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Middletown transcript., 1877-02-10
FOR. RENT.

TWO DESIRABLE HOUSES, on MAIN
Street, Middletown, Delaware; one with
seven rooms-one Of which will be fitted up
for store, if desired-with immediate pos
session. The other, with eight rooms, pos
session March 25ih Inquire of G. j. SMITH,
At her store upon the premises. jan eff
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nELAWARE RAILROAD.

Passenger trains going North leave at 7.O7
s.33 M and SO p NJ; going South at 10 AZ
m, and I "a and s.52 P m. Freight trains
with passenger car attached, going North,
leave at s.05 M; going South, at 2.40 m.
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S8liddletulun DIRECTORY.
CORPORATION OFFICERS.

TowE ComnssloEERs-T. 3. HurD, Presi-
dent; Tnos. Massey, Jr., Secretary; Jas. h.
Scowdrick, G. w. Wilson, VIM. w. Wilson.
ASSESSOR &C. E. Anderson.
TREAsuRER.-lsaac Jones.
JUsrroE or THE PEAcE.-DeW. O. Walker.
PoLlCEMAH.
LAMpueHTER.-F. Schreitz.
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DIRECTORS OF TOWN HALL co.

JIM. Cox, Pres; Samuel Pennington, Sec;
J. r. Hall, Treas; R. A. Cochran, Jas. Gull
bertson, Jas. H. Scowdrick, VIM. Il. Barr.
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Aelu advertisements.

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Nos. Cures. Cents.
l. FEvERs, Congestion, Inf1ammations, 25
2. WoRMs, Worm Fever, Worm Collie, 25
3. CRYING CoLIc, or Teething of Infants, 25
4. DIARRHGA, of Children or Adults, 25
s. DYsENTERY, Gripping, Bilious Cholic, 25
6. CHoLERA-MoRBUs, Vomiting, 25
Z. CoUeHs, Colds, Bronchitis, IS
8. NEURALGIA, Toothache, Faceaehe, %
8. HEADACHES, Sick Headache, Vertigo, 25
10. DYSPEPSIA, Bilious Stomach, 25
IL. SuPPREssED, or Painful Periods, %
10. WHITES, too Profuse Periods, 25
l3. GROUP, Cough, Difficult Breathing, 25
IA. SALT RHEUM, Erysipeias, Eruptions, 25
Is. RHEUMATISM, Rheumatic Pains, %
l6. FEVER AND AGUE, Chill Fever, Agues, so
II. PILES blind or bleeding, so
.18. 0PHTHALMY, and Sore or Weak Eyes, so
10. CATARRH, acute or chronic, Influenza, so
20. WHooPMG-C CoUsH, violent coughs, so
81. ASTHMA, oppressed breathing, so
%. EAR DISCHARGES, impaired hearing, so
%. ScAoFULA, enlarged glands, SwellinRs, 80
"a. GENERAL Disability Physical Weakness, so
25. DRoPsY and scanty Secreiions, 30
26. SEA-SIcKNEss, sickness from riding, so
81 KIDNEY Disease, Gravel, so
%. NERVOUS DEBILITY, Seminal Weakness
or involuntary discharges, 90
90. SORE Mourn, Canker, so
30. URINARY WEAKNESS, wetting the bed, &c
81. PAINFUL PERIODS, with Spasms, 80
80. DISEASE OF HEART, palpitations, ETC., 90
SO. EPILEPSY, Spasms, ST. Vitrs' Dance, 90
34 Diptheria, liberated sore throat, so
35. CHRONIC CONCESSIONS and Eruptions, 80
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

DAMON LoDeE, No. IL Meets every Friday
evening al o'clock. Lodge room in the
Town Hall
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AGRInTLTIIRAL RESIGNATION

PEKrEs. AGRICULTURAL AND PoMoLoGIoAL As
soclAT1oN. .-Wm R. Cochran, President and
Chairman Of Board Of Managers; J. B. Nau-
dain, Secretary. Annual Meeting fourth Sat-
urday in January Next annual fair will be
held On October Sd, 4th and 5th, 1877.
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Coon SAMARITAN LODGE, No 9. Meets every
Thursday evening at u o'clk. Lodge Room
in Cochran Hall, No. q, Cochran Square.
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DIAMOND STATE BRASS BAND.
Meets for practice every Monday evening at
o'clock.
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E. REYNOLDS.
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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FAMILY GASES

FAMILY CASES.
Case (Morocco) with above 80 large vials and
Manual of directions, $40 90
Case (Moroeco) )of 20 large vials and Book, 6 90
- 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.
J~For sale by all druggists.
CLARENCE ANDERSON, Agent,
mh25- y Middetown, Del.
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CARRIAGE, HARNESS, &c
House for Rent.

Two very desirable six room Dwelling
Houses on Lake Street, near Broad. Imme-
diate possession given of one of the other
25th of March. Apply soon TO
Jan. elm in COX & BRO.
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3,OOOPOUNDSo Of MEAT
PUBLIC SALE.

The undersigned, having determined TO
discontinue farming, will sell at bis residence,
Near M. Pleasant Delapare,
On Thursday, February 18th. 1877
his entire stock of farming utensils, etc
SIX HEAD OF HORSES
No. bay Horse Barney, II years old,
quiet. viii work anywhere.
No. 2-Gray Mare Fancy, IA years old,
good brood mare.
No. 9-Brown Mare Minnie, years old,
gentle, fine driver and worker
No. 4-Browh Horse Harry McCracken, IL
years old, perfectly gentle, splendid family
driver.
No 5-Brown Mare Bird, syears old, work
anywhere.
No. 6-Roan Mare Kate, years old, fine
style, very promising.
FOUR PAIR OF MULES.
No. Pair Brown and Black Mules,
years old, good workers, No for wagon.
No. 2-Pair Bay Mules, II years old; good
lively workers.
No. 3-Pair Black Mules, years old; quick
and true fine workers.
No. 4-Pair Bay Mules, u years old; good
workers.
CATTLE
Seven head of Mich Cows, some Of which
will be in profit by day Of sale
FARMING UTENSILS.
Two Farm Wagons-o1e with iron axe
in good order, one Mill Wagon-nearly new,
one Truck Wagon, for hauling ont of orchard,
one peach body and springs, in complete or
der, one Haines' Drill, with Phosphate At
tachment, Haines' Drill, without Phosphate
Attachment, nearly new, corn shelter,
grind stone, | cylinder roller, Champion
reaper and mower combined, in good order,
wheelbarrow, tool chest and tools, work
bench, grain cradle, moving scythe, briar
scythe, Jones peach assorter, complete, peach
baskets, ladders, orchard cultivators, plows,
harrows, rakes, forks, hoes, shovels, double
and single trees, etc.
CARRIAGE, HARNESS, &c
One Germantown Carriage, one Carriage
T z oie itette 80 aeHhle Carriage Har=
ness, nearly new, set Mill Wagon Harness,
2 sets heavy Wagon Harness. set Of Plow
Harness, pair Of Wagon Fly Nets.
MEAT. Picked Pork, By the pound
TERMS: On all sums Of Twenty Dollars
and over, a credit of Eight Months will be
given, by purchaser giving bankable note,
with approved eudorser, payable at Citizens
National Bank, at Middletown, Delaware, in
terest added. Sale to commence at 10 O'Clock,
sharp. L. A. LAVENDER.
S. Il. ENos, Auetionesr. Jan 26-tf
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NOTARY PUBLIC.
TRUsTEES OF THE ACADEMY.

John a. Reynolds.
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Ginle Gablfs.
pBELADEZPHLA, vfLAINGToN IND
B4L7IM0RE R4ILR0AD
lA -
Del. Division. Time Table.
yfx rFf 4RkA EAIENT
NIN9Ei; ARRANGEMENT
NoRrHwARD.

,oN ard after Monday. Noy. 2Ttb. 1876, Sundays
u excepted i Trains will leave As follows:
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Now is Your Time to Buy Low for
Cash at Naudain'S
POPULAR CORNER.

A General reduction Of from ten TO twenty
Eve per cent, on all staple and fancy Dry
Goods, to reduce stock preparatory to Stock
taking in February.
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BLEA0HED MUsLINs

Four-quarter Wamsuts, l3c.; do. Doval,
l23c.; do. Fruit Of the Loom, llc.; do. Hill,
I0e.; do. Forest Dale, l0c. Seven-eighhts Po-
cassett F.. 61c.; do. Statewide, 7c.
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Pocassett, 40 inch, l0c.; Adriatic, four
quarter, &C.; Massachusetts, four-quarter &C.;
49,. .,..N- .;,b.bs III. An0nsta do
Z cents.
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THE SUBSCRIBER, INTENDING TO RE-
linquish farming, will sell at Public Sale, on
his premises, on the Levels,
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l3 Fine Shoats, fat ana thriving. Brood
Sows, with pig. Several fac Toasters.
The above stock is of my own raj ing, and
l am prepared 10 testify to their age and quail
tiles.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-09-21
MATHEWS AND COOKE :
The Great Tragedian On o Spree.

Mathews, when very young man, was
member OF the same company and lived
in the same house with Cooke. One night,
having played "Nodecai'' to Cookies ssh
Archy Macsarcasn" in Macklin's Love a
Ia Mode, much to the latter satisfaction,
he was invited to sup and share a Jug OF
whiskey punch in the tragedian's room.
The young novice deiightedly accepted
th, invitation, thinking himself much
honared, and failed not to pour forth those
laudations upon his hosts talents which
were so grateful to George Frederick's IS
ears.
On" jug of punch was quickly emptied
and second filed, and Cooke began to
praise his guest in a patronizing way.
''You are young" he said, ''and want
some one to advise and guide you. Take
my word Tor il, thereis nothing like industry
and zobriety. In our profession, dissipa-
ton is the bane Of youth viliainous com.
pany, low company, leads them from
study etc.
Holding forth thus, the jugs of punch
continued TO disappear with eyer.iaereas-
iug rapidity.
Mathews rose to leave, but was pushed
back into his seat again.
'You shan't stir we'll have one more
erniskeen lawn, my dear fellow, and then
you shall 60 to bed said the tragedian.
growing very drunk. "You don't know
ne. The world don't know me. Ma an
hour that they suppose | have wasted il.
drinking, have devoted to the study Of
my profession the passions, and all their
variations their nice and imperceptlble
sradatio S. You sh llsee me delneate the
passions oi the human mind by facial ex-
preston"
The power Of the RhiskeY, however, act
ing in direct opposition to the will on his
strong and flexible features, produced
contertious and distortions OF which he was
Mathews, little hazy himself. from the
potent liquor, halt-alarmed and yet With
,.fsicsl:y pressing his laughter 1t these
grimaces, sat staring At him,
endeasorIng to understand these delinea-
.ions, aid wishing hinsslf fout Of the room.
After each horrible face, Cooke demand
d, with an intense approval, "Nell, sir.
md what is that p
IL il very fine, SIR answered Mathews,
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The Story of a Dramatic Murder.

Sol Smith tells dramatic story OF the
.aurder Of his brother Lemuel, an actor.
1t did not occur in the theatre, bat IN a
drlnkinl l-saloon III Augusta, Ga. Some
words took place between nim and man
named Flourney, who drew pistol anu
shot Lenuel.
He tell mortalIy wooade!, and expire
hortly after, without giving any of the
f'Artic lars Of the ARRAY. He was oily
fwenty-seven .ears ofa-e, very popular az
an actor, and greatly beloved, The cor
oners jury brought in q verdict Of guilty
# wilful murder; but F Quincy gave him
self up. Duri G the trial Sol addressed
The prisoner thus:
Before God and man charge you with
numbering my young brother. The sleep
Of the innocent will nevermore be yours.
You are murderer, and will evermore
carry the mark Of homicide upon your
brow from this time forth, in this world,
you will never sleep again"
Flourney was acquitted on the plea that
It was duel. Two years after, Sol was ac-
@osted BY an ahjectlooking wretch, who
,tood befole him in an attitude ofsupplica-
,ipn. 1t WAS William Tourney.
why d. you follow me ?" said Sol.
Because | wait you to shoot me-righ hi
aere."
"No; it is not for me to punish you"
was the reply.
ut i not funishmentI ask You toinaict
that | have received already in full meas
are. It's vengeance | wish you to take Tor
your brothers rnurler upon his murderer.
+. endeavored to persuade myself | com
.ntted the deed in selI-defence, but know
better now. am murderer. You said
| would never sleep more, and | never
have. ! have closed my eyes at night, as
usual have stepped my senses in brandy
rntil unconscioushess came, but that bless
I'll sleep you drove away has never return
ed to me for one moment. by life is
burden to me. Take il. Let me die by
,our hand, and then | may feel your broth
may forgive me. | wiil die tonight r
he said, impressiyely, as Sol turned away
ma let him.
The next morning Flourney's body was
ound At his country pace. 1t was ridd.-
d by bullets, ana scaiped. An Indian war
id but just broken out, and he had been
Is first victim.
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What Killed Him,

A few years ago, when Judge Gould, o:
Troy, lately deceased, was ho!~ing court
in thai city, prisoner was being RED be
,ore him for wiltul murder, in causing the
death Of a man by a pistol sho:. An EN-
inent physician and surgeon was on the
stand as. witness for the defence.
The prisoners counsel, an adroit lawyer,
attempted to show that the man, who lived
some little time after being shot, might
have died from some other cause, and
Examined his witness alter this stsIe:
Doctor, would not such a thing cause
leath p
40! yes. sir"
"Wel, doctor, might not this man have
died rr an such ana such causes ?"
20 yes, he might
"Fhis is quite sufficient for US, exclaim-
ed the defendants counsel, with an air OF
triumph, twirling his eye-glass.
Judge GoulI turned in his seat, bent
his large, keen, penetrating black eyes full
on the witness, and said, a ti1sle sharply:
doctor, you have now told It's what
might have caused this mans death what
did cause his death p
The bullet, sir r. answered the witness.
his :ded the case.
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Bismarck's Graciou mess.

Bismarck is charged with sbeing rather
u"gracio s to those who, by staring, disturb
him IN his morning walks. But this an
ecIote shows that he eau be very gracious
when he is 50 disposed:
While taking his morning promenade
in little wool on the outskirts of Kiss.
ingen, few weeks ago, Prince Bismarck
met two young ladies, whose peculiar and
unfamiliar costume attracted bis attention.
He accosted them, and inquired if they
lived in the neighborhood.
No. replied the Il Ter, 1--WE live in Gra-
henfeld, and came hithcr this morning in
the excursion train from Meiningen, hop
ing to see Bismarck"
''Then,' said the chancellor, "you need
go no farther; am Bisnarck-look at
me."
Somewhat abashed, the young ladies
stepped back few PAGES, but soon recov-
ering their selfpossession, inquired, As ii
true? Are you really Bismarck 2"
"les," replied the man of blood and
iron, Il am Bismarck. When you return
home, tell your friends that you have seen
me, and that / salute them ALL"
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Brother Gardner.

The many friends of this aged eelored
philosopher will be sorry TO learn that he
was forced to appear at the bar Of justice
on charge of disturbing the peace. He
was somewhat cast down, but he quickly
rallied for defence.
You see, Jedge, dar's a heapo' fam lys
in dis town whar de ole folks don't zactly
agree togedder, an one O. dem fam'lys is
mi e. own right up de corn, Jedge. an
confess dat de ole oman and myself don't
agree for shucks She's dreaul sot ID her
@ays,>an' rze drefful higb-tonedin in my
ways, an dat keeps one O. US on de outside
OBJ de heuse mos de time
"Well, what started this fuss yesterday
''1ze comm to dat right away, Jeds :
De ole lady wanted TO go on 8 steamboat
'scursion an leave me home to keep house.
| wanted to 60 on dat same steamboat
scursion an leave her home to keep house.
Dat was de situation, sab. We was boat
on de ragged aige, you see, an de ap.shot
was dat We boaf started for the 'scursion
an left de house to run itself. On de wa,
down we boafgot mad, an when dat 'oman,
who had sworn to love an purtect me to
de end, hit me on de knee wid 8 fence
picket, why, | rose s'perior to de occasion,
an cufed her ears till she fought all the
fre-bells were soundn' . gineral alarm.
Dat's de hull case in hogshead, Jedge."
Brother Gardner was talked to in a
fatherly way, ana on his promise to make
every reasonable effort to WOO the doves 0.
peace to his cabin, he was allowed to
depart.
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without the renotest conception Of what
he should say.
"Yea, but what is it"

Fs4tAA"@s "AAS SSAAAS%0oe S0h1SpsA01A "a "AA@s
he should say.
Eyes, but what is it?''
"Well-a-O, yesl Anger?'
You're bloekhead T. roared the trage,
dian. THE whiskey has muddied your
brains. It's fear-fear, sir"
Then followed more contortions and
more questions, but Mathews never guess
ed right.
"Nov, sir" said the angry delineator, at
last, ~ will show you something you can
not possibly mistake"
And he m de hi!eous face, compound
ed of satanic malignancy and the Ieering
Of q drunken satyr.
"Wha;'s that, sir?"
"That? o. revenge"
"Dolt, IDIOT despite o'erwhe1n thee T.
burst forth Cooke, furiously. 1T is love -
This was too much aud, forgetful of
consequences, Mathews fell back in his
chair and roared with laughter.
"What, sir! DO you laugh ? Am not
George Frederick Cooke, born to com,
mand thousand slaves like thee ?"
Mathews immediately apologized, aver
ring that the punch had stupefed him.
This molIiied his hosts indignation, and
finding the jug empty, he called QUITO his
iaadIady to ELL ii. Bit he had previously
promised the previons one should be his
last, and Mrs. Burns intended to keep him
to his word.
"sure, Mr.. Cooke" she answered, from
below, Il am 60 ,e TO bed, and you can't
have any more toni sht,"
Indeed, but will, he replied.
Mathews tried to get away. but was
thrust into his chair, while Cooke reiterat-
ed his demand for more punch. But Mrs
Burns remained obdurate.
Cooke took up the jug aad smashed it
upon the floor over her head.
"Do you hear that, Mrs. Burns ?"
Eyes, do, Mr.. Cooke"
Then smash went the chairs, the fire
irons, the table, AID between each the
question, "Do you hear that, Mrs. Burns?'
Indeed, but do, and you'll be sorry
for it tomorrow"
Up went the window, and out one after
another went the fragments of the broken
furniture into the street.
Mathews, believing he was in company
with madman, and now tnoroughl,
frightened, endeayored to make bolt,
out was seized and dragged back.
Finding him struggle violently, Cooke
threw up the window, aud shouted, 'Watehl
watch r
A watchman attracted by the uproar
was already beneath.
Il give this man in charged" roared
Cooke ''he has committed murder"
"What do you mean ?n cried the alarm
ed youth.
Yes, to my certain knowledge, he has
this night committed an atrocious, cold
blooded murder. He has most barbarous
ly murdered an inofensive Jew gentleman
named Mordecai. charge him with it in
the name Of Macklin, the author OF Love
q Ia Mode.'n
Here Mathews, by desperate effort,
wreuched himself away and fed, Cooke
hurting after him the candle aud candle
stick.
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CIRCULAR NOTES.

Country papers menti IN the death of 3
Mr. Briefly. So.Briety's dead, is he2
Brunettes are in fashion again, and vel.
low is once more a popular color.
They say towards only strike in the
dark but we were of tie opirion that il
was the person who wanted to light Z
match.
Donn Piatt says that one may love a
widow, ever SO much, but he shouldn',
write letters to her.
4 conscience void ofoffence is a good
thing, but a farm void of fence is quite
another matter
A Western farmers club has passed
resolution formally censuring Noah for TAX
ing potato bugs into the Ark.
Nobody knows to this day." says the
Brooklyn Eagle, "what time Noah had
oft in the Ark with the antediluvian an.
cestors of the present Kentucky mule"
A New York chemist says he wants
nothing more than three pals, barrel Of
old water and twenty cents worth Of
drugs, to make six gallons of Just such
champagne as fools pay a dollar pint
for.
A boy, while fishing in Lake Butts, Des
Moia 8, Wisconsin, the other day, felt
nibble, and drew in hal;.gallon fruit.can.
In it he found a large catfish that had TAX
en- up bis abode and ved there until his
increased dimensions did not admit 8
egress.
A Harrisburg fowl fancier gives this ex
perience: When woman makes up her
mind that hen shall not sit, ard the he.
max sup her mind that she will, the ir
resistible meets the immoyable, and every
law of Nature is broken or perverted.
The New York Herald says the Sultan
wives have invented a new style of gambl
ing. They crowd up to the windows on
wash-daYs, and, looking at the 4,2O0 strip
I'd stockings on the lines, make bets that
they can pick out their own.
lie was making call, and they were
talking Of literature. "The Pilgrim
Progress, she remarked, always seemed
to me painful. Of course you are familiar
with Bonyan?" He said he had one on
each foot, and they troubled him a good
deal.