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S2uth bound.-Express, leaving Philadelphia at
100 p NJ, runs daily. and stops at New Castle
Hos ?; NJ, Middletown 1870 A. NJ. Clayton - so
A. H. Harrington 1873 A. NJ. SeafOrd 2OG A. NJ TO
leave passengers from Wilmington and points
North, and to take on passengers for South of
NOrth-bOund.-Express, leaving Delmar at . p
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harrington 3-l4 A. NJ, Clayton 1853 A. NJ Middle
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passengers from Delmar and points South thereof
Ne0 castle accommodation Trdins-Leave viii
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Castle at ll.25 A. NJ. and 45j F. NJ
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS-LeAve SMYRNA
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cambridge & SeafOrd Railroad. At Delmar with
New York Philadelphia ~ Norfolk, Wicomico &
FocomOke, and Peninsula Railroad
CHAS. +. PUGH, General Manager
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farmers BONE PHOSPHATE ia
I04l KENT ranQTY 1o--
Mutual Insurance Co
DOVER, DEL.

;Ihsures against loss ......,
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pcndo5 gi.S si be mel'ogr, whatever tca,. -i4 d.
AZ cost. '"ii. il.t.. usur,f..
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Philadelphia, Wilmington I Baltimore Railroad
DELAWARE DIVISION.

On and after December llth 1881 SUNDAYS ex-
cepted), trains will leave as follows
NORTHWARD.
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nnHTE Send six cents for postage
GV" and receive free costly
box OF goods which will
hHuG Al help you to more money
right away than anything else in this world All
Of either sex, succeed from first hour. The broad
road TO fortune opens before the workers, absO-
lntely sure. Atonce address, TRUE & Co., Augusta
Maine.
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The NeW-YOrk Tribune
FOR 1885.
a PAPER DEVOTED TO AMERI-
CAN INTERESTS.
LARGEST REPUBLICAN CIRCULATION IN
AMERICA

me tribune begins the new subScription year
I5a'ion Ss Ior NE seven days ending November OH
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DLEEIr1ln.

DIRECTORS:
VIM. W. Ischudv. i, n resident
John H. Holicckcr. III nynii kidselv
ieurs' B Money. III" ~. burton.
W. ~ ,,eaiord ExGoy jaime. p,.i
"N' DENNEl, Secretary ana Treas'r.Jrl Jl'''eF
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Abstract Of Statement. ,e..

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AGENTS.

AGENTS:
ANDRE" }. WILSON. Genera, Asen, Dover
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Ctp. il Uotty L,L ,,hJ j'. ~" "t.'H. Hf"e,ra,.
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HARPER'S PERIODICALS.

n. . - N y y NN1V NItE IIEkl-
NJ one le"F l'- Numbo borSl................. 1000
or GdHddd ''''''
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Boilers of Various Sizes
kept on hand or made
at Short Notice,
THE WREN PATENT
Crate Bar,

We claim the follow
ingssfor this bar:
lsi.-A saving of fuel
over the ordinary bar.
2nd.-Such construc
ton as will equalize all
strains resulting from ex-
pansion and contraction.
thus avoiding warping, and
thereby insuring long SER
vice.
3rd.-Thorough com
bustion Of fuel, owing to the
large air spaces exposed.
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The acquaintance of the female mind
with the mysteries of commerce and
finance IS extensive and paralyzing.
why, said q well-tO-dO young wom-
an who had Just received a drygoods
Dl!L why do they keep on sending me
this? know we'll enough 1 cot those
things last Summer, and what's the nse
of reminding me?"
Smyrna times., 1885-01-07

A fond father presented his four year
Old boy with a trumpet, with which he
was greatly infatuated All day the boy
footed away delightedly, and at bedtime
when his grandmother told him to put
the trumpet down and say his prayers,
the little fellow said "Oh, no I'll tell
you what let's do, grandma; you pray
and III keep on blowing "
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Mrs. Kiff: "Dearie, forgot the eggs
again, did you?" Mr.. Kitf: "No eggs
IN town, lovey." Mrs. Kiff: MY, me !
what's the cause of that ?" Mr.. Kiff :
Don't know, unless it's because the
Democrats have all the roOsters. Mrs.
klif j." Oh, my, do roOsters lay eggs p"
MIR. Kiff "Naw but they like to be
ground.
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How SIG Was Cured.

Said the doctor: "The most striking
case Of my life was that of Il woman who
had not left her bed for several years.
She ate we'll she slept well, her pulse
was reasonably regular, But every few
days she would send for me in great
haste, and | would go and make slight
change in the bread pills on which I was
keeping her Finally got tired, and de
cided to try heroic treatment, So, after
hearing her story | began to laugh
heartily. looked at her, and then !
would begin again. kept this up for Il
considerable time, and She kept getting
more and more angry. She wanted to
know what was the matter. | told her
that | was laughing at her The idea was
50 ridiculous to me that she should lie
there day after DAY, and pretend to be
sick. Why, said |, there is nothing in
the world the matter with YOU but lazi
ness, ! kept on. She finally reached
for her she shoe, and threw it at me, or
dcring me to get out of the house. pre-
tended TO get angry at tnat, but kept on
with my abuse. Then she jumped up,
and selling the broom drove me out Of
doors. She was well woman from that
moment. No doubt many hypochan
drlacs might he cured by similar treat
mcnt.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-07-24

Too mitch effort cannot 10 nls 't'- = '@'i,2
O the attention of suffering wonmuhooi tlt
great value o. Lydia +. Pinkham's Nesetoe"
Com ound as remedy for the diseases ol
women, and perhaps nothing is more elfec-
tual than tho testimony Of those who have
been cured by It. Such All one is the wife Of
General Barringer, of Winston, n. c. AMI
we quote from the generals letter as follows.
Dear Mrs Pnkhem: Please allow me to add
my testimony to tba most excellent medicinal
qualities Of your Vegetable Compound Mrs
Barringer was treated for several years for
what the physicians called Leucorrhea and
Prolapsus Uteri combined ! sent her to
Richmond. Va, where she remained for six
months under the treatment Of an eminent
physician without any permanent benefit
She was induced 70 try ysur medicine and
after n reasonable time commenced 70 I'M
prove and Is now able to- attend TO her busl.
ness and considers herself fjtHg refiered
l4cneral Barrlnger is the proprietor OF the
American Hotel " inston, n. c., and is
widely known
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-07-24

The unprecedented success and merit Of
Elys Cream Balm-a real cure for catarrh,
hay-fever, and cold in the head-has induced
many adyenturers to place catarrh medicines
bearing some resemblance In appearance,
style or name upon the market, in order 10
trade upon the reputation OF Ely's Cream
Balm. Many in your immediate locality will
testify In highest commcndation Of IT, Don't
be deceived Buy only Ely's Cream Balm,
A particle 70 applied into sach nostrl, no
pain; agreeable to use. Price soc Dfuggiste
Hay-Fever. | have been great sufferer
from Hay Fever for - years. ! read of the
many wondrous cures by Ely's Cream Balm
and thought | would try once more In II
minttes after one application vas wondsr
fully helped Two weeks ago | commenced
using it and now feel entirely cured II is
the greatest discovery ever known or heard
of-DuHUMAL CLARK Farmer Lee Mass
Price 50 cents
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PLAGUE-STRICKEN pLYwOurH


Does a similar Danger Threaten Bveryor
of Use
HOW PUBLIC ATTENTION ~ DIRECTED r,
PERSONAL PERILs.
R~hestsf ~. ~ Correspondence fndianapoii
S'ufincL
Judge, said young lawyer TO a YER
Successful senior, Tell me the secret Of you
UNIFORM success at tho bar
An young man. that secret Is a life study
nut VIII give 1t to you on condition tina
court
Agreed, sir, said the iurior.
Evidence, indlsputable evidence
AZ the end Of the month the Judge remind
oil the young man Of his promise
recall no such promise
An but you made it,
our evidence, pleaSei~
and tha Judge, not having any witnesses
lost case for once
Ihe man who can produce indisputable
evidence WINS public favor | had an inter
view yesterday with the most successftil Of
American advertisers, whose advertising il
NEST Successful because always backed by
evidence
What styles Of Advertising do you user
askei II. H. Warner. Esq.
display, reading matter arid saragraphs
Of testjm lriais
Havd You many testimonialsp
IN answer he showed me a large cabinet
chnck full I'VE have enough 10 i'm Boston.
New u DIRK, caEO, st Louis and Philadel-
phia morning rapers
70 You publish many ~ 'h6nf
'vt tina ond"rfu as are those we
do publlsh, we have thousands like them
Whi'h We cannot use. Why notF Let me
tell you Warmers safe cure has probably
been the most successful medicine for fenpla
disorders ever discovered Wo have testimo-
nialS from laf IS of tine highest rank. bnt il
Would be iudehrat9 90 publish them Like
Wl-e many statesmen, lawyers clergymen.
doctors %. " rldNd fame have been cured.
bur we can only re.er to such persons in the
most guarded tius as we do in our reading
urti.lr,'
Are this r,a ling articles succcssfulrr
w hen read they make such an impressitr
that when the pvtl dave ~ az heaith draw
nigh they rre'ca, ubcrei, ana Warmers safe
cufe is use
"No, sir, 10 is mot necessary now. as at first
t. dO such Constuutand extensive advertising
a m'rltorlous medicine sells itselt after IT,,
merits are known " present lust evidence
enough t) disarm si>eptirs aud TO impress tho
merits OF the remedies upon new consumers
We teci q to ne our duty to do this Hence
best to accomplish our mission Of healing the
sick, We Gnvc To- Use the reading article stfle
People won't read plau, testimonials"
~ -. Gin th"tsan1s admit that had they
not l'ained If Warmers safe cure through
this cleyor style they would still be aiHng
and stlll lmpoyerishinI themselves IN fee TO
unsuccessful 'pra ttitionprs IL would do
your soul good o. read the letters OF thanks
glYlng we got from mothers grateful for the
perfect success which attends Warmers safe
cure when used for children, AMI tie str
prIsed qualification which men and women Of
older yntfs nnd impaired vigor, testify to the
youthful feelings restored to them by the
same means
Are these good effects permanent
OF all the cases Of kidney, liver, urinary
and female diseases we have cured, not two
per cent. Of them report a return Of their
disorders. Who else con chow such re
cord
nat is the secret Of Warmers safe cure
orders
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-07-24

When death was hourly expected from Con
Iumpton all remedies having failed and Dr.
X. James WAS sxDerimeutine he accidentally
diade a preparnt ON Of Indian Hemp which
cured his only child, and now gives this recipe
III receipt OF stamps 20 pay expenses Hemp
also cures night Ca's. nausea at the ston-
lch, and Will br, Ak fresh cold IN ~ houra
address troddock q Co, l15. Race attes's
philadelphia, Pa, naming tais paper.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-07-24

Apoag other valuable lessons impaired by
this tea.her is the fact that for very long
time Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
has been tho prince Of liver Correctives and
blood purifiers, being the household physician
Of the poor man, and the able consulting ply.
stefan to the rich patient, and praised 10y all
for its magnificent service and efficacy IN all
diseases Of p chronic nature, as malatial
poisoning, ailments Of the respiratory and di-
gestive systems, liver disease, and in all cases
where the uso Of an Alternative remedy is indi-
Gated
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-07-24

hENSmAN's PEProNfzED BEEF TONIC the only
preparation Object containingits entire n,tiri
ttous properties. Il contains blood-makin ,
force seseretiue rrd ife-oustsiriug properties
Invaluable ior Indigestion, dyspetHia, rervou
prostIsu9n, and all forms Of general debility
also, In all oufcebled conditions. whether IN.
result Of exhaustion nervous prostration. over
work OF acute disease, particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaints Caswell Hazard <
Co., Propfeiors, New York. Sold by druggists.
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Croup A Mother,s rriI.n..

Wh1e i, o., 'ip"te'
Ua ur9a l. ,s 6 C1un , lsi winter my mn,
seemed az if he Would s ,ijc y ,, @,'h crouai
alton. one Of the family saggesf ,, S tL
yl5 ~ FIR CHthR{ PEcroEtL. bottle ' Sf
was tried In small and frequart Ja. ms
. p3'iSai Va. breathing ii e ea.g 7 4S"I A.
.ared my darins's Gf 9'', ,s,, I , had
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Of either sex, however induced, promptly
thoroughly and permanently cured Send
three letter stamps for large illustrated trea
tise. Worlds Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N v
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A, Court House. The home of marriagoa
bis daughters.
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Important.
When scN er'l r lta-a Ne Ycrs ST., A5ys bAgsag
expressaRe anu 81 carriage hre ad stop u he Grand
Union Hotel Opposite Grart Central Depot
GO elegant rooms ftteu dp at cost Of one md Jon
dollars, 81 and upward per DAY. European plan. Bic
vator Restaurant supplied With the best. Horse
stages and elevated railroad to all depOts Families
can live better for less money at the Grand Union
Hotel than a. ans other first class hotel in the city
Pneumonia took the big purse II last win
ter's horst race
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Conscience.

\ tender conscience is an estimablo
blessing that is, a conscience not only
quick to discern what is evil, but instant
ly to shun it, as the eyelid closes itsel
aoainst a mnte
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.oweyer large, speedily and painlessly cured
without knife, caustic, powder or ointment:
Consultation free. Write for pamphlet and
references, enclosing two letter stamps for
reply. Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, G63 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y.
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two OF any other Received medals at n. c.
State Fair, Centennial, and Paris Exposition.
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Deeoy Duck---The kind you usually get a
your boarding house.
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1,crIoN sales every MONDAY, wEpHEs.
A(D4Y and SATURDAY, at lOH o'clock,
precisely OF Horses, Mules, Carriages, Wagons
Baggies, Harness, Halters, Brides, Saddles
Blankets, &c. Large stock Of Horses, Car
RACES, Buggies, Wagons, Sc, of every descriP'
ton With Harness, Lap Blankets, &c, con-
SANITY on hand and at private sale at the very
lowest B market fPo Tl9es u q to 9 si56 New Ex
a ~ WAGONS $50 to 500. New Harness from
~ ~ & ok Give me call before purchasing
- ',.e - borc THOMAS L. PARLETT,
' Auctioneer and Commission Merchant {
dec LILY
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Thenis no marriage in heaven, neither is
there Gy heaven in marriage,
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Sold by All Deal zeal
HAY-FEvER.

] can recommend Ely'r
Cream Balm to all Hay
Fever sufferers, it being, il
my opinion, founded on ex
perience and a sure cure.
was afflicted with Hay Fevel
for twenty five years. anc
never before found periha
nent relief WEBSTER II.
HAsKISs Marshdeld, Vt.
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Crea am q air

has gained an ENABLE repu
tati1n wherever known, dis
placing all other prepare
tons, A particle is apple,
into each nostril; no pain
agreeable to use,
Price &c by mail or at d
Ely BROTHERS
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Ayers SarsapariIIa.

IN Iul5 CcS6S Dis III I1duy Obu6rSs
the change worked wonders =
Three years ago suffered greatly from
Liver Complaint, General Debility, Loss
Of Appetite, and Headache; my stomach
was disordered, and, although | ate
spMingly, Of carefully selected food, was
IN constant distress from indigestion. |
was troubled with sleeplessness, and be-
came so emaclated and feeble that / was
unable TO leave my room. After remain
Ing IN this reduced condition over
month, ard receiving no benefit from the
mcdleines prescribed for me, | obtained
my doctors consent to trial of Ayers
Smsaparilla. Before | had finished the
first bottle Of this medicine l began to i'm,
prove. by its continued use the troubles
with my liver and stomach gradually dis
appeared, and my appetite and strength
returned After taking eight bottles my
health was fully restored, and | am again
able TO attend to my business. - Isaac Il.
Warrington, Bunker Hin st., CharestoWn
District, Boston, Mass.
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Baltimore & Potomac Railroad.
Time TABLE.
pOPE'S CREEK LINE.
.rt.. L,,,...I,.,. Mi 49, t-.I a.. .....
NOnfH.
SOUTH.

After Sunday. November 1Sth, the trains
on this road will run az follows,
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Don't Discharge your Doctor

But tell him frankly you are
getting desperate. Perhaps he
will review his treatment, and
51yisa a trial ~
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-04-04
GOOD WATER.
The Importance of Having Wells Placed at
a Distance from Communicating In

The Importance of Having Wells Placed at
a Distance from Communicating In
luences.
The Importance of good water is far
better appreciated in theory than in
practice this perhaps is largely due to
the fact that, provided water seems to
be clear and possesses no offensive odor,
it is deemed good for internal use. It
is not generally known that water, ex-
ceptionally clear and untainted in any
manner perceptible to taste or smell,
may contain, in solution, most delete
rious substances. In the very excel
lent paper read by Prof. Erastus Smith,
of Beloit, before the Farmers Conyen-
ton at Madison, he called attention to
the Importance in locating wells with
reference to privies and barns, of TAX
ing into account the character OF soil
and subsoil, some soils being better abb
sorbents than others. As to the dis
tance of wells from the priYy vault, it
was well to remember, he said, that a
surface well will drain the land around
it for a radius four times greater than
it's depth. Surface wells were much
more liable to. impurity than driven
wells. Wells in the immediate vicinity
of barns the Professor regarded as
always open to strong suspicion. He
would have none of them. From the
accumulations of manure and other
contents of the barn-yard there would
be constantly drained into the soil
impure liquid secretions containing
germs of disease and no cattle should
be allowed to drink water so tainted
The Professor spoke strongly against
the use of lead pipe for conducting
water for drinking purposes and the
construction of small house cisterns out
of sheet lead. Whatever people might
say to the contrary, the water would
be tainted from the lead, and it has
been proved that it only requires one
grain of lead per gallon to produce lead
poison. He recommended the follow
ing simple test for water that seemed
clear and betrayed no bad taste or odor:
Filter a pint OF it through flannel
clothinto clear glass bottle; add a
tablespoonful of pure sugar ranu-
lated or lump sugar was usually pure
Ito the water. Cork it up tightly and
let it stand in warm room for the
space of forty eight hours. If, at the
end of that time, any opacity or odor is
perceptible, the water should be at
once abandoned and chemically ana
lyzed. National -Ltre Stock Journal.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-04-04
CHEAP DOCTORS.
London Physicians Who Make Their
Visits for d Quarter.

London Physicians Who Make Their
Visits for q Quarter.
As in America. so in England, con
sulting physicians make the most
money. although their fees will appear
small as compared with those Of such
men as DR.. Hamilton and DIR. Shrady,
of New York, and DR.. Agnew. of Phila-
de1phia. The usual fee Of consulting
physician in London is calculated by
the mileage covered in visiting pa
tient One guinea per mile is the
charge paid, but, Of course, when a
man of the standing Of Clarke, Terrier,
Critchett or Barnes attends consulta-
ton In the country, the fee is enor-
nous, as any of those men would not
probably be away from London for
twentv-four hours for less than $500.
The fee of any ordinary practitioner for
visiting a patient at his or her residence
may be set down at FIVE shillings. The
semi-fashionable physicians fee win be
double that amount. while the shining
light Of the profession viii not visit 4
patienSs under two guineas, though they
will treat one at their office for half
that sum. There are hundreds of doc
tors in London, however, who will pay
u visit to the house and prescribe for
the patient for. half a crown, and mira
bic dsctu, there are scores Of fully
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-04-04
The Unfortunate Interruption.

Mrs. Speedy, in her '.Wanderngs in
the Soudan, relates the following GU
rious episode: after a long days march
she was just settling herself down to
sleep when her host, an Arab telegraph
clerk, separated from her only by thin
partition, began to say his prayers in a
loud, sing-song chant. She remon-
strated; for time there was silence;
she was falling asleep when the clerk
began his prayers again. Again she
demonstrated; again there was a brief
silence, to be broken, alas! too soon by
the interchangeable clerk, who once more
began saying his prayers de capo. this
time faster than ever. It was like
speaking by machinery; the whirr and
buzz was terrific. We learned next
morning that our host belonged to a
sect which obliged him to repeat his
prayers aloud, and which also enioined
as one of its most stringent rules that
the voice of either woman, donkey
or a dog, if heard at any time during
the service, made it necessary that the
whole Of the prayers should be re-
peated.