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The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-14
JOHN JACOB ASTOR'S GIFT
HE DEEDS HIS ENTIRE ESTATE TO
HIS SON.
Only ReservlnR an Annuity OF One Hundred
Thousand Dollars.

It was announced in legal circles il
New York city that Mr.. John Jacob AS
tor had decided all his property to hi
son, William Waldorf Astor, now United
States Minister to Rome. The newi
created a profound sensation, and ole
lawyers declared that it was only another
movement by the Astors not to permit
the value of their immense estate to be
publicly known.
John Jacob Astor is now an old man,
and although in apparent good health,
the question of wills, deeds, heirs and
Surrogate courts must occur to him.
The story, as reported, is that Mr.. Astor
has decided away his property, but that
the deeds will not be recorded until after
his death. His son, William W. Astor
receives everything, subject, however,
to "a pension of 100000 per annum pay
able to his father during his life.
By this means of transferring the es-
tate two objects are said to be accom-
plished-frst, that the estate will not be
divided among different heirs; and sec
ondly, that no litigation over a will can
ever come into a court by which the
value of the estate would be discovered.
There areunquestionably other branches
of the family which, if will leaving all
to the son were made, might enter a
contest.
1t has always been the idea of Mr..
John Jacob Astor's life practically to
entail his property and to have the estate
remain intact from generation to genera
tion, as in England. The present John
Jacob Astor's father died about eight
years ago, bequeathing his property to
John Jacob and William Astor and to
his granddaughter, the late Mis-. John
w. Chanler. The elder William B.
Astor also left an idiot son for whom
ample provision was made, and also for
this sons guardian. The idiot child grew
to manhood and died several years after
his fathers death.
At that time the estate was worth about
S0U, ,OOO,U TO S4U, ,UUU,OUU. 1t was Then
mainly unproductiye. John Jacob re-
ceived the largest part of the estate, in
Guiding the Astor House, which was
decided to him for $1OO. The golden
principle of the Astor family was never
to build until forced to do so, and when
a building was put up it was intended to
last for years. The estate grew more
valuable each year and solid houses were
built upon the land, until up to the pres
ent time the value is really unknown.
Most of the property lies between
street and Fiftieth street,
from Eighth to Third avenue. Murray
Hill lies in the heart of the family pos
sessions. Blocks and blocks of houses
lere belong to John Jacob Astor, all of
which he has decided to his son. The
7alue of John Jacob Astor's estate is
estimated at from between $50, 900, 900
md $40, 600, 900, and William B. S estate
It something less. The present Mr.. As
or's idea is for his son to follow the same
ourse he has, and so on through gener-
York World.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-14
Hop BIrters are the Purest and Best Bitters
Ever Made.

They are compounded from Hops, Malt Bu
chu, Mandrake and Dandelion,-the Oldest
! best, and most valuable medicines in the world
and contain all the best and most curative pro
perties Of all other remedies, being the greatest
Blood Purifier, Liver Regulator and Life and
Health Restoring Agent on earth. No disease
or i'll health can possibly long exist where these
Bitters are used, so varied and perfect are their
operations.
They give new life and vigor to the aged and
infrm. To all whose employments cause ire
gular.ty Of the bowels or urinary organs, or
who require an Appetizer, Tonic and mild Slim
ulant, Hop Bitters are invaluable, being highly
curative, tonic and stimulating, without intoxi-
eating.
No matter what your feelings or symptoms
are, what the disease or ailment is, use Hop
Bitters. Don't wait until you are sick but if
you only feel bad or miserable, use Hop Bitters
at once. 1t may save your life. Hundreds
have been saved by so doing. S5O0win be paid
for case they will not cure or help.
Do not suffer or let your friends suffer- but
use and urge them to use Hop Bitters.
Remember, Hop Bitters is no vile, drugged
drunken nostrum, but the Purest and Best
Medicine ever made the "Invalid's Friend
and Hope" and no person or family should be
without them. Try the Bitters to-day.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-14

PosT-oFFIcEs. The September Postal
Guide shows us that there are now As. .049
post-ofices in the United States, of which
number 2, 176 are Presidential offices and
6,373 money order offices. Since the
year 1876 the number of post-ofices has
been luetcssed forty per cent.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-14
ED. BAD. BAD BLOOD.

Some blood bad because poor is bad because
contains impurities Some have such bad blood wonder IS
it does not poison the mosquitoes who bite lem
The rich red color of good bocdis owing which present
Blood which has enough it always uasatctory The per-
son in whose veins crcuatcs cannot be said oy good ca
The efforts Of expert chemists produce preparation iron which
can be asmacd with the blood have resulted ii ;i r,cDaaoB
which IS important part Of Browns Iron Bters ony one
the desired good
Weak poo thin blood may strong and impure
blood may be purified BY The Of that Great Medicine By0gs
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-14

PENS -Ostich farming has its
Perlls. At Ana4eim, Cal. the other day,
lne ,stoeing thss is drawn over the heads
n tne 9nis whiA they are being plucked
ssi.ipped Of from he neck Of one Of the
oisgest male birGs. Mr. Sketchley, the
issI plGcAtr, saw the Aecident just in time to
o,-aa nlsae Y leap for tie fence. JAS he went
oYef' the birds fod strucE board with
p.l--L y. ~. As 10 ets -,+,r-
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-14
SIGNIFICANT SPRING.
ADissertation upon its advent, and
its effect upon mankind.


..Tbe green leaf OF the new come Spring. "-ssas.
Everybody recognizes sprng when i is onco upon u.s.
m sul man Z la,@e webster the wordreno,11ed ieHi
eorrspner gives % definition which may not be map
Ee year When plants begin to yegatate and rise the
vefual season. cumprehendug the months ol March,
edpatoru Thomson, in mis- Seasons. and shakes
pesre in OF his works have perhap5 no peers IN
with malaria "that foe lurking ia the
y sir Ne breathe" It spreads over the fair,st Dor
cnts of scores upon 5res OF children and youth
we'll as tho Sc in advanced lie Apestence is regarded
with little less apprehension, and people eryere
asking what Is it!" 'M Where does it c-m5 froml"
K1DsEY-woRr AS sPBHG MEDICINE.
When you begin to lose appetite e-have headache
pain in your sioe 6ack and toss about at
about your work heavy in body and oppressed IN mind
have lit Of tie blues when your urine pets scantv ar
high coored ITO suffer with constipation, darrhcea or
ndigestionhave pasy sallow face, dull eyes, and
will certainly be evidences That your liver dsordered
torpid or perhaps diseased. bottle OF KidneyWort
is under such circumstances, priceless boon to such
Bare assertions Of propretors have come 10 possess
less than they frequently merit The of this
fo1nd IN he act that eRaratansm covers o1l bSosS ~
land. Mertorious articles are too frequently found ia
The pr5prietors of Kidneywort always prors all heir
assertions touching the merits Of their Preparations.
specific for Just such disorders have been mentioned
IN this article the proof too. belongs to and shsn
A PHYSICIANS EXPERIENCE.
DR.. R. K; Clark, regular physician of extensive
pra otice in Grand Isle County and worthy deacon AZ
the Congregational Church at South Hero VT mas
used KidneyWort for several years In his practice and
before the present prOpuetors purchased interest "a
il he had given his unbiased opinion in its favor Tbs
opinion has not changed. IN las done better Nan ai5
oiher remedy hare erer Used, says the Doctor and
further he writes: - do not recoect al Instance
where ii patient to whom have given It mas fae5 70
receive benefit from il use and in severe cases
most decidedly So" These are strongwords Theyars
from representative conscientious evera pproac
public citizen however, and -nett stll-theyare te
Kidney Wort will bear all the encomiums avshed upon
It by its friends and their is legion 'IiCi si5eaF
by KidneyWort all the time - writes MIR. j. r. Kauh
man. of Lancaster. Pa. We will supplement this ~
asserting. matter Of fact. and one capable 81
demonstration, that at honest patrons Of s remedy are
is friends and Qdrocafes.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-14

FRIGHTENED HM.-The jailer at Ma
con, Ga, heard noise at night in the
cells above his Office. Going up stairs,
he found one of the woman prisoners
trying to escape by crawling up
the chimney. An account says he
"called her attention to the fact that
after reaching the top of the building
there was no possible way to 60 down
without falling, and then went down
stairs, and was troubled no more with
the noise.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-14
Pnsiiive Cnra

For oil those Painful Complaints and Weaknesses
common to OHr best female population.
Medicine for Woman. Invented by Woman,
Prepared By Woman.
The Greatest Hedisa Discovery Since ne DaWu story.
t-It revives tho dropping spirits invigOrates and
harmonzes the organic functions gives elasticity and
hrmness the step restores the natural nsro to the
eye and plants the pale cheek Of the fresh
roses OF LIES spring and early summer tina.
ts-Physicians Use It and Prescribe Il Freely -aa
Itremoves faintness hatulency destroys all craving
Tor stimulant, and relieves weakness OF the stomach.
That feeling Of bearing down, causing pain, weighs
and baekache, is always permanently cured by its
FIR the cure Of Kidney Complaints OF either sex
this Compound Is unsurpassed
LYDIA Z. PINKHAlI's BLOOD PURIFIER
will eradicate every vestige Of Humors from the
Blood and give tone and strength to the system of
man woman or child Insist on having it.
Both the Compound and Blood Purifier are prepared
at ssS and 2S5 Western Avenue Lynn, Mass Price Of
either 81 Six bottles for S. Sent by mail In the form
ofpls or oflozenges, on receipt OF price, 81 per box
for either Mrs. Pinham freely oil letters Of
inquiry. Enclose Set. stamp. sendfor pamphlet.
No family should be without LYDIA T. PINKHAArs
LIVER PILLS. They cure constipation, biiOusnesa,
aud torpidity Of the liver. 25 cents per box
eESOld by all Druggists.-Ra %
@kz@IA9z@ Sz7g
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-14

Sure Cure for Epilepsy or Fits in "a hours Free to
~ poor. DR. hRUsE. 254t Arsenal St., st.Lous No.
{ET ANTED. - LADIES TO TAKE OUR NEW
' Fancy work at their homes. in city orc c9untry,
and earn SO TO HAZ per week, makinr goods FOR our
Fall and Winter trade. Send loo for sample and
particulars. Hudson Mig. Coz go 9th Av., N. Y.
a GENTS WANTED for the Best and Fastest-sellina
~ Pictorial Books and Bibles. Prices reduced 81 psg
cont. National PnblishlnR CO.. Philadelphia. Pa
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-04

filled up their stocks, and about the LIST
of November they all got tired of rest
ing and looking at big stocks, and
their ideas of the value of goods that
would not sell began to deteriorate
They sent theirngents into the country
TO find out what was the matter, and
they wrote back: "rradc is dull; the
weather il too warm and pleasant;
merchants have got all the goods they
WANT Now about this time COM
menced series of failures, and the as
signees and auction houses commenced
to break prices. Finally the 18th of
November came. Trade was still dull
and the dealers in all kinds OF winter
goods began to reduce prices to push
things, being willing to sell ut cost or
less rather than take the chances of
carrying over goods. About ten days
ago the agents of the Chase Trading
Co., both in New York and st. Louis,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-04

The merchants and the clerks longed
for the time when things would get u
little quiet, and they could have n
chance to talk to their wives and see
their children once more while awake.
Many good wife said to her husband
that she did not see any use in living
in this way. If money was to be made
only by such sacrifices, for her part she
would rather have less of il. This act
i've trade stimulated the manufacture
ers of all kinds of goods to work day
and night. for goods were really scarce,
and they all said to their partners:
profits are good; let us make hay
while the sun shines.n Country deal
ers all finally came to the market and
bought their supplies and went home,
and then set in q very dull trade,
which was welcome, rs the merchants
and clerks wanted time TO rest and fill
up their stocks. They all rested and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-04
FEHE RUSH TO THE
phase Trading Company
B

wholesale dealers in dry goods, boots
and shoes and clothing, groceries,
hardware and various other brands of
trade having been very little affected.
During this. time the money market in
New York has been very easy, and the
money markets of Chicago and st.
Louis not ut all stringent. The his
tory is about as follows: AS soon as it
was well established fact that the
crops of the country were good, stocks
in the hands of retailers being low, the
retailers Of the whole country visited
the wholesale centers and bought very
freely from the 10Th of August to the
18th of October. Nothing in trade had
ever been known to equal the demand
for goods. Merchants and merchants
clerks worked all day and the greater
portion of the night; good profits were
obtained; they all thought good pros
poets were ahead and all were happy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-04

Saturday there was even still better
with the jobbing merchandise mark
cts ilrmer and much advanced. This
panic was without amy real cause, The
cool weather will come, the people Will
buy the goods, and IL will NIL be right.
] have been told by cowboys that If
they were herding drove OF cattle OF
II dark night and their horse should
give good shake without the saddle
on, and throw the rider of, II would
frighten one or two nervous cattle and
put the whole herd into stamped.
And II Is just the same way with busi-
ness men. Sometimes one OF two get
frightened and raise n panic. While
this panic IL well known here TO those
well behind the curtain, they do not
talk about II, and newspapers will not
get hold Of IL. II is regarded rs n mer-
camille secret.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-04

urged Mr.. Chase to come North, say
ing TINT goods were very cheap, but
there was an uneasy feeling, and they
would rather not take the responsible
ity of action. The writer however,
did come 10 see things himself, and
reached st. Louis in the height of the
panic, where by purchases here and
telegraph orders TO his agents in New
York hc has secured enough cheap
goods at about sixty cents on the dol
lar to run the Chase Trading Co, until
spring, all of which will be good news
to the people of Fort Worth. The
panic reached its height upon Tues
day and "Wednesday Of this week. The
intervention of Thursday has restored
confidence. II being Thanksgiving
day, business was usually suspended,
and everybody had time 10 compose
themselves and think quietly. Friday
there was II better feeling and upon
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-04
An Interesting Lawsuit.

Washington, December 3.--The su.
preme conrt rendered decision In the
case OF Cleo. A. Cunningham Va. the
Macon d. Brunswick railway ct al, on
appeal from the circuit court OF the
United States for the Southern district
OF Georgia. This was u suit upon a
series of bonds Of the Macon d
Brunswick railway amounting. 10
5000, 900, which had been
Endorsed by the governor
OF Georgia under authority Of the state
Legislature in 1873 The RAILROAD conf
pany failed, and the governor, ia
order 10 secure the interest Of the state
created by Its Endorsement OF these
and other similar bonds, seized the
road. In 1876, the state by an act OF
its legislature, repudiatcd its iDdorse-
inent on the 100000 bonds here IN
controversy, but confirmed by pur-
chase its right 10 the road, aud made
provision for payment OF an
other earlier series OF bonds.
which also bore its Endorsement. !
The present suit was brought by one
OF the holders Of the 100000 series of
bonds against the governor and treas
,ircr of the state and others. 10 test the
question of the states liability, and OBJ |
tain relief. The bill was dismissed IN
the court below on the ground that ~ |
virtually was suit against the state
which was not and could not be made
a party 10 IT. This court comedies IN
that view OF the case. Harlan and
Field dissent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-04
SAMON'S CONFESSION.
Chopping Up His Victim, and Murder
Ing Family to Hide His
Trima

Laconia, n. H., December 3.-Samol
confesses to being the murderer o
James Rudy and child and Mrs
Ford.
Samon says he killed Mrs. Ford n
| o Il. IN. Saturday. He did not attemp
To outrage her, but she was killed in 1
| drunken squabble. She showed sign
of life about ten minutes. and he mad
several attempts to bring her to life
Failing, he became frightened and
chopped her body up and put II
| into trunk and started TO dispose OF
IL. He carried it 10 Ruddy's house
| where he was acquainted. He left
the trunk in front of the house, where
il remained two hours. He took il in
to the house about dark, and during
the night became nervous and couldn't
sleep. When it was near morning,
and he had no opportunity to dispose
OF the body, he concluded upon the
plan of killing Ruddy and his family
and burning the house, thereby de-
stroying all evidence of his guilt.
Samon gives n graphic description OF
the killing OF Ruddy and his child and
the attack on Mrs. Ruddy. The latter
got up at midnight, made him II cup
of tea, and returned TO bed.
Ruddy sat up with Samon, who
did not intimate to Ruddy
what his trouble was. Samon
got worked up, and imagined the
house was surrounded by people. ~
walked about the house." he says,
until about 3 o'clock, when II oc-
Cured to me might kill the whole
family. aud then burn the house. The
very moment the thought came 10 me,
/ struck Rudy. l don't suppose he
saw me. killed him instantly. He
made no noise more than dropping OIL
hig chair. His wife ran out. There
was light on the table when she
came In. / grabbed at her
and struck her with a
Ratchet. She screamed. cannot re-
member what shes said. The child was
screaming also. ] took him OIL the
he'd. but ! don't remember cutting
him with the Ratchet. cannot Tell
whether | struck the woman alter
wards or not. All this time
the trunk had not been opened.
+ chunped the rope off the trunk,
turned the hody of Mrs. Ford on the
door In some way, l pulled the bed
clOtninB hTouhu o'.Ay s' 40
kerosene around and set IL on nre;
vent right over TO Ford's, but could
not get In. Then ! started ior Iiy
mouth. / did not hear the nIepens
nor did ! hear the. woman scream.
did not know the house was nDs
burned until Jeweii M
me. 1 supposed the pooies
might have been dest leda,
have not seen Ford since the ff,day
night before killed Mrs. FORD rh am
supper with him that nighI. dn nG,
had words at the table. ! u'u ~,
see Mrs. Ford again NJ
morning. 1 cannot uesuiiSe
Ruddy's hatchet. remember We'll
ipg / had put IL where ] iouna y,
did not throw the Ratchet In the ii'ef'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-04
Railroad Agreement.

Milwaukee, December 3.--General
Manager Merrill OF the Chicago, Mil
waulSee Il St Paul railroad refuses
either To deny or Ia affirm the truth OF
the statement published in Chicago To
the effect that an agreement had been
entered into between the Union Pa
cifc. Chicago Il Milwaukee, st. Paul
d Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacific rail-
ways, by which the first named road
was 10 turn over b. the other two at
Omaha all It's east.bound business and
the tive 10 turn over TO the Union Pa
cilic all their west bound business,
thus practically cutting loose from the
Iowa pool and almost certainly precipi-
tating war in which these rouds
would be on one side and
the Illinois Central, Burling-
ton, Wabash d Northwestern
on the other General Freight Agent |
Bird of the Milwaukee q ST. Paul with 4
the Endorsement of General Manager
NJ errill says: 1--WE have not nor do
we intend TO take any steps that will
prevent reorganization Of the Iowa
Trunk Line association upon II ]
fair basis. IL il stated that 4
papers have been drawn for an (
agreement TO the above effect, 10 last .
twenty-five years, but Is not yet
Clark of the Union Pacific
and Cable OF the Rock Island are now
In New York. Morrill, Of the Milwan-
lsec leaves to join them tomorrow. IL
Is said that mn agreement Will be COM
)leted and signed there.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-04
HILLSBORO.
| Temperance Council Organized
Minor Town Topics.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
Hillsboro, December 3.-Dr. Young,
the well-known temperance lecturer,
organized u temperance council here
last night with forty-four members
rs start.
A haystack fire at j. j. Stoker's
house yesterday eve created small
breeze.
Col. Horace Eastland of Mississippi
is in the city visiting relatives.
MIR. Keller, representing the GA
ZETrE, Wool Grower and Stock Jour-
nal, has been doing the city for two or
three days. He left for home tonight.
The failure of the GAZETTE to make
its appearance on Sunday caused
much dissatisfaction.
Rev. w. ID. Weir preached his fare
well sermon here last night.
Profs. Petit and Wise now expect
to open their academy on January
LIST.
The Eunice Goodrich troupe
charmed the people of the city on Sat
urday night and again tonight.
To-day being estray sale day an un-
usual crowd was in town and trade
was good in all lines.
Cotton receipts to-day are sixty-iiye
bales. Prices range from 81 TO 81 cents
per pound. ,,r
Our genial friend and one of Hills
boro's prominent cotton men, j. II.
BRYANT, arrived home last night after
a somewhat lengthy stay.
MIR. l.. B. Cook Is now manipulate
ing the yardstick at Brin Il Chap
mans.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-04
had no thought OF doing Mrs. Ford
any injury until saw her Saturday
morning
CARLISLE'S GAVEL.
A George Washington Hatcliet Pre-
scented TO the New Speaker
by the Ladies'.

Washington, December SIT has
long been the custom of friends of u
candidate for the speakership 10 send
flowers to his desk on the day OF his
election by the house. Two Kentucky
ladies prepared and sent 10 Carlisle to-
day beautiful original device in
flowers and satin. II consisted of a
gavel in the shape of n George
Washington hatchet, resting on the
messy stump of tree in such II way az
to show both sides of the blade and
handle. One side was composed of
beautiful flowers, and the other of
hand-painted satin. Through the
center of the blade on the satin APP
peared in illuminated old English lot
ters the following: MAY your eye be
ms keen MS the blade of this hhtchet,
when the worthy members rise To
catch IL, and rulings true us steel to
match IL, all lawful business TO dis
patch it.n On the left of the lnscrlp-
ton was a trump Of fame blowing out
and beneath on the left Il little
nude George Washington. with
hatchet in hand, cutting down q
cherry tree. On his right were n
larger Ratchet and felled trees. In
the upper left corner appeared against
q sky background the dome OF the
capitol with waning moon in the
west and a rising sun
in the east. On white
satin ribbon twlned about the handle
were the words: 20. W.. TO the speak.
er of the XLVIII congress: greeting"
The card which the ladies sent with
The floral gift bore the following adj
vice to the speaker In regard TO the
in which the donble-edged
instrument should be welded: "For
noise use the gavel; and the blade
when knots you can't unravcl."