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The Wilmingtonian., 1885-01-03
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muhTUM In PARy0,

What man luvs the most he prazes with
crate caushun.
Maurice Cove oysters, first quality, at
Fullmer's. Can't be beat
1t il one thing to make a reputashun, and
another thing to sustain it, quite often the
most difficult ov the two.
Take your shirts, collars and cuffs to the
City Laundry, Sixth and Shipley. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed. Goods delivered promptly
1t don't require but fu branes to find fault
with things, bnt to give praze where praze
iz due liz the province of wize man.
]. Paul Brown, photographer, 617 Market
street. New studio, superb fittings. Best
work only.
God haz named repentance az the highest
price ov forgiveness; the world has allwuss
refused to settle at that rate
The Wilcox and White organs are the best
and most durable in the market. F. A.
North & Co., agents, 713 Market street.
never judge man b hiz vices, but b hiz
virtews; if he has got one posative virtew,
glorify that, and silently weep over hiz
vices.
Life of Gen. Grant and Stanley's Africa
selling about one half price at Porter & Co.,
400 Market St. Opera Glasses.
In the harte ov every human being thare
IL more or less ov charity; this proves the
divinity ov hiz origin.
Photographs made by the instant eous
process. Fine retouched cabinets, German
finish, SO. 90 per dozen at Hollands 307 Mar
ket street.
A man IL "a poor judge ov hz own literary
produkshuns. 1t IL like calling half-dozel
ov hiz children around him, a-trieing TO pill
out the one he luvs best.
For a good hat, go to G. S. Humphrey s
Bro, 3O2 Market street. The two-dolar ha
specially.
thank the Lord that have been gvei
common intelligence, but had rather h
what IL called phool than to be know
simply for mi cunning.
There can be no uncertainty as TO the sat
isfaction obtained in buying coal of Charlie
Warner & Co. Try their Lee, Lehigh an
3 hard S,huylkill.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-01-03
counterf1t.,ng Fish.

The tricks of trade are quite frequently
divulged in court when the partners in the
deception fall out with each other. Sugar
has its glucose, butter its oleomargarine,
cloth its shoddy, wine multitude of Injurious
connections, but it probably is not often that
fish are counterfeited, as was shown to be
the case in a recent suit in this city. 1t
appeared there that French sardiues com
mand high price in the market, almost
fifty per cent higher than the fish caught in
our waters 1t is great tempation there
fore, to pack these latter sardines in boxes
with French labels, and the morals of trade
are unfortunately not proof against such
allurements. contract was made by a
firm in New York city for a large lot of
domestic" sardines with ''fancy" labels.
These "fancy" labels we're generally under
stood to mean labels stating that the sar-
dimes we're caught and packed in France.
For some reason the sardines were not
accepted when rendered, and suit was
brought for their value. In defence, it was
alleged that the contract was a void one,
being against public morals and could not
be enforced. This was the view taken by
the Court, which held that the practice was
dishonest imposition upon consumers who
were without knowledge of the deception.
1t was said by the judge Consumers may
not be wronged by eating American sal dimes
while they think they are eating French
sardnes. One may be as wholesome and
savory as the other, but undoubtedly the
labels are not used to instil this information
into the minds of the eaters. They are used
to get higher price than would be given if
the label told the fact as to the origin of the
fish,"
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-01-03
Officers Elected.

The election OF officers for the ensuing six
months the Industry Lodge, No. 2, A. O..
U. W., last night, resulted as follows: p.
M. W-Jos. II. Gibson; NJ. WI. c. Down
ward; Fore-W. II. Pierson; G-Jas. E. Sa-
vile; GA. M. Pierson;-J. Wv. G
Rambo; o. W-Robt. Mcclure; Recorder
E. H. Cook; Financum-W. A. Reynolds;
Receiver-Jno. w. Defendorf Med-Exam-
ner-H. G. Snitcher; Representation to
Grand Lodge-J. W. Diefendorf
The meeting was interesting and well at
tended, the M.W elect promises grand New
Year nteltamment to all who may be pres
ent at the next meeting to witness the install
lation of the above officers.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-01-03

The New York Herald says Lieutenant
Schwatka reports that of seventeen men
who died on the Polar expedition all but
one used tobacco, and he died the last.
The despairing New Yorker adds, "Wil
he please state how many of those who did
not die used tobaccoP"
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-01-03
Fire Alarm Signals.

2 Twentieth and Market streets.
8 Tenth and Orange streets.
A Police Call
9 Tenth and Walnut streets.
2 City Hall.
3 Fifth and French streets.
A Front and Poplar streets.
D Sixth and Spruce Streets.
g Eleventh and Church streets.
z Third and Railroad Avenue.
8 Thirteenth and King.
4 Seventh and Railroad Avenue.
B Second and Shipley streets.
A Front and Justison streets.
3 Second and Jackson streets.
g Maryland Avenue and Linden streets.
z Delaware Avenue and DUPONT streets.
3 Ninth and Madison streets.
i Front and Searles streets.
2 Sixth and Tatnall streets.
A Fourth and Madison streets.
o Harlan and Hollingsworth Co.'S Yard.
u Maryland Avenue and Cedar street.
i Warmers Wharf.
2 Heald and Lobdcll SITS. South Wilm.
3 Eighth and Broome streets.
A Pennsylvania Ave. and VanBuren SITS.
i Thirteenth and Washington streets.
Test signal at 9 a. m, each morning.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-01-03
Proclamation.

BY these presents ye will know that !,
Nathan W. Porter, having recently assumed
the charge of Tatnall's fiue dairy farm in
New Castle Hundred am prepared to fur
nish the citizens of Wilmington with the
Simon Pure tactical fluid. My cream has "a
richness combined with mellOwneSs which
makes it very popular with the educated
palate.
All orders left with Mr.. Bowers at 215
West Second street will receive prompt at
tention.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-01-03

lay he has issued a pronduciamento, In his
D rgan the North German Gazette, of what
Germany intends to do.
The Senate fears that if it gives adhesion
to the conditions of the Nicaraguan Treaty |
that tue nation will not be in a position to
vindicate its dictum under the very proba-
BILE contingency of European complica-
tions.
The public press, with a few Isolated ex-
ceptions look upon this hesitation as mean
ing that Congress does not judge the 18TH
main question as one emitting national
outlay of some s1OO, 100000.
In plain words the Senate judges that we
are not strong enough as naval power TO
fight England and France or either.
America claims that England has voided
the Buwer Treaty by colonizing Honduras
and also in neglecting to act with the United
States on the different occasions when the
existence of the Panama Railroad was i'm
peried by revolutions in the Central Ameri-
can States. 1t is claimed that if the Clay
ton Bulwer treaty meant anything it was
that of joint protection by United States
and English military police.
There is also the incompatibility between
the Monroe doctrine and the Ciayton-Bul-
wer Treaty.
Meanwhile the southern press is clamor-
GUS for the carrying out of the Nicaraguan
project.
The Bibliotheque Rationale of Paris is the
oldest and largest library in the world. 1t
contains $500, 900 yolumes.-Nep Yolk 7ri-
bune.-The Tribune might be informed that
it is the custom of the curator of the Ma
lional Library of Paris in counting his books
to reckon each volume as separate book,
so that the two dozen or so volumes of the
American Encyclopedia, for instance, count
for as many books, whereas in other librar
always count only as one-this accounts fol
the 2, ,5OO,OOO
Close to West Chester Pa, the Academia
discovery of the names Cheyney and Chelse;
in close association, the latter being tn
name of the residence Of Mr.. Cheyney
induced the writer to inquire of a gentleman
of this city, bearing similar patronymic, a
to the popularity in its parallelism, t
Thomas Carlyle's residence Cheyne Walk
Chelsea, London.
The interesting explanation was mad
that the Cheyneys of West Chester are d
London, who were the ancient proprietor
of that locality in the city known at preser
as Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, and Cheyne Row
where the great writer lived. The America
branch of the family allowed the name to
modified to its present spelling.
The above is one of the numerous lit
bits of interesting local history which onl
by the merest accident are discovered. 1t
e of great advantage that they go on record,
future historical points are often identift
. and proved by stray facts such as the
The local history of Delaware and tn
neighborhood are full of such facts, al
would be well worthy of the attention of Il
spare moments of our Historical society.
1t would not be an uniting object of Il
attention of that society to collate pan
phlet upon the old families of this stat
Such history would be of the create
value in years to come.
The New York Herald says LieutenaI
Schwatka reports that of seventeen me
.,rI,F 4 s.l Al. IN
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-01-03
nORIEL ENCAmPMENT NO. SO.


Officers Of knights Of 81. John and Malta:-
En-. Com. VIM. H. ALEXANDER,
Lieut.. Com. HENRY r. DAVID,
Capt. of Guard, JAS. McKELREY,
Prelate, GEORGE F. EARRING,
Chancellor, WIN. Il. DAVIS,
Assistant Chan. G. B. WOODWARD,
Almoner, CHARLES A. CoUNTIss,
Herald at Arms, WIN. f. ALLEN.
Sword Bearer, JACOB KATEs,
Marshall, j. G. PILBEAN,
First Guard, JAS. A. PENNINGTON,
Second Guard, DAVID A. REYBURS,
Warden, VIM E. JONES,
Sentinel, JAMES II. GRAY,
Medical Examiner PETER CoorER, NJ. d.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-01-03
sIYIRTSf sHIRTsf

If you are in want of perfect fitting
white shirt, 907 Market street is the place to
get them. All our shirts are our own make.
Shirts made to order, and fit guaranteed,
W. II. Sincock, 3O7 Market street.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-25
About Mr.. Lowell.

Ex.Minister Lowell was madea good
deal OF socially when he came to Phll-
adelphia the other day to attend the
opening of a new educational lnstl-
tuition for women at Bryn Mawr, 10
or 1e miles out, writesa Chicago Trib-
me correspondent. He attended a
reception or two, and was given sew
eral DINNERS. 1t was his first visit
cor Al; years. That fact may nothave
been complimentary to the town, but
Philadelphians are very forglvlng TO
hip men. Just after his marriage he
boarded here with his wife in a Quaker
family for a year, and to see II aett
way in which he gave tahy 70 the
members OF the Society OF FRIENDS,
who are the chief supporters OF the
new women's college, was literal ed
ucation in diplomacy. He LOOKS ex-
ceedingly well, and the fit OF his clothes
and the nicely with which his hair was
adjusted on each side OF a line down
the middle of his head were all very
agreeable to the mild Philadelphia
dudes whom hemet out.
In the course of adinnerat thecoun-
~, nInon ~ ax.Ninister John Welsh.
Mr.. Lowell expressed Il very high adj
mirot;on for The Spanish. to whose
ME W. onna vas ni;,ister. For VAL
~ ollont,,ol obilitv honesty and
AZ, ~ anraar bo ssia enthusiasm
of,''s 10 cnom;ards rank With the
h L nan,,1o on The face of theearth.
49, puoi az tbo bonestv Of the com
1920 Iva told +Iis anecdote.
HVba, P be- ,pp;t Nadrid md Vent to Lon
don ha hr,,,,ht VIII him n manser.
uon. III ~ otta,,aad him some
ra anv A Ai+orrard tba servant pnye
sSfI.a 1 r amaT snm 90 Money with 3, re.
o,ast thot II he forwar ded 10 his broth
1 ~ ;n sna;n M Lowell took the
{, ~ sp nna otfaroa q rscs;nt Int The
naoy CIV ~ ba n.;pad nv h
,ronee5;na and IN consider the tender
r. tba nannr renro.ch
- W. Peg" ! s,;d No drawn, himselfnn
WY, sa' Ae' want tboo
at' I'D nnt tata advantoae
ppt 'p tho ahSonce of tbe naner ia cheat
Uo, sararH
an van ao NOT understand - said
+ha ,;stor uTb;s 10 s;mn,v a.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-25
Portrait of Prof. Swing.

"He may be Observed" says an ex.
change OF Professor David Swing, "al,
most any day walking leisurely
through the crowded streets. A pro.
file OF his deeply corrugated, thought.
full face suggests features of Dante.
His hair is abundant and streaked
with gray. His complexion is slaty.
He is a man OF small build, but his
head is covered by a 3.S hat. He is
very plainly dressed and his collar is
OF the Byronic pattern. His tailor
must make his clothes without too
much style or they cannot be worn
y \ 4 His mode of life is quiet,
studious, and methodical, although
he and his daughterhavemany callers
to entertain and many invitations to
attend festivities"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-25
The Yankee Girl's Choice.
the Portland SUNDAY Welcnme

From the Portland Sunday Welcome.
Residing on the Clackamas River,
in Clackamas county, Oregon, is a
good old quaker couple, whose pretty
daughter, with her "thees" and
"tnous'' and chaste style OF dressing,
has been more thoroughly admired
than any n for miles around. The
fame Of her beauty was not confined
to the immediate neishborhood of her
fathers farm, but had reached the
ears of q stalwart young stonecutter
of this city, named Stafford, and also
the auriculars of a gay young rail-
road engineer, named Morgan.
Both fell in love with the modest
girl at first sight, the parents Directing
to Stafford, who is a Catholic, while the
daughter manifested a slight prefer
encefor him. To make a long story
short, Stafford vas ST devoted in
his attentions that, unknown to the
parents, he succeeded in engaging him
self to the object of his alteration, and
gave her 500 with which to purchase
a few necessary articles OF wearing
apparel. This reaching the fathers
ears, he sent for Stafford and Morgan
the latter appearing upon the scene
accompanied by two friends-and
with his pretty daughter met them
all in his little parlor.
The feelings OF the rivals can well
be imagined when the blunt old
Quaker announced to his daughter
that her two admirers were before
her, and that although he preferred
the engineer, he would leavet the choice
OF her future husband entirely to her.
The poor girl burst into tears, and it
could be plainly seen by the tumul-
tuous heaving of her bosom that a
great struggle was going on between
filial devotion on n side and love
for the choice OF her young heart on
the other. Pending the decision
Stafford and Morgan hardly dared
raise their eyes from the carpet. At
last, with a mighty effort and a voice
full of tears, the young Quake:ess
sobbed the name OF Stafford, and
gently put her hand in his. Morgan
accepted the situation like a sensible
fellow, and, with his friends, left the
house sans ceremonie.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-25
IN THE ~FIRELIGHT.

The fire upon the hearth is low,
And there is stillness everywhere
Like troubled spirits, hero and there
The freight shadows fluttering go.
And as the shadows round me creep.
A childish treble breaks the gloom,
And softly from a further room
Comes: "Now l lay me down to sleep"
And, Aomchow, with that little pray'r
And that sweet treble in my ears,
My thought goes back to distant years
And fingers with Il dear one there;
And as / hear the child's amen,
My mothers faith comes back to me-
Crouched at her side l seem to be,
And mother holds my hands again.
Oh, for an hour in that dear place
Oh, Tor the peace OF that dear time
Oh, for that childish trust sublime
Oh, for the glimpse OF mothers face!
Yet, as the shadows round me creep,
l do not seem to be alone
Sweet magic OF that treble tone
And Now lay me down to sleep!"
-EuGENE FIELD.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-25

An the world Is bright,
All my heart lie merry,
.VtOlets and roses red,
Sparkling in the dew;
Brow-the lily's white;
Lap-the crimson berry;
Hark. 1 hear lightsome tread
All, my love, tbs you!
Wing to mo, birds, and sing to mo-
None SO happy a II
Only the merriest melodies bring to mo
When my beloved Is by.
All the air IL sweet,
All my heart Is quiet,
Floecy clouds on breeaes warm
Floating far above;
Eye-where soft lights meet;
Meek-where roses riot;
Look. l SEQ q gracious form
All, it's you, my Lowell
Wing to her, bird, and sing to her;
Mono SO happy as she!
Only tho merriest melodies bring to her
DULY this message from mel
FRANK DEMpsrER SHERMAN.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-25
: silence. Mrs. Leeds uttered a little

cry OF recOgnltlOny
it is our Alice, sure enough"
For the leading lady in Mr.. Roderick
Applegate's Great Combination
Troupe, the poor soul who had died
and been buried away from all her
friends, had been Alice Villars.
The sequel of this little life idyl is
simple enough. Any one may guessit:
Charles Villars married Eliza. And
ven the most fastidious sisters OF
her husbands flock can utterno word
OF reproach against the minister's
wife, although she makes no secret OF
the fact that she was once an actress.
And poor Abby Jane Clark is chew
ing the bitter husks disappointment.
For even Mr.. Trudkins has gone back
to Packerton without declaring him
self.
There's no dependence to be put
upon men," says Abby Jane discon-
solately.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-25
A Very Tough Story.

a telegram from Toledo relates the
story OF q farmer in Montclara, Ohio,
who died and was buried thirteen
years ago, but is still writing to his
family. The Washington Sunday Capt.
tol prints 4 story quite rs remarkable,
as follows: "a very remarkable case
has come to my attention through 8
friend in the Pension Office which fur
nlshes incidents for a novel as power
ful as any Dumas or Eugene Sue ever
used. In 1854 a Lieutenant from an
Ohio village was killed in one of the
battles in Virginia and his body was
sent home, buried with military
honors and a handsome monument
erected over it by the citizens OF the
place. Thousands ofpeoplepaidt their
tributes OF honor to the young hero
and looked upon his face IS the body
lay IN state in the Town Hall. He left
a widow to whom he had been mar
rled only a year, and for more than
twenty years she has been trying to
get a pension; but, although she keeps
fresh flowers upon her husbands
grave, she cannot prove that he is
dead. The records in the Adiutant
Generals office are perfect, and afi-
daVlts can be furnished from thou
sands OF people who saw and recog-
nlzed his ~lifeless body, but every
few months she receives a letter
from him written in a hand
as familiar as her own. Two letters
never come from the same place; now
they are postmarked in Colorado, then
IN Texas, then in New York. Onces she
got u note from him dated at Wash
lngton. he appears to know what is
gong on at home, and always alludes
to local occurrences with afnmiliarity
that IS amazing. He sends messages
to OLD trends and gives her advice
about business matters which it seems
impossible for a stranger to know.
h cannot answer these ghostly nas-
slve,, because he never gives any ci6e
to his whereabouts, and no detective
has even been able to find him. Her
friends believe that the writer is some
crank or malicious person who takes
this way to annoyher. and the distress
the poor women suffers cannot be
measured by any other human expert
ence. Long $40 she ceased to open
envelopes which came with thefamiiiar
address, but sends them sealed to her
attorney, who uses every possible
means to secure a clue to the identity
OF the writer. Theonly circumstances
to suggest that it may possibly be her
husband are the penmanship and the
familiarity the writer shows with the
lady's private life, but how he could
keep himself postedis anothc: mystery
that cannot be solved. Several times
the writer has intimated thath &c might
soon pay her a visit, but the next let
ter always contains an apology for
not having done SO. The woman has
suffered agony ofmind beyond descrip-
ton, and her life has been ruined by
this horrible mystery, but of late she
has become more resigned, and would
neither be surprised nor disappointed
II her husband should some day walk
into her door"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-25

Ex-Minister William Williams OF
Warsaw, Ind, who is Just back from
Montevideo, Uruguay, said the Other
day: 81 saw in an interview with ex.
Minister Osborn, on his return from
Brazil, astatement that America own
all the tramways, gas works, and sim.
liar local enterprises at Rio. This is
a mistake. They are all owned by
Englishmen. The English have a high
appreciation of South America as a
Observation-Disclosures. Their
young men go there as clerks, some
branch out in business, and presently
are r~ichnabobs. tisdiffcult to make
New Workers or Americans under.
stand what a rich field of trade lies
right below them"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-25
President Cleveland has written a

President Cleveland has written a
letter in acknowledgment of his cleo
ton as an honorary member OF the
Twenty-irst Regiment Veteran Asso.
citation of Buffalo. After returning
thanks the President continues: 81
remember well the day the regiment
left the City of Buffalo for the front
the leave taking, the prayers and the
tears it occasioned. remember, too,
the return OF the survivors and the
vacant places in the ranks once filled
by those who never returned. The
city which this regiment honored by
its services should be proud OF its
achievements, and it should not be
difficult to accomplish the erection Of
a monument in token ola greatful APP.
probation OF patriotic devotion. l
shall be glad to assist such an under
taking"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-25

Colonel Mulligan, whose widow has
just been made pension agent at Chi
cage, was an American Rsgulus. When
q Confederate prisoner he was released
in order that he might go to Washing
ton and askfor an exchange ofprison-
ers. Hewas unsuccessful, and was ad.
vised not to return, but he was a man
OF honor and went back to his place
in the Confederate prison.