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Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31
MrDDLrrowS, DEL, April 10th, 1878.
Knlton. Whqnn / Co., GenlIemen !:

Gentlemen:
Maryland Being
by the side Of the higher
Phosphate by
dollars and the other oy-ee NO
this
YOUR Acd Phosphate ewip produce wheat snpo
hi emanuf firm in the United States d. p"0o'
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AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

PENINSULA AGRIcULTURAL& PoMoLoGIcAL As
soClATION.-Rul. R. Cochran, President and
Chairman of Board Of Managers; j. B. Nau-
dain, Secretary. Fourth Annual Fair will he
kAid on the ID, Sd, 4th and 5th days of.Octo-
biar, 1878.
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Their evidence is convincing.
NEAR Mr. PLEASANT, DEL, April 22d, 1878
r most prominent farmers.

Aesrs.F alton Co.. GHHtmsH-
"Add
2tonsw
should
tunlharv
fall. Very Respectfully JOHN A JONES
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IKN1nurs an pYTHIAS

DAMON LODGE, No. u Meets every Friday
evening at o'clock. Lodge room in the
Fowt Hall.
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GooD SAMARITAN LODGE, Nos. Meets every
Thursday evening at d o'clk. Lodge Room
in Cochran Hall, No. 2, Cochran Square.
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SUMMIT BRIDGE, DEL, April 18th, 1878.

KaHon,R Rhann S Co, Gentlemen: toA g.. H..
For years Phosphate with good results both tor Th
nssd Tuly your ]. ELLISON
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DIRECTORS OF TOWN HALL co.
JIM. Cox, Pres; Samuel Pennington, Sec.i
]. R. Hall, Treas; R. A. Cochran, Jas. Gull
bertson, JAS H. Scowdrick, VIM. B. Barr.
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NOTARY PUBLIC.
John A. Reynolds.
RnARDO OF EDUCATION.
OFFICERS OF CITIZENS NATL
RANK

DIREcToRs Clayton, B. Gibbs, b
RIGGS, John A. Reynolds, James Culbert-
son, E. G. Fenimore, NJ. E. Walker, J. B.
Cazier, Joseph Biggs.
PRESIDENT Henry Clayton,
CAsHIER.-J. R. Hall.
TELLER.-John s. Crouch.
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DaELAWARE RAILROAn

Pas4enger trains going North leave at 7.54
u .20 am and BIG P m; going South at
lO.4Of a m, 2.os and -77..ss m.
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STAGE LINES.

STAGE LINES.
Stage for Odessa, with U. s. Mail, leaves
shortly after arrival of the 1912 am and Z .38
mail trains.
Stages for Warwick, Sassafras and Cecilton
leave shortly after arrival Of the lO.42 m
train.
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POST OFFICE.

il~f OOA VI
'0FFIcE HoURs.-Opens at 80 m and
! closes at p m every day except Sunday
= Mails for the North close at 7l5 m, and
300 m.
! Mail for the South closes at 10 10 a
Mails for Odessa close at 1923 a m and 80
m.
Mails for Warwick, Sassairas and Cecilton
close at 1923 m.
D. L. DUNNING, P. N.
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Henry Clayton or ~ r. B4ggS M
JosephH HnnSOn,M DeLGWGe
Gime Oables.
PHILADELPHIA, VII .ELNGTON AM
BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
r. - ,.as rEszzzAszzE5
Del. Division Time Table.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
NoRTHwARD.
SOUTHWARK

0N and after Monday, NAY 18th, 1878, Sundays
" excepted Trains will leave as follows 2 Z.
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DIAMOND STATE BRASS BAND.
tMeetsfor practice every Monday evening at
8 io'clockA
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For Rent.

E'OT II6uI.
T7HE NEAT, COMMODIOUS and central
II located STORE ROOM, under the
Town Haii. nov occupied by US. Being about
% reaoxe into our new building we viii rent
tke ahoFe on very reasonable terms. Posses
eion given 81 The 25th Of August, 1878.
mus VIII. MOORE 4 CO.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-03-30
Texas Camels.

As is pretty geherally known, says
the Sherman Daily Courier, there is a
camel ranch in Bastrop County, which
has been in existence some 20 years, and
furnished many menageries with these
ungainly beasts for exhibition. The
Hampstead Messenger of Thursday re-
ports another shipment of carload of
10 camels from Elgin, a railroad station
this side of Austin, under charge of Mr..
E. Lanfear, who is taking them to
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, where they are
to be added to the attractions of tray
cling menagerie. The Messenger briefly
repeats the history of camel breeding in
Texas:
These camels are the progeny of those
brought into Texas about 20 years ago,
with the expectation that they would be
used for transportation on the staked
plains and other desert regions about
the time of the Mormon rebellion.
They were landed Galveston, but the
chances of employing them protitably
for army purposes failed, and they were
sold They moved somewhat like the
elephant won in the rattle to the first
purchasers, but finally fell into the
hands of NJ. ID. Mather, of Elgin, who
now owns the whole herd, about so in
number. Every year sales are made of
the increase, which is usually about 10,
to the various showmea of the country.
The price they bring is from $3.50 to
$500 each, at from two to five wears of
age. MIR. Lanfear says:
"They are no more trouble to raise
than horses or cattle. The coils for the
first three or four days are rather ten
der and require close attention, but
after that take their chanches with the
herd. They feed on cactus and brush,
eschewing all grasses that horses and
cattle eat, if the favorite cactus can be
had. The females, with proper care,
give a colt every year, and the price at
which they are sold, the ease with which
they are raised, their extreme docility,
and the adaptibility of our climete to
their nature, would seem to indicate that
camel-raising is profitable business in
Texas" MIR. Lanfear says there is one
camel in the herd that has Travelled 80
miles between sun and sun, and that
most any well broke camel is good for
more than 100 miles in day.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-03-30
HOrnless Cattle.

In California and elsewhere the
uselessness of horns on cattle in
a domesticated state is being
urged by some writers. Mr. William
Clark, now of Denver, Colorado, but
formerly of Wayne County, n. Y, bred
a herd of hornless cattle while residing
in the latter locality, and is quite enthu-
siastic on the subject. He predicts that
the time will come when all domestic
cattle will be reared without horns. His
herd was bred from horned cows and
horrless bulls. He claims the following
merits for ''critters" of the new pat
term
/. Horns were given to cattle TO be
used in iighting-to enable them to de-
fend themselves against dangerous enc
mics. For this purpose they are of val
ne upon wild cattle. Domestic cattle
have no valuable use for them.
2. The horns upon domestic cattle are
used mostly in goring and injuring each
other. All injuries TO animals are paid
for in their diminished growth, or di-
minished flesh, or increased amount of
food consumed. rsaG l.e
8. Horns are n mere dead weight
upon the heads of the cattle, and the
expense OF carrying them about and
warming and supplying their waste is
paid for in the food consumed or the
diminished weight OF the animal.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-03-30

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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-03-30
Cruelty to Live Stock.

Before the House Committee on Ag-
riculture, engaged in considering the
bill for the prevention of cruelty to an
imals, MIR. Prince, of Worcester, Mass,
professional philanthropist, made
some rather sensational statements as
to the cruelties practiced in Chicago.
He denounced the provisions of the bill
relating TO palace ears, stating that in
recent trip to Chicago he convinced
himself of their wOrthlessness. Dealers
told him that stock sold for % cents
hundred less for being carried on these
cars. He said:
81 have seen cows that have been 40
hours on the railroad without water at
the Chicago Stock-yards, permitted to
stand six hours longer without being
watered. The owners stated that they
would not water the cattle until they
found out whether they could sell them,
and John Sherman, in charge of the
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-03-30
A Tramp's Gratitude.

About two years since a tramp applied
to lady on Jefferson Street for work
She very kindly furnished him with
work, and, finding him a good hand,
used her influence with her friends, who
also gave him employment. This was
the starting point in the young mans
life. A few days since nicely dressed
gentleman, wearing silk hat, called at
the lady's house and requested an inter-
view. On being brought into the lady's
presence he made himself known as the
tramp she had furnished employment,
and said he had called to thank her for
making a man of him.-Fort Wayne
lind. Gazette.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-03-30

man and womanhood, and are settled
comfortably in the West. Last year
Annals husband, who, by the way, was
a number of years her senior, died, and
was gathered to his fathers in a prairie
church-yard; and his affairs having
been settled up so that she could do so,
Anna, now n woman of So. came back
for the first time to her cd friends in
Ohio on visit.
Now let us return to William, and fol-
low his fortunes in hasty glance dur
ing the more than so years. He very
soon gave up the pursuit of a black
smith, and, removing to ncighboring
city, engaged in the study of law. In
due course he was admitted to the bar,
began practice, which increased with
the years, became Prosecuting Attorney,
went to the Legislature term or two,
and at length found himself wealthy. He
did not marry for several years, and not
until he had assured himself that Anna
was already the mother of a family. 1t
was whispered by Annals friends here
that he regretted his rash quarrel with
her, but he was never heard 10 express
himself upon the subject. His wife was
an ardent Methodist, and engaged in all
missionary and temperance movements
of the denomination. She became the
mother of two children, one of whom
lived to be only years old, and died.
She herself died more than two years
ago.
A few weeks since William was up ut
H on business visit, and Annals
friends conceived that it would be
good joke to bring the old lovers to-
gether again. He was invited TO the
house where she was visiting, asd. whol-
" unknown to each other, they were in
troduced as strangers. They were both
of course, upon recognize
ing each other, but in short time were
engaged in talking old matters over,
and were upon the best Of terms. She
promised to forgive him, and he was
glad TO be forgiven, and they both said
that they felt 80 years younger than
they did before the meeting.
William :. had business in the vii |
lage again in few days, and, calling
upon Anna, said that an idea had oc- |
Cured 10 him. She wanted to know
what it WAS, when he replied:
"You see we were engaged more than |
thirty years ago, when that unfortunate |
quarrel occurred. | was to blame fer
luarreling with you, and the quarrel
broke off our engagement. The other
day you forgave me: now, according to
law. the engagement is revived. Are
you ready to marry me?'
Anna, of course, blushed. What young
Illinois widow would not under the cir
She blushcd, said that
William was not to blame for the quar-
rel; but for the sake of form, and to
make the engagement legal again, she
would grant the forgiveness.
They were married about week ago,
and now are living in Mr.. Goods fine
,ity residence, as happy as two people
IAN be. They say that they feel as
.hough life was just begun to them, and !
he neighbors think they are really silly. |
But what do neighbors know about true |
owe, which has long run in troubled |
stream, returned to its own proper |
againa
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-03-30
AFTER THIRTY YEARS.

A Romance in Real Ohio Life-A Pair Of
Lovers. After a Separation of Thirty
Year,. Are ReconciIed, and become Man
and Wife.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-11
Woodbury.

There has been succession of picnics and festivals lately, some of which have been re- ported in the Enquirer and on the evening of July 4th, the Curtiss Cornet Band, assisted by the ladies of Woodbury, gave their fourth an- nual festival at the town hall The open air concerts of this band, each Saturday evening, are very attractive, and their festival like it's predecessors, as pleasant and successful en- tertainment.
 The proprietor of the Lake View House at Quassapaug, on our south eastern border in the town of Middlebury, formally opened his house to the public, last week, so there will be in future better accommodations for visitors to that most beautifull lake.
 Summer boarders and visitors are arriving, and long absent ones returning home. The friends of Miss L. K. Moves are pleased to welcome her return from nearly two years absence in Colorado also Miss s. E. Benedict, who has spent the last year at Chicago.
 Mir. E. s. Lennon, whose health has, for some time been failing, is confined by severe, illness, with little encouragement of restored health. A
 .aa -sg Since the cool weather changed to tenn perature above 900 nearly all last week, great oppression and debility has been felt. A heavy thunder shower passing over here Thursday afternoon, freshened the atmosphere little. The crops look finely; grass and rye, some of the last more than six feet tall,-are being cut, with promise of we'll filled gamers:
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-11

AN UNDENIABLE TRUTH. You deserve to suffer, and if you lead a miserable unsatisfac- tory life in this beautiful world, it is entirely your own fault and there is only one excuse for you, = your unreasonable predjudice and skepticism, which has killed thousands, Personal knowledge and common sense rea- soning will soon show you that Greens August Flower will cure you of Liver Complaint, or Dyspepsia, with all it's miserable effects, such as sick headache, palpitation of the heart, sour head, nervous prostration, low spirits &c. Its sales now reach every town on the Western Continent and not a Druggist but will tell you of it's wonderful cures. You can buy sam pie bottle for 10 cents. Three doses will re- lieve you. Sold by A. s. Wright & Co.,, of Lttchfield
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-11

Several young ladies of Mir. Scarles' family have arrived at the place he bought of Mr. Pratt
 BIRDsYE HALL. The mansion built by Birlsye Norton, now owned by his grandson, Mir. Sewall, of New York, is now occupied by Mrs Kirkham, with whom are boarding seye- ral members of Mrs. Sewalls family, and oth- CTS from the city.
 PRoF HALL.-A son of the Professor, just entered at Harvard, is visiting Mr. Lyman Hall More of the Professor next week.
 TIE FOURTH. arrangements for the Temperance picnlc at Thompsons Grove were excellent the long table was loaded with good things, and prettily decorated. Then it began laundering, and showers fell near, but left us dry. After an opening prayer, singing, and music from our Band, the company repaired to the table. There they abundantly satisfied their hunger, and there waslemonade in plen-i ty to slake their thirst. Just as Mir. Graves began his address, bolt of lightning struck the houses of John D. Barton and Calvin Da- wis, luckily doing them little injury. As it was evident great shower was upon us, the meeting adjourned to the Center church, a mile away. Then followed a wonderful hur- rying of people striving to reach a place of safety. saw wagon wheel strike a stone, and out went two young ladies, head first into the bushes, luckily unllurt Soon large com = .Axl-- ~ u were wet dried themselves by two good fires, and the rest famed themselves in the heat. Here Mir. Graves finished his address, and there were more speeches and more music by the band. Very discouraging weather for pat riotism it certainly was.
 In the evening there were nice fireworks at Mir. Gray's and the fire-balls lit up the scene beautifully as they were thrown from hand to hand about the street. H. N.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-11
A Dangerous Policy.

Gen. Sherman, adopting the forms of speech that are said to have prevailed in the Army of Flanders, has been giving his views regarding the treatment of the Army by Congress. With a good deal of profane force he sets out the claim that there IS fixed design to treat the army shabbily. Not only has their pay been reduced, but officers stationed east of the Mis- sissippi, no matter how high in grade have been denied forage for their horses. They have been cut down on rent of rooms and in other ways, indicating, as he very naturally infers, desire on the part of the Confederates now controlling the House, to punish the ar my for the beating given them in the war. Side-by-side with this species of economy are entrusted the salaries of House employees. The Sergeant at Arms gets higher pay than an army colonel; the Doorkeeper has, within $1OO. the yearly pay of major; House messenger has $40 year more than first lieutenant ....-'-.
 There can be no worse statesmanship than that which ill-trcats army officers. Let it be once understood that a government is niggard. iy with the men on whom they must rely in ease of need. and the ground is already pre- pared for military despotism. This has not hitherto been characteristic of American pol icy. Our officers, at least of the lower grades are better paid than those of European armies Our higher officers have a prospect of political advancement not usually open to the Euro. pean officer. As natural consequence the tendency so often noticed abroad has neve, prevailed here towards making the military power supreme in the State.
 The magnificent national army which dis banded at the close of the war would have supported none of its officers in overthrowina the civil government, even had those officers cherished any such design. The army is no longer large enough to be dangerous; but, let it once become thoroughly impressed with the idea that ungenerous treatment is always to be expected from the civil authorities. and in case of another war the army will be certain aa its close to provide for itself. Ii was tbe certainty ot Ill treatment in case of their yield ang 70 the authority of Parliament. that made the Puritauic army of the Commonwealth tok. the side Of Oliver Cromwell against that Par lament. Going still further back. it was th, certainty of ill treatment at the hands of in Senate, in spite of his magnificent services i, Gaul, that made Julius Cesar turn his con guering armies against that Senate. In shor his bad policy to insult men with arms in tbei hands. and who may soon have the opportuni r to dictate terms to these who are now abus ing them.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-11
Goshen, No. s45.

LIToHFIELD VISITORS. = A large company from your village visited Ivy Mountain, last Saturday, but the air was so smoky no distant objects could be seen.
 aoN A IRAMp.-Four students. I think Yale graduates, passed through Goshen, Friday, on foot, each with his rubber blanket, on their way to Lake George One was a son of an old friend, Augustus Gaylord, formerly of Wolcottville. They ate their bread and milk under the trees at Mrs, Elisha Baldwins.
 CAMrEp ouT.-Seven sharon young men spent four days, last week, on the east shore of Tyler Pond, pitching their tent by the he spring at the white sand bank. They were blue ribbon boys, orderly and gentlemanly. [
 SUMMER RESIDENTS. .-Mr. Stocking, owner of the F. Lyman place, is there with his fami- ly for the summer e aa h34i Si-
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-11
New Preston.

Mir. Charles Cogswell is quite feeble He was S5 on the Fourth; has no special disease, only the prostration of extreme age.
 Rev. MT. Herrick, of Sherman, exchanges with Mir. Lancashire, next Sunday.
 Rev. Nathan Whittlesey, of Iowa, and MT. Mills Whittlesey, of Rochester University, are visiting their father MT. Sheldon Whittle- sey, at Romford. Their many friends here are very glad to meet them again.
 A. H. Bolles had a visit from the editor of the Newtown Bee, on the Fourth. -C, P. Lyman, of Memphis, Tenn, is home for short visit. .i' ''>-r 7 Geo. A. Edwards, formerly of our or chestra, is visiting his many friends here.
 Some of our temperance people held a very interesting and profitable meeting, by re- quest, at Washington, Sunday evening The ball gathers size and weight as it is kept rol- ling. ... . The Flirt has resumed her daily trips abont the Lake. @s s''.". '@
 
 -The Fourth ''gladdened the earth' with rain" indeed, but it completely quashed our Temperance Union Picnic. Imagine the dis. appointment, after all the baking and roasting of pies, tarts, cakes biscuits, ladies, and things, the day before. Even at this writing New Preston is scarcely reconciled to the ways of Providence. There was quite display of fireworks in the evening but nothing can compensate for that lost picnic. Hon. c. H. Holister, ''Orator of the Day, '' will deliver lecture entitled ssThe Past and the Present" at the Congregational church on Sat, urday evening of this week. ti-. HI. Lancashire, son of our minister, man. ufactures beautiful brackets and fancy rustic work. For sale at D. Burnhams.
 -Boarders are coming fast The Loom. arwick and Sherman House have their usual number. N 9t
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-11
West Cornwall,

ACCIDENT. Last Sunday morning, as Mir. Stevens. aman in the employ of Mir. Noah Rogers, was harnessing his horse, the animal crowded Stevens against the barn, breaking his collar bone and then ran, smashing the wagon. a .hs.ssita ssa sss s4 s.lsl.ssr
 THE FouRTH. West and North Cornwall united in spreading table On the 4th in the grove back of MT. James Cochrane's; but, ow- ing the threatening weather, the people soon dispersed. Nevertheless no rain fell here, though there was very severe shower between Cornwall Center and Litchficld, washing the roads badly, and carrying cart loads of dirt upon the standing grass. In South Cornwall lightning struck three piHes inthe grove with in few feet of the tables spread for picnic.
 Mrs. R. L. Hart is spending the summe. in Uxbridge, Mass. .1. A.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-11

Illustrative of the demoralizing tendencies ot iegasiation we hear the following story of q member of the House at Hartford last winter One evening he straycd into the Moody Tab- ernacie. Daily listening to the eloouence of Gallagher, of Andrews, of Brewster and of Hariand had made him rather fastidious. and after hearing Mr. Moody for season he con- ciuded to retire. Going to the door, he was told that it was locked. s'lIr. Moody did mt Ike Lo be worried with folks going out and coming in" Rising to tho night of six feet two, the Member inquired of that doorkeeper If he had ever heard of the great writ of Ha. beas Corpus. The doorkeeper never had. Finally the Member proposed compromise. Do you go to Mir. Moody and tell him that if Iie wfDl Jet me cut this time, will never wor. ry him any more."' The man in authority was obstinate. end in defiance of the Great Charter, of the COns1tutlon and of the sptc:al privileges of members of the legislature, he ms compelled to bear the whole of Mir. Moody's discourse
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-11

CONSUMPTION CURED.-Ans old physician, retired from practice, having had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the for mula of simple vegetable remedy, for the speedy and permanent cure for consumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma, and all throat and lung affections, also a positive and radical cure for nervous debility and all nervous com plaints, after having tested it's wonderful cur atlVe powers in thousands of cases, shas felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive, and de- sire to relieve human suffering | will send, free of charge, to all who desire it, this recipe, with full direction for preparing and using, in German, French, or English. Sent by mall by addressing with stamp, naming this paper
 w. W. Sherar, 149 Powers Block, Roches- ter, New York. .,a. s 13-4w