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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-07

Stable tnat will accommodate tw,
horses and two wagons on West Fifth
street neac Madison Apply at III 8
Office.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-07

Ths sewing machine, like the nee lie
qua that beats the world, il ,he Re L.
ington. For sale by VIM. f. Crossley,
623 Shipley street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-07
PeCple sre Watching

TO ave expense. Beaton Sui,h's Phar-
N; ci charge moderately for pe rscrip ions.
etc., andtry topleass in every way,
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-07

G. w. Bush " suhs will furn ish the
lumber for the enlargement of Tan
crott's IN Ills, and also fer number of
houses in that Vicinity.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-07

don't seem 30 bard when things are
kept bright with Diamond Dust it adds
cheer to the household.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-07

I Crossley The practical sewing n achine
repeirer, 623 Shipley street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-07
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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-07

For good coal 60 to Bush's, French
street wharf.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-07
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12
Wanted His Share.

az you Mistah Hoyne?n asked a
frostbitten old negro and dressed in an
| old cavalry jacket, as he entered the
! room of the Commissioner in the Gus
tom House. Mr. Hoyne never denied
his identity. Il dunno eff | came in de
right place or not, but wuz tole TO to
see YOU" continued the relic, at the
same time looking around the room.
Then he handed The Commissioner a
slip Of reprint, which read as follows;
California raised in 1884 bushel of
wheat for every man, woman. and child
in the United States" The Commits
sioner asked what of it.
IL Californy a pawt Oh desc here
United States?"
Eyes. y
Her owes 'legence to de gubment?''
Yes. -
Then he pulled a gunny sack from
under his coat. When it was unrolled
il stretched across the room. He then
counted up on his fingers-'Dar's
Jackson Van Buren,, my oldest boy, dats
two, an Aberham Linkum, de last bawn,
dats tree, an me, OATS foh Amt dat
right?n
That's right"
u want ter AK you fo' to send dis
hyar gunny bag by de Pos offs fas' mail
down to Wash'nton an put it on the
pcnshun list for fob bushels Californy
wheat. All AK oh the gubment is fab
play-fah play. | nebber got muffin
out of it yet an ef de gubment ever
irvine to do emmy tine for dc cu1llId
man nows dc time faint fur off till
de Foul ob March. Ell | amt tooken
keer oh by dat time why-jes SEN back
de bag an do my own plantin' and
raisin' ~ chicago Hera}d
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12
The Faithful Lovers.

'Twas by the chimney-corner we were sitting,
Mary, said l. have you been always
Frankly, said she, just pausing in her knit
II don't think I've unfaithfui been to you;
liut for the three years past II tell you what
I'VE done; then say if I've been trae or not
Whom first you left my grief was uneon-
Alone mourned my miserable lot;
And all who saw me thought me inconsolable
= I'LL Capt. Clifford came from Aldershott
To iiirt with him amused me while twas new
don't count that unfaithfulness-do you?
1.-THE next - o, let me see = was Frankie
Phipps.
met him at my uncles Chrstmas-tide.
ana meath the mstletoe, when lips meet lips
he gave me his first kiss" And here She
I've staia six weeks at uncle's-bow time
don't count that unfaithfulness-do you?
Lord Cecil Fossmore-only twenty-one-
Lent me his horse. o, how we rode and
raced
We secured the downs we rode the hounds
such fun
And often was his arm about my waist
mat was 70 liftme up and down. But who
V"ould call just that unfaithfulncssl Would
DO you know Regey We're? All, how he
:, We met-'twas 1T picnic. o. such weather.
lie gave me, look, the first of these two rings
Nhen we were lost in Cliefden woods to-
gether.
~, what happy time we spent--we twol
dont count that unfaithfulness to you.
Ne yet another ring from him; dye see
nc plain gold circtt that is shining here?'
! TOOK her hands 20. Mary can IL be
That you---" Quoth she, 'ThatI am Mrs.
We're.
don't cali that unfaithfulncss--do yous"
mo-! replied, FOR am married too"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12
One Mans Romance.

Last Christmas night poorly dress
ed man with a presence, however,
which indicated better DAYS. was given
The next morning he was found dead.
On Saturday. however, one of the ply
sicians created n sensation by declar-
ing that the man was not dead, but
was only the victim of suspended ami
nation, The body was kept out of the
grave until Monday, when the fact of
his death became too evident. During
the excitement his identity was estab-
fishes as Pink Bradley, when the
war broke out one of the most promi-
nent young men of Greenyille, S. G.
The day before the company of which
he was member marched out he was
married to the belle of that aristocratic
Carolina city. In the war he distin-
gulshed himself, lost Il LEG, and return
ed home at the close of the struggle to
reioin his wife. For several years he
lived happily with her, when he lost
his FORUM by dissipation and disap-
peared with a Pickens Couuty maiden
and lived in Alabama under fictitious
name. The story of his disgrace was
not known in his old home, his disap-
pearanco having been attributed to foul
play, which theory his wife humored
in order to protect his name, although
she knew his sin and residence. Re-
Gently Mrs. Bradley came into possess
ion Of a comfortable fortune through
the death Of a relative. The recreant
husband, having heard Of his aban-
doned wife good fortune, at once de-
serted his paramour and family in Ala
bama in order to reioin his old love
and while on this trip came to his
deAth in Atlantl.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12
Sarah, The bantam.

Mr. Soper, yard engineer on the Lake
Erie and Western Road, and residing
in this city. has bantam hen, Sarah, :"
which has ideas of her own. Sarah is
a little grey chick of very diminutive
pattern, shading to partridge brown
about the head, and a short time since
determined to raise family. Looking
about for suitable place to hatch her
progeny. she espied through the win
dow of her next neighbours house, that
of Mrs. n. NJ. Suffrin's :, a handsome
little tidy on a comfortable, on which
stood a stuffed prairie chicken on a
base covered with lichens. Flying over
the lowered window, she picked the
lichens off, carefully selected wedding
bouquet dried and pressed from a
neighboring wall ornament and placed
ii in the center, and was snugly en-
sconced beneath the wingof the stuffed
fowl upon the center table when dis
covered.
She was removed and the wreck re-
placed, only to have it occur the second
and third time. and it was only until
after a weeks persistent fight that she
gave mp her chosen nest, and ceased to
make herself the brightest and prettiest
ornament in the lady's parlor. hitter
Ia he Cincinnati Enquirer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12
Dinner by Weight.


a citizen of the Pine Tree State has d
very heavy wife, twice as large as him.
self, who vowed she would never be
weighed. lie concluded to astonish
her with the true statistics on New
Years, and thwart the strategy which
she always resortpd to in order to pre-
vent getting weighed He took her out
riding and drove upon the hay scales.
Having secured the figures in grand
aggregate of horse and wagon and wife,
he afterward drove back, and by getting
the weight of himself and wagon. by a
simple arithmetical deduction, found
that his wife weighed 225 pounds.
This was clever, indeed, for Maine
man, but the wild Westerner gives a
more striking example of steal meeting
steal. A railroad restauranter had the
floor of his dining-room entrance so
beautifully balanced and attached to
scales that he caught every customer S
weight as he entered the room. When
the hungry forager came forward to
pay his bill his weight was noted, and
he was exactly and enormously assessed
for the increase A gormandizinc
drummer, who had several times been
compelled to pay 81 for two plates of
imitation oyster soup, piece of lead
hliing mince-pie. quart of coffee, and
a par of cast-iron doughnuts, concluded
70 take advantage OF the scale system.
With this idea in view. on his next visit
TO the establishment he ballasted the
capacious pockets of his ulster with pig
iron. On arriving at the table he care
fully unloaded and concealed his freight
beneath the table, and proceeded to
lay in the best repast on record.
He bolted at least so worth of luxury
at the "scale" of prices before the warn
ing cry ''all aboard was heard Then
he walked up to the cashier, and found
that the restaurant owed him S15. He
took his change in silver quarters, and
then escaped with his life-but he sue
ceeded in abolishing the scale system of
prices in that section.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12
sweet sixteen ont Of style.

The reign of very young girls over
the hear of man is ended. 'Sweet
sixteen IS insipid, fascinating eight
cen tame. At twenty-five the young
lady of the present day may be said tC
be interesting, at thirty she is charm
ing, and at thirty-three fascinating.
But it is not until the woman gets well
into the forties that she reaches the an
gelic period where temper no Longer
yields the mastery and mature thought
smooths out the rugged outlines Of her
mental life. If she understands the art
of self-preservation she may also retain
at this age the better part of her physi-
cal charms, and be pretty in spite
her years. Ninon de L Enclos was re-
garded rs a belle and beauty at sixty,
and care and discretion are only neces-
sary to carry the beauty of youth far
into mature life.
Another custom is coming into vogue
which must lend hope to many a spin
ster and widow of uncertain age, and
that is the fashion of women marrying
men younger than themselves. Per-
haps this can hardly be called a novel
innovation, however. for it has been
practiced in the older countries for
many years, and ~ Ireland has long
been the custom. DIR. Johnson married
woman old enough to be his mother;
Disracli was many years his wife's jun
Tor, and Aaron Burr married a widow
several years older than himself. The
famous Nine, dc Stael was forty-four
when she picked up young officer of
twenty or so.and Rachel married Vern-
hagen Won Ense when she was over for
ty and be in the twenties. All of these
were happy marriages, and Miss
Thackeray, Mrs. Craik and Margaret
Fuller seemed to belieyei in such unions,
for they each chose comparative young
-sters for matrimonial mates. Modern
and ancient unions of this kind have
proved lucky unions, and, as some of
the latter have given sort Of tone and
fashion to the custom, we may look
for 3 tide in that direction. If it be-
comes thefashion for women to choose
husbands younger than themselves old
fashioned folks may preach against it
in vain.-LoRdon Echo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12
Tanning a Fresh Reporter.

Last night ! was assigned to report
fire on the West Side, and wrote it ND
in grand style. and made half-column
article ont Of i'll began it in this way:
suddenly on the still night air rang
the shrill cry of fire. and at the same
moment the little licking tongue OF
flame. whose light play along the roof $
edge had caught the eye of the mid
night watcher, leaped forth, no longer
PLAYFUL, but fierce and angry in its
lhirst anI greed Like glowing. snaky
demons the lurid links entwiued the
doomed building; in venomous Kisses
and spnrts the flames shot into the
oyerhanging darkness. while from ev-
cry window and door poured forth a
dense sulphurous smoke, the deadly
Suilocating breath of an imprisoned
tiend Il went on in that style for
over half a column. said the reporter,
'sand this is what showed up in the pa
per this morning: Pat Sheeny's gro
cery was DESTROYED by fire last night;
$3.50, uninsured. y brakes Irarelsr's
Hg9gstfsC.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12
Nothing New Under the sun.

That there is nothing new under the
sun must surely have been the reflec-
ton of those who read the strange story
of robbery at Portsmouth, which is de-
scribed in this mornings paper. Some
thousands of years ago King Rameses
of Egypt-as described by Herodotus-
got builder to build him secret
freasure-house to which the king alone
could find an entrances; but the astute
bailder left a loose stone, and helped
himself at the treasury when he liked.
About ten years ago, 1t appears, a gem
tleman named Milligan, residing near
Portsmouth. being Of primitive ideas,
thought that a secret drawer would
be safer than bank, and instructed a
workman TO make him receptacle Of
this nature. Into this. drawer, when
constructed, Mr.. Milligan poured some
hundred sovereigns. and never after
ward inspected the store until last year.
In the early part of this year Mr.. Mill
gan put geo more soYereigns into the
drawer, The builder Of the drawer
seems, however. to have been struck
with the same idea as the Egyptian
architect OF the treasurc-house, and
went and helped himself as he liked,
and to such an extent that he has dur
ing the year purchased some houses in
the neighborhood Unfortunately tie
tales end differently; for, while the son
Of tho Egyptian builder eventually So
cured the princess and half the king
Dom. the English builder has merely
found his way into the hands OF the POI
lice. st. .games's G0zettc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12
A Canadian snow-Shoe Parade.

The first view of the palace on reach
ing the Square was enchanting. TWAS
brilliantly illuminated with electric
lights, which shone through its sides
and gave it the appearance of large
structure OF ground glass. A band of
music was playing inside, and thou.-
ands of people in their warm furs and
gayly colored head-dresses were crowd
ing about it. A slight snow was fall
ing, the air was cold, but dry, and the
whole scene made us think of pictures
we had seen of winter sights in Moscow
and st. Petersburg. soon there was a
cry of Here they come. and then at
the northern end of the Square the
torches of the snow-shoe clubs were
seen approaching On they came, and
after several hundred had filed by, and
their torches had surrounded three
sides of the Square with a line of light,
at given signal 4 shower Of rockets
assembled from the middle Of the
Square. Roman-candles were let off
from the whole line of snow shoers, and
the ice palace was brightly lighted with
colored fires one tower being red. an
other green. and another blue. The
effect was almost magical. We were
well acquainted with Fourth of july
fireworks (as what American BOYS are
nOt?), but to see such effects i'll a snow
storm was novel indeed We watched
the whole parade thousand snow-
shoers in their picturesque white suits,
and then returned home. and from the
window watched the line pass and re-
pass across the top of the mountain and
then wind down its side. doubling back
and forth in the descent four or iivt
times, until finally we saw it as it sank
intos
the mellow shade.
Glitter like q swarm OF tirc-hies tangled In
silver braid.
George l. Bggam. in ST. Nichoia;
for February
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12

If there is anything about which wo-
men are more reticent than another il
is their ages after they have passed the
sixteenth of life's milestone. The
other day on one Of the Bloomington
and Normal ears, a girl came in and
sat down by fashionably dressed
young woman. She was plain, but
saucy and interesting in appearance,
and she had not been seated long be-
fore she turned to her companion and
remarked:
Excuse me, please; but have I not
met you somewhere"
The naughty young queen of fashion
gave her whitening look and deigned
no reply.
Beg pardon. ma am, but | hope !
have not offended you?" the pert miss
continued.
Il should think you are old enough
to know better" the fashionable lady
tartly replied. Your impertinence is
inexcusable in one Of your advanced
years.
"Hoity toityr' exclaimed injured in
nocence, looking daggers at the we'll
dressed lady. Il hope you amt madr'
Il would have you know that can
not be expected to be less than angry
at such childlike simplicity in one SO
very old
''Deary mer' sighed the poor, crush
ed young creature, as the other con-
temptuously turned up her nose.
"Think am quite aged, don't you?''
"Well, rather antiquated / should
say"
why. goodness me! | am pretty
old, madam. ] had almost forgotten
my age, but your words recall my
memory to some of the early incidents
of my life quite wildly. | knew | had
seen you somewhere, and | remember
all about it now. Do you recollect
your sister Jemima? All! it all comes
back to me bright as day. Jemima was
your younger sister and she served as a
nurse for me when | was baby. |
knew had seen you somewhere be-
fore, and then they glared at each
other while the passengers applauded
and the mules toiled before their great
load of hatred. - Through Mail
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12
Facts Worth Knowing.
There are 2.75O lanouaces.

There are 2,750 languages.
A square mile contains $40 acres
A barrel of rice weighs 600 pounds.
The average human life is 81 years.
The first steel pen was made in 1880.
A barrel of flour weighs 1876 pounds.
A barrel of pork weighs 200 pounds.
A span is ten and seven-eighths
inches.
A hand (horse measure) is four
inches.
Watches were first constructed in
1476.
A storm moves thirty-six miles per
hour.
The first lucifer match was made in
1929.
The value of a ton of silver is s37,-
704S4.
A hurricane moves eighty miles per
hour.
The first iron steamship was built in
1880.
Modern needles firstscame into use in
1545.
Coaches were first built in England
in 1863.
The first horse railroad was built in
1926 q.
One million dollars Of gold coin
weigh $3.50 pounds avoirdupois.
Until l776 cotton-spinning was per-
formed by the hand spinning wheel.
One million dollars of silver coin
weigh 5S,920.9 pounds ayoirdupois
The first complete sewing-machine
was patented by Elias Howe in 1916.
Glass windows we're first introduced
into England in the eighth century.
Albert Darer gave the world aproph-
eey Of future wood engraving in 1927.
Measure 200 feet on each side and
you will have square acre within an
inch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12

But Vane had turned away with a
muttered imprecation and gone in, fol-
lowed by low laugh of thorough en-
joyment from Tom.
They were both so very much in
love with him-oh, yesr' he said cheer
fully. Ellis highness has received a
lesson. We will see how much good
it will do him. 2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12

While the japanese have long been
famous for their superior MANILA pa
pers. they have not yet been able to
make good note paper. Their mate
rial is most unique and has been re-
Gently purchased in considerable
quantities by two Yankees. who hope
with it to make paper that will take
London, Paris and New York, which
are always running cid after oddities
in this line, by storm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12

Justice Blandford, of the Georgia
Supreme Court, recently made funny
decision against dealing in futures, .
his highly rhetorical ruling containing
this warning: Faro, brag and poker
are tame. gentle, submissive animals
compared to this monster, future spec
ulation, which is ferocious beast al
lowed to stalk about in open midday
With gilded signs and flaming adver-
tisements. TO allure unhappy victims. to
its embrace of death and destruction.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12

The Philadelphia Press states that
Chicago is the greatest pickle market
in the world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12

Australia has nineEy-three species of
snakes. tifty-eight venomous and thirty
we harmless.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12

Y nisor' great park costs the Queen
si.3, oJJa year and brings in rentals Of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-12
MISTAKEN.
You are quite sure, Vance.

You are quite sure, Naneg'
The question was lazily put, and some
might have found tone of ironical
contempt IN it; but to Clement Vane it
was simply question, no more
I'D stake my head on it, either of
them viii say yes the moment | ask
her wish wasn't so sure. There'd
be- something agreeable to a fellow of
my temperament in regularly having
10 WOO, you know, but | cant account
for il. They all set their caps for me
at the first meeting. It's bore, TOO.
don YOU know; decided bore when
,4nc gets too much Of il. ~
Then why don't you tell them SOP
or better still-insert an article in
one Of the papers requesting the ladies
to giFe youfewer attentions. Say frank
" that they embarrass YOU; that they
bore You; that you re tired oft, etc.
ooh, but don't you know that
wouldn't do There are times, YOU
see, when WHOM
just so. When fellow finds fool
among his acquaintance, and feels like
pulling his nose and restraints the i'm
pulse. dom you know, Of 'mimicking
siif Rbh'l > vi ttffl ~ HtilctiiOll. ! CS,
know all about it, but the question is
this Those two girls are madly in love
with you. over their pretty ears, YOU
know, and YOU think You'll ask one OF
them to marry you: am to help YOU
TO decide which. Miss Lee is dark.
beautiful, Of good family. and an heiress;
Miss Holmes is fair, sunny, fascinating.
and an heircss also; you're not in love
with either, but they. poor girlsl are
hopelessly in love with you You aoiH
have 10 break one heart. choose us YOU
may; you are inclined to try YOUR fate
HQ7night at the ball at DcNallou's; say
Miss Lee
"Well, 50 be &C. I'll ask Miss Lee.
what bore il will be; but fellow
must marry some time and she's to nv
fancy and III do it. But I'm sorry
for poor little Jessie Holmes; it viii
quite break her heart
Oh, Myond doubt But / say.
Nane. you can offer your hand to her,
don you know, when Miss Lee has
laughed at YOU
"Oh, don't you know there's not the
slightest danger. Ia, tn, Tom: YOU
can congratulate me tonight, old
boy.
I'D like to kick you now, you insult
feraO.e Top, was Tom Leonard's IN
ward comment, rs lie watched the 9th
or lounge aaectelly from the club
rooms, IN which the conversation had
taken place.