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The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08
Scientific.

OTHER WORLDS THAN OURs.--An
incredible story is seriously given in
some of the journals about the discov-
cry of sword which was found in an
aerolite. A certain physician in the
State of New York was attracted by a
very brilliant shooting star which fell
in the bed of the creek near where he
was riding. Subsequent investigation
on the spot where it fell discovered a
sword Of peculiar shape, which had evil
IDENTIFY been welded in battle, and which
must have been used by one who would
have been deemed "a giant among the
sons of men" in this world. OF course
the presumption would be that this
sword had fallen into the clay of river,
which was subsequently metamorphosed
by heat into solid rock. In the course
of ages a volcano developed under this
rock, which projected the Imprisoned
sword into space beyond the attraction
of the planet from which it came. In
the course of time the wandering aerol-
ite in the imterstellar space became ell
tangled in the atmosphere Of the earth,
and fell into the creek, the impact
breaking and setting free the sword
This reads like another Cardiff g liant
story, but it is very ingenious and it is
barely possible that some day or other
we may have positive proof of the exis-
tence Of life and intelligence of some of
the myriads of planets 0hich inhabit
space. A microscopic examination of
meteoric stones at Berlin revealed the
fact that they contained some sixtyvari-
cites of the outer shells of coral insects,
which, of course, establishes the fact
that they were attached to coral insects
which lived in warm oceans of salt
water. The water must have contained
lime, and islands must have been built
up above the ocean as they are on oul
globe. But that is, so far, the only
trustworthy indication that there is any
thing on the other worlds approaching
to the same kind of life we have on this
Felt Or thick paper, coal tar ant
gravel make good covering for fla
roofs. 1t is tolerably fre-proof as t,
fire applied from outside, but much re
mains to be done to avoid the presen
rapidity of destruction of the roofs o
large buildings by fire within. Th
Manhattan market building seemed t,
melt down instantly. The Crysta
Palace roof fell about ten minutes afte
the fire was discovered. The woodel
mausard roofs on the top of the either
wise fireproof buildings conduced great
ly to the destruction in the great Bosto
fire. The Boston Custom House has
roof of heavy granite blocks. The Gin
ard College is rooted with thick marble
supported on brick arches.
A favorite antidote for rattlesnak
poison in Mexico is strong solution q
iodine in potassium iodide. Mr.. H. H
Croft has tested some of the poison il
self with this solution and finds that
light brown amorphOus precipitate
formed, the insolubility of which e2
plains the beneficial action of the ant
dote. When iodine cannot be readil
obtained a solution of potassium iodid,
to which few drops of ferric chlorid
has been added can perhaps be use
as an antidote to snake poison.
NJ. Regnard, French savant, ha
been lately trying the effect of "bloo
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08

Since 1864 the warhorse of "Stone-
wall" jackson has been on the Morrison
farm near Charlotte, N. q. He has
been. at the request of Mrs. Jackson,
sent to the Virginia Military Institute,
of which General Jackson was so long
professor. The horse is at least
twenty-five years old, is a dark bay,
but is in good condition, and shows
few marks of age,
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08
SUFFERING WOMEN.
M Manya
lady en-
d o W Q d

by nature with a pretty face, beautiful
figure, faullless complexion, as well as
the sweetest of tempers and faultess men
tai qualities grows prematuIely old, gray
aud wrinkled, her lorm loses its perfect
contour the complexion becomes sallow,
the brightness leaves the eye feeling of
languor takes the place of the once buoy
ant spirits, an irritable nervous li'actious-
ness makes life burden things that once
were trifies worry her till life becomes
unbearable. All this being caused by the
physical arrangements so common 10
women, which the inmate mOdesty of
feminine tture prevents their making,
known, ,tbd Of which the ignorance of the
medical profession prevents a cuIe Lady
reader, pause and consider, tits duty
| you owe yourself. your family and your
g ID, that you should cure yourself of
these troubles and once more feel the
glow Of perfect health and spirits that
nature intended for you. Whesler's No
80 4, escriptiOns are pleasant and palata-
BILE to take, contain nothing of an iniuri-
GUS nature, and may be taken by all ages
at all times and in all conditions toithout
possibility Of IN effects, and will positively
cure any of The peculiar diseases to which
females are subject. Failing TO produce
perfect cure the proprietors will refund
ne money paid for the treatment. II you
hdUe sdttOU complexion, constant OF
lntermittaut headaches, backache, rest
lessness, loss of appetite, suppressions of
monthly How, Or Irregularities thereof
accompanied by headaches, nervousness,
mysteries aud similar symptoms, Whseier's
NO. 30 Prescription "B will positively
restore you to health. If you have a SEN
sation ofheal aud thrlbbing in the back,
frequent tainting spells, Leucorrhea or
white discharge, painful or scalding sen
satlon IN urinating, reddish or white
deposl in urine; hot and dry skin, Wheel
ecrs No. 80 Prescription ''Cr will give
immediate and lasting relief. The price
OF mheeler's No. 96 Prescriptions ''B"
anu are 5O cents each, obtainable
from druggists or sent by mail secure
from observation post paid ON receipt of
price, Postage stamps taken
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08
SpaIn,

LoNDoN.--Reuter's Telegram Com
pany has the following despatch from
Madrid: "The Duke de Fernan-Nun-
ez, the Spanish Ambassador at Paris,
telegraphs that France signifed her
willingness to expel Gorilla from French
territory, but Gorilla decamped.
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08

An old woman took seat in Grand
Rapids church, at the time of the usual
evening services, and went to sleep.
About midnight she awoke, locked in
and alone. Her cries made frightful
echoes, and she was nearly dead with
terror when released.
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08
RHEUMA TISM,
Goui lameness of
Joints, Sciatioa
rA.ls a N-as

are relieved al once and positively cured
by the use of Wheeler's No. 90 Rheuma-
tic rem .dy We say boldly that in the
worst IF cases of no matter how long
standing, how serious or how PAINFUL we
can not only give relief but positively cure
for all time. Failing to do this we will
positively reiuud the money paid for the
treatment, and II your suffeTings are not
positively stopped for all time you have
not thrown your money away as you
would on any other than these guarant cd
remedies. The price.of Wheeler's No. &c
Rheumatic Remedy is only so cents,
obtainable from druggists or sent free by
mail on receipt of price. Stamps taken.
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08
Agricultural.


The raising of sheep is Of the greatest
benefit to the land, because wherever
|, they feed new and sweet grasses grow
and flourish, and the weeds are destroyed.
Farmers should raise turnips and feed
them to sheep.
WHAT AN OLD FARMER SAYS.
This is the advice of an old man
who has titled the soil for forty
years.
| am an old man upward of three
score years, during two score of which
have been rich and have all need
do not owe a dollar; have given my
children good education, and when |
am called away shall leave them
enough to keep the wolf from the
door. My experience has taught me
that
|. One acre of land well prepared and
well titled produced more than two
which received only the same amount
of labor used on one.
2. One COW, horse, mule, sheep or hog
well fed is more profitable than two kept
on the same amount necessary to keep
one we'll.
| 8. One acre of clover or grass is
worth more than two of cotton where
no grass or clover is raised.
4. No farmer who buys oats,
corn or wheat, fodder and hay, car
keep the sheriff from the door to tht
end.
8. The farmer who never read
the papers, sneers at book farming
and improvements, always has f;
leaky roof, poor stock, broken dow
fences, and complains of bad ''sea
Q son."
6. The farmer who is above is busi
ness and entrHsts it to another to man
age soon has no business to atten
to.
/ ts luC huOoC btN
erage is cold water is healthier, wealth
ier and wiser than he who does not II
fuse to drink.
GETTING RID OF STUMPs. E.
Q Sheriff John Il. Pressly gave now
entertainment at his farm northwest ,
- the city, yesterday afternoon, which WI
4, witnessed by at least hundred of h
friends from the city and was hugely e.
joyed. Mr.. Pressly has one of the fine
'r farms in Marion county, most of it u
e der cultivation. In several, howeve
u which had been lately cleared, were
o number of large stumps, and after wor
nc ing at them for several weeks the rotul
he ex.official secured the services of ''Prof
Jenny, of Lafayette, whom he el
rs ployed to blast the remaining on
w out with Hercules powder" as t
ak professor" styled it, which, no
Vn ever, is nothing less than dynamit
ch After blowing ont a number
re- them singly with great success, N
q Pressly conceived the idea of bio
ch ing up all the stumps in a fol
ed acre clearing simultaneously, a
in this was the entertainment whi
the visitors witnessed yesterday aft,
ep noon.
IN The field selected contained at lie;
lid forty acres, and not less than fol
,er huge stumps dotted its surface. Ho
he were drilled in the roots Of these, on
nd level with the ground, and cartridi
Sh, were inserted and connectad with b
ION terry by means of wires. All the p
nd liminary arrangements were perfect
nP about noon yesterday, and the bl
touched off about half past two O'clo
TOD The work of the explosion was entir
the satisfactory, and every stump v
nm, blown to atoms. Pieces flew upw;
WV two or three hundred feet and W
on picked up several hundred feet av
Al from where they originally steod.
ar experiment was entirely satisfacto
tbs and will probably be repeated by OF
farmers in that vicinity. Indianap
Journal.
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08

The Woman's Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionsry Society of the West is to send
a petition to the Queen of England and
Empress of India petitioning her to
abolish child marriage in India. The
petitions will have many thousand
signatures,
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08
WE GARANTEE s":;' .;s;; cas-. .s

tSnsl tInu money paid. We place our price for
orere VI ,n remedies at less than one-twentieth
,'n oi lne price asked by others for remedies
upon ~ winch you take all the chances, and
.. ws spee'aNy 'nUite the patronage Of the
S;auy S;y persons who have tried other RENE
u,es without effect or depleted their
purses se,e py paying doctor bills that bene-
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08

Albert, Henry and Rudolph Fink
draw railroad salaries greater than those
Of any family in the United States.
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08
POOR PEOPLE
and people OF mod
crate means, and

do or wealthy find that the enormous
charges of practising physicians are SER
ious burden to them, and also find that
after paying themselves poor that no bene-
fit has accrued to them, that in fact they
have thrown their m ney away. To over
come tn Sc evils we offer Wheelsr's No.
90 Sure Remedies to the sick and suffering
one Remedy for each disease, without for
a moment claiming that one remedy will
cure any other disease than the one claim
ed for it, and as these remedies have
stood the test Of years without single
failure, we agree to refund The money paid
In every instance where cure is not pos
lively effected. The remedies are entirely
vegetable, can do no harm, and will posi-
lively cure every disease for which they
are prescribed.
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08
HhIkUOlI 1t is needless to des-
GAlAhhh criOo the symptoms of this

Un tHIlltlIl crbe the symptoms of this
nauseuus disease that is
sapping the life and strenghth of only too
many Of the farest and best of both sexes.
od and young, suffering alike from the
POISONOUS dripping in the throat, the moi
sonuus nasal discharges, the feted breath
ana general weakness, debility and Ian
guor, aside from the acute sufferinus of
TINS disease, which ii not checked can
only end IN loss Of palate, hoarssnsss
toedhened sight, loss Of memory, deafnsss
ana premature death if not checked nefors
u Is 100 late. Labor, study and research
~ America, Europe and Eastern lands
nave resulted IN Wheeler's No. 98 Iastnnf
hef'et and Sure Cure for Catarrh a
rehedy which contains no harmful inJre-
ulehts' ana that is guaranteed to cure
every case oil acute or chronic catarrb or
money refunded Wheslsr's No. ga Jastont
he'tef and Sure Cure for Catarrh viii
cure every case of Catarrh, bay fever or
asthma, price 81 90 per PACKAGE, from
receipt OF price.
Whseler's No. 90 Sure Cure for Ridn,y
ang LtDer Troubles cures ali weakness
iI.S ana soreness of kidneys, inflammation of
Sldney or liver, price 81 90.
nheeIeT's Vegetable Pills are the only
ls'neuy that cure constipation, giving
natural action of the bowels without rbvs
nant s, Purg'ng' gripping or pain. Price 90
'e1Ss' IIS' Oh druggist or by mail.
8, hheeteTs NerDine Tonic for ment.l
Impression, loss of manhood. lan0nor
meakhess i or over taxation of the brain IL
invaluable, price % cents '"''' "
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08
SENSIBLE MEN :: ;:' s.:'s 6: e. ..'s OF

and arrangements of the body each has
a separate case or origin, and that each
needs different method OF treatment In
order to effect a cure, and moments
reflection must convince that any Of the
quack nostrums foisted upon the public
claiming to cure all OF a number OF diam
etricly different diseases must prove fail.
ures, even II we do not call them humbugs.
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08
HOW TO OBTAIN ;;

ask ASK Tor them. If they have nof got tSam
th Mrlle at once to the proprietors en- encIos;n6 IS
'iI sne Prlce in money or stamps % and theg
VIII WIN DC sent yol at once by mail ,nsy nos,
pIaint,' correspondence solicited. Address
p'''"'S l.: WHEELER & co.
NO, 30 W. Baltimore St.
BALTIMORE.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-21
A Sad Suicide.

wARRENToN, Ga, April 2o.-The death
Of Miss Josie Hill, The beautiful 10.
year. old daughter OF ]. D. Hill, at smiths
Station, Alabama, while on visit TO
the family OF her uncle In Warren county,
Ga, proved TO be case Of suicide from
strychnine.
On Sunday night. with her cousin, Miss
Alice Hill. she retired at an early hour,
carving with her tumbler OF water,
along with which she had prepared some
pills, and placed them on table
beside hcr bed. She placed
the pills in her mouth. one nv
one, and, rubbing her hand rs lown her
throat, said, "They are gone Then she
asked her cousin, Mi-s Alice, 10 sing
Nearer, My God, to Thee. - Miss Alice
sang the first verse for her and Miss Josie
finished It. Next she requested Miss Alice
to sing Just as I am. without one plea;
Oh. Lamb Of God, | come" She wac
light she appeared to drink what was In the
tumble. Mlss Alic.
DROPPED OFF TO SLEEP
awhile and was Weakened by calls from Misc
Josie, saying; do. cousin, get up and
give me some oil and turpentipe, / am In
so much pain and agony! Make haste or
II be dead" She commenced to have
spasms and by the time her uncle and
aunt and Miss Alice coulo assi.,
her she was having spasm after spasm
"Oh - she explained, lido aunt, bel me!
Oh, God, save. Oh, Jesus, save me Oh.
dear mother and father, come to your
child's reliefo Then she died. Her rea-
sons for suicide are shrouded In mystery.
She was beautiful, Of amiabe disposition,
digniaed, intelligent and greatly admired.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-21
An IndianIAn Talks.

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-"Are you
cunning for Postmaster ener ,lyD asked
your correspondent OF Congressman
brownie, OF Indiana, on Pcnns wanna ave-
nue..
mo-" ho' said, with a little laugh,
i've no occasion 10 be at all anxious
about Postmaster Generals. our State Ia
very well taken care Of IN that resp oct Just
now and I'm sure we've no complaint 10
ofer.n
"But there WAS talk that you and
Gresham we're not friends and that
YOU would be dreadfully dsgruntled over
IT,
Eyes, / know" said Brown with bio
easy, ot.hand way, and hs leaned back
and gave his ha1ds another shove
downward: Gresham and have known
each u good many years. served under
him as district attorney for years, and we
were excellent friends. A few years ago,
however, there occurred lille difference
OF opinion between us regarding certain
occurrences, aud Gresham told me quite
plainly what he thought OF me. aud re-
sponded by giving him my caudid' opinion
OF him, and, frankly, uelthsr opinion was
OF avery complimentary nature. Indeed
think j would not be q strain upon the
truth II should say they we're 10 each case
quite uncomplimen'ary THAT'S oil there
Is OF 1t. We probibly are not quite as hap
py 10 each Others society as We were be-
fore, fer II would scarcely be natural that
We should be. But what Of III Gentle-
men have right 10 their opinions, and the
fact that Gresham and I have expressed
GUN doesn indicate that he will not IN Ike
good Postmaster. General or that Indiana
Will not & o Republican next fall and In ~,
too.p
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-21
assg1e nsnnska's Bsdy Pound.

=, MILWAUKEE, April 20.-The Maggie
Henneks mystery was solved this morning
oy me discovery Of her body In the river
pear Jones Island, only a short distance
rom where her hat was found few days
AFTER her disappoarancs. The body was
arst seen by Captain Williams, OF the tug
Blues, and when discovered wss
near tho middle OF the river floating
on the shore. II was lowed to shore
and the authorities notified OF the arrival
81 the wagon at the station. SUPER
fiitendent Whitehead and Chief Wason
viewed the remains. and they were without
trouble Identified NJ those Of Maggie. The
gold necklace was In place, the little nut
basket suspended at her neck was still
there, and gold band ring with the
initials IN. H." engraved on It. The
body was swollen by water and the features
almost unrecognzable. The owes were
wide open and protruded from the head
giving the face horrible express
sion. AT the morgus the rG-
mains were placed on Q maSbie
slaD and under Instructions OF the officers
OF the Humane Society we're prepared 70;
burial. The mother was also Immediately
notified Of the discovery OF her child. Mr..
Henneke, unfortunately, left for White
water, WB., at q. M, aud the discovery
was made al 1870. Maggie Henneke dis
appeared October ~, 1882, The theory
10 that her body was caught bya projecting
pile 81 the wharf and held down.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-21
NEWS NOTES.

The Parliament buildings In Quebec,
Canada, burned on Thursday.
In East Sedalia. on Thursday aftern Don,
the three -year.old boy OF james Mcbride,
Of the Missouri Pacific railroad, fell into
cistern and was drowned.
The statue Of the late Prot. Henry, first
secretary and director Of the smithsonian
Institution, was unveiled on Thursday with
appropriate ceremonies. Chief Justice
Waite delivered an address.
The Upper Genesee river at wellsville,
N, Y, was full OF floating oil on Thursday,
caused by the bursting OF the Rlchburg and
W0lsburg pipe line, which resulted In the
loss Of about 900 barrels before It could
be checked.
John Nolan, aged 10, VIM. Russell, aged
II, and Thomas Nevin, aged 10, are trio
OF young villains who have been burglariZ-
Ing stores and dwellings In New London
county, Conn, during the past winter.
They have been arrested.
0ns Clara j. Wilson, an insane woman,
escaped from the st. Joseph Insane Asy.
lum, recently, and hns been burning barns
and buildings In Harrison county, Mo-,
and In the neighborhood Of Atchison, Kas.
She was arrested and locked up.
W. H. Haughawoat, for some years
Deputy United States Marshal at Spring
deld, Mo-, OH trial ut Jefferson City for
making out and collecting q false, fraud
uent and fictitious account against tho
Unitod States, was acquitted on Thursdsy
night.
Tho sntomoogist Of tho Smithsonian In
stitute reports that no align ofAphyll0 10
discoverable upon vine cuttings from Ma.
dsria, Spain, submitted by Now York Gus.
toms officers. and that II. IA extremely
doubtful whether phylloxera could DO dis.
covered upon NV Of The cuttings NOW held
NHAw ySrk. ,Ns
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-21

BRAINRRp. MIMI, April D.-sherifi
MeItz, and the police had lively skirmish
Thursday afternoon with crowd Of armed
tfamps who had stationed themselves at
the railroad bridge, near the city, and
holding up every one who came along.
The officers captured six OF the party, who
were lodged In Jail. Policeman Shewtwell
and Deputy Sheriff Palmer, were slightly
wounded In the affray. After
the first capture the sheriff
and posse armed with Win
chester rifles, started In pursuit Of the
others, who were hiding In the timber on
the west side Of the river. They came
upon two lying In q thicket with revolyers
In hand, one OF whom was the nun who
had shot shewtell. They were called to
throw up their hands, and refusing the
police party fired, severely and fatally
wounding one Of the men, who was after.
ward removed to jail with his companion,
making total capture Of eight. They all
claim TO hail from New Orleans, and have
been making their way gradually from that
city upon the river.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-21
Dynamite ConspirNcies.

NEW YORK, April 2o,--The Star says Of
Lyuch's confession: "1f this terrible ex.
posture shall be confirmed byA subsequent
evidence the friends Of ireland In this
country should unite to crush Nout every
organization that plots wholesale destruc:
ton OF life and property In England, and
disown every man who has anything to do
with such schemes q enemy the both OF
ireland and America, -
The Herald says; "Now, rs 10 how far
the American people are willing for their
Government TO 20 In the prevention and
punishment Of Dynamite Conspiracies,
we believe that they are willing for II to 20
to any extent which Is not inconsistent
with the completeness OF the right Of DO.
litioal asylum. Nor would we limit that
extent by 10 short . measure as England
applied IN the case Of Simon Bernard. Wo
hold Dynamite Conspirators' TO DO offend.
err against human society"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-21
Gov. Crftteuden's Veto.

JEFFERsoS CITY, Mo-, April 20.-Gov.
Crittenden sent to the Secretary OF State
this morning, without his approval. the
McGrath grand jury bill. The bill was 40.
companied with the Governors reasons for
refusing its approval, which were mainly
ton, inasmuch as II amended q section BY
strcking out designated words thereof and
inserted others In lieu, which is prohibited
The Governor closed bis reasons by add
Ing: There are other serious objections
TO the form, hut the one referred TO shows
such a failure to comply with the Constitu.
tion as 10 render further discussion un-
necessary. therefore return II TO the
Office Of the Secretary Of State witho Ut my
spproval.n
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-21
Pursutpg thu Indians.

DENVER, April Ca special from
Gen. Crook headquarters, dated Wilcox,
Ark, says the Territory press eXaggerates
in order TO inhame the attack on the reser-
walton indians. No raiders have been In
Arizona for three weeks. The last alarm
Ing report, two days old, Is that eighty
Apaches were seen In the Santa Rita range
beyond Camp Crittenden and
over In Santa Cruz Valley,
above Calabasos Ia wholly untrue.
The Tombstone Rangers have been In viii
cox, and say they are on the Indian trail.
They Go not appear anxious to reach San
. .nl .nn TrooT by ,bs ps
cles and fasehoods. He will move into
Mexico on sunday His force will con-
sist OF 1872 Apaches under Capt. Crawford,
Of the United States Third Cavalry, and
Aide n. Z. Mcintosh will also have fifty
cayalrymen and the entire Mex.
lean force In Northern sonors and ChihuS-
hua.