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b
for weeks 70 raise money enough On 90
stock By offering thspfands d, dollar
bonus; buf @ money cen,t Be had =. int il ~
city just now At At any price, 4 yoi
could relieve rs IF our present snbsr
rassment we conM return yppr money
10 f few weeks withiss heavy percent
age So. -. IS. ..':.;..
81 am gta happy to : say replied Che
stranger, .that ] have i in my power
to aid you, and win happily % So,
Mr., Hale, with tears; in bis eyes.
grasped his hand and said
To whom am indebted for this act
4 mess ? s,so..',i.s I, - - ,.,l.. -
Don't you know me 2 asked the
stranger. as he fixed bic eyes upon him.
If We ever met before, your features
have passed from me-. 49,,
I know you very we'll. Mr. Hale.
Don't you know the little boy Who vent
to Brookyille Academy. whom Jon uaed
to call tn, Rag-Bsgs The last time
you saw him yop tors bic pantaloons
from the knee togthe ankle. and be vent
home to bis, poor mother. asI WAS, that
boy and I hhsye come ali the war from
Boston 70 obtain myrsysngsi' Ii,apos
T Hale turned ghistly pale as hs buried
his face in bis bands, and sohbsd Ike
child saa s,e.esf.sa 49,. .1azt,.a
1 cannot; no, I will mot toneh the
sn e b,sxa,4aw s ss.g
~ Yes You will. replied Walter, = he
extended his, hand in . friendly man
nsr; .and from this time Twill forget
he past, and We will BE- ftiepdsmyes.
friends who will lend each other help
ing hand. But. Mr.. Hale. lot me add. |
{ you have children, teach them what I
1ou have learned from my experiences |
TO be kind to the poor.'; lo lez,....s !
That evening, the papers announced
hat Albert, Hale 4 Go. iwopld BE- ,abls |
nafew days to meet their liabilities 7
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BUILDING AND LOAN.

MIDDLrrows B. 1 L. ASSOCIATION Samuel
Pennington, Pres; A. G. Cox, Secretary Meets
enthe 6rst Thursday of every month at 8
o'clock, pm. ~ fea
MUTUAL LOAN ASSOCIATION OF MIDDLErowN.
Jas. H. Scowdrick, Pres; A. g. Cox, Sec
retary. Meets on the third Tuesday of every
months o'clock, pm. s4ass a.siaYissk
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

DxsoH LoDos, No ~ gMeetsiessry Friday
evening at 8 o'clock. Lodge room in the
Town Hail. 5iassRf sas9'-s a9tia
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MASONIC.

ADosIRAM CHAPTsR No. s, R. A. N. Meets
in Masonic Hall on the second and fourth FRI
days of every month 1t O'Clock, p. m.
r UsIox LoDGs No. g., 4, F. A.. N. Meets on
the first and third Tuesdays Of every month
at 8 o'clock. p. m. Masonic Hall.
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Tliddletolull lireftorp.
CORPORATION OFFICERS.

TowS COMMISSIONERS. W. Lockwood
President; j., R.. Hall, Secretary; l.. P. Nc
Doweil, J. n. " aiker, L. G. Vandsgrift.J
Assessor &C. E. Anderson.
TREAsURER- Hanson.
JUSTICE OF THE PEAeE.-DeW. G. Walker.
CONSTABLE AND PoLICEMAN.-Vacant.
LAMpLrGHTER. C. Schreitz.
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/. @. O. F.

Coop sAxA asr1x Iooas, Nss. Meets every
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Lodge Room
in Cochran Hall, No. 2, Cochran Square.
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OFFICERS OF CITIZENS NATL
BANK.

DrRBcroM Henry Clayton. B. Gibbs, B.
T. Biggs,i Jolia A. Reynolds, James GILBERT
son, e. c. Fenimore, NJ. E. Walker, ]. B.
Cazier, Joseph Biggs.
PREsrDENr.-Henry Clayton,
CAsHrER.-J. R. Hall.
TErLER.-J0hn 8. Crouch.
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FURNITURE.
UNDERTAKING.
4aa.sr a5
UPHOISTERING

The undersigned respectfully announces Ia
the citizens Of Middletown and vicinity that
he has on hand large and well selected
stock of handsome and durable
Walnut and Other Furniture,
which he will sell very cheap for cash. Buy
ing at wholesale cash rates he feels assured
that he can sell as low as the same goods can
be bought elsewhere. By buyina Of him pur-
ehaeers will be saved the hei2h4 on their
goods from the city.
De 10 also prepared to attend to
Undertaking work 4
at short notice, and in q manner excelled
BY none. Persons wishing Metallic or Wood
en- Caskets or Cases will find it to their adj
vantage to call on him. He has, also,
TAYLOR l. SONS I'd
Celebrated Corpse Preseryer.
The Corpse may be dressed in the anest fab.
RIGS and not be soiled, land can be seen at ali
times a. nothing but dry cold air enters the
Casket. a l7F = 'S
GEORGE W. WILSON, n.y.
Practical Cabinet Maker and Undertaken,
q Fsbl-l2m 59Nidd,etevn D.,
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MIDDLETOWN LIBRARY AND
READING-ROOM. =

EW. Lockwood, Pres; J. T. Budd, Sec'y I;
Rooms in TaAsscsIrr M sa Building. he Beading
Library open on Wednesdays and Saturdays
from 8 q clock to Bpm. HFTGk
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AGRTCULTURAL ASSOCIATION

PExMs. AGRlcULrURAL AND PoxoLoGIcAL As.
socrArIoS WIN. R. Cochran, President; J. T.
Budd, Secretary VIM. r. Cochran, Chairman
Of Board Of Managers. Annual Meeting third
Saturday in January.
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A SCENE FROM LIFE. .-Of all the
terrible curses that have destoyed hu-
manity, intemperance is the most fear.
full. A young man entered the bar
room Of a village tavern and called for
. drink Mo- said the landlord, .you
have had delirium tremens once, and I
cannot sell you any more y
= He stepped aside to make room for =
couple Of young men who had just en-
tered, and the, landlord waited upon
them very politely The other stood
by. silent and sullen, and when they
had finished be walked up to the 'land-
lord and TINS addressed him:
Six years ago, At their age. l stood
whers'thos young men areinov-I was
aimsn with fair prospects. Nov. at the
age Of twenty EIGHT. l am wreck, body
and mind. You led me to drink. In
this room ] formed the habit that has
benny ruin. Now sellme a few glasses
more. and your work viii be done! 1
shall soon be out Of the way; there is
no hope for me- But they can be
saved. Dc, not sell it to them, Sell to
me and let me die, and the world win
be rid Of me; but for Heaven's sake
sell no more to them! ido94
The landlord listened. pale and trem-
bling. Setting down his decanter. he
exclaimed: asiiis 92a4 n
God help me! this i lthe last drop
will ever sell to any one : KS Is-'les.' \
And be kept his werd.l lss
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STAGE LINES

Stage for Odessa, with o. s. Nail, leaves
shortly after arrival Of the 10. Asa m and 1855
pm mail trains. s H. lasi}s1
Stages for Warwick, 6assafras and Cecilton
leave shortly after arrival of the l0.43 m
train.
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DIAMOND STATE BRASS BAND.
NSetS idf practice every Monday evening at
o'clock.
OFFICE.

OSrIcE HouRs. "Opens at 6 80 N and
p closes at 9 p m every day except Sunday
,ee Nails for the North close at I. 30 q m, and
2A5 p m.
Mail for the South closes at 10 Is m.
Mails for Odessa close at "a. % m and 7.30
pm.7 F ahtfed ea. 4qA se -
Nails for Warwick, Sassairas and Cecilton
close at 1923 a n. N
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The Autumn of the World.

The last wan petals leave the rose,
The latest swallows plume for fight,
The summers gone where no one knows
With dead mems love, and spent year.
light, .as- Fl.
| And warm hearts buried out of sight.
Red roses are the crown Of youth; a-e4'
The warm light strikes on lovers lips;
Laugh though, and fondle happy mouth,
And yet, remember, sweet time slips, -
Death hurries on with fall eclipse.
So short so sad | o, let not Death
Find only faded flowers and wine,
When, hungry for the joyous breath Hssi
That dreams not of the years decline,
| He lays his cold white mouth to thine
Cling to the flying hours and yet so,
Let one pure hope, one great desire,
Like song on dying lips be set,
That ere we fall in scattered FIRE,
Our hopes may lift the worlds heart higher
Here in the autumn month Of Time. 1.'
Before the great new year can break,
Some little way our feet should climb,
Some little mark our words should make
For liberty and manhood's sake!
Clear brain and sympathetic heart,
A spirit on fame with love for Man,
Hand swift to labor, slow to part mr
Ifany good since time began,
The soul can fashion, such souls can.
And SO when we are dead and past, .F
The undying world will some day reach
Its glorious hour of dawn at last, s.
And we across Times sunken beach
May smile, one moment, each to each.
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A LIST of persons licensed to buy and sell
u goods, wares and merchandise, produce
and other property Of Whatsoever kind, man-
ofactafen ofeli kinds whatsoeser: SPerpns
Hceaseas - saf intoxicating Liquors fsYern
Keepers, Eatfng HOUSES, Pedlers, Life sfnsur-
ance Agent, Fire Insurance Agent, Vending
Goods by Sample, Real Estate Agencies, Pri!
vate Bankers, Brokers, Auctioneers, Photo
graphers, Lawyers, Conveyancers, Doctors,
Dentists, Stallions, Circuses and Jugglers,
from the first day of April, 1875, to the first
day of October, A. D., 1875, with the sum by
them respectively paid for each license to the
Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County for
the use of the State of Delaware:
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! PATRONSi OF HUsBANDRY.

PEACH BLOSSOM GRxsas, No.3 Meets every
Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock Grange Room
in the Knights Of Pythias Hall.
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DELAWARE RAILROAD

Passenger trains going North leave at 7.4e
m and OF p m. going South at 1898 m
and 1855 p m. Freight trains with passenger
car attached, going North, leave at $50 m !;
going South, att 30 am.
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FOR SALE.

7S0 Cords of Oak and Maple WOOD. ei.
Leu ther in the woods or delivered in
Quantities 70 suit purchasers. Apply to o.
3 a5 iialH 4a@ JOHN "A. REYNOLDS,
Decl2-t6wn Niddletown, Del.
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NOTARY PUBLIC.
John A. Reynolds. -..
TRUSTEES OF THE ACADEMY.

Hon John P Cochran, Pres. Henry Davis,
Treas. Samuel Pennington, Secretary; James
Kanely, B. Gibbs, R. T. Cochran. n. Williams.
%PRrHciPAz, or AcApEnY.--T. s. Stevens,
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Little "Rag-Bsg's'' Revenge.

How are you. little Rag Bag p said
one Of a group Of well-dressed boys. ii
a timid child, with patched clothes.
came toward the school-house.
The child walked on without lifting
his eyes
Il say. how are you, Rag-Bag2' ex-
claimed Albert Hale again, as he went
toward the boy and caught hold Of bis
shoulder. why didn't you answer me,
hey? You are looking quite spruce
this morning for you. not becoming for
your title there he continued, a. be
thrust his finger in a thin spot in the
knee Of the child's trousers, and tore it
to his feet, you look better now i
The air rang with the shouts Of the
boys as the child turned sobbing TO-
ward home, with his bare leg exposed
to the weather. 'f'
L guess I have taught the washer
woman q lesson this morning to keep
her Rag-Bag out Of Brookdale Acad-,
emy, said Albert. AZ be turned to his
companions. Didn't be cut comical
figure though, as be went laundering
home? sas.aa g.. 5esa NJ !,
I Three cheers for little Rag-Bag.' !
shouted another boy. ea
An instant after the air was filed
with three cheers. soa,.3,.E "a
i shan't 60 to school any more.
mother said Walter Brooks, as he en-
tered his mothers kitchen. See what
Albert Hale did just because the teach
er said l was getting ahead of him in
arithmetic, after you sat up half the
night to mend my clothes It is too
bad! But I'll pay him, for it when I'm
a man. you see i'll don't, mother
Z oh, if l was only man nov! But;
mether, I'm going to start for Bostsn |
tomorrow and 60 to work; I have been |
that I am big enough to take
care of myself
"A delicate. slender boy of twelve
like you, Walter, work? Nobody would
employ you
Yes they will, for I'll keep going
until find somebody who wants q boy.
I'm going first to see Mr.. Brown, the
man who visited our school and praised
me so; and I'm going to tell him just
how the scholars treated me and per-
haps be will hire me to take care Of his
ofice. Then, mother, I'll read his
books and bea lawyer, and get rich
ind build big house for you. Only
hink of it. mother And. the ehild's
yes sparkled with delight at the idea.
The mother replied to her child's en- |,
husiasm by sad smile. 9 |.
i |,
1t Was in the winter Of f1S-. Money ,
vas scarce smong poor men. One
norning the papers announced that.
Albert Hale & Co one of the largest |
/
rms Of New York city. had suspended .
'syment. The day following young
nan entered their store and inquired ,
nto the liabilities, the amount of stock
n hand. etc., stated that be had some
money he would invest on good seour- ]
y, it be could accommodate them BY
oing it. Mr.. Hale, the head partner
I the firm, opened his eyes in aston
shment. ]
Why. SIR he replied. we have tried ! /,
III a5zf - t-rttls
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DIRECTORS OF TOWN HALL co.
kJ.M. Cox, Pres; Samuel Pennington, Sec. /;
J. r. Hall, Treas; r. A. Cochran, Jas. Gull
bertson, Jas. H. Scowdrick, VIM. Fl. Barr.
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Old Virginia Hospitality,

l remember 9 cas-, in xhich.a neigh
Dor Of my own, a very wealthy gentle
man, whose house was always open and
always full Of guests, dying LEFT each
Of his children plantstion. 2 To The
eldest son, however. he gave the home
estate, worth three or four times "a
much as any Of the other plsnlations.
and with it be gave the young man alsp
q large sum Of money. But be charg-
ed him with the duty Of keeping open
house there at all times, and directed
that the household Affairs should Be
conducted always precisely as they bad
been during his own life time; and the
charge well-nigh9 outweightsd the in.
heritance. The new master Of che place
lived in Richmond, where he was en-
gagged IN manufacturing, and after the
death Of his father the old house stood
tenantless, but open as before. Its,
troops Of softly shod servants swept and
busted and polished d. Of ola. Break
fast, dinner and supper which were laid,
out every day at the accustomed hours,
under the old buffers supervision. and
as the viands grew cold, his silent sub
ordinates waited. trays in hand, at the!
back Of the empty chairs. during the
full time appointed for each meal Il
have stopped there for dinner, tea. or
to spend the night. many time, in.
company with the younger sons, who
lived elsewhere, or alone. - the case
may be, and l have sometimes met
others there. But our, coming Or not
was a matter Of indifference pc Guests
knew themselves always welcome. but
whether guests came or not the house,
hold affairs suffered no change. The
destruction Of the house BY fire finally |
lifted this burden from its owners
as the will did not require
him to rebuild. But while il stood it's |
large inheritance was of very
small worth to him. George Oary Eg-
ylestom, IN November Atlantic. Iss3
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France has 12s. 900 Industrial e.tab-
lishnents, giving work 10 1900. .0ooI
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Massey ] G
McIllwain Ben
Mundeu And
Malaney Dennis
McGonigal Jno
Moore VIM s
HiicheIi Nslier
Mearnes N ]
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MDDIETOWM DELAWARE SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 80 1875

Gilpin Thos 10 90 O'DanielE lEmmor 10 90
Haines Fri " 10 90 Shelp John r IL 90
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PeoP'e' eN nAs NJ a. baen ~
ssssseFs e tsssHsaTq y1ess rs aaFe fa
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ardsou 10 70 Thomas Aquilla 90
Tweed Mansil $50 7
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-10
A Streak Of Luck.
Hannibal Cdo.) Clipper.

In 1862 Mr.. P. A. Heitz, now
in this city, lived in Paris, Mon
roe county, and owned property
there which he was very anxious
to trade or sell. 4 man approach
ed him one day and made him az
offer He proposed to trade the
doctor eight hundred acres of land
in Dent county for his Paris prop
erty. There was no use Tor the
doctor to see the land as the stlan-
ger represented it about as bad as
could be, but still it was eight
hundred acres of land, and the
ownership of it would make the
owner a very respec able landed
proprietor, and whatever it lack
ed in quality was made up in
quantity.
Good" said the doctor. "Giye
me 500 to bUot and it's a
trade"
"Agreed,'' said the stranger,
and the titles were exchanged and
all the incest T, ,quirments Of the
law fulfilled, securing each in the
possession Of the property that
had belonged to the other.
The doctor still owns the Dent
county land, and has yet never
seen it; but'he has the best of ev-
idence in the world that it is still
there, as Il party Il few days ago
offered him $50, coo for eighty a.
cres of it; and now he gets let
ter from tie surveyor of Dent
county, telling him it is worth at
least $l00, 900, and not to sell it
for less than that. Adjoining the
land is an iron smelling furnancr,
and on the land is a small noun
tain of solid iron ore, ninety per
cent. OF which is pure iron. 1t is
better to be born lucky than rich.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-10
The Secret.

Twenty clerks in a store,
twenty hands in a printing Of
fee, twenty apprentices in o
shipyard, twenty young men in
a yillage--all want to get on in
the world and expect to do so.
One of the clerks will become Il
partner and make a fortune; one
Of the compositors will own Il
newspaper and become an in
fuential citizen; one Of the ap-
prentices will become a master
builder; one of the villagers will
get d handsome farm and live
like a patriarch-but which one
is the lucky individual? Lucky
there is no luck about it.
The thing is almost as certain
as rule Of three.
The young fellow who Will
distance his competitors is he
who Will master his business,
who preserves his integrity,
who lives cleanly and purely,
who devotes his leisure to the
acquisition Of knowledge, who
gains friends bydeserying them,
and who saves his spare money.
There are some ways to fortune
shorter than this old highway;
but the staunch men Of the COM
munitY, the men who achieve
something really worth having,
good fortune, good name, and
serene old age, all go on that
road.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-10
st. Nicholas for June

Opens with the most charming
frontispiece that has yet appeared
in the magazine, illustrating fam
cital poem by Rachel Pomeroy,
about little giant.girl, who is
certainly unlike any other of her
race with whom we are acquainted.
Stories of adventure have by
this time come to be a fixed fact
with the boys who read st. Nich-
O5ds, and they will fully appreci-
ate the interesting account Of the
manner in which First Trout"
was caught, the article telling
them just "How to Camp Out at
the Beach" and a certain crisis in
the story of THE Young Survey
Or" AS for the girls, they will
testify that there is no lack of en-
joyment for them when they have
read the chapters of Eight
Cousins" "The Story of the
Bird defenders" "Christinchen's
Answer" and among the Lilies" =" |
Mrs Diaz'S "Bad Luck of Bub.
by CryaWay," the story of "Rag-
amuifia Party" Mrs. Headache" I"
and the beautifully Illustrated /
poem of Tile Little Gill who
Wouldn't say Please" are all of
them very serious in one vense
and very funny in another; while
children Of a studious turn will
lind something exactly to their
mind in the Life Of Clothes
Moth and the description of The
Druids aud their Temples
The poem of ''The Fays"-
beautiful in ItSeIf--is illustrated /
most exquisitely by Jessie Curtis,
who has no superior il the dainty
and graceful execution OF draw.
ings of their delicate order.
The Illustrations generally are
admirably drawn and engraved;
and the various departments are,
as usual, full of information, an
ecdOte. and humor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-10
Religious Competition.

There was a double service in
a Methodist Church at Noting
ham, Manitoba, on a recent Sur
day. A quarrel had divided
the congregation, and each par
ty claimed to be dominant.
Each had called new minister,
and the two clergymen were on
hand to begin their labors.
The first to arrive took possess
sion of the pulpit, the other sat
behind the chancel rail. The
man in the pulpit gave out a
hymn, the man gave out anoth-
Grand both were sungcOnfused-
ly by the rival sections of the
assembly. Then the man be-
hind the railing started off on
his sermon, and the other began
to read a chapter Of Scripture.
When the reading was over,
and 1t was plain the preaching
was going to last much longer,
the partisans of the reader sung
hymn with a loud or
gan accompaniment. The mu-
5ical noise drowned the voice
Of the clergyman in the
pulpit, but when it was over he
was found to be preaching right
along, as though nothing unu-
'ual had happened. The cler-
yyman in the chancel, less cool,
was unable to fix his thoughts
IN a discourse, and so remained
silent and beaten. At the close
IF this extraordinary scene, a
leacon explained that it had
,een enacted ''under legal ad-
ice, and to further the cause
# Christ" +"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-10
The Use ofChloral.

In Belgravia DR.. George Stables
given sad account Of his suffer.
ings from the habitual use of chic
raj and his endeavors to abandon
the habit. Chloral-eatIng is be-
coming quite common in England,
and DR.. Stables ofject is TO lessen
this horrible custom. A small
dose of the drug is stimuIa ting,
but a large dose kills at once
when taken by one not confirmed
in its use. 1t gives an interse en-,
ioyment Of the real, not creating a
world Of dreams as opium does
Under its influence u man loses
all care fr everything but his
own pleasure, yet he is stolid and
could meet any death. with per.
feet equaDimity. But, as is the
case with opium, the dose must be
increased in order to produce its
effects, and then comes misery. a
horrible heat is felt in the top of
the head, it is impossible to sleep,
the slightest eXcrtion sends the
pulse up to one hundred the min
ute, the eyes are constantly dila-
ted, the mental anxiety becomes
unbearable and oppressive, the ir-
ritability Of the brain becomes ag-
oni ing, and at last the unfortu-
nate victim dies. The only cure
is instant and total abandonment
Of the habit.