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Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16


DON'T seb how I'd get along with
out Mary, nohow,n Mrs. Butcher OBJ
served, pausing to wipe the perspira-
ton from her aged features and put
another ladle Of soft soap into the
steaming suds, while her daughters
voice at the piano could be distinctly
recognized, floating out from the adj
Joining parlor. II don't see how I'D
get along without that gal, nohoW.
Al'ays ON these days when | hey the
tiringest work she just picks out her
incest pieces, like Sweet rest, by-and-
by, " and " "Mothsr's growing old, " and
sings 'em fur me afore she goes out on
the lawn to play croquet with the other
young folks. 'Taint every gal as I'D
be 50 thoughtful, | kin tell you. Now,
most on 'em nd just bang away with
Jordan is hard road to travel" OF
" Whoop 'em up Eliza Jane" but she
amt none o. that sort. She's pile O.
comfort = and Mrs. Butcher famed
herself vigorously with her soiled
apron, preparatory to running the
clothes through the second water
Toledo American
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

GIVEN UP BY DoCToRs.-" Is it
possible that MI. Godfrey is up and at
work, and cured by 50 simple a rem
edy ~
Z / assure you it is true that he is
entirely cured, and with nothing but
Hop Bitters; and only ten days ago his
doctors gave him up and said he must
die ~
Z Well-a-day That is remarkable
/ will 90 this day and get some for my
poor George know hops are good. r.
| Salem Post.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

Two DAYS WoRK.-Two days
moderate application of the means in
question, enabled Mr.. Otto Eichhorn,
f413 N. Ninth street, st. Louis, No,
to thus write us | had been a sufferer
for the past six weeks with severe pains
in the shoulder and spine SO that / was
unable to do any work. Advised BY q
friend | used St. Jacobs Oil. With
the second application relief was had
and cure effected in two days. Mus
cdtipe Journal.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

The work Of the New Jersey Fish
Commissioners this year has been very
extensive. About 100000 young shad
were placed in the Raritan river, and
2.00O, 900 in the Delaware. 1,5O0,OOO
Young California salmon were placed
in the Delaware, and 100000 brook
trout in the streams in the northern
portion Of the State. Young black bass
were also distributed literally in the
rivers and lakes.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
DEGIsTER's ORDER.
ID REGIsTER's OFFICE.

10 REGISTERS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL, Aug. 9Th. 1881.
Upon the application OF Rebecca Ford, Ad-
ministratrix of Christopher S. Ford, late of
dered and directed by the Register that the
Administrator aforesaid give notice of grant
ingof Letters of Administration upon the es-
tate of the deceased, with the date of granting
posted within forty days from the date of
such Letters in six of the most public places
of the county of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the estate
to presentthe same, or abide by an Act of
Assembly in such case made and provided i;
and also cause the same to be inserted within
the same period In the MIDDLETowN TRANS
cRIPT. newspaper published in Middletown,
and to be continued therein two months.
Given under the hand and Seal of Office of
the Register aforesaid at Wilmington in New
Castle county aforesaid, the day and year
above written. s. C. BIGGS, Register.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

The most eminent physicians Of the
day highly recommend st. Jacobs Oil
as a cure for rheumatism. 1t can be
purchased at any drug house, and the
price is insignificant, when you take
into consideration the wonderful cures
II win produce. Peoria National Dem
nc1snf
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

Some Of the girls Of the period are
parting their hair on one side. They
do this because they do not wish to
look like the soft young men who part
their heir in the middle.-Ne,c Or
leans Picayttne.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

KrnNEY D1sEAsEs-Kidney diseases aftiict
ma lrreater part Of the human race, and they
ses,sas 80 Al kidney Wort have become known,
tIsesr are held in check ahd speedily cured.
\ \ VI ti1osa who have had to constantly dose
snfrifs on nitre and such stun, give this great
1.aInedv trial and be cured. In the cry form
W. N most economical. in the liquid the mort
nnvenient.-PhtEa. Press.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
THE GREAT
BHE GNEAH
BURLINGTON ROUTE.


~No other line runs Three Through Pas
senger Trains Daily between Chicago, Des
Moines, Council Bluffs, Omaha. Lincoln. St.
Direct connections for all points in Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Ne
vada, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and
California.
The Shortest, Speediest and Most Comforta-
BILE Route via Hannibal to Fort Scott, Denison,
Dallas, Houston, Austin. San Antonio, Calves
ton and all points in Texas.
The unequaled inducements offered by this
Line to Travellers and Tourists, are as follows:
Sleeping Cars, run only on this Line. T., b. q
O. Palace Drawing-Room Cars, with Horizons
Reclining Chairs No extra charge for Seats
in Reclining Chairs. The famous u. Il. Y.
Palace Dining Cars. Gorgeous Smoking Cars
fitted with Elegant High-Backed Rattan Re-
volving Chairs for the exclusive use OF nrst-
class passengers.
Steel Track and Superior Equipment, COM
bined with their Great Through Car Arrange
Route to the South, Southwest, and the Far
West.
Try it, and you will find travelling luxury
instead Of discomfort
Through Tickets via this Celebrated Line
for sale at all Offices in the United States and
Canada.
Ali Information about Rates of Fare, Sleep
ing Car Accommodations, Time Tables, &C..
will be cheerfully given, and will send Free to
any address an elegant County Map of United
States, in cOlors, by applying to
j. Q. A. BEAN, Gems Eastern Agent,
306 Washington St. Boston, Mass.
and BIT Broadway. New York.
PERCIVAL LOWELL. Gen. P. Agt Chicago.
T. j. POTTER, Gen. Manager, Chicago.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
geoal 9otites,
c1srEp,s ORDER

d DEGISTER'S ORDER.
NJ REGIsTER's OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL,
August 23d, 1881.
Upon the application of John NJ Appleton,
Executor of Alexander Nj. Vail, late of
st. Georges hundred, in said county de-
ceased, it is ordered and directed by the Reg
ister that the Administrator aforesaid give
notice of granting of Letters Parliamentary
upon the estate of the deceased, with the
date of granting thereof, by causing adYer-
tisements to be posted within forty days nom
the date of such letters, in six of the most
public places of the county of New Castle, re-
quiring all persons having demands against
the estate to present the same, or abide by an
act of Assembly in such case made and pro-
vided and also cause the same to be inserted
within the same period in the MIDDLETowN
TRANsCRIPT, a newspaper published in Mid
dletown, and to be continued therein two
months.
Given under the hand and seal of office of
the Register aforesaid, at Wilmington, in New
Castle county aforesaid, the day and year
above written. S. G. BIGGS, Register.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
NOTICE.

All persons having claims againstthe estate
attested to the Administrators, on or before
the sth day of August, A. d. 1882, or abide the
Act of Assembly in such case made and
provided. REBECCA FORD,
Administrators
ADDRESS. FIeIdsborongh, Del. aug l2-2m.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

A woman always bears the conse-
quences Of love, but she generally. man
ages to make some one else bear the
expenses. Yonkers Gazette.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
WORT
Town. Lots for Sale.

NOW OFFER AT PRIVATE II
L Sale number of desirable and 4%95S
nicely situated Town Lots on West lIEfl q
Green Street, Middletown, Del, igERS
also very few choice lots on -
South Broad Street. These lots are nearer
the business centre of the town of MiddletOwn
than any other good lots in the market, and
will be sold on the most reasonable terms.
Apply to E. r.. COCHRAN,
jan1-tf MiddletoWn.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
NOTICE

All persons having claims against the estate
of the deceased must present the same, duly
attested, to the Executor, on or before
August 23d, 1882 or abide the act of Assembly
in such case made and provided.
JOHN M. APPLETON.
ang 26-2m Executor.
Address. Odessa. Del.
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

o. - G9A per day ut home Samples
DO 10 @A1worth s. free Address sTIE-
SON & CO., Portland, Maine,
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINs.-Leave
Wilmingtona at am and pm. Leave New
Castle at $50 am. and 500 pm.
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINs.-Additional TO those
above, leave Smyrna for Clayton mt 1885 L. IN.
2.2O and 7.45 p. m. Leave Clayton for Smyrna
7.2O, 1875 a. m. and sos p III. to make connec-
ton with trains North and South) from
Clayton.
CoNNECTIoNs.-At Townsend. with Queen
Anne's AID Kent Rail Road. At Clayton, with
Delaware and Chesapeake Rail Road and Kent
County Rail Road. At Harrington, with j unc-
ton and Breakwater Rail Road. At Seaford,
with Dorchester and Delaware Rail Road. At
Delmar with Eastern Shore Rail Road, Wico-
mico and PocomoEe Rail Road and Worcester
and Somerset Rail Road. Fl. F. KENNEY, Supt.
may27-f
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16
Address, FleIdsborongl
EGAsIEhs , ohpaa REeIsruR,s OFFICE.

IN hEdIsTEBB UFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL,
+ July 18th, 1881.
Upon the application of Salnl M. Reynolds,
Adm'tor of Benjamin F. Kanely, late of AppO-
quinimink Hundred, In said CO.. deceased, it
Is ordered and directed by the Register that
the Administrator aforesaid give notice of
granting off Letters of Administration upon the
estate of the deceased, with the date of grant
ing thereof by causing advertisements to be
posted within forty days from the date OF
such Letters in six of the most public places
of the county of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the estate to
present the same, or abide by an Act of As
also cause the same to be inserted within the
same period in the MIDDLEToWN TRANSCRIPT. a
newspaper published in Middletown, and to
be continued therein two months, weekly
Given under the hand and Seal of Office of
the Register aforesaid, at w Wilmington. in New
Castle county aforesaid, the day and year
above written. s. c. BIGGS, Register
Middletown transcript., 1881-09-16

NoTECE.-AH persons having claims against
the estate of the deceased must present the
same, duly aftestedt the Administrator on or
before the 18th day of July, a. ID. 1889, or
abide the act of Assembly in such case made
and provided.
SAMUEL NJ. REYNOLDS,
july l5-2m Administrator.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-05-07

Cases of drunkenness from alco-
hOl afford in various stages various
phenomena, all of which depends
on varying degrees of disturbance
in the function of the centres OF
force. AS Il rule, alcohol first infiu-
euceS those centres which govern
the voluntary muscles, in time, the
poison beiEg continued, the centres
of thought or sensation become in
Huenced, and sensibility begins to
fail, last of all the centres of volun-
tary motion come under the SPELL
Again, during recovery from the
intOXicatiOn, those centres which
were first affected longest, the CEN
tres of thought and reason and SEN
sibility becoming onc more active
while yet the centres of motion are
still in obeyance, and fail to obey
the ViolitiOn. Indeed in the pro-
cess of intoXicatIon, where all the
nervous centres are bathed in pOiS-
on, so strikingly is the disturbance
of balance manifested, that we can
for a time, gauge and measure a
man by his acts, those centres OF
his nervous organism which are
most feeble, succumbing first. The
sentimentalist weeps, the rutfian
shows fight, the man of memory
grows young, the funny man
laughs, the singer sings, the angry
man grows furious, and the cum
ming rat gives you the rats face
that a painter might study.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-05-07
An Uncomfortable organ

In a small church at q village,
near Brighton, where the congrega-
ton could not afford to pay the or
ganist, they purchased n self.acting
organ, a compact instrument, well
suited to the times. The sexton
had instruction, how to set it going
and how to stop it, but unfortunate
ly he forgot the latter part of his
business, and, after singing the first
four verses of 4 hymn previous to
the sermon, the organ could not be
stopped and it continued playing
two verses more ; then, just as the
clergyman completed the words
"Let us pray" the organ clicked
and started a fresh tune. The min
lister sat it out patiently and then
renewed his Introductory words,
'Let us pray" when click went the
organ again and started off upon
another tune. The sexton and 9TH
ers continued their exertions to find
out the spring, but no one could
put a stop to it; so they got four of
the stoutest men in the church to
shoulder the preverse instrument,
and carried it down the center of
the aisle of the church, playing
away, into the church-yard. where
if continued clicking and playing
until the whole forty tunes were
finished.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-05-07
A BIRD Convention.
Somerset Special.

A sight so strange that it would
pay strangers to come miles to see,
occurs every night, five miles south
of this place, on the cedar bluffs of
the cumberland river. Every
evening just about shutdown the
sky is darkened as far as the eye
can see, by great hocks Of birds
coming TO rOOSt in these cedars.
Your correspondent, accompanied
by a native and "a lantern, spent a
couple of hours last night among
the ~ceoars, watching this wonder
iui congregation of birds of every
tongue, plumage and almost every
country this side of the tropics.
Started by our approach, great
crowds of the chattering tribe
would rise from Their perches in the
cedars and fly off with Il noise like
deep and distant thunder. We had
to scream at the top Of u voice to
hear n another speak. Large
limbs of the trees were broken off,
caused by the accumulated weight
of birds. Hundreds, blinded by
our lanterns, would fly into our fa-
ses- We could pick thousands of
them from the branches of trees.
But what seemed so strange about
this bird convention was the SEEM
ing peace and harmony that exist
ed between the birds. The hawk
and dove roasted in peace on the
same branch, while hundreds of
robins and sparrows circled in per-
feet safety around the perch of large
owls. In the early morning, when
these songsters Of the groves left
their perches in the cedars for the
fields of the open country, it was a
most beautiful and gorgeous sight
to behold. With the blue of the
Jay, the crimson and red of the
fence wren and red bird, the yellow
and sparrow birds seemed like
some grand and splendid panorama
of the floral kingdom endowed
with the power of music moving
through the air. in a procession com
posed of all the colOrs of the rain
bow. Hundreds of people come
every night to see this strange won-
der. A great many poor people
gain almost their entire support by
catching and selling these birds.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-05-07

THE advertisements in a news
paper are more read than the
thoughtless imagine. They are a
map. of a class of mems capabilities
in life. The man who cOntemplates
doing business in a distant town
takes up the local paper and in its
advertising columns sees a true
picture of the men he has to deal
with; a complete record of the
town, its commerce, lis trade, the
facilities of bookkeeping, and in al
most every case he can estimate the
character of the men who IRE solicit
ting the public patronage. The adj
vertising pages are a map of the
town, a record OF its financial abili-
ty and show how much enterprise
the business men possess, a business
confession of the citizen, and in
stead of being an optional produc-
ton of man, it is freighted with the
life-thoughts of a hundred.-Erin
ReUieLC.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-05-07

A contribution to the "unfermen-
ted-Wine" theories concerning BIZ
BILE times may be found in the
statement Of Il converted Jew, a
Mr.. Herschell, who says in a recent
book published by him, that the
Hebrew word for ''leaven"-chO-
NETS, has Il wider Specification
than that which is generally attach
ed to "leaven" by which it is rem
dered in the English Bible, and APP
plies to the fermentation Of corn in
any form, beer, and to all ferment-
ed liquors. The Jew was forbid
den to have leaven in his house
during the Passover, and the above
authority declares that at the pres
ent day the Jews + especially
careful in preparing their wine
for the Passover, and make it by
pouring water upon raisins or dried
grapes. 1t is said, also, that not
long since, a Jew on the continent
STAYED in several casks of wine that
were on his premises, and which he
had not been able to dispose of pre-
vious to the Passover.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-05-07

THE Texas VeternS celebrated
San JacintOday at Palestine, Texas,
April q. The Hon. John Ii. Rea-
gan was the orator of the day. The
special telegram to the Galveston
News says: Your reporter counted
l65 veterans on the floor. Not one
but shows gray hair either in his
head or beard, except N. n. John
of Galveston. 1t is remarkable
that there's are only few bald heads
in the assembly. Capt. Brown,
whose life was saved by the inter
cessiOn of a Mexican girl, is here,
looking as handsome as ever.
Judge Calder is the only survivor
of the twenty-five Captains at the
battle of San JacintO. Judge Rea-
gan furnished for use of the Secre-
tary an inkstand made from stone
cOlored with blood of those muir
dered at the Alamo. Col. f. NJ.
Johnson, eighty-0ne years of age, is
said TO be the second oldest veteran.
Mr.. HOtchkiss, eighty-siX years of
age, now lying very i'll at the house
of HIS son in Palestine, was in the
war of 1912, and is a veteran also,
and the oldest alive.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-05-07
Mnhone Rrourht To r,me.

The New York Sun publishes a
correspondence which passed in
1881 between Gens. Jubal A. Early
and William Malone, and which
found extensive publication at the
time. The correspondence grew
of a publication by Gen. j.. Watts
De Peyster in the Historical Maya
zine of a mentor of Gen. Malone,
which was said to have had the
latter's approval, and which con-
tanned several disparaging referen-
ces to Gen. Early. The latter
wrote Gen. Malone a letter calling
his attention to the offensive para
graphs. Not hearing from him
promptly Gen. Early addressed
Malone a sharp letter, branding
every statement in the biography
Is regards himself as false and ma
liciOus, and gave notice that he
should insist ON an unqualified re-
traction. After some further cor
respondence Gen. Early was Undue
ed to withdraw temporarily at least
his letter to Malone, when the lat
ter wrote that it was never his in
tentiOn to do Gen. Early and the
other Confederate officers the in
justice which appeared in the arti-
Gle complained of. He also had
printed a revised copy of the me-
mOir, in which all the offensive al
lusiOns were omitted. Gen. Early
expressed his satisfaction with the
retractiOn, and this ended the cor
reSpOndence.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-05-07
A French Hero.

Galveston News: son Saturday
afternoon last, a band Of three dies.
peradoes, under the leadership of 4
Texan named Baker, entered a rail
road camp in New Mexico, and, af
ter rObbing the business men of the
place, collected all the able-bOdied
men in a Frenchman's saloon,
where they forced them to drink at
the muZzle of their revolvers. FL
nally their leader forced them to sit
on the floor, threatening with
death any man who moved. AS
he turned to leave, however, the
incensed Frenchman sprang on
him like a hero with lions beard,
took away his revOlvers and shot
him dead. 4 colony of that kind
of Frenchmen would solve pretty
effectually the problem of dealing
effectively with those fiends i'm hui
man form with whom New Mexico
is cursed, and who are successfully
defying Governor Wallace and his
militia.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-05-07

AN old Ruby Hill miner, says
the Carson City Appeal, who has
had fifteen years experience under
ground, says that he has observed
one peculiar fact, that between
twelve and two o'clock in the night
if there is a loose stone or bit of
earth in the mine it is sure to fall.
Says he "Ab0ut this time it seems
that everything begins to stir, and
Immediately after twelve, although
the mine has been still as Il tomb
before, you will hear particles of
rock and earth come tumbling
down, and if there is IA caving piece
of ground in the mine it is sure to
give way.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-05-07

The following appears as a spe-
cial from Washington, in the New
York Times:
Those who claim to know all the
points of investigation which is be-
ing made into the methods of the
Star Route ring, say half has not
vet been made public and will not
be until measures are taken TO bring
Brady to Justice and the penitentia-
~ if possible. The whole steal is
practically divided between what
is known as the Dorsey gang and
the Gilmer and Salisbury party, the
latter being by far the most extern
SiVe operators in the Swindle.
The Dorsey gang is composed of
George Dorsey, j. NJ. Peck and j.
II. Minor, who have acted as blinds
for Stephen w. Dorsey, an EX-
senator from Arkansas and secreta-
~ of the Republican National COM
mittee, bidding for and receiving
contracts.
J. w. Dorseyis a brother ofSteph-
en- w. dorsey. Only a little over
three years ago he was a farmer in
Vermont, an ignorant, stupid speci-
men of humanity. He was not so
stupid, however, that his more bril-
liant brother could not use him as a
cat's-I'aw to pull gold from the
treasury, and he was brought to
Washington for this purpose.
j. NJ. Peck, second of the worthy
trio, is a brOther-in-law of s. w.
Dorsey, having married a sister of
the latter's wife, and J. r.. Minor is
a partner of the great original Dor
sey himself. He was brought from
Sandusky, Ohio, expressly to 90 in
to the star route business.
The amount known to have been
pocketed by the S. w. Dorsey gang
in excess Of the amount called for
by their original bids is not less in
round numbers than $4I2, 200. What
percentage of this was transferred to
Brady as his share Of the spoils, on
ly Stephen w. Dorsey and his
partners can tell.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-05-07
TEMPERANCE COLUMN
Thirty HeasOas sor the Abolish
ment OF Alcoholic

II 49,
ment OF AlcOh"Iic Drinks.
l.. They deprive them Of their
reason for the time being.
2. They destroy rae of the great
est intellectual strength.
3. They foster and encourage ev-
cry species ot immortality.
4. They bar the progress Of vivili-
zatiun and religion.
.. They destroy the peace and
happiness of tens of thousands of
families.
q. They reduce many viftuous
WIVES and children 20 poverty.
Z. They cause many thousands of
murders.
s. They prevent all reformation
of character.
8. They render abortiyc the
strongest resolutions.
10. The millions Of properly cX-
pended are lost.
IL. They cause the majority OF
the eases of insanity.
II. They destroy both the body
and the soul.
ID. They burden sober people
with millions for the support of
paupers.
II. They cause immense eXpendi-
lures to prevent crime.
ID. They cost sober people i'm
mense sums in charity.
l6. They burden the country
with immense taxes.
IL. Because moderate drinkers
want the temptation removed.
Is. Drunkards want the Opportu-
nifty removed.
10. Sober people want the nui-
sance removed.
20. Taxpayers want the burden
removed.
q. The prohibition would save
thousands now failing.
y. The sale exposes our fami-
lies to destruction.
%. The sale exposes our persons
to insult.
"A. The sale uphold the vicious
and idle at the expense of the in
dustriOus and virtuous.
%. The sale subjects the sober TO
great oppression.
26. 1t takes the sober mans earn
ings to support the drunkard.
p. 1t subjects numberless wives
to untold sufferings.
%. 1t is contrary to the Bible.
20. 1t is contrary to common
sense.
30. We have a right to rid our
selves OF the burden.