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Middletown transcript., 1871-10-28
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WITHOUT THE CHILDREN.

o, the weary, solemn silence,
Of a house without the children,
o, the sirangc, oppressive stiffness
Where the children come no more
All the loWging of the slccplcss
For the soft arms Of the children,
Ah the longing for the faces,
Faces gone forevermorc
Pecping through the opening door.
Strange II Is 10 wake at midaight,
And no, hear the children breathing,
Nothing but the old clock ticking,
Ticking, ticking by the door.
Strange TO see the little dresses
Hanging up there all the morning,
And the gailcrs-eah their pa,lcr,
We viii hear II nevermore
On our mirih-torsakcn tloor.
What Is home without the children?
lis the Garth without iis ycrdurc,
And the sky without its sunshine:
Life Is wi,hercd to the core
SO We II follow the good shepherd
To the greener pastures vcrnal,
Where the lambs have gone before
With the Shepherd cyernore
y, the weary, solemn silence
Ot n house wi,hou, the children,
On The strange, oppressive Stiffness
here the children cumc no more
An The longing Of the slccplcss
for the soft arm oi the children,
All the longing OF the faces
l'eePing through the opening DOOR
Faces gone forcvctmore
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WonAN's Elanrs II Is woman
right to stay at home For what other
reason did her husband marry her?
Il is woman's right to haye her home in
order when her husband returns from bus.
mess
It is wnmans rights 10 be kind and for.
bearing whenever her husband is annoy.
ed
II is a wnmnns righ, to examine her
hnshands linen. aud .te that it wants ne.
ther tncnaing nor buttons.
II Is wamans rights tn he content when
her husband declares he is unable 10 take
her 10 the seaside.
II Is woman's right To be satisfied with
her old dresses until her husband can bus
her new ones.
Il is 4 woman's righ. to nurse her chill
lren instead Of leaving it to the maid.
II Is womans right to get her daugh.
ter's married happily. or mol at all.
II is woman's right to feel pleased
though her husband brings a friend uncx-
peetcdly to dinner.
And. finally, ii is woman's right to re-
main woman's without endeayuriny to
be man.
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leaned forward thought be had dis.
covered my boy. No. he vas lifting
something in either hand--thc wires Of
the electric battery. In another instan,
my boy had lrapcd from under the table.
aud was turning the crank fast and furi-
ously.
The muidsrs,'s brother was in the
power Of my boy. lIc could not drop
the wires; he was helpless and motionlcss
How my boy cried for help. Tho college
rung again. The prisoners brother I'D
ded his voice to my boys IN his agony =
He begged, he bcsccchcd--all his nerves
were racked--grcat waves Of galvanisn
leaped, and surgcd. and Jared over every
sensitive nerve and fibre. Still my boy
was innexiblc--shoutcd aud turned faster.
Unpcrccivc1 upon tho marble. in the
track Of the burning fuse. was apool OF
indamable oil. In an instant q great
length burned away. II would last JUS,
i've minutes aud no more.
Father" shouted my boy. III no as
sistancc comes, this william must die with
US. | dare no, let him free. Help! help y
Alas could not answer him.
But some one else did, thank God |!
The fuse Is burat ap! The rope is on
fire; the weight tremblcs another minute
il will fall upon the nitro glycerine. The
door opens. Tom Richards. on midnigh,
visit to the sick, has heard the cry He
comprehcnds nll, scizcs tho can in his
hnnds-the weight decends indeed, but
not on the dcnih-dealing oil. No, down
il goes through the oflicc-aoor, down.
down. like an evil spirit. to give back n
dull. metallic echo from the stones of the
cellar beneath. We are suyed
Joe johnson. the prisoner, was hanged
but his brother remains unpnnished by
the law, for he stabbed himself with n
knife. and thus escaped the haugman's :
rope
Middletown transcript., 1871-10-28

IRrE ORriiN or MASONRY According
to the best authorities the order had It's
origin among operative mnsuns in the
enrly part of the middle ages. 1t sprung
from the difficulty of finding enough men
Of skill in any one country Of Europe To
hnild the eathcdrals and other ecclesias,i.
ea structures Of that period TO obyiate
this difficulty. skillfal men from various
countries formed fraternity of architects
and builders or mnsons. and they Travelled
from country Ia country. rs their services
were required They eneamped in tonts
or hu,s hy themselves. and frHmed repnla
tlens for their own government. according
to the peculiar circumstances of their oe.
cnpl,idn. and the itiuerant lives they were
called to lead. They styled ,henisclve.
!" free because they were at liberty 10
work whenever they chose Many of the
patlic buildings of England, in the Goth.
ir st,lc, were erected byimen in compane.
Of this sect !; and it is quite reasonable 10
suppose as some distinguished historians
have done, TINT the institution of specua-
tive frermasonry was derived from this
professional brotherhood af travelling arch.
iteets aud artisans. They doubtless had
signs and tokens and cmhltus By which
they might know one another, and which
tended to promote mutual assistance and
good fellowship
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cosc.sraAr.D rsaraaannas,

The cause of failure In the pse n -.
ccntrsisd fartilisers 10 often dae - -
manaer in which they we're applied. = \
difficult for those Who have bcsn uDouo-
toned to use bulky lnsnures to realise thae
the full fertilising potency ot bsshsl n
animal cxcrcmcnt may be held IN . l6e4e
tablespoon. and that handful Of ons ad3s
TO plant structures ~ decidedly q several
shoyelsful Of the other. A fnll does u
opium given 70 patients furnishes qsiss !
dark. bulky powder. or pill; bss IL 30
separate tho alkaloidsl principle. spos
which It's hypnotic power depends. -
have only little delicate white powder
which breath of wind will blow susy.
The grain powder will affect the huusss
organism n powerfully NJ ten times ths
weight of opium. n We are W tvrestgnl
Of .'po,encies' ~ to administer - nuoh,
or even one-quarter as much, u the whits
concentrated powder a. tho bully dark one.
We should destroy our patients life, Or ~
least do great injury to bis health. 80,
Il in the use Of genuine sapcrphssphsts
or guano. or ground bones aud ashes, ~
forge, their power, aud apply too mucl'.
or apply them too directly. We endangrr.
the life Of our plants.
An experiment made upon corn furnish.
es an Illustrative case in point At The
time of planting upon a field divided By .
narrow strip Of sward land, we directsd
that on one side n tablespoonful Of the
mixed bone and ashes should be placed 10
each hill, and well covered with the soil;
upon the other. four rows were TO be treat
ed similarly, aud upon the remainder. ths
hills should receive double quantity. II
is curious to observe the effects. The first
field and four rows are remarkably thrifty.
The corn came up we'll and has manifest
ed remarkable vigor from the start. On
the other hand. the over. .doscd corn sp-
pcarcd for long while as IL paralyzcd BY
some wasting disease. 1t could not bear
up under so much Of good thing. More
free ammonia was formed ut the start than
could be appropriated by the tender plants.
and many Of them perishcd from over
stimulation and hea, produced by the fer
mcnta,ivc changes Of ihe active bodies in
contact The corn TIN, survived 10 Q,
present growing finely, and viii no doubt
afford a large yield
NV. il this had happened in the course
If or regular agricultural labors. and
with amy understanding II The nature of
the teftilikiue substance used, il il probn-
ble i, VOL haze hten condemned rs .
worthless article This has been the case
with hundreds Il experiments. md il 10
indeed perfectly natural conclusion to.
renrh Hu, We must learn tn reason
learn to have patience, learn the character
at tho substance We employ upon eur
lanis We must be careful how we reach
a conclusion We must examine closely TO
see il they are based upon correct grounds.
There arc wril established principles in
agriculture; us cling To them. asd
when We gei fasulis that are pux.ling or
paraioxieal y, must study causes, and
not judge hastily .Jonrnai ef Chemistry.
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An lrishman took a contract to di. a
public we'll. When he had dug abaut
twenty-five feet down, he came one mosa-
ing aud found |, caYcd in filled nearly to
the top. Pat Looked cautiously around
and saw that no person was near, then
took off his hat and coat. hung them on
the wiadlass. crawled into some bushes
aud waited events. In short time the
citizens discovered ,hat the well had cayed
in, and seeing Pats hat and coat on the
windlass they supposed that he was at the
bottom Of the excavation. Only . few
hours of brisk digging cleared tho loose
earth from the we'll just a. tho esRer
citizens had reached tho bottom. aud won-
dering where the body Was. Pat came QUA
Of the bushes. and good nasasedly thanked
them for rclicviag him Of sorry lob,
some OF the tired dirgera we're disguised.
but the joke was too good TO allow any
thing more than n hearty laugh. whioh
soon followed.
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How To kEsr Gisrn Mr.. T.. Will
liams. in the ,ioarnal # The Earm. giyos
The following on cider keeping:
am aware that there are as many re-
cipes for keeping cider as for curing colds
or rheumatism, Some Of them doubtless
are good, but most Of then, nre worthless.
Here Is one which have found to answer
the purpose admirably, aud as your read
ers will observe, is a very simple one.
allow the elder after it comes from, the
press, to stand until the pumico settles
When this point Is reached, put il iu .
clear vessel, and let il come to boil,
skimming off the scum carefully. II il
then put into kegs or dr. nijohDs, and
tightly corked and sealed BY this pro.
cess ! have excellent sweet cider, not
merel, for the entire winter. but for years.
This method would not of course be aysil.
able where large quantities are made, bas
for an ordinary family ii answers admira-
bly,.
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T II e B I TT Ell ROOT
AGUE PILL.

rIstlE undersigned having obtained the most
l. signal and prompt relief from the use of
these Pills concluded 10 procure a large amount
Of them io supply the neghhorhood. To be- GER
tain that the investment would he safe. applica-
ton was lhade 10 one 0f the most prominent and
successful physicians OF the country for his opn-
ion Of this medicine. lie replied:
"lt Is perfectly harmless. Contains no Arsen-
ic, no Mercury nor QninIne. and yet Is so cncr-
getic and powerful, tint firmly believe |, will
cure all eases OF Fever and Ague, II properly used
In I52 cases there was not one failure, where the
medicine was used as directed. Therefore, By
placing Il within the reach of every one, you will
confer an Untold blessing upon the community. .
Encouraged by this frank and nnrcser,rd ,ss-
,imony, have prepared myself TO establish Lo-
cat Agent wherever the pills are needed.
CHARLES A. BRYAN,
CENTRAL AasSr,
Chesapeake City, Nd
BITTEN ROOT PILLS nre for sale BY CHAM
sEsLAixx, Pharmaccutist, Middletown, Del.
sept 10 -3mos
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LIVER
DIR. SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR,

A PREPARATION OF ROOTS AND HERBS
warranted to be strictly vegetable, aud can do
mo- injury to any one.
Il has been used by hundreds, aud known for
the last iiiriy-Rsc years as one OF the most re-
liable, eiIicacious and harmless preparations ever
offered 10 the suffering. II taken rcgulari, and
persistcntiy, II Is sure 10 cure Dyspepsia, head
sick headache, chronic diar-
REGULATOR. rhna, affections OF the blad-
der, camp d,scniery, ai'rc-
I.n,~..s.sii iions at the Kidneys fever
prsvousness, chills, diseases Of the skin, impnry
~ the blood, melancholy or depression Of spirits
heartburn. collie, or pains in the bowels, pain in
tho head. fever aud aeuc, drorsF. hollis, pain In
hack and limbs. asthma, crrsipclas, female at-
Tections, and bilious diseases gcaerally.
Prepared only by J. II. ZEil.iN CO.,
Druggists, Macon, Ga.
Send for a Circular. Price 81 by mail 81 %
For sale b, CHARLES TATMAS, Ja.
Dec. Ally. Middi.town, Del.
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Lorcnso Dow Was once preachine q
Connecticut 70 . crowded honss, ~ -.
son being mid-winter and The Wsathse -
trcmely aold Daring ~ sasuDoa ~
membsss Of The eosersealisn ueula Sr15
freqasnt Waits 70 ~ s1oes - Noan&nk
The old mas steod ~ islsesae1isa 80
forbearanes esssed 70 = 1lrouo. s1
stopping IN Tho uiddle = -.
ssia: H1h51s NJ tavs I
:. ID. z. - e. ~ {,
ao6is auelng - eDtsll IT,
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FRESH MEATS.

THE unaersigncd respectfully announce to the
L residents OF Middlciown that they have rent
"a The stcrs ppposiie the Peninsular Machine
Shops, % Main street, Middletown, Del. and In
tsad, On aad aflsr MONDAY, SEPT. 25, to have
Z. .espply oR ffush meats equal 10 the demand Of
~ WHO ny fhver them with their patronage.
Az ordess Supplied with promptncss and dis
patch. WALLACE & GARY.
~ 1s--sm
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A Coon REASON the late Ply
mouth Church picnic Mr. Bcecher was
asked why he did not dance There is
but one reason" he Replied dom,
know how. The only dancing ever did
was when my father furnished the music.
and used me for the Hddle. l took all
the steps then
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SIMMONS

THE SYMPTOMS OF Liver
.,..&,0.,u Complaint arc nneasiners
SIMMONo' and pain In the side. Somc-
times the pain is In the
uauuuu.l shoulder, aud Is mistaken
for rheumatism. The stomach Is affected with
los Of appetite and sickness, bowls In general
eUstive, sometimes alferaativg with lax. The
bead b troubled with laiv, and dull heavy SEN
with painful sensations Of
having len undonc some
IL Ek shIng which ought to have
l~cn done. Often complain
Ing Of week.-mrs., debility
and low spirits. Sometimes many OF the above
.sympecms attend the disrs.sc, and Il, other times
wery Few Of them; bat The liver l. generally the
organ most involved. Cure the liver with
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A Young boy being chaiTei in school
by some pupils older than himself be.
came angry, and picking up the frs,
thing he came TO. { which happened to
be a testament. } threw It at them. The
teacher inquired what he was doing. !"
:" was casting the word Of God among
the hea,hcn,' said the boy.
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Never do a good notion from the expcc-
tstion Of gratitude. II gratitude follow
50 much the bcttcr, Jon are 30 much into
pocket; but gratitude or not. always do
tho good sction whom the opportunity pre-
sents itself.
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An old maid. With uoss bssss thsu
essb. y writing lstlsrs throsgh tho papsss
o3sloee4 yee09 Hislo - y 0atey. Pew
tkaa0s - dr6N tooo ~ 4 \ kesoull.
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FOR SALE.

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Of Ma mount OF subscriptions going beyon the a7th
=. 1871.
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expire1asnts in the New Iberia Times, which have
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A REroRn Party ORaANIxrD.-C

A REfoRN Party -Cipcin-
natl. March 26.-Tbe Central Republican
Association.,the formation Of which was an
nounced last week, completed their organis
alton on Saturday by electing full list If
officers. Public oestings. both English and
German. will be held early in April. the ex-
ecutiye committee was instructed to arrange
fr a series Of political lectures BY George
W i.liam Curtis. Carl Sohurx. Lyman Trum-
bull and others.
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Teach your Children to Work.
From the Home Journal. |


Yes. Mr.. Editor, re echo YOUR words on
page l34, OF your paper of the eleventh in :
slant. Teach your children to work.
for all things. great and desirable can only
be accomplished by work and fully be-
lieve that true and well directed labor is
worship of the great. worker, builder and
Architect of the Universe! No man has
any right to live in this world without work,
one who consumes only and produces moth
ing, is a very poor and worthless member
of society and "cumberer of the ground. ~
| do not undertake. to point out or prescribe
the kind of labor for orr people-but all
should be engaged iu something useful or
honorable, if possible l do not wish in
the least to disparage the so called '.learned
professions" but | would remind our young
men that these do not open the only roads
to usefnlne<s or even to fame. Let me i'm
press upon all my y.lung friends, of both
seAsS7: s Il s:i.ected lahar. j. pat nat
highest degree. honorable and that a skill
tui carpenter, blacksmith or shoemaker I,
far more respectable" and worthy man
than half qualified doctor or LAWYER
Our beloved South now needs the labor of
all her sons and daughters and in the
cultivation OF the soil we must bring educa.
/, h'n ana science to aid the labor of our
hands. " Jul
we have too many idle people, young and
producers -"drones in the hive +"
we mnst not only work ourselves, but
teach our children to work; and give them
at as early an age as possible. systematic,
regular and orderly HABITS. If We do this.
Inc South will ere long be the most -four
shing and prosperous hnd under the ann
am quite delighted with your beautiful
lna useIul paper. II wish you success"
md inclose the amount of a years subs.
:r'P'lon Tor friend (wIose address pleas
ina on the accompanying s!ip.)
Very sincerely yours. ErrAB.
Southholme. March l3 1871,
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A certain clergyman from the northern
section of Vermont several years since
visited Now York. and was invited to fill q
city pulpit. He had never had the privil-
ege of listening to a church organ and
was totally nnacquainted with the fashion
of hiring tew vocalists to do the singing
for the congregation. Giving out his hymn,
the organist played fancy prelude, and in
the highest style of the art, the choir rem
dered the four verses. Addressing the
throne in fervent invocation, which stamp
ed him man Of intellect and power with
his audience, he coolly re-opened the hymn
book, ard. turning to page exclaimed /:
1.-The audience will now join with me in
singing good old Methodist hymn, and
those persons running that bag of wind in
the gallery will please not interrupt
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A Correspondent Of the New York Sun

A Correspondent of the New York Sun.
writing from Hartford. Connecticut says:
The Republicans here have dropped Grant
as completely as they did Andrew johnson
after his veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill
He is no longer thought OF as member Of
the party. They have even ceased to blush
at his wretched exhibitions of himself. or for
his absurd unfitness for the executive Office
Every Republican newspaper in the State is
out strongly irreconciahly against his infa-
nous San Domingo annexation swindle. and
indignant condemnation Of the assault upon
Sumner.
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A young lady once observed, ..When l
go to the theatre. am very careless of my
dress, as the audience are too attentive to
the play to observe ,Hy wardrobe but when
90 to church am very particular in my
outward appearance, as most people go
there to see how their neighbors dress and
deport thmeselves.''
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IBERIA Lires-v Stable.
In the New Etro.Proof Brick store,
Main Street, New Iberia.

The undersigned proprietor of the above named stable
v0uld respectfully inform his friends and the public
in general, that his stable ID now well supplied with
Horsea Bugges and Hacks, for the accommodation OF
the travelling community which he proposes to let out
ON the reasonable Hores fed cared for etc,
1l3ly l. JAMES S. BURKE
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Alexander Hamilton once said to an init
mate friend "Men give me some credit
for genius. All the genius have. lies just
in this. When have subject in hand
study it profoundly. Day and night it is
before RE. explore it in all its bearings.
My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then
the effort which l make. the people are
pleased to call the fruit of genius. 1t is
the fruit Of labor and thought
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IrE INsUARNCE.

IFE IN1UARNCE.
Ii
The undersigned Agent Of the New York Life lnsu-
companies is preparde to issue policies on
the most advantageous terms
Any desired information concerning Life Insurance
freely given. WA ROBEkTSON,
febs8 u ly.
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100 PooR.-Moore, o, the Rural N,,,.
Yorker was sitting in hi, office, one after.
noon some years ago, when a farmer friend
came in and said s:Mr. Moore, like vonr
paper. but times are so lard can not nav
for it, r~'
lis that So, friend Jones I'm verv
sorry to hear that you are so poor if YOU
are so hard run l will give you my paper
oh, no. can't take it as a gift"
''Well. then, let's see how we can fix it.
\ on raise chickens, l believe :"
Yes a few. but thep don't bring any,
thing. hardly"
Don't they! Neither does nv paper
cost anything, hardly. Now l have a
proposition to make to yol. will continue
your paper, and when you 20 home, YOU
may select from your lot one chicken and
call her mine. Take gool care of her and
bring me the proceeds, whether in eggs or
chickens, and we will call it square,.
"All right, brother Moore - and the old
fellow chuckeled at what he though capi
tai bargain. He kept the contract strictly,
and at the end of the year found that he
had paid about four prices for his paper.
lie often tells the joke on himself. and SAYS
he has never had the face to say he wav too
poor 70 take paper since that day
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FARM FACTS AND FANCIEs.-At county
farm in Indiana, last fall, q gentleman
took the premium on the best acre of pota-
toes, on one hundred and sixty five bushel
crop.
A farmer who runs his farm without a re.
cord of expenses and the cost of different
crops, is like ship without compass or a
log book.
The statistics of the live stock trade of
Chicago show the receipts by rail for the
last year to be-: Cattle. .39l 200 head hogs,
GIL .55o; sheep. l76.7II; horses. 34SS.
Charles Fowler of Westfield, Mss, is
fattening sixteen yoke of cattle, ten of
which already weigh over 1900 pounds,
and five over 1850. The entire string are
good for 81, 600 pounds.
The Ohio Farmer announces its opinion
that the Chester White Hog is one of the
very best where feed is plenty. For the use
of small family it thinks the Suffolk is as
good as any breed.
During the past year the expectation of
grain from Chicago, Milwauk ee, and Tole-
do. increased ii 100000 of bushels over the
proceeding year. This shows the rapid ag
ricultural growth of the West in single
product.