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Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
1srEaR.r Z OF CHARACTER.

Young mea shorld be deeply i'm
pressed 18th the vast importance o.
cherisning those principles. aad ol cui
tivating those habits which will secure
tie confidence ard the esteem of the
wise ard good
A yonng man NAV he unfortunate,
ne ray oe poo- and pennilesa. out if he
possess unloading integrity, and un-
wayering purpose to do What IS honest
e2d ;not, he VIII haze frierdc aad pa-
irons, whatever may he the EN- yarrass-
ments ard ezegences into which be is
thrown. The Young man may thus
possess e capital of which aone of the
misfortupes and cplamities of life can
deD.i7e hin We have known mer
vino have Suddenly been reduced from
afarance 20 penury by some overwhelm-
ing misfortpre, which they could neither
fcresee nor nrevent. Yesterday the7
were prosperous, to-day, every earthly
prospect is blighted, ard everything in
their future aspect of life is dark and
dismal Their business is gone, their
prosperity gone, and they feel that all
is gone; but they have a rich treasure
that nothing can take away. They
have integrity Of character, and this
gives them influence. raises up friends,
furnishes them with oecuaiary aid, With
which to commence life under more
anspieious circumstances.
We canao: too strongly impress upcu
our young men the importance Of ab-
staining from everything which shocks
their neral sensibiiilias, wounds their
conscience, and has a tendency to
weaken that nice sense of honor and in
tegri.y SO irdisnensable to GOOD char
acter. Integrity Of characte- p Who
ever possessed it, that did net derive
untold advantage from it? It is better
than riches, it is OF more value than
diamonds and eli precious stones: and
yet every man may possess it. TIE
poorest may have it, and 10 power on
earth can wrest il from them. Young
men, prize integrity of character above
all earthly gifts.
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THE CENTENNIAL LIAR.

Old Mrs. Robertson, who had been
to the centennial, struck in on Pettin-
gill last week with talk about that
exhibition of national prosperity. She
told him all about what she had seen,
and then, what each one of her party
had seen, After asking about the but
ter woman and a hundred wonderful
things that PettiDgill had to say be
didn't see, the old lady asked with much
interest:
"Well, what did you see?"
Il saw" said Mr. Pettingill, looking
at her intently. Il saw an ice-eream
horse, life size, gslloping around the
track +"
"Oh, Mr. Pettingill," said the old
lady
"Yes, madam, you may we'll say oh"
It was wonderful that you didn't see it,
brt then they took it back to freeze it
hard every five minutes, so you may
have missed it,"
"Oh, Mr.. PettingilI !"
"Yes, madam, and [ saw the lard
eagle Of which you have spoken, and
heard it scream-a wild scream of ago.
Ey like bird that had been talked to
death about the centennial As | left
the grounds, Friday evening, it scared
up and few off to Cincinnati"
"Oh, Mr. Pettingill p
"Yes, madam, aud saw the carriage
George Washington rode in, and three
queens a9d jack that be showed under
the scat when he sat outside of the
church playing draw poker, and Mrs.
Washington lighted in on him earlier
than he expected from short sermon,
and | saw a handful of bis hair that
Mrs. W took out that identical Sabbath
"Oh-h-h, Mr.. Pettiugillw
Yes, madam, and l sav the quilt
wa,ed by Queen Victoria and the
Princess Beatrice, and all the other
princesses, ard / counted the nineteen
billion four hundred and slzty-tlve
stitches int while was standing there" "
"Ct, Mr. Pettipgill !"
Yes, madam. aad I saw the silk
making machine, where you putin silk
worm at one end aud it comes out at the
othara full-blown silk dress ready-made,
with live hummirg g-bird in the back "
"0h, Mr. Pettingiil, wait till l 60
and cell Emily 70 come in and hear all
about it, and the old LADY hurried out
4 won't be here when she comes
back" " said Mr Pettingill. taking up
bis hat in a hurry, "aud SO she may
rot hear all about it lam determined
When | am talking about this centennial
business to tell the truth, tho whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, SO
help ne Bob"
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REMEDy FOR TRoUBLE.

Work is your true remedy If mis-
fortune hits YOU hard. you hit something
else hard; pitch irto something with
a will There's nothing like good, solid,
absorbing, exhaust!ng work TO cure
trouble. If you haye met with losses.
ycu don't want to lie awake and think
about tbem. Yoo want to sleep-oalm
sound sleep-and to eat your dinner
with appetite. But you can't unless
yon work. IF yen sag ycu don't feel
like vorE, ycY 20 !ea6ne all daJ 20 tell
Dick and Harry the story of your woes,
you'll lie awake and keep your wife
awake by your tossing, spoil your tenn
Per and your breakfast the next morn
ing and begin to-morrou feeling ten
times worse than you dc to-day.
There are some great troubles that
only time can heal, and perhaps some
that can never be healed at all but all
can be elped by the great panacea,
work. Try it, ycp who are afflicted
It is not a patent medicine. 1t hes
proved its efficiency since first Adam
srd Even left behind them. with weep
ing, their beautiful Eden Its an eii-
ciert remedy All good physicians in
regular standing prescribe it in eases o.
mental aud. moral disease. It operates
kindly as veil leaving nc disagreable
sequels, and We assure you that We
have taken large quantity of it with
most henehcial results. 1t viii cure
more complaints than any nostrum in
the materia nedica, and comes pearer
to being "cure all'' than any drug or
compound Of drrgs in the market. And
Il sill not sicken you il goa do not take
it sugar-ooeted d.-Rura5 NsV lor.ter.
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LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST.

r. 5HE undersigned respectfully informs the
> citizens Of Middlc:own and vicinity tsat
be is prepared with excellent horse cart and
wagons, to do all kinds Of Hauling at lower
yates than can be obtained elsewhere. Coal
and Lumber hauled at short notice Sand Of
ell kinCs on hand at low rates All orders
will receive prompt attention Give me call.
JOHN W. HAYES,
Successor to L. G. Vandegrift,
aug ls-6m MIDDLETowN, DEL.
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Silver in Nevada was irst discovered
very strangely. A woman picked Up a
stone TO throw at her husband 1t was
Sc heavy that she examined it, ana It
proved to be q lump of silver; $50
coo, 600 vas the result of this to-the
country. The women must remembe?
that there is no silver in this State, so
no experiments
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justify ard respect on the ground of
obedience to law and respect for legal
methods. This Louisiana count is a
monumental infamy and will eventually
damn any man or party that fathers it.
-PhiZadeIphia Times.
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Reciprocity Shirt |
ALI, .MADE.

WITu EXCEPTION OF TEE Burton HoLzs
Made OF Wamsutta Muslin and
21OO Hoavy Linen!
We feel confident that We are giving intriusi-
caily
THE CHEAPEST,
5EST EN EE nT7d
BEST FITTING ST-FRC
THAT HAS EVER BEEN OFFERED FOR $1.25
The RECIPROCITY SHIRT is superior to most
of shirts frst-class, (so-called) for the follow
ing reasons:
Our Collar Bands are Linen. and are Three
Ply.
Our Cuffs are Linen, and are Three Ply
Our Blossoms are Lined with Heavy Linen
and are Three Ply.
Our Back Facings are both upper and un-
der made wide, giving Strength and inish.
S~To the people that have been accas-
toned to buy materials fer shirts, and have
them made up at home. we particularly call
10 their notice Our RECIPRoClTY SuIn-. All
made but the button holes, and oaIy 81 .25
eacth, ii
j. ?. DOUGETEN's
30. EaC HVar.2ef Street.
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The following advertisement recently
appeared in q Washington newspaper !:
"Wanted-Two ladies'. attractive, to
prosecute several good bills to passage
by both Houses Of Congress. To those
who will be satisfactory liberal salary
will be paid Address w. W, City
Postofice "
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
WHY TIDES 0cCU2 LATER EACH
DAY,


As the moon reyolves around the
earth from west to easl, she advances
eastWardiy in her orbit about thirteen
degrees every twepty-four hours =
Hence, when any part of the earth, in
its revolution, comes under part of
the heavens where the moon was the
evening before, the moon is not there,
but has gone eastward thirteen degrees,
aud therefore the earth must turn en- its
axis as much longer as is necessary to
bring that part again under tho moon,
which requires generally, not always,
about fifty minutes.
The same thing occurs the next even
ing and the evening after, and thus the
moon rises most Of the year about fifty
minutes later each dag Nov, as the
tides are produced mainly by the moon,
it will at once be seen from this east
ward movement and this later rising
each day, shy they must occur about
iifty minutes later each succeeding dav.
While the lunar tide is thus daily lag
ging. the solar tide occurs at the same
time Hence these two tides aluavs
begin to separate after neT moon. being
further apart each day. until they aeain
coincide at full moon, when there is q
higher tide thar usual, called spring
tide. Then again they separate, until
new moon occurs, when they once more
unite, producing another spring tide.
1t must not be supposed that the
whole BODY Of the ocean, to its 7rc-
fonndest depths, is equally moved BY
the tides. The tides ere mainly ruper-
fetal. and except where the water is of
moderate depth the lowest parts are
only slightly disturbed bat TO what
depth the tidal current extends can
never, perhaps, be satisfactorily deter
mined The CALF stream IS about three
thonsapd feet deep, having for its bot-
tom bee OF colder rater Of various
depths. bet as ihe stresm is the result
of other causes than those that produce
the ;ides. It is nos safe to estimate the
dep;h of tie tidal currents By its own
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KEEP YOUR OWN COUNSEL.

1t is a most excellent rule in life, for
those who would keep out of trouble,
and keep themselves too out of the
reach Of injurious busybodies, to have
their eyes and ears vide open, and their
mouth shut. They may see all that is
to be seen, and hear all that is to be
heard but they need not tell to others
all that they may wish to hear. These
are schening times. People are not
what they were tw nty years ago The
struggle for life and wealth has become
so fierce and intense, as to have broken
down many of the scruples that once
governed it. Matters spoken of in con-
idence, or words dropped incautiously
in chance conversation, are not always
accorded the privacy they are entitled
to. They are too often used without
remorse, wherever they can be used to
the advantage Of one, or to the detri-
ment of another aud in this way a man
who has honest schemes ef business in
hand, or who may have the misfortune
to have unhappy secrets IN his house
mold, or in his personal circle, fre-
quently finds the world coguizant of
them ali, without scarcely knowing how
it obtained the information. An up
right, just. and honorable person, who
chances to come into possession of a
knowledge of his neighbours private
affairs, EIll lock his lips upon it, and
suffer no one else to obtain it from him.
But all men do not possess this high re-
gard for others, and the only safe rule
in dealing with such persons, and in
deed with all persons, is to keep your
own counsel-couverse freely and geni-
ally on ordinary subjects, but on grave
personal matters cultivate a careful re-
ticence If you have important bust
ness projects in hand, keep them to
yourself, or. at most, limit the know
ledge Of them to the few trusty friends
on whose discretion you can rely, a0d |
whose advice and assistance you may
need There are few successful buai-
ness men VINO do not make this an in
flexible rule 10 their operations. 1t
saves them infinite trouble, and is one
of the secrets of their success.
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No wonder Paris has the best paved
streets in the world For the pleasure
Of having them she last year expended
nearly three millions Of dollars.
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06

Think wrongly, if you please, but in
all cases think for yourself
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
ASR. NAV. 7. J JJa9ll2sg0l 9lsg0l have done
o. BOOTS, SH0Gg 4 HATS,
In MIDDLETOWN and SMYRNA,

where you can get the genuine Kip Boot full
top l9-inch leg, for S4 This is our highest
priced heavy Boot, and The best domestic Kip
Boot we can offerthe public, after having been
through all the principal shoe markets OF the
country.
We sell eide lined Kip Boot Of aedium
weight and good quality for IS Is. An l8
inch full or Russet Top Wax Kip, which is
generally sold and taken as the hest ana wears
frst-rate, for 50 so l6 inch WaS Boots from
So. so to So Boys and Youths Boots il pro-
portioa, We cell nothing but solid leather
goods and guarantee them against rips or
bursts pnlil next Spring.
Mrssrs GmFFsXBU2G and EUSgARTcK viii
Repair for US in q neat and prompt manner.
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AVERILL CHEMICAL PAINT,
TOWN AND COUNTRY PAINT,
(ReadyA yAaiiEed.)

'Blatchley's' Celebrated Cucumber Wood
Pumps and every thing in the building line.
Having made arrangements with large
wholesale dealers, shall be prepared 10 fur
nish large bills of Lumber for buildings. such
as may not have in stock, direct from whole
sale Dealers thereby securing the lowest prices
possible to be obtained
Give me a call, and get my prices, before
purchasing elsewhere. Feb Sly.
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HARD TIMES

if everybody would buy and sell on a SMALL
CASH PROFIT and thoroughly look up the
market on one or TWO selected articles and
, 1877-12-02
CRIMINAL.

| Davidson. who is accused Of the murder o1
SQUIRE Robertson, near Darlington, Was yestcr'
day removed BY the Sheriff OF Lake County
from the Chicago jail to Waukegan. His trial
will begin Monday.
Lewis F. Cummings, lawyer, WAS before
Justice DcWo1f Yesterday, charged By Mrs.
Marcia C. Palmer with getting from her note
and q mortgage, valued at about $3.50, and
refusing to return tho same to her, Ills client.
The case was continued for further hearing.
John Savage, 50 years Of age, in q ht OF
dependency, caused by difficulties with bis
children, yesterday afternoon tried to hang
himself in his barn, situated in the rear OF
Turner Hall on North Clark street. Hc was
cut down, however, in time, and was locked up
at the Chicago Avenue Station for disorder1y
conduct. =
Among the indictments returned By the Grand
jury Yesterday was one for perjury against john
Red, Martin RYAN, L. ?. HiIliard, and 4. ".
Edwards, late Of the Protection Life insurance
Company, committed Ia swearing to false state
mcnts Of tho condition OF the Company, aud
one against George Morton for murder; he was
connected with Cannon and others IN the kill
ing of William Stanley some months ago, and
and has but recently been apprehended.
Justice Summerdeld yesterday held the fol
lowing: Herman Hensler, John Dcvcrau1, Will
Powell, James Field, 500 each or leave town;
Henry T. Howe, shooting at Constable D. 5.
writ at M. 1123 Indiana avenue, $500 to the
Criminal Court; Bel Eyste,, I1sking threats to
Kill +. e. Smith, $500 to the 5th; Mary Green.
larceny of shawl from the store of
Field, Letter 4 Co., $500 to the Criminal Court;
S. IL. Swift, larceny Of q coat from A. Andrews.
, 1877-12-02
r MspS' H00Nc

When the telegraph announced the discovery
OF Prof. Hall that our ncighboring planet had
two satellites, and the dispatch was read tha
next morning At 100D American breakfast
tables, what think you was the effect upon the
hearersa Some colloquv similar to the follow
in@ was sure to occur: ssMars has two moous,
hey? Pass me the milk. Kitty. Strange, isn't
it, that astronomers never saw them before.
Another chop, please. I wonder what they'll
discover next! These corn-cakes arc excellent.
What's the latest from Enropc!" We have be-
come SO accustomed to startling discoveries and
announcements, that we take them as matter
Of course. Even truth must appear In flaming
colors to make herself seen. The virtues Of
DR.. Picrce's Golden Medical Discovery md
Pleasant Purgatire Pellets have been tested in
10000 households, whose inmates will tell rou
that they consider the discovery and tntroduc-
tion OF these remedies OF far greater importance
to tile world tll1n the moons Of Mars.
SHlrMAN, ILL.,, June Is, 1876.
Or. 4. p Pierce, BHTu!o, ". r.:
DEAR SIR: Last fail our daughter-aged 49,.
was last sinking with consumption. Different
physicians had pronounced her case incurablc.
obtained one-half dozen bottles Of your Golden
Medical Discovery. She commenced improving
at oncc, and is now as hardy as pine knot,
Yours respectfully,
Rev. ISAAC n. AUGUSTINE.
, 1877-12-02

Women can't read boys nature as men can,
and they might as we'll own it up THE Sibley-
street mother who yesterday sent her boy to a
drugstore with bottle and a sealed note imag~
fned that Sue was sharper than the serpent's
tooth when she wrote to the druggist: ssSend
me half q pint Of port-wine, and write on the
label, r. W.-Poison.' The druggist fol-
lowed orders, aud, when the boy got outside,
he tore off the wrapper and read the label
along; t'wonder what that isl P. " doesn't
stand for bed-bugs, aud I know It.; and it
doesn't mean rats, either. P. ". can't be hair
dye, nor sca1prwash, and TN going to touch my
tongue to it.''
touched Il tsted SO go9a thdt ne ook
the Gon1 entered Iumber-ya1d and 2. U.'d
tie contents Of that bottle till only gill WAS
left. Then one 81 The lada ran hazke &fter =
, 1877-12-02

! Effort to Get Him 1ndicted-Both Sides o
| the Story-A1r. Furber's Friends Say It I.
Movement by Enemies Of the Universal
Company.
4Nf,o FORK Tribune, Nor %.
A representative Of the Committee Of policy
holders Of the North American e-Insurance
Company, who waited upon District-Attornry
Phelps Oh Wednesday for the purpose OF asking
him to take action for the indictment Of Il. j.
Furber, went to Albany Wednesday night, to
confer with the Insurance Superintendent. Alr.
Phelps says that lie is not at liberty to speak
at present on the subject, but it has been
learned that he has asked the Insurance
Department for all the facts pertaining to the
statements made by the officers Of the North
America Life-Insurance Company to the De-
partment, and the relation which these state
ments bore to the actual condition OF the Com
pany. according to The DEVELOPMENTS that hare
since taken place. In making the report Of the
North Americas affairs to the State Deput-
ment, in January, 1871: the officers, it is alleged,
swore that the Company had a surplus of S151,-
94033, aud possessed cash in bunk amounting
to SG9O,0O0 At that time the tom pany, it is
now alleged, was insolvent, SG50, 600 OF the as
sumed assets consisting OF = check borrowed fur
the occasion from the Commercial Warehouse
Company.
It is claimed by Mr.. Furber's friends that the
primary oD1ecL OIL Lie present movement ag2ltlSt
him IS to prevent, if possible, the reor1aniza-
tion Of the Universal Life Company. Already
more than onc-half the policv-hol'lers OF that
Company have given their assent to the scalin1.
oil their policies to one-haif their face value, aud
Mr.. Furber's friends say that the enemies Of the
Compan7 have become alarmed at the prospect
of an early resumption OF business by the Gni
Fersal These friends cmphatically deny the
story that $3.50, 900 was borrowed OF the Com
mercial Warehouse Company, and say that the
total amount OF money reported ~ Mr.. Fusber
to the Department as in bank was actually on
hand, as can be shown By vouchers and receipts in
his possession. They also claim that Mr.. Fur
ber reduced the liabilities Of the Company $780,
600 to $4,000 during the tine he had control
Of it, and that all of his transactions in the man
agencnt Of the Company were strictly lcgiti-
mate, and will bear the closest scrutiny.
Mr. Furber was at his usual place in the Office
Of the Universal Life Company yesterday. lie
stated to Tribune reporter that he knew noth-
ing Of the charges against him, nor Of the re-
port that he was to be indicted for alleged per-
jury in making his statement OF thecondltion Ut
the North American Lie, except what he had
read in the papers. He declined to make any
statement regarding the matter until be knew
more about the actual charges. II any, against
him.
, 1877-12-02

| A'tA "A1'
uSm g & S9y; l 9'seTvs ~ me sporting CO!
tracE crookeJncs, 10 be bricf Az Wnv dun't yo
give billiard news? it seems you have cn,lTc
fslocd tlaC game. news of Witch during the wiute
lionhs would, ID II; opinion oe g acceEIable Is t
'o' '4'o* 'ne''sente 4'o'e 'eieFseo so' b'lLi@Nns.
reporter OF thls paper was, only lew day
| ago, referring to the past Of 'tthe gentlemen:
game y in the presence of one of the oldtime con
n,,,1 ~ 1Ae sn1 r1oi7"p VI s"e e,a'e "ael
''se eA"p'ayce broke ont INTO an explanation ol
what the matter was ''Why,'' aaii he, - we used
ia huye good times and lot; of finn Among M r.
o,ro n,T;,1 t,oa. Ers.nh,,.. .,,, h. w. -,
sers. "a...t .no7s e'ae ne.e w nau
rlsht here AepeVltt' ana Coons, anu snyder, and
Khines, and Ecrmculen, and Parker, and Hona-
tho1n I'D ~. n,,da o,r MN. ,,.+c,,as naa va
1ne1l' "no 'Aauo wa ,@,'s 'a,s' n a4a we
played our little games, aud had all the fun we
wanted, until those Frenchnlen spoiled every
thing, Before thai tie rooms did well, and the
hovs ,f,ved ctevr- v,mc and ,vr MI cniov-d onr.
oo,s . t,.aa "1 W. ~. ~ oul
selves, Well. then there came along Carme, and
pool and the BOYS got wild for that, and Of course
th.r hurt tbe ro-,i.r oen,r ,rhcn 7,ndo,nho ba
snow,i M ,Sith RI. u,;f- nr,v.fevar sba ,.ss snJ
tiev set n,, ~ 1iarlz strrct And nnt i,"r ftnr
sa;, carve t:nrn;er .ns hs ,y;fn fcnJ n;re 1c,1
hshnycJ woman M sae ~ wss1 ami thrv "s. 81,
m IN rasniir street md wa warn Iyad ~
IN n,uch G,e,, IN fart Fam thur t;,,,a
f,ijca1o Hesf we couid ever do wa, IN nPPt m"
othrr Frenchnan. Cyriitc Dion. to niay PnrRer Tor
tnr ch.mn;nnshn which he rot n,yay fran stiIi M
othrr Errrchman Rut,inhf Nnty Who ,ns snan
snv nroancrtW from thnf d,v tn rh;es ~ 80 cnn.sa
ali these Frenchn.1 ran awmy. and then WHIST lii
, 1877-12-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


I 1F,r+ ~ ~, ar+-.t.. 1
-hoss u .no outgoing commissioners Wer
around yesterday to draw their per diem.
A Adiscount Of 20 cents On the dollar xvos ,-os
| +c,aov ne;d n eocnra +ho .aa, "1' ses
| -. e1e e"en on count
o14eA'
The trial of Alexander Huhp. for the occ
dental killing of a 1fft,p oir1 -, r,,.,- .Na:
J,,lv has han en- fo~ ~, e., W e'a'A SLICE
''' '.1 .Ne 1'IA iHss'
lne seutenc'n& OIL Inc prisoners convicted
uur'ng november WAS yesterday postponed I'LL
] til tomorrow on account OF the rush of 9TH.
business. '1
The trial of .aoroo F,~o. , ..,. ..,
| h;ny f2ronror ~ boo;Ss " auu o1ners, lor TOD
Gr7n;no, r';,,rt ~ .,ss assnuc, occupied TIL
trvnn ~ the ;nrv a'n "a ,sss1cIoa!. Tue case wa
WIZ tne Ia lI =. lase hour IN Toe Afternoon
n,,t roanhe1 ~. q a,"9 tnat Il Ferulct VA
he ratnrneI +g.wo e1"cA Sealeo verdict sho4lt
0 tAo"'
There was another caucus Of the Republican
| members Of the Board Yesterday. the ohicc
this time being to arrange the Committees ar,j
nth;,u ,pn ,s Az ptefohase among their friends
hcrnnse tI,a 'nsat;n; n.u" ,a y; "nat was done
tlose who ass,Imed ~ n"i a,r sesletiy pslvate ou
that ,1amcs Rnot ,,a, taao m.,o" eser{'nlng sele
! rnuntr ,t,ornav Nna ofsI of H. aElseu upon 1ol
during the ar fhat Gaor4. u MrirS aGn,ec
agreed nnon ~ Conntv aSena 7ou Ae1u n.u oeel
"''N 10 eooutS Asent'
Some weeks ago the County Board granted
the states Attorney authority to employ anoth
er assistant, and since then Mr. Mills has beer
6esieged on every street-corner for the position
From the dozens Of applicants for the place he
Yesterday selected George 4. Il. Baker: Mr.
bnker has for number Of years been connected
with the city press, and has employed his spare
moments i'll studying law, and was admitted to
tue Bar some months aro. He Is roung man
OF more than ordinary ability, and his selection
Tor the position is regarded as good one.