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Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21

Tho Stamp Additions.

A Washington correspondent hes pre-
pared the following cpitome Of stamp taxei
abolished by section 30 Of the new tsz
Law, which takes effect on October lst:
Contracts for insurance against aeei-
dental injuries.
Afiidavits.
All agreements or contracts or renewals
Of same.
Apprniscments, Of value or damage. Of
for any other purpose.
Assignments, Of lease. mortgage, pol.
icy Of insurance. or anything else.
Bills Of Exchange. foreign. inland. let.
,crs Of credit. or anything Of that kind
nov taxed by stamps.
Bills Of lading, and receipts. In tho U.
nited States. or for anywhere else.
Bills Of sale. Of any kind.
Bonds Of naturalization. Of any kind.
Bonds. administrator or guardian. o.
anything that has the name of bond iu il.
and now taxed BY stamps.
Brokers notes.
Certificates Of measurement Of anything
Certificate Of stock. profits. damage
deposits or any other kind Of certificates
now taxed BY stamp.
Charter. or its renewal. or . sasrtc.
party Of any kind. '
All contracts or agreements.
Conveyance. any part Of the work ol
conveying.
Endorsement Of any negotiable or non.
negotiable instrument.
Entry. for consumption. wsrehousins
or withdrawal.
Gaugcrs' returns.
Insurance policies, contracts. tickets,
renewals, &c, (lic, marine, inland and
fire.
Lcasc. All through the lease list is
abolished
Legal documents. Writ or other pro-
cess. confession Of judgement, cognovi..
appeals, warrants, &c, letters Of admins
tration. testamentary, &c.
Manifest at Custom House, or anywhere
else, or for any purpose.
Mortgage, of any kind
Passage ticket, to any place in the
world.
Pawners' checks.
Power Of attorney for any purpose.
Probate Of will. Of any kind
promissory note for anything.
Protest Of any kind.
Quit claim deed
Receipt. Now generally exempt. aud
il included in present law in any case, uill
be hereafter exempt.
Sheriii's return.
Trust dced
Warehouse reccpt
Warrant of attorney.
Weighcr's return. Of any character.
The tax Of . cents on checks, drafts
and orders, is all Of schedule b that is re-
tained.
Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21
Early California Days.

The hospitality Of the early Csliiosuis
days was something notable. Tho ME-.
sions, which were then rich, made plac6
and occasion for frequent festivities. To
San Lois Rey, for instance, came hmiliss
from City miles around, With their rctain-
crs. for Fics.s. They rensined week
or two, and the feast was partly Religious.
partly SECULAR. The padres. rich in cat
lie, cntcstaiied all who came, anu thaj
the country y.sidc kept up aequaintancs.
In those days, mcu used TO travel from.
San Diego to Monterey. hid never speud
. cent Of money. When night came.
you stopped at the nearest house. After
supper, you were shown your room. u
the morning. = clean shirt was At youf
bedside. and IL you we're known 10 the
family. il was customary TO place hear tho
bed. on the table. also n sum Of money.
. hundred or two hundred dollars. from
which the visitor, II ho needed il, vss
expected to help himself. The usst day
a fresh horse was fetched out. nnd the
traveller went his way. lie usually car
ried With him blanket, D hair rops 70
tic his horse, and d s;hta or lasso ahd "
. bag, tied to his saddle. sthsll supply
Of pinola. 'rhisis popccrn. ISrdhcd' and
ground on stone. II ID mixed will, wStet
and little sugar. and cup full d u
makes q satisfying luncheon, u you have
reason to expect good dinner later 10 The
day. To the abstemious Spaniard Il sus-
feed, IL tho occasion required. for break
fast, dinner aud supper; and when night
came, il no house was noar, be s.akcd
out his horse, aftcr tying the rope to liiA
own arm. that ho might be awakened Y
the horse was startled by wild beast
spread upon the ground tie huge lcathct
flaps which in those days loosely covered
the saddletrcc, rolled himself in his blank
ct, and lay down to sleep upon the leather.
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GIRLS.
ny A por.

Girls are the most unaccouutablc things
in the world--cxccpt women. Like tho
wicked flea, when yoH have them, they
ain't there. can cyphcr clean over g
improper fractions, aud the ,cacac1 s,ys
do il first rate; but can, cyphcr out .
girl. proper or improper. aud you cant
either The only rule in arithmetic that
hits their case is the double rule of two.
They are as full Of Old Nick as their skin
can hold, and they would lic il they could
not torment somebody. When they try
to be mean they ayc as mean as puslcy,
though they ain, as mean MS they let on.
except sometimes, and then they are .
good deal mcancr. TIE only way to get
along with girl when she comes nt you
with her nonsense, is to give hcr tit for
tat. and that will hummix her; and when
you get girl hummixcd. she is as nicc
as new pin. A girl can SOW more wild
oats in day than boy can in year.
but girls get their wild on,s sowcd after
while, which boys never do. aud then they
settle down as placid as mud puddle.
But like girls frst-rate, and guess
boys all do. don't care how many tricks
they play on me-and they don't either.
The boi,y -.oitiest girls can't alssys boil
over like glass Of soda. by and by
they will GO, into the traces with some
body they like, and pull Us an old stage
horse. Tha, is the beauty Of them SO
let them wave, say but they will pay
for il some day. sewing on buttons and
trying 10 make decent man Of fcllrr
they Laye spliced on to, aud ten chances
to opc II they don't get the worst Of il.
Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21
A Lady's Experience Of the Champion
Social Nuisance.

A lady living in n Rhode Island town
tells the public what she knows about
surprise parties and silver weddings
| have been the unwilling recipient Of Que
Of those social nuisanccs dubbed a silver
wedding Isaac aud knew AS well as
anybody that We had been married wcnty-
five ycars. but We didn't wish to celebrate
the event for numerous reasons. We didn't
wish to beg for presents. Our house is
would wish to invite on such an occasion,
and We would not bring ourselves to
slight any; and not being partial TO large
parties. judge Of our Consideration when
We were overwhelmed by mob consist
ing Of some of our friends, aud many who
were not our friends or even scquaint-
anccs. Tom. Dick and the dragon, any
one who could be induced to sign their
names to paper and pay their money to
help buy a tea-set. under the promise Of
coming TO our house aud having u good
time. just as they would have paid for
going to any place Of public amusement,
The presents wcrt very nice indeed, but
shall never use them, and for them we are
pu. under obligations to a class Of people
whose acquainianccs We did not desire
They rummagcd and ransackcd the house
FROM garret TO cellar. looked into my clos.
cts and bureau drawers. and even counted
the blankets on my own aud servants bed
smashed my pet cast, wore holes in my
sitting room carpet BY dancing on it. and
have made capital for gossip out Of my
household arrangements generally. There
were even people prescut to yhom l was
not introduced. We have always been
independent; retained our old friends and
made few new ones Nov I am expected
TO call ON Mrs. this that aud the other
and to speak to their husbands and broth
crs when meet them on the street, for
their names are on that paper which ac-
compauied our silver among the list OF
donors put down my veil, hoping one
Of these new friends, who Is somcwhst in.
toxicatcd, will not recognize me. and as
get past bear him say: Proud old viz.
cn--wish had the dollar l throvcd away
on her silver tea-sctp have lost nv in.
dependence aud self respect. and en- auite
miserable under al this obligation. which
| can never hope TO repay. And l look
upon the whole affair a. % unwarrantable
piece Of interference. for which l shall
never pardon the idle busybodies Who, for
the want Of something better for excite.
ment. set it on foot.
Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21

Mcerschaum, go highly esteemed by
smokers, comes in large qnas,'ics from
certain districts of Austrian Aloravia,
where i, is found imbcddcd between strata
of serpen,ine rock. /, is also found in
Spain; but the best comes from Asia
Minor. The celebrated mecrschaum minrs
near the river Pursack are now worked
principally by the Armenian Christians.
In 1869 over 5000 boxes Of the raw ina.
terial were imported from Asia Minor. be-
ing worth 345 900 forms. Pipe manu-
fac,ure and carving are Chiefly carried on
at Vienna and at Ruhla The commercial
value Of carvings Mt these places is esti-
mated at 1000. 900 forms annually. A.
bout half the pipes now sold are said to be
made from artificial meerschaun,, which
is prepared from the waste Of tho carv-
iugs, ground up, and boiled with liusced-
oil aud alum The mixture is cast in
moulds. dried, aud carved MS the natural
mineral blocks are cared "'
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wILTBERGEit.s
Elnvoring Extracts

are warranted equal TO any made. They are pre-
pared from the yrans, aud will lie found much
batter than many OF the Eriracts that are sold
Ask your Grocer or Drug9ist for yiitberycr .
Extrdcfs
BAnLON's INDIGO BLUE
Is, without doubt, the best article In the marke,
for blning clothes. II will color more water than
four tunes the same weight Of indigo, and much
more than any other wash blue In the market.
the only genuine Is that put up at ALrRxD wiLr-
nEnGEas DRuG SroRg, No. 233 North Second st.
Philadclphia, Pa. The labels have both Wilt
bcrger's and Barlow's name on them, oil others
are counterfeit. For sn!e by most groccrs and
druggists.
WiLTBERGERS lNDEL!DLE INK will be
found on trial 10 be a superior article. Always
on hand and for sale at reasonable prices, Pure
Grund Spices, Genuine Medicines, Chamois Skins
Sponges, Tapiocs Pearl, Sage, and all articles
In the drug line, ut
ALFRED VIII TBER GEE s DRUG STORE,
No. .sa No,tA seco"d s. sT'aiisds.pAis, Pa.
July 9, ie1i-iy -
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uSivgnsALIsN Is A NursnELL.--"I aI
a Univcrsalist." said @. X, boas,inely.
" and you orthodox are not fair in saying
our system is inconsistent with reason. !"
g" l will prove the irrsiionali,y Of your
system" said his friend. You believe
that Christ died to save all men 7" - Yes.
| do " And you don't believe there ID
4 hell y :" No. l don't" You don't
believe there is any punishment here.
after ?" " No. do not men are pus.
isbcd for their sins in this life." well.
nov let Us put your :. rationale systcn,
together. Il amounts to jpst this, that
Christ, tho Saviour. died 10 save oil meu
from nothing at al. No, from bell, be.
cause, according to 700. there 10 nose.
Not from punis6msnt 10 futuss STATE q
being. for hs receives his, whole psnish.
mont In this lie. Yours \ ths absurd
spectacle Of ropes snd u lhb-psssssssse
thrown st On Immense sxpsess 10 . use
who Is on dry land. ssd q = danger 4
being drownsd."
Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21
Selett poetrp.
Clouds With Silver Innings.

ny MARY n. COLBY.
There's never day so sunny
But n little cloud appears
There's never life so happy
But has It's time Of tears;
Yet the sun shines out the brighter
When the stormy tempest clears.
There's never n garden growing
With roses In every plot;
There's never heart so hardened
But IL has one tender spot;
We have only 10 psane the border
To find the forgct-mc not.
There's never cup SO pleasant
hut has bitter with the sweet;
There's never n path so rugged
That bears not the print Of feet;
And we have Helper promised
For the trials we may meet.
There's never sun that rises
But we know twill set at night
The tints that CLEANED In the morning
AT evening are just rs bright;
And the hour that Is the sweetest
Is bdgeen the dark and light.
There's never a dream that's happy
But the waking makes us sad
There's never dream Of sorrow
Bu, the waking makes ns glnd
W.. shall look some day with wonder
A, the ,ro,.. Ties VIC have had.
There's never a way so narrow
But the entrance Is made straight;
There Is always guide TO point US
To the little wicket gate
And the angels will be the nearer
To soul that is desola,s.
There's never hear, so naughty
But i, will some day bow aud knccl
There's never IL heart So wounded
That the Saviour cannot heal:
There is many n lowly forehead
That bears the hidden seal
There's never day so sunny
lin, a little cloud appears
There's never life so happy
but has had its time OF tears
Yet the sun shines ou, the brighter
When the stormy tempest clears.
Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21

A Virginia paper says: "The Govern
or is about 10 commissiou 400 colonies Of
militia. that being Tie ssubes Of vifeiu.
ians over q whs hevs % titlss."
Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21
Registers Order.

REGlSTER OFFICE,
~ New cas,le County, jaly 25,h, 1879
Upon the application OF Thomas J. Craven,
Administrator q. 7. A Of Samuel Jefferson, late
of Sain, Geasgcs Hundred, in said county. ic-
ceased IL is ordered and directed hy the Regis.
ter that the Administrator, e. I. A., aforesaid
give notice OF the rrnniing of Letters Of Admin
is,ra,ion upon the estate Of the deceased with
the date of granting thereof, By causing adYcr-
,scmcn's TO be posted within forty dayg from
the granting q euch Letters, In six of the mos,
public places pf the county OF New Castle, re-
quiring all persons having demands against the
Estate 70 present the same, or abide by an Act
OF Assembly in snch ease made and provided
Aud also cause the same to be inserted within
the same period IN the MlnpLETowS TgAsscRIrr,
newspaper published IN Middlc,own, aud 10 he
continued therein two months.
6IN Given under the hand and Seal Of Office
gof the Register aforssai |, at New Castle
IN New Castle county aforesaid, the day and year
above written. u. GIBBS, Register.
NOTicE,-All parsons having claims against
the Estate OF the deceased must prcscn, The same,
duly a,,es,cd, TO the Administrator, on or before
July 25ih 1879, or abide the Act OF Assembly in
such made and provided
THOMAS j. CRAyES Adm. G. T. A.
aug 3--?m Address, Georges, Del.
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SEWING MACHINES TO HIRE
S1.OO PER WEEK.
s. M. REYNOLDS.
rS- Satisfaction guaranteed, or the Machine
taken back aflIr week 8 trial.
TESTIMONIALS.

Mrs. II. ~ 7. Allen, No. Tas Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, dcposcd;
Tie i.rovcr BAKER far cxccls amy other
machine for drrss-mnkins and general family
use. The stitch also is more beautiful and du-
rnblc than my other stitch tina, know Of The
machine Is so simple In It's combination Of parts
aud It's prnc,icn! operation, that II Is very Diff
cult 10 get Il out Of order and any operative can
manage H. II Is the only machine which has
yet succeeded In embroidery"
Mrs Henry Ward BclcLsr writes.
More than iwo-,hirds OF all the sewing done
in my family for the las, two wears has been
done 10y Grover 4 Bakers Machine, and | have
never had u garment rip or need mcnding, cx-
cept those rents which frolicsomc boys will make
In whole cloth. !, is, in my opinion, by far the
most valuable Of any have tried"
June Aft.
Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21

During the Ave centuries beginning A.
d. 1900 aud ending in 1900. France has
engaged in 326 years Of warfare.
Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21

Nothing 10 more easy to do than mis-
chief. nothing more dimcalt to bear with.
out complaining
Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21
Registers Order.

REGISTERS OFFICE,
Nxw CAsTiE CpuSrry, Angus, 18th, 1872.
Upon the application of Colcn Ferguson, Ad-
muisirator Of Theodore Lord, late OF Appo-
quinimink Hundred in said County, deceased IL
Is ordered and directed by the Register that the
Administrator aforesaid, give notice Of the gram
ting Of Letters Of Administration upon the Es-
tate Of the deceased, with the date Of granting
thereof by causing advertisements to be posted
within ioriy days from the date Of s1ch Letters
In six Of the most public places OF the County Of
New Castle, requiring all persons having de-
mands against the Estate, TO present the same,
or abide by an Act Of Assembly In such case
made and provided. Aud also cause the same
to be inserted within the same period In the Mid
dlctown Transcript, newspaper published In
Middictown, aud TO be continued therein two
months.
~, Given under the hand and Seal Of
q. .. 0f1cc OF the Register aforesaid, at New
49, Cattle; In New CATTLE County aforesaid,
The day and year above written.
- D.nGIBBs, Register.
NOTICE.--4ll persons having claims against
the Estate OF the deceased must present the same
duly attcsted to the Administrator on or before
August 18th, 1879, or abide the Act Of Assembly
In such care made and provided.
COLRN FERGUSON, Admr.
Addrsss-Blackbird Del.
Aug. l1-:ul. 80, ~"
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Few saa bs sssiisess vjtleyt ses,lHv.
and soss can b segyils N M sssi y
Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21
REFERENCES.

REFERENCEs.
Nathan Robbins Prcs't fancuii Hall National
hank. Boston.
Joshua Lorng, President blackstone National
Bank, Boston.
Jonas Ilalls,rrin Co., IS Dey Street, New York.
a. ID. Deiwilcr, Corner Front aud Spruce S,s
Philadelphia,
Davis Warner 4 Co.. 81? South Delaware Ave
niue, Philadelphia.
July 2I-2ms
Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21

szs- Particular attention girsn to Repairing. -tts
apr 6-0m
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-08
BY Hill & Godrliu. Auctioncers,
No, lies Main street.

SIXTY-FOUR BEAUTIFUL BUILD
y ING LOTS NEAR HARVIE FOR SALE AT
TUESDAY, April 18th. lsI2, We
will sell on the premises ut half-past O'Clock K.
NJ. SIXTY-FOrK LOTS beyoud the western cor
porate line of the city adjoining Harvie. between
Ashland, Robinson. and Wjndcr streets. These lois
arc among tho most beautiful In situation ever Of
rrcd In that section. having no esccptionabe sur
reuncnSs. Each lot fronts 80 feet with dcpth OF
$50 feet.
Mauv unmistakablc signs indicate the rapid rise OF
Droperty on the western border of the city, ard 1T
cuton Is called tn the almost certain extension OF
the street railroad 10 Harvlc. The City Engineer
this ground from the present terminus OF the said
road.
Clerks. mechanics. and parties desiring 10 make
small investments and have large profits, will do
well to have this sale i'm mind.
TERMS: One-thrd cash; balance six and twelve
months at SIX PER cent. HILL i GODDlN,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-08

An indianapolis paper calls the people Of
Il sister city Terre Hautentots.
There have been so many arguments about
the length of ballet girls dresses, the Lord
Chamberlain thinks it is time they should be
cut short.-Judy
When man applies for situation as
switchman on the Michigan Central railway,
pleasant Sargent shouts out through the tube
TO Tim. ANY switclnncn killed latcly:|
That settles the Applicant Chicago Times.
A Brookville Qnd.) telegram to the Gin
cinnati Gazette says: "On Friday evening
last Mcdonald Cheek broke Jail, took a ram
bic of few hours around town, and re-
turned about daybrcakt to one of the taverns
to await the arrival of tho sheriff. After Il
few warm congratulations from his woulh-bc
friends he was taken back to his old tramp
ing ground.
\ vcritablc Rip Van Wrinkle has just
turned up in Chicago. lie formerly lived III
that city, but had lattcrly taken up his abode
somewhere among the owls and titterns OF
Nebraska. The other day he returned to
the scenes of bis former life, and desired to
"put up" ut the City Hotel. and when told
that that establishment and IL very large
share Of the rest Of the city had been
burned up. exclaimed, " IF I'd known o
this ] wouldn't come to ChicIrcr The
only part of the 'tarncl town | hn0W'u any.
thing about is gone up
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-08
For tho Dispatch.

Tn ycur local column of to-day mn ar'scs.
, pm.ir, headed .'Impcrtant to Snhurpahs.
r. mentions as fact--what will be news III
decd 10 many of that class who ito not keel
tho rim of our uncertain LegisElture-thh IL
had m Ssed an act repeating that portion .,
fhe fnnc, law which enabled farmers ana
gardeners IN the immediate vicinity OF the c't!
70 rrot.2t themselves byafrestmg tresPs'ssinS
animals and holding them until ranso, ,,:.',,
I presume it would be waste ri nin''", ~"
To attempt an appeal to this anfi'den.i;cs,l,
Assembly. but the approval OF 50 hi nan,n;on
an rn;nsf act hy the Hi patch. the cha'ni''n
Cf ;,,sfirc. is n matter Of SURPRISE "'"
point ,,pon which claim hci.,,"e H., ,,.ipef
WIZ, sanitary end, can possibly DC s,,''''; ~
hr ,ct,;n,, AIR. John smiths 90" s..~e ;"
nv cahh,cr-patch is IN oh>c'i.s r ,. S w
m;,d : and what right the s,iu w.. a,ths
70 :;I,n. in fine tenement IN INC Hsaa. y; W.;
r;,r and enioyng all the clfy P,i'les'n ,".
ANT mon his situation. has 10 Keep ~ ~
nv cx,rnSc is a> great myS'er! ,aho wiz .o'n
yncol plcaSc inform me "i.'ic III. ,."
arc tba, need so much sanitary SIaIhiS
think. upon examination, nc VIII hho ,na'
,hex lclouc to somebody. and that somebody
,'ays ,,ycS on them except the Capitol
Sn,,,yc and Monroe Park, and 1t Is very pos
g{b!p tnlt the Sdlt wv h'i'
70 cut the hay crop which mlSht gro"
thereon. and thus relieve the atmosphere OF
any mia<ma arising from derAyed vegetation.
This ia a discriminating enactment for the
benefi, Of a few citizens against the many
who are entirely dependent for their support
nnon their small crops. and who are unable
tn renew their fences which have been de-
stroyed by lawlc>>nesS. =,
As al addition, suggest to the Les'sia.
fur. TO ,sis, the following law, which Will
afford great relief to Il very large class OF clti-
gems
Whereas it is evident that the sanitary con.
tltion of the incorporated cities and towns OF
the State depends upon the supply to each
person of Il Suflicienry of good and lnatable
food. such as is kept in grocery stores gene,
rally; and whereas it Is a great expense and
announce to have to pay such bills; there
fore, be it enacted by the General Assembly,
that such portion of the penal code of the
State us provides for the arrest md punish
ment of thieves is hereby repealed, and all pro-
vision-dcaiers are hereby required to throw
open their doors that the public may help
themselves.
This will about meet the case.
Yours, SUBURBiTE.
April 4, 1872.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-08
By Richardson & CO..
Real Estate Agents and Auctionccrs,
No. lib Main street,

TRUSTEES SALE OF 4 DESIRABLE
J. SUBURBAN FARM OF SIXTI-FlNE ACRES
Being required to execute the provisions OF Ger
tain deed of trust hearing date the LIST day of March
1870 dub. recorded In tn" clerks Office of liciiriCo
County Court In ID. b. So. p. 1892 TO secure the lal-
ancc Of purchase money being thereto required 10y
lion. on the premises, on SATURDAY the 18th In,
slant at IL O'Clock NJ, the REAL ESTATE described
In said deed, containing S1&TI-FlFE ACRt.S
more or less Of arabic land, with twO-story frame
dwelling and the usual out-houses i young and pro,
ducive orchard of apple and peach trees and nod
property Is located three mile: east of the CITY, half
mile north of the Williamsburg turnpike, near the
York River railroad and the depot oftlc Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad and Is the real estate Tor
lncrly owned by Thomas Whitford. Esq.
TERsIS Enough In cash to defray the expenses
of executing this trust and TO pay Off claim for
1898 with interest on 1885 from eth December, ls7.
and 1901 from March Isl. 1872: the balance on such
terms is shall bcanuounccd at the sale.
IA. RICHARDSON, Trustee.
RICHARDSON t Co., Real Estate Auctionccrs