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Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
mallarltaker's.

the texture filling the open
spaces; soft wool, a little hairy;
the fabric rough in look and
smooth to the touch, 38-inch,
soc.
Southeast from the centre.
Plain grain silk of twenty
acceptable colors of quality such
as you look for at half-a-dollar
higher, $I.25.
East Transept.
Black surah for summer,
light, not overdose in the
weaving, frail-feeling, substan-
tial, durable, clean, dust flies
off from it, practical, useful
economical, one of the pleasant
est summer dress-stufs-24-
inch black surah IS cents to s. J;
not a penny higher.
West Transept
Writing-papers, envelopes,
engravings for social and festive
occasions, go over among the
Books.
The record of this part of
our business is one of continu-
Gus improvement and growth.
The stationery business be-
gan in the early days of the
store with a little stock of COM
mon papers, envelopes, school
children's supplies, etc. Not
long after Books were added,
beginning with almost nothing.
Miscellaneous stationery next.
A little later the little beginning
in books has grown to be one
of the largest of bookstores and
decidedly the leading one, the
little slate and pencil and :
school-bag counter has grown
to be probably quite the largest
miscellaneous family stationery
business, the paper-and-envel-
ope and social-and-festive-en-
craving business has become
not only the largest in Philadel-
phia but has made its mark on
the trade by selling at ream and
thousand prices whatever the
quantity.
The cause of these three sue
cesses appears to be one to
make us ashamed of failure in
anything, viz, the throng in the
store from years end to years
end. But there's many a way
to miss success in spite of the
thrOng. we maven t CHOSEN
to follow those many and easy
ways. There are bookstores
and stationers all along the
crowded streets in every city.
Only a few are prosperous.
Why? They, most of them,
follow those easy ways to fail
ure. You are won by gener-
Gus dealing.
Books, Writing Papers and Engraving for
Social and Festive Occasions /; by the Thir-
teenth-street door.
Miscellaneous Stationery, including Artists
Materials; Basement, east from center
stairway.
Ohm WANAMAKER.
Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets
and City-hall square.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
The Ship Canal.

THE sIrRE TO Re EBUILT.-AUTHEN-
TIC AND INTERESTING NEWS.
We find the following article in pro-
minent position upon the editorial page OF
the New York Times of the issue dated
Sunday, February 7th:
"One of the bills about which the men,
bers of the House committee on Railways
and Canals are said to be considerably ex-
cited is a bill for the construction OF
ship canal across the neck OF the Della
ware Peninsula from the head OF Chesa-
peake Bay to the head of Delaware Bay.
This bill was introduced by Mr.. Findiay,
[of Maryland But why should they
puzzle their brains aboutit? The construc-
ton of ship canal on the very route
specified was undertaken last fall py
company OF. capitalists under an act OF IN
corporation that limits the tolls TO ~ cents
a ton. In October last the contract had
been taken by New York firm, and the
right OF way for almost the entire distance
had been secured. Why should not tnls
company do the work? Perhaps the pro-
moters of the bill intend that the govern
ment shall spend S10,0OO,0O0 or Sl5,0Oo,Ooo
in paralleling the work of those VINO are
willing to invest their money in the enter
prise.''
The canal mentioned above is the Dela-
ware and Maryland Ship Canal of which
there has been so much said in these parts
OF late and the contractors mentioned are
Messrs. Ferguson & Fairchild, OF new
York who will build the canal.
We now have full authority for stating
that the construction. of the canal Will De
begun at an early day. The entire route
is now secured, either by purchase or py
decree OF the court, or by the jurors caiied
for under the charter in matters OF con-
troversy as to the amount OF damages 70
be paid for lands taken. The reports tnat
the parties interested in the enter
prise were unreliable, that they
were connected with a scheme TO
sell out to railroad company, and various
other stories which have been afioat, detri-
mental to the enterprise and its projectors
have not the slightest foundation IN TACT,
and are the results of petty jealousy,
or mere wantoness. In substantiation OF
these statements we are further informed
that the Canal Company has an absolute
for all the bonds of the COM
pany. Money sufficient for the construc-
ton OF the entire work has been offered by
two syndicates in New York and one in
London. The canal will surely be built.
There is no lack of money or means and
the company certainly means business, all
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Canal Company is represented here
by Mr.. Vim. H. Selkirk, who does and
has spent large portion of his time here
since the company began negotiations for
the right of way.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
Body snatchers.

A number of colored men and a colored
woman have been arrested in Kent county,
Md, for body snatching. The gang is
suspected of having operated there, es-
pecially in the cemetery at Chestertown,
for over year. One of the men arrested
is a "Doctor" Taylor, an herb and root
quack, who, it is thought, used to keep
the snatchers informed concerning pro-
bablesubjects. Sam Robinson, a thorough
negro, and Tom Hazleton, a mulatto, are
regarded as the principals, while Dan
Cooper, harmless, idle fellow, Mary
Smith, Cooper's mother, and George Bay
nard have also been arrested as accessories.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
Hints and Observations.

- Many men are what the world calls
great very few men are what God calls
good.
~ Both steel and man are worthless
without temper, and both are spoilt by too
much heat.
- People are pretty much like clothes,
a great deal has to be done to keep them
clean and whole.
To have your opinions endorsed is
the subtlest form of praise-a form of
praise that all men enjoy.
The whole universe is not merely
dependent on, but actually is the will of
one Supreme Intelligence.
THE advance of natural science is now
steadily leading US to the conclusion that
there is no motion without mind.
What is our life but an endless flight
Of winged facts or events! In splendid
variety these changes come, all putting
questions to the human spirit.
The unanswerable argument for
christianity is christian. And If you see
a man who discredits religion. you will
generally find that it is because some al
legged christian has sold him added eggs.
Amid the mysteries which become
the more mysterious the more they are
thought about, there will remain the one
absolute certainty that we are ever in the
presence of an Infinite and Eternal Being
from whom all things proceed.
The law of heredity as we'll as Scrip
ture aeserts that "no man liveth unto
himself" and furnishes q powerful incen-
tive to parents to gain high attainments
in religious and moral culture because
such attainments, far more certainly than
material acquisitions, become the inheri-
tance OF those whose life is derived from
them,
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12

- Harry Mullen blew himself out of
breath and had fit OF nervous prostration
at the serenade given Mr.. Henry Foster
by the band last evening. He is all right
to-day.
= Ex-Governor Cochran celebrated his
77th birthday on Saturday Feb. 9th, and
as is his custom had hissons and daughters
with their wives and husbands to dine
with him. The governor is still hail and
hearty, and we wish him many more Just
such happy returns.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
Long Stride in Advance.

To the Editor Of the Transcript:
SIR.-I have thought for some time past
that your paper, both for its matter and
the manner in which it is gotten up, was
credit both to yourself and to the town
in which it is valuable and leading or
gan of intelligence, but your enlarged
and BEAUTIFULLY PRINTED paper of last
week is long stride in advance of all
previous issues, and compares very fav-
orably with any of our metropolitan
journals. IF your success equals your
merit it will be large indeed. One good
respectable and ably edited journal like
yours is worth more than a dozen mere
penny trumpets, except it be for kind
ling the fire. Wishing you all the success
that your skill and enterprise deserve,
I remain, yours truly.
A CONSTANT READER.
Middletown Feb. 9th, 1886.
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The Country Editor.

The life of the country editor is thus
portrayed by the immortal Josh Bill
lings:
"An editor is man whose biziness
is to investigate nuspaper. He writes
editorials, grinds out poetry, inserts
deaths and weddings, sorts. manuscript
keeps waste basket, blows up the de-
vii, steals matter, fites out other peo-
Piles battles, takes white beans and ap-
pie sass for pay when he can get it,
raises large family, works nineteen
hours out of twenty-four, nose no Sun
day, gets damed bi every body, lives
poor, dies middle aged and often broken
harted, leaves no mummy, is rewarded
for life of toll by short free obitu-
ary puff in the opersition nuspaper."
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
Who?

The town ordinances, commissioners,
constable and all were apparently showed
under by the recent storm. The ordinance
against fast driving on the streets seemed
to have been declared off this week and
there was lots of sport in the racing line.
1t was great fun for participants and spec
tators, so long as no accident happened,
but suppose someone or someone's pro-
perty had been injured, who would have
to blame then? Would it have been the
Town Commissioners or the citizens who
disregarded the law?
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
PAYNE G. GREEN,
323 NORTH SECOND ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Announces that for the Spring of 1886 he
has secured many choice patterns in Velvet,
Body Brussels, Tapestry Brussels and In
grain Carpetings, Rugs, Mats, Oil Cloths,
Window Shadings, etc. A full line of which
will be shown throughout the Peninsula by
his representative, Mr.. Jos. o. McColley, Jr.
The inspection of all whether intending to
buy or not is respectfully solicited. Will be ut
Middletown Hotel, Middietown, March Sd
and 4th, Morning, Afternoon and Evening.
P. S.-Odessa Hotel, Odessa, March 1st and
End, Smyrna House, Smyrna, 9TH and 9Th
l2jan2t
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
Use BRAGDoN's Teaberry Tooth Powder
MARRIED.

GEARs-ARMsTRoEe.-In Wilmington, by
Rev. w. L. s. Murray, on Wednesday even
ing, Feb 10th, 1886, Cyrus p. Gears to Miss
Annie P. Armstrong, both of Middletown.
BUoKsoN-REEDER-On the evening of Feb.
10th, at the residence of the bride's parents
near Blackbird, by Rev. l. D. johnson,
daughter of Mr.. ana Mrs. D. T. Reeder, of
New Castle, Co.
LUcAs-MAsoN.-Att the home OF the bride,
Sassafras, Nd, by Rev. o. s. Walton, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Dec. 23d, 1885,
B. f. Lucas and Miss Ella Mas on, all OF Kent
county.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12

BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-The
best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises,
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores,
letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and pos
itively cures Piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to. give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by DR.. j. Glib
con Carro11
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
manamaher's.
PHILADELPHIA, February 8, 1886.

PHILADELPHIA, FeDfuary 3, 1886.
French printed sateens are
here.
For several years we have
differed with the restof the mar
ket as to what should be the
drift of the seasons styles.
Some years ago New York led
off with enormous gorgeous
floral figures, importers, fash
ion-papers and all. We had
plain grounds with tiny and
dainty simple figures. You
took your choice. We sold
the sateens that year.
Every year we have differed
with the rest of the world of
sateens, through never, per
haps, so sharply again. It's a
matter of guess-work. There
must be something new every
year. There isn't beauty
enough to go around and give
so constant a fabric every year
a beautiful style SO crisp that a
phrase can single it out.
We don't know yet what is
in the market elsewhere. Here
are a hundred styles or two,
all new but the inevitable dots
and rings and little checks not
only new but new in a different
way from new before. 1t isn't
easy, though, to put their new
ness into words.
Take a pretty e x a m p | e.:
ground of light brown half-cov-
cred with kernels of barley
sprinkled over it singly, in twos,
in threes, as if sown by the far
mer-you see no twos or threes
are helter-skelter, just
as barley falls from the sewers
hand. The barley kernels are
tinged with morning red on the
shades of twilight.
But what of a single picture
out of a gallery!
The figures are simple, the
colors slight the grounds are
the figures second
ary. Characternotso strongly
or rather not so uni
form. Variety all the easier.
The price is 371ac a yard.
Northwest from the centre.
American printed sateens in
the styles of our last years
French, I2Hc,
Northwest from the centre
We filled two big windows
the otheI day with crinkled
seersuckers-more than a hun
dred different stripes and plaids
women are asking what
they are-''Are they hannels?'
/" Are they velvets p "Are
they cloths p
Well ! we'll ! If the seer
sucker makers have cheated
you into asking such questions,
we must put a card in those
windows.
But wouldn't you like to
look at the seersuckers taken
for hannels and cloths and vel
vets at wearing distance IS
and 25c.
Northwest from the centre.
The first spring dress-cloth :
a mixture of colors, a dozen
combinations, most of
them light a simple basket
woof; yarns well apart in pairs;
an abundant nap pressed into
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
New Advertisements.

The following new advertisements appear
,n this issue OF the TRANSCRIPT:
Town Election.
Notice-Farmers.
Wanted-Partner.
Johason,s Liniment, etc.
PAYNE d, Green-Carpets.
Pnblic Sale-E. N. Callister.
For Rent-Convenient Rooms.
Money to Loan-William Green.
Sale Postponed-Geo. H. Houston.
n IT Eichmann-Merchant Tailor.
MI. Hardcastle-Dry Goods, Etc.
For Rent-Office, Main ana Scott SITS.
n L. Dunning-Books and Stationery.
FOR Rent-Dwelling, West Main street.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
AToueh Question.

"Is there law in Delaware which pro-
hibits man from marrying his Widows
sister ?" was question propounded by
the Longfellow Literary Society for de-
bate.-New Castle Star.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12

Colonel James Wallace, the heaviest
peach grower of Dorchester county, who
is regarded as good authority on such
matters, gives it as his decided opinion
that the crop will be very short If it is not
entirely destroyed in that county.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
The Levy Court.
STATEMENT OF COUNTY TREASURER
HERBERT.

HERBERT.
The levy court held a meeting Tuesday
morning with all the members in attend
ance. By permission of the court, County
Treasurer Herbert was given the floor.
He submitted the following statement OF
the assessment of the different hundreds.
together with the amount due and the
amount paid for county and poor taxes
for the year 1885 by the several collectors
for said county to date:
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
nenartnre of Mails.

Mails going north leave as follows:
7.40 A. NJ. 11.25 A. NJ, and $40 P. NJ.
Mails going south close as follows:
9.2O A, NJ, and 7.10 p. NJ.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
Nelu Aduertiseillents.

JHANTED,-Partner in wholesale Prod.
w Com. Business with 81 900 to 81, 600; trnde
established; location the best. Address ID. :.
r., 2l2 Union street, Phila.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
THE MARKETS.

MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY JOHN W. JoLLS.
WHEAT-No. l, g5lCORN-
No. q so Yellow, 10000
Timothy Seed $50 White, ~ 4OQ0O
Glover Seed. q d q I2IOats, 10000
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
Aelu Adutrtisenlents.
FOR RENT.
AN 0FFIGT

situated corner Main and Scott streets, for
merly occupied by W. P. Miffiin. Possession
given Immediately. Apply to
I2feb-tf d. L. DUNNING.
Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
Sale Postponed.
Town Election.
On Monday, March 1st, 1885

An Election will be held in the Town OF
Middletown, New Castle County, State OF
Delaware, at the
MIDDLETOWN HOTEL,
dpm O'Clock until o'clock in the after
HON, for
&wo Commissioners to serve Two Years,
and
sfree Commissioners to serve One Year,
Re Assessor to serve for One Year,
Wfe Treasurer to serve for One Year, and
An Alderman to serve tor One Year.
AS{All the said officers must be residents
of ST town, and three of the Commission
ers aYsfthe Assessor mnst be Freeholders
ther6
OWN. Del, Feb. sth, 1886.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-09
IT WILL KILL PROHIBITI0N.
From the St. LOUIS Presbyterian


One of the articles of the platform of
the Illinois prohibition convention
reads:"In a government of the people,
the right of suffrage should not de-
pend upon sex, but should be granted
alike to all who are otherwise qualified
to use it."
And at a meeting OF the West End
w. c. T. U, in this city, n OF the
chief women supported resolutions ap-
proving that article, in a speech which
began: prohibition and woman stuff
rage necessarily 60 hand in hand"
These are unequivocal, unambiguous
%utterances. We are glad to see them,
for their boldness. We are sorry, for
their unwisdom. They will kill prohl-
bition. They ought to kill it.. Terri
BILE as are the consequences of the
liquor traffic, they are mol to be COM
pared with the ruin which would ensue
in home and church and state were
woman to be unsexed, as is proposed.
If grogshops can not be closed without
turning women into men and depriving
society of their restraining, conserving
influence let the grogshops remain
open. 1t is better to endure the ills we
have, than seek TO correct them by the
introduction of others far worse, and
which will themselves be utterly be-
yond remedy.
But is 1t true that ssprohibition
and woman suffrage necessarily go
hand in hand?" Not at all. In Wash
ington Territory, women are voters:
but in the late temperance contest.
many of Them yOtad fur uhiSCy And
SO it will be everywhere. Women are
not angels: a large proportion OF then
are quite otherwise: and, especially
in cities and towns, female friends o
saloon-keepers will out-vote, five t.
one, respectable women who would
venture to go to the polls.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-09
PROHIBITION IN IOWA.
From the Burlington Hawkeye.

"Our brewers are selling c%onsidera-
bly, less liquor to Saloons" said a bust
ness man yesterday, "but they are just
about making it up among private con-
sumers. A man who makes the rounds
of the city frequently in an official
capacity stated to me yesterday that he
had been offered beer at ten or eleven
houses Oh the route that morning,
most of them places at which beer was
not kept a few months ago. | have seer
frequently excursions to the country
this summer, a load of men, sometimes
hard women with them, and a key or
SO of beer. They 60 to some leafy dell
and drink all day. Furthermore, /
heard a man ask one of our brewers
last Saturday to send a four.gallon kee
of beer to his house for Sunday. The
brewer said he couldn't do it; that he
had already orders for 24S such kegs,
and could hardly supply them. He
could accommodate the man with a
III -gallon keg, but not with a smaller
one. | think the private consumption
of liquor is largely increased since the
saloons have been closed, as they have
been, but what the moral effect of that
will be l don't know or pretend to saN.
| am waiting for further developments
before making up my MUD"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-09
OLEVELAND'S POPULARITY.
From the Missouri Republican. |

ltrOm the MISSOURI RepuOlcan.l
John B. Clark, clerk of the house,
has seen a good many congressman
since congress adjourned, and speaking
to-day of Cleveland said they were all
changing their minds about him "It
would astonish you to talk with these
men," he said. "They have been
among their people and learned some
thing. The strength Of Mr.. Cleveland
among their people is something be-
yOnd the conception of all ordinary
politician. Democrats and republi-
cans are alike tor him and his party
critics aren't saying a word. Repre-
sentative Matson says he was astonish-
ed when he got home. The people in
Indiana are all for Cleveland. He
could carry the state to-day, Matsom
says, by %, ZOO majority. Somehow
the people seem to like him; there is
something catching about his way Of
saying and doing things. When he is
mistakes they excuse him or laugh at
it, and like it. There is no getting
away from the fact that he has got a
strong hold"
'You think then, that the democrats
will e-nominate him?"
"They can't help themselves. They
will have to; there is no getting away
from it. You don't near a word TO the
contrary among the democratic politi-
clans, either"
"How about the next house?"
81 think we will hold our own. l
think we will lose some and gain 9TH
ers. There Is a bare chance growing
out of the popularity OF Mr.. Cleveland,
that we may increase our majority.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-09

THE TWINS OF LOOANA, NOT SIAM.
From the London Daily News.

lETOIu Tic LOuuOu bdilt NS"os
John and Jacob Tocci, the twins of
Locana, who have been shown in
almost every city of Europe as the
successors of the famous Siamese
twins, arc dying in Vienna. Their
mother is a strong, healthy country
woman. The boys resemble each
other exactly, have pretty, delicate fea-
lures and are now in their 10th year.
John and Jacob are separate as far as
the sixth rib and have one abdomen
and pair of legs between them.
Jacob move the right leg, John the
left. The twins can not walk, aud
keep their balance by lacing their arms
around each others neck. Jacob eats
often and heartily and is the healthier
of the two and to all appearance it is
he who keeps his brother alive. Two
days ago the twins quarrelled over a
toy and John grew SO excited that his
heart-blood suddenly ceased to flow
and he changed to a condition of COM
plete lethargy, from which he had not
awoke On the following morning. The
boy suffered from the same complaint a
year ago IN Berlin and Prof. Virchow
then declared that a recurrence of the
lethargy would put an end to the
twins life.
A number of Vienna physicians are
observing the malady, but they enter
tain little hope for Johns life, and it
John dies Jacob must follow him to
the grave. The twins as they lie in
their bed offer a strange contrast,
Jacob with feverish eyes and a red face
seems to harbor all the blood that has
retreated from Johns lifeless body.
The conscious boy cries necessarily,
because he has often heard Prof. Vir-
chow's remark repeated, and knows
that his brothers death is but the har-
binger of his own. The poor creatures
are meeting with the same fate that
some time ago put al end to the lite of
the Siamese twins, the second of whom
died of poisoned blood vessels, after
having spent six terrible hours with
the corpse of his brother. The advisa-
bility of an operation, separating the
living from the dead brother, was dis
cussed al the time, but before a resolu-
ton could be taken death had done its
work. The twins of Locana, who for
the last eight years have travelled to all
the worlds shows, were to leave to-
morrow for New York, where Barnum
is said to have engaged them for a year
at q salary of $4,000 francs. In the
event of their death the parents have
sold their body to a London anatomical
for the price of $4,000.