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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21
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.aoo. ooo Damage Dono-Fhc
rsu.tness PORTION Partly DostroEea'
OAKLAND, ILL.,, Oct. ls.-The g,ea.e,
mart Of the business portion OF oaklaha q
e In ruins. A FIRE which broke oet ~
4 40 last night has destroyed wnoie
blocks The fire originated In Chapman
b SONS building on the southeast side Of
,be aounre and spread TO MoOonkey'a
hcoh. atore on the west and Gilbert's shoe
100 IN the east. The wind blew from
sha EAST and south and soon IA buildings
al, Are east side were In ruins. sweeping
an west the flames soon enyeloped BOW
man x GreRory'a furniture-store, and the
hricl block of ABhmore n Barbour. Inc
eoods were removed from the stores ana
placed in the park, which was used ~
storing place. The Opera House soon
caught and the south side is ruined. rlrs
companies from Paris, Terre Haute ano
Oharleston were telegraphed for. Ibt
following business houses were burned
but the LOSSES cannot yet be given. dii
bart,a boot and shoe store; McOonkey,i
hook store: William Oampbeli
harness; Bowman a. Gregory, fur
nitnre. two stores), Walter Ash
more, dry-goods; W. X. Barbour
hardware Edward Ooneghan, dry-goodi
and groceries; two empty storerooms
two more rooms filed with dry goods
]. T. West, restaurant Clements, mea
market; ID. W. Crawford, drug store
jim Curtis, barber; CLARK Brothers, hard
ware; Ledger office, presses burned
Mrs. Rehling, millineryj Blacks mea
market j. 4. Tibbs, collins and photo
graph gallery winkler's blacksmith.
The total loss will amount TO owe
$500 600 and is covered by at least one
third insurance. The Etna and Ph@ni'
will suffer most. oo.
As Barbour's building was burning 9O'
pounds of powder exploded, cansinl
great excitement, but injuring no one.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

The Norfolk Landmark is very sure
that Mr.. Powderly is only preparing a
great deal Of trouble for both races with
his scheme 10 elevate the standard Of
colored labor in the south. That labor is
chiefly agricultural and its wages canno.
be advanced, the Landmark insists, ''foF
the conclusive reason that our crops can
not stand any more burthens." All that
Mr.. Powderly is likely to accomplish in
this direction, it thinks, is to incite strikes
that will result more disastrously to the
laborer than 10 the land owner.
1t asserts that in comparison
between the laboring white poor of
the north and the colored laborers of the
south the advantages are all on the side
of the latter, and advises Mr.. Powderly
"to study the condition of the south
before setting up in IN offensive manner
as a social or industrial reformer among
u.s." The Landmark adds " He has re
opened the color question; he has alien
ated great numbers of white Knights o
Labor, here and elsewhere; he has mort
ned the good people of Richmond VIII
gave him cordial welcome and hi
present scheme promises to renew and e1
asperate old questions in a very gratu
tous manner"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
NEW CASTLE, Oct. 10 The grading around
the Presbyterian cemetery IL about com
pleted. Tue work OF constructing the new
irou fence will begin next week.
The Delaware Iron Company have begun
laying siding from their works to the -liIl-
road station distance of about mile. 1t
will be finished by the latter part OF next
week.
1t Ia rumorel that the American Machine
Company have leased the umbrella factory
belonging to the Leslie estate the purposo
Of Manufacturing cement. This will give EN-
ployment TO about 10 mon. The old engine
and machinery are for sale.
Tue Democratic voters OF this hundred
held meeting In the town hall last night
and organized and appointed an executive
committee To canvass the hundred, look
after doubtful voters and other matters
essential to the campaign.
The trustees OF the NJ. Il. Church held q
meeting last evening for the purpose OF re-
eeivlng and considering bids for the paint
ing OF the ediflce. Henry Il. Tetlow, the
lowest bidder, was awarded the contract.
NEW CASTLE, Oct. 20.-The Longtellow
Literary Society held its first regular
meeting on Monday evening, with good
attendance. The society decided to pur.
chase library for the use Of the mem.
bers. and also accepted the terms Of the
NJ. e. Sunday school for the rental Of
their new organ.
The name of Wilmer Hanson has been
| substituted for that OF Edward Daily q,
candidate for inspector on the temperance
reform ticket, Mr.. Daily having declined
The appointment of Gardner l.. Jami
son by the levy court as inspector to holt
| the elections in this hundred gives genera
satisfaction to all parties.
| j. o. Eagle, who has been ill for som,
weeks with inflammatory rheumatism, il
somewhat better to-day.
John Bacon for many years tyler of 81
Johns Lodge No. 2, A. F. A. NJ, who ha
been i'll for several weeks has lost hi
sight entirely. He has the sympathies o
the whole community.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21
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Special Corresro ndenceof Gazette and Journal.
ODESSA, Oct. l6.--Yesterday morning Mr.
William 8. Vandyke left his horse and car
rage standing on Third street while he
entered his residence. He remained inside
a short time, but on coming out the team
had gone down the street US far as the drug
store. Mr.. Vandyko helloed at the horse to
stop, but this only made 1t increase its
speed, and it took down Main street al a
dashing pace. Several citizens tried to stop
the runaway, but failed until It was headed
on for Thomas A. Lynch's entrance. Here
II came In contact with post, and the car
riage was upset, the wheel and other por-
tions OF the vehicle broken, as was also part
OF the harness. This is the sixth carriage
mishap we have had this season.
The political parties are moving right
buslly just now. Last evening there WINS i
temperance lecture In them. e. Church and
tomorrow In the same church several Ice
lures will be given. Several ladies OF thu
foreign mission will assist, Tho party
seems TO be gaining strength In this par
recently, and hard fight may be- expected
A Democratic meeting IL announced to TAX,
| place here on October Goth, at which time
| addresses will be delivered by Hon. Charlie,
d. Lore and John B. Pennington, Esq.
ODESSA, Oct. 1S.-The Rev. It. Il
Dreamer delivered temperance lecture
in the M. d. church yesterday.
Wilbert F. Tucker, who has secured |
position with Wood q Co., went TO Gam
den, N. j., yesterday.
Mr.. Croft of this town is erecting
handsome stable for John Bingner.
A number of carpenters commence
work this morning on the extensive chem
ical works to be erected by the Lord
Polk Company. Il. W. Rose of this tow
i ia the builder,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21
OAROLIRB'h BANNING TREE.
An ArbOreaI Phenomenon That 1,
Attracting Wide Attention.


Attracting wide Attention.
Special Correspondence al Ghzctte and journal
PRESTON, MD, Oct. 10 The MARYLAND
Steamboat Comrany's steamer Joppa,
Captain Kirby commanding, stops at
Ohoptank Village, three miles west of
Preston, on Saturday morning and 70.
mains over until Sunday afternoon, when
the return trip TO Baltimore il begun.
One week ago Captain Kirby who, beside
being one of the most ganinl and thor.
oughly trained of commanders, has anite
liking for gun, during short gun.
ming expedition came across tree, in
Owen O. Bladis' woods, in sight Of the
wharf, from which gentle shower wat
dropping to the earth beneath. The tree
OF medium size, was of the variety known
as black gum. Investigation on the par
OF Captain Kirby and the friends accom-
panying him failed to detect the cause
for such an unusual phenomenon, and
publicity being given to tho story il ha,
| attracted attention far and wide. Il is ever
reported that the Smithsonian Institut,
has sent down learned sayant to ascer
tain the fNcts and inquire into the scientifi,
cause of the moisture, for that there il
| AouiiJ u luihiulufo SlOWof-Dhtl under TIL
tree is not now called in question, as Their,
have been too many eye-witnesses to III,
fact to longer allow of doubt.
| Speculations as TO the causes for thisar
varied. The last comes from a very re
liable friend Of your correspondent VIII,
visited the tree yesterday and saw an,
felt the liquid descending. OF an inquir
ing turn Of mind this gentleman climbed
the tree and found great numbers Of
small-sized bug adhering very closely I,
the tree and sucking, as he AYERS, the sal
from the tree, which, flowing rapid,
through the alimentsry canal Of this littI
creature, was discharged upon the leave
and earth below. He caught and kille,
one of these bugs and fully believes hi
theory. The gentleman says they are darl
in color, not varying much from the colo
Of the bark of the black gum and, hayin,
wings, are difficult to catch.
| The matter has aroused considerabl
curiosity. The visit of the Smitbsonia,
Institute professor increases the genera
interest and when my friends theory zoe
to the world what next2
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

Cu1oAao, Oct. ia special to the
Times from Akron, o., says: A line OF
FIRE fully Ave miles long Is sweeping over
the Copley swamps, five miles west OF
here. The smoke therefrom Is hanging
over this city and the country 10 illumin.
ated for many miles around. The forest
Of several hundred acres, great tracts Of
pasture lands, and miles OF fence
are being destroyed. Large herds
OF cattle were grazing IN the
swamps and il Is supposed that several
head have perished. Others In great ter
ror fed to the open fields adjoining In
the widest confusion. There are several
dwelling houses in the line Of the IRE, II
is feared these will be swept away. The
surface Of the earth is muck which Ia
burning fully three feet deep. The damage
will be many thousand dollars. II is moi
known how the fire started but 1t is sup
posed that hunters ignited leaves. The
flames run as high as the tallest pines AND
with great rapidity.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21
zgsuaYnaksr's.

We buy by the make; and so
do you. And yet we look at
it closely and turn it over and
feel of it--so do you--when
buying. Queer inconsistency
That's the way with the world.
We know and we don't know.
We get on gloriously when
we don't pretend to know
what we don't know. We
founder beautifully when we
pretend to know it all. And
so do you.
But of Courtauld's Grape
for three-quarters
Four.quarter Grape from
$I.25 to $3.50. Six-quarter
Grape from $3.50 to 81.
Just these two; no more.
We have the very same grapes
at full prices. There are hun
dreds of women who will not
dare to buy at three.quarters
even after all we have said;
who will buy from the full
price pieces. That is their
privilege.
There is a store in this city
that goes SO far In trading on
this ignorance we have plainly
confessed for ourselves and
told of for you as to put a
fancy price on the costliest
Grape, viz, $I4 a yard. We
sell that Grape for $fe; and
our profit on it is large; It
ought to be large on stuff OF
the highest extravaganza.
The point we make is the
fact that all the buying Of
Grape is out of confidence or
hap-hazard. Buy therefore,
Courtauld's; and buy of a
merchant who has some stake
in his business, who tells what
he knows about his things and
stops.
We wanted to stop right
, there; but this has got to be
.. added. You want to know
why we are selling these par
. ticdlar pieces Of Grape for
. three-quarters. Because we
) bought them so? Why did
u the maker sell them so? We
don't know. We can make a
shrewd guess; and we rather
3 enjoy it: We guess he has
o made too much; and we guess
he has lost some trade to
. Priestley's and Lupin's silk.
3 warp nun's-veilings. Priestley
Z and Lupin don't snub us. We
venture they would tell us al
: aboutsilk-warp nun's-veilings
Il But there's no wisdom il
getting mad and doing bust
: ness badly to spite a man who
snubs us unwisely three-thou
5. sand miles away. He is thu
S only maker whose grapes We
dare to buy. We must keeE
y on trading terms with him.
7 JOHN WANAMAKER.
l. CHESTNUT Thirteenth and Market s,reetA
/ and AatNf-hl
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21
LIYENa ON AIR.
A NIue-yehr-oid Girl Goes without
Food for Fifty-tbroe Days.

A NIue-yenr-old Girl Goes without
Food for Fifty-tbrce Days.
Anabel Langan, the 9-year. old WiscOn-
sin girl who shert time ago became
known because Of her long and voluntary
fast, is in Minneapolis recovering. She
is quite healthy, though she has not It
required a normal appetite. Her mother
said
Last January Anabel began to lose
appetite, and gradually discarded the use
of food. At first she gave up tea and
coffee, then she stopped eating meat and
vegetables, and finally milk and fruit
were discarded. During her long fast she
virtually lived on air. She drank water
in great quantities, and inhaled the at
nloRphere with much satisfaction. She
became dreamy and slightly preoccupied,
but did not decline in health. Her cheeks
became more pale, but she was not re-
duced in weight to any extent. She de-
lighted to roam in the open air, and
always returned from ride as gay as n
lark. She had such a longing for the
fields and woods that il was a trial to her
when night came. To people who saw
her and said she was not well she would
say i am all right. l can't die az long
as am not hungry, and am not hungry
| yet She was al this time under the care
of DIR. 0verpeck. By his directions she
was regularly bathed in milk and olive
oil. She was also induced TO take minute
and homoopathic,pills.h Every device was
resorted to TO stimulate taste for food
Dainties were temptingly exposed, but she
rejected them all alike. On the fifty-third
day she was seen to nibble crumb oil
bread. From that time she began L
gradually recover her appetite. She begar
with the same things that she left of on
but even now she will not eat meat. Dur
ing the So days she lost 10 pounds only
She now has ruddy skin and shows ne
symptoms Of ill health. She still delight
in the open air, and has n wholesom,
dread OF strangers. The fact that sh,
suffered no pain or inconvenience what
ever makes il hard TO understand he
case.n
The physician in speaking Of this said
Science teaches us that the atmospher
OF vitalizing elements we breathe hold
IN solution every property of matter il
the universe, and the elements find thei
! counterpart in the human organism
, Hence the human system is cunstaItl
being regenerated by and through laI
of life within it, and il is possible to i'm
part the very essence of physical liz
through the respiratory system, and d
the work of well masticated, digested an
thoroughly assimilated food
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

PAoTru, Mo-, Oct. 19.-The Denb.
handler farm near this city was the scene
last night of deplorable tragedy, Con,
slant Dephander, eldest son in the family
become demented some years ago, but a,
ne was never violent was allowed N
wander about the farm at will Ves,oS
Gay evening he secured revolver and
went towards an orchard whence hi,
mother was returning with basket fnll
Oh apples. He made motion as II h
assist her, but suddenly drew The "a
volver and shot her in the head Ha tbar
placed the weapon to his own head an
tired. Both are expected TO die.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

A sensation was created in Toledo. q
on Saturday, by the announcement that
David June, president of the Chemn;om
Engine Works Of Fremont, the princinaI
manufacturer Of the Tenth district ana H.,
heretofore Republican, had decided ~
support Frank Hurd for Congress-. Tbo
reason given is that Mr.. june has haar o
ciples. ~ Pr'n-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21
@4uaaAkEr'A.
PHILADELPHIA, October IS, iss,

quarters oil usual prices.
That is a queer bit of news.
We must make it as clear as
it is queer. ~. .....
In the first place nobody
knows whether Grape is cheap
or dear, from looking al it.
You, for instance. You have
got to buy out of confidence.
Ask and be told. .
You can't help it. If you
buy by judgment you buy by
guess; and you win or lose
accordingto whom you buy Of.
You may think it isn't polite
to tell you how little you know
about Grape. 1t isn't polite
ness so much as business that
picks out our words. But let
US apologize by saying some
thing worse. The merchants
generally know no more of
Grape than you. They buy out
of confidence. They can't
help 1t. If merchants know
nothing Of Grape how can you
expect to
Are aDc as much in the dark
as the rest Of them? We are
peculiarly situated. We have
the largest and most intelli-
gent trade in Grape and other
dress-stuffs, especially black
we think, in the United States.
Ii we ourselves know nothing
OF Grape land that is true) we
have experts who know as
much about it as anybody not
in the makers secrets.
Grape is a secret well kept
We tried to tell you all we
knew about it some years
ago; and merchants all over
the country took up the sub
Ject and seemed to think we
knew all about it. Then we
asked Courtauld the maker
Please tell us whatever YOU
are willing the public should
know about your crape;" and
he snubbed us snubbed his
best customer snubbed the
merchant who tells you the
unhandsome truth (unhand,
some to you but precious as
money to HIM that nobody
knows about Grape enough to
allow him to buy it in any
other way than almost entirely
out OF confidence. Confidence
what does that mean? WHY,
that Courtauld makes the
Grape for the world, experts
and inexperts He snubbed
us. We had to take it as if we
liked to be snubbed, and 90 on
buying his Grape and getting
snubbed again if we evel
presume to ask his lordshir
that proper business question!
because we don't dare to buy
another crapethan Courtauld's
we don't dare because with
all our experts we dom,
know enough to buy Grape ir
any other way than out Of
confidence.
Wedon't like to be snubbed
Wed drop his Grape in Z
minute if we dared.
Our business is to sell the
best We know enough tc
Know what we don't know
We don't know Grape wei
enough to go into the marke'
land buy by looks and prices
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21
DO Not he Alarmed

at the raising Of blood from the lungs. It lie
one of the very earliest symptoms Of con-
sumption and only shows the healthy Of
forts Of the system to throw of the serofu-
lous Impurities Of the blood which have re-
suited IN liberation Of the lungs. DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" Is a
positive remedy for consumption at this
stage. II taken faithfully, 1t viii cleanse the
blood, heal the ulcers In the lungs, and
build up and renovate the whole system.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21
Aooldou,al Doa,h OF . aeneral.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. 19.-Word was
received here yesterday that Gen. Mont
gomery accidentally shot and killed him
self while hunting at Lomrla, Mexico,
where he was interested in the mines. He
was born in 1913. When the war broke
out he Joined the Sixth Missouri cavalry
rs n private, and was promoted over his
father. to the rank of lieuteuant-colone
comman ding,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

II was terrible baptism Of fire that
nearly devoured Salisbury Sunday night !;
the most destructive contlagration, SO far
as we can judge from the details thus far
received, that ever visited this Peninsula.
The whole heart Of the town, the bust
'dass 5vl..fe bf 'argJ district seems 70
have boon completely sipsd out, The
severity of the blow may be appreciated
from the estimated losses footing up Q
million dollars, while the assessable valu
alton Of the whole town is only abou
81 100000. Even if two.thitds o.
the loss be covered by insurance
and all of this insurance prove:
collectible this will mean the sudden de
struction of one. fifth of the property
wealth of the whole community. TC
many individuals OF the stricken town i
must mean much more--protracted pri
walton and distress. Salisbury has beer
remarkably unfortunate, heretofore; il
1860, when considerable portion of tn,
town was burned and four or five year
ago, when the lumber yard district suf
fered heavily but last nights fire mus
have been far worse than all that pre-
coded it. .
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

DOVER, Oct. 19.-CaptainW WIN Blocksom,
of Little Greek Landing met with q severe
and dangerous accident this morning,
while on his way from the landing to his
farm, by the body bolt coming out of the
wagon throwing him to the ground, and
the wheels passing over his leg and break
ing it in two places and otherwise injuring
him. He was found by Thomas Wilson
and conveyed - his home where uadicHl
1 Ali was Sum NLed
There will be a Democratic meeting in
| the levy court room on Thursday evening.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

George W. Cable, the novelist, was
born left-handed, but learned to use his
right, and SO is ambi-dextrous. He writes
with either hand, usually making the first
draft of novel with his left hand and
copying it for the printer with his RICH,
hand
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

The four story brick warehouse Of the
Keystone Brewing Company in Pittsburg
tumbled down Sunday morning, the
foundation giving way. A large quantity
of beer in kegs was lost. The damage ia
estimated at $40, 900.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

Two large barns near Bursonville, Bucks
county, Pa. owned respectively by Aaron
Deemer and James Lacy, were burned on
Thursday night. Incendiarism Is suspected.
The loss Is estimated at over $4,000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21
t.ROUGH ON CATARRI4n

Trough on Itch" cures akin humors, erup
tons, ring worm, letter, salt rheum, froste.
feet, chilbiains, Itch, ivy poison, BARRIERS itch
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Aheayy snow storm
is reported west of Ogden, Utah this
morning. The storm il severe enough 10
seriously interfere with the telegraph lines.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21

CARROTS offensive odors at once. Complete cure
Of worst chronic casee; also unequRled as
gargle for diphtheria, sore throat, foul breath.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-21
DOVHR.

special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
DOVER, Oct. 17.-Joseph Burohinal,
Esq, has been reappointed prothonatary
for this county by Gov. Stockley. Mr..
Burchinar had made a most efficient
officer and there was no opposition TO his
reAppointment. His term expired Satur-
day night.