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Year: 1879

As the cherry season is now coming
on we may perhaps do some good by
throwing ont cautionary warning
against the danger Of swallowing cherry
stones. A man died in Vermont the
other day after suffering from dyspepsia
for twenty years. Some peculiar cir
cumstanc-s in his case led to a post
mortem examination, which revealed
thirteen cherry stones imbedded in the
lining of the stomach, causing thick
ening OF the walls of that organ OF some
three -fourths of an inch, and ultimately
the mans death. 1t was the opinion OF
the physicians that the stones had been
there many years. And last summer
young man died in Philadelphia from
similar cause, the difference between the
two cases being that the latter died from
swallowing single cherry stone only a
few days previous, it also having lodged
in passage and caused fatal result,
as was found on opening the body after
death.
Year: 1879

A young man was arraigned at the
police court this morning on the charge
of assault and battery on Cornelius
Lyons. H. G. Turner Esq, appearing
as Counsel for the young man. After
hearing several witnesses in the case
it was fully proven that the prisoner in
the dock had struck Lyons without any
provocation whatever, and His Honor
imposed fine of So and cost on the
prisoner. At the hearing Mr.. Lyons
presented frightful looking appear
ance, his head was bandaged up, one
eye was closed and the other partly
closed. He stated that he would not
have had the affair to have occurred
tor $25.
Year: 1879

Some twelve years sgo the Democrats
carried New Castle County, and young
good looking bachelor was elected to
the Legislature. He was in the highest
favor with all the young ladies Of Do.
Yer, was popular with everybody, al
though he never made a speech. Young,
handsome and sympathetic, the Speaker
mischevously appointed him Chairman
of the Committee on Divorces. Suffice
it to say that in him those tired of
wearing the matrimonial moose found a
friend. Amongst these was a worthy
lady from Wilmington whose applica-
ton was favoratly received by the
Chairman of the Divorce Committee,
and the fact that prominent Demo-
cratic lawyer from Wilmington recon-
mended fhe divorce dsarmed him of
any opposition he might otherwise have
had in the case. Of course the bill
went through without opposition and
the young Chairman felt gratited
at his success in running the divorce
mill.


But, oh, horror of horrors The next
morning after this particular bill had
become a law and when it was too late
to splice the two separate pieces of hu-
man flesh together again, there was a
rumor astir in the capital that the di-
vorced parties were "niggers." The
people generally laughed, but some of
the members of the Legislature, includ-
ing the chairman of the divore commit
tee, did some tall swearing The raven
black curls of the chairman shook with
fearful vengeance, as he emphasized
his words and denounced the parties
that had pulled "wool' over his eyes.
1t only remains to be said that the
same chairman of that div0rc. commit
tee Is the present chairman of the
building committee of the Levy Court,
and from present appearances he is
again having not negro but philadel
phia "wool" pulled over his eyes.
Year: 1879

The Building Committee of the Levy
Court advertise for proposals for The
work of levelling the basin property al
Tenth and Market streets. The draw


ing and specifications will be seen al
the Water Department after nine o. CLOCK
on Monday morning. Mr.. VIM. Her.
bert the county Treasurer, is also hav.
ing the a per cent. bonds printed and
will issue them about the first of july,
Year: 1879

The louisiana Constitutional Conven.
ton yesterday adopted an article pro.
viding that the State tax on property
for all purposes shall not exceed 5 mills
on the dollar. 1t was argued that with
this tax the revenue would be INSULT
cient to carry on the Government and
pay the interest on the State debt, and
its adoption would compel repudiation
In reply to this it was claimed that
mills tax would produce sufficient reve
nue. to support the State Government
and pay 2.p1r cent. interest on the
present State debt. The vote on it
adoption was 50 to %.
Year: 1879

On the Fourth of July, the Delaware
Railroad will run an excursion to Ocean
city, leaving this city at 6 O'Clock and
arriving at Ocean city about 10.45 and
in returning will leave the beach at five
o'clock. Excursionists will be taken
on board all along the road.
Year: 1879

The managers of the. Camden camp
grounds have decided to hold no camp
this season as the ministers have de-
clined to attend because the sale of
ice cream on the grounds was permit
ted on the Sabbath.
Year: 1879

James R. Lyman who purchased the
Stotsenburg farm in White Clay Creek
Hundred, lost fine COW the past week
from milk fever, being the third one he
has had to die from the same disease
the present season.
Year: 1879

The members of the Moral Suasion
Reform Association are particularly re-
quested to attend at the business meet
ing on this Monday evening, as bust
LESS of importance to the club will be
transacted.
Year: 1879

As an eastward-bound train drew up
to the little station of Richmond, r. l.,
on the Stonington railroad, man of
some seventy winters and maiden of
perhaps twenty five summers stepped to
the platform. The Rov. Mr.. - was
in waiting with his carriage to take the
couple to his residence, where the cere-
mony was to be performed which should
make them man and wife. Instead of
the youthful pair entering the carriage,
the bridegroom expectant hurriedly in-
quired when the next train was due. On
being told that only five minutes would
elapse before that important event, he
calculated; Tam in a hurry We must
return by the next trainl It's going to
rain We must be married Z They en-
tered the humble waiting room of the
depot. Tho hands of the clock moved
slowly, but they moved exceeding sure.
Considerable time was consumed in fill
ing out the certificate, etc, until the sta
tion agent suggested that the time was
only two minutes now.' The westward
bound train rounded the curve, ap-
preaching the station just as if there
never we're such things in all the world
as weddings and perplexed youths and
maidens. But the reverend servant of
Hymen was equal to the occasion, and
brought the affair to a speedy crisis, as
follows: Join hands. You take this
man to be your husbanda' Yes 'You
take this woman to be your wife p Yes
Il pronounce you man and wife, Some
silver dollars iingled merrily, and the
conductor called 'All aboard. The train
left the station, and with it the happy
pair, now one.
Year: 1879

A writor who has been journeying
along Cape God tells how immense
quantities of herring are annually
clught. He says: II is only in May
that a semblance OF the old-time life and
stir is seen around Herring Brook. In
that month the herring come mp in great
numbers from the sea 10 deposit their
spawn in the fresh inland waters, and
then is the little brook made a trap TO
capture hundreds of the poor fish. just
as the sun dips down below the western
woods. q man in an oiled suit with sun
burnt face and grizzled beard appears
on the bark at the upper end of the
brook, and pushing down a wooden slide
or gate shuts off the water from the
ponds; then coming down to where the
people are thickly clustered, lie shuts
down the second little gate, and takes
his stand on slippery wooden platform
at the foot Of fight of steps leading
down from the fish-house. The effect
is instantaneous; the sweet babbling
music of the brook is stilled, and in
place of the foaming, hurrying water as
thin little stream trickles along the stony
bottom, where scores of the frightened
fish are darting about.


You did not guess herring could be SO
pretty They CLEAN and glance like
FURNISHED silver in the rosy sunset
light, as they fight their way up stream,
wildly leaping the rough rocks and try
ing each little water channel, only to
find esclpe made impossible by the
wooden barrier that has so suddenly and
mysteriously made its appearance in the
friendly brook. They are met by the
shouting barefoot boys with their willow
wands, who chase the poor herring about
in high glee, amid the Jokes and laugh
ter of the bystanders, and finally sue
ceed in driving them all down to the
platform, where they lie in a great shin
ing, futtering heap.


The waiting fisherman then takes a
great wooden scoop and shovels them up
by scores into baskets and barrels, which
are carried of to the fsh-house, where
the process of sailing down takes
place. This would seem to be the most
cruel part of the herring fishery, but l
have been assured that the fish live but
a few moments after the salt is thrown
upon them, and sincerely hope it is
true. After all it is hardly more bar
barous than the gentle art of angling,
when the wretched fish is often left to
gasp and struggle for hours after the
hook is disengaged-and it is never
done for the mere pleasure of the
sport.
Year: 1879

San Diego possesses genuine heroine
in young lady named Miss Mary Law
erence. A band Of wild cattle were be-
ing driven through the streets when one
Of them singled out child at play and
started for it. The vaqusro, who was
drunk, tumbled from his horse, as he
attempted to turn the furious animal.


At this moment Miss Lawrence came
along, and taking in the situation at q
glance, sprang into the vacant saddle,
ran down the wild steer, threw her shawl
over its head just as it was about to
gore the child, and taking advantage Of
the confusion of the beast, rode up to
the child and without leaving her sad
die reached to it and lifted il into her
lap and then carried it Off in safety.


This was not only genuine act Of hero
ism but an exhibition OF horsemanship
such as few, ifany, in this section could
equ7l. That young lady deserves a
medal, both as the most expert eques-
trienne in those parts and as lady
whose courage and presence Of mind
are equaled only by her skill as a rider.
Year: 1879

The result Of the great Derby race in
England was transmitted across the
ocean in forty seconds, and two minutes
after the dispatch was received in Lon
don its contents were known by the
New York pepers.
Year: 1879

telegraphed to the partisan press are to be
accepted without waiting to hear from
Governor Garcelon and the council, why
apologize? Why not bow TO Republican
rule at once? Governor Garcelon has
thus far done nothing to call for apology.
He is simply doing his duty and no amount
of bullying on the part of the Republicans
will swerve him from his duty. Instead
Of being made the subject of apology. he is
entitled to commendation from every true


Democrat for his frmness in adhering to
his duty and refusing to be bulldosed.
Year: 1879

There are always some weak kneed


Democrats who are ready to apologize for
any apparent mistake which Republican
ingenuity may conceive OF stalwart cheek
make possible. A case in poiut-the action
OF the Democratic council in Maine. and
we hnd some milk and water Democratic
editors already framing apologies for
Governor Garcelon' $ action. La the first
place 1t would be well enough to wait to
see what the governor intends doing before
apoioslzing for his actions. If the lying
statements of the Republican tricksters, as
Year: 1879

The mex, move of the Republican man
ayers will be the retiring OF
the legal tenders. This is the
next step and then. if they haye the
power, silver will 60. and the currency be
single gold standard This is the size
of it-see if it does not prove to be SO.
Year: 1879

PirrsBURGH, June3.


According to agreement the boilers
held a meeting this afternoon at Emerald
Hall, which continued in session from
three to six o'clock, and after full dis.
cussion of the proposition to arbitrate
their differences with the iron masters
they voted to reject the proposition. They
also discharged their committee on the
ground that there was no need for further
conference. This action on their part is
interpreted as meaning that their ultima.
tum is the signingo the scale or stay out.
This result was not entirely unexpected,
but it was hoped that possibly an arbitra.
ton might be agreed upon and lock out
prevented. 1t is hard now to tell what
shape the difficulty will assume. The pre-.
ponderance OF opinion seems to be that
the strike will not be OF long duration, al.
though both sides talk firm and manifest
no signs OF giving in. H.
Year: 1879

al and unparalleled, and that lis revulsion
explains In great part the disasters OF
this country and England. Our emissions
OF legal tender notes drove more than 200
millions Of coin abroad, and with It our
whole gold and silver product. This was
the way that the printing Of money in.
creased the quantity Of It. 1t inflated
the home price Of productions so that
1t was cheaper 10 buy in Europe than at
home even with a high tariff oprotect us.
It made this country great market to sell
In and poor one to buy in. Our outgo-
ing stream Of silver and gold, and then
our bonds, started an initiation in England
and great activity in all her industries. A
wonderful impetus WAS given 10 her ship.
ping and shipbuilding interests, and the
revolution from wood to iron gave
great stimulus to the iron business.
Our imports from Europe ran up
from 2O5 millions in 1856? to 45j millions
in 1866, and TO oil millions in 1871, and in
1872 to $40 millions. This was because
We had over 100 millions Of paper money
atloat, and nearly 1000 millions Of bonds,
and no gold and silver, and were doing a
smashing credit business. Our exports
from England were on an immense scale
and she hourishGd at our expense. But
our collapse proved to he her collapse
also, for her exports TO this country fell
from 2O36SO,OOO in 1872 to 100000 in
1877, and this fact explains her present
stagnation.


The stagnation on the continent Of Eu.
rope is TO be explained in the same way
by the Franco.G German war. The i'm
mense sums paid to Germany caused a |
great initiation there and subsequent dis
astrous collapse.


We have not space to go into detail to
show how natural and how explainable
have been tho recent difficulties between
labor and capital growing out Of the pre-
sent stagnation OF trade. The ioolislIness
Of finance is in large part responsible for
them, and we must, both in this country
and in Europe. pay the penalty until we
have learned to avoid the temptations to
initiation
Year: 1879

MATT carpenters Health BFOken Down.


CHICAGO, June2.-COrrespondenc from
Milwaukee says the announcement that
Senator Carpenter has been advised by
his physician to go to Florida for his health
was genuine surprise to his friends in
that city. Few supposed him to be other
than in the best Of health and spirits. The
writer interviewed personal friend of the
Senator, and was enlightened by the fol.
lowing statement: 81 tell you no man can
smoke twenty Havana cigars day and
keep up the practice without encounter
ing certain death. Itis hazardous thing
to do, and Matt Carpenter is doing it. You
observe the consequence, Matt is a slave
to tobacco and its killing him slowly but
surely. He has wasted SO that his limbs
have become emaciated to the semblance
Of pipe stems. They call it rheumatism,
but it is tobacco and nothing else that has
wasted him away to this extent, and it
will continue its work until death steps in
and claims another victim"
Year: 1879

BY actual experiment, repeated time
and time again, It Is proven that by vGar:
ing the Egyptian Peyer and Ague and
Liver Pad contagion Is prevented, and
without any medicine internally. It Il
the only known remedy Of the kind.
Year: 1879

It is hard to say now how many OF the
delegates will give in their adhesion TO the
new organization but this we do know,
that fully tive-sevenths Of those from King
William do not consider themselves bound
by the action Of the convention. They
went to Richmond to meet and discuss
business proposition, not to engage in the
formation Of any new party, and having
been disappointed, if not deceived, i'll The
objects for which the convention was called,
they do not propose to take any further loi
or part in the movement.
Year: 1879

4 Supposed Impostor. city has been


visited during the last two days by a person
claiming to be delegate appointed by an
orphan asylum OF Alexandria for the pur.
pose OF soliciting money to be used for the
improvement of the asylum. He has,
through the liberality OF citizens in the
upper part Of the city, obtained a small
amount of money. Many seem to think
that by his cunning ways Of begging, and
being frequently intoxicated, that he is an
impostor. He was lost seen on Byrd street,
in Richmond, in au intoxicated condition.
Year: 1879

THE BUFFALO LITHIA WATER Is one of the
most remarkable curative agents known TO the
scientific world lis powers for good are constantly
being enlarged In hitherto unknown directions, af.
fording relief in almes every Of every charac
ter which has been brought under its influence. Sec
advertisement in another column.
Year: 1879

II don't know what tempted me- to
doit, but picked up a skull and threw
it forward into the gloom in front Of
me. TO my infinite terror l did not
hear the thud Of the skull upon any
ground until after u few seconds and
thea heard 1t away beneath me, ac-
ccmpanied by a muflled rattle as though
the skull had fallen on and disturbed
pile Of others at the bottom Of y great
unseen pit. And pit it was-over one
hundred and fifty feet deep. l WAS after
ward told Two or three steps more
and might have gone headlong down.
turned to go and die somewhere else; /;
but as turned the light of my candle
expired. and here nature gave way. l
tainted within three feet of the edge Of
that awful abyss. The chilliness Of tho
mir revived me after little. opened
my eyes Was l blind for l saw no.
thirg. threw out my arms. aud felt
only tho slimy mud in which was ly
ing. Iturned my head and my check
rested against clammy skull. Oh! my
God, how l prayed for desth. Once
mere l became unconscious and l lay
for eighteen hours inscnsible. 1t was
fortunate that fell where did. Had
I fallen in any OF the galleries restricted
to visitors l might have lain undiscov-
cred for thirty days, for. As you are
aware, the CAtacombs are on public
view only oncs a month. As it was
fell at spot frequentsd by the work
men daily employed in the place. The
pit near me they used rs dumping
hole for refuse bono litter Had tum.
bled into that pit my body would have
been covered up with tons Of CHASTITY
dumpings before the search for me
would have extended to the awful hOl-
ln,..
Year: 1879

separately mix with the yolks one and a
half cups sweet milk, little salt. and
one tablespoonful of -four well mixed
with little milk lastly, add the whites
beaten to a stiff troth, then pour all into
heated butteIed or larded pan and let
it boil, stirring constantly until it thick
ems, then pour into an omelet or baking
dish, and bake in q quick oven.


MoLAssEs LEMON PIE. Pc ard
take the juice of six lemons, folr cups
molasses, two cups sugar, four table
spoonfuls -four, two cups water. (boiling;)
take the peel of three of the lemons, put
in cold water, set it ON the fire till it
comes to boil; change the water three
times; this will remove the bitterness;
chop this peel with the pulp of the six
lemons after they have been squeezed;
put all together.


To BONE TURKEY.-Th legs and
wings can be drawn from the body, and
the fowl being thus hAttened on a table
may be covered with the force meat and
ingredients above named, placed in equal
thickness in every part, then tightly
rolled, bound firmly together with a
tillet of broad tape, wrapped in thin
pudding cloth closely tied at both ends,
and dressed cook about an hour and
half


STEwED OYsTERs.-Take each oyster
out separately from liquid strain juice
to get out any piece of shells there may
be in it; add one point of milk to every
quart of oysters; boil milk and juice,
adding salt and pepper to taste; when
the above is boiling, put in oysters, and
when just beginning to boil, take off at
once and serve. The last direction in
sures the oysters being tender, plump,
and cooked also.


To REDUCE BONES TO POWDER
Bones may be packed in layers in a pit
with fresh wood ashes, and kept moist
for two or three months, when they will
become soft, and may be reduced to
| powder easily. If there is only small
quantity, barrels may be substituted for
pit. The cheapest way of rendering
bones soluble is by treatment with sui
phuric acid. This methnd, however Is
not ssfs for persons who are not used to
wo K with this dangerous substance.


ROAST FowL.-THE GERMAN WAY.
Truss the fowl for roasting, stuff the
breast with veal stufing, and fill the
body with chestnuts boiled tender,
peeled, and roasted spit it, and put it
to roast at a brisk fire have dozen
more roasted chestnuts peeled, stew them
in pint of gravy, season it with pepper
and salt, and thicken it with piece of
butter rolled in -four; boil until 1t is
smooth, fry half dozen sausages, pour
the sauce into the dish, place the fowl in
it, and the saussges around the fowl;
garnish with slices of lemon.
Year: 1879

useless in - - busters
Body feathers should be kept as straight
as possible and also packed in boxes
Keep all feathers perfectly dry, as wet
iea hers are unsaIeshle; for this reason
turkeys should be dry picked.


ROTATION WITH CLovER-The fo!.
lowing is the experience Of a leading
eastern agriculturist: l never grew
clover for the sole purpose OF blowing
under. 1t has always been necessary to
save it Tor hogs. My practice has been
to Sc ed heavily with clover and timothy,
so that if one failed the other would
occupy the ground. l never NOV but
once in the year and never pasture the
first year. II the land is intended for
meadow and tillage, no stock is ever
all we'd to pasture it. One great cause
of failure is pssturing the first yesr and
taking off the second crop on poor land :;
esp cially PasturiDg with cattle after
ha, ing. Another cause is allowing the
sod to grow too low. In improving land
with clover, the rule must be to break
up and seed down as often as possible.
1t should not in any case exceed two
years in grass, and if possible only one,
and only two crops of grain must be
taken off before re seeding. This is very
important. If the seed fail to grow SOW
it again in the fall and harrow in. IL
the land is pastured, it is deprived Of
protection in winter, which is worth
double the profit derived. Cattle bite
off and tread and destroy the crop at The
very time it needs the most care and
assistance. As clover plant arrives at
maturity the second year, the greatest
benefit is derived from plowing it then.
Only two crops should be taken of, foI
then the land is right side up, with rot
ted turf just where it is wanted.