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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

DID 1T EVER

Occur to you that the tailor who
allows his customers to take clothing
that does not fit does himself more
harm than the customer? 1t has
always appeared to us, and we ore
probably often the more anxious of
the two to see our customers perfectly
satisfied. Another great point with us
is that of working out orders on prompt
time, and by keeping such large force
as we have, We are enabled to mako
suits almost any time within week
Have you ever taken look at our
stock of piece goods? You should do
SO, even If you do not order, as we
are DESTROYS that people should know
exactly the style OF goods we keep
and the kind of clothing we make.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

CECIL county now has a Cecil
County Local Option Agricultural
Society. This name sounds very pretty
but it is rather ridiculous. We seri-
ously doubt if there are five members
of the above society at this time IN
favor of the Local Option law now in
force. The News has taken to itself
all credit for starting fair, (but not
a "horse race it has, of course,
right to give what name it chooses.
The News ought 10 sit down" on
horse racing, and then The LEDGER
would have no chance to "offend good
taste, or abuse (any one else's) the
right by placing temptation in the
way of visitors to the Cecil Fair.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29
Phil. VIII. q Bait. Railroad
On and after November IS, 1888, Train,
FROM NEWARK,

On and after November 49, 1888, Train.
FROM NEWARK.
For Philadelphia, S.25, 0 90, 1t:ee A
NJ. 450, 606, 9:23 PM. On sundavs
4:5O COG and 9:23 Pm. Perryyille an}
Newark accommodation arrives 1881 n m
For Baltimore, 1881, 1856, 1890, A nj.
1881, SEQ, 6;ss, 11;22, p. M. SUNDAYS
1881, 1890, A. NJ, 11.32 p. M.
TO NEWARK.
Leave Philadelphia, $3.50, 0I0. liza
AN. 400, sos, 1000 PM. On SUNDAY
9:10 a. M, and Top. m.
Leave Baltimore, $3.50, :3OA.M.3O,
4:15 and 7:20 p. M. On Sundays S.oS
4:15 and 7;90 P. NJ
A New York and Washington EXPIRES,
train leaves Philadelphia daily at 10 pm
and reaches Newark at II ;32 Pm. This
train stops to take on Or let OF pas
sengers on giving notice to Conductor or
Agent.
An Adams Express and Emiprau,
train also leaves Gray's Ferry daily al
1910 AM, reaching Newark at 81 a. M
A New York and Washington Express
also leaves Philadelphia at 4.O2 p. M.
arriving at Newark at see p. NJ, which
stops to take or leave passengers on
giving notice to the conductor or agent.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

The beautiful poem which we pub
lish this week, was written for The
Ledger by Mrs. NJ. R. Shivler Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, For rythm and
melody as well as for the commingling
of hopeful and melancholy sentiments,
it is worthy aplace among the gems Of
the English language.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29
AN OVERCOAT

At this season demands your attention
more, probably, than any other gar
ment, and every indication points to
this as being an unusually active time
for their sale. The demand of late
years has been tor something as warm,
but yet dressier, and not so bulky as
the old style heavy beaver cloths. We
have in stock more oyercoats this sea-
son than ever before, and our, sales
already show that we have sold
greater number than we ever did so
early. Ready-made clothing has been
improved SO much Of late that you can
find among first>class stock
suits made of material which few
years ago it would have been consider
ed .venturous undertaking to make
up. The makeup and trimming of
all clothing has also been greatly
improved and for very moderate sum
a person can now procure an outfit
that will answer every purpose that is
needed of it.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

The fellow to be pitied is the editor
of the Cecil County News. Sour grapes
don't half express it. He failed to Sc
cure the racing programs from the
Managers of the Cecil County Agri-
cultural Society, and the failure,
together with the sight Of the whiskey
advertisement on the back of tfemi
bis caused him to turn pale and grow
dizzy at the "revolting" sight.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

We gladly cali attention in this is
sue to the Baltimore Days" pros
pectus for 1884. This paper has ad-
vanced more rapidly than any of
the Baltimore journals, and with such
gentlemen as Messrs. VIM. E. Croas-
dale, Geo. w. Cruikshank and Edw d
N. Vallandigham at the helm, we can
but predict for it most successful
future of usefulness and prosperity. 1t
cannot fail to attract general admira-
ton from all who read its entertain
ing, reliable, and well-flled columns
1t has taken a right stand and must
succeed,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

CECIL county would do well in
amending the Local Option law al
lowing but one drug store in each
town to sell whiskey under the guise
of prescription.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

THE Local Option law in Cecil
county is a grand izzle. Honest
men will say so.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

SPEAKER CARLISLE has appointed
the various committees, and some real
interesting work may be soon looked
for.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29
T. j. SCOTT.


These gentlemen offer their services to
tho public, generally, as auctinoers. Mr..
Scott has had n long number of years
experience in this business, and with close
attention to all business placed in their
hands, they will undoubtedly give salts
faction. Give them call.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

The Newark Ledger in a confused and nCOher-
cnt editorial 10 isast issue declare that the Local
OntiOn law of this county Is failure. When Il
is remembered that the gentlemen who assert thi.
are the same who secured gratuitously from The
Cecil County local OptlOnl Agricultural Society
the sole privilege of printing daily programs for Tie
races and then abused the right aud offended good
taste by stamping a Wilmington whiskcy adycI-
iiscIpcnt on the back Of then, the declaration lo
All tine force that under different circumstance
might attach to it.-Cccil County News
This is a bright article. No doubt,
he rewrote it several times before he
rot it down to suit his brilliant idea OF
being severe in as few words as possj
BILE. They truly portray the pcmurious
mind of the gentlemanwhow wrote them.
The pitiful wall for the racing pro-
grams for the Cecil County Fair CROPS
out very largely. The News waited
these sinful programs for tie "horso-
race" but failed. What pity. IL il
had succeeded in getting the programs
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

A vote of thanks for the editor of
the Cecil County News. Managers
Cecil County Agricultural Society.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29
The Last Words Of the Old Year.


-
The Last Words Of the Old Year,
BY MRS. NJ. II. sHIvRLER.
Clasping hands in tender greeting,
Clasping hands in sad adieu,
Dropping and fearful, smiling and hope
full,
Stand the Old Year and the New.
Crushed with a burden of care and sor-
row,
Longing for death his pain to end,
Mute are his lips in the touching welcome
The Old Year gives to his fair young
friend.
Around his neck with gentle pressure,
Suddenly steals an arm of love
Calm is the face on the throbbing bosom,
fearful the one that bends above,
Tenderly stroking his snowy tresses,
Kissing the lips that breathe a sigh,
Earnest, the sweet young voice is plead
ing
"Speak to us once before you die,
4 +
Hon my young shoulders rest your burien;
See, am strong and can bear it all;
Into your coffin with downy softness,
Gently under you it shall fall.
We are but links in chain of mercy
Dropped by God of boundless love,
To lift the penitent clinging sinner
Into the blissful Home above.
''Mighty indeed must be tho sorrow
That only twelve month can be borne,
And sadly painful the recollection
OF all the hearts you have caused to
mourn.
But surely Of all the links regaihered--
Now that your mission on earth is done
You will forever shine the brightest,
For nothing is lost to the Infinite One.
"When upward the last link has been
lifted
And filed the heavenly mansions all,
Reunited, we'll stand forever,
Around the City, golden wall,
Glistening with gems of Gods own set
ting
The souls that we bore DER Eternity
There we shall sparkle with undimmed
splendor,
For no further need of time there'll be. ~
Ceases the voice, and with face all glow
ing,
Rises once more the dear Old Year.
One last message he has to give us,
Breathless we gather around 10 hear
Is II promise of richest blessings2
Crowns for victories we have won?
No for he speaks with quivering accent
Sobbing the words out, one by one,
tCeusure me not for the homes hav
wasted,
. For che motherless babes and Nh
vacant chair;
And chide me not for the empty cradles
Nor the piteous plea of the widow
prayer.
Soon by the lips of loving Father,
Each wound shall be healed with
tender kiss;
And the happiest hearts in the world u
E yonder
, viii bo those that so bitterly ached
;. this.
, Ever the bells Of death keep toling,
. Soon they may ring dirge for you;
;. In tile dark river your strength may ia
- you
), Have you friend to carry you through
= There is but One who can walk Il
It waters;
IS In His dear arms you may safely lie.
r. If you can perfectly love and trust IIir
IS FCarlessly, peacefully you will die.
T. If you've no faith, no hope no Savior,
is Dreadful indeed viii be your fate
ID See flo is pleading now to lead you;
~ Win you still let Him plead and wal
= Close TO the bank of the pitiless river,
You may be treadiug even now;
J" Aud when you are the least expecting,
u The finger Of death may touch 70
brow.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29
ELECTION NOTICE.

National Bank of Newark,
Newark Delaware.
The annual meeting of the Stock Hold
ers for the election Of seven Directors to
serve this Bank for the ensuing year will
be held in the banking house, on Tues
day, tho 9Th, day of January, 1884
between the hours of 10 NJ, and J.. NJ
GEo W. LINDSEY, Cashier.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

In our busy moments last week we
failed to mention the fact that The
LEDGER had passed through another
volume. Seven years constitute a
brief period, but manifold changes
have taken place in that time. This
paper has changed hands no less than
six times since its birth. This either
speaks very well or very badly for the
past prosperity of the journal. Since
we assumed control we have endeay-
ored to make for our readers and adj
vertising patrons a medium calculated
to do the most possible good. Thus
far satisfaction has been the verdict Of
both readers and advertisers. Before
this volume expires we promise many
desirable changes and additions. We
thank those who have assisted us dur
ing our six months work, and can
but solicit heir aid in the New Year
dawning upon US.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

Freed from the prison so long your
shelter,
Poor frightened spirit, oh where can
you fly?
Driven from earth and too weak to reach
Heaven,
Unfit to live, unable to die.
Then you viii yearn for the SayiOr's dear
presence;
Down in the dark, angry waters you'll
pray.
Is It too late? Win He come? VIII lie
save you p
Jesus is mcrcilul- who will dare say
| win you lie willing to risk your saliva
tiOH?
Satisfied il you but reach the goal?
And if you NISSAN no sound rends
the Heavens,
Like the sad wall of perishing soul
God aud the angels are waiting YOU
answer,
I Loved ones in Glory aud loving ones
here;
Come 10 ihe arms of your blessed Re
deemef;
List to the voice Of the dying Old Year
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

The Morning News, of Whining
ton, complimented their newsboys by
feasting them to a substantial supper
at H. P. Weaver's, TIC Market street,
Wilmington, on Monday evening.
About sixty in all partook of the feast.
The Morning News certainly deserves
much credit for this charitable act. 1t
warns the heart of the little carrier
toward that journal, and causes
mothers Of these little boys to offer
up thankful prayers for the kindness
and consideration shown their chill
dren. In extending kindness there is
never a good work thrown away, and
the Morning News may feel justly
proud in making glad the hearts and
satisfying the appetites of the poor
but honest little chaps who so regu'
lsrly distribute their papers.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29

Newark, Del, Dec 10th, 1888.
$ T.. Wright having purchased half
interest in my stock Of Hardware and etc.
The business will hcucefurth he CON
duc'ed IN The name of II. ii. Wright & Co.,
1T the new building, 5. W. Corner Main
and Chapel Streets.
Dec. 10Th, BIT IL. b. WRIGHT.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-29
HAPPY NEw YEAH TO ALL !

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1888.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-03
The Ohio Outlook

COLUMBUS, July 81. The CORES
pondent of the Cincinnati Inquirer,
from this city, has been carefully 90
ing over the state and estimating from
the past figures, and local considera
tions likely to affect the vote He
has carefully summed up results, Civ
ing reasons and figures for the con
clusion that the next Legislature will
on joint ballot stand S5 democrats to
53 republicans. Conceding all the
close counties to the republicans, and
giving Hamilton and Cuyahoga com
ties TO the democrats, and the next
Legislature will he largely democratic
He says:
Previous to the temperance aoita
too in the Legislature the past two or
three years all of the leading cities
were strongly republican on state and
notional elections, notably Cincinnati.
Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo, Day
ton, Springfield and others, in every
one of which the democrats are now
in power. 1t was III these cities that
the republicans got their majorities,
ranging i'll different years from ), 009
to 30, 900. Outside of the cities the
state has been for years strongly dem
ocratic, and i'll the rural districts they
do not change. They have scarcely
any floating vote but vote their party
tickets year after year and for gener-
ations. They inherit their politics
The cities are the places for changes,
and in these points they will this year
be III favor of the democrats on ac-
count Of the opposition to eScott law
and other fanatlcal freaks Of
the dominant party The returns show
that those who have come To the de
mocracy on this account have come
to stay They voted with them in the
spring of 1882 on account Of the Pond
and Smith laws Then again, they
stood by the party iii October Of that
year, and Hon James w Newman
was elected secretary of state by near
ly 20, 900 majority. Last spring they
came to the democracy III still greater
lumber, electing their candidates for
mayor in such cities as Cleveland and
Springfield. 1t will be seen by the
last three elections in the state that
the republican losses have left them
in hopeless minority, and that their
claims at the present time are III the
nature of a game of bluff
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-03
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
WASHINGTON.

! MARTIN MILMoRE, the Boston sculptor
died Saturday evening His unfinished
work is a bust of Daniel Webster for the
New Hampshire State House.
Y THE Surgeon General of the Marine
Hospital Service at Washington has in
formation that cholera exists at Cam
peache and Oaxaca, Mexico.
The president has approved the sem
/ tence of dismissal in the case of Lieut..
Samuel n. Holmes, of the Thirteenth
/ Infantry, recently tried by court martial
at Fort Bliss, Tex, for duplicating pay
accounts. The official order dismisslng
/ him from the service has been issued.
THE treasury department has received
{ emonstrances from British authorities
against the return TO England of three
alleged pauper emigrants, who were go
ing to friends in this country, who had
promised to take care of them, and
which emigrants had shown letters to
that effect on their arrival in the United
States. The matter is being inquired
into.
OVER $105, 600 has been spent on re-
pairs to the United States steam tug
ta-considerably more than the ves-
sells worth. Further repairs are nee
essary, but a detailed report as their
character called for by the board of en-
gineering has been suppressed for some
unknown reason. A democratic congress
man proposes that the matter shall be
fully Investigated next winter. The
vessel is known among naval officers as
Admiral MahOne's flagship.
The following are the latest army or
ders promulgated: An Army Retiring
OF Son m
Texas, for the examination of such otfi-
GERS as may be ordered before it. Detail
for the board: Lieutenant Colonel Nelson
Is. Sweitzer, Eight Cavalry; Lieutenant
Colonel Alfred L. Hough, Sixteenth In
fantry: Surgeon JOSEPH r. Smith, Major
Frederick Van Vliet, Tenth Cavalry; As
sstant Surgeon Passmorc Middleton.
Captain George A. Armes, Tenth Caval-
ry, will report to the board.
IT is expected that the first three vol
umcs of the tenth census will be ready
for distribution i'll few days. The first
volume gives statistics of population.
The second will contain statistics of
manufactures and the third agricult-
ural. The next volume i'll order will be
that on railroads, steam craft, telegraph
and telephones. The volume on cotton
will follow. The sixth and seventh vol
umcs will embrace statistics of steam
and water power used in manufactures.
The volume containing statistics on NOR
tality will follow This has been com
piled under the direction of DIR. John 5.
Billings, of the United States army. 1t
is not yet known i'll what order the re-
manning volumes will come. All the
statistics are in, except those of church
es schools and Indians.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-03

THE drowning of Capt. Webb IN
the whirlpool of Niagara Will be as
>ociatcd for generations with tins
vortex in the minds of tourists.
Above the falls rash boatmen have
persisted, their frail SlitrS being drawn
down To the prccipicc and swept over
it; but there is Il special interest in
the fate Of the strong swimmer who
enters, into a deliberate weStle with
the waters for the mastery and is
overcome. When Blondm first
danced along his rope above the cat
araet, there was u shuddering feeling,
both among the spectators and the
readers of his exploit, that he would
fall a victim to Niagara. But extra
ordinary as were his featS, they only
REQUIRED perfect nerve, added to his
perfect skill III his calling; whereas
no amount of GOODNESS or of dexterity
could save Webb i'll the feat he as
saved. Yet Blondm's death was
looked for by many, while the small,
ness of the crowd of spectators shows
that few had appreciated the peril OF
the English swimmer, His name
will henceforth linger around the
Niagara whirlpool, as that of Patch
does around the Falls of the Genesee
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-03
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

\ GIRL named Mcdonald. 12 years of
age. became lost in the woods at Laredo,
Texas, and died from fright and exhaus-
tiou.
LATE dispatches reduce the extent of
the fire at Ephratah. Pa: The loss is
now placed at $4,000. Early reports
placed il at 100000.
FRED STRIpPLER, aged 10, and Willie
Parker, aged II, were drowned while
bathiEg in the Sangamon River, at
Springfield, ILL.,, Wednesday.
A BARGE containing $4,000 bushels of
coal belonging to the United States gov
rrnmeut sank in deep water near Cairo,
ILL.,, on Thursday night.
THE saw-mills at Neazic, near Bangor,
Me, the largest on the Penobscot river.
were destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss.
$50, 900; insurance, $4,000. Three
hundred men are thrown out of en-
ployment.
THE excursion packet Rose Standish
struck a rock i'll Boston liarbor last
evening. and was bcached by her cap
tain i'll order to save the lives of those
on board. The passengers Were badly
frightened, but they did not fully rea-
liac the situation until the danger was
over.
THE storm of Saturday ragged with
great fury at Henderson, but did no
special damage except only to break
down a few shade trees i'll the town and
blow over fences. The farmers from the
country say the only damage done was
to lodge down the grain badly.
THE mail agent of the train wrecked
near Owatonna, Mimi, says that as soon
us he felt the wind lift the mail car, he
rushed to the door to jump, but upon
looking out he saw that he was about
thirty feet up in the air. SO he closed the
door,
/ s. Il. Wu.LIn-!S of Rochester, who was
injured in the train that was blown from
the railroad track near Owatonna, Mimi.
is feeling worse, and it is feared has sus-
tanned internal injuries that will result
fatally.
t MONDAY night a boat containing eight
men and two young girls, all colored,
who We're crossing the James river at
Claremont, Va, to attend prayer meet
ing at Sandy Point, upset, and eight of
the party were drowned
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-03

defeated the Torontos in three games of
lacrosse, thus retaining the champion
belt.
GREAT floods have caused much dam
age in Bueno5 Ayres.
THE Two Republics, an influential
journal published in the City of Mexico,
states that cholera has appeared in San
Donisco del Mar, Oaxaca.
FOURTEEN persons were committed
for trial Tuesday at Mullangar, Ireland,
for completely in the murder of Mrs.
Smythe.
A BANQUET in honor of the Tooth an
niversary of the birth of Simon Bolivar
was given at the Bolivian Consulate at
Paris, Tuesday night.
GEN. LYNCH publishes decree call
ing on all officers and chiefs in Lima
who were with Caceres, to present them
selves within five days at Quartet on pain
of being treated as spies.
AFTER considerable discussion in tho
BUenos Ayres chamber of deputies, Sat
urday, the religious instruction bill was
rejected by a majority of forty-three.
IL the house of commons, Tuesday,
Gladstone said the government had no
intention to legislate further in regard
to the importation of cattle, unless the
present law was found to be inadequate.
THE Belgian chamber of deputies
Tuesday adopted the bill increasing the
duty on tobacco, with an amendment
fixing the duty on manufactured tobac-
co at IS francs per 100 Kilograms, instead
of 100 francs per 100 Kilograms. as at
first proposed. Tobacco shipped before
the bill was introduced is exempted from
the new duty.
PROF. PULITz mot Zupertlitz, as here
tofore given) of Berlin, who killed him
self after drawing death lot in the so
called American duel, refused to fight
the duel in the ordinary way, as his an
tagonist was short-sighted. His death
attracts serious attention to the dueling
mania
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-03

PooR Cctawayo'S troubled life is
over. For trying To exercise the func-
tions Of king in Xululand and resist
ing the efforts of the English to inter
fere with him. they made war upon
him, defeated MIN, and took him pris-
uurr. In order to impress him with
their power they took him To London,
where he was lionizcd for time. then
returned him to Zululaud, reinstated
him on his throne, and went off and
left him. Meanwhile other ambitious
chiefs who had been his vasSalS made
war upon him, upset him from his
throne and killed him. and then muir
dcred his wives SO that they might
keep him company. II the English
had only let him alone in the first
place he might still have been n king,
ruling a united country, and quietly
rcposing in the large and numerous
bosom of his family His shade, how
ever if il is allowed To roam about
Zululaud, will have the consolation of
knowing that the English will have a
heap Of trouble with his successor,
whoever he may be,