davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14


The RICH New Workers. VILLA.
When | was driving through these
villas on the Hudson two mental re-
suits came TO me. In the first place,
| thought that wealth was monoton-
ous-there were too many of these
villas to make any one of them an
especial delight. In the next place
they affected me as insufficient re-
suits of so much scheming and
skinning. To see these men who
have been down in the city all day
looking over figures, hiring brokers
and creating revolutions, having no
greater satisfaction than to come out
TO a country house which looks like
every other country house more or
less around it, seemed to be ex-
tremely moderate pleasure where so
i, many millions were involved. Few
of these men can go away and not
take their business with them. The
average man of next to no income
can almost always go to Europe and
forget everything; your rich man
has lost the zest for historical in
quiry, and he is pursued by the
phantom he has with infinite pain
created. All that he gets out of this
life is regular newspaper abuse from
day to day ; regular slavery in a
public Office of the city, and regular
repose at night in the midst of a
family which has all the restlessness
and ambition of every other family
with the added restlessness of know.
ing that there is money enough
around the house to give them d
great deal more than they can gel
out of life.-GeOrge Alfred Towaeenc
in Baltimore Herald.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14

It'll nor working people Send 10 cents post
Hill Page and we W u mail you free, roya
HILL valuable sample box Of goods that will
put you In the way Of making more
money In few days than you Thought
eyer possible al any business. Capital not required
ou can I'VE at homeand work in spare time only
or all the time. All OF both texcs, or iii apes
grandly successful. 50 cents to - easily earned
every evening, That all who want work may test
tne business, we make this unparalleled Oflar 10
az who are not well sutished We will send u 10 nav
LOT me trouble OF writing lis. Fun particulars ar
iectiohs, &c, sent iree. lmmence pay absolutely
re for all who start at once Don't DELAY Al
7 ess stinson 90 Portland, Maine.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14
1885.
Is47.

GEO. W. WILLIAMS,
NEWARK, DELAWARE.
agent for the Kent County Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., of Dover, Delaware, In
sures against loss of Fire, issuing Mutual
made annually in advance during mem
whatever remains unexpcnded after pay
ing loses, expenses and dividends are re-
turned, thereby furnishing Insurance at
cost. Dividends returned after the
second annual payment. Aug22tf
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14

Failure, after long perseverance, is
much grander than ever having
striving good enough to be called
failure.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14

Arrive Newark lCentre StatlOnl rom phlln.
Wilmington 500 m and III and 6.43 pm week
days.
Peninsula express leaves Newark ga m. ~
rives at Baltimore lilo m.
Passengers leaving Newark at 500 q. M. On New.
ark and pcrryville Accommodation may take tho
Fast Mail at Pcrrysille for Baltimore at SsiS, a.
irving at Union station at $40 Il. m.
wilmington and Baltimore accommodation Oh
Sundays only. leaves Wilmington 40p. IN. leaves
Newark O3 p. m, stopping az all intermediate
stations arriving at baltimore 500 y. m.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14

The cyclone raises everything on
the farm but the mortgage.
Corn is cleaned by wind and vic
ious habits by chastisements.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14

1t matters not whether home is
clothed in blue or purple, lift is only
brimful Of love, smiles and gladness.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14
ROUND SHOULDERS

Hitched up and arched shoulders commonly
called round shoulders, Is generally found
among rapidly growing and over-studiDus chill
dren, from the constant bending forward Of the
head and neck over books or desk. The habits
Of school life aggrivate these evils and often a
degree OF deformity Is induced, which Is an an
noyanee through life. Therefore It Is n matter
OF vital Importance 10 adopt such means as will
expand the chest thereby increasing The space
within which the lungs arc contained For this
purpose we have improved
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14

Benedict wish | could make
my wife see the necessity of looking
after the cooking herself She never
sets foot inIthe kitchen" Confident
iriend-"Suppose you try making
love to the cook
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14
$1.OO
19 VVETExS

The POLICE GAZETTE will DO mailed, sc-
surely wrapped, to any address in tao United
states Tor three months on receipt Of
ONE DOLLAR
l.lberal discount allowed 10 postmasters. agents
ana clubs. sample copies mailed free
Address all orders to RIUHARD X. FOX.
lahlV ID Franklin Square, N. Y
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14

Always on hand at my store in Odd
Fellows building, Newark, Del, where
| have been for Is years, full stock of
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Siyerware,
Optical Goods and Musical Instruments
at prices as low as the lowest. The finest
watches, clocks and jewelry repaired. All
goods and work guaranteed.
w. Atmore Woodrow.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14

A 00l7T send six cents for postage, an
n RHIIk receive free, a costly box Of goods
N I'LL | (which Will help you 70 more
~ -'money right away than anything
else IN this world. Al Of either sex
succeed from fr,t hour The broad road to for
tune opens before the workers absolutely sure
Az once address, True X Co., Augusta, Maine
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14
Goods Well Bought
ARE HALF SOLD.

There is aphorism in business than this and we can
confidently say there has been we began business
when stock would better illustrate the maxim Not only
have been enabled to take advantage some great bargains
offered at forced sales winch have been more than usually active
this season. but buyer has been specially favored in
purchasing the spring midsummer stock our counters We
opened the seasons with unusual satisfaction from
two reasonslst that the goods themselves were fully up to
the Standard and second that they had been bought on such
favorable margins that could give customers II special
benefit We only ask inspection to convince You that we have
secured some extra bargains and that stock in general has
been equally well selected and closely marked in assortment
quality and style The record of other has been eaa
ed while in prices prepared suss it. chiefly for the
above We only ask a call
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14

HAND BILLS, NOTE HEADS
and BILL HEADS printed cheap
at this office
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14
The CENTURY

for 1850.
The remarkable interest in the War Papers and
~ the many timely articles and strong serial feat.
ures puollshed recently in The Century has given
that magazine regular circulation Of
MORE THAN 100000 COPIES MONTHLY
Among tho features for the coming volume which
begins with the November number, arc:
THE WAR PAPERS
BY GENERAL GRANT AND OTHERS.
These will be continued (most of them llustratedl
until the chief events of the Civil War have been
described by leading participants on both Sides
General Grants papers include descriptions Of the
battles OF Chattanooga and the Wilderness Gen
eral Mcclellan will write Of Antetam. GeneralD
others Of tue Second Bull Run, etc, otc. Naval
combats, including the fight between the Kear
sarge and the Alabama, by officers Of both ships
The "Recollections of Private and speciai
war papers Of an anecdotal or humorous character
will be features Of the year
SERIAL STORIES BY
AND GEORGE W. CABLE
Tha Rse Of ' sSs T pc n ho vein than
story OF mining life, ana Mr.. Cables a novelette,
OF the Aeadians OF louisiana Mr. Cable will niso
contribute series Of papers on Slave sonps ,,nd
uahces' including negro serpent-worship. etc.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Include ~ Tricycle. Pilgrimage 10 Roma - lli,s
ualed W fennell Historical Papers by Edwnrd
nrgEieston and others Papers on Persia, by s. "a
ihttlg u >. minister, with
Gus Illustrations Astronomical Articles practical
ana popular, on "Sidereal Astronomy y Papers on
On christian Unity by representatives Of various
Ieiuglous denominations; Papers on Manuel Edu
cation by various experts, etc, etc
SHORT STORIES
sty FRANK H. stockton, Mrs. Helen Jackson fII
" Mrs Mary llallock FOOte Joel Chandler IIar
a., II. IL ioyesen 7, A. Janvier, Julian Haw.
'tiNrne Richard NJ, Johnston and others: and
lloems ~ leading poets. The Departments
"s
THE ILLUSTRATIONS
VIII be kept up to the standard whieb has mad.
lhe.Century engrayings famous the world over
a, Az dealers and postmaster take subscriptions
anu supply numbers according TO our speeiai MA
ofremittance may he made directly To
THE CENTURY co New Yark
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14

A dead shark was washed ashore
in Charleston the other day. The
lawyers after weeping over il, buried
it with all the honors due to mem
Der of the bar.-Philadelphia Press.
A cannibal is believed to be very
fond of his fellow-men.
The home stretch-the evening
rest on the sitting room sofa.
Put your foot down where you
mean to stand, and keep it there.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14

seasons, is generally the hour at
which the family rises. The woman
Immediately begins to prepare break
hst, which generally consists of
sourkrout, bects and potatoes, called
"borshrch, y and coarse rye bread. A
large trunk, the only piece of furni-
ture To be seen in peasants hut,
which at the same time serves as a
table, is spread with coarse cover,
and after saying prayer the head OF
the family followed by the rest of the
members, occupies his seat. After
the "borshtch' pot is enptied every
one goes out to his work. II it is
winter time the men an engaged in
feeding the cattle and the women in
spinning their fax. Every one has
his hands full A twelve o'clock din
ner is announced. Again 'borshtch'
on the trunk table followed by pot
full of boiled potatms and plenty Oi
course, rye bread. Supper consist,
of the remnants of dinner. On sun
days, however, or days of festival
an epicurean piece of salt pork oi
mutton and fresh rye bread--whicl
the peasant, and still more his bet
ter half is very fond Of-adorn tn,
table. White bread, tea or coffee ar,
looked upon as luxury beyond tn,
reach of the peasantE. 1t is onl,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-10
A Grand Show of HOlSteinS.
Rural World.

It is we'll known that the largest, best
and last of the great fairs is that held in
st. Louis during the week commencing
with the first Monday in October. It is
also well know that it is one of the larg-
es and most popular thoroughbred stock
fairs in the country; that there are more
horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry
exhibited than at any other fair in the
country.
Now, it is fact that the Holstein-
Fr1esian cattle are being distributed
throughout the southwest in prodigious
numbers; that hundreds of them are
changing hands every week; that such is
their popularity, people can not get
them fast enough, and that they are very
rapidly becoming the dairy stock of the
great southwest. This being the case, we
shall expect to see very large show of
them at the next fair--a show of the
choicest cattle from the best herds in the
country, one that shall be imposing in
point of numbers, and simply grand in
the character and individual merits of the
animals shown; q show that shall repre-
sent all of the the prominent herds, that
shall characterize the fair as a Holstein
show, and in which they shall outnumber
all the other breeds; a show that shall i'm
press the beholder, not alone in numbers
and in beauty, but in size and weight,
and convince him beyond preadventure
that they are the coming dairy cattle, and
that there are none comparable with
them.
The premiums offered are numerous
and valuable. The farmers will be here
by the hundreds of thousands, and pur-
chasers will be here from Mexico, from
Louisiana, and the eetire south, as we'll
as from the west, and we have no doubt
but that hundreds Of head will change
hands.
Now is the time to think of this matter
and to make preparations. There are yet
more than four months in witch to do
this, which is none too much. Prepare
an aged herd and a young herd and put
all into the best possible fix. Prepare
also plenty Of cards and printed matter
for distribution. Make it the business of
all spare moments from thit time forward
to think of this and make every possible
preparation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-10
FARM NOTES.

Arkansas has State Agricultural So
ciety, formed exclusively of colored men.
The refuse bones from the family table
should be saved and pounded into bits
that the poultry can swallow.
1t is a good plan to have two sets of
roosting poles and change them each
week, setting them outside when not in
use.
Remember if is the appearance of
goods that sells them. Nice, large, fat,
plump, white turkeys, ducks, chickens or
geese always bring outside prices.
In Spain, when person eats peach
or pear as he passes along the road, he
Immediately plants the seeds. Fruit trees
are plenty and free to every passer-by.
A horse may have sound limbs, sound
body, and be sound apparently in every
particular, yet if he lacks constitution
and good vital organs he is of but little
value.
Small chickens should never be kept or
fed with old ones; they are apt to be in
jured. Have two or three yards and
separate them according to size and
strength.
The free use of clover-seed and keeping
of farm stock enables farmers to main
tain land in good condition for ordinary
cropping without purchasing commercial
manureS.
Minneapolis is the greatest wheat mar
ket' receiving 100000 bushels, against
100000 in Chicago, 100000 in Duluth,
100000 in Toledo, and 100000 in St.
Louis.
The production of flour at Minneapolis
for week before last was 10S,370 barrels,
averaging 18,061 daily, against Ill, 500
barrels the preceding week, and 143,-
936 barrels the corresponding time in
1885.
Cream rises almost wholly when the
milk is cooling, says the Dairy Farmer,
and if the milk is warmed up to 90 de-
grees the cream will all rise while the
milk is gradually cooling down to fifty
degrees.
Small fruit culture will always be most
successful on the intensive plan. Plant
only small area and give that the best
culture possible. Better raise 300 bushels
on one acre than that amount on five or
six.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-10
Curing Glover.
From the Country Gentleman

The man who is curing very green
clover, especially in shOwery weather, is
often tempted to put it into the barn be
fore it is very dry, and rely on salt to save
it. Salt will save it if enough is used;
but what will the cattle say? There is no
way to ''freshen' the hay when it is want
ed to feed; therefore, no more salt should
be put on than the cattle can safely use.
How much they will stand without injury
has never been ascertained with exactness.
but, from my experience, I should say
that less than peck to the ton is enough.
Probably four quarts is plenty.
Sometimes it is practicable to use yery
salty hay, as an occasional feed, to good
advantage. We had few acres Of second
growth clover that was cut while very
green and juicy. Several days of sun and
repeated turnlngs at last reduced it to
something like hay, and when big rain
could be seen coming up we stacked it.
its weight showed it to be far from dry.
and several buckets of salt were used
The stack acted very strangely, settling
down to less than half its original size
and we feared it was spoiled. But it
kept frst-rate, and packed as solid as
plus tobacco, though it was very salt We
put it before the cattle, and they ate what
they wanted of it, having plenty of other
feed all the while. It supplied them with
salt as well as part their food. But I pre-
fer to give salt by itself, and feed by it
self, when possible.
We tried the plan, so often recommend
ed, of putting strata of dry straw in the
NOW of green clover, only we used some
very poor bluegrass hay, several years
old. It is apparently a success; and /
think also the claim that the dry material
absorbs some of the favor of the green
hay, and so becomes palatable, has some
thing of truth. At any rate, it was all
eaten up close, which I think would hard
ly have been the case had the bluegrass
hay been fed before its use in the clover
Yet the clover was IN places slightly
musty; probably too small proportion
of dry material was used.
In making clover hay, be not deceived
by an apparent dryness, when the stems
may contain moisture enough to iniure
the hay. There is danger of this while
the sun is very hot, when the hay may be
dry enough to rustic, and yet if put III
cock while will appear as it damp.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-10
BIG Fresh Water EeIs.
Popular Science Monthly.


Of fresh-water eels as apart from their
mighty cousin the conger, there are three
distinct kinds-the sharp-nosed eel, the
broad-nosed or frog-mouthed eel, and the
snig. Of these three, the sharp-nosed eel
is the both the largest fish and the best
eating, though some prefer the snig eel
as having a superior flavor. The snig,
however, in spite of its excellence, has
not the same value as the sharp-nOsed
eel; for it seldom, if ever, attains more
than half pound in weight. The sharp
nosed eel, on the contrary, attains an
enormous size. One on record that was
taken in the Midway, not far from
Rochester, weighed 81 pounds, measured
feet in length, and had a girth of "a
pounds, measured feet in length, and
had girth of % inches. Another eel,
taken in Kent, weighed forty pounds and
measured five feet nine inches. YarreII
speaks of having seen at Cambridge the
preserved skins of two which had weigh
ed together fifty pounds; the heaviest 81
pounds, the other % pounds. But these
instances, though not to be regarded as
apocryphal, are still very exceptional;
and very fair average weight for sharp
nosed eels is six pounds. Eels of even
ten pounds weight are not common, and
Mr.. Frank auckland speaks of one of
that size as being the largest he had ever
seen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-10
Apple Culture in Wisconsin.
Michigan HorticulturaliSt

That our whole system of apple-grow-
ing in the Northwest must be greatly modi-
fed or entirely revolutionized, all must
admit. Many now claim that we should
give up growing for general purposes and
depend upon more favored regions for
our apples.
This is weakness, folly; we have in our
varied climate and soil the best conditions
for the production of fruit of great beauty
and highest quality.
The fact was settled long ago, and is
attested by our success in every exhibit
ton where our apples are in competition
with any or all states of this latitude.
We are within the ''apple belt,' not out of
it.
We have the best home n arket in the
world; a people who do and will consume
as many apples as any other, and it is not
wisdom nor economy to give up growing
this fruit in every section of our State.
But With the severe experience of the last
year where can we look for success? In
reply to this question which comes to us
daily. We say:
1st. Take the best of our very good
| Siberian crosses, and utilize all we have
in that line. They not only stay with rs.
but give US condensed apple, in unlimit-
ed quantity of every quality and for every
domestic purpose.
I'd. Less certain, but hopefully sure of
giving US large size and fair quality are
the Russsiod apples, old and new; in var
iety, no end; with nomenclature difficult,
| and essential character and local adap-
ton uncertain to large extent. Yet
their advent is godsend, and they and
their offspring are to fill large place in
our pOmOlOgy.
! Sd. In the multiplicity of our native
seedlings which are tinctured with the
blood of either or both the races mention
| ed we have some that have come to stay.
The testing Of these, for local or general
adoption is the work of years, and of a
| few only of the most persevering of our
very patient toiIers in this field.
4th. In the older sections of our state
are yet good healthy specimen trees Of
many of the choice old varieties, which
will remain to remind US that after all,
there are some conditions of soil and cul-
ture, elevation and aspect, which when
duly understood and observed, will make
them safe to plant, and so they will be re-
! tanned for special locations.
9TH. It is not new discovery that the
hardness and adaptation OF variety is
] largely enhanced by the use of a hardy
stock, but the fact that a perfectly hardy
variety on its own roots needs no such
help, and the increased cost of propaga-
ton by ''donble working" have prevented
/ any considerable use of this method of
| increasing hardness. But this method
must now come in for its share of atten-
! ton. and will be one of the sources
of security in apple growing IN the north
west.
By some or all of the means outlined
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-10

surface may become very hot, yet this in
tense heat never extends more than few
| feet vertically. Balloon ascents demon
strate this. The sun heats great surface
over the earth, and if Ferrel's theory was
correct there would naturally be cloud for
nation and storms over large region;
whereas storms seem to develop along
certain lines fIom southeast to northeast,
and are not generally over any large re-
gion. Storms are not stationary, but have
a well defined course and move exactly
as if propelled by some force as part
of the cause Of the storm rather
than by successive upsettings of equilib
rum from place to place. Another fact
is that storms generally arise about half
past three o'clock in the afternoon-just
little after the hottest part of the day
and work eastward when it becomes cool
er. If there was to be any upheavel of
equilibrium owing to the suns heat, it
would seem that it ought to take place
under the sun and not seven or eight
hours after the sun had passed. Further
more, Prof. FERRIS theory requires a
rarefaction of air Immediately in front of
the advancing storm, while the observa-
ton of the signal Office shows that there
is no such rarefaction, but, on the contrary,
N~S~ASO l'ASSN>AAAiSo
The belief of the signal service is that
tornado is the extreme development of
thunder storm, accompanied by intense
electrical manifestations and sudden in
| crease in pressure and of wind blowing
| suddenly and powerfully from the direc-
ton of the tornado. It is believed that
these tOrnadOes are the result of peculiar
electrical conditions in the upper air.
! The signal bureau has from time to time
recommended that there would be great
saving of life if people would take rea-
sonable precautions. A town with for
| est Immediately south and west of it has
pretty fair protection from destruction.
All towns during the tornado season could
| establish a look out at the distance of a
mile to the southwest and give warning
on the church bells. Tornado cellars are
a device which are open to everybody and
great many lives have been saved by
them.