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Selett Poetry.
BITTER OR swTET.

Under twilight skies,
In the shadows soft and the gathering dew,
She sits and listens, with downcast eyes,
The story so old and yet so new
~ love you, dearest, and only your
But yet in the midst of her dream of bliss
She hears an echo that murmurs this
" The heart once touched by this tender pain,
Shall never know perfect peace again l'-
Is it bitter or sweet2
Years wing their flight
A loving wife who has kept her vow.
She clasps her child with new delight
A joy that never was hers till now;
And yet there deepens upon her brow
A restless, eager solicitude,
The price and penancc of motherhood;
The heart once filled with this blssful pain
Shall never know perfect peace again.
Is it bitter or sweet?
Oh, Life! Oh, Time!
With gains and losses, with wounds and balms
Pleasure and penalty, toll and chime,
Sorrows cypress and joys green palms,
Songs and anthems and wailing psalms,-
Your chances and changes never cease
Ie have mirth and grieving-but where is
Once gone it never returns again
Life's dearest joys have their depths of pain -
Is it bitter or sweet?
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ZINC LABELs.-At n meeting Of the In
stitute of Technology, held in Boston,
Hon. NJ. P. Wilder made statement re-
lative to a new method Of labelling trees, ).
accidentally discovered by him. In the
use of zinc labels. which were the most
durable in character, an indelible ink was
used; but not having the ink, at hand on
one occasion, he wrote upon the zinc with
lead pencil. This writing. although it
could be rubbed off when first made, grew
more distinct and durable with age, and
after several years could not be erased
except by scraping.
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BOQUET BASE, and
THE BRILLIANT.

Orders will be received and promptly
filed for any kind of Stove that may be
desired.
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The wood of the Colbertia ovata, a tree
indigenous to Java, on being placed in
certain stream on that island, becomes rap
idly and thoroughly petriGed. so as hardly
to be distinguished from sandstone.
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PEACHES!!

HNHE subscriber has made arrangements to buy
i PEACHES at the Middletown Station. dur
ing the season, and will furnish Baskets for shi
ing of same, thus saving the Growers who have
no Baskets the expense of purchasing at present
high prices Give him a call before dsposing of
your fruit elsewhere. II. 7. EVANS,
Agent for w H. Wanser,
June 26-R Of New York.
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Matches are now made with sodium IN
stead of phosphorus. 1t ignites as easily
and is free from offensive odors. i
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Prompt attention to business, moderate
prices, competent workmen, and deter
mination to please, may at all times be ex-
pected by those who may favor him with
their cu;tom.
May lily
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same expedients, have emerged from difii-
culiies, been restored to honor and possessed
solvency without taint. 1t is the individual
wealth of the nation, aggregated we are
treating of, and the same rule must hold
good.
II then we are to proceed, how may these
sums be domiciled. 1t is chiefly debt due
from the governmnnt. HetofOre the rate Of
depreciation has been as various and differ
ent as the Banks and States. The National
Banking law has changed this-we have now
but one rate of discount to overcome, the
discredit of the government itself. Unques-
lionablv it must be made good from the Ma
tiOnal Treasury, and at and about 1t. these
elements of reconstruction must be gathered
This done, the money of the nation and
the public debt would, without the present
wosting process Of transfer, be received alike
in the markets of the world. National cred
1t and private enterprise no longer goaded
by. the changing piice of gold, would rest on
IA foundation of accurate values, and the pre-
cious metals would not be diminished by the
expulsive force of an irredeemable currency
From 1871 to 1886 the government sup
piled this requisite and necessary power by
the National Banks of 1881, 1876, and 1916.
All values entered their doors-they win
moved them, and emitted but one. 1t bought
inlo as Wc'i paiu 'ue pupilc ueUt;-uiscndfBeu
custom duties and settled balances with 9TH
er nations. The credit they established IL
quidated the national debt in full. When
we are prepared to return to their indispen-
sable agency, we may expect the same re-
suits. There would then be a common reli-
ance on q common credit, which is the only
basis of a solid and enduring prosperity, in
dividual and national.
u.
PHILADELPHIA, March 30th, 1869.
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nance. 1t struck me that 1t didn't go quite
deep enough inte experimental religion.
Says Squire Brewster to me, says he, Sister
F"lger, wish our beloved pastor would
study more. His sermons, latterly, bears
marks Of haste You won't mind my tell
ing you. I thought it would be playing the
part nf friend"
The minister colored, in spite Of his effort
at self-c0mmand, and caught himself putting
salt into his coffee instead of sugar.
"Thank you, Sister Folger," said he,
coldly. "Of course, 1t is we'll to know the
peoples minds; but all do not think alike
Deacon Paine, for instance, told me that
yesterdays sermon exactly coincided with
Mr.. Moseby glanced over at his wife
Her face was growing ashy pale, with vic ell
rings under the weary eyes, AVID her mouth
was set in rigid line of suffering and en-
durance.
Sister Folger was not thus to he banked
In her efforts to make the minister feel that
he stood ON slippery places. There were
other shots in her locker; and she dis
charged every one of them before taking
leave, and turning Old Dolly's head and the
colts toward home.
She had hardly driven out of the back
yard when Mrs. Moseby went to bed with
one OF tnosc crushlny neiuacne6 OF herS and
u pain In the side. Little Ella had slept
peacefully most of the day and with deep
gratitude the minister noted that her fore
mead and hands were moist with the dew of
returning health, while the breath came
freely through the parted lips. He was just
putting II cold cloth on his wifes temples
when there came a rat-tat upon the front
door.
"Who is it ?" whispered she, as he re-
turned from answering the summons, while
shc searched his face with deeply worried
glance from her sick eyes.
"Nobody but Brother Holccmb, the -
mi sl0unry agent. He has dropped in to
spend the night, on his way up to the Cor
ners. | told him how VIC were situated
thai could only give him cold cut for
supper; SO don't distress yourself at ALL"
"Oh, dear! 1t does seem as though he
might have stayed away just this once. Last
week he was here three days."
"His life has its great trials and privations
too, Margaret. Don't you know the Bible
says, Bear ye one anolher's burthens'?"
"Our own are more than we know how
to bear, sometimes, Stephen. This has
been n blue Monday for both of u.s."
"Not SO blue, after all, little wife, We
ought to be unspeakably thankful that Ella
is better. Besides, we know where our
trust is, and what our reward will lie If We
do yaliantly and endure patiently unto the
end"
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Reply OF Hoo. b. y. Wade 10 a compli
mentary Address from Colors d Men,
Hon. Benjamin F. Wade, of Ohio, ha,
written the following reply to an address
from the National Executive Committee Of
Colored Men:
TO Geo. T. Do,0ning and others, of The
National Ers cutive Committee OF
Cotored Men.'
GENTLEMEN: Since nay retirement from
public life have received many kind and
complimentary communications from my
friends, which value greatly; but nothing
has given me so much pride and satisfaction
as the proceedings of your National Execu-
tive Committee. To know that ones labors
are appreciated and approved by those on
whose benalf they have been performed, is
indeed gratifying
IL is true tuat for more than thirty years,
whether in the Legislature of my own State,
as Judge upon the Bench, in the Senate of
the United States, or in private life, have,
with resolute and determined purpose, la
bored to bring the Constitution and laws of
my country into harmony with the laws OF
God, who sis no respecter of persons"
Equality before the law and exact Justice
to all men, without respect to race, color or
nationality, has been the polar star TO guide
me in nll my efforts, and the prize for which
have fought. Nor am | conscious that
have ever during that time subordinated
those great principles to any other, or COM
promised them for any other consideration
whatever. Yet claim no special merit for
this 1t was but the performance of plain
and palpable duty which every man owes to
his God, to his country and to humarity
Had done less, II would have been self
degradation for which Ishould have despised
myself, even as l have despised all others
who may have compromised these great
principles through cowardice, self-interest
or ambition. And now, thank God, after a
thirty years battle, have lived 10 see these
principles triumphant, every man in our
great Republic equal before the law, and the
laborer relieved OF the foulest and most de-
grading violation of his rights.
But, in my judgment, much more remains
to be done for can never believe q govern
meut perfect while it is possible for one man
to appropriate the avails Of the labor of thou
sands, while those that perform the labor
pine away their life in poverty and destitu-
ton, or to monopolize an unlimited extent
of Gods earth to the exclusion of others.
These evils are yet to be corrected, and may
not expect that you who have been so late-
ly emancipated from the foulest oppression
and injustice, will take the lead in these
great and necessary reforms?
Please accept my thanks for the kind
sentiments contained in your letter.
Yours, with respect, b. +. WADE.
Jefferson, Ohio, March 26, 1869.
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lie f'~ngsessmess own all the offices in
shpir bfstricts?

IVA hiu-ton Correspondence Cincinnati Gaxettel
As scfis go-with the soil so Congressman
seem To hold that the offices go with the
districts and belong to the last installed pro-
priet0r. Tie very few cases in which Presi-
dent Grant has ignored this claim have led
members 10 unb SON themselves so freely
that their constituents have been able to see
how far the idea Of ownership entered into
the minds OF those who represent them.
The theory of most members is that the
distribution of the offices in their districts
belongs to them of right, and as absolutely
as their personal effects. They not only
succeed to tho seats in the House, but to all
the post offices, revenue offices, and other
places OF profit 1t is difficult to see where
there is any true foundation for the claim,
but through long custom members have
come to treat II as indisputable. President
Grant, IN showing indications that he de.
| signs to break down this venerable abuse o,
the rights of the people, has touched Con-
gress in its tenderest parts. 1t is not So
much because in n few cases, which would
have gone almost unnoticed had there been
general removals, he has appointed friends,
but because these appointments strike at the
foundation idea of ownership in the offices
that has CAUSED all the commoiiou amone
Congressman aud their attending political
| rings.
The hoaest constituency of the Honorable
C,ngressmen. who have not time to study
the long debates of the latter, can turn tn,
whole questions concerning tenure of Office
and patronage over in their minds as matter,
which. in the minds of their Representatives
are reduced 10 matter of ownership of Al
the spoils which their respective district.
can be made to produce. A pertinent cues
iion !nr every, citizen to ask in these time
is: Whose political serf am 1?
Elastic minds-people who stretch thei
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I,,n,day tbara h;ua 20 ',.,',a,,y qtosy VI
Inr cond,anies in mist of Xxx ,vards ana conso'
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r. ,Iy , ~, ~, u ',s Sid, - ,,., =.
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'r,a ,;d, i,i ~ s,,,d 49, =, ~ - ,, ~. ~ DH E,
veninS were nil elected as well as H.. condidates
.,,,.d nmor in ,.nc,s !, ~ tbe sivtb Word Thes
IRE as follow
1t Waid.J; Morton Poole.
2d-Dr. w. L. Quinby.
sd: +. rickeis, Col. a. H. Grims'iaw.
4th-Mm. Il. Fouk.
5in-Enw y br'uicfd.
6th-Wm. thatcher, years; Christian Fcbi-
ger, years; Edward Iatnall, year,
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,,.' 1'.';,, IL h ooaann. -, 10
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WI "'','np, ". = r, w., w poi,ou .. ~,
NY VT. ,,' 'a''e''' o' WHICH VIZ gave u" Aee'""'
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vi r''u has y",.'',; i',ns a. unu N,,"ad
nu' ndnas'av ~ i ,s, NV sV pa,,ro LAD
m'n,aa w. W.T. 1ho,,,,snn If ,nuears that tbev
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III III, our it n"'iu "nl, Wv 80 ~ ~ ~
nhrai. pntln5 .e ,.s., .ne oos! ~ ,s is
su!.poseu, paeeu su,v s""up J.o ,r :" IA "a
t,n'' IT,, IN 4 t,,,iS as "a o. s"rnor hav
rs ~ az; "a "" ~ \, ,,,,,i rnnrsdai ud,,n
Will, ~ ,hs ,o,,o ,rs ~ II, o,serveJ necnIisr
,.,,. hn, nj d,, a,nins nf n,isnn finished their
ms,e oa' M h u a.s snIziI ~ p'syu w yoen, main
nd nans.., III Jire ran to the door and
new off A rortou the contents OF his stomach,
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BUsI Ess CHAsGE.-The co-partnership here
tofore existing between John Marshall and Ed
ward Mrndinhall. under the name and style of j.
Marshall & Co. has been dissolved, aud o new
partnership under the same name formed between
john Marshall and Calvin P. Marshall. who will
settle up the business Of the old firm aud con-
tinue the manufacture of sheet iron at their roll
ing mills in Marshallton.
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The editor of the Dubuque Times, in re-
sponse 10 the query Of a lady who wishes to
know the religious faith of the members of
Grants Cabinet, says -" Attorney-G General
Hoar is Unitarian, Secretary Cox is Swe-
denborgian, Secretary of the Navy Boric is
Catholic, ex-Secretary of State Washburne
is Universalisl, Secretary of State Fish is
Dutch Reformer, ex-Secretary Stewart Is
u Presbyterian, and Postmaster General
Creswell cschews churches altogether. The
religious faith of Boutwell, and Rawlins is
not known yet TO fame. Grants family are
Methodsts, and that is the church which he
usually attends. From the above il will be
seen that it would have been difficult to have
obtained greater variety Of religious creeds
In the Cabinet
Secretary Boutwell, is, we believe, a
Unitarian, while Mr. Creswel, when at home
| in Elkten, attended both the Methodist and
Presbyterian churches, to the latter of which,
we believe, his family belongs This leaves
rR.wlins alone as the one whose faith is mol
known.
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POSTAL CAR SERvrcE.-Mr. William II. Eder
of Elkton, Nd, has received the appointment Of
dead clerk on postal car service from Washing
ton, ID. o., to New York, at salary Of 81, 400
per apnum, vice A. p. Winchester, removed. Mr..
Elder formerly held the position On the same
line Mr.. James johnson, Of Bay View, isappoint-
ed postal clerk, Mt the rate of 81 200 per annum
vice VIM. G. Purnel of Elkton, removed,
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The PESISsuL.R RNILRoAD.-The rumor in
some Of the Peninsular papers that the express
10 commence running again on the Delaware
Railroad il incorrect. IL Is, however, probable
that as the fruit and truck season opens increased
freight accommodations will be aft ,rded. and that
the steamboat between Crisfeld aud Norfolk will
make daily instead Of iri-wttky trips.
For ourselves we do not expect TO see through
express trains put upon the Delaware Rail- Dad
again until the road Is extended to Cherrystone
but some, more sanguine,expect that one express
will commence running as soon as business at
the South somewhat revives.
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ELECTION OF VEsTRYMEN.-At the annual elec-
tion held In Christ Church, DIVER, on Easter
Monday, the following gentlemen were elected
yestrymen for the ensuing year, viz ;-Dr. Henry
Ridgely, Edward kidgcly, James P. Wild, James
+. Alice, Thomas o. Culhreth, Thomas Slaughter,
A. B: Richardson, and James Kirk, s. W.. /; Hon.
Joseph z. Comegys. j. W.-Dekairarean,
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KENT County TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Kent County Teachers Association convened at
Wyoming, Thursday There was n full attend
ance. In the evening MIR. Johns, Of New Castle,
delivered very instructive and entertaining lec-
ture, after which Professor Super, of Milford,
read an amusing poem. The audience was then
hiehly entertained by Professor Taylor of this
city. who gave some very superior stercop,icon
exhibitions
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Senator Summer on Saturday introduced a
bill to repeal the act of February 2s, 1903,
so prevent the importation Of certain per-
sons into certain States where, by the law
thereof, their admission is prohibited" and
il was read twice
The original act lays a penalty Of $1,000
on any sea captain or other person who shall
import into the United States within any
State where their importation is prohibited,
for every colorcd person so impaired. M
vessel containing prohibited persons Of color
shall be admitted to entry, and the vessel
shall be forfeited if any prohibited colored
pc son is landed therefrom.
Mr.. Sumner said this act was the last re-
naming vcstage of slav ~.
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Mr.. Mitchell an act u prevent animals from
running at large IL school district No. T3.
Mr.. Cloud, Senate bill. supplement to the act
to limit the City debt Of Wilmington aud provide
for the discharge of the same.
Bill lost :-Sennte bill, an act to prevent stock
from running at large In school districts Nos. II
and 85
Bill referred MIR. Bacon an act to amend
chapter 55 ofthc Revised Code, relating to game
10 Sussex county. Referred to special commit
tee.
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CossrABLEs.-The Levy Court of Kent county,
at their late session, appointed Constahes for the
way, Nehemiah Stayton, Duck Creek Lewis
Graham, Kenton; JOHN G. Scotten, Little Creek
John Brown, East Dover; John j. Pratt, West
Dover; John Bell, William T. Goodwin and JON
athan Carrow, North Murderhill; VIM, P. Gull
len, South Muiderkil; Alexander Minner, Mis-
pillion VIM. D. Fowler Milford.
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BRAsDYwISE LOAN AssocIATIoS.--At meet
Ing of this association no Thursday evening. the
blowing were elected Offices: PRESIDENT, John
7. Almund; Vice President, Edward Tatnall
Treasurer, Preston Lea; Secretary. f. L. Gilpin
Directors. WIN. Thatcher, Ziba Ferlis, Jr., Jo-
seph c. File, J. B Murphey, Geo. W. Doughcrty,
e. Febiger, d. r. Smith, W. Il. Almond, Adam
Lammol, Jr.
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OPENING sERMoS.-At the request of Bishop
Lee, Rev John Collins McCabe, b. D., Rector Of
st. AIMS Parish, Middetown, will deliver the
opening sermon at the Convention Of the Profess
tant Episcopal Church, for the Diocese Of Dea-
ware, which is to assemble in Delaware City, In
May next.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-08

MURDOCH CoMiso.-we are glad to learn that
Mr.. j. E. Murdoch will shortly read here under
tk auspices Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation OF the Central Presbyterian Church. This
will be rare trea. indeed, and we anticipate q
house, full TO over1owing.
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VALUABLE Horse KILLED-The valuable trot-
ting mare Ida Morrison" well known among
h0rsemen, and belonging to George W. Spark.
Esq., OF this city, was kicked 10 the stable bv her
mate. on Saturday. and so badly injured that she
had to be killed. She was valued nt high figure.
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THE COMING MONEY.

"The United States solemn,y 1,ledges
itself to make provision at the earliest
practicable period for The redemption
Of the United States Notes in Coin y
Public Credit Act passed March ls, 1869.
An American citizen of intelligence is of
but little account at present, If he cannot
supply scheme Of finance, and that new
one, as remedy for the existing system
The remarks to follow, If they are of value,
will show that there is nothing new by which
the problem may be solved, but that we will
have to resort to what has heretofore on sew
eral occasions performed just such a work.
We may conjure up all sorts of contri-
vances, experiment, procrastinate, get tn
agency of Misunderstanding in its highest
perfection must we look for the solution.
The ailment is an imperfect credit of the
body polite. The cure is to extract this,
and put in its place that which is above sus
picion.
Banking, so interviewer with credit that
It may be said to be its Woof if it cannot
close the gap, ample experience has shown
will bridge it, and over this bridge only, we
may be assured 1t is that we will pass to sol
vency.
Let us consider then how the remedy may
be applied. The elements of a reconstructed
financial system mainly consists for 1869 of:
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-08

A majority of the Constitutional Cortes
at Madrid, have resolved to support The ex-
King Fernando, of Portugal for the throne
of Spain.
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ST. ASN's CHURCH. meeting of the Ves-
try OF 81. AIMS held on Monday last. the follow
ing gentlemen were elected as the vestry for the
cnrrent yerr: Richard I. Lockwood, Benz. Gibbs,
y. N. Willis, Peregriue Hendrickson, H. A.
Nnwlnnd, Mm. R. Cochran, DR.. Geo. q. Cham
be- lainr, BENZ F. Hanson, William Green.
Srcretary-Dr Geo. G. Chamberlaine.
Treasurrr-H N Willis
Senior Wardcn-Benj. Gibbs.
Junior Warden H. N. Willis.
Lay Delegates to the Convention at Delaware
City, 10 May-Benj. Gibbs and William Green.
Committee To au lit and settle accDunts-B F.
Hanson, William Green. lNiddietonn Transcript.
SwINDLISG A q UsTRYMAN.-A couutryman,
from Sussex county, Delaware was yesterday
swindled out of seventy dollars, in the following
manner He met confidence man who, after q
few minutes friendly chat, ex ibited q bag con-
tniniug number Of what purporled TO be gold
coins, and said that he was going to an office
near Walnut and Third strcets, and would like to
have seventy dollars TO- q short time. As securi-
" for the prompt return of the money, he would
let the party loaning IL carry the bay Of god.-
This seemed fair enough, and the money was
handed over. In short time the swnder reach
I'd u place where he said he had business TO trans
act, and went into an office on Walnut street.
The count'yman waited on the street with the
bag and contents, but the other did not return,
and the result was that the coin was discovered
10 be made OF base metal. and Of course compara-
lively worthless.-Saturday's Philadelphia Ledg-