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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-10

The extreme penalty of bigamy is two
mothers-in-law, but the penalty for not
attending to your cold however trihing
it is, will be lingering consumption Take
Or. Bulls Cough Syrup as soon as you
detect trouble or pain.
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The POLICE GAZETTE will bo y allied. Sc.
eurely wrapped, u any address In t,e United
states 10 three months on receipt Of
ONE DOLLAR
Liberal discount allowe'i to pOstnasters gents
and clubs sample copies mailed free.
Address all orders u RIUHARD X. FOX.
JaniO IL Franklin Square, NJ
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All persons having claims against the estate OF
the deceased must present the same, duly attest.
Ia the administration, on or before January 9Th
1856, or abide the Act OF Assembly In such case
made and provided,
WIN. f. GRIFFITH,
Address, Administrator.
Newark, Del IiantO2m
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NOTECE.-Any one contemplating
having Il sale and who are DESTROYS of
securing competent clerk, we would
chcerfully recommend them to
SAMUEL GARRETT,
Newark, del.
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DEPORT OF THE CONDITION
III THE NATIONAL BANK OF
NEWARK,
Al Newark, In. the State of Dele ware,
at the close of business, Dec. 90. 1884.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-10

WANTED situation as House
keeper. A good Cook, Washer and Ironer.
Address, RASKIN ARMSTRONG,
janlO3w* Newark, Del.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED.-A young man to work
on dairy farm.
jos Apply at this Office.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1885-03-27

:" b. STEVENS
IL Livery Stable, rear Of Trottsr House,
Bradford, Vermont
Stage 10 and from all passenger trains. Good
teams, single or double, always ready 1t reasonable
prices. III
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CHAPTER XIII.
THE LAST HOPE.

They were sitting in the courtyard, my
mother and my wife. They looked the en-
bodiment of serene happiness. Their large
fans-the use of the fan came like an inspi-
ration to Philippa, my mother acquired it
after much practice languldly waving
to and fro. Philippa's rounded arm was
outstretched her fair left hand was in the
clear water which fell from the fountain
and filed white marble basin, in which
the gold carp darted about in erratic tacks
She was moving her fingers gently backward
and forward, startling the timid fish, and
half smiling at their terror. 1t seemed to
mo that my. mother was demonstrating at
the uproar she was creating in the brilliant
coated republic.
That picture is still In my mind That
picture! can sit now In my chair, lay down
my pen, and call up every picture OF that
ever will, fade from my memory.
1t was we'll for both of US that had
fought out the battle with myself in soil
tude whore no eye could see me, where
could see no one. Even as it was, knowing
what a change my news must work, I
paused, and ghost Of the days temptation
die die was cast Philippe had seen mo, and
my mothers eyes followed hers. l braced
myself up and went towards them with as
iaunty q manner as | could assume. My
mother began mock TRADE on my shame
full desertion OF Philippa and herself. Her
words carried no meaning to my ears My
eyes met those Of my wife.
With her made no attempt at conceal.
mont. Where was the good The worst,
the very worst, had come. My eyes must
have told her the truth.
saw her sweet face catch fire with alarm.
saw her lips culver. l saw the look Of
anguish fash into her eyes; yet ! knew
that was helpless, utterly helpless:
ct Z L.
cnse and went to my room. In a moment
Philippe was at my side.
'Basil, husband, love-" she whispered, ut
has come"
l laid my head on the table and sobbed
aloud. Philippa's arms were wrsathed
around my neck.
dearest, knew 1t must CONS. have
known 1t ever 90 long Basil, do not wsen
Once more. toll you am not worth such
love as yours"
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SC, that we had an hour or two to spare for
such refreshlnsnt a. we cared to take, such
resi- as we dared to allow ourselves What
with the fatigue of continuous travel. and
the dread Of what this day was to bring
forth, it may be easily believed that we wers
thoroughly worn out We were, indeed,
more fitted to 60 to bed and sleep for week
than to proceed upon the last stage Of our
dismal journey.
But there was no help for It, II we meant
to be in time we must go on by the early
morning train. l begged my wife to lie
down, and endeavor to snatch an hours
sleep. She refused firmly. Much Of that
calm which had characterised her since the
moment when broke the fatal news 70 her
had vanished. Its place was now taken by
an excitement, suppressed. but nevertheless
clearly manifest to my eyes The fear that
we should not reach Tewnham in time for
the trial seemed to haunt her increasingly.
1t was for this reason she SO peremptorily
refused to lie down and court sleep. She
feared lest, our eyes once closed, We should,
from sheer exhaustion, sleep for hours, and
SO miss the morning train. Sho was ever
picturing the horror Of that poor unknown
man being led from the dock, with the
death sentence ringing in his ears
SO tho time which elapsed before we started
ior Tewnham We spent in the hotel. be-
spoke rooms by telegram, sent when we
reached Folkestona. We made an apology
Tor a meal; in fact, what we could get at
that time of night was Of itself little more
than apology. We sat all but silent, watch
ing the hands of the clock, which told u
how fast the precious moments were passing
away. We saw the gray morning struggle
with, and at last conquer, the yellow gas
light. We heard the hum Of traffic growing
louder and louder in the streets below u.s.
Then we turned to make what may be right
ly called our last adieus Who could say
ODD nv I n,C rnt ho
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The PrOvident Rat.

"Some months ago tho Free Press
contained an item about gentleman
leaving two pounds of Boston crackers
in his office In tho Mechanics block
one evening and finding them all In
the drawer Of his writing desk the next
morning, stacked up like poker chips.
At the time thought it was lie, but
! don't now. I've got II rat up to my
house that can discount that one. D"
Thus spake gentleman who Is we'll
known in municipal circles.
Produce your rat''
Gas you are aware, | indulge in O
garden. One Of my chief products il
popcorn, of which make it point to
grow enough each season to keep the
children happy all winter. On We'd
nesday, after supper, went out to pick
it, and my wife charged me to preserve
the husks, as she wanted them for q
sham pillow. commenced pulling of
the husks, throwing them and the ears
into basket, but this was slow work,
so picked off the ears and filed the
basket. thinking that the girl might do
the husking.
THAT basket was placed beneath a
table in the back kitchen, and !
thought nothing further about it until
Saturday afternoon, when I went out
to pick the remainder of the corn. I
found the basket neatly filled with
husks. but no ears, and naturally
enough supposed that the girl had
attended to them. That afternoon
completed the picking. and placed the
basket of corn and husks beneath the
table. On Sunday afternoon thought
| would husk it and put it away. In
the first basket l found precisely two
ears clear at the bottom, and in the
second two more.
my wife suggested rats right off,
and l commenced q search. In the
woodhouse, adjoining the kitchen, I
found rat hole in the floor. As 6
choice between moving my winters
wood and prying off weatherboard, l.,
chose the latter, and beneath the floor
| found my corn nicely stacked up.
That pesky rat had carried every ear of
it as much as twenty-five feet, and
there were over 200 of them. "-Detroit
Free Press.
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DARK DAYS
BY HUGH CONWAY.
A1Mor Of" Called Back"

But what was to bs donel Finding that
could not compass the treachery which
dared to mediate cast about Tor another
loophole of escape. What II were to return
to England and accuse myself of the crime
To insure Philippians safety ! would RICH!
willingly give away my own life. 1t showed
the state to which my. mind was reduced
all Its bearings, and for while thought II
furnished a solution to my difficultiesl
wonder IL my brain was wandering?
laughed In bitter merriment as the alb
surdity OF my new plan forced itself upon
me. Ihsd forgotten Philippe, and what the
I had forgotten that she loved me, even az
loved her; that my dying for her sake-for
the sake OF saving her from the consequences
of that gruesome night-would make an ex-
piation, II any were due from her the most
fearful which human or diabolical ingenuity
could devise.
Mol Neither by SHINING against my fellow
man nor by voluntary sacrifice Of my own
life could save her. After all my pro-
tracted mental struggles, all my lonely hours
Of anguish and wild scheming, I was forced
to return to the point from which started.
Philippe must surrender herself, and free
this innocent man. There was, indeed, no
alternativei
And day gone, or all but gone! The
trial on the 20thl To reach England-to
reach Tewnham In time to stop that trial,
we must travel day and night. Day and
night across sunny or starlit Spain-across
pleasant France-we must speed on, until
we reached our own native land, now lying
in all the rich calm Of the early autumn I
must lead my wife; my love. to her dooml
rose from the ground. felt weary, and
- II had been cudgelod in every limb I
dragged myself slowly back to my home
''Shs must jbe told; she must be told. But
how to tell herF muttered as went along
My appearance must have been wretched,
for l received the impression that several
grave looking Sevillanos turned and looked
after me az I passed by. Even as a cowardly
felon who drags himself slowly to the scat
fold / dragged myself to the gate of my
pleasant home, and on lettering feet passed
into that fragrant space in which the hap
piest hours OF my life had been spent.
As entered, the remembrance of some
tale which once had read flashed through
my mind-a tale of the ferocity Of bygone
age. 1t was of prisoner who was forced
by his captors to strike a dagger into the
heart of the woman he loved. / know not
where the tale is to be found or where
read it.
But 1t seemed to me thai mine was a
parallel case.
PITY mel
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"Rdsil, do not tUeep. Once more, tell you,
/ am not aUorth such lore as yours"

"BdStt, dO not tUeep. once more, tell you,
/ am not north such lore as yours"
1 covered her dear face with kisses. I
strained her to my heart l lavished words
of love upon her She smiled family, then
sighed hopelessly-as sigh which almost broke
my heart
Tell me all, my love-" she said calmly.
''Let me know the very worst"
could not speak; for the life of me the
words would not come. With trembling
hands ] drew out the newspaper and pointed
to the fatal lines. She read them with
calm which almost alarmed me.
81 knew it must be- was all she said.
threw myself on my knees before her. I
embraced hs-. was half distraught. Save
for my wild CALCULATIONS of undying love
there was silence for many minutes between
us.
Presently, with great force, she raised my
head and looked at me with her sweet and
sorrowful eyes.
"Basil. my dearest, you have been wrong.
The right is right, the wrong is wrong See
what you have done! Hal you not striven
to save me. only should have had to answer
for this Now it is you and me, and per-
haps third-an innocent, stainless life, that
will be wreckedw
''Spare mel Spare mel" said. "As you
love me, snare me?'
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IMPORTANT.

When you visit New York city, save baggage
expressage and carriage hire and stop at the Grand
Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central Depot
Elegant rooms fit ed up at a cost of one million
dollars reduced to SLIGO and upwards per day.
European plan. Elevator. Restaurant Supplied
with the best. Horse cars stage and elevated
railroad to all depots. Families live better tor
less money at the G rand Union Hotel than at any
other first class hotel in the city silly
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A DAMS ALE HOUSE,
"A Concord, N. H.
Agency for SchhEs Milwaukee Beer, and Frank
Jones' Ales. l1ly
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aale's Money The great cough care, &c, 50c&$
clenn's Sui?llI. Sc:p heals Il beauties, Csc
;ermanCGrnf:cmOy kilis Corns K Bunion,
lilrs Hair ard Whsker Dye-DlacS and Brown, soc
Ikc's ToOil,ac,,c rrr.'s cure in Minute.25t
ecau's Rheumatic PILLS are q sure cure. soc
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YUHN H. WATSON,
u Attorney aud Counselor At Law,
Bradford, Vt.
Master and Solicitor In Chsncsry. Collections
promptly attended 70. ltf
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VIZ L. LOCKE, n. D.,
W. Physician and Surgeon,
Hly Corinth, VI.
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These papers are valuable
mediums for advertising,
reaching as they do a large
class of business men.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29
D. n. Ia us.

The gentleman whose name We have
Just written finds his time thoroughly
employed. Besides his confectionery,
toys. notions, fancy goods and boot
and shoe house he Is in the tin bust.
ness with his father, under firm style
Of J. Laws d Son; in the manufac.
ture Of tobacco fues under the firm
style ofLaws, Taylor & Co., and in
furniture under the firm style Of ID.
NJ. & G. Laws. He also occupies the
honorable and responsible position Of
Treasurer Of Orange Co., TO which he
wa. elected in November last. ~.
Like the majority Of the merchants
Of Hillsboro Mr.. Laws is a young man
and a native Of this county. He has
been in mercantile business for the
past twelve or fourteen years, and
two years ago he built the premises
now occupied, which stand upon the
most prominent street corner In town.
The building is Of frame, 30x50 feet,
is well adapted 10 the business, and
The display Of stock carried is large
and varied. Not the least attractive
feature Of the house Is its soda foun.
tain, from which delicious draughts
are drawn. The house in oil is de.
partments controls good and grow.
ing trade from all the country tribu.
tary TO Hillsboro, and IL deservedly
stands in high favor. To the BUSH
ness Mr.. Laws gives his personal
attention. and il Is evident that he !.
right we'll satisfied with the way Che
world wags.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29

certainly o narrow shave for his life
are reminders of Charlottesville and
other engagements in Virginia. After
the surrender Mr.. Patterson resumed
farming, but four years ago he aban'
doned that occupation to engage in
general merchandising here three
years ago he purchased the store pro-
perty he now occupies. He has q
we'll stocked establishment and he
controls gratifying trade--a trade
that has shown increase each year
since he began the business. and this
fact alone bespeaks the popularity Of
the house. One Of Mr.. Pattersons
specialties is the well-known "Ten,
nessec" farm wagon, for which he is
| sole agent here. No better wagon can
i be found, and we are not surprised to
learn that Mr.. Patterson sells num-
bers of them, for the Tennessee wag'
on is all that it is represented to be
Mr.. Patterson informs us that hi
trade thus far this year has been bet
ter than he had anticipated-he look
forward to a very satisfactory bust
ness for the entire year, and we SCI
no reason why his anticipation
should not be realized.
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MRS. M. L. TAYLOR.

The "Flora McFlimsey's" Gf there
be any, of Orange and adjacent coun-
ties cannot, with any degree Of reason,
complain of "nothing to wear" so far
as regards the head, !. e.ifopportuni..
ty to buy is taken into consideration.
II is seldom that we find in q town
Eve times the size Of Hillsboro so
large q stock and so excellent an
assortment of millinery, notions, ETC.,
as is carried by the house named
above. The average masculine doesn't
know anything about this class Of
goods-we do. We have bought
them for, 10! these many years-in a
retail way, to be sure, but innumerable
shopping expeditions have taught US
to admire all manner of contrivances
which the ladies call bonuets-we can
60 into raptures over a hat that. from
is appearance and the jams and dents
il has been subjected to, looks as If 1t
might have belonged to the Ancient
Mariner, provided we are assured 1t
is the correct thing as regards style,
and SO we call ourself competent
authority on millinery matters.
To ADVANCE our knowledge, we
called upon Mrs. Taylor and her
sister, Miss T. A. Pogue. Now these
ladies knew we didn't need hat, but
they fairly bewildered US with q dis.
play of the stock they carry-hats and
bonnets, of all sizes and ages, trim
med hats worth half a dollar and
trimmed hats worth ten dollar each.
Tie last named figure weakened U.S.
we left the store, holding fast to our
pocket book. All the same, this fact
remains: The ladies we have named
opened the business alluded to-the
largest by far in Orange Co. and
eaualled by but one in Durham Go.
jim 1875. From small beginnings
the house has grown TO its present
proportions-it now attracts trade Of
the best and most appreciatiye class
from all the surrounding country.
Each Of the ladies named give the
business their unremitting personal
attention and they not only carry
large stocks of millinery and notions,
but jewelry, white goods, &c. are
specialties. They have been very
successful. but they have been very
hard workers as we'll. Not only that,
but for the past six or sexen years
they have made II rule to discount
every bill and ne millinery house in
the State has higher credit. They
have strived TO not only meet but 70
anticipate demand-and we take
plasure In saying that no more e1'
tensiye establishment Of the kind u
70 be found in Western, Northern OF
Central North Carolina.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29
A. A. RLUTZ.

Most ofthc business men Of Chapel
Hill are natives of Orange county
DR.. Klutz is an exception, he being
originally from Rowan county. lie
came here in the fall of 1880 as a
student in both the literary and medi-
cal departments Of the University; in
1883 he graduated from the medical
school and afterwards attended the
University of New York, where he
expects to complete his medical
course. In April, 1884, he bought
out the business Of DIR. Robertson, and
since then he asremained in trade.
He has very largely increased the es-
tablishment since be became the pro.
prietor, and the College students, es,
pecially, have extended him liberal
patronage. DIR. Klutz is equally pop.
u!ar with the towns people, too, and
so his business has prospered.
The specialties of his trade are con.
fcctionery, fancy groceries, blank
books, stationery, fancy goods gener..
ally, gentlemen's furnishing goods,
cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, &C., Just
such articles as students especially
call for. The stand occupied is an
excellent one, the goods carried are
we'll selected, and it is not at all sur
prising that the trade Of the house
shows decided growth. The REcoR.
DER wishes il and its proprietor every
success,
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DIR. O. HOOKER.

DIR. Hooker Is one Of the old resi-.
dents Of Hillsboro, having located
here in 1884. Ten years later he was
n student with DR.. johnson b. Jones.
Of Chapel Hill, while at the same
time he was attending the University,
from which he graduated in the class
Of 1916. Then he attended the Uni.
versity Of Pennsylvania (medicine)
where Inc graduated in the class Of
1917, and we are familiar with those
facts and dates because we recently
saw his diplomas from these Univer.
stiles. Soon after returning from
Philadelphia DR. Hooker began
practice in the country but III health
compelled him TO desist after about
FIVE years-since then farming and
merchandising have. in the main,
employed his lime. In the meantime
Hillsboro continued TO be his home
except for two years which he spent
at New Berne.
IL Is now about fifteen years since
DIR. Hooker engaged in the drug
trade. He has hal no partners since
then, but for some time the active
management Of the house has been
with his son, Mr.. o. ID. Hooker, who
has been In his fathers employ for six
orseven years. DR.. Hooker informs us
that bis trade for 1884 was consider.
ably better than for 1888, and he an
ticipates that the sales for this year
will not differ much from last year.
He certainly presides over a thor.
oughly equipped establishment and
IL Is not to be wondered at that Il re-
tains the confidence Of the public.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29
G. N. PARKS.

The local readers of the RECORDER,
/. e. those living In Orange, Durham,
Caswell, Person, Alamance and one
or two other counties, hardly need
be told who Mr.. Parks is or what he
Is doing, but as this edition will be
circulated all over the State and find
ITS way into the rcmotest sections Of
the country, We propose to assume q
reporters license, and in a familiar
way 20 talk Of a man who il, in every
sense Of The term, q representative
merchant.
Mr.. Parks is yet a young man. and,
II We mistake not, IL a native Of Hills.
boro. While scarcely more than a
boy he enlisted, in 1851, 10 Cant.
whitted's company, Of the 9th N.
q. regiment, as a private, and he
served until the surrender, for some
two or three years on detached duty
as hospital steward. Alter The close
oftbe war he returned 10 his old
home and a. q clerk entered the EN-.
ploy Of Mr.. II. N. Brown. In 1871
Mr.. Parks determined upon engaging
in trade upon bis own account, al.
though his available cash capital al
that time might have been best ex.
pressed By an endless array Of 0's.
lie opened bis store, however, with q
stock invoicing perhaps $1,000, and
he undertook the accomplishment Of
establishing q credit that should be
marked "A l." and this credit, once
gained, he knew would stand him In