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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-24
R.ANKLN ARMSTRONG.
Double Cash Store.
-Caskey Building
Newark, oct. 81 1888

This week we have opened entire
new department in fancy goods,
Brass Em6r@'aery Ornaments.
as follows
In Gilt, Silver, and Fancy colors,
Bells, Sleigh Bells, Cow Bells, Gyp-
sey Kettles, Acorns, Lanters with
swinging door, Half-open Parasols,
Anchors, Filigree Balls, Brass Cres-
ents, Bangle Cresents, Tambourines,
Milk Pals, Brass Sequins, Brass
Stars, Plain Brass Crescents; ham
mered Brass Crescents, Concave Sc
quins, Spangles, Brass Easels, Brass
Plaques.
PLUSH EMBROIDERY
ORNAMENTS.
Small silk Acorn, satin top and
chenille bottom, chenille tassei 3 in,
long made of 3 chenille spikes and
tinsel top, chenille cresents with
tinsel covered ball in center, rustic
brass triangle with chenille tassel
and satin hall pendant, large fancy
ornament made of 3 silk tassels, tin
sci covered ball center and tinsel
top.
PLUSH CHENILLE CORD
Light blue, pink, olive, old gold,
slender blue, garnet. Plush Balls
to match all colors of the card.
"ST4MPED LINEN"
Embroidery crash Tidy's, Chill
drens Bibs duster bags, umbrella
bags, laundry bags, splashes, tray
cloths, pillow shams, table covers,
bureau and side board scarf.
A good opportunity now of getting
Xmas presents ready for your friends
These goods are not expensive and
will make handsome presents for
every body. The above goods will
be arranged in special Oval Front
Case.
Caskey Hall.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-24

This week we have opened entire
new department in fancy goods,
Brass Em6rOiae1y Ornaments.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-24
Wat Is
SCROFULA

It is that impurity in the blood, which, ac-
cumulating in the glands of the neck, pro-
duces unsightly Jumps or swellings; which
causes painful running sores ON the arms
legs, or feet; which developes ulcers IN inc
eyes, ears, or nose, often causing blindness OF
deafness; which is the origin Of pimples, can
cerous growths, or the many other manitesta-
lions usually ascribed to "humorsi" which,
fastening upon the lungs, causes consumption
and death. Being the most ancient, It IS the
most general of all diseases or affections, Tor
very few persons are entirely free from IT,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-24

WANTED.-Six hundred dollars
to invest in per cent. mortgage on a
good property, also Seven hundred dol
lars to put iii a mortgage on a good farm.
Octl2-SS ]. F. WILLIAMSON, Agt.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-24
PLUSH EMBROIDERY
ORNAMENTS.
PLUSH CHENILLE CORD

Light blue, pink, olive, old gold,
slender blue, garnet. Plush Balls
to match all colors of the card.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
ppynU.u yoryCS pRaDY WIT

II is believed that the following anecdote OF Brigham
Young has before been published The high pre''
Of Mornons often had tho whole OF his woa
derully quick wit In order TO preserve the faith that ms
followers had I'm him. but he generally equal 10 'h'
occasion. certain elder while chopplng WOOD h1d eu'
his leg badly that Il had TO be ampuated As soon
he able he Young and stated his ease 70
him somewhat as follows: have always been soV~
Mormon have several wives and good many chidrsh'
snd In my present MANNED condition do not kno" NO"
| am TO provide for them L believe truly ta' you .,
Christs representative earth, and that you nav" 81
the power that He had II ike YOU can WORK M
acles; II you like you can give new leg ana no"
ask you to do &C."
Young assented TO all the fatterine proposiuons
they were laid down. and when the elder hao "
speaking he said: Is give you new ~s' '
VIII. but you think about IL HUE ~ "a
When the day OF Judgment comes. wherever Wv, ~, "A
buried your old leg will md out aud ioih TO- ~.
YOU but II give you a that will iise WV"
too and the question Is whether YOU would rath'' 60
the inconvenience OF getting along With one W ,se,s
years here or 90 through all eternity WIN w. yoruSs
Tho choice was quickly made. and bfisn'"
reputation as q mlraele-worker was saved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
A NOBLEMAN BY NATURE.

From The Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.
There died In plymouth Thursday last of nature
noblemen Ho old man, and his was
Henry Weston lie carpenter by trade, and in that
trade doubt II his superior could be found native
intelligence. practical experience and real SKILL He was
a Of few words but when he spoke he meant all he
said He thoughtful, and when he made statement
an agreement his mind was made up, and IL could
not be changed His heart warm, and his nature
gentle that OF little child lie felt pleasantly
toward everybody first in the happy hope that every
body was as good as he was When he found himself
deceived he simply refused to do any work for the man
who had deceived him. plying the sinner but not going
out OF his way to abuse him. He was always doing
little things for his neighbors and friends and even for
strangers-surely for little chidren-n very sweet
spirit and wherever he he welcome, because
Weston aud such life his spread good influence
throughout the community In which he lives simple
story OF him. OF which have personal knowledge, Is IL
Illustrative of his character ana Is one among many mel
his long of usefulness which secured for
his lncoruptlbc honesty the entire confidence ana the
implicit faith Of all knew him. Several years
ago Mr. Weston made contract with gentleman to
house of old one, and to erect nice
stable. 1t signed by both parties. From time to
time as necessity required money was called Tor by MI
Weston, his employer wondering all inc WINE why no
did call Finally the work was nnished
That It perfectly satisfactory goes without saying
because Hehy Weston did II. IL could not nave been
better done Well day the owncr OF The house sent
for Mr. Weston, showed him the contract handed him
check for the balance due say some twelve hunoreu
dollars and asked II there any other charges Mr.
Weston locked up handed back the check, and said.
When made that contract tne price o, lumber 'Ss
be Obliged to pay It. Lumber went down. and 1t did
not cost me pealy much Us antieipaIen and Al L
cbarged FOR All YOU owe Is 800" The gentleman
tried by every argument In his power to convince him
that had lumter advanced, he would stil have been
held 10 his contract but II was OF no avail This grand
old man this faithful workman, could not DO TO
believe that he would do right in awaiting himself of
perfectly legitimate profit ana said mat he could not
feel at peace II he permitted hi1sef TO receive moro
than fair compensation for his time and services and
for the purchase OF material. small present for
member OF bIa family was all that Mr. Weston could DO
induced 10 accept Mr.. Weston central figure in
every day s Of tho people OF Plymouth and his loss
Will De generally and deeply felt His funeral takes
nlaca On ~ vmouth at o'clock to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10

time needed in which to capture "sYoony button
In those few, fcetIng moments sho performs noro
military evoutions than DO learned here IN
four years. and when the battery Is TAKEN as talfh
It always is sho dlsarms 1t and lets 1t co. lno
daughter of member Of tho Board OF VISITORS was
heard to say yesterday that she had strung on u.
Of yellow silk no less than thirty six "spooDy buttons
Her most effective weapon Is her saucy little nose.
But young and old brilliant and stupid, experienced
and timd, havo their chance, for there are 3oo
cadets, and they like 10 1.-Two these ten days Tho
floor Is crowded thckly with little gray coats ana
white trousers, with pretty gowns and scars ana
fans. They move about I'm restless confusion, WINE
tho band fills the air with melody, and the flowers
I'll It with perfume They dance and promenade
laugh and chatter, sigh and look tender, they shoot
forth meaning gances, careless who sees and Knows
for when they BIO bold and gay II not on this
one nightl And when, at last the call OF the bugle
sounds and taps summons them again to barracks
and darkness and cold stone walls, tsy have tho
satisfaction Of knowing that they have not lived all
in vain. They poorer in "spoopy buttons bus
rich In pleasant memories a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10

and anarchy itself They were as ferocious IN
their language as Mr.. Goblin himself could desire
II they had met at the same table, the decan'ers
would soon have been flying about SO, Wisely
enough they did not meet. am indebted 10
LADY, whose memory goes back to that perlod ior
an account OF what then happened. Hcr pirth
and postion were such, her knowledge so remark
able in more ways than one, that her testimony
may be accepted as decisive.
Il was then GIRL she said, and just out
II was not the fashion at that tune 20 ask girls out
10 dinner, but for my fathers sake and othef
reasons people made an exception In my favor
/ dined often never once except in wing
house. went. as other girls went, to parties and
halls The line Of separation was not quite SO
strict about parties and balls, but, as rule,
went to Wing houses for parties and balls also.
The two political parties gave as a rule, each their
own social parties. They mixed seldom; if
went TO Tory house it was exception and an
event / assure you that in point of isolation and
cxelusveness there was little TO choose between
those DAYS and these We hated each other just
as much. There was no Mr.. Gladstone, but you
never saw Earl Grey and tho Duke OF
Wellington at the same dinner hardly ever in the
same drawing groom. 1t was discovered after
awhile, that the Reform Bill was not Revolution
but had prevented Revolution and the two
London worlds came together again. While they
stood asunder things were as bad as they are now.
Believe me, there is nothing new under the SUM-
As an old woman / am looking on at the same
spectacle | saw as girl
The spectacle has indeed, brighter side to it.
In many houses, social intercourse between politi-
cal foes is still frequent and friendly. 1t would
be altogether mistake to imagine Mayfair huge
menagcrc, whose tenants glared aud growled at
each other from their separate cages 1t is possible
to meet at the same table some of the men who sit
opposite to each other in the House of Commons,
and some from each section of that curiously con-
sorted Opposition front bnch where Lord Harting-
ton is side by side with Mr.. Gladstone, and Sir
William Harcourt elbows Mr. Chamberlain. |
end with these two names as an omen of peace.
Mr. Chamberlain has been Sir William llarcourts
guest during these Whitsuntide Holidays at his
house in the New Forest and not even the South
amption election disturbed their good relations.
G. W. S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
ONE orrRAyK uILLErs ODD PICTURES
ON The Boston Herald.


Everybody has heard Of Frank Mlllet He paints
pictures and writes magazine articles In times Of
peace, but when war Is On' he becomes " war
correspondent" and likely TO turn up in the Soudan
the Transvaal or the Balkans Itut there was time
when he was not known. He sent pictures TO exhibit
tons, to be sure, and good ones but paid any
particular attention to them said anything about
Them. One day he conceived an idea lie painted
picture of lady In black sitting on n bright red
sofa standing against vivid yellow background
The effect was iust tIi1e startling Friends who
saw II In process of production cxpostulated with
him and asked what he going to do with IL.
They were simply astounded when he announced thai
he was going TO send IL 10 the exhibition. They
labored with him, but In vain They told him that
the critics would wipe the floor with him. They
can't do that without mentioning me-" said Frank
quietly, and they've never even done that YETI To
the exhibition the picture vent IL killed everything
within twenty feet on either Side Of IT, You couldn't
helm looking al II. II simply knocked you down and
held you there. The critics got into towering pas
sion over II. They wrote whole columns about II.
They exhausted the English language In abusing II.
They rdlcued the committee that permitted II to'be
hung They had squibs and glbos about II, but every
time they spoke OF (, they mentioned Frank Miet
He suddenly became the best known artist IN town.
because Of the stir that IL made. bought the
pIctre al good price, and removed IL 10 the sccusion
Of his own home When the next exhibition came of
Frank had another picture ready, one OF very
different sort, and very good but no better than Others
which had been exhibited before Tho critics had
mncb 10 say about II, and noted with pleasure the
marked Improvement that Mr.. MIllet had made, an
evidence as they modesly put 10, "0f tho value Of
CRITICISM even though severe TO young artist And
the majority Of them never saw that Frank had simply
compelled their attention by clever trick
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
THE POST OFFICE As TRUSTING PLACE.

dispatch to this city from Philadelphia says that in
the general delivery department In the post-ofce o.
that city 1t has been found necessary enforce rules
restraining the promiscuous delivery of letters es-
pecay to minors, who the general delivery depart
mcnt as means of clandestinely spopding, and
the broad corridors Of the post-occ meeting place,
to such degree as to have become a nuisance. The
new order OF Postmaster Harrity, Of Philadelphia,
directs that the local addresses of those receiving
mall through the general delivery should be secured,
and their mail delivered by carriers TO the greatest ex
tent possible" The order has created good deal OF
comment in quiet way, and many a love letter viii
be sent 20 tho dead letter office IN consequence of the
new rule. In New-YorS the floating population is so
immense that particular attention is paid to the de-
livery by carriers from the general delivery department
OF the central poStOce, where by furnishing idenlh
cation letters may always DO collected. But at tho
branch post Offices one Is required 10 give his address
and the mail Is delivered by carriers. Mr. Rchaits
superintendent Of general mall delivery, said TO .
Tribune reporter that there was no such nuisance III
the postonce here from clandesine meetings as was
experienced In Phlade pha but every one was required
to prove his Identity before he could receive letters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10

ELEVEN DAYS ONCE THOUGHT FAST
AS late as 1866, voyage between New-York ana
Liverpool in less than eleven days was coDsidered
phenomenal and then the question was asked, what
is the limit of speed But the Baltic, of the White
Star Line in 1873, cut this eleven days down to
seven days twenty hours and nine minutes Then
the City of Berlin of the Inman Line, two years later
cut the record to days, fifteen hours and forty
eight minutes. Next came In 1881 the Arizona, OF
the Guon Line, making rush for the Queen OF the
Oceans pennant and she took 1t with a record OF
seven days, seven hours and twenty-three minutes,
and has continued to do even better than that The
Alaska followed In May 1882, cutting the record to
six days twonty-one hours and fortysx minutes from
New-York to Queenstown The Oregon, then of the
Guon Line, followed in 1884, and in September Of
that year reduced the record TO six days, eleven hours
and nine minutes The next year followed the Etruria
with six days, five hours and thirty-one minutes
Then the Umbria with record OF six days four hours
and ffty-eght minutes. Since then the Umbria and
Etrura have alternated in possession of the pennan
The increased speed Of late years is due less to
the Improvement in steamship models than TO that
I'm machinery, the long and hullS enabling them
to mske time that could never
have been made with the old style Of
steamships 1t is not alone in the exceptional voy-
in which the increasing capacity for speed Of tho
ocean steamships Of the present day Is most im-
pressvely presented but in the general average at
tanned in succession of voyages and in the increas-
ing speed thus shown by the same vessels. owing to
the great Improvements made in their machinery.
One fact probably never enters the mind Of marine
novice or OF landsman. II Is that in the substg.
on of steel for iron, the former being ductile
than the latter the materials of construction may DO
lighter For instance, the steamer Serva. OF tho
smaller Of the fast vessels weighs $40 tons less than
she would have done If She had been built equally
strong with iron, and of she has that much
gleater carrying capacity for machinery or freight
the limit OF speedi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
AN AVERAGE COOK.



How do You like housekeeping, my DEAR" inquired
Mrs. MatrOn of Mrs. Newywed
"Oh, it's just lovely Charley thinks it's delight
full It's such a pleasant change, he says, from
boarding house fare, and he just my cook
Ing. l love to plan and prepare our little meals.
DO stay for tea. You really must 1t won't lncon-
venIence me In the least. All I'll have to do will
be to lay another plate. have everything all ready,
and Will only have TO speak TO girl and tell her
there Is to DO extra"
And when she spoke to the girl she said:
" Run around TO the bakers and get dozen fresh
rolls pound of assorted cake, and lady fingers
And stop at the grocers and get some canned beef
and get some cold boiled tongue at the delicatessen
store and Jar of raspberry preserves, and tars.
guess that'll be all want but the tea-and you
can mako that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
NE DID NOT WISH TO BE HURRIED.
.adelphla Call.

From Tho PhIndtpHIA NHI''
81 have not many hours TO live" he said, huskiiy,
graspnr the hand Of his friend, the editor. while no
struggled 20 sitting posture In his bed You and
have always been frlends-aye, broherS Promise mo
one thing IL Is my dying request and know you
A violent spasm of coughing seized him and nearly
shook him from slender hold earth When the fit
had subsidized the editor with the wedenned trace OF
tear ON his rugged check bent wasted form with
all tho tenderness OF q mother.
What In ltf' he whispered, brokenly. "whatever
you wish / promise"
at is this and the dying mans voice became
strong with the earncsness OF his appeal. Don't
kill mo In your paper until Pm dead"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10

On the end OF the piazza nearest tho hedge sat
three nice old ladies' looking over the commencement
programme trim cadet, with his waist drawn In
TN IL seemed as II his ribs must be seatchng each
other as no walled, sauntcred up the hedge and
said "Ahem!'
lie didn't see the old ladies; no was endeavorlng
TO attract the attention OF walter standing near
"Why. deary me - cried of tho old ladies
There Is young officer?
"Ahem AhemlD
"The poor young man must DO In tronble,' said
the second old lady. lie looks very anxious. Why
don't he speak out and say what he wants n
"Aheml Ahem.r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
EXCEPTIONS TO ALL RULES

From The DctfOIt FIec fTcss' i. .urakin9
They were seated at the supper table an one had
preferenee Little Ruth, who was the lxss
said: 81 like all kinds OF fruit but hasa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10

Some OF the forms in which the rigid discipline Of
the Academy manfests Itself are at this time quite
droll The cadets not allowed TO visit the hotel
without special permission, and this permission IS
given only in they have relatives stopping there
They can go no closer to the hotel than the line
marked by tall syrnga hedge, that grows about
fifteen feet away. The young ladies, of course are
mostly guests at the hotels, and considerable difficulty
stands in the way Of the cadet who wishes to engage
their attention. A score of girls were In the paror
yesterday humping the plano and singing:
Love comes like a summer sigh.
Softly DER you stealing
Love comes, and you wonder why
At loves shrine you re kneelng
Fades the light and afar
Goeth day, eometh night ard star
Lcadeth ALL sTeede,h all
To thin fcsE
Love good night Mus. thou z,
when the day ani tn, night heed thee ,oi
Needcth all, needeth all
That is best!
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-14
NO. IL.

bed by the window. Up to about 70
o'clock the moon shOne brightly, but
after it set all was darkness. 1t Is
thought that about o'clock Schmidt
entered the bedroom, effecting an en-
trance through the kitchen window,
and shot Leonard, supposing him to be
Peck, holding the pistol so close that the
shirt was burned and blackened. The
ball struck rib and glancing off lodged
under the left arm. Peck was awakened
and jumped up, slammed the door and
held it shut. Mrs. Peck started to climb
out of the window to alarm the neigh
bOrs, but as she approached the window
she was shot from the outside. making
an ugly wound in the face. She fell
over insensible on LeOnard's bed. The
house was then discovered to be Oh fire.
LARGE PILE OF HAY
had been placed in OH the kitchen floor,
and this was ignited. As Peck entered
the kitchen and crossed the room for
water to eXtinguish the fire he was fired
at twice from the window, but neither
ball took effect. He lighted a lantern
and started out in pursuit of the daring
murderer. As he approached the bars
with the lantern in his hand he was a
conspicuous object to the fiend who
stood in the darkness, armed with dry
poplar pole, half of one of the bars.
and when Peck came near enough he
struck him on the head, knot on the
pole fracturing the skull and telling
him to the ground, after which Schmidt
beat his head into a jelly. The pole was
found the next morning covered with
blood and gray hair. Mrs. Peck and
Leonard Staid i'll the house the remain
der of the night. For several days
after the tragedy it was thought
that Mrs. Peck would not live.
Had she died it is probable that mob
violence would have been resOrted to.
Schmidt was arrested the day the mur-
der was committed while he was at
tending services at the Lutheran
church. He exhibited no particular
emotion nor gave any signs that could
be Interpreted to imply guilt. lie was
lodged in Jail, and after several days
confinement made a confession impli-
eating Ellison L. Smith, but at the May,
1887, term of court, Smith received com
plete vindicatiOn. Schmidt was tried in
the October. 'S6, term of court, Judge l..
5. Hatch presiding. After a long, tedi-
Gus trial, the jury, on the 29th, returned
the verdict of guilty of murder in the
first degree, and recommended that the
punishment be death. Judge Hatch set
the day of execution on Jan. Z, 1888. but
on account of Sheriff O'Neil not taking
his oath of Office until the I'd of .Janu-
ary, and being unable to complete az
rangementS for the execution, the
sentence was cOmmuted to Jan. IS.