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Middletown transcript., 1881-09-09

WONDERFUL PowER.-When medicine per-
forms such cures as Kidney-Wort is con-
stantly doing, it may truly be said to have
wonderful power. A carpenter in Montgom-
cry, Vt, had suffered for eight years from the
incapacitated for work. He says, lone box
made a new man of me, and l sincerely be-
lieve it will restore to health all that are sim
ilarly afflicted" 1t is now sold in both liquid
and dry form.-Ddnbury NelUS.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-09

FORTUNES EAyoRs TO An IRISH LAD.-The
wheel of fortune turned most fayorably for a
poor Irish lad, James O'Gorman, who came
to Philadelphia two years ago in search of a
fortune. He had seen the advertisement OF
The Louisiana State Lottery in the news
papers, and the thought occurred to him that
he had better give it a trial. Accordingly.
on the fifth of July he sent 81 to NJ. A. Dau-
phin, No, 2i2 Broadway, New York City, for
the drawing of the 18th inst In few days
he received the ticket No. 52,547 He received
a telegram at No. 36 n. Delaware ave-, where
he is a barkeeper, that the ticket had drawn
5000, and, as he held half of it, that he was
entitled to $500. Such pile of money was
indeed fortune to him. He obtained it this
week.-Phita. Sunday Mercssru. Jukv gk.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-09

THE prospect tor full exhibit in all de.
partments of the Delaware State Fair are
very encouraging. A great deal of the latest
improved farm machinery from the North
and West will be entered; while the Cereal
and Ladies' departments will be especially
attractive. $4,000 is a magnificent sum to
offer in premiums and is, of itself, induce
ment enough to insure the grandest display
ever witnessed on the Peninsula. An eff
cient board of managers can well afford to be
responsible for the good name already won
by this Society. Send for catalogue
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-09
Worton Entries.

The following are the entries for trial.
of speed at the annual fair of the Ken
County Agricultural Association at Wor
ton, Md, beginning on Tuesday next:
2:4S CLAss.-Hess & Clemson, d. S. Gill
Edge; L. r. Levering, b. g. Thomas
Scarf; James S. Earle, b. IN. Gambril
Maid; w. J. Marshall, br. G. Ripton; J
W. Clark, b. IN. Gipsy; w. r. Stockly, S
M. keystone Maid; Alex. Maxwell, g. s.
Mountain Boy; John Ridley, Jr., b. g.
Elwood r.
Four YEAR OLDs.-Henry c. Hess, s.
M. Flora Ewing; Aldey Clements, b. s.
Bashaw; J. J. Johnson, s. g. Fearless
]. w. Clark, s. g. Star; P. H. Wilson, s.
f. Lady Moscow; w. S. Sparks, b. g.
Fred G.
$50 CLAss.-W. H. Armstrong, b. g.
David Coppertield; ]. B. Harris, b. g.
Delaware Bay State; H. A. Richardson,
g. g. Eugene R. B. F. Speal, b. g. Butch
er boy; James Green, b. G. Sleepy Dave /:
w. ]. Marshall, br. g. Ripton; J. w.
Clark, b. m. Gipsy; T. J. Gessford, br. m.
Polly; H. B. Gessford, b. m. Maud s.
2.58 CLAss.-Ed. Bailey, blk. G. Idle
Wildi W. R. Stoeckley, $. NJ. Keystone
Maid; Alex. Maxwell, b. g. Sleepy Dave;
Hess & Clemson, d. S. Gilt Edge; J. J.
johnson, blk. m. Alice; John Ridley, Jr.,
b. s. Elwood r.
THREE MINUTE CLAss.-T. H. Hassett,
r. g. Frank; w. H. Armstrong, b. g.
David Copperfield; L. R. Levering, b. g.
Thomas Scarf; III. A. Richardson, g. g.
Eugene R; James T. Earle, b. IN. Gam
bril- Maid; James Green, b. G. Sleepy
Dave; W. J. Marshall, br. g.. Ripton;
James w. Clark, b. m. Gipsy; w. K.
s. m. keystone Maid.
The 2.2s class for purse of S4OO did not
fill.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-09

IT Is simply marvellous how quickly consti-
patton, biliousness, sick headache. fever and
ague, and malaria, are cured by Sellers
Liver Pills
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-09
8usiRss GOssir.

An old gentleman in Maryland said he had
raised his family on "Seller's Liver Pills"
and considered them almost as essential to a
family as bread That's true.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-09

DR. KLINE's Great Nerve Restorer is the
marvel of the age for all Nerve Diseases All
fits stopped free Send to 9SI Arch street,
Philadelphia Pa.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-09
Cecil County Convention

The Cecil county, Nd, Democratic Con-
vention met at Elkton on Tuesday and
nominated the following ticket: For
State Senator-L. R. Mearns. For Rep
resentatives-Duncan veazey, First dis
trict; James A. Lewis, Second district;
DIR. w. B. Rowland, Eighth district.
For rSheriff-Morris Dunbar. For County
Commissioners-John Conry, Henry G.
Hess, I. Braden Gillespie. For County
surveyor-James McCauley.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-09
COMPARISON OF VALUES
p II o5R II latest


mfTadep
and
County, Marrow
BE8EG FROM SAMPLE DRAWN AND ALYsED FOR
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-09
9eu advertisements.
Dissolution NofioAt-

THE parternerslip heretofore exis.i..o. :.
tween J. 7. GEARS and d. W. III II & S1SS ~
doing business under the firm name = - y N
GEARS q CO., Is this day dissoIyeI GE ~ =. -, 4
tual consent. The business viii be CON u l,si y,
by ]: 4. and C.P. GEARS. AcconYts = III its
oI9 nftn VIII be settled at the shops a. ~ slle
oolofe' J. T. GEARS
Middletown, Del, Sep. 1st, 1881. -. ..
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-09

DIR. T. H. Gilpin returned to Middle
town on Monday. he spent much of his
vacation among the lakes and mountains
Of New York.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-09

Mr.. ]. D. Marshall, Of Philadelphia,
was in town this week with seventeen
cases Of samples. We sincerely sympa-
thise with orr merchants.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

AN exchange gives the following rule
for telling good potato: Take sound
potato, and, paying no attention to its
outside appearance, divide it into two
pieces with your knife and examine the
exposed surfaces. If there is SO much
water or ''juice" that seemingly slight
pressure would cause it to fall off in
drops, you may be sure it will be "soggy"
after it is boiled. These are the requis-
ite qualities for a good potato, which
must appear when one is cut in two: For
color yellowish white; if it is a deep
yellow the potato will not cook well; there
must be considerable amount of mois-
ture, though not too much; rub the two
pieces together and white froth will
appear around the edges and upon the
two surfaces; this signifies the presence
of starch, and the more starch and con-
sequently froth the better the potato
while the less there is the poorer it will
cook. The strength of the starchy ele-
ment can be tested by releasing the hold
upon one piece of the potato, and if it
clings to the other this in itself is very
good sign.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

Your heart breaking! Sydney, sgd
ney! what does this mean?'
But the sound of her sobs was his only
answer.
Child he continued, can it be that I
have judged you wrongly? Look up,
my darling! Is it your wish that /
should stay?'
Then she found her voice.
Il thought you did not love me enough,
she murmured. But stay, and I viii
try to make you love me more; or, if you
must go, take me with you.
June had given place to January, and
warmth to cold, but where was coldness
now was warmth, and the winter moon
was happier than the early June cres-
cent-for in Sydney Allison's heart was
the song of birds and the fragrance Of
flowers, mingling with the words which
stole softly into her ear while nesting in
her lovers arms-the words My love-
my wife.'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

OK the New York and New England
road, near Brewster's, there is peat bed
that sucked in 600 loads of earth before
foundation could be had for the abut-
ments of bridge across q shallow pond.
For this structure, piles, one upon an
other, had been driven 110 feet into the
peat, and the longest goes down Ia feet
below the surface. A 5000 pound weight
has been used in driving them, and at
the last fall of this immense hammer, q
fall of twenty or thirty feet, would drive
the pile only half an inch, 50 great was
the friction of the piles. AS it was, bot
tom was not reached after all; the fric-
ton on the piles sustain them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

A CORRESPONDENT from 9 mountain
village III Switzerland writes to the Chel-
tenham Chronicle: ''The landlord of
our inn got into difficulty on Thursday
night A guest happened to arrive at din
ner time, and expressed wish to have
a bottle of wine of some better quality
than the wine Of the country, something
which could boast of having been some
few years In bottle. The landlord with
out delay, procured bottle with label
which certified to the contents being
fourteen years old. On its being un-
corked, the first thing to make its ap-
pearance was live fy!"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

OsrRIcHEs, when the full number of
eggs has been laid, invariably place one
of them outside the nest-the nest con-
sisting naturally Of hollow scooped out,
of the land by the action of the wings
and legs of the bird. It has been found
that these eggs are reserved as food for
the chicks, which are often reared in
natural stall, miles away from blade of
grass or other food.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

An OLD WoMANs ADVICE. Aunt Rach-
Ell, writing to the Cincinnati Enquirer,
says: "When you feel unwell and think
you must take medicine, for goodness
sake get the best. II you need rem
edy that will make you regular III your
habits, give you a good natural appetite,
make your skin clear and smooth, and
remove all spots and blemishes that in-
dicates i'll health; if you wish to be free
from mental depression, fretfulness,
peevishness, weakfuilness and other dis
orders, use Browns Iron Bitters.'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03
A RETROSPECT.

A hundred OctoberS ago Philadelphia
was the capital of the United States. The
congress sat in Independence Hall. The
ministers of France and Spain had their
official stations under the sound of the
liberty bell. It was time of hope, a
time of fear, time of dread, time of
despair. The decisive duel of the long,
weary war was joined at Yorktown. The
David of liberty was confronting the Co.
iah of tyranny. Even victory, it was
felt with sickering dread, must be paid
for by the most precious life blood of
the thirteen commonwealths. The slow
couriers from Virginia as they arrived,
avel-stained, at the doors of congress,
were beset with hungry and terror-strick-
en- citizens. Had there been battle?
Was it we'll with Washington and his
soldiers2 Had the Briton regained his
insolent dominion of the sea? There
was no telegraphs or bulletin boards or
''extras" to apprise the city, sick with
dread and expectancy, of the march of
events. Four weary weeks, and only
meagre hints of vast purposes, of great
combats at sea and the dispersal of the
British fleets, of the ravages of the trait
or Arnold in Connecticut, of the junction
of the French fleets and American
troops!
It was midnight on Monday, the 24th
of October, 1881, when horseman, trav-
el-stained and worn, rung up the pres
ident of the congress and gave him Wash
ington's surrender of Yorktown. In q
few minutes the night guard, who had
heard the news, electrified the quiet mid
night street with this drou refrain: stBast
dree O'CLOCK und NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
o.,i" Tne rider who had flown from
Yorktown was Colonel Tilghman, Of
Washington's staff. Next morning con-
gress met, read the wonderful news and
adjourned to the Lutheran Church to
make thangsgiving. The city was hung
in the bravery of patriotic Joy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

ALMOST YoUNG AGAN.-"My mother
was afflicted a long time with Neuralgia
and dull, heavy. inactive condition
of the whole system, headache, nervous
prostration and WAS almost helpless. No
physicians ormedicines did her any good.
Three months ago she began to use Hop
Bitters, with such good effect that she
seems and feels young again, although
over 70 years old. We think there is no
other medicine fit to use in the family"
"A lady in Providence, Il. I. nov.10
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

HEAT WITHOUT FIRE.-A machine has
been invented in Boston for generating
heat without fire. 1t is simply the iron
cylinder about foot long and a foot in
diameter. The bottom of the cylinder is
hardened plate upon which another
plate of the same diameter turns, the
pressure being regulated by screw. ac-
cording to the power that is to be ap-
piled and the amount of heat desired
All the space not taken up by the wheel
and shaft filed with water. As soon as
the wheel is set in motion the water is
brought up to high temperature and
the cylinder becomes a stove, which radi-
ates heat from the whole of its exterior
surface. Of course this machine can only
be used in buildings where there is steam
power that can be availed of to run the
friction wheel. There is entire security
against accidents by fire, which is astrong
point in favor of the friction heater.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03
NEW RARBER SHOP.

giARL PANGE&E3N'S Barbershop, one door OFF
~ sth street 1aKge, north side. Work done IN
good taste Particular attention paid to Ladies
and Children's hair cutting and shampooing. By
a. means call and see Carl
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

Six months ago Richburg, Alleghny
county, n. Y, was quiet little village
of 100 inhabitants; now it has popula-
ton of 1000; railroads have appeared,
and there are banks, hotels, and stores.
All this comes from striking oil last
spring. and despite the efforts Of the
other fields to rate the Allegheny field
as aswildcat territory, the prospects of Rich-
burg are very flattering. The village
will soon be Incorporated.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03
AYERS SarsaparilIa is a proper remed,

AYERS Sarsaparilla is a proper remedy
to take in the spring OF the year to purify
the blood, invigorate the system, excite
the liver to action, and restore the heal
thy tone and vigor of the whole physical
mechanism, which often becomes impired
during the winter, by lack of open air
exercise, and the want of sufficient care
in the matter of diet. nov.10
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

An inch of rain weighs over 100 tons
per acre of surface. This fact will serve
to convey some idea of the immense
amount Of water which is absorbed by
the land yearly. Usually there are about
thirty inches OF rain and melted snow per
acre, which would give, in the aggregate,
upwards of 800 tons per acre. al this
water contains ammonia, which is one of
the most valuable fertilizers in promot-
ing the growth of crops. The water
also carries nitric acid, which contains
about twenty-one per cent of nitrogen.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

DAN BRYANT used to tell negro min
strel story OF his bravery when he be-
longed to q rife corps in Mexico. He
declared that he captured one Mexican,
as big as a giant, and cut off his feet.
"Why did you cut his feet Off" asked
Jerry Bryant. Because some other
rifer had been there before me and cut
off his head" replied Dan.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03
UNIVERSAL

UNIVERSAL APPRECIATION By the
community at large has been given to
Burdock Blood Bitters. No instance is
known where dissatisfaction has been
manifest by their use, or where aught
but benefit followed their administration.
Price $l00, trial size 10 cents. Sold by
Robinson & aHinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

~ n Outfit sent free TO thoes who wish to engage in
" h the most pleasant and profitable business
N known. Everything new. Capital not re-
Vquired. We will furnish you everything. $40
a day and upwards is easily made without staying
away from home night. No risk whateyer.-
Many new workers wantsd at once. Many max
ing fortunes at the business. Ladies make as much
as men and yonng boys and girls make great pay
No one who Is willing to work fails to make more
money every day than can be made in a week at any
ordinary employment. Those who engage at once
will find short road to fortune Address II HAILETr
Co., Portland, Maine. exlanS2
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03
ExPERIEyTIA DoCET.-We must Il

ExPERIENT1A DoCET.-We must tell
some men a great deal to teach them a
little, but the knowledge of the curative
properties of Spring Blossom in cases of
sick headache, indigestion, and bilious.
ness is brought by experience. Price 80
cents, trial bottles ten cents. Sold by
Robinson & Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

THE notion still prevails extensively
in China and japan that Grant is the
Emperor Of America. The diplomatic
correspondence received at the State De-
pertment is said to have recently shown
singular and amusing traces" OF this de-
lusiOn,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

4 MERCENARY little boy overheard a
conversation between his parents con
cerning wedding that was soon to come
OFF, and recalled the subject at the break
fast table the next morning by asking
the following questions: "Papa. what
DO you want to give the bride away for2
Can't you sell herr"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03
WILLIAMS HOUSE.

:" A. REUSS, PROPRIETOR, CORNER
Il. Eighth and Franklin streets, Manitowoc.
This house has recently been enlarged and reiur-
7ished, offers every inducemert to the travel
Ing public.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03
A BAD YEAR FOR CIRCUSES.

From the N. Y. Sun: This has been
bad season for the employees of circus
es. Rarely has there been time when
more of them have come to grief. In
May, Elizabeth Davene, trapeze per-
former, died in this city from the effects
of fall received in one of her perform
ances. There have been several railroad
accidents to circus trains in which per-
formers were killed and manned. In
Kentucky, last week, two men were kill
ed in collision, and Louisa Montague,
better known as the $4,000 beauty"
was severely injured. her face being bad
ly lacerated. On Monday, Rosina Rich
ardson, Barnum's fat woman, died, and
that same night, in Tennessee, Kinkade,
famous circus tumbler, ''missed his
tips" in turning somersault, broke his
head, and was killed. These are but
few of the many recent mishaps. There
has also been heavy loss to circus pro-
prietors by the death of lions. tigers.
elephants and other animals which hav
here and there fallen victims to the hard
ships Incidental to summer on the road.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

EIBINeER 4 DAY claim the following
points of merit for the Red Jacket PIov.
of which they are selling such large
quantities: a. Simplicity of construc.
ton. (2.) Lightness of draft, width and
depth of furrow considered. a. Ease
OF management, resulting from nicely Of
adjustment, mechanical balance, and
utilization OF power. (5.) For general
purposes, without changing any of its
parts-in heavy, tough sod, brittle sod,
high clover, timothy, weeds, straw man.
ure,-in short on all kinds of foul lands.
(6.) Adaptation to different kinds Of soil,
clay loam, gravel, sand, and The most
tanacious alluyial deposits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

INDIAN AsTRoNofY.-A chief of the
Piute tribe OF Indians, who roam over
Nevada, was asked what he thought of
the comets. The chief wrapped his robe
closely around his body, stood erect, and
pointing upward, declared that the sun
is the chief of the heavens, and the moon
is the suns squaw. and the stars are his
children. The great sun must eat, and,
therefore, whenever he feels hungry he
catches one of his children and swallows
it. The poor moon is very fond of her
children, yet is doomed every month to
see one of them devoured by their. un-
natural father. She then goes into
mourning, so deep that she even paints
her face black. Fortunately, however,
the paint gradually wears off, and she
shines forth as ever until the next loss.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

RECORDS show that the longest drouth
which this country has ever struggled
through was in the year 1862, when for
1913 days in succession, ending Sept. l,
no rain fell over a considerable part Of
what was at the time settled territory.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALyE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Tetter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns. and
all kinds of Skin Eruptions. This salve
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
in every case OR money refunded. Price
25 Gents per Box. For sale by T. @.
Buerstatte.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03
FRED. SEEGER,

OFFERS TO HIS FRIENDS AND THE PUB
" lie generally, a choice selection OF Fresh
Meats, Salt Pork and Beef, Smoked BGe1 ana
Hams Shoulders Sausages, Tallow and Lard at
the lowest rates. Market on Commercial Street.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

Go TO the Central Drug Store for Mrs.
Freeman's New National Dyes. For
brightness and durability of color, are
unequaIed Color from to pounds.
Price, Is cents. ijanS2
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

The way they manage church debts in
st. John, New Brunswick, is somewhat
different from the way which prevails
here. There church bonds are issued
and these are put on the market and
bought and sold for what they bring.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03
MRS. f. KERN,

WORK STREET, MANIToWoC, WIS, DEAL
er in Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Fancy
Goods Glass ware, Boots ald Shoes, Ready made
Clothing. Paper Hangings, Hats, Caps, Toys, Chill
dren Carriages, Live Geese Feathers, Bird Cages,
Kerosene oil and LAMPS, &C., &C. a share OF pub
c patronage is solicited.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

Hon. VIZ. TAYLOR, Boston, is well.
Completely cured of scrofulous humor
which poisoned his blood, covering his
face and head with sores, by Cuticura
Resolvenent internally and Cuticura
Soap externally. If.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

THERE are forty thousand breweries in
Europe, and of all the houses in England
and Wales the formidable number of
49, ,0C0, or one in every forty. are devot-
ed to the sale Of liquor IN some form Or
another.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

ROBINSON e HNRIoHs sell the best
cough medicine. They have confidence
in it, and are willing to refund the money
fit does no good. Ask for Piso's Cure for
Consumption. Price, 25c ard S. fe18-S2
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03
WINDIATE HOUSE.

" WINDIATE, PROPRIETOR, YORK ST.
This frst-cass House is in excellent condi-
zion, and the Proprietor is confident that he can
give perfect satisfaction to the travelling public.
Bus viii always be ready TO take travellers to and
from the boats. A GOOD LIVERY STABLE is kept
In connection with the House.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-11-03

CHAs. EAYRE HNKLE, Jersey City
Heights, n. j., reports that his son, a lad
of twelve years, was completely cured
Of terribls case Of Eczema by the Cut
icura Remedies. From his head to his
feet was one mass Of scabs. tt.