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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22
Coins"

Monday evening last, Col. o. @. Bos-
byshell, of the United States mint, Phil
ndelphia, delivered a lecture in the Col
lege Oratory on "Coins." The Colonel
gave very interesting and instructive
lecture on the origin of gold and silver
and other metals. He told the fair audi
ence that attended, the origin Of coins,
how made and how used; explained the
different coins used by the ancients aud
how made. The gentleman in conclusion
showed to the audience by the light of a
magic lantern some of the coins made by
the an ,ionts, and numerous views of the
Philadelphia<mint. The audience were
highly delighted with the lecture, and
returned home much benefited.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22
SATURDAY, DECEMBER az, 1888.
OUR MAILS.

Until further notice the mails to and
from Newark postoffice will be follows I;
Out going--South: 7.55 Iron Hill Station,
Elkton, and all south and west. 12.45
Elkton, south and west. 1910 Baltimore
south and west.
Out going NORTH: S.25 stanton, north,
east and west. 8.25 Hares' Corner, New
Castle and all stations on the Peninsula.
1910 north, east and west, including the
Peninsula to Harrington.
In coming from north, east and west
$40 BIAS. South and west 1000 1915.
Dover up 1890. From all the Peninsula
1915. s. X. Choate, p. N.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22
Firm on the Snow.

The fall of snow brought out some
steppers attached to handsome cutters.
We noticed Mr.. Walter Curtis sitting
back of his swift footed sorrel. A
lively brush took place between Mr.. d.
L. Baldyin's brown horse and Chas.
Foards,bay horse, Foard seemed 10
be always lucky enough to lead the
way. Mr.. Manly Drennen and sister
passed through town several times be-
hind the speedy gray gelding recently
gotten from Mr.. N. X. Warner We
think ''Nelse" with Flora Swing can
SNOWFALL Manly any day. We also
observed Mr. Chas. Lewis, Jas. A.
Wilson and a number of others enjoy
ing the sport. Delaware Boy has not
made his appearance on the snow yet,
but when he does, the boys must open
gap for him.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22
Holiday Excursions Pennsylvania Railroad.

The usual custom of placing on sale
excursion tickets during the holidays will
this year be observed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company; Philadelphia, Will
mington aud Baltimore Railroad; North
ern Central Railway, West Jersey Rail-
road, and Baltimore and Potomac Rail
road, and to that end round-trip tickets
will be sold at all ticket stations on the
above lines on December ed, 23d, 24th,
25th, Goth, Both, and 31st. 1888, and on
January LIST, 1894, good for the return
trip until January I'd, 1884
Particulars to he had at tho ticket
offices of the company.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22
Sales Made,

Mr.. Theo. F. Armstrong, as agent made
the following sales of property here and
elsewhere.
The Mark Brewster property in Ceci!
county, to Thos. Morrison. Price ~, 900.
The blacksmith and carriage shops on
Depot road, belonging to Geo. Rambo, to
Jno. e. Lewis, proprietor of Deer Park
Hotel, who will carry on the business.
Price 81, 100
Also, the dwelling house ON New Lon
don avenue, belonging to Timothy
O'Rourk, to Francis Green of Whining
ton, who will make great improvements
ON the property, after which he will per-
mainly locate in this town. Price, 81, $50.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22
MURPHEY-oRAWFORD.

On Thursday night, Mr.. d. J, Muir
phey, one of our very esteemed citizens,
was united in marriage to Miss Mary E.
Crawford, at the residence of the BRIDES
mother, at Avondale, Chester county, Pa.
The ceremony was performed by Elder
Joseph Station. After the ceremony
congratulations were extended the happy
couple, and the happy groom undoubtedly
exclaimed
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22
Election Of Officers.

Newark Grange, No. s, p. Of H. at their meeting
on Saturday last elected the following officers for
the ensuing year; W. W., J. T. steelei C., John
McKane; Steward, Chas Coyingtoni WI, Webb;
W. A. g., VIM. II. Smith, Chaplain, VIM. McKeowani
Treasury, ssmr Lindsey Secretary, ]. II. Clark
@. W., DR.. skinner; Pomona, Miss Mollle Deputy
Ceres, Miss Annie Woodward; Flora, Miss Florence
Dean; L. A. s., Mrs, S. L. Hill.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22
ireland and the Irish.

The last lecture of the course was de-
livered on Thursday evening, by Rev.
Campbell Fair, d. D., of Baltimore on
"Ireland and the Irish, " to medium size
audience. The lecture was interesting
throughout, although brief. The latter
part of the discourse, Mr.. Fair told some
very amusing stories about the Irish.
which kept the audience in an uproar of
laughter. The audience were delighted
with what they heard, and were sorry
when the lecturer closed, On account of
space our report is brief, which prevents
an extended description of the people of
the beautiful elsie of Emerald"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22

"She is mine own,
And as rich in having such jewel
Astwenty seas, II all their sands were pea

And as rich In having such Jewel
Astwenty seas, II all their sands were pearls,
The water nectar, and the rocks fine gold"
Nor was THE LEDGER forgotten by the
happy twain, but were made the recip-
tents of a large box of delicious refresh.
ments. For all this Mr.. and Mrs. d. j
Murphsy will please accept our heartiesi
good wishes for future full of the great
est good cheer and prosperity. They will
receive at their home at Granite Hill,
Newark, on Thursdays, after January 1sti
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22

tE- We sent ous quite a number Of bills
this ioeek Of small amounts, and zoe kindly
ask from our patrons a prompt response.
We aoopld not ask fagors at this time did
not necessity demand 10. SH
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22
MARRIED

LAw-F on wedn, sday, the l9th
inst, by the Rev: J. L. Valandigham d. D., John
ton, Delaware
MURPHEY-CRAwFORD homie Dec 10th by
Elder Joseph Station, David .Murphoy, and Mary
L, Crawford, daughter of VIM. II. Crawford, ESQ.,
Of Avondale Chester County, Pa.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22

The latest nOws from Africa is that
the Zulu King has the Group; this news is
doubted by many, but Notwithstanding,
the friends of the king have sent him a
case of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup and con-
sequently know his cure is certain,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22

The undersigned Auctioneer, call Sales
Of Real Estate, or Personal Property az
short notice, and reasonable terms.
Address, W. ]. LANK,
Dec,-15 Pleasant Hill,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22

Fine fresh mixtures, caramels, clear
toys and plain candies from 1S to 40 cts.
per. pound, pure and fresh, at Grifith's
Glass Front,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22

--Raisons, Currants, Citrons, Prunes,
Canned Peaches, Corn, Peas and Toma-
toes cheap at Griffi THIS Glass Front,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22

The place 10 buy your Coffee Fresh
Toasted every week is at Griffith's Glass
Front.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22

G. Choate has Just put in full
stock of Christmas toys. lie has pres
ent to give every customer, both ladies'
and gentlemen.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22

--Some heather, are not as much of
the heather as we think: read Malone.
tan proverb, ''God has bestowed the good
things of this world to relieve our neces-
stiles not to award our virtues; these
will be awarded in another world" We
know of no greater necessity to be reliev-
ed, than stubborn cold, and we know of
no better relief than Dir, Bulls Cough
Syrup.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22

Splendid Florida Oranges by last
steamer. Lemons, Grapes, Figs and Gran
berries at Griffith's Glass Front.
New English Walnuts, Almonds, Fill
berts, Cream Nuts and Shell Banks at
Griffith's Glass Front.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22

Luton says it always comes with a
rush, although he seemed to be smiling
great deal. He is fully prepared 10 re-
ceive big rush all tho time and give sat
isfaction.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-22

For all kinds of agricultural machin-
cry you cannot do better than by calling
on Casio and Watson. Their porcelain
lined cucumber pumps are elegant.
, 1883-05-31
An Immense Immigration Inevitable.

Without much reflection, and per-
haps without means of computation,
we have thought for years that our
land has been receiving nearly all the
over population of Europe. Now,
however, we are confronted with
facts and figures that show we We're
wrong. We are assured by one CT the
highest authorities in England that
the growth of even Great Britain and
Germany, notwithstanding the mil
lions they have sent here is enor-
nous and alarming.
During the last sixty seven years"
says the Duke of Argyle, the popu-
lation of Germany, with all the drains
that have been thus made upon it,
has increased 24,000,000, and that,
during the same period, the United
Kingdom has increased 1S,000,000-
more than doubling its population.
The UTercrUwded condition of these
countries he regards as alarming, and
thinks an extensive immigrant move
ment would be thing to be hailed
as JlessiRg rather than u thing to
be dreadedS''
This is not ali. The millions of In
dia are lear rning our English tongue
and looking around for fields where
they may find bread for their fami
lies. The present yearly increase in
the population of the Indian Posses
sions of Great Britain is very large.
Before the government took pos
session of then," says the same noble
Duke, chat country was subject to
frequent famines and wide spread
pestilences. These calamities have
been greatly abated and obviated by
the influences OF British rule. Yet he
gives it as doubtful question wheth-
er greater evils than those in the
past may not be in store for India in
the future. Ten years ago. he says,
the populations of q single province
was 4,440, 900, to which an increase
has since been added of more than
five millions. At the same ratio of
increase, what shall be the condition
of this immense mass of human be-
ings, pressing nearer and nearer an
nually upon the utmost limits of sub
sistence, is very grave question"
1t is a very grave question, not only
to them, but also to us. With the
knowledge which millions of them
will soon have of our broad prairies
and rich valleys, they will not remain
in India to starye for the lack of
bread, but will pour in upon US like
food. It Will be vain to say to that
tide of hungry people, hitherto shalt
thou come and no farther They will
come in search of bread and to settle
our extended plains. =
1t is not easy to tell refugees from
famine to stand back when our barns
are full to overfowing. 1t is not Am
erican to witnsss distress without do
ing something toalleviate it.-Presby-
terian Home Missionary.
, 1883-05-31
The Chehalis Valley.

Governor Newell, after his recent
visit to the Chehalis valley, wrote to
the Post-Inteltigencer as follows:
Chehalis county lies midway be-
tween Columbia river and the strait of
Fuca; has an ocean frontage OF 60
miles-two-fifth of the entire coast
line of the territory; extends eastward
fifty miles to point Rear Puget
Sound; runs So miles north and south
reaching within eight miles of the
Columbia, and contains about 5000
square miles, or 100000 acres. The
surface is somewhat mountainous, but
is mainly level or hilly. The noun
tains and hills are covered all over
with forest trees, white and black fir.
cedar, hemlock and spruce, with an
occasional district of cottonwood, all
OF immense size; the level portion
consists of prairie and river valley
lands. which latter are covered, where
not already cleared, with dense
gFowths of cottonwood, vine mapIe.
alder and elder. Near and about
Gray's Harbor, and up the Chehalis
river, tide grass land is found in
most luxuriant and almost constant
vegetation The forests thicken as
you travel toward the sea, and the
trees assume immense proportions
Many single trees will cut 10000 feet
OF lumber each. An expert employed
, 1883-05-31

pressed, have been totally ignored
and disregardcd. even with reference
to conn aratively insignificant sub
ordinate position all protests being
met by the cool statement in sub
stance that the Puget Sound Gus
toms district was being run in the
interest of Indiana 1t has not been
enough to deprive citizens of Wash
ington Territory of their lawful rights
as to statehood. but the assumed pre-
rogatiYe Of national officials to send
Us heads Of department from abroad
has been construed into meaning that
whole outfit could properly be sent
here from an interior state, We
quite agree that there are equally as
just grounds in the one case as n the
other, and yet there has certainly
been a disposition to press this false
and unfair policy altogether too far.
People are ready to cry out that there
IS already too much of the ''loaves and
/ fishes policy in politics, and yet 1t is
not very encouraging outlook for
republican workers to have the priv
ilege of fighting for success, and be
rewarded by standing aside fer those
whose only claim to preferment is
that they hail from Indiana. But an
end of this sort of nonsense is ap,
preaching, ard We are glad of it,
Washington Territory has abundant
material, and that of the very best,
for filling her positions of tru5t-men
who have helped to reclaim this coun'
try from the primeval forest and
make it what it is, instead of waiting
until there was chance to rush out
here and gobbIe up few fat offices
We are glad that Hayes civil service
reform ideas are at last taking prac
tical shape. The commission will re
ceive a hearty welcome from all the
pioneers Of Puget Sound. To the
credit of democratic leader be il
said that this change for the better is
being brought about by bill intro
duced in congress by him Although
Senator Pendleton's party repudiateG
him for his action, the country a
large, especially the Territories, vii
accord him the praise he deserves
Let the motto in Washington Terri
tory be Pioneers for leaders in gov
ernmentr'
, 1883-05-31
Charity as an Amusement.

Mr.. James T. Field wrote to Miss
Milford in 1852: How much I enjoy
London! Not the dinners and the
opera solely; my tastes are low in some
departments, and what many others
would call ungcnial dote upon. For
instance l like those small specimens of
humanity in the share of ragged boys
who sweep the crossings, and have es-
t;tblished such an intimacy with them
that in certain streets they scent my
coming from afar Cif, and run to re-
ceive my tritiing gratuity with a grin of
satisfact on that is perfectly delightful.
1t Is my delight on returning from an
evening party on foot late at night, and
sometimes early in the morning-for
Loadoners Keep untoward hours-to
encounter a poor devil, barefoot and
hungry, and surprise him with q Mag
ara os hot coffee and e ROAD of meat
stuffs ordered for him at q cheap estab-
lishment near Covcnt Garden or in the
Strand. One Of the boys picked up
few nights ago, sitting on the pave
ment smoking the end of cigar whick
some passer-bv had thrown into the
street. He looked rs he crouched
along side the wall like bundle of
rags smouldering away III the cold night
-ir. 1 wish you could have seen
tho . sausages descend into his poor
ampty stomach, and heard the gurg-
ling of two pois of beer as they Wen!
DOWN to join company with the solids
This is my fun; better sometimes tha,
sitting through play or an opera.
, 1883-05-31
PaDcrs in the Isle of Man.

The little kingdom in the Irish chan
nel-the Isle of Man-with popuia-
ton of fifty-two or fifty-three thousand;
enjoys the blessings, or otherwise, of
home rule; it has its House of Keys COM
posed of twenty-four members popular
" elected, without the ballot; and it's
council, composed of the officials of the
island. Its history commences at a very
early period. and is made up of facts
and very much more of fiction. The IN
habitants have been celebrated for be-
lief in witches, ghosts and fairies, and
other superstitions, which attracted the
attention of Sir Walter Scott. But
newspaper, The ndllkS Mercury and
BTiScOe'S Douglas -4dUertiSer was pub
hshed in 1892, and had an existence of
fifteen years.
The island had the privilege of send
ing newspapers through the post to any
part of the kingdom free, and the pub
fishers had the further privilege of in
serting advertisements without paying
duty, at the time when the English pa
pers had to pay one shilling and SIX
pence to the government for each adj
vertisement, in addition to the newspa-
per stamp, which also was required in
tilC Aoltltlus = LID CiuScll several
cations to be printed in the island sole
ly to save postage, stamp and advertise
ment duty. Had the government not
lnterfered and stopped the free circula-
ton of ManX publications through the
post, instead of five English journals
being printed in the island, there would
have been fifty.
The Isle of Man Times, the largest
circulated newspaper on the island, to
which the inhabitants are considerably
indebted for the liberties they enjoy,
had an interesting incident in connec-
tion with its early existence in 1904.
The House of Keys, composed of twenty
four members, then self elected body,
issued writ for the arrest of Mr.. James
Brown, the proprietor, for certain
| Ibellous and scandalous articles"
which were deemed "a contempt of the
| Keys and breach of its privileges"
| When brought before the Keys, the
members speedily found that they had
found a tartar Mr. Brown, not being
allowed to be heard by counsel, had to
defend himself, which he did with posi-
| tive gusto and relish. Mr.. Brown was
sentenced to six months imprisonment
in Castle Rushen, to which he was i'm
mediately conveyed. At the end of six
weeks, during which time he held a
daily reception of his friends, writ of
habeas corpus was issued by the late
Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, which SO
frightened the KEYS that they begged
Mr.. Brown to leave the prison. On OBJ
tajnil ilg his liberty he Immediately COM
menced an action against the Keys for
| false imprisonment, and after two years
! litigation, was awarded 9518 19s Cd.
damages The law charges and the
award cost each of the Keys s10. The
Isle of Man Times Is now the most sue
cessful paper on the island, and its
plant and machinery are of tho most
, 1883-05-31
ELATrERIyG Il QUEEN.

Queen Elizabeth loved fiattery, and
on one occasion her passion was fully
gratifed, as the following anecdote, told
in the New York Ledger, testifies:
When the Duke de Villa Medina
was at the English court, he was pres
ent, and took part at tournament CIV
en- by Elizabeth, where his gallantry
and manly beauty made him the OBJ
served Of all observers. At the close. of
the sport, as the Duke came near to the
Queen. she said to him, pleasantly, that
she would like to know who was the
chosen lady of so gallant a knight;
whereupon he shook his head and would
not further answer.
"But,' persisted Elizabeth, there
must be, somewhere, a lady whose beau
ty and perfection of character gives to
her deeper place in your heart than is
yielded to another p
"'Ah yes, gracious Madam, there is
one such
"'And may I not know who she is p
"The Duke reflected a moment, aEd
then answered that he would inform her
on the morrow.
"And en- the morrow he sent to the
Qaeeh, inclosed in a box of sandal wood
and mother-of-pearl,a a small mirror.
"Those who know Elizabeth's 8 charac-
ter can imagine how deeply this bit OF
tiattery must have touched her,"
, 1883-05-31

the Chehalis river nor the harbor are
ever frozen, and the great influx of
fresh water prevents the ravageSo of the
toredo. or any barnacles. which aivan
taSes, with Others,Point to this locality
as suitable for the navy yard sooner
or later to be provided for the Pa
cltic coast. All of these waters abound
IN shell and other fish in great vari-
ETY., and many sea otter are caught IN
the harbor Especially motto able
IS i5Peterson's point, the northern ex-
tremity of the southern spit, with
beautiful undulation of surface coy
cred with black pine of vigorous
growth, the seeds from which they
sprapg with the gold bearing sands
hereabouts having been whirled to
their deposit by the currents of the
Columbia, and the sea from beyond
the mountains. The rank vegetation
of fruit and vegetable growth, the
long, level and spacious driveway of
hard beach, all contribute to make the
place most eligible locality
for summer resort, aud commercial
city Much valuable land hes south
of Chehalis county, containing ShOal
Water Bay-an inland sea of large
Notwithstanding to the Col
umbia and the Pacific front, which
with that portion lying north of Che
halls county between the Sound, sea
and strait is; it is my intention to visit
it at an early day, much of which is at
this time unsuryeyed and unexplored.
WILLIAM 4. NEWELL
, 1883-05-31
Northern Lumber.

The negotiations announced some time
ago for extending trade III northwestern
lumber are about completed, and in a
rev days large order for Puget Sound
fir will be filed here for car building
Visits made to this market by agents of
eastern houses appear to have been sat
isfactory. The impression prevails that
the next few months will witness a mate
rial increase IN the numbering business.
A prominent lumber firm has entered in
to correspondence with eastern dealers,
and it is thought the result will be the
establishing of an independent trade.
, 1883-05-31
WHO PUNCHES THE COINS.

A reporter asked James n. Sampson,
the veteran detective at the Sub -treasu-
ry, to what this Government detectives
attributed the sudden increase In the
number of clipped and punched coins,
which has attracted co much attention
of late. Mr.. Sampson said that it was
perfectly well known that nine-tenths
Of the punching was done in this city by
Cubans. A number of silver coins were
clamped together i'll q roll, and in less
time than it takes to write al account of
it hole Is drilled through the whole
lot The value of the silver obtained by
punching Lcle of usual size in coin
amounts to about one-twenty- fifth of
the value Of the coin, SO that for every
roll OF twenty-five quarter-doilars the
value of one quarter-dollar is obtained
in moment by running drill through
the roll. 3ir. Sampson says, also, that
many OF the punched coins come from
Mexico aud South America, where our
silver coins circulate freely, and rarely
escape mutilatioa. Several attempts
have :,eeI made OF late years to break
mp Tie Systematic punching of coins,
but with little success. Oaly two con-
vict:ons foT the ofIanse have been made
in tea years. Mr. Sampson remarked
that, wiiiie tho business of punching and
Cling CONS VAS almost wholly in the
hands of tho Cubans, the business of
sweating gold coins by shaking them up
in Luckskin bag Is attributed by the
detectives to the denizens of Chatham
street. By shaking bag containing
100 eagles for three hours the result in
gold dust will be worth about goo. Mr..
Floyd, the chief clark of the assay Office,
said that the Government rules relating
to lightweight gold coins we're defective,
and tended to keep such coins in circu-
lation. When gold coin less than
twenty years old is abraded to more than
per cent. of its value, it is stamped
with an "L" at the Sub treasury and
returned to whoever offers it, instead Of
DclliB ScuJ W tuS IlluI- ln0 OBJECT Is
to force the holder to take it to the
assay Office or mint to be sold at its real
value, instead of which i. goes into cir
culatlon again. The trouble is that
Congress has never made any provision
for redeeming mutilated or even abraded
coin. Many persons think that all pieces
that have been worn down beyond re-
cognition in actual service should be re-
deemed at par. The difficulty is to tell
when q piece has been worn smooth
through use or brought to that condition
by sweating or other artificial means.
MIR. Floyd considers that the mutilation
of silver coin doee not need Government
interference, because unlike the abra-
sion of gold, the multilation of silver
coin can be detected at once, and it rests
with the public to drive such coins out
of circulation.-Wew York Euening
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