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friend of mine the other day came to
settle for his nights lodging at bedbuggy
little hole in the wall near the railway station
here in Neuchatel called the Hotel des Alps.
In addition to the charge for apartment, SER
vice, lights, etc, was the item, I'm dejeu-
ner" l will put into plain English that
which followed;
But didn't order any breakfast
THAT was no fault of the house. mon
sieur.n
do you mean to tell me that you wish TO
charge me for breakfast neither ordered nor
ateN
THE breakfast was prepared all the same
monsieur"
You pretend that you provide regular
table d'hote breakfast every morning and
charge for it whether your gHests take it or
notN
Yes, monsieur, See the menu. Here it
is and the firm, vet polite, landlord pro-
duced his regular "a la carte lIy friend
turned it upside down. Then he carefully
perused it Then he said:
How much OF this do you serve ns your
regular breakfast"
Anything you like, monsieur"
VERY well. Receipt the bill, and, as am
to pay for u breakfast, please Col will cat
it. Bring me II tillet Of beef with nilsh-
rooms, half chicken grille, "a rum omelet
and pint of Chablis. | shall wait over until
the next train"
Mine host of the Hotel DIS Alp, looked first
stupeied and then disguised and, finally
grasping the situation, he ran i..;l Iii, Office,
altered his bill in conformity with the facts,
and hurrying back, cried: "lIcrc, monsieur,
here is your bill quite CORR Tx francs
thirty-iivc centimes-and you will just have
time to catch your train. Horny Watterson
in Courer-Journal
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"So coup, Ogccst y she said intontly, but
hit Of vealsilsh with egg sauce, an kidney
onelottc-not fiat, you know, but nice and
puify-and artichokes--n
Yer sorry, Noes Maryon, but there is no
artic-n
There, l thought so, said the girl, siam
ming the card down on the table and biting
her thin lips Its the most provoking thing
Whenever l set my heart
ave have some green corn"
Eat it yourselfln said the child in a huff.
The waiter was quite unmoved. He seemed
to be accustomed to such ebullitionso of temper
and went on suavely taking the orders of the
Others while Miss Marion sat the picture of
overlressed, pampered and pouting discon-
tent.
And the children Of the flats. Who ever
hears OF these shy and melancholy little be-
ing' who speak in whispers and have been
bullicd, icprimanded and scolded hysalvants.
tenants, iantors and parents until =. = glide
about like shadows aud dare not l.u Il Tor
fear OF disturbing some ones The 10 u..sness
and life of childhood have been cru.A,el out
of them. And the children of tac lcgn!ing
housc, who live under u perpc.u' l'otest
from the grim aud snappy landli.y all the
testy bOarder N the "ilrst floor T.o.:. who
must have the house quiet so as to IT,, y her
afternoon nap. Nearly every boar, haasc
that advcrtises now puts forth tn ... No
children, and the little ones are so t..o.oarhly
cowed that they are as pitiful in mica rs In
body. Then there are the children Of tho
tenements and the scums There is nu end
TO Juvenile wretchedness here. For II place
that children should be kept out Of, commend
me to New York.-Blakely Halls New York
Letter
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People get off a great many very ancient
jokes about the big diamonds worn 10y hotel
clerks remarked "A salesman at The Hotel
Anderson last night, -ani us a result most
persons have gotten the idea into their heads
that those same diamonds are nothing hut big
chunks Of paste
"Do you wish the great reading public to
infer that they are anything clsefn
Il do, just that Most of the diamonds
worn 10y hotel clerks are genuine. Only last
week, while was at Atlantic City, saw a
hotel clerk from whose breast one II the
largest and purcst diamonds | ever saw Elit-
tered But. of course, he didn't pay for it,
and. to tell the truth, it didn't hclong to
him."
1T didn't belong to hiair
No, my dear boy, it didn't lie was wear
ing 1t for an advertisement \ great many
jewclry firms advertise their goods in lust
that way Almost any watering place YOU
may 20 to You will sec the hotel clerks blaz-
ing with diamonds that will make your eyes
bulge out Its good dodge for the jeweler
and it pleilscs the clerk
But how is the jeweler benefited"
"Nel, it don't cost anything to Let clerk
wear diamond few months, and during
that time rich visitors are sure 10 inquire
about the stone, ask where il was purchased.
and 50 on. The clerk Of course tells what
house it came from, recommends the visitor
to 20 there, and aften gives him card OF in
PRODUCTION to the prOprietor-scc'" Pittsburg
Dispatch
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In 1886 such thing as n postman or u
carrier walking ten or fifteen hours day
delivering mail matter will never be heard Of
for the simple reason there will be none in ex-
stencc then, remarked scientific man the
other day 10 a reporter.
"llow will the mail he deliveredm
Everything will be reduced to Il fine system.
and a letter will be delivered in three seconds
after its arrival Mt the postofllce Each house
IN big sity will be connected with the gen
eral postoilice or branch station, as the case
may be, with IA pneumatic tube large enough
to carry a good-slzed package AT present
such a system Of delivery cannot be put into
practice because it would he too expensive.
A century hence civilization will rise to such a
high and prosperous point that II system of
quick delivery by means Of pneumatic tubes
Will certainly be IN vogue II could be done
now, only it would bankrupt city. The
tube from lwenty-third street 10 the Western
Union building shows how nicely it works.
a letter or telegrHphio message takes Just two
seconds 20 80 the two and half miles. The
quickest means Of transit are suro to be udopt-
ed in the long run. II is the evolution of pro.
grtss ami nothing can stop it short Of the uni
verse Not only will private houses have
these tHbS, nut all of our large cities will DO
rnuman ally connected Chicago will be
perhaps ten seconds by letter from New York
and SaA Francisco a minute or So 1t will
change great many things and do away
with the Gteam cars as a mail carrier The
system IL yet in its infancy -New York Mail
and Express.
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\ reportes, in the course of his diulnal and
nocturnal perambulations, runs up against a
vast deal Of human nature Of ols sort and
another The modern fashion of publishing
II budget of miniature interviews every day,
qnsting remarks that probably the speaker
had not the rcmotest idea were going into
print, furnishes many illustrations Hardly
II day goes by but what somebody gets mad
and says he never said what he j, quoted us
saying He demands correction, and gen.
orally gets it. But he doesn't deserve it, and
he knows it The trouble is, not that he did not
say what was prhtsd, but that h. did
not want everybody to know that he said it,
And 30 he charges it all up to the reporter
and makes out that he deliberately fulsiiicd
the returns II the reporter was guilty OF
one-hnlt thc crimes that are credited to him
he would be IA most monstrous monster Pho
neer Press Listener
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cHeRuBs OF THE HOTELS.

Uncanny ways Of the Mature Children
of the Town-Juvcnile Wretchedne-s.
There Il something uncanny about these
MIXTURE children of the town ! was at the
Windsor hotel at dinner with SOM friends a
short time ago when "A pompous little woman
strobe down the long dining room, followed
by two little girls hand in hand. Neither vi
them was more than years old They set
tied themselves in their chairs, folded their
skinny little hands and then proreclcd To
stare about them and rOmm4lt upon thcn
fellow-dineis The elder of the two children
after looking intcntly at maiden lady ct
rather noticeable attire Mt an udioinini; table
turned to her mother and said ,umpO-cdly:
"What Il really startling old trump that il,
mamma
(which one, dear asked the strict di.ei-
plinarian Of II mother.
1.-THE cheerful guy beside the hald-hcaded
man over there
aOh. yes said the mother, with IA we'll
bred smile, Two seen her before But don't
he so Aangy. Marion Have NOR i1ar.
Order your dinner now and $40 that 3'a I
pnree and lamb alone. IT.. too rich Ter 60,
Then TO the waiter: Take her prl'. --H-
guste"
The wnitor leaned ol~equiously "N.r iaf
child. who was studying the menn VII 4
frown on her little face
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ST. NICHOLAS.

An illustrated monthly per odical TOR hoys ana
guns, appearing on the 18th ui each month Edited
by Mary Mapcs dodge Price. - cents q number
ur $500 year. Ia advance. llunLsellcrs news
dealers postmnsters, and the publishers take sui,
srriptgns, Which should begin with the N vumhrr
number, the first Of the Yolum
81. NICHOLAS aims both H. satisfy and To- iiu-
vel the tastes Of It's consistency aud It's record
iur he pNst twelve years, during which It has
always stood, as 1t STANDS today, At Q head OF
periodicals for boys ana girls IL sufficient warrant
Tor its excellence during the com ng season The
editors announce the following as among the
LEADING FEATURE r., lsN-sG.
\ SERIAL STORY by Fran llodsson lnr
nett; Ine hrt long story III rn. written TN
A CHRISTMAS STORY by " 10 iiowells VIA
humorous picture By his littlc aulhter
'HEuRGE WASHINGTON" ~ Horace L. Semi
der, novel and attractive lllsiulical Serial
Sllull STORIES for girls by Louisa NJ 4 rnu
HE hrst-"lhc Candy Countryn-in November
SEW bits OF TALK for young folks by .I
u I'M, series forms gracious aud hitting mem
NriAl OF a ehild-lovlng and chlld-hclping soul.
rArERS on the Great English schools. l,ush,
and others illustrations by Joseph Pcnnell
\ sEA.coAs1 story, by T. Trowbrdpc VII
ice fclikr. vigorous, and useful.
"JENNN'S BOARDING HOUSE" serial ~
iamw Otis Dealing with news hoy life aud en-
FRANK Il. STOCKTON will cout.u u,o s.,,r,,
oi ms humorous aud ianclfl stnrics
DILL. by John Preston True. capital
school story iur boys.
:, Inc BOY lloon OF sllAKEspEARE, by Roso
Kingsley With illustrations by Alfred Parsons
silpkI STORIES by scores Of prominent writer's.
ihrlnulns susan Coolidge II II loyescn. Nora
yer johnson, joaquin Miller, sophie May, ilczcknh
Underworld, W. o, st0ddard Harriet re colt
Srollord and many others
ENIERIMNING SKETCHES by Alice W. Kol
Inns Charles g. Leland. Henry Eckford, Lieut.
eiiaht schwaikai Edward Eggeston and others
ipems' shorter contributions, md departments
will complete wife the Rural New Yorker calls
the best magazine for children In the world"
THE CENTURY co. New York
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One of the oddities OF a Partisan journal is
this advertisement: "A factory in BcllcviIle
produces within few days artificial negroes.
The metanorphosis, which is entirely harm
less, is caused by iodine 1t opens brilliant
future to young men, as black servants, circus
ncgroes etc, are always in demand Prices
low and payment easy. Curling irons for the
manufacture of woody hair always kept on
hand. "-Boston Journal.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-09-11

They have their own ways Of Furnishing
crime in China. lncendiarism has given
much trouble in southern district Of the
country and penalty was cxtemporized
which will probably have a deterrent effect
A ctlprii taken red handed was placed during
long summer day in u cage, where his eye
lids were burned with lighted incense sticks
and hot incense dust was blown into his face.
An official report states that the women IN
the neighborhood, several of whom had lost
children in the fires, were especially active in
adding to the severity Of the punishment
Brooklyn Eagle
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Goods Well Bought
ARE HALF SOLD.

There is tluer apholism in business than this and
confidently there has been since began business
when stock would better illustrate the maxim Not only
have been enabled take advantage of great bargains
offered at forced sales which have been than usually active
this but buyer has been specially favored in
purchasing the spring and summer stock We
opened the seasons assortment with unusual satisfaction from
two reasonlst 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 special
benefit We only ask inspection convince you that have
secured some extra bargains and that stock general has
been equally well selected and closely mmkedn assortment
quality and style The record of other has been equal
e while in prices we prepared to snl1ass it, chiefly for the
above reason. We only ask Il call
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NORTH.

Trains marked with run daily
Leave Newark Centre Station Tor Mllmngt, II
and lhila. :. 9jA IN; IN and q. II y IN week days
New York and Washington Express caves 1 h e.
adephla every dny, G5l y. N Che ter Ills; vii.
mineton 40 Newark sOj; rrrryviilc sai II de-
Grace $40 Baltimore g.31.
Peninsula express leaves Baltimore 2.aU pu
strives Newark a.d5 p m, runs through 10 point
ON Delaware Division.
baltimore and Wilmington accommodation on
sundays only leaves Newark o. -. M arrive
Wilmington 10 ~ "a, m. stopping AZ all linmcdl-
ATE stations.
A New York and Washington EXPIRE,
also leaves Philadelphia at 4:O2 r. VI
arriving at Newark at 5:l5 Z. NJ. which
stops to take or leave passengers ~
giving notice to the conductor or agent
J. r. Wood General Passenger Agru'
} G.. Shivler, Agent ~ New nix
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Arrive Newark Centre station from phlln.
Wilmington s.0i a m AMI /. and G.li y IN weol
days
Peninsula express leaves Newark a.i4am. n
rlves at Baltimore Mo "a m.
Passengers leaving Newark NJ 500 q. M. on Nr,.
ark and Perryyilp Accommodation may take h..
Fast Mail at fcrrysile for Baltimore ut lis.
irving Union station at $40 a. ~.
Wilmington and Baltimore accommodation on
sundays only. leaves Wilmington 3 Top IN. leaves
Newark q Oi D. IN. stopping at all Intermediate
stations, arriving ut Baltimore M p. m.
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A clock pendulum at Avignon, France
the longest ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sixty-scven
feet, carries weight of 1872 pounds, and
swings through IN are between nine and ten
feet in four seconds and half -ArkansaW
Traveller
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-09-11

Miss Helen Dauvray says: French audi
ences l"sc interest in the play during the half
hour Intervals between the acts. In my own
theatrc shall never allow an actress moro
than nine minutes to change her dress, or a
carpenter more than eight to set the stage"
Exchange
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IITI nor working people. Send 10 cents lost
Hill page, and we will mail y0n free. a foya
HILL valuable sample box of goods that MI
put you In the way Of making more
money In few days than you Thought
w, os7nle AZ any business, Capital not required
OF all the time. All Of both sexes, Of ali MO,
gfandly successful. 50 cents to s. easily cnrneJ
t,NNeIg evening. mat all who want work may osi
the business, we make this unparalleled am ~
gu VINO are not well sntstod we will send ii 10 INV
Tor inc trouble of writing us. Full particulars az
iecli9hs e,cr sent free. lmmencc rny nbsoiutely
II re- for all Who start ut once. DonT del,v z
ess Stinson ~ Go, Portland, Maine. -"
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1t is reported that Pope Leo ha. purchased
tho Mignanclli palace in Rome Tor the sum of
S30O,ODj, anl is fitting it up as u printing and
publishing Office for religious wors.-New
York Graphic
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,, lhe POLICE GAZETTE will he mniled. sc-
SSisly Wrapped 10 any address in TIC United
states Tor lhree months on receipt VI
ONE DOLLAR
lihcral discount allowed 10 postmastors a,,.nts
ana clubs sample copies mailed free
address all orders to RICHARD X. FON.
I"''-o 40 Franklin Square, N. Y.
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The CENTURY

for 1886.
re remarkable interest In the War papers and
~ .hr many timely articles and strong serial font.
uies published recently in The Century has yivrn
That magazine regular circulation of
MORE THAN 100000 COPIES MONTHLY.
Among the features for the coming volume. which
o'slhs with the November number nre,
THE WAR PAPERS
~ GENERAL GRANT AND OTHERS
, ,nni' WI De continued tmost of them illustrator
t.iS vhlei events Of the Cvil War have boon
SS,,ssilnvu ny leading participants on both slles
Ieneral Grants papers include dcscriptions of thn
n my o. Chattanooga and the Wilderness Dan
p Mc1ielian VIII write Of Antictam, General u
Others of the Second Bull Run, etc az Na,ai
cornlts, including the night between the Kear
wil bs SIo nG Alabama' by officers OF both ships
me "Recollectons of Privaten and smooth,
, m apeIs OF an anecdOtal or humorous chnrartrr
VIII ne features Of the year ''''''
SERIAL STORIES ny
W u. hOWELlS, MARY HAIIOCK FOoTE
A.. AND GEORGE W. CABLE
,h ii9wells serial will be In lighter vein tnnt,
s,r. isse VI Siihs lnpham.n Mrs Fooieis ~ IA
s,ory oi mining life, and Mr. Cnbles n nnvoIeit'
od tn9 Aeallans Of louisiana Mr. Cable viii sis,,
Jannas series Of papers on slave songs md
''''''uihg negro serpcnt-worship, etc.
SPECIAL FEATURES
irataI "A Irleyele Pilgrimage to Romo illus
issaIu ~ iennell Historical Papers hv Elwnrd
ii,,Rgieston, and others Pauefs an t,eris H.. ~
nns bT,ilahn lately U, s. minister. viii ,umer
and ponnar n Astronomical Articles practical
Oh christian Unity by rcpfcsentatiys -, d"peis Oh
eati5m T., denominations; Papers on Manuel Edm
'"'''" ny various exports, etc etc. '''"
Ry E,,,, IL SHORT STORIES
~ frank H. stockton, Mrs iirl,, tscpy,., -,
~ hls; mary llalock Footc, joel C6andirr IIir
ibarni: II; hoyesen. r. A. Janvicr, Julian Iia,y
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1885.
rs47
W. WILLIAMS.

HS47. 1885.
GEO. W. WILLIAMS.
NEWARK, DELAWARE.
agent for the Kent County Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., of Dover, Delaware, In
surcs against loss of Fire, issuing Mutual
Policies only under which Payments are
made annually in advance during MEM
bership, and on ceasng to be members
whatever remains unexpended after pay
ing loses, expenses and dividends are re-
turned, thereby furnishing Insurance at
cost Dividends returned after the
second annual payment. Aug22tf
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NnOO O00n presents gwen away Send bct
- nOVJ VuVpoS'agr'a and by mail you viii gei
str, pa'kage Of goods Of large value u,t win
Srt you N work that Will NJ once brin,l ~, VIZ
ah.ut th hS' s shan anything else in'Amercs Ali
AGENTS AZ. $1,000 ~ presents with each bnx
ar iIr al the time, spare time INV "a wo w
ers I aasir own homes Fortunes for ail woT
X CO. porlGyn assured ,I Don't delay. ii. Halieit
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ROUND SHOULDERS

lliiched up and arChrd shoulders commonly
called round shoulders Is generally round
AMONG rapidly growing and oVcr-stuliuua rhil.
ufhi ron the constant bending forward II the
neal ana meek over huuk+ or desk. Tie habits
OF school life aggrlVate thrs, evils and often a
degree uf dcturmity IS induced. which Is an AN
huyihre through HE. Therefore II is "a matter
~ vital Importance 10 adopt such means as VIII
xpind the chest thereby increasing the space
within which the lungs are contained For ms
purpose We have Improved
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-09-11

The old gentleman was right; thirty years
has wrought marvellous change in book.
making. Photogravuro and the wonderful
Ives process by which a fac-simile plate is
produced directly from the object, have come
to the publishers aid Etching has taken the
place of the old steel line engraving to Il Ger
tain extent, and probably there are not one
tenth as many steel engravings produced an
nually now Us there We're ten years ago Only
last year an art critic wrote TINT the people
who prefer line engravings 10 etchings are
the same people who prefer white marble
mantels and hOr.ehar furniture to carved
oak and velvet plush Fifty processes exist
to-day where there were but one or two be.
fore, and If their development equals their
promise the book of the future will indeed be
marvellous production.
One would naturally suppose that the in
creased facilities afforded by these multitude
nous processes would minimize the cost of
preparing book for the market; but such is
not the ease. Each publisher vies with his
competitors in making the work upon which
he is Tor the moment engaged as elaborate as
possible. Where formerly Il few simple wood
cuts were deemed all that were necessary lie
now presents the reader with half u dozen
etchings or engravlngs, and thus hc is called
upon TO expend an almost incredible sum be-
fore any return is obtained. George T. Put
nam, the father of the present publisher is
sued an artists edition of Washington Irving's
sketch Book in 1867 1t contained l32 illus
trations all wood cuts, and Mr.. Putnam paid
out 81, 900 before he got back one cent. In
those days this was considered fabulous sum
to invest in one work, and the number of ell
cravings contained within the covers of the
sketch book were the wonder and admiration
of the other booltmakers.
The labor Of preparing these volumes for
publication extended over two entire years.
1t was begun in the latter part of 1864, and
the first Opies were not issued from the press
until 1851 This work palcs into insgniti-
canoe before the princely fortunes invested
each year in new books by the publishers of
to-day. New York Star.
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WOODROW'S
DEXTER .IIKE

Always on hand at my store in Odd
Follows building, Newark. Del, where
| have been for s years. Il full stock of
Watches, Clocks, Jcwrlry. Silvcrwarc.
Optical Goods and Musical instruments.
III prices us low as the lowest. The finest
watches, clocks and jcwclry repaired All
goods and work guaranteed.
w. AtmOre Woodrow
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AN OLD BOOK WORM.
WHAT HE FINDS IN A BOOK BE-
SIDE THE LETTER PRESS.

Fortunes in Fine Books-Lavish Expend-
itures to Illustrate Modern Literature.
What New York Publishers Pay for
Engravings and Printing.
He was such "A queer-looxing old gentleman
that the writer paused in his walk to examine
him more closely. He was standing in the
doorway of one of those dimly lighted book
stores which line Nassau street, between Full
ton and Ann, eagerly scanning the pages Of a
hoary volume through his old-fashioned gold
spectacles. His wide-awake straw hat had
drifted back to the apex of his crown, and
had anchored itself permanently among the
struggling strands Of snowy hair which
caressed the frayed collar of his alpaca coat.
His white waistcoat was unbuttoned, and the
ends of the black silk handkerchief which
served him in lieu of necktie bristed de
family
IL have just made an astounding discovery.
sir, remarked the old gentleman. Have the
kindness to look at this book and tell me what
you think of it,
1t was one of "A set of four volumes of the
works of Pliny the Younger, published in
Strasbourg in 1910. The type was good and
the book was in fair condition. The binding
was vellum, and four tiny strings Of sheepshin
hung from the corners, in order that the
reader might tie the volume up securely when
he was done with it. Thousands of Just such
books may be seen any day exposed for salG
on the quays at Paris. They are the out
scourings of the early French and German
printing houses, and can be purchased for a
few francs The writer did not see anything
extraordinary about the book, and he said SC
frankly