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Middletown transcript., 1873-06-21

lhe prapltnrc ,EaruR tells the fol.
lnWiue ,IatA As the midday Wooster
train Na> akeai leaving the depot. man
II the Jehnsuniau type nf manner. en-.
t.g.d nnt ol the cars and cruilly request.
that two Young ladies' ocent sius separate
seats >hould ST together, that he aua H.,
fieud might enjoy tets-a.,,ie on thr
aiher seat Bar, sail Que OF the dam.
stl,, hmshiug "thi, sea, is engaged =
Engaged, is it, bru.gnely responded
rhh man, who engaged it Z" "a young
man, said the conscious maiden. 4
young man rh where. his baggage 2.
persisted Ufsa Major I'm hi. baggage.
Ola llateful, replied the dcmurc dam.el
pnr.iug her rosy lip, into the pretriesi
rnui Oh Hateful subsidized the young
man came IN aud extended an arm pro.
tycrinsly, almost carcs>ngly around his
"bageuge and MIR Conductor Capron
started The train.
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The New orcnn, Hera,ds bioerarh,

The New Orleans Hera'ds biography
of George Washington, .ay.. " George
Washington was failure as a speech
max r. aud was never able TO express
himself intelligitly The excellent. high
minded statesmau-like speeches which
hi'tory has accredited 10 him, are all
myih, for he never could say more than
2 simple thank you much obliged. etc.
To fact be always prilea himself upon his
brief exclamations. and was pleased when
his enemies frequently called him :" Tbs
Srhynx.' : lie was an invetera,e SMOKER,
ami II has always been matter Of sur.
prise 70 US that the many portraits Of him
cxtani, none do justice to this pcculiari,y."
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Ban Nrws ron rnE LADIES No doubt
il will be sad news TO our lady friends to
learn that there is move on ioot to intro.
dncc greater simplicity and less variety in
dress \ number Of wealthy New York
Indies. of the highest social distinction
have recently come to the conclusion that
the present style Of feminine aiornmcnt
IL far too elaborate and expensive.
aud have resolved to make an effort
to introduce a plaiuer and less costly style
and ask the cooperation Of the sex
throughout the country, What say you
ladies
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What a Policeman Thinks,

Among the persons ~ha arrived At
Freuchs Hotel ~ Thursday was g,utit.
man from Virginia Ia flftrycuiuc. wllie
h. was crossing the Cify Hail Park nn III.
fdurn ftam tour ot Broadway. quietly
making his way toward hIs hotel. be fer
something fall on his head Under tie
blow be- toll unconscious When he fs.
covered hr found himself minus Que hat.
one gold watch, and sixty dp,,ars
The Nirgiaian was surprised IIo had
often read ef such things but hal never
expected 10 be a victim With ltlt hopr
af recovering his property be approached
policeman aud told Of hs los The af.
teer asked the number and maker II ihe
watch The Nireinian eave both Then
the policeman asked the denomination of
the money ihi, was given and the Nir
sinian began 10 have some hope tia, he
might recover his property the officer
seemed 50 intent on his duty Bu, he
was surprised by the next question
Now. said the officer, do you know
what think 2
No
"Well, | lan't lh!ak yaaH ever zee
them thing, again
That's what the man from Virginia
thinks y \ Sun
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Haw TO Keep a Situation.

Las i iawu as foundation rule. that
you Will ic faithful in that which +,
ira,, Pl.k ur the loose nails. TIT, of
tw>nc. clan wrapping paper aud put
tHem 70 tIeir places =. ready L. throw
aa Sd b4I hour. iimc. when /, vii
sr an accommodation. aud don, seem to
make merit ef il d. it heartily
lauaeh u0t wari it ,aii b. sure yuur
Employer wlii rpk, anate of il, Make
frut. I iaa-r,u,itir b hun and hc ai.t
.a.o nHry Il ri,e opposite Kind bpiure l.
a... rn with YOU Those ypnps nan
a.. watch .fa slime, - - tie ,ely ses.
aa ta#er aat4ns hour, arr ur; VT
ua naitss uaat .t4tc taa aask ulaf
f. in. at precisely the inst5ut who ea}ea.
Este th exael amount they can slight
iA,.r wara au4 tct not .at f.proycd wha
~ Lavish q iteir employer, goods Nil
Rat hs lit q na'fae wbeu times arr
,6, aai iaer services are III lnugtr T..
arl Remember yaa are bot q .lase
IH % -eres saar cmrleter as friend !:
taau, time h. Will bc true friend 10
YIN
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\ hAEE fsntlr Ncser wa.a higher
tribute rti q the marriage state than
8a> -.tgu $ the married men who were
fa,.rugefs u tbr wrecked Atlantic TIE
fesay! f5ef a'c j. extremely ,oucliae
hnuA .a.- Nrrpti9n fheg persisted.
refusing .eseti thcir 4ifc, anl tIne
4aas W begged tne1r husbands h
,cpa -afty Iy Eight finn the sinking
ipar' J5ss. bl. til y never ,rirrei.
IlanI sla,fsl in baud, husband wife anu
aAiIi ncLt down together II ,he ~.
promo namtn, { iifc nife aal husband
Forgot ail r4si iiehsfing,. anl n>t far Of
.ea'h IN the ampanjoushpaf each other
faey r.ch aai MT of the arjniau. II the
wau will thr wave swcr, over thtru
Hi tie #n#f 1 sudden destruction ~,
imminent fu ~tsa simply nuc u lheir
ghost in.tinl., Onr such fact vii
aatN igh seinue, of argument iu favor OF
face love anl easy divorce.
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Nor Nueu SACRIFICE A Young coupl

Nor Nren SscrIFIcE A Young couple
were sitting together IN romantic spn,.
with birds and flowers aleat them, When
the following dialogue eusued:
Nv dear. il the sacrifice a. NV life
would plya'e, u,os, gladly would lay i,
at 'hy feet =
oh sir. you are tho Kind, Ba, i,
int rrndais me iha, vi.h you'd lears
~ using tobncco
Cart think Of Il, It's habi, to
which | mn welded
VERY seil sir since this is the way
You las lnwn your life f1r me. aud a. yoa
are already wrilsl 10 ,absusn. IN taxa
good care yau arc never welded to M.
as i, would be bigamy
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Srlett poetrp.
SOLOMON RAY.


A hard, close man was Solomon Ray,
Nothing OF value he gave away;
lie boarded aad saved,
And ne piached and shyved,
Aud the more he had the more he cravcd.
The hard-carned dollars he ,uilcd TO gain
Brought him little but care and pain
For little he spsnt,
Aud all that hs lent
lie made 1t bring him twenty per cent.
This was the lifs II Sulomon Ray.
The years went by, and his hair grew gray
His checks grew thin,
And his heart within
Grew hard a, the dollars he worked 10 wia
But he died one day, MS Rll mcn must,
For life is iecling, aud man but dust,
And the heirs were gay
Thr, laid him away.
This was the end OF Solomon Ray.
They quarrclcd now, who little cared
For Solomon Ray while his life was spared
His lands were sold
And lis hatil.cHfnri gold
All vent to the LAWYERS am told.
Yet men will pinch and cheat, and save,
Nor carry lhrir treasures beyond the grave
All their gold, some day,
VIII mrl away,
Like the selfish savings of solomon Ray.
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MIDDLE0WN NEW CASTLE DELAWARE

quire the elegance Of society," she said
coldly.
Z" But, Mary"
" Your sister thinks | have been an
np, pupil
Yes, too apt; too apt entirely !"
cried Lennox.
a" Well If you are not pleased at the
result of your own advice, | am not to
blame. You must excuse me, Mr.. Ray.
am going to ride with Count dc Bcaurc-
paire."
And with her sweetest, hollowest smile
she madc graceful gesture Of adicu aud
left him sick at heart, puzzled aud dis.
gusfed
That afternoon, ns Laura and Mary
were about dressing for the evening, Len
pox walked, unnnuounccd. into Laura
little pnrlor. whore they sat alone
II thought Id drop in aud say good
bye before ppn went down stairs, said he
Il leave for London tonight =
Laura elevated her eyebrows a little
Sudden. i>n'ti,? But since YOU are
going. | will give you some commissions. =
. You needn't. shall only stay in
town for day "
"lndccd . whore are you going r.
''Oh, | don't know was the savage
reply.
Laura gave him look of cool surprise
AT least YOU will take note to George
for me
"ics, you gct it ready" ]" sail he un.
rraciously
Very well, | will write il now
Laura went 70 her room Lannox stood
moodily at window Presently Mary.
who hod not spoken one word, came aud
stood near hjm
asked
Yes. | an, wa, the short answer.
Aud went sou tell me where Z"
II duu't know mysrli-neithcr know
nor care. he growl,i
She .lippu! her hand ints h. arm with
The "'i rrie ..i0s mar rrn, + re.u VI hrr.
~ So we.. .li -fe'.e ~ -au'l using IT,,
name Ior the ds,t;im since 8. came.
Hal a4az isr. If yol 20 ava,
oii ,am.m.t vhlt -hall a5
Wy pta sl.i.u'y aui caught Her II
EFF y ar
80 Nar Nss cri.l lc passion.
te.g. ".' yea aaAi ou.s conc t,cs d
m and love- me- { I r5a'l frso,cr MS
e a.at" ! maaii hat 1atea "a.
ms luH .aE#, isilr.a lite
>at l,i ar hr l1wn asa,ust Ill.
shoulder a- assf!
f'l.sureN dsat. ,.il n,t ehisa yrQ .oas
hss'. 'tc Mas you uea4 IL l,uow ia
tia fashionable young ais ya4 flu.
tr
"oa Mars 5url,u, s. rritl. cla.a
lae her clo,ef. " | woulini CIV one pfe.
siaa> toss OF your old htawn curl, nr al
the fashionable young llAle, in the World
wouldn't gfa anr careless flus ~ yalr
m1rry laugh III all thr polished alic. If
seiciy weuIin't.
Mary hii brr arm, care..insiy around
HI neck, aud s5il ,oll, Then thial
yau will hns 10 takc lur aa Mary h4cs
again. and ~ her anl losa her a. faa
nsfd % 90, tlf am as siFk aai tired II
the fashionable Young LADY A. you can Dc.
Lennon, dear
And I.enneN passiouate!y claspcd hei
u him, begged 10 b, forgiven. aud vowed
hr would u5t Schanea his prcciou, little
Will rose or nj the hot house flower. ii
I hrlstruIam
Laura. :. Leunox called, tapping on
Lanta's dapr liile later.
"Nrll, answered Laura
lon needn't write YOUR note.
.han - u tnWn tu-uish'
= LruuoN | never saw such fellow
f7r fmcic,. cried Laura Are You
eraz}?
No, have been. but am coming to
my senses saiI l.runox.
Ltnnox ani Mary have been ,cdaie
married people many years. hut | never
heard that l.enn"x complained in rhH
least Of his wife.s want OF caneeuiionality.
of even wished to pursue the acquaintance
u the fashionable lady whom he met ai
Scarborough
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The origin Of postal cards dates from
the Frautu.Piussian war The difficulty
Of soldiers in securing pens and paper upon
which TO write home induced the German
authorities to issue bits of pastcbcari to
the soldiers FOR this purpose. aud they
were largely availei of, thu messages be-
ing written in pencil Their use was
continued thereafter in time Of peace. aud
has since been adopted in England and
the United States
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-21

Capt Jack aud Gen Grant. n Ia Vie.
tor Hugo Two chief, Of two dynastcs
oae the dynasty of progress. the other #
tradition Que Of an idea the other uf a
lfeam On hero On a di.solsng bnb-
BILE. the other toad on the rrc.t If a
pyramid This dwarling bis cireumstan.
ces hy his individuality that on the hos.
m ot his fortunes. resembling a monkey
riding on the smnkr-stark Of locomotive
Grant At Long Branch and Jack at hi,
Lava Beds. Crowding supertluiiy into
the fullness Of the pleasures Of his life.
the one buys with nations wealth con.
testing against lurty million people the
naked righ, 10 live as rude savage, the
aihcr has no exchange to offer the world
for It's iorbcarauec, and can only count
upon u right which the Maker of the
world gave him. Grant. the invader,
presided over the slaughter Of tens Of
thousands Of men upon their own patri.
mnny Jack, the defender OF his home.
has slaughtered one hundred men who en-
deavored TO desroil him. The President
If the United States. the defeated. can.
inred and executed savage-pregnant an.
tithcsis Indeed lis a regular iackass
anti,hcsis Jack being Jack. and Grant
ass The antpodes unite 'Tis done.
Jack is beat dead. and Grant is dead.
beat The world is farce. One the vic.
tim Of circumstance. aud the other not
circumstance to his victim. Courier
Journal
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-21

PLAciNa THE RESPONSIBILITY Ladies'
travelling through Canada by rail are often
greatly enneyri hy having ltcir luseago
unnecessarily searched. but one oi ae
sil,rifl. recently 20, his deserts II hsp.
pencil TINT Yankee schnalieachcr on her
way from Kansas to Vermont passed thro'
iha Dominion. with q trunk packed to
bursting With nothing cantrnband When
'he nilirtr demanded haf irv she begged
MIN not 70 open It. assuring him il had
come through from kan,ns. contained
simply clothes and books. and wa. so full
that i would be very troublesome to 70.
pack y But be sternl9 demanded the
kry, and maltiou~ly turned everything
nut 10 tie very bottom: then. finding h-r
assertions. true. he returned the keys. anl
advised her Ito hurry up and cci til.
traps back as the train would soon
move What is that 10 me, said the
quipk xitte1 woman " have n cheek
fpr that trunk. aud hold the Graud Trunk
Railway responsible for is safe delivery
will nai take the KEY. and you may da
ns you rlrq-e with the trunk Repnt,
says thar official was weary and red in tho
fac, AMI rather prpflnc ere he finished
packing that uunk
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A young clerk in Dubuque fancy
store who had been requested by ladv
customer to send home spool Of thread
which she had purchased. hired IN expires,
wagon in which be placed the spool anil
SO drove tn the lady's residence. whera
he dcposiied the spool in the GALL. cad,
wise like barrel.
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a Young man in Louisville il ausious
to lind purchaser for lot of veddiaa
cards. His girl declined to partiejpoiS
after they were printed. So he will dr.
OF them at reasonable discount.
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The longer the storm. the swccier the
calm, the longer the winter nights. the
swec'cr the summer days; long sffiiction
will increase the appreciation Of heavens
glory
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-21

Drunkenness cannot be produced with.
out moderate drinking. and drunkenness
can never be stopped while moderate drink
ing continues.
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Selfrespcct 10 the foundation Of I'll n
spcc,,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-18
Albanr Register.
OFFICIAL.
Laws of the United States.
General Nature-No. So. !

PASSED AT THE THIRD SESSION OF THE
FoRTY-SECoND CONGRESS.
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of supreme danger. But neither Of these
skillful men and sterling patriots was Of
the people, and neither of them knew
how to reach down and take hold of the
popular feeling. Lincoln was a repre-
sentative American. and so regarded
by the masses. Tender in disposition,
clear sighted, reluctant to peril life, yet
stern and persistent in his policy to sub
due insubordination, the popular heart
warmed to him and believed in him. No
President of the United States was ever
so beloved, not even Washington, who
inspired awe and admiration. rather than
any softer emotions. There is a niche
for each and everyone of the notable
men Of that recent time which tried mems
souls, but Lincoln-the man of the .peo-
pie and the man for the emergency
holds, and will ever hold, first place in
the hearts of his coun.ryman.
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burn him. The men were all negroes.
They built two log heaps and put bim in
the middle. They were twenty fourhours
burning him. They cut his toes off and
made him swallow them, and then cut
strips of skin off his body and made him
broil them on the Goals and eat them,
and they would roll him in the Goals and
take him out and talk to him and put
him back. At last they built large fire
put him on top Of it and let him burn to
ashes. There was not white man that
had anything to do with it; they were
all negroes. The other three negroes
that were killed were shot dead on the
spot. They knew where the woman
was and would no. tell
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Horrible Outrage-A White Woman Ray.
iShed by Negro The Fiend Burned to
Death-Three Other Negroes Shot.

MEMPHIS. April 16.-The Augusta,
{ (Arkansas) Bulletin of this week con
tains the following The following letter
is from Thomas Warren, of Union coun.
ty, Arkansas, to J. NJ. Courtney, Kear-
ney, Clay county, Missouri, and dated
but few days ago Il will tell You Of
a horrible murder that took place not far
from where live. 1t happened about a
month ago, and there were four negroes
concerned in it A married lady went
to neighbours house to stay several
days. She was rot well when she left
home, and her husband told her that he
would take care of the children until she
came back, but when she got to where
she was going there was no one at home
but the hired men, and she started back
She had not gone far before negro stopp
ed her horse, took her off the horse and
hitched it outside of the road, and told
her TO take the path before him, and
drove and pushed and pulled her eight
miles into the bottom, when he tied her
to a tree and ravished her. He kept her
there three days and nights tied to tree.
On the second day, while there, she had
child while in the woods by herself -
She was gone from her home three days
before her husband went after her. lie
went over TO the house where she had
started to go. and when he found she was
not there, he started home and found the
horse tied where the negro had left it
three days before. He took the horse
home and collected some men together,
and began hunting for her. The next
day they saw two little negroes, who
told them that they had seen a negro the
day before driving white woman before
him down the path. They scattered off
to hunt for them, and got so close that
the negro went by where the woman was
tied, killed her with a stick, and then left
her. They went on after him, but 60:
of his track. The negro stopped at
house and asked a negro man and boy
if there was anybody hunting for the
missing body. They told him "Yes,"
and as he got up to start, they caught
him and started back with him, and met
one of the men in pursuit They made
him tell where the woman was. He said
he killed her. They ihen made him
take them where she was. He said they
were in sight of her the day before when
the woman tainted, and he said she had
tainted three or four times while tied and
she begged Of him to turn her loose and
would not. They took the negro to her
husband, and asked him what they would
do with him. The husband told them to
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The loss OF every woman on the At
laniic has aroused a general comment and
condemnation of the manner of training
and raising of woman. They are tau gh,
to be too much the dependents of men
outside the house. They are trained
too much for house duties, to the exclu-
sion of outdoor work and exercise. Ex-
elusive house duties and enjoyments rcn,
der them as helpless and more burden
some than dolls of wax in times of emer
gency ana danger.
Husbands on board the Atlantic had
to drown with their wives or abandon
them. The women had no self relience.
They were unused to exercise their
muscles were not tough enough to allow
them to venture to lay hold of the ropes
to save themselves. They could not
swim They could ouly look on, and
await in agony the waves to drown them
IL Will uOt lidSCuidillZe WO1nSn IN
manners to give her such an outdoor
training that che will be better able to
help herself under the dreadful disasters
that sometimes falls to ones lot to meet
1t is not the lot Of every one to meet
with a disaster such as befel The Allan
tic, neither is it known who is exempt
from such calamity. The manners Of
a true woman cannot he made coarse
1t does not detract from the charms, tie
modesly or the usefulness of a woman
that she can drive as SIX illfully as a man,
ride as well as man, swim as bouyently
as a man, and walk with the endurance
of a man to have all these qualities
would render them all the mere charm
ings. Every girl who has the opportu-
nifty, should learn TO drive, to ride, to
swim and walk well. Give the women
more outdoor training, and they will not
be so helpless amidst the scenes of dan
ger. 1t is mistaken delicacy that pooh
poohs at these things
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A NOVEL GIFT for Pennsylvania city
arrived at New York, the other day from
Berl;n The present comes from no less
a person than the Emperor of Germany,
and is large French brass canon, cap
tured by the Germans at Sedan. This
unique donation goes to Titusville, where
it is to be transformed into bell for the
Lutheran Church of the town. Never
was a gun put TO better use than this one.
which, three years ago, scattered death
and destruction over the hills and plains
OF France, and is, in the new form which
il is soon to assume, to call men, women
and children from peaceful happy homes
to the worship of the Giver of all good
Inquirer.
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AN exchange says: The Lancaster
Mtelligencer Indignantly protests against
the IVorld assuming the leadership and
control of the Democratic patty. 1T is
too soon, and somewhat brazen," the In
tAigencer thinks, "after the leaders of
the Democratic party nominated the chief
protectionist of the county as its candi-
date for the Presidency in 1872, "to say
in the spring of 1878 that nc pro'ectiion-
Isl can be a Democrat.'" Well, we agree
with the Intelligencer that it is "some-
what brazen' and little ''too soon" for
the World to say so. But nevertheless
that journal, which unquestionable leads
the Democratic party, and withous which
it would be almost without brains, has
taken the responsibility of making the
declaration and if the truth nsust be
told, it will take but very little wedding
of the party-as the InteNigencer well
knows-to make it all the World requires
it to be, to wit e.: an out-and-out Free
Trade party.