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NEWARK, NEW CASTLE CJjOUNTY, DELAWARE, APRIL G. 1880.
NO 17
VOL XII
With You
again this time to invite you all to come set
Elegant SPRING Styles.
All the latest NOVELTIES to bn line
COUNTRY
iti this
i Covering for Parlor Work ami Hnng
V of Parlor Knits from $£35 to
$1S to $500 in Chamber
am «till here ready to
SHOW you our immense stock of goods, and sell any thing you need
At lower rates than you can buy any where else. Drop in anti ask
forme. Polite attention buy or not. Goods
Bend for price list. Yours Truly,
1 EUROPE in
ing. Every kind and grad
$1000, and from *
Suits. DON'T put it oil'but c
K< KIN.
tmv or not. Goods packed and Shipped free
W. O. LAWS,
WITH IVINS &. BRO„ 55 NORTH 2 ND. STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
MOTHERALL'S STORE
IS THE PLACE TO GET
Dress "Goods and Trimmings, etc
-Of the Finest Qualities and Latest Styles.
BOOTS, SHOES and SLIPPERS
That will look well, fit well, and wear well, at the right prices
China and Glassware ete.
Of every description in west window, call and examine it.
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PROVISIONS
Such as Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Preserves
Canned Goods of all kinds, and everthing found in a First Class Store.
1ST. ÜÆ- MOTHER ALL, Proprietor.
Newark, Del,
n Street, West of College,
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......AND.
One 8x10 PICTURE
FREE lor
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PHOTOGRAPHER
302 MARKET STREET,
DHLAWARIi
11 M1NGTON,
Dobson's Oyster Saloon.
-SPECIAL PAHL01S FOB LADIES—
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REMEMBER THE OLD STAND
PICTURE FRAMES
Harry Yerger, 405 Shipey St, Wmington, Da
lias the largest PICTURE FRAME ESTABLISHMENT in Delaware, and does by
far the largest business ; and the only practical FRAME GILDER in the State. Ilia
prices are the lowest and his goods the best.
HÈT Re-gilding Old Fiiamks a specialty.
EDWARD WILSON
UNDERTAKER.
Main Ht., near ]1. & O. I»epot,
DELAWARE.
NEWARK,
—THE OLDEST STAND IN THE STATE—
Every requisite for funerals, Caskets, Coftms, Robes »fce., fur
nished at the very lowest prices. Chairs also furnished.
Mr. J. A. Wilson of Wilmington will direct funerals when
t is desired.
COAL COAL
SELECTED FROM THE BET MINE JANUARY 1,1889
Broken per 2240 lbs $0.00
Stove " " 6.00
Chestnut
Kgg per 2240 lbs $0.00
Sm Stove "
Family Pea
Delivered in Cellars, all orders of three tons or over 25c per ton off
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A STOCK CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
FEED, GRAIN, ' HAY
C EM ENT, FERT1 LIZ KRS.
FLOUR,
STRAW,
LUMBER,
SEEDS,
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WESLEY B. HART,
Furnishing Undertaker,
Delaware
Newark,
|2f Opposite the residence of Dr N. II. Clark.
Funerals attended in all parts of the country.
tipFURN ITU RE* j done
SECHLER & CO.
1>AID-VP CAPITAL STOCK , $300,000.
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MANUFACTURER* OF
Business and Pleasure Vehicles.
Proprietors and Sole Users ol Socklor's Improved Perfection Fifth-Wheel.
All Work Guaranteed aa Jtepriaentea,
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CASABIANCA.
"Say, father," once again he cried,
"My patience is clean gone ! "
And but the booming shots replied,
And fast the flames rolled on.
Then came a burst of thunder-sound—
The boy, oh ! where was he ?
Upon the box, high did lie bound,
Then floated on the sea.
For 'twas a box of Ivory Soar,
And buoyantly it bore
That gallant child, who ne'er lost hope,
Safe to flic sandy shore.
the burning deck,
Thf. boy stood
Whence all but he had fled ;
He saw amid the cargo's wreck
A box, and, calling, said :
" Say, father, say if I may sit
Upon this box and wait?"
And then without his sire's permit,
Down
that box lie sate.
A WORD OF WARNING.
There are many white soaps, each represented to be 11 just as good as the 1 Ivory' ; "
they ARE NOI, but (Ike all counterfeits, lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities
o f the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting it.
Copyright 1880, by Procter £ Gamble.
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I PRACTICAL UNDERTAKER & EMBAlMER.j )
I am well fitted up and prepared to attend Funerals in a
parts of the country. I am furnishing every requisite for funeral
PER CENT LESS
TW ENTY
than former prices to suit the times.
J. T. MAXWELL, Funeral Direct o
unte'W-a.rik:, Delaware,
The Leading Clothier.
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Our specialty is fine tailor-made Clothing, manufactured under our own
Our excellent styles and perfect tits ean
supervision, has proven a success,
not be surpased by any Merchant Tailor, while our prices are not half what
they ask. We can show you many fine Prince Albert Suits, Cutaways, Sacks,
and any style you maj want. Numerous Stylish Pants of every description.
We pay special attention to our Boy's uud Children's Department, where
we exhibit the largest stock of the most desirable and beautiful garments for
youths and boys, both in Long and Short Pants. Suits all elegantly gotten
up. Our large display of the most tasty Knee Pants Suits for children is
imposing and attractive, and have no equal, Ladies, visit this department
it will pay you, We guarantee each garment as represented.
HARRY HART,
316 Market St., - Wilmington, Del
The New York Clothing M'f 'g Co.
CARPETS!
Our Spring Stock of Carpets now on exhibition and sale, is one of the
largest and choicest we liavo ever shown. Wo are offering special induce
ments in the way of prices. Those furnishing new homos would do well to
consult us. We offer
INGRAINS,
3-PLYS,
TAPESERIES
BRUSSELS
VELVETS,
MOQUETTES (Mottled),
MOQUETTES (Figured),
WILTON'S,
AXMINSTERS,
AT 35 cts, per yard and upwards.
at 85 ots. " " "
at 50 cts. " " "
AT 85 cts. " " "
AT $1.00
AT $1.00
AT $1.25 " " "
AT $1.50 " "
AT $2.00 " "
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MATTINGS $4.00 per roll (40 yds) and upwards.
OIL CLOTHS from 3 to 10 ft wide at pi ices ranging from 35ctsto $1.25
per square yard.
LINOLEUMS, LIGNUMS, and LIGNITECTS, similar to oil cloth in
appearance and very durable.
ART SQUARES, MATS, RUGS, and DRUGGETS in all sizes ami
prices.
Carpet Department, 2nd and 3rd Floors, Filbert Street Front.
Strawbridge & Clothier
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PHILADELPHIA.
THE WAY,
There is a noble truth concerning the
way which leads to the destruction of
of sorrow.
1 lay within a little dusky wood,
Withdrawn from men ; the noonday
sunlight faint
Peeped rarely down through the o'cr
hauginghood ,
Of interlacing boughs ; yet there the
saint,
He a ho passed beyond sensation'sbound
Beyond ideas that haunt our earthly
round,
Came from the dim unknown to visit
'How Hindi riind the way?" I Haiti to
him ;
Tims without words my heart o'er
freighted spoke.
Ho answered: "In the tide of being swiq^
Borne by Its waves, thy every anchor
broke ;
Thus, far beyond the jelf-feeling and
self-thought,
Into 1 1
ighty peace of spirits brought
Ye shall behold new mornings and be
glad."
— Annik Finns, in lluryer 1 » Magazine for
Febri
A DIITECTIVE.
As I pinned on my new shield, on
being installed a member of the de
tective force of a young western city,
my first wish was for an opportunity
to show my superiors and the-pub
lic the metal I was made of.
A n occasion was not long waiting.
An adroit forgery came to light, of
which one of the city banks had
been the victim, and a large reward
was offered for the capture of the
perpetrators.
Facts tended to fasten suspicion
on a young merchant who had late
ly failed under questionable circum
stances, :iml whose disappearance,
shortly after the forgery, had first
led to coupling his name with the
affair.
Evidence sufficient to justify his
arrest was at length accumulated,
and ordern were given by our chief
for his apprehension on sight.
Here was tNte chance I had longed
for. i'he shrewdest of the force had
failed to gain any trace of the fugi
tive. Could I but strike the trail
and run ihe game to earth while so
maqy were at fault, X would be a.
made man, to say nothing of the re
ward to be pocketed,
Opinion was much divided as to
whether Nimblemib—that was the
forger's name—was concealed in
this city, or whether he had gone
into hiding elsewhere.
One day 1 thought it could do it
harm to take a jaunt of observa
tion to a neighboring city.
Entering the train early, I select
ed a place which gave a good oppor
tunity to observe the passengers as
they arrived, which I made it my
business to do while pretending to
be busy with the morning paper.
A genteel looking man, of middle
seemingly, shared .the seat with
me, and by degrees we fell into con
versation.
"You belong to the detective force,
I perceive," remarked the stranger,
glancing at the badge which a slight
derangement of the lapel of my coat
had left partly exposed.
Blushing at the inadvertence, I
hastened to conceal the tell talc token.
"By the way," he continued, "that
scamp, Nimblemib, must be a sharp
fellow so long to avoid the vigilance
to
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no
age
of you gentry."
"We'll have him yet," 1 replied
with the air of a man who knew a
good deal more than lie chose to tell.
"It's to he hoped so," returned the
Btranger dryly. "I suppose you
would recognize him you saw him.'
"On the spot," I said confidently.
"You have seen him, then?"
"No ; but I have his description
so accurately that I could pick him
out from a thousand."
"Don't be too sure of that," my
"Now I have
companion answered.
Dick Nimblenib fifty times,
seen
and would know him at a glance,
hut never by the printed descrip
tions I have seen—but stay—as 1
live!"
The stranger gave a start of as
tonishment, and, before I could in
quire the reason, added in a sup-!
pressed lone :
"Don't look, at present, at the per
son of whom I'm going to speak.
He sits on the end next us of the
third seat in front, on the opposite
side.
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Wait a moment and then
scan him cautiously."
I did as directed, and saw a young
gentleman, whose face wore a dis
turbed expression as he kept glanc
ing about anxiously.
"Do you know him ?" I inquired
"1 do," whispered the stranger.
"Who is lie ?"
"Dick Nimblenib."
I half sprang to my feet, my pur
pose being to arrest the man on the
The stranger's hand on my
spot.
arm restrained me.
"Not so fast," said he, "or
may spoil all. Though not a pro
fessional, I'll give you a hit of ad
vice for wliat it's worth. Keep the
man in sight till he leaves the train;
then follow him to his hiding place,
where you'll have a chance not only
to lind such confirmatory proofs as
shall remove all doubt of his guilt
but may succeed in bagging his ac
complices."
The advice seemed so wise that I
you I
I
determined to follow it.
At the next station the stranger,
who told me his name was Pilchard,
took his leave, wishing success to
my enterprise.
Tho^jioung man forward, from
whom I scarce once removed my
eyes, grew more fidgety as the time
passed. He looks wandered distrust
fully from side to side, and as each
entered his startled man
new comer
betrayed a feeling akin to fright.
Station after station was passed;
but, though his agitation increased
every movement, the young man
never left his seat. Patiently as a cat
in ambush I kept watch, longing for
the moment to make the fatal spring.
It was growing dusk when we
stopped at alarge town, where fifteen
minutes were allowed for supper.
There was a general rush of the
passengers, and in the confusion I
lost sight of my man. He had cer
tainly passed out with the crowd
I should probably find him in the
supper room. I went through it,hut
he was not there. I searched high
and low; he was nowhere to be fonnd.
The last thing to do was to keep
watch as the passengers returned to
to take their places. With the vigi
lance of a senti nal I paced the plat
form by the side of the waiting train
but he did not return.
ner
but he did not return.
I exhausted inquiry and descrip
I could gain no
How I
who
vice
fect
my
ed
fact
tion.but in vain,
trace of the missing forger,
blamed my stupidity in allowing him
to slip through my fingers, and all
giving heed to the shallow advice of
that olliciou 3 Pilchard. How could
1 have been such a donkey !
Another train would leave in a
pie of hours. Possibly Nimblenib
that,
cou
might Yesufhe his journey
thinking' to break his trail by the
interval.
on
or
or recovering himself with an eflort. f
"You'll have an opportunity to
There was nothin" better
than to wait and see.
The time passed slowly, hut my
patience was rewarded at last.
A carriage drove up, and who
should step out but the person I was
seeking; followed by a lady to whom
he offered his arm.
I advanced and laid my hand
upon his shoulder.
"I have orders to arrest you,'
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saiil.
The man seemed thunderstruck,
and the lady uttered a scream.
"I have done nothing to make me
amenable to the law," said the ferm
that," I answered, but my ;
prove
present duty is to take you into
custody."
Before I had time to answer, a
stout, florid old gentleman
bustling from a train which had
just arrived, and catching sight of
prisoner and his companion, began
to berate them soundly.
"This man is under my protec
tion," I said, addressing the choler
ic stranger, "and I cannot permit
him to be abused."
"I don't see what business it is of
yours." returned the testy gentle
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but I don't see what concern it is ot
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men.
"He is'my prisoner,'
I said with
dignity."
"Your prisoner," he exclaimed.
"I know the rascal deserves hanging
for running away with my neice
leastways she ran away yesterday
and he followed her to day, it seems
What a Comfort!
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and mike. tii. sh«. WEAR BETTER. !
Don'tl«t th. womenhAveallth«be»tthins.,butuse !
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ONCE A WEEK FOB MEN.
ONCE A MONTH FOE WOMEN.
I find It a tip top H.rnw. Drea.lttg.
WOLFFft RANDOLPH, PhU.tl.lphl.
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I forgery," I
"The more
abrupt reto^
I have to^l
gin
of
my niece!
and no m<
self." 1
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"You're an a
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"Don't let hi!
uncle," pleaded
mr
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If he touches
head I'll have t
elilimc<mie old ____
"You see""we"" were married an
hour a go," continued the lady,
and it can't he helped now ; won't
you forgive and bless us, uncle,
dear ?"
A light dawned upon me. In
stead of catching a forger, I had
only been marring a wedding. At
any rate, one good came of it. My
interference had so completely
turned the uncle's wrath against my
self that he answered his neice'B
last request with a grunt that had
more of "yes" than "no" in it.
I quickly took the next train for
home. After an hour or two of not
very pleasant meditation, a slap on
the shoulder broke my reverie. It
was my friend Sergt. Spottem, who
had come aboard at the last station.
"I say. Bill, I'm in luck," he cried
"How so ?"
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"I've just nabbed Nimblenib, and
have him under guard in the smok
Come and have a look at
ing car.
him."
I accompanied my friend, and
whom do you think I discovered in
the person of the forger ?
other than the affable Mr. Pilchard,
who had given me such good ad
vice in the morning, and whose per
fect disguise had completely baffled
my power of recognition by des
cription.
I felt that I was not specially call
ed to be a detective, and faced the
fact with resignation.-—Philadilphia.
None
Flyinj* Under water. ^
One of the most water-loving
birds is a dainty little songster be
longing to the thrush family, and
populary known as the water-ousel,
or dipper. This pretty little bird is
found in most parts of the world,
and likes best the neighborhood of
these merry
which rush boisterously on to their
fate, now leaping headlong over
some high rock, now swirling in
some deep pool, and now eddying,
dancing, splashing down a steep in
cline. Water-full, pool, and eddy
ing stream are alike to the water
ousel, which will dash into one or
the other with the same ready Con
f K ] ance a8 the ordinary into the air.
mountain streams
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In winter, when its watery home
; s frozen over, it will seek other and
milder parts, unless it can be sure
01 finding holes in the ice, in which
case it will not hesitate to remain at
home, for it will plunge through a
hole into the icy water with no care
at all for temperature, and having
made its venture successful by the
capture of a small fish, will return
to the air once more.
So fond is it of the water that it
will build its nest as near as possi
ble, and one instance is recorded of
a pair which actually built behind a
water-fall, taking advantage of the
space made by the shoot of the
water over the top of the rock.
Although the ousel uses its feet
while swimming, its progress is
progress is chiefly due to its wings,
which are moved exactly as if flying
in the air. The wings are admirably
ly adapted to this use, being almost
j as broad us long, and of compara
t ^ ve jy f;reil t power. The tail is very
; short, and the body is covered with
soft thick down, which, as in the
true aquatic birds, affords an im
pervious shield against the water.
Like all other birds which cither
casually or habitually resort to the
water, the ousel seems to regard
hut element as its safest retreat in
time of danger. Even the little
birds which have never before ven
tured from the nest, and which tire
quite unable to fly, have
known, when alarmed during the
absence of the parents, to rushs, to
pell-mell to the nearest
and with extraordinary faculty to
along the heel of the stream
been
water
in.«..
Allowing everything
! powering I'oree of instinct, there still
! remu j nH something to Wonder lit ill
which can in
to the over
I feeling of confidant»
j spire the fledglings to take so unx
j iously to the water.— Harper's May
aztne.
For Mending Rubber Boots.
Procure from a depot of rubber
goods, or from a large store where
such goods are found a piece of vir
gin Indiarrubber. With a wet
knife cut from it the thinnest shav
ings possible ; with a pair of sharp
sheers divide the shavings into fine
shreds. Fill a wide-mouthed bottle
about one-tenth full of shredded rub
ber. With pure benzine, guiltless
of oil, fill the boftle three-fourths
full. The mbbeMn a moment will
perceptibly swell *if $he benzine is a
good article. If frequently shaken
the contents of thjfcottle in a few
^taacy of
^Pfcts of
undissolved rubber fiirough it, add
more benzine, if it be to thin and
waterv a moiety of rubber is needed.
The unvulcanized rubber may some
times be found at the druggist's. A
pint of cement may be made from a
piece of solid native rubber the size
of a large hickory nut ; this quanity
will last a family a long time and
will he found invaluable. Three
coats of it will unite, with great
firmness, broken places in shoes, re
factory patches, and soles on rub
bers ; will fasten backs on book,
rips in upholstery, and will render
itself generally useful to the ingeni
ous housewife as it dries in a few
minutes. It forms an admirable
air and water-tight cement for bot
tles, by simply corking them and
immersing the stoppers in it.
dayew-Ulbe of the
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TUVirdict Unamimous.
W. 1). Suit, Druggist,Bippus, Ind., test
ifies : " I can reinconi mend Electric Bit
tors as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every
One man took six bottles, and was
cured of Rheumatism of ten years' stan
ding.', Abraham Hare, druggist, Bell
ville, Ohio, affirms : ''The best selling
medicine I have ever handled in my 20
years' experience, is Electric Bitters "
Thousands of others have added their
testimony, so that the verdict is unami
nieus that Electric Bitters do cure all
diseases of the Liver, Kidneys ar Blood.
Only a half dollar a bottle at E. B.
Fraser's Drug Store. -2—
Manager—How many characters
do you say there are in your play ?
Author—I didn't say there were
any. This is a French society drama.
Üiiai tners—Tjovcydu 7' "WhyTTVP
jump off the bridge for you.
Miss Romantique —Oh, how lovely
that would be.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores' Ulcers, Salt Rheum'
Fever Sores, Tetter, ('happed Hands,
Chilblains Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or
quired. 11 is guaranteed to give perfect
money refuded. Price
For sale by E. B.
june 9-ly
pay re
satisfaction,
25 cents per box.
Frazer, Newark, Del.
Mr. D. Dunn (of Fort Plain) I beg
of you to say "yes," May. If Atchi
son goes up I shall be worth a cool
hundred thousand.
Miss Beacon—You'll pardon me
for being discouraging, but from
papa's florid comment I'm afraid it
has gone up entirely.
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A Woman's Discovery.
"Another wonderful discovery has been
made and that too by a lady in this
country. Disease fastened its clutches
upon lier and for seven years she with
stood its severest test, but her vital or
undermined and death seemed
gang
imminent. For three months she cough
ed incessantly and could not sleep. She
bought of us a bottle of Dr. King's Now
Discovery for Consumption and was so
much relieved on taking lirst dose that
she slept all night and with one bottle
has been miraculously cured. Her name
is Mrs. Luther Lutz. "Thus write W. C.
Hamrick & Co., of Shelbn, N. 1).— Get a
free trial bottle at E. B. Frazer's Drug
Store. -2—
Bob—I's about time to call in
these heavy ulsters, I'm thinking.
I'm surprised that you're not wear
ing your spring overcqg|^^- —
Rob—To tell the truth, Bob, I've
lost it.
usual
Oh! You can't trust those pawn
brokers.
You see I hung it up as
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