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Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13

CRETE.-Crete is the key of the Greek
question. This island, which is forty per
cent Mussulman and sixty per cent Greek,
belongs to Turkey, and the Hellenic gov
ernment desires to possess it. Hence, in
stigation to revolt on one side and repres-
sive measures on the other, with blood
shed and anarchy in the island, and hos
tile attitude between the soverigntes
The population is 365, 900, of whom 100, :
900 are Mohammedans. Greece is domi-
mated by the idea Of expansion to her an
cient territorial proportions, and her rise
to the position of arbitcr of the East
Like the Northern States of the American
Union, her people believe they have a
mission" to fulfill hence the difficulties
of the " Eastern Question" Having put
an end to actual hostilities in Crete, the
pending troubles being, as appears, brig
andage, aggravated by Greek instigations
and aid, the Sultan, in the year Just past,
provided government for the island which
it thus stated: The general adnlinistra-
tion, separated from the military command,
is confded to governor-general, assisted
by two counsellors, the one chosen from
among the Mussulmen, the other from
among the Christian functionarics of the
empire. The island is divided into dis
tricts and cantons administered by gov
ernors, of whom half are Mussulmen, and
the other half Christian. Every COVER
nor has at hand council of administra-
tion, and tribunals (of mixed nationality
whose members are elected by the popu-
lation. A general council, also elected by
the people, is charged with investigation
of questions of internal administration,
and with control of the use of public funds.
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13
Old Maids.

have no sympathy with that rude, un-
feeling, and delicate phrase, old maid,
which is banded about in the mouths of
rude, unfeeling, and indelicate persons,
1t is true selfish nature, cut of from all
duties and ties, and sinking back into tho
solitary life of selfish heart, becomes
most unlovely and useless. But shall the
few cloud the nobleness of the many?
How many elder sisters, it may be. up-
blessed by outward comliness, have enter
ed into brothers or q sisters family, and
accepted all its cares as the duty of their
life, and joining hands with their mother,
given to each little child, as it we're. two
wings of God, to help it fly up with all
from weakness and ignorance to manhood
and strength. How many have cheerful
ly given up their own whole life. built no
nest, sought no companion, but sang in
the tree and near the youngling of another
nest, patient in toll, watchful and laborious
in sickness, frugal amidst poverty, rich in
nothing but good works; in these abound.
ing in wealth.
When the roll is read above, and they
are named who lived in self-sacrifce, in
gentleness, in patience, in love, and in the
only triumph of disinterested mercy, they
who are unmarried and childless, that they
might more heroically serve the household
of others, and become mothers to children
not their own, shall stand high and bright,
This tribute is certainly becoming in
me, who owe SO much to such a one. My
fathers sister, whose whole and long life
was noble illustration of fidelity aud
picture of virginity such as we never
dreamed of in olden days, nor approached
in any legend or poetry that celebrated
the virginia. excellences of those who were
called the brides of God. because they
chose his service rather than their own
pleasure.
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For the Mdd2etoVn Transcript

am composed of 27 letters.
My IA, 10, 6, A, 16, "A, 7, 2, IL is o
useful but poisonous substance.
My 10, 3, Is, 26, %, Is, is surname.
My %, 5, IS, 7, "a, ID, 10, 6, 20, 10,
4, 6, Is, 90. is an occupation.
My l, II, 4, 10, 25, IA is a mans
name.
My 8, %, 81, ., II, II, "a, 6, 26 is
the name of patent medicine.
My 2, Is, 4, 6, l, 13. Is, 3 is poison,
My 13, "a, 6, II, 6, IL, Ia a lady'a
name.
My 10, 25, 2, 81, 9. 7, has unpleasant
associations to many.
My whole is toast often given to the
ladies'
Solution of the above by Miss A. H."
is solicited by WILD RosEs.
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13
Learn q Trade.

The value of learning trade becomes
more and more certain every day. Scarce
ly a week passes but some young man is
asking us to point out field of labor for
him. With good attainments, perhaps,
or an Unsuitable desire to be at work at
something whereby an honest penny may
be turned, he finds himself landed as it
were at the first ebb of the tide, The
slightest recession of the waters deposits
him on the shore among the weeds of idle
ness, and unwholesome vapors becloud his
mind. There is scarcely man in bust
ness but has an experience like ours; his
young friends continually cnvying him the
privilege of working in we'll defined field,
and wishing like him they had something
to strike at.
These young men are generally afflicted
with the disease of ambition. They want
to be something more than common, and
mstaking often their desires for the abili-
ty to satisfy them, they fatter themselves
that they are fit for something better than
the common run of humanity. Their fault
is in trying to achieve manhood without
serving an apprenticeship to it, and they
find themselves, when they should be pre-
pared for their lifework, wondering what
it will be, and fretting because it doesn't
declare itself, and nine cases out of ten
waiting in vain for such call, go into
politics, agencies, and petting it.
The great remedy for all this is a trade
thoroughly learned. The time between
school and twenty-one should be spent at
the carpenters bench, in a machine shop
or at the anvil, SO that when the young
man commences his battle with life in any
vocation, he can, if:worstcd at his first at
tempt, turn to his trade with confidence
that his skilled labor will at least procure
him living, and perhaps competence.
Time frittered away in trying to discover
desirable roads to success, foots up n con-
siderable total on the loss side of the bal
ance sheet.
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13
Popular Glistellanp.
The Bottom OF the Ocean.

Mr.. Green, the famous diver, tells sin
gular stories of his adventures when max
ing search in the deep waters of the ocean,
He gives some sketches of what he saw on
the river banks near Hayti:
1.-The banks of coral on which my div
ings were made, are about forty miles in
length, and from ten to twenty in breadth.
On this bank of coral is presented to the
diver one Of the most beautiful and SUBJ
lime scenes the eye ever beheld. The wa
ter varies from ten to one hundred feet in
depth, and is SO clear that the diver can
see from two to three hundred feet, when
submerged, with little obstruction to the
sight. The bottom of the ocean in
many places upon these banks is as smooth
as marble floor; in others it is studded
with coral columds from ten to eighty feet
in diameter. The tops of those more lof-
ty support myriad of pyramidal pen
dants, each forming myriad more, giving
reality to the imaginary abode of some
watcrnymph, In other places the pen
dants form arch after arch and as the di-
yer stands on the bottom of the ocean, and
gazes through these into the deep winding
avenue, he feels that they fill him with an
awe as if he were in some old cathedral
which had long been buried beneath "old
oceans wave" Here and there the coral
extends even to the surface of the water,
as if those loftier columns were towers be-
longing to those stately temples now in
ruins. There were countless varieties of
diminutive trees, shrubs, and plants, in
every creyice of the corals where the wa
ters deposited the least earth. They were
all of faint hue, owing to the pale light
they receive, although of every shade, and
entirely different from plants l am familiar
with that vegetate upon dry land. One in
particular attracted my attention it re-
sembled sea-fan of immense size, of va
riegated colors, and of the most brilliant
hue. The fish which inhabit these silvcry
banks l found as different in kind as the
scenery was varied. They were of all
forms, colors and sizes-from the SYM
metrical goby to the glob-like sun-6sh;
from those of the dullest hue to the chan
geable dolphin; from the spots of the leop-
ard to the hues of the sunbeam; from the
harmless minnow to the voracious shark.
Some have heads like squirrels, others like
cats and dogs; one of small size resembled
a bull-terrier. Some darted through the
water like meteors; while others could
scarcely be seen to move. To enumerate
and explain all the different kinds of fish
which l beheld while diving on these
banks would, were l enough of a natural
list so to do, require more space than my
limits would allow for 1 am convinced
that most of the kinds of fish which inhab-
it the tropical sea can be found there.
The sun-fsh, the saw-fsh, white shark,
blue or shovel-nosed shark, were often
seen. There were also fish which resem-
bled plants, and remained as fixed in their
position as shrub. The only power they
possessed was to open and shut when in
danger"
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13

THE COMING GrRL.-She will vote, will
be Of some use in the world will cook her
own food, will earn her living, and will
not die an old maid The coming girl
will not wear the Grccian bend, dance the
Norman, ignore all possibilities of know
ing how to work, will not endeavor to
break the hearts of unsophisticated young
men, will spell correctly, understand En-
glish before she affects French, will pre-
side with equal grace at the piano and the
washboard, will spin more yarn for the
house than for the street, will not despise
her plain clad mother, her poor relations,
or the hand of an honest worker, will wear
bonnet, speak good, plain vnlisping En-
glish, will darn her own stockings, will
know how to make doughnuts, and will
not read the New York Ledger oftencr
than she does her Bible.
The coming girl will walk five miles
day, if need be, to keep her cheeks in
glow, will mind her health; her physical
development and her mother, will adopt
costume both sensible and conducive to
comfort and health will not confound hy-
pocracy with politeness will not practice
lying to please, instead of frankness; will
have the courage to cut an unwelcome ac-
quaintance, will not think that duplicity
is French refinement that assumed hos
pitality, where hate dwell in the heart, is
better than outspolen condemnation; will
not confound grace of movement with silly
afectation; will not regard it as the end
of her very being to have beau; will not
smile and be q william still
The coming girl will not look to Paris
but to persons for her fashions will not
aim to follow a foolish fashion because
milliners and dressmakers have decrecd it.
Duty will be her aim and her life living
sacrifice.
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13

How TO RUIN TowN The Dubuaue
Herald gives the following receipt for
knocking town stiff and dead: If you
wish to kill off a town, put up no more
buildings than you are obliged to occupy
yourself. If you should happen to have
an empty building, and one should want
to rent it, ask about three times its actual
value. Look at every newcomer with a
scowl. Turn cold shoulder to every bu-
siness man or mechanic seeking a home
among you. Go abroad for wares rather
than purchace of your own merchants or
manufacturers at the same prices. Refuse
to advertise in your own local paper, SO
that person at distance will not sup
pose any business is being done in the
place. A prompt and close observance of
these rules will ruin any town.
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13
Newark, Feb. 9th, 1869.

l am composed of 46 letters.
My 81, Al, 9, 33, we ought to love.
My IA, 16, IL, we all do at times.
My As, 10, 81, 26, %, 46, 81, 36, %
2, %, is capital city.
My l, "A, 35, 4, is body of water.
My AZ, 20, 43. 3. 81, 8, estimable.
My II, 6, "a, 43, IS, 30, an animal.
My IS, %, 3S, a number.
My 5, 80, 80, solemn promise.
My 81, 32, 27, 7, 10, frolic.
My IL, Is, 40, are consonants.
My whole, if put in everyday practice
would save much trouble.
OBSCURE.
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13

Married women, says statistician, on
an average, live until forty-fve, while un-
married women do not live longer than
forty-three. Thus, every man who refu-
ses to marry shortens some woman's life
two years, and thus practically commits
homocide. We suggest that the grand ju |,
ries ought to find bills against every bach-
elor thirty-flve years old,
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13

CUsroM-HousE FRAuDs.-The treasury
officials are engaged in examining the ex-
tent Of the drawback frauds in the New
York custom-house. The investigation
thus far shows that they are probably
greater than at first supposed, and may
possibly reach 81 100000 1t is estima-
ted that one-half of the more recent claims,
judging from the character of the papers
on file here, are bogus The fraud has
been carried on for two years, with bold
ness and impunity Y, Times.
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13

DIR. Franklin once remarked that a man
as often gets two dollars for the one spent
in informing his mind as dollar laid out
in another way. A man eats pound Of
sugar and it is gone, and the pleasure he
has enjoyed is ended, but the information
he gets from newspaper is treasured up
to be enjoyed anew and to be used when
ever occasion or inclination calls for it. A
newspaper is not the wisdom of ono man or
of two mont is the wisdom of the age
and of the past ages too. A family with
out newspaper is always behind the times
in general information besides they can
never think much or find much to talk
about. And then there are the little ones
growing up without any taste for reading.
Who then would be without a newspaper :?
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13
For The Middlctoun Transeriyt

Mr.. EDITOR Having solved the en-
igma in your last issue, l send the answer
accompanied by another enigma, of my
own composition, for which l hope you
will allow room in your paper.
Answer to the enigma in last issue is,
" Love looks not with eyes, but with
the mind therefore is winged Cupid pain
ted blind"
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13
Srlett poetru.
HOW TT HAPPENED.
From the Latin Ct Ti6uilus.
nxy yn..x, - n
BY JOHN @. SAKE.


"Ah we love each other we'll;
Better far than words can tell,''
Said my charmer-''but in vain
Are my efforts to explain
How it happened Tell me now,
Dearest, of the ,chy and ho,ei
Since the fact we cannot doubt,
Tell me how it came about"
Well, my darling, will try
To explain the ho0 and why.
(Speaking for myself-not you;
That, of course, cannot do
Not your (brilliant) mind alone
Could have thus enthralled my own;
Not the charms of every grace
Beaming from your sunny face;
Not your voice-though music be
Less melodious to me
Not your kisses-sweeter far
Than the drops of Hybla are;
None of these, from each apart,
Could have SO enchained my heart;
Nay not cen the wonderous whole
Could have fixed my wayward soul;
Had not love-your love-prevailed,
All the rest had surely failed
Therel you have the reason, dear;
Is the explanation clear?
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13

Many seemingly happy wife counts
the hours by the beads of her tears,
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13

UOl received splendid line of Fall Goods
- and for sale at STRATTON'S STORE, in
ODESSA.
Look at the Prices.
Appleton "a" Muslin, the best unbloached
in the market, full yard wide at II cents
Waltham unbeached double fold full II wards
wide at l73 cts. at G. T. STRATTONS.
Augusta Muslin, very heavy, yard wide, le
g. 7. STRATTON'S.
1 and yasd wide Muslin at 8, 10, II, 70, 10
C. t, ,sTRATToNs
Large lot of good Prints, selling off at 10 and
II cts per yard, at G. 7. STRATTON'S.
Pacific Delaines and Armure, selling at 20 and
% cents per yard at C. I. STRATON'S.
Poplins, Alpacas all coors, selling for 81 cts.
per yard at G. T. STRATTON'S.
Heavy Kersey, made in Delaware, for s5 cents
per yard, ut G. I. STRATTON'S.
Monsons Sattinett, very good for GO cts at
G. 7. STRATTON'S.
Good Jeans and Farmers Cas-. for boys wear
at 20, 20, and 80 cents per yard. at
Z. T. STATIONS.
Hoop Skirts, fashionable and good, 25, 30 and
30 springs, for SO ccntsa
q. T. STRATTON'S
Floor Oil Cloth, full yard wide, as good as in
the market for IS cents per yard, ut
C. T. STRATTON'S
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13
DIRECTORS.

William Bush, Ed Bringhurst, jr.
Thos. W. Webb, Wm. G. Gibbons,
William Candy George W. Stone,
Geo. W. Bush Jno, V. Rice
Williams. Hilles, w. Ii. Swift
This Company offers unusual advantages to
those who desire TO avail themselves of the bene-
fits of Life Insurance. Examine the following
reasons:
lst.-It is a Home Company, and has adopted
every plan of Life Insurance that is safe and Just
2d.-It's risks are selected with the utmost care
and skill
3rd.-It is a purely mutual Company.
4th.-lt offers new features of Loans, original
to itself.
5th.-It is the most economically managed
Company represented in the Peninsula.
9Th Its excess of funds will be loaned out only
to the members the Company, thus giving them
the use of the money at once.
7th.-It will loan its members money for n
short time.
8th.-lts rates are from 25 10 80 per ct. lorer
than any Mutual Company IN Existence.
9th.-lts policies are non-forfeitablc after the
first payment.
l0th.--lt will issue risks from S25 to ST o. 900.
llth.-lt insures railroad Employees and haZ-
ardous occupations without extra addition to the
premiums.
l2th.-It combines Reliability, Low Rates,
Economy, Safety, and all advantages that are TO
be derived from Life Insurance.
l3th.-lt has no notes hanging over the poll
cies, and demands no interest money in advance
nor does it ask an extortonal Cash premium.
l4th.-lt is within the power of the poorest man
as well the millionaire to protect his wife and
family from want, by taking a policy in this
Company.
p First Glass Reliable men are wanted in every
locality to act as agents for the Company. APP
plicants will address the subscriber, with refer
ences. J. THOMAS BUDD.
Middletown Delaware,
Agent for Delaware and Eastern Shore Md
Send for Circulars setting forth fully the plan
and operations of the Company.
Approved. GEO. w. STONE,
Vice President.
Sept. l2-f
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13
n E w GO O D S
REDUCED PRICES.
q. w. w. NAUDAIN.
is opening fresh stock of

FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
PURCHASED since the fall in many kinds of
L the same. Being bought for Cash, and from
hrst hands, ,princpally-henc we avoid the second
profit of the jobber and intend giving the advan-
tage to our liberal friends
Our stock consists of Merinoes, blk cold AL
pacas, Wool Poplins, Wool de- LANES. Good
assortment of Prints, Cotton and Wool Flannels
l, It, "a Bleachd and Bro. Muslin, Balmorai
Skirts, Shawls and Hoods, Ladies Vests, Gents
Knit Shirts and Drawers, White and Col Blank
cts,
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13
DELAW ARE
Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Wilmington, Del.
PAID IN CAPITAL, 500, ,OOO.O 90.

JOHN P. McLEAR President,
GEO. W. STONE, Vice President,
NJ. NJ. CHILD, Secretary
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-13
N E w GOODS!!
FOR THE FALL TRADE
AT
Charles Il. Stratton's,
ODESSA, DEL.

UST received a splendid line of Fall Goods,
- and for sale at STRATTON'S STORE, in
ODESSA -
New-York tribune., 1869-03-19

groupd for sunnospr that Mr.. MattoOn wanted money
other than from the conversation that he had
The Testimony OF Mr.. Drew was read py sn1 S on,
grapher to Mr. MaioOn VINO gave Is Ei,iveIy that he
had In any ,yay tntmated that he wOnlu reuSINO ~.
thing for himself or any other person for MS aco III '"o
Tbn Committeo now makes brief statement, IN a
chronological ORDER Of Mr.. Mattoons cohneotoh Win
! the investigation -, /,,,ttea NAV ne sun.
| The result OF the laDOIs ol INC SVnui"i''SO
mariy stated thus: 81 ,o-oorr,n nj nur
Large sums of money were expended Tor CORRUPT puT
noses by parties interested In Legislation CONCERNING lai'
WAYS during the session OF 1908. , l. -. ..... -.
ovisfs we're thus enriched. and IN some cases re.
ceived money on the false pretse that inc VOTES OF
Senators were to be thereby innnehceI' -. s...o-
There Is no proof Of actual bribery OF any senator
1Le newspaper charges made In the instances that
,ere bTonrht to the notice OF your Committee, were
founded rumor alone ana nave Deen IN no case sus-
The Iommttee deem IL their duty, however, to eX-
press the opinion that under the law as now exists 1t
Is almost impossible TO prove the crime OF proery where
h has been committed. Both the parties TO the ransac
tion (who alone can ordinarily nave MOwIedRe OF the
commission Of the cTme liable to the same pun
ishment True the testimony given by one on the trial
of another cannot be used against the person testyng
But the witness well knows that Euoh testimony neces
sarily gives the clue TO evidence by when ne hmset can
be convicted and punished Inc reSuS Is either re-
fusa to testify OF remarkable fOrgefuness or something
worse.
The Committee therefore, recommend change in the
law by which the gtyor OF DTlbe when IS accepted
shall be exempt from prosecution. They recommend
this not from any disposition 10 palate the guilt OF the
party giving brbes but because public policy requires
that the means Of obtaining proof should be facated-
and this be done only by eXempng one OF the guilty
parties The guilt OF the party who by accepting bribe,
betrays public trust and violates his official oath, Is df
there be degrees in guilt OF this kind greater than
submits that the Legislature owes 1t to its own reputa-
ton and dignity, to adopt such measures as are best
adapted to remove every obstacle that now exists TO
full and thorough investigation as to the conduct OF any
of its members.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-19
GENERAL rELEaRAPHIc NEWS.

DIR. Garrigus of East Saginaw Mich, has
been appointed Salt Inspector.
Col. Jones, n member of the New-Jersey
Legislature, seized with paralysis yesterday, AT
Trenton.
The steam saw-mll of j. Osborn e. Son,
at Durand Station, was destroyed DJ hf" yesterday
morning.
The lumber stOre-house connected with
Wadrons Last Factory In South Danbury, destroyed
by fire yesterday morning
A man named Thomas Butler was fatally
stabbed the abdomen by Thomas Dorr In an ARRAY At
oxford, Mass, on Wednesday.
1.-The trial of Harry Jennings and Charles
IT, steadman, Boston, for r0bbing the safe OF George
H. GOOdiDg OF $4,000 resulted yesterday IN verdict Of
guilty
The steamer Montana sailed from San
Francisco for panama yssteFday Win Fos3O0 IN treas
ure which s2Sl goo are Tor Newfork' NVzOOo ior LII
Gland and $4,000 for France.
DR. Mudd one of the persons implicated
an the OF President Lincoln who was lately
relieved from the Dry TOrtuRas arrived Ia baltimore
yesterday.
marty OF Irish rOwdies on Wednesday
nSht John o. Parker, manager OF the iregh!
anS2nt a. wanchester N H. Mr.. Parker was Knocked
seseless and received injuries Of serious character
The house of Christopher Griggs, at Ham
ilton Ontario Co.. n. Y, was entered Dy burglars yvsto
while In bed, missing him, but dangerouSy "ouh"ns HiS
wife, and then made their escape
John w. Coleman, recently arrested ia
Roston on charge of embezzling funds from he free
m'en;s Rnreau IN Louisiana, was yesterday dschaseo
from custody the Government failing within reason
allie time TO present evidence against him.
CIV r. Phelps, President OF the Connec,
,nt Mntul life Insurance Company, died in HartOrC
vesterday He has signed as President or 5eeTelai2
$1,000 policies and paid III osSes 600 Ie @ u N nj
/ own company. aud the balance IN the mu'""' """'
New-Jersey. He was 81 years OF age