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Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-22
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NOTICE orr,e. ., rr.
WILMINGTON 4 READING r. n. Co,
COATEsvILLE, DECEMBER 20, lSI3.l
The annual meeting OF Stockholders and election
Of Directors Will be held at the ONCE OF the Compa
ny IN Coatesvle, Pa, on Tuesday, January 10, 1873
dec2q-tm W, S. HILLEs. Secretary.
NOTICE ALL PERSONS HAVING
IN any claims against the estate Of EnOch Moor
are requested to present the same without delay to
SAML. NJ. HARRINGTON,
dec2O-u Attorney for the Asslgnees.
~ orIC An examination OF persons deslri
to bee me teach ~ In the Public Soh iols q
fran 's strset. @ Comm, prIns % al 'ei"cS w. De
eGth 1879 and cOntH1ng two dIys. by order
the Co ''m'ttee on Teachers -
u2t9 W. HARLAN. S1pt
OTICE
THE NETTING IN TIE INTsREsT OF THE
Young Mon Of our City.
will he held at
INSTITUTE HALL,
Tuesday Evening. Dec. 23d.
To be addressed by
JOHN wANAMARRR, GEO II. sTNAPT, PROF
ROWLAND, PROP. JOHNSON, AND oTHsHs
All are iavited. Admission free. decQL't
Motto Eve. the undersigned. rndertakers -
~ the CITY OF Wilmingt4n N wing been cOn /.
felle TO ADOPT this n-ihod throug' failure g.
pru m ptness on the part VI nunner u our custol
ers In sitting irr carriage hire. a. } give n'iic
that on ami after tn st n January next all tIar
ti-s wishing carriages flr funeral purposes wi b
required 20 clniract with the l'ver,men direct
7. y. j, FoHSAN, JoAN Rus Bill,
TB0N.s !. GILss, X. Young.
l. W. PALhBK, THos MTTcHELL,
CALKB NJ LBrRM ce lHiari
NIOTTcs- wantei everybody 10 0~ iha' ii I,
~ eau have thir Saving Machines repaired ant
w.F. CRossLEY,
dec's-lm' cal west Third ees,
NOTICE The n'th annual meeti OF
~ the stock Oldsrs Of the Masonic HAL Ny
CompAnY Of Whining on d ! will he held ~
IN ths ire. tnrs' Room Of The Masonic Hail. ~
Saturday the ~ dN tf December 1873 at o'cl C
Teslden one psrs N for Vic President one per
sou for Treasurer, an one person 8 creta ,aa
nj directors to serve the ensuing year
dec12-eOd J p. ALMOND, secy.
~ oTICR-WATFR RRNTEVs.
IN OFFICE CITY wATER WORKS.
ILhis6TsH, Dec ~ lsJa I
The bills for the year IS are now ready aud p-y.
able at the oa1Ce OF the k"gl-tTaT, lUt0 AArkri
street. FRANK A TAYLOR,
dsc4-tejAnsl hgls'Tar.
AToTICR = rNTON AID soCtRrY - H1us
IN No 3. W. Fifth street, will he opened oD
4 hursdsy Dec I'm, iS7s and thereafter ever
Thursday during tbs winter. from y. A. NJ, TO /
o'cl ck for recslptOf applications aud distribution
deco II CHAA WARNER, Pres.
~ fUTICE-An my Gust, mer- aud fri Gds arc n
~ for Ell I al, having procurst liceu-e for tn,
manufacture dOmest qlnrs | shall cihtlnu,
to suppy Whistles brandies, Gin Wines, 4c ..
my own m'nnfaetdrs at lowest market Rates A
FRANCIS KRLLEY,
novlGly ins Market Street
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-22
wanted.

WANTED.o-py o. ccMMEHcIlL of December
w Tth, 1919, for which U Q, nts WI be Maid az
dec2Otf THT OFFICE.
WANrRD-'O to 50 quarts Of MILK dai!v. Cal
decSOu AL Tatnar street.
=" "ANTeD-r buy the stlok and fixtures Of
w ' ''' EvsNs PENNINGrnN,
Room No 2 Almonds Buildigg
decia-8t Tor sth and Market.
A NY info'mation In regard to Henry Boe'tgsr,
~ VINO eft bis hume days siuce viii he CRATE
decls-St COMM ERCtAL OFFICE
WANTEn-A SPECIAL PARTNER W tn from
Wv SIC coo to fsOoO. 10 an ola Established
house in thi city doing thhyins and increasing
hu iness A good chauca or sa'e vea'ment In a
! alt mate business, at fair 'emunsfati N Apply
decl56t ia Market street.
XET ANTEn-IVM. DIATRLY ROed s'tahy
w shoemaker, on m MS work. nonr bnt good
hand need apply steady work and good wages
Applv at Il. r PFNNi NGTON.
dec9 u Ninth and orange SITS
NXTANTRD -An persnus to Know that J. $. r.
w Busick 500 King St il selling lamps, chim
neys. tir-ware. bird cages and house furnishing
goods g. rneraly, theapat .,-,,.,,.,o,
Noy29,n 500 KING vt.
WAMnrHEsd1-.i, col ar't lien on real es.a's " rth
novlh,tt This once.
WANTED-Housekespers to know that ,ee'
w can procure good servants, a. shoi C
Il
lntelligunc- ptC"
maria-ly n x cor Second aTd Nes' ''
NVTANTED-AF ONCE - An ~ tive, en-, rRefic
w man tn ac' as sales ran, the N W Amsr'-
eau Sewing Msnhine; must come well recommended.
horse aud wagon will he furnished. Ofti,e, In
Clayton House Bul ding, 5lI Ring street.
ooti4 II j. b. PRlMFoSB, Manager
XNYANTED D-IaMEDIATRLY = Several active
w men TO canvass the city for singer Sewing
Machines. Apply at
marsi,tf SO MARKET STREET.
IVY ANTED Energetic men ul AVA eud
w aell singer Sewing aach.n krtlf
arket Street ian2i-u 49, j.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-22
UNION NATIONAL RANK,
% "a grrHu# "a =

DeCempr 49, iS7a.
Notice s herchy given that the yearly StockhUld.
Is NEE f. g VII ne held At fhtir B4nginR h, use,
Cn Tuesday IN" 49, day j .nuary, IsIl, ~ tw' en
toe hours OF sui u iOck IA the b.rruoun Tor the
PURPOSE Ui eectlng Line Directors t. rye or the
eusuir year
deyi eDdta JOHN PEOPLES Cashier
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-22

EVNslr A'i'ic Books elegantly hcu-d, a s7lendid
Christmas PIesSnt. Eobelen Bro., 10 Market St
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-22

ss-1 fiH line OF kinds Of Musical Ins,ru.
men's for tn holidays at Rlbeeu 4 BROS 7lO
MarAet street
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-22

~-M'si- B'rgs. Musical Albums and Rollers 10
the holidals kU0eieu Bro, 10 MarGet Street
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-22
Glettion alntlrrs.

ELECTTON NOl1CE-The Ann al Me ting of
h he st Ckhoders OF he wilmington Turnpike
60, VIII he he at The Ciii e ot tn Treasurer sU9
Market stree, on THURSDAY, Jan ar |, ISL he
tween the h. urs n 10, a. NJ 5nd u, M. At which
time nine Managers ri be elected to serve for the
ensuing year.
hto2r2I S. D. SMITH, Treas,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-22
SHftsan Snrts
A RMINlsTRATOR'S SALE
or
REAL ESTATE.
IN THE CITY OF WILMINGrny

By virtue Of On order of n, Otrnt,s, ~.
the state of llrawW We m ant tn- Nav d.. '.rt OF
y, made the 9OtH DAY OF Wv mhpr A IA /. mn
be ,xposed TO sale =. Public Auction. j. ~ Will
TUESDAY, JANUARY trH, Ia ataoco,s pm
In the Aurti n POpm of l. W s.tt,,,, 90.
III x Fourth tTeet vi. D. ''n' No.
The fOlna ing desc T. Cd lands nrI '.,
bt ing ne Peal Estate o. The ate 10. p, m W.. Ms,
decets ei, b. ny ord-tei To h ,oh .r,l,. h' 100,
~ bl4 do ~, ~ vii: An 'rHt c.t.s.,o , ray r't
and ~ tCK DWtLltN tt " n. er3,t, Htl
" Of = mlnRtnn. and ~ iet.r4.,t s..t - q
iOl We, 70 wit; BeRinninr ~ the c.,i.r,, Ii
orange street brtwnen hih And .t,.., y
the distance of N hundred is { from tre NON
aid 20 Eighth sire T. than"e eAst,rlg p,., ,l'lI
X ghth sr ~ seventy & ~ feet tn A r6,,, p 10
nottherly ana parallel Ora ~ ST. t,y' tA''
tnence westerly aiOpR salt iAnl ari n.,,t
lghth re- s"ven'y four feet tuthp ,.n n.,.at -
~ orange Htr'-et, ami thau'' along M. oit ~
o anRe street, snu'he'lv Nv ms 'et tofl,aa, ~
ginning. he 'he CONF uts vita the. ii ~ -" 'e'
h above pr misses Rr ordered b, tbs ,,,. .
| he sold, free a 81 81 Hrnt Il " r. '' 10
Ate dance will he given AMI :. rIt = VI sa.o,,,
known bt The tine and rac Rt0r ,nli M ,nu ~ % le
mlnistratrlx, or b. j SIluA VI R>' n Wv Al
Attest G. N. vASrEvsa Clerk Of ,rrn y y, e' e1,
30 %
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-22

DEroLF can't be undes sold. His clothing is
tie lates. styles.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-22

v ORTIZ seeing Buxbaums oyercoats for s2o.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-22
IOHN PEOTLES, CashIer.
NATL NAL BAxK OF

v wilmington ANn BRASDNwGNP,
NILhl GToH, Dat, Leu., Il, 1873.
Notice Is hereby giveD that an eection will re
he q at the RHukiug HOus' On Tues ~, the lRth
dar Of January. lsI.. between he hours OF ard 1
o'clock NJ, n me JufpIse OF chuls ng nine Di-
rect rs TO serve the ensuing yFar.
dscll.te RICE. Cashier.
The Placer herald., 1873-10-25
NUMBER ll

POSTAGE STAMPS. s.--Post ce stamps, al
though they carry all kinds of information 10
every part Of the world, tell but little in their
own history, or of the care required in their
manufacture and distribution. In the days
of their virgin beauty, they show us some
thing Of the engraver's and printers skill,
stern business of life, and been subjected to
the ignoble fate of all stamps--to be dis6g-
ured. Small and insignificant as they are
Individually collectively they are numbered
by the billions, and are worth many millions
of dollars. There are now in use one hun
dred and three different classes of postage
STAMPS, ard twenty-six thousand sheets Of
one hundred stamps each are printed every
working day. The number of stamps used
annually is about six hundred and fifty mil
lions, and their average value is $18,00O-
600. TO prevent error and fraud, the sheets
of stamps are counted and recounted ten or
twelve times, registered, receipted for, and
counted again, until, what with handling and
cumming, they lose their original freshness,
and have to be polished up in hydraulic
press They are distributed by mail to
about thirty-fve thousand Post Offices in the
United States, and orders are received daily
for about 13 900 900 stamps. A Govern
ment agent gives his receipt for the stamps,
and obtains corresponding receipts from those
to whom they are distributed. They are man
ufactured by the Continental Bank Note Co..
and during the month of July the Company
lad a stock on hand of rs 900 900 stamps,
valued at 50, 203 900. Ofthese "a ,77O, 800
were tbreecent stamps, II ,167 SOC one-cent
and 5, ,651 200 two-cent stamps. The little
stamp that does its work SO cheaply for all Of
us-that imparially carries good and i'll news
to friend and foe--belongs to a respectable
family, and is not to be despised, even when
its usefulness has been somewhat impaired
by the Postmaster's Disagreement of its pol
ished face.
The Placer herald., 1873-10-25
SANDERS IN LOVE.

The love-life of George n Sanders is
rather queer story. About the year 1888
George fell in love with a Cincinnati lady,
but neither she nor her parents would have
anything to do with him. He was not dis
couraged, but bis method of creating an i'm
preston was certainly peculiar. He pos
sessed some fancy stock, and he named a
fine young Alderney cow after the young la
day. This was rare compliment, of
course, but the young lady was greatly Of
Tended, and retaliated by naming Berk-
shire boar belonging TO her father "George
n. Sanders" This crushed the love out of
Georges heart, and for a long time he was
exceedingly sensitive against the mention of
the most diminutve pig. However, he re-
covered after a time, ami subscribed for
New York magazine called the Passion
Flo,cer, soon became enamored of its edi-
tor, Miss Reed. A correspondence was
promptly opened, and the lady was found to
be as gushing as the bruised heart of San
ders could desire. The parties were mar
red in due season, although up to the day
of the ceremony they had never seen each
other.
The Placer herald., 1873-10-25


HoME.-There are few persons who have
not visited houses where they have been in
troduced to what is known as the company
parlor. They must remember how uncom-
Portable they were while sitting in it; how
they found it almost impossible to be at ease,
and mainly for the reason that their host and
hostess were not themselves at ease. The
children were watched with lynx eyes, lest
they should displace or soil something; SO
that the entertainment of friends became very
much like social discipline. They must
recall, too, how sweet the fresh air seemed
out Of doors, and how they nwardly vowed
on leaving that temple of form and fidgeti-
ness, that something more than politeaess
would require them to return.
Home is not a name, nor form, nor a
routine. 1t is spirit, presence, a princi-
pie: Material and method will not, and can
not make it. 1t must get its light and sweet
ness from those who inhabit it, from the
flowers and sunshine. from the sympathetic
natures which, in their exercise of sympathy
can lay aside the tyr 'nny of the broom and
the awful duty of endless scrubbing. .-Scrib-
nerS
The Placer herald., 1873-10-25
GO 1T ALONE.
BY SAKE.

There's game much in fashion, think it's
called Euchre
CThough never have played it, for pleasure or
lucte),
In which, when the cards are in certain condi
tons,
And one Of them cries, in confident tone,
81 think may venture to go it alone!
While watching the game, it's whim of the
bards
A moral to draw from that skirmish of cards.
And to fancy he finds in the trivial strife -
Some excellent hints for the Battle of Life,
Where-whether the prize is a ribbon or throne,
The winner is he who can "go it alone!'
When great Galileo proclaimed that the world
In regular orbit was carelessly whrled,
And got-not a convert-for all of his palms.
But only derision and prison and chains,
"It moves, for all Mdt!' was his answering tone,
For he knew, like the Earth, he could Ego it
alone!'
When Kepler, with intellect piercing afar,
Disco vered the law of each planet and star
And doctors who ought to have lauded his name
Derided his learning and blackened his fame,
IL can ocaa'' he replied, ''till the truth you
shall own;
For he felt in his heart he could Ego it aloner'
There's something, no doubt, in the hand you
may hold
Health, family, culture wit, beauty and gold,
The fortunate owner may fairly regard
AS each, in its way, most excellent card;
Yet the game may be lost with all these for your
own,
Unless you've the courage to ''go it alonev'
In battle or business, whatever the game,
In law or in love, it is ever the same;
In the struggle for power, or the scramble for
pelf,
Let this be your motto-"Rely on yourselfr'
For whether the prize be ribbon or throne,
The victor is he who can ''go it aloner'
The Placer herald., 1873-10-25

IT is plain but faithful saying; EAT your
brown bread first;" nor is there better rule
for mans outset in the world. While you
continue single, you may i've within as mar
row limits as you please; and it is then you
must begin to save, inorder to be provided
with the more enlarged expenses of your fu-
ture family. Besides, plain, frugal life is
then supported most cheerfully; it is your
own choice, and it is to be justified on the
best and most honest principles in the world,
and you have nobody's pride to struggle with
or appetites to master but your own. As
you advance in life and success, it will be
expected you should give yourself greater in
dulgence; and you may then be allowed to
do both reasonably and safely.
The Placer herald., 1873-10-25
WAXED.

The other night at Truckee two young
men, visiting the same young lady, tried to
freeze each other out, or in other words,
to see which could stay the longest 1t ap-
pears that this is common amusement at
Truckee, and though perhaps pleasant to
the young men is somewhat expensive snd
annoying to thesold folks. The Republican
tells the story as follows:
The head of the family left the young
people alone at the proper time and retired,
apparently for .le purpose of rest and slum-
Der. About midnight the young lady ex-
pressed desire to step out on the porch to
see the moon and get the fresh air, and of
course both of the "freezers" followed. The
door was closed after them. While moon
and star-gazing, the man of the house steps
unobserved into the parlor and distributes a
liberal supply of shoemakers wax on two of
the seats of the cane -bottomed chairs-those
that the men had vacated This wax was
of the right consistency to serve the purpose
in this case. The young lady on the porch,
who was in the secret, soon found an ex-
cuse for returning with her admirers. The
young men sank down again into the ere
served seats, and each redoubled his ef-
forts to please the damsel, annoy his fellow
and keep awake. About an hour passed in
this way, by which time the wax, aided by
the warmth pressing down upon it, had be-
come thoroughly amalgamated, with the
shsddy of the pants-in fact, the cane bot
toms of the chairs, the wsDand the panta-
looms became sort Of inseparable trinity.
The time for the crisis was close at hand
1t came. Each one of the bachelors found
himself glued to his seat, and no amount of
pulling and tugging effected release. If
they arose the chairs followed. At first
they tried to look upon the matter as joke,
but after full half-hour's struggle TO free
themselves from their embarrassing predica-
ment, they began to think they had got into
serious scrape. The lady suggested that
they build rousing fire in the stove, snd
then each man backing up as near the heat
as possible "melt the darned stuff off" as
she said This method was tried, but did
not work, as with the chairs fastened to
them they couldn't get near enough to the
fire. After they had sweated in the heated
room for about an hour to no purpose, the
wax retaining its relentless grip and connec-
ton, they saw no other way out of their
awkward dilemma except to engage in a
surgical operation. 1t was getting along TO-
ward morning, and daylight was near at
hand. They realized that whatever was to
be done must be done quickly. Their jack
knives were brought into requisition, and in
a few minutes each fellow was released from
his uncomfortable position. They left the
young lady and the house in a hasty and
unceremonious nner, with cane patch
on the rear of their unmentionables about
the size of full moon. Frecze-out games
are not as popular as they were.
The Placer herald., 1873-10-25


MORE READING AND THINKING The farm
ers' movement has had the effect to make
our people think and t, read. You would
be surprised to see how many daily papers,
and tri-weekly and weekly, papers come to
our village. People used to take papers
that had stories in them; but now they take
papers for the news; and tn y are learning
what is going on in the world. Some of the
neighbors are at the village every day, and
they bring us home the daily paper, and,
after the work is done, the girls read it out
to us, and you cannot imagine how much
better this is than when it was customary to
have the neighbors drop in and deal ont Cos
sip or talk about the last new story in the
Ledger, or the great unknown.
The movement will be lasting tribute to
the whole country in numerous ways, for it
will lead the people to think and to talk
sense. The fact is, we had become too
frivolous, and we needed son ething to
change the current Of extravaganza, and
cheap corn came in time. We charged the
railroads and the middlemen with the hard
times, but the investigation proved that
most of it was due to our own folly
Farmers Wife IN Chicago Tribune.
The Placer herald., 1873-10-25

THE STUDENTS TEIoK.-A young man o.
eighteen or twenty, a student in university
took a walk one day with a professor, who
was commonly called the students friend
such was his kindness to the young men
whom it was his office to instruct. While
they were walking together and the professor
was seeking to lead the conversation to
grave subjects they saw pair of old shoes
lying in their path, which they supposed be-
longed to poor man who was at work close
by, and had nearly finished his days work.
The young student turned to the profess
sor, saying: "Let us play the man trick
we will hide his shoes and conceal our
selves behind those bushes, and watch to
see bis perplexity when be can not find
them"
"My dear friend" answered the profess
sor, eve must never amuse ourselves at
the expense of the poor. But you are rich,
and may give yourself much greater
pleasure. Put dollar into each shoe, and
then we will hide ourselves"
The student did so, and then placed him
self with the professor behind the bushes
close by, through which they could easily
watch the laborer, and see whatever won
der or JOY he might express.
The poor man soon finished his work, and
came across the field to the path, where he
had left bis coat; he slipped one foot into one
of his shoes; but feeling something hard, =,
he stopped down and found the dollar. As
tonishment and wonder were seen upon his
countenance; he gazed upon the dollar,
turned around : and looked again, ,-and again; ;
then he looked around him on all sides, but
could see no one. Now be put the money
in his pocket, and proceeded to put on the
other shoe, but how great was his astonish-
ment when he found the other dollar! His
feelings overcame him. be fell on his knees,
looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a
fervent thanksgiving, in which he spoke of
his wife, sick and helpless, and his children
without bread, whom this timely bounty,
from some unknown hand, would save from
perishng. The young man stood there
deeply affected and tears filled his eyes.
"Now," said tha professor, care you not
much better pleased than if you had played
your intended trick"
go, dearest SIR" answered the youth,
"you have learned me lesson now that
will never forget. feel now the truth Of
the words which never before understood: /:
1T is better to give than to receive
The Placer herald., 1873-10-25

An Ohio woman lately travelled with one
ticket, four trunks two band-boxes, a
Aower-pot, poodle dog, umbrella, jug Of
milk, lunch-basket. paper sack full Of
peaches. and boy Of 16, whose age she
gave at Q.
The Placer herald., 1873-10-25

: The most agreeable of all companions is
simple, frank man, without any pretentions
to an oppressive greatness; obliging, alike at
all hours; above all, Of golden temper. and
steadfast as an anchor. For such a one We
gladly exchange the greatest genius. the
most brilliant wit, the profoundest thinker.
The Placer herald., 1873-10-25
DIDN'T STAY MORE'N A MINUTE.

A colored man having admired colored
widow living short distance from him, but
being afraid to come out boldly and reveal
his passion, went to white man of his ac-
quaintance the other day, and asked him to
write the lady letter, asking her hand in
marriage. The friend wrote, telling the wo-
man, in a few brief lines that The size Of
her feet was the talk of her neigbborhood,
and of asking her if she could not pare
them down little. The name of the col
ored man was signed, and be was to call on
her Sunday night for an answer. The
writer of the letter met the negro llmpipg
along the street, and asked him what the
widow said. The man showed him blood
shot eye, scratched nose, lame leg, and
a spot on the scalp where handful of wool
had been violently jerked out, and he an
swered, in solemn tones:-
"She didn't say muffin, end didn't stay
dar more n minute!"
The Placer herald., 1873-10-25
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