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Year: 1879

There will be ball at Wooisey & Wentworth's hall, next Monday evening, in honor of jovial Fred Wentworth's authorization on the sea of matrimony. We are certain that all who know him will join Us in congratulating him on the step he has taken and n wishing him much joy.
Year: 1879

Among the passengers by the steamship Main.
which arrived from Bremen yesterday, was carl
Schuppel. lie was met at Castle Garden by his two
brothers-in-aw. named Gegen, who claimed TINT
they held warrant for his arrest the ground that
he had deserted his wife Barbara They were asked
to produce the warrant, but could not do So and
superintendent Jackson refused to interfere.
Schuppel then said that he had not abandoned his
wife, but that she preferred to live with her
aud had refused to go with him. He then lett Castle
Garden and short time after his departure his wife
appeared with a warrant which sho had Just sworn
out against him tot abandonment.
Year: 1879

Is it a disordered liver giving you
yellow ekin or costive bowels, which have
resulted in distressing Piles or do your
kidneys refuse to perform their functions?
IT so your system will soon be clogged
with poisons Take few doses of Kidney
Wort and you'll feel like a new man
nature will throw off every impediment
and each organ will be ready for duty.
Year: 1879

YELLOW FEVER To amehnrate the
dreadful effects of Yellow Fever take
Simmons Liver Regulator. Let it be
given in large doses. that it may have an
Immediate effect upon the liver. and re-
move the accumulating bile. 1t so acts
upoa the liver. stomach and blood as to
prevent the attack of this terrible dis
ease
Year: 1879

Frank Miller's Harness Oil and Backing
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade OF
these goods is always standard and their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in its line. DIFF
Year: 1879

No use of having the chilIs, no use of
headache or any of the ills that come from
disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
a new person. Try it aud be satisfied.
Year: 1879

h, attained In any OF the books or the old languages
which at this moment NAV be equally attained I'D
hooks of our own literature Therefore l think man
NAV be az great as good aud wise a man, KNOWING
only his own language and wisdom that IL enshrned
I'm IT, s II he knew all the Latin and Greek DOCKS that
had ever been written think with regard to teachers
they have two entirely different branches o labor lhty
have that Of lnstructing their pupils from books
and they have that OF instructing them from their
own conduct and their own manners. You want 10
teach "A enid to be gentle-and l must say that Is
better than book learning-not the gcnueness that
s weakness for there is perfect genteness which II
combined with great force. You want gentleness you
want humanity. Humanity TO animals Is one point III
were "A teacher of a school would make IL very im
portan part OF my Undue boy and girl
with the duty Of being kind to all animals. IL is i'm
possible 10 say how much evil there Is IN the word
from the bArbarity and unkindness which people SNOW
TO what we call the inferior creatures. Then there the
quality OF unseshness selshness In families s tue
cause of misery and the OF great injustice IN
sclnshness and of justice-these are QUALITIES
which come IL YOU offer them to the young persons
mind Their very nature makes them that they cannot
receive il except with liking and appreciation. Ana
have no doubt that IL is possible Tor the teachers IN


the elementary schools of BIrmlngham during the next
ten years or So during which they will have two or
three generations OF children under their TO I'M
press their minds on these subjects that twenty years
hence IL will be seen and felt the whole town that
there is an Improvement in these respects In the gen
eral population fApplausc.l These are things which,


think If behooves the teachers IN these schools TO bear
ia mind They cannot possibly have too high sense
of the of their position and of thcl
dufips"
Year: 1879

How COFFEE CAME TO BE USED
1t is somewhat singular to trace the man
her in which arose the use Of the common
beverage of coffee, without which few
persons, in any half or wholly civilized
country in the world, now make break
last. AT the time Columbus discovered
America it had never been known or
used. 1t only grew IN Arabia and Upper
ETHIOPIA. The discovery Of its use as n
beverage is ascrbed TO the superior of n
monastery in Arabia, who, desirous Of
preventing the monks from sleeping at
their nocturnal services, made them drink
the infusion Of coffee, upon the reports Of
tho shepherds, who observed that thoir
Hooks were more lively after browsing On
the fruit OF that plant. Its reputation
spread through tho adjacent countries
and in about two hundred years IL had
reached Paris. A single plant brought
there in l7l4 became the parent stock of
NIL the French coffee plantations in the
West Indies. The Dutch introduced it
into Java and the East Indies, and the
French and Spanish all over South
America and the West Indies. The OK
tent Of the consumption now can hardly
be rea lized. The United States alone
annually consume it at a cost, on its
landing, of from fifteen to sixteen million
dollars.
Year: 1879

SAGACITY OF DOG.--A vessel was
driven by n storm on the beach at Tydd,
IN England. The surf was rolling fur
ioGsly. Eight men were calling for help,
but not boat could be got off to their
assistance. At length gentleman came
up on tho beach accompanied by his
newfoundland dog. Ilo directed tho at
tention OF the noble animal to the vessel
and put short stick into his mouth. The
Intelligent and Courageous animal at
once understood his meaning, and sprang
into the sea, fighting his way through the
toaming waves. lie could not, however
get close enough to the vessel to deliver
that with which he was charged; but the
crew joy!ully made fast to rope another
piece Of wood and threw it toward him.
The sagaclous dog saw the whole business
in an instant; he dropped his own piece
Of WOOD and Immediately sezed that
which had been cast to him; ana then,
with degree Of strength and determin-
alton almost incredible, he dragged 1t
through the slrf and delivered it to his
master. BY this means line of com
munication was formed, and every man
on board was saved.
Year: 1879

An old gentleman in Key West took his
sons watch to show him how easily he
could be robbed, and then asked him the
time. The young man was distressed to
find that his watch had been stolen. "Nov-
ermind, )" said his father, Il took it to show
you how easily you could lose it; here tits. :"
Bat he felt in his pocket to return It, he
was surprised to find that some thief more
adroit than himselfh had taken it.
Year: 1879

A MAGAZINE writer says there is a
language Of the hair. Don't doubt it in
the least. We have heard of tolerably
well authenticated cases where IL single
auburn hair on Il dark coat collar could
talk plainer than guideboard, and
furnish the material fora whole course of
lectures.
Year: 1879

a cocKNEY tourist met with a Scotch
assie going barefooted toward Glasgow.
lassie. said he, should like to know il
all the people in this part go barefooted
Part Of 'em do, and the rest of 'em mind
their own business, was tho reply;
Year: 1879

AcooRbINo to the Washington RcpuJ-
'can General Grant has lately written
to friend in tEet city: 81 see they are
hammering away at the army again
There is no peace for the army except in
the time Of war"
Year: 1879

RANKIN's GREAT RIDE.-Rankin,
the scout, who rode out of Captain
Payne's lines and carried to Captain
Rawlings the intelligence of the massa-
ere of Thornburgh, and the fact that the
command was surrounded by Indians,
made the most wonderful ride on record.
In some countries this ride would have
been more talked of and lauded than
anything connected with the gallant
conduct of the soldiers who kept the
Utes at bay for all those days or the sue
cessfu! advance that saved the command.
Comparatively little has been said about
it in this country, however, perhaps be-
cause in the chronicle of our Indian
wars there are 80 many recitals OF the
same nature that it is a familiar story


Feats of horsemanship and endurance


in which great distance is made in q
short time, and in which the riders lif,
IS never for moment guaranteed


against the shot Of some lurking savage


these are the staple of which the lif


Of scout in the Indian country is mad


up. The N. Y. Herald gives some q


these rides, which it says, are put OF


record in the recently published auto
. biography Of Buffalo Bill ,andt he figure
Year: 1879

As A SALvE to the wounds of Rose
Meeker, her brother has been appointed
an agent by the Government to go to
the Ute Agency and look after his
fa,her's papers and bring home his re-
mains.
Year: 1879

we have frequently taken the ground
SAYS the \ L. Farmer, that the IA0st pro-
ttable course for farmer, all things con-
-.dered was to market his produce when
{ was In its best condition. to nut it up
o good shape. and sell for the current
rate, rather than hold for an advance in
price which is uncertain, at the best
] his appears to be about the opinion of
Tie Pennsylvania dairymen as expressed
ar their recent meeting. other points Of
interest to farmers were also brought out,
"ith regard to shipping TO commission
dealers. We quote from a summary in
tle y u. Tribune


Concerning the making OF cheese, the
majority OF tactorymen present declared
their inability to see why dealers in these
goods cannot pay cash as well as those
who buy other farm products. A strong
objection was made against sending
cheese on commission, owing to the fact
That nearly every commission man in
New York buys cheese on his own ac-
count ID comparison with which commits
si0n-cheese must be expected 70 take a
back seat. Ii was further objected To the
practice Of sending on commission that
the sender never or hardly ever


knows any thing OF the responsibility of
the dealer, as all his business, even to
the address Of his purchasers, which
should be known to the torwarder, is
Kept out Of sight, rendering it impossible
for the latter to know when he is safe or
fairly dealt by. 1t was held to be as rea-
sonable to demand bonds of a commits
sion house as OF a county treasurer who
handles other peoples money, but in
stead Of such reasonable precaution,
dairymen furnish dealers with capital
without the least security. The spirit OF
the conference was strongly in favor OF
cash sales for whatever the goods will
bring, and of selling when they are
ready for market instead of holding for
better prices, which is in effect an effort
at speculation on the part of the producer
Year: 1879

The following story comes from New
Tim, Mimi; After going to his cell at
night one prisoner used to kneel down
and say his prayers SO assiduously that he
was still engaged in his devotions when
the turnkey passed round to lock the cells


one night the turnkey saw him kneeling
there, and he was in the same position
when the turnkey passed round at = A. NJ


to unlock the cells. Surprised at this
protracted piety, the turnkey entered the
cell and discovered that the prisoner had
prayed himself out of jail, and left his jail
clothes stuffed with straw kneellns beside
the bed This discounts Paul and Silas.
Year: 1879

A Neapolitan journal tells of young
and beautiful girl charged with novel
sort ofswinding. This young lady, whose
name is Rosa del Prete, has been in the
habit Of ''making up as an old beggar
woman probably after Fontuny and in
this guise collecting aims in the public
streets. She has got 50 much money IN
this way as to enable her to dress and live
in most luxurious style, and has actually,
it is said been accustomed to receive in
her elegant saloon, in the evening, the
very persons from whom she had begged
in the morning
Year: 1879

CAMP MEETINGS.-This seems to be the off year in
camp meetings. None at Blackbird, none at Camden,
none at Spring Branch none at Thistlewoods-none
in Kent and none in New Castle below the canal.
Those persons whose chief diversions are camp
meetings and crcuses are certainly to be ptied. The
Unsuitable greed of the bread-stand keepers over
shadowed the influence of the preachers stand, and
this is how it came about. The ministers at the last
Conference under the lead of the lamented Hough
stuck their pegs down against the desecratng Sunday
traffic, and have conquered truce. The protocol is
with them and it is in their power to dictate future
terms. In trying to arrange for the Camden camp
where considerable difficulty was experienced last
year. they could only find one minister, Rev. Mr..
Robinson, who would consent to take charge at ALL


of the meeting and he only through the week days,
and the managers, though wanting to hold meeting


have had to abandon it for want of ministerial head
Year: 1879

OUR PLACES OF LEARNING-The institutions of
learning in the State have had their animal Com
mencement "a word that strikes the average reader
as a singular to be used forthe closing) and the
students departed for two months season of recrea-
ton. The year closed at Delaware College in very
successful way and the institution has the promise of


larger attendance of students and an1ore prosperous
year beginning with the September term. Newark is


delightful town. of cultivated society where people
enter into the spirit of all that pertains to the interest
Ofthe College with the greatest zes At the period OF
their Commencement" exercises, the town puts on
holiday ATTIRE and their doors are thrown open to
visitors in the most cordial manner. Delaware Col
lege has a good Faculty, with every facility for
scholastic training and there is no reason why IL
should not have large patronage frcm our State.


The Conference Academy at Dover also had an en-
ioyable affair of the closing and the institution seems
to be on prosperous road. The Wesleyan Female
College and otherinstitutions of learning in Whining
ton also closed last week with considerable eclGt
Year: 1879

In our advertising columns will be found notice
of caution" from VIM. Z. Yates. Accompanying it
was long communication written for our reading
columns intended to rebut the statement we had
given of the YATES bigamy case" and going al ndu-
seam into his matrimonial infelicties He starts out
with during my absence from home on business, in
formation has reached me that certain statements in
appeared in your columns some weeks ago which are
not correct and do me great injustice. We have no
ever, but his letter is too circumstantal and too
severely personal and rejecting the character of
his wife who is seeking justice at his hands, for to
correctness than his ipse Dirt The very statement in
the beginning of his letter given above of being
absent from home on business when his only business
seems to have been to keep out of her reach stamps
the whole thing with a want of genuineness Mr..
Yates may have carried to his home in the forest


'indOmitable energy and handsome capital" en-


deavoring as he says, to be strictly honorable and
useful and worthy citizen" but he has not proven
that he carried with him virtuOus domestic life.
Year: 1879

The new iron steamboat being built for our enter
prising phosphate manufacturing and propelling
company, was launched from the yards of MeSSrs.
Neafe & Levy in Philadelphia on Saturday. and es
she slid gracefully down the ways" into her new
clement chrstened by Miss Jennie Slaughter the
John E Ttgeyt The launch was without fnterrup.
tons and was in every way a success. The builders
promised to have the new boat ready for her trial
trip July st and though the time is short they still
indicate their ability to have her completed by that
time The Messrs. Tygert took up this steamboat en-
terprise after repeated failures in other hands, and
have made it "gO.' Our business men have had more
of the profit growing out of its success doubtless
than the proprietors have. 1t is not proper for them
to take such large risks without an assurance from
business of fair equivalent. but they have
done it, and it rests upon citizens to give the
welcome new steamer their full patronage. The new
boat is lis feet in length % feet beam with sleeping
capacity of forty or fifty persons. 1t is cheap anC
commOdious freight boat, however, that the John
sideratiOn
Year: 1879

IN picking up our Wilmington mail on Friday
evening the brand new heading of one of them, in
moment of forgetfullness, made think of the old
Daily Commercial which we opened with eagerness as
the greeting of old friend, to find it after all the
Daily Gazette. We paying the Gazette compli-
ment if by mistake, and pleased to it reuve-
mating in its old age. 1t was never so good as at
Year: 1879

AND now the Peninsuldr Netcs is charging some
paper with stealing from its selected outside religious
column. Some Editors have u weakness in this par
ticular they think their paper the fountain head of
knowledge and if an item appears in their columns,
though it may have been in score of Others it must
of course have been taken from their paper And for
the very same reason if there should be similarity in
the make up in single thing, their paper of course
furnished the model
Year: 1879

SENATOR SALISBURY who has trained in a different
camp on the money question from Senator Bayard,
gallantly to the support of his colleague when
in danger of being pierced through by the shafts of
the silver infatonists. The act has kindly look
growing out of personal consideration. Perhaps it
has a.deeper significance.
Year: 1879

Hay harvest scarcely if it did get out of the way
before wheat harvest was upon us Several parties
commenced cutting last Friday ana ON Monday the
thrusting in of the reaper was general throughout
ten days to two weeks later this than last spring. the
harvest was but three days behind last year, the


first wheat cut in rs being on the 18th and in 70 on
the Goth of June. Last year the early harvest was
considerably interrupted by heavy rain falls: this
year it is dry and neither grass nor grain has been in
terfered with The crop of straw is not so large as
last year but the heads are finely filled and the grain
in as plump condition as it is possible 70 be, and
take it altogether it is a very superior harvest.
Year: 1879

Smyrna had on Monday perhaps its first and as it
resulted futile strike. 1t was in the hands of lads
and like the most of this genus homo, premature.
Messrs. ]. B. Evans Co.. who doing the mechani-
cal work for Tschudy Cats were last week adjust


ing their machinery and preparing the preiminares
for rattling out the baskets this week The boys


were early on hand to the number Of thirty or forty
with the necessary accOutrements and had prepared


their rims ready for the slaves. When the powerful


veneering machine had pealed these off the large


solid blocks and cut them the right size and length


for healthy peach basket, and they were thrown
the boys work table. the latter demanded more


wages or no baskets The makers announced to those
seeking employment p of 8 cent basket: the boys
want cent per basket, which they claim is the
general price This not being acceded to, they
marched out of the establishment and down the
street with hammers in pocket making Just enough
noise to attract attention. The propretOrs had


considerable more of them in the establishment than
needed and with those who did not participate
and others who returned after an hour or twos


parade through the streets, not in the least in
commoded. The boys went off "half cooked" and
hence their movement was not success 1t ought


not to be difficult thing TO adjust the proper line


between labor and capital and we hope there will be
| no more occasion for such demonstrations.
Year: 1879

This Marl will permanently enrich the SOIL secure
good crops especially grass crops, and save every


farmer who is obliged to buy manures from thirty to
fifty per cent Thousands of of land which had
been worn out and left in commons, are now by the
use of this Fertilizer yielding crops of the finest
quality. jan 8-tf
Year: 1879

other purposes The republican party is
the party Of protection-and large and
increasing part of the South desires a pro-
tective tarff-the sugar interest in Louisi-
ana for instance.


What we blame in the republican leaders
is that they reject the alliance of those who
hold with them in the South on most of
the real questions of the day, and whom
they could easily influence and control on
others if they would make them allies.
They prefer a factious sectional policy,
dangerous to the peace of the country,
hindering its prosperity, constantly reviv-
ing sectional animosities and perpetuating
disturbance. This course is SO unwise and
uncalled for that if it is persisted in they
need not wonder if it shall ALLEVIATE from
them the support of large numbers of
Northern voters next year, quite enough to
secure their defeat
Year: 1879

The story told in another column by
Colonel M. G. Barnet of the outrages per-
petrated upon him by the Spanish authori-
ties in Cuba needs but little comment An
American citizen is seized without warrant
on the streets of Matanzas. subjected with
out hearing to an abominable imprison-
ment confined with malefactors and coolies,
taken out into wood apparently to be shot
down, and finally released by the secretary
of the Captain General with the impertinent
advice that, being an American, the best
thing for him would be to get home as
quickly as possible. The affair should oc-
cupy the early and serious attention of the
State Department. 1t would be we'll to in
quire of the Spanish authorities why
Colonel Barnet was arrested and imprisoned
in such an unceremonious and apparently
informal manner? The informality Of the
proceedings, indeed, seems to have been
preserved TO the end. Let Secretary Evarts
inquire into the matter thoroughly. The
Colonel will doubtless furnish him with
full particulars
Year: 1879

The discovery of the heirs of Mrs. Jane
Howard, an eccentric old lady who died at
Washington last May possessed of consid-
erable property, was accomplished through
an advertisement for next of kin published
in the HERALD. Mrs. Howard's story was a
singular one. She had lived the life OF
recluse in Washington, telling fortunes ap-
parently for living, and denying herself
almost the necessaries of life Suddenly
she disappeared, and, after several days,
the door of her miserable shanty was
broken open by the police and the woman's
dead body was found on the bed partially
devoured by rats. Then came the discovery
of her ownership of valuable building lots
in the most fashionable portion of the cap
ital and the HERALD's advertisement for the
heirs.


The fortunate claimants were entirely
ignorant of the good luck that awaited
them until they read the news in the
HERALD's advertising columns which are
really often as interesting and valuable as
the news columns, as this story proves.
They were all in moderate circumstances.
and the property, which will be sold and
divided among them as soon as the pro-
ceedings instituted in the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia are complete,
will make them all comfortably off Thus,
while this poor old lady was telling ficti-
tious fortunes and starving herself she was
laying up real fortune for her heirs, who
will, it is to be hoped, make good use OF
the money.