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Connecticut western news., 1875-10-29
The Village Newspaper.

Nothing is more common than to hear people talk of what they pay for advertisements. etc., as so much given in charity. Newspapers, by enhancing property in the neighborhood and giving the localities in which they are published a reputation abroad, benefit all such, particularly if they are merchants or real estate owners, thrice the amount yearly of the meager sum they pay for their support. Besides, every public-spirited citizen has laudable pride in having a paper of which lie is not ashamed even though he fhould pick it up in New York or Washington.
 A good-looking thriving sheet helps property, gives character to locality, and is in many respects 0 desirable public convenience. If from any cause the matter in the local or editorial columns should not be up to your standard, do not cast it aside and pro- nounce 1t good for nothing, until satis- fled that there has been no more labor bestowed upon it than is paid for. If you want good, readable sheet, it must be supported-not in a spirit of charity, but because you feel necessity to support it The printing press is the power that moves the people.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-29
The Old Schoolhouses.

School architecture is far from per- feet, as many an unlucky boy and girl know from experience, having taken se- were colds from windows opened to se- cure ventilation But the schoolrooms of to; day are 8 paradise compared with those of the last century. A veteran gives his recollections of boyhood at school: ''' a"' -'-.-' '-' -"
 The first winter I attended remem- Der that the walls were almost black with smoke and dirt The top of the room was thickly covered with balls of paper which had been chewed up and thrown against it. There was a large, open fireplace. The wood used was green, drawn to the door sled length, and sometimes in whole trees, to be cut up by the large boys. The room was very cold in the morning, and scholars were allowed to leave their seats and form semicircle around the fire. The struggle for desirable positions often called down on the offenders severe dis cipline with large stick, which was applied with more vigor than. nowadays. Large quantities of wood were burned during the forenoon, and during the afternoon the large accumulation of burning coals would throw out intense heat. EC >'i g ". -s
 Being honored with front seat, with no desk before me, Il have vivid recol- lection of the torture I endured while compelled to face this fiery furnace, while ia the morning had suffered al- most as much from the cold, being too small and weak to get glance at the fire through the dense crowd that encireled it. After reading my little lesson, which occupied but few minutes, and taking glance at the six pictures in Webster's spelling book, [ had nothing to do but turn and twist, and take general sur vey of things. had one amusement which was very precious to me. 1t con- sisted in rolling wet paper into a ball and tossing it up the very steep aisle, and watching it roll down again. This was not one of the requirements of the school, and was often suddenly arrest ed while zealously engaged in it by warm and painful sensation about my ears and the roots of my hair.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-29
How They Dress.

In England, and still moro so in America, a lady begins to wear Q new
 thing when she has seen it worn by sev- eral persons before. In France it is just the reverse. The fact uf given article of toilet having been seen by person
 on somebody else Is 8 reason for her not
 purchasing it. She will accept as many new fashions and new forms as you like but she must always have the colors and trimmings all her own way. Hence the monotony of costumes in England and in this country, and the surprising va riety in France. Hence, also, the pos siblity of success for large stores, where everything is done e'e nadsse, where one dress will do for any mum Der of persons of the same size, where everybody wants striped plaid dress, or dress of ''that new brocaded stuff" And hence, also, the sad want of harmony in the assortment of colors. They are matched without any reference to the complexion of the person or even to each other. Cardinal red is, for in stance, the favorite color just now, and it is worn by everybody whether the person be blonde, dark, or red. You see dark red bows on black dresses, and cardinal trimming on black straw or felt 1bonnets. Thus two deep colors are con- stantly brought together. It is the same with heavy stone gray you see it ire quently combined with black, with which it has no business ever to come in contact.
 A good milliner or dressmaker estab- lished for limited number of custom CTS will, for the sake of her own reputa- tion, not allow any of them to dress as the big dry goods stores dress their cus- toners. The question of complexions or figures cannot possibly be taken into consideration where the purchasers come by the thousand. The same colors must nolens volens serve the brunette and the blonde. The same shape of dress must suit the angular and the TO- tund figure. The dry goods magnates know only one thing: Such are the two or three colors, the one or two styles, and the two or three materials that are to be brought into fashion next season. They make out their orders accordingly. Thousands of pieces of material, rib bons, and the like, are purchased at so much, and must be sold within so many weeks at so much. That all.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-29
Training 8 Wrestler.

k William Miller, the wrestler, recently
 had conversation with a reporter of the
 San Francisco Chronicle, of which the
 following is the substance, the reporter
 beginning his narrative by describing
 the professor as powerfully-buili
 man, of "more education and intelli-
 gence than most men in his business"
 Miller, while in course of training.
 arises at six o clock every morning. He
 then walks two or three miles, at the
 rate of five miles an hour, being warmly dressed, " to prevent getting chilled on first encountering the morning air." He is then rubbed down with coarse towels, bathes in fresh cold water for minute or so, is rubbed down again, and is dressed in dry clothes. After half an hours rest, he eats broiled chop and some stale bread, and drinks two cups of weak tea, with very little sugar and milk. He never uses tobacco. After his breakfast has digested he pounds and bruises his trainer, and his trainer pounds and bruises him. It is not con sidered essential that & trainer should be " match " for his pupil; that is, the pupil does not think so. Miller's trainer has not expressed an opinion. There are thirty or more "holds in scientific wrestling, and as many "stops" to pre- vent falls. An hours rest succeeds the mutual bruising and pounding, and then MT. Miller eats his dinner, which con- sists of piece of rare roast beef or mutt ton, or steak or chop if preferred (only the middle of the piece, where it is rare and juicy, being eaten), good mealy potato, little cabbage or caulifowcr, and, perhaps, some tapioca pudding. He drinks a glass of ale with his dinner. Then MT. Miller, after 8 two hours, rest, uses Indian clubs and dumbbells and the springboard, and if feels exhausted during his exercise drinks glass of ale or sherry. His supper consists of stale toast, weak tea and soft boiled eggs. The evening is given to rest, light amusement and conversation. He goes to bed at nine o'clock. --' ~.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-29
Women at Hard Work.

Olive Harper, in recent letter from Marseilles, says: Women wheel bar rows filled with brick and stones; women carry great trunks and peddle goods of all descriptions, and all wear clean, white. stiff -starched lace and muslin caps. They walk with a briskness and force that are surprising. All are Drowned with the hot sun and the glare from the white cliffs and shining sea. till their faces look like the squaw that was wrinkled and brown as 8 bag of leather" yet the cheeriness and bright, ness of their smiles more than com. pensate for the lack of beauty of com. plexion.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-29

A light apple crop is reported from nearly all sections of New York State,
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-29

A French machinist has discovered that, by keeping his turning tools con- stantly wetted with petroleum, he was able to cut metals and alloys with them, although when the tools were used with out the oil, their edges were soon. turned and dulled. The hardest steel can be turned easily if the tools be thus vet with mixture of two parts of petroleum with one part of turpentine.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-29
' ADVERTISING RATES:
The Pumpkin.

Little folks are much beholden
 To the pumpkin fair and golden, Who, within 8 pumpkin steil,' ~ Put his wife to keep her wsll2N Peter, Peteriwas the inan;z ;, Catch thelfsllow, if you Canl }t Cinderella. ferlherlcarrage, .g,a Cinderella, for her marriage, To the pumpkin owed debt i; Has she paid it, think you, yeta, Jack-o'-Lsntern is beholden
 To the pumpkin fair and golden; But the shell is his alone, "A For the pudding is our own; '@ And, if we the stalk can take, ''' We 8 pipe to play on make. aiJ
 The NtIrserl
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
A lOallY Filtration.

Miss Charlotte E. Ross, buxom maiden well
advanced in years. and not overburdened with
beauty, recently brought suit In Chicago for
breach Of promise against George E. Fancher, a
weazen-faced gentleman with less flesh than
greenbacks. Miss Ross says that George was
very assduous in his attentions that delight
full blisstulness attended their courtship and
that nothing had occurred to mar the prospects
of happy future until George remarked point
blank hiat he didn't propose to marry her.
Miss Ross valued her lacerated affections in
the sum Of twenty Thousand dollars. Mr.
Fanchers reply to Miss Charlottes alle-
cations differ somewhat from her version.
He denied that an engagement had
existed between them, and testified that Miss
Ross had been the chief performer in the come
dy of love. She it was who had indulged in af-
fectionate embracing and osculatory manifesto
tions Of regard That in the exuberance of her
generous affection she had given defendant a
diamond ring, and to cap the climax had nearly
invested him with suffocation on divers occasions
by her weight. Such endearing caprices Of
Miss Ross had the feet of rendering him weak,
and the manner in which she had been sccus-
toned to tickle him when cushioned upon his
knee had fairly prostrated him. The jury val
ued the time wasted by Miss Ross on Mr.. Fan
cher at ten Thousand dollars. George has ap-
peaed from their decision.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
Cheaper sewin0 Mncn,nes

We gave editorially, some time ago, some facts
concerning the cost of sewing g-machines, showing
that they were sold to the people at about five
prices. 1t will be good news, therefore that the
U. S. Senate Committee on Patents has decided
to report adversely on the application Of A. b.
Wilson for an extension OF his patent for the
four-motion feed for sewing machines which
has been pending before Congress for the past
two years. This patent was issued in June, II S52
and is the most valuable patent ertant in CON
nection with these machines. 1t is owned
by a combination of the Wheeler Wilson,
Wilcox Gibbs Singer, and Howe Compa-
nies. Thus far it has served to bring these mar.
facturers together, and enabled them to defy all
competition. So valuable is it that it las real
iZed for the inventor millions of dollars, and it
is estimated that the extension of the patent for
seven years would be worth about twenty mil
lions OF dollars to the owners, and would cost
the public fully four times as much more
1t il expected that the failure to get the pat
ent extended will have the effect of reducing
the price of sewing machines to twenty dollars
There is evidence showing that the cost of the
average sewing machine il about twelve dollars,
and that small manufacturers are forced to pay
to the combination for the use of the feed forty
dollars on each machine manufactured It is a
curious fact that Wheeler & Wilson machines can
be purchased in Europe and imported to this
country for about one-half the price they now
cost here, the reason being that those machines
have no protection in Europe and can be manu-
fsctured by any person.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE POLICY
OF THE OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP co.

The Old Dominion Steamship Co. undoubtedly
has policy in its railroad movements or the
Peninsula. What that policy is, has not devel-
oped very fully yet but one thing is clear, viz
it has great faith in the possibilities of the lower
portion Of the Peninsula, and is seeking to gain
q foothold there in preference to any other por
tion. The lease by the Junction & Breakwater
R. R. Of the Frankford 4 Breakwater road 30
soonsfter the former passed into the hands of the
Old Dominion Co. is evidence of the direction in
which the interests of that Company lie and Of
the foresight with which the Company perceives
its interest and sets about to promote them.
But there are other indications which point to
a further development of this policy, and would
seem to give the Old Dominion Company firm
hold upon the Peninsula. 1t s stated by an au-
thority which at least has the opportunity to OBJ
tain the information correctly that the o. D.
s. Co. have purchased controlling interest in
the Wicomico 4 Pocomoke II. R., from Berlin to
Snow Hill, and will take charge of the same at
an early date. Now, this portion of the Wcomi-
co q Pocomoke r. r. is but direct link in the
line southwark from Georgetown through the
Peninsula, midway between the Del. h. r. and
the ocean, and is already in operation so when
the Frankford Breakwater II. r. is extended
to Berlin, as is now proposed, the line will be
complete as far as Snow Hill. The same au-
thority states that the o. d. s. Co. propose to
continue the Worcester road to the line of yir-
ginia, from whence it will be continued by a
Pennsylvania company down through Accomac
and Northampton counties, Va, to Cherrystone
the work to be begun next summer.
Assuming this information to be correct, and
supposinp the link betWeen Snow Hill and tha
Worcester r. Il. will be built, two conclusions
force themselves upon the rejecting mind 1st
The Old Dominion Steamship Co. either expects
to develope this part Of the Peninsula by this
railroad system so as to make the establishment
of its water line between New York and Lewes
profitable in the transportation Of early truck i;
or, End. The Company is seeking to shorten its
line between New York and Norfolk, and
is throwing in this link of railroad
to reduce the time Of transportation and afford
cheaper line of communication between tile
North and South 1t may be that it is seeking
both these Objects Certain it is that the Ola
Dominion Co. would not be seeking such long
line of railroad through the lower part of the
Peninsula without purpose and any one who
will take the trouble to trace out on the map the
line indicated must be struck not only with the
magnificent line of railroad which is afforded
but also with the feasibility OF either of the
propositions named above.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
City Aust,sess pt.ertrrs

AUCTIONRxRs.
L ". stidhAA Son. Ill 4. 9th street
BANKERS r. BROKERS.
R r. Hobinson I o.. soo Market street
BARBERs 4 HAIR DREsskk
A. AshsnbAoh. aO Market street
BEIL. RINGERS & BILL rcsTERS
Geo " Jackson: " 9Th street
BOOT0 sHOE MAKE Kris, and DFAi y
SRsss9ssia Az aai;:; BS.; ~ X \ u VI Hssss, str
ISna a aass, M9.slI1a .n ~ and rSp'Ar 'trset'
". A. Turner ii Co. y aiS 70 MARKET. trsst
CAKPkNTkRs AND BuIl.DkRs.
j. r. d, Seeds shop W. Fourth near West
CIGARS Il TOBACCO.
Brisbane Dshsinvils, IN xarkot street
VIM Il Robirsos, @ 'irss'k iisS K liz SV stres.
CLOCKS, WATCHES, n JEwRI.sH>
2. l. Bush corner Seventh and MAfkst strestA
j. @ &sssSs. ss.'i Is { iiS aias sirsSt i.as''
COACH Il CARRIAGE MA-EKIsI.
Vim Green DO. 4. k. cor 81 And shiplsy street.
DRUGGISTS.
H. r. Brnxhur-t. si7 Market street
FLORISTS.
Tatnall Co.. Delaware Avsnu. Asd Jefferson s'ros'
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT.
wooiioy i Van trump 5lo Market street
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS.
asss Ss%sr h.e %.,son :, sen =. M.Is't r''"
John p Doughten. liQ Market sfrest
| HATS, CAPS. &c.
| Hukil 4 wslrAvsn t2s Market st-e~i
Ohss k Dubel. X. I'd street
HARDWARE.
James 4 Bro, a4 Market street.
IRON a. STEEL.
VIM Green / Co.. q. E. COR Sd and shipls, stree
LIVERY STABLES.
Patrick Holland, s. W. cor. Front and Orange
LOOKING-GI.AsSEs a. FRAMhN
klwood Doane, 10 W sth STREET
| Y. McMonAgls I'd and King STR eta
MERCHANT TAILORs.
Geo Gonert, 10 E. Fourth street
John II. Muhlhsusen, 4l5 King street
Samuel Miller, Jr., li2 Market street.
PAPER HANGINGs, SHADES, 40
John X. Holt. Sd and Market strsets
PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTKRs.
W. +. Gillespie, al5 ". 4th street.
RIAL ESTATE AGENTS.
| kvans Pennington, Almonds Bdg. sth and MARI
| ". NJ Ohlld Co., No; ". 7th street
I'll H. RssneIas RssneI, % and 5, ship,sy M streets
| A. Il. Grimshaw, No. W. Sd Street
w. H. Gilmore, No, West 9Th street
| VIM. McUaulley Co.. SDS Market street.
RESTAURANT a. BILLIARD ROO
Joseph Fullmer. bO4 and so5 Market stroot
SEWING MACHINES.
Grover Baker y. NJ. Co., ba1 King street
COFFEE and TEA Dealers.
| Union Pacific Tea Company. b12 Market strest
UNDKRTAkERs.
| Thos. J. Giles, al Shipley street
X 5. Young, a4 Market street-tSee Adv)
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
1890 claymont Street, over iith Street Bridge
T.. F. KunkeI's hitter Wine of IRON


Has never been known to fail In the cure of weak.
ness, attended with symptoms; ndsposition to ex-
ertlon loss OF memory difficulty OF breathing ;
general weakness; horror of disease weak ner-
VouS trembling; dreadful horror of death ; night
sweats; cold feet; weakness dimness of vision .
anguor; universal lassitude of the muscular s,s
TEN; enormous appetite with dyspeptlc symptoms ;
hot hands; flushing of the hody dryneis of the
skin pad countenance and eruptions on the face .
purifying the blood pain In the back heayness of
the eyeids frequent black spots living before the
eyes with temporary sutfnslon and loss of sight :
want of attention etc These symptoms all arise
from weakness and to remedy that use f. Kun
kels Bitter Wine OF Iron. 1t never falls Thousands
are now enjoying health who have used it, Take
only E. f. Kunk.l's.
Beware OF counterfets and base limitations, As
Kunkels Bitter Wine of Iron is so well known ali
over the country, druggists themselves make an iu-
tation and try to palm 1t of on their customers,
when they call for kunkel's Bitter Wine OF Iron
Kunkels Bitter Wine of Iron is put up only in 81
bottles, and has yellow wrapper nicely put on the
outside, with the prOpretor's photograph on the
wrapper OF each bottle. Always look for the photo
graphs on the outside, and you will always be sure
to get the genuine 81 per bottle or six for IS dol
lars. Fold by druggists and dealers everywhere.
TAPE WORM REMOVED ALIVE.
Head and all complete in two hours No fee till
mead passes. ! eat Pin and Stomach Worms re-
moved by DR.. Kunkel, 259 North Ninth Street Phila-
delpha, Pa. Send for circular. For removing ali
ordinary worms, call on your druggist and get a
bottle OF kunkel's Worm Syrup. Price. 81
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
Testimony.

] cheerfully give this testimony to the public that
Mrs. Fosters Blood Purifier and Tetter Ointment
cured me:
l was afflicted for many years with dsordered
blood, troublesome and obstinate tetter OF the
was the occasion Of prolonged suffering and ex-
pense.
consulted eight Of the most prominent physi-
clans in the city and used their medicine long time
without receiving any permanent relief on the
contrary getting worse, till finally almost despair
ing OF hope, | was induced to try Mrs. Foster 8
Blood Purifier, which recommended to me as
being certain cure Tor my disease. 1t was the
turning point in my case after using two bottles
OF the Blood Purifier In connection with the letter
Ointment, the swelling ceased, the eruptions disap-
peared and now am entirely and effectually cured
II further information Ia desired concerning nv
case, call at my residence.
.ao,u--..,.-. THos. SCOTT,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
The CeIIuiOid Truss.

The CeIluiOid Truss.
These are the most durable add easily adjusted
Trusses ever offered to the pubc. The spring is Of
the best English Steel, and completely covered with
Celuloid, which protects and preserves It, while the
pad Is OF the same material.
Among the many great advantages OF the Cellu-
lod Truss, which will be at once appreciated by
those who have worn Trusses, are the following:
IT ls imperyious to water.
II Will never break or crack.
1t is always clean.
II can be bent with the hand to any shape required
without artificial heat.
II will neither rust or chafe the patient.
IT VIII retain the most difficult rupture with safety
and comfort.
II need not be removed while bathing.
Its durability Is beyond question.
II is economical, for 1t will last life time.
The heat of the body causes no unpleasant smell
In fact, with a Celluloid Truss, the wearer has
comfort ease, safety, durability adaptabity, and
economy.
A variety OF styles OF these Trusses may be found
at Fosters Drug Store, Front and West Streets.
Please call and examine. Adjustments.made with
out extra charge.
Special attention shown to ladies' by Mrs Dr. Fos-
ter. The gentlemen receiving their share OF atten-
tion by competent man.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
Assignment of a Street railway

The Penn Street Passenger Railway at Read
ing has made an assignment to John d. Mshler.
j. q. A. Hotfeditz and Ephraim Moser, for the
benefit of creditors, who in consideration there
OF have assumed to pay the Company's debts
amounting to S19,212 81. The reasons assigned
for this procedure are that the capital stock of
the road was increased 100000 without warrant
of law that Atkins Il Bro, of Pottsyile. were
pressing their claim for a balance on the rails
delivered Of $4,000, and that "a 600 were due
other parties, and the company had no funds to
satisfy all their creditors. The operation of the
road still continues,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
The First Day and the First Lot TO our

The First Day and the First Lot 10 our
Regular Customers.
This Is to advise you that
we have received from our own workmena
lot of
1851 HEAVY ovERCoATS,
Made OF Chinchilla, substantial and
warm, each good weight, well trimmed and well made
which we have marked, because Of their
late arrival at the
NOMINAL PRICE OF $500
Which is less than the actual cost of
manufacture.
The colors and quantities are as follows =
3i9 Dark Brown.
These are not lots of odds and ends, but all Of
quality Of fresh goods,
and we recommend our friends TO look
and buy and advise their friends to
do likewise.
Though the lot may seem large, they will
be quickly snapped up as soon
examined unless we are greatly
mistaken In our judgment.
There are few lots OF pan aloons that
have been hammered down in price
in order to reduce the amount
OF stock TO carry over to next season.
There are times in the year when merchants
put the lowest prices on their goods, and
just prior TO taking account OF
stock Is the time with us. We make
up accounts at the end of next month,
and In the meantime we
Will put lower marks on our superior
makes of Ready made Clothing for Boys and
Men.
The prices are all written In plain figures
and no deviation allowed.
Our new system gives each customers
guarantee" with the purchase, the hest point
of which is that any article may he returned
within 10 days il unsatisfactory, and the
cash paid back.
WANAMAKER BROWN,
WANAMAKER 4 BROWN,
WANAMAKER L BROWN,
WANAMAKER Il BROWN,
OAK HALL,
OAK HALL
OAK HALL
THE LARGEST CLOTHING HOUSE IN AM ERICA,
s. E. CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STREETS,
janlS-6t PHILADELPHIA.