
have been %. The error was not discovered
until after MI Gibbs had been declared the
nominee.
But on the discovery of the error, and when
there was no question or dispute rs to the
facts, what was the convention to doy Was
il too late to rcctity the mistakey Can it ever
be too late to undo wrOngg We are no,
parliamentarian enough to say what congress
would have done under such circumstances
but any man with u thimblc-full of brains
and spark Of justice in his composition will
not hesitate ha!fa minute 10 say what ourh,
To be done IN such case. The error should
be corrcctcd-the wrong righted. That is eX.
actly what the convention did 1t corrected
the ballot-gayc Mr.. Mead the vote he had
honestly received, and declared him the nom.
inec. We should have been pleased To see
Mr.. Gibbs nominated. He is an excellent
man and his name would probably have
added strength 70 the ticket; but WE do no,
believe that Mr.. Gibbs or any of his friend.
were willing or would De content tina; II,
should be nominated by a blundcr and he
honest nominee set aside.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06
UTICA.

A few days ago, in company with a well
known and respected member of the type
singing art, we took ride to The famous
city Of Utica-the city of cement and drain
tile.
Here we found such prominent citizens as
f.. f. Taylor, the merchant prince Of the
settlement, who runs a large first class general
store wherein you can find everything from
an elephant to crowbar, or a sphinx, spank,
bran-new, gay, festive and fashionable silk
dress to a hunk of dried beef, such as we sue.
cceded in laying our clamps upon. Mr.
Taylor is one of the leading christians of the
place, class leader, deacon church pillar and
could act as pastor in pinch, Atall events,
he offers to bet S4 that he can marry couple
with as much neatness and despatch and
make it as binding as the law requires,
Cosgrove is fine fellow too, and though not
q dispense of spiritual consolation, as a dis
penser OF gin and beer, to say nothing of
whisky, Is a success, and we believe OSulli-
van isanothcr.
The new grain dealer of the city is H. S.
Gilbert, Esq, lately of Seneca, who has taken
up his abode in and changed his business to
the cement city, and is doing lively business.
He has our best wishes.
We saw, also, several other prominent
gentlemen, including DR.. Wilcox, the county
coroner who wanted US to eat supper with
him, but we did not go Who knows but that
he saw, in giving us square, luxurious
meal, prospective inquest over the remains
of BeemusY