The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01
Things in the Quaker City,
pnl1ADnLruIA, oct. 27lh, 1881.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 9th, 1881
The Mayor has refused TO make a cru
sadie against the Mother Hubbard wrap
that has been denounced in some west
ern cities. His reasons are, no doubt.
right, for if staid Philadelphia should
adopt this style of dress for the street
then would deoency cease to be virtue,
and so he relies on the good sense OF the
ladies, not to make them fashionable, and
save him the modification Of driving
them in off the street. 1t is rarely you
see a Mother Hubbard, and If you do
chance get glimpse of one 1t is that OF
a person ashamed to linger long before
your gaze. The fashion originated in
clothing innocent children with the bag
shaped dress, but the ladies seeing that
it was striking in appearance made 1t
pattern for morning wrap. Ihey just
might as well keep their nightgrowns on,
and save the trouble of changing.
But see the Mayor has interdicted the
bows in the use of those mischievous play
things known as the sling shot, which
consists of an India rubber band and a
small piece of leather with which they
can throw pebble long distance. I'm
occupied houses, as a rule, are mado tar
gets of. and horses have been known to
| jump nearly out of their traces by being
| hit by Il pebble or other ammunition from
some covet hiding-place. L saw about
dozen boys the other day in the suburbs
with these missols firing away at tramp,
who appeared at loss to know what to
do. He finally charged on the boys with
cobble stones, and seriously injured one
for which he was arrested and perhaps
sent 20 the House Of Correction, whereas
the boys are the subjects for reformation.
The political parades arc over till after
election, and therefore all the torchlight
turnout will have to be beyond the State
border The law which stopped all par
ties from parading with torchlights was
inaueurated through fear OF rioting which
was at one time much INDUCED in with
loss of life, some fifteen years ago. 1t
was during the Mcclellan campaign for
President in this city. The campaign
which has Just closed has not been a very
exciting one here, as there has been no
contest, for few people doubt that Blaine
will carry the State by large majority
Both receptions Of the two candidates on
the Republican ticket were large affairs,
and that of the general Democratic pa
rade was quite a. display for them, but
altogether there has not been as much as
on former campaigns. After the final
consummation of the victory for one
party or the other there may be large
turnout such as Philadelphia is celebrated
for. SO far the Democrats have made
fizzle of their city nominations, as the
candidate for Controller was run off the
ticket on account of a supposed forgery
and when man was found and nomlna
ted for the place and declined, this same
man whom the Democrats forced off wai
renominated again. The end, no doubt
will be that the Republicans will carr!
every city office.
POINTS.
Kelley, the mysterious inventor, ha
at length had an exhibition of his moter
His generator is so marvellous that b.
Just splitting in the valve he was able t.
, lift ball of iron weighing 700 pounds.
AS the cool weather advance the ic
men sneak to your back gate and leav
their ice and get away before you ca
catch them to tell them to stop serving
They are an ice-so-lated sort Of people 9
any rate.
The chestnut season is here, and til
t. politicians arc now busy drawing the he
. !, ones of the political pies.
: The new ''rout'' of the B. & o. X:
: was in our courts here, when the judge
agreed that the above mentioned roa
Q should hurry up and get track OF the
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