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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-12

Puck 'got left" ON its election day car
toon this year. Will it do the square
thing by Hill next week, as 1t did by
Butler some years ago? Just before Ben,
through some upaccountuble obliuuity or
apathy of his fellow citizens, was elected
governor of Massachusetts, Puc& hit OIL
the situation by an adaptation of one of
Esop's fables, in which crow, seeing
an eagle carry off sheep, tries to do the
same thing. OF course it was very APP
parent that Butler, the crow of the
fable, had undertaken bigger job
than the cartoonist thought he would
manage. But in the next Issue, over the
caption ''With Our Apologies to Ben
But Who Would Have Thought 1t y
Puck pictured the crow sailing away with
his sheep triumphantly in the wake of the
eagle. Will Puck now put that Demo
cratic jackass back on the track, where
he belongs, and tumble that Mugwump
train over the embankment alongside the
carcasses of Jumbo and the baby ele.
phant2
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-12

Poor Frederick! The evil deeds of
some of her people have brought her
name low in the eyes of some of her
neighbors. The Mowbray case, the cow
hiding of Paris T. Carlisle, the behavior
of James I. Sipple towards the girl who
trusted him too we'll and the babe which
he abandoned to the mercy of strangers in
Philadelphia; three such unsayory occur
FENCES in so short time and so small q
town causes the Milford Ctronicle to cry
out that Frederick badly needs either a
coat of whitewash or garb of tar.
Things have come to such a pass
there, says the Chronicle, that
every one is asking either orally
or mentally who will be the next
and even the dogs need reforming. This
is too bad for a town which has furnished
the State Democratic governor and a
Republican nominee for that high office.
Let us trust that the next news from
Frederick shall be of some good deed that
will serve to offset in some degree the
evil record she has lately made.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-12
Assisinni SecrnInru S,,,ii,.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.--Hon. William
D. Smith, recently appointed secretary Of
the treasury, qualified at the department
to-day and will assume the duties of that
oihce tomorrow. The heads of bureau
and chiefs of division called on him this
morning and were presented by Assistant
Secretary Coon, who at the same time
took official leave of his late associates.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-12

BUTTE, MoNT., Nov. 9.-John Foley,
an attache of the Theatre Comique, lay
IN wait last night for Alice Flick, a
woman with whom he had been living,
and am her escort, one Yates, and shot both.
linen placing the revolver to his mouth
ne Killed himself The woman cannot
recover. Yates was shot in the jaw and
the wound is not dangerous.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-12

That contributor to the Sunday Star
who prides himself on observing things
political Through Republican glasses"
in a paragraph which processes to set
forth the good points of an unnamed
aspirant for the gubernntoriul nomination,
says sit is an open secret among the
score or SO of managers that Mr.. Blaine
will do all that he can for our man. ~
Shades of the great departed! Can it be
possible that any party friend of this
would-be candidate other than the lSIdy.
writer is seriously giving utterance to
such rot as this /? We cannot certainly
recognize the Star mans candidate from
his description, but, be he who he may,
we credit him with sense enough to pro-
test to any such idiotic supporters "For
mercy's sake, gentlemen, don't think for
one moment implore you of loading me
down with any such carcass as this. Give
me some kind of show. Don't force me to
go through the campaign crying, like the
apostle Paul, for some one to deliver me
from this body of death" We do moi
,yFsh to suspect the lStGr'sGantributcr of
treacneroAs design to kill Oh, hS4thus
coupling his name with that of Blaine,
the candidate whom he eulogizes. VIZ
are willing to believe TINT il
is with him an error of the
head rather than of the heart in fact
that he knows no better. But we do MOI
think it possible for any one who dreams
of place on the Republican ticket in III,
pext State campaign to be still groyeling
in such dense ignorance. 1t would b,
less suicidal to attempt to conjure by tn,
name of Sherman or Foraker or even
Malone; though buried beyond the dan
ger of a political resurrection they ar,
neither of them so frigidly cold in dealt
as is the corpse of the candidate of Burr
this letter" memory.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-12

In lengthy review of the ''sience of Life. n
closes as follows: "The author Is a noble bene
disease, and is thereby enabled TO apply
thorough remedies, The book contains i95
INVALUABLE prescriptions. 1t would be better
were familiar with Its contents,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-12
A metI,odi., C',HycL Rg,ned.

NEWTON, Iowa, Nov. 9.-The Methodist
Episcopal church of this city was burned
yesterday; loss $4,000, covered by
SO, 900 insurance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-12
HERIFF'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
- WRIT Of Levari Facias to me dressed val,
De exposed TO public sale at tho Court JIcpaa
county, Del, 40" 'astie
ON SATURDAY,
THE 21sT DAY OF NOVEMBER Isss
at Oi,loch ., m
The following dascrI,sd - an M

The following described real estate, viz:
~. Az that certain lot piece or parcel Of land
bonnSad ~ ny, Wy Guy OF Wilmington, Delaware,
n. beginning at a point on the westerly aide M
broone street at the distance Of SO feet northsriy
from me northerly side OF Four eentI street ~
aeorner OF land now OF Lydia l. Burton formerly
OF George w. Churchman thence weeteriy
ptrallel 10 Fourteenth street 1850 feet 10 atJ,hs
thence northerly and parallel 10 Broome srrsat
t,,, 20 stake thence easteriy and parallel
mH Ourteenth street Is feet to stake thence
hortheasterly at right angle To Deiswaee
Avenue about92 feet to the sonthwesterly AIDE Of
DelaWare avenue and thence thereby south.
epaspsIiy ABOUT lO7 feet 10 the westerly aide ~
t prooLne street, and thence thereby soniherSv
bsH fb ,ees more or less to the place Of beginning
may, Win brick dwelling house tharao,1,
o' se.ea; BOOK ", Vol. II, page I4O, &c
Of MasIon nv 's Gt In EXECUTION as the property
and t. Is. and to be sold by 'e nus "ne
snor,rs o,,a. mn, THOMAS FORD. Sheriff.
onice, wilmington, November 4, 1888
uOyh-nn ff-fo
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-12

Those who are suffering from Coughs.
Colds, Sore Throat, etc. should try BRowN's
The Iola register., 1885-08-14

In after years when Robert became
the pastor Of large, struggling. work,
ing church, Jack. : successful engineer
was his right hand in every enterprise
for good. And the two often laughed
as they recalled the days spent behind
the old barn.
1--we never thought life had . din.
Guilty to overcome which appeared 80
terrible as long DIVISION" Robert said.
'.But for your help in just the right
time, Jack, 1 think 1 should have given
up trying to get an education. Our old
schoolmaster made me believe il was
useless for me to try to learn anything,
because l did not take to figures. Yes,
Jack, if the Lord blesses me as an in
strument Of good. how much of it will
be your work!'
Help each other. boys. Hold out
strong. willing hands to the weak and
stumbling. and with CHEEKY heart and
voice encourage them. Keep them
side by side with you in the battle Of
life. and then rejoicingly mark how
their successes will shed . light on all
your pathway. which will shine more
and more unto the perfect day.-M y
Observer.
The Iola register., 1885-08-14

Young chickens Matched during thof
heat OF summer do not thrive - well 81
earlier hrooda-N E. Farmer. /
The latest wrinkle in handkerchief
Is to have the border. exactly match thol
color of the dress.
Among cultivated plants $50 are
poisonous, sixty-six being narcotics and
the remainder deadly poisons.
TO make hog-raising pro6tablei
crops adapted to their peculiar nature
and requirements should be grown
Eschoage.
Feed. grooming and exercise would
make many shabby looking horses pre-
sent quite handsome appearance.
As rule. in establishing forest
plantation, it is better to grow sever2E
varieties together. Then Il some insect
enemy or other trouble should destroy
one of them ..se residue may remain un-
injured and thrifty. II all do well,
those varieties that promise to be Of the
greatest value can be retained.
Rusks.-Melt half pound of butter
and mix with it two-thirds of q pint of
milk, -four enough to make thick bat
ter, add three tablespoonfuls of yeast,
and set it in warm place to rise-
When light, beat two eggs with half =
pound Of rolled sugar, add y teaspoon
of salt, . teaspoon of cinnamon, and
flour enough to mould out Let them
rise, and they will bake in fifteen min
utes.-1he Housekold.
The great problem of profitable
farming consists in making the soil in
creasingly fertile. He who builds mp .
bank account at the expense of the fer
tility Of his soil is not to be considered
wise husbandman or successful farmer1
There is no better safe deposit for farm
products than reinvesting them in the
farm itself. Not only is It safe deposit,
but any investment made in this direc-
ton is certain to yield apaying dividend
annually.-Clereland Leader.
"A needless amount of consideration
is often given to the question of exercise
for cows. Exercise develops muscle and
bone, but not dairy qualities. except
when there il really too little exercise to
maintain health, and not much is needed
for that when good feed, grooming and
ventilation are furnished regularly.
Cows need flesh and fat to be profitable,
and that comes most cheaply BY . quiet
life and plenty to eat. The exercise
argument is generally urged by those
old fogies who hate change from pas
turing to soiling.-N Y. Sun.
-Stewed Cucumbers.-Cut them
lengthwise, lay them for q few moments
in q pan of cold water. Take q small
saucepan, give it tablespoonful Of good
butter. Put in the sliced cucumbers,
sprinkle them gently with salt and pep
per. Add a gill of cold water and set
the pan. closely covered. where the Gu
cumbers will cook slowly for half an
hour or more. Give them little stir
once in while. but do not break them
more than you can help. When they
are traDsparently tender you can serve
them st once, or you can add little
cream. shaking the pan softly as you do
so.-Tolcdo Blade.
The Iola register., 1885-08-14
Two MAIDS.

They were two young maids that wandered
away,
And one wore a silken gown,
And ruffies and ribbons and lace so gay,
And wonderful curls of brown.
Right royal fair in the face was she,
And passers marvelled who she might be-
And they wandered far from town
The other walked. in homespun clad:
Her FACET was scarcely fair;
No ribbons ruffies nor lace she hsd-
And she braided her yellow hair.
l3ut she dropped a coin in a beggars palm,
she soothed a child with kiss like balm,
And smiled 1t the fresh'ning air.
That dainty maiden gathered her lace
From the bergar's touch aside:
me frownd at the child's small. fearful face;
she scowid when the wind blew wide;
ruffies MY toHet so completed"
Yet, ah- said the other, 1T blows 90
And they wandered side by side.
Now listen" said she of the yellow hair.
do you hear the sheep bells ringT
but the other answered, "Care-take care
See that ugly spider swing,'
1T web Is finer than finest lace"
Said Yellow Hair with sparkling face,
"And its crown is fit for a king
Then that dainty maid in vex'd despair
Said the marsh had wet her feet:
But elbow Hair. with the happest air,
Cried ''Niolets .-ah. how sweet
And she pfacked them fresh from the moist
ened grass
And deck'd her girdle. and on did pass,
With steps that were always feet.
The suns so hot.' on the meadow crest
Cried the maid so dainty bred;
-Afar the forest nodded at rest
And the as.w oak shoots were red:
All tremulous shimmered the heated air;
with eyes uplifted-''The worlds so fairl"
Was ali that the other said.
And ever to one the woods were dim.
And the toublous thorns detained.
There was nlud by the rivers crystal rim
And the strange wood berries stained.
whlle The other hardened the forests hush
! AID noticed the rivers gieam and rush,
In the strength of the spring unclaimed.
When questioned, what have you seen to-
day!'
Then the dainty maiden cried.
IhOrns, spiders. a marsh: SO hot the way
Ini torn and awry beside"
But. Yellow Hair, Twas so fresh and sweet
The fair land blossomed beneath our feet,
And the sky was so blue and wide!'
And Oft and oft to myself I say.
o maid with the naughty grace.
You II GO through life in the selfsame way,
With frown on your handsome face:
But give me the maid that can see AWAY
The beauty that blossoms for every day,
Where yen see never a trace.
Cottage Hearth
The Iola register., 1885-08-14
FOB OUR YOUNG READERS
FROG AND OK.
(Keop eonside..ll

N1-SOp cou.ttcA~4}
A quiet. inonensive frog.
Who dwelt within q lns rsliy boz,
Sat By its side ore day.
The farmers heavy brindle bull.
With meadow grasses fairly full
Happened to pass that way.
To him, the frog, in tones polite,
Remarked: II 90 not think 1t right
For you TO Interfere.
This bog does not belong to you.
You have an ample pasture. too,
So why do you come here?
The bull replied. loud bellowing:
You little specified. spotte,l thing!
can nUt see your right
To question me IN any way.
II yOu SHOULD chance to grow, some day,
As big as me, you might"
But" said the frog. I'm not fool.
Although I've never been to school,
I've learned a thing or tive.
Ny little 'speckled, spotted skin
Was never meant to hold within
So great thing rs you.
"Though large as you may not be,
/ still can do. as you shall see.
Some things which yOu can not
And. saying this. the happy frog
Dove deep into the marShy bog
And vanished from the spot.
When Esop made his frog explode,
He meant to barr;cade the roud
TO orer-iigh ambition;
But. hardly meant. think, to say
Twas wrong to try, In proper way,
To better your condition.
Twas merely as a warning to
A certain class OF people who
Attempt to put on airs.
They climb and climb toward the top,
But, when they re almost there, they stoJ
And tumble down the stairs.
Robert s. Tdtcott, in Golden Dogs.
The Iola register., 1885-08-14
WEEDS VS.. USEFUL PLANTS.

The Common Enemy Of the Farmer and
How They should BE Extirpeted.
Everything that grows in the soil is .
weed to the farmer that does not servo
some useful purpose. Some are worse
than others and more difficult to destroy.
The strong perennials as the docks.
Canada thistles, etc. require persistent
attention to keep them under. and If
they once get start it is . difficult mat
ter to get around them by any ordinary
means.
The annual weeds We ''have always
with u.s." yet it is none the less true
that one years seeding gives nine years
wedding, as the slovenly farmer may
readily prove by observation. While It
may be impossible to utterly extermi-
nate weeds even if it were desirable,
they may be kept from doing serious in.
jury to crops with comparative ease i1
they are kept under and not allowed u
get q strong root.
A weed that is easily killed when small
NAV require much time to get rid Of
when well grown, and if it continues to
grow will not only draw from the soil
and carry to waste much fertilizing ma
terial, but will scatter seed in every di-
rectiOn.
The attempt to console the shiftlese
farmer tor his lack Of care in destroying
weeds by proving that they are conserv-
ers of nitrogen in the soil and therefore
are of some benefit, is useless and hurt
full task, for we know that clover will d.
this and at the same time afford goodly
amount of forage for stock DR..
Sturtevant, of the New York expert
ment station, had samples Of pig-weed
analyzed to show that it contained muc.,
of food elements, but the result was NOT
to make this . forage crop. for stock
will not eat them, but showing that pig
weed takes from the soil material that
would make corn or wheat or grass.
The practice of hand hoeing that Is
going out of date because of imprLs-d
tillage implements that very nearly Lat
not quite keep the crops clean by horse
power, was after all a good one and Sc
cured cleaner fields than now.
Weeds are . common enemy of the
farmer and should be met at every
OskUOs OuC Vi t0C UCSs nACs1OuSs uOW0
ever, is to induce . crop to grow 50
strong and vigorous as to choke the
weeds, and not, as usual, let the weeds
choke the crop.
Grass, when well grown. win choke
out nearly all annual weeds, but the
perenuials will grow in spite ofgrass o.
crop. The advance of some weeds nat
Indigenous TO this country, but which
have been, is alarming. especially the
Canada thistle. All over the eastern
portion of the State are found patches
which grow and ripen seed to be scat
tered to the winds and seed new places
with the pestiferous weed. They are
even found on the highway. although
the law requires those in charge Of
streets and public roads to destroy all
nOxious weeds and plants. And there
are many farmers who look on small
patch Of Canada thistles as verY
harmless thing. but in the end they will
be sorry for their negligence.-Lsf1o't
Pnak
The Iola register., 1885-08-14
PULLING A WARRIORS TEETH.
How . Cowboy Dentist Struggled will
One Of Sitting Bulls Grinders.

How . Cowboy Dentist Struggled with
One Of Sitting Bulls Grinders.
There was nothing to relieve the
monotony of ''wild life'' in q civilized
locality yesterday. The cowboys
roamed aimlessly about the inclosure,
pitched pennies in the shade of their
tents, and struggled hard to pass away
the weary moments. Everybody was
in good humor except Sitting Bull.
The great chief sat &Ione in his tepee,
rocking to and fro. in great pain.
and uttering the most dismal groans.
Buffalo Bill visited him about noon.
and succeeded. after considerable trou-
Bile. in eliciting few Ineligible grunis
in Sioux lingo to the effect that the old
warrior was nearly crazy with tooth
ache.
Many moons ago, while crunching a
buffalo steak, the old Grief broke his
tooth. and has borne the pain with
stolid indifference. A plate of ice cream.
made him fairly howl at Belmont Man.
sion on Thursday evening during the
'.Buffaloes' banquet, and Yesterday his
stock of patience gave way entirely.
"Big Chief wants tooth pulled ont"
said the interpreter to Buffalo Bill. The
cowboy dentist was sent for in = hurry
and soon appeared armed with large
pair of pincers. which looked as Though
they had done duty before. cutting of
horseshoe nails. Sitting Bull was soon
ready for the operation. He opened his
mouth and the dentist tapped a tooth
with the handle OF the pincers.
.'Ugh!' said the chief.
"Ail right said the operator
The old fellows head was thrown
back and tine pincers took good hold
on his red gums
Vow said the chief.
STEADY" said the dentist.
A wrench and a pull followed; the
tent was filed with . flourish of brown
arms and buekskin-cIad legs, turkey
feathers AMI earrings
A series of bl>od-curdliDg yells
fioated through the loosely tapping door
of skins. and the dentist picked himself
up outside in . badly demoralized con-
dition. 1t was dangerous to 60 near
the old chiefs tent. until nearly six
o'clock, when the tooth, becoming
noisy again. brought the Sioux chieftain
to terms The dentist was sent for a
second time, and came swearing in full
cowboy style. This time the operation
was successful. and . great three
pronged grinder in the pincers told Of
muscle not vainly excited
"Yow! Ne big chief" said the old
fellow, - b looked a& the tnsk and
spat the gore from his tooshless guma
-R6ladelpkjs Press.
The Iola register., 1885-08-14
-Pe.r,s aete,;or,ta bv ,oa con,

Pearls deteriorate by age. contact
with acids, gas and noxious vapors of
all sorts. A leading importer advises
that pearl necklaces. which are liable to
deteriorate by coming in contact with
the skin. be restrung once year. as
drawing the silk thread out and through
the pierced parts tends to clense the
pearls. In Ceyion, we are assured on
fairly good authority, that when it is de-
sired to restore the luster to Oriental
pearls the pearls are allowed to be
swallowed by chickens. The fowls with
this precious diet are then killed and the
pearls regained in white and lustrous
state.-N T. Post
The Iola register., 1885-08-14
DUTCH CHILDREN.
Youngsters who Ape the Habits and
small Vices OF Their Elders.

Youngsters who Ape the Habits and
Small Vices OF Their Elders.
The middle-class girls of Holland are
certainly very pretty. They have soft.
clear skins and bright compilations.
They are decidedly piquant in appear
ance, much more so than their sisters
over the Rhine. This year the favorite
color is parrot green of various shades.
which seems to suit their brown hair
and eyes amazingly. They wear the
high crown, fashionable hat, with 3
string or two added. As for the back
crinoline now the rage, l have seen
nothing in size or sway to equal the
achteruit of the fashionable girl of Am
sterdam. The literal meaning of the
above word, I am told, is ''behind the
horse" Everyone smokes in Holland
that is, every male body. One could
almost believe that the male bodies are
ushered into the world with a cigar
in their mouths. The modifying
efforts of tobacco sooth the infant
Dutch boy in the cradle, add variety to
his youthful sports and pastimes. and
when he becomes old enough to run of
errands, or, if of well-to-do parents, to
sit at table d'hote with his father and
mother, forms the chief occupation of
his life. Walk the streets of Amster-
dam early in the morning and observe
the most diminutive ofice-boy sweeping
the sidewalk. polishing the door-plate
or cleaning the windows with q six-inch
cigar in his mouth. 1t is no uncommon
thing for a boy ten or twelve years old
to address you seriously. "A beetye runr
nj in her as 6eleett" And sober,
gray-haired men give them the desired
light and pass on. / have seen boy
not over fourteen years of age dining
with his parents at table d 'hote at the
Amstel Rotel light large cigar, when
the wax tapers were passed. as they al
WAYS are in Holland, Immediately after
dessert. and calmly puff away, much to
the astonishment of the British matrons
and British papas present. In railway
carriages American and English ar
rangements are reversed, smoking car
riages being the rule and mo smoking"
the exception.-Cor. San Franciseo
Chronicle.