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Middletown transcript., 1874-02-28
\ COUNTY, DELAWARE SATURDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 49, 1874
Pussles.l

There are two things that pussls me
One 10. the amount Of misplaced virtue 10
the world that is to say, the immense
quantity Of downright goodness scattered
around among che eommsnsst sort Of pes-
pie; among people about whom there are
no social safeguards whatever, and who
would be quite up to the moral standard
Of their usighbers il they gave loose
rein to all manner Of passion. l tell you,
when = man who has been surrounded
with pure influences II do not mean with
austerity or fanaticism. from which he
would be likely to suffer reaction when
a man who has breathed NO atmosphere
but that Of moderation and decorun looks
back upon his own life. and tremblas At
bis hundred hair breadth 'scapes from rt-
ter ruin, Of one kind or smother, be can
not help wondering what keeps the un-
protected classes from going altogether
and utterly to the bad. It was one of the
best saints out Of the calendar who declar.
ed himself competent to commit any crime
under the sun of which he had ever heard /,
and what il is that keeps the average ain
ner from going straight through the Grim
inal list. it is bard to tell
The other puzzle is how the ordinary
human is able to bear up against the ..
aormous weight Of suffering imposed upon
him-not simply the misery Of which the
papers tell under startling head lines, or
10 little paragraphs that travel the rounds
Of the press, and startle you now and the n
with their grim asd grufsome humor-
not simply the distress which is the sub
ject Of charity reports. and governmental
statistics-not simply the obvious exam
Piles Of quiet endurance, the heroic men
and women whose lives are one long self
sacrifce-not simply these. but the abso-
lutte discomfort and pain, physical. moral.
and aesthetic, that is borne by almss,
every human being in the world, with
such nobility Of endurance that the croak
cr and complainer is SO much the excep.
ton that be is pointed at with scorn, aud
sbusned by his fellows as an anomaly and
u nuisance THE Old Cabinet !" lScriJ.
ner's for March. az54'i
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So much of four early glsdnsss vanishe

So much ofour early gladness vanishes
utterly from our memory; We can never
recall the joy with which we laid our
heade on our mothers hosom or rode on
sus fathers back in childhood doubtless
that joy is wrought up into our nature.
. the sunlight Of long-past mornings is
wrought up 10 the soft mellowness of the
apricot; but is gene forever from our i'm
sxination. and We can only believe iu the
joy Of childhood But the first glad mo.
ment in our irst love is . vision which re.
turns to us ta the lsst. and brings with il
: thrill Of feeling intense. and .peeial "a
the rscurrent sensation Of . sweet edor
brsathed in far-of hour Of hsppiness
Il is memory that gives mora exquisite
touch to tenderness, that feeds the mad
ness Of jealsusy, and adds the last keen
ness to the agony Of despair.
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How to Keep a Situation.

An observing correspondent in the West
rrn Rural gives the following hints on the
above subject; eff
Be ready to throw in an odd half hour
or an hours time when it will be an ac-
commodaiion. and don't seem to make q
merit Of it. Do it heartily. Though net
q word be said. your employer will make
note Of it Make yourself indispensable
to him. asd he win lose many Of the ep-
posite kind before be will part with you.
Those young men who watch the clock
to see the very second their working hour
is up-who leave. no matter what state
the work may be in. at precisely the in
stant--who calculate the extra amount
they can slight their work. and yet not
get reproved-who are lavish Of their en-
ployer's goods-will always be the 6rst to
receive notice. when times are dull. that
their services arc no longer reqaired.
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An INCIDENT OF BEyKoor. -One Of the
most pathetic instances of pure Oriental
ism that ever came to my knowledge il
related as positive fact. While the
childrea Of the Abeih school were playing
together ono day at recess. two small girls
fell into pleasant dispute as to tho size Of
certain oejeet-plaything, perhaps. One
said. "Ob, it was SO oery little y and the
other asked, "How little 2" Then the
missionary looked out Of the window. and
heard her answer. Why, little wee
thing" Then the other pressed her still
further. "Well. hoso little p to which the
girl replied. unconscious Of the poetry or
the pathos Of her comparison. "As little
as was the joy Of my father on the day
was born!"-Rsv. Charles s. Robinson ;
Scribner's for March. .gs
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Home Adornments.

Those who have money and taste can
easily surround themselves with beautiful
things in their homes. Plain, bare walls
are not attractive, and those blank sufaces
always need something to break aud re-
lievs the monotony. The glorious ligh,
OF meantain sunset, caught and impris-
oned on painters canvas; the free,
broad rell ofths blue. bounding billows,
or ths angry dash Of the foam capped surf
on the shore. may be bought for money, i,
and may well be worth more a. education
al and refining infaesces than any value
in paper Or coin that niay be given in ex-
change But people who have taste and
have not money need no. be disheart.nsl l
Nothing il cheaper than beauty. sad moth
ing ia more accessible. A bright cluster
ofauiumn leaves pinned upon : psrlor
wall, or feathsry group Of ferns will
have an artistic effect quite a. fue and
quite a. true ~ sny other bit Of color.
The white and purple immor,slles which
have bloomcd in their serenity By the
rosdsidss this autumn. will keep their
tints and shapes al winter iu the ,aaptle
vase. Grasses. of which the varieties arc
legion. make bsautifui winter b ,quets.
either dried or crystalized With alum. and
ivies. trailing vines. gsrsniums With vivid
|
blossoms. will light up and beauiify the
very plaincst rooms Nothing is prsttisr
than perfect simplicity. and ssme Of the
lovelisst interiors We have ever sssn hsve
cost very little j. dollars and csnts.--
Hearth and Home. s
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An Honest Man.

Mr.. Peter A. Dey was the engineer who
surveyed aDd located the FIRST hundred
miles Of tho Tosd. He estims.ed its cost
at not over thirty thousand dollars mile.
When this estimate was shown to the Di--
rectors. it was returned to him With or
ders to re-toush il with higher colors, TO-
put in embankments on paper where iioks
existed on earth, to mako the old embsnk-
nnents heavier, and to increase the sx-
psnss generally and then be was request
ed to send in his estimate that ii would
cost City thousand mile WbsSM Mr. .Dey
found that this part Of the road was to Be
let to Hoxie At $50. 900 per mile. for work
which be knew could Be dene for $50. 200
this difference Of $40, 900 a mile. 4
mounting to two millions Of dsllars on The
first hundred miles. and to Eve millions
on the tive hundred and fcrty-six miles
he resigned bis position as chief engineer,
with noble letter to John A. Dir, presi.
dent of the road. He closed that letter
with this statement my views Of the
Pacific Road are, perhaps. peculiar. 1
lock upon its managers as trustees Of the
bounty Of Congress. You are,
doubtless. informed how dispropofsiousd
the amount to be paid is to the work con-
tracted for. need not expatiate on tie
sincerity Of my course. when you reflect
upon the fact that have resigned the best
position in my profession this country has
offered to any man !"-"The Credit No.
bilier !" Scribnsr's for March,
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9grifnltural.
Flowing Deep and Shallow.

The ease Is well stated 10 the following
brief srticIs from correspondent Of the
Country Gentleman:
I suppose It ID % unsettled question q
to whether deep or shallow blowing il the
best. After all the discussions hsve
seen on the subject have been compared
witt my owh experience, I Inn fully con-
vinced that deep plowing = the best; ana
Il most soils. except sandy or gravelly.
could have further addition Of subsoilipg,
,bs beneAt would b. still more visible II
understanding is beneficial. then subsoil-
ing win be; for. the nature Of the two op-
srations is similar. though ono nay be
preferable to the other. II the soil 10
naturally deep, the farmer whe pillow.
eight or nine inches deep will have nsuch
the advantage over the ons'who plows os.
Eiy fourier I've inches; the former soil
would not become exhausted so quickly,
and It would stand drouth much better
II the soil 10 shallow, then you can i'm
prove upon nature, and make it more fer
tile By gradually ,plowiug deeper If the
roots sf plants incline to 60 down sfter
fertilising material. and moisture in time
Of drouth, reason teaches that by stirring
the soil thoroughly and deeply We shall
get the best results. If this 10 not ths
case. Why do crops on those lands 10 JET
fsrsoa county, where the rock is near the
surface, prove an entire failure in. time OF
drouth? A man from Herkimer county
told me that on farms where they plowed
deepest and plowed in the manure, they
could now keep forty COWS where only
thirty were kept before. They had dug
down two feet and put in manure. cover
ing with the same soil they took out; the
place could be seen BY larger growth of
grain. Two years sgo. broke up piece
Of rather mucky soil. l put on three
herses. and plowed it fully nine inches
deep. and planted It 10 corn. The cora
was heavy. Last year sowsd it in oats,
and seeded it down. This year. Though
the drouth was very severe. the hay crop
was good.
About sixteen years ago, two English
men settled on Long Island. They pur-
chased small piece Of land for the pur-
pose Of gardening for the New York mar
ket. Their land was badly worn out. and
something must be done to fertilizs il for
gardening purposes. Az they had not
the means for buying and hauling manure;
they snrisbed by digging il all over two
feet deep and filing the bottom with small
stones. The result was that their garden
was more productive thsn some others
whore large quantities Of manure were ap.
piled. This will prove that there is some
truth 10 the words Of the poet:
"Plow deep while slnggards slssp;
You will have corn to sell and to keep ~
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A ludicrous case of mistaken identity
occurred ip Montreal recently through the
unfortunate resemblance Of two young gen.
tlemen. One Of them was recently mar
ried, and the other ,rtill Bachelor. The
married person went to dinner party,
while the unmarried one went to a conviv-
ial entertainment. and. owing to a mis-
calculation Of bis capacity for wine. he
spoiled bis nights amusenfeut.5 While a
glimmer Of reason remained he endeavored
torgst home, By the time the young man
reached cab-stand his mind had become
SO confused that he was unahlc TO remem-
Der his own name or the street il which
he lived. As he was engaged in gesticu-
lating to the cab-driver, a friend of the
married gentleman noticed his plight,
and. confOuuding his identity, pushed him
into cab, Whispered to the driver, and
continued on his way The result Of this
act was the conveyance Of the unmarried
man to the home Of the married man,
where his condition created anything bu,
pleasant surprise. The wife was. Of
course. mortified. Subsequently, the father
ia-law entered the reom to remonstrats
With him. After wasting much good ad-
vice, the father in-law discovered the mis-
take, and was in the act Of trying to per-
suade bis daughter. probably much against
her will. that the young man was not her
husband. when the real husband put an
end to the dispute BY letting himself 10 at
the hall door with latch key.
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r tN fIf
Hundreds Of men have no time to get
acquainted with their children. They see
in general way that they are clean and
wholesome looking. they pay the quarter
ly schsol bills, and they grudge no ex-
penss in the matter of shoes and overcoats:. :.
They dimly remember that they once
courtsd their wives. and said tender things
in pleasant parlors, where the cheerful
gaslight sheds its glow, or on moonlight
evenings under the rustling leaves. The
time for that has quite gone by. and they
would feel AZ bashful as q school boy re-
citing piece. were they to essay COM
piinsnt to the lady at the other end of the
table. They have forgotten that home
has it, inalienabls rights. and among them
first and chiefest. the right to their per-
sonal presence. Nothing rests man or
woman who has been busy about one set
Of things. better than . total change of
employment or feeling A nap on the
lounge isall very we'll, but after a halt
hour Of it.if the most tired man will shak .
of dull sleep. and have a romp with the
children, or game Of bo-peep with the
baby. he will be rested much more thor
oughly than if be browse away the whole
evening" AZ too many business mca do.-
Hearth and Home.
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AN EPISCOPAL DIFFIcgLTY. one
time during the late war our troops made
sweeping advance through Arkansas,
and. under general instructions, took pos
session of every prominent official ol
church or state and sent him back under
custody until his status should be deter
mined. Among the former was the Rev.
Dr.. Lay. then Missionary Bishop Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church for that jur-
isdictiop, and well known for his jealous
and efficient labors.
The rectsr Of the little parish at Cam
den complained Of frequent attacks made
upen the discipline and polity Of his
church by Methodist brother who was
ministering to large congregation in the
same place. The bishops temporary
detention to,k place during q great reviv-
al among the Methodists. and was con-
sidered too good thing to be lost. Ac-
cordingly the pastor Of the 6ock annouuc-
ed it. during "eveniug meeting" thus
'You may not know, brethren, how these
'Episcobals' git religion. SO I'll tell you
They have q bishop come round about
once year. and the minister be sets 'en
oil up in row. and the bishop fastens
HIS hands down on to their heads, and
that's the way they do it; but" (making
! = long passe) ..'tbey can't git no religion
now, fur Old Abe's got their bishop. =
EDIroR's DRAwER, in Harper's Magazine
for March. &A te'-4
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Tait and 8un,or.

A family named Kemper moved into
house in our street last week. writes Max
Adelsr, and Beujamin P. Gunu, the life
insurance agent. who lives in the same
row, was the 6rst caller. He dropped in
to see II he could not tate out policy for
Mr.. Kempsr. Mrs. Ksmper came down
to the parlor to see him. .
II suppose" said Gum. "Mr. Kem-
per has no insurance on his life."
''No." said Mrs. Kemper.
well. I'd like to get him to take out
. policy in our company. It's the saf.st
in the world, the largest capital. smallest
rates and biggest dividends"
"Mr. Kemper don't take much interest
in such things now" said Mrs X.
"Well. madsm. but be ought to. in
common justice to you. No man knows
when he will die. and by paying ridicu-
lously small sum now, Mr.. Kemper can
leave his family in affluencs. I'll hand
you. for him few pamphlets containing
statistics upon the subject. may II"
"Of course. if you wish to-" -
"Don't you think he can be induced to
insure r asked Gum.
II hardly think so. replied Mrs. K.
'''Heis in good health. suppose! Has
he complained lately of being sick p
"Not lately"
MAY ask If he has any considerable
wealth 2"
mot cent"
A'Then Of course he must insure. No
poor man can afford to neglect such an
opportunity. I suppose he travels some.
times goes about in railroad cars and
other dangerous places ?"
"No. he keeps very quiet"
"Man ofsteady habits, L Is'pose."
Very steady"
"He is just the very man I want
said Gum. II know I can sell him q
policy" aes oa9 s,ea
II don't think you can," replied Mrs.
Kemper.
why? When will he be home: I'll
call on him. l don't know any reason
why shouldn't insure him."
Il know" replied Mrs X.
"Why ?"
"He has been dead for twonty. seven
ysars!" said the widow.
Then Gum left all of sudden. he
will not insure any Of the Kempers.
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A BEAurIPUL THOUGHT --God knews
what keys in the human soul to touch, in
order to draw cut it's sweetest and most
perfect harmonies. They may be the MI
nor strains of sadness and sorrow they
may be the loftier notes Of joy and glad.
ness. God knows where the melodies df
nature are, and what discipline will bring
them forth. Some. with plaiu'ise tongues.
must walk in the lowly wales Of life's wea.
~ day; others il lofiisr hymns. sing Of
uotbirg but joy as they tread the noun
tain tops Of life, but they all unite without
discord or jar as the ascending anthem Of
loving and believing hearts finds its way
into the chorus Of the redeemed in heaven.
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Fbr tie Tyanscrips.
Time and Eternity.

We sometimes conceive Of time % cut
ting eternity iu two, or AZ pushing it sside,
a. Of things mutually exclusive. But is
it not rather true that eternity streams
through ti.e something like force through
matter! Tins il : mode Of coming and
going; eternity Of being and abiding The
one II 6ux and rshax; the other Il equi-
,poise and salmness. Time reaches
point. and that moment leaves il; eternity
holds its own At onse. and forever. Time
distributes itself through the past aad fu-
sturs; eternity gathers itself up in an all
concentrating nov.
So far from being true, therefore. that
one passes from time to eternity. as into
some new and untrisd state, be may be
comprshended At one and the same mo-
ment. in these. two circles Of spheres Of
being. That is to say. the roots Of bis
nature may so strike down into the essen
,isl being asl abiding. which is to say in
70 the ti,neless being and life Of God. that
time co,nprshends his mortal point; there
fore. whatever becomes Of that animal ma
ture which collects aud vanishss through
successive movsments, the rational nature,
whose self-determining power is irrsspec-
tive Of time, and not subject to it. There
fore. again, instead Of vaBishing with the
other. be that doeth the will Of God abid- :
eth forever. Not shall abide, but abideth
now. as being eentred 10 the timelsss and
changeless will Of God. Too true is it
that. as being partaker Of the divine ma
ture, he is rooted in the II am" forever.
As death leaves us. then, eternity finds
Us. because we are in It now; in it as to
spiritual essence and personal identity and
in that concentration in good or evil whose
fruit in kind is evermore the same. This
is life eternal, that they should know Thee,
the only true Ged, and Jesus Christ whom
thou has sent. GRAor.
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TuE DELAWARE AND MARYLAND FRufr
REGIoN N.-Uuder the above caption, the
Philadelphia Star editori.lIy says;
1t is confidently predicted by those who
profess to know that in less than ten years
the Delaware and Maryland peninsula will
be one Of the richest sections Of the coun-
try. The immense progress made 10 fruit
growing. the multiplication Of faculties
for transportation to market, the constant
ly increasing demand for fruits in tho
large cities within convenient reach. and
tho great consumption, for drying and
canning purposes, coupled with the pecai
liar adoption Of the coil to such fruits u
peaches, stra wberries. black berries, rasp-
berries and such vegetables N asparagus,
sweet corn, ETC., give to this region mark
ed advantages. nt se 0l8ts,u
Land is held at moderate figure. aud
the prices obtained for products Of the
character are very rsnuneratiye. There
are evidently stronger inducements offer
cd TO industrious mt n of small means ir
this paradise Of fruit growers than 10 the
far West. What it cost to carry family
to Kansas or Nebraska will pay for
small farm on the Delaware and Maryland
peninsula, ready to be worked. and with
good constant markets always with coG-
venient access. 4eiafskF
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privs ~ Of tho impressions made on the
mind years sgo and still We fancy We
behold the sun behind the purple noun
tsins Of Albania; the wilderness Of roses
where the nightingale sang 81 day long !;
the nun. the bandit. tho priest, and the
soldier aad We strain our ears ior the
tinkle Of the castanet. or the last sigh Of
Bobadil at being expelled from such =
kingdom and such an absds. s.-N. r. Sun.
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A TrRR1BLs WEApos A new GU

A TERRIBLE WEAPON "A new gun,
the invention Of Jas p. Taylor, Of Knex-
vile. Tsnnsssee. is being tried at Cells
araory, Hartford. Conn. The Springfield
Republican says: :-It is slaiu,ed that it
will discharge 800 balls minute, and has
been known to discharge 1900. There
are twensy-four barrels, sixteen in the out
er circle and eight inside. They do not
revolve. but are all couvergsnt. so that at
500 yards the balls will all strike within
circle of one foot. 1t is terrible weap-
on. arrangements are in prsgress for
their manufacture At Colts.
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Ohevalier Bayard's Last Campaign
and Death.

lhe COnstaOIo OF BOURBON ana tne
Chevalisr Bayard had long been friends,
and the latter now Used every effort to
reconcile the high-spiritsd soldier With
ths many enemies which the intrigues Of
the vindictive Duchesse d'Angouleme had
excited against him. Unfortunately for
France, his efforts were not successful !;
Bourbon was driven to revolt. aud joined
the emperor. who Immediately appointed
him to the command OF ths Army Of Italy
The French. who had agsin lost Milan,
were led by Admiral Bonniyet, to whose
aid the king sent Bayard; but the gal
lantry Of . subordinate could not atone
for the srrors Of the commander. Bourbon
was successful at all points, and defeated
his own countryn'en on every occasion.
Hard pressed in the valley Of Aosta. At
the pass"ge Of the Sesia. the French lsad-
er was wounded. and resigned command
of the army to Bsyard Placing himself
1t the head Of his treops, he boat back the
enemy. but on approaching the bridge was
mortally wounded by stone shot from an
arquebuse Have mercy on me, Jesus -
be exclaimed. and sank On his saddle bow.
He was lifted from his horse and placed
usder tree. his face, a. he desired
turned toward tho enemy. and holding
the cross-hilt Of his sword before him like
. cruci6x. be calmly awaited bis end.
Some Swiss soldiers offered to carry him
on their lances. but he declined. saying
that his hour had come, and he wished to
pass is TRANQUILITY in prayer. The enemy.
instead of rushing upon their prey, as was
the bsrbarous custom of those semi wage
days-dsys which.we can not. with Burke.
regret that. they are past--formsd. when
they heard that the dying man was the
illustrious Bayard, silent and respectful
circle around him. The Constable Of
Bourbon was deeply affected. and express.
ID great sorrow At seeing his former COM
psnion in arms in SO affecting situation.
-'Grieve not for me-. said the hero; II
die in the discharge Of my duty. Sighting
for king and country; but rather grisye
for yourself. who are in rims against
them" s
The Marquis Of Pescara had tent
placed over him. and priest at his bed.
side to soothe his last msmeuts. After
making his confession and sending his
adieux to bis king and country, be. died,
surrounded by weeping friends and admir-
ing foes, April 30. 1924. in the forty
eighth year Of his age. With his fall the
campaign was closed The FreBch lost
every andards. ordnance, and bag.
gage. 1t was ne longer an orderly re-.
treat. but rout, like the flight of The
French from Waterlos. Bourbon said.
when Bayard's death was announced ID
him. France little knows how great is tn.
loss she has sustained this day - Lik,
his German contemporary, Frous perger
and many other great soldiers of the six.
tecnth century. Bayard had a dstcstatior
Of firearms. as IL be had q presentmen
that he was to fall BY one. 1T is
shame" he often said. ..that brave maj
should be killed BY miserable popeu,
against which he cannot defend himself -
JANIS GsAsr WILsos, in Harpsr's Mug
asine far Much