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Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

AN INGENIOUS RoGuE.-A gentleman in
London advertised for servant lately and re-
ceiveL a reply.
1t appeared satisfactory, but being very par
ticular lie required Il personal interview with
the mans last employer.
He vas requested ID call on given DAY at II
large, fish enable hotel at the West End
Here he was received by an eminently respecta-
bic gentleman who gave the candidate apta
character.
Ihereupon he took him and found the man
an admirable servant. After some time the
man ushered in one morning person who said
lie wished to see Mr.. on business The
visitor, waiting till after the door was carefully
closed, then said in low tone, ~ am detect
i've, sir, and | have called TO give you what is
fear, an unpleasant bit of information.
That servent who showed me in here is "a
ticket of leave man.
oh" replied Mr.. -, 9here must be some
mistake; l know all about the man.
The visitor smiled increduously.'
MIR. - summoned his servant and said,
John, this is'd policeman who says you are a
| convict. tell him il can't he, for heard your
| history from your last place.
The II all bent down his head. Its too true
sir
/ Mr.. - was aghast with as,tonishuient.
| 'jnt how in the world can it be then, that
| The gentleman saw at the hotel should have
| know ledse?'
4 will explain all that presently, SIR lie said
as he looked significantly at the officer, whom
| Mr. - then thanked and dismissed.
The truth is, he continued, Il was the per-
son you saw at the hotel
| you"
Yes, sir. was utterly desperate. knew
that unless could get a place l should have
TO go to stealing, and resolved to make last eff.
fort disguised myself with false hair and took
the rooms for couple Of nights where you saw
| me.
OF course it was very wrong to deceive you,
and the circumstances | was in are the only 81
clise | can plead. see only this in extenua
ton, that bave served you honestly and faith
fully
Mr.. "a kind hearted man, feeling hearth,
sorry for the man, mentioned the case to a frien,
who was equally sympathetic, and in the ent
he was successfully established, by their aid
in a small business, and he has since been doiu
we'll.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

The VALUE OF PUMPKINs.-Last ycaI
raised twenty OK loads of pumpkins with corn
from an acre. The cart would hold forty BUSH
els Of potatoes. | consder them valuable feed
for stock taking into consideration how cheap
y they can be raised. | undertook to dry in
my apple dry house some for market, and was
offered five cents per pound. | found that a
green pumpkin, weighing from fifteen to TWEEN
~ pounds, would make about Que pound of well
dressed dry pumpkin and that it wonid pay
better to dry them for hogs Gas it could be done
very cheap than il would to sell.
| soaked the dry pumpkin in milk, aud icj
the same TO the hugs-they gained fast, also
dried quite All amount and barreled il to feed
them this summer. | fed my shee:, upon the
green ones two months, and it did very much
towards fattenng forty, which sold for NUT
ton, and the forty which wintered never did
better | commenced TO feed my cattle in Sep
TENDER, ard fed some every day until February.
1t saved Il vast amount Of iced. | am planting
but a small piece Ct corn, and wish to raise q
large amount of pumpkins to plant them with
my Early Rose potatoes their tops die early,
which will lei i'll the sun and give the pump
kits chance To grow,
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

Coon AND BAD APPLE ORCHARD-A cor
respondent Of the Boston Cultivator gives an
interesting account of good and bad treatment
of an apple orchard in Lee, n. III. Twenty
years ago $50 trees were set out on 8 acres of
land-where they struggled under neglect, and
we're nearly destroyed by heavy and Djudicious
pruning. After being set fourteen years, they
passed Into the hands Of Mr.. Edgerby, of Lee.
He powed and applied half bushel of wood
ashes broadcast to each tree-plauted with beans,
which gave him 10 bushels from the orchard
The second year bushel of ashes was applied
TO each tree, and some stable manure. ON the
fourth year of this new management, lie OBJ
tanned 6U0 bushels Of apples from the five acres;
the sixth year about 2,l00 bushels-of which
500 barrels of the best picked solid for 81 900,
100 for Sl50-the rest were made into cider.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

PROFITS OF TIMOTHY SEED.--A correspon-
dent Of the Detroit Free Press writes Last
season We saved about five acres of grass for
seed. Some Of our neighbors laughed at u.s.
They said we were foolish, when hay was 50
high. But we made almost double what we
would il We had cut it for the hay. There
would not have been over four tons at the most
and the hay would have fetched SIG u ton
which would have been S64 for the hay. Well,
there were two tons of straw which Brought
sl2.50 per ton-S25 for the straw; there were
twenty-four bushels Of seed, which brought 81
50 per bushel-$S4 for the seed; and $25, which
would be 500. Now subtract % for threshing
which would leave Sl0G and you see there wa.
$42 more profit in the seed than there would
have been in the hay.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

II ERIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION Richmond
June 30.-Early this morning one of the boil
ers in the drying kiln connected with the Ire
degar Works exploded. Samuel ii. Saunders,
fireman, was instantly killed. His body was
blown hundred yards. and terribly manged
the head and one arm being blown off. Several
fragments OF the boiler, weighing from 1000 to
200O pounds, were driven u considerable dis
lance, and did much damage. One piece,
weighing 10000 pounds, was blown throUs h the
wall into the extensive blacksmith shop, great
ly damaging the machinery. The house con-
tanning the kiln was demolished. Fortunately,
the accident occurred before the time for the
hands to 90 to work, otherwise the loss of life
would have been very great, particularly in the
blacksmith shop, whc:e number Of hands are
usually employed.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

10 REDUCE FLEsH-Dr. bio Lewis in
ssis that fat people who wish to become thin
ner can reduce their flesh by reducing the
amount of their food. His recipe is: Rise
early exercise much, particularly in the open
air; batho frequently, rubbing the skin very
hard; but most important of all, eat plain,
coarse food, reducing the quantity until the loss
Of flesh is two or three pounds per week" To
make it effectual the seeker after lighter weight
| must not be afraid Of the Cravings of hunger
that will attend the first reduction of food. He
says that this will pass away after two Or three
' days.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

ITAIN.-FLoRENCE, June 30.-The violence
Of the earthquake yesterday morning was con-
centrateJ in the country north of Venice, where
its effects were terrible, both in loss OF life and
ruin of property. At Bsllunio four persons
were killed and many injured. At Pierre DIAL
paeo several were injured. At Torres two were
killed at Garage, four at Poas, eleven at
Vessone, two, and at Cevessage, one. Several
churches are in ruins Many were badly shat
tered, and hundreds of houses have been leveled
with the ground The inhabitants have not
yet recovered from their terror, and thousands
arc encamped il the fields, but there has been
no recurrence of the shocks.
At Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday night
Nelson Y ard shot and instantly killed jackson
| Jones, who, lie alleges, had criminally assault
| ed his wife. Mrs. Yard also fired at Jones with
| revolver. Yard and his wife surrendered vol
unfairly to the authorities, and both are now
| in Jail.
| SAN FnAScIsco, June 30.-At Virginia City
last night, quantity of giant powder in the real
Of the Bank of California, exploded, complete
ly wrecking BOTH buildings, and killing ten o.
twelve persons.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

LIME IN CRoPs.--There is said to be carried
off from the soil nine pounds of lime in twenty
five bushels of oats, and fifteen pounds in thir-
ty-eight bushels of barley. There are thirty
five pounds of lime in two tons of rye grass, one
hundred and twenty-six pounds in two tons o.
clover, and one hundred and forty pounds i'll
twenty-five tons of turnips, and two hundred
and twenty-five tons Of turnps, and two hun
bred and seventy pounds in nine tons of pota-
toes. Some soil contain abundance of lime for
thousand years, while others require an oc-
casonal application of lime as a fertilizer.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

., sS,SsEI hOLDEliS.-A neat anu convap,en
sfSe ior holding water for presery, no liza tTssh,a
uesnty OF budhor flowers worn IN the coat ress
han' a large assortment for sale by '-s"'
Il. BkINGHUI.STs CO
orner Sixth gro Market strast.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

SICKNESS OF Alphabetically all sick an
imals become so by improper eating, in the first
place. Nine cases out OF ten, the dig, stion is
wrong. Charcoal is the most efficient and rap
i'll corrective. 1t will cure in majority OF ca
ses if properly administered. An example OF its
use: The hired man came in with the iutei-
gence that one of the finest cows was very sick,
and kind neishbor proposed the usual drugs
and poisons. The owner being i'll and unable to
exap inc the COW, concluded that the trouble
came from overeating, and ordered teacupful
OF pulvorized charcoal given in water. 1t was
mixed, placed in "A junk bottle, the head held
upward, and the water with the charcoal poured
downward. In five minutes improvement was
visible, aud in "a few hours the animal was in
the pasture quietly eating grass. Another in
stance Of equal success occurred with young
heller which became badly bloated by eating
green apples after hard wind. The bloat was
50 severe that the sides were almost as hard AS
barrel. The old remedy. saaratlis. was tried
for the purpose OF correcting the acidty. But
the attempt to put it down always caused cough
ing, aud it did little good. Half teaspoonill
OF fresh powdered charcoal was next given. In
six hours all appearances of bloai had gone and
the heittr was well.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

NJ OTICE-Persons desiring tents during Camp
IN Meeting at Rehoboth Camp, requested to
communicate with the superintendent the grounds
AT ONCE. r. w TOfSD
jei9-tt Superintendent
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

THE GREAT REMEDY FOR
C0MSUM PTI0N
which can be cured by a
timely resort to this stand
ard preparation, as has been
proved by the hundreds of
testimonials received by the
proprietors. 1t is acknowl-
edged by many prominent
physicians to be the most
reliable preparation ever in
Toduced for the relief and
cure of all Lung complaints,
and is offered to the public,
sanctioned by the experience
of over forty years. When
resortcd to in season it sell
dom fails to effect u speedy
cure in the most severe
cases of Coughs, Bronchitis,
Group, Whooping Cough,
Influenza, Asthma, Colds,
Sore Throat, Pains or Sore
ness i'll the Chest and Side.
Liver Complaint, Bleeding
at the Lungs, &c. Wistar's
Balsam does not dry up a
Cough, and leave the cause
behind, as is the case with
most preparations, but it
loosens and cleanses the
lungs, and allays irritation,
thus. removing the cause OF
the complaint.
s PREPARED BY
ShIh W. F0WLE & SONS, Boston, Mass,
And sold by Druggists and Dealers gsasraiiy,;
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03
raE BEST EVIDENCE.


The following letter from REV. L. $. BEST, Pas
tor Nj e. Church, Natick, Mass, will be read with In
terest by many hysicans Also those suffering from
the same disease IL afflicted the OF the Kev. Il.
>. Beat No person can doubt this testimony, and
there Is no doubt about the curative powers Of
NAficx, Mass, Jan. !, fs,3
Dear Strive have good reason for regarding your
assured that II has barn the III, ans Of saving our sons
ifs He is now seventeen years at; for tile last two
by scrofulous Affection and Tar reduced that
nearly all who saw him thought his recovery impossi-
the ia,ntes, hope OF his eva rali,ing, two OF the
number declaring that he WAS beyond the reach OF
save him, as he had not ygor enough to endure the
operation. Just then we commenced giving him vEo-
ErNE and from that time to the present he has been
continuously improving. He has lately resumed his
studies, thrown away crutehns and cane, and walks
about cheerful and strong.
Though there is still some discharge from the open
Ing where his limb was lanced, we have the fullest
confidence that In little time he will be perfectly
cured.
He has taken about three dozen ottes of vE0E-
PINE. but lately but little, ~ he declares that
he Is too wellto be taking medicine.
L. MRS. l.. &. +. BEST.
o. The range OF disorders which yield 10 the influence
of this m, jcine and the number OF defined disc ass
which 1t never fails to cure, are greater than any
other SINGLE medicine has hitherto been even recon-
menled Tor, by any other than the proprietors Of
aud all krupuve diseases and Tumors, Rheumatism,
Gout, Neuralgia aud pinsl complaints and all In
ammstory s. mptoms, Ulcers, all Syphilitc diseases
| Kidney and Bladder diseases, Dropsv, the whsi,
train OF painful disorders which no generally afiict
American women and which carry annually thou
sands Of them TO premature graves; Dyspepsia, thai
universal culse OF American manhood; Heartburn
Piles, Consultation, Nervousness inability to sleeI
| ana impure blood.
This fof midable list Of human ailments for AM
single medicine to successfully attack, and 1t II
probable that any one article before the public ha
the power to cure the quarter OF them excepting TIT
NEaETiNE 1t lays the axe at the root of the
diseases by first eliminating every impurity from thu
blood, promoting the secretions, opening the pores
the liver to its full and natural action, cleansing th
| stomach and strengthening digestion. This much &C
| complshed, the speedy and the permanent o
not only the diseases we have enumerated, but like
wise the whole train OF chronic and dis
| ORDERS h certain to follow. je26-iw
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03
PRIME FISH.

Housekeepers are respectfully invited to tn
Wholesale and Retail Grocery md provision store No
West Front street, and get si the best Mack
rel, NOe. /, and 3-RlsO Labrador herring, Tbey
Ah"i he sSeAieu BY any In the market, and sell at
mail advancs. u. W. RUSSELL.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

SURVEYING

In all ite branches. Prompt attention 10 country
orders. Building lots for sale IN Wilmington and
vicinty. EDWARD TATNALL, Jr.
7oI Tatnail St., Wilmington, Del.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03

SOD As A DEMONSTRATING the past
year made limited experiment In the Use Of
grass sod ~ fertilizer. 1t was desired 10 plant
piece Of WORKOUT land in cabbage. Home
made manure was exhausted, aud it was doubt
full whether commercial fertilizers would pay
on land 80 utterly destitute OF hunus and all
other caib0naceoils matter. Frrrows were OPEN
ed four feet apart with IA one horse turn plough,
which was run twice each way, opening to
depth and width OF about ten inches. The road
sides were resorted u for wild grass-sods, which
werc taken up with spade, ~ width to suit
the burrows, and of such length as the sod woul |
allo q. These were turned bottom upward i'll
the burrows, which were then filed full loose
earth with hoe. Afterthe first rain ths plants,
which were of good size, were dibbled into the
loose earth, the roots reaching down generally
to the sods. The plants gained rapid growth
within a few days, and the result was such a
crop Of cabbages as have never seen produced
except in soil in high state of fertility previ-
ously, or made so for the special crop by very
liberal application OF fertilizers. The sod was
a source of both moisture and fertility, and
maintained thriftness in the plants during u
drouth, which seriously affected adjoining crops
plantation.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03


control them. The testimony of our best cit
zens, OF all classes, establishes tle fact. that
CHERRY PICTORIAL will ahd does relieve ind
cure the affecting disorders OF the Throat and
Lungs beyond any other medicine. The most
dangerous affections of the Pulmonary Organs
yield TO Its power; and CASES OF Consunip-
tion, curod by this preparation. are public
~ known, 30 remarkable as hardly 10 be To-
lieved, We're they not proven beyond dispute.
As n remedy 1t Is adequate on which the public
may rely for full protection. by curing Coughs,
tho forerunners OF more serious disease, 1t snves
unnumbered lives, and amount of suffering
not to be computed. 1t challenges trial. and con-
Ninces the most sceptieal. Every family shou'l
keep 1t on hand rs protection against tho Early
and unperceived attack OF Pulmonary Affections,
which are easily met at first, but which become
incurable. and too often fatal, II neglected. Ten
der lungs need this defence; and II IL unwise to
be without II. As n safeguard to children, amid
the distressing diseases which beset tho Throat
and Chest OF Childhood, CHEunY PICTORIAL
is invaluable; for, by it's timely use multi.
utudes arc rescued from premature graves and
saved 10 tho love and affection centred on them.
IL acis speedily and surely against ordinary colds,
securing sound and health.rastoring tircn No
one Will suffer troublesome Infinenzy and min.
iui bronchitis, when they know how easily
they can be cured
Originally the product OF long, laborious. and
successful chemical investigation no cost or Toll
!" spared In making every bottle In tho utmost
possible perfection. 1t may DO confidently ro.
lied upon as possessing all the virtues IL has ever
exhibited, and capable Of producing euro. a.
memorable as tho greatest il has ever effected.
PREPARED pY
DR.. J. C. AVER & co., Lowell, Mass,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EyERYwHERE
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03
WAGES! WAGES /!

BoN-ToN FLlhTATIoN SIGNALS,
Sent on receipt Of 70 cts Unique Printing and Pub
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03
Aaritnltiaral.

PACKING BUTTER IN SUMMEk.-''N nat Is
the best time for packing butter for winter nse?
Can IL be doue in June OF July, when the price
Is lewest?" Without any hesitation, would
say 1t can be done best in June. We have for
several years put up butter in that month and
found 1t To keep splendidly.
My reasons for preferring June " July but
ter for packing for winter USE Is that IL Is much
more solid, usually much better, and always
cheaper. Many persons have preference fer
October butter fol packing. But II II Is prop
erly put up in June, IL caniiot be surpassed.--
We have kept 1t from June, until next June,
and II was not \ the least rancid. Quite
number Of persons have eaten Of our butter,
and pronounce 1t better than most OF butter
made in winter. of course it does not have ex-
actly the same sweet taste. that butter properly
made has. Butter should be fresh and good
that you wish to pack, or it will not keep well.
Our receipt for packing butter is: To every
20 lbs. of butter take l Ia lbs. of salt, o. Of
pulverised saltpeter, a small quantity OF white
sugar. This should be put into the butter, work
ed well through it, then left 10 stand overnight.
In the morning work it well, make into Jumps
oftwo or three pounds each, wrap rag around
and put into a stone vessel. Make a brine
strong enough To float All egg, and fill the vessel
with it. Place plate, with weight upon 1t,
over the butter, TO keep il under the brine
Fill bag with salt and lay 1t in the vessel, al
ways replenishing it when empty. Butter put
up in this way should not be removed long be-
fore using it, AS il is not ~ Bucks COul-
" mteihgencer.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-03
Ayers
Cherry Pectoral.
For Diseases of the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds. Whooping
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma,
and Consumption.

Among to great
discoveries OF modern
science, few are Ut
moro real value t.
mankind than this Of
fectual remedy for nil
diseases OF the Throat
and Lungs. A vast
trial OF Its virtues.
throughout this and
other countries. has
shown that 1t does
The New York herald., 1873-11-26

from Cuba Libre had been received In New York
by the arrival OF the steamer Crescent City, from
Havana. The patriots have their agents in every
city in Cuba, and important dispatches often
received by the Junta in this city. couched IN mer
camille or ordinary chit-chat correspondence News
by telegraph OF expeditions Is received in this city
frequently. in spite of the censorship exercised
over the telegraphic bureau at Havana by the Cap
tain General.
Funds are rapidly accumulatng for the equip
ment or new expeditions. The unemployed cigar
desirous are they to avenge the murder OF their
brethren who went out in the Virginus. Great dis
tress regns among many OF the Cubans mere, VINO
while they had money gave every cent they coulu
spare for ''the cause,r and now that so many or
their number OF work they feel OF necessity
the bitter sting OF poverty. In spite of this, how
ever the majority OF them think more oil their
country's woes than their own.
The New York herald., 1873-11-26
sH1PwREcKED, THEN MURDERED.

Waif from the "Slaughter House" OF
Santiago de Cuba-A Dying Mans
Last Letter.
The following letter, written by William Baynard,
mate Of the Virginius was received through the
mails in this city yesterday by Henry Smith, OF NO.
SO West street.
ST. JAGo DE CUBA, Nov. I, 1878.
MY DEAR SIR-Since lett New York In the lisa
bean have had bad luck attending me the whole
cane on the 2sth OF September last, and lost every
thing. Then was sent on to Kingston, Jamaica.
and was waiting Tor the "Atas" to take us to New
York, when was offered chance as mate OF the
steamship "virginius," to go to Port Limon with
passengers, and when we got outside they
40 miles orr the coast OF Cuba we were captured
by the Spanish war steamer Tornado and brought
here. They have condemned us all to be shot this
day at three p N. Tell Mr.. Miller, the mate Of the
"Water Lily,n and likewise Harry V0ss, and he
can tell the rest OF the folks.
Now my time Is short. / am content to die.
knowing that have done nothing knowingly to
deserve such death.
God bless you all is the dying prayer OF
WILLIAM BAYNARD,
Mate OF the brig Isabella.
p s.-Be so kind as to 60 to Mr.. B. Wenbergs,
No. 81 Old slip and tell them OF my fate.
The letter Is written on sheet OF French note
paper, with pale blue transverse rulings, resemb-
ling a water mark. Poor Baynard wrote an ex-
tremely neat hand, and appears even
while pennlng this last terrible epistle
TO have maintained remarkably calm
demeanor. There is not q false scratch
in the letter. He has been extremely cautious to
insert all his points OF quotations, as printed
above, though he omitted all punctuation except
ing period following the word folks. 1t appears,
however, as though he had commenced TO write
the letter to some one else, it opened with the
words, "My Dear Charles the word Charles,
being subsequently scored out and the word ''Sr''
substituted. 1t Is believed that he used the WORD
captured" inadvertently for the word chased, as
IL was Impossible that after eight hours hard pur-
suit, the vessel could have been only ,I 40 miles
distant from Cuba. It Is not 2 little singu.
the Spaniards and it is therefore assumed that
those who wished to write to friends were Noticed
solely TO private personal AFFAIRS IL is quite prob
anle that the letter was read by the Spaniards be-
tore thev would allow t to be sent from the
nrison No one who reads these last words OF
dvin0 man will think that he Is telling other than
TIE truth. or that he had any knowledge when he
shipped that the vessel was bound on an expedi-
tionary cruise to Cuba