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Daily Republican., 1883-09-24
I'M AND AF'TEK SATURDAY, MAY 10,
- Two trips to Philadelphia daily.
e9-Change OF time and reduction Of Rates-Go
"STEAMER WILMINGTON"

For Philadelphia, call.
ing at Marcus Hook
w. N'!a.sfsss Ses:s''' 's!ssiiIS:S;k&& !siI:;
(Sun ~ included)
from Fourth st. wharf
at $40 q. IN. and 1873 p. m returning leaves
Philadelphis at $50 a. m. 4.l6 p. m, from sec.
0nd wharf below Chestnut street. Boat can
be chartered for moonlight excursi0ns at low
rates. Freight received all day at Philadel.
phia. Faro to Philadelphia, 15c.; excursion
tickets, 25c.; to intermediate points, loc.; OF.
cursiOn tickets, IL. mr17.U
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24
ron AAA8.

ou sALE-A 2RIST MILL b DWELL
Oh o,sahis. etc near Ceeilt0n, Cecil Co.,
IE ins ,"oJ location for business TO Q prac-
td; "a S0IIN ! viii sell on such terms o be can
payments ;dt E,thSns sthsa psrosa1. r.
)Sting III s,a Harket street or 908 9ilpin ave-.
bpply nn at enT inl. JOHN y. LEWIS.
Riming'on' sul-eod
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

|NOOD TIMES AT lO3 EAST SIXTH
" street. We will fill your basket for 81,
bags -four for 81; ION cofee, 81; l2ih raIsins,
81; l61ab sugar, 81; 2h tea, 81; evaporated
black errie!, 2 and IA cents; cranbcrrtes, Is
cents qt. ; b'ttles pickles. rs cents; Boston
baked beans 10 cents can: 3h raisins 25 cents;
Sh primes, 25 cents: 3h ginger snaps. They
come from all parts for those fine sugar cured
shoulders and this excellent pork at 10centsb.
Good times are coming when shoulders are
only 10 csntsh, and fine rose potatoes Mt IS
cents basket ; fresh eggs and good butter al
ways In store and for sale at l03 East Sixth
street.
sep2l-6t 7. M. WlER.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24
NOTICES.
TAX PAYERS, TAKE NOTICE.

l
TIE undersigned, receivers Of taxes for the
City Of Wilmington, will be at No. 10 East
Sixth street, on and after this date, between
the hours Of s and IL In the morning, md
from to In the afternoon, for the purpose
of receiving taxes. On all taxes paid In
August, will be no reduction; and on oil such
taxes paid on and after tho first of September
shall DO increased by the addition Of per
cent on the amount thereof.
EDMUND PROVOST.
Receiver OF Northern District, including all
north Of sixth street.
DENNIS KANE,
Receiver Of Southern District, including all
south Of Sixth street, jyl8-tf
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

E1oR sALE-A DnslsAHsE hss!a.n MAKk5a E,ans a5d
~ st,ese seta and extending through to
oconu s.rsst with 7 rooms and large store
nipley yy,Ii Ilb he sold cheap and on easy terms.
,, pom, W. ~ THOMAS X. LALLY, o02h Mar
Il atreet.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24
A r"s'S: ~ e CUBE Hay-Fever
CATARR H have rcs BEEN ye.rs s;i,i.t! /

W. WIZ .
have been atliict.
cd with Hay Fe.
yer from early in
Augustuntil frost
Il gave Ely's
Cream Balm q
trial. The relief
was immediate.
| regard myself
cured. q. Schrei-
ber, Supt. OfCor.
dage Go, Eliza
beth, N. J.
1 have used
Ely's & re a m
Ralm for Hay
Fever, and ex-
perienced great |
relief l most cor
daily recO m
mend II as the
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

The swim, ,favorite and
cOmmodiOus steamer,
s'k. M. FELTON," p R1zh{
leaves Wilmington at
6.46a.m daily, except -
Sunday. Returning,
leavesC Chestnut street wharf at $50 p. m.Fare
to Chester or Hook, lOc. To Philadelphia, 16c.
excursion, 25c. EXCURSION BY STEAM.
BOAT AND RETURN BY RAIL. Tickets
will be sold on the boat good to return by the
p. W. Il Il. X. X. on accommodation trains
only, from Philadelphia, 10 cents LinwOod
Marcus Hook 80 cents; Chester. 40 cents
wilmington Steamboat o.
milo T.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

NUlICk kIDOUI-LECTOkS PER
IN sons having subscription books for the
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church are re.
quested to meet and make full report on
Tuesday evening, September 25, at 6lO Mar.
ket street. BY order of the Secretary. s22.2t
NyOIlCt-DiAM STATE LOAN
~ Association new stock for sale no
back payments has successfully matured
its first and second series lis in prosperous
condition. Apply day or evening to GEO.
u MARIS, Secretary. sp20-1mO
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24
~ MILES ExCURsIOs FOE soO

TOPHlLADELPHIA AMI RETURN,
Reduction of fare to Chester, Hook and Phil
adelphia.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

q ECOND-HAND HOUSEHOLD GOODS
- also, clothing bought aud sold. BY b.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

NyOTTUE-3OO SHARES OF NEW STOCE
IN have Just been issued ny the Mechanics
loan Association. The Investment is paying
over per cent. per annum. Persons owning
this stock and wishing to withdraw at any
time, can do 80 and will receive Mt the rate Of
. per cent. on the same. Anyone desir0us OF
securing stock can 90 30 by calling on W. J.
MORROW. Secretary. AT French st. anl9ti
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

ness, trunks, bags, etc., In the city. Ladirs
and gentlemen's pocket books and ladies
shopping bags, sold at reasonable prices
Prompt attention paid to repairing trunks
and travelling bax6.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24
nHILADELPHlA,W WILMINGTON AMI
IL BALTIMORE RAlLROAD

JUNE 7TH. 1888.
Trains leave Wilmington as follows:
For Philadelphia and intermediate sta
ttons go, 100, 1880 q. m. 2SO, 100, 7.ao s.6
p. m.
Philadelphia (express) 2 22s. $50, 5o,s.lb,
9, $50, 9.5S. 1920, ll.6s q. m. l2.l5 l54, 6.17,
o.3s, 6.56, 7.26 p. m.
New York, zoo, 22s, $50, $40, s.ts, l1.6s ..
m. sl2.Ss, l.64, 23O, SIT, o.3s, 7.2e p. IN.
Baltimore and intermediate stations, LOS,
81! q. m. 800 p. m.
Baltimore and Bay Line, 6.67 p. m.
Baltimore and Washington, LA, Isl, sos
9.17 Q. m. LOO, *l.00, 500, 6.b7, 11.0l p. N.
Baltimore only, Los Q. m. 1877 and p. N.
Trains for Delaware Division leave for:
New Castle, 600, 0.lo .. m; Los, 800, ca
Harrington and intermediate stations, o.lo
.. m. 1.06, 6.26p. m.
Delmar and intermediate stations, 80 ..
NJ; Los p. m. Express for Delmar, 400 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Philadelphia and intermediate statiors
$40 q. m; 90 ln., $50, 7.30, 9.66 p. m.
Philadelphia and Now York, 200, 2.@ .
m:; 6.l7, o.3S, 71 p. m.
Baltimore and Washington, La, Isl, S.06,
9.17 q. m.; 1l.O4 p. m. Baltimore, LOS .. m.
For further Information, passengers are 10
ferred to the timetables posted at tho Sta
10ns.
Trains marked ~ are limited express, upon
which extra fare Is charged.
CHARLES Z. PU4H, J. X. WOOD,
General Manager. General Passenger Agent
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

r, EMoVAA'
II. Il W. X. Garrett, Dentists, have re-
moved from No. 229 Shipley street, to corner
Of Delaware avenue and West street. aug4-u
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

VTYANTED-A GOOD GIRL FOR GEN.
w eral housewOrk, either German or
American Protestant, at 9l7 Washington
street. sl85tt
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

NYANTED-4a GOOD TIN AND SHEET
w iron workers. None but sober and
steady men need apply. H. +. Pickels,g7 and
East 4th street. sp4LAt#
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24
.OUGHS AND COLDS.

Co''"' AND COLDS
DIX. WILLIAMS 'CELEBRATED COUGH
SYRUP.
sure cure for all coughs AMI c0lds.and all
affections Of the lungs. Price 800. q bottle.
Prepared only by
+. r. BRIDGEWATER,
Graduate in Pharmacy. corner Gllpin avenue
and Lincoln st.. Wilmington, Del. sl0 tt
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24
ANB TRAVELLING

VkUN AS AN -
!. A. CONNER,
reliable h ar ne 9 ss
and trunk manufac-
turer has removed
to his new store, No
1 e. Fourth st. near
Market, whore you
will ind the largest
ngsOrtm0pt, 4 NJ har.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

VXYANTED - EMPLOYING ENT by A
w competent dressmaker by the day.
Best reference. Apply at4l6 East Sixth street.
sep2l-3ts
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

-oa sALE-PERSONS DESlklN0 TO
w INV houses or building lots Ia this city
,,d %Iy nrocure the monthly catalogue Of pro
! QUIZ ~ ale. issued for free dtstributtsn BY
plTi u GREGG, Clayton House Building:
H. sp16,u
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

INV sALE-A FINE BAY MARE ~
va a wears old q good road mare, AS
.,os. NJ a locomotive and safe for lady TO
Iva ' JOHN A. WILSON, Front and Mar.
strects. spT-6t
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

(,oR SALE CHEAP AND ON EASY
terms, Groom brick house, No. 1879 W.
Iurth str ct. Apply to POOLE l. PIERCE,
q East Seventh street. spl0-2w-eod
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

NOR RENT OHEAP-STALl. IN STA
bic on May street, between 7th and sth
J Monroe and Adams streets Apply at sol
|nrOe street or at this Office. lelHu
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

NTANTED-A WHITE WOMAN FOX
w general housework. Apply to DIR.
SCOTT, 7O9 Market street. lD-tit
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

|,OR SALE LOW-ONE T. Il N +
lathe, S3 Ia. swing, 23 n. length OF
lars with 80 in. chuck, three tool rests. and
|rood order; at Crossley's Machinery .Ex-
spge, ll2 Shipley street jy3l-e-od
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

daMt-l AM NOW PREPARED TO
'lIns nU ~ Kinds Of hauling, excavating and
@ nntio promptly and at the shortest posi-.
hi N.Y. ro' Teams furnished and estimates
Rn 'Ir W,ll all kinds Of work. PETER 7.
2is flith and Rodney, Call telephone
sep7.tu,th ,sa
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

EovSALE-THE HOUSE AT lOll TAT.
~" na i street, splendid location, a-story
y md back, has ii rooms, with II modern
lont shu Terms tn suit purchaser. viii
Pnvsnf PnvSnSa for small houses OF will sell. Ap-
caaM w M. CHILD, 7O4 Market st. sl6u
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24
FOR REN II.

hOK kENT-A TWO STORY HOUSE
" tn garden attac he'd, in the village Of
bsgow. Dsl. Apply to y. ". DAYElT,
Eetts Mil. sp2l-l2tt
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

VyyHNTED-PLs sIN SEWING IN FAMI
w ly.by the week. Apply at4le Eas' sixt-
street scp2l .3tth
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

t.ox sALE-ONE II H. p. HORIZONTAL
engine, one 10 H. r; upright boiler, ono
,niy CRUSSLEY'S Machinery Exchange,
6Shipley street. aaio-u
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

hOR RENT-A HOUSE, CON TANNING
10 rooms and bath, at l.07 harrison st.,
good order. GEO W. MAY, p. W. Il Is.
kyht office, 4th aud Pine streets. sp2l-tf
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

,,oR RsALE-DESIKABLE HOUSES IN
"" aii parts Of city. at prices from u 900 10
ooS a. Terms easy. First payment On many
w., g.So, rsnlires but little cash. 4. I. COR
1Ss w. Real Estate Broker, 6l6H Market st.
i''' ' spo-lm
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

NIANTEDEA coon COOK, WASHER
w and ir0ner ut 3ll Market street. Refer
once required. spls-6ts
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

XyAN1 ED-A GENTLEMAN Il WIFE,
w and 2 men boarders, where there are
no children. Apply at 52l W. 7th st. s20-3ta
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

AOR SALE-A TWO-STOKY HOUSE,
| No, 3 Madison street. DANIEL Nc
ENNEY, grocer, Third and Monroe street.
au2l llh0t
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

.pM FOR SALE, NEAR TALLEY-
Vile, Brandywine Hundred, containing
.c,ss. Good house, barn, spriDg.hOuye.
d Terms easy. Apply 70 Or address n
|.r,s,mt Henry CLAY p. o., Del.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

VIYANTED-A FIRST GLASS KESTAU.
w rant cook. Also girl for general
h0usework. J. T. GARDINER, Seventh and
Shipley streets. sep3-tt
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

ixyANTElebUAkB AT vol TAT.
w nall st. Pleasant rooms and good 80
ommodations. Also. table board. lnl-tf
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

kORsALE-SEV EKAL SHOATSr
Of good stock, and In thriving AAS
bditicn. Apply to THOMAS HOOTEN, !
|ie ives, of Centreville. sp7-6td3tws
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

VIYANTEU-A MAN TO OPEN OYS-
w tors. Apply to 1NO. 7. GARDNER,
Seventh and Shlpley streets. spl0.n
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

XXyAhTED-FROMl 100 OR 200 QUARTS
w Of milk daily, by railroad or other
wise. Address I. H., this office. s22-;,tt
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

YYyANTED-A GIRL AT No. 6l0 WEST
w street. sep2l-3t.
XYYANTED. - BOAkDEHS. GOOD
w board, cheap, At 1881 Market s22sS
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

VXyANTED-TO BUY FOR DASH, A 8
w or room house, within 10 minutes
walk from Fourth and Market sts. Address
d. g., this ONCE. sp22-Sts
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

wy ANTED.-A PROTESTANT tIRL
w for housework, at b02 Adams street.
Reference required. sp22-2ts
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

NyANTED.-BOAK AT NO. 1924
w Tatnall St. Good accommodations
Also, table board. au7-lmo
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

WAMSTr!Esp,: N! =, Eaa1ti Lss MEN s3AkD a.a
ond story front room for man and wife. s22*3
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

kOR sALE-A FINE LARGE YOUNG
horse cheap tor want Of use; sound kind
\ will work anywhere. Apply ut Witsirs,
Mi and Madison streets. spl9-4t"
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

NOR RSALE-FlRST.CLASS BUILDING
stone delivered to any part Of the city.
Sply to +. H. LAW,
EI.tf Near Mt. Salem M. T.. Church.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-24

(OARDlNG-FURNISHED AND UN
furnished rooms with board. Table
ii 505 King street. spN-3tt
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-20
At Dead of Night.
BY ELAINE GooDALE.

At dead of night her silk-smooth hair in two
thick streams dividing,
All over her cleaning shoulders Its iustrous
beauty lay;
She stood too long at her mirror, the conscious
smile halt-hiding,
And the tall wax tapers burning made the
chamber light as day
Slowly she lifts her velvety eyes to her
mother,
Those long eyes, heavy-lidded, with a warm
and languid gaze;
Sadder and almost stern is the answering look
of the other,
AS the keen eyes I'LL with tears at thOughI
OF long-past days.
Her smile is fixed and grave, and her small
foot taps the floor;
MY hair was longer than yours, with that
chestnut gloss, signs she;
"1fll you, my frst-born, came; her voice
drops lower and lower;
"Ah, child, you little guess what woman s
lot must be.
"She can think no more of self when once
she becomes mother"
''SeltI-who could think of self7' the startled
maiden cries,
Beauty is incense burning on the shrine we
raise to another,
And woman's soul is struggling in the beau
tful Juno eyes.
'NGive? what is womau's life but a strength
sublime for giving?
Tears and bushes and pangs, anguish and
dread delight;
Sacred the virgins's fears, from the sealed-up
fount of living
And sacred the mother prayers in the holy
silent night
At dead of night, in silk-smooth hair, her
slender fingers twining,
She stands at the tell-tale mirror with never
word to say;
A calm unearthly beauty on that white for0-
head shining.
And the tall wax tapers burning make the
chamber light as day.
-Demorest's Monthly for September.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-20
Times When Memory Goes TO Sleep.

About three years ago [ came to Har-
rison square in the cars and mounted
my horse for home After galloping
about mile. | suddenly found OF i'm
agined that l had gone wrong. l
could not recall the surroundings; l
turned my horses head back and went
near to my starting place; again turned
and rode home over the same familiar
road that | had SO often travelled. The
loss of mind or identity of locality did
not last more than twenty minutes. On
n previous occasion l took the boat for
Nahant at 3 o clock, dined with friend
and slept at the house OF another friend.
The next morning l went home quite
well. Awakening next morning my wife
alluded to my visit to Nahant the day
before, of which l had given her full
account on my return. l answered that
l had not been to Nahant, and stuck to
it. The whole thing had left my me-
mory. Being alarmed, my wife sent for
the doctor, who came and found me
asleep. awoke and found him feeling
my pulse, and l asked him why he had
come, and my wife stated the fact of
my having denied the visit to Nahant
replied: "You have been dreaming; |
AIu fcly we'll, ftllu w uOt lSilAAC lhO
DOCTOR" The whole details of my visit
to Nahant were fresh in my memory,
but the fact of my having denied all
knowledge of them had become COM
pletely blotted out. Many years ago,
when navigating ship through the
Java Sea, one night about y o'clock we
passed close to two little islands called
the Brothers. l went below to get a
map and told the officer of the deck to
call me at 2 a. m, when | intended to
change the course to clear shoal of
somewhat doubtful locality. l awoke
soon after three o'clock, wholly uncon-
scious of having been called, and went
on deck and scolded the officers for not
calling me at 2 2o'clock. He answered
that he had called me and informed me
of the state of the wind and the weather,
as in duty bound, and that l, apparently
wide awake, had ordered the course al
tered two points. When at sea, in
charge of a ship, l had a habit of walk
ing up at almost any hour, and the
end of watch at night generally found
me wide awake and preparing to go on
! deck to see that all was going on
right. .-Capt. r. B. Forbes, IN Boston
| Traveller
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-20
THE SOLE OF THE SANDAL
The Country Us Mineral Products.

From advance sheets of the Mineral
Resources of the United States,' a re-
port by Albert Williams, Jr., Chief of
the Division of Mining Statistics, u. S.
Geological Survey, number of inter-
esting facts are taken relating to the
amounts and values of the mineral SUBJ
stances procured by labor in the United
States during the year 1882, and esti-
mates of the amounts during the first
half of 1883.
In value coal heads the list, which
comprises anthracite, bituminous, brown
coal, and Ignite, and it amounts to
$146, 632, sol, of which nearly one-half
is that of Pennsylvania anthracite. Pig
iron ranks next, it's value being $780,
1886, 429, to which may be added the
value of chrome iron ore, at Baltimore
as a market, 100000 OF silver,
ranking next to coal, there was mined
in 1882, $46, 800, 900, and of gold $32,-
10000 The other metallic ores pro-
duced were copper, lead, zinc, quick
silver, nickel, antimony, platinum, and
tin. Ofplatinum the total value was 81, =
600, and of tin the quantity was so
small that no valuation is made of it.
The total value of the metallic products
of the country for 1882 was S219, 9,756.-
004.
In the non-metallic products the one
ranking next after gold in value is
crude petroleum, $23,704,698; then
lime, S21, 100000 building stone, S21,-
stone, is only 81, 800, l40. The total
cluding clays, buhrstones, grindstones,
photographic stone, and other substances
entering into manufactures, is $685.
912, 406.
Judging by the estimates made for
the first six months of 1888, the value
of iron produced is somewhat less than
that of an equal period of 1882, the total
local or spot value of iron and steel
in the first stage of manufacture for
1882 being $171, 1886, 429, while the es-
Inmates for the first half of 1883 are on
ly $71 100000, equal to $142, 900, 900
for the year. But this comparison of
market values will be modified by the
fact that the price of iron has been less
in 1888 than in 1882, 4 difference of
something over three dollars L ton.
Gold and silver were produced in in-
creased amounts in 1882, the additional
value over the product of 1881 being
81, 600, 600. For the first six months of
the current year the production of pc
troleum has been 11,291, ,663 barrels,
against so, ,053. 500 barrels in the previ-
Gus twelve months. In copper there
has been an increase, the estimate for
the first six months of 1888 being S.
100000 pounds, against 91,646, 232
pounds in 1882.
A slight increase in the amount of
lead mined is estimated for the present
year, and also zinc; but as these esti-
mates are based on increases in former
years, and not on actual statistics, they
may be taken with some allowance.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-20
Hints for the Sick-Room.

Sickness is too apt to be synonymous
with sadness, and il Is all important
that the person In charge of patient
should wear a bright, hopeful counter
ance. The weak look to the strong
for support, and are quick to mark the
slightest tokens of uneasiness or appre-
hension on the part of those about their
bedsides, although they may give no
outward expression of their sense of it
at the time. A nurse who combines
apparent confidence as to happy re-
suit, with the tender attentions neces-
sary to secure it, does but discharge the
proper functions of her calling, save in
extreme cases, of which we are not
treating here.
Let the nurse be quiet. Let her dress
be of no stiff or rustling material; her
shoes of kind that shall in no wise
creak or cry. The I1odulation of the
voice. too, should be carefully attended
to. We cannot, and should not, for
bear attendance upon the sick, because
nature has not gifted US with that rare,
blessed boon, of sweet and musical
voice; yet, even more earnestly than
the elocutionist, should the nurse study
to modulate such organs as she does
possess, to the utmost gentleness of
which they are capable. For nothing
is of greater Importance, we would as
sure her, if she desires to soothe irri-
tated nerves, and quiet perturbed spirits.
than an habitually soft and calm speech
in all her conversation, either with the
sick or in their presence.
1t is primarily important that an at
endant should give quick heed to the
physicians orders, and obey them ex-
actly. The hard-headed and opinion
ated nurse is one who incurs a heavy
responsibility, and in nine cases out Of
ten brings to grief her patient as we'll
! as herself.
Take care that no disagreesble topic
of conversation be continued, If per-
chance introduced. Get more impera-
tive; guard against talking at all when
the patient indicates by his own silence
y desire for quiet. If the vote of all
the sick were taken as to that fault in
their nurses, from which they suffer
most, we should not be surprised if,
with one voice, they would say, garrul-
ity. It is conceded that truth lies at
the foundation of all popular beliefs;
and if SO, then nurses, as class, are
prone to talk too much. Let 80 base a
vice as gossip no longer degrade one Of
the noblest and beneficent of human
callings-the care of the sick.-Amer6-
can AgricuLturiSt.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-20
WHOLE No. 786.
Marriage a Ia Mede.

Marriages are not always solemniZed
among the South Carolina 'erackers."
II man sees q woman he likes, and she
"takes a shine to him"-as they ex-
press it.-they often do not deem q
minister's services necessary, since un-
der the state laws marriage is legal II
solemnized by any layman in the pres
ence of witnesses. Some weddings do
not go as ''merry as a marriage bell"
From the backwoods among the illicit
distillers, comes this refreshing incl
dent:
The parson, an illiterate fellow, was
marrying two ''crackers''-the BRIDE
groom a backwoods schoolmaster. Said
the preacher:
''An' them 'uns who God has fined
together let no man"
"Stop right here, dominic said the
educated groom. Don't say them 'uns;
say these 'uns."
II don't take back talk from none O.
you 'uns," replied the minister, land /
say them 'uns.''
"These 'uns," repeated the groom,
drawing a six-shooter from his hip
pocket.
Them uns," shouted the minister,
firing through his surpliee and winging
the groom.
Then followed volley of shots, du-
ring which the bride retired to an ad-
joining room. When quiet reigned once
more she emerged from her conceal
ment and remarked to the assembled
crowd:
''These here grammers is a playin'
the very old Nick with my prospects"
Both men lived. though they have not
met since; the minister still says "them
'uns," while the layman declares that
as soon rs he can get some of the cold
lead out of his body he will demonstrate
that 'these 'uns" is correct.
There are cases reported occasionally
where one of these ''crackers'' makes
his own divorce laws. If his wife does
not suit him he trades her off to neigh
Dor either for another or for provisions.
This is not often done, fortunately. al
though case occurred in Chesterfield
county some six weeks ago and another
in Lancaster county about year ago.
The Chesterfield man got bale of cot
ton, cask of corn whisky, q pair of
boots, and dog for his wife. who was
said to have been a good-looking wom-
an, while the Lancaster man traded for
another wife and kerosene lamp, with
a hand-painted shade, Ito boot" Two
weeks later the other man came to him
and offered him $3.50 to trade back
again, saying that the woman not only
ate too much, but she stole the furni-
ture and pawned it for whisky. These
stories are vouched for by local news
papers.