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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-29

Riohard oollieon, worthy and highly
esteemed farmer. residing near Farming.
ton, died on Thursday night last O.
hemo1Ehage, aged So years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-29


spscial Corresro-4aLcs Il Gsgetts and Journsl
NEwAnK HOY. % 1t gaa reported
hero yesterday that Henry Morphey, a
farmer living & short distance from town,
had been attacked by two men on pues.
day night. BIZ. Nurphay it appears waa
away irum bone ana returatne alter dark
embarrassed his horse ard wAs entering
the stable when assaulted. He was
Knocked down and ona Of Tho asgailonts
kicked hin. He called for hello ana his
father hearing his ciits hastansd 60 tho
stable. The latter noticed large man
and boy hastily leaving EEcnsy wsg
not badly hurt and thlaks tbs men wore
coioTed. Il IL believed thag tho oojact
Was robbery.
At the town cauuoil meeting last night
the oid OF Runsty Il Go. OF NV York
for Furnishing hook and ieado; uase
carriage, &C., Was u0e!T'ed. ghs pri1e
was not stated. Ar order Tor ,g06 tlet
OF hose was given TO Nos Yozll Arm.
NEwApK Nov 26 M.sa Annie Wilson,
who maes hr home witt u. q Eia. hsse,
died yestordsy i.'tHlnuon, Hhoa 1 aclosk.
soc had been Ill for goI4e muaths win
consumption r6s fun-rai taxes pla ~
20 morrow, NJ 2 30 u "a Service s.. tho
horse, with intermeut in u Il cemetery.
0aa day last week absne person entered
tho dTcilaa " man ne,atd Michuer
Irving in all, CrceE hunartd nssr Palfy
9tGmmalo's Hill md carried q If l. l1t Of
oletA.pg, a srnall suIa of morpy aad .
cab TIE loss fslls heavily on Dir.
il chUCE
Several rohheriss we're cinmitled nj
Iron El!i LAST week. Some time ayo q.
o2lored maa named Henry James vas
brought % Ills towB. hsyinq accidentally
shot himsalf, ana this Hams man con-.
mittea the YaGbsFie5 From oaa home
lie seenssh H45, aud from o:hars De car.
Rod I f VIA. be could ind. He hes left
for pate uabngSn.
Ga Saturday afternoon Stephen JoneB
met with setiqus ucGiiaat ~ j. y Wa
hoa's luEi5sr yari. q wa7 opsSa,i1g; h.
circular saw, and being inexperienced
had enc Of his tnunbg ont OF 4ad his
nhns aiso badly cut Or K1iiaeI smpu
tatfd the thumb aud dressed the wounded,
hand
hEwARE Nov, 47-Mrs. William q
fhotnley, sg6a shout 81 yslrs, died last
night az no fesiden OF her 1eughier.
Nvs. Josepl g sutton, ia ghis town MIS-
Thornley, rad been IN poor health for
many yeafs, and was practically helpless
Hsr husband died g. verai years aao. Mrs
Warren, mother Of Nelson Warren, Of
MA Greek huudrsa, died yesterday in the
- year OF her eye. Mrs. Warren hsd
been confined to hef Yopn for Gopns lima.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-29

DoEn.aiste exchanges ore coming il.
with reports o. Repu2lican patriots II
several toans wha have alfeedy caught
sae post-cfiice fever nhout 90 badly as
hAh q dozen o. 90 OF their fellow parrots
o. Wilmington have caught The name IN
feosion. What wild scramble for ofics
there is going 70 be. And wont share bs
weeping ani wailiog and crashing Of
teeth shonld Mr.. Harrison prove a civil
service ref2fmeE with backbone?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-29

It Is gratifying to bern that last weeks
session Of the New Castle County Teach.
ers' Institute wsa as successful fnsnoiallV
CD In other respects, 1; eigualssd itself
BY more than paying eZponses. Much
credit Is due to superintendent Bfasey
for this welcome result, since it was
largely attributable 10 the work and
thought which he aad devoted 10 this end
and which had received his zsaioug al.
Gsntion fog the whole preceding gaar.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-29

all through Dress Goods You
may miss Ii If you don't see
the SO inch all wool Plaids and
Stripes at so cents. The lot
is rounded full, the stuffs such
as might well be a half more.
The best Black Silk-Warr
t1eunettas are as easy to tel
as the best Broadcloth. Soft,
ness, quality, finish, evenness
Of shade--not one will be
wanting. Best Is always
cheapest In the long run. Take
a Priestley Siik-Warp for In
stance--finest Of pure silk,
choicest clip of Australian
wool. They go to the dye Id
the natural gray; come OUT
black Of a uniform shade. You
can exactly match such stuff
years afserward. Ask for any
number In the long line Of
these choicest Black Silk and
Woods. They're all here.
Among the Black Atwood
Henriettas are some with extra
heavy warp, made 10 our
order. More body, weight
and frmness to the goods.
46 inches wide, 81 to $3.50
lighter warp, 75c.
Almost everything Ia Paris
Novelty Dress Stufs Is peel
liar. Audacity with richness.
One of the oldest Of the 10;
shows a design as IL a handful
Of match sticks had been
flung over It. Ridiculous to
think OF, but quantity taking
after all. 7 shades, 40 in, 81,
A big part Of the Basement
is getting llveller all the time
with advance notes of the
Holiday hurrah. OF course
it's where the Toys and Dolls
and Games are gathered
Playthings, and study-thlngs
that have all the seeming Of
plaYihIngs. A little world Of
amusement for Children. It's
as good as a circus for the
little ones to look about there,
Wonders In mechanical toys
sure enough cars that run
on the merest bits of track
trumpeters that trump, and
all that.
Let the little bright eyes
come with you; you'll feel
younger and they'll feel cheer.
Ter for the treat.
The December Book News
liz pages, richly illustrated
will have complete lists o
Holiday Books for big folk.
and little folks. You are likely
to save 81 or more on every
IS you put into Christina.
Books If you let Book New.
help you. Can you do better
with S cents ?
+. JoizN WAaAMAKER.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-29
%sramSass's.


h'A' Htpnuhy, Hov. W, 1883, r
5000 Dress Patterns I
1t will take days and days 20
pass them all out. When we
take 10000 or $4,000 yards
of stufis In a lump from a
dealer who has too much
you may be sure the prices
are interesting. \
Dress Goods generally were
never lower, but, taking
them on the low level that
prevails, IS cents put intd
0ne Of these Dress Patterns
does Tie a0ork Of 81, or e0en
more.
There would be less of the
sensational In all this II the
stuffs were off color In any
way. They aren't. There
isn't a wrong thing about
them. First chop for style,
weave, quality, dye. Meav goods
Of tie best makes. And fine
wool at that.
Moye Man taoo hvndyed and
h0eny f0e styles and coLo,7nps
In just the weights and weaves
you'd pick II you had the run
Of a dozen counters. Soma
of the sorts
Pads
Stripes
Cheeks
Fhuies
Uts ulsps
Monte cloths
Serge strinrs
Figure ttgiDes
A mure BfipeB
CheIron aripos TO \ zach
singles Dlssonns
Double isgopals
Corded ohschs, three aisss, self. color
In all the going shades and
black.
We cut the whole business
Into liberal Dress Patterns and
let them 90 for Mres.9nayteyl
o., less of The regHlgr los0 doam
Ptece price.
IS worth for 1878
50 worth for So
So rs worth for $3.50
81 65 worth for S5.a5
IS worth for Sc
50 worth for $675
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-29

There are spots just as good
all through Dress Goods You
may miss 1t If you don't see
the SO inch all wool Plaids and
Stripes at SO cents. The LOT
is rounded full, the siuf1s such
as might well be a half more.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-09
STRICTLY PURE LARD.
How Farmers Wives Can Produce Sweet
Article for the Kitchen.

How Farmers Wives Can Produce a Sweet
Article for the Kitchen.
Pure, sweet lard is thing 10 be de-
sired by every housewife, and yet the
common article of merchandise that
we buy at the average grocery stores
that fills the bill, even in q plausible
degree, furnishes tho exception, rather
than the rule. 1t is difficult to get it
pure-that is, in the end to have moth
ing but the pure lard itself. Natural
", sediment composed of minute
particles of the flesh distributes itself
through the body of the rendering,
which always imparts more or less OF q
disagreeable flavor to the lard and the
offensiveness of the same to the smell
is measured by the offense to pro-
priety and the laws of health
in the determinations made of
the fatty substances used In OBJ
tanning the lard. A lady at Fulton.
Mo-, now visiting Dallas, established
a reputation for marketing an article
that was always exceptionally pure
and much sought after and buyers
were always ready. The lady, Mrs.
NJ e. Bush, was asked the secret by
which she was always enabled to pro-
duce an article pure and sweet and as
white almost as snow. She said:
There is little or no secret about it,
further than this: During the slaugh-
tering. dressing and trimming of the
swine, / always attend, giving per-
sonal supervision in detail. and par
10 ~, tho t,-i,,, fr.np, bn
wished for pork the fatty substances
intended for rendering. With this
l am just as particular as l
am with my butter. for in moth
ing would Indifference to clean
illness prove more unsatisfactory. In
deed, the flavor of the lard is gov
erned entirely by the care and pains
taken in this particular, and the color
also, and whenever you detect an Of
fensive odor either from the bread
containing the lard, or the lard it.
self, just as certain are you assured
that careless and Indifferent hands
have done their work. Pure lard has
no unpleasant odor; rather the oppo-
site. Ny rule is before cooling a
kettle, while it is yet boiling hot. to
put one gallon of I've to every thirty
of lard, and stir it to the cooling
point. This will destroy the most
minute particle of substances foreign
to the oil itself. consume all agencies
tending to discoloring, or offensive to
the smell, and leave nothing but the
pure, snow-white article with an en-
HANGED value of several cents to the
pound. TEXAS LiUe-S Stock Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-09

fold. 1 have heard story about Rus
sian thieves which illustrates their
dexterity in this regard. A French
noble. who had suffered much from
thieves at St. Petersburg. ma de q
wager with a member of the royal
family that he could produce Rpssi an
thieves who would rob a man at the
dinner table. and he might use every
precaution to prevent it. To the dim
ner number of guests sat down. The
royal Russian naturally supposed that
one of those who sat about the board
was the expert thief, and to chem he
directed his attention.
From the prison one of the most
hardened rascals was taken and told
that if he would rob the CIR and Duke
he should have his liberty. The thief
was dressed as and acted the part of
lackey and waiter. The liveried serv-
ant moved about with all the grace
and pomp of a lord. Indeed. he so
little resembled the adroit rogue
that he was that his employer be-
gan to fear. as the dinner pro-
crossed. that he had made an unwise
selection. 1t was arranged between
the master and thief that when the
latter had accomplished his difficult
mission he was to indi cate it 20 the
former by asly wink The wine flowed.
the soup. meat. fish, game. the various
entrees and relishes appeared and dis
appeared and still no signal of sue
cess. Finally the cigars were passed.
and as they were being lighted the
thief gave the signal. The master
asked the time of night The guest,
with pleasing confidence. drew his
guard and found at the end of it in
stead of his watch a slice of turnip.
Then the host asked his guest for some
snuff. The box was gone. Inquiry
was made for a beautiful ring which
the guest had worn. That, too, was
absent. His purse had likewise disap-
peared. But the astonishing part OF
the performance was discovered in the
fact that not only had the guest of the
evening been robbed but the host like
wise. Cor. Philadelphia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-09
Cruelty to Children.

A good work, receiving less help
than it should, is that done by the
various societies for the prevention of
cruelty to children. This work is not
charity in its strictest sense; for
charity often pauperises, and the
effort here is to prevent pauperism,
the intention being so to guard and
protect children while offender years
and frame that instead of growing up
TO swell the viler classes. as they
might if left to themselves or chance.
they shall be given the opportunity of
becoming good people, and, therefore,
good citizens. Every dollar spent up
on them, then. is SO much money saved
to the governing powers, who would
otherwise have TO spend that sum in
the cost of providing police and penal
ty. Moreover just so much wealth is
added to the community as this per-
son made worthy may create by thrift
and industry. In addition to these
considerations should be reckoned the
satisfaction felt in the prevention of
positive suffering to the weak and
delicate little beings. too young and
ignorant, and sometimes too loving.
to protect themselves. - Harper s
BazGr.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-09
it's your half he's drinking now amt

it's your half he's drinking now amt
itP'
| 1t was a low-down way for Jim to
talk, and felt like dropping out of
my tree and elm bing up to thrash him.
But didn't,
Soon the liquor began to tell on tho
! bear, rs we could see from his hic-
| coughs and the unsteady look in his
eye.
Then hottie bear-began overhaul
| ing our packs. Soon he came to my
spare overalls and. diving his fore paw
into the pocket, pulled out an old
pawn ticket and a KEY. The ticket
had run out, so he threw it away.
Then he grabbed the key; and, pick
ing up my hat and putting it on over
one ear. staggered across to the foot
of Jim's tree. and commenced jabbing
the key into the crevices of the bark.
Looking for the keyhole, by all
that's holy!" said Jim. as he drew his
legs up couple of feet higher.
Presently the bear dropped the KEY
into the grass. and tried to look as if
| AiC 1Gdb NoiO IL ou pun poSC. iSI no
saw my rubber boots; and you should
have heard him laugh as he grabbed
them! Then he sat down on his
launches and began TO pull the boots
| on.
But he had his back turned to me
now; SO, while he was wrestling, try
| ing TO put his left foot into the right
boot. just dropped from my tree and
reached for rifle. He must havo
heard me drop. and I hardly had hold
of the gun b.fore he was up and facing
| me.
1t was an awful momcnti Scarcely
| ten feet separated me from the Nom
arch of the ountains--the Terror of
| the Forests! His eyes seemed to flash
| living fire in the blaze of the burning
| logs. and in the Pickering light, his
teeth-those teeth which, if my mus
| cles trembled at the critical moment.
would soon be bathed in my life-blood
looked doubly terrible.
For an instant there was DEATH
like hush as we stood facing each other
in the lurid fire-light. We both knew
| that it was war to the death.
Then he rose in all his rugged maj
esty. He came toward me-slowly,
terribly. [ could almost feel his hot
breath on my hands. The supreme
moment had arrived. My finger was
| already pressing the trigger He
opened his moHl.i.
Let 'er-hic!-go. Gall agher!" he
crowled with his last hiccough
And ! did.
But when he was dead. l wished I
had stopped to ask him how he had
got onto my name. FLAMES Gallagher,
IN Pstck
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-09

apple-ple, a lump OF CHEESE ..,,i . ehuns
of fruit-cake2
He had-just one small piece of rye
bread and raw turnip.
That was all! No butter even on tho
bread!
Myrtle stepped back. and her face
was all red aud her eyes kinder shiny
and misty. She grabbed the valentine
from CLARA hand and tore it into forty
'leven bits before you could say jack
Robinson.
General George'll never have tbs
valentinen she said.
why don't that mean old maid
feed him bctter?" says Rob. angry
like.
Il s'pose she cant afford it." says
Myrtle. "Shes awful poor. But she's
good to the General-that is, he seems
to like her. s'pose she gives him as
good rs she has herself.
but rye-bread and a turnip"' says
Rob, grooming 1T seems to me some
thing ought to be done about it +"
Course there ought" says Myrtle
This things got to be seen to- We've
acted real mean TO the General, teas
ing the very life out of him! It's
shame! Poor fellow! With no father
or mother! How could we have car
ried on so! And he's smart enough at
his books to make us ali blush for our
selves. I'm going to speak to my papa
this very night and coax him to do
something for the boy. But I'll tell
you what We'll do now: We'll give the
General valentine-only it won't be
the kind we were going to- Let's all
take something from our baskets and
fill hisr'
.All rightr says we all
So Myrtle put IN a big piece of Cocoa
nut-cake and roast chickens drum
stick; Rob gave an apple turnover and
a popcorn ball; Clara gave some picL-
les and gingerbread, and the others
bread and butter. and so on. until tho
basket was so full that the cover
bulged up.
Then Myrtle wrote on slip of paper
and tied it on the handle, and these are
the words she wrote:
ga valentine from those who are
awfully sorry they've plagued you so.
but who promise to never do so
again.
You can bet the General was pleased
when he found it! His big black eyes
inst shone! And since then he's Joined
in our games with the best of us. He's
turned out to be an awfplly jolly chap.
and we're dreadful proud of him on
examination and exhibition DAYS.
Mary E. Brush, IN Iostth's Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-09
KEEP FOWLS TAME.
Why Poultry Raisers Can Not Afford to
Have Wild Birds.

Why Pou1try-Raisers Can Not Afford to
Have Wild Birds.
! Keep fowls tame. You can not af-
ford to have them wild. They will not
pay as well. lay as well or afford one
half the satisfaction that tame flock
would. If there is any thing that will
disgust fancier 1t is to see lot of
hens fiFing wildly here and there
| whenever man approaches. We hate
wild hens
| All breeds can be rendered tame by
proper treatment, but some breeds re-
| quire more care than others to pro-
ducc this result. Generally speaking,
tho larger breeds. like tho Brahmas,
Cochins, Plymouth Rocks and the like.
are more easily tanned than the small
er ones. like the Leghorns and Ham
burgs. We have seen very tame Leg
horns and Hamburgs, however. We
call to mind brown Leghorn Geek
that will approach its owner. a wom-
an, and, upon bein g told to crow
for dinner, would straiehten
up and crow. He would lie
down and roll over. also. upon being
hidden to do so. We know of a flock
of golden-s pangled Hamburgs that
will @ at out of the hands of their owner
without a sign of fear. These cases
are instances to show what the right
kind of treatment can produce. 1t is
not uncommon to find Brahmas so
tame that they can be picked up any
where. We know of one of tbs lead
ing breeders of Asiatics whose Brah-
mas are SO tame that they act as if
they expected to be caught, and liked
! the idea, when the owner appears.
Fowls can be rendered tame easily.
The observing of very few rules is
necessary:
1. Never frghten them.
2 Speak quietly in their presence,
2 Never make a quick movement
toward Il fowl, unless it be sudden.
short movement m catching one. and
then never miss your bird.
The advantage Of having tame
fowls are many besides the general
satisfaction experienced. It is con-
venient to have them tame if you
wish 10 show particular bird to a
customer. He would like to closely
examine it, and to do so he must
have the birds in his hands. 1t is
often necessary to catch fowls for ex-
amina alton rs to some symptoms of
disease. If you have to chase them
all n ound the yard in order to catch
one, you either do not catch the fowl
or you waste a great deal of precious
time; there is some wear upon your
clothing and a good deal upon your
temper Fowls, too. will actually
keep ON less food, lay more eggs.
fatten more easily, and in every way
prove more profitable for being tame.
If you doubt it, try it and be con-
vinced A single seasons trial will
satisfy you. and you will never have
any more wild fowls in your yards -
Indianapolis Sentinel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-09
Toddlekins' Boo'fer Kitten.


am Toddlekins' Boo fer kitten. I
used to live in barrel with my broth
ers and sisters. But now / am Tod
dlekins Boo fer Kitten.
This is how belong to Toddlekins
One day my mother boxed my ears.
Toddlekins heard me cry. She climbed
up the side of the barrel to peep in.
The next minute Toddlekins was in
too, standing on her head with her feet
in the air! / don't believe you ever
heard such noise as me and Toddle-
kins and the rest of us made then. all
crying together!
That's what comes of being little
peep-girlr' said the nurse The nurse
then took hold of Toddlekins' feet and
pulled her out, and ToddIekins, as she
went out, grabbed me by the neck and
pulled me out too. We looked Mt each
other. "Boo'fer Kitten. I love your
said Toddlekins. "Miaow!" said /.
And l have been Toddlekin's Boo fer
Kitten ever since.--Babytand.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-09
How Arab Boys Play Marbles.

The Arabs play marbles differently
from the American boys. OF course
the arrangement of the marbles to be
shot at can be varied in many ways;
but the young Arabs shoot the marble
in a way of their own and much more
accurately than American lads The
left hand is laid flat on the ground with
the fingers closed together, and the
marble is placed in the groove between
the middle finger and forefinger- The
forefinger of the right hand is then
pressed firmly on the end joint of the
middle finger, and when the middle
finger is suddenly pushed aside. the
forefnger of the right hand slips out
with more or less force and projects
the marble very accurately in the direc-
ton of the groove on the left hand
Many of the boys become very expert.
Perhaps marbles are almost the only
playthings for which Arab children pay
money, and as q rule only very small
capital is needed--Henry w. JesSmp,
iaa 81. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-09
THIEVES IN RUSSIA.
F1ourish'ng Markets for the Sale of Stolen
Goods of Every Description.

Goods of Every Description.
There is so much thievery in Rus
sia that all the principal cities have
what is known as thieves mar
kets." They are conducted openly,
and little, if any, effort is made to
trace an article which goes in that di-
rection. Travellers. in their exaspera-
ton, often declare that the authorities.
the thieves and the vendors of stolen
articles are banded together, and that
the profits are divided on fixed scale.
Be that as it may, there is more steal
inc in this than any other country.
unless, probably. Egypt is excepted.
The thieves market flourishes IN ost
on a Sunday morning. although Sum
day is not generally observed here.
and street improvements. building of
every character. and trade goes for
ward. But many people take holt
day on Sunday and spend it here. To
this point 1 wendell my way one Sun
dav morning, and saw throng such
as Five Points, New York, would have
been shocked at in her pail days
In n window Isaw some fine old china
ware. bearing the private mark OF
Alexander l., the crown and seal of the
empire. Immediately the shop-keep-
er, a woman, Informed me that the
goods were stolen from the Winter
Palace; she knew it because she got
them directly from the thief. and she
had handled his property before.
1t is related that Peter the Great,
once remarking to guest the propen-
sity of his subjects to steal, observed
that in the midst of prayer at church
a Russian would not hesitate to rob
his neighbour. The inclination to steal
varies in the classes only &C
cording to opportunity. The officials
who pilfer do it in a more civilized and
respectable way than the common