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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16
Pithy Points

No power equals that of a life well
spent.
A persitant thinker has the power
of a vital mind.
When all so-called remedies fail,
DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures.
Benevolence and appreciation fit
closely into each other.
The whole science of life avoid
sowing the secs of regret.
Good company and good piscourcc
are the very sinues of virtue.
1t is better to be able to say mo"
than to be able to read Latin.
The innocence of the intention
abates nothing of the mischief of
their example.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16
The Surgeons Joke.

Some men are able to joke in The
midst of the most fearful circum
stances. Colonel Bell, nm English
soldiere, tells the following story Of
an incident which, he says, occurred
during battle Of the Peninsulai
War.
When the battle began the sur
geon of II certain regiment was in
proper place, nj the rear Of the men.
He had deposited his instruments
under IL tree and crept along the
rear of the troops until he saw the
men beginning to fall. Then he ran
back us fast us he could to bring up
his mule and apparatus.
Doctors wore at that time cooked
hats and feathers, and were not to
be easily distinguished, at distance
from the general staff.
AS he went at full speed along
one side of a hedge, a general officer,
with his aide-de- camp came gallop-
ing up the other way.
There's an officer running away
cried the former. "Stop him; halo,
sir, where are yon going ?"
No answer Both officers wheeled
their horses,
"Stop, sir" cried the superior one.
"Give an account of yourself and
your name,"
"No, no; )" shouted the doctor. "Im
off; seen plenty of fighting for one
day."
The officer was furious and push
ed ON after the fugitive, the stiff
fence still between them.
"Give your name, sir"
"Oh never mind my name; every
body knows me. Look out for your
SELF Your life's not worth penny.
Go to the front and be killed if you
like. Everybody's being killed there
but me" speaking over his shoulder
and running like the wind.
On he went until he reached his
apparatus, which he proceeded to
load up the mule, and ordered his
assistant to move with it to the
front. Then he dashed back in the
direction from which he had come
and the officers realized that they
had been sold.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16

No faat OF nature is moro pregnant
with awful meaning than tho fact OF tho
inheritance OF disease.
Modern science, which has Illuminated
so many dark corners OF nature, has shed
now light ton tho Uminous words of tho
scriptures, Tho sins Of the fathers,
snail DO visited upon tho children
unto tho third and fOuriS generation. {"
flfty llor cent Of cases 1 ( consumption,
cancer ami scrufuln, run In families
through inheritance. Insunity Is hered.
itary In marked dcprco, but, fOrtu-
nately, like iaany other hereditary
diseases, tonds TO wear itself out, tho
stock becoming extinct. A distin-
gulshed sc.ent st truly says; mo organ
or texture OF tho body is exempt from
the chance of being tho subject OF
heredi tary disease" Probably moro
chronic diseases, which permanently
modify tho structure aud functions Of
the body, are more or less lmble to DO in
herited. The important aud fnr-reachfng
practical deductions from such facts-
are obvious TO retlccting minds, and tho
best means for preventing or curling
these discusses is a subject OF intense in
terest to all. Fortunately nature has
provided a remedy, which experience
has attested us infnll.ble, and tho rene.
dy is tho world-famous Swifl's Specific.
pure vegetable mpound-natureis
antidoto for ali blood poisOus. To tho
afflicted II is o blessing OF inestimablo
value. An interesting treatise on
"Blood aud Skin Diseases" will DO
mailed free by addressing
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, ca
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16
Tested Receipts.

Salt 'ork.-Cut as many slices as
will be required for breakfast the
evening before and soak till morn
ing in sweet milk and water. Then
rinse till the water is clean, and fry,
For change it may he rolled in
corn meal and then fried.
Cracker Panada.-Soak Il cream
cracker in Il pint of water until it
has absorbed almost ;he entire
quantity. Sprinkle cinnamon and
IL little sugar over the top, then pour
the whole two tablespoonfuls Of
wine or other liquor.
Bread Pudding.-Takc one pint
Of bread crumbs soaked in qt Of
sweet milk, one half-cup white SUI
gar, two eggs beaten thoroughly, 1
cup Of raisins if desired, heaping
teaspooniul butter, salt to suit the
taste; stir well together and bake.
Muflins.- Cream together one cup
full of butter and one cupful of sug-
ar; add three eggs and one pint Of
milk, stirring well then add one
quart of wheat -four with two table.
spoonfuls of baking powder and one
cupful of yellow Indian meal. Bake
in muffin rings in hot oven.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16
DrLWORTH'S
CHILL PILLS

These Pills are n specific and anti
dote for Cbills, Fevers and NIL forms
of Malaria Disorders. We have not
known single case of chills Dumb
or shaking) that they have failed to
cure, when taken in strict accordance
to printed directions. In majority of
cases a single box is sufficient to cure,
but in long continued cases when they
have returned again and again, more
is required. AS tonic to build up the
broken down constitution produced by
over exertion, fevers, &c, these pills
cannot be excelled; they promote the
appetite, relieve headache, backache,
and strengthens the system.
The low price of 25c per box brings
them within the reach of all. For
sale by MI druggists and country
stores. apr8S
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16

In caring for the flower bed it
must be considered that unless the
bed be full and the ground rich it
will become unsightly instead Of
attractive.
The celery trenches should con-
tain plenty of manure is choice eel
cry is expected Water the young
plants occasionally with soapsuds.
For mulching gooseberries and
currants no materials is better than
the short clippings from the lawn.
They lie closely, keep down weeds,
and promote needed GOODNESS 10 the
soil.
The amount of nitrogen supplied
in the manures is very much in OK
cess Of the amount recovered in the
increase of crops.
There may be audible music in
heaven, but its chief delight will be
the music of principles in full, con
senting harmony with the laws o
eternal lrectitude. There may be
visions of loveliness there, but j
will be the loveliness of virtue, as
seen in God and reflected back il
family likeness from all his children
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16
Oh, What a Cough

Will you heed the warning. The sig
nal perhaps of the sure approach of
that more terrible disease Consumption.
Ask yourselves if you can afford for the
sake of saving 80 cts, to run the risk and
do nothing for it. We know from exper-
fence that Shiloh's Curo will cure vour
Cough. 1t never fails. This explains
and Whooping Cough, at once. Mothers
Side, or Chest, use Shiloh's Porous Plas-
ter. Sold by Il. T. Dilworth, Newark
Del.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16
{. with the poets. we belieye

If, with the poets, we believe
That Adam sinncd to be with Eve,
We're sure the sacrifice he made
Ewes daughters nobly have re-
paid,
For over all the earth since then
They kindly stopped to marry
men.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16

,,, arrive Newark Centre Statlon) from Phila a
days " ~ w = So "
PENINSULA express leaves Newark 0. 44nm, ar
riles az Baltimore II 10 am.
-, bsn,,tlinOre passenger leave Phila. daily l0ap
NJ Onester II. II p m; Wilmington IL 8s a Ia nj.
rly BIi Newar4 1900 night, Baltimore 1871 "a
ii,nliauelphla and Baltimore express, 2OeN M;
Wilmington, 2.44 p. m. Newark, 3'Os o. ~. and
baltimore, 40 p. m, on week days
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16
FOR SALE.

Holstein Freisian thoroughbred Bull
Calves, from my thoroughbred Bull,
"Faithful's Sir Howard" Also, half
blood Bull Calves. NELSON WARREN,
Jan14tf Newark. Del
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16
= THE MODEL PRESS

0lnul v Rewarded are those who read this and
IllbIll | then act; they will find honorable
employment that will not take them
from their homes and families The profits
are large and sure for every industrious per-
son many have made and are now making
several hundred dollars Il month. 1t is easy
ior any one to make s. and upwards per day
old capital not needed we start you. Every.
thing new. No special ability required you
reader, can do II as well as any one Write to
US NJ once fOrfull particulars, which we mail
Me. in
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16

Bill Heads, Letter Heads,
and a general class of printing
done at this office
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16

French Creek Branch Trains:
Leave Springfield II 10 M ana 8 20 d m On
week days, and o 10 a m on Sundays
Arrive st. Peters II 40 m and GBopm on
week days and 30 m on Sundays.
On saturday only Will leave Dupont Stations
! OOand t2 p m, Newbrldge at 20 and Ibpm
Tor Wilmington and all intermediate points
on Sunday leave Reading at 8.O0p. m forW
mingtOn. -
For connections at Wilmington, b. & O. juno
tloni Chadd's Ford duncti0n, Lenape COatesvilie
WaynosaNrg Juneti0n, Birdsboro, and peadinK
see timetables a all stations
A. G.MeCAusLAND, Supt,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16
NORTH.

Trains marked with a run daily
Leave Newark Centre Station for Wilmington
ana Phlla; 7.4G a M ., 10 and Cos p m week days
Peninsula express leaves Baltimore 2gO Il m
arrives Newark 3.55 M runs through 10 p6lnts
on Delaware Division.
Express train leaves Baltimore, 40; Newark
COL, a. M; North East, 5.3S A. M: Iron Hili SD
a, MI Wilmington, $50 a. m, and Philadelnhia
1870 a. m, week days.
J. X. Wood General Passenger Agent.
j. Q. Shivler, Agent at Newark.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16
LEDGER JOB OFFICE

All work promptly exc
cuted, and no Inferior
Workmanship. Every
workman an expert In his
particular branch.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-16

~ Daily except Saturday and sur.aav
go II Is m for Newbridge, n1nant s vi az az
intermediate stations ~ DupOhV anu all
=, On On sunday leave Wilmington at SOFA m for
Reading 60 a. m. for spglRflioid 70 u ILL., ior
French Creek Branch Trains
Leave st. Peters ESQ a m. ma 10 Or =, -, ,...,.
days and So p IN on AunClavs - - u H. NoeA
Arrive Springfield 72E' n M. ana inon,, ~,
week Gays, and 4 II on Sllnlavs w y :" v"
GOING SOUTH
Daily Except Sunday
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08
Agricultural Notes and Items.

LAzINEss and wickedness may pros
per for a while; but in long run, he
who sets all knaves at work will pay
them.
NOT one farmer in hundred sees or
knows how much of labor, capital and
manure is lost forever by mism anage-
ment and instruction.
EARTH, air and water move together
to give the Industrious farmer an indie
pendent and comfortable living, pro-
vided he will study and obey Natures
laws.
IN agriculture, as in other arts, if you
are wise man you can afford to use
plain words. If not so wise, big words
and learned expressions will not make
you wise.
IT is frequently said that the manure
pile is the farmers bank, and ii may be
added that, like other banks, the profits
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08
Declining Years.

Let no one say that, "having full
filled my earthly mission, it were better
to depart" Wait, Do not abridge
thy mission, O man or woman of God
The less experienced need thy counsels
of wisdom. The traveller, who has
journeyed safely along the precipice
down whose giddy sleeps so many thou
sand have fallen, may be able to give
many valuable suggestions to other
tourists. In an age of wondrous ac-
tivities, ii is of no small value to live in
such a presence. 1t is circumstance
most favorable to the stability and glory
of civil government to make ripe eXpe-
rience, rather than immature judgment,
the controlling power in legislation.
He who has grown to manhood without
the wise counsels of long experience,
has lost that which neither the knowl-
edge nor treasure of after years can
supply. This is true in the highest
sense, when these counsels are regu-
lated by the principles and sanctfying
grace of the gospel. The aged pilgrim,
bending beneath the weight of years,
yet pressing toward the mark of his
high calling, is a royal parsonage among
men. His hoary locks are woven into
a crown more kingly than glittering
diadems-a crown of glory, the sign of
manly endeavor in many conflict, of
virtue in its supremacy, of wisdom en-
riched by the years of discipline and OBJ
servation. Erchdn0e.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08
TRANSPORTED Sorrow.

You may not know how it is supposed
the pearl is formed. A grain of sand
or some foreign substance, getting en-
trance within the shell of an oyster,
hurts its sensitive body, which, having
no power to eXpel the cause of pain,
covers it with secretion and, by de-
grees, rounds off all sharp angles, molds
1t into sphere and finishes it with a
polished surface. Thus it accepts the
inevitable presence as part of its life,
and when it dies yields up, shaped and
perfected, perfect gem, lovely with
the tints of the skies, jewel whose
worth is far beyond the pain that gave
1t existence. God often introduces into
human lives some element of discom-
fort, unrest or suffering-a thorn in
the flesh, that cannot be plucked out,
burden that must be borne, a daily
cross not to be laid down. Some souls
thus dealt with chafe against the trial:
they contend with ii till their sensibil-
tiles are lacerated by its cruel edges,
and make its presence one long, per-
petual pain and poison. Others, recog-
nizing the trial as heaven-sent, and
therefore not to be escaped, accept it,
not with joy, indeed, but with meek
ness; and though it press hard and
sharply, they wear it with sweet pa
thence that day by day enables them to
carry it more easily. 1t even becomes
the source of an inward development,
the growth of grace which at the last
proves to be the crowning, adjoining
attribute of their character, the espec-
ial quality which, rounded out to per-
feet symmetry, reflects the beauty of
heaven.-IUuStrated Christian Weekly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08
From Caledonia County.

A thrifty farmer of Caledonia county,
writing July 30, says: "The hay crop
of Caledonia county is not nearly all
harvested yet, owing to scarcity of
help and late season. Little was done
before the Fourth. The crop of the
county will be worth more than last
season, if we have favorable weather to
get the balance, as the quality will be
better than last year. 1t is pretty dry
for potatoes and grain on ledgy and
sandy farms, and pretty cool for corn,
unless we have warm August and a
September favorable as to frosts.'' Re-
specting farm which had been adver-
tised for sale without finding buyer,
our friend remarks with force and
truth: "Our best way to sell our farms
is to go to farming and double their pro-
ductiveness instead of Skinning them"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08
Old Coronation" As a Battle
Hymn.

1t was Sunday; we were marching to
our first battle. We waded through
miles of sand and numberless streams.
Overcome by the heat men dropped
from the ranks, and even horses fell
out by the way. To nerve the heart
and quicken the step we sang the
stirring army songs. AT last the can
non were heard in our front and we
knew the videttes were at work. We
soon smelled powder and thought of
home. The men were foot-weary and
exhausted, and the power of song was
exhausted, too Suddenly the colonel
rode up to us in company with the gen.
eral and exclaimed, For heavens
sake give them something to cheer
them on!' Instantly that grand old
conference hymn A" Coronation " came
to our minds:
All hail the power of Jesus name,
Let angels PROSTATE fall,
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown him Lord of all"
We sent it forth, and it flew up and
down that extended column until the
whole army was inspired by the hymn.
The boys sped onward to battle as if
charged by thousand galvanic bat
teries; and while the heavens were
ringing with song, the God of nations
seemed calling unto his angels to de-
scend and lead us on to victory. At
midnight the enemy had fed, and as l
lay with my head pillowed on my gun
stock, the full, round moon looked
down upon the living and the dead,
seeming to say unto us, "The song for
the conference is the song for the
army. "-DdriuS Cobb,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08

are largest where the deposits are out,
drawing interest.
A PATIENT, persevering, noble
hearted farmer can do grand work in
the community in which he lives. A
mans influence does not end with his
active life, but his good deeds live after
him.
AN exchange says few dogs are
worth keeping. So little alcohol may
be sometimes useful as medicine, but
in both cases the injury is thousand
times more than the good, when all is
done.
SOME of those who are asking" Where
is my wandering boy tonight" about
this time of the year, would know bet
ter about it if they had planted good
garden and orchard before the boy
was born.
MORE fruit and of a better quality
can be secured by thinning out the
young apples, peaches and pears. 1t
is mistake to allow an overloaded
tree to ripen its fruit, as it will result
in correspondingly smaller crop next
season.
THOSE who work at farming because
they know how to do no other work,
and yet do not like the farm, will not
enjoy rural life, even if they possess a
most valuable farm. But their enjoy
ment can be much increased by increas-
ing their knowledge of farming.
TIE Homestead says Cornell Uni
versity of Ithaca, n. Y, has proved
that the elements supplied to the soil
by clover are worth $50 per acre. Such
statement is nonsense. Glover may
be so used as to improve the soil greatly,
or very little, according to how it is
done.
"THERE is a great deal of agricul-
tural land in this country that has
never yet been worked, and of that
which has been cultivated but a small
fraction has reached the possibilities of
food production" says our thoughtful
Brother Cheever, of the NetU England
Farmer.
THE master of the Ohio State Grange
calls upon the Patrons of that state to
"put none but honest, capable, sober,
economical men in official positions"
The same appeal might be made to
the farmers of every state. Such men
will never disregard the claims of
agriculture.
"WHY do we eat salt, and why do we
| give salt to our cattle?" Because out
of salt are made the digestive fluids
without which no food can be as
simulated Entire deprivation of salt
means miserable death within brief
time; but much less is needed than is
usually used.
IT is not much more appropriate for
the government to run free seed-store
than it would be to run free grocery
store, says the Maine Farmer The
original purpose was only to distribute
valuable novelties; but for years this
seed distribution has been a cheap,
electioneering fraud.
STICK to the farm, boys, save the
pennies and dollars; don't smoke,
don't drink, don't spend everything on
a nice horse and buggy, but be careful
of your money and when you are
twenty-five to twenty-seven years old,
commence on your own hook. Marry
young woman who is willing to help
you, buy a nice little farm and settle
down.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Three PecuIiarities

Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier
ana regulating medicine, is characterized by
three peculiaritieS, namely:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08

BONES DISSOLVED IN LYE.-Profes-
sor Kedzie of the Michigan Agricul-
tural College says:
"Strong I've will rapidly disorganize
bones, especially if boiled in the I've;
the osseine or organic matter of bones is
rapidly dissolved and they become brit
tie. If wood ashes can not be got in
sufficient quantity, bones may be fitted
for use as fertilizers by breaking into
coarse fragments with hammer and
then boiling them with mixture
of sal soda, caustic lime and water.
Three pounds of sal soda and two
pounds of caustic lime, boiled up in two
gallons of water, will make solution
that will rapidly act on broken bones
when boiled with them"
This is all true, as we long ago found
out by practical experiment. We have
been trying for years to find out the
best and cheapest way to utilize bones
on the farm. DR.. Kedzie's way il
good enough, but not cheap enough
1t is very slow work to soften bones by
boiling them in an alkaline solution
and the expense and loss of time makes
it Improbable to follow this method
on the farm. Decidedly the quickes
and cheapest way is to burn then
white, and then pulverize them with {
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08
M(oral anb Religious.
A farmers View OF the Church.

Well, wife, I've had round with Wayne
Bout iinin' our church;
He tried the skeptic dodge on me,
The argument Of smirch.
Says he, "Look at your members now,
There's Jones got drunk, an Sven
viii cheat friend to make trade;
Amt az good as them"
Says I, "a butcher buying stock
Does just the way you do;
lie hunts around the cattle yard,
An finds the meanest two;
Then ev'ry offer that he makes,
An ev'ry one he hears,
Is coupled with the sneerin' words
Jest look at them two steersl'
You pick the meanest Christians out,
An then, with tricky jeers,
You run the whole church down by that
Jest look at them two steersr
No farmers fooled by that ole trick,
An so you can't afford
To risk your soul in trying it
Upon the all-wise Lord"
fired We, in omaha World
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08

ECZEMA, ITCHY, SCALy SKIN ToRTUREs.-
The simple application of SwAYNE's ONT
MINT, without any internal medicine, will
cure any case of letter, salt rheum, ring
worm, piles, Itch sores, pimples, eczema,
all scaly, itchy skin eruptions, no matter
how obstinate or long standing. 1t is po-
tent, effective and costs but trife.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08

A FRIEND IN NEED.-DR. WIsTARs BAL
SAM or WILD CHERRY is a friend in deed
Who has not found it such in curing coughs
and diseases of the lungs and throat? The
sick are assured that the high standard of
excellence on which the popularity of this
preparation is based will always be main
tanned by the propretors
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08

If you don't want to be robbed of your
good name, don't have it engraved on your
umbrella
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