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give the inquisitive passenger any pretext for

give the inquisitive passenger any pretext for
comparison Of notes. Yes, this IL Harper's
Ferry. and that is the Shenandoah and this
the Potomac, and ''the meeting Of the waters"
Every one knows the history of the place
how, one night in 1859, q party Of men, some Of
them masked, crossed the ferry Overpowered
the guard at the arsenal and fortified themselves
to await the developments Of the next day;
how Col K =. Lee. with small body of ma
rines, drove them of. capturing the ringleader;
bow John Brown, for it is he of whom we speak,
was hanged at Charlestown, and how a bloody
civil war began-but the train moves on, a
change OF conductors occurs, and We speed
on to Winchester, at which place we arrive In
''tug OF war;" As the passengers alight each
one is pounced upon by four or five hotel drum
mers. anil one is glad to torture himself with q
hotel dinner at a country hotel, in order to save
his clothes and limbs.
/ wanted TO go to Valley Home and, although
the Rock Enon stage was not full, could not
obtain passage, so l was compelled to hire
private team. which. for the sum of g. takes
you twelve miles on the Rock Enon road.
will give my experience for the benefit of future
is tOll-gate every ten miles; at least there are
two between Winchester and the Home; at the
first they charge you IS cents, at the next
CENTS total. 81 cents for twelve miles. Although
the road is in excellent condition. barring the
dust. yet think the toll rather eXorbtant. But
the ride by carriage was delightful, yet l must
say and in saying it bear in mind that l. too.
am Virginian, and that am surprised at the
slOwness of the average native. Why does he
not endeavor to do something for his town. his
state, and for himself? There seems lack of
energy, lack of push, which, If brought into
play. would make garden spots of many places
which are now barren wastes. Wake up, Vir-
ginians, wake up! Nesting at the feet of three
mountains, 1t Is very appropriately termed Valley
Home. and after meeting Mrs. Gore, the land
lady, and Rev. T. D. d. Clark, you conclude that
Valley Home is the only proper name. Mr..
Clark adds much to the enjoyment of the
guests He will occupy the pulpit of Calvary
Baptist church on Sunday, the 10th. and
bespeak for those who hear him rich treat.
The mercury last night had hard struggle to
keep up to $50, and tell you the air felt as if
it had just been made. As the ladies have
teased me all day to ask you to put their names
in your paper comply. but want to be well
away from here when this reaches their eyes.
Mrs. Free, mother OF Mr.. j. d. Free, jr.; Miss
Jennie Free, Miss Maggie Mitchell. Mrs. j. F.
Crews and daughter, Mrs. w. r. Bushby, Mrs.
Kendall and daughter Mr.. and Mrs Walter Col
Inns. Misses Mary and Lizzie Prather and Miss
Nichols, all of Washington, ID. c.; Mrs. Irwin
and family, of Berryville, Va; Misses Anne and
Mamie Black, of Baltimore, Md; Misses Vallient.
of Baltimore, Md; Mr. Southland, of Virginia.
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A New Investigation OF Malaria.


From the New York Herald.
The Italian war Office has recently completed
| work Of great interest on the distribution Of
malaria over Italy. The London Times, giving
in recent issue an account of this investiga
! ton, states that from the results obtained II
appears that scarcely 1.-THE of the sixty-nine
provinces Of which the kingdom consists is free
from ague." These results are shown in a re-
markable chart compiled by the scientific stat
OF the war office, giving the chief haunts of the
marsh fever and the statistics Of sickness, the
aggregate of which may be inferred from the
fact that it costs the Office two million dollars
annually to meet the hospital expenses for its
fever-stricken troops.
Such contribution as this to the study OF
malaria is of worldwide Importance. As was
to be expected, it brings to clearer light the fact
that this great pest of humanity is the product
OF vegetable decomposition in connection with
the latent moisture of the soil, especially In
sandy soils. The miasmatic ailments are '.most
inveterate and malignant in lands subjugated to
the uses of human industry, and subjugated in
adequately" and, strange as It may SEEM salt
water meeting fresh Is q combination in which
it revels. The excessive evaporation from the
surface Of the Mediterranean gives to its waters
an extraordinary degree Of sallnity. the proper
ton Of salt in the sea OF the Italian coast
being, according to Prot. Forchhammer, thirty
eight In thousand parts, or more than
that Of the great equatorial ocean. But,
despite the Mediterraneans high salinty, the
great plains around the Gulf of Tarentum, once
girdled BY large cities rivalling Rome. has for
centuries been almost depopulated by ma
larial fevers. Putrefaction, itwOuld seem. does
not necessarily engender malaria, but lazy
streams and rivulets are marked by the pesti-
lential emanations.
While Italian soil and the fervid italian
climate make this classic land q congenial haunt
of malaria, the altitude above sea level at which
impunity from its influence can be reached Is less
In Italy than on our own Atlantic slope. The
Italian elevations at which perfect security is
found are according to DR.. Parke, less than lOO9
feet. while in our Appalachian region the fugi-
tive from malaria must 60 more than twice as
high above the sea- Many OF our eastern
mountain resorts, |" 30 called, afford therefore
no absolute protection from its subtle attacks
Experience has fully proved that thorough cul-
tivatiOn and drainage Of the soil where the
water Of sluggish streams ferments with decay
ing vegetable matter are the only safeguards
against its malgn influence.
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There Is reported to be great scarcity Of har-
veet hands in Iowa, and . supernuity Of tramps.
Mr.. VIM. W. NcNair, who has refused the
democratic nomination Tor governor Of Mime
sofa, IL going to Europe, intending to remain
until after election.
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=. sara Bernhardt has given up one of her
tneaters In Paris, and very likely wiz yield the
Sther when she returns from England. With
her, theatrical management has been Financially
disastrous
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IST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THE
~ WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE.
SATURDAY, AUGUST III. 1889.

~ To obtain any Of these Letters the applicant must
call for ADvERTIsED LETTERS" and give the date Of
this list.
to the Dead Letter Office.
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good ones. and when come again will ex-
plain it all to YOU"
So aspecimen Of each and every kind Of gar
ment that Susie was in the habit of wearing was
| time in rigging out the rose-bush. First came
| the little shirt, which made it look very funny;
then came the little waist and skirt, then the
frOck, then the apron. and. finally, over all. q
| little Shaker sun-bOnnet When we had reached
| this point, "Susie cried out s'Now, how can
| you put on stockings and shOes?" l said, ''We
will cut open the stockings and tie them
| around; the shoes we cannot USE" OF course
we all laughed and Susie thought was the
wait for me to come again, to tell her why /
had done such funny thing.
STRIKING CONSEQUENCES,
In two weeks, according to my promise, Twas
at my friends house again. Susie had watched
her little rose-bush, or, rather, the clothes
which covered it. and longed for my coming.
But when we took the bonnet, gown, skirt.
shirt and stockings away, 10 and behold, the
beautiful rose-bush had lost its rich green, the
flower had lost its beautiful COLOR become,
like its mistress, pale and sickly.
'Oh!" she cried. what made You do so7 why,
you have spoiled my beautiful rOse-bush,"
said, "Now, my dear little one, you must
not blame me, for did this that you might re-
member something of great Importance to you.
You and this rose-bush live out here in the
broad. genial sunshine together. You are pale
i and sickiy; the rose-bush has been healthy and
beautiful. Iput your clothes on this rose-bush
to show you why you are so white and weak.
If we had kept these clothes upon the bush for
| q month or two, 1t would have entirely lost its
color and health"
ssBut would you have me go naked, sir7"
l No not altOuAthar. Int Wnnld havA vnn
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under heavy debt of 500. 600, arising from the
new and fine building on Chestnut street.
Through the efforts of MI. Wannamaker and
few other men, assisted by Mr. Moody, arrange
ments have been made for the funding Of
100000 at very low rate of interest, while
the other $2OO, 600 has been raised by subscrip-
ton.
- The Congregational church at Lehigh, In
dian Territory, has been visited with gracious
revival. Nine persons joined on profession July
%, all heads of families but one. who was or
dered to give up Christ or home. The Caddo
church has also been visited with arevival. Four
were ADDED last communion on profession of
faith. and among the most prominent Of the
town.
Miss Bessie Greenwich. daughter of James
G. Greenwell, OF st. Mary's county, and grand
daughter OF the late George Slater, of Balti-
more, was invested with the habit and veil of
the Sacred Heart Order at the convent, EIDE q
Hall, on the feast of Our Lady of the Angels,
I'd instant. Rev. Father John H. Finnegan,
8. j., performed the ceremony, assisted by Rev.
rather Z. Lancaster, S. j., of st. Mary scounty,
and Rev. c. 7. Watt, chaplain of the convent.
In Kansas City the "boy preacher" the
Rev. Thomas Harrison, has been instrumental
In turning $50 sinners from their evil ways.
The meetings in the course of which he accom-
plished this benifcent work continued six weeks.
1t is claimed that among these converts arc
twenty-six entire families. The "bOy preacher
is now carrying on revival meetings at jackson
vile, ILL.,, with similar success.
- Three new professors were indicted into
office in Andover Seminary recently, Rev. E. Y.
Hincks, Rev. J. P. Taylor, and Dr.. George
Harris. The ceremony Of Inauguration was very
brief. After reading the Creed. each. upon
being asked II he gave it his assent, replied, 81
do, as containing substantially the system Of
truth taught In the Holy Scriptures" DE. Harris
delivered quite lengthy address, which pleased
the new theology" men.
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hhV. "tHOut EumDer. The water Is
covered by different crafts, from a sharpje
that will carry three or four and go
IKE the wind, to q three-masted schooner. and
ali are employed in making excursions inside.
amt outside, by which is meant canal-like estu
ares Toward the mainland and the open sea be-
yonu the breakers Outside the fishing Ia excel
lent, and vast numbers Of fishes nrincinalIv
weak fish. are brought in every day by those who
know where to go, and who are able to MANAGE
the bOatmen. who, or many of whom are in
clined to render a minimum of service for a
maximum Of pay, and get back from trip as
soon as possible.
There are several pavilOns at the Inlet where
vast quantities of beer are drank, where there
are music, and dancing and shows and all the
catch-penny attractions Of seaside resOrts-One
Vi those pleasant bedlams that people like.
SALUBRITY.
ihereis alarge amount of health here The skies
are bright, the air Is balmy. the surf is usually
nice To battle In, the temperature ofthe water ia
hght, the accommodations are good, there are
NO rows, no disturbances. All you have to do
10 eat and battle in the salted sea. and get fat
Inc place Is the Coney Island of Phjladelpbia
snu as sueh is at times too common; there is too
mueh vi the excursion element in it, but to the
philosopher this furnishes more material for
STUDY ana sage deductions blended with tha
funny and the ridiculous. A WV
MANY wAsHINGrONIANs
are sojOurning ut Atlantic City some Of them
dwelling at the COlOnnade. Among the latter
are Fred. Pratt and family, Mrs. Story and Anna
Warren Story. Miss Story has been re-enpa-
ged as the leading lady in Thomas w. Keenes
excellent company. which begins the seasons
tour mex: month. She Is a venturesome bather
and only asks the attention Of the man In the
nae-ooat to swim across tho beautiful blue
JOB.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-09-22
Notice to Stock Growers.

At a meeting of the stock men Of the judith
Basin and the following range: Beginning at the
head of Blt creek, thence along the horth side of
the Bolt mountains 10 the judith Gap; thence
from the head Of Bel: creek along the South side
of the Hghwaod mountains to Square Butte;
thence down Arrow creek to its mouth on south
side Of High 'God mountains; thence up the Jul
dith river from lis IN Uth to the mouth Of Big
Spring creek OF the northwest side Of the Judith
river; tn nee up Big Spring creek on south side
to Snowy Mountains; thence tloBg the north side
of Sr owy Mou atains to Judith Gap, it resolv-
ed that notice be published that his range is now
overstocked. and that parties bringing cattle on
to this range viii nOt be allowed to Join us On
our round ups or to use any Of our c0rrals.
JUDITH BASIN AND ARROW CREEK ROUNDUP.
DAVID S. PHELPS, Secretary.
Utica, May q, 1888. jeS-1y
The Benton weekly record., 1883-09-22
500 EsEW RD.

A reward of Five Hundred Dollars will be paid
by the Judith Basin and Arrow Creek Roundup
for the a. prehcnsion. with sufficient eVidence to
convict, the first person persons of killing Or
stealing any cattle or hOIses belonging to owners
Of cattle or hof ses on the above range
A liberal reward will also be paid Tor the ap-
prfhensiOn. with sufficient evidence TO convict.
any urher par les uf killing stealing cattle Or
horses rs above stated.
JUDITH BASIN AND ARROW CREEK ROUNDUP.
DAVID 5 PHELPS, 5 crrta.y.
Utica Mas II 1888. jeS-ly
The daily gazette., 1883-08-14
FREIGHT TRAINS DEMOLISHED.
A Serious Collision ON the Erie Roa,
Near the Bergen Tunnel.


A Serious Collision on the Erie Road,
Near the Bergen Tunnel.
A collision occurred on the Erie road
between two freight trains, about mile
west OF Bergen station, at about 6 O'Clock
yesterday morning, by which one person was
badly injured and one of the locomotives
and three cars were demolished. Freight
train No. % of the New Jersey and New
York railroad, b d left the Jersey City depot
with ID loaded freight cars and combina-
tion car, containing six passengers. A few
minutes later extra freight train No. 35, of
the Erie Railroad, rolled out of the same
depot. There is an elevatet, signal station
beyond Bergen, in which man is stationed
day and night.
The first freight train stopped few rods
west of the signal station to take up some
freight cars. When that was done it gave a
signal and the signalman put up sign that
the road was clear. The second freight
train dashed ahead and into the construc-
tion car of the first train. The
second locomotive was demolished
and the escaping steam terribly
scalded David Halbretter, of New
Milford, one of the passengers in the eon
| struction car. No one else was injured, nor
| were any of the cars on the Erie train dam.
aged. The total damage is estimated al
| $4,000. Richard Palmer, the man at the
signal station, has been discharged. as T. /:
alleged that he did wrong to change the
signal when he was not positive that tht
| track was clear.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-14
EXTENDING THEIR TRACK.
The Wilmington and Northern Railroad
Making Big Change.


Making Big Change.
Early yesterday large force of workmen
were set to work by the Wilmington and
Northern Railroad Company to move the
old Delaware Western tracks over toward
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
tracks from Justison street to Tatnall
for the purpose of extending the
Wilmington and Northern tracks on
the south side of the Baltimore and Phil
adelphia track, formerly the Delaware IL
Western, to Tatnall street, where they will
cross the Baltimore and Philadelphia and
run straight along between it and the P.
w. 81 B. tracks to French street. The
change in the road necesSitated the remov-
ing OF the sidewalk leading to the entrance
of the office of the Harlan 81 HollingsWorth
/ Company and of the main entrance to the
West street front.
The work yesterday was hurried along
street, where workmen are at present en-.
gagged in placing frog. The grading fl
the road has been eXteeded to Orange street
and the ties and rails are being laid as
quickly as possible with a view of CON-
pleting the work to day.
The new portion of the W. & N. will be
used principally for freight, and in making
the change, are only taking advantage 0f
the rights granted them by City Council
several years ago when Water street was
widened. They will continue to use the
tracks of the P, W. 81 B. to the west yard,
as heretofore, for passenger travel.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-14
why They Did Not Register.

The two druggists who have neglected
registering under the new law are A. N.
Sutton and E. w. Jester, at st. Georges.
They give as their reason for not doing SO
that the town did not contain 500 inhabi-
tants, and the law consequently did not
affect them. They have expressed u
willingness to register If the board
decides that they are required to
do So The board has consequently
sent them a transcript of the census of 1886
by which they are guided, and the registra'
tion fees are expected to-day. The date of
holding the examination of clerks for certi-
fieates as qualified assistants has been
chan ed from September IA to August 81
and printed postal cards were yesterdo y
sent to all the druggists in the State giviu :
notice of that examination and also that &c
be held in this city September Z.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-14
The oonpectinx lsranch.

Thomas Costigan, of Philadelphia, had
270 Italians at work at Tattey's marsh and
other points on the new railroad connecting
the Delaware division at New Castle with
the Maryland division at Edge Moor.
Arrangements have been completed
for beginning the new bridge over
the Christiana Immediately and the
work of building the road will be re-
along as fast as possible. BY the new road
all through freight from the Peninsula for
points north of this city will be shipped ard
will insure greater dispatch during the fruit
shipments. Heretofore considerable delay
was caused to freight trains passing through
this city and by the new line all trouble /, |
this kind will be done away with.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-14
tuesday, August 21st, 1888
AT Ii O'CLOCK, A. NJ.

ge ste ! following described real estate. situ-
a. ~. IN lle said city Of Wilmington, bounded and
ugstfl6td as follows, to wit:
d,iiil' MI l. lol of land with three-storied brick
aMtlilhg house, thereon erected, beginning 1t
g @ VI sax, al the nth rly side of Thir street
eTIt NM lwenty-eighti a ct from tn cast
NJ ~ ii III ul alnut street, thence Iortherls and
gsf ilil NanGi street eighty five feet fGnr
WHIT 10 orner sta Ike In line of late Wi liam
And ara4i aalti iand III nee by said line easterly
an3 , parallel vi h Third treet eighteen feet to
vi Hsihhtt ny new line southerly and parallel
an eatlht street 10 and through the middle #
/ ~, a, " leg aud six inches wide between
Eirt'naatifr tir 3llolllug house bel 4nging to John
a. HfG,ah .e ty feet four inches to the said side
foot In stttt' thGncc er-by westerly eighteen
h2eirs5l a. n laee Of beginning, containing fifteen
an jas ,i IN lhlfly-sl& square feet of land, more
,hes. 80 WIN I'll free and uninterrupted use by
an 'Svan @ MS thereof In common with the owners
alias "%Gupahts % of the honses adjoin ng o the
WIN Third street
brick i 52a Situated in said city with two-story
boin, aoVse thereon cree ed; beginning at u
p9r,I p,%1 CORNER Of Asa Poinsett' land IN the
and In, y slne afSecond street, between Poplar
Seco6 t streets, thence with the lid side of
formEr,' 'tttt ~ I nineteen feet to corner OF land
ihrHs y 9i stephen smith, now of James Richie,
viii p "ill llne of the same northe ly, parallel
tAenre y a, AZ sirert one hundred feet to stake,
fp6 f,, sue " parallel with -e, ond street nine
the ss1 iI't 70 sai1 Poinsetts la d; thence along
sid M, s9uthefly one hundred feet to th aforc-
IA y second street and place of beginning.
dive Inn Gn,u GGlsualtd IN said city, with brick
nnrthF hisF lnpas ttereon erected :beginntng mt thu
and ,.,i siie of Ihird street, hetween Poplar
hapiIeeatn etnoafd i slreets, at the distance OF on.
# Inn9al a4 eighty feet from the westerly side
will h''iI'nirh Ill, Stree, thence northerly parable
lneheil lombard ,6 street, eighty-sIx teet clever
10 aH6tba 10 stake, thence westerly eighteen fee
pnaii pniilVi Ifk aiak thence southerly by new lin
ii yan with Lombard street eighty-six fee
thtngai heilts ,n To the said side of Third stree
place of ffi1eLt,Miih easterly eighteen feet to tn
fa,t ~ ol heRinnng,
k6ansrh asshaance ail will be given and terms mad
at tie time am place aforesaid by
HrVaa
augl-ts. wA tSioN DoIQ IN Ir9sIee,
The daily gazette., 1883-08-14
,loaana tie, ,1ts ,,np sle.tiny.

The Wilmington oe Nerhern Rsiroad
Gfnpens VIII run sp .iBi cYeufeinH rain
to .loanna u = hp aarip u5@f lita fn morf W,
to aceommndatc '.sase ~. HAv wish to
atteel thi d,ltshtla aaea. Tie -ralnds
are conveniently lotasgl. AID arr we'll
shaded aud eautifilt, ard IRE abupd 4ty
supplied with siieinlid sai9 va er, The
special train will iely tha P, ". u b. drpot
II a. m. ard arrtve at the cama u $50.
On the return it Will leave Joanna Heights
a 5 80 q. IN II persons desire 10 remain
over AZ the camp they aaa do 10, and the re-
turn portion of the ticket will be good on
any regular train on August ii or II. The
excursion ticket will be sold at 81. This
extremely low rate will no aeubt he an in-
ducement tor Whining 3uians to attend.
The daily gazette., 1883-08-14
TAX PAYERS TAKE NOTICE.
City and School Taxes for 'S3.

The undersigned Receiver of Taxes for the ci y
OF Wilmington, will be at No. 10 East Sixth
street. between Market and King STREETS on and
af er the first day of July 1888 hetween the hour
ofSaud II in the morning and from 2 to 9 In the
AFTERNOON for the purpose of receiving taxes. ON
all taxes pali during the month of July there will
be deduction of five per cent on every dollar and
all taxes paid duri the month Of August up to
and INCLUDING the fret OF September the face of
the bill Will be required; all taxes unpaid the
next day after the first Of eptember, shall be in
creased by the addition of nve per centum. on
the amount thereof. EDMU N DPR iVDST
Receiver Northern district, including all North
of Sixth street.
DENNIS KANE,
Receiver Southern District, including ali South
OF SiXIh street. aug1-lm
The daily gazette., 1883-08-14
LOCAL LACONICS.
Deviled crabs at Fullmer's.
Roast dinners at Fullmer's.
Soft sh, II crabs at Fullmer's.

hOdbb ulullSIe db It
Soft sh, II crabs at Fullmer's.
Ice cold salt oysters at Fullmer's.
The first peach and ice cream festival of
the season will open in Bra dywine NJ E..
Church this evening The proceeds are for
the benefit of the church.
The picnic OF the Turn-verein at Rosen-
dale Park yesterday was attended by $50 or
300 people. The music was furnished by
the First Regiment Band.
Sheriff Martin yesterday morning sold at
public sale the personal property of Samuel
P. Roberts, near Red Lion, consisting of
cows, horses, ETC., for $154.
William Berger, baker, doing business
at II Forrest street, suddenly left town a
few days ago for parts unknown, leaving a
number of creditors behind.
John Glenn, who keeps a saloon on Front
street near Union, got up yesterday morning
and found that thieves had effected ar en-
trance to his place and carried away his
beer pump, pipes and cellar door.