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Year: 1878

For number of years back, our farmers have been
taking especial pride in the improvement of their
farm buildings not only in outside attractions but in
the comforts and conveniences of domestic life. A
ride through any part of county shows the march
of improvement keeping pace with the times Kent
county attracting attention for its handsome rural


residences and fine large barns in which all the
veniences well as many of the luxures of life find
permanent footing. Years ago, in the bygone days
of our fathers and grandfathers farm-labor was a
drudgery and the buildings erected thereon the crea


ture Of necessity, rather than for comfort There
here and there nevertheless in every district in
the county, buildings whose comforts and architec


tural attractions most admired in the long ago,
but whose crumbling walls and shifess outlines
reflect as stumbling blocks to more advanced civli-
zation. If the of such could appreciate the
fact that few dollars judciously spent in beautify


ing the buildings upon their places, would add ten


fold to the selling price of their acres perhaps they
would be willing to profit thereby. The great problem
among farmers as to "wha shall we do with boys
and girls" is easily solved, when the centre Of all
domestic mfort-home-is made cheerful and happy
Year: 1878

Professor Darwin says that we have all from monkeys
sprung,
But for the honor of our race wen try to prove he's
wrong.
We care not for his deep research his theory of pro-
gression,
We scorn such ancestry as that, and dare defy his
mission.
For four thousand years or more the monkey tribes
been known,
But no progress toward manhood yet, has anywhere
been shown.
If this progression was a fact and one of natures
laws,
Some change ere this must be discerned in fingers


nose:
But such change has ever come, and stoutly well


maintain,
A monkey he was made at first, monkey he'll re-


main.
How dare we put a limit then to Gods almighty


mind;
He made the world, flrd boundless space with orbs


of every kind;
And thousands of those shining stars are globes i'm


mense in size,
Which by fixed laws maintain their place. forever in


the skies.
And shall this Architect divine complete this gorou.


plan,
And be unable then to make a paltry thing like
man,
But must make q chattering monkey first which in
million years
Would develop into manhood like what we are now
my peers?
But the thing is too ridiculous apart from Holy Writ
Well never entertain the thought or give it place on
| whit.
When that Almighty Power arranged the livin
| vital spark,
He knew what He was doing, and not working in tn
| dark
1t matterd not one jot to Him, whate'er He chose
I make,
The vital spark all the same. in monkey, man
| snake.
But what is said in Holy writ?-God said, LET I


make man.
"In our own image" too, He said-but not on monke
| plan.
He formed him from the dust Of earth, breathed in


him his life,
Took from his side living rib, and made for him


wife,
God made man perfect, tOo-and no progression me
tons
But restless he has always BEEN to find out nve


tions.
Then let us stick to Holy Text it's precepts rules al


lines
And leave Darwinans in their bliss to cut up monk


shines.


$ Z. C.
Year: 1878

The Morning Herald hoists the names of the Demo-
cratic nominees at the Dover convention, but utterly
repudiates the platform upon which they are placed
in the following emphatic manner: "In consonance
with party usage we put the names of the nominees
at the head of our column but will neither halt,
falter, nor fall in endeavor to right the deep
wrong indicted upon the millions of the hard-fisted
workers of the Union by the money changers. This
remedy Gun be obtained within the Democratic party;
and we promise to labor for it there We are sadly
certain that resumption will produce wide spread dis
aser lower wages for workers. starvation for millions,
and that before six months that the resolution passed
by the convention upon finances will be exchanged


from our policy, by the general demand of suffering
Deople"
Year: 1878

A CHICKEN YARN.-The following is for
the benefit of the lady who remarked that
a hen couldn't hatch two chickens from the
same egg but what it had to be put in tho
SMYRNA TINES. We quote from the Sentinel
the following: "Alderman Dickson is
quite chicken fancier, and when business
is dull at his Office he spends a large por-
4ion of his time with flock of chickens
that he takes great delight in attending to.
A short time since one of his flock showed
signs of incubating, and being short of
boxes he thought that he would try an ex-
pertinent. Securing an empty tomato
can, he set her on it and in the course of
time she hatched out five bottles of catsup
with fancy labels and two dozen tomato
plants. Those of our readers who want
this story verified will do we'll to call upon
the Alderman and ask him about it,"
Year: 1878

The DeldlCdre Gazette endorses Hall for Governor,
but is not at all sweet on Mr. Martin for Congress- 1t
says: "We wish we could say as much for the gentle
man who secured the nomination for Congress.
Nothing causes us more unpeasantness than to differ
with members of our party. But we compelled to
admit that he has not, in our view, the gifts and
graces that would call down upon him the choice of
the people of the State in close contest is he
markable for those Christian, parental public vr
tues that attract the attention Of the people But he
nominated in conformity with some notion for
rotating the Congressman from one county to the
other by which the State has long suffered and by it
Delaware has become weak in the House in nearly
every Congress-"
Year: 1878

The FOUNTAIN OF ALL.-It is fact worth
noticing that the elements of nature be-
come more and more powerful as they ap.
proach the region of the immaterial. The
solid earth crumbles and gives way before
the soft, fluid water,-the more attenuated
air drags the water from its ocean.bed and
sends it careering across the heavens, until
it is liberated and remanded back to earth
in form of snow or hail or rain, and the
electric current, most imponderable of all,
can resolve both water and air into their
original molecules, and in a flash reduce
the granite pile to a heap of powder
Higher and more potent than these is the
human will, which controls and directs the
elements, and highest of all, the Divine
WILL which is the fountain of all.
Year: 1878

of the U. S. Engineer Cops, in company with Hon.
Vim. Ward and Collector Arnold, made thorough
examination of the river below Chester, with view
to making some needed Improvements. They first
made a thorough examination of the lower pier and
decided to begin work on it at once. They then
steamed down the river examined the Marcus Hook
piers, and went on to Pennsville. They decided to
make a survey of the river with view of removing
the Schooner Ledge rocks just above the Hook, and
improving Cherry Island Flats. They also partially
decided TO establish range flights between Chester
and New Castle. At the present time there are no
lights above New Castle and if the lights esab-
lished it will be great improvement to the river
Year: 1878

The Morning Herald since its "Grcenback" defeat
by the Late convention is sounding henote of reform.
It says: Now that workmens' wages are reduced to
the lowest ebb we deem that sound policy requires
such protection for them as to make wages the first


lien upon any property sold by constable or sheriff.
thereby ensuring the mechanic, or labOrer against
loss by judicial sale. The bankrupt law has such
provision and it always worked well-it is also held
to be benefcent in practice. There is why
necessary furniture should not be secured to the
laboTer against the execution landlord creditor
We would also enlarge the Exemption law to $500 in
all cases of contract, and make any waver void"
Year: 1878

The Dela,Care Gazette is down political speeches
in this campaign, as those which have been made of
late years have been mere rehearsal of what has
appeared in the GG=ettc" The stump speakers who
have been drawing so largely this repository of
political intelligence certainly must be very un-
grateful set for they did not even give the editor
complimentary dot" for the coveted congressional
honOrs
Year: 1878

BEAUTY OF WOMAN.-It is difficult to say
what constitutes the beauty of woman.
The Sandwich Islanders estimate women
by their weight. The Chinese require them
to have deformed feet and black teeth. A
girl must be tattooed sky blue and wear a
nose ring to satisfy South Sea Islander.
African princes require their brides to have
their teeth filed like those of saw. And
thus goes the world, the criterion of beauty
differing according to latitude and longi
tute.
Year: 1878

One day last week, VIM. Shockley removed from a
horse stone, which was about the size of hickory
nut. The horse was suffering, and would have soon
died. but is now getting we'll The stone was porous
like sponge.-DcLGlUdrean.
Year: 1878

1t is now known why the poet wrote,
"now is the summer of our discomfort
merged into winter" A cold northeast
wind sprang up in the night, and his wife
pulled all the covers off him.
Year: 1878

COURAGE OF WoMEN.-The woman who
has moral courage to appear in public clad
in dress of suitable length-one that she
does not grab by the skirt and hold UPS
deserving of honorable mention.
Year: 1878

IHE HAPPY.-


"Who are the happy, and who are the free,
You tell me, and l will tell thee.
Those who have tongues that never lie,
Truth on the lip and truth in the eye;
Truth in the heart to friend and foe,
To all above and all below


These are the happy and these are the free:
So let it be with thee and with me-"
Year: 1878

The conclusion reached from a series of
experiments continued for thirty years in
England, in relation to mineral manuring
is that a combination of potash and soda,
with superphosphate of lime and am.
moniacal salts is essential to the best
mineral manure,
Year: 1878

A graduate of one of ourleading Amer
ican colleges is acting as cook at one Of
the summer resort hotels, and the hash
Is served up in seven different Languages
Just six more than tho average guest
can Wrestle with.
Year: 1878

The attention of Congress is again invited to
the condition of the river front of the city Of
Washington. 1t is matter of vital import
ance to the health of the residents of the na-
ional capital, both temporary and permanent
Year: 1878

The question whether change in the control
of the Indian service should be made, was, at
tho last session of Congress, referred to COM
mittee for inquiry and report. Without desir-
ing to anticipate that report, venture to ex-
press the hope that in the decision of so i'm
portant question, the views expressed above
may not be lost sight Of, and that the decision,


whatever it may be, will arrest further agita.
tion of the subject, such agitation being apt to
Year: 1878

Here is warning tor the young men who
are in the habit of lighting matches on their
thumb nails. A young man of Paris, on
entering the carriage for railway ride to
LYONS lit match by scratching it with bis
thumb nail. A piece of the incandeecent
nhosphorus penetrated under the nail and
made slight burn. In an hour the hand
and arm we're 80 much infamed, and the
man was in such pain, that a physician .f az.
Iyised immediate amputaton. The patient
wished to postpone the operation grew rep
Iidiy worse, and twenty-seven hours after
the burning died In horrible suffering.
Year: 1878

VEGETINE.-W When tho blood becomes lifeless
and stagnant, either from change Of weather or
of climate, want Of exercise. irregular diet,
or from any other causo tho Vegetine will re-
cleanse The stomach, regulate the bowels. and
imrarL tone Of Vigor to tho whole body.
Year: 1878

A clergyman, having been inducted into n
living N Kent took cason during ms first to
introduce word Optics At the conclusion Of the
service farmer who present thanked him for MS
discourse hut timatcd that he had made mistake I'm
word, sofening down the severity Of his criticism
by saving, " We an know very we'll sir, what you
meant" On the clergyman making further Inquiries
about the word. the farmer replied " What you call
hopstcks In this part Of the country we call h0ppOes


A minister was riding through section Of
the State OF South Carolina where custom forbade inn
keepers take pay from the clergy who stayed with
them. The minister In question took supper without
prayer and breakfast without prayer grace and
was about 10 take his departure when mine host pre-
sented his bill. "Ah, ar" sald he, d" ] am clergy
mani" THAT may be-" responded BOniface. but you
came here. smoked like q sinner and ato end drank Ike


sinner and slept like sinner; and now, sir sou snail
pay like "a sinner
Year: 1878

The newsboys and bootblacks of the city
will, tomorrow give all they make to the
fund for the relief of the yellow fever sufE-
erers.


Badges will be furnished, and those din
posed to help, will patronize the boys
with the badges. No set price
will be put on papers or jobs, but ali can
pay as they feel disposed-the more we get.
the more we will be able to help those wins
need it. AS an inducement to the bows 10
do their best prize of So will be given to
the one who turns in the most money, 81
to the second best 81 to the third so cents
to the fourth and quarter to the fifth.
BY opder of the Committee.


JOHN KING, Secretary.
Year: 1878

THE CHIME or SILVER BELL
Ola Silver Bell, old Silver Bell
'1is sad to hear your good wife tell
Her story of domestic woes


OF cruel cuffs and brutal blows
In all our records Silver Bell,


Your case 1t has no parallel


And so I'll softly ring your knell,
And send you out old Silver Bell
There is nothing attractive about Bell ex-
cept the soft, sweet sound of his melodious
name; and as for Silver, hls wife declares
Year: 1878

THE editor Of the Register is sadly
failing in bis eye sight lately. He did
not know that the Washington county
murder, of which he speaks yesterday
was published in our West Alexander
locals on the same morning that 1t aP'
peared as special dispatch in his own
columns. The difference between our
publication and his was that We did not
load down the item with head lines, and
then thick lead i. to death, "a he did, for
the sake of inducing somebody to read it
The Regiter, like a certain old bloviator
named FaIstaif, believes in %an immense
deal of sack to a half penny worth Oi
bread"
Year: 1878

MAN FALLS FROM FOURTH STORY WINDOW


is INSTANTLY KILLED.


The Broadway sidewalk in front Of the Post Office
was blocked up for some time yesterday by larger
crowd than usually gathers there This was ex-
planned by the announcement that man had fallen
from one of the fourth story windows of the build
ing and had his brains dashed out. Remlord
Mattuschka. native of Poland. residing at No. 439
West Fftysecond street. had for several years past
been employed In the Post Office q cleaner. and
looked upon sober and Industrious man.
His duties to take of the fourth floor and
keep everything clean. At about nine o'clock yester
day morning he and his companion. Martin Canna-
len. commenced cleaning the hall window of the
fourth hoor, the northwest opposite
Park place, known the Pavilion" corner
Mattuschka the outside and Cannallen on the
inside. AS a usual thing jacks used for the safety
of the cleaners, but these men had become so accus
toned to the danger that they neglected all precan
tons Mattuschka reached mp to clean upper
wing where a ventilator fastened but failed to
seize it. His body gave lurch, whzzing sound
heard. and the poor fellow fell to the sidewalk,
panon fall, uttered piercing scream, which was
heard throughout the vast building, startling every
body from his work. The unfortunate cleaner was
picked mp stone dead His eyes We're closed and the
back Of the head completely crushed in.


lady who was walking past the fatal spot the
moment the body was coming down had a very
row escape from being killed, the body struck the
trail OF her dress Before noon the wife OF the de-
ceased. having been telegraphed for. arrived at the
Post Office. She not informed of her husbands
death then, but made to believe that he was alive
but badly injured and lying at the hospital The
remains taken stretcher to the twenty
seventh precinct station house


Several OF the cleaners Of the Office stated that
Mattuschka had been suffering from bleeding at the
for several days past and complained Of dizzi-
1t is, therefore inferred that while standing
the window sill, which is over two feet wide. he
repeatedly warned cleaners against working on the
windows without the guard jacks but little heed is
paid TO it,


A handsome collection has been taken up by the
employees of the Post Office TO defray the funeral ex
penses and also to relieve the poor widow and her
two children who are left absolutely destitute.
Year: 1878




SATURDAY, Dec. 14--GP. NJ.


To-day's stock market has been duh and so
steady lin the absence Of items to make it other
wise) that neither bulls bears gave much heed to
the course of prices. Whatever changes in quota
tions made ascrbable to the gambling pro-
pensites Of leading operators. The bears put up
their money blindy upon the short side anticipating
a fall; the bulls "saw the blind" went something
better and secured RISE As matters turned out tho
bulls were the winners, sweeping the pot and
making better prices for everything upon the list
To borrow sportive term, almost from the word
"go" active stocks improved in todays market
The grangers headed the list, the coal stocks
followed and the less active railways We're
well up in the ruck. Right through the list
there was an accreton Of fractions to yesterdays
prices and consequently humidity Of values at to-
days closing. Much Of to-days frmness was due to
the strength with which the Northwestern shares are
held The friends of the property are confident that
higher values will be attained and that the dividend
which to-day deducted from the selling price Of
the stock will be quickly recovered from in daily
quotations. Az matter Of fact there gain Of
nearly per cent in the Northwestern shares. both
common and preferred. As matter Of sympathy
the st. Pauls better aso though in the absence
Of any concerted efforts to advance them these stocks
depend for their stability rather upon the charitable
assistance proered by the strength OF the general
market than upon any particular merit OF their
Coal shares also better, simply, it would appear
because the tide Of speculation ran food to-day and
that they foated along with the rest Of the
ket. There is nothing new about the combination
and nothing to dspel the belief that its moribund
condition will result in demise and q coal coroner's
inquest or before the 31st inst. There x
per cent improvement in Wabash, and steady figures
for Burlington and Quincy 1t Is stated as corrective
of report of yesterday that ninety-fve miles Of
new road instead Of twenty-five miles. to be paid
for out of the proceeds Of new stock and that tho
companys statement will show that shareholders
will get the worth Of their money in the invest.
ments.


stocks and gold at the New York Stock Exchange
Year: 1878

Mime. Anderson, the pedestrienne. will make her
first appearance in this country at Mozart Theatre
Brooklyn, tomorrow evening. She will attempt the
extraordinary feat of walking one-quarter of mile
at the commencement of every fifteen minutes for .
period OF one month. day and night. There is bnt
little doubt regarding the accomplishment Of this task
by the Madame, as she to America with a well
earned reputation, some Of her feats Of physical
endurance England exciting the admiration Of the
athletic world. The Madame's style OF walking is
ported to be dashing and graceful.
Year: 1878

So considerate and experienced is our we'll
known popular friend Coroner Roche in all mat.
ters connected with funerals, and splendid the
carriages etc. CONTROLS that while halt just this
side of saying it be pleasure TO be buried
by him. we emphatically that it must rebound
to the credit OF be consolation hOugh sad oneJ
to the family that gives into his charge the manage
mont Of the details any funeral in which they are
concerned But not only in such sad afairs as
funerals is the Coroner Iit he shines best when
tie 'happy marriage bells ring and advise young
gents about to step of to call on him. Read the
COrSnor's card In another column.
Year: 1878

TO fear That tbs good seed NAV AGAIN he cbolad


we are told that the Catholics of those narta
M are looking forward with most painful anxiety
1o,t TO the resettlement s of European Turkey. The
@ lesson OF esrvia lies at their doors their ear
such fate. Can we suppose it possible that
austria and the Powers will allow such an
iniqoity to be perpetratedf That they will
, peaml1 hussia to boast that she has freed those
people, when in reality she will have enslaved
them, soul and body, in incomparably harder
letters than they bad to bear while subject to
Year: 1878

NEWARK, April 2O.-Benjamin Moves was i'm
the court of quarter sessions yesterday to an
Swer the indictment charging him with per-
Keasby, of counsel for Noyes said that before
date was fixed for trial he desired TO be in
formed whether there were four indictments
against his Client aS appeared on the records,
or only three, as produced here. He added
that his client was not informed OF the perjury
Indictment when he was arrested i'm Washing
ton. The case is 10 be tried on Mays.
Year: 1878

THE DELAWARE PEACH CRoP-A special
dispatch to the New York Times from Lewes,
April Is, says: The mild weather OF February
gicu, and when the extremely cold weather of
the latter part of March set in, forming ice an
ince thick i'm many places, the peach growers
were very much alarmed and expressed the
and, indeed, until last week it was generally
Thought that the peaches were seriously in
jured but now most Of the growers are OF the
opinion that should there be no more hard
frosts the yield of fruit win be fully equal to
the full crop of previous years"
Year: 1878

THE INCOME TAX.-The committee on ways
and means has agreed to change the proposed
graded scale of income tax in their bill, and
substitute therefor a uniform two per cent
rate on all incomes over two thousand dollars
per annum.
Year: 1878

SIX THOUSAND PENSIONERS MoRE-It is
stated at the Pension Office that already there
have been received six thousand applications
from persons claiming pensions under the act
lately passed by Congress granting pensions
to soldiers of the war of 1872 and their widows


To pay those from whom applications have
been received will take from the Treasury
consideration before Congress it was stated
on the floor of the Senate that the number of
pensioners would not be more than few hun.
drp6 ~ - S'' -.-
Year: 1878

In accordance with the custom
and injunctions Of my ancestors,
I proceed to give some Of the
most important and striking In
cidents of my life:


I am now an old man, and for
fifty years or more my life has
been a humdrum affair, Lean re-
call nothing during all this long
time that is worthy Of mention or
remembrance. During the win
ter 1 have generally spent my
time in town, and the rest of the
year on my estate, and for this
portion Of my: life, this is all l
have to say. Whether this in
difference to placing ahigber es-
innate upon this portion Of my
life results from old age, which is
said to be oblivious to recent and
passing events, I do not know,
but [ do know, that the incidents
of my boyhood and early man.
hood pass before me as wildly as
if they had occurred but yester-
day. I Remember my boyhood
home, my boyhood sports, my
boyhood strifes, sorrows, and trou
bles, with distinct vividness. They
are now passing before me, as
steadily and as connectedly as the
rolling canvass of the panorama.
T remember my mother, pale,
fragile, and sickIy. I remember
her death and burial, as the great
est sorrow of my life. remem-
Der my brother, my eldest and
only brother, who inherited the
constitution, but not the temper
and disposition Of our mother.
He was weak in constitution
and petulant, irascible and exact
ing in his temper. He was not
lovable, yet, L loved him. His
weak and delicate constitution
prevented him from being sent
from home to school, while l, be-
ing rather more able and stout:
was sent off, so we spent hnt little