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Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

Tho IaYLOn hnlA.r IEeaIl

ire negotiations now pending be-
Z n the [ nit+-d States anu Nicaragua
cal INTO prominence the famous Clay
~ Bniwe treaty, treaty possessing
s'>'- cal interest to D-lawar.-hui
or'N 50 far a John NJ. Clayton, Della
W = distinguished s'at-s Van. va
CONCERNED in negotiating it. The treaty
", formulated in lsJU betw een the
tih'"d States and Gr.ar Britain under
T." Fillmore administration when ohm
NJ. Clayton was Secretary OF State and
NJ ,rtln Bulwer was minister at Wa-n-
IL x o., iIom the court or 81. James
The II a Y had IL origin IN n proposed
ship anal across he isr hmus OF Dari+n,
neck of land which connects North
and south America The Ohiect Of the
frea'y WAS d. fined in THAI INSTRUMENT
irssl' 10 have " reference TO any means
OF communication by ship canal which
may be conrtructed b-f we-n he A.
hntIc and Pacitic oceans. by the ~ay
of the river San Juan de Nicaragua, and
ei hsr or bnrh OF the lakes Of Nicaragua
and Mahagut 10 any port or place IN
the + ,citic ocean"
The main point of the treaty, bow-
ever, and the one which seemingly con.
filcts with the terms Of the treaty Just
nego lated with the Republic of Mica
ragua itself was that neither the
United Sts'es nor Great Britain was u
have exciusiv- control over such cana
when built. Tue present Nicaraguau
treaty places the contemplated cana
under the direction of this country and
the one whose territory il traver-el
and Therefore this country has not ex
elusive con rpl over land consequently
does not technically violate the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, although Great Brtaii
Ii excluded fr III all control IN the new
proposed canal. In The matter Of ri gint
United States ships more favorable t,I
rates than those: OF any other alton Ii,
terms or the 'rea'y are in direct confiic
with that OF the Clayt ton Bn wer trea
The tr-aty now proposed, while il doe'
not directly viol Ate The term, Of tin. in
strument mad in 1880 in more thai
the pnint .ta' cd, II must neverthel, 5,
be III dire con radiction with III,
spirit of the Clay on Bul wer treat ), anC
practically annals it.
# Cir a. Britain ,uietly submits I,
this infringement of her rights, IL viii
be because she thinks the canal O
small impar ance, or because she ha
already such "A hrm hold on the trade o
the Pacific States that she cannot h
dtslodged. Then, again, point 10 b.
considered is that if the government o
Nicaragua is not firmly bound To til,
United Safes in every essential part i
will t@ve uhe same right TO enter into
nimilAr agreement with Great Britain
~ CONSTRUCT y second canal ACROSS til,
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

IT HAS leaked out through RESPONSE
BILE channels thai the Legislature will
be asked not only ty a large mum Der Of
Democrats, but by number OF Repub-
il ans a. well, TO create police com.
mission for the city Of Wilmington. /,
is proposed, however, that the commits
sion will be entirely BIPARTISAN, ant
that an equal number OF members of tn.
police force will be taken from each d
the leading political parties. A rea
non partisan Efficient police force could
not reasonably he objected too, but i
the commission is to be something lin,
the non-partisan Water Commission
and the non partisan Municipal Court
the least Wilmington can have to d.
with a police commission the better
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05
CITY AMnlRs.

IL our citizens desire the prevention
OF an increase in taxation, they must
discourage any increase Of the number
of office holders. The multiplication
OF offices and the increase Of salaries
must be avoided. There Is a disposi-
ton manifested In every city, by A|
portion Of the people, to make places
| for themselves or friends with good
round salaries attached, and If no re-
sistance whatever should be made to
| their demands, and they were Suffered
70 have their own way, the public
treasury would soon be emptied and
bankruptcy and ruin would be the re.
suit. AT the present time, when there
is a disposition manifested by business
men TO economize, an effort should be
made to cut down the public expenses,
aud keep them within reasonable
limits Certain offices might possibly
be abolished, while the salaries OF
others could be reduced, without detri-
. ment TO the interests Of the public. A
general overhauling should be giveu the
affairsa OF our city, and the little leaki
that exist should be stopped. There II
!. no good reason why men who NIL pub
= lie offices should b. paid two or thre'
: times as much money as they can earn
in a private capacity. The affairs
!. our city should be conducted on bust
. ness principles, and every dollar raises
:, by taxation should be turned TO goo'
:, account. II care is not exercised tn
). debt will soon grow to undue proper
tons, and the taxes become 80 op
!. pressive as TO seriously retard an
, great increase OF wealth and popula
a. ton. If property holders prefer tn
!. success Of political party TO an ect
l, nomical administration OF our CIT
N government, they must prepare TO pu
a, their hands into their purses and pa
a. the collectors che amount demanded
., although real estate may decline J
~, price and rents and the profits In thei
!. business may be cut down to such
N extent that there is no margin wha
:. ever left to meet current expenses Al
.r keep down the bill Of the grocer, bak
OK and butcher. Let all take hold al
N, keep an eye on these public spirit
~, individuals who are always talkir
about the advisability of expendii
~, money, or they may find when u
m. late, that selfish motives govern thei
= anu the public good was not the obJe
vs they were lsboring TO attain.
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05
- EGISTER'S ORDER.
~ KFG ISI Elk rOF FN'F, /
NkW CASTLE t.Di'STI DBL
ltppafuh.F ts,l -ssd

J
NKw CASTLE t.DiNTI De-,
hecembeS ssh lss4. J
Upon tle application ot ~ ia H. Fea.t1.s.
executor OF Mary &. " oodbury lilie of VII
lningtnn Hund ed, In said =. .Gnt decreased,
II Is ordereh and directed by tn. Register thai
The executor aforesaid giNc notice OF
granting Oi letters rss,In.lAry anon t.li
estat ofthe deceased, with the date Of grant
Ing thereof 10y causink Advertisements 10 h.
posted within forty days from the date Of ueh
letters In six Of the mos: puhlic places of b,
county Of New Ca tie, requirIn1 all utrson.
having demands against Che tstar To present
the SAM. or abide by an &C, Of ass, nhly ~
such case made aild provided snG ais, caus,
the same 10 lie Inserted within the SAM period
IN tht Daily RkfuBLICAS. n nrwrpaItG pub
llHh"d IN Wilmington, ana Ia he c'm,inn..d
there tire" weeks. te. u. It.
~~~l Given under tn hand and S.~l Of
81. 81 bfce Of the Register Aforesaid, al
e. Wilmington, IN N,w Castie County
| sfoi esaii, the day and wear above written
$780,, !, - Rt BIZ, Register.
NOTICE Al persons having caius against
~ 'sat 81 Llt hrftasth mus. PRESENT thu
same, duly attrstrd to the executor OF
OF before Dec 18Th ls+5, or ahid. md Ace ~
Assembly in such care made And pro Med
SETH II. FEASThk
w Executor.
AHhress' wilmington, iLa. dB
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05
ID EGISTER'S ORDER
III hEaIsTKRs Option,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY. pEL.
AN md Lex

'ah. @nu, 1870.
Upon the application Of 1E'lR,iE
DIZZY, ID m n istrstor N NARl
ntlFf, late of Wilmington Hun.
dred. in said county deceased, tits ordered
ana directed by the Register that the ad III n.
istrator aforesaid give notice If granting OF
letters OF administration upon the estate Of
the deceased, with the date OF xrantinp
thereof, by causing advertisements To lie
posted within forty days from the date OF
sucn letters IN six ~ the most public plAcss
OIL the county Of New Castle, recurring All
persons having demands against the estat.
10 present tie same or abide by an Act OF
sseubly In such case made and provided .
ana Also e1use the same to be inserted With n
The same period In the DAILY RKrUBLICAs
newspaper published In ', ilmlpxton. and
TO be cOptinued therein three weeks, te o d. J
Given under the hand ana Seal
l. ofOffice Of the Register aforesaid.
~ Vat Wilmington. in New Castle
county Aforesaid, the day and year above
l. &. GRUBB, Register
NOTICE All persons having claims against
the ettate Of the deceased must present the
same. duly attested to the al IA, illustrator, on
or before the md day OF January. 1856, or
ABIDE the Act OF Assembly In such case made
GEORGE n DUFFY,
mark
Administrator
Address, tieo. Duiiy. or Levi &. Bird, his
attorney vii Del. lan3
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

WHAT a pity it was that constable
Pri'chett did not get the real guilty cul.
prit who imposed upon the people by
exhibiting what he called headles,
chicken, but which was only mu.ilated
in such manner as TO ID AXE the public
believe that its head was cut entirely
of, and it could cling TO a perch and
talk. A dose of The whipping pos
wonld not be a particle to severe fol-
such an uufeeling wretch
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

Take this Tor granted Il
Odds and ends, damaged
goods, Questionable goods,
fading.out goods, perishableI
all such stuff in the store|
is going for less than its|
value, however little its value
may be. Take that tor
granted.
But, il we should stop
there, we should tail OF our
purpose. We have enough
of such things to compel the
putting down of prices but
we hav'n't enough to bring
the people in January; and
] we can't do without the peo-
pie.
We hav'n't stopped there.
. These things are going to be
eagerly bought; and we are
: not going to waste anxiety
= about them.
; There's another range Of
! goods down. We have care
' FULLY gone over the store con.
, sidering what we could spare
r You cannot understand why
!. thousands OF things are sold
d tor no advantage in money
a We shall need to give details
d OF these.
81 Still another. We canno
% ge, the people especial.
Ct g, prosperous people; and W.
must have them) here
in numbers to carry eff GU
y. Irif-raf and thoroughly puig
IIff our stock, without raising ex
of pectations. These expecta
x. tons have got to be met, c
Ill we lose more than none!
H. N. We meet them. And tn
he we must advertise.
w. That is all. Three-tourtf
an of our goods remain untoucl
1 ne ed and this three-iourths
all a we'll nigh perfect stock,
IN far as it goes. 1t would |
80, alone. But, if we shou
icy Gas indeed most merchan
be do, because they dread Il
on on loss of house.cleaning), tn
: if store would become stufft
TtS with blunders. [Do W
'sts think our forty buyers NAL
en- no blunders :!
the In January of course v
tc Of lose money. Everybot
uld loses in January. WI
.' ~ make wry faces about it, "
can't get rid OF it. Why n
o3n look the month in the fac
hey and get the best there is in
, ves out of it by taking a lol
mes lcok ahead We doubt =,
3 OF Loco a dollor
fair
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05
EGISTER'S ORDER.
~ REGISTERS OFFICE.
NkW CASTLE COT STY, DBL


'''''iiN'l IN, 1901.
Upon the application of William NJ stuck.
trt, illustrator OF Thomas " NrltlIIr Ini.. 81
Red ion Hundred, In SAID rnnIity do.
ceased II is ordered and direct Il t,y III. H,v
ister that tue administrator aforesaid ND, noitr.
ofgranilng .iratlon Ilnnn the
tate Of thc deceased, with the tate ofgrnni.
lhs thereof, by causi y advertise trntk Ia Ia.
posted within forty days from he data of such
ltttrs In sih Of the most puIllc ulAcrs In ms
county Of New Castle, requiring ali p,r,nns
having demands against ilirc-tat. To nrrs.nt
IN" same, or ahidr by an Act of AssrmhIy An
SUI II cast ma'it and proyiaDd and nlsn cans
e me To- be inserted within III. ZANE M RI
Oh IN the Daily REruBLI,AS A nexsns,,,
published IN iimington, aud to be con tln,,e5
lhrrtln three weeks, =. o. a.
nmmINeh under The hand and seal OF
49, Wilmington, In New Castle Io,,ut,
''"i'' 'he uay anu year above written.
Nnr,r, l. hRl BIB, Register
the estate OF the deceased must rrea,nt III.
same, duly attestrd To the aaiministratnr an ~,
Ass.mtj, a., sun, 1870, or abide tile Act Of
''' ''i"i' III sum case made and provided.
WIN. NJ. sT1CKEnT.
Adaraa. q, ,, Administrator.
e''' 9""e"tkes $, Del. dec
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

is linus, which would be lively com
petitor TO the United States canal. We
doubt, however, II the NicaraguAn peo-
pie will ind loop hole big enough 70
enter into . similar treaty with any
other nation.
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

Guinet and Bellon black
silks all through, with all the
music out of them, and more
too. Guinet:: Sl.35 for 81 !;
81. 30 for Sl.25 and so on.
l'ellon : $l.25 tor 81 ; Sl.35
tm $l.15; and so on.
Southwest from centre.
Dress-stutfs OF every grade.
Lupin's colored cashmeres,
81 % for 81, 81 for IS cents,
80 cents for 80, and 30 for
40.
French fne-wool ottoman,
SI,5o for 81. a dozen such
stufs ditto.
Wool poplin that began at
81 tor 80 cents. Tricot, 81
cents for IS. Bison, IS TO,
l5o.
French novelties, a hun.
bred sorts, very little OF any
one, at d half, a third, even a
quarter OF where they belong
French combination stuffs
several, Sl.25 for IS cents
French plaids, fifty sorts Oh
more, S. for IS; and others
tor 80.
At the "low-price dress
goods counter " fifty different
stufs are down a fifth to 8
third.
Flrst-rate calicoes, A J cents
Never did such a thing. Cot
tons all the way up to sateen,
lare down.
All round the store, two or three circle
away from the centre.
l, Linens and bedding, The
handkerchiefs that made oul
Christmas canopies are down
lust as good as ever twenty
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05
A ROYAL chi
$4,000 won,bl
CHRISTI
AM
Holiday Cd

We mean bus ne,
the goods the mo j
best assorted W. ca
stock. We WAL, l., !
them, and We meaa i !
have an actual s.aKl
ces in goods la e.y "a
New York.
Colored Dress >a,,l
leading fall SHADE, 5, \
Guinet's Black Il
at S9c.
Guinet's Black S4s.j
IL, at 94o. |
Guinet's Black Six I
25, At 81.
A few pieces Q, "a
equally reduced "a i
so dozen 5.Aooa X /
black and in all 'lr i
shades ; sold at !
Is $50.
80 dozen 4.buttoi II
a ! the new slHde "
| price is SIC
so dozen Gen, " 1
good quality sor,. \
price is SOC.
We need nc. u. !
Gents Can ON t.al1,
at $50.
| Our ladies. VI $50 |
drea's Cloaks .polmnS
markets attract greEa
surprise, heS4doa:gi
best, most sty.lst RI
cheapest 6 arm n''@t \
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05
WANAMAKER'S.
PHILADELPHIA January 5. 1885.

PHILADELPHIA January D, 1888.
Bring back whatever you
buy to-day and hereafter, if
you would rather have the
money. Only bring it back
quickly.
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05
LADIES' DEPOTS,
NOS. 222 KING& 227 MARKET ST

Mrs Jacobs stocko millinery
AS
looking Phil
Wilmington
Chdrns Plush Velvet
Flannel and which sell half
uu \ great MRS. JACUR
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

~ MAY ~
Philadelphia and la;s'..i
Alo .. N. ; 12.0l m. ;ts9 /.
Philadelph,s and New 4
N. /; b.G, o.$e p. IL.
For West Chester. via Ia
and $50 p. n
baltimore and W ash az
1000 .. IN. baltimore, lAt
For further tnformstlls
forred " the tiLeAl.s
tons.
Trains marke ~
upon which oI.rs ,Afs T..
CHAKi.ES r.. PI tii
0sno-sl n ave- ="
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

10 sell Dr Chase's 1000 Recipe Book
Sell al sight. You double your money
Address Or. Chase's Printing House
Am Arhor. Mich
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05
LAWMAKERS.

per cent off the prices. Silk
handke, chiefs, bad colors,
soiled, or defective, IS cents
tor 35. That's all in hand,
kercniefs, so far as we've got.
Ia, le-linen down but re-
member that pure linen is
costly stuff. Whatever we
take off the prices is thrown
away. We tav'n't a yard
that isn't just what we'd buy
tomorrow.
Sheeting. Take an exam
pie. That French, made Tor
luse III France, lower than
ever, 10 cents; p yards wide,
and wonderful stuff. There's
nothing equal tor wear in the
market under Sl.25.
| Towels likewise; even yard
linens.
i Blankets. The very bes'
catch among hem is ont
that many will vince at thu
price of even now, when WI
lput it al $40. so; p yard
square Ii lbs of nothing
but excellent wool, not flint
but long a great deal bette
than two pairs Of the next
Here's the next 2x2s yards
all wool or fine cotton war;
las you may prefer; 3 lbs
'ltair wool. Look at the tw
together and finish your ed
: ucation on blankets. Ths
$4,000 blanket stands &c
something like SIS.
We've put away a yer
y few down quilts to keep. Tb
} rest shall bring us nothin
{ but loss and good will.
{ There's more attraction
II this corner than we ha,
e room to tell.
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

A TTENTION~ALL PERSONS lie.
"A sirinK pure drugs or chemicals, or
wishihe their prescriptions or private rsoeil u
carefully compounded with pure materials,
should 70 70 the drug store Of II. II. BkIr0 O.
HURST. No. slT MARKET strsss Will. Tel.
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

10 you get our meaning?
The most substantial mer-
chandisc is going at a rate
that takes ones breath awav.
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05
FURNITURE FURNITURE.
J. u j. n. HARMAN,
FURNITURE,
No. 40 King Street

finest
n We
sGndi
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05
DEDKM BEk

DEDEM BIN a.
Trains leave wlImtns ~
Ses Philadelphia AZ =
aohs, ecu, i.ou, ~. 20 .. : y
p. N.
Philadelphia, tsxpn~sy. i u
sis, 300, y. l0,s.1. II s,H.n 4
LIZ, az, 49,, o.S, tv 4
New Y ork, L 20. 2.<t,t ~ ). 4.
u.A .. N. /; sl2N, l.kag
ats. lao p. N
For West Chester, Via Ll-a
SIS .. m. 1.30 AMI tcgt I
baltimore and intetne.a
. N. +; 200, lLtc y. u.
baltimore and Ray ll.s y,
BAlti more and " ashirr.J
1000 1919 An; Loo, 'l..aiii
Trains for Delaware lfrGs
New Castle, SIS. s.St 4 ~
e.1 and Has p. II.
Harrington, Delmar, t,in
- m, and Ia % p. N. !
Harrington and way iaSi
EIDresa for Seaford -
Express for lover AID ~
every Gay.
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

MULLIN SON. Sixth ard Market streets have concudoh
Waterbury Watch to boys who buy lol
dollars worth of Clothing They make this liberal oe
their Boys Clothing OF winch they nave "
best at prices Their Custom partment con
tains the fullest goods which they ready
maxi ior n hrstclass sly les at short notice.
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

Muslin underwear for two.
thirds, right out OF our stock.
You have read of it, seen
liz, worn it, and know that we
dropped the common grades
of shop underwear years ago
|" Out of our stock means
OF good muslin a nmWt . ID. =,
|yn1k., No away, you Sc see i the e
quiet style, but not the care
ful making. 1t is worth dou-
Bile the ordinary underwear
made for the trade. Or
! rather, it belongs to a differ
ent order. Comparison is alb
surd. It is necessary to say
these things at least once a
lyear
I Our prices now for a
lquarter, more or less, of the
stock are two thirds. Those
garments in the window
, add half to the price-tickets;
that the value.
:, White aprons tor ) cents
Ladies take them with a
smlle; but they smile all the
year round at the sewing
and muslin we put into un.
: derwcar.
7 Two-thirds prices to be.
;lgin the year with.
1889 AID II Chestnut, east Of Arcade.
Wanamaker Best ano
Wanamaker writing-paper.
Iyou know all about. One
lgood enough for nine out o
item the other, the finest tn,
world affo DIS, with a dozer
different faces on it. BY tn,
|qulre at ream prices ; by til,
'lpaCk at thousand NJ
change in these. But some
+ thing in paper must 60.
Il A rough-fnlsh paper, abou
the grade Of the Wanamak
er, goes for 8 cents a quir
and pack commercial o
!, octave, ruled or unruled.
!, A smooth-fnish ditto i
boxes, IS cents a box (quir
land pack)!
=, We might just as we'll tea
off the profit on Wanamak
: er and Wanamaker Best
The fact is we hav'n't a pa
lper in the store that we Cal
tlatford to sell this month
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05
JOHN WANAMAKER.

chestnut, Thirteenth and Marke,
streets, and City hall square.
Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

Address, Wilmington. I4.,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-06-18

ADVERTISING RATES.
square s@ va s9S %Si ssS5 @SS S%Gs $50 ysa
Ec0l9mn 4SS 4S 1899 S% l5@ leS s a5SS SS lsSS 1sSS
e 1000 Is 5VOl 800 800 rs 90

One inch makes square. Administrators
and Executors Notices $50. Transient adVer-
tlsements and locals 10 cepts per line for FIRST
insertion and cents per line for each addition
alinsertlont
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-06-18
Where the Old Shoes 60 TO.

Tt has long been known by many per-
sons what become OF the old tin cans
which are picked up throughout the
city and carried away in wagons, but it
has only recently been discovered to
what use the old shoes are put. Occas-
ionally wagons 90 through the city and
return toward New York heavily laden
with old shoes and bo0t5-those that
haye been thrown away as worthless.
1t is quite an industry in New York,
gathering these, and they are said to be
worth FIVE cents each. The foreman OF
wall paper factory in the city men
toned says that different prices are
paid for different grades of leather. and
that pair of calfskin boots will bring
fifteen cents. The boots and shoes are
first soaked i'm several waters to get the
dirt off them. Then the nails and
threads are removed and the leather is
ground into a fine pulp ready for use.
The embossed leather paperings which
have come into fashion lately, as well
as the stamped leather fire screens, are
really nothing but thick paper covered
with layer of this fine pressed leather
pulp. The foreman of the factory to
which the reference is made says that
the finer the quality of the leather the
better it takes the bronze and old gold
and other expensive colors i'm the de-
signs painted on them. Fashionable
people think they are going way back
to mediaeval times when they have the
walls of their libraries and ddining rooms
covered with embossed leather. They
don't know that the shoes and boots
which their neighbors threw into the
ash-barrel a month before form the
beautiful material on their walls and
on the screens which protect their eyes
from the fire. Many other trades use
old shoes and boots, and the tops or
carriages are largely made of them,
ground up and pressed into sheets.
Book-binders use them i'm making the
cheaper forms OF leather bindings, and
the new style of leather frames with
leather mats i'm them are entirely made
of the cast-off covering Oh the feet.
There is very little wasted In this
world.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-06-18
Lord Timothy Dexter

AS illustrating the diversity of opin'
ion among critics as to proper methods
of punctuation, the story has often been
told of an author who wrote his book
and had it printed without punctua-
ton, and then supplied page at the
close with punctuation marks for each
reader to use according to. his own
taste. A few particulars about this
rare book may interest our readers.
This curious production is evidently
the work of man who in our day
would be known as crank, thou gh he
was of sufficient prominence to have q
place i'm "Drake's Dictionary of Amer
lean Biography" He was New En-
glander by the name of Timothy DAx-
ter. and the notice of him in the Bio
graphical Dictionary is as follows
"Timothy Dexter, known as Lord
Timothy remarkable for his eccen'
tricity, was born at Maiden, Jan. %.
1747, and died az Newburyport, Oct.
%, 1906. He rose from poverty to
affiuence, possessed much acuteness,
and was honest in his dealings, but
lacked that kind of prudence which so
frequently hides bad and sets off good
qualities. BY his desire to appear in
print he frequently exposed his ignor'
ance. His vanity was exhibited by his
assuming the title Of Lord He built
a house at observation-disclosures with
l6 wooden statues" etc.
The title of the curious book is IA
Pickle for the Knowing Ones, "by Lord
Timothy Dexter, with an Introductory
Preface, by Distinguished Citizen of
"a Auld Newberry." The copy in hand
was printed in Newburyport by Blanch
ard Sc Sargent in lS4S, ,and is the fourth
edition.
The picture of "Lord" Timothy Dex-
ter and his dog and the outline OF his
house, with It's wooden statues, are as
amusing as the literature of the book
itself. The spelling is as bad as that
of Artemus Ward or of Josh Billings,
and the last page is filled with commas,
semicolons, interrogation marks. and
the like. An accompanying note says:
.To avoid dispute all the punctua'
tion marks in this immortal work are
printed OH one page at the end, so that
tbe reader can pepper his dish to suit
himself"