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Daily Republican., 1884-04-24

LOWS.-WILLOW WOOD FOR
w our use should be cut when the sap is
fully up In the Spring, (tree coming into
leaf. and be thoroughly divested Of bark and
be kept clean and dry 1t must be all branch
wood not over four or five years growth, none
over four or five inches in diameter and free
Of heart; the smaller the wood Is the better.
ror such wood we give 30 per cord, deliver
ed at our M Ills on the Brandywine; If deliver
ed with the bark on, it must be hauled within
a few days after it is cut so the bark Will not
set on It, as II would have to be peeled here.
For such wood with bark on we give $500 per
cord, delivered at the Mills.
L l. DUPONT, DE NEMOURS Il 90.
a23.3Utd -6tW
Daily Republican., 1884-04-24
JOHN WAN anna X ER


Black Cashmere Suits, with kilt skirt,
self.trimmed, round drapery, $40, $l2
and $l5.
Stylish Cashmere for mourning, deep
kilt front, panels on side, SIS.
Finer Cashmere Dresses, $50, $25, $50,
and $35.
Nuns Yelling Dresses, self.trimmed,
SO.
Black Silk Dresses, made with sty-
lish basque and self-trimmed, S25 to
$50.
Finer Black Silk Dresses, with lace,
Jet and passementer trimming, SIS TO
Sl50
Elegant Combination Dresses of new
spring goods, $50 to 500.
One Elegant Black Silk Train Dress,
beaded front. S12O.
One Elegant Green Ottoman Silk,
Brocaded Front, Sl25.
Beautiful Spring Wrappers in Drab,
Pink and Garnet Cashmere, in Mother
Hubbard style, 81 to SIG.
Rrocade1 :, X Wraps, Lined and
Beautifully Tlllnned ,s2o to S75.
Daily Republican., 1884-04-24

SUNDAY TRAINS,
Philadelphia and intermediate stations
$40 a. IN. 1900 NJ. %. 80, 7.40, .. IS p. In.
Philadelphia and New York, 200, 2.45 q
m. ; 5.l7, 6.37, o.4S y. IN.
For West Chester, via Lamokln, $40 a. "
and $50 p. IN.
Baltimore and Washington, l.42, 4.43, sos
1906 a. IN. ll.09p p. m. Baltimore, 1.06 u. m
For further information passengers are re-.
ierred to the timetables posted at the Sta.
tiOns.
Trains marked ~ are limited express
upon which extra fare Is charged.
CHARLES Z. PURH, J. X, WOOD.
General Manager. General PASSENGER Agep.
Daily Republican., 1884-04-24
AT
WANAMAKER'S
GRAND DEPOT.

Dress and Wrap outfits
from now on will be in in.
creasing demand, as the lag
gard spring bestirs herself
with quickened footsteps
Our dress-making rooms are
well appointed and their ia
cilities increased to meet the
seasons demands. As there
is a limit, however, your ear
lier orders will allow us to
do you better service. We
can recommend the dresses
you'll consult as models, tor
the variety is great and the
work excellent. They take
in the more practical for
housewear, and the elaborate
for street and evening. You
can pay from $3.50 to SIS
for them.
Daily Republican., 1884-04-24

NyUTlUE-I AM NOW READY TO REG
IN ulate the weights and measures IN and
All persons wishing to have the same done
or to consult me about anything pertaining
thereto, can find me at my residence, 1l36
Poplar street, where prompt attention Will
be given to all work left to be done, or all In.
quiries cheerfully answered.
JACOB DEAKYNE,
Regulator of W Wcights and'M easures.
Wilmington, Del. April 2lst 1854. 22e"dsm
Daily Republican., 1884-04-24
DHILA DELPHlh,W WILMINGTON AND
L BALTIMORE RAlLROAh
JANUARY 7TH, lss4.

il BALTIMORE RAlLROAn
JANUARY 7TH. 1894.
Trains leave Wilmington as follows:
For Philadelphia and Intermediate sta.
tions, $40, 100, 1880 a. III. 2.30 400 TAO, ,9.6t
p. m.
Philadelphia, (express), 2, LAS, $50, 7.5o,
8.l5, g. y33, 2 81, 1907, II .53 a. III. l1.46, LA,
b.l7, 6l0, 6.37, Gasp. IN.
New York. 200 245 $50, $40, 100, 1907,
1l.53 a. IN. 'l23s, l.5i, 2.3o, 5.l7, e.37, Gao p.
III.
For West Chester, via Lamokin, $40 and
S.lb a. IN. go and 400 p, In.
Baltimore and Intermediate stations, LOB,
10 06 q. IN. 900 p. IN.
Baltimore and Bay Line, 100 p. IN.
Baltimore and Washington, LAP, 4.43, sos,
1908 a. IN. LOO, Sill, 5.03, 100, ll.09p. III.
Baltimore only, LOS a. IN. 1927 and p. m.
Trains for Delaware Division leave for:
New Castle, 800, . 05 a. IN. LIS, 800, 400
and 6.H p. IN.
Harrington, Demar, and way stations, 9.Ot
o. m., and LIS p. ID.
Wyoming and way stations, o.26 pm.
Express for Harrington. loop. m.
Daily Republican., 1884-04-24

Silk and Wool Mixture in shades of
Pink, Green, Brown, Garnet, etc, a
notified golden, showing a scarcely.dis-
cernible .raGery Of the palm leaf and
scroll designs, AZ in, Sl.OO.
An all.wool design in army blue and
terra Gotta; has palm foliage as drapery
for figure OF glrl ,wil ging the jump
ing rope and AD"'her trundling wheel
barrow, ~ in, 600.
Daily Republican., 1884-04-24
JOHN WAN AMAk Err

Short Wraps are beng Or
dered constantly from our
work-rooms. They are par
ticul4rly liked in the Persian
Cloths. The Oriental garni-
ture is in varied coloring.
42-lnch, $3.50. Also French
Novelties, ranging from 81 90
to $500 per yard.
Daily Republican., 1884-04-24

P]alds are in favor, though
OF roodih,d kinds. Scottish
sorts have a lesser share, but
the clan titles no longer re-
vive olashing memories.
Daily Republican., 1884-04-24

When it comes to turning
little Johnnie out to a healthy
romp on the playground, or
to play at :" striking oil y
among the beach sands, we
don't recommend the high.
toned suit you'd like to put
him in once, just to try the
effect. Such as this first one
would do splendidly.
Daily Republican., 1884-04-24

Shrimp Pink and Dark Brown forms
a 2.in Plaid, and the weave pin check
and pin stripe. The same effects in Blue
and Ecru and Cardinal and Olive. 40
inch, S75c.
In a Blue and White Cashmere Plaid
the haf-inch bars are 50 disposed as to
show some six varieties, and each five
blocks line Of white or ecru relieves
the effect. AZ inch, Sl25.
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An Eccentric Funeral.

An old woman named Mary Robin
son, who is said to have been well
known throughout London as 1.-THE
queen of the costermongers," was
buried yesterday in Finchley Cemetery.
She at one time used to have stall in
Somerstown, and of late years had been
vendor of cats meat 1t is stated
that she amassed fortune of ECO. 900.
1t was her custom to lend costermongers
money on Fridays and Saturdays to 90
to market with, they paying her for the
loan shilling in the pound. She was
most eccentric woman. She paid,
twenty years ago, to Mr.. Sharman, of
Caledonian road, go for her funeral
expenses. Owing to the rumor that the
deceased in her will had ordered that
her remains should be carried to the
grave by four men wearing white
smocks, and that twenty-four young
women should follow wearing violet or
purple dresses, Paisley shawls, hats
with white feathers in them and white
aprons that some money was to be
spent in drink for costermongers at
certain public houses she named, and
that there was to be band of music in
attendance, some thousands of persons
eongregated in Bemerton street, where
she lived, along the Caledonian road
and along the route to Finchley Gene
terry. The concourse of people blocked
the streets for time, and in some cases
persons paid for windows to see the
procession. The coffin, which was of
handsome polished oak, bore brass
plate with the inscription, "Msry
Robinson, aged II, died January /,
1884" 1t was reported that the corpse
was shrouded in white satin, and that
'ound the head was white wreath.
The funeral car was covered with ex-
oensive wreaths and crosses. There
we're in the procession, besides the rela-
lives and friends of the deceased, a
great number of pony-carts, donkey
)arrows and cabs, all being overlilled
With costermongers. The deceased, it
was said, left sum of go to be spent
drinks and ten shilings for pipes
md tobacco after the funeral. - 81
lanes Gazette
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THE LOVERS QUARREL.

''Never while live," said Miss Rash
leigh, "never while | live, will l see
your face again!''
She meant it when she said it; and as
she spoke, she threw her bethrothal
ring towards her lover, who had offended
her
1t missed him and rolled down upon
the floor and over the sill of an open
china closet-one of those old fashioned
closets that used to stand on either side
of the mantel-piece.
She did not notice where it rolled: he
did though; and after she had left the
room, he turned to pick it up. The RING
she had worn would always be precious
to him.
Miss Rashleigh went straight to her
own room, as miserable a girl as ever
lived, and moment later Grandmother
Rashleigh hustled into the drawing
room, pushed the open closet door to,
picked up the fallen magazine, set the
ANIMALS and books of poetry straight
on the table, pulled down the shades,
arranged the chairs mathematically
against the wall, and hustled out again.
'1've had these things fifty years. :"
she said to herself, land theirs Cornelia
and her beau with no more respect for
them than if they were so much lum-
ber."
Then she closed the door behind her.
and went away to her own room up
stairs, where fine silk patchwork quilt
was in the frame, a surprise for said
Corneia
Grandma Rashleigh gave every Young
person of the family something of her
own manufacture on his or her wedding
day.
"Now, =" the old lady had said dozen
times to Tripheny King, who was help
have the best thing I've done; and
there's bit in it of every handsome
silk there's ever been in the family, and
of her fathers and grandfather's we'd
ding vests" .r .U.
'Yes'm, its real memorial quilt, +"
said Tripheny. at takes you, mum,
to plan such things. "
The quilt was finished and bound
that afternoon, and Tripheny's Joy of
quilting being over she went home.
But she carried about the village the
news that she ''was sure all was over
between Miss Rashleigh and Mr.. Spear
She'd heard Gornelia saying something
to her grandma, and the old lady was
furious"
ale would never have done that if
he had cared for me, you know, grand
ma" Cornelia was saying at that mo-
ment ....
"Stuf and nonsense! He loves the
ground you walk ont" said the old lady
you'll never get such another, Cor
neiar' H.....t
II shall never marry at all; l hate
mem Cornelia answered.
And then her grandmother made the
house TOO hot to hold her, and she went
TO herm9ther's, her usual course when
she fell out with grandma.
Three days passed. AT the end of
the third licty Pratt stepped in at Mrs.
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for fortnight, in this small family.
We use the parlor much more, and [
am deaf, and so is old Hepsiba. and
you might have died there. Yes, and
you'd have killed him, Cornelia," added
the old lady, Throwing his pretty dia-
mond ring on the tloorr'
"Or' moaned Cornelia. corr
sit wasn't her fault. was con-
founded fool all through cried Or
vile. Il knew that closet had spring.
LOCK. No; don't blame Cornelia.
II shall always blame myselfm
sighed Cornelia. 80! how pale you
| arer'
"And how pale you are, Cornelia!"
Sighed Orville. ''Did you really care
when you thought l was dead?"
Ladies'" said Grandma Rashleigh,
snow that Orville has recovered and is
getting on, let US 90 into the other room,
and leave these two young folks to
talk things over together"
She led the way, the others followed.
When the tea bell rang soon after, Or
vile and Cornelia came out of the
drawing room arm in arm, and the we'd
ding-day was fixed. Philadelphia Call.
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Dogs.

Among the pests of the farmer the
dog holds high, if not the highest.
place. Not that the dog is necessarily
injurious, any more than some human
beings are, but it is the unframed,
neglected, and consequently vicious,
dogs which are a pest to the farmer, as
it is the uneducated, neglected and idle
youths who become pests of society.
A well-trained dog, kept in proper sub.
lection and under control of its owner,
may be useful in more than one
capacity, while its kind, docile and
friendly disposition and its wonderful
sagacity may make it an acceptable
companion. But when left to itself,
like the erring child we read of, it is
sure to bring its owner to shame and
grief. A Tennessee farmer who has
suffered gives some figures which might
be duplicated in every other State
with great ease. He says that his State
possesses 100000 dogs that are idle,
vicious and worthless. Each of these
dogs consumes as much food as would
make 100 pounds of pork if fed to pigs,
which, in the aggregate, is equal to
30,000,000 pounds of bacon annually,
worth 100000. This is the direct
cost of them. The indirect loss con-
sists in the prevention of the keeping OF
100000 sheep, the yearly profit of
which would be S6.000,000, so that the
whole loss to the State by reason of
the keeping of worthless dogs
in state of ferocious savageness is
equal to S9,000,O00. The schools of the
State cost 100000. So that the
keeping of the dogs costs three times
more than the education of the children.
The farmer might well have added to
his productive crop of figures all the
various losses and damages direct and
indirect from the sadly defective educa-
ton of the children for which only
S3,000,000 can be afforded on account
of these dogs.
But it is bad enough, because this is
only very small part of the whole
damage which is inflicted upon the
public by worthless dogs, or rather
through the criminal neglect of the
owners of them. For if a man should
keep wolf or other wild ferocious
beast and suffer it to 90 at large to
prey upon his neighbors every night he
would commit an offense for which he
would be amenable to the laws; and il
is equally wrong for him to keep a dog
and suffer it to become a beast of prey.
There is no lawful reason why a man
may not keep a wolf or q bear, or q
tiger even, if he keeps it in secure con
fnement, Society does not prohibit
this pleasure and qualification, and q
man may keep dog with equal pro.
priety if he will only prevent it from
injuring or destroying his neighbor' s
flock. But certainly every man should
be obliged to do this, and farmers who
suffer damage have a clear right to in
sist upon it and to ask for sufficient leg
islation to enforce tn Y. Times.
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it," said Mrs. Wright. She added: at
guess you love order as well as any of
us, if the truth were known"
mo, mamma, l am sorry, but pos
itively hate order. What | love is, to
fly my kite-or to make a boat and sail
it on the pond; and when it is dark,
love to come in and see you, and eat
supper of huckleberries and milk, and
doughnuts; but Just despise to be al
ways folding up, or hanging up, or
picking up something"
In emphasizing his views, Jamie
ierked the table-cloth, so that babv's
tray and spoon went Gathering to the
floor. Then there were two more
things to pick up!
"Still,' said Mrs. Wright, " l think
there are some kinds of order which you
like
:" am afraid not, mamma, not one"
"When you have played out doors
until the last minute, and you get into
the house Just as the clock strikes one,
then do you mind dinner being all in
order?"
Jamie smiled; then he looked little
sober.
Yesterday, when Uncle Charles
came to take you to ride with him. if
you could be ready in five minutes
Uncle Charles who is so elegant--then
were you sorry to find clean collar. neck
tie, handkerchief, gloves, hat, all ready
to lay your hand on them?"
Mammal"
"Would you like to find yourself at
school with holes in your jacket? Do
| you hate when you go up stairs at night,
tired, to find a bed made up comfort
able?"
Mamma, what do you mean?"
THAT it is not order which you hate,
| but the trouble necessary to gain it.,
All, my boy no one of us likes that;
but ought not each of us to take part
of it? Or should papa or mamma or
grandma. or Bridget do all the tiresome
/ picking up and fixing up, while Jamie
only enjoys it?"
Jamie put two warm arms around his
mothers neck; Mamma, you are
great for explaining things, aren't you?"
-BoStOn Beacon.
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In the s. TupalO. "

Trip sat on the stairs, talking to her
new dolly.
"Seems to me that you look sorwy,
Kathleen. Is it because you are lone
some without all those dollies at the
store where you come from? l don't
want you to be homesick here, 'tause
l loves you dearly, I'll do anything to
p'ease you. I'd carry you way up in
the tupalo, only mamma doesn't low
me to 90 up there, 'tause I'm verwy
libel to fall down those 'teep 'tairs.
Mamma has callers in the parlor,
and don't want to int'rupt, but dess
she'd say might 60, if would be verwy
careful and not fall"
SO up stairs toiled Trip with Kathleen
in her arms, till she finally stood safe
in the cupola.
d" Here we are, Kathleen, darling;
isn't it lovely up here? See these wed
curtains and that little lounge. Let's
play we're travellers, and have found
this nice little house to stop at, and we IL
90 to bed on the lounge and sleep till
morning."
So Trip laid down with Kathleen on
the low, wide lounge.
"Why! it's most like Jack and the
beanstalk I'm Jack, and you're my
little sister, and this is the little glass
house way at the top. Jennie tells me
the story every day. We coined up here
'tause l kept saying: Hitch my hatch
ct and up ! 90! Hitch my Ratchet
and up GOT Oh! Pm so seepy!" and
Trip yawned once or twice and was soon
fast asleep, but Kathleen never shut her
eyes.
There was fine stir down stairs
about half an hour after, when the call
ers we're gone and mamma wanted to
find Trip
Jennie" she said. looking into the
kitchen, tell Trip it's nap-time."
'She isn't out here said Jennie;
"and haven't seen her for an hour, as
l knows of.
They looked ''up stairs and down
stairs and in the lady's chamber" then
all over the shed, yard and barn, call
ing: "Trip! Tripn' but no Trip could
they find. Neither of them once thought
of the cupola.
Jennie went one way to the neigh
bors, and mamma the other. They sent
to the store for papa, and had half the
men and women, boys and girls, on the
street looking everywhere for Trip,
An anxious crowd stood in the front
hall, all talking at once, advising and
suggesting. Somebody looked up, and
there sat Trip on the upper stair, look
ing on with wondering eyes.
why, Tripn' screamed mamma,
rushing up to her. 'Where have you
been?"
up in the tupalo," said Trip. "And
we had booful nap up there; Kathleen
and YOUTHS Companion.
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Iamie,s Idea Of Orler.

When Jamie came rushing in from
play to supper, his mother was obliged
toSpeak TO him about hanging up his
hit and when his hunger was satisfied,
and he started from the table, she said:
Jamie, do not leave your napkin like
that Fold it, and put it in the ring.
Has my boy no sense of order"'
mo, mamma" cried Jamie, rushing
back to do as his mother told him, II
date order! It's always hindering and
interfering
"Scme people might say it was dis
order that is always hindering and in
eriering, For instance, had you folded
your napkin at the proper time, you
would not have had to come back to do
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For Young Readers.
NINE YEARS OLD.

Ring ont. O. bells, a merry peal,
On this suspicious morn;
little maid with golden locks
And soul of Heaven born,
Is nine years old,
Is nine years old.
From out your swelling throats, o birds
Pour forth your sweetest lays;
A little girl, with eyes of blue
And winsome, joyous ways,
Is nine years old,
Is nine years old.
o merry brook within the glade,
Dance lightly on your way;
precious child, this gladstone June,
And on this very day,
Is nine years old,
Is nine years old.
Fresh summer flowers, your petals ope.
With fragrance fill the air;
A human blossom on its stem
Unfolding, free and fair,
Is nine years old,
Is nine years old.
Young Bladder, frisky household pet,
Come, wag your tail in giee;
Your little mistress, on this day,
AS even you may see,
Is nine years old,
Is nine years old.
Come, uncles, aunts, and cousins, too,
And join in festive mirth;
Dear grandmamma, be young to-day;
Our maid of priceless worth
Is nine years old,
Is nine years old.
-OI(Uer Johnson, in ST. Nicholas.
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TUE TALIS1MAN And THE LEIGH.
A FRAGMENT.

A FRAGMENT.
1t was lovely lady that on her sick-bed lay;
1t was her lordly lover spurred for the leech
And met upon the highway, crouched on the
cold hard stone,
A withered white-haired beggar that made for
aims her moan.
The lordly lover cast her his purse from sad
dle-bOW.
''My love is lying dying, and for the eech go.
In yonder burg physicians many are trow
Would that the skillfulest of all among them
could know"
''Take this" the crone upstarting, placed on
his hand ring
OF dull and furnished copper, a mean and bat
''Wear this, and when thou ridest up to the
See for thyseif what company of guests doth
And before the knight could thank her she
vanished quite away,
And there was naught but wee brown bird
sitting upon the spray;
And the light-hearted lover onward he spurred
his courser gray,
And kissed the battered taisman and blessed
the kindly fay.
Up the ringing street he darted to the chief
physicians door
Heayenl what CHASTITY company was standing
it beforel
The souls OF all the slain were there, ten
thousand souls, trow,
Like witch fires in pallid night a-wavering
to and fro.
On passed the knight to another leech, but
before the door perdfe,
Was quite as CHASTITY if not quite SO great a
company;
And up and down the burg he rode, but
everywhere he went,
Watched the spirit of each patient under G
monument
'Alack! doth never a leech have skill?" was
his despairing cry;
"And must the Lady Cunegund in her youth
There is but one physician left, and yonder al
his door
o, heavensl there floats single ghost-a sin
gle ghost no more!
40, blessing on the talisman and on the
kindly fay!
Here is the surgeon skilled shall charm my
ladys hurt away.
Ho! busk We, busk ye, Master Leech, and ride
away with me,
And thou shalt save q precious life, and wiz
a priceless fee"
Up sprang the good physician then behind the
gallant knight
And swiftly up the sounding road clattereC
the courser wight;
And m1errily the knight he sang and shouted
in his glee,
"a blessing on the kindly fay that guided me
to thee"
NOW Dy our good ST. AnthOny, what IS L
thou dost sayY
Dost thou not know, Sir Knight, there is NJ
goblin, neither fay?
But tell me truly, who it was to me thy step
did guide,
For how should a poor leech be know
throughout the country-sde?"
40, trust me, trust me, Master Leech thy
fame spreads far and near;
On every side of thy healing skill what mira
cles we hear!
For though thy cheek doth brightly bear the
rosy hue of youth,
There is no doctor so renowned in all the land
good sooth."
''Sir Knight, it i'll becomes thy rank to mock
simple man,
One who doth practice Galen's art with all the
skill he can;
But only yesterday hung my shingle out Al
door,
And have had but single call-one patient
and no more"
Now by St. Anthony exclaimed the
knight = =
The remainder of this interesting ballad hal
been Distributors DrdlOer, IN HdIper'S Mag
(zllle.,
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Hair-Dressing in Japan.

The japanese do not use a pillow in
our sense of the word. They have a
small piece of wood something like a
dog in shape, on which they lay their
heads, the girls and women serene in
the consciousness that their hair will
not be disarranged. The wonderful
structure of Japanese head-d1ess is
usually made up once in four days. 1t
is evident that if it were touzled on a
down pillow, it would have to be dealt
with every day. Children in some cases
have the head closely shaved, but more
often the hair is Enthusiastically cultivated.
A favorite style is to shave the head all
round the crown, leaving that covered
with hair shaped like skull cap.
Sometimes all is shaved save a few
locks over the forehead. Another
rather fetching design is to leave q
couple of well-defined locks over either
ear, just enough to hold the child up by
if that were deemed desirable disci-
plinary process. Cor. London Daily
NeaOS.