The Morning herald., 1876-04-12

not ovestated in any way.
Weinvite attention to the tract Of land
upon the West side Of the Delaware, ffoa
Marcus Hook to Wilmington being part o
New Castle county in Delaware. !
Tho beauty ofthis region il unequalet
in the country, lying high above a nobl'
river, on whose ample bosom at Ill time'
may be seen fleets Of every flag and rig
The iron steamers, typesof our strong age
painting and powerful, passes almost hour
ly. The squars-rigged ship swimming past
in queenly grandeur, down to the trim
yacht which bounds over the swell a
lightly, and as lovely to the eye as the
swallows Ethat dip in the water, makes the
foreground of an enchanting picture.
The plague Of country life, ague and
mosquitoes, fail to sicken or annoy, in
other words, malarious fever and ague, are
unk nown in that part Of Delaware, the
cool and kindly western winds carry the
mosquitoes over the Delaware hills. with
the complim ents and best wishes Of the
people, to their neighbors upon the Jer-
sey shore. 1t is a fact that mosquitoes,
to the certain knowledge ofthe writer, are
infinitely less numerous or troublesome
than they are in the city of Philadelphia
The drives and rambles, over the wooded
hills covered with oak, beech, chestnut and
hickory are the very perfection oi
rural beauty.
Marketing Of all kind is abundant, and
Wilmington, within a few minutes ride, is
perhaps the best market place in the
country. The water is pure, and abun-
dant, leaping out Of every rocky cleft. Its
superior character is remarked by every
visitor to the region. Society is pleasant
and refined, with an epen-heartedness
synbolical Of the planters family.
In Pennsylvania man no longer owns
a home-taxation is 50 onerous that the
county or borough, has lien upon it,
equal to good smart rent Of ten years ago.
In Delaware the taxation is nearly nomi-
dollars per annum, would be
the maximum tax for comfortable home
and few acres of ground, including poll
and dog tax. The protection for life and
is ample, outrages or thieving,
are very, very rarely occurring.
The means OF access to this favored re-
gion surpasses that of any part Of the
whole continent. From any point between
Marcus Hook and Wilmington, to the city
Of Philadelphia, the cost of school ticket
to child under eighteen years of age, is
less than that Of single ride upon city
passenger railroad, and in some instances
actually lower The cost of yearly ticket
between Philadelphia and Wilmington
station, which is distance of twenty-four
miles, is $75 per annum, about 20 cents
per day; the rapidity Of accommodation
travel, is surprising,the railway train runs
that distance with unerring certainty in
one hour and fifteen minutes. The cars upon
the road for local travel are the perfection
of railway equipment, scrupulously clean,
sumptuously furnished, judiciously off,
cered, so perfectly balanced as to run with
out jar, it is really pleasure to recline
in them while you are being carried to
and from home.
One word to the 'timid: Every means
which skill, experience, and capital, can
bring to insure safety in travelling, are
used upon the P. W. & B. railroad which
runs through this country. Upon every
local train between Wilmington and Phil
adelphia, there are patent bumpers which
renders telescoping impossible, in the
event Of collision.
The railroad company can never mule
its customers by high fares, even if i
wished to do 80. The river is alongside
and the competition of swift steamboats,
must ever prevent high charges upon thi
part of the road.
We invite those who yearn after chea]
homes to come down and view New Castl
county, where plot for home can b
bought for few hundred dollars, withou
the trickery of land agents, or loaded wit
the profits Of spectators. Twenty mile
from Philadelphia, an acre Of arid hillsid
in Montgomery county, will bring 81 90
AN acre of fertile land in the region W
have described would not cost half s
much. The difference of taxation in tn