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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-13

Western newspapers are Boosting over
a printer in the employ of the San Fran.
cisco Chronicle who has completed a
half century OF a sit at the lease. T"
There IS printer IN Erie, Mr.. Michael
j. Quinn, who has longer ''strlng"
then the Golden Gate" man. "Father"
QIDn was apprentlced when lad to
printer in the city of Waterford, Ireland,
In 1880, and after STRIVING his apprentice
ship got ''srt" on the London Times,
ands chad several "fat takes of the account
of the Queens marriage. Coming to
America Mr.. Quinn got cases on the New
York EUening Post, which he held for
seven years. Turning his face westward
he came to Erie and served nearly
twenty years on the Erie Dispatch.
He now holds cases on the Erie DaiLy
HeraLd, and although almost 70 uses
his eyes without the aid of the opticlan
or glasses
Father Qlinn's years of tell and
wearying labor represent startling features
In the way of figures. For instance,
assuming fair average rate of speed
taken from his best at 10000 ems and
his rate of 5000 ems at the present day,
1'fh'E opb GUS III dE dNEThHG, II VIII
be found that the enormous amount of
1850 900 ems Of matter have heen set
up by this compOsitoT during the past
two or three years more than half a
century. In setting this 1t was necessary
to handle over 1858, 100000 pieces Of
metal twice over including the dlstrlbu
Ii n.
1t will further interest the reader to
know that the type so set would weigh
1877 900 pounds, or nlnety,four tons, which
This old man has lifted piece by piece in
the specified time. In setting type the
average distance over which the hand
travels IS foot and half or Whereabouts
Consequently bis hand has travelled over
5l6 600, 600 feet, or a matter of 81, 727
mules, OF within u few hundred feet oil
being four tunes the circumference OF the
earth. This does not include the distribu
ton, which would increase the distance to
about five and half times around the
globe. Father" Quinn's ''string" would
III about l6,Ul5 columns OF space. Ii
stretched out in continuous line it would
form belt two miles wide by over sever
miles In solid reading matter. Put these
lines IN one continuous line and it woulC
extend 1853 miles
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-13

saruro wanted for the lives Of all tho Prcsi-
MuMi 4 dents OF the U. y. The largest, hand
HI1f IN soonest, best book ever sold Tor less
FlQLIt " than twice our price The fastest sci.
ling book In America. Immense pro-
hts To agents All Intelligent people want II. Any
enc can become successful sgsnL Terms FREE. Hal
Lsx hsox o., fonlsnd, Mains.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-13

A few minutes after midnight on
Sunday morninga Celestial operative
at tub and wringer called at "a druggists
store in South Boston. AS be opened
the door his Monaghan face wore an
appearance of deep meditation, which
soon gave way to the placating smile
which every son of China can assume
when occasion requires. "Me wantee
--a-.me forgottee name-'a--you knowee
-flifty-two," And, thinking the ex-
PLANTATION perfectly clear and satisfac-
tory, his smile. opened into a broad
grin.
"You've got me deadln cried the
compounder of prescriptions, dropping
into char. 81 glo blindl' yelled the
Chinaman, thoroughly aroused. Then
looking in the direction of the cold,
sheet-iron stove, which was taking a
vacation preparatory to service in a
colder season, he rushed madly toward
it and seized a poker. Fearing that
something dreadful was about to hap
pen, the drug clerk jumped to his feet,
and, with eyes starting from their sock,
cts, cried loudly:
'HereI Drop that poker-quickp'
''Ah!" exclaimed the Chinaman, let
ting tall from his hand the crooked iron
rod, and smiling the happiest of smiles,
HAhi Plokerl Me forpnttee the mama
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-13
The FlamingO.

The flamingo has webbed feet like
those of ducks and geese; but other
wise has much more resemblance to a
crane. 1t never swims, it has no need,
for 1t can catch its dinner standing in
the shallow water, or wadIng through
the marsh. 1t is very tall, being about
six feet high, neck and all, of which
the legs are two feet and a half, while
its body is no bigger than aswan's. A
most shy and wary bird is the hamingo,
living, as we have said, in large COM
panies and always appointing one
of their number to be a sentinel, who
gives notice at the slightest threatening
of danger. Two or three hundred
may be together, spread over piece of
tropical marsh among the cOcoanut
and mangrOve trees, feeding, as is their
habit, in perfect silence, trusting conf.
IDENTIFY to their faithful watch, when
suddenly he raises his voice in harsh
trumpet-call, and in an instant the
whole company take wing, not in hub
hub or confusion, but in perfect order,
and in flash or scarlet, dazzling to
behold, they vanish out of sight
While feeding, we notice how very
oddly they twist their necks round, so
that the top of their heads comes
against the ground, and in this way
thew sppnp nm thair Good ha tbo,,
thrust their beaks deep into the mud,
no doubt, in some way this upsldedown
fashion helps to let out the refuse and
secure the food; the beetles and insects
which they eat being mixed up with
the slime of the marsh. The flesh of
the tlamingo is reckoned excellent, and
the tongue especially is considered "A
delicacy. We have it on record that
one of the Roman Emperors had once
dish served up consisting of fifteen
hundred tamingos' tongues. The con-
sciences of those Roman Emperors not
being troubled with ideas about the cru
city of wantOn destruction.
There is another peculiar thing about
the tlamingo, and that is the way it
manages its nesting arrangements.
What could the mother bird do with
those long legs il she were to sit on her
eggs in the usual wayp They would
be very uncomfortable doubled up un-
derneath; they would he very awkward
dangling behind. This, then, IS the
way out of the difficulty. In the lone
Hest part of the marsh she raises a
mound of mud scraped together, which
soon gets hardened in the sun. 1t is
just the same height as the birds legs,
and while these stand, as it were, on
each side, the body rests upon the top,
where in slight hollow, with no lining
nor feathers to make it comfortable, the
eggs are laid. There are always two of
very pure white; the little ones when
Matched are white, too, but mixed with
gray; the second year they are white
without the gray, and with a tinge of
coming scarlet; the third year they at.
tain to the full brilliant uniform of their
parents.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-13

In cases of death from contagious dis
orders public funerals are very properly
forbidden by the health authorities, al
though occasionally a awake" is sur
reptitously held, with its unfortunate
but natural results; of this however, we
need not speak, as the wisdom of thus
limiting infection is acquiesed in gen.
orally by intelligent people, and the law
is usually obeyed. There are some
minor attractions of the laws of health
that should be mentioned, which ply
sicians have repeatedly called attention
to, but the higher laws of fashion and
cutoms appear toexert preponderating
influence. For instance, there are very
few days in the year when delicate
women can ride long distance IN a close
carriage, and then, reaching the GENE
terry, stand upon the damp, cold sod for
greater or less time during the final
ceremonies at the grave, without phys.
ical injury to themselves.
A custom also to which especial at
tentlon should be directed, in order to
have it changed, IS that of men standing
bareheaded in the open air, apparently
indifferent to the burning sunOf July or
the cold winds of March, without re.
gard to the season or the weather.
Taking into consideration the associated
conditions, the necessarily depressing
influence upon the emotions of the sad
duty which at the time Is pre-eminent
in the mind, the physical condition re-
sulting from sitting in cTamped posi-
tion during tedious ride in a carriage,
and the unaccustOmed exposure to the
weather, it is not surprising that cases
of illness result from the removal of the
head-covering, particularly in elderly
people with enfeebled circulation. On a
hot day there is danger of producing, if
not actual sunstrOke, at least conges-
ton of the membranes of the brain which
Causes persistent and violent headaches,
and to this ministers and those Official
ting are PARTICULARLY liable.
Whether the day be hot or cold. wet
OF only WINDY, let the services be held
at place where the health of the az
tendants need not be imperilled; let
delicate and weakly persons be restrain
ed from riding to the cemetery and
from standing on the damp ground
and especially let men obey common
sense rather than custom. and keep or
their hats when they risk a sickness by
their removal. When cremation be.
comes the universal method of dlsposing
Of the dead, of course the above re-
marks will have no application; but fol
thepresent, and probably for some time
to come, there will be need for physi
clans to raise warning voice against
these minor infractions of hygienic law
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-13

John humphrey, an engineer on the
west side road, who is in the habit of
taking yearly hunt in the mountains
of Southern Oregon, a few days since
received aletter from friend at Grants
Pass, of which the following is an ex-
tract 81 expect you will be out this
fall to take your annual hunt. You
had better come as soon as you can if
you want deer, as the skin hunters are
killing then off very fast. You will
hardly believe me when tell you that
two of these fellows, now encsmped
eight miles below this place, brought in
and sold here last week 1870 skins, all
killed during ten days in June. One of
the hunters said that he killed twelve
deer In one day, and in two days caught
ten fawns, which he marked. When
asked what he did with the yenison, he
said he did nothing with it. His name
is Stonebreaker and his partners name
is Ferrin. They got ninety.eigbt dol
lars for their load of skins l saw the
skins and the blood was not dry on some
of them. 1 can prove every ord of
this. Skin hunters have beeL slaugh-
tering deer all this summer, aiung the
canon by the railroad. The small noun
tam streams are dried up and the deer
are obliged to gather along the larger
streams for water and there is where
they catch them. These scoundrels
defy the law and say they have perfect
right to hunt on Government lands. 1t
is high time this business was stopped.
Just think how many poor little fawns
these rascals have caused to starve and
die. The above is from a responsible
person, and there is no doubt of its
truthfulness. The authorities of that
section must be very remiss in their du-
ties to allow such wholesale violation
of the game law. The first game law
passed in Oregon was originated in
that part Of tie State, and was intended
to prevent Just such scandalOus slaugh-
ter OF deer for their skins as is men,
toned above. Those skin hunters
should be in the penitentiary, or better
have their hides made into drum heads:
the hulking, lazy, useless brutes are
worse than wolves or coyotes. The
people of Southern Oregon should COM
bine and hunt them out of the country.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-13

SINE days ago we said that unless
hunters brought us some of the game
they Dragged about. we would not
publish their fabulous tales. The fol.
lowing afternoon man from
over near Llmarie peak brought in
eleven blackbiIds md mule that he
had 81 ct by mistake, and laid them al
our feet. We do not insist on docu
mentary evidence now any more. A
good honest mans word is good enough
for us.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-13

ALTHOUGH the hand organs have re.
tired from business, there are still lots
Of cranks turning up.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-13

DURING the riots in London in 1880,
any persons, in order to save their
houses, wrote on their doors "No
Popery." Grimaldl, the clown, to
prevent all mistakes, wrote on his NO
religion"
The true test Of butter COW is the
number of pounds she will make in a
year and the cost OF the same.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-01-01
Gambling.

No passion can lead to such extremi-
ties, nor involve man in such com.
plicated train OF crimes and vices, and
ruin whole families so completely, as the
baneful rage for gambling. Itproduces
and nourishes all imaginable disgracetul
sensations; it is the most fertile nursery
of covetousness, envy, rage, malice, dis
stimulation, falsehood, and foolish reli-
snce on blind fortune; it frequently leads
to fraud, quarrels, murder, forgery,
mesnness and despair, and robs US in
the most objectionable manner of the
greatest and most irrecoverable treasure
time.
Those Who are rich act foolishly 10
venturing their money in uncertain spec.
ulation, and those who have not much
to risk must play With timidity. and can
not long continue to play, unless the
fortune Of the game turns, being Obliged
to quit the field at the first heavy blow
or, II they stake everything to force the
blind goddess to smile upon them a,
last, msdiy hazard their being reduced
to instant beggary. The gambler but
rarely dies rich man; those who have
had the good fortune to realize some
property 10 this miserable way, and con
tinue PLAYING. are guilty of two-fold
folly. Trust no person Of that descrip.
ton, cf whatever rank or character be
may be
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-01-01
But One Impediment.
Texas Siftin0s.

My dear Miss Ala Pose," SAID Al
phonso McVulcan. 81 have long wor-
shipped you at distance, and now, be-
ing unable to conceal my affections,
have come to offer you my heart and
hand. Will you marry me 2"
20, Alphonso," replied Ada, "this is
so sudden-so unexpected-so austra-
ting But f'm afraid I cannot
"Cannot, Miss Ada2 Have rival
His blood shall stain the oilcloth. Give
me his postoffice address"
mo, Alphonso,' replied Ada blush
ing. .you nave no rival in my young af-
fections."
"No rival! Then what is the impedi.
ment1 Have / not property Do /
not hold ticket in the great Gerryman-
der Lotteryp Why can you not make
me happy"
80, Alphonso, Tn afraid"
"Afraid, dearest. Aud what can you
be afraid OF ?"
"Why, have veu not read how Mr..
Moses, OF New York, the husband Of
the deceased fat, girl, sold his wife's body
for hundred dollars? You know, AL
phonso, I'm somewhat dsshy myself,
but l should hate dfeadfully to think |
might be turned into some such kind oil
horrible collateral. Promise me it shall
not be done, Alphonso, and am yours
for keeps" ...
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-01-01
How to Save Yourself From Drown
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An experienced swimmer says In re-
gard to drowning: When yott find YOUR
self in deep water you win sink 1rst 1
few feet down, but if you do not strug-
gle YOU will come quickly to the surface
again, which on reaching Immediately
draw full breatb, throw your head back
and this will have the effect of placing
you in recumbent position on the sur-
face Of the water. New. thisois the most
critical time for those, Who don't know
what 10 do next. Extend your arms 1t
once on level with your shoulders, psItns
Of hands downward, SO that the water
cannot penetrate them ,Aand begin gently
padding the water with the movement
Of the hands from tae wrist only. = Ex-
tend your legs quietly and slowly in .
line With your body. II you raise your
arms or your legs above the surface OF
the water you will sink, but IL you hsve
the presence of mind not to dosso sor
struggle about, you wild neser.sink, go
llong as you keep padding gently, with
out exertion, with yonr hands, and 50
you may float on until you are picked
up or until you are numhed by the cold.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-01-01
Cheerfulness.

Many people are always complaining
OF their circumstances. Are there no,
persons from whom you can seldom
hear the contented tone? They have
had. or are going to have all the ills
fiesh is heir to. There are people who
never live in the right place, who are IN
the wrong business. Misfortune is their
daily bread They are bruised and
wounded, sighted and tormented, mis-.
used and afflicted.
Cheerfulness and contentment never
made any msn's lot harder to bear, but
many, many is the time they have made
trials easier to hear and circumstances
endurable. Many people are never quite
so happy as they used to be They nev.
er have quite so warm, dear friends as
in former times, or in other places
Friend, the good you now have and
present friends are not to be despised
!! Is there then 80 much good in life tina,
we can afford to throw any of 1t away
Why not make the most OF the good VIC
have? Let US stand off from despond.
encies. Listen for sweet notes rather
than .discord.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-01-01
A Blessing.

The pain 10 all his joints became in
tense; fever, with its deteriorating ef-
fects, was now added, and he became
rapidly reduced to the semblance of a
skeleton, while vitality reached its low
est possible condition. and his sufferings
we're of such indescribable character
that those who most loved him some
times thought it would be better IL he
we're called away. At this time, uhv-
sicians, well known in this city Pitts
burg J, informed his parents that he was
in imminent danger cftotal Paralysis,
and directly afterward they announced
to his sorrowful mother that they could
give no hopes of his recovery. At this
juncture the use of Peruaa was com.
menced, and in six weeks VIM. LINCOLN
CURTIS was we'll and at work. Read
page % of DR. Hartman's "Ills of Life :
get it from your Druggist.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-01-01
Firmness of senator wilson.

Senator Henry Wilson was a self-con-
trolled as well as sef-made man. He
left his Nav Hampshire home early inI
life. and changed his name in order to
get out from under the balefui shadow
OF intemperance. He began on the low.
est round Of the social ladder and climb.
ed up, rung by rung, until he became al
political power in the nation.
The first step he took in the. ascent
placed him cn the pledge never to drink
intoxicating liquors. The second step
be took made him an Industrious iaborer,
the third disligent reader.
He was semitic Washington to carry q
petition against the admission OF Texas
into the Union. John Quincy Adams
asked him to dinner party, whpre be
met. with some of the great kmen of.the
nation. He was asked to drink vine.
The temptation TO lay aside his temper
ance principle for moment, in order
not to seem singular, was strong one.
But he resisted 1t ani declined the glass
of wine. Mr.. Adams commended him
for bis adherence to bis convictions.
After Mr.. Wilson was elected to the
United States Senate, he gave his friends
dinner at a noted Boston hotel. The
table was set WITH not wine-glass upon
it.
"Where are the wine- glasses ?" asked
several, loud enough to remind their
host that some of his guests did no,
like sitting down to wineless dinner.
"Gentlemen," said Mr.. Wilson, rising
and speaking with great deal of feeling,
"you know my friendship for you and
my obligations to you. Great as they
are, they are not great enough to make
me forget the rock whence was hewu
and the pit from whence ] was dug.
Some Of you know how the course oil
intemperance overshadowed my youth
That | might escape ed from my early
surroundings aud changed my name.
For what / am. | am indebted under
God, to my temperance vow and my ad.
herence to 1t.
''Call for what you want to eat, and il
this hotel can provide it, it shall be forth.
coming. But wines and liquors csnnoI
come to this table With my consent, be.
cause will not spread 10 the paths o,
another the snare from which escaped.
Three rousiss cheers showed tht
brave Senator, that men admired the
man who has the courage Of his con
victions.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-01-01
Present III Hlppiness.

The great secret OF gaining happiness
in life is to enjoy the present. To be
doing one thing and thinking Of another
is very unsatisfactory mode of spend
ing life. Some people are always wish
ing themselves somewhere but where
they are, or thinking OF something else
than what they are doing, or of some
body else than to whom they are speak
ing. This Is the way to enjoy nothing,
to do nothing well, and to- please no
body. 1t is better to be interested in
inferior persons and inferior things than
to be Indifferent with the best A prin-
cipal cause Of this indifference is the
adoption of other peoples tastes instead
of the cultivation of their own. the pur-
suit after tnat for which we are not fitted,
and to which consequently we are not
In reality inclined. This folly pervades
more or less all classes, and arises from
the error Of building our enj j,yment on
the false foundation of the worlds opin-
ion, instead of being, with due regard
to others. each our own world.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-01-01
They Sold Him a Hole.

He was telling the story in Denver
hotel. Said he:
"There were threeof us, you see, and
Nevada was cold climate for US. We
were dead broke. half.starved and clear
discouraged, when along came New
Yorker. He wouldn't play cards
wouldn't be robbed, and we coaldn't
stick him with forged land patents or
bogus pre- emptions One day We trail
ed out and dug hole into hill and
salted it bit, and rushe back and Of
fered the New Yorker the big discovery
for 5000 cash down."
"And he bit2" l .ssk
"Took right hold like a pair OF pin
GERS Why, he never even stopped to
heat US down We made-a cool thou.
sand apiece ard started for Frisco"
"Purty coot tina! was."
SWELL. dunno. II there was any.
thing cool in that transaction it was the
way that New Yorker hunted up a pard
set miners to work, bought machinery
and took out over Sf59,0O0 out of that
ar hole inside OF eight months! Maybe
we've got over feeling fat, but guess
not"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-01-01
Salt tor the Throat. =.
Household

fS az Housenolo.4 sta,f 49, -.
For many years past,indeed we q az say
during the whole Of life OF more than
forty years, we have been subjsct to !
dry hacking cough, which ssuot only
distressing to ourseH, but to our ffisads
and those with whom We. are hropght
into business contact.
Last fall we were Induced to ny wiist
virtue there was in commoa salt. We
commenced by using sit three times
day, morning, noon and niehtf We dis-
solved large tablespoonful of pure. Ia
BILE salt in about half tum6lerful OF va.
ter. With this We gargiai the thtoat
most thoroughly just before neal tine
The result was EthatE during the eptire
winter we we're not soply free frn,n
coughs and colds. but the dry hacking
cough. had entirely disappeared. = =
We attribute these satisfactory results
solely to the use of salt gsrg,e. and most
cordially recommend triat of It to
those who are subject to diseases Of the
throat Many persons. who have; not
tried the salt gargie have, tbs impression
that it is unpleasant, but after, a fsy
days use no person who loves nice
clean mouth and a'Hrstsfste sharpenet
Of the appetite, win abandonias hi9o&s