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Middletown transcript., 1882-03-17
MARYLAND Matters.

- Leonard Harley, of Centreville, went
behind a mule, last week. He is now
doing as we'll as could be expected.
Effortsto get post-office at Town Point,
Cecil county, Md, are being made, and
with good prospects Of success. The peo-
pie of that vicinity have long been sub
iected to much inconvenience in getting
their mail. Their nearest post-office is six
miles away.
Abraham Wilson, a colored man,
living near the Delaware line, while abus-
ing his horse, on last Saturday morning,
was violently kicked i'll the abdomen by
the animal, receiving such injuries that
death followed in about two hours after
ward. Wilson had the reputation of being
a cruel man in dealing with his stock
Cecil NeaCs
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County,

= George Boulden is building new
store-house at Glasgow.
= The Delaware Iron Company of New
Castle is turning out thirteen car loads of
boiler tubes and pipes daily.
Sheriff Clark is receiving many ap-
p!ications for passes from persons anxious
to witness the execution of Jeremiah
Harrigan.
Governor Hall has appointed Henry
A. Wilson Justice Of the Peace for Appo-
quinimink hundred, in place of j. G. Will
son, deceased.
The new hall of the Knights Of
Pythias and Red Men, at New Castle, will
be dedicated on May 1st William Her
bert and others, of New Castle, will offer
a prize, to be given to the best drilled
Uniformed Battalion present.
- Charles w. Hornberger, a brakeman
on the Delaware railroad, got his foot fast
in a switch, while coupling cars at Will
nlington Tuesday night, and was struck
and instantly killed by shifting engine.
His body was shockingly mutilated.
- The Wesleyan Female College will
close on Tuesday next. Rev. J. NJ. Will
lians, the president, expects to be trans
ferred to some other Conference. The
Alumne Association of the College will
meet on the oath inst, to decide in regard
to the disposition to be made Of their Ii
brary.
The almshouse property, in Will
mington, advertised to be sold on We'd
nesday, was withdrawn. The property
was first offered for sale in the whole, the
first bid being $4,000. The highest bid
was 1000, made by Col. Tom Ford.
The block on the west side Of Broome
street, between Front and Second, was
next offered, and withdrawn, the highest
bid being $3.50 per foot. It was decided
to postpone the sale until May 4th.
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Whence Comes the Unbounded
Popularity Of
AlIcock's Porous Plasters ?

Because they have proved themselves
the Best External Remedy ever in
vented. They will cure asthma, colds,
coughs, rheumatism, neuralgia, and
any local pains.
Applied to the small of the back
they are infallible in Back-Ache, Ner-
vous debility, and all Kidney troubles ;
to the pit of the stomach they are a
sure cure for Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint.
ALLC0CK'S POROUS Plasters
are painless, fragrant, and quick to
cure. Beware of limitations that blis-
ter and burn. Get ALLCOCK'S,
the only Genuine Porous Plaster.
jan Gem cow
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Church improvement.

A congregational meeting Of Forest
PRESBYTERIAN Church was held on We'd
nesdav to consider the question Of inn
proving and enlarging their church edi-
fee. The general expression was favor
able to having the work begun at an early
day. 1t was decided to ask that all sub
scriptions be made payable on the first
dav Of May next. The committee APP
pointed at a former meeting Will proceed
with the work OF getting subscriptions.
The next meeting will be held on the
23d inst.
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Conference Echoes.

= About fifteen hundred people from
neighboring towns and surrounding coun-
try attended services in Middletown on
Sunday.
The music of the M. E. Church and
Sunday school choirs at the Conference
anniversaries was warmly praised. The
cornet and bass viol accompaniment by
Messrs. George and Samuel Price was
highly pleasing feature of it. Mr.. R. L.
Price was the efficient organist. The
preachers went into raptures over Middle
town church music.
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Odessa Public School.
ROLL OF HONOR.

In the higher department OF the ODESSA
public schools, the following pupils hav-
ing been in attendance at least seventeen
days duringthe month ended March 10, 1s
days in month"; obtained general averages
as follows-1O being perfect:
Willie Baker, 9 31-36; Scott Townsend,
9 1920; Mary Peacock, 9 3l-4O; Lucy
Ruth Naudain, 1886; Chas. Welst,
95S; Harry Smith, 1924; Harry Griffin
berg, 1910; George Hallman, 8 l7-36
Chester Gibson, 9 1895; Ella Rhein, 4-9
Sallie Paullin, 40; Matte Short, l7-40
Ella Walker, 8 2-5; Lizzie Gilch, 7-lS
Willie Gilch, 9%; Jno. Corbit, 9 5-l8;
Ada Roberts, 91% Harry Rose, 914.
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Eieht-square School.
ROLL OF HONOR.

The following named pupils have reached
an average Of "a per cent. in scholarship
and department for the month Of February
1882:
Addie Eliason, John NJ. Clayton, Katie
Eliason. Carrie McIntire. Jennie Mclntlre,
Alice Eliason, Edgar Clayton, Fred NC
Intire, Addie Davis, Jimmie Stephens
Joshua CLAYTON.
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Amnsements.

Abbey's Uncle Toms Cabin Company
is billed to give a performance at Middle
town Hall on Thursday night of next
week, when they will present that old but
ever popular play. The company is high
Iy indorsed by the press, and their version
of the Cabin of Uncle Thomas met with
50 much favor at Booths, New York,
last winter, that it enjoyed run of one
hundred nights. Russian blood hounds
in the chase after Eliza, the jubilee sing
ers and trick donkey are novelties the
company promise to introduce in the play.
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Personal.

- Rev. Mr.. Murray was this week con
fined to his home with an attack of sore
throat.
- Miss Matte Foard, of Cecil county, is
visiting at the residence of Mr.. Thomas
Cavender, on the Manor.
Alexander Maxwell, of the National
Hotel, who has been on the sick list .or
several weeks, is improving.
- Miss Lizzie ]. Merritt, of Elkton, is
spending few days in Middletown, the
guest of Miss Anna NJ. Freeman.
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In the bright autumnal days the tempta-
tion TO comfortable exposure yields its
fruit in most pernicious cough and lrrl-
tation of the throat. DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup stands unrivalled az remedy for
throat and lung diseases. % cents bot
fIn
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For Rent,

THE STORE AND DWELLING on Main
L street, east of Broad. now occupied by
z. McDONOUGH ROBERTS. A good stand
for Grocery. Apply to
mch 3-3t A. q. COX, Agent.
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TCOMNIuNICATED.l

DIR. McCauIey at the Academy.
DR.. N1cCauley, president of Dickenson
College, visited the public schools on Mon
day and spoke few words to the students
Of Professor Wright's department about
the origin, character, and progress of the
Indian school experiment at Carlisle Bar
racks, Pa, where marked success hints
at a peaceful and lasting solution of the
veXed problem, in a manner betitting the
honor and justice of great nation. The
Doctors address was not less interest
ing and instructive, than charmingly
simple and clear in style. The words
were little but the thought was big. His
small audience was clearly enough pleased
with the talk, and think, judging from
their marks of approval and my own feel
ings, would have welcomed more Of it.
After the Presidents speech, Prot. Wright
called a class in written arithmetic, who
showed great accuracy and quickness in
their work. No feature of their teachers
unsparing thoroughness of training tells
more heneficially than his careful nathe-
matical drilling. Your correspondent
never regretted more keenly the want of
pencil and note book than at hearing this
discourse, which was worthy to be given
verbatim to your patrons. w.
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for gent.
For Remit

THE OFFICE ON RAILROAD AVENUE
i now occupied by Lord & Polk. Possession
March 25th. Apply to
mar 4-tf ALEXANDER MAXWELL.
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For Rent.

THE EIGHT-RooMED DWELLING. ON
l Main Street, Middletown, adjoining the
Bakery. Terms moderate.
Feb.I7-tf WILLIAM GREEN.
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IT Is foolish mistake to confound a remedy
of merit with quack medicines. We have
used Parker's Ginger Tonic with the happiest
results for Dyspepsia and Debility and know
it to be Il sterling health restorative.-T Times
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For Rent.

THE BRICK DWELLING situated on Main
i Street, Middletown, now occupied by J. NJ.
ERNEST Nine rooms. Will be rented with
or without stable. Possession March 25th.
ian l3-tf W.. COCHRAN.
Middletown Del
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IT Is useless to deny that the brightest and
fairest fall easy victims to consumption, and
equally fruitless to ignore the fact that de-
cline has its origin in many eases in neglected
catarrh. Sanfords Radical Cure is pure,
sweet. balsamic specific
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For Rent

THE STOREHOUSE in which L. W. Robert!
/ & Co. are now doing business. Possession
given on the 25th of March next.
ian 20tf MARTHA Z. CLAYTON.
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Business Gossip.

FARM BELLS. yises and Tools, at G, E.
HUKILL's.
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Samples and Catalogues by mail when requested

= Harry L. Shepherd, who has for some
time been connected with this office, has
accepted position with M. L. Hardcastle.
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DIED.

GEARS-In Middletown. March 10th, Beu-
lah b. Gears, in the 9th year of her age.
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What Postmaster Hartley Says.

mat postmaster HaPtley says.
ED. TRANSCRIPT Il find that the
blame for the non-appearance of your pa
per last week has been charged to me. /
make it point to look into the bag after
emptving it to see that no stray package
has been left in. When found the bum
die of TRANSCRIPTS missing on said occa-
sion, l picked up the bag and looked
again, and still did not see it. Your pa
pers that come to this office are put up
into a solid and very neat package, and if
they were in the bag it is very strange that
l failed to find them. / do not wish to en-
ter into discussion in regard to the mat
ter as I shall continue in office only few
weeks longer, and, while make no COM
plaint against any one, feel that state
nent will not be out of order: Nearly
every mail brings letters or packages be-
longing to some of our patrons that have
been astray, and are marked g missent,
Kent Co. r. r. or " missent, Odessa,
Dell" A patron of this office received
three different packages this week, which,
instead Of coming direct, had gone astray,
been marked "missent,'' and finally
turned up all right. Our package of Phil
adelp phia Records got off the track three
times last week, and came back marked
"missent' and postmarked. Two-thirds
of our mail matter that strays off comes
marked "missent to Odessa" and we
have more strays belonging to Odessa than
from anywhere else. l suppose that the
bag from this place and the Odessa bag
are hung alongside of each other and the
mistakes are made in asserting. These
are plain facts, as many of my patrons
know. QUERY.-Might not another mis-
take have been made and the package of
TRANSCRIPTS been found in the Odessa
bag on Monday morning?
Respectfully,
J. E. HARTLEY, P. NJ.
Sassafras, Md, March IL, 1892
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The particular attention Of the public is
called to the fact that the entire number Of the
Tickets for each Monthly DrdtciHg is sold and
consequently all the prizes in each drdtCtn0
nre sold nld drnlun and pdid. marI1-4t.
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The Ne,o York 06ice is removed to Chicago.
n, BORDERS addressed to New Orleans
will receive prompt attention.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-02
GRAIN GAMBLING.

A Special Committee of the New York
Senate is taking testimony on grain gam.
bling. One of the witnesses on Saturday
thought that the Legislature ought not to
interfere in what he called legitimate
business. He thought that any such inter.
ference would result in decrease of the
"volume of business in the Produce Ex.
change, unless the members in some way
"evaded the law. It would affect the Pc
cuniary interests of members. That is
about as good an argument as to say that
raiding faro games is wrong, because it ef.
fecta the pecuniary interests of the gam
biers. Another witness however held that
the sales at "options," "puts, calls, !"
futures and s'straddles should be
stopped by law. He said the system was
demoralizing and contrary not only to
sound policy, but to the best interests of
the people" He said, Sin no business
will SO many financial wrecks be found
as among the grain speculators. Prob.
ably he was not familiar with gambling in
mining stocks, which has certainly fur.
nished tolerably large quota of " finan-
"cial wrecks" in its time. The simple
fact however is that grain gambling as car.
rled on in the Produce Exchanges has none
OF the elements of legitimate business
about 1t. 1t is more or less wild betting
upon prices. The gamblers never see nor
handle the staple in which they operate.
They are worse than middlemeu. They
have no legitimate interest in wheat, but
their betting intcrferes with the interests
of the producer and the consumer both.
Grain gambling u against the public inter.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-02
TIE SOCIALISTS AND FRoEBEL.

Exactly why the police of New York re.
fused to allow the Socialists to march in
procession, on the occasion of laying the
corner. stone of q monument to Froebel, is
not at first apparent. Frederick Froebel.
whose centennial anniversary has just been
celebrated by the aforesaid New York So
cialists in the manner described, was the
founder of the kindergarten, and conse-
quently not very ferocious nor blood.
thirsty person. He introduced Sweetness
aud Light into the education of the young.
He invented system by which the infant
mind can be developed in the most natural,
easy and pleasant manner. In doing this
he conferred great boon upon his genera
tion and upon posterity, and it is difficult
to see how the peace and order of society
could be endangered by procession held
in commemoration OF his services to hu-
manity. Does the Superintendent of Po-
lice at New York perchance think that the
too prolonged contemplation of the Kinder.
gsrten system is liable to work frenzy in
men whose minds are attuned to Socialistic
views. Or did he think that they were
only making-believe to be wrapped up in
the kindergarten system, and that they
covertly meditated darker proceedings !
Taking the bare facts IS they stand, the
prohibition of the procession appears to
have been unnecessary but it is possible
that Superintendent Walling had informa-
tion which justified him in issuing the or.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-02
MEANING BUSINESS.

Seven regiments have been ordered to
Arizona to fight the Apaches. We do not
know what the actual strength Of these
regiments is, but suppose they muster
some three thousand men. As the hostile
Indians do not appear to exceed one hun
dred and fifty, the Federal troops ought to
be able to give good account of them, al.
ways provided that they can be found. The
trouble with the Apaches is, that they can
always slip across the border into Mexico,
snd as our troops cannot follow them there,
they too generally escape punishment after
their raids. Seven regiments ought to per.
suade them to abandon hostilities, but the
great difficulty will be to make them stand
still long enough to be whipped.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-02
IeNArIERr AND THE JEWS

Ignatieff has been endeavoring to make
it appear that his Government has not
been disgracefully remiss in its treatment
of the Jewish persecution. We have no
doubt whatever that he was following his
habitual preference for falsehood when he
said that the Government had taken every
precaution against the renewal Of the out.
RACES, and that it was furnishing the assail-
ants of the Jews. Dispatches arriving
every day show that this is not true, and
that the Russian authorities are really
making no serious efforts to put down the
popular uprisingH. We suppose the truth
to be that they rather approve of the per
secution, rs being calculated to employ re.
volutionary energies on enterprises other
than the bombardment OF the Gar. But
the Nihilists are evident not abandoning
their first love, as the discovery of plot
to blow up the Kremlin indicates. The
coronation of the Car will be
a time of great anxiety, beyond ques-
tion, and it is already shown that the per.
seoution of the Jews has not acted as
safety valve to carry off the Nihilist steam.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-02

NEW REMEDY FOR ScALE.-The United
States Agricultural Department lately sent
an agent to Florida to study up the scale
on orange ard other fruit trees. After
making various experiments and investiga-
tions he writes at some length, and states
that diluted carbolic soap does not seem
effective unless stronger than Professor
Riley recommends diluted fifty times).
Soap which has fifteen per cent. oil of creo.
sote is rather expensive, but does good
work. What he calls kerosene butter {"
is the insecticide that he most strongly
favors. The point is to make the kerosene
soluble in water. He churns coal oil in
milk until it forms thick butter. like sub.
stance. The following is the formula {:
Kerosene oil one gallon, milk (fresh or
sour) six pints, and water six pints add
four pints of the milk and four pints of the
water to the oil first, and when the MKT.
ure by churning begins to thicken, add the
remaining two pints of each. By churning
from fifteen to forty-fve minutes the entire
amount of liquid thickens to an ivory white
butter, which can then be diluted in water
to any extent. 1t may sour or curdle but
can be stirred up again. One pint of the
butter to six quarts of water makes a
strong application to be sprayed upon the
infested trees. If properly made the cost
of this wash as diluted for application will
not be over two cents per gallon. The best
quality of oil should be used.
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est in all ways, and it is not reputable
bp.insss. no matter who defends it.
TEE ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY YcR
TAXATION.

The Coluss Sun, commenting upon q
which appeared in the RECORD
UNION recently, on the principles of rail.
road taxation, observes: 1T is certainly con.
" trary to the spirit of the law to assess
"piece of property according to the income
Z" it brings when added to intelligent la
"bor, but how else sre we to arrive at its
" cash value !" The income which prop.
erty brings is not a factor in the problem,
and has nothing whatever to do with the
question Of what the property is worth.
The standard OF "cash value" is and must be
the amount for which the property could be
replaced or duplicated. 1t is impossible to
take the usufructof the property into consid-
GRAFTON. To do so would be to assess an in.
come tax under the pretense of assessing a
property tax. Suppose, for example,
there are two lawyers in town. Each of
them has library worth 5000; but
while one makes $4,000 year the other
only makes $1,000. In assessing their Ii.
braries, how will it be possible to take the
income made from them into consideration ?
Or suppose the case of two dentists,
each possessing an outfit of instruments
which cost LOCO. One dentist, however,
makes IS, 600 year, while the other only
makes 81 200. Here again is the same
kind and amount of property, producing g
however the most dissimilar results. 1t
is quite clear that to introduce any con-
sideration Of the income derived from
the use Of the property, is to confuse the
whole question. But if the standard we
mentioned be applied, every difficulty van.
ishes at once. What could the prop
erty be replaced for I? That is al
ways ascertainable. and when ascer-
tanned it supplies rule of taxation
which insures equal justice. If We had an in.
come tar it would be permissible to in.
quire into the question of income. As
we have only property taxes, it is not per-
missible to inquire into anything beyond
the actual value Of property. 1t seems
to Us that the distinction here is broad and
strongly marked, and that it ought to
govern assessments, both of railroads and
all other property.
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weather Probabilities.
SECOND EDITION.

A second edition OF the REooKDUNIos is issued
sLeh day at 2 P. NJ bringing the Eastern and coast
news up TO tha. hour. By this arrangement the
RECORD JHoS will present the latest news obtain
able at all points east and north Of sacramento.
The regular morning edition Of the RECORD. USIoS
Is carried by morning trains, and is ahead Of all
Competitors far north Chico, on the California
and Oregon Railroad west to Benicia, and south to
Stockton, and east TO ColiAx, Folsom and Placer
sle ard all intermediate places The second edition
matter will be found each day upon the third page.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-02
COAST AND STATE.

The Grand Lodge, l. o. o. F., will meet
in Salem, Oregon, the 10th of May.
The Flag says that Healdsburg has
doubled its wealth in the last two years.
A Lodge of Chosen Friends was organ
lied at Albany, Oregon, last week, with 50
charter members.
Fifteen Cinnamon joined the League of
Freedom in San Jose, and cheerfully paid
their initiation fee.
Prescott, Arizona, churches, are well at
tended since the Apaches started out on
their annual picnic.
According to Los Angeles papers, E J.
Baldwin, or Lucky Baldwin, proposes
to erect fine theater in that city.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-02

NAVIGATION OF THE SACRAMENTO. The
San Francisco Board of Trade at recent
meeting adopted and transmitted to Repre-.
sentative Page, Chairman of the House
Committee on Commerce, the following
resolution
Whereas, The navigation Of the Sacramento river
and the bay OF San Francisco Is OF great Importance
to the agricultural and commercial interests OF our
country, and the protection of both an object en-
titled to the fostering Of our National Govern
ment and whereas, serious injury has already been
inflicted on the river and upper bays, and an emer-
gency exists which requires prompt action; there
fore, bel
Resolred, That this Board respectfully urges upon
Congress the necessity for immediate action by the
adoption OF such remedies as in their wisdom may
hest preserve the facilities which nature has given
commerce. and requests that sufficient appropria-
ton be promptly made for this purpose, to be ex-
pended under the direction Of the Secretary of War
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-02

sALIn MORGAN, Of Mississippi, has written a
novel illustrative Of lite in California and descriptive
Of the country. In speaking Of Sacramento she
tells OF driving down avenues where the sun could
net penetrate the thick shade Of the eucalyptus
trees that grew on both sides of the streets and In
tsrlappsd above tho carriage-way." sacramentans
are justly proud Of their welIshaded avenues and
delightful drive.wsys, but they will wonder where
Sallie could have driven beneath such bower Of
eucalyptus.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-02

In a recent lecture before the "Civil
and Mechanical Engineers Society. Pro-
fessor Kerr said that human beings who
work in bad atmosphere often live as long
as those under healthier conditions, but at
a very low ebb of vitality. When a venti-
lator was put into certain vilely venti-
lated work.room the girls became lively
instead Of remaining dull, and, like Oliver,
asked for more" Their appetites had go
increased that they could 40 more work,
but couldn't live on their wages.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-02

A scouNDRzL, violating the laws Of hospitality
mp at Cherokee Flat, ruined young girl, daughter
Of bis host and friend The halfcrazed father beat
the man nearly to death, and the people ran him
out Of town. An officer went after him and arrested
him, but while his back was turned the fellow cut
bis throat and soon died. Now there was sense in
that proceeding, and II all the rascalIy and hoary
villains who are guilty Of like conduct will pattern
after this man the State will be saved scandal and