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Middletown transcript., 1883-01-26

SENATOR CAvENDER's bill, entitled
"an act for the encouragement of i'm
migration and to foster the agricultural
interests of the State, - now before the
Legislature, seems to be an excellent
measure, and its speedy passage: with
some amendments, is probable. 1t
provides for the appointment by the
Governor of a Commissioner of Immi-
grafton, who shall be resident of the
State, person of good moral character
and qualified for the position. He shall
hold the office for two years and his
salary shall be one thousand dollars per
year. His duties, as outlined in the
bill, are important and would be ex-
ceedingly difficult to one unprepared for
them by previous training in some po-
sition requiring similar line of du-
ties. He is to use all proper means
to induce immigration into the State !;
to prepare and publish pamphlets de-
scribing the developed and undeveloped
agricultural interests of the State to
employ means to properly represent the
advantages of our schools, climate, soil,
diversity of crops and facilities of COM
munication; to contract with and ap-
point agents in Europe or elsewhere,
and by such other methods as his judg
meDt may direct to invite and encour-
age immigration to Delaware. He is
also authorized by the act to make con-
tracts with railroads and other trans
portation companies for low rate Of
fare for immigrants, and to provide for
their reception and temporary accom-
mediation to encourage the forma-
tion of, and by suggestion when re-
uuested advise as to the best means Of
establishing local agricultural societies
for the procuring of foreign labor,
and as far as in his power supply
the wants of such societies with
out partiality or favoritism, when
made through their proper officers"
but without expense to the State.
The commissioner is forbid under pen
atty of forfeiture Of his commission to
receive any commission or compensation
for the performance of his duties other
than that allowed under the provisions
Of the act and he is required to<make
an annual report to the Governor to be
by him laid before the Legislature at
its biennial sessions. The act provides
for an annual appropriation of five hum
dred dollars, in addition to the Com
missioner's salary, for the purpose of
carrying out its provisions. This ap-
preparation for expenses, which seems
utterly inadequate for the purposes
named, has been wisely increased by
amendment to 81, 300 for the first year
and $500 for each succeeding year.
Another wise provision has been added
by amendment to the effect that the
Commissioner shall exercise due care
to prevent bringing into the State any
person or persons who might endanger
the public morals, health, peace or
good order. The Senate concurred in
the amendments yesterday. Mr.. J.
Thomas Budd, of Middletown, late
Land Agent of the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore railroad, is a
person eminently qualified for the po-
sition Of Immigration Commissioner,
as provided for in Senator Cavender's
! hill
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Death in the Flames.

On Friday night tWenty-one persons
lost their lives in railway accident
near Tehichipa, on the Southern Pacific
Railroad. The train was the overland
express. Near Tehichipa is heavy
grade, and an extra engine had been
attached to the train at Sumner to as
sist in pulling up this grade. The ac-
cident occurred while the extra engine
was being taken off. The train broke
loose and dashed down the grade. The
r-brakes had been taken off and the
men who tended the hand-brakes were
away from their posts. One was at
tending to switching the extra engine
and the other was engaged in relighting
an extinguished lamp. Thetrain gath
cred headway quickly and was soon
dashing down the grade at the rate OF q
mile minute. AT sharp curve OF
the road the coach and smoker, which
were ahead, broke the coupling and
separated from the rest of the train,
making the turn safely. The sleepers
and the mail, express and baggage cars
were dashed against high bank and
then thrown back, rolling down an en-
bankment. The lamps and stove at
once set fire to the wreck, which was
instantly in a blaze. Harry ConnOrs,
news agent, who was sleeping in the
baggage car, was awakened by the
movement of the car and aroused James
woodruff, baggage master, just as the
cars made the Jump. The roof of the
car was split open and both men were
thrown out and severely bruised.
Connors, while lying on the ground
unable to render any assistance, saw
the train enveloped i'll flames and heard
the shrieks of the dying victims and
saw them vainly endeavoring to strug-
gle from the burning ruins. Porter
Ashe and wife, who occupied draw
ing room in one of the sleepers, were
awakened by the crash. They sue
ceeded in getting out without injury,
bnt Of sixteen other occupants OF the
car not one is believed to have escaped.
Meantime, the occupants OF the car
which kept on the down grade sue
ceeded in stopping it, thereby saving
the lives of some forty occupants of
that and the smoking coach. They
Immediately walked back to the scene
Of the accident, but found only the
smouldering remains of the train and
the few who had escaped with their
lives lying bruised and bleeding in the
darkness and shivering in the piercing
cold night air, OF rendering assistance
to each other. Relief soon arrived
from Tehichipa, four miles distant, and
as soon as possible medical attendance
was sent from Sumner and Bakersfield,
and subsequently from Los Angeles.
A search for the dead soon showed
that twenty-one persons had perished.
Eleven were burned beyond all recog-
milton and only headless bodies and
charred limbs were found. One Of the
killed was Mrs. Downey, wife of ex-
Governor Downey. Mr.. Downey was
badly hurt, but will recover. Of the
body of Mrs. Downey only the head and
bust remained, which were recognized
by the jewelry. All the bodies and
fragments of bodies were placed in
cofins. The wounded were removed
to the baggage car, and on the arrival
Of the relief train were taken to Los
Angeles.
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Books and Periodicals.

ST. NICHOLAS FOR FEBRUARY Gel
ebrates st. Valentines Day in capital
style with an amusing story by Sophie
SWEET, called "a Queer Valentine"
and one has but to read it to see the
appropriateness of the title. Anna
North contributes 1.-THE Mission of
Mabel's Valentine y and there is II
funny little poem, My Valentine by
J. M. Anderson. A timely and
thrilling article is Joaquin Miller's
In the Land Of Clouds, = which de-
scribes an ascent of Mount Hood by a
party of tourists, and the loss and rescue
of a little dog that insisted on accom-
panying the climbers.
THE MIDwINTER CENTURY.-The
beginning of new story by w. d.
Howells, in the Midwinter February
CentaTy, is literary event, whose inn
portance is increased by the discussion,
in the past four months, Of the char
acters, ethical purpose and literary
qualities of +" A Modern Instance. ?
Mr.. Howells' audience has been held
up to high notch of curiosity to see
the opening chapters Of "a Woman's
Reason" His readers will not be dis
appointed. The scene is once more
Bosten, but the social atmosphere and
the purpose have undergone a com
plete change. Only the style remains
the same but here, too, the reader will
perceive freshness Of attitude and a
new Vivacity.
FRANK LESLIE'S POPULAR MONTH
LY.-The number for February is
already on our table, and it is impossible
in brief notice to dojustice to its abun-
dant and varied contents. There are
articles by popular writers replete with
interest and information bright stories
sketches, etc. several meritoriOuS poems
a. comprehensive miscellany, and the
pictures and illustrations are exceed
ingly beautiful. The colored frontis-
piece Won't 1 be a Fright ?'' is ad-
mirable. Ben Perley Poore's "Our
Veterans, . Mark Pattison's 6 Milton, )"
F. B. Whites g Ants and Their Ways
Of Life" Robinson's "The Loves Of
Catherine de Bourbon, y etc., are note
worthy and finely illustrated articles.
Caldor continues his serial, " A Whited
Sepulchre," and there are stories,
sketches, poems, etc., by Walter L.
Mccain, Sydney Herbert Dante G.
Rossetti, Mrs. NJ. A. Denison, G. A.
Davis, Mile w. Carpenter, Isabella
V. Crawford, R. B. Kimball, etc., etc. j,
The number contains 1913 quarto pages,
and over 100 embellishments, and the
price for a copy is only 25 cents, So a
year, postpaid, Mrs Frank Leslie, Pub
Usher, 80, So and 81 Park Place, New
York.
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free and dashing aesthetics of the plains.
But when the designs for the chasing
of these revolvers were suggested, one
that would be exceedingly appropriate
seems to have been overlooked. We
refer to the lynching picnic under a
telegraph pole. That is the way the
career of the @sthetical cowboy gen.
orally ends, and it would seem fitting
that he should have something emblem
attic of the expected event engraved
upon his high-priced and dearly be-
loved revolver. 1t is estimated that
each of the artistically chased arms
herein described will cost at least the
amount of its purchasers yearly wages.
But if the cowboys viii only blow in
their new revolvers when they are not
loaded, at an early day after receiving
them, the money will have been well
spent. But "this consummation de-
voutly to be wished" is not likely to
occur, for the cowboys pistol is gener-
ally loaded.
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The Portable Electric Lighter.

The possibilities of Electricity are
apparently boundleSs, and almost every
day brings forth some new invention
for its application to useful purposes.
One of elatest of these is the Portable
Electric Lighter, which is now manu-
factured in this city, and which is ex-
hibited at No. % Water Street. This
is in effect small chemical battery,
occupying space of five square inches
and weighing but five pounds with all
its fittings. BY pressing upon knob
the current is produced, Q strip of
platinum is heated to incandescence
and light instantaneously. This can be
carried from room to room and placed
upon the desk or table. At slight ad-
ditional expense it can be so arranged
as to ring an alarm or signal bell, or to
light gas in any part Of the house. The
contrivance is novel, simple, convenient
and cheap.-Bost0n Courier.
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FLORIDA has a great number Of vis-
itors this winter and all the hotels are
full Of guests. Many of the larger
Florida hotels furnish even more dis
comforts than the seaside hotels of the
North, but they charge more for them.
Hotel keeping in the Gland of Flow
ers'' will continue to be a profitable
business as long as Northern tourists
and alligator steak hold out.
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Two aesthetic cowboys of Wyoming
have ordered of the Colts Fire-arm
Company two revoIvers of elaborate
workmanship. They want the stock of
each revolver of pearl, a horse and
rider chased in gold on each side and a
heavily-draped woman and birds in the
same precious metal on the other side.
The barrel and working parts of each
are also to be heavily chased and inlaid
with gold. The horse and rider pur-
posed to be chased on the arms are
probably intended to represent the cow
boys and their fiery, untamed steeds,
while the heavily-draped woman may
be supposed to represent the widow of
the first victim that is to fall by the
richly chased pistols in the hands of the
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In the Connecticut Legislature one
day this week a bill was introduced
which provides that when presenting
their ballots at the polls, voters shall
remove their hats, from which we pre-
sumo that the fool-killer has not been
doing his duty in Connecticut. Lifting
the hat is an act of reverence or respect
when it is done voluntarily, but not
when it is done under penalty. Some
one of that Connecticut legislators
constituents ought to mail him large
print copy of the little story about a
man named William Tell.
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HERE is little two-for-a-cent joke
from the Philadelphia Times: Zone
Of the Pennsylvania pilots will run into
the State of Delaware some of these
days and afterwards swear that he
merely sank mud turtle with sand on
its tall" The Times should not be too
severe on Delaware, for though she is
little she has given to Philadelphia
about as many level-headed, enterpris-
ing and successful business men as any
other State in the Union. Even the
Times without its Delaware brains
would not be as good paper as it is.
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Miss BaHard a Bride.

A Washington despatch to the Phil
adelphia Times describes the marriage
ceremony of Samuel d. Warren, Jr.,
Of Boston, and Miss Mabel Bayard, the
eldest daughter of Senator Bayard,
which took place at the Church of the
Ascension at a quarter before - O'Clock
yesterday morning. Guests were adj
mitted to the church only upon presen-
tation of cards. The bridal party en-
tered promptly at the hour, the organist
playing the wedding air from " Hugue-
nots. = The ushers preceded them.
Reaching the end Of the aisle, the
bridesmaids parted in lines and the
bride passed through them on the arm
of her father. The groom and his best
man, Mr.. Wetmore, Of Michigan, met
the party at the chancel-rail. Mendel-
ssohn's wedding march was sounded
from the organ as the bride and groom
walked down the aisle, and the COM
pany followed to Senator Bayard's res
idence, where large reception took
place.
The brides toilet was Of satin, with
high corsage and long, plain train. The
front Of the dress was covered with
fiounces of point lace, shirred. Pansies
were draped across the gown and the
square neck and elbow sleeves were
finished with point lace. A coronet of
orange blossoms held the long tulle veil
in place, and her only ornaments were
a strand of gold and some beads around
her throat. The BRIDES bouquet was
of white roses and lilies of the valley.
The bridesmaids wore demi-trained toi-
lets of white mule over white silk, the
front of their dresses being composed
of overlapping ruffies of lace. They
wore large white Gainsborough hats.
covered with plumes and faced with
sapphire and ruby velvet and carried in
their hands bouquets Of colored roses.
The groom and his ushers wore morn
ing suits, gray trousers and Prince AL
bert coats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren left on the four
O'Clock train for the North. Senator
Bayard gave dinner Of fourteen covers
at Wormley's in the evening to the par
ty Of Boston friends who came down
to attend his daughters wedding.
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ALATE REPORT of the Agricultural
Bureau at Washington places the corn
crop of 1882 at 1885, 900, 900 bushels,
and the yield of wheat at 5I0,O00,0O0
bushels. These estimates may be ac-
cepted as probably not far from the
amounts which viii be shown by the
official returns.
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A FEARFUL DISASTER occurred at
the Atlantic Giant Powder Works, at
Oakland, California, on Sunday. Five
or six explosions occurred in rapid sue
cession, causing loss Of forty lives,
mostly Chinese laborers. The assistant
superintendent was killed while en-
deavoring to save the nitro-glycerine
bOuan
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THE Ice Carnival at Montreal opened

THE Ice Carnival at Montreal opened
brilliantly on Tuesday. The mercury
was many degrees below zero but the
people were abroad in vast crowds.
The morning parade, with its two hun
dred gayly decorated sleighs, must have
formed a pretty sight. The streets
were hung with bunting and green
boughs and were filled with gay parties
Of amusement seekers all day long.
The ice place, illuminated at night,
added its glories to the scene.
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SHOULD the Legislature create the
Office of Commissioner of immigration,
as provided for in Senator Cavender's
bill for the encouragement of Immigra-
tion, we know of no person so well
qualified for this important position by
natural gift and experience as Mr.. J.
Thomas Budd, Of Middletown.
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A NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT
has found in Arkansas girl with three
tongues. If she ever gets married, and
she probably will, her husband will be
wise if he will make it rule to move
an adjournment as soon as she opens a
debate
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A RESIDENCE in the town of Wilkes
barre, Pennsylvania, is exciting to say
the least. A few days ago fifty acres
of the town sunk about two feet, crack
ing streets, shaking down ceilings and
bulging walls. The props of an aban-
doned coal mine had rotted away.
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A WOMAN was before a New York
court on Saturday who had deserted
four husbands. She ought to be kept
under lock and key as long as she lives.
Not man Of us will be safe if she is
allowed to run at large.
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THE doleful news is waited across
the seas that Oscar Wilde will return
next winter with some new-fangled
kind of nonsense. 1t begins to be very
evident that we must pay pretty dear
for the S15, 500, 900 received from Eng
land in payment for the Alabama
claims, but there ought to be release
short Of such extremities as this
PhilG Times.
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THE municipal authorities of Mid
dletown, New York, have passed an
ordinance prohibiting persons under the
ageof twenty-one from playing billiards
or pool in that village.
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FoRTY-THREE bodies Of the victims
of the Milwaukee fire were inferred
with impressive funeral ceremonies yes
terday. The funeral procession was
more than two miles long.
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BY putting a low duty on diamonds
and very high duty on clothing the
ways and means committee will get
the poor man into trouble. He viii
not have any shirt front for his dia-
mond pin Washington Post.
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A LADY WITH COURAGE TO SPECULATE WINS.
Miss Kingsley, who resides in the house of
Charles 4. Yerkes, Sr., a former President of
the Kensington National Bank, No. l723 Mas
ter ST., Philadelphia, won prize of 900 on
investment of one dollar for a tenth of
ticket in the last Grand Semi-annual Drawing
of The Louisiana State Lottery, sent to NJ. A.
Dauphin, New Orleans, Philadelphia
Press Dee 81
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JOSEPH DAVIS, :" the cattle king of
Eastern Texas, sold 5000 cattle while
smoking one fiye-cent cigar in Austin
the other night. ''Pat' Caringle, a
ranchman of the Indian Territory, who
was the purchaser, paid cash down in
British gold, for he acted in behalf of
London men of money.
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s5tIddlet6tpn advertisements
.RgynOlds&Co.
MIDDLETowN, DEL.

We have now commenced
taking account of stock, and
find that we have a larger stock
of Winter Clothing for men,
boys, youths and children than
we wish to have on hand at this
time, and as we prefer the cash
to the clothing, we have marked
it down to very slight advance
over cost, to close out before
spring trade commences. This
includes seventy-fve Boys Ov-
ercoats from 1925 to $6 fifty
two Mems Overcoats from 81
to $14; ninety-eight Mems Suits
from $5.25 to SIG; sixty-seven
Youths Suits from SIS to $l4;
fifty-four Boys Suits from 81
Is to $40; forty-nine School
Suits from $500 to $3.50;
thirty-eight Children's Suits
from $3.50 to $4,9O.
Also, twenty-five Ladies'
Black Beaver Cloth Goats,
handsomely trimmed. from 81
to $40; eleven Ladies' Black
Dolmans, handsomely trimmed,
from SO to $l2; FIVE colored
Jackets, trimmed with plush,
from $3.50 to S11; fifteen
square Wool Shawls from 75c.
to $3.50; thirteen long Wool
Shawls from $3.50 toss TWEEN
ty-one Felt Skirts from 81 to
$2.7O ; balance of Nubias, Jer-
seys, Hoods, Mitts. &C., at re-
duced prices.
LADIES' AND MISSES
GOSSAMER CIRCULARS,
BOOTS AND SHOES;
MEMS AND BOYS
GOSSAMER HATS,
OVERCOATS,
RUBBER BOOTS,
SHOES, ARCTICS,
ALASKAS, LEGGINS
AND OILED CLOTHING
White and Colored Blankets from
$1.25 to $500
Bed Comfortables from $1.25 to So 90
White Bed Quilts from 75c to $3.50
Two Large Buffalo Robes at
$14.00 and $500
Lap Robes from $3.50 to $3.50
Horse Blankets from $1.O0 to $3.50
all-Wool Kersey $3.50
s. M. REYNOLDS & CO.,
MIDDLEToWN, DEL.
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8elu advertisements.
Divorce Notice

IT JAMES TATMAN, of Middletown. New
Is Castle county, Del, do hereby give no
tice that shall apply to the General Assem-
bly, OF Delaware, now in session ut Dover, for
q divorce from my wife, CATHERINE g.
TATMAN.
jan194t JAMES TATMAN,
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IT is said that no fewer than 4, 900
women are annually caught stealing
from Paris counters, and the number
of titled ladies seized with kleptomania
while examining the fashions is almost
incredible. Among recent culprits
were a Russian princess, a French
countess, an English duchess, and the
natural daughter of a reigning sover-
eign.
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SENATOR MCPHERSON was on We'd
nesday reelected by the New Jersey
Legislature.
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DURING last year ten thousand tons
of newspapers and periodicals were
sent through the New York post-ofice,
and the postage on them amounted to
$40. 800. SO.
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To CoRRFsPoNDENTs-Comm on
topics of local interest are always welcome,
but to insure insertion they mustbe briefand
to the point. We do not hold ourselves re-
sponsible for the views of correspondents.
Anonymous articles will receiveno attention.
Address all communications to the Proprie-
tor.
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FOR RENT

T OFFER for Rent my WHEELWRIGHT
i SHOP at FIELDsBoRo. Possession given at
once. An excellent stand. Rent reasonable
JOHN LIND.
ianl24t Fieldsboro Del
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Farming Implements, &c,

One Family Carriage, nearly new; 1 Car
Iiage Pole, Top Buggies, in good order ;
Wagon, Peach Body and Springs. Osborne
Selfbinder, in good order; Champion Self
rake Reaper, in good order; / Champion
Mower, Bickford Hoffman Drill 1 Roller.
made by Pennington l Root Cutter, Corn
Shelter, Grain Fan. Steel-tooth Rake two
Wheel Cultivators, nearly new; Iron Guilt
yators, (Planet, Jr); 8 Syracuse Plows. 2
Twin Corn Plows, 2 Double Harrows, sets
Wagon Harness, 6 sets Plow Harness. l light
set Double Carriage Harness, nearly new ;
set Single Carriage Harness, in good order /;
Shovels, Hoes, Double and Single-trees,
SLEIGH and BELLS.
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A GOOD MOTTO for a certain Roch-
ester, New York, sky-searching estab-
Ishment, would be, "Science for reve-
nue onlv.n
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GEO. W. INGRAM.
novI7-Sm Middietown nol

$72 ::=: q: : q q: 4: !; ;: :::
everywhere to work for us NeI1
is the time. You can work in spare time. or
give your whole time to the business No
other business will pay you nearly as well.
No one can fail to make enormous pay. nv
engaging at once. Costly outfit and terms
free. Money made fast easily and honor.
ably. Address TRUE & Co., Augusta, Maine.
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Seeds !! SeedSIE /

CLOVER, Timothy, Orchard, Herd Ken
lucky Blue and Lawn Grass Seed, Rogers
Extra Early, Hancoeks Extra Early. both
well-known varieties in this market which
have no equal. In lots of or 10 bushels spe-
cial prices will be given. BIack-eye ana
White Marrow Peas. All the approved va
rieties of Seed Potatoes, with a full assort-
ment of Garden Seeds, at Low Prices.
Rs- Send for New Catalogue.
c. B. ROGERS, Scotsman.
janl2-2t No, 18S Market ST., PHILA.
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For Rent.

THE STORE AND DWELLING HOUSE
i in the town of Cecilton, known as "Me-
gees Corner, considered to be good business
stand. Either separate or together. Posses
sion at once. Apply to or address
Jan19-ta april WIN. r. FREEMAN
Back Creek Mills, Cecil Co. Md.
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"BUcHUPAIBA. Quick, complete
cure, all annoying Kidney, Bladder and
Urinary Diseases. 81. Druggists.
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For Rent.

A GOOD WHEELWRIGHT STAND in Mid.
IA dletown. Chance for an excellent bnsi
ness. Possession any time before March
18th. Inquire at TRANSCRIPT OFFICE. ian2O-tf
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Glistellaneuus Adu'tA.

:, The Public. is requested carefully to notice
yse .g req ana enlarged Scheme TO be Clrawn
- CAPITAL PRIZE, S75, ,OOO|a
A1ckeeS only 30. Shares im proportion.
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THE best medicine of the age for
quickly curing Indigestion, nervous
ness. etc., is Browns Iron Bitters.