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Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28

Cure FOR Hoe CHoLERA.-A writer in
the last monthly report of the Department
Of Agriculture gives very simple remedy
for hog cholera, which has never failed as
preventive, and in every instance where
in from neglect the disease made its ap-
pearance. he speeeeded in curing it in
few days. Two or more large barrels are
procured and placed conveniently to the
kitchen. Into these deposit all the pot
liquors and greasy water of any kind, re-
fuse pieces Of bacon, and few buckets
full Of soapsuds. Let it stand few DAYS
or until fermentation begins; then add to
each barrel one bushel Of fine charcoal, a
half bushel of corn meal, one handful of
salt, one half pound copperas. Let it
stand short time, so that the coal may
become thoroughly saturated with the IL
quid then pour into troughs made for the
purpose. One barrel thus prepared, he
says, if given once or twice week, will
be sufficient for fifty hogs, and prevent
cholera and keep them in healthy condi-
ton, This remedy is quite simple, and
will commend itself to farmers more read
lily than drenching With drugs, sometimes
recommended. err ~. s''8i.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28
singular Habits OF Crows.

A correspondent, residing in Conestoga
township, writes to Us that d. on the banks
of the Conestoga creek short distance
above Wabank, in Lancaster county, is a 4
Ci'oao Roost AT this place thousands Of
crowsroost every night: They leave every
morning and return in the evening. TheS
do not 60 singly or in focks, but in tou,.
di,tsions, one division going nearly due
East, one nearly due South another nearlp
due West, and the other nearly due North
and from these they branch off and spread
over the country and in the evening theyy
return from precisely the same points, :
In the morning as slon as daylight be-
gins to dawn, they are stirring about and
flying from tree to tree, keeping up an in! /!
cessant cawing, which is very disagreeable
and annoying to the people living in the
neighborhood. About sunrise they start
off; going in regular lines and always in
the same directions, each division tAkina
its own route, and it is very probable that +
the same crows always constitute the same
division. Those which 60 in a Southerly
direction, at distance Of FIVE miles from,
the !" Roost, " never deviate above 4 QUAR-. Insa.
'oi Va hiuo ffnoe " WHse AUiu tnelf
regular route, either going o. coming /:
never deviating any except when the wind
blows pretty strong, when they fly very
low and along the more sheltered places.
in order to avoid the wind as much ss they
can. It takes them on an average about
thirty minutes to pass given point, lon
ger if the wind is against them, and less
If it is in their favor. Their line beinS
fully one hundred yards in width. and
they flying with great rapidity it is inn
possible to count them or even to make an
estimation that viii approximate closely to
the number; but their number Is yery
great. About ten miles from the sRoosttnl
these divide into two branches one j9tobine
towards the Southeast, and the other to-
wards the Southwest.
Where, or how far all the crows that
come to this place to roost 10 during the
day is not known to the writer, but thew
undoubtedly spread over large extent Of
territory to seek food. probably one hum
dred miles or more IN every direction from
the Roost.
A few years ago their roost which had
been about half . mile farther MP the Com
estoga. was destroyed by the clearing
away of the woods which contained it,. but
they did not leave this section Of tha
country, but Immediately selected their
present roost, to which they have come
ever since. -.lefersoaiaa Ss''.id
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28
A saeheior,s Home.
Wfitten for the Mdaietown Transcript
ny ELSIE.

What queer old place it is Can an,
of the Transcript perusers realize such 1
home I Fearing not, | will intrude upon
a bachelor, and inform them of his saualid
| abode.
Istepped upon the porch, found the door
ajar, and, trying to creep quietly in, much
to my surprise, stumbled over boot-iack
"a necessary article to man) but the bach
elor on the lounge, was in the arms Of
Morpheus, (Which was beneficial to him
on account of pot getting home until the
wee hours of night) and needed not my
entrance. Gazing around, 1 perceived .
few chairs, an unvarnished table, desk,
which, judging from its appearance, had
been handed down several generations
the old clock continued its ticking regard
less of its ",cebby adornment -. I being
noted for keen eye, espied in one corner
sweepings of the floor, which was thought
concealed by anewspaper; his boots pitched
behind the stove, slippers ornamented the
mantel-piece, set of harness, silver
mounted, strung on dilapidated hat
rack also hat and overcoat, the latter
destitute of buttons and bedaubed with
mud, but, dear readers, do not think for
one moment this fashionable trimming will
be in existence at seven o'clock in the
evening, when he calls on Miss +. for
Topsey will receive few pennies for
brushing it.
AS my time has nearly expired, I am
compelled to leave this chilly room, as
wish to take scanty view of the upper
story, which consists of one room. With
hurried steps soon ascended the broken
staircase, and entered the room, the descrip-
tion Of which willinterest you A very few
pieces of furniture, wash-stand, where.
upon sat bowl and broken-mouth pitch
er; by its side, comb and brush, also po-
made, and bottle bearing the inscription
"dye for whiskers-never failing to in
crease their growth z (but please dc, not
think he made use of this liduid) a looking
glass near, had always given satisfaction
to the admirer; patchwork quilt, so
neatly pieced by Grandma, was tossed on
the unmade bed, which so forcibly i'm
pressed me of the poets description of a
bachelors hall-"he grapes like terrapin
uIu0i oho hiNOIo, ulFcr ueu Ihdue aU all.
Next, my curiosity was, to peep in the
closet. just as caught sight Of button
less shirts, / heard the bachelor arousing
from his slumber, and I made o hasty re-
treat, exclaiming g bad luck to the bach
elor's home!a
Young bachelors, you have gentlemen
friends who are married, and are not their
homes a perfect paradise, compared with
yours? Then why not seek fireside an
gel, and have yours similar to your
friends? At night when you return from
the field of labor, you will find comfort
able fire, with an easy chair, dressing
gown, warmed slippers, bot supper, and
your dear little wife, with her ever ready
smile. waiting your arrival.
Now, young bachelors, you have an OPP
portunity of drawing parallel between
these homes-which do you think prefer
able?
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28
GfuIllino Warratiue.
From the Southern Home Journal.
A Prisoner Among Cannibals.

~ Between the Eastern and China sea is
the Island of Forlnosa, which is over two
hundred miles in length and some sixty in
: breadth. 1t is at present inhabited by
! two races-Chinese aud Indians-the for
mer occupying the northern and western
& coast, and the latter the southern and cas-
:. tern. These two races are separated by
range Of mountains running lengthwise of
the Island, and the two divisions are as
different Is the people-the lands Of the
y Chinese being low ,undulating and srable'
I and those of the Indians rugged, noun
famous, and in some degree sterile The
Chinese are diminutiye, tinid, and indus
i triousl; the Indians athletic, fierce and
warlike. The former live by their herds,
tiliage, and peaceful arts: the latter by
! robbing, plppdering, capturing, and ma
king slaves of their more honest neighbors
A state of constant hostility exists between
the tgo nations. The Indians cross the
mountains ip formidable bands, swoop
down upon the Chinese, pillage and burn
their houses, carry off their grain, drive
off their herds, and make prisoners of as
+ many men, women, and children as they
can lay their hands on. These human cap
tives serve the red men in double capac-
lity-frst as slaves, and secondly as food !;
4. for the Indians are canpibals, and often
feast on human flesh
81 Some years ago. the writer of this state
ment being in an English vessel was
wrecked on the eastern coast of the Island
And four of us, half drowned and consider
ably bruised, found ourselves clinging to
the rocks, and imploring heaven for succor.
y As our vessel went to pieces upon a
foaming reef, within about hundred
yards Of the rocky shore of the island of
! Formosa, managed to get hold of spar,
TO which ] clung with the tenacity Of a
drowning man. Three others got hold
of the same support simultaneously with
Z, myself, and for few minutes we were
whirled about with terrible velocity; and
then a huge wave suddenly landed us upon
y p low ledge of rocks, a few feet above the
level of the seething and roaring waters
that madly broke against them. Though
(, half dead from exhaustion, and seriously
bruised, yet the hope of life brought every
faculty into active play, and in less than
I. few minutes we were all beyond the dan
ger Of being swept back into the boiling
and foaming surf
This happened not far from mid-day-
the wind blowing a gale, and the rain
beating against us in driving sheets. We
could only see short distance out upon
the angry sea, though clearly beyond the
: point where our vessel had gone to pieces.
We now and then detected some portions
of the wreck whirling about in the surf.
but nowhere could we perceive sign Of
human life. Of the twenty-five human be-
ings composing the officers and crew Of the
ill-fated ship, we were all that we're now
left alive; and as we looked at the frown.
ing rocks above us. the awful destruction
below listened to the wild howlincs Of the
storm and considered our almost helpless
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28
Far he Middlelo,pn Tlran.eript.

Mr.. ED1ToR.-I send you the following
conundrums, which you viii please pub
lish in the next Transcript:
Why are our corporation lamps like
angels visits? Because they are " few
and far between"
Why is Dover like the letter A? Be-
cause it is the centre Of State. ~
Why is the Middletown Transcript, com
pared with the other Delaware papers,
like dime in the midst of ten cents
Because it is worth the whole of them,
Why do the Yankees make SO much
ado over Thapksgiving-day? Because
they are SO pumpkin-pie-ous.
SCRAPS.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28
SECOND PERIOD IN THE LIFE OF A Boy

SECOND PERIOD IN THE LIFE OF Boy.
The second great period in the life of a
young map-the first being tail-coat and
cheroot--is when he gets a girl, SO to
speak, About that time most sidewalks
are most too narrow for his outspreading
taps, two chairs on whole sofa are hard
ly equal to seat. and the stars must look
out sharp or they will get rub from his
lofty tile. Quiet, modest people, should
not think il strange if they 6pd themselves
walking in the street, or elbowed out of
breath at the concert and lecture-rooms,
and drowned in their orders for cream and
coffee at the saloon.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28

To CuRE Con-. The following is
from Halls journal of Health The
moment man is satisfied that he has ta-
ken cold, let him do three things: First,
eat nothing second, go to bed, cover up,
in q warm room; third, drink as much
cold water as he can, or as he wants, or
as much herb tea as he can, and in three
cases out of four he will be well in thirty
six hours. To neglect cold for forty
eight hours after the cough commences is
to place himself beyond cure, until the
cough has run its course of about q fort
night. Warmth and abstinence are safe,
certain cures when applied early. Warmth
keeps the pores of the skin open and re-
lieyes il Of the surplus which oppressed Il,
while abstinence cuts off the supply of ma
terial for phlegm, which would otherwise
be coughed up.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28
selett Aoetrp,
Eom No Esterayy Messenger.
THE OcEAN-BURIED.
BY REV. ]. COLLINS McCABE, D. D,

by hEV. y. OOLLiNs MCCAbEi ~. ~
sound is on the bllow--a sad low thrilling wall,
As wheels the seabird slowly DER yon trembling droop
ing sail
And mony cheeks are wet xith tears men
A comrades shrouded form lies cold, which moved so
fsgi..5 lately therel t
The sweet winds playing round his marble paid
eesf tfi brow,
They M. his lang, bright golden locks then drop them
sadly
They kiss his cold and rigid lpswinds from the bamy
But wake sound responsive from his sterny, death
closed mouth.
The ritual is over softly falls the low "Amen,"
And tears gushing gushing fasttears eloquent
H then;
And through the slowly parting the body hath
To moulder till old ocean hears the cal,-"give up thy
deadn
Nov the blue haicyon dips her wing down in the sunny
wave,
Meath which hath gone that gallant noble and
comradesl be silent now let each his own
For God hath smtten who was, aye, "every inch
sep mani"
The buried" oalmnIy sleeps in deep coral
:, g grove,
Where sea hymn wild songs as through
a-r Iess Its bowers they rove,
The solemn lifts his voice in eternal chant
As down upon his heaving breast the golden sunbeams
~ Asseiffsa slant.
Fling the to the gale catch the south
E.4Ie ern breeze,
few days, shall lands green
trees; -
And shall greet frolic babes shall meet wives
nFfE SEQ again,
But shall ask for her niate and ask, oh God in
g. ai1| q
on has she watched the evening her
A merbower,
Aud fancied he gazing long has she nursed the
flower
He used to love; and when sleep hath DER
aa vigil stole,
Has dreamed he stood beside her therethe Idol
Poor stricken birdl Her morning rings out
TO cheer,
Her mate is gone Why fold her wing in lonely sorrow
rs.l.stft here?
Soon, very soon crushd, broken heart shall thy last
notes he given
Then-soar to join thy missing one, part more-n
si.sf hcaven
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28

'he Sist vi OepVehper, dt the rOst Omcej fnl
Wriaentor the Mddletowm Transcript
BY GAMLIEk.
With tears not but with laughter, .
Let fill these parting hours
Once more, for no more after,
Shall happiness be oursl
Let weep whom feeling sever,
But Jriendship did unite us
With ties to last forever
Though oceans shall divide us.
Who basked in loves brimmed measure
TO feel her sting the worse
May shed tears quickening pleasure
When placed at diff rent shores.
Loves joys end most in pining,
But friendship's star shall guide us,
From west to east o ershining,
When oceans shall divide us.
Like Hero's brave Leander,
"A sea kept them apart
Through Hcllespont did wander
To find whom sought his heart,
So shall our friendly feeling
To highest bliss unite us,
To days of old appealing =
Ere oceans did divide us.
When my heart sorely wounded
Is back at Eden's gates,
> On Danube's banks, surrounded
By Hungary's dark-eyed maids;
Then memory shall recall
Those days which did delight us,
And change to spring our fall
Ere oceans did divide US.
We have not to remember
One word that needs excuse,
Since our hearts deepest chamber
Pure friendships flame imbues.
We feigned no Love, whose cheating
Could tantalize and chide us,
And have but friendly greeting
When oceans shall divide us
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28

y may be valuable knowledge to ladies'
in the kitchen to learn that John China
man takes carving knife. cpts . potato
in sectiops, places one on the point Of his
carver, and with the blade pares his onion
without Inconvenience to his eyes. M,
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28

Swearing on the Bible was first intro
duced into judicial proceedings by the
Saxons about A, p. 500,
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28

The marriage presents Of New York
belle last week are valued at $3.50, 900.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28

About one million of postage stamps of
various denominations are daily used in
the United States.
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28
The Girls will be pleased o read this

The Girls will be pleased to read this
DIR. Stark, the Register General of
Scotland, reports that "bachelorhood is
more destructive to life than the most un-
wholesome trades, or than residence in an
unwholesome house or district, where there
never has been the most distant attempt
at sanitary improvement of any kind. !"
Middletown transcript., 1868-11-28
Original poetru.
WHEN OCEANS SHALL DIVIDE u.s..
Wriaenfor the Middletown Transcript

Farewell lines to an old friend-In memory of
the 2lst of September, at the Post Office, Phia.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-06

TAXPAYERS, remember that the Rad
icals have two-thirds vote in Con-
gross, and can therefore pass any meas
ure over the veto of the President. All
bad laws enacted or suffered to remain
unrepealed are rightly charged to their
account. Every dollar paid by the peo-
pie has to be endorsed by Congress, be-
fore it is collected by the tax-gatherers.
Congress fixes the annual amount to he
drawn from the labor of the country.
That sum is now frightful. 1t is beyond
all former precedent. With one-sixth
of the lands and harvests, one-sixth of
the flOcks and herds, and every sixth
day oflabOr under mortgage for pub
lie debt, one-half of which was the re-
suit of robberies on the Treasury by con-
tractors and other birds of prey, it is
not wonderful that from every farm
and workshop, from every hearthstone
where industry presides as household
god, there goes forth an appeal for re-
trenchment and reform such as never
before arose from the hearts and minds
of the American people. That appeal
has been made the cornerstone of DEM
ocratic action. That party is pledged
to reduce expenses, to curtail the army
of office-holders, and see that all the
revenue collected is rightfully expend-
ed, not put into the pockets of political
plunderers. That pledge will be car
ried out in good faith. Not a single
item of it will pass into forgetfulness
when Seymour aud Blair are elected
It, therefore, behoovcs all who wish q
reduction of taxes to cooperate with
the Democratic party in the present
struggle. Congress has destroyed busi-
ness. Let the people destroy the Radi-
cal majority in that body, and bright
er day will dawn upon the country
Age.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-06
A AHeeI SpecIRcIc

A touching scene was enacted yester :
day before the Ohio county Board OF
Registration. A gentleman named
UrDEGRAFF, from the Island, was dis
iranchised upon the oath of q party
gho had aided the rebellion by work
ls upon gun-boats at New Orleans.
The witness deposed that at the time of
4is own employment in the rebel
service he did not consider the
accused "loyal" man. And upon the
oath of this reconstructed rebel, who is
low registered as q Republican voter,
Nr. UrDEGRAFF was disfrauchised, al
though no act of rebellion was proven
against him.
We would advise parties who fear
-!siranchisement to put on GRANT and
CoLFAX badges, swear that the Regis
i'lrs ale respectable people, and shrek
M" loyalty If your names are not
'eiained yesterdays lesson has no mean
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-06
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.I
Magnitude of our Public Debt.

John Hurd, in the course of a speech
at Mount Vernon, Ohio, last Monday
evening, presented some interesting cal
culations which serve to assist to com
prehend the almost incomprehensible
magnitude of the Public Debt of the
United States.
Assuming the amount of the public
debt to be S2,535, ,6l4,3l3, as stated by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in his
monthly report on the 1st of September,
lS6S, it would be sufficient, if spread
out on a smooth, level plain in silver
dollars as close as they could lie, TO cover
an area of nine hundred and nine and
40 1909 7-10) square acres.
1t would be sufficient to lay wall OF
silver dollars, four feet high, the col
umns touching each other, one hundred
and twenty-five (l25) miles long.
1t would require one million five hun
dred and eighty-four thousand seven
hundred and tfty-eight, l ,5o4 1857 men
to lift it in silver dollars, each man lift
ing one hundred pounds.
1t would make chain of silver dimes
linked together at the edges, long
enough to reach round the earth, extend
TO and reach round the moon; and leave
tive hundred aud ninety-eight million
1895. 900, ,0O0) dollars over or more than
enough 10 defray the expenses of the
General Government under Democra.
tic administration q whole Presidential
term.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-06
From the Boston Traveller, Sept. q.
Romantic Marriage.

We understand that a couple are to be
united in marriage this evening, in this
city, who have never yet seen each
other. The bridegroom, who is a man
of talent and considerable wealth, came
from his home, hundreds of miles west
of the Mississippi River, to meet his be-
trOthed for the first time. The bride is
a Boston lady, possessed of rare accom-
plishments, and one greatly admired for
her disciplined mind and prepossessing
appearance. The engagement was
brought about in q manner partaking
somewhat of the romantic. The bride
groom while in the army advertised in
Boston literary paper for lady cor
respondent, stating it to be his object
only to eniven the dull hours of camp
life. Among the many answers to his
request he selected one from a lady
in Boston with whom he kept up live
" correspondence, which continued af-
ter his departure for the West, until it
finally resulted in an engagement. Por-
traits were interchanged probably, but
il is a fact in eur knowledge, that the
lady and gentleman had never seen each
other until to-day. From what we
know of the parties, we are inclined to
believe that the marriage will be hap
| py one.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-06
Up 10 Hixh Wafer nInrk.

The Radicals of Illinois have q candi-
date for Governor who takes very strong
| hold of the doctrines of his party. A
few specimen bricks will suffice. In the
Illinois Convention to form new State
Consultation, May 20, in 1876, he said:
II think that the privilege of being
under the Government of the United
States, and enjoying the rights aud
privileges ef free Republic should be
sufficient for any foreigner without the
right to hold Office"
OF course, he was with Schuyler Col
fax in the proscriptive Know-Nothing
movement of lS54-5. He is now also
up to the Radical standard in their lead
ing matters of faith. The other day at
Jerseyville, he said:
"The brave negro saved the day dur
ing the war. am tired
of pandering to prejudice, and say en-
phatically | am for equal rights TO all
men throughout the Republic. III take
the negro into partnership in the con-
cern, and sever all connection with reb-
els. All rebels-the Southern rebel and
the Northern Democrat-must stand
back and let the loyal negro take a front
seat"
Then, he is stiff on the greenback
question. The other day he said:
" All who are opposed to paying the
five-twenties in gold are thieves and
swindlers. / don't want the votes of
any who are opposed to paying the
bonds in gold"
If John NJ. Palmer don't FIJI the Rad
ical bill, we think the saints are hard
to please.-EHquirer.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-06
EIgmres do moi Lie.

It Is stated, upon reliable official au-
~or'ty, that the expenditures last
Month were SIS, ,ls5, 900. There was no
-ieIest to pay last month Oh the pub
s debt; nothing for Alaska" Army
"alsportatiou, of course, formed q
4'ge part, but it will be much heavier
Wien the winter sets in.
lie average monthly interest upon
'4e national debt is about Sll 900, 900.
"uu this to the above sum of current
0penditures-S2S, 800, ,OOC-and we have
-'4' SiVOVO,OO as the expenditure that
'''' upon September. This SUM, null
'F''eu Oy the number of months in the
year. gives Si>o, 900, about the sum
,''mated by Mr.. DELMAR. The average
'"c last three years has been $500,
WV And yet Congress denies pay
'.' 10 public creditors, aud refuses to
I'SS proper appropriations for many
p. We ordinary objects of legislation.
5"''PaI aud interest on the public
,,'' are thus forcibly kept below their
14iural figures.