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THE SPIDER.
The Greai Destroyer of Insccts--.Vot
Socinl Creature.


The destruction of insects by spiders IL
enormous. / have counted $50 insects
small and great, hanging entangled in one
orb web. In one well in Fairmount Park ]
counted thirty-eiGht mosquitoes; in another
hing under a bridge ut Asbury Park, and
ont of reach, there must have been two or
three times that many. Green head flies by
rhe legion have been seen in the webs that
fairly enlace the boat houses at Atlantic City
and Cape May The very small spiders
prey upon microscopic insects like gnats and
ievour myriafs. A glance Mt the fields,
pushes and trees on n dewy morning in
september will reveal an innumerable null
titnde of webs spread over the landscape. al
occunied by spiders of various aces, sizes
and families, and NIL busv destroying the
insect pests of man. There are several
species of spiders. divided into two classes.
the sedentary and the wandering spiders
To this first class belong tho orb viewers,
who make n circnlar web; the line weavers,
whose web is lahyrinthian the tube weav-
ers, who hang their nests on walls or rocks
or branches Of trees, and the tunnel woavers.
who live in tunnels cut into the earth and
have automatic doors ingeniously contrived
In the wanderers are inelndei the cete.
grades, whose motions are quick and vivaci-
ous; the laterigrades, who have queer
sideways motion, and the saltigrades. who
Jump and dance and vault. The dolomede
spider is swimmer and lives on or unie,
water She builds her nest on a detached
branch of tree or bush, which abe makes
INTO a tent. The arglopa fasciapa or band
I'd spider is n silver, yellow and black color
Spiders are not sociable creatures. They
are generally. on the contrary, Of solitary
habits, and are mostly cannibals. eating each
other with great Rusto They mate in the
trying and dangerous one. They reverse
the order of nature in one respect, for the
males are infinitely inferior in every respect
to the females, and tho latter are well aware
of the fact Their courtships are scenes Of
violence, and not Of love and peace. The
lady looks with sublime contempt upon the
gentleman and keeps him at a distance. II"
can only approach her by stratagem, and
sometimes she nips off one of his legs in her
,nger and casts him adrift n cripple. I
have seen poor fellows who have lost foui
ont of their eight legs, and still they were
attracted to the opposite sex like moths to
candle. A spider will never eat her own
young, but the males will destroy them
VIXEN they eau. The mother either goes
,way or dies soon after the Matching of her
gigs, which number about 100 to each nest,
and the young are thrown upon the world al
most as soon as they see light There are
several varieties who carry their eggs in a
silk pouch until they are Matched. The tube
weavers sometimes care for their Young I'M.
til they are able to go about and l had
brood of about sixty in my yard until the
cain destroyed them. PhiLadelphia Press
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STORY OF THE HOLY LAND.
Why the Minister Ceased to Wonder at a
Remarkable Miracle.

Apropos Of the Egyptian trouble, we
wish to relate little story. the circumstan-
ces of which occurred during our trip to the
Holy Land several years or more ago.
He was devont Christian, and had made
the study of the Bible and proper under
standing of the Big Book the highest aim Of
life.
When he arrived at t'ie Sea of Galilee his
heart WINS filled with awe, and he felt ener-
waited and cleansed by the Thought that he
was gazing on the very same spot where his
Savior once stood
Approaching the boatman, he addressed
him in his choicest Arabic, and. with Bible
and commentary in hand, awaited an an
swer.
"Ah! what snaiter 'th yer2 Why don't
yer talk the United States ?" asked the man, ,
contemptuously. He was real live Yankee.
who was picking up living by ferrying
tourists across the sea.
SO this is the Sea of Galilee." devouty
murmured the searcher after knowledge.
"Ya-a-s."
"And this is where our Savior walked up.
ON the waters ?"
"Ya-a-s."
How much will you charge to take me
TO the exact spot ?"
"Wa-al, You look like clergyman. an 7
won't charge you nothin'."
The devon. one boarded the boat, and at
asst was pointed out where the miracle is said
-.
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SCENERY OF THE COLUMBIA.

If the Upper Columbia is barren OF
beauty to lovers of picturesque scenery, the
passage of the river from the Dalles to Van
couver, through the heart of the Cascade
Mountains, is panorama ofmagnificent pict
ures The grand towering peak of Noun
Hood, its icy slopes and glaciers glistenine
in the sun, pierces the blue vault over the
southern horizon. Our gaze constantly
returns 10 his hoary summit, and we find
ourselves silently worshipping, overpowered
with sense of Kttleness in contemplating
his enormous bulk.
The Columbia, at the Cascades, narrowed
TO half its width, dashes down the rapids in
a rush of wild waters, resembling in man.
ner the rapids of Niagara. The river ap.
proaches the lip of the cataract as placid
and calm as lake, its surface dotted here
aud there with many tufted rocky islet.
Our steamboat approaches at full speed, and
swings round to her moorings with the
greatest confidence, while O few hundred
yards below the angry water is lashing its
rocky shores and leaping high over the sub
merged rocks. The government is building
locks on the Oregon side to enable steam
boats to pass up to the Dalles.
As we pass up and down the river in the
early part of May, the scene is a succession
of grand and lovely surprises. The cotton
woods along the shores have just doomed
their spring vesture of tender green; the
delicate quaking aspens stand in groups and
fringes, their round leaves quivering With
the lightest breath of air. Above the for
ests of pines and frs with sombre foliage fill
the ravines, and stand boldly out on every
peak and crag. The tops of the precipitous
cliffs are lost in the feecy clouds, while
CLEANS of sunshine here and there bring out
with vivid whiteness the snow still lingering
on the northern slopes. Crystal cascades
come leaping boldly over the lip of some
towering cliff, or thread the face of the dark
basaltic rock with lines of inlaid silver.
In autumn months, when frost has lighted
the flame of the naples on the hills, the red
and golden hues are blended by the smoke
and haze of Indian summer, in dreamy con-
trast TO the blackness of the pines. We are
subdued by beauty our hearts are full, but
our lips are silent. We long for the magic
brush of Turner to transfer this beauty to
our own possession. The views through
the highlands Of the Columbia can not be
effaced from the memory the chambers of
the imagination are haunted by their shapes,
and the heart swells with rapture and con-
tentment that the sense of perfect beauty
has been fully gratihed. Cleveland Booze
toeH, IN Harper's Magazine
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DAYS OF BLOCKADE RUNNING.
How the Southern Vessels Were Obtafned
and Managed During the War.


The South had very few vessels fit for
blockade running, but she had money to
ouy with, and agents were kept in Europe
% pick up the sort of craft wanted Some
IF the most successful vessels were sailing
,raft, but after 1862 the great majority were
ndewheel steamers and propellers. Where
he latter approached the speed of the form
ar she was taken in preference. After the
irst year the business was reduced to some-
hing like a science. In the first place, all
he steamers were provided with smokeless
,oal, and this was always great point in
heir favor. In the next place, the color of
.he craft was found to be very important
natter. After many experiments it was
ound that white tinge with blue was the
BEST that could be adopted. Runners thus
painted have approached within five hun
ired feet Of blockader at night without be-
ng seen, and have rested half a day within
I've miles OF an entire feot. Everything
vas painted this one color so that there was
aothing for the eye Of the lockout to catch,
Il he saw the steamer at all she was simply
haze or blur in his eyes. After It was
found that the water churned up by the
wheels sometimes betrayed the craft by its
,hosphorescent CLEAN, arrangements were
made to prevent it. generally by floating
'ail behind the wheel. Men even came to
,ount the chances of capture and escape as
soolly as they figured the cost of cloth. The
profits were enormous. A suitable craft
'ould be purchased in Europe for from $780,
700 to 1920, 600, and as a rule, one success
ul trip would clear her cost To show what
he profits were, Major Willis once sent out
bale of cotton worth 800 in confederate
money. At Nassau it was exchanged for a
barrel of borax, which he sold in Charleston
| 'or 81 900 in the same currency. Again,
le sent out bale of Sea Island worth $500
md received bale of women's wells, which
brought him $4,000. Merchants who
bought English cloth at fifty cents per yard
lad no trouble in disposing of it at home at
81 and So. A pair of boots costing So
brought $40 and $12 in Charleston Tea
which could be had in Nassau for forty cents
per pound brought from $li to $40 in the
South. Necessity ard avarice were the
| nam Inducements 10 carry on the trnde, but
n making up the crew of tho vessel many
nan volunteered his services more for the
owe of adventure than for any other reason.
| L was business in which every man took
| lis life in his hand, and he so understood.
| An ordinarily brave man had no business on
blockade runner. He who made a success
If it must have the cunning of fox, the
patience of n Job and the bravery of an In
| liam warrior Uncle Sam at last wanted to
reat them as pirates, and was never satisfied
o consider them contrabandists The run.
1ers must not be armed and must not resist.
The only privilege accorded them when dis
severed was to ontruu pursuit il they could,
md scores of them were remarkably sue
,essful in making the most of this privilege.
Detroit Free Press
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The course OF the weariest river
Ends in the great, gray sea:
The acorn, forever and ever
Strives upward to the tree.
The rainbow, the sky adjoining,
Shines promise through the storm;
The glimmer OF the co ming morning
Through midnight gloom VIII form.
BY time all knots are rlven,
Complex although they be,
And peace win at last be given,
Dear, both to you and me.
Then, though the part may be dreary,
Look onward to the goal;
Though the heart and the head be weary,
Let faith inspire the soul.
Seek the right, though the wrong be tempting
Speak the truth at any cost;
Vain is all weak exempting
When once the gem Is lost.
Let strong hand and keen eve be ready,
For pain and ambushed foes;
Though earnest, and fancy steady
Bear best unto the close
The heavy clouds may be raining,
But with evening COMES the light
Though the dark, low winds are complaining,
Yet the sunrise gilds the height
And love has his hidden treasure
For the patient and the pure;
And time gives his fullest measure
To the workers who endure
And the Word that no law has shaken
Has the future pledge supplied;
For we know that when we "awaken
We shall be "satisfled."
--TinsleY's Mage 1ne.
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walnut Leaf Hair Restorer.

1t is entirely different from all others
1t is as clear as water, and, as its name
indicates, is a perfect Vegetable Hair
Restorer. 1t will Immediately free the
head from all dandruff, restore gray hair
to its natural color, and produce a new
growth where it has fallen off. 1t does
not in any manner affect the health,
which Sulphur, Sugar Of Lead, and Nj
trate of Silver preparations have done. II
will change light or faded hair in a few
days to a beautiful glossy brown. Ask
your druggist for it. Each bottle is war
ranted. SMITH, KLINE s. Co., Wholesal
Agents, Philadelphia, and HALL &
RUcEEL, New York,
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POETRY.
THE scaooLMasrER,s SLEEP.


The schoolmaster was weary,
Was weary, old and gray:
And heaviness came DER him
Upon that sunny day
The merry days OF childhood
Returned; he saw again
The faces of old playmates,
Who now were white-haired men
And then he saw HIS scholars
An air of study feign;
He heard the buzz OF insects
Against the window pane
The drowsy schooi-room murmur
He heard. and, in his trance,
lie saw the urchins watching
His face with stealthy glance.
He saw, and for moment,
He reused his dreamy brain
To loose the sluggish letters
OF stupor's leaden chain.
In vain; for, with the effort,
His head dropped on his breast,
His breath came faint and fainter,
And soon he sank to rest.
And then arose an uproarl
And boundless was the glee
Among those little scholars
The schoolmaster to see.
Their youthful, Maynard spirits
Took many merry freak;
They boldly rolled their marbles
Or romped at hide-and-seek.
The study-hour was over,
And still the master slept;
And greater grew the tumult
These thoughtless scholars kept,
Until little maiden,
Who watched the pallid face,
With grave concern and wonder,
Stole softly from her place
Stole softly to the master,
And gently touched his head.
And started back In terror
The schoolmaster was deadi
Ben Wood Davis.
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ROMANCE AND REALITY Many of the
magazine noyelists cannot write serial
nowadays unless they introduce an editoa
among their other characters. 1t is all right
of course, taat they should make the editor
do his duty in fiction, but the novelists ap
pear to have trouble in finding out the rea
animal. AS they depict him, the editor at
tends all the o'clock teas, passes hours il
the dining rooms of swell hosts, figures a.
the fashionable receptions and otherwise ex
hibits his intellectual brow up town ano
down The fact is that the editor who edits
dons his evening dress about once year.
and during the other S64 nights he may be
found in the fifth story wrestling with as
many topics as he has hairs on his head.
The editor of the novelists ought be grow
long curly locks and writs odes to the dog
STAR PHILADELPHIA Times
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FAMOUS HoMEs IN New HANDS
Mr. Bryant's favorite house in Roslyn, N.
T., has been abandoned by his family; Mr..
frving's much-loved "Sunnysiie ia held
by strangers, Mr. Cooper's mansion at
Cooperstown was destroyed by fire, the
picturesque "Idlewild" of Mr.. Willis has
been twice in market, Mr.. Greeley's." Chap
paqua" is for sale, ms is DIR. Hollands fine
summer home at the Thousand Islands, and
Bayard Taylor's Cedar Croft has passed
out OF the bands Of the Taylor family.
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C.. Il. Do G. III. SKILLMAN,
AttOrueys.at.

SOUTHEAST COR. BRIDGE And Union SITS,
LAMBERTVILLE, N. J.
Collections and all legal business Entrusted to
our care will receive prompt and faithful stten-
ton.
G. A. SKILLMAN, G. III. SKILLMAN,
Counseior-at-Lot Aaoraey-at-Ldr.
IulY 2 1879.
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Additional reading matter on fourth
page.
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Subscribe for THE RECORD.
Daily Republican., 1883-01-06

"lAndso know she's dead,
Though Roy can't understand,
For he kneels low beside the bed
And smOoths her cold white hand,
And pleads for her to take her boy
Her poor, cold. frightened little Roy.
''Just two short hours ago
knelt beside the bed,
And felt her breath against.my check,
Her warm hand on my head;
And now ] kneel beside the bed
And all the while my man mas deaS
$50 Jesus up in Heaven
Please take ua home tonight
To see our darling mamma
And where It's warm and blight
TO where there IL no sorrow
And where there II no night
40 see our precious papa
And our darling brother B
To see our dear aunt Nellie
And our mamma dear again;
SO dear God please send anan el
For Jesus sake, Amen
In the early morn
Two wee babes were dead
One with chestnut hair
And one with golden head;
Two wee forms were kneeling
by the icy bed.
kitty's prayer was answered
"Little Roy and me"
Had gone to dwell with angels
And Their mamma see
With the trusting prayer
Iiic had ceased to he
Beside larger coffin
Two wee ones were borne
Along the snowy streets
On that winter morn.
Little Roy and me"
Were safe from wind and storm.
The gate OF Heaven was unlocked
kitty's prayer the golden key;
Jesus with loving tenderness
Had taken Little Roy and mo-"
August 4th 1881,
Daily Republican., 1883-01-06

In bis travels and explorations in South
America. became deeply Interested in
the wonderful properties of the Coca
plant. Con sumption and asthma, he
says, are unknown among the natives
who nse it. and it il furthermore con-
ductive To longevity. The Coca forms
one of the Ingredients OF the Liebiz
Co.'S. celebrated Coca Beet Tonic. cit
is conducive to health and longevity.
Its use Is very beneficial. Examples Of
longevity are numerou. among the In
dians who from boyhood up have used
1t. Gases are not nafregnent of Indians
attaining the great age Of 1870 years."
says Professor j. j. Van Tshudi,
(Travels in Peru ie sure to get Lie
Dig Co.'S. Coca Beef Tonic, As there are
Invaluable in dyspl psia,
liver complaint, cancer, debility, bill.
iousness.
Daily Republican., 1883-01-06

NYOIICE-THE ANNUAL MEETING
~ ofthe Farmers Association or 'ew
Castle Go, for the detection OF horse thieves
and recovery OF olen horses, will DO held
in Wilmington. at tho ususbplacs, Oh Satur
day, the 18Th VI January, 1893, at ~ O'Clock
A. NJ, whom officers for the year viii BIO
elected. POnctuat attendance Of members
Ia requested. JAMES IL. hOfFEs KEN,
d30.3td.ltw Secretary.
Daily Republican., 1883-01-06


hIiIh 'RA' E"'
In dark some attic
On u winter day
knclt two little children
Homeless little orphans,
knclt they down to pray
Suppcrlcss and weary,
Chilled with icy air,
knclt they humbly downward
One with chestnut locks,
And one with golden hair.
MOthcrlesa wee BARNS,
Tiny ylrl and boy;
Loving little orphans.
Golden haired wee Kitty,
Trusting dark eyed Roy.
stormy winds were blowing,
Not n CHEEKY ray
peclcd into the attic
But the trusting children
kucIt them down to pray.
Shiycrjnp in the darkness.
ROY with chestnut hair
Crepi near with the low whisper:
"Tis 50 dark and am cold,
And the floors so bare, "
And the older baby.
Little matrou wise
Answered with calm lriumph
"Ruy I'm NOT ono biz afraid.
God IL in the skies.
..And Hon watch us darllnp
For Won heard dear mamma say
Ifwr ,yrrw afraid and lnnrly
And the rood God up in Heaven
Would hear every word we say.
shall we do il now. dear Roy ?"
And from out their cherries bed
Sprung the children, hand in hand,
Jesus, help me how to pray"
Baby Roy heard Kitty say.
kncclny in the attic.
Roy with golden hair
And the older Kitty
Darling little Kitty
This was all her PRAYER:
Jesus up in Heaven
List to Roy and me;
am six years old
And we're afraid, dear Jesus,
Baby Roy and me.
dearest mammals dead:
She only died You know
lust AS the sun was going down
# seems wears To- Roy and me
Althu,Iph hut an hnIr ny0
.n,or roSr, mammals do,a
hnh 1n,' T., n,'i,, ,hrao.
AL n tb az. .in 40 J ~ co,h ami v.,. ,s-o;,
Daily Republican., 1883-01-06
NOTICE.

y ~ , =, ....,,.., =, ~,
The annual meeting OF the members OF the
New Castle County Mutual Insurance Com
pnny will be held at the office q! the Company,
No. sO2 Market street, Wilmington, Del, on
Monday, January ID, 1883, at 10 o'clock, Il. m,
at which time and place, from l0o'clock, u. IN.
to o'clock, p. m, an election will be held for
directors to serve years.
i4-tl5 NJ. NJ. CLEAVER. Secretary.
Daily Republican., 1883-01-06

- SALE-A VALUABLE FARM
s containing ITS acres. good buildings
10 miles Of this city, railroad station
farm. The above property viii pay
- cant on The price asked for It, Last
r paid over 20 per cent. For further n
Ion apply 70 L. Pennington, No. Il.
m. debit
Daily Republican., 1883-01-06

f SALE-TWO OF THE MOST DE
Hlrsble new houses cast Of Market o..
re rooms and bah; front and back
a; mag nifcent view; thoroughly ell
T and nicely finished; possession imme.
= 1srms accommodating No Ue and
SSnch street Apply to 7. Allen Hiiles,
'11o0 French street. delS-lm
Daily Republican., 1883-01-06
Great DargaIOs.

Good twilled crash, cents . yard
good prints, 4 cents = yard ladies' and
children's hose, 5 cents pair, worth 10
cents, at Crosby b Hills, go and 222
Market street.
Daily Republican., 1883-01-06

NOTICE.-TIiE ANNUAL MEETING
~ of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company OF the State Of Delaware, will be
held vt the Office Of the company In Whining
ton on Monday the Tth day of January, 1883,
at 10 o'clock, a. IN, ut which time an election
for FIVE members Of the company, to serve 8
years, will be held and the years interest on
all deposit notes will be payable. The agents
Of the Company are authorized to receive dues
Of members. VICTOR DUPONT,
President
W. A. LAMOT'rE, Secretary. d2l-l6t
Daily Republican., 1883-01-06

III SALE-DWELLlnH HOUSES, les
Vest street, s roomsi 1905 Lincoln 81. o
- enc on east side Of Jackson street, 3fd
II kelow delaware ave, I rooms; $50 Rem
= y. B rooms; on reasonable terms w NJ.
Fsf9 WM.F ROBINSON,
! IN I'm No. l w. 3rd St
Daily Republican., 1883-01-06

= SALE-A NEW FIRSTGLASS l?
Spomed house, corner 9th and French;
Say windows and all modern improve.
Well, and al, waste water under.
n 10 sewer. Also the three houses ad-
the above. Terms easy. Also other
price from u 900 to $1,000. Chance
"A investment. Some paying 9 per ct.
q taxes, etc, Apply TO q. II. TIN
70l French street. dec-lS.lSss