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Middletown transcript., 1878-03-23
EAsToN DISTRICT
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Smyrna, T H Haynes; Smyrna Circuit, P
II Rawlins; Townsend, J H Wiley; Apo
ouinimink, ] Shilling; Middletown, 7 E Mar
tindale; Odessa, B Merritt; Cecilton and St.
Paul's, E P Aldred; Galena, Bryan !;
Milling.on, T Williams; Stillpond, L B
Newman; Masseys to be supplied; Chester
town, W Hutchin Kent, Jewell and J
Mex. Brewington; SudlersviIle, W B Gregg
and L E Andrews; Church Hill, E Davis ;
CentreviIle, C W Prettyman; Queenstown, T
E Bell: Kent Island, G W Burke; Easton, T
L Tomkinson St. Michael's, R H Adams; ;
Royal Oak, J NJ Collins; Talbot, 1 Hofteck-
er; Lippe, W NJ Warner; HiIlsborO', F 9
McSorley; Greensboro A Brindle; Kings
Creek, E H Miller enton, J E Smith; Mary
del " McFarlane
Middletown transcript., 1878-03-23

BY consent we refer TO the following gen
tlemen
Ex-Gov Ponder, Cbas. B. Lore, Attorney,
McLear 4 Kendall, Prof Harkness, A. A. Ca
pele, of Capelle Bro, Geo. W. Vernon, Edi-
Tor Of Republican, Hart & Bro, Pork Packers,
Wilmington, Del; J. @. McNaughlon, Swim
ker & Beggs, James T. Stewart, Commission
Merchants. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. sept22-6m
Middletown transcript., 1878-03-23

HOUSEKEEPERS' LINENS, &c.
Faraid IFls9 @nd Flemish finaa. From 22c 10 81 AS
Pillow and Bolster 4S-incR 4S-incR From
45-inch
Linens, 50-inch 80 cents
54-inch
IRISH and Belgian 64-inch Upwards.
9O-INCH A DOLLAR
IRISH SHEETING A YARD.
BARNESLEY SHEBTlNGS, I
IRISH SHEETINGS, Unusually
SCOTCH SHEETINGS, Low Prices.
FLEMISH SHEETINGS,
OUR OWN IMPORTATION From 62c to
TABLE LINEN, S-4 WIDE. three dollars
VERY FINE GOODS. yard
TABLE LINEN BY THE YARDl From 25c
GA, IA, s-4, 9-4 lO-4.
LOOM DICE AND DAMASK. Upward.
HANDSOME DAMASK SETS, Cheaper
Table Cloths d Napkins to match, than
from yds to yds long, Irish, ever
Barnsley, French. Germsn. Before.
Beautiful Napkins from SOC doz TO S24.
Full sized French Napkins, reduced from
Sc TO S4 So
Complete Stock of TOWELS &c UP.
DamaSk and Huck TOWELS l0c UP.
Towels Barnsley, TOWELS lie UP.
Irish, Scotch, French, TOWELS l2c UP.
German, &c, &c. TOWELS lac UP.
EVERY HOUSEKEEPER WILL NOW DO
WELL TO CONE AND EXAMINE
LINENS AND PRICES.
Getting these goods direct from the manu-
factories in Ireland and elsewhere, and avoid
ing all extra costs we are able to make very
low prices.
Embroideries and ibbons.-Large lot Col
ored Embroideres, one, two and three scol-
lops, in
Navy Blue, Black, Brown and Red
Narrow Patterns, 6 to Sc.
Medium Patterns, 9 to lac
Wide Patterns, Is TO 25c.
Guipure and Duchess Embroideries, in
beautiful assortment.
The RIBBON DEPARTMENT has been
greatly improved, and the stock is. wonder
fully choice and desirable.
AI-sik French Imported Sash Ribbons, in
all the beautiful spring shades, at the follow
ing prices
inches wide 40c per yard worth 75c.
inches wide, see per yard worth 81 co.
inches wide, 6Oc per yard worth ST 25.
inches wide 75c per yard worth 81 so.
The colorS are perfect, and they are made
of the best quality of French Silk.
We open new and complete line of Satin
Ribbons, in all widths, in two colors, the very
latest. Also, Satin and Watered Gros Grain
Satin and GFos Grain in the newest Paris
spring colors.
We have opened new line of all-sil k
heavy Gros Grain Ribbons, manufactured
expressly for us, which are OF superb quality
a full stock of Fancy Broca e Persian and
Fringed-edged Ribbons. An entirely new
article.
SUITS AND CLOAKS.
Stuff and Silk Costumes from $40 to $50.
S35 Suits reduced to S22.
$50 Suits reduced to S35.
SlS Suits reduced TO $40.
Sc Coats reduced from SI2.
Sl2 80 Goats reduced from S25.
Splendid Bargains in this Section.
UPHOLSTERY GOODS.
We have from 400 to 500 pairs Lace Cur
tains, regular makes Many Of the lots have
been largely reduced.
Regular S25 Curtains reduced to S18
Regular $50 Curtains reduced to Sl4.
Regular Sl2 80 Curtains reduced to So so.
Regular $40 Curtains reduced to Sc 50.
We commend these quotations to the care
ful consideration of the people, who will find
on visiting US, that we have only given half
of the list of attractions of this Advance Sale.
Middletown transcript., 1878-03-23
DOVER DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder.

Hough, Presiding Elder.
Dover, W P Davis Leipsic and Raymond $,
IN Foreman Camden, W F Talbot, James
Hubbard Wyoming, D W C McIntire; Eel
ton, J W Pierson; Frederica, J E Mowbray
Barrett Chapel, " Corkran; Milford, Y
smith; Harrington, A W Milby, " E Rob
binson Lincoln, G S Conaway; Glendale,
V Gray; Georgetown, W J Hammersley ;
Milton, R W Todd; Lewes, W E England ;
Millsboro, w W Redman; Bridgeville, 7 )
Van Burkalow, c Hill Seaford, Il Colclazer /;
fredericksburg, W Merrill; Galestown, J
Carroll; Dorchester, Robinson, Kirby !;
Cambridge. J T Otis; Beckwith's and Sped
don's 7 E Terry; Church Creek, " NJ Green F;
Woodlandtown, to be supplied; Hooper 5
Island, to be supplied; J N Williams, Confer
ence Academy.
Middletown transcript., 1878-03-23
SALISBURY DISTRICT.
Nm Browne. Presididing Elder

n VI DIUWHt; I IVoIuIuIHS I1IORSI'
Salisbury, W W W Wilson; Frultland,
All O'B 'Brien; Delmar, T R Creamer; Laurel
7 S Williams; Lewisville, R Roe; Bethesda
to be supplied; Parsonsburgr 7 J Prettyman
Gumboro, E 4 Hynson; Frankford, E +
Nelson Roxana, Dare; Berlin, G. W Will
cox; Snow Hill, G Fosnocht and v Steph
enson Chincoteague. to be supplied New
town, I D Ayers; Accomac, v J Duhada
way Crisfeld. A. Stengle; Asbury, q "
Townsend; Annamessex, S. T. Gardner
Fairmount " l Balm; Princess Anne, R {
Jones and Stephenson Dec Island, A
Arters Hollands Island, ] WOOL, Quantico
] Conner Sharptown, T Il Harding.
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some charitable purpose. But should
that recalcitrant spouse be caught she
proceeds to freeze to his right ear, and in
case of obduracy on his part begins to
sound the tocsin for assistance. The
skirmish line closes up, The column in
reserve puts up its knitting-work and ad-
vances to the corner pump. If the in
jured lady meets with any insult or op-
position the offending parties suffer sum-
mary vengeance as they attempt flight.
Meekness and docility on the part of the
husband and his confreres, on the other
hand, is responded to by the vigilants
with gentleness and ice cream and per-
chance tea-party, closing with a ball
and a new departure on the highway of
domestic bliss. So far the Married
Woman's Vigilance Committee, of Vir-
ginia City, has proved one of the most
brilliant successes of the age in which
we live.
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wilderment, relief and delight on his
face.
''Lily, is that true ! You had no idea
Of throwing me over.P
Aad Lily, altogether regardless of Mr..
Delareher's presence, put her hands on
his arm and nestled up to him loE-
ingly.
"Oh, John, you dear, foolish old dar-
ling If you only knew how love you,
you would never hurt me by asking such a
cruel question /! 1t is much more likely
you will throw me oyer'
And he kissed her, and begged her par
don, and Mr.. Delarcher's, and promised
never to be so foolishly jealous and mis-
trustful again.
Nor was he; not even when Mrs. Glen
ham danced three waltzes at their wedding
with handsome Marry Marion-for there
was a light in her blue eyes when she
sought her husbands and cadence in her
voice when she spoke to him, and gen.
eral way she had which was proof positive
where her heart was.
And he never regretted the day he first
loved her. And she is a happy, CHEEKY
joyous little wife, who real zes daily
what treasure she has in her fond hus
band.
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In an article on the influence of foreign

In an article on the influence of foreign
ingredients upon the physical properties
of steel, one of the technical journals states
that, by securing the proper relative pro-
portions of carbon, phosphorus, silicon,
and manganese, steel of great softness
and strength can be obtained, while the
same percentage of phosphorus in an ordi-
nary steel would have indicated very differ
ent properties-that is-would have been
quite worthless. There can no longer be
much doubt that manganese exerts upon
steel body-giving, toughening influence,
as well as neutralizing effect upon the
hardening or cold-shortening due to phos-
phorus. In thelight. of recent investiga-
tions of this matter, well-known metal
lurgist has expressed the opinion that the
time is possibly not far away when many
rich deposits of ore, now deemed worthless,
will find ready utilization.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-05

STOWY OF A PARROT.

Exaggerated ideas OF the intelligence
of parrots have been entertained by
some, who, misled by the amusing ap-
positeness with which they often utter
the sentences they have learned to
speak, have too hastily concluded that
they understand the meaning OF what
they say. There is, indeed, well known
and often repeated story of a parrot in
Brazil which excited much speculation
200 years ago, and which Locke thought
worthy of place in the minds of a grave
philosophical discussion in his Essay on
the Human Understanding, which has
been regarded as indicating something
of this kind; but it is not more wonder
full than many other trustworthy anec-
dotes of parrots, which may easily be ex-
planned by supposing these birds to pos
sess-as they certainly do possess, in
common with many other animals
memory and association of ideas. Locke
quotes the story from Sir William lem
ple's Memoirs of what passed in Chris
tendon from 1872 to 1879. Sir William
Temples says: ~ had mind to know
from Prince Maurice's own mouth the
account of common bat much credited
story that had heard so often from
many others of an old parrot he had in
Brazil, during bis government there,
that spoke and asked and answered
questions like reasonable creature; 80
that those of his train there generally
concluded it to be Mitchery, or posses
sion.' He accordingly asked Prince
| Maurice about the matter, who told him
that having heard of the parrot, he sent
for it; and that when it was brought
into the room where he was, with a great
many Dutchmen about him, it present
ly exclaimed: what company Of white
men are here" They asked what ii
thought that man was, pointing to the
Prince. The parrot answered: "Some
general or other?" When they brought
it close to him, he asked: "Whence
come your" 1t answered: "From Marin
man, TIE Prince then said: "Tc
whom do you belong2" The parrot re-
piled: "To Portuguese" "The
Prince asked: "What do you do thereT
The parrot said: Il look after tht
chickens" The Prince laughed, an(
said: "You take care of the chickens? |?
The parrot replied: ''Yes; and know
we'll enough how to do it," and begal
to cluck like hen calling chickens
The parrot appears only to have been
well-trained bird, accustomed to sa.
certain things, and ready to say them
but them only, on occasion such as aros
from the presence of the Prince and hi
attendants and the questions addressed
to it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-05

IT is now proposed to save timber and
piles from the ravages of teredo and other
marine insects that are so destructive, by
wrapping the material with burlaps or
suitable fbrous fabric, previously satur-
ated with asphaltum, coal tar, petroleum,
or other bituminous preservative sub
stance-the fibre serving as band to re-
tain the preservative in place. 1t has been
noticed that as long as the bark remains on
apple, it will not usually be attacked by the
enemies in question; but the action of the
water, the chatting by vessels, &C., serve
to abrade the pile sooner or later, after
which it is Immediately infested. The Gov
ing proposed will, tits claimed, protect the
bark from injury, and impart o pressrva-
tive quality to the timber. e..
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VIRGINIA CITY WIVES.

The married ladies of Virginia City
have organized a Vigilance Committee.
The object of the organization is to keep
husbands away from gambling saloons
and other unmarital places of resort; and,
if need be, to arrest them in the act and
nut them under domestic restraint for the
time being. Their raids or attacks upon
the hostile ranches are made with good
degree of military precision. When a
forlorn wife asks the aid of the Commit
tee to restore her recusant husband to his
domestic duty, detachment is detailed
of sufficient numerical strength to lay
siege to the enemy's stronghold. The
main body is held in reserve at some con
venient point within supporting distance
while body of skirmishers are sent Out
under the immediate command OF the
aggrieved wife, These skirmishers are
planted, so to speak, at all points ol
egress, while the wife, as forlorn hope
makes dash into the citadel IN search
ef her truant husband. Should she bt
unsuccessful in her search, she, with
facility that is easily acquired by the av
erage American female, at once converts
hs1self into a book agent or a solicitor to-
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vanitns vanitatuIn.

Apoor, poor fellow, very good fellow,
Went maunderlng by the sea,
Looking at times to tho starry heaven
At times to the wild waves free;
And said to himself, wise-looking,
'I'G know the eternal plan;
I'd solve the riddle Of fortune,
The meaning OF God and man."
And a voice came out of the darkness,
Out perchance from his soul
"Thou fool wouldst ladle the ocean
Into the rim Of bowlf
youldst make thine eye the circle
OF all that the worlds contain,
Or gather the stars in chalics
No bigger than thy brainP"
Out of the dark came brightness,
And a second voice replied
"Forgive me, oh, forgive me,
Ny arrogance and pridel
Wisdom is born Of folly,
And folly from wisdom grows;
And he is the wisest of men,
Who knows how little lie knows"
-Belgraui
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WITHIN the past two weeks nine GRIM
inals have been legally executed in the
United States, and great many more
are billed, to use a theatrical expression,
to appear in the same melancholy role at
future dates. In view of the increase i'll
executions, and in consideration also of
the awkward manner IN which they are
generally conducted, it seemsas if there is
really a necessity in this country for an
official hangman, who, with the advan-
tages of study and experience, would be
enabled to assist fellow mortal at his final
taking off without that delay and bung-
ling with which such affairs are 80 often
attended. The city of London, England,
employs professional hangman at sal,
airy of $25 per week. In addition to this
he oficiates at most of the provincial
hangings, for which he charges sum
varying from $3.50 to $500 and irst-class
travelling expenses, so that he il
really man of some note il
that Kingdom. Although executions dc
not occur with such frequency as they
did in the days of his old-tlmc predeces
sors, when the hangman was the busies
man in the country, his salary goes on al
the same, and he is prepared to do hi
duty when called upon in manne
which is at least humane, if not artistic
The accounts of the executions Of SOM
men in the United States are more horri
flying than the tales Of the crimes whicl
they expiate, and they certainly call il
very strong language for an improve
ment in our mode Of execution.
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THE man who is anxious to buy farm
out West and grow up with the country,
will have an opportunity at Central City,
Nebraska, July 10Th. The lands of the
Pawnee Reservation, the finest in the
S.Ate, and containing two hundred and
scyenty-eight thousand acres, will be sold
AT that time. The appraisement was
made at from ~ so per acre upwards.
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STERNE was not so stern as his name
implies. at is sweet" he says, "to feel
by what fne-spun threads our affections
are drawn together" Those words were
10 doubt written in the solitude of his
study, but they were inspired some pleas
ant summer evening when he sat up with
his girl.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-05

THE Khedive of Egypt signifies his de-
sire to abdicate, or rather to retire on an
annuity, and he even intimates chat if
England is inclined she can name HIS sue
ces5or. 1t would be much better to give
the United States this opportunity. Of
the several hundred thousand hungry
officc-seekers in this country, some one
would certainly make a proper khediye.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-05

THERE was a singular want of great
speeches by great men on the Fourth OF
July. Interest centered mainly in the
horses.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-05

THE President in an interview yester-
day at Wilkesbarre, Pa, expressed the
opinion that the Potter investigation was
originated and carried out by Republi-
cans.
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A dog-owner of New York writes to the
Sun: "The account Of the murder of the
poor dogs that appeared in your columns to-
day will forever haunt me- Might we not
as well kill all horses and other animals?'
1t is plain that New York ought to have !,
fool-killer as we'll as dog-killer. 1t would
at least relieve the Suns columns of such
maudlin idiocy.
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LORD RoSsMoRE, Derrick Warner,
William Westuna is only one man, but
he is probably man enough to take charge
of Miss Benefits fortune of $4,000 900,
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No NEED TO send man as Consul to
some hot climate now. A healthy heat
can be found almost anywhere.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-05

THE King distanced the Queen, and
the owners of the royal pair distanceo
about thirty thousand spectators.
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THE STAR,
root Cincinnati q

CAN any one tell what has become of
Montgomery Blair?
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ANOTHER milestone in the history of
the country now glimmers in the past.
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Daily, except Sunday
Leave O. II. u D. Depot: 1858 Il IN, 6:1s m,
Leave Robb's CWestwoodl, 5:4s an. 1898 IN
1898 D m, 3 :53 p IN. sos p m. -i - ...
Leave Brighton. 6:43a m, 9:oSaln, POS, m5:1s
pm, 64:3pm.
Sunday trains
Leave Robb's Cwcstwood), s;Ss a m, 1923 m,
1923 M 2:03 p IN, 4;53 m, and 6:3 8 pm.
Leave Brighton, 9.S3 IN, II :0S am, LIS prn,
23S p IN, SOB p m, 7l3 m.
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BALTIaoRKA 4 OHIO, VIA PARKERsBuRs.

The 8:08 a. m, and 1858 p IN. trains eonnect
Jackson and Portsmouth.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-27
FIFTH EDITION.
-FOUR HUNDRED VOTES STOLEN
AT KEY WEST

The following extract is from a letter
written Immediately after the Returning
Board of Flordida had done its work
The letter was addressed by a leading
Cuban in Key West to the editor of a
Cuban paper in New York;
"We have just received two kilograms
from Tallahassee, one written by GOWN
to Horsman, and the other by Wickes to
me, in which they tell us that Louisiana
and Florida have gone Republican. Our
Joy is immense, because on these States
depended, asa you know, the triumph of
the good cause
"You will have learned how Cespedes,
who was beaten here by &c votes, due TO
the votes of the Cuban Democrats-who
polled l43 votes against him-has trium-
phed, thanks to IA trick of mine, for / an
nulled ballot box of which | was in
spector, which contained over 400 Demo-
cratic votes.
Communicate these advices TO our
good friends of the Lincoln Club in the
name of the Cuban Republicans of Key
West 1--WE are over 800, and rely upon
the friendship of yours truly,
JUAN VI. REYES"
The GOWN mentioned in this letter is
Manuel Gown, the forger. He arranged
things for the Hayes fraud among the
Cuban voters of Southern Florida, and
has since been appointed by Hayes
United States Counsel at Leghorn.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-27
THIRD EDITION..
Our New Castle Letter.
NEW CASTLE, April %.

NEW CASTLE, April 20.
This evening the Pioneer Corps of st
Mary's church of your city, will give a
dramatic exhibition in the Court House.
Brian OLinn and the Stage Stru, k
Darkey together with other specialities
will be offered. From the reputation
which has proceeded them we feel salts
fed they will be well received.
The streets in the western portion of
this city are in need of repairs and the
establishing of grades Buildings are
going up very rapidly and the property
owners are complaining, and very justly
in consequence of not being able to get
the grade proper elevation for their
buildings and sidewalks.
Delaware street from Fifth to Sixth
streets should be curbed, but here again
there is no grade established.
During the past week some tramps
have been breaking open and taking up
their quarters in the row of houses on
Clayton street, north of Ninth. The
police have been on the lookout for them
and should they be detected, quarters
will be furnished them by the county.
The market yesterday morning " as a
delusion and missioner, 1t is the duty
of our City Fathers to do something
towards removing this eyesore from this
city. Either tear it down or put in repair
Yesterday was gala occasion at our
schools. Interesting exercises were the
,rder of the day, and a visit from the
Board of Education, it being the closing
of the winter session. A weeks vaca-
ton will now be taken,
Mr.. James Grears, of Middletown, is
to-day filling the position Of telegraph
operator at the depot, during the absence
of Mr.. ID. II Mackey.
Last evening quite a sensation was
created along Union and adiacc Mt streets
by several young men anXiously inquir-
ing for team which they had left stand
ing on the street. The only fixed fact
in their possession wasthat the horse and
wagon were left standing headed toward
Delaware street, in the course of an hour
all turned up right. 1t had merely stray.
ed away in quest of few mouthfuls OF
praSS.