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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01
WANAMAKERS

same half-couered with two or
three-inch stripes of boucle to
combine with the other.
These are again nothing ex-
traordinary. But we shouldn't
mention them if they weren't.
Up to a week or two ago we
sold these matching worsted
stufs at 75c a yard, 4a-inch; and
we couldn't get them nearly
fast enough. They would have
brought 81 probably. Now
they are down to soc.
Right in the line of fashion.
What the owner let us have
them for at any such price is
more than we can guess. But
you are welcome.
Southwest from the center.
Three to four years ago we
raised the grade of our shoe
trade by throwing out all leath-
er and work below the useful.
1t looked like putting up prices.
We didn't put up prices. We
kept apace with all the improve
ments, and threw away the
shams. That always looks like
putting up prices.
Now for halfa-year back we
are gradually raising the grade
again by working out of ma
chine into hand-shoemaking.
Here's where we are at pres
ent; Mems shoes at'$6 and
over are hand-work;. S. and
under machine-work.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

The only exception to this is
a singleline of women's French
kid shoes at $3.50 made by
machine.
1t may be handy to keep this
list. Of course you can't re-
member it. Isn't there a place
to pin it up for reference?1
This looks like putting up
prices too; and it is, on the
lower grades of hand-work.
You want to know how much
extra you pay for hand-work.
On mems 81, on boys 50 to rs
cents, on women's, girls and
children's about so cents.
Now all we need to say about
this extra cost is that everybody
who wears better than common
shoes is glad to get hand-work
tor the money.
But we are giving just as
close attention to machine-work
as ever. If there's a shoe in
our stock that isn't really good
for somebody, we'll drop it as
soon as we find it out.
BY the middle Market-street door.
JOHN WANAMAKER
Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets
and City-hall square.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01
Scraps.

Father Abram ]. Ryan, ''poet-priest
of the South" died Friday night,
April 20, at st. Bonifacius' Church,
Louisville, KY, after a three weeks
illness. Father Ryan was born in
Virginia in 1910. He was educated
as a priest. The war breaking out
Just as he was of age, he followed its
fortunes in his priestly capacity, and
at the conclusion of hostihties he be-
came closely attached to Jefferson
Davis. He is best known as a vel
come contributor to Irish and Catholic
periodicals and as the author of vol
ume of poetry, written "always in a
hurry" he says in the preface, and
collected only upon urgent request of
a young lawyer friend, who took the
risk and shares the profits of publish
ing.
Broom corn, which a year ago was
worth 800 per ton, is now worth any
where from $16O to $24O.
~
There are 10000, 900 dozens OF for
eign hens eggs brought into this
country every year free of duty.
Eugene Louis Gabril Isabey, the
noted French painter, whose picture
Temptation Of st. Anthony" is known
throughout the civilized world, is dead.
~
Dell Bankson, an oil well shooter,
had Just lowered shell containing 20
quarts of glycerine to the depth of 100
feet in well in New York State on
Saturday when he found the well was
about to flow. He knew that unless
he could secure the torpedo it would
explode and destroy him and the pro-
perty of his employers. So he placed
himself at the mouth of the well, and
as the shell shot up with the stream
of oil he threw his arm about it and
held it until the squirt of oil had ceas-
ed. Then he walked away with the
torpedo, and had scarcely turned his
back when the gas and rocks came
out of the well with roar and rush.
~
At q recent theatrical entertainment
in Jersey City, a young lady with a
three-story hat sat Immediately in
front of a newspaper man. Noticing
that her headgear INSTRUCTED the jour
naist's view Of the stage she took it
off and placed it in her lap. The
newspaper man was profuse in his
thanks. The next day he caught a
severe cold, contracted pneumonia
and died week later. When his will
was read it was discovered that hehad
added codicil, giving the young lady
who sat in front of him in the theatre
$2,047,46
~
A detailed statement of the losses
by the floods suffered by the several
business interests places the figure at
81, 685,000. To this should be added
at least 100000 damage confined to
small stock. 1t will cost $4,000 to
repair the streets, while the gas com
pany and the electric light company
are losers to the amount of $4,000
each. This is far from encouraging
to the people of Montreal.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01
WANAMAKERS.


The ready-made method in
dressmaking grows a little year
by year. There isn't a bit of
danger of its growing too fast.
There are hindrances enough.
We're as ready with ready
made dresses as the weather is
ready.
Not every sort of dress.
We needn't tell a woman what
we don't make by the hundred
or dozen. The fear is perhaps
the other way. But we have a
great many sorts ofready-made
dresses, few of a sort. And
then there are sorts SO plain
Though plain is not a good
word for it) that nobody cares
how many there are.
We are on a difficult topic.
Give us the benefit of the doubt.
Very likely we have the very
dress you want, and in such a
way that you save half your
money with nothing wanting
that double the money would
buy.
Cotton dresses So up wool
en- So up; and, between the
two, we shall satisfy nine-tenths
of you who come expecting
nothing satisfactory.
The other tenth ought to be
measured anyhow probably
but measured we speak like a
tailor-there's a storeful Of
dress-stufs and acres of but
tons and laces and things.
1908 Chestnut
Jackets and wraps are surer
than dresses IS to $I25; and
all the way between-some
less than IS worth more
some more than IS worth moth.
ing to speak of. Beautiful
jackets in spite of the bobtail
fashion and ugly ones in spite
of extravaganza.
Apart from ultra cuts and
colors and stuffs, there are ex-
cellent garments going for hall
their value because they are moi
in the very height of-what dc
you call it?
1901 Chestnut
Black silk jerseys lately IS
now SO. Black wool 81. 50 and
81, worth double; a hundred
different sorts of jerseys, more
than a hundred-haven'tcount.
ed them.
1903 Chestnut.
There's a soft-wool cheviot
mixture Of browns and grays al
the Homespun counter-it ism
homespun = that pleases Sc
many it ought to be told off
81, 54-inch.
1t isn't a mixture. A mixture
is accidental. This isn't. Still
nine out of ten would call it a
mixture. 1t is probably plaid
but nobody dreams of it being
plaid. You couldn't trace the
plaid, if you should spend an
hour on it. It's a mixture.
Anyhow they like it so well
that nothing we have is better
news.
Southeast from the center.
A homespun nearly as wide
as the cheviot mixture-plaid for
half the money, So for enough
for a dress. Browns and grays.
Good-enough-looking nothing
extraordinary that way. Worth
half more than it costs. That's
why it goes SO.
Southeast from the center
A canvas covered almost all
over with broad diagonal wales.
You might call it diagonalwors
ted with strips ofcanvas between
J the diaponals. And then The
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

of the white mans. power. He had
it carefully wrapped up in paper
after paper, and produced it before
anastonished gathering ofhis people.
He had told them what he owned,
and they were all expectant to gaze
upon his wonderful medicine of the
white man. When the wrappers
were all off there was exposed to
sight-a German wooden shoe. Again
when Red Grow was in Winnipeg he
was one day treated toa plate of ice
cream. He tasted it, and looked out
ofthe window and saw no snow, and
he wondered, My, oh, myp he said;
white man wonderful. This sweet
snow nice. Oh, if it would only fall
just once a year out home we would
send out all the squaws and gather
it ALI and then he passed Ills plate
for another dish.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01
Give Us a Call.

We are selling small fruits from tho
celebrated Nursery of Geo. S. Josselyr /
Fredonia, New York. All goods are gu,
anteed to be just what they are sold fci.
Prices as reasonable as any other mn.
sery. All orders promptly attended -
and delivered at Newark station free
any freight expenses. We have gun-
eral assortment of
Crane Vines, currant, Gooseberriol.
Rashberries, Blackberries and Straw.
berries. Fay's Prolific Currants.
Also, Flowers and general assortment
of Vegetable Plants in their season.
VIM. H. COOK g co.
ehl8 SIN
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

The Philadelphia Daily Ne,cs
should remember that Delaware
politicians can smile,-and that
without looking into a schooner,
much oftener than those in the
Quaker City. You, see, most es-
teemed contemporary, that we have
good water as yet. Then, again,
our every movement is closely scan
ned by the l. o. G. 7.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

in THIS issue will be seen the
analyses of phosphates as made by
DIR. T. F. Wolf, State chemist. His
analyses should interest every farm
er in the county, inasmuch as it
shows the real commercial value of
the fertilizers sold in this State.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

A WIFE murderer in Missouri met
swift justice at the hands of a party
Of determined men. The murderer
was quietly taken from his cell, and
after being made confess, the moose
was adjusted, and the victim launch
ed into eternity.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01


ALDEN's LIBRARY MAGAzINE.-This
popular Magazine, which, beginning
with the month of May, was transformed
from an octave monthly into a handy,
small quarto weekly, has taken other
steps in the line of progress. No 4 of
the weekly issue appears in new and
larger type, and also with theaddition of
a handsome cover. In its new appear
ance it becomes one of the most attrac-
tive magazines in the field, while it is
beyond rivalry in economy of cost, 81. so
per year. From the amount and quality
Of the matter it presents it is commonly
considered even superior to the great
four-dollar monthlies. You can get a
specimen copy free upon application to
the publisher, John B. Alden, 1893 Pearl
st. New York.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

A STAR RoUTE.-A petition has been
presented to the Postofiice Department
asking for the establishment of post
office at Miller's Corner, near Baldwin's
Factory, and at Cowantown. Also for
the establishment of mail route be-
tween Elkton and Appleton.-Appeal.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

The morocco strikers of Whining
ton are beginning to see the folly of
their way and many of the sensible
men are going to work again. In
stead of getting Sc to So last week
they only received $3.50 to $500.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

A correspondent of a Toronro
paper says; speaking of the sim
plicity of the Indians reminds me
that on trip of one of the American
Blackfeet chiefs to the East a short
time ago he brought home the secret
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01
True Economy

Consists as we take it
not in seeing how little
money can be spent for
any thing, but how
much value can be OBJ.
tanned for the amount
expended ; and when we
say that we can sell you
Clothing at II Low Price
we mean that we will at
all times endeavor to sell
only Good and Reliable
Clothing and at Prices
as Low as is possible for
the Qualities represent.
ed. We offer every in
ducemenC to satisfy our
customers. Our Stock
of Ready-Made Clothing
for Men, Youth, Boys
and Children is selected
and manufactured with
an especial care for the
wants and needs for oul
Patrons and in Fine
Materials for making
Suits to order we cal
only say that we spare
no effort to place before
our customers such a Sc
lection as will meet tn,
approval and taste o
every one. Our Corp
of Cutters and Tailors il
composed of experienc
ed and competent work
men as every business
person can readily Sc,
that it would be NOR
SIP trimental to our inter
ests than to the custom
ers for us tokeep Others
In fact and in short, w
mean to please you an
endeavor to win an
hold your trade and il
fiuence.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

The Governship question is as
yet spoken of in an undertone.
Some.think it will be Herbert; 9TH
ers believe it will be Biggs. A mod
erate-sized peach crop will help
along uncle Benny's cause might
ilv.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

THE expectant office-seeker al
ready shows signs of business. His
smile is more pronounced now than
it was three months ago. His hand
shake is growing more cordial and
stronger. In short while all the
goodness of character he possesses
will be in complete working order.
Then it is that he needs watching.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

saturday only-GolDg North-Train leav $
French ST Wilmington, II 10 p m and arrives Ut
Dupont II 80. Going south-ieayes Dupont 10
arr WI 80 p m. Dupont G 45. arr VII 20
Sunday Only-Going north-train leaves French
81 VII at 05 m, stops at all stations arr lt
Reading il 30 a m. Train leaves st Peters s %
p m arr Reading a p IN making all stops
Going south-train leaves Reading 90 a m runs
to 81 Peters, all stops arr 10 90 IN. Train lenve
Reading 90 p m arr VII G g m. All stops
For connections at Wilmington, Chndds Ford
Junction, Lenape, COatesvllle, Waynesburg june
lion, Birdsboro, and Reading timetables it
all stations l.. A. BOWER GeniI Pass AGENT
A. G. MeCAUsLAHD, Supt
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

THERE has been peck of trouble
in the Water Commission Ring in
Wilmington city, recently. Too
much pipe laying was the cause of
the muddle, Chief Engineer McIn-
tire stepped down and out, rather
than go back on the boys, and his
place has already been supplied by
a Bond. 1t was great pity, how
ever, when Mr.. McIntire left, that
the water commission was not then
and there blotted out of existence.
The city council should attend to
the duties of supplying the city
with water, and by so doing. lesson
the cost to the taxpayers, who are
now compelled to pay unnecessary
tax for the maintenance of a party
of men who could be done very well
without. Members of the water
commission will not think so Of
course, but their usefulness is
merely in the way of dollars-not
to tax-payers-but to themselves.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

We understand that the Rev. Sam
Jones intends to visit Baltimore on
Sunday. What has Baltimore done?
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

IT looks as if the peach crop will
pan out very large.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

Clocks and Watches
of every description Carefully Cleaned
and REPAIRED. ID. STANHOPE.
Main Street, Newark, Del.
Jun2-tf.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

SOCIETY is in a splutter over the
supposed fact that President Cleve-
land is going to be married. There
is nothing so terribly startling about
this man going to marry. Number
of men marry every day and get
good notice in the country papers
by sending several slices of cake.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-01

THE Appeal at Elkton has safely
passed its third year. The paper is
bright, and its editorial columns
contains, at times, severe thrusts at
"ringsters," and wire-pullers.
A LITTLE reform is needed in Del
aware. Taxes are increasing and
there is no movement made towards
reform. There are Offices that could
and should be abolished. There are
too many office-holders. We should
reduce expenses. And why not?
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-02
CONNECTIONS.

At Hagerstown, Md, with the Western Mary.
land Railroad to and from Baltimore, Frederick
Emmittsburg, Gettysburg, Penmar, Waynes-
boro, Pa, and points on Western Maryland
Railroad and its branches.
With Cumberland Valley Railroad TO & from
Harrisburg, Carlisle, Shippensburg, Chambers
burg, Mercersburg Martinsburg, and points on
the Cumberland Valley Railroad and branches
Also TO and from Pittsburg and the West and
Northwest, and Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia and North and East.
AtShenandoah Junction, W. Va, with Main
Line of Baltimore and Ohio TO and from Wash
ingtOn.
At Waynesboro Junction, Va. with Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway TO and from Green
brier White Sulphur Springs and Richmond.
No. makes close connection at Waynesboro'
junction with c. & o. r. X. East and West
Bound trains.
At Loeb Laird, with Lexington Branch of
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad.
At Buchanan, with Main Line of Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad
At Roanoke, with Norfolk and Western Rail
road
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Boyce Station, for Wildwood and Winches-
ter, Virginia. At Troutville for Fincastle.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-02
1885 Drug Trade 1885
AISQUITH ~ co.
Druggists,
Court. House Square, CharIestOwn,

NOui'iiV"SV Si""iNi
DEALERS in Drugs, Chemicals, Paints Oils
~ Window Glass, Patent Medicines, Soaps,
Perfumeries, Hair, Nail and Tooth Brushes,
Druggists Sundries and Fancy Goods
We respectfully call the attention OF our Gus
toners and the public to our large and well Sc
lected stock of all articles usually kept in first
class Drug Store. With increased facilities for
business and enlarged stock we are prepared to
serve the public with all goods in our line at
reasonable figures We are prepared to supply
country physicians with all articles they need
at the most moderate prices.
Our Book and Stationery department has
been well stocked and we are offering special
inducements on goods in this line.
A full line of Tobacco, Segars, and Smoking
Tobacco always on hand We are headquarters
for John Lucas q Cos Liquid Paints-any
quantity of all colors from ! ID. to gal. cans
always in stock.
January 4, 1885.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-02
BIBLE DEPOSITORY.

Through the kindness of Mr.. Geo II. Hagley,
the Bible Depository of the " Charlestown and
Vicinity branch of the American Bible So
cietv" has been established in the store of Mr..
Hagley, on the n. w. corner of Washington
and Charles streets, CharlestOwn.
A large and varied assortment of Bibles and
Testaments, of different sizes and prices, will be
kept constantly on hand, and sold by Mr.. Hag-
lev at cost-the profit is looked for in the read
ing and study of Gods word by all who pur-
chase. In cases of necessity Bibles will be dis
tributed without price.
The public is cordially invited to cali and ex-
anime our Depository Of Bibles, &c.
n. S. WHITE,
Hon. WIN. L. WILSON President
Secretary.
Oct. = lSS4-tf
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-02
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY
OF
B.F.LEISENRING
CHARLESTOWN, w. VA

CHAhLESIONN w. VA.
Insure against fire in the following first-class
companies:
The Lancashire Insurance Company, of Lon
don, England. Assets, Si,5l3, 22S.02.
The German Insurance Company, Freeport,
Illinois Assets, 81 lS,40S.0S,
The Reading Fire Insurance Company, Pa.
100000.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company, of
New York
The Fidelity and Casualty Company, of
New York
The National Life and Maturity Association,
of Washington, d. c., 1915 ST. Northwest.
May g. 1886.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-02
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

No. has Pullman Buffet Sleeper New York
to Atlanta, Ga, and Montgomery, Ala, without
change, via Harrisburg Hagerstown and Roa-
noke; also Pullman Buffet Sleeper from Wash
ington to New Orleans via b. & O. Il. r. and
Shenandoah Junction.
No. has Pullman Sleeper Washington to
Memphis and Little Rock without change via
3. & o. Railroad and Shenandoah Junction.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-02
A'irgiuia free 4rrss.


The Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sm of the 23rd says;
"NIuch interest is manifested here in the
result of the approaching election mn West
Virginia. One of the best-iniormed polu-
clans i'm that State. who is staunch friend
of Senators Camden aud kenua, was iu this
city Yesterday ou official business. Speak
ing of the coming political contest. be says
he never knew the West Virginia democrat
CIV Co take such am active interest ln am cleo
ton ON am off year %, at present. they are
working with rs much enthusiasm Us Do tncy
were iu the midst ot % presidential. cdm-
paign. Nearly al of che members oI the
Legislature who have ,hus Gar been noml-
mated are pledged to Senator Camden, an"
there is hut lutic doubt bur what hc VIII be
his own successor. Before the county con-
ventions were held there WAS considerable
buster and ulk of defeating Senator Cam
den. but che anti-Camdeu strength uld no-
materialize iu the convention. luthe mi1-
inc districts the laboring people will insist
on having one 0t their representa- ives I'D
the legislature. and their Uisue, Don that Zee
gard win De respected Their candidate
will. however be oil the democratic iaitn.
lie NAV be that several members of the Leg
islature win represent the labor element,
but they will also Dee democrats when party
Questions arise. The democratic leaders iu
the State have mo- fear of Representative
Gof bein. elected t0 the Senate iu Che place
of Camden ON the contrary, they clam
that the democrats win sweep Che state ana
send four Representatives to Che next Con-
ores. in-fald of three us 40 present.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-02
CONTAGIOUS
Diseases are prevalent all over the WORTH

Diseases are prevalent all over the "orlu'
lam q native of England, aud while | was
I'm that country I contracted terrible olooa
noison. and for two years was under treatment
~ on outdoor patient of Nottingham Hospi-
fal ENGLAND, but was not cured. ] suffered
INC most agoniing pains I'm my bones, and was
covered with SORES all over my body ana liulos,
had vertigo and deafness, with partial loss OF
sirht. severe pains iu my head and eyes e'c 3
which nearly Fan me crazy. lost oil nope III
that country. and sailed for America ana was
treated 90 Roosevelt In this city, as Wen ss oy q
,~,n,ineor physician I'm New York having no
connection with the hospitals
saw the advertisement of Swins SPECIFIC
and determined to give it % trial as last re-
Sort. had given mp an hope OF being cured,
ms had gone through Che hands OF the best
medical men in Nottingham and New 1orE.
I took .iN bottles of s. 5. $. and / can say with
great JOS chat they have cured me entirety
ann a. sound and wen as [ ever was nm my
lite. .. fhLD HALT UNI
New York CITY. June l2th, lSS3.