davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24
TRAINS NoRTHwARD.
DAILY
STOPPING PLACER


Nos. Il, % and 30 make no stops. Nos % and
u stop on signal a. Manchester. Centrada and
Chester. Nos. a and a stop on signal al Man
chester. DrewrYs. CentraliA AMI fhester. No. q
stops on signal AZ Manchester only for passen-
gers purchasing tickets to regular stopping
places for this train south Of Petersburg Nos.
q, 35 3 g. - 80 ~, IS. - and 20 will stop on sig
""' - PULLMAN CAR SERVICE
On Trains NOS u and q sleeping cars between
On Trains Nos. Il AMI n sIeoping-csrs between
New York and Charleston. On Trains Nos z
and n sleeping cars between New York and
Jacksonville. On Trains Nos g. amt "a slice ping
cars between Richmond aud Lynchbu va
THE ONLY ALL-kAIL LINE TO, NORFOLK
Richmond hSsfN .9ooAM Norfolk. . AAfIst A. NJ
Richmond = 5:.5 P. ~ Norfolk. 49,. $40 = ~
Norfoik..... 400 r NJ Richmond 80 6:sS r H.
The trains leaving KchTiond az 9 90 A NJ. and
Norfolk at4:Oo P. N. aIo solid trains between
these two points, and passengers 90 through
without change OF cars. Close connections ara
also made az Petersburg by tho 5;B r. NJ trsin
from Richmond and the ! s5 A. " train from
~ Trains leaving Richmond atrio;o5 A. NJ and
I1:E0 L. NJ, and arriving at Richmond AZ IA
A. NJ and 40 =. VI. make close connection at
Petersburg to and from Farmyille, Lynchburg
and southwestern points; er-rrv
Superintendent
EFT D. MYERS,
General superintendent
L'ARMyIILE AND POwHATAE RAILROAD
i COMPANt General otico, No. ?03 east Main
street-S Schedule IN effect VI ~ 81. 1851.
LEAVE RICHMOND:
b:45 7. NJ, via Atlantic Coast Limo for Der.
mudA.
sus A. H., via Atlantic Coast Line for Winter.
peck and intermediate e stations
800 7. NJ via Richmond and Dsnyille railroad
for farmyllle and al stations west
OF MOseiy Junction.
ARRIVE AT RICHMOND;
$50 A. M.. VIA Atlantic Coast Line from Der.
muda.
sos p. NJ, Via Atlantic Coast Line from Win.
terpock aud intermediate stations.
4l0 Z. NJ. via Richmond and Danvillo from
Minterpock. karmyilio and iuter
mediate stations.
e:45A NJ via Richmond and Danyille Railroad
from tArmyille and intermediate
stations to Mosely Junction.
Al trains laAy except sunday
Tor tickets baggage checks tlme-tnbles &c
call upon A. W. CAREER. tho Atlantic Coat
Line and Richmond and Danvlle depots.<
W. G.. LAUGHfON.
General Freight snt Passenger Agent
JAMES * MERru. General Manager ap.9-v
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24
We Challenge

any man. woman or child Who IS affected with
Constipation, Dyspepsia, Headache or Torpid
Liver TO prove that few doses OF Simmons
Liver Regulator viii not relieve them. IL never
fails and is 40 pure 10 surs, so harmless that an
infant can take i ana never have second spell
of collie. an adult can ago H. keep tho bowels
reeulsr and secure health
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24

CHANCE of life. backache. hot Pushes, sleep
lessness dizziness nervousness are cured by DR..
Miles Nervine, recently discovered by, the great
lies free owens Minor Drug Company, 1907
Main street. opposite post?fice,, Richmond
Va. or address Or. Miles Medical Company,
E1Hbqyt Ind
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoris.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung 70 Castoris.
Whom she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24

RICHMOND - 1 'DIANYILLE R. R.
AND QUICKEST ROUTE SOUTH
AND SOUTHWEST.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 81. 1891.
LEAVE RICHMOND;

LEAVE RICHMOND;
TRAIN No. II, 1856 A. NJ
SOUTHERN EXPRESS, daily for Dsnyills.
- Greensboro, Winston Salem. Durham,
halelgh, Eandlemsn,. Salisbury. Ashoville, Hot
Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery, New Or
leans, Texas and CAlifornia. Pullman palace
sleeping-cars Richmond 10 Danville and Dam
vile to Asheyile, Birming ham and New Orleans
TRAIN No. Q, 3P. NJ
+ Southwest. Connections al Hosey Junction
for Farmyille and Povhstan railroad; at Keys
vile for ClasksvilIe, Oxford henderson, Dur
ham apd Raleigh hhrough coach Richmond 70
Raleigh; 81 Dapville with Pullman sleeper for
Augusta and Atlantis; also with the Washington
and Southwest Vestibuled Limited; at Greens
boro for Durham, Raleigh &c, also with Pull
man Sleeper for knoxville via Asheyillo.
TRAIN No. Il, 6P. D.
A MELIA ACCOMMODATION. daily except
n Sunday for Amelia Courthouse and inter-
mediate points.
ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
Train No. IL. 200 A. NJ; No. 10. 4:l0 z. NJ; No.
Is. S45 A. NJ
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24

mart of Newark on Saturday night Dey lh ,,la
bsr 10 his house. Az soon as they got tnelo
she ran out. Dey followed, and rite, .enaa;'c,
her roughly took her to the lnifu pio0'"''
station. MI. hor,e from
the dance hall. and that1he was ioioe1 w
rest her.
RAILROAD NOTES
A dispatch from Sedalis, Mo-; says thst wy
locomotive Eneineers of the Missouri, hsnsas
and Texas railway met there YESTERDAY ~. ioa
the purpose Of securing con.rao. ~, 90 .hs
engineers with the new management VI ~
road There has been no partic,ulM u L"od
between the'company and the pio.hIs a- en-
but the engineers prefer 20 wofA un'0' 00
tract. e..Los,or,
Railway and Steamship Association III o'.
Iouis the revision Of the agreement was
nearly completed The changes VIII not 20
made public until they have the approval VI
the higher officials. .,r Ii.
Springfield dispatch saws: The entire
force of ward switchmen on tho Big -Four road
here went out on q strike at =. NJ. yesterday
and local trains are tied up. The strike is oc-
casioued by the refusal of the superintendent
of the Cincinnati division TO advance the
wages Of the men 10 the Cincinnati scale
A st. Louis dispatch says that the Attor.
ney- General of Texas will bring suit against
the Texas and Pacific railway and Messrs
Charles Canals. Simon Drake and William
Strauss, of this city, TO recover 7OO'OOO acres
of land ,..
meeting of the board Of commissiQine lE
of the Western Traffic Association mas DeeLi
called for next Thursday, TO hear nuiiiuei va
appealed cases and to consider the matters re-
ferred 10 It by the advisory board at the re-
cent meeting in New York.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL
John OConnor. NJ. p. the last Parnen
envoy. went back to Ireland to-day.
Mayor Chaplin. of Brooklyn, to-day reap;
pointed T. McCants Stewart, the. colored
member of the Board of Education, to
three years term.
James owen O'Connor, the tragedian, is
said To have lost eos, 900 in the American
Loan and Trust Company's wreck.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24
POLICEMAN IN TROUBLE.

u. Ton, eipan Luther IL. Dey. OF the Third po-
&c, ucs precinct In Newark. arrested Miss III
d nanIanan. girl Of respectable parents. IN
ounuay mota,ng at i:20 O'clock She was
s ',;.i WIZ disorderly conduct When the
kns MAS sfraighed N court later IN the NOM
Ing the policeman was not there 10 nrsss tha
cIrtge against her and she was discharged.
ahe XII says that At dance Ia the lower
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24
CHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COW
" PANY -
SCHEDULE N EFFECT July I, 1871

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JULY I, 1871
LEAVE RICHMOND.
$40 A. NJ, daily, FOR Old Point and Nor,ol,
Pullman sleeping car Bcncoyertet !,
II o. A. NJ, express, daily. FOR Cincinnati
Through day coach 70 Clncinr.,-
Pullman Sleeper Oh Point TO Ronoa.
Ferie, connecting with Pullr~,
- Sleeuing Gar for Cincinnati
SaD z. NJ express, daily, for Old Point AMI
Norfolk Pullman SleepinV 90
tincinnau 20 Old Point
$50 Z. ILL., accommodation, except sunday, Zoe
Oordonsyllle and Orange. On Satur.
- =. tars y vii rnp hrougn fo stanton.
1879 T. d., tho +. F. Y. Limited, daily. Phi.
man Sleeping Car Old Point 20 Gin.
clunatL Solid yestibnle train win
dinlng-car and Pullmans. or.
donsyillo 10 Cincinnati aud Pullman
TO Louisville.
ARRIVE RICHMOND:
$50 A. NJ. and 2:55 T. NJ, daily. from Cincin.
natl.
10 7. n, daily except Sunday. from Hinton
lo;5 a. NJ; and 6:55 T. NJ. daily from Norfolk
Station. Broad street near Seventeenth
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24
JAMES RIVER DIVISION.

~ ~ abhVA's
LEAVE RICHMOND.
e:oc A. NJ, hsil, daily, for LynchhHrg Natural
bridge. Lexington. Buena Vista
Glasgow and Clifton Forge. Par.
Tor chair Richmond 10 Clifton
fOrge, excepting On Sundays train
$50 Z. NJ, except Sunday. FOR Lynchburg, con.
Meeting with q train leaving Lynch.
burg az 600 A. " for Natural
Erioge, Lexington aud Clifton
Forge Sleoplng-car 70 LynchburI
ARRIVE AT ktCHMOND.
ESQ T. ~. daily, from Clifton Forge
500 A. W., except Sunday, from Clifton Forge.
station, Eighth and Cana streets
For further information apply 90 A. W. Gar.
bers ONCE 90i east Main street; Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company's stations; Chess
peake and Ohio general Office, Eighth and Main.
JOHN ID. POTTS.
Division Passenger Agent
D1CHMOND AND SEWN PINES RAILWAY
~ SUMNER SCHEDULE
UNION LINE ELECTRIC CARS CONNECT
WITH ALL TRAINS.
DAILY
Leave Richmond: Leave Seven Pines
6.30 A. NJ; u " 5:8 A. NJ. A. VI
$40 ?. NJ; 7l5P. H. IF. NJ; Sis 2. NJ
SUNDAY.
10 A. NJ; pm: 9P NJ: "a. ~: A. H.; iR.
7. NJ; 4P. NJ; +. NJ; Bpm; 4P.M.; PM
Pm. PPM
Round trip tickets twenty-five cents
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24
MEETINGS..


OFFICK RICHMOND AND CHESAPEAKE r. L. CO.l
RICHMOND, VA, July II, 1891.
NOTICE.-A GENERAL MEETING OF THE
~ stockholders Of the Richmond and ,Chesa-
peake Railroad Company will be held at the
Office Of the Company, No. l0i4 east Main street,
Richmond, Va. on THURSDAY tho 18th day Of
August. 1891, 1T u clock, NJ.
BY order of the Board Of Directors.
\. +. REED President.
NJ. b. PoITIAux. Secretary. ~ l2-td
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
4 HOLDERS OF THE TRAYLOR ELRC-
TRIO COMPANY will Do held at the Central
Station. Eighth and Arch streets, THURSDAY,
July -. 1891, at ) clock +. NJ. All Stockholders
unable to attend will please be represented by
proxy.
CHARLES r. WINSTON. Secretary.
iyii-2w
A GENERAL MEETING OF THE STOCK.
II ~ HoLBERS n OF THE VIRGINIA STEEL.
MONDAY, the Sd day Of August. 1891, Al IL
o'clock NJ, at the ExchangeIHote in the city OF
Richmond, Virginia BY order of the Board OF
Directors J. q. HAWKINS,
V5toau2 Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24

Ex-Judge Stephen w Fullerton. who. with
his wife, has for some time been residing at
Is west Sixtieth street was badly hurt last
night at Central Park. He and his wife are
accustomed to take short drives in tho early
evening. Last evening he was alone, and was
gong along the west drive, at about Eighty
nth street. At lively pace, when the bit
broke IN half and the horse ran away.
Between Eighty -sixth and Eighty-seyenth
streets the horse swerved 10 the right throw
ing Mr. Fullerton TO tho ground He fell upon
his head and rolled several feet along the
drive. He was stunned by the fall. and it
was not learned who he was until he recov-
cred CONSCIOUSNESS in Roosevelt Hospital.
MIS-. Fullerton was notified Of the accident.
she came TO the hospital and remained at tho
bedside of her husband for an hour or moro
IL was found that Mr. Fullerton had broken
ms right shoulder blade and was badly con-
tusea about the head and body He is sixty
sever. years old. Tho runaway horse was
liceman Wilson
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24
y12-2w

WANTED, ROOM AND BOARD IN A PRl-
w YAIE FAMILY by gentleman and his
wife by September !. 1891. References eI-
changed Address H., care OF TrhEs Office Rich
mond. Va. je25-tf
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24

A TLANTIC COAST LINE
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD
TIME TABLE.
Commencing SUNDAY. NAY o. 1891. Mt ga.
A.. trains on this road will run follows;
IRAlNS SOUIHWARD
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24
WANTED

IXTANTED-TO SELL -FOUR OR FIVE LOTS
w IN LEONARD HEIGHTS. facing on Ken
sington street. Apply at Room 80, TINES Build
ing. jyl+u
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24

UTANTED-TO PURCHASE A DWELLING
w Franklin or Grace street preferred. Ad-
dress, stating price and terms, DWELLING,
TIMES Office IS E-t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-29
.cuRLINe THe MusTAoHg.
son,e PoIntu on tho Custom GIven by .
* Barber. Is $50

Some PoIntu ON tho Custom GIven by .
5 Barber.
SLOW long has the custom of crifnp-
ing the mustache been In vogue?" was
asked u dapper little barber who runs
shop on Washington street, says tho
Boston Globe.
ct was first introduced in the United
States about four years ago." he re-
piled, "but it was known IN Europe
half n century back"
Does the crimping of the mustache
injure the growth in any way?"
'Ycs, very seriously. You sec, hui
man hair is naturally oily, which indi-
Gates healthy growth. If u single
hair is placed under u powerful micro
scope it will be found to resemble
pipcstem--that is, little tube runs its
entire length. Through this channel
flows a current of oil. Now, If this is
damned up, it has the same effect as
binding the stalk of plant; the ripe
sap is cut off and decay follows. There
fore, in nincty-nine cases out of one
hundred, where the mustachc is
crimpcd it finally begins to fall out,
much to the grief of it's owner. Where
there is unusual vigor this result does
not obtain, which accounts for the ex-
ceptions named"
''Do all your customers have their
mustaches curled?"
"Oh, no; it's the middle-aged and
young fellows who carry the style.
When n man begins to wrinkle up and
his knee joints begin to rattle he cares
very little for those finer points in his
personal appearance"
DO the dandy police officers like to
have curl put into their whiskers?"
do they? Well. 1 should think so.
There are some very handsome men
who wear the uniform OF the city, and
when they go on duty they look MS neat
as wax A low-hanging mustachc
would not harmonic with the ensem-
bic of these .stoical guardians of the
peace. 1t is seldom one of them goes
out on an ostensiblc hunt for crime
with his mustachc in the condition de-
scribcd."
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-29
NEW ENGLAND HIRED MEN.

Treated by Farmers as Though Thcy
Wero Members of tho Family.
The ''hired man" on New England
farm occupies q unique position and in
many ways is privileged character
AS usual thing, says the boston
journal, he is regarded, not rs serv-
ant, but almost as member of the
household. There are New England
farmers worth their hundreds of thou
sands of dollars who never sit down to
meal that they do not have their field
hands at their elbow. In the ordinary
household intercourse the worSmen of
the farm are treated not rs menials, not
as interiors, but almost, if not quite, rs
equals. They are on terms of comradc-
ship with the other members of the
household. young and old, and they
have their recognized place in ordina-
ry family gatherings. This relation of
the employe to the employer is a phe-
nomenon that is to be found in New
England only, or Mt least in the north
ern states of America, where New Eng
land customs largely mold the habits of
the agricultural population. The init
mate relation of master and man orig
mated in conditions which no longer
exist. In the old days, when the farm
er's "hired man" was his neighbours son,
who lent his aid to help neighbor
through the busy season, and often
spent the rest of the year teaching
school or pursuing his studies in coun-
try academy, such an arrangement was
only natural and proper, and indeed the
only possible one. But the ''hired men"
of New England. considering them rs n
whole, are now distinct and separate
class, usually of unknown and OCCASION
ally of sinister antecedcnts. The old
familiar relations of master and man
are no longer desirable or safe. Yet
there are many farmers who persist in
going blindlyon in the old way. A resi-
dent of city who followed a similar
line of policy with an unknown man
who drove his horse or built his furnace
fires would be deemed a fit subject for q.
lunatic ASYLUM.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-29
GAMBLERS sUPERsTlTIoNs.

Queor Notions Entertained by rofessIon-
al Ga mesters.
''When used to gamble" said a good
citizen in the Kansas City Star, ''if 1
won always made it point to buy
new clothes or pay my board a month
ahead or buy diamond or something
like that. That's the only sure way to
beat the game. Men who don't do that
get the worst of it.
"All gamblers are superstitious. I
defy any man to handle n pack of cards
any length of time and not get lot of
superstition mixed up with it Cards
will come SO peculiarly. Sometimes n
popularity will last only one night.
81 remember playing poker ono even
ing and having every hand beaten that
had ten spot in it Big hands, too,
some of them. l had four tens beaten
that night by four jacks and had seen
an ace in the discard, too.
Another weakness can't shake off
is horror for the queen of spades.
won't draw to queens, anyhow, unless
I've got three of them, but I'm afraid
of the queen of spades especially. 1
won't draw to hand, no matter what
I've got, if the queen of spades is there
I've tried it and never made win"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-29
PARIslENNEs AT THE BATH.
Public Bathing In tho River Scino-NIany
Frcnchwomen Expert Swimmers.

Public Bathing In tho River Scino-NIany
Frcnchwomen Expert Swimmers.
The Seine is u narrow, grcenish,
snal1e-lilsc river, and it doesn't look in
viting from n distance. But on enter
ing the swimming baths formed of boat
like sides, containing the dressing
rooms, it looks clear and cool, says a
Paris correspondent of the Providence
Journal. Black bathing dresses trimmed
with rcd braid can be hired for franc
upward, and hundreds of ladies, with
their children, daily afford themselves
amusement Mt these places. There is
no effort ut fashion, gentlemen not adj
mitted, and the top being covered by
canvas to shield them from the eyes of
the people on cmbanllmcnt or boulc-
wards. Swimmers among the attend
ants are frequent, and they dive and
float, swim and sink at will, and teach
the children and ladies to do the same.
Some of the Frenchwomen arc expert
swimmers, and they go around in their
black, baggy suits, chasing about the
platforms, eating sandwiches or drink
ing penny sirups or clarcts, and end the
performance by diving into the water
and swimming race Trapezes,
swings, ETC., are suspended above the
water and gymnastic exercises are
INDUCED in by the younger and more
ambitious.
On leaving the baths they dry their
hair sufficiently, put crimped per-
ruque over their own straight locks, a
dash of powder and bit of lip. salve "a
stick of which every Frenchwoman car
ries in her poclsct) to slightly color and
eliminate any dryness, and with delft
adjustment of the inevitable black veil,
my lady is we'll coiffed-and if her dress
be suitable. can take drive before go
ing home.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-29
a Dogs Love for q Dcll.

That dogs become quito attached to
other things than men md places is
clearly proven by the conduct of Will
Thornton's pointer dog Leo, says the
Talbotton (Ga.) New Era. Before the
Thornton house was burned leo made
that hotel his headquarters, and always
appeared there regularly Mt meal times
to be fed. Several weeks after tho
burning of the hotel the bell which had
been used on the Thornton house was
placed on the Weston house, and the
first time this bell rung after its re-
movnl Leo was seen to run over to the
Weston House, where he showed unmis-
taxable signs of joy at the familiar
sound of the bell. lie had never shown
any fondncss for any person at the
Weston house, and the fact that he has
deserted his owner and taken up ut the
new place since the first day the bell
was put up proves beyond doubt that
his attach mcnt for the old bell caused
him to change his residence.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-29
No Lot-Handea st,m-wIndo,a.

a lcft-handcd darby bought stem
winding watch. After having the watch
in his possession for several days he
brought it back, saying that it was no
good. as it would not run in spite of all
his persistent efforts at winding it up.
The young man, after examining the
watch, turned the stem and the watch
Mt once began ticking. The negro could
not for the life of him understand why
the thing would not run for him,
though he had been SO faithful in
winding it up. The inqniring mind of
the young man, to the astounding be-
wildermcnt of the darby, told him the
trouble, which was that no lcft-hanlcd
niger could run n stcm-windcr. With
his left hand lie had been turning the
wrong way all the time. Ilo went
home firmly convinced that his watch
would ignore his left hand every time,
and it would only run when manipulate
cd by u man using his right hand.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-29
DEMONSTRATION.
DcprivIng building OF It's RecoGaisod
Sacretlnena.


A queer. story comes from Evanston,
Ill. Some Methodists, desiring to for m
n new congregation, purchased an edi-
flee vacated by an Episcopal congrega-
ton. On taking possession the pastor
announced that there would be no ded-
ication of the building, inasmuch as
their Episcopal brethren had already
dedicated it to sacred purposes. This
was entirely satisfactory to everybody.
But ut the end of six months. says the
Cleveland Leader, it was learned in
some way that the bishop of the Episco-
pal diocese of Chicago, unknown to the
Methodist purchasers, had formally de-
consccrated the building. On hearing
this some of the Methodists waxed
wroth Mt what they called piece of
petty Episcopal arrogance, and others
inquired loosely whether the act of
a church is anything
like the process of demagnetizing n
watch, while others still maintain that
not even high church bishop can ex-
tract the sacrcdness out of building SO
long as it continues to DO used for
sacred purposes.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-29
ChInese Dataatixes.

A French surgeon who has lived in
China declares that the Chinese de-
tectives arc uncqualed in ability for
ferreting out criminals. 1t is impossible
for an evil doer long to cludc them.
They have an eye upon every man,
woman and child, foreign or native, in
China, and, in addition, watch each
other. lnformers are encouraged and
collision is impossible. This instance
of their skill is told: ~ family in
TonQuin was murdered and there was
no apparent clcw to the murderer. Tho
entire detective corps of three provinces
were placed upon the case, and in thrco
weeks the murtlerer-none other than
the chief of the secret police who
handled the chase for the murderer
was arrested and beheaded."
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-29
Oucorly Named.

The name "Murdcrlsill, applied to an
important stream in Delaware, is ex-
planned in popular tradition by Curl
GUS story that is told of carly settlers in
another part of the country. Accord
ing to the legend the stream took its
name from the fact that an carly Euro
pean explorer, having landed on the
bank of the creek, persuaded a dozen
natives to drag his cannon by n rope
tied about the muzzle and touched off
the gun with murdcrous results when
his dupes had got in line. The name,
of course, is merely corruption of the
Dutch Motherkill, meaning another
stream, because it is a large creek with
many tributaries. There is elsewhere
in Delaware Broadlsill, which has
come to be spelled with final IN" ap-
parently because the English settlers
took its last syllable to be the same
with the last syllable of limeliln.