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Middletown transcript., 1883-03-30
THE COLUGO.

In the forests of the islands consti-
tuting the Indian Archipelago is found
curious flying animal that forms the
connecting link between the lemur and
the bat. The natives call it the colugo,
and also the "fying-fox,' but it is
more like Aying-monkey, as the lemurs
are cousins of the monkeys. Like the
bats, these animals sleep in the day
time, hanging from the limbs and
branches Of trees, head downward !;
but as evening comes on, they sally
forth, often doing great harm to the
fruit on the neighboring plantations
In some parts of Java they are so nu-
merous that it is found necessary to
protect the fruit-trees with huge nets.
The extent of their flights through the
air is something astonishing. They
sometimes drop to the ground and hop
along with shuf1ing kind of leap, but
if they are alarmed, they spring to the
nearest tree and in moment reach its
TOP by a series Of bounds. Out upon
the branches they dart, and with rush
are off into space. Sailing through the
air like some great bird, down they go
obliquely, swift as an arrow, hundred
and fifty feet or more, rising again in a
graceful curve and alighting safely on
distant tree. In these great leaps
they carry their young, which cling to
them. or sometimes follow them in
their headlong fight, uttering hoarse
and piercing cries. The colugos live
almost exclusively on fruit, preferring
plantains and the young and tender
leaves of the cocoa-palm, though some
writers aver that they have seen them
dart into the air and actually catch
birds. The fying-lemurs are perfectly
harmless, and so gentle as to be easily
tanned. They have lovely dark eyes and
very intelligent and knowing faces
From & Flying Without Wings" " By G.
F. Holder, in st. Nicholas for April.
Middletown transcript., 1883-03-30
Lime Juice in the Treatment of
Diphtheria.

/
A California physician, DIR. Gar
toryski, who lived long in the in
terror of China, found that the Chi
nese place great reliance in epi-
denies of diphtheria-o the internal
use of the fresh juice of lines, and of
the fruit itself, which they consume in
enormous quantities in every conceiv-
able form, as lemonade, with native
spirits, cut in slices, etc., during at
tacks of this dreadful disease, with ap-
parently most successful results, it
hardly ever failing to effect cure.
The Chinese consider it a specific, and
will, in case of need, do anything to
obtain a supply. Since, he has used
lines and their juices in California and
Louisiana, in his practices, with most
successful results, in cases of diphthe-
ria, even the most desperate. GAS
soon as take charge of a case of diph-
iberia, order lines to be administered
as freely as possible, in any manner the
patient can be prevailed upon to take
them, especially in the form of hot
lemonade, sweetened with white sugar
or honey, or cut in slices, with pow
dered white sugar. Besides lime
juice, which he supposes acts by i'm
parting an excess of oxygen to the cir
culation, and thereby prevents the for
nation of vibrione, etc., and he pre-
scribes whatever drug may be indicated
by symptoms, and imparts strength by
appropriate stimulants and nourish-
ment. - Condensed from Scientific Amer
icdn.
Middletown transcript., 1883-03-30
THE NEW POSTAL NOTE LAW.

The law authorizing the three-cent
postal-note" directs that its proYiS.
ions shall be put into operation by the
Postmaster General within six months
after the date of its approval by the
President. The act was signed on
March 3, and the postal notes must,
therefore, be ready for the public by
September 3, 1888, at the latest. The
proposed postal note is about as large
as a greenback. At the right hand are
two columns giving the months Of the
year and the dates of twelve years be-
ginning with the present. At the left
hand are three columns of figures.
One, representing dollars, is numbered
up to a; the second, representing
dimes, is numbered up to 9; the third,
representing cents, is also numbered up
to 9, and each series ends with cipher.
The note is for sums less than So. The
postmaster at the Office issuing the
note will punch the month and the
year, the number Of dollars, number Of
dimes and number of cents in their re-
spective columns, thus preventing any
alteration Of the amount or date. By
this system JH6 postal teS5 Ell pc
issued for any sum from one cent up
to S4.99. No written application will
be necessary. The note will be bought
like postage stamp and will be payable
to the bearer at any time within three
months from the last day Of the month
Of issue. The body of the note is a
form stating the Office at which it is
issued and the office to which it is sent.
When paid the person obtaining pay
ment puts his signature upon the note.
Middletown transcript., 1883-03-30

AUGUSTA j. EVANS, the novelist,
has placed before a correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune, who called to see
her the other day, some fine strawber-
ries fresh from the garden, but the
visitor found the hostess far more
pleasing than the fruit. She is described
as a lady of charming manners and
most attractive appearance. Her
home is near Mobile, in very large
Southern mansion. The place is noted
for its fine strawberries and choice plants
hundreds of camelias, growing ten
feet high, being particularly marked
Middletown transcript., 1883-03-30

Penn's advent in this country two
hundred years ago may be regarded as
that of Clothier. We continue in
the same line upon similar principles
Of equity and prudence, but with en-
larged facilities and superior advanta-
ges to the customer, who has not only
large stock from which to select, but
the privilege Of returning goods and
getting back the money on all pur-
chases that cannot otherwise be made
satisfactory.
Middletown transcript., 1883-03-30

THE step-daughter of Attorney
General Brewster received $4,000
worth of wedding presents, including
forty yards of royal purple satin, the
finest made in China, from the Chinese
minister.
Middletown transcript., 1883-03-30

IT is claimed that Georgia contributed
the word bogus to the vocabulary of the
United States. The story is that one
William A. Bogus conducted land
lottery in Augusta, and succeeded in
swindling nearly everybody there before
he deeamped for Arkansas.
Middletown transcript., 1883-03-30

THE Goddess of Liberty is about the
only American woman who isn't look
ing forward to new srring bonnet
Philadelphia Chronicle Herald.
Middletown transcript., 1883-03-30

WHEN fever blister appears, mois-
ten it frequently with spirits of cam
phor and it will disappear.
Middletown transcript., 1883-03-30
A. C. Yates & Co.,
LEDGER BUILDING, Chestnut & Sixth SITS
mch2-4m PHILADELPHIA.

If You WANT TO SAVE YOURSELF A GREAT
DEAL OF SUFFERING. MUCH V ALUABLE TIME, AND
ENDLESS AMOUNT OF EXPENSE, AND ABOVE ALL
II You WANT TO SAVE YOUR HEALTH, CURE
Your COUGH, BY USING
Middletown transcript., 1883-03-30

A man without opinions never has
enemies. - Wilkins.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1883-12-31
(GOrrsipOuoeu3 Der eSuiHOis StaatssettuHg.' ,
Sut 3eitatter Oct SI8e.
Bon Seimrt9 96rntetH.
@ien. 6. December 1883.

-g8enn Bic @ei6i6ti9reiber Der !3ufunft
nniere SeBt3eit ais baS g3eitaIter Der
2Hge" be3eidnen perosn, 70 OIrten tie be-
ionoer5 berporbeben, 0GB nt6t 1ur Die gige
ag Elm niiBli6es un0 ~anftGnotges Wetttel
ami 2Dede geoul0et unb betrieben, ionz
Scra 6aB nit 8etpuBtietn iDltematti6 ges
Iooeu pur6e. ll1o lie tperben unierer 3ett
Sqfntt fein lInre1t tbun; benn es lit mirt1
lid 10. 9laes lit CUR 2iige getporben,-ots
@orte, ielbit Die, pel9e Die eoeIien 8egrIf1s
The daily gazette., 1883-07-26

In many cases the nose is stopped up, sometime
often on both, giving rise to adisagreeable "stufy
sional violent and PROLONGED paroxysms of sneesn
compression is experienced above between the c.
head temples, or on the top back of the head,
taken for neuralgia. The sense of smell is genela
come similarly affected. The voice is husky or OF
continual hoarseness accompanied by more or less
deed In some instances the loss of flesh is cons
istence of tubercular disease and not few cases af
been regarded as Consumption and so treated by 4
The daily gazette., 1883-07-26
JULY DRAWING.
WHOLE TICKETS, 81. HALF TICK E1's, 81.
n Tickets, $50; 55 Tickets, alOo.

1, 800 Priz s.4....-s..4z -. e1l2'
The daily gazette., 1883-07-26

Remit Money or Bank praf; in Letter, or SEND
oy Express. Don't send by Registered Letter OF
Fxpress can pe sent at our expense. Address al
orders 10 Il, M. ROARDMAh, Courter-J ourna
M -nsls - ~
The daily gazette., 1883-07-26
TWO SMILES.
s,,orvood Bonner.
.,,.roer,s weekIy.l ~.

tuorperis WeekS.j
t,.',,ht until that day
hover knew cHpns.ed Hyssd dusty city parrk,, hos aa II
|gheu as ! ,,ry tortured BY ioreDoaiIgs ~ ~
EScagh ~, q me me- from IFS happy piay'
|th sn'''u ~ infant
,nccfOrgna,Iisus ,issCs vs. songs, ami childish lorei
GO baby ol'sse", ossys 40 lone and sad peIors;
|tnj to ny os. gaS y shIldbood's mlrth was lent
~ NO, old questions from ro'olVemsn'
pt'ss d, .row drew many an anxious er mins ,,u,
badd1lda vo@Dg oTe eyes with doubt yo' nnOp'
pres ed
,,nhcId me like a prayer
sfp rity upnIi ~ q sang for us anew,
'Aud Vll',s ,strde thought 9 maiden gre"
! ntO my ansay Tmgl in raiu-freshened an
a,o,un A breach unseen before;
s{eaIs a,v ,,ay made US one, IN t5oth ana nesre'
silone 40 eamed that W. b d been apart
NJ ne' new taat We sh uld past no more
q, mart and ct ereyhils she lay,
more % ,9aa XIV viii ips unrufied by q breath
ABd sn,leu s'a,, an Inc an, chill smile 0l attn,
nd leehl"Ss !, Ser irst smile on that far-oh DAY.
The daily gazette., 1883-07-26
THE LARGEST RETAIL STOCK OF DRY
GOODS.
STRAwBRIpaE & CLoTHIER,
DEALERS IN DRY GOODS EXCLUSIVELY,
EIGHTH AND MARKET STREETS,
PHILADELPHIA.

who Doubts q Statement Made by Gen1s
IEeaureeard and Early over Their Own
signatures
II Is easy to carp at successes and accuse of
dishonesty those whose moral character for in
tegrity, veracity and fair dealing are as unsul-
lel as the driven snow. Now, in reply to seme
eaVillers, actuated by motives easily seen
through, Genils q. L. Beauregard, of La, and
Iuhal a Early OF Va. reaffirm and publish to
thN whole world, over their own autographlc
signatures, that they In person manage and
control all the monthly and semiannual draw
| inks of The Louisiana State Lottery, and the
! sane ara conducted with honesty fairness and
Robd faith toward all parties
The daily gazette., 1883-07-26
DEAFNESS AND NOISES IN TIlh HEAD
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The daily gazette., 1883-07-26
Croisilles.

translated for the Modern Age.l
The daily gazette., 1883-07-26
a.Iknnpn ,,n nats. >,

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies, ants,
bed bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers. 10
cents. Druggists.
The daily gazette., 1883-07-26

when Edbls bas . had he stepped into the street,
Wards bita saw v. NJ, ms faithful Jean running to-
@Wba,, a',l, with with joyful face.
you apy nv, gaaS aaS happened 2" he asked, shave
aSir aSri ) good news to tell meY
nOyed o, ngpled jean, "the seals are re-
All yonr ~i,u ,n, you can enter your own home.
are owner ,as9eFss III ei debts are paid, and you
have tatan u the house. 1t is true that they
And have AVE- nav, away all the money and Jewels,
itill tho even removed the furniture. But
have no, mousse Ia yours, and you
been rp%n,, lost everything. have
knOwmS sng NH about for an hour, not
"hat had become of you, and
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-27

Radiance of undesirable tat has been
achieved of late by number of actresses;
and they are said to have done it by
dieting, and not by the use OF drugs, as
many suppose. The directions are simple
enough, and yet rather hard to follow.
They are substantially the same as
recommended by Banting, the English
man, who reduced his weight from 204
to 167 pounds in six months, and then
published his experience for the guidance
Of others afflicted by corpulence. The
system consists in abstinence from food
that contains starch or sugar. This
excludes bread, butter, milk, potatoes,
beer, and all the preparations into which
sugar enters. Unfortunately for this
purpose, women almost inv srisbly have
sweet teeth; but they cannot part with
their excess OF flesh without giving up
sugar. They must consent to live chiefly
OH meat that isn't fat, and vegetables,
excepting potatoes. The quantity of
food eaten may be as great SIS the appe.
lite calls for, so long as starchy and
sscchSrine matter is eschewed. This
does not leave woman 80 badly off rs
she might at glance imagine, il she can
only make up hei h.od ~ live without
candy and pastry. She map drink sour
wines, or sherry, but no port, ohsm
pagne, or beer. Distilled liquors are not
Objectionable in email quantities.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-27
A Republic in Italy.

According to the London correspondent
of the Manchester Guar,iioH, the little
state OF San Marino, just 80 miles in
circumference, the oldest government in
Europe and the oldest repulio in the
world, proposes to enter into diplomatic
relations with England. San Marino,
situated in the midst of the papsl states,
has been entirely independent since, in
the fourteenth century, it refused TO pay
certain taxes to the Pope. 1t was al
ready self-governing community, the
sovereignty being exercised by the whole
population. But iu the four .eenth CEN
tury this absolute form OF democracy was
replaced by sort OF oligarohy,
power being vested in council
OF so lite members elected
from all GLASSES of the population, Five
centuries later, in lS47, it was decided
that the council of so should appoint an
nually committee of II, who still form
the supreme Judicial court. Secretaries
OF home and foreign affairs and receiver
general of finance were also appointed.
San Marina eau scarcely possess large
army, but its Government has often given
proof of courage; and on one occasion,
when Gsrabaldi had sought refuge within
the boundaries of the brave little repub-
lie, it refused to give him up, and per-
sisted in its refusal, notwithstanding
Austrian threats OF invasion. II may be
further mentioned in honor of San Marino
that, unlike another notorious little
Italian state, it does not tolerate public
gambling.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-27

HereS perhaps, this wise man of Gotham
embark In MIS- strongest bowl. Bot, II
tres trade is "a practical impossibility ="
why 10 it 30 I IL is because our ruetio
population lack apirit, magranimity,
power Of thought, virtue and patriotism.
IL 10 because in common with the bulk of
our sharper witted city people, rich
and poor, they are the olfshOOt OF that
dwaiied imbecile multitude Of Europe
who, for untold ages have been the
drudees, vasssls and uudsrlings of an
upper class. II We must adopt the con-
olusion Of this wiseaere We may
employ with modification the forcible OK
preston OF Pope and say that the alleged
impossibility Is due to the TACT that the
blood OF our agricultural people has
orept through drudges, If not ever since
the flood, yet for 30 long time that a
half or entire century of comparative
freedom hes not served to quicken per-
ceptibly its current and that their dis
position to servitude, as i'll brutea, ia
become a second nature. y 0ur
agricultural people, If they would escape
the late of their kindred i'll the Old
world, il they would riss in the scale Of
being, must learn to get to the great
markets OF the world without the arbi-
trary diotatorial Intervention OF middle
men. Let them then first sweep away
these old out of place oontrivanoes OF the
old world tyrspnies. Let them put q
prohibitory duty On the importation Of
th.se and, in doing so, take tns first step
towards tie acquisition OF that fIesdom
and equality which is their due.
C. b. j.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-27
PETROLEUM IN RUSSIA.
American OIL Threatened by n
Poorer ana Cheaper Article Used
for I,uytnar fhe nnsf

WAsH1NGToN, Dec. 2O-AIr. Fulton Paul,
United States consul at Odessa, Russia, has
forwarded to the State Department report
on petroleum devel pment IN Russia in which
he says although the illuminating power
OF this oil, the Russian, is net go great as
that produced in the United States, the diff
ference being az five to three, yet in conse-
quence OF the great difference in the price, it
has already driven American oil out of the
south Russian market, and will doubtless
seriously affect its sale in Europe wherever
cheapness ID preferred to safety and ceani.
ness. The Russian oil is very explosive and
emts much smoke and very disagreeable
odor."
OF the uses to which petroleum is put in
Russia, he says "lhe residuum of the oil
is much greater than in that found in the
states and, besides being converted into ben.
zine, gasoline, ozocerite aniline and various
other useful products, it is used for fuel with
steam jet on the locomotives, and also on
the steamers of the Caspian sea. Yolga and
other rivers. Experiments are IN progress to
utilize it i'll the new torpedo boats now in
course of construction at Odessa and Nco-
laetf for the Russian navy"
The crude oil is also used to sprinkle in the
streets of Baku and it is much more
effectual than water i'll laying the terrible
dust that exists there, and, as the whole
region is odorous Of petroleum, that used in
the street ls especially noticeable.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-27
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Senator Bayard,s Spcech.

The New York Times prints the follow
ing synopsis of Senator Bayard's speech
On civil service reform, in the Senate
last week Mr.. Bsyard informed his
brethren that when the Democrats
secured control OF the Senate they did
not make clesn sweep of all the officers,
hut retained large number of Rspubli-
cans in office, and paid them more than
one-half of the total OF salaries. He spoke
ssrcsstioslly of "the absolute Indifference
on the Republican side to civil service re-
form," and declared that the American
people did intend to have civil service re.
form. The country WAS not be run by a
mere political machine, built on the
spoiis OF office. Mr.. Bsysrd asserted that
no faithful, efficient offioe-holder had ever
lost place by his vote, and added that
the good Of the public service demanded
that such holders of ofiice should not be
turned ont.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-27
ALL OVER THE PENINSULA
MfDDIETUWN's. WxRCH DE.
LIuJITEU NTH THEIR TRADE.


Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal.
ODESSA, Dec. 20 "A committee OF our
oitisenA consisting OF j. G. bit, ]. L,
Gibson. s +. .Ihslloross, William Polk,
Victor Lord, G. Watkins, d. W. Corbit,
J. b. Fenimore and George W. Polk and
Martin B. Barris, surveyor, have sur.
veyed one of the proposed routes for the
anticipated railroad to Middletown. They
laid their report before the directors Of
the Delaware railroad at their late meet
ing. There was no action taken on it but
it was laid over until their meeting
in January when 1t is hoped favorable
action will be taken. The report made
by the committee gave detailed state
Inent OF the amount OF trade done in our
town and vicinity; this amount is be-
lieved to be undsrestimated, but is as
nearly correct as it was possible to makeit.
For tine enlightenment of those who don't
know anything about the business done
here, and for those croakers who are
forever harpiDg that q road will not pay,
| will give you few statistics sos boats
passed in and out o. Appoquinimink
creek to and from this place from
December lat, 1882 to December lst, 1883.
They carried sn immenos amount of
freight. The passenger traffic to
and from this place by water
alone amounts to "a 900 annually. The
freight and passenger traffic is a
guarantee that the road would pay well.
New enterprises would spring up
and add to the receipts. Our business |
enterprises are in the hands of |
live men. Lord x Polk, phosphate
manufacturers, have an ex portation second |
to none in this country. Their phos- |
pilates by hundreds OF tons are shipped
by rail every year. Had they better
railroad facilities their shipment this
year would have been much larger. The
Watkins packing company has achieved
a reputation to be justly proud Of. Its
goods are all first-class, and are in
demand both in this and foreign conn
tries. There are large deposits Of high
grade mari near the town that could he
developed il there were railroad facilities.
Our town is in the midst of a thickly
populated country. The farms are in
high degree OF cultivation and yield good
crops. There is great deal OF enthu-
stasm among our people over this prospec-
tive road.
The directors of the Cantwell mutual
insurance company have declared divi-
deud Of 6 psr cent. on balances standing
to The credit of members, pay able January
7th, 1854.
Our citizens are agitating building
and loan association. 1t is thought one
will be established here in short time.