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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03

students. A professor on one occasion
was lecturing to his class on the means
diagnosing disease by the external ap
pearance, face, and other details of the
patient. Expressing his belief that
patient before the class afforded an ex-
ample of the practice in question, the
professor said to the individual:
''Ah, you are troubled with goutl"
"No, sir" said the man; 'I've never
had any such complaint"
But" said the professor, ''your
father must have had gout."
''No, SIR" was the reply, "nor my
mother, either"
"Ah, very strange" said the profess
sor to his class. ''I'm still convinced
that this man is gouty subject. l see
that his front teeth show all the char
acters which we are accustomed to
note in gout."
"Front teethl'' calculated the pa
tient.
Eyes," retorted the professor; "I'm
convinced my diagnosis is correct.
You have gout, sir"
swell, that beats everything" re-
piled the man; ''it's the first time 1
ever heard of false teeth having the
gout. I've had this set for ten yearsp'
The effect of this sally on the part
of the patient, upon the inquisitorlal
professor and his students may be bet
ter imagined than described.
There are examiners, and examiners,
of course; some stern, others mild and
encouraging; some who try to discover
what student knows, and Others
whose aim appears TO be rather that OF
elucidating the ignorance of the candi-
dates who appear before them. But to
the end of time there will be humoI
mixed with the grave concerns of test
ing knowledge, which is for both sides a
hard enough task. The student who,
when asked by a stern examiner what
he would recommend in order to pro-
duce copious PRECIPITATION in patient,
replied, "I'd make him try to pass an
examination before you, sirl" had 9
keen sense of humor, which it is to be
hoped the examiner appreciated. His
answer was in keeping with the ques.
ton which has been argued by us and
by others, whether the whole subject
of examinations, as at present conduc-
ted, should not be thoroughly over
hauled and revised.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03
The Native Wine crop,

Reports from the wine growing dis
tricts OF California are very discourage
ing, and from present Indications this
seasons wine crop on the Pacific slope
will prove a failure. This disocuraging
possibility Is attributed mainly to the
ravages of the pbyloxera, which by some
as yet unaccountable means has been in
troduced into California vineyards.
While our native wine crop promises 80
poorly, that of France is reported as
most excellent-in fact, surprising any
vintage of that country since 1858. The
disaster to the vines of California is
greatly to be deplored, especially at this
time, when consumers were leaning to
appreciate the wines of native growth,
which are, as rule, far superior to the
average much-adulteroted imported
wines.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03
WITH THE CURRENT.

Rarest mood Of all the yearl
Aimless, idle and content;
Sky and earth and atmosphere
Low and clear and pure and deep.
Rippies OF the river sing
Water-ilies, half asleep,
Tremulous reflex of skies
Skies above and skies below
Paradise and Paradise
Blossoms with their leaves unrolled
Laughingly, as they were lips
Cleft with ruddy beaten gold
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03

There is society for the prevention
of blindness in England. 1t is caIcuIa-
ted that blindness annually costs
Europe no less a sum than $1,000, 900,
and England alone no less than $780,
600; so that by removing the causes
not only will large amount of acute
suffering, as we'll as deprivation from
the pleasure of sight, be prevented, but
a great financial gain will result. AS
yet, the operations of the society have
been mainly confined to London, but
the offer OF a substantial prize for the
best essay on the causes of blindness
and the most practical means of pre-
venting it will doubtless lead to the
dissemination OF much valuable infor-
nation on the subject.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03
Sand from ths Red Sea,

Press Agent Hopkins, of the Ameri-
can Institute Fair, in lIew York, said
TO a reporter:-"We had a novel ex-
hibition to-day; one which well illus
trateS the weakness and duplicity of
humanity. You will observe that the
stands in which the cut flower exhibits
are made are kept filed with beach
sand to preserve their freshness. TIE
flowers which were to have been
placed in one of the stands did not
arrive. On the visitors arriving in
front Of the vacant stand but few ap-
peared able to resist the temptation
of testing the depth and quality of
tie sand by poking canes and para
soils into it. Thinking to put stop
to this, Superintendent Hall and my
self wrote the inscription: Visitors
will please not handle. This sand is
from the Red Sea- on several pla-
cards, which we placed in conspicuous
positions in the sand. In less than
thirty minutes afterward five attend
ants called upon me, saying that un-
less those cards were taken away there
would not be any sand left. And
sure enough, when l again visited the
sand there had at least been bushel
of sand taken out of it. This sand
had been removed by visitors, many
of whom we redressed in silks and
satins. They would resort to all kinds
of tricks to obtain a handful OF the
sand from the Red Sea. One portly
old gentleman slowly and mysterious
ly backed himself up against the edge
- H. III 10 4Ixra
ing at comet, quickly grasped 8
handful and deposited it in his coat
pocket, after which, having success
fully accomplished the feat, he hur
ried off to another part of the build
ing, probably happy in the thought
that stolen waters are sweet and il
the belief that he was actually til,
possessor of sand from the Red Sea
when, instead, he had pocketful oi
Coney Island sand"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03

Most of these opera boufte people live
in the simplest way. They may never be
seen at Delmonco's or the other expensive
resorts. Most of the artists have formed a
table d. hote of their own near the theatre,
where no strangers are admitted. 1t is
run by the mother of nj. Salvador, who is
the assistant stage manager. Here you
may see at 8 O'Clock in the evening Miles.
Aimee, Nixau, Angelo and Vallot and
Duplan, Nigri, Mezleres, Edgar, Strakosch
aud several others dining together undis-
Lurbed by any officious AMI prying friends.
The food Is simply French home cooking
and the board Is only So per week each.
But nothing Is more delicious than the
gigots 'aille and the little entrees which
are so dear to the French heart. 1t is a
thoroughly democratic reunion, where
everybody is the equal Of everybody else,
and the wit flows as fast as the small claret
which Is the ordinsire of Madame Saliva
tors house. These French people are
thoroughly amusing and full OF good jhu
NOR They have none of those petty ca
onsles which distinguish their English and
American brethren and sisters, and, dinner
over, those who have not to act tnat night
&c to applaud those who have. Ga The
night of Mile. Nlxau's benefit Aimee occu-
pied box and frequently applauded her,
apparently anxious to appear happy that
she was successful.
The opera over some Of them again ad-
journ to supper at Madame Salvator's, and
remain until one or two in the morning re-
counting experiences and stories and dis
cussing art. The charm is that there ls
not the slightest sort of pretension among
these people. Fancy for one moment en-
American star descending to this sort of
intercourse on a footing OF equality with
the lower and less fortunate members of
the company. But with those French
women there is thorough esprit de corps.
Quarrels are soon patched up, differences
OF opiaion soon adjusted for the common
veal. There is Bohemian charm about
this life that only French people under
stand.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03

DR.. E'eIise, Brazilian, believes that
he has dscoYered the yellow parasites
in the blood of yellow fever patients.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

s,O.4 ol.nu mou, uou any tignt 10 niaKe a
nuisance Of himself.
Transfers who drive on Fifth avenue
cannot be too careful. Yesterday a large
team OF mules belonging to Mr.. William
| Welch got mixed in the clay lately filled
INTO the street. The water had soaked
into the new filling, until it was of the
| consistency of mush, and the team went
in. 1t required l)out twenty men, forty
boys, seventy.fve dogs, several ladies,
and all the old sidewalk plauks in the
neighborhood to DIG, pry, coax, swear,
and pull the team out. The wagon was
gradually settling out Of sight, at last ac-
counts.
At tho meeting Of the Grand Chapter
Of Iowa Royal Arch bIasons at Dubuque,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Clark Narnum, Malcolm,
grand high priest; 3. s. Bean, Creston,
deputy grand high priest; Il. II. Hinkoly,
Clermont, grand king; 4. j. II. Perry,
Rivertor, grand scribe; II. @. Gully,
Glenwood, grand treasurer; John G. Par
ish, Des Moines, grand secretary. The
new officers were installed and considera-
BILE work pertaining TO the order was
done which was not made public. The
Grand Commandery met at the close of
the sessions of the Grand Chapter.
1t 10 impossible that the readers of THE
Bee have not noticed tho absence of
something to which thoy have been nc
GU stoned to find in ito columns. That
something has been the easy and well
fitting word clothing OF IDEAS, which has
for so long been impaired by the pen of
ii. NJ. Tilton, the editor of the Council
Bluffs department of this paper. During
his absence of u little moro than n week
his chair has been occupied by a substi-
tute. But it is only in tim of war that
the services of Substitutes are willingly
accepted. Mr.. Tilton having returned
will again porfor n tho duties of his
Office and tho aforesaid substitute will
only too gladly give place to him. But
not before acknowledging the great obi
cations he Ii, as well as the readers of
rHR BBB are, under to Mr.. j. w. Baird
for tho able service he has rendered in
tho way of news gathering. But for him
the columns of THR BEE might have pre-
a very slim appearance.
There seems to be an organized band
OF confidence aen in and about Council
People cannot be too careful as
TO whom they admit into their homes or
business with. Their games are
all sleek and are generally executed with
tho greatest caution and earnestness.
Tho latest and most cheeky game yet car
out successfully is one happening in
the country, near Des Moines, IN which
a stranger called at the residence of a
who was absent and being met by
the farmers wife, gave evidence to the
lady that lie was n brother OF her hus-
band and had not seen him for some time
and had come from the east and being out
Of money wished to secure $50 to pay ex-
press charges on his goods and take them
from the depot before extra charges were
laid upon them. After securing the
amount he immediately left for the city,
accompanied by one of the neighbors,
whom he silly lodged and slipped away
from after reaching the town. People
cannot guard too closely agains st these
~rasca!s.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20
rho Legislature to he Asked to AFFORD
Relic the Shape of n Bill.

There is no question but that Council
Bluffs absolutely requires, and that too at
no distant day, n reliable system Of sew
crage. 1t will be impossible, or at least
utterly impracticable to pave any of the
streets in the city until some system is
adopted and n grade is permanently es-
tablished.
1t was to urge the importance Of this
step upon the common council that the
board of trade appointed the committee
to confer with that body, as recorded III
The BEE of last Wednesday
There are parties who have capital and
stand ready to invest it in large substan-
Cial buildings, who say that not II
brick will they lay until the city adopts
some system they can build to.
This winter an effort will be made to
have a sewerage and paving bill passed
by the Legislature which will authorize
the city to issuo bonds for the payment
for these much needed improvements.
These bonds to run n long time and bear
a low rate of interest1e The property to
pay an annual tax ofsfve per cent to
create a sinking fund for their redemp.
ton. OF course the city could order
sewers and paving, but it would amount
to the virtual confiscation Of a large
amount of property, the owners of which
are unable TO Immediately meet the de-
mand that would create a first lien upon
tho property. A tax of two mills on the
dollar is raIsed on the property of the
city as q sewer tax, and the small fund
of 80, 060 was accumulated, but the
money was voted to put into the Madison
street bridge and stone c~ulvort, with the
idea that Indian creek could be- forced to
do sewerage work. But Indian creek
had no notion of being compelled to such
base uses, and it flushed the sewers and
washed them all out clean, stones, bridge
and all. Now the board of trade insist
that competent engineers be secured,
proper survey be made, and some re-
liable and permanent system shall be
by the city. And this demand
Just. The matter will DO brought
before the council at Its next meeting,
Monday evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

Ed. w. Pcckhain, of the FIRM of Dnhlgrcn
4 Peckham, Wholesale tobacconists, was in the
city yesterday.
G. 8. Ackei, of Atlantic, was in the city
ysst,r lay.
l.. G. Taylor, of Alexandria, Dakota. was
in the city yesterday and stopped at the
Pacific.
Mrs. Foster, proIIietress Of the Foster
House, Hastings, Ia, was in the city yester-
day, a guest Of the Pacific house.
s. w. Ferguson, Of Grant. NO., was in the
city Yesterday, and anticipates making Coun-
ci Bluffs his future homo.
Mrs. II. c.. Hubbard, wife of the editor.in-
chief Of The Nonpareil, has returned home
after an absence of two months visiting at
Buffalo, N. Y.
George II. Snyder, the statistician and aud
iting clerk for Superintendent w. j. Han
cock, of tae American and Wells, Fargo Ex-
press companies, left last evening over the
Missouri Pacific for Atchison and Junction
City, Kansas, on mn extended visit to friends
and relatives. The boys say he left with
Benedictine intentions.
Charles NJ. Harl, Chester Tibbits, II. A.
Boles and w. r. Vaughan will leave next
Monday evening for Otsumwa to attend the
annual session of the Grand Lodge OF Knights
OF Pythias, which convenes there October "a.
Justico Vaughan has sufficiently recovered
from an attack of congestion of the lungs to
be at his office a few minutes yesterday.
A. S. Churchill, a Leading attorney of AT.
lanic, wa' In this metropolis yesterday. He
was accompanied by g.. s. Acker of the same
place.
Mira. Mary Baldwin. the venerable grand
mother Of II. w. and II. J.. Raymond of this
city, died at her home In Peoria, ILL.,, Ooto-
Der II.
George Bebbington and family left last eve.
ming for the east over the Chicago, Burlington
X Quincy railroad.
NJohn Templeton, chief of the FIRE depart.
mcnt, leaves for New Orleans to-day.
2Mrs. X. Il. Montgomery and children de.
parted in a special car over tho Wabash for
Fort Worth, Texas. which place will be her
future home. Mr.. Montgomery Ia engaged
there extensively in railroad business.
State Attorney Common, who has been at.
tending court at Sidney, was called homo yes.
terday by u telegram announcing the death of
his brother-in-law, Ge,. Cowdry, of Denver.
Col. The body was sent TO Dennison for bur.
ial and arrived over tie U. p. last night. Mr..
Csnnor passed through the city fur his home
last evening.
@. A. Culver, of Chicago, Is the first name
on the new register at the Ogden.
A. l.. Dougherty, of Binghampton, n. y,
Is a guest of the Ogden.
G. g. Williams, of Missouri Valley, was in
the city yesterday.
D. ID. Ellsworth, of Des Moines, was an
Ogden guest yesterday.
JaEes Young. Of Cedar Rapids. was in the
city yesterday.
L. sesor' of Boston, is an Ogden guest.
Mr. j. NJ. Galligan returned yesterday
from a TIP mp into Dakota, where he has
been looking after his real estate.
H. w. Tilton, Council Bluffs editor of Tur
BEE wish his wife, returned last night from !.
yisit OF a little oser a week V his old home IN
Wis sonsin.
Mr.. G. Sexton, Of GAINESVILLE, Via, was I
welcome caller at Tng Bee otic yesterday.
A. J. Finch, Of Arapahoc, Nab, is in tn,
city, a gue,t Of the Pacific House.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20
All trains daily

All trains daily,
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAuL.
Leaves Council Biutfs. Arrives Council Bluffs.
Isil aud Ex... $40 a. m. Mail and IA. '8:5b %. m.
Atlantic EN... fh:l5 p M. Atlantic Tx. 1910 a. m.
COUNCIL SUM- ASP OMAHA sTRkEi RAILWAY.
Leave Council bluhs Leave Omaha.
? a. n a. m lUa. m, LA. q M. 0 a. m. lOa IN.
IA. l ?. m. 2 4. m. 3 p, ms q, IN. ! IA. 2p. N. 3 y. m
p m. 81 \, IN. o p. m, 4 y. IN. o p. m. o D.. IN.
street cars iun half hourly TO the Union Pacific
deIot. On Sunday the cars begin their tTips at Q
O'Clock o. ~, and run regularly during the day at 0,
u. Z. 4. ,, aud o " clnck. aud MN To- CITY tiIue.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20
Bechteic's

Next Saturday is the day set for the
formal opening of Bechtele's handsome
new European. hotel. The whole house
will be thrown open for guests at this
time, The demands of the guests of this
hotel have been such that Mr.. Bechtele
has been compelled to use a portion of
the house for several days, but by next
Saturday he hopes to be ready to accom-
modate all who may desire it, to the full
capacity of his elegant new hotcl.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20
PERSONAL.

DIR. West, dentist. Ia Pearl street.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-11-03
Tue WOMAN QUESTION IN SWEDEN

Tue WOMAN QUESTION IN SWEDEN
Before the extensive use of steam
boats on the waterways around Stock
holm the Dalecarlian girls were ac-
customed to come to the capital in
great numbers each season to row
the passenger boats from point to
point in the neighborhood of the
city. This custom still exists to some
extent, and the visitor may be rowed
by a buxom peasant girl to an island
restaurant, or across an arm of the
lake. The girls have lost none OF
the moral independence and the re-
markable physical strength which
have since the beginning ct Swedish
history distinguished their ancestors.
In the large cities they are found
to-day mixing mortar. carrying bur
dens, and rowing boats quite as cas-
lily as the men, and quite as accept
ably to the employers The most
famous boatwomen are the girls OF
the parish of Rattvik. whittier he had
rambled in the search OF the mythical
midsummer dance.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-11-03
SEX IN WORK.

With that charming inconse0nonoe
which distinguishes SO much reason
ing upon this general subject, some
slalwart defender of 1.-THE natural
sphere of woman" may perhaps con
ciude that an employment which is
of no sex is not "womanly" or fem
mime" He is little late. George
Herbert's familiar line disposes of
the matter:
.'Who sweeps a room rs for thy laws
Makes that and the action fine."
Or the old adage, what man has done
man may do. may be paraphrased,
what woman can do women may do.
Exceptional acts, like Mrs. Patterns
steering the ship, will be infrequent.
But all the employments developed
by modern invention and by the
greater perfection of machinery will
be more and more open to women,
not, however, as women, but as skilled
and diligent laborers.-IEasy Chair,
in Harper's.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-11-03

A young fellow doesn't have any
kind of chance now days. Here
was Yale man who was making
quite name for himself in the lit
erary line, when all of sudden it
was discovered that one Thomas
Moore--an Irishman, we believe--had
been plagiarizing some OF the stu
dents best work years and years ago.
1t is bad enough to have the pro
duct of your brain stolen after it is
written, but when college man
comes INFO the world handicapped by
the knavery of a plagiarist who died
long before the gifted student was
born, he might as we'll throw up the
sponge at once.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-11-03

and / placed it in my pocket book,
corked up the vial-which was des-
tined to be a vial of wrath to Mr.
Bolton-and went Immediately, and
brought suit against him for the re-
covery of the amount of the note,
with interest and costs.
A few days later Alexander Bolton
stood at the bar of justice, to answer
in his own behalf. 1t seemed so easy
to him, that he did not deem it neces-
sary to employ any counsel.
Mr.. Campbell swore to the facts he
had related to me concerning the
loan. Mr.. Bolton answered, on oath,
that he bad no recollection of ever
borrowing any money from the plain
tiff If he did, where was the note?
He would thank anybody to produce
1T.
"Your honor" said L, addressing
the Judge, II think 1 can produce the
note in question
II understood you that it was not
to be found" said Judge D., some
what surprised.
at has never been lost" l said, as
l took from my pocket the blank slip
of paper, and passed to him. This
is it."
Il hope you are not trifling with
the court" he said, as he glanced at
both sides and perceived that it was
blank.
II am not, your HONOR said l, as
| proceeded at once to explain to him
the chemical fact l have already de.
scribed.
watched Alexander Bolton as /
did so, and noticed that he turned
very pale. When l had concluded, ]
took from my pocket the vial contain,
ing the solution, saturated piece OF
blotting paper with it, and pressed il
upon the blank slip of paper that lay
upon the judges desk.
A few seconds l left it SO, then
lifted it up, confident of the result
and 1 was not disappointed.
Tho blank slip of paper was sud
denly transformed into promissory
note, every word, letter, and figure, as
clear as sunshine.
III WdS a llOl6 VI OLA buOuSdho WI
lars, with n years interest just due,
drawn in favor of William Campbell,
and the signature of Alexander Bol-
| ton was at the bottom of it.
The Judge gazed with amazement,
from the note toward Alexander Boil
ton, just in time to discover that
that tricky gentleman was skulking
away toward the door.
At the judges order he was brought
back by an officer, and informed that
he would have something more to
answer for than the amount of the
loan, interests and costs.
And so he had. Abashed and ter
ri6ed. at the discovery of his unsuc
cessfnl swindle, and in hopes of pro
pitiating the court, he at once gave
his check for the amount due Mr.
Campbell and paid the costs.
In view of his confession he was
let off with two years Imprisonment
and 1 don't suppose he will ever
dabble in invisible ink again.
This, my first case, attracted con
siderable notice, and l have never
since had to lounge in my office and
yearn for clients.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-11-03
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

Cadet A. l.. Beebe has been dis
missed from West Point for hazing.
A submarine cable was laid under
the river at Memphis recently in ten
minutes.
= A wild partridge in Gibson county,
tennessee, is raising family OF do
nestle chickens.
James f. Gardner, colored, has
neen appointed Agent at the Ouray,
Utah, Indian Agency.
Cadet j. r. Tuggle, of Kentucky,
mas been dismissed from the Naval
academy at Annapolis for hazing.
:, we'll known resident of Buffalo,
~ T., has paid neighbor $1,000 not
" lease his house for business pur-
poses.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-11-03

There is nothing that will rouse
all the eloquence in man as the
laughing eyes and bewitching smile
Of handsome woman. In closing
a notice of the arrival of two st.
Louis bellies. the editor of the Tom
Green County (Texas) Times says:
"Rude l am of speech. but If you
want a heart with generous valves,
fit to run hydraulic pump, corral
me, and you'll find it beneath my
shirt" It's seldom an editor gets it
as bad as this Texas brother, but
when they do get 'em, something has
got to be done, and done at once.
This one "dOne it."