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NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINS
Leave Wilmington at 600 a. IA. and 2.55 D.. m.
Leave New Castle Lt 6.35 a. m. and 1886 p IN.
Express tram leaving Harrington at so m
and arriving at > s. J, m. runs through solid, to
and from Baltimore, via POrters and Newark.
BRANCH ROADS,
DELAWARE, MARYLAND q VIRGINIA r. r.
Leave Harrington for RehObOth HOS a m. 81
and s. 48 piu. Returning trains leave Rehohoih
for harrington IS and S.35 a, m. and % p m.
For franklin and way stations Hos Returning
Leave Franklin 05 a. m.
ror Berlin, leaves Harrington II 05 a m. and
81 m. Returning, leaves Berlin q ~ & s 05 a m.
QUEEN ANNE q KENT r. R--Leave Townsend
Tor Centreyillc and way stations as a. m. and
Z "A p. IN. weekdays
DEL & CHESAPEAKE II. R-Leave Clayton for
oxford and way stations at 1905 a. m. and BIB p
m. weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & STAFFORD r. R-LeaVe SeafOrd
for Cambridge and intermediate stations at il.dO
Il. week days
CHAS E. PUGH, General Manager.
J. z. WOOD. General Passenger Agent
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central France tho physician-in-chief, in the
course Of his round of inspection, approached
cot, and after feeling the patients pulse re
marked: "Hun-he is doing very nicely; his
pulse is much better.n 1T is as you say,
DOCTOR replied tho nurse; "but it is not the
same man. Yesterdays patient is dead, and
this one has been put in his place" "Ah, y
said the doctor, different patient, ehl Well,
same treatment" Aud he walked on
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Cure Yourself.

Don't pay large DOCTORS bills The best
medical book published, one bundled pages,
elegant colored plates, will be sent You on
receipt Of three 2-cent stamp to pay postage.
AddreseA. p. Orvay & Co., Boston. Mass.
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ID Schedule I'm effect Dec. Q 1888,
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE DEPOT
WAgT BOITND


P6IIadclphia. week day s.2O6.iO zoo. 755 $50,
90, 10 A.. II TO- a. m; II 40. 90, co. 3d. 90
y, 6 10, 6 60, Z %, so. p M
PHILADELPHIA, Sundays, 20, co. Z 81. Q OSLO Il,
II Is. a m; y 90 90, 90, So 8 20, . %. 10,
sc, 80 p. m.
chester, week days, 20. 10, 200, : 81. $50,
on, II IS a. IN: Il 40, l 90, 90, 3 o. . 20, %
10. 05, s sop. m
Chester Sundays, 3 20. 90, : So, Q %, II 10, a,
m; 70 40 ! 90, 90, 3 81, 90 p, 10, $50 p. m.
WEST BOUND.
Baltimore and Washington, 9 90, II 81 a. m;
, 70, Z 10 p. m; y 80 night, All daily. 20 a. m.
daily except Sunday
Chicago and Pittsburg, is &c night, Is p. m;
both daily.
Cincinnati and St Louis Il 81, a. H. and z 49,
p m: both daily.
singery accommodation. 20 and II Top m,
daily.
Landenberg Accommodation. week days, II 90
a. m: 40 and D IS p. m; Sundays, 8 80 a. ~, and
) Is p.
TRAINS LEAVE MARKET STREET STATION;
For Philadelphia ; g. p, m, daily, except Sun.
day. For Baltimore, 35 a m. aud 70 p M
daily, 2.35 p. M, daily, except Sunday. FOR Lam
denberg, 80 u. m, 10 IS II. M, and = ~ p. ~
daily. except sunday; % a. N. ON Sunday only
Is p. m. daily.
Pittsburg and Chicago express daily. Is p. m.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FOR WILMINGTON.
DAILY, u 05 a. M. 30 10 o. II 90, a. M, Il 90,
nooz; 40, 3 90, 80, 80. 30, co. 10 10 10,
Daily except Sunday, 30 and z % am, %
and 30 p. IN.
sunday only, s 81 a. m.
Telephone, No. 1913.
Rates to Westaru points lower than via any
other line.
C. o. sCULL, WIN. CLEMENTS,
GENT Pass. Agt. Manager
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The only non-Alcoholic Vegetable medicine
put up IN liquid form ever discovered.

II is not vile fancy drink made Of rum. poor
whisky, Orreiuse liquors, splced and sweetened
to please the taste, Uut Pufey vegetable prep
aratiOn, made from native California herbs,
Twenty five years use have demonstrated to
millions Of sufferers throughout the civilized
world, that of all the medicines ever discovered
Vinegar Bitters only possesses perfect ana won
deriul curative effects upon those troubled win
the following diseases, viz
Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Neuralgia
Headache, Boils. Scrniua, Skin Diseases.
Jauudice, GOut, Piles. BiliOusness. and all other
diseases arising from blood impurities, aud az
u Vermfuge il is the best IN The world being
death TO all worms that iufest the human system.
It always safe to take at any time, or under
any condition Of the system. fns old or young or
for either sex. u is put UP in two styles. Inc
old Is slightly bitter. and Is the stronger ~
cathartic effect. The new style is very pleasant
to she taste and a perfect medicine for delicate
women children. Each Kind is distinctly
marked on top Of cartoon
Many families keep both kinds on hand, as they
| form complete medicine chest
As family medicine for the use Of ladies,
children and men Of sedentary habits, the New
/ Style Vinegar Bitters has no equal an the world
II is invaluable for curing The ills that beset child
hood, and gently regulates the diseases TO which
women at every period OF life are subject.
La1fes. get a bottle from your druggist and try
It. II Your druggist has not the New style Vine
gar Btters ask him to send for it. u You once
/ Try it Won will never be without this priceless
/ remedy in the house.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
Chicago Gram and Produce.

Chicago. August 1.-THE continued fine
weather throughout the west and easy
early cables and fair prospect OF increased
receipts caused a &c lower opening tor
wheat this morning. Following the tenn
porarv early depression there was period
of strength growing out Of the large eX-
port clearings reported. During the last
hour the market was heavy and further
slight shrinkage in speculative values
took place, many of the smaller class OF
longs unloading rather than leave their
trades open over Sunday.
Corn was quiet with occasional periods
of temporary activity. The feeling was
easier and slightly lower prices were estab-
lished and closed 16@Ac lower than yes
terday.
Oats was traded in to a moderate extent
The feeling was easy, and prices declined.
slightly.
Quite good business was done in pork,
and the feeling was unsettled and prices
irregular Early trades were at SC ad-
vance, but the pressure TO sell weakened
the market and prices declined &c on de-
iiveries and 15@20c On January. During
the latter part of the session the market
was steadier and prices rallied 71z@l0c
and closed steady.
In lard trading was only fairly active.
The market weakened and prices receded
b@l0c and closed quiet.
good speculative business was trans
acted in short ribs. Free offerings weak
ened the market, which declined 15@T154c.
The leading futures ranged;
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

Nt~ANTFD- borrowers for money. pisce aaoasy
~ 81 the lowest .stGs on all kinds n chsttei So
wichita EAr king Co. Ne IL W est D0lEl--
g5-E
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
Kansas city Produce.

KANSAS CITY. No. August l..
wHEAT-Stesdy. Ne. cred cash. sales AT t4iyc;
September, sales al oiiag.
COKN-Qule1. Ne. cash. 2a'.c hid. sc asked.
August. Pc bid, &c asked; year. ~ PC bid 25s.C
asked.
OATS-No. 2cssh. IsC hid, DC asked.
hNE-No. : cash, SIC htd. ac asked.
FLNlrR-EaSg. w .SVs KIN. 81; family. 81 III
choice 81 SE fancy, 81 - extr. fancy, q 6i patent
al Saal -.
CORN MEAIs-Firnl. sac.
CORN CHNP-5,c.
SHIpSTUFF-sOc.
BRAN-Quiet; 36c.
HAY-Flrmer. Strictly prairie, SAGA so poor to
choice SiaS o.
FLAX ShEn-SI Il.
BUTTER Barely steady. Good 20 fancy cream
cry. liz &c, fancy dairy llSl1c,
CHEESE-ChujCe northern Twins, SIC Young
America, SIC. western, 5tsC; skinned 10,
EGGS-hlrIn n Ike.
POU LIRN-kasy- Choice hens - $50 81 zoos
ters, s. - per doz: spring chickens, SlSI =.
HANS-llC.
BREAKFAST BACGN-slec
DRIED BEEF-Sc.
DRY SALT MEATS-RibS aai long clear s. IeIs.
shoulder. 81 -; short clear. s. 20.
SMOKED NEA IS-Sbort ribs. = S-is. long clear
- shoulders, s. l2b1 short clear, $ 81.
lokh-Slu 81
I.ARal-x5
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
Wichita Produce Market.

Furnished by Oberne. Hosick & Co.
WICHITA, August It.
HIDES-Green. 81 zCa5 30. green salt. s. 0o95 co.
dry sailed 4siOc; green pelts, $4,000; dry peItS'
- TALLow-No prime, 4Izc; No 2, SIC.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

NEW YORK, August l..
wHEAT-Weaker. No red. S62S7.
CORN-Steady. No +s1i3-C.
q ATS-Dul.. No white. -. .lH2c.
COFFEE-OpiiuHs easy. spot barely steady
Sales ld2.59 bags. Rio. iSl.C
SUGAR. uchsneed. e, -tFs a6Ise. extra c. 6Say7c.
~hite extra - siS ASc. yellow, g. I5f>c; o A. ,-7lf
mould 4, Sc, standard 4. .; cut ioai $50 crushed
Ssc; powdered. SSc grauuiSted. sac, cubes. e.zC-
EGGS-Firm. lri4Vslsc.
BUTTEk-Ste8dy. Western dairy, 9E1o,sl
creamery. llettsiel,
CEEESE-64gtC.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

Tor ExCEA SGE-Ta rzza~-s ssS svsrv5sssY
sl=x - XNr.as ssS>sr7azz szezcg a. fxr1is1
yas kh@aEzc.s arr aN..a Z liz zs4es = AaGsas
AZ as c-->~ = Be1ss ass ss1sfsN - s--e
kz-sazs A ssr-xcs Ax~scY r,ozzs ! - Z ae. - ~
EA.k<s s.. " scAsix Asa-. :. T.. = -ss~e- lGHasS.-
az
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
st. Louis Produc
~ Af1N-' . N'a'A' =
ST. LoCls. No. August l..

FLOUE-Unohsuged.
wHEAT--Lower. al NC decline from yesterday.
No. red cash. 7fssSsSSzcs August siasC SepteIl-
Der, ~ $3.50 bid, December. sso- Nav S,syc.
CCRN-Lower No. ? mixed cash, s.. Gj-ysc- sep
tenbrr, as k52k.c; May Ss4lc.
oATS-l.ower. No. , cash, 1876; May. 25Irc
August lsSsc; september IsC.
RNk-a,s.tjSsu
HAY-No;hIls doing. Prairie. ssS7 - timothy
$ll6ll -
BRAN-4l@tac
FLAX sEED-Firn: 81 2lHl s0ls.
LEAD-Strorgev. soft Missouri g 81, refined
. q, and Chemical hard s. 70 bid
55c.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
wichita Grain Market.

Furnished by J. w. Hawn & Co. grain ana com
WICHITA, August Il.
wHEAT-No . soft, 5526lc; 30 harl Jo&01C-
CGRN-No white 25c; No mixed &c
OATS-No white, l6@l7ci mixed, i5Gloc'
KNE-2lc.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
parve.t Frrarsion--I,o~ haie-

The Santa Re route will sell, on August
8 and - September 10 and =. and October
: 1853 round-trip excursion tickets ~
greatly reduced rates--abopt one fare for
round trip from Wichita - al D0snts
Texas, Panhandle OF Texas Colorado,
New Mexico. Utah. v yofning. Idaho
and Montana Tickets are good for
thirty days from date 81 saie With stop
overs allowed AZ pleasure on return "Trip.
Parties desiring 20 make 4 thirty days
trip &c any Of tie western mountain Re-
sorts. including la Vegas Hot 7grin2s.
Colorado Springs Cascade Canon. Mani
tou. Green Mountain Falls. stc., car SaTs
money By taking sdvautag. % thu low
rates on the Harvest Excurziou dates For
ticket rates aud other information. call On
" =. MurdOck, agent A, I. & >. ;. X
4, OF address
Gro. =. SICBoLEoT.
C. 2. & T. A, A., T. * :. r. X X
d5s-tf Topeka, hsnEas
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Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO, H., August II.

CHICAGO, H.. August Il.
The Drovers' Journal reports:
CATTLE-Recepts, 5000 shipments, Steady;
Beeyes * GOES 81 stockers and feeders, s2GI3 IS:
COWS, bulls and mixed 81 20a3 90 Texas cattle,
81 T5a3 natives and half breeds, 50 0ls3 80.
HOGS-Receipts. 6OOi shipments, 800 StroT g,
higher. Mixed. Ss94 40; heavy, S. SOFA 20 skips,
a. Jld4 Al.
SHEEP-Receipts- 5000; shipments. 1000, Steady.
Natives, s. Jce4 50; western 80 6OsI OG Texans,
S3 ijgi 10. lambs - 9J46.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
ARTICLES.


BUTTUR-Unchanged. Fancy creamery, uSlSci
fine, I4ieCs finest lay; l4g; fair To good, SO llC-
EGGS-ACtEVe. lstets I5y.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

ItDR TEADE-FcT Wichfta property farm pear
i the rffr good i've rss4u8 hguse and So iolz -
Fllf4xa kaurt.- / vii auErs=itsr q lpan - $ispg
f!tsan ols ard tvD good rrs4dsnfss a. iucep@u-
daIfce Kan. 80 acre farm ou~ mile from "a ia
ian farm al join ne Tow - All ~ Trs
kan This property = a. risar. - Ii sssErss mort
gage also want Tor cash cheap iasa iu tbs HarfA
part % the c.ty. a. g. y assam. ~ Ssssgvyls BIO H.
a
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

Plenty % cheap money for fzr1 and eiiy
loans ~ the knight Investment coz ts,.Jf
10 y. Market street eS-I
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

Under thIs head = FfT mo D8F ny
S--TATFD-A COW Iarae. u E-i and white color.
- about years old Anvoae rT inF - Dr.
Oldham corner Market and Contra, all h. sstis-
fart9riiy rewarded d3 ~
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.
New York Money.

New York Money
NEW YORK. August Il.
Money on call % per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, +4hs'- 80, - ...,.
Sterling exchange dull steady at q 6it2 loF s-A-y
day bills, ana a S. =. for demand.
Total sales OF st0c!-s today, 49,, shares
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
EGGS-l2@c.
CORN MEAL-Dull; 81 e091 IS.
WHISKY-$I c..
PROFESSIONALISM.
PORK-sl0 75-
LAkD-LOwer. IS 90.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, No., August II.

KANSAS CITY, MO, August II.
The Live Stock Indicator report:
CATTLE-Receipts. 2.2i7: shipments, 2,1ii. Mar;
ket generally about steady. Good choice corn fed
steers SIGi 20 common TO medium, SOS So stock
and feeders, 81 6g3; cows 81 5oG2 %; grasseIs
81 7962 IS.
HoGS-Receipts, 3,54l; shipments. SIS Strong
and lOe higher. Generally sc higher. GOOD 70
choice light. 81 3o5 2J heavy and mixed % '3g4 To-
SHEEP-Receipts 81; shipments 800, steady ana
unchanged. Good TO choice muttons, s. ioGi W;
common medium, 81 seas 30.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

ST LOUIS. NO.. August II.
CATTLE--Receipts, 1860; shipments: l.4Oa Steady.
Fair to choice native So 94 30; stockefs and feed
ers, s. 2Oll3 10.
BOGs-Recepts, so; shipments. 1900: Higher.
packing. 81 l063 p.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1920; shipments, 200. Strong
Fair TO choice, S. 1904 90.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

For sale bT J. w. Hawn & ca. wioe.;s
EisTsso.. teispsens "a Glls x
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FOR TRADE
rnaer Nh. head Dc per lias per day.

NOR TRADE-A foreclosure Judgment for about
i 3 - on Improved city properly Hant stnfA =
goods or real estate Geo Cav i17 East Oas street
fes-Ifs
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
GOING NORTH AND EAST,

Elegantfree reclining chair cars all trains. and
Pullman sleepers from Wichita to Kansas City and
Chicago without change night trains. Tickets
sold and baggage checked through TO all points
norsh, south east and west and steamship tickets
sold TO all European points at lowest rates City
ticket office 1876 East Douglas avenue, corner Main
street; passenger station corner Douglas and Mead
aVnues.
Z. A. RUTHERFORD Ticket Agent
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

We have s sgpplr q noE-rnlnsr2l bl2aks
AZ ;sis o1os for Oklahoma glizgx
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

INVITES sv~ry~tsys snaSfss pss
iAib EAcIEs "Atso-rsss focssz Dsek.
tlHf5 ss, can ee UA@d IL asy eo1f; al
in any srAte. Pffas. T. o. b
mail 20 ary ssttrsss, yreyess, Gp1B rsostgs
a. sIT Aderss LA wick.sa EAs1R,
WlchlnA EAxxxz
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

n1yv g,4n Csr1s Ts.1lzx IAsii.<
tlSzs. Lscrks16 Cases
1AIIIIitI kssE Cards. Party fsv1.s-
ross. Pstrsad ~ LS:As--
xrssh~. .: &c Wichita EAGLs ties. VIA
TIA. kaxsxsA
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
HOGS.

HOGS.
Receipts I26. The receipts were lg Mt as IS lis4
on SATURDAYS; only two cars offered Tor sle u
both sold at "a Is; and averaged 2i6 ana "a Pot,
Ire same hogs would have sold yesterday "a Ille
same notcn. Prices today are l21P@lo cents Io"Da
than closing day last week on medluih II4u t
weights and 10 cents lower On light hogs. we ouote
light mixed packing bogs..-....--S: 20 a. m
Heavy mixed packing hogs-.-..-..--- y - ~,
i5nSb oiSI sa,,.s and SAYS .-... 50 6I5 %
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

MONEY TO LOAN-In small and large amounts
vi all kinds OF chattei aud real c-tte seCurt-
y. Long time loans inside city property and
Improved farms at aud per cent. Mortgages
Main dis-ai
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

Thr.s hoErs the zsirksz: % e Lvu-s-
8 szsoGzl Fscsac rHlluAg. Ia
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

BssaE zhEtrzr.s ~ sac ~ tbs ozs1s
AssrrGcfz yrsrted 20 ar9rr. Orders ~
z al pronpsly sfseedsd 20 AG9rs.s iss
Wsca.rA EAsIE Wck.sA kz ~.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

M ONEY TO LENDING have yl-nty Of money
w to lend farms city property mortgage
notes. stocks and bonds, az lowest rates AlSo make
loans on horses. mules cattle pianos. furniture aud
all kinds of chatfel security. Ne buy notes mort
cages. etc. and do "a general brokerage business.
W 4. Nash 4 Co., rooms and . over Ito North
Main It. Is gstf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
-xssSSaflSzF
daily - Ea9le
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
wichita, Live Stock Market.

Furnished for the EAGLE by Eldridee Camp
hell live stock commission merchants
WICHITA August II.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
LOST.
Under this head &c per line PEI day
FINANCIAL.

WANTED Money 90 loan on improved farms
w ana aik kinds OF cha:teis. Roberts s. Myers.
front room over ia y. Main. dfe e.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
STOLEN.
Under this head - per limo -
STORAGE.

CTORAos-For boaseboit good. or n-rchAhfiss
- ho<ed or leo~o n Won have any goods 70 vfors
bring them to tss wichita storage Co. 10. ~ wszs
Douglas ave. ~
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

E.fOR REST-Most desirable cottage in city house
Il grounds and location conSidcrezi}-fye rooms
furnished or unfuraished-to rSht party 81 North
Topeka avenue. do
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
STRAYFD.

FOR SALhi-Farm Property.
Under this head zc per line per day.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

90 DOR RENT-one1 room house: one room
e. L house, one IA room boarding house AL
within block OF Douglas avenue AID IN good re-
pair. VIII rnnt cheap. The knight Investment Co.
ION. Market street DIS IL
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

TOR Rem r-Seven room house. No. IL y. E.n-
Il poria avenue with storage room stable and
buggy house additional; very cheap Cal on W. ).
BSbo. Room /. No. iie y Main as
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

w proved central city property oh long
time at per cent aud q reasonable commission 40
delay where the title ID good. !. +. Humphrey =
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

L,OR RENT-Heuse OF rooms. In44 y. Enpor!A
L ave. Inquire a. lCeI North Fourth ayease,
city. 1l-o:
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

receipts were light again today. The only in
ouiries were for feeding steers ne IeeIlhS was
- r.l,.arc trraf if.S We luOfp.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-19
THE MISTLETOE.

Though there is plenty of mistletoe in Eng
land, not much of it finds its way to London.
What does come is from the cider counties
where it grows on the apple trees. But the
chief supply is from the north Of France
Normandy, and Brittany, the people Of
which parts propagate and cultivate it in the
great orchards as carefully as the apple trees
themselves; in fact you may see whole acre,
of trees given up to mistletoe. In conse
quence of this careful cultivation, the French
parasite is much finer than its English cousin
and worth more money. 1t is gathered
packed in great crates, and shipped In
steamer to Southampton, whence the South
western brings it up to London. 1t is tick
lish commodity, for it soon withers if left ex.
posed to very keen wind or hard frost after
it has been cut. 1t is soon damaged, too
and its berries easily knocked off, by rough
usage; moreover, the French farmers have
it is said, trick of putting good stuff" on
the top and outside Of the crate and filing in
with rubbish, so that it behooves buyer
to be wary or he may lose by his bargain
But, as rule, Covent Garden buyers are q
very wary class indeed. The old school
books of our childhood used to tell us that
mistletoe grew on the oak, and was much
venerated by the Druids." Well, it was
venerated by the Druids, and it did not grow
on the oak, or, at least, so seldom that when
it was found there it made a red-letter day
in their calendar. The Arch-Druid was i'm
mediately sent for to come and cut it off
with golden knife. But what happened to
the man who had found it nobody knows,
for the ancient writers have not told us.
Perhaps he was as great hero as modern
bowler who has done the hat trick"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-19
THE CHRISTMAS POTATO.

OF all the little heads that were filed with
visions of Santa Claus and the wonderful
things he would bring them that Christmas
morning, not one was more completely cram
med and overflowing and actually dizzy with
delight than the curly flaxen head of little
Tony. On the evening before he had asked
his grandmother for his very longest and
largest stocking, and had hung it in the best
place he could find for drivinga nailin the chin
ney corner, where no one, he thought, could
possibly be in the room a single minute with
out seeing it. "For you know, granny"
said Tony, lit has to be hung where Santa
Claus can find it quickly, for he has so
many places to go to, and so many stock
ings to fill, that if he didn't see mine at
once he might think there were no little boys
or girls living here, and might hurry away
without leaving me anything" And at. this
thought Tony's lip quivered a little, although
he was brave boy and had been used to
hardships and disappointments since his
dear father and mother died, and he had
lived with his grandmother, who had tried
her best, though she was very poor, to be
both father and mother to him.
So Tony knew his stocking was hung just
as well as it could possibly be, and
there was nothing for him to do but to go
quietly to sleep and wait for morning to
come. But this was not so easy. OH account
of the dreams and visions that danced
through his head. and made him feel like do
Ing almost anything in the world rather than