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The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-15
Drift.

Canada has initiated Delaware and
now has whipping-post.
There are Is, 600 mortgages on record
in Linn county, Oregon.
The poet Schiller's life is summed up
in three heads-1st. Do not get into
debt I'd. Do not let your affections run
away with you Sd. Do not be over
sanguine.
The wood pavement is to be given
up in London. 1t has not only failed
to realize the promised advantages,
but it has led, according to Professor
Tyndall's report, to serious affections of
the eyes and lungs.
Some good Methodists in Bridgeville,
N. Y, are unwilling that their meeting
house spire shall have bell which
was paid for by money raised at sociables
where there was dancing to the ungodly
music of fiddle.
The Cincinnati Netos Journal, hay
ing probably canvassed the town de-
clares that if it were put to vote to-day
two-thirds of the fashionable society of
Washington, male and female, would
vote for a monarchy and titles and
stars and garters.
The idea that lightning is not 30
destructive as it used to be in the
United States, because the network Of
railroads and telegraph wires lessons
the number of accidents, is met by the
record of the summer. Fatal thunder
bolts have never been more common.
"A bill to create the office of Lieu
tenant Governor is now before the
Legislature of GeOrsia. The recent
death of Governor Alexander H.
Stephens in office brought up the
necessity for such for an officer to fill
the remainder of the term without the
cost and disturbance of special cleo
tion.
The Rev. A. P. Happer, ID. D.,
figures out a steady decrease in the
population of China. He says the pre-
sent number of inhabitants cannot ex.
ceed 300,000,000. Chief among tht
causes of the diminutioA is opium
He believes the population of Indif
will soon exceed that of China, th'
latter ceasing to be the most popu
lous country on the globe.
Fred. Smith OF North Stonington
Conn, while passing through wil'
swamp a few days ago came upon
large watersnake, which he killed
The body of the snake was great
swollen. Mr.. Smith ripped 1t open an
fifty little snakes, from five to six inche
: in length, ran out and squirmed in tn
tall grass. Mr.. Smith gathered up a
a the vipers he could catch and took th
Q batch home to show to his neighbors.
New York furniture dealers, dii
= cussing the passage of an act for th
o protection of dealers who sell on tt
installment plan, say that were the il
n stallment plan abolished business woul
Z fall off 50 per cent, and it would all
e be the means of delaying many ma
d riages and preventing some. Wht
s Bendall s. Co. began selling on th
10 plan in 1864 the matrimonial mark
{ heoan to hoOm. Marriage have |
% creased with the increase Of I'll
Y. business. A young couple, t
le male half of which receives only 5
~ a week, can't afford to go to boardin
It But how can they go to housekeepi
e. without furniturep They solve t
le problem by paying a small amount t.
ht dealer who does business on the insta
An ment plan.-Net1s.
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-15
A Father Hubbard.

The other day when old Major Sol
man announced his readiness toproceed
in the direction of church, his wife
appeared wearing mother Hubbard
dress. The old man intently regarded
her for few moments, and asked:
',Mary, what sort of coat do you
call that ?"
sits mother Hubbard, Jeems."
'Air you going to wear it to
church ?"
"Why, certainly, Jeems. The mother
Hubbard is all the fashion now."
"Well, Pm glad to know it," the old
man replied. "Just wait until 1 get
ready and we'll CO."
The old man went out into the
kitchen, took a couple of meal sacks,
cut the bottoms out, sewed the tops
| together, and put them on in imitation
of pantaloons. When he returned, his
wife uttered a loud cry of astonish-
ment, and exclaimed:
''Great goo lness, Jeems, what's
that ?"
'sFather Hubbard, >" the old man re.
piled.
'sYou're not a goin' to wear then
sacks, are you ?"
''I've got to be fashionable to keel
| up with you. I've got as much righ
: to wear these meal bags as you have +
go in that bran sack"
t 'sI'n take it off,"
, San right; off goes the father Hui
t bard" and turning away, he added t
0 himself: "Only one way to beat
n woman, and that is by agreein' wit
y her. Eff il hadn't been for the dadd
/, Hubbard I'd been in a mighty bs
o FIX,
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-15
GOODBYE OR HoWDY-Do.

Say good-by or howdy-doo-
What's the odds hetwixt the twof
Com n = goin'--every day
Best friends first to go away
Grasp Of hands you druther hold
Than their weight in solid gold,
Slips their grip while greotin, you.'--
Say good by or howdy-do2
Howdy-do and then good-by--
Mixes Jest like laugh and cryi
Deaths and births, and worst and best
Tangled their contrariest;
Ev'ry jinglin' weddin bell
Skeerin' up some funeral knell--
Here's my song and there's your sigh.--
Howdy-do and then good-by
Say good. by or howdy-
Jest the same TO me and you;
faint worth while TO make no fuss,
cause the jobs put up on usi
Someone's runnin this concern
That's got nothiR' else to learn
If he's willin we'll pull through:
Say good-by or howdy-do2
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-15

king Luis, of Portugal, has artist
tastes, and recently, in giving audience
to an Italian visitor, Cavahere Sarfatti,
showed a prayer-book which he had
illustrated with drawings. These are
said to be remarkable for their beauty
and harmony or coloring.
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-15

Nine. Jenny Lind Goldsmith fatty
denies, in the London Press, that she
had any such interview as recently
went the rounds of the English and
American press, purporting to be the
report of conversation between herself
and an American reporter. She pro-
nounces the article pure invention.
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-15

-Fizz-icky Soda Water.-The publi-
cation of the Governmental analysis of
soda water sold in Montreal has created
a disagreeable sensation there, as most
of the samples were found to be danger
ously impregnated with copper and
lead,
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-15

I'm Virginia they are making -four
of peanuts, and it is praised. 1t is
customary in Georgia to pound the nuts
for pastry.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-28
BURNS SNUFF.BOX.

Mr.. Bacon, who kept Il celebrated
posting house north Of Dunfries, was
the almost inseparable associate of
Robert Burns. Many a merry night
did they spend together over their
toddy. The bard and the innk eeper
became so attached to each other that
Burns gave his friend, as a token of
regard, the snuf-box which had been
for many years his pocket companion.
The knowledge of this pledge of amity
was confined to u few of their iovial
crew until after Bacon's death in 1925,
when his furniture and effects were put
up for sale by public auction, and,
among other articles, Mr.. Bacon's snuff
box was offered to the highest bidder.
"a shilling!' some one instantly cried.
There was general exclamation that
the article was not worth twopence,
and the auctioneer seemed in haste to
knock it down, when, looking lntently
on the lid, he read and shouted out,
with stentorian voice, "Robert Burns.
officer of the Excise" Scarcely had he
uttered the words before his audience
bid for it as one man; shilling after
shilling was confusely offered for this
genuine relic of Scouand's sweetest
singer. The greatest anxiety prevailed,
while the bidding rose higher and
higher, till it was finally knocked down
for five pounds. The box was made of
the tip of a horn, neatly turned round
at the point, and the lid mounted with
silver, on which his name was engraven.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-28
SOUNDED PROFANE.

Mr.. Hellscr, a alothier of Evansville,
has advertised cheap lot of damaged
goods.
Mr. Warren, a clothier OF the same
place, is Methodist and commands a
large trade among the brethren of his
persuasion.
The other day when the latter gentle
mans store was full of saints purchas-
ing fall wear for temporary use until the
time comes for them to don their wings,
minister and his wife were running
down the price OF suit OF clothes so
fine that there could only have been a
loss of two dollars on the sale of them.
The clerk who was waiting on the
reverend but impecunious customers,
made constant appeals to his employer
TO take off another fifty cents.
Irritated by 40 much importantly, Mr..
Warren yelled out to the astonished
parson:
$50 to Hellser! Got damaged
goods!"
As he speaks very rapidly the remark
was not clearly understood. A dozen
hands dropped dozen articles in piOus
hurry. The scandalized minister gave
"a groan like = throttled fog whistle and
his hair rose many degrees above fever
heat, while he fled with his wife in dis
may.
Now Warren wants to know what in
Jerusalem the elders of his church mean
by citing him to appear before a com
mittee Of investigation to answer Il
charge Of "using blasphemous language
10 an ordained minister of the gospel,
and setting an awful example of I'M
controlled anger to the eleven immortal
souls now assisting him in the dispensa-
ton Of cotton and wooden garments"
Nor is he bit appeased by a scrip
tural quotation written with red ink at
the head Of the notification, "a FOOLS
mouth il his destruction and his lips are
the snare of his soul. ~ Evansville
Argus.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-28
A CHINESE BURIAL.

An oriental writer has recently given
an interesting description of an ancient
burial in the Chinese empire. 1t was
the custom tor the wealthy man to pro.
cure his coffin when he had reached the
age OF forty. He would then have il
painted three times year with q
composition resembling silicate paint OF
enamel, which formed an exceedingly
hard coating. The process of making
this paint is now one of the lost arts OF
China. Ii the owner of the coffin lived
long enough, the frequent painting
each coat being of considerable thick
ess-caused it to assume the ap-
pearance of sarcophagus, with a foot
or more in thickness of this hard, stone
like shell. After death the veins and
cavities OF the persons stomach were
filled with quicksilver for the purpose OF
preserving the body. A piece of Jade
would then be placed in each nostril and
ear, and in one hand, while IA piece of
bar-silver would be placed in the other
hand. The body thus prepared was
placed on layer of quicksilver within
the coffin; the latter was sealed. and
the whole deposited in it's final resting
place. When some of these sarcophagi
were opened after a lapse of centuries,
the bodies were found to be perfectly
preserved, but they quickly crumbled to
dust ON being exposed to the air.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-28
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-28

H. take thrn two baskets full.
rlr children ran In the orchard,
shaking with all their strength. plum,
pear, and appletrecs. The baskets
were soon filled. and carrying them
with difficulty, they went to the place
where they had left the Migrants, ex-
pecting I" find them. But the place
was desolate. only the wagon remained,
and the old horse tied TO one OF the
wheels slept on the ground.
Irrnee went all round the wagon and
noticed that the back was half open.
He signed 10 Giedea TO come. and open
ng this kind ri door the two children
saw. 10y the light OF the moon, all the
family crowded in the space too small
tor them to lie down; they were seated
opposite each other, leaning against the
side III the wagon. The little cherub
was sleeping on his mothers knees.
What do YOU wish" demanded the
father
We have brought the children some
ui the fruit which YOU can see over the
hedge, tina. they may enjoy it, Gedea
answered. turi ing the contents OF the
baskets into the carriage, over the
knees Of al the little ones who gave a
JOYOUS shout at sight OF the long wished
for goodies.
The next day the children's old nurse
took them to the fair, while their
parents paid some visits. Their atten-
tion WAS entirely captivated by the
Thousand tricks OF monkey who
amused the crowd.
All at once a great uproar occurred
Women ran carrying Their children and
ut,ering cries of distress. Gedea turn,
ing. saw furious cow coming right
upon her The nurse was dragged
away with the crowd, and Irenee fled
with the rest, but seeing the danger OF
his sister, he returned and planted him
self resolutely before her, trembling in
every limb.
The little girl fell on her knees anC
prayed her guardian angel to have pity
upon her. The COW had already grasped
the poor child's dress, when Il big boy
Of about fifteen years, leaped upon the
beasts neck with wonderful agility
Thus surprised, the animal stood still
and man seized her by the horns anC
held her until the owner came for her.
The old nurse FASTENED, rs soon IL
she could disengage herself, and warml.
thanked the two strangers. The chill
dren, n soon as their fright permitted
expressed theirs also.
There is no reason why you should
thank us for such Il little thing" salt
the boy, IL am pleased to do You ser
vice"
And ~ the children appeared sur
prised at hearing him speak thus, HI
continued:
"You have forgotten the fruit then .
Relating this adventure to her mother
Gedea was astonished that the gypsie
were AZ grateful for such slight gift.
My children, it is not the value G
the gift which makes it acceptable t
the receiver, but the manner in whic
il in offered. Yonr kind attentions wen
straight to the hearts of those people
whom society repulses, and l can as
sure you, they will never forget them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-28
AAA ClRlsfIlI ISfIRflNINM
NOBODY CAN DENY.

Consumers can depend ulpn TIN NEW
ENGLAND BAKING POWDER 10 bein.
exactly e. represented. II IL Cream II Tarsr.
and Bi. Carbonite Of Soda Of perfect purity,
scientifically combined; N01itlNG Ef.SF.
The price Of the NEW ENuIANp LAX
ING POWDER justihes the use Of the YER,
best materials. Consumers ray fair price 90,
the best and get II.
1t is sef-evidert that Baking Powders r.p
resented 70 be composed Of the same material,
a. the NEW ENGLAND, and which arc sold
to dealers at less than the pure materials them
selves are worth, cannot he pure.
The large demand for NEW ENGLAND
BAKING POWDER, anil conseq 1cnt falling
of in the sales Of adulterated ana ,nferiar vow.
ders. has developed a spitefulnc~S on the part
OF some manufacturers and dealers Findinr
that the quality Of the NEW ENGLAND
cannot be successfully attacked. new brand.
and close limitations. represented n he A. good.
are put on the market With these they en-.
deavor to tempt dealers with low prices. and
thus impose on consumer.
See that the name NEWTON BROS. Z co
IL On every can
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-28
DESCENDED FROM BEARS.


Frederick c. Gherke, professor vi
zoology and comparative anatomy at
Williams College, recently visited Den
Yer and was interview 10y NeWs re-
porter concerning the theory advanced
hv him in his book, The True Descent
OF Man." that man is descended from
the bear Professor Gherke was grad
uated from the University Of Leipsic
and afterwards spent several years i'll
England, where his book was published
soon after Darwin's death and attracted
wide attention.
The object OF his visit to Colorado, the
professor said, was to hunt among the
fossil districts OF the State for specimens
that will illustrate his theory and for
fossil remains generally for the college
museum. II am not an old man. he
said, land hope to live long enough
to find the connecting link
Speaking OF his theory as opposed to
that of the descent from apes, falsely
called the Darwinian theory, he said:
can ape has none of the character
istics of the human. An ape initiates
Il man reasons. Anape has four hands,
neither like mans hands nor man $
feet. A man has only two hands and
two feet, thoroughly distinct. An ape
or monkey is an idiot. The lower
order Of men are not idiots. They have
capabilities of humans.
MAN is descended from bears" he
continued, with much emphasis. "Do
you ask me if there has been any con-
Meeting link found between men and
bears? answer yes, and can prove
it. In museum at Paris | saw Il skel-
eton Of cave bear. | examined ii
closely. was convinced that it had Il
partially developed knee-pan. Since
then have studied the matter closely.
l went over in my mind to a time be-
vond the history of man. remembered
that skeletons of prlmeval men had
been found in caves with bears. Al
most the earliest men We knew about
lived in caves. Have bones OF apes
ever been found in caves? No. There
is another thing. Nearly all primeval
human skeletons found are of gigantic
size The bear is nearer the size OF
man than the average ape. OF course,
the gorilla is an exception, hut We find
no monster gorilla. The bear co0ld
have gotten rid of his little fragment OF
tail much more easily than an ape
could of his. A tailed man always
seemed to me about as absurd a. Il man
with wings.
"My idea is that the earlier beal
came down through Behring Straits and
driitcd down towards the tropic shores
of Asia on iceb"rgs. The icebergs
melted and the bears easily found
shelter Oh islands and on the coasts
In the course of the ages great floods
came and the bears sought shelter in the
caves. In the mean time great changes
had been going on. The bear haC
gradually been shedding its heavy Goa
as the result of the warm climate. The
bear had also learned to walk on its
hind legs. In the caves, in the dry
warm atmosphere, other changes tool
place. The connecting link was kline
OF hairy, Understandable man. He Otter
lived and died in these caves beside hi,
elder brother, the bear. - New Yorl
World
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-28
TIE GROWTH OF THE GRAyPE.

The Boston Herald says: 4 genera
ton ago the engraver used to be con-
sidered OF comparative unimportance,
and he was remunerated accordingly.
Within fifteen or twenty years, however,
he has come to the front, and now he
divides both glory and profit with the
artist on a more equitable scale. The
magazines, you know, apparently con-
slider it a. much Of an advertisement to
mention the engraver's name as that Of
the designer. The former have thus
become much more independent, and Il
great many OF them, ii they don't like
drawing, won't have anything to do
with it. \ proportion OF the leading
engravers are fairly well off. know
number OF them who may be worth
from $40 900 to 5000. Yet there is
not enough money i'll the business 10
make man rich, as we reckon riches
nowadays The income of a trst-class
engraver ranges, perhaps, from $500
/ to So 900 or s. 900, the average being
nearer the first mentioned figures,
while those who get the latter can he
B tpulitth uPoii Noui hiSVlS. III an Vs.
adjustment like lIarper's, the engraver
who works 10y the week receives prob
ably from $50 to $50. The amount
paid per piece OF work, Of course, varies
very much, according to the size OF the
drawing and the nature OF the subject.
Speaking i'll general way, the expense
of engraving drawing that costs $40
would range from $50 to 800. In the
Lady OF the Lake there are two
sketches, for which Frost WAS paid $40
each, that brought $l20 piece to the
engraver. 1t costs from 800 to $3.50 to
cngrave Gibson's work. The illustrated
magazines, rs have intimated, were Il
potent agent in putting up the prices OF
engraving by increasing the demand for
good work. | should judge that the
monthly art bill OF the Century and
Iiarper's ranges from $1,000 to $4,000
and perhaps more in some instances.
The Century people, however, are pay
ing less for their work than formerly.
Three or four years ago, this magazine
had its choice of the best artists and
engravers OF the country, but since
then Pyle, Frost, Gibson, Abbey, Rein
hardt and other leading artists have
been "gobbled up by Harper's, and
work for nobody else. The engravers
are not SO willing to make exclusive
arrangements, but the inducements
! offered the artists are too alluring. The
IIarpers, by the way, have dropped
Mast He don't care to do much work
now, and why should he? lie received
10000 a year for Il long time, and,
having made some shrewd investments
, in real estate about Central Park, is
probably worth to-day between 5000 900
and $500, 900. Who will take his
place? Well, understand that Mr.. A.
| b. Frost is the man, and that he also
is guaranteed $40 900 year. In some
, respects, perhaps, Frost's work is better
| than that of Mast, but | question
whether he has that broad and brusque
! but effective way of dealing with certain
, classes of subjects. Mast has tremen'
) dous faculty of making a caricature
| which was a likeness, though in serious
work he had no rank
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-28

GERANIUMs DRIVE OFF SNAKEs.-Every
species OF snake may be permanently
driven away from an infested place by
planting geraniums. In South Afric;,
the Caffre people thus rid their premises
OF Snakes. \ missionary of South Afrir:,
had his parsonage surrounded by mar
row belt OF geraniums, which effectualIy
protected the residence from any kind OF
snake. A few yards away from this
geranium belt snake would OCCASION
ally I've found. 1t is well known that
the whole geranium genus is highly red
client of volatile oils-.lemon-s scented
musk-scented and peppermint-scentcd.
What, therefore, is 4 very pleasant nose
gay for man, is repugnant to The ser
pent tribe.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-28
EFFECT OF SALT UPON PORK.

OF the effect OF food rich in protein
in the production of pork, Prof McMur-
trie, of the Illinois Industrial University
says: "The increase OF protein in pork
will improve the quality and render it
more nutritious. The lean OF meat bv
reason of the acid reaction it acquires
and the presence of small portion of
pepsin it contains becomes more tender
and digestible by breaking down the
myosin but the methods of preservation
may have great influence upon its
quality. The digestible aIbuminoids of
flesh are very soluble in solutions of salt.
and the Use Of this agent rs prescrva-
tive must tend to diminish the digesti-
bility and the nuteritive value to a
corresponding extent.
The hardening OF the fibres bv
salt also diminishes the digestibilty,
and hence the flesh should as far as
possible be consumed in the fresh, I'M
sailed condition. On the other hand.
putrefaction is to be carefully avoided.
While it is not always the case, it not
infrequently happens that virulent
pOisons of an organic character are de-
veloped in the putrefaction of pork, and
many of the fatal results of its consump-
ton may be referred to this cause,
rather than to the trichinH to which in
furious results of pork consumption are
often ascribed."