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Middletown transcript., 1876-07-22
Colorado Springs, a Rendezvous
for Sight-Seers.

The town Of Colorado Springs lies
upon a natural level, close to the foot
hills and facing the range Between it
and the mountains extends the table
land, called the Mesa. which is both a
meadow and terrace, ce,-sweeping up
to the rocky ascent with graceful
curves, and cut here and there with the
rivulets that brawl down from the
heights. Standing upon the veranda
of the hotel which faces the peaks, one
cannot. even after weeks familiarity
with the scene, entirely disabuse him
self Of the illusion that the picturesque
and seriated wall lifting itself far above
him is but stones throw away. The
inevitable and irresistible impulse of
every newcomer, is to walk over to the
mountains before breakfast. The in
variable result is, if be undertakes it,
that he will not be back to dinner. 1t
is five miles to the foothills, and ten at
least to Pixies Peak proper. But with
one leg Of an imaginary pair Of COM
passes stuck into the hotel, you may,
With the other. describe ten-mile cir
Gle such as one sometimes sees upon
city maps. which will inclose most of
the natural wonders of this range that
have been celebrated the world over
Pixies Peak, the Ute Pass, the Falls Of
the Fountain. the Garden of the Gods,
Glen Eyrie, Monument Park. Chey-
enne Canon, Manitou, and the Mineral
Springs. are all easily accessible, and
are held by the people of this town to
be their natural perquisites.-Frons the
Midsummer Holiday Mumber" of
Scribner
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Queen Elizabeth.

When the unhappy. bloody, fiery,
heart-broken Mary died. everybody wa!
glad. Was there ever SO sad thing
Instead of weeping, the people rang
joy-belIs and lit bonires, to show theil
delight. How glad they we're to be rid
Of her I! and not much wonder. The
name of Elizabeth rang joyfully through
the London streets and over all Eng
land as soon as the breath was gone out
of her sisters worn and suffering frame
Elizabeth was twenty five; it has been
the fashion to speak Of her as old and
ugly just as it has been the fashion to
speak of her cousin Mary, the Queen Of
Scots, as beautiful but in reality these
two queens we're like each other. l
suppose Mary Stuart must have had
more natural fascination than Elizabeth
possessed; but, though you may be
surprised to hear it, her features, ac-
cording to her portraits, were very like
those Of the English queen. who was a
handsome and splendid princess. with
imperious. delightful manners, frank
and gracious, though easily angered
and passionate, and the most popular of
all English sovereigns. History is not
fond Of this great woman, and much i'll
has been spoken Of her; and she did
many cruel and terrible things, and
probably shed much more blood in her
long reign than Bloody Mary did in
her short one; but the people always
loved Elizabeth-loved her at the be-
ginning, and loved her to the end
This might be quite unreasonable, but
stillit was the fact. All that Mary did
has been judged hardly, and almost all
that Elizabeth did has been judged
favorably. Such injustices are not un-
usual; they occur still every day.
Elizabeth was as fond of pageantry
as her father. Wherever she went it
was in state. making progresses"
everywhere; a slow manner of travel
ing, but very amusing for the people,
you may be sure, who thus had so
many fine shows provided for them,
such az we have no chance of nowadays.
At Eten (Which, as l have already told
you, is close to Windsor), the boys and
the masters all came out and made
Latin speeches to her, and presented
her with books full Of verses, all beau
tifully written out IN Greek and Latin,
for which you may suppose all the sixth
form had been cddgeling their brains
for weeks before, and in which the
praises of the great Elizabeth were sung
till words could go no further. Proba-
bly, the fine ladies and the fine gentle
men were often tired of those speeches
but Elizabeth, who was herself great
scholar, listened to them all, and now
and then would find out false quantity
and criticise the Latin.-Mrs. Oliphant,
st. Nicholas for August.
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A Niagara Incident.

+. In the summer of 1916 three men liv-
ing about three miles above the Falls,
saw a bear swimming in the river.
Thinking be would be capital prize
they started for him in large. substan-
tial log canoe or 'dug-out" When they
overlook him he seemed quite obliged
for their attention, and quietly putting
his paws on the side of the canoe, drew
himself into it. Notwithstanding that
they vehemently belabored him with
their paddles. As be came in on one
side two of the men went into the water
on the other side. The third, whe may
be called Fisher, could not swim. and
naturally enough felt somewhat embar-
rassed. Much to bis relief the animal
deliberately sat down in the bow of the
canoe facing him. As the noise of the
rapids and roar of the Falls reminded
him that they were ominously near,
Fisher resolved to take advantage Of the
truce and pull vigorously for the shore.
But when he began to paddle the bear
began to growl bis objections, enforcing
them at the same time with an om-
inous grin. Fisher desisted for while
but feeling their constant and insidious
approach to the rapids. he tried again
to use his paddle. Bruin then raised
his note Of disapprobation an octave
higher, and made motion as if be in
tended to get down and "go for" him.
The man who swan ashore soor, how
ever, re-appeared. in another canoe, with
a loaded musket, shot the bear and end
ed Fishers suspense. Bruin weighed
over three hundred pounds w.
Holley, in the !" Midsumm,ey Holiday
Mmber" Of Scribner.
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Talk About Children.

Here is the secret Of making child
happy. and Of finding happiness in .
child. He or she must be taught to
obey; and, in ordinary cases, this diff
cult lesson should be learnt before
child is two and half years old. Jack
and have had one struggle with each
of our children. and with US that strug-
gle has never had to be repeated. The
little one was given thoroughly to un-
derstand that his will must give way to
ours and when that was accomplished,
the great work was done. Afterward.
the watchfulness necessary was chiefly
over our own conduct. We tried never
to allow ourselves to give any order
that we did not see was obeyed never
to make any threat that was not carried
into effect, nor any promise that was
not fulfilled. 1t is marvellous how
child knows when parents word can
be relied on. know very well (no
one better) how difficult it is for
mother to keep herself sufficiently up to
the mark to see that her wishes are at
tended to- It seems SO much easier,
for the moment, to let things slide, and
it entails so much. difficulty afterward.
The trouble is really the greatest at the
beginning; for if child forms while
young habit of obedience, and if the
younger ones see that the elder ones
obey, comfort and happiness seem to
follow, almost as matter of course.
There is no doubt that obedient. well
conducted children are by far the hap
piest. Once begin trying to give
child everything he wants, and the old
story is soon re2eated-he asks for the
moon, or something equally inaccessi-
Bile. One way Of furnishing small Of
fenses was to withdraw the permission
to do little service for Jack and my
self; and a very heavy punishment.
indeed, was to send the childto bed be-
fore papa came home. This always
caused terrible grief Our rewards
were books and toys, not impure sweets
and vapid buns. 1t is such a pity to
bring up child to think that something
to eat is to be the reward Of virtue. Far
better give him pretty book, which
will interest and amuse him when the
sweets and buns have done their mis-
chievous work and are gone. Mothers
can do so much to instill into their
children's minds reverence and love
for books, which will be blessing to
them as long as they live.
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The Presidents.

The following table, prepared for ref
erence, shows the political sentiments
and the date of the Inauguration Of each
President, the length Of time he lived
after that event. and his age at the time
of his death
1. George Washington, Independent,
inaugurated 1889; lived 10 years; age.
68.
2. John Adams, Independent, in
augurated 1897 lived 20 years; age.
90.
g. Thomas Jefferson. Democrat. in
augurated 1901; lived 25 years; age.
a. James Madison, Democrat, in
augurated 1909; lived 27 years; age, IS.
5. James Monroe. Democrat, inau-
gurated 1917; lived IA years; age, 73.
6. John @. Adams, Wing, inaugur-
ated 1925; lived 13 years; age, 81.
I. Andrew Jackson, Democrat, in
augurated 1929 +; lived 26 years age,
78.
8. Martin Van Buren, Democrat, in
augurated 1887; lived 25 years; age,
80.
9. W. Il Harrison, Whig, inaugur-
ated 1S41; !; lived one month age. 68.
10. John Tyler, V. p, Indepen-
dent, inaugurated 1841; lived 2l years
age, 72.
II. James K. Polk, Democrat, in
augurated 1845; lived A years; age.
81.
IL. Zachary Taylor. Wing. inaugur-
ated 1S49; lived Is months; age, 66.
13 Millard Fillmore, V. p, Inde-
pendent, inaugurated 1850; lived "a
years; age, "a.
H. Franklin Pierce. Democrat. in
augurated 1858: lived 16 years age,
65.
Is. James Buchanan, Democrat, in
augurated 1857 ; lived II years age,
II.
16 Abraham Lincoln, Republican,
inaugurated 1861 lived 4 years and l
and IL months; age, Sc.
IT, Andrew johnson, v. P. Inde-
pendent, inaugurated 1865; lived 10
years age, 81.
49, General Grant. Republican, in
,augurated 1869. Re elected in 1872.
Tyler and Fillmore were elected Vice
Presidents as Wings, and johnson as a
Republican. Their independence" fol-
lowed their Inauguration as Presidents.
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Selett 4oetrp.
REST

REST.
Nv feet are wearied and my hands are tired
Ny soul oppressed
And with desire have long desired
Rest-only rest.
IT'S hard TO toil-when toll is almost vain
In barren ways;
IT'S hard TO sow and never garner grain
In harvest days.
The burden of my day is hard to bear
But God knows best;
And have prayed, but vain has been my
For rest-sweet rest.
'Tis hard to plant in spring and never reap
The autumn yield,
IT'S hard to till-and when 'tis titled TO weep
Ger fruitless field.
And so cry a weak and human cry,
So heart oppressed;
And SO sigh weak and human sigh
For rest-fOr rest.
Ny way has wound across the desert years,
And cares infest
My path and through the flowing of hot tears
Ipined for rest.
Twas always so when still child, l laid
On mothers breast
My wearied little head cen then prayed,
As now, for rest.
And am restless still. Twill soon be O. er !;
For, down the west
Life's sun is setting, and see the shore
Where shall rest.
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The War in Turkey.

A Times correspondent in CONSTANT.
nople gives a graphic picture of the
state of affairs in the Turkish Empire,
and expresses what is evidently the be.
lief of the best informed, that the new
Sultan will have short reign, and that
the country will be exposed to graver
disasters than it has yet encountered
When the head of a government is SC
incapable as the present Sultan. and his
Ministers are men of proaigate ambi-
ton, violence, disorder and rapid dis
integration of all the vital forces Of the
country must be the result Thus far
the great powers seem to be disposed to
allow the insurgents and the Turkish
Government free play to fight out their
quarrels without any interference on
their part. The war in which Turkey
is now engaged is war with its own
subjects. 1t must either suppress it by
force of arms or yield to the demands
Of the insurgents. 1t is domestic
question entirely. and as such it gives
no right to any foreign power to inter-
fere Russia, however, is in a position
to encourage the insurrection without
taking an open part in its behalf. The
Slavs and Russians being of a common
stock, a strong sympathy exits between
them. Russian officers are allowed to
give up their commands at home and
enter the rebel service. and money
flows freely from the Russian exchequer
into the camp chests of the Turkish
Slavs. Russia, unoficially, is thus
backing the Slavic revolt and extend
ing her influence over the populations
intervening between her confines and
Constantinople. 1t is not likely she
will allow the movement to fail. If it
succeeds, a Slavic kingdom of eight
millions population will be formed in
European Turkey, a natural ally Of
Russia, and hostile in spirit to Austria
The latter power, in view of such a
contingency. looks with suspicious anx-
iety on the contest, without venturing,
however, to aid either party. The
signs point to the dismemberment Of
European Turkey, to the creation of a
strong Slavic kingdom, to the surround
ing of Austria by hostile line on the
north, south and east, and to the event.
ual conquest Of Constantinople by Rus
sia .--Phila. Times.
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The Chances. of War.

We halted and formed square in the
middle of the plain. As we were per.
forming this movement bugler of the
Fifty-frst who had been out with skir-
mishers and had mistaken our square
for his own, exclaimed: "Here | am
again, safe enough" The words were
scarcely out of bis mouth when round
shot took off his head and spattered the
whole battalion with his brains, the
colors and the ensigns in charge Of them
coming in for an extra share. One OF
them, Charles Fraser, fine gentleman
in speech and manner, raised laugh
by drawling out: "How extremely dis
gusting!" A second shot carried of
six Of the mems bayonets. a third broke
the breast-bone of a lance sergeant
(Robinson). whose piteous cries were
anything but encouraging to his youth
full comrades. The soldiers belief that
"every bullet has its billet" was
strengthened by another shot striking
Ensign Cooper, the shortest man in the
regiment, and IN the very center OF the
square. These casualties were the affail
of a second. We we're now ordered to
lie down. Our square, hardly large
enough to hold us when standing up
right, was too small for US in a recum-
bent position. Our men lay packed to-
gether like herrings in barrel. Not
finding vacant spot seated myself on
drum. Behind me was the colonePs
charger, which, with his head pressed
against mine, was mumbling my epau-
lette, while I patted his cheek. Sud-
denly my drum capsized and was
thrown PROSTATE, with the feeling of a
blow on the right cheek, l put my
hand to my head, thinking half my face
was shot away, but the skin was not
even abraded. A piece Of she'll had
struck the horse on the nose exactly
between my hand and my head, and
killed him instantly. The blow re-
ceivcd was from the embossed crown on
the horses bit "A Soldiers Diary.
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SOMETHING TO THINK uT--Ninety
years hence not single man or woman
now twenty years Of age. will be alive
Ninety years Alas how many Of the
actors, at present on the stage of life,
will make their exit long ere ninety
years have rolled away! And could
we be sure Of ninety years, what are
they? IA tale that is told )" dream;
an empty sound, that passeth on the
wings of the wind away and is forgot
ten. Years shorten as man advances in
age. Like the degrees in longitude,
mans life declines as he travels towards
the frozen pole, until it dwindles to a
point and vanishes forever. Is it pos
sible that life is of so short duration ?
Will ninety years erase all the golden
names over the doors in town and coun-
try. and substitute others in their stead?
Will all the new blooming beauties fade
and disappear, all the pride and passion.
the love, hope and joy, pass away in
ninety years and be forgotten? "Ninety
years" says Death, edo you think I
shall wait ninety years? Behold to-day
and tomorrow apd every day are mine
When ninety years have past, this gen.
Grafton will have past and will have
mingled with the dust and be remem-
bered not"
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Cures.

Nos. Cures. Cents.
l. FEvERs, Congestion, Inhammations, 25
2. WoRMs, Worm Fever, Worm Collie, 25
3. CRyING-C Collie, or Teething of Infants, rs
A. DARRHGA, of Children or Adults, 25
5. DYsENrERY, Gripping, Bilious Cholic, 25
6. CnoLERA-MoRBUs,V Vomiting, 25
Z. CoUGHs, Colds, Bronchitis, 25
8. NEURALGIA, Toothache, Faceache, Is
9. HEADACHES, Sick Headache, Vertigo, 25
10. DYSPEPSIA, Bilious Stomach, 25
IL. SUPPRESSED, or Painful Periods, rs
IL. WHITES, too Profuse Periods, rs
l3. CRoUp, Cough, Difficult Breathing, rs
IA. SALT RHEUM, Erysipeias, Eruptions, 25
Is. RHEUMATisM, Rheumatic Pains, 25
i8. FEVER AND AGUE, Chill Fever, Agues, so
II. Piles, blind or bleeding, SO
l8. OPHTHALMY, and Sore or Weak Eyes, 30
10. CArARRH, acute or chronic, Influenza, SO
20. WHoopIEG-C -CoUsH, violent coughs, 50
81. ASTHMA, oppressed breathing, 50
%. EAR DISCHARGES, impaired hearing, 80
%. ScRoFuLA, enlarged glands, Swellings, SO
"a. GENERAL Disability, Physical Weakness, 50
Is. DRoPsY and scanty Secretions, 30
26. SEA-SIcKNEss, sickness from riding, so
81. KIDNEY DIsEASE, Gravel, SO
2s NERVOUS DEBILITY, Seminal Weakness
or involuntary discharges, 90
20. SORE Mouth, Canker, so
80. URINARY WEAKNESS, wetting the bed, so
81. PAINFUL PERIODS, with Spasms, so
80. DISEASE OF HEART, palpitations, ETC., 90
SO. Epilepsy, Spasms, st. Vitrs' Dance, 90
"a. Diptheria, liberated sore throat, so
80. CHRONIC CONCESSIONS and Eruptions, so
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How Niagara Almost Ran Dry.

On March 29th. 1S4S, remarkable
phenomenon occurred. The preceding
winter had been intensely cold. and the
ice formed on Lake Erie was unusually
thick. In the warm days of early
spring, this mass of ice was loosened
around the shores Of the lake and de-
tached from them. During the fore
noon of the day named, stiff easterly
wind moved it up the lake. A little
before sunset, the wind chopped sud-
denly round and blew a gale from the
west. This brought the vast field of
ice back again with such tremendous
force that it filled in the neck Of the
lake and its outlet so as to form very
effective dam, that caused remarkable
diminution in the outflow of the water.
Of course it needed but little time for
the Falls to drain of the water below
this dam. The consequence was, that
on the morning of the following day,
the river was nearly half gone. The
American channel had dwindled to a
deep and narrow creek. The British
channel seemed to have been smitten
with quick consumption, and to be
fast passing away. Far up from the
head of Goat Island and out into the
Canadian rapids, and from the foot of
Goat Island out beyond the old Tower
to the deep channel of the Horseshoe
fall, the water was gone. The rocks
were bare, black and forbidding. The
roar of Niagara had subsided to moan.
This extraordinary syncope of the
waters lasted all the day, and night
closed over the strange scene. But
during the night the dam gave way.
and the next morning, the river was
restored in all its strength, beauty and
majesty.-From, an Illustrated Paper
on Niagara" IN the Midsummer
Holiduv Number" of Scribner.
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We see it stated that an egg -condens.
ing factory has been established at Pas.
sau, Bavaria, wherein the eggs are
dried and then reduced to a fine meal,
which is packed in air-tight cans. ready
for shipment This will be good news
for those who raise fowls and handle
eggs Doubtless many eggs are now
lost for want of a market, or from ex-
cessive heat before they can be taken
to market. Since, however, they can
be dried, converted into meal, and then
shipped to any point, there need be no
apprehensions in the future of scare
ity of egg-bread.
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TUT, Wuo, StatiouSu Wy tuo oiiuS0, "nu
concealed by a. small hollow in the
earth, watched all who approached, and
rising abruptly from .concealment, had
succeeded in turning aside more than
one; but. thanks to impetuous, fearless
Harry Lee. the ghost was laid, and
Washington and his aids were con-
fronted by no warning phantom, when,
on the following morning, they rode to
Iron Hill to reconnoitre the enemy.
And Captain Fleurry did not die, but
lived to fight bravely in the battle Of
ndywine, for which be was pro-
NOTED to the rank Of major, and, bis
horse having been killed under him,
Congress presented him with another.
Later he acquitted himself with great
intelligence and spirit as engineer. and
at the storming of Stony Point Colonel
Fleurry was the first to enter the fort
and strike down the British flag.
Lighthouse Harry continued to dis
tinguish himself by acts of brave dar-
ing, not the least among which was his
surprisal of the British forces at Paulus
Hook, which foray took place shortly
after the storming Of Stony Point. and
from which he returned with over one
hundred and fifty prisoners, and having
lost but two of his own men. While
the young man who enacted the part of
the phantom at such imminent peril to
himself, recovered from his wound,
Joined the American forces, and, though
SO young, became one Of Washington's
most trusted friends. and remained such
through long and eventful life, whose
many noble acts are not recorded in the
annals Of American history.
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A player performing the Ghost in
"Hamlet" badly. was much hissed
but, after bearing it some time, be put
the audience in good humor by stepping
forward and saying: Ladies and gen.
tlemen. I am extremely sorry that my
humble endeavors to please you are un-
successful. but if you are not satisfied ]
must give up the ghost"
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FAMILY CASES.

Case (Morocco) with above 35 large vials and
Manual of directions, $40 90
Case Morocco )of 20 large walls and Book, 6 90
B These remedies are sent by the case or
single box to any part Of the country, free Of
charge, on receipt of price. Address
HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE co.
Office and Depot, No. 562 BROADWAY, N. Y.
For sale by all druggists.
CLARENCE ANDERSON, Agent,
mh25-ly Middletown, Del.
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The English War Office reports thir-
ty-two officers still living who took part
ia the battle Of Waterloo, sixty-one
years ago.
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APRIL. 1875.
HARDWARE, PAINTS,
CUCUMBER WOOD PUMPS.
G.B.HUKlLI,
j. B. FENIMORE & CO.,

J. B. FENIMORE q COss
DEALER IN
LUMBER AND GENERAL BUILDING MA
TERIAL.
HARDWARE-Bui Household and
Agricultural.
PAINTS-"AVERILL and ';TOWN and
COUNTRY"-all colors; ready mixed the
BEST and cHEApEsT-in quarts, gallons and
larger packages.
PUMPS-"BT.ATCHLE CUCUMBER
WOOD-acknowledged the BEST.
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Colorado went Democratic by 2163
majority in the last election.
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William Cullen Bryant is worth half
a million dollars.
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THE MILD POWER CURES
HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS

Been in general use for twenty years. Everywhere
proved the most SAFE, SIMPLE, ECONOMICAL and
EFFICIENT medicines known. They are just what
the people want, saving time and money averting
sickness and suffering. Each single specific the well
tried prescription Of an eminent physician.
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Tumber and 9ardluare.
LINDLEY & KEMP,
DEALERS IN
HARDWARE,
Agricultural Implements,
OPPOSITE NATIONAL HOTEL,
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE.
Hardware Department.

Hardware Department.
Iron and Steel, Horse and Mule Shoes, Horse
Nails, Blacksmith Supplies, Chain Traces,
Hames, Trowels, Nails, Spikes, Locks, Hinges,
Bolts, Files, Chisels, Levels, Planes, Bevels,
Wrenches, Picks, Mattocks, Hubs, Rims,
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Springs, Enameled Cloth, Gum Canvass, &c.
A complete stock of TOOLS and Supplies
for Carpenters, Builders, Masons, Sadlers,
Shoemakers and others, with many House.
furnishing articles. We invite the public to
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