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Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
County.


" The fall term Of Delaware College
closed yesterday.
~ Wilmington is moving with consider
able energy Tor new post-office building.
-.It is runored that new one-eent
evening paper is soon to be started IT
Wilmington.
j. t. Eliason, Of New Castle, has
been elected overseer Of the the Commons
farm at a salary Of $500.
- Andrew Lockerman has been granted
letters of administration on the estate
Of Elias LockerWan, deceased, OF bIack-
bird hundred.
The Rev. S. G. Boardman, who re-
Gently gave up his pastoral charge at Port
Penn on account ofill health, has removed
to Chesapeake City, Md.
- The Dean Wooden Company Of New
ark has on hand contract to furnish the
Government Sl5O,OOO worth Of light-biue
kerseys, to be finished by April, 1884.
~ During a fight between two negroes
named Moore and Houston, at house on
Orange street, Wilmington, Saturday
night, Moore was shot in the hand,
shoulder and cheek. Houston waslocked
up. Moore will probably recover.
The new Catholic Church at Newark
was dedicated on Tuesday with appro-
pirate and imposing ceremonies. Bishop
Kean Of Richmond, Va, officiated, and
was assisted by the Rev. Fathers Nc
Cready Of New York, Corbinian, Fallon
and Kelley Of Wilmington Donnolly Of
Ashland, Fedigan Of st. Augustine, and
Lyons OF Newark.
- The house Of Joseph D. Tailey, IN
Brandywine hundred, was entered by
burglars Sunday morning, but they were
frightened away empty handed by the
screams Of a servant girl who awoke and
found them III her room. Monday morn
ing the houses Of Thomas Lyman and
Rufus Gregg, between Folly woods and
Newport, were ransacked by thieves
Jewelry and wearing apparel were stolen.
- Roderick Gillian, Of Brandywine hun
dred, was acting in a disorderly manner
in Matthew Macklem's meat store, al
Wilmington, Saturday night, and Mack
lem attempted to put him out. Gillian
drew pistol and was about to shooI
Macklem when a policeman rushed II
and disarmed Gillian. In the struggle tht
weapon was discharged and man by the
name Of Sparks was wounded in the
hand. Gillian was fined one dollar anc
costs for drunkenness and held in S20t
bail for carrying concealed deadly weap
ons and in 81, 900 bail for an assault will
| intent to kill Macklem.
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ua,a, Potter

49,
Next Thursday 1eveniqg Miss Helen
Potter win appeal at MiddteroNre Tiall
under the auspices Of the Middletown
lecture Committee, and will no doubt
attract a very large audience. This enter
tainment will close the Lyceun Course,
and it is not probable that supple
mentarv course will be arranged for Jan
uary and February. It is more than pos
sible that we shall have few amusements
during the remainder of the winter But
we shouId be satisfied. We have had
much III the amusement line, and all Of
high order OF merit, during tho I5tf5t ttfTe
or six weeks. and are yet to enjoy Miss
Potter. Standing at the head Of her pro
fession. as Miss Potter does, and having
appeared twelve times in Mr.. T. B. Pugh's .
star Course at the Philadelphia Academy
Of Music, the simple announcement OF
her appearance here, and at a price Of
admission for which gallery seat could
not be bought to hear her in Philadelphia,
should fill every seat in our hall and
every chair that can be placed in its pas
sage WHY'S Nj lSS 0ALOA- Iif@' oiA'StN' -
old stereotyped readings and has created
an entertainment peculiarly her own. In
dialect representations she is wonderfully
good. and with range Of voice and ven
triloquil powers unequaled by any elo-
cutionist before the public, she j. enabled
to accomplish what no other woman has
attempted. Her impersonations Of Law
renee Barrett, as Cassiats, Of Dewitt Tai
mage, Of Mrs. Kemhle, Of John B. Cough
and Of other famous orators and actors,
have won the enthusiastic praises Of the
press and public. Her impersonation Of
Cough is conceded to be her greatest eft
fort in the line Of impersonation. This
will be given Thursday evening, together
with other costumed impersonations and
delightsome elocutionary efforts. Those
who want choice OF seats should not put
off buying their tickets until the day O
the entertainment. A chart Of the hal
may be seen and seats may be bought a
the Middletown post-office.
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The Levy Court.

The Levy Court met at Wilmington on
Tuesday. The Finance Committee re-
nortAd ii favor of awarding the $4,000
ioan authorized by an act Of the Legisla-
ture for the benefit Of the Trustees Of the
poor "a Elliott, johnson & Co, at 103 and
17-1Oo. and the report was adopted. Three
hundred dollars was appropriated for re-
nairs to roads and bridges in Appoquini-
mink hundred. The court adjourned
until January 18th.
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Silver Wedding.

Mr.. and Mrs. I. c. Griffith, Of Chesa-
peake city, Md, celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary Of their marriage, at the
old homestead, on Bohemia Manor, last
Saturday. About fifty relatives and
friends were present and spent very
pleasant evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith,
who are a very young looking couple to
have been married quarter Of century
entertained their guests in fine style. a
splendid supper was served. The presents
we're many and handsome. Middletown
was we'll represented at this pleasant ami
versary gathering.
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49, Cantwem insurance Company


The annual meeting of the Cantwell
Mutual Insurance Company will be held
at Odessa on January 7th. Directors will
be elected te serve during the ensuing
year and a premium of six per cent on
deposit notes of members will berequred.
At a meeting held on Wednesday the
directors declared dividend of six per
cent on balances standing to the credit OF
members, payable on the day OF. the
annual meeting, and adopted the follow
ing resolution g ReSoIVed, that all policy
holders having wheat or oats insured i'll
granary can have said insurance extended
to grain either in stack yard or barraek by
increasing their deposit notes two per cent
on the amount at risk"
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Donation Visit.

The good people Of the Middletown NJ.
E. Church came down upon the home OF
the Rev. Mr.. Stengle and wife, last even
ing, with huge baskets laden with all sorts
Of things good to eat and some pretty and
useful presents for little Alice. The visit
was made while Mr.. and Mrs. Stengle
were away at prayer meeting, and when
thew returned and found the dining room
table piled high with hams, chickens,
flour, coffee, sugar, tea, sausage, canned
fruit and other things for the interior de
partment, they were greatly surprised.
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CHRISTMAS EVE.

God bless the little stockings
All over the land tonight,
Hung in the choicest corners
In Il glow of crimson light!
The tiny scarlet stocking
With Il hole in the heel and toe.
Worn by wonderful journeys
The darlings have had to go.
And heaven pity the children,
Wherever their home may be-,
who wake at the first gray dawing
An empty stocking to see
Left in the faith of childhood
Hanging against the wall,
just where the dazzling glory
OF Santas light will fall
Alas. for the lonely mother
Whose home is empty and still,
Who has no scarlet stockings
With childish toys to fill
Who sits in the swarthy twilight,
With her face against the pane,
And grieves for the little baby
Whose grave lies out in the rain.
oh, the empty shoes and stockings,
Forever laid aside
Oh. the tangled, broken shoe strings
That will never more be tied!
oh. the little graves at the mercy
of the cold December rain
Oh. the feet in their snow-white sandals
That can never trip again!
But happier they who slumber,
With marble at foot and head,
Than the child who has no shelter,
No raiment, nor food. nor bed.
Yes heaven neIp Inc living!
Children of want and pain,
Knowing no fold nor pasture
Out tonight in the rain!
- From /" A Gift of Gentidns and 9th,
Verses" 6y May Riley Smith.
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11hristmas SERVICES.

Christmas services will be held in the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake
city, on the evening of Christmas Day, at
half past seven o'clock.
The Rev. Baldwin Dean will preach
at st. Anne's P. E. Church on Christmas
day. It is understood that the Rev. Mr..
Dean will accept the call recently made
him by the Vestry of this church.
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The Cecil County Court.

In the Cecil county Circuit Court, in ses-
sion at Elkton, the grand jury adjourned
at noon Saturday, having found fifteen
true bills Of indictment. Many OF the
cases before the jury we're for violations
Of the local option law, and, in its report,
the Jury denounced the disregard Of an
oath bv witnesses in such cases who were
hropght before them. The jury also re-
commended tile call for meeting OF the
court. the bar and the citizens Of the
county, in reference to the necessity q
building 4 new courthouse.
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The Lists Sentenced.

Lewis F. List and Lewis List, convicted
at the late term Of the Superior Court for
New Castle county Of the murder of
George B. Taylor, we're sentenced by
Chief Justice Comegys, Friday afternoon
Of last week. Lewis F. List was sentenced
to be hanged on Friday, March 18th, and
Lewis List, father Of Lewis f., was sen
fenced to pay a fine Of $1,000 and be i'm
prisoned in the county Jail for life. The
Lists were taken to New Castle on Sat
urday
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sales to Take Place.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER R26.-Personal
Property on the Turner Farm, Sassafras
Neck, Md, w. NJ. Knight, exector.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28.-Personal Pro
perty on the Davis Farm, Sassafras Neck,
Md, w. NJ. Knight, executor.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3.-Personal
nroperty. Mrs. Sarah A. Hanson, near
Warwick. Md.
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Decennary OF the w. @. T. U. in the
M. H.. Church,


On Sabbath, at 1917 o'clock, in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church Of this town, the
pastor will preach the last Of the series Of
sermons on the "Spiritual BIRTH" The
snbject will be, "The evidences Of the
new birth, or, how may we know that we
are born again ~
In the evening, at o'clock, the Decen-
nary Of the w. g. 7. y. will be celebrated.
The exercises will consist IN brlef ad-
dresses, interspersed with appropriate
music. The following program will indi-
cate tile order and line Of thought to be
pursued by the speakers: 1.-THE N. g. T.
U.,' by Alfred G. Cox; "The relation Of
the church to the temperance cause" by
tie Pastor; Prohibition" by J. B. Rob
erts. The public is cordially invited.
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Correspondence Of the Transcript.
Port Penn.

The Port Penn Literary Club has reor-
ganized and is very interesting. We now
have a paper issued every two weeks.
There were five contributors last week
and the paper was named the "owl."
Our meetings occur on Friday evenings,
and are entirely social in their character
We are now without pastor in the
PRESBYTERIAN Church. Rev. Mr.. Taylor,
Of Wilmington, preached last Sunday
Z
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Unclaimed Letters.

List of letters remaining in the post
office at Middletown for the week ending
Dec. 18th: Jonathan Biddle, Mrs. S.
Galway, Alice Landing, (2), Henry Will
son, s. A. Short, Henry Veal. Persons
calling for the above letters will please
say they are advertised.
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Odessa.

The Odessa Dramatic Association will
probably give an entertainment during
the winter.
Webb's Comedy Company will ap-
pear at Odessa Hall on the evening OF
December 26th. A dramatic and musical
entertainment is promised.
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A Wedding.

Miss Ella simkins, Oldest daughter Of
william sirnkins, and Frank s. Jester, OF
Delaware, were married at the home Of
the brides father, near sassafras, Md,
last evening. A pleasant company Of
friends and relatives Of the bride and
groom were present.
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ALL FOR NOTHING.
Xyhvthe Doctor was Disgusted. and " nat
NIicht have been Done without HIM.

uwou wife ), said DR.. E, as he entered
bic bonsa which was situated in cosy, vii
Iage in central New York, F." have got i,.i, PACK
from long and dreary ride away NV iy9rroose qown
among the mountains, and all 70 no te man
wouldnt 1u live till morning when the fact Is is
he had only an ordinary attack Of GolIc I,a, to IL
the simpletons had only had seRSG sens ri AS
TER on his stomach he would have been t,eI al all
right in an hour or two. But some !olNs .ai al1
slow to learn" added the OLD physlcti, tis 81,
lowing the cup of steanlinS tca WHICH, ms
wife had Just poured for him Law,
Doctor E-was right, yet people 90 lea[m, I; !,
use of Renson's plaster proves this Deyono
9nestion, and the good doctors are certain 70 TO
~ ayed much of their needless toll. In al
diseases capable of being affected Dy y pTTabs, pTbe
%ennine have the word CAPCINE cut IN the
centre Price 25 cents. -. vol,
Seabury & johnson, Chemists, Ne" oFA'
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
Roll of Honor.

List of scholars at Dale's Corner school
who reached 80 per cent. or above in their
studies for the month of December
Annie vandegrift, Agnes Vandegrift,
Minnie vandegrift, Mary Higgins, Edwin
Walter, Willie Diehl, Willie Dunning,
Dilworth vandegrift, Harry Hollis.
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1Nilmineton Amusements.

- Simmons, Stoddart, Gordon and Wal
tons Minstrels will appear at the Opera
House tomorrow evening.
On Christmas day George S. Knight
and wife will play at the Opera House in
"Otto" at the matinee, and F." Baron Ru-
dolph" in the evening.
w Tony Denier's "Humpty Dumpty'
will he the Christmas Eve attraction at
the Opera House.
- Professor Bartholomew's Equine
Paradox will open at the Opera House
on Monday, December 3lst, for one week.
Matinees on Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday.
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THE aesthetic movement in England
has entirely died out, because-well be-
cause people think there is more good
common sense in taking bottle of DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup than in carrying
liIV.
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ANY boy or girl can get a nice Christmas
present of Decorated China Tea Set, A
pieces, by selling one hundred pounds of Tea
for us Write to us for full particulars. Grip
pens Tea Store, No. East I'd Street. Will
mington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
70 Painters and Others.

ALExANDER MoNRo. Practical Grainer
n from New York. Any one wishing good
job OF granting should address him ut
nov.30-6m. BLACKBIRD, DELAWARE
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
Business 0ossip.

UpHoLsrER1NG promptly attended to and
done in the neatest manner. and as low as
any one. Satisfaction guaranteed. GEO. W.
WILSON, Middletown, Del.
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Final Notice to ax-Payers
Or
ST. GEORGES HUNDRED.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance
In of the requirements of the Act of Assem-
bly, in this behalf, passed at Dover. Delaware;
April 10TH 1873 the undersigned will attend
at the following named places. on the days
named, between the hours of 10 n. NJ. ana
8 P. NJ, for the purpose of collecting all taxes
that are unpaid:
At the NATIONAL HOTEL. Middletown,
Monday, January 7th, 1884.
At the MIDDLEToWN HOTEL. Middletown,
Tuesday, January sth
At HYATT'S HOTEL. Odessa, Wednes-
day, January 9Th.
At BENDLER's HOTEL. Port Penn, Thurs
day, January 10th.
At W. J. ELIASON'S OFFICE. Mt. Pleasant,
Saturday, January 18th.
hg- Persons liable to pay Taxes are hereby
notified that III case of default, the Collector
will proceed to collect such taxes by due
process of Law.
JAMES GRAY,
Collector of 50. Georges Hundred
December 14th, Iss3-3t
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Miss Potter in Costumed I'm
presentations!
Miss Potter in her great imper-
sonation of John B. Cough.

General Admission. 50 Cents.
Children under 12 years, 25 Cents.
az Seats may be secured in advance
at the Middletown Post-office, where a
plan of the hall may be seen.
No extra charge for Reserved Seats.
Persons living out of town may Sc
cure seats by letter to D. L. Dunning.
a. Doors open at Z Entertainment
to begin at s O'Clock. dec14-2t.
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21

Cowgirl Allston, j. B. C. w. Max
we'll. Eddie Cochran, Eugene Sites and
Will Maxwell all have come home from
school to spend the Christmas holidays.
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
n 5000 YARDS OF CARPETS ID
r.-7,r-..,,,sssg

Carpet trade has increased that we have been COM
PEELED to enlarge Carpet Department. We have now
beautiful Carpet Room filled with the best MAKES and DE-
SIGNS the produce Our stock consists Of Tapes
tries Body Brussels with borders match ngran Persian
Damaks Rags Hemps all of which make and lay IN the
best manner when desired We have also line of Floor Oil
Cloths Coco Mattng Rugs Mats Stair Pads Stair Rods Car
pet Felting, Window Shadings &C.
Remember you have fifteen thousand yards Of Carpets to Sc
lec FROM therefore where you just what want
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
Election Notice.

CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK,
MIDDLETowN, DEL, December Z, 1883
THE ANNUAL ELECTION for nine Direc-
/ tors, to serve this Bank for the ensuing
year, will be held at the banking house, on
january sth, between the hours of 10, A. NJ,
and twelve o'clock, NJ.
dec Hat J. r. HALL, Cashier.
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
CLOTHING!

Since the completion of the sales of Clothing have
increased hreeold and there why should not
double the increase this fall and winter We expecting it.
and have put that end We have not missed sale
this fall That saying great DEAL but why should our
stock is large and adapted all ages-Chdren Boys Youth
and Menand with prices to suit ALL So you there is
thing very wonderful in not missing SALE
Cassimeres. stock of Foreign and Domestic Cass
meres is complete and have tailor that fit YOU This
been here year. and his work esfes to the fact that he
who understands his business NIf you want suit
of clothes equal style and workmanship to those get in
the cities you get them here at much less cost
Rs-PLEAsE GIVE US CALL
NM &@H ATASO$SA@A S@ W.
Mddetown, Delaware
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-02-22

An incident In the school-lifc OF q
teacher. As related by herself. illustrates
our point, She had charge Of a school
ia aeounfry town early IN her career,
and among her scholars was a boy
about IA years old. who cared very little
about study. and showed no interest,
apparently, in anything connected with
the school. Day after day be failed in
hislessons. and detentions after school
hours and notes % bis widowed mother
! had no effect. One day the teacher had
sent him 10 his seat, after vain effort
TO get from him a correct answer to
questions in grammar. and. feeling
somewhat nettled. she watched his con-
duct. Having taken his seat. he push
ed the book impatiently aside and espy-
ing fly. caught It with q dexterous
sweep Of the hand, and then betook
himself to 4 close inspection Of the in
sect. For fifteen minutes or more the
boy was thus occupied. needless of sur
roundings. and the expression of his
face told the teachcr that Il was more
than idle curiosity. that possessed his
mind A thought struck her, which she
put into practice at the first opportunity
that day. "Boys." said she, s'what can
you tell ms about fliess'' and calling
several of the brightest by name, she
asked them II they could tell her some
thing of q fy's constitution aud habits.
They had very little to say about the in
sect.-They often caught one. but only
for sport, and. did not think it worth
while TO study so common an insect
Finally she asked the Ounce, who had
silently, but with kindling eyes. listened
to what his schoolmates hesitatiugly
said. He burst out with description Of
the head, eyes, wings and feet of thelit-
tie creature so full and enthusiastic that
the teacher was astonished aud the
whole school struck with wonder. He
told how it walked and how it ate, and
many things which were entirely new
to his teacher. So that when he had
finished she said: Thank you! You
have given us u real lecture in natural
history andyou have learned it all your
self" lFsH8 tftf9tA f0 . fFS"h
After the school closed that afternoon
she had long talk with the boy, aud
found that he was fond of going into the
woods and meadows and collecting in
sects and watching birds, but that his
mother thought he was wasting his
time. The teacher, however, wisely en-.
couraged him in this pursuit, and asked
him to bring Beetles and butterflies and
caterpillars to school, and tell what he
knew about them. :. The boy was de-
lighted by this unexpected turn of af-
fairs and in few days the listless Ounce
was the marked boy of that school
Books on natural history were procured
for him, and aworld of wonders opened
to his appreciatiye eyes. He read and
studied and examined; he soon under
stood the necessity of knowing some
thing Of mathematics geography and
grammar for the successful carrying on
Of his favorite study, and he made rapid
progress in his classes. In short twen-
ty years later he was eminent as ma
turalist, and owed his success, as he
never hesitated 10 acknowledge, TO that
discerning teacher. Rtrenological Jour-
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ssa esvsr'sGreat Estats.

The heirs Of Conrad Geyer, most Of
whom live in Philadeiphia and Mont
gomery County. Pa, are. preparing to
collect the immense estate left by the
wealthy Cuban sugar planter. Geyer
was born in Montgomery County, Of
German parentage, ar left his homo
when young man. He settled in Cuba,
and by industry and economy soon be-
seame the owner Of q plantation. He
afterward engaged in business rs a su-
gar refiner near Havana, and at the
time of his death few years ago was
worth nearly $3,00O,000. Geyer died
intestate and without issue. he never
having been married. He had Eve
brothers and sisters. three of whom sur
vive him, and the heirs who claim the
estate are the next of Kin of the deceas-
cd millionaire. s.h3s !,
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A Husband with Postical Heels.

A lady who had married dancing
master was discussing the subject Of
matrimony with a female friend, The
latter, spinster in whose heart the
frost of forty winters had not withered
the tender flowers Of sentiment. declar-
ed that nothing but y poet for husband
would satisfy her, and added:
II could never have married as you
did,"
You forget there is a poetry Of mo-
tion,' returned the other; my hus-
band writes poetry with his heels.nK : ~
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THE 6RANDEsT BOOM YET.


Just inaugurated by usl Bound to
sweep everything that. smells of
winter out Of our store in the next
30 days, preparatory for the inn
mense new spring stock we are go
ing to put in--- a veritable slaughter
has been commenced and there will
be no cessation Of hostilities till our
purpose has been entirely consum-
mated Come in and see the bar
gains offered by us right away. Too
numerous to specify, too low for
belief, we can only send out a grand
general invitation to all to come and
share in this most stupendous re-
duction in pric ss on winter goods
Respectfully, . a..e -, ....l,i ,s. (. {.
II. F. NORDEN & co. =.
@7f n 7F.r3 81 HiE57 fu
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wby he Would Vote for johnson. ~.

Elem Du Bignon tells good story on
Hon. Mark johnson. Of Baldwin. He saws
he saw Mark during his canvass talking
very earnestly to q rural constituent
Meeting the constituent after Mark had
left him. he asked him who he was 60
ing to vote for. II reckon m vote for
Johnson" he said. '.You see. I've been
wanting Post Office at my mill for q
long time, and I've been a voting for it.
and amt got it yit. johnson flowed II
I'd help him to the Legislator he'd have
Post Office Established at my mill the
fust thing he done when he got thar"
Atlanta Constitution ! rn,s.. xs,,..ns,
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A Shame and an Outrage.

John, what is that peculiar smell?"
asked q mans wife when he came home
very late. She expected he would
say that it was the incense they used
in the lodge-room. or that he would tell
some other lie, but she was mistaken.
Its whisky; that's what itis.n he
replied defiantly. haiBRs ea4 Ale saa u
miserable creature retorted his
wife. "you have at last got down so low
that you have not got deeenoy enough
loft to try and lie out of it"