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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

AN old Western hunter hearing. of q
white deer being killed near Chico, said:
ats bad luck. In the fall Of '53 was liv-
ing on Feather River, putting in my time
hunting, mining, and trapping. My claim
was paying first rate; was getting lots of
beaver, and you bet was on the high road
to fortune. But one unlucl1y day l shot
and killed one of the most beautiful white
deer / ever saw, but il looked sad to see
the blood running from its heart upon the
snowy hair. Well, sir, from that day on
had the wretchedest sort of luck. My traps
failed to get beavers, never got any more
game, my mine played out, and, the worst
Of all, fell and broke my right leg. l am
not believer in signs and omens, but I'll
be willing to bet my life that the killing Of
that white deer caused my bad luck"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

SPEAKING Of superstitions writer says
the old notion that there is luck in horse
shoe finds support in one case at least.
When Maud s. did her first really fast mile
in Cleveland in 2:10b, Captain Stone, of
Cincinnati, who owned her, pulled off her
shoes and stored them in his desk, and
sold the mare 10 Vanderbilt for a snug price.
He has been making money ever since, and
capturing the best things of life. The
Captain kept only one Of the shoes. He
gave one to Mrs. Swaing and she gave il to
her larger brother. He hadn't had IL q week
before he was married to one Of the most
charming ladies in New York. He has been
prospering like green bay tree ever since
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08
THE "QUEER" IN PRISON.

Discovery of Counterfeiters' Molds and
Bogus Money In the Kansas State Peni-
tcntiary.
II.eavenworth teleg am
Considerable excitement was caused in
the Kansas State Penitentiary by the dis
covery that a number of counterfeiters'
molds had been in use for some time
by couple of convicts, the latter
having successfully made num-
Der Of bogus coins. A quantity Of
the latter. representing perhaps So, was
found in the cell of one of the convicts.
The molds were accidentally discovered in
the drying-room of the laundry, where the
two convicts were employed. When ex-
amined they said that they had been as
sisted by some of the guards, who procured
materials for them and got rid of the
spurious coins. They named two of the
guards, who have been suspended from
duty pending an investigation, but it is
generally thought the guards are innocent.
The counterfeiting had gone on for several
waaEa
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

The Remarkable and Uncomfortable Expe
rIence of Nebraska Judge.

Hastings CNeb) dispatch.l
remarkable accident occurred at Nc
Cook, in this State. Judge Lucas had gone
into the bath-house Of the town, and was
comfortably enjoying a hot-water bath,
when suddenly terrible noise was heard,
and one end of the bathroom went flying
across the street. Lucas was hurled for
ward after it, and driven head foremost
into huge snowdrift, where he remained
n moment completely dazed. Believing him
but slightly injured, the crowd that had
gathered around heartily enjoyed Lucas
predicament. The boiler in the basement
had exploded, breaking mirrors, furniture,
and other articles into fragments and knock
ing The chimney 10 pieces, which fell into
the tub so recently occupied by Lucas. The
boiler was hurled with terrific force across
the street, alighting on the building occu-
pied by the Democrat, crashing through the
roof, and running the forms and other ar
ticles on which it fell. The damage was
considerable, but no one was seriously in
iured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

MAX knows q young woman who is
not afraid of her convictions. She
lives in house where Methodism is the
prevailing creed. One day not long
since the dominic who has the care of
souls in that particular family came to
make a pastoral visit.
After conversing with the elder mem
bers of the family on their spiritual
welfare, he turned to the young woman
in question and said, with all unctuous-
ness:
~And you, my dear daughter, are you
o child of God?"
"No, Doctor" said the young woman,
"I'm an Episcopalian."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

DocToRs do not appear to have much
faith in the idea that odd-shaped bot
ties or peculiar labels will prevent mis-
takes in the taking of drugs. An En-
glish physician relates that he once
gave q man, for external use, little
croton oil liniment in blue futed bot
tie, with red label. One night the
man, being troubled with cough,
thought he would take some of his
wife's cough mixture, which was in a
bottle having raised letters. He mis-
took the futings on his own bottle for
the raised letters on his wife's, and
swallowed the croton oil. He soon dis
covered his error, and was very i'll for
many hours. In a similar case O man
recently died from heavy dose OF
liniment.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

"A new lumber company has been organs
lied at East Saginaw. They have purchas-
ed the Locke & Eastman mill at East
Tawas, for consideration of $4,000, own
q large tract of pine on the An Gres River,
and the mill will be stocked therefrom.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08
Use of the Power at a distance.

French experiments on the transmits
sion of power by electricity have re-
suited less successfully than was hoped.
theoretically the plan is feasible, but
it is found to be more economical and
practicable for manufacturing pur-
poses to use the power directly at the
source of supply. Modern railway
facilities make it cheaper to transport
goods than power, with its attendant
loss of so per cent. mot to mention its
uncertainties.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

In ce tain Austrian coal mines work
is suspended in dangerous places during
q fall of the barometer, experiments
st II in progress having shown that the
quantity and Intensity OF explosive
ga es greatly incr, a8c as the atmos-
pLeric pressure diminishes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

Thomas p. Gostage was run over and
killed by the cars at Bay City. Gostags
got on the train as passenger at vasssr
and met with tho accident while endeavor-
Ing to jump from the train before the depc,
was reached.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

AN economist says: "There was a
time in the history Of the world when
penny was considered fair days wages
for laboring man." Adam, who was
in the gardening business in Eden,
didn't receive half that much; and he
wouldn't have known how to spend il il
he had. There was no shop across the
street that sold cigar for cent
NorristolC7l Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

In the United States every two hundredth
man takes college course; in England,
every five hundredth; in Scotland, every six
hundredth; and in Germany every two hun
dredth and thirteenth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

GOVERNOR PROCTOR KNOTT, Of Ken
tucky, has appointed a gentleman Major
on his staff with the rank Of Mister" He
is said TO be the only "Mister" in Ken
tuckv
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

THE steam power Of the world dur
ing the last twenty years has risen from
11,5O0,0OO to 29,0O0,000 horsepower,
or 152 per cent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

A COLUMBIA Is. C.l lady keeps penny
box on her dining-table, and when mem-
bers of the family speak i'll of any person
she requires them to contribute TO the box.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08

A new and interesting pamphlet, bearlng
the above title, has recently been published
in Chicago, which gives detailed descrip-
ton Of the country above referred to,
it's soil, climate, water, yield of grain and
vegetables, statistics of stock raising, dairy
ing, timber and stone supply, railroad COM
munications, ETC., which will be mailed free
to any one who will take the trouble to write
to E. st. John, Chicago, ILL.,, and ask for 1t.
The information to be found in this publica-
ton is of great value to any one who desires
a correct practical knowledge of the country
it describes, whether he has any intention
of changing his location or not.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13
Queer People.

The BARRIERS shop was next door
to the bakers shop, and the baker
had just got ton OF coal. The coal
had been dumped on the sidewalk
and, after the fashion of coal men,
much nearer to the BARRIERS door
than to the baker, to whom it be-
longed. The barber had just gotten
the lather on a customer, when one
Of the genius tramp came in.
"Put in yer coal, mister2"
"No," said the barber, pleasantly /;
"no, my friend, that's not my coal,
you know"
The tramp had hardly disappear
ed round the corner, when another
opened the door,
"Put yer coal in fur ye, mister ?"
"No," said the barber little
sharply; "the Goals are not mine, I
say"
They kept coming, and seven OF
them appeared in twenty minutes,
and to the barber is alleged to have
said; "Gitl The blamed coal aint
mine"
"Now, see here" said the shavee,
"there amt no use gittin' mad over
it. Just put up sign sayin', This
coal amt mine That's all We
need"
"Say, you've got a great head -
said the barber, and in a few mo-
ments he had the sign stuck on the
top of the coal pile. "Reckon that'll
fix it, he remarked.
The door opened and tall man
with a shovel looked in.
"Say, mister, did you put that
sign up or did the other feller?"
Then the barber closed his shor
and went out and got drunk-with
malice aforethought.
He had only one remark to make
when Justice Mech funded him S.
Sinister Judge" he said, "can't
make that baker pay me fine PIX
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13
the cod water BaVhsr:

The morning was one of the coolest of
last week. the therometer having regis
tered in some places in town 1872 below
zero. Eyes, l took my bath this morn
ing as usual, and enjoyed it, too,o said
Mr.. Robert Porter of Stouehton. Mass.
"My place for taking my bath is in a
little roughly-built arbor house, which
covers an ever-rnning spring of the fin
est water ever allAed in my life. The
arbor is very loosely built and the wealth
or inside the Naildine is nearly as cold as
on the outside. Invent down to the bath
this morning carly. the thermometer
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13
Where he was Struck.

Witness-Yes, sir. He struck me
on the bridge
Lawyer Sharply interrupting)-
How is that? You said awhile ago
that he struck you on the balcony?
Witness-So he did, sir. I'm
tellin' you no lie.
Lawyer-Did he strike you more
than once?
Witness-Only once, sir. Begor-
IA, ! was quite satisfied.
Lawyer-How then could he
strike you on the bridge and on the
balcony at the same time and with
one blow ?
Witness-Anyhow, he did, sir.
Judge (interGering)-On what
balcony?
Witness-The balcony of the no.
tel, your honor.
Judge-And on what bridge ?
Witness-The bridge of my nose,
sir. Had the spalpeen waited, I'd
a told him-Call.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13


Dat in the sunshine golden,
The pomegranates glow
With waxen cups vermilion;
The roses are in blow;
Betwixt the dusk magnolias,
see the red-birds' wings,
And in the swaying live-oaks
A merry mocker sings.
The orange-trecs are budded
The Jasmines hang with gold;
And meath the solemn pine-trees,
Sand-lillies white unfold.
But oh, my hearts beloved,
My little love, my dear,
1t seems like dreary winter
Because you are not herel I
You have my heart, my darling,
Up in the land of cold;
And with you is the summer,
My Rose, my six-year-old.
feel the winter weather,
For l am sixty-nine.
Oh, come and bring the summer,
My dearest ValeRs.he
Florida, Feb. 1856. GRANDFArI
Elizabeth Cummings in 81. N,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13


Bright the silyery star-rays glisten
Der the meads asleep in snow,
And the pines that lean and listen
To the rivers rythmic flow.
How our glad hearts leap and tighten
When the why air We feel,
AS upon the bank we tighten
To our feet the cleaning steel
Then, while song, in thrilling chorus,
Wakes the forest arches gray,
Down the shimmering stretch before us
We're away.
Clinging beech-leaves, growing crisper
With each clear-skied frosty night,
Gossip.like, in laughing whisper,
Glory in our sudden fight.
Do they dream in trust how tightly
As we speed our hands entwine2
Do they note in love how brightly,
When our eyes meet hers outshine2
Do they see the bushes stealing
Der the curve of rounded cheek
Can they sound the depths of feeling
When l speak?
Backward blow her tiny tippets
Tassels as we dash along,
And her happy heart lets slip its
Joy in cadences of song.
How my longing breast is smitten
By her eyes that beam with witt
Is it strange I want the mitten
When her hand is in the init
10 the drowsy night wind, telling
Secrets with its lovers art,
Sets the tide of passion swelling
In my heart.
With a look that makes me holder,
Up she glances in my eyes,
Nestles nearer to my shoulder.
With the sweetest of replies.
Queenly Luna we discover
Rising DER a giant fir,
(She has smiled on many lover
Since Endymion smiled on herD
And she, looking through the bought
with
Mild establishment at this,
Sees us seal our lovers VOWS with
Just a kiss
CLINTON ScoLLARD in Outing
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13
Struggle.

My soul is like the oar that momently
Dies in desperate stress beneath the
wave,
Then glitters out again and sweeps the
sea-
Each second Pm newborn from some
new grave.
SIDNEY LANIER in The Century.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13
Interesting Experience.

Hiram Cameron, Furniture dealer of
Columbus, Ga, tells his experience, thus
For three years have tried every RENE
dy on the market for Stomach and Kid
ney Disorder, but got no relief, until /
used Electric Bitters. Took five bottles
and am now cured, and think Electric
bitters the Best Blood Purifier in the
world" Major A. B. Reed of West
Liberty, KY, used Electric Bitters for an
old standing kidney affection and SAYS :
Nothing has ever done me so much
good as Electric Bitters." Sold at fifty
cents bottle by f. G. Jay, druggist,
Newark, Del.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13
WHAT A CHANGE

there is in Ready-made
Clothing and what a differ
ence there is in the manner
of buying and selling
Much clothing is gotten up
to sell, regardless of fit,
style, comfort OF durability,
and sold by many for all
they can get for it.
We have been and are
now trying our very best
to get up Clothing, to not
only look but wear well
and be comfortable. We
have made it our study for
years until we think we
are now able to offer gar
ments that will not onty be
a credit to us, but a com
fort to the wearer. We buy
with ready cash and where
ever we get the best bar
gains, knowing full well
goods well bought are half
sold. We mark everything
in plain figures. at the low
est prices. Keeping our
selves posted as to prices,
we aim to be the lowest,
without any dickering.-
Our manner is very plain ;
you can be waited upon by
any one, and no matter
who you are, you will get
a good bargain. Every
garment must be correct.
Our stock of OvERcoATs
are well worth the atten-
ton of any one. We have
all kinds, consequently all
prices. Also, SUITS of very
different styles and kinds /;
in fact, we have all kinds
of Clothing for man Or boy.
1t is impossible for us to
tell you all about our goods,
but we will be pleased to
show any one, whether
they buy or not.
Our CUSTOM DEPART
MENT contains dill the new
styles of foreign and do.
mestic Suitings and Panta-
looms for making suits to
order, which we ere pre-
pared to do in the best
manner at short notice.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13

Trains marked with run daily.
New York and Washington Express leaves Phil
ndelpha 616p. m Chester COG; Wilmington lis
Newark 7.32; Perryville SOP II. de Grace sos.
Baltimoresl5.
A New York and Washington Express
also leaves Philadelphia at 4:02 p. NJ,
arriving at Newark at 515 P. NJ, which
stops to take or leave passengers on
giving notice TO the conductor or agent.
j. X. Wood General Passenger Agent.
J. Q. Shivler, Agent at Newark.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13
TO CONSERVATIVES.

The advertiser having been permanently cured
Of that dread disease, Oomsun ption. by n simple
remedy, is anxious to make known To his fellow
sufferers the means Of cure To all who desire Il,
he viii send copy Of the prescription used (Free)
Win the directions for preparing and using the
same which they will lind a sure CURE for
COUGHS, COLDS, CONSUMPTION, AsTH ANA
BRONCHITIS, sc. Parties wishing the Prcscrip-
ION, VIII please address, Rev. I. A. Wilson. 1914
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13

"You are going into the lecture
field, they tell me2
"Yes, think of doing So"
Have you ever had any exper-
fence in public speaking ?"
"No, 1 never tried to address an
audience in my life"
"But good sir, how can you hope
to succeed if you know nothing
about the lecture business ?"
"Oh. I'm posted on the lecture
business. You can depend on that. ="
"But how does that come ?"
"Come? Why, great Scott, man,
I've been married twenty-five
years l''
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13
Low, and Coal Bills.

The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
says "The deepest emotion that
man knows is love-" but little the
cruel father thinks of this when he
comes down stairs at midnight with
a club in his hand and fire in his
eye and drives into the inclemency
off midwinter night the fond youth
who with self-sacrificing devotion,
has for hours been assisting his
daughter to test the stability of a
rocking chair. Does such a father
ever stop to consider that love is the
deepest emotion that man knows
All ! no. Careless is he about out
raging the tenderest feelings of the
human heart. His mind filled only
with sordid thoughts, he burst in
upon the happy pair, exclaiming
81 want you to understand that ]
spay the coal bills for this house."
thus that cloves young
z M "A svs-.uassstlv transfornn
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13
A SANDER.

A good story was told me this week by
an old friend of Thurlow Weed of a
typographical error in an obituary notice
shortly after the first publication of the
Journal by Mr.. Weed One day, as the
paper was nearly ready for the press, and
the devil" was in charge of the compos-
ing room, an obituary notice was handed
in Of the death of the estimable wife of
the Rev. Dr. Wyckoff The printers boy
made haste to find room for the item.
While setting up the type he came upon
the word ~consort," and, not being famil-
lar with the the word, supposed it should
be consolation, and substituted the latter
for the former, adding "to the" to make
it read proper, and making the obituary
read ito the consolation of the Rev. DR..
Wyckoff" A day or two afterward an
old one-eyed shoemaker walked into the
printing office, with cane in hand and
malice in the one eye, threatening the
editor with sound castigation for the
foul SANDER to his generous-hearted
Christian Pastor.-Albany Journal.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13

P&Bat cas- sA ns' .....~.. o4a ...~
For connections at Wilmington, Chadd's Ford
Junction, I-enape, Coatcsville, Waynesburg june
ton, Blrdsboro, and Reading sec timetables nt
all stations, l.. A. Bower, Gen1. Pass. Agent
A. 9. MeCAusLANp. supt
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13
STATIONS.


Passengers leaving Newark at 1855 a. m. on New
ark and Perryyille Accommodation may take the
Fast Mail at Pcrrytille for Baltimore at Sac, ar
irving al Union station at $40 a. m.
NnWRTUW
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13
Many people do not know
OIL

will burn In any lamp, but are under the impress
sion that IL is intended only for Student LAMPS
Now this is a mistake, for Il will not only burn
In any lamp in which any other oil will burn, but
II has this great advantage over all other oils,
that It will not smoke. Furthermore the peeul-
lar manner In which Student OIL Is manufacture
ed, being taken from the still at that point IN the
dlstillatiOn when the fluid Is most fee from the
extremely volatile oils renders It absolutely safe
from danger by explosion, The reason that so
many oils are so dangerous and so apt to ex-
pl0de is because the manufacturers OF cheaper
entirely lose sight OF the countless lives which
they endanger, by spreading broadcast over the
country, oils which are not safe, even when the
utmost precaution is exercised In their use.
This TACT has become more and more manifest to
the general public, and the great demand for
purer and safer oils has been answered by the
manufacturers OF Student on. The great in
crease In the sales OF Student OIL shows that the
safety point has been reached, and that the peO-
pie appreciate the Efforts that have been made
for their safety Our sales have more than doub-
led and are sti increasing For sale by all first
class live RrOcers and druQQfgtg
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08
SAD ACCIDENT TO ADDrE HALE.

1
The family of John o. Hale received
news late last week that Miss Addie
Hale, who has taught the last school
year at Winter Park, Florida, fell
while alighting from carriage, and
sustained serious injury. On Monday
a telegram was received asking if
mother could not come, and the moth
er's love at once responded, and al
though in frail health she left for Flor
ida Tuesday with her son George, who
came from st. Leon Springs for the
purpose of accompanying her. The
case is a particularly sad one. Miss
Hale had filled with great acceptance
a position in the new college at Win
ter Park and was inst ready to return
to her northern home. The day fol-
lowing the close of the term, in alight-
ing from carriage her dress caught,
throwing her violently upon the plank
walk by which she sustained injuries
which make it impracticable to move
her. To be obliged to lie quietly in
such a climate in midsummer would
seem to be torture, but added to this
Miss Hale is racked with excruciating
pain. Many sympathizing hearts go
out to her in this trial, and accompany
the mother on her long and wearsome
journey. Further news from the sick
one is anxiOusly awaited.