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Middletown transcript., 1869-10-23

" The reason why the 29th Of February
recurs regularly and all the other DAYS
irregularly, is that every period of four
years contains the same number of days
(1,461l;) but the separate years are
equal in length.
The reasons why every seventh 29th of
. February reeurs on the same day of the
week, are: s
1. Because each term of four years is
equal
-a 2. Because it is not an equal number
iaof weeks.
& g. Because seven is prime number,
= for, if this term of | ,461 days were diyi-
ded into weeks of six days each, for in
stance, it would contain 243a9 weeks; and,
therefore, two terms would contain an
exact number of weeks; consequently the
29th of February would recur on the same
day Of the week once in eight years.
!. If every year contained 365 days, any
day in the year would recur on the same
day in the week once in seven years.
If a year had exactly So weeks, it is
evident that any day of the year would
recur on the same day Of the week.
,sqgi If a year had 362 days and week had
six days, each day would recur on the
easame day of the week once in three years
II year had 1868 days. and week six
days, the recurrent would come once in
1.-TWO years, etc.
vs1AAs Inauguration Day comes only once
in four years, it follows the same rule as
the 18th Of February, and recurs on the
,ssame day of the week once in % years
and in that time it recurs on every day il
the week. 1t comes on Sunday in 1877
Detroit Tribune.
Middletown transcript., 1869-10-23
PROMPT.
z,
ACTIVE,
Mdaletosen, Del. Feb. %, 1868.

Middleoson, Del. FEB. %, 1868.
MEssRs. WALTON, WHANN & Co.. Gentlemen |
used Whann's Raw Bone Super-Phosphate on my
corn last spring, and on my wheat in the fall
In each case it produced an excellent crop.
Wishing to determine which of the different phos-
pilates would pay me best, tried several, and
am glad to say the yield was much the best
where used Whann's. l shall continue to use
it, and cheerfully recommend it to my neighbors.
Es AT. STO0PS.
Middltorn, DEL March II, 1868.
MEssRs. WALTON, WHANN Il Co., Gentlemen /
have been using Whann's Phosphate for some
time past alongside of the popular fertilizers, and
have come to the conclusion it is as good as any
other. am going to use ten tons this spring
Yours truly, HENRY CLAYTON.
March 27-1y
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THE DELAWARE
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Guarantee Capital 500, ,OOO. 90.
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Wilmington, Delaware.

TNHE Pioneer Mutual Company in adopting
Il Rates of Premiums based on American ex-
perience of mortality and interest
Premiums lower than any other Mutual Com
pany.
Purely mutual. All the profits divided among
the Poiicy-Holders. There are no stockholders
in this company,
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An kinds Of policies issued. Ordinary Life.
Ten Year Plan. Single Payment and Instalment.
All kinds of Endowment Tables. Return Pre-
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Premiums payable in, one payment, in Five,
Ten, Fifteen or Twenty Instalments or during
Life. Payments received annually, semi-annuai-
ly, or quarterly. All payments required in Cash
Dividends on the q Contribution Plan" II
will be observed that the reduction Of rates is
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h1ty-ttree and o,e-third per ceat. 4eoE4L w
The Loan feature is entirely original with this
comPany--for full explanation sepd for the com
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POPULAR ERRORS CORRECTED.

:. Some years since / saw it stated in a
public journal that the 4th of March was
selected for Inauguration Day because it
never occurs on Sunday, and have lately
seen it in print that the Fourth Of July
will not again occur on Sunday for 2S
years.
q These are errors. The 29th Of Feb
ruary is the only day that recurs on the
/. same day in the week only once in 28
years. All other days of the year recur
on the same day of the week four times
in 2S years, averaging once in 7 years.
Subjoined is statement of years in
which the Fourth of July occurs on Sun
day, and underneath is list of the ORDER
or DIFFERENCES whose sum is % years {:
1869 1875 1880 1886 1897
F6 s. 6 IL
The ORDER OF DIFFERENCES always con-
sists of these numbers; but it commen-
ces differently, according to circumstances.
There may be four causes, viz: LIST.
Where the starting point is in the year
(of 365 days. following the 29th of Feb
ruary I'd, where it is in the next yea,
: after; Sd, where it is in the second year
alters 4th, where it is in the third yeal
after
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In Dresden there is an iron egg, the
history Of which is something like this !:
A young Prince sent this iron egg to la
dy to whom he was betrothed. She re-
eeived it il Eeg hands and looked at il with
disdain. In her indignation that he should
send her such gift, she cast it to the
earth. When it touched the ground a
spring, 'cunningly hidden in the egg, open
ed, and a silver yolk rolled out. She
touched secret spring in the yolk, and a
golden chicken was revealed I; she touched
a spring in the chicken, and crown was
found within she touched spring in the
crown, and within it was found diamond
wedding ring There is a moral to this
story. and that is, it will not do to trust
g0ntward appearances. &
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should be disparaged to make a favor
lite statesman appear the more prOmi-
nent and stand out in bolder relief.
Tennessee has many sons who would
do her honor upon the floor Of the
United States Senate; but this is a
time that appears most appropriate to
place there Andrew johnson, that he
may vindicate himself and champion
her interests. Since the s'glOriOus
victory was achieved in August,
there has been an awful squirting to-
ward a REIMBURSEMENT Of the good
which we have inherited and proved
for the desperate chance Of something
better" promised by a new party,
combined of Radiealism, and such
Democracy and Conservatism as Ian
guish/ to get upon the strong side,
and that now would be willing to see
Governor Senter convene the late
Legislature that the Fifteenth
Amendment might be adopted with
out forcing the new party Gust form
ing and still in embryO) to incur the
responsibility of adopting or rejecting
it. We want such a man as Andrew
Johnson in the Senate, that his voice
may be heard there in defense of Con-
stitutional rights which some people
seem willing to barter or compromise
away, on the plea of restoring the
country to peace and prosperity,
neither of which can be secured to US,
while those rights are insecure and
liable at any moment TO be des-
troyed.
1t is begging the question to urge
that Mr.. johnson is vindictive and
would foment animositie5,-that
through him Radicalism would be
provoked to frenzy, and could not be
cOnciliated to be generOus-that 1t
would incite President Grant to des-
perate deeds, to show his revengeful
spirit, and would preclude that reel
procity of good feeling which well
| applied hattery and timely gifts might
prOpitiate. This Is "the soothing
system +" with a vengeance; and, well
manipulated, would tie the country
| to the car of Radicalism for the next
century. When did tampering with
principle ever strengthen a party?
When did it elevate Individual char
| acter? We have a portion of the old
! Constitution left, and shall be 10th to
part with it. He who would cOmprO-
mise or concede the little that is left,
to get back INTO the Union, or for any
prospective advantage TO be obtained
from Radicalism when all the powers
of government are centralized in Con-
gress, might just as well put on a Rad
zeal collar, and wear it brazenly if not
proudly. 1t is not disparaging others
| to say there is no man in the State,
from temper, character, political ex-
~periences and indomitable pluck and
perseverance, who could so well rep
resent the people, in the Senate, as
Andy johnson, and his election to
that position would be hailed with
unalI0yed qualification by the patri-
otto and COnstitution-Ioving people
throughout the nation. HAMPDEN.
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years ago, and this i how II was told
TO Us: At whatever time the incest
uOus connection between Byron and
his sister may have begun, Lady By
ron knew nothing OF II, a. We heard
the story, until after the birth Of her
child. Some time after that event,
probably about the beginning Of Jan
uary, 1916, Byron told her OF the in
trigue, saying that he had never
loved any other woman than the part
ner Of his guilt. She naturally sup
posed It to be- delusiOn Of insanity;
and it was under this impression that
she consulted DIR. Baillie about him,
which il one of his main charges
against her in his letters and in I" Don
Juan" IL was while under this be-
lief that she wrote the playful letter to
Byron, after leaving him, (which is
also one of the counts in the indict-
ments against her. After reaching
Kirkby Mallory, her fathers house,
she had certain proofs Of the truth Of
what her husband had told her, from
which time she left him forever.
Now, we do not affirm that this YER
sion of the story IS absolutely anthem
tic. We tell it as it was told us; but
most certainly it is inherently more
probable than the one given by Mrs.
Stowe. 1t is a key to the whole mys-
terry, and the solution is greatly hon
Orable to Lady Byron. 1t accounts
for her silence as to the cause Of their
separation. Her lips were sealed a.
long as Mrs. Leigh lived. It accounts
for her consultation with DR.. Baltic,
and for her letter after leaving Byron,
and before knowing that a separation
was inevitable. 1t accounts, too, for
DIR. LushingtOn's statements confirm
| ing her own, saying that a reeOncilia-
ton was impossible, and that if such
an idea should be entertained he
could not, professionally or otherwise,
take any part towards efiecting it.. or
/ course he could not rs a man of honor.
It may be doubted, however, whether
he would have considered it impOssi-
bic, though equally he could have
taken no part in il, if he had been.
/ told by Lady Byron that she had con-
/ tinued to live with her husband as his
wife for months, weeks, or a single
day after knowing his guilt. We are
not sure if DIR. Washington Is still
| alive; we believe he is not long since
| dead but we trust that, if he is living,
he will now make a brief, clear, law
yer-like statement of the facts in the
case, with which he is better ac-
quainted as Lady ByrOn's counsel than
any other person, such as will put this
matter forever at rest, in the solid
foundation Of truth. Indeed, il is due
to Byron, his wife, and to the public,
that everybody who can throw any
light on the circumstances should now
tell everything in relation to the affair
that they know.
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nation!" They protest against being
required to "Oppose all armistices or
negotiations of peace" until the war
shall end, when peace and an end OF
the war is their very and most heart
felt desire, and when to oppose such
negotiations for peace as the Govern
ment might see fit to set on foot, would
be, In their view, the first and chiefest
of all treasons. President LIN
coLN had Just before issued his procla-
nation declaring that "any PROPOSE
ton which embraces the restoration
Of peace, the integrity of the whole
Union, and the abandonment of
slavery" would be entertained by
him. And yet their Governor re-
quired them to swear they would OPP
pose it-in other words that they
would make wal TO the knife, and the
hilt, and the bloody and bitter end,
without hearing, negotiation OF quar-
ter to any rebel in arms until the Fed
eral authority should be fully restored
over ali the people of every State and
territory. Such was the require
ment of the Chief Warrior, who
did not fight! The names OF
these protestants comprised the full
list of candidates for electors on the
MCCLELLAN and PENDLEToN ticket.
Their protest was without effect when
uttered. But facts make their indeli-
BILE impressions which cannot be eff
faced from the memory. When once
divulged they toiU lire in history, hurt
or help whom they may.
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IN another part of this paper We
publish a letter on the subject Of
postal-telegraphy from the pen Of Col.
T~ROUsDALE. 1t is worthy the closest
attention. Such we have given it.
The great fear of the Colonel, and that
which he seems to think the strongest
argument against a combination Of the
telegraph system of the country with
the postal department of the Govern
ment, is that the wires may be used
by the party in power and against that
opposing; or that, as was the case
during the war, the Government
may use the great engine as an in
strument for vengeance and a means
of espionage. The fact that the Gov
eminent did, during the war, so use
the telegraph lines does not, to Il
mind, afford any great objection to
the scheme; for the reason that a sim
liar emergency would beget a similar
course whether the wires were owned
by the Governments or not. The mere
tact of the telegraph being Il part of
the machinery of Government would
not be any more dangerous to the lib
critics of the press than the postal sys-
TEN which has alwaysbeen more o. less
manipulated by Governments. In
the days of the Irish Repealers and
| English Chartist5 it was charged
that Sir JAMES GRAHAM, then Eng
lish Postmaster General, manipulated
the mails and opened letters at his
pleasure. During the early days of
the late war in this country the post
Office was used for partizan purposes.
Mail matter was stopped at the South
and newspapers sent back to their Off
ces of publication, while letters to
prominent Southern statesmen were
seized in their passage through
Northern pOst-Offices and sent to the
General P~ost-ofice at Wash
ingtOn, and there opened for the infOr-
nation of the Government. This was
all wrong, gross wrong. No plea of
State necessity will justify so fragrant
a violation of private rights. Not
even the Oft-repeated and stale plea of
I" the nations lite in jeopardy" could
give color of reason for so gross an
outrage upon the reserved rights Of
the people. Worse than this could
not possibly occur if the Government
owned and controlled every wire in
use or TO be built. The Government
has shown its power and determine
ton and established a precedent
by which, in any future emergency
it will be fully justified in the most
arbitrary seizure and use of the tele-
graph wires. As to the press. We
remember that during the war such
Democratic papers as the New York
World and Chicago Times competed
successfully with their Republican
contemporaries in the amount of
special kilograms they published, and
that in every instance such dispatches
were written to suit the readers of
these papers. 1t was only within the
military lines that arbitrary distinc-
tions were made, or inexceptional cases
of commanders like Beast BUTLER, a
brute who wa thrown to the
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THE Republican Banner reprOduces
from the Nashville Press of October,
1854, by request, a protest submitted
TO President LINCOLN Gin behalf of
the loyal citizens of Tennessee against
the DISTINGUISHING proclamation Of
the then Military Governor AN
DREW JOHNSON, ordering an election
for President and Vice President, I'M
der certain regulations and r~estric-
tons. 1t IS a remarkable historical
Teminiscence not likely to be forgotten.
The protest sets forth that the law of
the State provides that each voter
shall be "a citizen Of the county
wherein he may offer his vote for six
months next preceding the day of
election" and that the Governors
order only requires six months resi-
dence In the State, and permits many
20 vote not entitled by law. The Gov
ernOr's order moreover requires an
oath declaring that the voter is an
ts~aetiye" friend of the Government
of the United States, and an active"
enemy Of the Confederate States, ar
IDENTIFY desiring the success of the Fed
eral arms and the suppression of the
rebellion, and that the voter
will "oppose all armistices or nego-
tiations for peace" until the United
States authority shall be completely
established, andthat he will heartily
aid and assist the loyal people in
whatever measures may be adopted
no matter what their character, for
the suppression of all resistance to
the Federal authority. They protest
against an edict requiring them to
swear that the voter finds it in his
heart TO rejoice over the scenes of
blood, and of wounds and anguish
and death, wherein his friends, his
kindred, his loved ones are slain, or
manned, or made prisoners, whereby
the land of his birth OF adoption is
made desolate, and lamentation and
mourning are spread over the whole
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-05

In a laudable and praisewOrthy
effort to secure a share of the cotton
trade of the Mississippi Valley, the
merchants of St. Louis have made up
a purse of $3.50, from which is to be
distributed, at the approaching st.
Louis Agricultural Fair, prizes, rang
ing from $500 down, to the producers
of the best five bales of the staple, the
same TO be graded, classified and adj
judged, not by st. Louis cotton men
which the papers of that city confess
they cannot muster-but by cotton
men from Memphis or such other
place contiguous as they can be had.
The curious part of this announce
ment and confession of the st. Louis
merchants, and that which will strike
our readers with some force Is, that
they should seek to encourage 6 trade
in cotton without any persons compe-
tent to conduct it. The cotton BUSH
ness, as much, perhaps more than any
other, calls for experience in those
who follow it. Indeed we doubt if
there is a business that demands such
constant vigilance, so much care.
Our st. Louis friends will find this
out by dear experience ifthey attempt
what by the great mill owners is only
entrusted to persons 50 experienced in
the fibre and texture Ofcotton as to be
able with almost closed eyes to CLASH
fy and purchase. Our st. Louis
friends had better confne themselves
to competition with Chicago for the
grain trade and the trade of the Pa
cifc, and leave to us of the cotton
States the trade and traffic of the
great staple.
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DRUNK ANo ~DIsoRoERLY.D

Lost in the dregs Of the p~urlieus Of shame,
meath the wreck Of her beauty and
name;
at from the haunts Of the vicious she anne
Clothed mean and squalidly.
ragged from the piague-Pots Of horror and
Rags foul and scanty where Jewels had been,
This - the charge that against her goes IN
Drunk and dlsorderly.'
spurned by the throng whom her grace had
s~purned by the poor whom her county had
virtue and happiness dead
Living so horribly.
Bitter the end Of a one Joyous life,
the disgrace Of A once happy wife,
Reeking with ~blasPhemy, brawliDg with
Drunk and ~dlsorderly."
was the cause Of the terrible stain,
He who should eve her honor maintain,
Ruined BY crime and desire for gain,
Though striving sturdAy.
Sin quickly enters through POvertyis gate,
Easy her fall from Virtues estate,
Step follows step until this is her fate
Drunk and disorderly."
OH Won. who living In comfort and bliss,
shrink as you would from some fearful abyss
Thanking the Father you are not Ike this
- Loathing her bodily.
Pray for h~sr-thtnk well Of what she has been
Pray for her-steep'd tho now be in sin
Drunk and d~isorderly-"
Loathe rather min who, SO greedy for gold,
Honor, wife, home, and LIES happiness sold
LOathe the fell lust which too often dott
mould
Nature so sordldIy.
Strive to bring forth from her misery, love;
Strive in the creature the woman 70 move;
God never thinks of these charges above
Drunk and disGrderiy."
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their own acts. We most earnestly
counsel peace aud quiet in all our
young men. If they violate the law,
that law must be enforced against
them, with all its v~iolators. But
black men are not privileged to be the
exclusive law-breakers, and irregular
acts in selfdefense may be expectedto
follow their assumption of such priyi-
lege for license.
The Union and AmeFicon states that
seven negroes are now in jail at
Murfreesboro. Have they done moth
ing9 The Sheriff of Rutherford
county certiies that he has no diff
Guilty in enforcing the law. Is it not
plain that this emeute, which so much
has been said and done about, as if it
was an alarming affair, was the work
of only a few individuals, and of no
such consequence as to indicate any
thing resembling a general disposition
to lawlessness on the part of the
! whites? The citizens generally con-
denim the lawlessness taken to sup
press the outbreak commenced by the
negroes. Do they not go as far as any
people the most ~peaceable could go?
Ten negroes began the affair by firing
on a young white man, who
was quietly riding by, and
killing his horse. Where would
white men submit to such an indig-
nifty without instant retaliation. They
should have patiently made arrests,
and handed the offenders over to the
law. But flesh and blood is weak;
and when bad white men work up
silly negroes, or sillier white men, to
such frenzy, they may expect to
take the consequences. Some of the
negroes are reported to have turned
States evidence, and to have said
+" loyal white men have told them that
unless they did something to attract
the attention of the Government, the
rebels would regain power, and the
negroes would be returned to slavery."
The white men who have told them
this falsehOod are the chief criminals.
And they ought to be arrested and
punished, above all Others.
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WOman's Greatest Boon.

SAYS the american AgriealhfriSt:
ave would advise a farmer to fOrego
& thresher and thresh wheat with q
fail rather than to see his wife veal
her health, vigOr and life away in the
everlasting stitch, stitch, stitch
when a sewing machine can be Oh
tanned; " and what should be said of
the city merchant who still dOOms his
wife to the drudgeFy of hand-sewing?
Sewing by hand now ranks with
spinning, weaving, and all Old-fash-
toned ways of work, and is as much
out of place IN our civilized times as
an Indian would'be in Fifth Avenue.
It is a shameful waste or idling Of
time-a worse than waste Of nine
hours out OF the ten so occupied. Ju-
dieious economy would put the sew
ing machine into every family that
can afford to keep house. No n now
need plead poverty or "theexpense,"
as an excuse for not purchasing a ma
chine. At No. 256 Second street, one Of
Wheeler 4 Wilson's celebrated Ma
chimes, the best in use, can be OBJ
tanned by paying ten dollars per
month"; No man, however moderate
his means. can longer have an ezcuse
for denying his family the blessing VI
a sewing machine,