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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22
apanamaker's.
PnlLAprLrurA, October 10, 1855

Beginning IN 1870, we nave
lad for several years the
shoe-trade in the world.
For a year or two at first we
lealt chiefly in the lower
grades. AS our general trade
improved our shoe-trade grew
n quality as well as in volume.
There was a time when we
got to keeping about every
kind that anybody imagined
he or she wanted. 1t was then
that we reached the distinction
of having the largest shoe
trade in the world.
Four years ago we began
to drop the lower grades and
to narrow our stock to the
actual needs of people. We
have gradually dropped and
dropped since then, until we
are able to say that we haven't
a shoe in the store that isn't
useful and proper to some
body-not a kind Of shoe that
somebody hadn't better wear.
fashionable shape and
kind of course, many that
fashion permits, and some
that continue in spite of fash
ion-these we keep. What
we have dropped are mainly
shams, false leather, work
disguised with the skill of a
counterfeiter-shoes that are
made to cheat with and not to
wear. There are many kinds
of such-very good-looking
shoes, some of them-made
for short-sighted merchants,
not for the wearers.
But thousands on thousands
of people buy these shams of
shoes. The industry of max
ing them is an enormous one.
Ninety-nine in hundred
shoe-dealers sell them. You
can't judge leather. More
than half Of you, distrustful
Of shoes in general, grudge
the necessary price Of proper
shoes. 1t takes some pluck
in a merchant to tell you the
truth.
We count it one of our
most signal achievements that
we have turned every imita-
ton shoe out Of the store
keep nothing but honest
leather and work-and yet
have lost no trade. We didn't
do it suddenly. 1t took us
three or four years to bring
our standard up to where we
intend to keep it. tits success
enough that during this time
of contention with the less
intelligent half of our own
customers trade has not di-
minished.
1t was necessary to relate
this history to convey an ade-
quate notion of what our
shoe-trade is.
Every sort of reasonable
want in shoes we provide for
I-ready-made and to measure.
There isn't a shoe-store any
where that provides so fully
for all sorts of real wants.
There isn't one anywhere that
SO sharplyrefuses the demands
of mistaken people for shams.
Nothing below the level of
honest leather and work in
our stock. ...... .
If you find yourself wanting
a lower-priced shoe than we
have in the store you are
trying to throw your money
away. We are not going to
help you.
Pay more money and get a
cheaper shoe.
by the middle Market-street door.
Fine black rubber overgar-
ments,S2 pretty colored ones,
IS or $40.
By the middle Marketstreet door.
Warm skirts at IS cents to
$3.50 are merely a matter of
money.
brellas used to be-.
Guinet's black silk extra
ordinary.
We have secured Guinet
black cachemire silk of a
quality not to be got for a
dollar-we never saw the time
when it was to be got for a
dollar before. A dollar a
yard
Ten other qualities also
from S. cents to 1915 a yard.
Southwest from tho centre
JOHN WANAMAEER.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22

John Sherman must certainly bring
back his wandering gaze from the wick, d
south and focus it at home. A whole
week has rolled 10y and the Hamilton
county returns have not yet been can
vassed. The air is thick with rumors of
frauds which, we are confident. no cleo
ton district in the southern states can
parallel. Sweep before your own door,
John; there will lie time enough to lool,
after the sanctity of the ballot in Other
states after you have made n full vote and
a fair count approximately possible il
Cincinnati.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22

Secretary Bayard said Monday, in
conversation with newspaper man, that
the relations between this country and
Mexico are more cordial than they have
ever been before; the feeling that n
closer relationship, commercially, would
be advantageous, is becoming more
general, andthereis no jealousyand fear on
the part of the Mexicans that we have any
designs upon their country, or TINT we
want to disturb their autonomy. The
relations are now most friendly and the
Mexicans heve come to see that they vii
get nothing but good from closer inter
course with the United States.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22

Jake Buzzard was caught with %
chickens in his possession Friday
morning and now reposes in Lancaster
Jail with his three brothers, Abe, Ike and
Joe. The romance of the bold bandits of
the Welsh Mountain has been worn
threadbare now.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22

There is ono young woman in Quebec
for whom compulsory vaccination laws
have no torrors. She has been employed
as a servant in a physicians household,
where she committed the blunder of mis-
taking bundle of ivory points for tooth,
picks, She appropriated and used one OF
the supposed tooth-picks, and in a short
time succeeded in vaccinating her gums
and tongue. 1t took beautifully, ant
the victim now probably feels proc
against smallpox for the rest of her days
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22


1.-THE irregularities anil alleged gross
frnuds in connection with Tuesday weeks
election in this city" says a Cincinnati
dispatch, shave nade u most profound
impression on all classes of well meaning
people," Aud another dispatch tells us
that 400 fraudulent registrations have
been found ana expresses the opinion that
these will reach total of 5000. Yet
John Sherman has been going to and fro
through the state day after day and night
after night, for long and weary weeks,
moaning over imaginary election frauds
in the wicked southern states. Now to
have such wickedness brought right home
to him IN his own virtuous Cincinnati
is too much. The people of Cincinnati
should really have more consideration for
Mr.. Sherman's feelings. 1t was only last
year that some of them nearly knocked
the ground from under him by getting up
big riot, setting the court house ON fire
and causing more hloodshed in two days
| tnilu f)utFillhh uphtA iiih hNAthNAh N'''-
RACES enough TO balance in two years.
Truly Johns worst foes seem to be in his
own household, MS IL were. Perhaps now
that the election is over he may have n
little time to devote TO tho reformation
of his own constituents. We have some
hopes for Mr.. Sherman yet. II is moi
too late for him to be brought TO realize
that reform, like charity, should begin nj
home. John means well, but he is very
slow. Still he has made some progress
in the last eight years. There was time
when he thought it right to defraud
whole nation-even to take an active pari
in so manipulating the electoral votes o.
whole states as to reverse the verdict
of the majority of the American
people and to place defeated candidate
in the Presidential chair. Since then Mr.
Sherman has progressed far enough Il
see that even the votes of individuals
, outside of Ohio, not to speak of tn
electoral votes of states, should be re
garded as sacred. It may take time, bu
if he is only spared a few years longer
we do not despair of seeing John com
around to the conclusion that the sacred
'' ness of the ballot is entitled to some con
sideration even in Ohio.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22

your sunkon Eye anil haggard couutonnucn are
unmlsttkshlr proofs Of exhausted vitality. Rcni
the "Sclence OF lifn," published by tho Peabody
Medical Institute, Boston.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22
CURRENT LITERATURE.

General Radcau, in the CENTURY for Orto-
her, gives those strong points not only of
heroic fortitude, but that sDftcning to tender
influences that unfolding Of the inner man,
that endurance Of suffering and suscepti-
hiity to kindinos5 from any quarter, that
masuanimous desire for concord and for
givnness which made General Grants last
days sublime. In dwelling upon the effect
Of his financial misfOrtuucs no touchi is
lacking. The pressure for even household
expenses Is, however, hard to understand
in u man with the Income Of s25O,0O abso-
lutrly secured.
Spicy from tho racy wit of the President
is Lincoln and Grant" There was never
nm ucuter observer AMI in reproducing his
impressions, Mr.. Lincoln showed that they
wcrc strictly original. Ilp hal seen Alex
undnr II. stephens literally slip oil IN over
coat, inevitably several sizes two largo.
Gle slipped II OH just about as you would
husk an ear Of corn. / couldn't help think
Ing us | looked first at the oyprcoat and
then ut the man, well, that's tho biggest
shuck and the smallest nubbln ever laid
| eyes on"
Had General Grant nccepted the pressing
| invitation to hO Of the Presidential party nj
| tile theatre on the fatal nth Of April, 1865
I hGwould have been included In tho deadly
| fruition MS wcllas in the dastardly purpose Of
| the plot then browning.
I
ton Of the same general bearing, Is full OF
| clearly defined contrasts, close discrimina.
ton and almost judicial weighing Of char
actor. The closing anecdoto, however, is Il
| triilG saddening.
Pencils otchings for Howells' "Tuscan
| Cities" nobly crafty every requirement OF
the most cultivated artistic taste.
LrTTELL, while equal TO anything pub.
lished for strength Of contents, untired yer.
satility, unfaiing timeliness. ready wit and
deep thought, excels all else in adapta.
bility Of form. Nothing was ever better
/ fitted for constant close eompanionship
Taking up practically no room, 1t cannot b.
refused by the most gaping grip-sack OIL
over-charged valise, and its very colgne o.
vantage is the coat or ulster pocket. SO Il
goes everywhere with the alert business
man, the reading housewife, the cultivated
student. To many such keenly intellectual
people 1t Is the chief outlook upon that
great world of thought and action never SC
intense, so engrossing, so warmly humane
/ so sympathetic and purposeful us In the
crowded close Of this grand century.
In the Issue for October 10th Layeleye's
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22

and Pulmonary Complaints, "Broton's
bronchial Ir0ctes" manifest remarkable
curative properties. Sold only in boxes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22

Poor Josh! Hiz struggelz with oar
thoggerfy ar ore. Gone to meet Noah
Webster.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22
Ccn,rcyiIIc,s pos,.Master.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-The President
to-day appointed Daniel @. Hopper post
master at Centreville, Md.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-22

The U. s. grand jury at Blackfoot.
Idaho, was discharged on Saturday, after a
session of six days, during which it found
% true bills for unlawful Capitalization.
The new Chief Justice, Noyes, thanked
the jury and said "If the trial Jurors
perform their duty equally well, the day
is not far distant when the laws Of orr
country will be rigidly enforced"
An extensive cave-in occurred on Satur-
day morning at Baltimore Mine No. 3. at
Wilkesbarre, owned by the Delaware q
Hudson Canal Company. About Is acres
of the surface sank ~ feet, and a further
fall WIS expected. The subsidence was
caused by robbing the pillars of the mine.
As the accident had been anticipated, no
| person was in the mine at the time.
A dispute between the postiuasters of
Pittsburg aud Allegheny City MS to The
right of the formers special delivery
messengers to deliver letters to points in
Allegheny City has been settled by the
postmaster-genera in favor of the Pitts
burg office. II is said the decision will
affect NIL cities divided by river, MS il
the case between Allegheny and Pittsburp.
Captain Trenery, of the steamship Bnlti-
more, which arrived ut Baltimore on Sat
urdny, reports that on the night of the
Sd instant, in latitude $3.50, longitude
l740 west, he passed ship on fire to the
waters edge from her stern to the fore
mast, which was the only mast left stand
ing. The smell of the smoke indicated n
cargo of wood or cotton. He could not
identify the vessel.
At Hoydentown, Fayette county, Pa,
on Saturday night, two brothers named
Tssker, while drunk, attacked the house
of Ira Tate and threw club at Mrs. Tate,
seriously injnring her. Tate fired at the
rufians and killed one of them. On the
outskirts Of the same town, the same
night, four negroes broke open the door
of house occupied by Michael Borilla,
and on the latter resisting, he was shot
and killed by one of the rufinns named
Scott.
At Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-20
Palaces ON Wheels.

The New York Sleepngcar Company are now
building number of elegant drawing room cars
with buffets They, it is stated, fully justify
the promise of President Webb, Mr. Wander
bits son-in-law to give the travelling public as
fine rolling stock as there is in the world. They
are about SIX feet longer than the ordinary cars,
have twenty seven luxurious chairs in the draw
ing-room an eight seats in the smoking room
There are toiletrooms at each end. and the buff
fet supplies all kinds of refreshments required
for luncheon. The inside finish is of solid
mahogany, and mot expressed in fancy" The
carpets and upholstery subdued and rich
Outside the cars of deep olive, with gold
ornamentation. They are mounted on fortytwo-
inch Allen paper wheels, and the support is
outside the truck frames thus giving broader
bearing, and securing a steady carriage, almost
free from oscillation.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 10.
Questions for Rich Men.


To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal
l. Is existence desirable without happness2
2. Is it not the function Of wealth to produce
happiness9
3. Should not wealth be so distributed as to
produce as much happiness as possible9
4. Is not wealth the product of labor
5. Are not the services of workingmen as use
full to society as the services of any other
personsl
g. If so. should they not be we'll rewarded?
T. If large salaries are paid to civil or mill
itary officers is not the laborer thereby de-
frauded?
8. At the prevailing price of labor can an in
dustrious man lay up $1,000 per YEAR,
D. If man gathers up $40 900 in year, does
he not get the greater part of it wrongfuly?
10. If a man takes from another man more
than he gives, does he not get it dishonesty?
III. Is it a smaller crime to cheat a man out
of his money than it is to steal it!
II If man has in his possession 81 600 O0O
or half that, is it not presumptive evidence that
he has robbed somebody!
ID. If chicken thieves and house robbers are
looked upon as enemies to society what est-
mate shall we place upon the man who has
robbed the working man of millions!
ID Can man with human soul hold in his
clutched hands large amounts of wealth which
he does not need, while thousands of working
people are suffering for want of IT'D
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. IL. TRUMAN BEEMAN.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Bishops on General Buchner's Staff

Bishops on General Isuc!1ner's Staff.
To the Editor Of the Indianapolis journal:
The following reprint is clipped from the st
Louis Republicans
'Gen. S. B. Buckner, who was one of the two
confederate pall-bearers for General Grant, had
very remarkable staff during the war. and his
military family has furnished the Episcopal
Church with three Observation-Disclosures of Ken
lucky. who was lieutenant-coonel and assist
ant adjutantg general. is now bishop of louisiana;
Elliott, another kentuckian captain and aide-dess
camp, who is bishop of the Michigan diocese, was
first promoted to this high dignity in the church
Another clergyman VINO came from the same
strange training school is Shoup, West Point
graduate, who left the old army and went South
lie is now ID. D., and famed for his sincere
and earnest piety, as he was in the old times for
daring and reckless courage"
Prior to the late war few months, Shoup was
captain of the Independent Zouaves, of this city
Dan Macauy was orderly sergeant of the same
company. Shoup left here during the winter of
l86O-6l, and went South, ostensiby for the
health of his mother or sister The real reason
was his sympathy with the South. His COM
pany, if the writer remembers correctly, made
up purse for his expenses. While not mem
Der of the zouave company, ethe writer remem-
bers the circumstance very well
OLD NATIONAL GUARD.
INDIANAPOLIS Aug 49,
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A Blessing i'm Disguise.

The Pittsburgers are so much disturbed be-
cause their pet Southern Pennsylvania road has
come to SO untimely an end, that the officials of
the Pennsylvania road are endeavoring to allay
their disappointment by competing roads. One
official tells them that the restoration Of railway
rates growing out of the South Pennsylvania
deal will restore confidence among railroad
managers and that in turn will bring large
orders to Pittsburg for railway supplies; will set
the iron and steel works here to work filing the
demands; will put money in circulation and
start the wheels of commerce and business in
this city" And that which many were
lamenting misfortune is really a blessing in
disguise.
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Five Years for Malpractice.

The Deerbaugh case was brought to close
yesterday afternoon the defendant being the
last one examined Upon the witness stand DR..
Deerbaugh testified that he had called upon
Mrs. Hensley at the solicitation of her husband,
but that he had nothing to do with the criminal
practice causing her death. He claimed that
when he first called upon Mrs. Hensey he
found evidences of malpractice, in which he had
no hand whatever The Doctor was very
nervous on the stand and frequently made con-
fctng statements, showing that his tactics for
defense were weak. The attorneys in the case,
McCrary and Royce for the defendant, and Hard
ing and Keeling for the State, concluded their
arguments before the jury at o'clock About
an hour later the jury returned verdict of
guilty, and Deerbaugh was sentenced by Judge
Clark to five years imprisonment. together with
fine imposed Of 500. The Doctor took his
sentence calmly, remarking That's pretty
rough"
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Wabash Railway Employees.
To the Editor Of the Indianapolis journal:

To the Editor Of the indianapolis journal:
My attention has been called to an item in
your Sunday Aug. ICY edition, under head,
Railway Gossip" This item purports to be a
copy Of an order or agreement which persons are
required to sign before being allowed the priv
lege of working for our company.
This statement and article is malicious lie,
and. having its due weight with certain classes,
would kindly request you to please correct
same in next issue.
This article has been going the rounds for
some time, yet have the first copy to see out
side of newspapers. If such an article be in cir
culation, it has its origin outside of those in
authority on this line
We make no distinction in the men we en-
ploy. care nothing for their views on any sub
ject neither do we care to what order they
belong All we ask of them is 10 act as gentle
men, work like men and they will be treated as
such. No man ever signed or was asked to
sign any agreement to get employment with US.
We simply claim the right TO control our bust
ness the same as you control yours, and object
10 be dictated to by any order as an organize
ton. You will readily our position, and
hope you will give an impartial notice.
j. B. BARNES,
Superintendent of Motive Power and Machinery
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. Is.
THE item referred to was taken from the Fort
Wayne Gazette, and the order was stated to
have been posted in the Wabash shops last
week.--ED. JOURNAL
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them the order was rescinded. Mr.. McNulta
has now applied to the court for permission to
issue the balance of the $3.50, 900 to bear-7 per
cent, which, it is said the court will grant to
relieve the road of some embarrassment There
is another scheme on foot, said to be ina ugu
rated by Mr. Craig. which promises to have
much to do with the future of the Little Giant.
Its outstanding Indebtedness, outside OF the
bonds and corporation indebtedness, is about
5000 0OO A meeting of the creditors, repre-
senting the greater share. was held in New York,
and syndicate formed, of which Mr.. Craig is
chairman Their object is to marshal the
credits, and when the road is sold they will be a
bidder The bondholders represented by the
@ uieley committee have stated that they will
put no more money into the road. which they
will be obliged to do if they should buy it, prob
ably 20 per cent. on the par value of their stock
Should the Craig committee get control Of the
road, it is stated on good authority that they
will make it standard gauge, and have the
capital to back them.
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Ups and Downs of the Stock Market.

FOR some weeks past the New York Stock Ex-
change has been watched with interest, so
bearish have been railroad stocks one day and
so bullish the following day. The Boston Ad-
vsrsiser says The dawn of period of prosperity
IS invariably characterized by this sort of ex-
perience in the stock market The bea RS are all
slaughtered, the shorthorned bulls get badly
iefs, and only the truly sangune are generously
rewarded. If any one will take the trouble to
refer back to financial articles and letters writ
ten IN 1879 he will find that history is repeat
ing itself, not only as to fact but as to fancy.
The Advertiser says that in 1879 wealthy and
prominent stakeholder of the Chicago, Burling-
ton Quincy sold out his large
block of that stock at about u.s.
because lit had advanced too rapidly. and
really selling beyond it's true value" and
bought it all back within six months at 1872 An
Essex county sold out his 1000 shares
Eastern railroad in April, 1879, at $40 to $ll to
SEQ it sell at 500 the next October and $40 the
next year One Of the richest men in Boston,
large holder of St Louis & San Francisco first
preferred stock, felicitated himself his
nerve because he held to his last 1000
shares until it touched $l2, when lin 1879 he let
60. TO see it sell at $79 three months later. and
a. par the next year.