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Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

the following described real estate, vlSs
All that certain lot or piece OF land with the
buildings thereon erected, situat d in the
city Of Wilmington aforesaid, bounded and
described as follows, 10 wit: beginning al
point on the eas'erly side Of Monroe street at
the distance Of one hundred and four feet four
and onC-hAlf Inches, nOrthelly from the
northerly side = Tenth street: thence
easterly and parallel with Tentl street and
passing through the middle Of the division
wall Ct this and the adjoining house IN the
south 6eyenty feet 10 a stake, thence north
erly and parallel with Monroe street sixteen
feet to another stake, thence westerly parallel
with Tenth street and passing thro igh the
middle @ ( the division wall of this and the adj
Joining house on the north seventy feet to the
afOresaid side of Monroe sttcrt, and thence
thrre1y sOuthcrly slxtt feet to the place OF
beginning.
SEIZED and taken In execution as the prop.
erty OF Annie i. strauRnn and William 7,
stTau lhn, and I. s., and to he sold by
hlIE5 JAMESON, Sheriff.
sherlt's Office, Wilmington, sept. J, lsss,
GHERIFF's sALE-BY VIRTUE OF
~ writ OF Yenditloni EEponaB to me
directed, will be exposed to public sale, At
the hotel Of Jacob Hyatt, In stanton, Min
Greek Hundred, New Castle County, Della
ware,
ON THURSDAY,
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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

by n liyeried coachman, while the white
hands which so daintily WELD the pointer
at the blackboard sparkle with rings, any
one of which exceeds in value the sum
she earns as teacher in n whole year.
but think of the equally intelligent,
efficient young woman she is putting
aside. Somebody wants that place, not
to occupy herself, but to make her daily
bread.
"Why, only the other day mamma
was called upon TO interest herself in be-
half of u young gcntlewoman. with an in
valid father to support. She painted ex-
quisitely, but found it impossible to dis
pose Of her work. One prominent dealer
in art bric-a-brac told her when she
mentioned aprioe for the articles she Of
fercd him that but little more than COW
cred the cost of the materials:
"'Oh, / could not pay so much as
that; they are worth it, no doubt, but
can get them cheaper. Plenty of fash
ionable women do this sort of thing, you
know, he went on, not without certain
pride in his voice, either, women who
drive up here in their carriage, who work
for the pleasure Of it, and who spend the
money pay them right here in my shop
for more materials
''Now, does that seem fair? Which is
why l say" finished this fair champion
Of justice, logically repeating her open
ing proposition, "that there ought 10 be
a society for the suppression or regula-
ton of amateur industry. New York
Times.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

As party Of Scotch concert singers
was travelling in Australia, the members
of it were obliged to take an exceedingly
difficult road, in order to follow their
specified route north from Brisbane.
Sometimes, during the hardest day
journey, they were obliged to walk up
the long hills, urging along the horses,
which accomplished about three yards
at each pull. Finally, at the foot of a
formidable ascent, the driver volunteered
piece of valuable information.
''F'olks generally swear here, - said he.
ut makes the horses 60 better
No doubt; but we could never think
of - The very thing use the names
Of Scotch songs. We started up the hill.
"Je-o-ohn Grumlic!n shouted one.
Eye Banks and Bra-a-esr shrielSed
another.
Get up and Bar the Door-oh, -
yelled third, Frightening one of the
leading horses, who sticks manfully into
his collar. On we go.
"Oh, why left l my Ha-a-me" takes
lIs an immense distance.
''Castles in the ART" gets the coach
up about fifteen yards.
"We're a Noddin'," delivered with
impassioned fervor, makes a great differ
ence in the speed. MY Hearts in the
Highlands in despairing accents, sends
up a slope, while Tam Glen" "Ower
the Hills and Far Awa-a-al' in fierce,
excited tones by the entire company
brings us, hoarse, perspiring and ex-
hausted, to the mountains brow
Youths Companion.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

The explanation once offered, that the
Mosaic prohibition of certain animals,
especially the hog, as food, was founded
in profound hygienic wisdom, is not now
considered satisfactory. Pork in good
condition is recognized to be as healthful
food as other meats in the same condi-
ton throughout the world, and it is now
eaten with the same immunity in Syria
as in Ohio. The modern Israelites offer
most interesting notes to the ethnologist
by their continued preservation, in the
midst of high civilization. of the re-
lgious taboo of savagery. This rite has
had paramount influence beyond that of
their written doctrines, in their segrega-
ton from the nations in which they have
sojourned; and, now that it is becoming
less strictly observed, there are evidences
of their ceasing to be a peculiar people,
Science
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

1t takes a good deal to disturb the
equanimity of thoroughly well ordered
mind, as the following incident illus
trates;
Old Aunt Sally Pratt, all her life a
resident Of a certain New England vii
lage, was one day sitting by her favorite
window in an upper chamber of her
house. Tho afternoon was warm and
Aunt Sally suddenly dropped asleep.
The window was open, and, len minutes
later, the old lady fell forward, and, to
the borrow of several persons who saw
her, she fell out of the window to the
ground below. When picked up she
gathered herself together in an amazingly
short time, glanced up at the window and
said calmly:
"Well, well; I've often set at that
winder an wondered how it'd feel to go
a-tumblin' out it, and now l know.
Well, well, we'll Queer how things do
turn out sometimes"
The fact that she had turned herself
out of the window gave her no concern,
although she narrowly escaped being
killed.-Detroit Free Press.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

1t was early i'll March, long years ago,
when one of the pioneer settlers of Ok
ford county made up his mind to move
his family from Massachusetts, to that
favorite region. He had seven little ones
and feared they could not endure so long
a journey and the piercing cold. How
do you think he took care of them? The
father obtained from neighbor a great
basket, twelve feet by six, and four feet
high. 1t was fitted on an OK sled and
was made for the purpose of transporting
grass seed. The seven little ones were
packed in straw in this basket, like SO
many kittens or pigs, and made the jour
ney safe and warm. The basket IS vel
preserved by the pioneers descendants.
Lewiston Journal.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11
CHILDHOOD OF THE CHINESE.
A Chinese Lecturers Dry Way of Saying
Some Very Funny Things.


The first thing which strikes even the
casual observer in China is what to for
eigner seems tobc oddity in the people
and their customs. The contrast be-
tween these and those prevailing in the
western hemisphere has afforded an end
less topic for newspaper wit and satire.
This would not be the case if the origin
and meaning of Chinese customs were
understood by the gentlemen who make
mrTy over them, for their laughter
arises from wonder, and wonder, as
great writer says, is the result Of ignor-
ange. | will attempt tonight not so
much to trace those customs to their
sources as to show their right to exist
to show that their charter of liberty is
still valid. Let us first consider the Gus
toms which surround the advent of those
littlc angels which We call babies. I'm
der every bed in China there is u little
idol and censor, dedicated to Poo Paw,
or ;ga!ti-. This takes the place of the
nation aunt in China, for we have no
mlis!cn aunts there. Laughter. She
is supposed to protect every baby. This.
/ of clus.- q. is a part of our superstition.
A few days after the birth christcn-
ing corcmoAy takes place and name is
chosen for the child. Names in China
are not conventional. They are taken
FROM the dictionary because of their
happ. moaning. For instance, take my
NAM. Il means wealth through imperial
favor My grandfather had expectations
OF lny hr. DINING "a great mandarin through
! tn. hrtl.V of the tmprrOr OF course
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

Never use n square envelope. Few are
the male offenders in this respect, but
many, alas! the culprits Of the gentler
sex. A square envelope, large or small,
but especially large, is anathema in the
eyes Of the postal clerk, Use an oblong
envelope of moderately large size-a
government No. 1-2 or No. ., CORE
spending nearly to the ordinary station
er's No. G, is the best for general letter
writing purposes and for small manu-
scripts. An envelope which the en-
closure can just be squeezed into is an
abomination to the sender, and particu-
lally to the recipient when he attempts to
return the letter to its envelope, and secs
it break open the whole edge.-IIoracc
London in The Writer.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

Among the shows at Sannomiya there i
one visit TO which is we'll worth the cent
charged for admission It represents iigolsu
the Buddhist hell, and gives vivid idea of
the torturos supposed to DO undergone in
that place Of torment The figures repro
ssnted move by machinery and include a So
lection of as terrifying devils as ever vera
depicted in a temple kasemono Ono we'll.
developed devil is weighing new arrivals at
the gates in a Ea,ante, and directs them TO
the right or left-to heaven or hell--accord-
Ing rs they tip the sca.e or are found want
ing. The fortunes inflicted on the wicked
receive ample attention Tha braying in a
mortar, pounding with an iron mace
Csli cd saving in two, and dragging out
OF the entintls are all on view The most
business-lLe earnosthcss is displayed by the
various figures, one green devil being spe-
ciAlly noticeable. -Hoso News
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11


Yearl ago, when Thomas A. Edison
was elegraph operator in the office
of the Did Franklin company, on Wall
street, New York, he was continu-
ally getting himself into trouble by
perpetrating electrical FRANKS on his
brother operators The instruments in
thosc days were placed on shelf like
Gesks ranged along the walls of the OPP
Grating room, and Edison's place was in
corner Of the room. Here he concocted
all his schemes for making life miserable
to every one and everything about him.
The Office SEEMED the rendezvous for
all the cockroaches in the lower part of
the city, and Edison hit on n novel plan
TO discriminate them one by one. lie
rugged up a wire along the wall and
then catching one of the insects put it to
death in the short and painless fashion
approved by Commodore Gerry. Ono
by one the insects were 'sparlied out
of existence until finally Edison became
known to the Franklin boys as Sock
roach Tom
In the cloak room was a large tank
generally filled with ice water, beside
which hung a tin dipper on a nail in tho
wall. Edison connected this nail with q
wire Mt the other end Of which were l9(
cells of Fuller battery, strong enough t.
make one think he had been struck by thC
paddle wheel of Fall river steamer
The future Wizard Of Menlo' thcr
placed sign below the dipper request
ing all to ''please return this dipper
His request was needed The dippe
was never taken down. but there were (
dozen or more wrcnched arms in TIN
office in less than an hour.
All this time the youthful invento
was working on the quadruplex telegraph
scheme which he afterward perfected
and which is now the principal system il
use by the Western Union company. =
New York Telegram.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

In Switzerland, at least in some local
titles, the custom still prevails of hiring
out paupers to the lowest bidder. One
of the advertisements in newspaps.s pub
lished in the Canton Vaux reads: 'iiit
municipal authorities of Palizieux hereby
announce that they have to provide for
man 70 years of age, in perfect health,
and still able to work; offers TO be adj
dressed to the president of the munich
pal council" And another: "The mu-
nicipal authorities of lie Lieu would like
to hire out woman 60 years of age,
healthy and still able to work, etc. Both
communities named are reported to be
very wealthy. Chicago Tribune.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

A man in Denver, Colo, named Lyon,
is said to have collection of over 700
pens no two alike. Some are of steel,
some gold, some amalgam, and so on.
There are pens pointed fine enough to
make lines of microscopic delicacy, and
others intended for men who use the first
personal prononn great deal in their
correspondence. The collection en-
braces specimens from England, Ireland,
Scotland, Germany and other European
countries, besides America and Canada.
Some are in shape like shovels, others re-
semble a section of stove pipe, and Others
are delicate and diminutive.- Scientific
American.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

A girl in Burmah is ailianced carly to
one of her cousins, but the match may
be broken off IN such case the de-
faulter, if the man, has to give the girl
five pots of khoung "a fcimented drink
a bullock worth 90 rupees, a
pig three feet in girth, II spear, a
fork, bag and = piece OF orna-
mental cloth. If the girl breaks off the
match she has to give the man II brass
dish worth IS rupees, a silk cloth and
belt, each worth about rupees, anil a
ak turban worth about annas.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

ali himself with one of the chiefs. lie
dill: and after he conquered the common
cneAy he conquered his ally also, and
became the ruler of China. He intro
duccd the cue by force through an edict
by y. hich he sentenced to decapitation all
who would not wear cues. So we got
the cue by force at first. Since then it
has become popular and is now the thing
to wear in China. Our costume also UNI
delwent very considerable notifications
at the hands of the Tartars. Previous to
their coming the dress of the Chinese
was much more pretty than it is now.
1t is very hard for children to learn
the Chinese language because it consists
Of words of one syllable only. AS there
are 40, 900 words in use and as the organs
of speech are limited as to the variety of
SQUADS they ccl make we have many
words with dozen different meanings
each and some with even more. 1t is
hard also to learn our written language,
because there are as many characters as
There are words. These characters were
pictures of the objects meant by the
words in the first place, but they have
boon gr t;ly modified, and could not be
r-co .nizcd as the pictures of anything
now. You hear it said that children turn
their backs on the teacher when they re-
cite They do; there is no catcchising
of the children in the Chinese schools;
they simply learn thing by heart and
go up and repeat it. They turn their
backs 50 that they may not he able to
see the lesson. The ferrule is frequently
used in Chinese Schools though it has
long been hanishcd from those of Amer
lea. The teacher will prompt once or
twice, but the third time his ferrule
comes down. So that the education of
boys and girls in China proceeds under
considerable difficulty. Girls go to school
till they are II or 70 years of age. 1t is
not deemed necessary for them to know
as much as the Brooklyn Eagle.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11
DILWORTH'S
CHILL PILLS

These Pills arc specific and anti
dotc for Chills, 4'eyers and all forms
of Malaria Disorders. We have not
known single case Of ehills dumb
OF shaking) that they have failed to
cure, when taken in strict accordance
to printed directions. Iii majority Of
cases a single box is sufficient to cure.
but III long continued cases when they
have returned again and again, more
is required. As a tonic to build up the
broken down constitution productivity
over oXcrtion, fevers, &c, these pills
cannot be cXcolled; they promote the
appetite, relieve headache, backachc,
and strengthens the system.
The low price Of 25c per box brings
them within the reach Of all. For
sale by NIL druggists and country
stores aprSS
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

Ahe zig III t"pc hr"toh hohsehoius.
The pig is sometimes a member of the
Cape Breton household in regard to bed
and board.
A minister at a wedding remained all
night and was given Il low cot-bed in the
living room. In the night he was
startled at finding some one getting into
his bed. and soon felt it to be the pig
nesting down against his back. He
tried to drive it out, but the outraged
animal would not go.
The noise of the fight brought the
householder and he explained that it
was the habit of the pig to come into bed
with them GA cold nights, and assured
the rcverncd gentleman that it would dc
no ha M !larpcr's Magazine.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

Nine. Norman Neruda gave $4,000
for the Stradivarius which belonged to
Ernst; Wilhelmji $4,000 for another,
for which he was afterward offered $685.
900; Zeno Hubey, professor in Brussels,
$4,000 for Wieniawslsis Guarnerius,
and Zajic, OF the Strasburg conserva-
tory, $4,000 for another Guarncrius,
which was the favorite instrument of
Ferdinand David.-Exchange
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

A young student was reading from a
"black-letteled tome, when suddenly lie
looked up and said; Can you tell me
who Sometimes means: An inspection
of the volume showed that the old-time
printer was not an adept at syllabiiica-
ton and that he had divided the word
sometimes after fashion of his own.
On the upper line the syllable $50 with
a hyphen after it led the reader into I'M
known depths of language. Boston
Budget "Saunterer"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

In the course of some excavations at
the Acropolis, Athens, near the Free
theum, three statues of women, in an
excellent state of preservation, half as
large again as life, with large heads, and
completely colored were discovered.
They belong to the period before Phid!as,
are delicately finished, and are of an
archaic art, admirably preserved. -Ex-
change.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11
LISTEN HERE

After this date there will be n
First-Class Whoclwright in the shop
adjoining my Blacksmith Shop, ON
New London avenue, where iobbing
and all work in my line will be sat
isactorily and promptly done.
Soliciting liberal share of your
patronage, ] remain yours truly,
fNFJs5EY PEMBERTON,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

Evaporation is wonderful power in
drawing the water from the sea. Every
year layer of the entire sea fourteen
feet is taken up into the Clouds The
winds bear their burden into the land,
and the water comes down in rain upon
the field, to flow back at last through
rivers. Scientific American.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

Bodily and mental health depend upon
q healthy condition Of the blood. The
blood particularly In the spring and
summer months, becoines clagged with
impurities, which poison it mud generate
disease. A harmless, blood purifier is
necessary TO restore q healthy tone.
Tho best purifier aud tonic known is
Swift's Specific (S S. 81. OF its Won
derful purifying and tonic powers wo
give few testimonials:
Mr.. VIM. A. Siebold, with George r.
Rowell a. Co., 10 Spruce Street, New
York, writes; ~ feel IL my duty, for
the benefit of others who may be af-
flicted as was, to writo you this letter,
which you can use in any way you
choose. suffered great pain from
boils, all over my necl; l could not
turn my head without acute pain. After
trying all tho usual remedies, and lind
ing no relief used one bottle s. s. s.,
and very soon was entirely relieved OF
my Jobs Comforters' Now not
sign Of my a1lirtion can be seem
Mr.. NJ. s. Ham in, Winston, N. c.,
writes; ~ uso II cgory spring. 1t oil.
ways builds nc up, giving mo appetite
and digestion, und enabling nc TO stand
the hot summer days On using IL
soon becomd siron OF body aud easy OF
mind.n
Mr.. G. e. Mitchell, West I'D St.
Ferry, New Ynre, writos. II weighed
1l6 pounds VIII n ] began taking your
medicine, ami i4Vw ll3 pounds. | would
not be witt az e. 8. for several times
its wct.litlir ri 9"
Treatise oL lincd mud Skin Disease
mailcl free. ia. swIrr SPaciFIo Co,
isawer 3, Atlanta, Ga
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11
NORTH.

Trains marked with run daily
Leave Newark Centre staton) for Wilmington
and l'hlln. I16 a m; 2, 10 and G.03 p IN week days
Peninsula express leaves Baltimore $50 y M
arrives Newark 955 p H. runs through 10 point
On Delaware Division.
Express train leaves Baltimore. 4.l0.; Newark,
60. Il. IN; North East, SOS a. m; Iron Illl 500
a. M Wilmington G.3O a. H., and Philadelphia.
1920 Il. m, week days.
J. II. Wood General Passenger Agent.
j. g. Shivler, Agent at Newark
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

1t won't be ten years hence when all
buildings piped for heat in the winter
will be cooled in summer through the
same pipes. If ice can be artilicially
frozen it should be no great trick to send
down the temperature of n hall, opera
house or room.-Detroit Free Press.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

Monkeys susceptibility to Consumption.
Monkeys. like men, have a great en-
envy in consumption, and as they are
much more susceptible to the disease ii
sooner proves fatal with them.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

Arrlvc Newark lCentre StntlOnl from Phlla. &
Wilmington s0i Il m and l.2l and G.43 IN week
days.
Peninsula express leaves Newark 9.t4 a m, AZ.
rives Mt Baltimore lilo m.
Baltimore passenger leave phla daily 1910 p
m Chester liz p m; Wilmington 1l.3S a m. ar.
irving Newark 1900 night, Baltimore 1877 I'M.
Philadelphia and Baltimore express, 2O2 p m.
Wilmington, 2.4f p. IN. Newark, 900 p. m, and
Baltimore, I.i0 p. m, on week days.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

Bill Heads, Letter Heads,
and a general class of printing
done at this office
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-11

French Creek Branch Trains;
Leave Springfield II 10 II IN, and o ~ p m O
week days, and 10 m G. sundays.
Arrive st. Peters Il 40 M and $50 p m ,
week days, and 8 20 am on sundays
On saturday only Will leave dupont hlatlona
90 and 4 p m, NeWbrldge at 90 ana 10 ph
for Wilmington and all intermediate points.
on sunday leave Reading at 800 p. ~. lOr W
mingtnn. no ,,.a
For connections ut Wilmington, H. x .. june
lion Chndd's Ford Junction, Lenape, COatesvi'le
Waynesburg Junction, Birdsboroi and heaulnE
see timetables q all stations.
II. b. IIIBBARD, Genn. Pass. Agent
A. q. MCFARLAND, Supt.