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Year: 1875

Has made the most Astonishing Cures I.
so quick, so rapid are the changes the
body undergoes under the influence of
this truly wonderful medicine, that
Every Day an Increase In Flesh and Weight


Is Seen and Felt.


The Great Blood Purifier.
Year: 1875

There is more talk among members
than before the recess of the probable
increase of the revenues this winter By
the restoration of the duties on tea and
coffee. and quite possibly the increase of
tax in some articles, including whiskey.
The Ways and Means Committee is pre-
pairing to report bill with these fea-
session shall be pronounced finally dead
and out of the way. The Conference
Committee on this bill will meet Tues
day. and il it cannot agree on the points
relative to tobacco sales and a tax on
the sale of stocks, as it probably cannot,
then a new committee may be ask ed for
with increased powers, or the whole
matter will be dropped and new bill
passed by the House.
Year: 1875

RoBBERY.-A few days ago, VIM,
Russell a weaver, living at Seventh
and Walnut streets was robbed of $50
by young woman whom he had tax
en- in his family as domestic. The
money was abstracted from pocket
book in a desk in his weaving room.
Year: 1875

ANOTHER MUSICAL SocIETY.-En-
courgod by the success which has at
tended the organization of the Millard
Club, another Musical Society will be
organized in this city about September
next. This society will include male
and female voices in chorus, and
will be under the efficient leadership
of Prof. L. Becher,
Year: 1875

For the Middle and Eastern States
and lower Lakes, stationary or falling
barometer, stationary temperature,
southeast to northeast winds veering
to the northwest, cloudy or partly
cloudy weather and occasional rain,
clearing in the afternoon.
Year: 1875

DRUNK AND DIsoRDERLY.-Corne
Green, for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct, was required to pay costs and
give bail In the sum of $500 to keep the
peace. This was the only case at police
headquarters this morning.
Year: 1875

Captain Binns has an inventive turn Of
mind, and some time ago as he had a pair
OF particularly stubborn mules TO haul his
canal boat, it occurred TO him that he
might devise some scientific method Of in-
ducing the said mules to move on when
ever they were inclined TO be balky.-
Both mules had phegmaiic temperaments
and when they made up their minds to
stop aud stand stand still, they would do
so and refuse to move, no matter with
what vigor the boy applied the whip
Captain Binns therefore bought tow
line made Of three strands OF galvan-
lied wire, aud placing iron collars upon
the necks of the mules he fastened the
wire 10 them, aud then he got a very
strong galvanic battery and put it in the
cabin of the boat, attaching to the other
end of the line.


The first time the mules stopped to re-
fleet the captain sent strong current
through the wire. The near mule gave a
little start of astonshment, and then ii
looked around at the boy upon the tow
path with m 2urnful smile that seemed
TO say "Sonny, would like to know
how you worked thatp But the mule
stood still. Then the captain turned a
stronger current on, and the near mu le
SHE'D little and looked hard at the boy,
who was standing by whiting stick.
! The captain sent another shock through
the line, aud the the mule, convinced that
the boy was some how responsible for the
mysterious occurrence, reached over,
siezed the boys jacket with his teeth,
shook him up, and passed him TO the front
mule, who kicked him carefully over the
bank into the river,


The mules were about to turn the mat
ter over in their minds when Captain
Binns sent the full current through the
wire and kept it going steadily There
upon the animals became panic stricken.
They began TO rear and plunge; they
| turned around and dashed down the tow
path toward the boat; then the liue be-
came taut, it jerked the boat around sud
denly with such force that the stern of il
broke through weak place in the bank
and before the captain could turn Off the
battery the mules had dashed around the
other side of the toll-collector's cabin,
ahd then. making lurch to the left, they
/ fell over the bank themselves, the line
scraping the cabin, the collector, and
three children, and ceored man over
with them. By this lime the line was cut
aud the sufferers rescued, the mules were
drowned, and all The water in the cana
had gone through the break. II cost
/ Captain Bnns three hundred dollars for
damages, aud he Is now trying to invent
steam engine which will do for cana
boats and enable hira to dispense with
mule.-Ne0 York Weekly
Year: 1875

INSTANCES often occur where men and
women do not always practice what they
preach. Newspaper reports have it that
Dio Lewis, man who has written more
about reform in diet than anyone else, is a
victim of dyspepsia. This is certainly too
bad for man who has lived the better
portion Of his life as he says on mush and
milk. We are very much inclined to
think that Mr.. Lewis has strayed away at
sometime from the paths of self-denial in
eating and is now groaning with dyspepsia
as a consequence.
Year: 1875

The following interesting suggestion ap


pears in the Scientific Americon, from tn,


pen of Mr.. Charles Smith, of Ashley


Pennsylvania:


Working in railroad repair shop,


saw machinist fit pieces into broken 10


comotive cylinders, and the idea of repair


ing the bell on the same principle suggest.
ed itself. The process is as follows: A
piece is slotted out by machine and the
surface is scraped perfectly true ; then a
pattern is made, and a casting in bell
metal is made from it. This piece is
planed and scraped to fit perfectly into the
slot. This is done with the same nicely
as making patch for broken locomotive
cylinder. TO fasten it in its place an oven
is constructed with door large enough to
admit the bell. The bell will stand upside
down on an iron truck, with wheel un-
der it, SO that it can be put in and taken
out OF the oven conveniently.


The oven must be heated by clear fire.
free from smoke, and the flames are not to
touch the bell. The bell and the piece are
to be put into the oven, and the door
closed till they become heated hot enough
to melt silver solder. Then remove the
bell and piece from the oven, and treat the
tides of the crack and piece with muriatic
scid, prepared as silversmith's acid for
Then coat the sides Of the crack
md piece with silver solder. Do this part
'xpeditiously, and free the surfaces from
lross then, while the bell is hot and the
older in a soft, adhesive state, insert the |
'iece in its. place. Have at hand two large
pieces Of iron, shaped like the inside and
'utside Of the bell, red hot, with suitable
ongs for holding them. These are to be
Ised to keep up the heat if. necessity re-
ujres it. When the soldering is completed
llow the bell to cool of: lido not propose
hat the bell be used very roughly when
epaired by this process but 1 have no
oubt it would be a great pleasure for the
eople to hear the old bell peal forth with
lear tone once more"
Year: 1875

Tomorrow one of the most important
elections to the Democrats of Wilmington
takes place. 1t is important that every
Democrat should be at the polls and de.
posit his vote for the straight ticket that
his party has nominated. There will be
many efforts made to deceive, an evidence
of which is now before us in the shape of a
ticket for the Seventh Ward. 1t has at the
head, in large type, Democratic Ticket"
but upon looking at it carefully it will be
seen that tine names of the candidates are
led of by the one of Joshua s. Valentine"
For such deceptions the Democrats should
be on the lookout, as there is no doubt that
they viii be numerous.


1t is important that every Democrat
should be at the polls tomorrow and de-
posit his vote. The ticket that the party
has placed before the people has been Sc
lected with care. and is composed of men
who will best represent the interests of the
people Of Wilmington. Therefore it be-
hcoves every Democratic citizen to see that
the ticket will be supported. That this
will be done, the unity with which the
members of the party have always acted
tells us we have no fear, no doubt. All that
is needed is for every ward to do its full
duty, and if this is done, then we have no
reason to fear defeat.
Year: 1875

IHE COAL fields of Pennsylvania have


again been the scene Of bloodshed. Three


murders in one week is large record Of


bloodshed for new York to carry. Int


when it comes to the coal regions, made


up OF population who follow mining for
a living, there must be truth in the re-
ports circulated that there are societies
among them whose sole business it is to
murder those who are Objectionable to
them. The men who were murdered last
week were all what are called "Bosses,"
and they derive this title from the fact
that they are bosses around the mines over
the other workmen. These men very fire.
quently make themselves Objectionable by
severity, and very often become OBJ
jectionable from CAUSES much slighter than
this. At once their fate is sealed by a re-
cret society known as the Mollie Maguires.
Notices with coffins and pistols pictured
upon them are first sent to the offending
parties that they shall take warning and
leave. If no attention is paid to this then
the result is the same as the fate of the
three "BoseS" who were murdered last
week by members Of the Molly Maguires.
Murder and riot has held high carnival in
these regions for sometime and if such il
necessary to break it up the State authori.
ties should place them under military
rule, or few Of the murderers hung to set |
an example. But in Schuylkill County, /
Year: 1875

- chief scene OF NheSe oxhlbftl0nS therl


seems to be an AVERSION tothanging. Not,


withstanding they had as many Is 4 dosei
Icold blooded murders i'm tlet many
years they had got a sipsie exshple \


offer up on the gallows. A change in the


administration Of justice must take place
10 the outlaws Of that section BE-


fore they will learn to lrespect


the law and recognize their own infs-


riority to that great instrument of whD is


commonly called justice. The last hang


ing there was last winter, which was the


first in twenty years, and only the second


that ever took place in the county.
aat F.48 --~>A- .Af
If one half of the talk that is expended


Oh finance were devoted to other things


that concerned the government much more,


there is every probability that business


would find its natural channels much more
quickly. 1t is an utter impossibilAy to
find any two men that are of precisely the
same opinion in regard to the great ques-
tion Of finance, and the country is SO mixed
up in it, that nobody seems to know exactly
where they do stand. There is an old say
ing that too many cooks spoil the broth,
and to nothing could it be more aptly ap-
piled than to the financial question. 1t is a
favorite dish with the politician, from him
who lends his stentorian tones to the pot
house to the imperious congressman or
senator. All attempt to explain the riddle,
and when they are throught, the country is
as much puzzled as ever. A little rest
would be the most soothing panacea that
could be applied to this national disease


THE era of fraud appears to have fast
tened its fangs upon the country just at the
present time. What the national Govern
ment.has not had to suffer in this way the
municipalities have made up. New York
has all along been considered the seat of
such Irregularities but her neighbor city,
Brooklyn, which is only divided from New
York by the East river has caught the in
ection, perhaps, from the winds that play
the two rlaoe. But now Phila-
lelphia has caught the infection, and with
is political ri5gs and gigantic marble
'windles it furnishes an instance of the
'taid old Quaker City being as vulnerable
% attacks in this direction as many other
places. I
Year: 1875

There has been but small increase in the
amount Of sugar produced in this kingdom during
1874 over that Of the previous year. The total
export has been 24566,6ll pounds, TO which
should be added the home consumption Of 5OO.-
600 pounds, and we obtain the total of q, ,0666ll
pounds as the crop for the year 1874, showing a
small but steady growth of this leading industry.
There are now IN operation here, 30 sugar estates,
a list of which we append, with an estimate of
the croD in prosDeet
Year: 1875

From the Erch1nget


The man is nothing less than de-
liberate suicide who drinks tea, coffee
or ardent spirits of any kind, to in
duce him to do work in hand when
he feels too weak to 60 through with
it without such aid. This is the reason
that the majority of great orators and
favorites die drunkards. The pulpit,


the bench, the bar, the forum, have
contributed their legions of victims
to drunken habits. The beautiful wo-
man, tine sweet singer, the converse
tionalist, the periodical writer, has
filled too often a drupkard's grave.
The best possible thing for a man to
do when he feels too tired to perform
la task, or too weak too carry it


through, is to go to bed and sleep
week if he can; this is the only true


reclperation of brain power; the only
actual renewal of brain forces, because
during sleep the brain is, IN sense,


at rest, in a condition to receive and


appropriate particles of nutrlment
from the blood which take the place
of those which have been consumed


In previous labor. More stimulants


supply nothing; they only goad The


brain, force it to greater consump-
tion of its substance, until that sub
stance has been so fully exhausted


that there is not power enough left


to receive a supply; just as men are
sometimes so near death by thirst and
starvation that there is not strength
enough left to swallow anything, and
all is over. The capacity of the brain
to receive recuperative PARTICLES
sometimes comes on with the rapidity
of lightning, and the man becomes
mad In an instant; in an instant falls
into commissions, in an instant loses
all sense. and he is an idiot. we re-
pepeat, there is renewed force for the


brain only in early and abundant


sleep.
Year: 1875

It is the rule in some Christian churches,
that some well disposed friend of the
family should take upon himself certain
VOWS on behalf of those not considered
morally responsible for their own acts.


1t is by those who do not practice this
rite regarded as very serious undertak-
ing, especially if the infant betake himself
to card playing or hard drink and SO go
back upon the sponsor, who may have guar
anteed a Christian, godiy and virtuous
walk and conversation.


The Hon. Mr.. Lamar, Of Mississippi, has
assumed these serious vows for the Demo-
cracy of the South. He has proclaimed
and promised on their behalf, that this
"hunger for patriotism which shall
knit all the people together in generous
and loving brotherhood, and which shall be
as broad as the country over which the
national flag floats"


He also guarantees that their ''grandest
aspiration and crowning glory will be to
restore the constitution to its pristine
strength and authority, and to make it the
protector of every section and of every
human being of every race, color and
condition in the land"


When we regard the frequent acts of
violence done to the negroes by the wards
of Mr.. Lamar, we fear his pledges of race
protection have failed. When we see men
ostracised socially, or even driven from
the South because they have migrated
from the Northern States, it seems to us
this is an invasion of his sectional pledge.
In respect of the guarantee of the "gen-
uine and loving brotherhood" in which
his Southern wards were to be knit, we
respectfully submit that the proposal to
plead in defense of charge of murder or
manslaughter, that the deceased had voted
the Republican ticket, by no means COM
plies with the patriotic assurances made
by the godfather Of Democracy.


We have not sufficient theological
knowledge to state whether the Pedobap-
fists authorized godfather to go before
the church and ask to be relieved from his
obligations when his ward proved incor-
rigible, or if when the godfather was no.
torious evil liver, the parents or the par
son had a right to cancel the obligation
| or demand counter security.


Mr.. Lamar must, however, see that these
solemn assurances upon which he was re-
ceived into the bosom Of the national con-
gregation of Democracy are being daily
violated We will not charge that these
pledges were given to secure political
condonation, but we do say that if this
godfather does not learn that those for
whose good behavior he has been politi-
cally bound, are violating every term Of
the engagement on their behalf, he is the
only person in his political parish who
can pretend to be in ignorance.
Year: 1875

for the Returning Board shall be removed
we have no doubt it will Ibe superseded
by some such system as Prevails in peace
able States, where law, not what every
pothouse politician may set up as such,


is taken to be the will of the people, and
is made the invariable rule of conduct.


The Returning Board is the only safe
guard we have in this State, and it will be
unsafe to give it up until the Democracy
learns how to respect the rights of others.
Year: 1875

to the producer. Therefore the tax pay
ing ability of any country is in tho ratio
ofits capacity toprOduco wealth, Hence
the wonderful apparent ease with which
Great Britain endures such . load Ol
taxation. She has developed such an in
finite variety Of industries that the ta1
upon each Is only nominal, and yet ths
aggregate Is enormous, In this country
We are trying to pattern our system oI
taxation in the same way. And yet SC
crude Is our systCm still that we have in
many cases double sort Of taxation, aa
in tho cases we have referred to, Whelh'
or we can simplify II down to the stand
ard Of Great Britain In advance Of such
development as she has achieved, is the
problem that our State and National law
makers have not yet solved.
Year: 1875

The California Hin Sold and silver
Mining Company is now fully organized
and ready TO receive subscriptions to a limited
amount of Its stock. Only Twelve Thousand
Dollars remains to be subscribed for when the
Company viii be prepared to commence ope-
ratio MS at the mines, which are located In
Elko county, Nevada, near the Pacific rail-
road. A full description of the mines and all
information in relation to the company, can
be obtained at their office, Room "a, Planters
Insurance Building, Madison street. This is a
home company, under the control Of some Of
our best citizens. 1t promises large returns
for q very small investment, and only requires
Investigation to convince the most skeptcal
that 1t is a bonafide corporation and worthy
the attention OF any one wishing to invest
small mount in most profitable manner.
Year: 1875

The California mill IS gone. The fire is still
spreading. The Catholic church and other
buildings will be blown up. The DphiT works
and the Bank of California buildings are
burned. The whole business pert of the town
is destroy ed. The Catholic church is how
burning
Year: 1875

DEArH from lightning is painless. The
nerves of the human body do not convey
sensation of pain instantly to the nerve
ccnters. There is an apprcciable interval
before We are cognizant OF what has hap
pcned The time Of an electric flash is
a small fraction of this interval. While
the velocity Of a nervous sensation Of
pain is less than hundred feet second,
that OF electricity, varying under difier'
ent circumstances, Is many thousand
time. greater. We are killed before we
know il.
Year: 1875

IF there is anything calculated to
make even a man of the most rugged
constitution nervous, il is to have two
or three children standing aroung eating
bread and molssses when his new clothes
come home.
Year: 1875

THE AMOUNT OF MONEYS PAID our BY TREASURER


VINCENT SINCE MARCH 4, 1874.


We have been handed by City Treasurer Fran
els Vincent the following liable, showing the
amount paid by him to the Board Of Public Ed
ucation since March 4, 1874. Before that time
the money was paid into the City Treasury, and
paid out TO the Board of Public Education by.
vote Of Council i'll the same manner rs other
claims were paid to the city. 0n account of
some delay in the payment of Council, the School
Board then demanded that the money should
he held for them by the Treasurer, and paid to
them by him upon their order. This is now
done and the Council have now nothing to do
with the school taxes, which are paid direct to
the Treasurer aud paid by him to the q ard
without their intervention.
Year: 1875

ignorance : the wet-uur~a Of rreiuiicc.


Wit without sense Is a razor without a
handle.


Half the discomfort of lie is the result Of
getting tired Of ourselves


Beneyolence Is tie cream on the milk of
human kinducs-


People of good sense are those whose oqiu-
ions agree with ours.


Face all ;hing- even adyersiry i- poii,e to
a mrn'S face.


Passion always lowers a great man, bat
sometimes cleyateS a little one.


Style j. everything Tor sinner. and % lit
tie OF it viii not hurt q saint.


Men nowadays are divided into slow
Christians and wide-awake sinners.


There are people who expect to escape
he'll because Of the crowd going there.


Most people are Ike cggs-too flN of
themselves to hold anything else


Time Is money, and many people pay their
debts with it.


No man can be healthy Jester unless be
has nursed at the breast OF wisdom.


We have made justice luxury Of ciyili-
zation.


1t Is easer to be q harmless dove thar. a
decent serpent.


Humor must fall out OF a mans mouth
ike music out of a bobolink


Some men marry to get rid Of themselves,
and find that the game is one that two can
play at, and neither win.


1t is little trouble to a craven image to be
patient-eyen in hy-time.


Old age increases US in wisaom-and in
rheumatism.


\ mule is a bad pun on horse.


Health is loan at call.


Wheat is serial. am glad Of it.
Manner is great deal more attractive
than matter, especially in a monkey.
Adversely 10 man is ike training To a
pugilist. Ii reduces him TO his fighting
weight.


Pleasure is like treacle. Too much Of it
spoils the taste for everything.


Necessity is the mother Of invention, but
Patent Right is the father.