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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-02-02

81 recollect another instance" and
the conductors face lost its look of in
dignation and smile crept over it, "in
which completely cured fat, fllssy
old woman of her efforts to beat her
way. She would invariably tender me
either $40 gold piece or bill of the
same amount, We don't generally car
rY enough change for such large de-
nominations, and it 80 happened that /
was caught half dozen tunes, and l
guess she began to think she mad soft
Summers snap, and became a regular
patron OF my ca, One day fixed my
self. / literally loaded myself dowP
for the occasion, and laughed about 1t
to myself so often that my driver wan
ted to know if l thought had mashed
the pretty girl who sat In the corner on
q previous trip. Well, at the proper
corner stood my small monument oil
flesh waiting my coming. stopped
the car with cheerful alacrity, and Az
sisted the woman on board with such a
beaming countenance that 1 really
feared might give myself away. After
she had fairly settled herself l started
in TO collect her fare. She looked up
so innocently at me and said, 'Rsally,I
have nothing smaller than this $40
piece, at the same time handing me
shining double eagle. well, think
can change it for you this time, says 1,
and did. reached down in pocket
where there was a good sized leather
bag, united the string, and held 1T up
side down over her lap. There, I said
as the contents iingled downward you'll
And Just 1895 cents in that pile, 1
guess--your exact change. oh says
she, i think have nickel 10 my
pocketbook, All right; you'd better
keep it, or else I'll take it for some of
the other fares you owe me- At frst
she was disposed to make row, but
was 80 perfectly independent, and the
passengers were all laughing, that fin
ally she took her handkerchief, made a
sack and tied up all the money she
could, filed her purse, her pockets, and
then had respectable little pile to
shovel into her hand bag. You may
think I'm stretching this, but a man
who works on a princely salary has no
lnducement to lie for a lew paltry PEN
MES" said the innocent looking con-
ductor, as he ierked The bell cord and
took on dude, starting the car again
SO quickly as TO land the misrepresenta-
ton of humanity into the lap of spin
ster who sat in the farther corner.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-02-02
Sea Tram q

When a person deslrous OF reaching a
foreign land is unable to scrape together
sufficient money to defray the expenses
of the voyage, he is apt to look around
for some means to reach the desired
point without charge. Application for
free passage is promptly refused by the
persons who have it in their power to
grant such request. All the outgoing
vessels have every berth filled and have
no place tor II greenhoIn to work his
passage. A promise to pay for trans
portation as soon as he is comfortably
settled in the new land is of no avail,
and ashe cannot earn, beg or borrow
his passage he regards 1t no sin to steal
it. There is no law to punish stow
away for even the successful larceny of
a voyage across the ocean, no matter
how clearly the case may be proven.
Determined to secure a free passage
across the water, the stowaway secre-
tes himself on some steamer or sailing
vessel which is shortly to leave port,
keeps securely out of sight until the
craft is SO far at sea that the officers
cannot put him off and make him walk
when he emerges from his hiding-place
and requests to be introduced to the
captain. He informs the latter of the
circumstances under which he was
driven to steel free ride, expresses re-
gret at having committed the larceny,
as the captain is sure to term it, offers
his labor, skilled or unskilled, as 1t may
be, and pleads for mercy. Should the
captain be ''jolly sea-dog,,' the stow
away usually fares excellently, does but
title work, and reaches his destination
healthier and happier than If he had
paid for his steerage fare.
A sea captain, however, Is usually
disposed to look upon the stowaway, or
''sea-tramp," as he is sometimes called,
much as a lonely farmer looks upon the
average tramp, and as rule the 'sea-
tramp leads dogs life from the mo-
ment be discovers his presence on board.
Poor food and little of it is offered him
and the hardest and most disagreeable
work about the decks generally falls to
his lot. The stowaway Is regarded
by the officers and crew as natural
enemy, and kicks and cuffs and often
harsher treatment are administered to
him on the slightest provocation. The
only unpleasant duty which he escapes
is deing sent aloft, and wereit not that
the officer who sends stowaway aloft
is liable for manslaugbter should the
latter fall overheard and lose his life; il
is probable that the ''sea tramp" would
spend his days and nights perched like
bird on the lofty spars of the vessel
The stowaway usually travels alone a,
the chances for being discovered before
the vessel reaches safe distance from
and are much less than when several
men start on board the same craft. Fe
male stowaways are scarce, probably
because they cannot endure the priva
tions and hardships to which thel
would be exposed.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-02-02

The new palace of justice at Brus-
sells, one Of the largest and most remark
able constructions of modern times,
was recently opened with becoming
solemnity. The palace, placed in
commanding situation In the most ele-
waited part of the town, was commenced
in 1865. The celebrated architect, M.
j. Poel@rt, who made the plans and
directed the work, has, unfortunately,
not seen its completion. Since his
death, in 1879, the works have been
directed by NJ. Wellens, engineer in the
service of the government.-M. Poel@rt
did not adopt any determined style, but
made use for its magnificent structure
OF Greek, Roman, and even, especially
as regards the outline, of Indian mod
els. The result is considered glorious
one for his memory and for the country,
but it has only been obtained at cost
of 5000, 900 francs (S9, 900, ,00o).-Very
large sums will be required for the
transformation of the quarter surrounds
ing the palace so as to give it frame
worthy'of it. The palace by itself COW
ers 36, 900 square and ascents and de.
cents which had to be created, total
of 10000 square meters, which were
necessary for construction, Is arrived
at. The central hall measures 300
square meters, and is So meters high,
while its roof opens into gilt crown
terminating in cupola at height of
973 meters. The palace contains be-
side twenty-seven large and 245 smaller
halls for the different services, and
eight court-yards. All the principal
halls are most richly decorated. The
materials which have been employed In
the construction and decoration are
most durable which could be provided
by money, after most comprehensive
study of the matter. The building is,
indeed, almost indestructible, and will
transmit the name of Poelart to the
most distant times. The outside height
up to the crown on the cupola is the
meters. From whichever side one now
approaches Brussels this colossal build
ing presents itself, dominating the
town and surrounding country. Crit
les, of course, find fault with this and
that, but on the success of the great
enterprise as whole Belgium must be
congratulated on.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-02-02

A German medical charlatan, having
a salVe to put on the market, went to a
respectable druggist and offered him
the agency it, telling him at the same
time that if he wished to satisfy him
self absolutely as to Its freedom from
deleterous substances he might send
some Of 1t to any two high medical
authorities and he 1.-THE charlatan) would
pay them handsomely for the analysis
and opinions. The druggist found the
proposals reasonable, and the quack
sent the samples to the druggist, who
forwarded them, with list of the In
gradients of which they were composed
to the eminent doctors. 1t is true that
the charlatan left out of his list the
particular drug-arsenic-upon which
the value of the salve depended, but
this little trick remained undiscovered,
from the fact that the doctors, knowing
that the preparation came from a very
respectable druggist, felt that they
were safe in taking the proffered fee
without going through a troublesome
analysis. They accordingly declared
the article to be made up in consonanee
with the acknowledged rules of science,
and to be wholly free from any delete
rious substance. The sales were heavy
and the profits were large. But when
the Carlsruhe Sanitary Counil recently
condemned the salye as composed
largely of an arsenical compound the
eminent doctors found themselves in a
very bad fix. While the professional
palayer over the matter was going on
the charlatan saved himself from fine
and Imprisonment by quietly slipping
over the border with his money bag.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-02-02

l.,,
A. A. . n"iio oonea'n 'lie iiia.,eSS, oiutcheu
Wv. w papoi =, ,l'' anu ~ uie" !. iolIn, ohe Hust
A. D nioeO' ~ no, nVU iois eiioush
oo,'raoo cO vAe nr ~, 10 nesl pug nien. iach a
nurroeo Stoad;,,, 49, .o,,,aJ ~ .,.a
fire. threw tbo nonor mo-, tho oooIs ~ a-S
SOW n shr,uoI intp 80 a,,,pS O- ''-' ''''-' "i'N
Tho decd wos dono ond sho had on,v
to await tbo Ioo,,a sha thonrht ha,
oorooioroo olroodr y. -ror,, oa sho go,
her seat aGo,n bv tha ,n,ndow Sha
could on,r tTrst +o ~ ia 800 thi,,,;no
tho nil, ,.os naso Is - Ell w -, W Ia Jna4,,
Two bonrs nassed SLOWLY IN fine soil
tary watcher in the sick-cbamber. then
the old man awakened and feeblv called
her TO his side. Lola bent over him.
WWhat ia IT, nncleYu
"I.ola. I feel such a strange sinking
I-tbink I must he diving - he mnf.
tered in a vo,oa SCARCELY audible
"Child Won nave nesn kind to me--von
have stayed bv me-. and did NOT desert
me as she did. It was onlv a little
wbile-sbe MIGHT have staved with mo
TO the last Bend closer lola while
i tell Won. Once INV heart softened
and made INV will in her favor. buh
IL ia all right now yor have all tbare
ia Bioos was in time ItisalI rioht -
Flashes of heat and cold went over
tho voung oirl 90 sba liatonad to b,a
w 'ouns e"t CO, 90 9no U ~. " n
49, S,nraa . - % - rs ,n,,,J ~ ~ 49,
- " - a " .,,l.,,O %noS Tn@S 49, -. -
e.. 49, - ~ M III M o 1 sIS .',iet
@ n,u | 80 h"S %i.,tnI ,'aH no ,'non.oata w. 10
hi soni,,no. I - Dron" ~ onothdn ~
wa Wa - ,,a-aSos " ,'',a a,'o - S",Doa ha,u.o,,,
..rTnai" r. Jts ~ 49,, -. ~ - LII 60
os,on tha 80 u n3,, ,,,aJa Ia IL oar"ao,,
sspS -. I's. y. -,
CO. yes hois' uuV ~ 10 an llsnS
iiom. nave inaoe aho'ner' giving all
W YOU aeain
=" n"' peo"iiio VI Vne o'ner wiii' uh-
cle-.ne one In Sessie's laforf sne
ashed III s'raileu No'ce' 'Sylhg ho0 10
'iiom ,, nei ,i .ielnniiils esselness,
Disss Aep' u 'a,u inisnC ""nU W
puih 1liS oiie anu cllahse pach againi
Dut never snail. could not IL
would; ior, Lola, am dying.
a shiyer ran over the young girl as
she saw indeed That he was dying, and
all was lost. A grcan escaped her pale
lips
II wiz look came lheo tIe olu man )
eyes anu ne began 70 JapDer lhcoher-
emily. lie talked OF Jessle-agaln she
was little girl, and besides him; then
he would reproach her for leaving him
IN his old age. Lola mad begun to
to think that she must summon some
body, when glaze came over his eyes,
then they slowly closed, and with a
slight shudder all was over.
a1iAe ohe III d uiealn' Lula went u
call the servants one thougnt was
uppermost In her mlnd-the destroyed
VIII. On, II she had only looked at 1t
before she committed it to the famesl
Rut it was too late now for vain re-
grets, She had only one hope; perhaps
the Old man was wandering In his
mind from the hrst In what he SAID.
"heh Dlggs was suiLihoheu, hoia
saw nun searcii Denea'n 'iie oeu ioi Vie
VIII, puV ne salu noehlng "heh ne lounu
II misslng' ne uiu nOV lor ohe ,noinehs ,
uouo' ouV 'iia' 'ne olu man neu 0"','eu
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-02-02
THE RIVER.

The lights Of the city glimmer
In the swift, black wave below;
Like ghosts that fit in the cleaning,
The white ships come and 20.
White and dim and stately,
The good ships seaward go,
Luck to you, captains and saIlora,
However the winds may blow
White and dim and stately,
The good ships homeward throng;
Welcome, captains and sailors,
Your voyage has been longi
And sweethearts' eyes shall glisten,
And wives shall Joyful be,
As the little children listen
To your tales of the stormy sea.
But what are the wrecks you tell Of
To the wreck Of love Ike mine
The river murmurs and glitters;
Above the cold stars shine.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-02-02

Philadelphia new Postoffice,
which is soon to be occupied, cost about
So, 10000 Its dimensions are-175
feet 8 inches on Chestnut street, IT'S
feet inch on Market street, and 4S4
feet on Ninth street; height of the dome
above the curb, 40 feet.
A BUNCH of peacock feathers tied
with ribbon make pretty ornament
to hide bad spot on the parlor wall,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-02-02

To prevent children losing their nit
tens or gloves, sew on each one long
ribbon and fasten the ribbon to the in
side Of the coat sleeve.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-02-02

The true way to advance another's
virtue is to follow 1t, and the best way
to cry down another's vice is to decline
II.
National Republican., 1884-02-21
ARTIST AND MODEL.

trough ON CoESs. for Corns, Warts, Bunions,
bc
National Republican., 1884-02-21

do consolidated, 80 past due coupons, 3S North
Carolina 6s, old, llOH d today,
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 20.-Cotton dull middling
10%c. Floursteady aud moderately active: How
ard street and western snperine, S2.7593,5O; do.
extra, e3,75@475; do, amly, 90 5,00D576; city mills
superfne, S275Q3,60; do. extra, S3.76G6.25; do.
Rio brands sS6l05 S8; PRtapsco family, $3.50; do.
superlatiye patent 500. Mhoat--S luthern higher
western steady, closing dull southern red, sl.l2
OLA; do, amber, Sl,l5@llTi No. Maryland,
81 ll6 asked; No. 2weslern winter red, spot, Sl.l0
@l.l0H; February, l.l0@l l0H March, Sll0H@
l,l0t4; April, Sll2@l,l2l5i May, Slli@LliH, Corn
Southern firm ana tHiriy aciyei western tirmer
AMI dull; southern white, 6O@62c do. yellow, bS
@6ocj western mlxel, spot, 6llI962g March. 6Ol6
gGll4ci May, G3@6334c; steamer, 66D57c. Oats
sea ce and firm southern, 420i6c; western white,
1906; do. mixed. 4294ic PennNylyania, 42@46c
Rye quiet at 67@61n. hay Nrn rrime TO choice
Pennsylvania and Maryland, Sl4,00@l5,00 Provl.
sions quiet; mes pork $3.50; bulk meats, shoul
ders and clear rib sides, packed, s49lOI6ci bacon
shoulders, 9c clear rib sIde. liAd; hams l4l99
l6hc Lard-Retned, lOAc, Butter dull; western
packed. lO@2lc creamery, 2b@S6c. Eggs lower
and quiet ~ 2l92ic. Petroleum easier; refined
bIbgS19c. Coffee barely steady; Rio cargoes, orl'
nary 10 fair ll94@l234c. Sugar quiet soft, 75sc.
Copper-Rehned quiet AT l49l414O. Whisky steady
AZ Sl.lb@l.lS12 Freights 10 Liverpool per steamer
dull cotton, 3.l6d.: -four Is. 3D.; grain, 2lSG93d.
Receipts = Flour 4,875 barrels; wheat, $4,000 lush
els; corn, 10000 bushels; rye, 500 bushels Ship
ments-Wheat 5000 bushels; corn, 1900 bushels.
sales-Wheat, 439, 900 bushels corn al 900 bushels
National Republican., 1884-02-21
A Romantic Episode In the Lifo OF an
American Artist.

American Artist.
A Paris letter says: Artists are supposed to
be naturally romantic. Perhaps they are |;
but 1t has yet to be demonstrated that they
as a class fall in love more readily than other
men. And yet one 10 continually hearing of
affairs d'amour among the knights Of the
brush at Paris. They rarely become en-
amored Of their models-that is, rarely seri-
ously enamored. Models are not, as rule,
of a lovable or loving kind. But there
was case of true love between an
artist-we will call him Palette rather
who sat for him in figure pieces" He was
an American, young, whole-souled, and sue
cessfully rising. She was an Alsacienne,
young, handsome, and poorer than the pro-
verbal church mouse. Her parents had lost
their little property in the Franco Prussian
war, whe then hungry German gobbled up
the fair provinces of Alsace aud Lorraine.
Rather than swear fealty to the kaiser they
had sacrificed everything and fed, eventually
turning up in Paris, where they had managed
to wiring out a meager living in various
honest ways. Marguerite, the daughter,
had been endowed by nature with
splendid face and form, and she was
as good as she was beautiful. By and
by her father was disabled, and the mother
nau 10 ueVOpo 10 nlIn ner COnsthnU care, 30
that ON Marguerite's shoulders fell the bur-
den of supporting the little family. All went
we'll for while, and then bad timos came
There was no work to be had. A friend Of
the family, Monsieur N, frequenter Of the
studios, suggested sitting for tho artists.
mol 1t could not be thought Of At last
necessity compelled some action. There
were stern landlords and implacable
tradesmen to face. Palette was looking for
model. He was painting classical picture
He wanted an Athenian girl, but he could
not find any one who satisfied him in tho
Greek costume. He pressed NJ, whom he
knew very WE'LL and N, pressed Marguerite,
who, in the end, consented. Palette was en-.
chanted. The very thing; and he painted
away for dear life, Somehow the picture
was an Internationally long time in the an
ishing-there was always something to bo
done to the figure of the Greek girl. And
Palette was a capital talker, and he drew
from Marguerite her history. First she had
his sympathy; then his friendship. She sat
for him often in other pictures. He assisted
her family in various ways, and he discovered
that she was a very uncommon girl. To
make long story short he loved her, de-
votedly, too, and she loved him. And they
were married, of course? No! There is no
happy ending in this tale; there is no ring of
happy bells. Marguerite fell i'll and died.
And Palettep Well, he will never marry.
He keeps her memory sacred. He paints with
sadder and more effective touch now, and
people say there is a wonderful deal of heart
and poetry in his work. He supports the
mother and makes her old age free from care,
The father died not long after his daughter.
1t is sad story; ii Is story of romance, but
such things show the better nature of our
race.
National Republican., 1884-02-21
THE COUNT RECORD.
Business Transacted by the District Judi
cIary Yesterday.

buAhehs Trnnsacteu " tne Di5tiASS ~NNa-
cIary Yesterday.
Court IN General 7erm-Chief Justice Cartier, Jus
tees James aud Co1.--Stuts VS.. Metropolitan ln-
surance company; on hearing.
Circuit Court-Judoe Hdoner-Northern Liberty
Market company VS.. Prather; verdict for de-
fcndant. Herring VS.. District of Columbia; on
hearing
Eonly court-,Judos deArthur,-Childs VS..
Chiids testimony before John A. Clarke ordered
taken in thirty days. Smith VS.. SMITH appear
ance of absent defendant ordered. Middleton va.
Mlddletoni sale ratified nisi. RUPERT vs. smith
injunction till further order granted; White VS.
Doyle; exceptions to answer overruled, leave 70
file replication, and testimony ordered taken in
thirty days. Cooley VS.. Cooley; alimony and
counsel fees granted. Ragan vs.. Haight auditors
report confirmed. Robinson VS.. Wall; reference
to auditor ordered. Boss vs. Campbell; hearing
Criminal court--Judge Wpiis.-- Robert Wilson,
rape recognizance In $500. George Kelley and
George w. Morgan, false pretonses: sentenced TO
two years each In Albany penitentiary In one case
and one year additional In another case. susan
Keath. receiving stolen property motion TO quash
granted. James G. Helen, assault with intent to
Kill; on hearing.
NEW SUITS.
No. ss9i. Reed ct al vs.. Reed OF al, partition ].
@. Payne solicitor. No. SS95. Sugru VS.. warner ct
al; to vacate lot, Warmers subdivision of square
$50. No. 25ll6 Annie L. Foley VS.. Henry d. Kelly,
account $500; I. F. Mills, attorney.
COURT CALL.
Court IN General 7ern-CniJ Juitce C1rher. Jus
ices James and Cor.-No. 81 on hearing; 80, S3.
Circuit Court-Judoe HaOner.-Nos. rs, 1856, 1877,
139. 40, 14l. 1i3. 147, aud 1is.
% Eggity CoTt-Judge 4dcATthar.-Nos. g. 49, o. H.
ciSiaai IN M 20 tSalLJdOs sna WNos 1898. 1906
1878, 1859, l52O9, 1914, 1874, 1917, l5lss,
1886, and 1892.
National Republican., 1884-02-21

will not be suspended for the introduction OF
further testimony, but final judgments will be en-
tered therein upon the evidence then before the
National Republican., 1884-02-21
THE MARKETS.
Stocks Firm and Strong, With an Upward
Tendency.
Trading in Coal Shares the Principal
Feature.
Specfdl Dispdlch.

Specfdi Dispdch.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The market opened
fairly strong and remained so during tho en-
tire day, Delaware, Lsckawanns and Western
and tho other coal stocks being tho general
features. There was not much doing in the
general market outside Of these stocks. The
market closed tired and featureless. 1t Is
reported in New York that stormy discus
sion is going on between the officials Of the
treasury department and tho New York
clearing house concerning tho question Of
the government paying its indebtedness in
silver; also that New York banks are
boarding $780, 1000 gold, and arc forcing
silver certificates into the interior. 1t is be-
lieved that this caused the rise In foreign ex-
change. Prominent banking officials in New
York say this question may have disastrous
effects upon approaching elections in the fall
The advance in foreign exchanges creates
some excitement in banking circles and con-
siderable agitation over the discu ssion OF
the question Of having the treasury pay gov
ernment obligations in silver
Outside tho coal stocks the market 10 dull
and sympathizes with the advance In OK
change to 457 and 490l, the market slightly
reacting in consequence.
The Denver road refuses to furnish earnings
except monthly in future.
Southern houses in the New York cotton
trade here have killed proposed reduction in
commissions from $25 to SIS for purchases
and sales.
The trading in Lake Shore and New York
Central has been light and featureless. Union
Pacific lent for for use.
Tho bears have been selling the market
this afternoon upon the advance Of exchange.
The general buying has been better than
the selling.
The notice calling ON stockholders of
Oregon Transcontinentsl to confer with Mr..
James Boyd emanated from committee who
propose suing the directors individually for
misrepresen tation Of the financial condition
of Oregon Transcontinental from time to
time.
The shorts covered their Laekawanna sold
this morning.
STOCKS.
Following are opening and closing prices of
principal stocks, as corrected by special wire
reports received by Bateman & Co., bankers,
No Ia11 street northwest:
National Republican., 1884-02-21

BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 20-Virglnia 6s deferred. ~;
do. consolidated. 80 past due coupons. 3S North
Carolina IS, old, llO18 b d today,
National Republican., 1884-02-21

Futures Wheat Corn. Oats, Pork. Lard.
National Republican., 1884-02-21


MosAIcs OF GREcIAN HISTORY. BY MARCUS
4 ROBERT PIERREPoNT WILSON. New York:
Harper u Bros.
The authors Of this book state In the
preface that they have endeavored to pro-
duce, within moderate compass, ahistory Of
Greece that shall not only be trustworthy,
but interesting to all classes Of readers, and
they have admirably succeeded. Commencing
with an Introductory chapter, giving gene
raj view of tho Grecian states and islands,
the fabulous and legendary period of Grecian
history is taken up, and then tho rich litera.
ture of the Greeks as we'll as the stirring
history of that remarkable people up to their
conquest by tho Romans. The concluding
chapter sketches the successive conquests of
Greece and its revolutions down to its present
status as constitutional monarchy.
The dry details Of history arc all found
in this book, but in so attractive guise that
the facts are absorbed by the reader without
hardly knowing IL, and the amount of iufor-
nation derived is only realized when one
pauses to think upon the chapters read. A
large number of poetioal extracts are used,
and in many instances they form the sole
medium of presenting historical facts, and
there are prose selections from the best his
torians, so that pleasing variety is given to
the narration, rendering it all the more at
tractive and interesting.