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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01

Some years before The late war otis
Burton, former resident of Bangor,
Maine, left there to seek his fortune In
the West. He drifted to Missouri.
where he met an accomplished young
lady with whom he fell ia love. She
was pleased with him, but before he
made his passion known she moved to
distant part of the South. About
this time the war broke out and the
two soon lost all traces of each other.
Burton Joined the Union Army, and
was soon afterwards wounded, and as
it-was supposed ne would die, letter
was sent to his mother informing her
that her son could not live. He, how
ever, was blessed with good constltu-
tion and recovered. He went back to
his regiment and was detailed with a
company to take supplies across the
plains. The party was attacked by In
dians and every man in the force ex-
cept Burton killed. He was reported
to have been slain with the rest. The
Indians decided to let him live and
took him prisoner to their retreat in
tie mountains of the Southwest. He
gradually recovered from the wounds
he had received in the encounter, made
himself agreeable to his captors and
adapted himself to their way of living
After he had been in captivity six
months or more he was allowed more
liberty, and now began to watch for a
chance to escape. The Indians had
stolen number of ponies, and among
these was one which Burton's practlced
eye showed him was highly bred,
swift, and gifted with speed and endur-
ance. This pony was cared for and
petted by Burton, and, he was al
lowed to ride him. One day he strayed
away further than usual, and though
not acquainted with the country, made
dash for liberty. He was closely
pursued, but the gallant little pony had
the "bottom" for winning race. He
rode for three days, and then began to
see that he was getting out of the hos
tile country. III the distance he saw a
house which he knew must be lnhabi.
ted by whites. He shouted with Joy,
feeling that he had gained freedom at
last. He knocked at the door of the
house and surprise awaited him. 1t
was opened by a women he had loved
in lang syne. He was at once recog-
nized and received a hearty welcome.
Burton told his adventures and narrow
escapes to a willing listener. She, too,
told her story. She had married a
Confederate officer who was afterward
killed in battle, and she now owned
the farm she occupied. Is it necessary
to tell the restH They were betrothed,
there was merry wedding, and the
happy couple are now living in a South
west State. Surely in real life are ro-
mances as strange and more interesting
than those woven by the fertile brain
of the novelist.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01

were quite frequently made with border
clans, and their feuds with one another
were always taken advantage of by the
Wardens of the Marches when it was
possible to do so. The Himalayan hill
tribes are very primitive in many re-
spects. They are very fond of tobacco,
which they chew like Yankees, and
some of them can only tell the length of
journey, or the distance between two
places, by estimating the number of
plugs of the weed consumed on the way.
The Akas of Assam are among the most
incorrigible of the professional robbers.
There are two clans of them, designat-
ed respectively ''the eaters of thou
sand hearths," and "the the thieves
who lurk in the cotton field" These
suggestive names no doubt express tn.
character of the Akas quite faithfully
Mr.. Hunter says that they are "6erce,
black, understood and ill-fed," )" and they
are the terror and scourge of the low
lands. Hitherto only small expeditions
nave been sent against them; but since
they have grown so bold as to kidnap
English officials as well as native cattle,
it is probable that that their subjuga-
tion will be seriously undertaken before
long. Among these people, neverthe-
less, it is possible that interesting relics
of aboriginal tradition and legend might
be found by patient inquiry, for there
can be no doubt that the hill tribes of
the Himalayas claim very remote an
tiquity.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01
A Novel Bridge.

In connection with the new railway
along the coast of Banff and Moray a
novel bridge for the conveyance of work.
men has been thrown across the river
Spey, at its widest part, between Foch-
abers and yarmouth. The span is five
hundred feet, and the bridge consists Of
four steel wires or cables, on which runs
an iron carriage weighing 140 pounds.
The carriage is lined and floored with
strong diamond lattice wire, thereby
presenting little or no resisting surface
to the wind. On the top, at each of the
four corners of the carriage, is "
grooved pulley, Is inches in diameter.
The carriage has thus the appearance of
an ordinary carriage inverted. The
wheels on each run on the two upper
ropes, and they are kept in position and
locked in the V-groove by the weight of
of the carriage, which, with It's load, Is
suspended under the centre of gravity
during the passage. The four upper
wheels have crank-handle affixed, by
means of which the passengers, seated
back to back, can propel the carriage up
the short incline at the termination of
each journey. For AGO feet, or therea-
bouts, the trip is accomplished by grav-
itation. The third rope introduced is
placed at lower level under the centre
of gravity. 1t passes under a singl
pulley inside the carriage, close to its
floor. This under wire is strained UP
to sustain one-half of the prescribed
load, and is equal in strength to both
the upper ropes, the combined breaking
strain of the whole being equal to 80
tons, according to the Admiralty test.
Immediately on the third rope being
new carriage being put in its position,
Mr.. Harper, of Seafield, who has been
entrusted by the Great North of Scotland
Railway with the design and execution
of the scheme, started for the opposite
shore, which he reached in the short
space of forty seconds, returning with
passenger, against a strong pressure of
wind, in rather less than a minute,
without having to use any exertlon, ex-
cept in ascending the few feet Of incline
as he approached his destination. The
ropes are suspended from Scotch fir
posts, the tops of which are fifteen feet
above the level of the river. They are
twelve inches in diameter, fixed in the
ground and stayed by ropes of equal
strength to that Of those crossing the
river. They are securely anchored in
pits, with twenty-five to thirty tons Of
ballast,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01

Silas Rohrbacher. OF Hunters Range,
Luzerne county, Pa. has sold his prop
erty and removed to another county
because OF his superstition that the
slayer of q white deer is sure to die
soon or meet some other misfortune.
Rohrbaeher and his son discovered a
white doe in the woods on Tuesday of
last week. 1t was lying PROSTATE on
tho ice and unable TO gain hold by
which 1t might recover its footing.
Rohrbacher resolved to rescue the deer
from its position and at the same time
give 1t place of security until the
snow had melted IN the woods. His
son went home and returned with an
empty feed bag ana two pieces Of rope.
The bag was drawn over the does head
and her feet were tied with the ropes.
She was then lifted and carried to Rohr-
bacher's clearing, where it was turned
loose in the cattle shed with a COW and
yoke of steers. 1t soon became re-
conciled to Its position, and fed with the
cattle.
On Thursday last Rohrbacker went TO
abe shed to throw down hay to his cat
tie. As he opened the door gust of
wind caught 1t and threw it wide open.
The doe caught glimpse of the woods
through the open door and sprang
towards it. AS the deer went past him,
Rohrbacker mechanically raised the
long-tined hay-fork he had in his hands
and thrust it at the deer. The tines
struck it In the side, and were buried
10 the handle in its body. The tines
broke off as the deer leaped out of the
door and remained in its side. The doe
jumped the high log fence around the
cow-yard, and ran for huLdred yards
down the road, when it staggered to one
side and iell heavily on the snow.
Rohrbacher ran to the spot and found
the doe dead. Almost crazed, he hur-
ried away to where some choppers were
at work in the woods, and told them
what had happened, and said that he had
sealed his doom. One of the men took
the deer,s body into the woods, removed
the skin and threw the CARCASS in a
swamp, the meat beng unfit for food al
this time. The skin was sold for $40.
Two days later Rohrbacker left the
neighborhood.
White deer are exceedingly rare, not
more than dozen having been seen in
the mountains of this region. They
are always does and are said to be
larger than ths red doe. The last one
killed in Northern Pennsylvania pre-.
vIous to the above mentioned one was
shot by three hunters in 1872. and the
believers in the white deer superstition
refer to that killing as positive prooi
of their btl lief. The hunters were
Hornbeck Simmer of Wilkesbarre, Chas.
Haney OF Luzerne county, and Lyman
s. Bevans OF Port Jeryis, N. Y. They
started the white deer ON the Shohols
creek and each shot at it and hit it,
killing it. Simmer at that time was
proprietor Of the Exchange Hotel al
Wilkesbarre, wealthy and the picture
of health. Bevans was a prominent
merchant in his town and HaneJ
was largely interested in coal mining
Sinner died bankrupt after painful
and lingering sickness about a yea
afterward, Beyans ia led in business
and blew out his brains and Hanel
died from smallpox, a poor man anc
al me.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01
Funeral Reform.

An earnest effort is being made in
England to secure funeral reform,
There Is a Church of England Funeral
and Mournitg Reform Association,
headed.bythe Archb shops of Canterbury
and York, and recent circular letter
issued by it points out three reasons fol
reform, viz: the growth of a mistaken
idea ofdeath through the long-establish-
ed mourning and funeral observances
the NEED of an organization to give NOR.
al support to those who otherwise could
not withstand the tyranny of custom Oh
fashion; the extravaganza and waste
occasioned among the poorer classes by
the ambition to have pompous and cost.
ly funerals. All these reasons, it need
hardly be said, are as applicable in this
country as in England, and a funeral
reform association would be welcomed
here by all sensible people.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01

A recent expedition against the Akas
of Assam has recovered from them two
English officials whom they had cap
tured in one of their raids. Since it
was thought worth while to telegraph
this from Calcutta, it may be worth
while to state who and what the Akas
OF Assam are. The foothills and spurs
of the Himalayas, on the northern
boundary Of India, are inhabited by
many so-callsd hill tribes, who are. per-
haps, aborigines, but certainly are much
less civilized than the dwellers in the
plains. Many of these hill tribes have,
from time immemorial occupied posi-
tions analogous to those of the Scottish
Highland clans up to the eighteenth
century. That is to say, they have re-.
fused allegiance to any of the neighbor-
ing potentates, have maintained a saw
age independence, and have subslsted
principally by forays upon the lowlands,
and the "lifting" of cattle. The Bri-
tish Government has for years been en-
deavoring to quiet these Indian moss
troopers and border rovers, and has sue
ceeded in engaging one tribe, the Abas,
to act as a sort of irregular police, to
keep the peace Of the border. Here,
too, the resemblance to the Highlanders
! is borne out, fer similar arrangements
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01

A FOUR year-old child complained to
her moJher that her "button-shoes" were
hurting" "Why, Matte, you've put
them On thewrong feet" Puzzled and
ready to cry, she made answer.
"What'll l do, mammal They's all the
feet I've gotI"
"YEs," said. Dadofallowski. al al
ways think of a physic an when 1 see
one of those horrid gin mixtures. +"
"Makes you sick2" "Oh. no, but it's a
| fizz [ shun."
CHEEKY PAssEEoKR-''Anyf fear o. my
disturbing the magnetic currents, cap
tain, by goin' near the compassP" Cap
tain-"Ob no, sir. Brass has no effect
on it whatever, su."
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01
linking water Mt NIsals.

There is oommon notion that it is
injurious to health to drink freely oi
water at meals, and we have seen many
warnings against the habit, the reader
being advised to abstain from drinking
until the end of the meal. An article
recently published in the Lancet, how
ever, leads us to infer that the idea we
have mentioned finds no sufficient sup
port in medical authority. ITO moisten
food" says that journal, "and prepare
it Tor digestion, it is hardly necessary
to say that it should be taken with a
meal; couple OF tumblerfuls at dinner
is not an excessive quantity for most
persons. This language indicates that
water drinking at meals is not only
harmless but actively beneficial.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01

There are two conditions necessary
to all effective sympathy-a kind heart
and delicate perceptions.
The great friend OF truth Is time; her
greatest enemy Is prejudice, and hui
mility her constant companion.
A deep and profound knowledge Of
ourselves will never fail to curb the
emotions we may feel at the foibles of
Others.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01

"Do you know" said fort Lincoln
man to the young lady who was driv-
ing while out slelgh-ridIng, shat in
the east the other day two young peo-
pie were out Just as we are, and the
sleigh upset, and that little accident
was the cause of wedding within a
week." Ten minutes later they were
houndering in the snow, but the girl
says it was an accident.
"A citizen of Schenectady, N. Y,
whose name was published as the recipi-
ent of the capital prize in Southern
lottery drawing, asserts that he never
had ticket in the lottery.
A firm faith is the best divinity;
good life the best philosophy; clear
conscience the best law.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01

TAILOR, anxious TO get the views
of the press on the subject, wrote to
differe Mt editors, asking: "What do you
think of knee-breeches2 Would you OBJ
jeot to appearing in themP" One re-
ply, filled with bitter indignation, he
disc overed owed its venomous spirit to
he fact that the writer was woman.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01
VOLUME VII.
LIFE.

Life is an unsubstantial cloud,
That seems a moment TO enskroud
The bright, immortal spirit,
Then fades away,
Nor leaves one ray
We now inherit.
Life Is dream of gaudy shows,
Where many a brilliant object glows
In soft delusive brightness,
Till color fades,
And all Its shades
Blend into whiteness.
The Christians life Is not dream,
But tits an evanescent CLEAN.
Which, like the hues of even,
Fades soft away,
And Its last ray
Is lost in heaven.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01

And Gladys, the predestined old maid
Of the family, was the first to be mar
ried, after all.
"Gladys always was luckyl" said her
two sisters.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-12-31
TO DE LAS CUEETAS.

Poeos asuntos Sc han ofrecido
aqui 4 la pdblica discussion que
hayan dado tanto luego como el
relative d la remission de las
cuentas provinoiales a Madrid.
Nos referimos 4 las cuentas del
desfalco llevado d cabo por Ba-
rreda. Sc Ian agotado todos
los recursos para impedir la re-
mission. Puede decir8e que los
peri6dicos reformistas Sc han da
do gusto escogiendo ese campo
para sus ataques. ! no es este
10 peor, sine que, reconociendose
por aquellos que ei asnnto no es
poIiiico, sc han extrenado, sin
embargo, las maniobfas contra el
Partldo Unconditional. cua ii es-
te, reunido en- alguna Janta mag
na, hubiese tornado aqael acuer-
do; lie modo que, sin ser politico
eI tema de discussion, 81 menos
reetamente considerable, diehos
eolegas hau logrado vsriar su na.
eonyirtieadolo en- man
ia diseegdia eontra sigttas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-12-31
A EEL ASIMILISTA."

Este colega es consecuente con
la buena amistad que dicen profesa
al Sr. Luiiia, para que todo sea on 81
raro por demas; bien que no cree
mos tenga motives para guardar-
Los a nosotros inquina alguna.
Solo que las cosas y los hombres
son como son, y no hay que darles
vueltas.
Dice este colega que nuestros
ataques Quo creemos hayan llega-
do 4 esta categorla) honran q la
persona q quien Sc refieren.
Entonces ipor que desagradan q
" El Asimili<ta I" Que dicen muy
POGO en favor de la pluma que los
estamp6, Y Gel Asimilista" sabe
que In pluma que los ha estampadO
tiene la dignidad Y honradez ne
cesarias de la puma que go es SER
vii y nj Sc abate al inhujo de lntere.
ses bastardos.
Agsega nuestro colega que re.
conoce ell merito de aquel sefior
como hombre pdblico, y que este
merito estG por eacima del jaicit
de nuestra publication.
iEsta ST que es burIa sangrienta
No nos atreyer{amos nosotros q de-
cir otro tanto del senior LUNA.
Por el momento nos creimos que
Sc nos hablaba de algun Caaovas q
de algun Bismarck; pero luegc
volvimos q reparar que Sc refiere
al ex alcalde accidental.
Y nosotros ique hemos de con.
testar & semejantes cosasf INC
adivina ell colega la risa Gu nucs
tros laDiosf
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-12-31

ella Sc lanza al terreno particular,
cometiendo en- esta casa comerciai
todo genero de violencias, mejoT
licho, pretendiendo cometerlas,
Dorque 10 que es lie llevarlas 4 ca
bo no hubiera sido capaz dichU
senorf ~.
iQn6 tiene que yer eI senior Lui-
ma, 4 quien SCI Clamor" llama CO.
rreIigionario nuestro, con nuestra
communion, siendo ssf que en- docu-
mento p1blico y soIemne ha mani
festado que no pertenece d ellaf
lHa lie poder ''EI Clamor" alta
car constantemente a sesenta 8 se-
tenta alcaldes, Y no quiere que nos
permitamos, EN- dia de Inocentes, la
mas culta satira contra un ex-
alcalde por casualidad y q qnien
acaba lie negarse en- la corporation
municipal un voto de gracias que
le fuera propuesto; I'm ex-alcalde
que, ell nuestro sentir, nj concejal
puede ser siquierai
iQu6 tiene que yer la cesantia,
que deploramos, del senor Cuevas
con esta otra question: Bien Sc
guro es que 81 ell senior Luina, va
que nuestros colegas qlieren insis-
tir en- discutirle, perteneciese q
nuestra Communion, no lie defende-
ria gel Clamorr
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-12-31
Contra Ia MaSOneria.

Fuerte campafia ha emprendi.
do contra la secta, desde ell pulpit
to, ell Rdo. P. Agusti.
Este incansable sacerdote, cum
pliendo uno de sus mas grandes
deberes apostolicos, no Sc confor
ma, por 10 visto, con haber COM
batido en- la prensa periodical, y
por medic dc folletos, la masonica
asociacion.
En- la Catedral, y con ocasi6n
del concur ridisimo Novenario de
la Providencia, el P. Agustf, a la
luz de la raz6n y d la luz del cri-
terio catolico, no exclusivamente
con giros oratorios nj imagenes
ret6ricas, sino con irrebatibles ar
gumentos, ha librado tambien vi
gorosa batalla contra la secta que
acaba de condenar, siguiendo las
huellas de sus beatisimos prede-
cesores, Su Santidad Leon XIII
que actualmente rige la Iglesia.
Nunea, quizas, mas oportuna
que hoy la campaila del P. Agus
ii; hoy, 81, que las Logias Sc null
tiplican en- la isla con inusitado
ardor, hoy, en- fir, que la prensa
masonica propaga sin rebozo toda
suerte de impiedsdes, y por Gales
y plazas, corrillos y reuniones an
dan emisarios de la association
buscando adeptos, solicitando el
concurso de los incautos para en-
grossr mas y mas sus filas.
De modo que la cruzada del P.
Agusti es provechosa y laudable
senaladamente por mas de un
concepto. eAl propio tempo que
tan distinguido Sacerdote realiza
su alto ministerio atacando d la
Masoneria 10 verifca en- la mas
oportuna OCCASION y contrarrestan-
do los esfuerzos que en- la actua-
lidad essa hacienda aqui la secta
para s.lmentar su contingente de
secuaces.
Reciba ell P. Agusti nuestros
ma; sinceros placemes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-12-31
CT r A.

Ell 25 del corriente, fiesta de
Navidad, fue para ell pintoresco J
quito pueblo de la Cidra un dis
doblemente solemne, pues tuve
lugar en- el la aperture del CycE
10 instructieo, laudable institution
de que nos ocupamos hace algun
tier 20 con merecido APPLAUSE.
z acto fue lucido y digno de
una .ociedad que alberga ell SEN
timielto de 10 bello y de 10 ,itil,
y per'igue el objective de aspira-
clone mobiles y elevadas.
Nt3stro amigo y correligiona.
rio D' Praxedes Santiago, Secre-
tario Municipal, pronunci6 en-
aquellos mcmentos un elocuente
Eliscurso que fue lnuy bien acogi-
do. He aqui uno de sus parrafos,
I'll do idea del tono general del
discourse;
Isl, sehores, luce por fin 81 dia es-
blendente de las compensaciunes, y va
10 sotl1os un atono perdido en- el desier.
ID. Hemos dado IN paso gigantesco
" Ia vida intellectual para sntssr su FL
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-12-31
BAZAAR Y RIFA.

El sabado por la noche. obse.
quiando la voluntad de la Excma.
Sra. Condesa de Verdi, reunie-
ronse en- la Real Fortaleza, baio
la presidencia de tan distingaida
sefora, la Junta de Damas de
San Ildefonso y las Comisiones
encargadas de organizar Ell Bazaar
y rifa que dentro de POGO tendran
efecto en- ell Teatro, concedido va
por ell Excmo. Ayuntamiento, pa.
ra cubrir ell deficit que pesa sobre
ell santo Asilo. En- esta reunion
impero ell mas eleyado espiritu.
Ell Bazaar quedara con seguri-
dad instalado en- ell pr6ximo mes
de Enero, y en- los dias que d su
debido tempo Sc sefialaran.
La remission de objetos para ell
Bazar es muy numerosa, y entire
ellos hay muchisimos de exquisite
gusto y bastante valor. De mo-
do que los premios seran apete-
cibles.
La poblaci6n, pues, esta res.
pondiendo dignamente, como de
su probada generosidad nos pro.
metiamos, al llamamiento que en-
nombre de la Carload Sc lie ha
hecho,
Tenemos la conviction mas
plena de que ell Bazsr y la rifa
daran un lisonjero resultado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-12-31
HEDIOS De SllElR LAATM0SFERA
EN- Ell HOSPITAL -CARCEL.

La sitnaci6n de este hermoso
edificio, sin tener una orientacion
exacta con los principales puntos
eardinales, diri5ese por su frente
hacia ell norte. quedando las gale
rias laterales hacia ell este v oeste
y la parte posterior y alberta ha-
Ella el sur.
En- todo el sur, d 10 largo de
la costa, y no di,tante, Sc encuen.
tran extenso5 manglares; uno,
pues, de los priucipales medioS
de mejorar la insalubridad de
aquella region es ir desecando
POGO a POGO aquellos sitios pan
tanosos, 10 que Sc puede hacer
con los presos y encarcelados,
aproyeehando la abundancia de
tierras que en- sitio no lejano exis-
ten: debe rellenarse cuando me.
nos una extension superficial de
doscientos cincuenta trescientos
metros de ancho, 8 sea de la COS.
Ia al mar, for cuatroclentos 8
quinientos metros de largo, 8 sea
paralelo d Ia orilla; con esta me-
dida Sc eyitari1 por 10 pronto la
emanaci6n palddica en- las inme
dlaciones del edihcio.
Para sislar lueFo mas compile
tamente el hospit.l~carceI de los
sltios pantanosos, separando.o de
sus emanaciones, 8 sea del "baci
llus maiarip se puede establecer
una barrera pof medic dc arboIes
que Sc irian plantandO al extreme
del terleno desecado 10 mas le
jos possible del estabIeciniento,
para formar una especie de coro.
IA yegetal Poblada J densa para