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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-19

Mrs. Whitman drew her veil over
her face, and went with light steps and
q light heart from the shop. The
pleasure she had experienced on receiv-
ing her watch was not TO be compared
with that she now felt in parting with
it. From the jewelers. she went to tho
bootmaker's and paid his bill; from
thence to her milliner's and settled for
her last bonnet.
II know you're dying to see my new
Dress" sail Mrs. Whitman, gayly, as
she drew her arm within that Of her
husband on his appearance that oven-
ing "Come up stairs and let me show
it. Come along Don't hang back
George, as if you were afraid"
George Whitman went with his wife
passively, looking moro like a mon on
his way to receive q dreadful sentence
than in expectation of n pleasant sight
His thoughts were bitter.
Shall my wife become lost to me-"
he said in his heart-"lost to mo in
world Of folly, fashion and extrava-
gance1" !:
"sitdown, George, she said, leading
him to chair. ,
Her manner had undergone change.
The brightness Of her countenance had
departed. She took something in q
hurried way from the drawer, and
catching up footstool, placed it on the
floor near him, and sitting down,
leaned upon him, and looked tenderly
and lovingly into his face. Then she
handed him the jewelers. bill k J
1T is receipted to you," ahe said,
and her voice futtered little. = -
MARY how is this ?" he asked. !
"What does it mean?"
i. II returned the watch, she replied;
"and Mr.. Rose reccipted the bill 1
would have paid for any damage; but
he said it was uniniured, and would
not take anything"
,"Oh Mary" said her husband.
Aud this is receipted also, and this"
she said handing the other bills which
she had paid. "And now DEAR" she
added, quickly, chow do you like my
dress9" Isn't it beautifully"
We leave to the readers imagination
the explanations and tho scene that
followed. II, however, any fair lady,
who, like Mrs. Whitman, has been
drawing too heavily on her husbands
slender income for silks and Jewels, is at
q loss to realize the scene, let her try
Mary's experiment; and, our word for
it, she will find new aud glad expert
ence in life, Costly silks and Jewels
may be very pleasant things, but they
are too dearly bought when they come
as tho price of husbands embnrrass-
ment mental disquietude, Or alienation.
Too often the gay young wife wears
them as the sign of these unhappy con-
ditions. Tranquil hearts and sunny
homes are precious things; too precious
to be burdened aud clouled by weak
vanity and love of show. Keep this in
mind, oh, yo fair ones who have hus-
bands in moderate circum stances. Do
not let your p,i'e aad p 81 iure opprcs,
i,em. Rich clo'h'n", costly laces all
gcms arc poor substi'u utos for smili
peace and hearts unsha lowed by Gu l.
Take the lesson and live by it, ratLe.
than offer another illustration, in yorr
own experience, of the folly We ha",
been endeayorinq TO expose and rebulic.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-19
PERILs OF BOAR HUNTING !

u Boar hunting has its disadvantages
Eor it is unquestionably dangerous
amusement. There are perils of the
pig, which, if wounded, will turn and
rend you; perils of the gentleman who
will ride with his lance in rest, instead
of carrying the point in the aih or of
the no less Objectionable individual
who shifts from his post aud fires wildly
down the line; of the ambushed Moor,
who shoots impartially in any direction;
while unless you are well mounted, you
have very tolorable chance OF breaking
your neck. One accident occurred as
follows While posted ono day, wait
ing for boar, we heard a more than
usual commotion among tho beaters,
which lasted for some time, till at
length a huge gray old tusker broke
cover, and came across the intervening
space up to my left-hand neighbor. He
fired and wounded the beast, which
Immediately charged; and whether he
fell or was knocked over, never could
make out, but the next thing that saw
was my friend sprawling on the ground,
and the boar jumping clean over him.
Several people rushed up to the rescue,
and blazed away promiscuously, SO
that, though no one was injured by the
pig was moro shocked than surprised
to find that one gentleman had received
slug in the arm. Fourteen shots wero
fired at poor piggy, who made off no.-
wiihstanding, and was seen crossii.r e.
iiver by one of the Moors, who, in t.. .
'"miIiar language of hyperbolc,
s'ribed him as descending the !
"quarrelling with himself, and
] &c tree on each tusk." He
t. though his gun was loaded
-irge had been there since very d. d.
tain date, and it contained VII
led q running bullet" so tha.
thought it prudent not to fire. y
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-19

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Most welcome and sweet, when the conscienc

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Most welcome and sweet, when the conscience
d. Is easy, -
Is Night unto mortals enwrapp'd In its gloom;
And all the long hours arc MS speedy as minutes,
awhile, through the deep shadows. bright
s=p sceneries loom. -.
When slumber and solitude hear on the senses,
The mind may repair 10 some region of bloom,
Where no sluggish matter cali hide the bright
= visions
That up, through the shadows, delightfully."-
:. lOOr - -
Or, may be, to countries where Loves mellow
[ spendors !
The hearts Of the calm, happy natives illume;
Where hate, fear, and sorrow find no sort Of
- refuge.
I Butwhere lucent spectacles constantly loom.
Like some wretched captive released from his
..~-J dungeon,
With Joy does itfly from It's marrowy room,
Away. to such lucid and beautiful visions,
! At night-for at night the most beautiful loom.
And when the dim curtain Of Death drops around
r. 1t,
\ Undaunted, tho mind, may be, may meet its
- doom,
For II holy Truth. Love, and Justice are with it,
I, Through night semplterna, bright visions may
I. >, loom. ------- |
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-19

Something moro than curiosity moved
her. There intruded on her mind
vague feeling of disquiet, as if the mis-
sive bore unpleasant news for her hus-
band. The stamp showed it to be
city letter. Several times of late such
letters had come to his address, and she
noticed that he read them hurriedly,
thrust them, without remark, into his
pocket, and became suddenly silent and
gloomy. -; -; -, = lS-sS-!--T- -
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-19
THE JUDGE WAS END


q There. is in idaho territory Judge
who is well known as "Alec Smith. - A
woman brought suit in his court for
DIVORCE and had the discernment To
select a particular friend of her own
who stood well with the judge, as her
attorney. One morning the Judge called
up the case, and, addressing himself 70
the attorney,for the complainant said
MIR. H., 1 don't think people ought to
De compelled to live together when thew
don't want to. and 1 wilF~decree n
divorce In this case" Mr. Fl. bowed
blandly. Thereupon the il iqe. turnino
to another attorney, whom he tool, 70
be the counsel for the defendant soid.
Mr. NJ, l suppose you have no obiec.
ton to the decree p Mr.. NJ nodded
assent But the attorney for the defen-
dant was another Mr. NJ, not then in
court Presently be came in, and find.
ing that his client had been divorced
without q hearing, began to demonstrate
Alec listened morsent, then inter-
rupted, saying; "Nr. NJ, il is too lato
Inc court has pronounced the decree os
uvorce, and the parties are no lonpe,.
man and wife. But if yoa want 10
argue the case right bad, the eonrt osSr
marry them over again and give Won ma =
crack at it." ~
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-19
THE VALUE OF KNow1Na now.


y While Judge Tracy was on the circuit
going from court, his trace broke The
judge spent over half an hour trying to
fix it, but to no purpose. His patience
was exhausted, and he expressed his
vexation in words. Anegro came along,
and the judge told him of his difficulty.
The negro let out the trace, cut hoEo
in il, and the job was done.
"Why, said the judge, 6could not
have thought of that ?"
"Well, murster." said tho negro,
don't you know some felix's is jest
naturally smarter than aomo other
That's so" said the Judge. "What
shall I pay you for fixing my trace ?" .
swell, marster, fifty cents will do, I"
replied the negro.
Fifty centsp said the Judge. lyon
were not five minutes at i'll"
II do not charge you fifty cents for
doing it, said the negro. "I charge YOU
twenty-five cents for doing it, and
twenty-five cents for knowing how TO
do 1t. " RF-~t-,-- 49, -
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07
WHY He Was Lean,

Everybody who has seen the Hon.
William NJ Evarts, of New York, will
remember his cadaverous appearance,
for, although man above the medium
in height, he will not weigh to exceed
10 pounds. One of the senate door
keepers says Il few days ago a solid,
misunderstanding farmer from the in
terror of New York state seated himself
in the gentlemen's gallery and asked to
have Mr.. Evarts pointed out to him. 1t
was at the hour of noon, and only few
members were in the chamber Pretty
soon Dan Voorhees, emerged from the
cloak-room and strobe maiestically to
his seat.
is that Evarts?" exclaimed the old
man, enthusiastically.
NO said the door-keeper; ''that is
Mr.. Voorhees,, of Indiana"
When Gen. Logan 4 few minutes later
entered the chamber and deposited an
armful of books upon his desk the old
man clutched the door-keeper eXcitedly
and said:
"That's him-thats the great Mr..
Evarts, amt it?''
Again the door-6eeper explained his
error. When Mr.. Eyarts did enter the
old man looked at him long and earn
estly.
''By GOSH" said he in commiserat-
ing tone: III bet he boards. n--JuleS
GUthrtdge.
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07
Legal PhraseOiogy.

If man, would, according to law,
give to another an orange, instead of
saying: Il give you that orange
which one would think would be what
is called in legal phraseoiogy IAN abso-
lutte conveyance of all right and title
therein"-the phrase would run thus: Il
give you all and singular my estate and
interest, right, title and advantage of,
and that orange, with all its rind, skin,
juice, pulp and pips and all right and
advantage therein, with full power to
bite, cut, suck or otherwise eat the same
OF give the same away as fully and eff
fectually as |. said A. b., am entitled to
bite, cut, suck OF otherwise cat the same
orange, or give the same away with or
without its rind, juice, pulp and pips,
anything heretofore or hereafter, OF in
any other deeds, instrument or instru-
ments of what nature or kind soever to
the contrary in any wise notWithstand-
ing, "-Hotrs JouFne! Of Truth.
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07

of dies We're removed to Lancaster, and
owing to the confusion incident to their
removal and the lack of proper facilities
but few pieces were coined.
No pennies of this year have ever
been found. Should a genuine one turn
up it will doubtless bring an enormous
sum. Of the half-eagles but three have
found their way into collections, two of
these having been discovered in an old
stocking and sold to New York broker
twenty-five years ago. The cabinet of
the United States mint. which was be-
gun as early as 1885, although contain
ing an almost complete series of Ameri-
can gold coin, could not obtain this
date. 1t has quite recently made valu-
able and important acquisition in secur-
ing from II. Z. Newlin one of the three
specimens in a remarkable fine state of
preservation. The others are owned by
Mr.. Garrett and l.. q. Parmelee, of Bos-
ton, the latter being one of the oldest
collectors and having cabinet of
American coins valued at $4,000. tits
stated that another 1915 half-eagle is in
the collection of the Swedish mint. The
value of each of the pieces is estimated
ut $500.
In the year 1888 the mint was remov-
ed to its present sight on Chestnut street,
below Broad, and its facilities for the
coinage OF gold, silver and copper were
greatly increased Of its late coins,
subsequent to 1884, but few command
large prices, the 500 piece of 1919 alone
excepted. This piece, of which but one
gold specimen was struck, is probably
the most valuable of the entire series,
and few years ago the authorities of
the mint were offered $4,000 for it by an
enthusiastic collector.
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07

MoNTEvIDEo, April "a strong govern,
ment force under Gems. Tajai and Arribie
has been attacked near tho River Daimar
by the rev ofutionist5 Arredondo and Castro
The government troops were defeated with
" loss of 400 men. 49,
President Cleveland was invited to name
female triplets born at Cambridge City,
Ind. He declined, but sent check for $50
At caucus of Republican senators held
In Washington Friday a majority expressed
themselves in favor of open executive
sessions.
Professor Roberts, of Cornell university,
is mentioned as an available candidate for
the presidency Of the Iowa State Agricult-
lral college.
The Chicagos again defeated the Memphis
club, Friday, 8 to 5. In the ninth inning
Memphis scored runs, and had three men
eft on bases Sss#sss
DR.. S. FL. Sonnescheim, rabbi of the largest
ynagogue at ST Louis, has rendered his
'esignation, owing to the election Of board
opposed to him
The Pacific Mail line has raised the pas
senger rates for Chinese from $25 to $50 per
head for the purpose of stopping the exodus
now in progress.
MIS NdLudu OTlIIbuS, OI w 6SUuluSUST,
Ont, whose reason was shattered by relig-
ious excitement, cut her husbands throat
Friday morning as he lay sleeping.
Ira James & Co., operators of tank line
in the Nation, Ills, section, have sued the
Indianapolis & st. Louis Railway company
for $40, 900 damages for discrimination
The Illinois association of short-horn
breeders have informed the state board of
agriculture that they viii duplicate all short
horn premiums awarded at the Chicago fat
stock show.
John NJ Hislop, book-keeper at the Mil
waukee Wis bridge works, who mysteri-
ously disappeared TOUR years ago, has been
'heard from He is employed in telegraph
office at Philadelphia.
Five thousand persons witnessed the exc
cution, Friday, at Lexington, Mo-, of JEFF
Wilson, whose feet touched the ground
when the drop fell, necessitating hurried
shortening of the rope He assembled the
gallows with a smile on his countenance,
and spoke for seventeen minutes
A decision has been rendered that the
tow-path Of the abandoned Wabash &
Erie canal between Worthington and
Evansville, Ind, 100 miles, has reverted to
the original owners, and the Evansville &
indianapolis railroad, which uses the tow
path as road, will be compelled to purchase
the right of way.
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07
THE

RAILWAY

AOAAAAA w ~ -
Is the Fast Mail Short Line from
st. Paul and Minneapolis via La
Crosse and Milwaukee to Chicago
and all points in the Eastern States
and Canada. It is the only lire
under one management between
St. Paul and Chicago, and is the
Finest Equipped Railway in the
Northwest. 1t is the only line
running Sleeping Cars with lux
urious smoking rooms, and the
finest Dining Cars III the world,
via the famous "R;ver Bank
Route" along the shores of Lake
Pepin and the beautiful Mississippi
River, to milwaukee, md Chicago.
It's trains connect with those of
the Northern lines in the Grand
Union Depot at St. Paul No
Change of Cars OF any lass be-
tween St. Paul and Chicago. For
through tickets, timetables, and
full information, apply to any
coupon ticket agent i'll tie North
west. r. Miller, Gen. ral Man
ager; J. +. Tucker, Asst General
| Manager; A Y. II. Carrenter.
Gen'l Pass. Agent; Geo. II. Heaf.
ford, Asst Gen'l Pass. AGENT, Nil
waukee, Wis. W. Il. Dix II, Asst
General Passenger AGENT, St.
Paul, Mimi.
w. N. ROMINE, Ticket Agent.
Morris, MINI.
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07

LIMA, Ohio, April s Shade No 2" was
roaring at terrific rate Saturday, and the
noise could lie heard a quarter of mile
away. The roaring is caused by natural
gas Friday the oil began flowing from
tie mouth of tho we'll while the drill was in
motion, and when it was withdrawn the oil
spurted into the air with deatening roar,
and continued for SOHO time When the
flow subsidized the gas came Oil stronger and
made things lively around the derrick. The
roar of the escaping gas is described as be-
ing absolutely dea,ening The flow of oil
is very heavy, while that of the gas can not
no aatima tcd
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07
Eound "a Precious Gem.

CHARLESTON, S. c., April 5.-The Edge
field Advertiser, received here Thursday, has
q letter from Ethsridge, IN Edgefeld county,
of date March 26, which says that w. G..
Mitchell, citizen of Balesourg, recently
found a queer stone on his lot that he
thought was some kind of valuable gem.
He sent it to chemists, and the state geolo-
gist in Columbia, who pronounced it a dia-
mond of unusual size and brilliancy. They
estimate that in its present rough state it is
worth at least 100000
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07
\ fi-year Old Murderer.

PITTsBURG, April at $50 Saturday
afternoon an ARRAY resulting in a murder
occurred near thu corner OF Ross street and
Fourth avenue. Thomas Bolan, aged il,
and Harvey McMurray, aged IL, were play
ing on the street, WHEN sou lie for the pos
session of pocket knife ensuad. McMur-
ray finally secured the knife and plunged
the blade into Eolan's groin, making terri
BILE wound. Bolan bled to death in a few
minutes McMurray was arrested and
locked I'D
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April while a
number of graduates of jefferson Medical
college were gathering in Natato ium hall
Friday evening, to enjoy ban uet, a tenn
porary floor gave way, precipitating several
Of them into the basement, distance of nine
feet. John G. Goe, of Ohio. was seriously
injured internally by a heavy piano falling
across his breast. Bartholomew Walls, of
Texas, also sustained severe injuries The
others escaped with slight bruises
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07
KIND OF SECOND NATURE TO HIM.

A Venerable Appearing Man Who Has
Spent Most of His Life in Prison.
PAoLI, Ind, April John Hicks has
grown gray and silver haired. His 80 years
Of life have been but one long career of
crime, and Friday he stood up before the
Judge of the Orange circuit court smilingly
and pleasantly and begged to besent to JEFF
fersonville penitentiary for as long as you
Ike, Judge" History has no parallel for
John Hicks Forty years ne has spent in
the penitentiary, and he has grown welded
20 that sort Of confinement, and even now,
ss silyered as his head is, and as venerable
as he appears to bs, po sooner 10 10 released
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07
Plnins for OperatIc Eame.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 5.-A gentleman in
this city, who knows Mary Anderson, the
actress quite well, says that after her pres
emit season, instead of resting for two years,
as has been reported she would do, she will
spend the time in Europe studying for
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07
Death of judge Baxter.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark, April 5-The Hon.
John Baxter, Of Knoxville, Tenn, judge of
the United States court for the Sixth dis
trIct, died here Friday afternoon. He was
born in Rutherford county, North Carolina,
and was 81 years of age He was appointed
circuit judge Of the Sixth district in 1877.
His circuit comprised the states of Michigan,
Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. He was a
brother of Ex-Governor Elisha Baxter, of
Arkansas
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07

on one sentence than he commits another
crime to prolong his life behind the bars
So last week John Hicks was arrested In
Northwest township, this Orange county,
for hurglarizing the house of John Keith
Hicks used to drive a stage years ago be-
tween Salem and Livonia, and while follow
Ing this business he robbed man named
Brown of Sl60 This was in 1885, Hicks
was tried for the robbery and sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary. On the
18th of February Hicks was released
from the Ohio penitentiary at Col
umbus and came right here to his
old stamping ground" determined to
get back to Jeffersonville prison life If he
could. So he broke into Keith's house, was
arrested and brought into the circuit court
here, and, arraigned before this judge, ma 10
q Confession of the theft and long list of
others varying in amount from $lGO to $500
During his confession he accounted for
twenty seven years of his life that he had
ser, cd in the penitentiary, five of which was
for rape which he declared he was innocent
Of He did not specify the other thirteen
years. He concluded as follows:
Yes, judge, send me up for just such
time as you like. l do not know how long
l viii live, and can not say that five years
will be long enough"
Thereupon the judge sentenced him for
five years, and the old mans face wore q
smile of content, as if the fondest wish of
all his life had just been gratified.
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07

This new institution, lately established IN
Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota, is situ-
ated in healthy and delightful spot near
Lake Crystal, and has for its object the train
ing of young ladies in all the branches of a
refined and useful education.
The school year has two sessions of five
months each. The first commencing the
first Monday in September, and the second
the first Monday in February.
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07
Raising Money for Il New Railway.

Boston, Mass, April 5.-The Atchison
management have issued new circular to
their stockholders in regard to builiing a
new line in the Indian territory, from
Kiowa southerly $50 miles, to cost $4,000
per mile. 1t is proposed to raise the amount
by ISSUE by the Southern Kansas Railway
company, of its first mortgage per cent.
gold bonds, running forty years, at the rate
Of $4,000 per mile on the road and rolling
stock, giving to each subscriber for 81 600
bond an income bond for $3.50 bearing per
cent interest If earned, but on-cumulative,
the income bonds to be limited to 81, 900 per
mile Stockholders are entitled to subscribe
in the proportion of one block for each 100
shares of Atchison stock at close of business
April 18th next, and may assign their
rights
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07
Three Children Cremated.

Plano, Tex, April 5.-Three negro chill
dren persisted il burning farm house four
miles from here, Thursday night, in the all
sence Of their parents.
Morris tribune., 1886-04-07
THE MARKETS.


CHICAGO, April 3.
The following we've the quotations on tAe board
Of trade to-day: "heas-No. April oreu,d
sc; JuEe, opened S-ll * sed - -, t.
o..e ed and elS,s, $'4e; cue, o.end sac
cllstu 2O'ac; May, .poEe All closed 81 &c;
Jan o eneI 20 sc, 81 'sei 3 &c. P.lk-Ap. il
Op N ID - -, clos 30, Ny pen d 5 AZ
La.G- pri, pen u 81 ed So 9i3s.
live S,oc&-O o. TO srcc-i. ell no the Uniol
Sock var rs, TO day w-rs as no v; dogs 6
at &c il er pal ; g tgtad, s. 81 oDlg. ~; ough
pIckius :, $L6.us,.4,; heavy packing and sh ppi -
lot, , .@5cN4bo Ca.,le7m-s,eady; teeNes, $4;so6,
S .so@45a he p->to ny: con mon to pri.~s
$50 as. IS; Lulk, SL1atrA.51.
Produce: BIT TX c.c merry, S3634c per
-Fr> sh, laid, 6'sGLi1c r do !. rotatoes-In Car
lots on t ack; Bur ,anks, 500s sc per ~: white
rose. 5O153c. Lvs Z, III ry-E hlckens, 9Iac per
L.; lulksys, su1oc; duck 19e; geese. $4OOG
500 per doz. Apples-Choice u fancy, $l5OGl.7S
PEI OBJ; s. conds, I1cabSl.o@
Nsw York.
New YORK, April j.
Wheat-No. 1 red, state. spot, S1.01; No. .
do, t2l4c; No. l white. 94c; No. red winter,
MAY, g8lAc; 90, June. 941sc. Corn-No. ? mixed,
April 46c; co May, 81 20 June, 47c. Oats
No white state, on spot, &c; No. red do, >Oc
Rye-Dul! AID UNCHANGED. Bar ey-Noninal.
fOrk--Duu; ness IaInl y, Slo. tS9g4l0u AUI0-
Sy.2S Nay; $j.32 June.
st. Louis.
ST. LOTS, April g.
Wh,at-W, ka ID owe; No. , red, cash, S74c;
Ma. ,Sl,c: Jure, S,a.c. Co,n-steady; No. :
mixe.i cash 3yae G38 c; May, 81 a@3414c; june
"a &C. Oats. teady; M. ; miXer, cash, 30c
MAJ, 30c Rie-Weak; 595sc. Whsky-FiIm
Sill Pork-Stsady; 900 lard-$5.eO.
Milwaukee,.
MILWAUKEE, April g.
'Wheat-Stcady; cash. i9c; May, Sic; juno
SsI.c Corn-Dull; No. =. 362sc. Oats-Dull; n
2, SIC. Rye-stssdy; No. !, a21sc. Barlsy-Quiet
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