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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-16
NUMBER 80.


All excesses are evil-all. Excess Of
food of any kind, even the best; exces-
sive drinking, even of water; excessive
fatigue; excessive mental effort; exces-
sive excitement, whether from worry,
grief or pleasure; and even excessive
rest. Though it is fact that all heroic
leeds have been performed under the
pressure of excitement, it does not
follow that excitement makes heroes.
The man whose nerves and digestive
powers have been kept in order by ju-
dicious use, without abuse, will proba-
bly, make better hero when the occa-
sion demands than will the man who
seeks excitement. Intensity Of mental
effort has made many men famous but
il has killed them. Humboldt, New
ton, Titan, Michael Angelo, Milton
and Goethe are great names, They
took life easily and lived long. Ra-
phael, Byron and Schiller are great
names also, but they burned out their
lamps in comparative youth. Who
dare say that their light would have
been less had it been tended better2
Specific directions with regard to
diet ought never to be given unless the
hereditary or acquired bodily tenden-
cies Of the advised individual are
known. The rule of life, even in the
autumnal months. for man afflicted
with costlveness can never be the same
/ as that for man with tendency in
/ the opposite direction. Some may alb
stain almost entirely from fruit and
Ietain good health, but there are many
to whom compliance with the order
"abstain from fruit" would be the
signing of their death warrant The
man who lives by any set of rigid rules
of dietary formulated for HIM by 9TH
ers; who ahjures animal food because
vegetarians seek to prove that it is not
right for man to eat it; who abandons
fruit and vegetables through dread of
dlarrh@a; who forces himself to mo-
! notonous and unvarying dietary, or
who takes his food by weight, is but
I AOOl AoA hio palms, anu VIII SOOh 1CeiD
his reward in sickness. On the other
hand, it is impossible TO write four let
ters large enough to express the foolish
ness Of the men and women who will
continue to eat what they know is hurt
full to them, either because they like it,
because others recommend it, OF be-
cause they perceive that others take
it with impunity. The man who eXer-
cises largely every day, who lives out
of doors, who works at a hearty man
ual craft under healthy conditions,
will, if in good health, probably find
himself able to digest and assimilate
pretty well any kind of food not taken
in excess, while the man who follows
sedentary calling must, even if in good
health, take far more care of himself.
1t is singular that advice to be temper
ate is often given intemperately, and
that the most temperate advice, tenn
perately given, is likely to be disregar-
ded by some and intemperately acted
on and abused by others.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-16

Every u-r,tny person, man or wo-
man shou'i be good walker, able at
any time 10 walk six or twelve miles a
day at least, and for double that when
gradually brought up to it. The points
to be attended to are, to see that the
walk be brisk and vigorous, not of a
lettering or dangling kind that there
be some object in the walk besides its
being routine constitutional Il. e., not
like the staid promenade of the orthodox
ladies' school), and If possible in pleas
ant company that there be no tight
clothing, whether for the feet or the
body, which will coAstrain or impede
the natural movements of the limbs
and trunk ; and that the walk be taken
as far as possible in the fresh countr y
air. In regard to this latter particular,
although towns are increasing so rapid
ly as to make it almost journey to get
out of them on foot, still we have so
many suburban tramways and railwa y
lines that in a few minutes we can find
ourselves in the country, where the air
is fresh and pure. Whenever an oppor-
tunity presents itself for little climb.
ing in the course of a walk, it should be
taken advantage of. We gain variety
of muscular action, as well as increase
the exertion, and we get into regions of
purer air and fresher breezes at the
same time.
What may be considered as the weak
point in walking as mode Of exercise
is the comparatively small play which
it gives to the muscles of the shoulders
and chest, while 1t is still less for those
of the arm. This should be compen-
sated for by the use of light dumb-bells,
or Indian clubs, or some other form of
exercise which brings In play the arms
and shoulders. One Of the forms of
exercise which requires the action of
the muscles of the arms and shoulders,
as well as those of the trunk and legs,
is swimming. This, however, for many
reasons, cannot be used as means of
exercise except by a few, and at GER
tain seasons Of the year, but where
possible it should always be practlced.
The great pity is that boys anil girls do
not learn it, as a rule, while at school.
Every large town should be well pro-
vided with swimming baths, and if it
could be made compulsory for all schOl-
ars at certain age-say 12-to learn to
swim, it would be great advantage to
all, and also be the means of saving
,,,n,,,y 1i.rau
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-16

The colony of Victoria has a man
who is worth more than 5000, 900, 900,
and his wealth is rapidly increasing.
This lucky man is Lord Rupertswood.
BY his fathers will he fell heir to . 500,
600 merino sheep, 300, 600 cattle and 8,
600, ,0O0acres of freehold lands, besides a
leasehold of Crown lands in England Of
equal area. By care and thrift he has
doubled his inheritance, making it con-
siderably over S2OO,OOO,OOO. His resi-
dence in Melbourne is said to be the
most magnificent in the world. 1t cost
S4,OOO,00O. His generosity would
frighten Vanderbilt, but every chari-
table concern in Melbourne is heavily
indebted to him, and Rupertswood is a
reyered name,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-16

A few years ago many people stood
ready to claim that cotton was king,
indeed there are many gasping slaves
to-day who claim the same thing.
Statistics are abundant by means OF
which this claim can be, in part sub
stantiated, but very few people seem
desirous of claiming that King Cotton
ever did much to improve society, edu-
cation, or condescended to fight such a
vulgar thing as a mortgage. Cotton
may be king or not just as people care
to think. We don't believe he is, but
we believe that the good old cow is
queen and that with gentle and roya
purpose she is seeking to build up the
lands that the old monarch has wasted.
There is very little style about the old
cow. She steps slowly and clumsily
about her business. but she makes the
business pay well. She plods along In
heat or cold, wet or dry, eating what is
given her, feeling interested enough IN
the family to look af ter the dairy inter-
ests under circumstances that would
discourage any other living creature;
and when she is fed and cared for as
she should be, she responds like queen.
She should be crowned with new milk
ing pail and an extra feed Of meal.
The good old COW has paid off more
mortgages, and paid for more farms than
any other production. She is mother Of
all our beef. In many househould she
catches the wolf on her horns and tosses
it far from the door. She has turned
the tide Of agricultural prosperity in
many parts of the country from a down.
ward course in raising grain or cotton
to an upper and prosperous one In rails
ing stock, grass and hay. Flowers and
grass spring from beneath her feet on the
most barren soil. The old COW don't
stop to enthuse ever them, but converts
them into good, solid, hard cash. King
Cotton may well tremble when he sees
good old Queen Cow marching in his
direction. She comes marching along
In advance of better schools, better
morals, better farms, better men and
women. The dead old cotton fields will
burst forth into grass ut her touch, and
contentment and happiness will leap
out OF her milking pail. We take of
our hats to Queen Cow. May her shad
ows never grow less.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-16
Carpets,
Carpets,
Carpets,

We have a few bargains in
short lengths of carpets, of IL
to Is yards, which we will sell.
below cost, in Ingrains and Tap
estries and full assortment of
the latest patterns in full rolls
at greatly reduced prices.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-16
THE RIVER OF LIFE.

There's a land that is gloriously bright,
Where the shadow of de ith never comes,
Where the Lord dispenses His light,
And man is happy wherever he roams
Where the River of Life ever flows,
Where the tree bears twelve manner of
fruits;
Where the lily and pomegrauate grows,
And the bright river waters their roots.
The road that leads to this river,
viii be found at the foot of the cross;
If you give your heart to the Giver,
You will find you have met with no loss
Rough places you will find on the way,
And your faith will be very much tried.
But the night will be followed by day,
For the Saviour doth ever abide.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-16

The frequent attempts of railway
trains to pass each other on the same
track have been attended so uniformly
with disastrous consequences that it
has come to be the general belief that
the feat is impossible, and that engi-
neers will do well to deslst from further
efforts to accomplish it. To the ordi-
nary mind it seems inevitable that if
two trains approach each other on the
same track, and do not slacken their
speed, a collision must ensue. But
there is man in Connecticut whose
mind Is not ordinary. OF course we
do not mean by such a statement to in
sinuate that the Nutmeg State possess
ses only one man gifted with extraordi-
nary mental endowments. The woods
there are full of them, but so far as
heard from there is only one who has
exercised his genius in solving the prob
lem of how to enable two trains to
pass on the same track without COLI
sion.
The plan of this ingenious person is
very simple, as all really great plans
and ideas are. lie proposes to place on
the front of every locomotive going in
one direction a long inclined plane,
upon which are two rails. These come
close to the track at the forward end
of the plane, and at the hinder end are
connected with other rails that run
along the tops of the cars, and down
to the main track again on another in
clined plane in the rear. When the
train provided with this attachment
meets another on the same track, the
latter simply goes over the former, its
weight making the connection of the
front Of the inclined plane and the
rails of the main track perfect, and
acting at the same time as brake on
the speed Of the train underneath.
If this invention had been made a
few years sooner, the number of dou-
ble- track roads in the country would
not now be half as great as it is. A
single track with occasional switches
for heavy freight trains would answer
all purposes, and the cost of construc-
ting railroads would be descreased %
per cent. at least. The system will, of
course, be adopted Immediately on all
roads, and within a few
years the sensation Of riding over or
under another moving train will be so
as to pass almost unnc ticed.
This is a great country.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-16

Lake Champlain and vicinity has
been the scene of many sanguiuary
battles. Samuel Champlain, for whom
the lake was named, with two attend
ants, in 1909 accompanied d party of
Canadians on an expedition against the
Five Nations. A battle ensued on
July 80. The firearms of the whites,
then used for the first time within the
limits of the State, decided the battle
for the attacking party. This encoun-
ter was the first of a series of bloody
wars between the Five Nations and
the French. Thus the Indians became
the earnest allies of the English. The
region bordering on the lake was
claimed both by France and England
During succeeding wars the region
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-16

A discovery has been made by DIR.
Pehl, of st. Petersburg, which promi-
ses to have very important bearing on
many industrial processes, The water
of the river Neva is very free from bac.
terra, having only about 300 germs in a
cubic centimeter. The canals of st.
Petersburg, on the contrary, are infec-
ted with bacteria, their number reach
ing 100 in cubic centimeter, even
during good weather. The same is
true with regard to the conduits of
water for the supply of the city.
While the chemical composition of the
water passing through these city con-
duits hardly differs from that of the
Neva (by which they are supplied), the
number of bacteria reaches 10000,
against 300 in the water freely taken
from the river; and the worst water
was found in the chief conduit, although
all details of its construction are the
same as in the secondary conduits. DR..
Pehl explains this anomaly by the ra-
pidity of the motion Of the water, and
he has made direct experiments in order
to ascertain that, In fact, when water
was brought into rapid motion for ah
hour, by means of the centrifugal ma
chine, The number of developing germs
was reduced by 80 per cent. Further
will show if this destruc-
ton of germs is due to the motion of
the mass of water or to molecular mo-
ton. If this discovery of DR.. Pehl's
be confirmed, it will become possible to
destroy bacteria, and render water
comparatively pure simply by passing
it through centrifugal machine. The
s'-Niect is of special interest to brewers,
?" "uffer, perhaps, more than any
>pufacturers, from the attacks
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-16

horror. Her cheeks turned 80 ashen
pale that Miss Tamworth sprang up in
alarm. "Marriedl married. and he
spoke such words to mel Oh, let me go
awayl Miss Tamworth, 1 never, can
wait to get away from this awful
place" She did not faint or scream.
She oRly gasped out the words with
blanched lips and wild eyes. But on
her young face came an agony that all
the after years would be powerless to
erase, though they might soften 1.-THE
deathess anguish OF betrayed wo-
mans only love.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-16
FURNITURE
DEPARTMENT

is fully stocked with everything
needed for Housekeeping. Par.
lor suits in Walnut and Hair
cloth. Chamber suits in Wal
nut, Ash Cherry and other hard
woods, and a large variety OF
Cottage suits i'll all colors at
very low prices. Also Stoves,
Mattresses, Bedding, Lounges,
Chairs, Tables, Bureaus, Wash
stands, etc., which we will sell
on our usual easy terms.
On a bill of $1,000, 100
down and LOO a week.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-16

Deliberate slowly, execute promptly
Discreet steps make speedy journeys.
Better be alone than in bad company.
One story is good till anotEer's told.
Health is the vital principle of bliss.
Ask thy purse what thou shouldst
buy.
Diffdence is the right eye of pru
dence.
BISCUIT. Take two cups OF the flour,
add one cup of cold water or milk, mix
with a spoon quickly but thoroughly,
drop close together in a pau, or in
patty, or.gem pans, and bake IN hot
oven,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-10
Pearls OF Thought.

The anticipation Of pleasure Of.
ten equals the pleasure itself.
We find nothing good in life but
what makes US forgetit
People are commonly so employ.
ed in pointing out faults in those
before them as to forget that some
behind may at the same time be
dsscanting on their own.
The lightsome countenance Of a
friend giyeth such an inward deck.
ing to the house whore it lodgeth,
that proudest palaces have cause
toenvy the gliding.
Speech is like the cloth Of Arras,
opened and put abroad, whereby
the imagery doth appear in figure;
whereas in thoughts they lie but
as in packs.
Many are ambitious Of saying
grand things-that is, Of being
grandiloquent, Eloquence is
speaking out, quality few esteem
aud fewer aim at.
1t is much easier TO find a score
Of men wise enough to discover the
truth than to find one intrepid
enough, in the face Of opposition,
to stand up for il.
The action Of man is a represen.
tative type Of his thought and will;
aud a work Of charity is a represen.
tatiye type of the charity within
the soul aud mind.
The capacity Of sorrow belongs
TO our grandeur; and the loftiest
Of our race are those who have had
the ptofoundest grief, because they
have had the prOfoundest sympa.
thies.
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NOTIONS.

The Pivot Corset at 81. This Is q new
and good Corset. The best so cent Cor.
set on the market. The Ruby Coset
Balls Health Preserving Corsetat sl.st
d the cheapest for the money made.-
BE sure you get the genuine as some
merchants are trying to palm of an imi-
tation at Is cents. No reliable merch-
ant can sell them at less than SIPS.
Ladies', Misses, and Childrens' Hose
in all grades Of the most fashionable
styles.
Hamburg, Swiss, Jaconet and Irish
Point Embroideries Of beautiful patterns
and in endless variety.
All late styles in Cotton, Lisle and Silk
Gloves.
Plain, Plaid and Lace Stripe Nainsooks,
India Linens, Linen lawns, Persian
Lawns, Spanish Lace Goods, 10 beautf.
ful novelty and other Dress GOODS, all
remarkably cheap.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-10
Economy Of Life.

The true economy Of human life
adjusts expenditures to a moral
scale Of values. De Quincy pic.
lures a woman sailing over the
water, awakening out Of sleep tc
find her necklace united and one
end hanging over the stream,
while pearl after pearl drops from
the string beyond her reach; when
she clutches at one just falling, an,
other drops beyond recovery.
Our days drop one aftor another
by our carelessness, like pearls
from o string, as we sail the sea ol
life, until we learn that the waste
of time is a more serious loss than
the extravagances against which
there is such loud exclaim. The
expenditures Of a fcw dollars on
taste is a small matter in compari.
son with the wasting Of months
and years by thousands who have
every advantage society can offer,
and exact every privilege it affords
as a right.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-10
Sweet sixteen.

81 wonder what my daughter /,
about" exclaimed Mrs. Fussen.
feather, jumping up and starting
to go and inform the young lady
that young Crimsonboak was get
ting tired waiting for her to make
her appearance.
"You needn't mind Mrs. Fussen,
feather, I know what she's about"
replied the caller, rising and reach.
ing for his hat.
"What do you suppose my dear
sixteen.year.old daughter is about,
then, Mr.. Crimsonbeak2"
"What do l suppose your six.
teen-yearold daughter is about2'
came from the young man. "Well,
l suppose she is about thirty.twol'
is what struck the Mortified ear ol
Mrs. Fussenfeather, as Crimson.
beak vanished through the picket.
of the front fence.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-10
Ready for any Emergency.

He was seated across the room.
George she said "if a Gre were
suddenly to break out in tho house
what would bo your first impulse
do you think9"
"Well, my frs! thought would
be you Of course. Iwonld got you
to a place Of safety and then d.
what | could to oxtinguish the
flames"
"That would bo very nice Of you,
George, to think Of me first; but Il
a fire were to break out now, for in
stance, wouldn't you lose valuable
time reaching me from away acros.
the roomG"
u don't know butwhat / would
said George, as he changed his scat
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Professional Card.

To Whom il C0nerTc All parties, ire
spective of race, color, previous or pres.
cnt condition, who are indebted, wlletli-
er by note, account or otherwise, TO the
undersigned, or to the late firms Of Drs.
BarbeC ( Nealo, Drs. Barbee & McCune,
Drs. Barbee & Fravel, and Drs. Barbee
4 Stone, are once more respectfully and
earnestly called upon TO come forward
on or before the first day Of June, 1891,
and pay amounts respectively due me,
as II Is now positively my Intention to
close up my long outstanding business.
Stern necessity, peCuniary pressure and
embarrassment iml,els me thus 10 call
upon old friends whom II has been my
fec of.hand will and pleasure 10 serve
in tho past, and to whom my profess
iOnal services are now rs freely tender.
ed, and ms readiness ever TO serve them
in the future as in the past, Just a. this
accepted time" 10 give evidence Of
proper appreciation Of past iavorI and
services rendered, by all coming forward
and paying me by Che time above pre-.
7cTibed. Sincerely,
ANDREW Il. BARBRE, VI. d.,
Point Pleasant, W. Va, April %.
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His Sheep Were All Hogs.

A Methodist minister once start.
ed a church in a young Western
town, but for want Of pecaniary
support was soon obliged TO aband.
on it. His farewell sermon TO the
lukewarm brethern was character.
ized by more heat than elegance.
He ended thus: "At the last day
the Lord will say 10 81. Peter,
Where is your iiockYand ST. Peter
will answer, Here, Lord He will
say TO Calvin, And whore are your
rsheepg' and Calvinwill reply, Here,
Lord and 50 all the shepherds can
answer, Bu! whom ho asks mo,
Where are your shoepT how will
you feel when I um compelled to
reply, Lord l haven't any mine
wesc all hogS2%
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The Political Phrase .sEatinE
CrOW.r


Anold farmer who lived some.
whereon the Hudson, below Albany
was in the habit Of taking i few
summer boardes TO eke out the
earning Of the farm. Like most
farmers who take summer boardeH
and have atthe same time a con.
yenient marketior their produce,
this thrifty successor Of the Knick.
erboCksrs was accustomed to send
all the best products Of his farm
and garden and the choicest butter
from his dairy TO market, often fe.
turning from town with inferior
articles which he had purchased at
a greatly reduced price, safely hid.
den away in his wagon box, 10 be
smuggled into the kitchen and
palmed Of upon the confding
boarders as homegrown produce.
Finally some Of the boarders began
to grumble. They had boarded in
thocountry before and knew well
what fresh vegetable and berries,
new.laid eggs and grass" butter
we're, and were conscious Of the
fact that they were not getting
what they were entitledto. TO all
their complaints the farmer return.
ed answer, they were entirely "tOo
particklorj" that il was foolish and
simple to pamper ones appetite.
that ordinary food was best in the
long run, and winding up inyar.
iably with the remark: "Ikin cat
anything, ! can eat a crow"
This lastremark was repeated 50
often that ii made an impression
on one Of the boarders, who, being
out shooting one day, aud having
popped over a crow, determined to
put the gastronomiC abilities of his
host to the test. He carried the
bird home, and had the cook dress
it and gave her instructions to cook
it for dinner Then, fearful that
the farmer might have a stomach
even for such a dish and SO make
good his boast, he slipped into the
kitchen where the bird was cook.
Ing and seasoned 1t with Scotch
snuff. In time the dish was sent
to the table and the boarder placed
it before the host With the remark;
"Now you have steadily proclaim.
your ability to eat a crow. Here
is one cooked to a turn. Try it,"
The farmer was somewhat taken
back, but had too much pluck to
acknowledge himself beaten with.
out a trial. He accordingly az
Tackled the dish With enc remafk;
u kin do it3 AZ the second bite
he repeated; "Ikin eat crow" and
as he suddenly suspended the oper.
alton Of cutting the third mouth.
full and began to retreat toward tho
door, he added, "but dang me if
banker arter itl"
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"May l have the pleasure Of sec
ing you homer" he bashfully ask.
ed. Certainly" she graciOusly re-
piled. "There is a high hill just
in front Of the house, or, If you pre-
fer it, you can climb q big tree in
the COW lot, Go anywhere where
you can get good view"