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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-08
Killed His Four,b ,1an

fRASkToRD, KY, May .6.-Fyank Rgbert
saot rom Gritty yesterday morning. This
Is Tue fourth man that Egbert has shot
during the past three years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-08
STILL MORE so,

VIII Mcdonald, 2542 dearborn street tnlr
easo gli,oiu,, acknowledges cure OF Eezei NJ, or
Sail hhenI, head, necR, facs arms anu less "a
stveneou years; not abe TO move, except on manu- q
and knees for one year; not able help hiuse ay
eignt y rars; tried nuudre1B OF remedies; uoruu,99
pronounced Lis case hopeless, Permanently cuieu
b, the UrICuHA EMKDIKs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-08

CRY Ky snuer with malaria? EMORyrs
S ,d,.a DAhD CURE PILLS are infallihIe
r n1rer iail 70 cure the most obstinate Cases
or ppre eSS vegetaple contain no quinine, mercury
sugsr.coated' AT Ily dr Knd pleasant TO take,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-08
MORE WONDERFUL YET.

ii. e. Carpenter, Henderson. NJ. Y, cured 70, ~
PsOriasls or LsIosy, OF twenty years standlnB, "
CUTIcURA REMEDIES. The most wonderful g him
on record. dus.panful OF scales fell from hil N
daily. Physicians and his fiends thought ne iuss
die. Cure sworn to before Justice OF inc poAe'
and Henderson, most prominent Citizens
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-08
DON'T WAIT,

Write to us for these testimonials In fun OF se "a
direct 70 the parties. All absolutely sue Ny
given without our knowledge or solicitation pon LON
walt NOW is the time TO cure every species o.
g, ScalY, Pimply, Scrofuious llnheritei, So 1anS
giOas, and Copper colored Diseases OF the bioou'
Skin and Scalp with oss OF Hair. ,o ..,..
Sold by all druggists Price; CUTICuRAt oo eemS,
RRsoLvKNT, xii soxr, 20 cents. POTTER Dhpe
AND CHEMICAL Co.. Boston, Mass.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-08

New YORK, May The suspension of
the Marine Bank has weakened and de.
rorslized the speculations. Large blocks
OF Long stock have been thrown on the
market, and it is thought several firms
VIII go under Prices have broken ta3A
per 'ent. with Missouri Pacific, Union
Pacific, Northern Pacific preferred and
Erie as the weakest shares,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-08

REAJlTYFSrr l RGqshs, ,s Ssfppsss and and
skin B,smis6es, use yUTICuRA soar,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-08
ALMOST INCREDIBLE.

Jnmcs T.. Richardson, ,,nsto,n Honi & i nom
r,a gu otl A. iSiu scro,uio ~ ~, nm
tirn. Everything known TO The medta tayui1
w"S y led In vsln. became mere WRECK Atu,n 10,
cOu not mt my hanhs TO my bead, could MOI M
In bsd was III Constant pain, and looked upon ,s1
as a curse. NO relief or ture In ten years " hn,
heard OF the tUTlCuRA REMEDIES ussu inc"
and was perfectly cured. .,,,,,,,n
sworn 10 bsfoIe H. s. Com. j. ID, era WFORD.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-08

ERw YoRK, May -Tue suspension Of
the Marine National Bank, Wall and
Water streets WAS announced this morn
lug. j. D Fish is president o the bank
About q year ago the bank purchased
Booths Theatre. tn. clearing houss is
now in session to consider the question of
suspension. 1t ID thought the failure ia
bad one.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-08

THoUShND5 of LETTERS In our (0ssessioI
i rep-st this .tory have Dtea TO- rpe sulie as
los years win BlOud and skin hunors; lave u1e"
Obliged To shun public places on account my us
figuring humois; have had The best physleiash ~
nave rnL hundreds Of dollars and got no real H.
III until used the CuTICURA REsoLyENr' tne
now Blood turifer, iniaI nalib, and uTl WA an
tCriCuRA SOAP, sh3 Great SKIN cures r. u S MI
he ul u sis, externally, winch have cureu mo III"
Iefl my skin and blood as pure as chi, Us.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-08

ONO, lo-Converse, Forau, dAid-s
Jordan, LeFesIe, Murray, paig-, s;sney
Warner aud wilkins.
New Jersey, 3-F,rrell, Fielder and
McAdoo.
California, 4-Budd, Gasoook, Sum.
ner and Tulley.
| Maryland, l. FindIay,
lllinoir, l-Finerty.
Connecticut, BATON.
Louisisns Hunt
Virginia, 1-G d Wise.
West Virginia, l--Suyder. &c."
An examination Of the roll-oall shows
that 3l4 of the 324 members voted, and
III were passed. This is the largest vote
ever given in the House. Only tour Re-.
PablioaDs-Neleon, Strait, Wakefield and
White OF Minnesota--voted with the
Democrats in the negative. The deter
mlnation OF the advocates of the bill Il,
achieve success ia shown by the fact tina,
Nr. Reagan of Texas was brought from
his sick room TO answer to the roll. call
As he was led between the tellers to be
counted on the first vote, his pluck was
rewarded by several rounds of applause
from his party associates. m...
When Mr.. Young's name-the last on
| A.S' ""o Notioui speaker carlisle
said to the clerk "Call my name, "
The name was called and the spsake,
voted may" The vote was received
with cheers by the friends Of the measure,
Representatives Barr and Robinson, OF
New York, we've absent. Before the vote
was announced the clerk read the names
of four pairs; the smallest number q
members recorded as paired for years
Bennett, nay; Ochiltree, yea; Muldrow,
nay; Valentine, yea Nichols, nay
Riggs, yea; Wood and John D. White.
AFTER THE VOTE.
A special to the Philadelphia Ledge,
(proteotion organ), thus gives the feeling
among the friends OF the bill at Washing.
ton last night:
sit seems to be the general impression
among revenue reform Democrats to-
night that the defeat Of to-day disposea
OF the tariff question for this session. Nc
further effort will be made, 1t ia under
stood, by their wing of the party to take
1t up and though they think It prob.
able that the wool men will make
another attempt to secure the restoration
Of the wool rates Of the tariff Of 1867,
they feel sure that the House will not re.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-21

The only thing needful in this country,
and the only thing that keeps the eyes
of the people open to their own inter-
ests. is that, occasionally, the Demo-
Gratis should have majority in Con-
gress. 1t seems that that political party
only need to have majority anywhere
to show itself in its true light and ex-
hibit to the people its unreliability as to
principles ayowed, During past years.
in fact. during the years since the
breaking out of the war, the Demo-
cratic party has put forth platforms of
principles which they have never sus-
tained-not even the great doctrine that
..the war was failure
In the present Congress, as in proceed
ing ones. that party promised the people
that retreuchment, reform, reduction of
taxes, equalization of bounties, etc,
would receive their first and earnest at
tention. In measure, they have full
filled their promises; but only so far as
s.their attention" was concerned. They
have made grand exhibition of what
they would do with the tariff What
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-21

have they done? What are they doing?
The records show that what little change
they propose to make will in no wise
benefit the people, and in all proba-
bility. should they succeed with their
scheme, the people will be still further
burdened.
What holds true with their tariff re-
form, holds good with all of their other
promises. Their main desire is to make
the people believe them honest in their
professions, thereby securing their votes
in the coming presidential campaign.
Now, the question arises, will the
people place confidence in these prom
ises of the Democrats in Congress?
Are they satisfied that the promises are
made in good faith and will be carried
out. 1t is an old saying, that ''the fut-
ure can only be judged by the past. "
That what has been, is likely to occur
again. At no time have the Democrats
showed good faith to the people. in the
past; and there is small likelihood that
they will do any better in the future.
Until they have substantial proof that
the Democrats in Congress are honest
in their professions, the people can do
no better than stand by the Republican
party. A party that has been thorough
ly tried and never found waiting;
especially where the common interests
OF the people and the country are con-
cerned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-21
Sale Of a Miser,s Furniture.

The whole OF the household effects.
including the '.rare old china accord
ing to the catalogue, of Miss Wood
bridge, who lived by herself in a hmm
BILE cottage at Shirley, near Birmino-
ham, and who died few weeks since
at the age of S3 years, leaving fl.IO0
IN local banks, several houses at West
Bromwich, farm worth $4,000 at War
ley, and other property, were yesterday
sold by auction. For the past twenty
years the woman has lived in a most
misery condition. combining herself to
the barest necessities of life. while
whenever she went out she would take
with her a basket containing some
china, which she thought was of great
value, and which she was afraid would
be stolen if she left it at home. The
whole contents of the deceased's bed
room, including old rickety bedsteads.
fetched only B shillings 3 pence. and
would have realised simply shilling
had not the auctioneer stated that the
will of the deceased and some title
deeds, supposed TO be hidden among the
furniture, We're missing, and reward
OF t2O would be given for the recovery
of the documents. The other two rooms
contained filthy furniture and rubbish.
The contents of the first were knocked
down for 2 shillings, and the latter for
half that amount, the buyers in each
case specializing on the chance of find
ing the lost documents. The "rare old
china" realized but half crown, and
for the same sum went an old broken
down piano made in 1880. The re-
naming rubbish in the house reached
similar low prices, the total realizing
but few pounds. Two bonnets which
deceased used to wear were found to
have been made solely of post cards, all
addressed to herself and stitched to-
gether two or three deep. Numerous
collectors of china and brokers went
from birmingham to the sale, attracted
by the advertisement rare old china"
and were greatly disappointed on find
ing the wretched nature of the lots.
The wealthy miser would never drink
water from the village wells, believing
her enemies were anxious to poison her
for her money. She frequently visited
Birmingham, distance of six miles,
and filled her bottles at the fountain by
Nelson's monument, taking with her
her "old china. n-LondOle Teleordph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-21
In Memerianl.
FRANK ADAMS.

CHARLES FRANK ADAMS.
Hall OF Grant Lodge, No. 1859, A. F. and A. NJ.
Boscooel, Wisconsin
Born at Beloit. Wisconsin, Sept 10th, 1919, died
at Boscobel, February 9th, 1884.
WHEREAS. 1t has pleased the Su-
preme Grand Master, in the tulillment
of his wise purposes, to remove from
amongst us one beloved brother, Charles
Frank Adams, who was made a Master
Mason in this Lodge June 10th, 1876,
and continued true and faithful brother
until called hence by that Dread Mes
senger whose summons none can dis
obey, Our brother has held the highest
positions within our power to bestow,
and filled them with honor to himself
and credit to the fraternity. Death has
triumphed over his mortal frame. This
is the limit of his power. The soul still
lives. His good deeds, his kind words,
and acts are recorded on the tablets of
our hearts to remain forever.
He was our worthy brother. He is
now removed beyond the effect of our
praise or censure. The white apron
emblem of innocence, and the badge of
a Mason has been gently placed upon
the casket The Evergreen emblem
of the Master Mason's faith in the i'm
mortality of the soul, has been deposit
ed in the grave. Earth to earth. dust
to dust, ashes to ashes.
The members of Grant Lodge, No.
1863, A. F. and A. NJ, do resolve as
follows:
RESOLVED, That in the death of Brother
Adams, this lodge has lost one of its
most consistent members and dearest
friends; the devoted wife kind, true
husband; his children an affectionate
father, and his parents dutiful son.
With them we mingle our tears and to
them extend our deepest sympathies.
ReSolred, That the furniture and
Jewels of our lodge be draped in mourn
ing, and our members wear the usual
badge of sorrow for the ensuing sixty
days.
Resolred. That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of this lodge,
also furnished THE HERALD and Dial
for publication, ard copy, properly
atteSted, be presented to the family Of
our deceased brother.
THEo. N. HUBBELL,
VIM. III. OSBORNE,
CHAs. MCWLLIAMs.
Committee on Resolutions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-21
The Rocky Mountain Tunnel.

The Atlantic-Pacitic Mining and Rail-
way Tunnel company are about to pc
tition congress for S2.520,0 900, payable
in installments of $4,000 as each / 200
feet of the tunnel shall be driven. This
enterprise which has attracted little at
tention in the Eastern states, yet which
promises to be one of the most memoir
able and important undertaking of this
century, is at present being prosecuted
in Colorado. 1t is nothing less than
tunneling the great divide, at point
where it offers the obstruction, the To-
cation being so miles from Denver and
reached by rail from that point Here a
group of mountains includes Mount
Kelso. Torry's Peak and Gray's Peak,
and ii is first of these that the new tun-
mel is to penetrate. The distance
through the mountain is %, 200 feet, and
this covered there will be saving in
transcontinental travel, amounting to
more than 200 miles. Tho mountain
which is being pierced is in the center
of the heaviest silver-bearing district in
Colorado. Work has been conducted
on the tunnel for nearly half mile.
The company engaged is chartered un-
ders the state laws of Colorado, and there
are more than 1000 stockholders.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-21
LET the YOung Folks Marry.

The pretty story that is going the
rounds from Washington of the way
young Mr.. Magruder Hugh and young
Miss Minnie O'Dowd outwitted the elder
Mr.. Hugh and the elder O'Dowd, got
their nuptial knot all tied in secret and
came back for their parents blessing,
is full of suggestions for times like
these. OF course young people have
done that before and will do it again
The surest way to hasten young lovers
into matrimony is to oppose their de-
signs. Often enough young lovers tire
of each other, or find out that they are
not as absolutely dependent on each
other as they thought, if left to them
selves. But try to chain up child and
away he will go; and especially she.
In this instance they both went. And
is it not something to encourage rather
than discourage? That is, ought not
parents to encourage early love mar
riages rather than discourage them as
they often do? The tendency of mod
ern society is away from early mar
riages, especially love marriages. The
mercst children are talking of marry
ing for money later on. Thoughtful
people have no doubt as to the sort of
social life this will produce eventually,
and how utterly it will vitiate all the
little sacredness of duty and self sacri-
flee that are called up in every welded
life. The truth is that true affection in
volving the sense of duty is the only
force that will stand by human beings
in the relations involved in every hui
man existence.
Young people will fall in love- The
desires of nature are not subject to par
entail control. Of course, they can be
educated, but to a far less extent than
philosophers dream. They will assert
themselves, and it seems that parents
would be far better employed watching
any genuine affections that arise and
in encouraging the same toward actual
early marriage, aiding the young folks
financially and every other way. rather
than in checking only the best of their
impulses. 1t is possible, too, that
young folks whose parents are poor
would often do better were they to
marry young and by mutual fidelity
help each other, than in sowing wild
oats for future harvests of crime. 1t is
an appeal to parents for more sensible
and generous policy toward their child
rem, an appeal to the young for a
return to the heroism of sound hearts
again. Philadelphia Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-21
life Of a Lighthouse. Keeper.

As to the life in a lighthouse, Capt.
Clark Cole, keeper of the house on
Presque isle. said to an Erie Dispatch
reporter: ITO politician the place
would be Punishment, but to a christian
it is paradise. There is nothing to do
during the present months. when the
lamps are not lighted, but to eat, drink
and be merry on the rations and litera-
ture supplied by thoughtful govern
ment Twice in year a government
vessel heaves in sight and anchors in
the roadstead opposite the beacon. A
uniformed official inspects the light
house, and purser leaves 200 pounds
of salt pork, 100 pounds of salt beef,
two barrels of flour, two barrels of po-
tatoes, ten gallons of beans, fifty pounds
of sugar, twenty-four pounds of coffee,
forty pounds of rice aud four gallons of
vinegar This is the government ration,
and upon this the keeper is supposed to
exist until the government remembers
him again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-21
How Did 1t Happen =?

Ii truth We're not stranger than fic-
ton, the following incident might seem
the most improbable of all improbable
tiles. Yet, it is true, every word of it.
and the eyewitness" referred to is the
father of the gentleman who sends us
the singular narrative.
"One Saturday night in 1872, I was
on ferry-boat crossing from Brooklyn
to New York.
The boat was crowded, and as soon
as it was in the dock there was the
usual struggle to see who could get off
first. As was hurried on by those be-
hind me, saw, twisted about the coat
tail button of man in front of me,
gold watchchain, and dangling at the
end of it a handsome gold watch
Before | had time to call the mans
attention to it, the crowd separated us
and / lost sight of him.
But the incident made strong i'm
preston on me, and L wondered and
puzzled as to how that watch got on
that button. Several years after, bust
ness called me again to New York,
where | met Mr.. s., who took me
home with him to dinner, and in
troduced me to his brother.
After the meal was over, the CONVEX
sation turned upon the curious tricks
which noted psychologist was per-
forming in the city. Immediately the
incident of the watch occurred to me,
and | was about to mention it, when
my host said:
That reminds me of remarkable
thing which once happened to me, and
which | have never been able to explain.
| was coming over from Brooklyn one
night, in the winter of ~, and my
brother George here was on the same
boat with me, though didn't know it.
There was great crowd and much
pushing in getting off the boat.
When reached home, and was
about to throw off my coat, my wife ex-
claimed: why, what is that on your
coat-tail?" / took of the coat, and
there, twisted around one of the but
tons, was watch-chain with a gold
watch at the end of it. You can imagine
our surprise when We recognized the
watch as my brother Georges! When
he came in, little later, that evening,
he did not know of his loss, and when
told of it could hardly be convinced of
the facts. Indeed, l have seen many
good people who have smiled incred-
ulously at the story. What do you
think of it?'
""Think of It'll answered, why, /
saw it at the timep and then 1 related
to my astonished hearers what 1 had
seen and wondered at so many years.
-" But what is your explanation of it?
l asked my host.
He shook his head. who knows?
My own theory is that my brother and
| passed on to the boat together. In
the crush, l was crowded up against
him and in some inexplicable way the
chain was wound SO firmly about the
coat-button as to pull the watch from
the pocket. But in what way, have
never been able to satisfy myself, 1t
will always remain mystery to me-
1T has been a mystery to me, also,
ever since. YOUTHS Companion
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-21
How tO Treat Books.

Never wet your fingers to turn over
a leaf. Be warned by the fate of the
king in the Arabian tale. Never turn
down a corner of page TO hold your
place. Never put in soiled playing
card, or stained envelope, or bit of
dirty string, or a piece of damp news
paper. Always use regular book
mark. The simplest and one of the
best, is a card as large as small visit
ing card. BY cutting this twice longi-
tudinally from one end almost to the
other, you will have a three-legged
book-mark which rides a-straddle of
the page, one leg on the page below
and two on the page you wish the book
to open at.
Never allow your books to get damp,
as they may mildew. Never allow
them to get hot, as the boards may
warp, and the leather may crack.
Never put them on a shelf, high up
near the ceiling of q room lighted by
gas, as the results of gas combustion
are highly injurious. Never put books
with metal clasps or with embossed
sides, or albums ornamented with dec
orative nails, on the shelves, by the side
of other books, for the delicate bind
iDgs of the other books will suffer. Put
all such hedgehogs OF books in drawers
or trays by themselves.
Never let books lean sideways for a
long time, as it racks the covers. Ii the
absence of one or more books from a
shelf makes it difficult to keep the re-
naming volumes upright, insert a
wooden block in the place of the mis-
sing books. 1t is well to have supply
of ash or walnut blocks resembling in
size and shape an octave volume. If
these are at hand, one of them can be
substituted for any book taken down,
whether for study or to lend. A little
slip OF silicated paper glued on one side
Of this block would enable record to
be kept of the date when the book was
taken away, and of the purpose. When
there are only few books on shelf.
the best block to cause these to stand
upright is made by saving diagonally in
half cube of wood six inches every
way.
1t is best not to cover the books of
library with paper. As Mr.. William f.
Poole puts it, 1.-THE covering is expen-
sive, troublesome, and quite as much
an injury as protection TO book. a
book covered with paper is likely to
need rebinding sooner than IL u De not
covered" A room full Of books cover
ed with paper is dull and monotonousi
and no one who has ever glanced into
such room viii be inclined to dlsag-ee
with Mr.. Poole when be says that
books lose their individuality by beng
covered. This is only an esthetlc dis-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-21
The First American Traitor.

Were child, and, possibly a we'll
educated adult. asked who was the first
traitor to the republican cause in
America in the war of the revolution,
he would answer Benedict Arnold,
says the Buffalo Courier. Such was
not the case, however Arnold was,
perhaps, the most conspicuous of the
traitors, but the first man detected in an
attempt to betray his country was DR..
BENJAMIN Church, of Raynham, Mass.
For several years preceding the revolu-
ton he was conspicuous among the
leading Wings OF the Massachusetts,
Provincial Congress he was prominent
member. At the same time, while he
was trusted as an ardent patriot, Church
was evidently the secret enemy of the
Republicans. So early as IVA he wrote
parodies of his own popular songs in
favor of liberty for the Tory newspapers
and IN September, 1775, an intercepted
letter written by him in cipher to Ma
ior Cain, in Boston. was deciphered.
The case was laid before the Continen-
tai Congress, and he was dismissed
from the general dictatorship of the
hospital. He was arrested and tried by
a court-martial at Cambridge on a
charge ''of holding criminal correspon-
dence with the enemy" He was con-
victed Oct. 3, and imprisoned at Cam
bridge. He was confined in the jail at
Norwich, Conn. In May, 1776. he was
released ON account of failing health,
and sailed for the West Indies in mer-
chant vessel Church was never heard
of afterward.