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The Morning herald., 1877-05-03
CHERIFF'S SALE,

All those two certain lots or tracts of land
situated In the city Of Wilmington. New
Castle county and state OF Delaware. q Il
70 lows. 10 viii: "'
No; Having three. story brick me ssu.
age thereon ere ected and beginning at a cor.
ner OF land now or late Of VIM, b. Wig i'm,
on tue eattery side Of King str, eli III the
v1stance Of 46 feet 10 inches from The sonfh.
eriy SIDE OF Seventh street, thence hv his
land south fifty eight degrees east one bun-
dred and IL feet inches 10 corner ihenre
south y. degrees west IS feet 3 inches tn a
corner, thence north 5Sdegrees west ll2 feef
6inches to the said side Of K ing street n, Il
snence thereby north 81 degrees east is ieei
odnt inenes 70 the pace Of beginning, b, In.
NO, =. BEGINNING on the northerly side
VI f[oht k!rseL A. the distance of twenty
ieet rom the westell " side of Tatnall 81 reef
Inence westerly along kaid side of Front
sIeeI ~ lGet 10 stake thence norther.y
ana parallel with Tatnall street 81 feet TO =
sake, M, thence easttry and parallel with
T,r Tro1t street. 0l feet to the the said side OF
iAtnail ~. street, thence soutler!y alOig said
.iue OF Tatnall st cot ~ lcet to a sake
Cnehce wr terly and parallel with Front
sCieeI twenty ieet 10 q stake and thence
southerly ana para lei with Ta.nal street
n Ieet 10 the rlacs Of beginning, be The
contents within these bounds more or ,esS.
eelzed snd TAX Ell in execution "a ih.
property Of Samuel Barr, and to be sold
by, w wv SUI"
ISAAC GRUBB. Sheriff.
onerins Omcc, New Castle, April. g. 1877.
The Morning herald., 1877-05-03
AWNINGS.

R R w. Birnie, Sail Maker, No. IL East
water street Wilmington, Delaware, 10 now
blown down In the last September - aaie.
e Well - those gone since, WIN be rcplsOe6
WA mlldew.proof awning that IN
st2ca " ~ sof years. Pricss Is cctrSs-
The Morning herald., 1877-05-03
AnsWses,seNts.

Carncross & Dixey's we'll known and pop
ulsr minstrels will give an entertainment
next Monday night at the Opera Hoase.
The performance will consist of trip round
the world in fifty minutes, intersprinkled
with songs and dances. The troupe num-
bers Is performers, and each one 10 an adept
in bis art, The sale of tickets commences
Friday. Az they appear for one night only,
the House should be crowded.
The Morning herald., 1877-05-03
SALE,

By ' yir. ue Of writ Of venditIoni exponas to
at the Lafayette Hotel >4i Shiniev .,r.n,'
SePt ,,P by George ". Orilip, in the civ of
VI minston. New Castle COUNTY, DE ,iware
The Morning herald., 1877-05-03
Hotel Arrivals.
GAYToN HOUSE.

The following are the arrivals up to mi
night:
T. R. Worrall, Phila.
Chas. Bowers,
Harvey Cocode, West Chester.
j. !. Painter,
Marcus Beebe, Boston.
D. L. Baldwin & wife, Elkton, Nd.
=. J. Krutel, Phila.
v.D. Huyzetter,"
John Dixon,
Geo. Batten, "
". N. Tweed, NY
DELAWARE HOUSE,
Thos. Mullen, Phila.
Thee. Toy, Brandywine, Ds:.
g. ". Smith, Newark, Del.
J. N. Clspp, i" I"
B. J. Remah, Baltimore.
". 7. Peterson, Scranton, Pa,
Thos. Lee Tally, BraDdywine HI.
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ST. JOsEPA's ACADEMY.

On1sTN UT HILL. PHILADELPHIA,
oTSsr .nn Inc care Of the Sisters OF St. Joseph
ton. A'"'i"n e"ocs'
A annual pension for Board and Tuition
s1U. For further particulars, address.
sepI.ly MOTHER NARY John.
The Morning herald., 1877-05-03
CHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue Of q writ of I4evari Facias, to me
dlrected, Will be exposed to Public Sale, vi
kept by Geo. w. Oltlip. in the city of vii.
mlngton, IN New Castle county, delaware.
The Morning herald., 1877-05-03
~ MELCHlOR, IA KING STREET
nano1acturer and importer Of
DHoT GUNS.
eHor GUNS. .
RIFLES. PlsTOLs.

nasa bennington and other Breech I1oadin.
ss sAiSmnnition iSnn loS Of al nds always on HAND
\, VIZ i'ssspss! lng - the snort ,st not,oA.
The Morning herald., 1877-05-03
SATURDAY, May IL. 1877,
at 2 O'Clock, p, M,

~S~~AAS
The following described Real ESTATE, viz {:
All that certain lot of land with three
story brick dwelling house thereon. sitn.
s sted IN the said city Of Wilmlngton,
bounded and described as fol ows to Wit:-
beglnningat theisouihwest corner ofEirhth
and French streets, thence southeriy along
the westerly side Of French street 81 and
one half feet II inches to . cor, or Of lanes
Ellio.ts land, thence westerly along hjs
land and parallel to Eighth street is feet liz
ihches iI to the centre Of party wall between1
this and the adjoining premises on the
west, thence westerly through the centre Of
said wall and parallel TO French street ak.
ty:two feet llL inches TO the southerlv
side Of Eighth street Aforesaid, ana theace
thereby easterly IL feet N inches TO the
place Of bexisning, be the contents thereof
what they may.
Seized and taken In execution "A tho
propsrty Of Carrie T. Beggs,. surviving
Beggs. deceased). and to be sold by "
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
sherih's ONCE. New Castle, April rs. iS77.
The Morning herald., 1877-05-03

{ (11'zENs OF WILMINGTON, BOOK II
CHEAP SHOE STORE
aud CHEAP BOOT STORE
No. Oh =. SIXTH STREET,
Boots and Shoes for Ladies', Geutlemen.
and Children, at prices far below th0ce of
The Morning herald., 1877-05-03
NHERIFF'S SALE,

BY virtue of writ Of venditlonl expo.
Public Sale at. the Giipin Heuse, kept by
George Whitfield, in the city, hundred and
county of New Castle, State OF Delaware,
The Morning herald., 1877-05-03

By virtue of writ of Levari Facias 70
me directed, will be exposed to public
sale, at the hotel of Benz. D. Longland, in
the village of St. Georges. In Red Lion
hundred, New Castle county, Delaware,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03
Not a Success.


The tenth annual meeting of the Massa-
chusetts and New Hampshire Milk Pro-
ducers' Association, recently held in Boston,
was opened by President French with terse
and Grant-lke speech of only seven words,
as follows; Contractors have it all their
own way" This is rather a sorry outcome
for ten years cooperative work of the farmers
of two states to secure fair price for their
products from the middlemen." The true
reason for this failure is no doubt the shame
full fact that farmers are never willing TO
make any temporary sacrifice to secure the
success of common cause, no matter how
Just. alt is not in our fates, but in our
selves, that we are underlings," says the poet.
Among the facts brought out by the secre-
tarys report, and in discussion, was that
producers are selling their milk this winter
for about three cents quart, and consumers
are paying eight cents quart in Boston,
that this milk is extended in the dealers
hands an average of twenty-five per cent. by
watering, and that the farmers shave grad
ually given way to more extended credit,
until in some cases the contractor is owing
for from four to five months milk, and the
gross average amount due the farmers at all
times is over two hundred thousand dollars
and what makes the case still worse, is that
there is no adequate security" A sorry
showing indeed, and we fear it will never be
any better until it has become much worse
Starvation, or hot poker, is the only thing
that will start farmer into energetic ac-
tivity in self-defense.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03
What's the Matter with EN- !


One of our Christmas week agricultural
exchanges has the following "A monstrous
bird. Some remains OF the gigantic extinct
kangaroo of Australia have recently been
discovered near the city of Geelong, in the
colony of Victoria. The Geelong Advertiser
says that this creature is believed to have
attained height Of thirty feet, though it
does not appear that this particular specimen
was so large. The bones were found near
creek in drift fifteen feet below the present
surface"
Another, speaking of the Eyarts farm at
Windsor, says; "Brick from the old Bap-
fist church, bought by Mr.. Evarts, furnished
material for the walls of new and con-
venient piggery, and the interior was fin.
ished with due regard 10 neatness, ease OF
feeding and the comfort of the inmates.
One breeding ram, imported from Lanca-
shire, England, was as near perfect type Of
the hog as We have ever seem"
If one these editors wasn't administer and
the other professor" we should suspect
they had been celebrating" until they
could not distinguish quadrupeds from birds
or sheep from swine. Something hs tipped
their usually level heads, surely,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03

ported by Professor Caldwell are valueless,
or chemistry is an aid to the farmer in UNI
Outstanding the worth Of his own manure
pile, and of any other manure pile which he
may desire to buy. Without the knowledge
thus offered, a farmer might well suppose
manure pile from straw-fed cows and young
stock to be worth as much as pile OF equal
size from fattening beeves, or high fed
horses. lie might buy or sell to great loss
under this supposition, which has been
shown to be widely erroneous by a simple
chemical analysis. And as in this, so in al
most every other branch of husbandry, chem
istry gives us a basis of solid and exact
truth where before we had only vague and
contradictory opinion for a guide.
The limits of this article will not allow us
to go further in illustrating by practical in
stances the advantages of scientific knowl-
edge to the farmer. But these instances
might be given in hundreds. They come up
daily, and dozen times day, in the ex-
perience of an educated farmer, till he feels
that without the aid of science he should be
wandering and cropping in darkness so
dense that financial ruin could be the only
possibly outcome. We will conclude by
quoting three line item from still another
column of the same issue of the Cuitird'or,
as follows: Scientific ideas applied to farm
ing are doing much for poor farms and in
creasing their market value every day. The
readers of that paper, as they pay their
money, can take their choice of the. contra
dictory opinions it expresses on this impor'
| tant question.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03
The King Of Birds.

From the old old time, the eagle has been
regarded as the type of strength and cour-
age. Its wonderful powers of sight, the
great height to which it scars in the sky,
and its long life, perhaps, have been the
cause of fancying it possessed of many noble
qualities; and many nations besides our
own have adopted it as their military sym.
Dol. Prussia, Austria, our own United
States, ancient Rome, and even Persia in
the far-away Bible time of Cyrus, bore an
eagle on spear as standard. Our fathers
talked some time and proposed many plans
before they decided on the American eagle
as the seal for the United States. Some
wanted the rattlesnake, perhaps because it
is American, and will not be trodden upon
without striking back; and even after the
king of birds was brought before Congress
for consideration, DIR. Franklin wished To
put a turkey in its place, because of its
harmlessness. But we think it is only in
one condition that the turkey is an object OF
interest, and that is when roasted and we
can never admire the rattlesnake, though il
does not attack one except in self-defense
and gives the alarm before the fatal bite
On the whole, we are glad those wise mer
decided at last on the American eagle, fol
it is noble-looking bird, scars high, i;
brave and strong, and ressts all attack.
vigorously. 1t was made the seal of tn,
United States, June Goth, 11Sl. 1t has ;
shield placed on its breast, with thirteer
stripes and stars, and holds in its beak {
scroll inscribed with the motto, az Pluri
bus Unum," meaning zone from many
In one talon is a palm or olive branch, ant
in the other bundle of thirteen arrows
representing the original number of states
which have grown to number thirty-eigh
states and seven territories CHad's Paper
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03
The Mist on the Mountain.

was once stopping at a gentleman's
house. My friend and myself were talking
in the parlor, when his little girl came in
and said, 40, papa, don't want to knit
this stocking for grandma. don't want to
begin. 1t looks so tiresome." A few min
utes afterward his little boy came in and
said, 90, papa, don't want to add up this
great large sum. 1t looks so big. l don't
want to begin" My friend did not speak
in a cross way to his little children, but
only said, "Emma and Walter, would you
like to hear story" 80, yes, indeed"
shouted both the little ones. Emma threw
down her knitting, and Walters slate went
flying into the corner. "Some years ago."
said Mr. Roundley, al was travelling in the
White Mountains with one companion who
had been there before. We stopped GER
tain night at a hotel, and my friend said
that he desired TO remain here three or four
days, because there were some very fine
mountain scenes which he wished to see.
So the next morning he awoke Inc and said,
Come, let us be off on our tramp. There
is the first mountain. You and ! must
climb to the top of that to-day | was sur
prised. The mountain seemed to stand
almost straight up and down. NO. said l.,
mo indeed; you don't catch me trying to
get up there. Why, we would not so lar
before we would begin to slip down again.
No indeedl' 30, come said my friend.
But he could not persuade me. At last the
next day, to please him, | started out, al
though told him that | would not know
how to commence climbing such a high
mountain. We went up and up. The walk
did not seem very tiresome, and | said,
How soon will we begin to climb the high.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03
Rain from Heaven.

In one OF our country villages was little
girl who had saved up a small sum Of money
from the sale of rain-water. Close by where
this little girl lived was the dwelling of a
woman who took in washing, and during a
very busy season she offered the girl penny
bucket for all the good, soft rain-wateI
she would bring her. So the tiny damsel
rugged bits of boards under the caves of cot
shed, and cow-house, and set her pots, pans
and tubs and it was wonderful how the
little drops and the big drops found their way
into her extemporized receptacles. When
the chill autumn came she had accumulated
several dollars. During the following win
ter terrible calamity of conhagration be
fell neighboring village, and many fam
lilies were left homeless. Among the nu
merous subscriptions started by sympa
thizing community was one in the Sabbath
school of which our heroine was member
What better could she do with her little
hoard than send it to the poor, homeless
children of the afflicted district So she
brought her money-about five dollars-and
gave it TO the agent who was authorized tc
receive it, and said she wanted it given tc
the little suffering children. The agent
took the money very thankfully, and, pen il
hand, he asked the little girl for her name
She did not care about having her name
published, "But," said the agent, " | SHOULD
like to be able to tell our suffering little
ones where the good gift came FROM
Well" said the child, with thoughtful
face, "you can write it down-Rain from
Heaven. "-Presbyterian.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03
Little kintlnesses.

A little boy had hard lesson given him
at school, and his teacher asked him if he
thought he could learn it. The boy thought
when his eye glanced over the hard words
and strange figures, that it would be too
difficult for him, and at first he hung down
mis- head at the teachers question but after
a few moments consideration, he looked
brightly up, and said, 81 think | can do it
sir, if you will allow my sister to help me-"
"Oh, certainly my dear; if you sister will
assist You, she may" son, yes, sir, she is
always so glad to help me-" That is right,
sister, help your little brother; and when
you are doing so, you are binding tie
round his heart that may save him in many
an hour of dark temptation. 81 don't
know how to do this sum but brother will
show me-" says another one. Sister, I've
dropped stitch in my knitting tried to
pick it up, but it has run down, and can't
stop it." The little girls face is flushed,
and she watches her sister with nervous
anxiety, while she replaces the naughty
stitch. "Oh, am so glad" she says, as she
receives it again from the hands of her
sister, all nicely arranged. You are good
girl, Mary" Bring it to me sooner the
next time, and then it won't get so bad,
said the gentle voice of Mary. The little
one bounds away with light heart to finish
her task. If Mary had not helped her. she
Surely it is better to do as Mary did, than to
say, Oh, 60 away, do not trouble me !" OF
10 scold the little one all the time you are
performing the trihing favor. Little kind
nesses cost nothing, and beget much love-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03
Moody on Temperance.

A Chicago correspondent says Friday
noon was the temperance prayeI-meeting
and although the thermometer was below
zero the Tabernacle contained about six
thousand the largest noon meeting which
we have had. The subject of the meeting
was will these reformed men hold out 2
And Mr.. Moody summoned to the platform
witnesses to the power of God to keep re-
formed drunkard from falling. One had
stood firm twelve years, another eight years,
another four years, and up to the hour when
God broke their terrible shackles they were
as low down as man can be, by this awful
appetite. But they testified that from the
day when they laid hold upon His arm,
who is mighty to save, not only had God
kept them; but their appetite had not re-
turned, and they hated the degrading cup
which before they had loved. 1t was a
wonderful meeting, and the testimonies
given were simply grand, as proving the
truth of that blessed promise : lie is able
to keep thee from falling"
Another correspondent says: "Then |
passed TO the meeting of converted drunk
ards, held every evening, under the north
gallery of the Tabernacle About five hun
bred men were crowded into the room, and
the scene was one never to be forgotten. Nc
one, however skeptical, could listen to those
testimonies and deny the supernatural in the
conversion of such men. Many of them had
been down in the gutter of intemperance
separated from and disowned by their fami
lies, and longing to die rather than live. Yet
there they were, clothed in their right minds
the appetite for drink wholly taken away
their eyes opened to a higher life in Christ
Jesus, and their lips opened to urge theil
companions to lay hold on the Great Physi
clan. 1t was a grand spectacle. And when
the leader of the meeting, Mr.. Sawyer, Of
New York, himself reformed man, asked
that those who wished for prayers that GOD
would deliver them from the demon of drink
should raise their hands, it seemed as if hall
those present lifted their hands at once
Who can begin to estimate the great and
permanent good accomplished by such meet
ings, and by this new impetus given to tn,
temperance cause; for now this cause ant
the gospel are joined together in Chicago
and may no man or men ever put then
asunder."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03
A Kind Deed.

A Boston clergyman at recent temper
ance meeting told the following story, re-
marking that he knew the parties referred
to: In one of the Canadian cities, few
years ago, young lawyer became addicted
to habits of intemperance and finally got so
low that he fell down drunk in a public
street, and lay there with the sun pouring
upon his face. A young lady, stranger to
him, passing by, took pity upon him and
covered his face with her handkerchief.
When he came to his senses, aud was told
of the act of kindness, he was so affected by
it that he said he would thereafter be a tenn
perate man, lie took the pledge, and soon
became promising man in his profession.
Not long after he was introduced to the
young lady who had done him that act of
kindness, and afterwards married her, The
parties are living happily together, and the
young lawyer is now the Encouragement Of
one OF the Canadian provinces"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03

apparently himself again, and, taking with
him his little boy, his frstborn, less than
two years old, in his baby carriage, went
out, as he said, for paper. Baby fresh
and sweet as the morning, waved his little
hand and said "by-by" as they went out Of
sight not returning when expected, search
was begun. The little carriage was found
at a livery stable, but no farther trace till
near night. All day long they had been
riding. 1t was said that one bartender had
taken the child asleep and held him while
the father went in to satisfy his mad thirst
When about to be intercepted, the father
drove with drunken aim into passing We
hicle with so much force that both were
thrown violently 10 the ground. Baby had
waved his last good.by and in few hours
breathed out his innocent life in loving arms
Deaf then to all endearments Deaf even
to the fathers self-accusing cry, al have
murdered my child" But better thus than
to have lived to inherit parents appetite
or to repeat his SINS
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03
Temperance.
TO A DRUNKARD.

Drink drink What are you drInklng9
But for moment hold your breath;
Hut for a moment Just be thinking
That you are MISUNDERSTANDING death
Drink drink Your wife ls slghlng
See her in rags and tatters go.
Drink. but hear your children crying,
what are you drlnklng2 woel woe! woe I,
Take the pledge; II may save You wholly;
Save you from wretchedncss and sin,
And from the depths Of pain and folly
Bring you pleasure and peace within.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03

a Curious ADVERTISEMENT" Whereas
the subscriber through the pernicious habit
of drinking, has greatly hurt himself, in
purse and person, and rendered himself
odious to all his acquaintance, and finding
there is no possibility of breaking off from
the said practice but through the imposs-
bility to find the liquor, he therefore begs and
prays that no person will sell him, for money
or trust, any sort of spirituous liquors, as he
will not in future pay it, but will prosecute
any one for an action of damages against the
temporal and eternal interests of the public S
humble, serious and sober servant, James
Chalmers. Nassau, June 2Sth, 1795."-Froni
The Bahama Gazette, June 30M, 179G.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-03

A POLICEMAN PAGES his lonely beat in the
early morning. 1t is "a nipping and an ca
ger air." and with shrug he buttons up
his overcoat more tightly, and wishes him
self beside some ruddy CRATE. In the dim
twilight dark object crosses his eyes. lie
approaches. 1t is a woman. She sits on
the curbstone, shivering with cold and
moaning over bundle in her arms. The
policeman takes the bundle and unwraps it,
lie finds it contains "an infant frozen To
death /" And what caused this horrible
scene in real life? Drink. "The woman
say the news reports, all too coldly, " is the
wife of drunkard, whose cruelty drove hel
into the streets to beg She was unable
either to feed or warm her child, and the
baby died of cold on its mothers breast.
What theme for temperance lecture