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Middletown transcript., 1891-02-26
Law Concerning Newspaper
Subscriptions.

The decisions Of the United States
court on these subjects areinteresting !:
l. Subscribers who do not give
express notice to the contary are con-
sidered as wishing to renew their
subscriptions.
2. IF subscribers order the diseon-
tinuance Of their periodicals, the pub.
Usher may continue to send them un-
til all arrearages are paid.
8. If subscribers neglect or refuse
to take their periodicals from the
postoffice to which they are directed,
they are responsible until they. have
settled their bills and ordered them
discontinued.
4. IF subscribers move to other
places without informing the publish
er, and the papers are sent to the
former address, they are held respon-
sible.
5. The courts have decided that
refusing TO take periodicals from the
Office or removing and leaving them
uucalled for, is prima facie evidence
of International fraud.
6. If subscribers pay in advance
they are bound to give notice at the
end of the time if they do not wish to
continue taking it,; otherwise the
publisher is authorized to send it, and
the subscriber will be responsible
until an express notice, with pay
ment of all arrearages, is sent to the
publisher.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-26
Everyl,ody knows

That at this season the blood Is filed
with impurities, the accumulation Of
months Of close confinement in poorly
ventilated stores, workshops and
tenements. All these impurities and
every trace of scrofhla, salt rheum,
or other disease may be- expelled by
taking Hoods Sarsaparillas the best
blood purifier ever produced It is
the only medicine of which 100
doses one dollar" is true.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-26

Whatever tends to diminish
strength should be removed from the
system. For those weakening dis
eases of babyhood-colic, diarrhoea,
etc /, use DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup
which always cures.
"Don't send cat TO fetch milk !;
but send for package Of Old Saul's
Catarrh Cure, ii YOU suffering from
catarrh, that means disease. 1t will
cure you. Price 25 cents. At all
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-26
Sharpless Bros.
Sharpless Bros.

The TOYS! the toys !!
the toys are here with al
/ their brightness ant
Christmas cheer. There There
are Little Toys and BIZ
Toys, for Romping Boys ano
Studious Girls, including
Great, Ponderous Elephant1
and Frisky Squirrels. Bleet-
ing Sheep. Mooing Cows
and gayly caparisoned horses
in moving cavalcades, and
soldiers in camp and out upor
parades, Railway trains dash
ing over hill and dale, and
knights of Old in their armol
of mail. Little rabbits that
leap and jump at the turning
of a key, and the funniest
men and women that you
ever did see. Iron and tin
toys, dainty and strong. fol
curious little boys who insist
that everything they handle
is made wrong" Then
there are fire engines, locomo-
tives and cars for freight
jingling bells and frolicsome
monkeys going around at a
great rate. And horns and
swords and drums, bugles and
flies, and miniature gunboats,
manned by brave gunners
eager for strife ; little trinkets
IN rubber, wood and brass,
besides hundreds of pretty
things in china and glass.
Curious puzzles, ten pins,
tops and balls, and building
blocks in colors gay. and
Tiddledy Winks, the most
popular game of the day.
Then there are pleasing story
books for boys and girls of
every age, life-like dolls from
over the sea, and thousands
upon thousands of scintillat-
ing trinkets for the big, jolly
Christmas tree. But the
most humorous thing of all
in this collection galore is a
mechanical donkey that GAL
lops over the floor. Upon
his diminutive back sits a
Iovial clown in the queerest
IF clothes, with streaks of
bright paint all over his face
and nose.
The largest and most vari-
ed assortment of Dolls ever
shown in this city by any one
house. Bisque Head. 25c.
Blsque Head and closing
ayes, SOC. Bisque head, clos
ing ewes, and Kid body, ST.
Jointed dolls, Sl.S9 each.
Regular prices elsewhere.
$3.50.
Glove and handkerchief
SACHETS. deliciously per-
'umed and exquitely orna-
81 each or 50 for the
set. Neatly boxed
or holiday purposes.
Decorated china inkstands.
Soc, each. Handsome table
amps, $3.50 each.
beautiful novelties ir the
celebrated Victoria ware.
4 pleasing assortment Of
choice pieces at 60c. 81 .25
md $2.25.
Rogers "A /" plated Sill
7erware at unapproachable
prices.
Teaspoons down fr o m
$3.50 to $3.75.
Dessert Spoons down from
a. to $3.15.
Forks down from $3.50 to
3.75.
) Soup ladies down from
q 30 to $1.67 each.
Extra heavy weight very
ichly finished Black Mo-
lair reduced from SOC. to
70 cts. a yard. A limited as
ortment of Black Brocabe
MOhair marked down from
DC. to 39c.. a yard. Very
are bargain. All. wool Skirt
'atterns, heretofore sold at
l.65 and $1.85, now S1:22.
1ighly desirable.
Genuine Japanese silk
'moking Jackets made in
he Japan Empire in the
aps' best manner. Daintily
1925 each.
'lain silk, $4.75 each. Ap-
gifts for gentlemen
'rench Sealskin MuffS
larked down from $5 to So.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-26

IF YOU are going to have public sale any other kind
of sale you will have advertise it. The columns of this
paper is the place for your advertisement You will get
your money than anywhere else Just make
note of that Mr.. Advertiser.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-26
Ixeep Them at Home.

Ikeenl Them at Home.
Parents den wonder who or what
has ir boys They have
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-26

Hon ! Issswk haNl
disgust every ybody Wll
breath, but use Dx
Remedy and end i
druggists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
IN BEHALF OF THE LIFE,SAVERS.

Asbury Park, Dec. (specaD.-The Rev. II. Edward
Young Of the Westminster Presbyterian Church here,
who started the movement for increase OF the
salares Of the engaged In the fe-saving service
and the granting Of pensions to the members Of the
crews who become disabled goes TO Washington in
few days TO present the matter to Congress. Mr.
Young has received letters from large number Of the
members OF both branches OF the National Legislature
all giving the movement their unqualified approval
President Harrison is deeply interested in the
ment and is expected TO refer to II In his message.
The salaries OF the men only average about $500 q
year. and they have TO purchase their own uniforms
and pay for all medical examination. In case man
is cappled for life while duty he only draw his
salary for two years General superintendent Kim
and the superintendent OF the twelve life saving
districts are all in favor Of Increase OF salaries and
the granting Of small pensions 10 men permanently
disabled In the service. Mr. Young has engaged for
the holding Of religious services at OF the
fory-0ne stations the New-Jersey coast at least
once month. He has his arrangements nearly com
pleted for big Christmas dinner for each one of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
4 MANIAC LEAPS FROM 4 BRIDGE.
JUMPING FIFTY FEET TO THE GENEsEE RIVER
HE Is RE:CUED ALIVE.

JUMPING FIFTY FEET TO THE GENEsEE RIVER
HE Is RE:CUED ALIVE.
Rochester. y. v, Doc. (SpedaD.-In july last f. L.
Bascom was brought to this city from Neworleans and
placed in the state Hospital lie had previously been
an inmate OF the Institution and several years ago was
discharged as cured. While In New-Orleans his In
sanity returned and he there confined in asylum
for some time Bascom has intervals OF sanity and at
such times is allowed to leave the asylum In charge OF
on attendant This morning he expressed desire 10
see his children, who are supported nj the
Rochester Orphan Asylum. lie was allowed
IN 90 in company with two attendants.
When he arrived at the orphan asylum the children
were at church, and Bascom was much disap-
nolnted al not seeing them on the way back to
tbe hospital, and while crossing the Clariss;Cst
bridge over the Genesee River, he became suddenly
violent. and breaking away from his attendants
Ar,nc over the ralllngs into the water below, dis
tance OF fifty feet
The river is wide at this point, and the water not
more than four or five feet deep. BascOm struck
ont with the current and the attendants followed
along the bank. large crowd collecting Only short
distance below are the Genesse Falls and II was feared
that The maniac would be carried over them After
swimming along for 100 rods he was carried within
few feet OF the bank and of the attendants plucy
nlunged into the stream and dragged the chilled ana
Exhausted lunatc 10 the shore, the latter reslsthg
with all OF his remaining strength lie was soon
nverDOWered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07

deiiyerances on railroad REFORM told him that he
woHld scsrcely answer the required purpose One
OF Senor Nalez's clerks suggested that Southworth
should Try museum, where he would meet with
due appreciation
captain Harry Horne last night in the presence
Oh reporters repeated TO the Inspector his story
Oh the meeting of the b0mb-thrower and the
subsequent Introduction to Southworth and the
other members Of the secret assassination society
Strangely enough, the captain, although he saw
the bomb-thrower, about fifty times, cannot re-
member his name. Another remarkable circum
stance is that he cannot call to mind the writer
OF the letter of introduction which brought about
their acquaintance. SOuthworth, who was brought
into the Inspectors for the edifcation
of the reporters, is by no means the
sort Of man to impress favorablv at first sight
With his low. narrow forehead glittering shift
ing eyes and sunken checks, close-cropped hair
and stubby brown beard and mustache he looks
to be the very model of a low-class agitator The
reporters were not allowed to speak to him.
telegram received yesterday from the Chief
of the San Francisco police shows that South
worth was once private secretary TO Clarence
Greathouse, managing editor of THE San Fran
cisco Examiner; that he had once owned a.
small paper, and being subject to spells of in
sanity, had frequently applied for admission to
different asylums.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
HIRAM SAWTELLE'S HEAD FOUND.
sEARcHERs DIG WHERE ISAAC, THE MURDERER,
INDICATED.

Great Falls, n. H., Dec 6.The head OF Hiram Saw
| tele has been found Last Tuesday morning Isaac
Sawtelle made full statement of the killing Of his
brother, drawing map on which he marked the
spots where the crime committed and where the
body and head buried, the latter wrapped in tho
dead mans underclothing. In this confession he said
| that the day be met Hiram at Rochester. he drove
toward the hut near which his brothers body was
found. As he drove down the lane leading TO the
hut Iunam became frightened. Isaac had previously
told Hiram that II be did not sign certain prop
erty TO him, be would kill him. AS Hiram jumped
from the carriage Isaac shot him.
Taking the map Mr.. Edgerly, Isaac's counsel,
ganized searching party, which started out on
Thursday morning. The search was continued all Of
that day. but 1t unsuccessful, and another in
terview was held with Isaac, in which it was
shown that Isaac had erred regarding the location
OF pile OF wood, which was an important landmark
in the search. The search resumed Saturday
morning and at IL O'Clock a mound Of earth was
found. covered with pile OF brush. Digging into
this mound roll Of underclothing was found. Dr.
Grant, OF this place, summoned and upon his
rival the roll was taken the ground. Wrapped in
linen shirt and fragments of an undershlrt found
human skull. Not trace Of the features remained
An examination of the skull showed hole back Of
the left ear, apparently made by bullet The hole
half inch in diameter and extended to the right
side OF the cranium where the bullet made Its exit
leaving hole an inch long and three-quarters of an
inch wide
According 10 the testimony Of the Government wit
who claimed to have heard the shots fired by
Isaac, only three reports were heard. Three bullet
holes found In the body. and the in the head
woad tend to show that the murderer shot his victim
four times. The skull is In the possession of Mr..
Edgerly and will be produced at the hearing Monday
to corroborate sawtelles claim that the murder was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
1Hp APPEAL TO CONGRESS FOR 1HE FAIR.


Chicago, Dec. 6-"The Chicago Tribune" prints the
following: "The Worlds Fair directors have almost
decided TO ask for an appropriation from Congress Of
5 100000 rather than to request loan of the same
amount In aid OF the Worlds Fair THIS has been sub
ect OF much thought, and the finance committee, the
ehairmsn OF which Is F. W. Peck is outlining re-
quest 10 he submitted to Congress 1t devolves upon
the finance committee to suggest whether loan or an
appropriation should be asked. The committee is in
something OF quandary, but with preponderance OF
sentiment in favor Of the appropriation. 1t was an
nounced Yesterday, after three hours session, that
i had been practically settled to request an appro
pration. THIS sentiment Is not unanimous, but t rep
resents ts feelings OF q majority Of tho committee
The recent interview with Chauncey VI. Depew. in
which he strongly asserted the fitness Of appropra
ton by Congress has had some weight. Mr.. Depew
Is National Worlds Fair Commissioner from New
York. 1t is not known what Congress will do. II
that body be unwilling to do anything, then it VIII
devOlve on the Board of Directors to pull the enter
prise through their credit Chicago. they say,
has guaranteed and made provision for 100000.
Worlds Fair buildings going up, and the grounds
are planned an expenditure Of $1I0O0OO0 There
must be raised from some source an additional So
O0c, 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
DEnfARESr 10 BE TRIED TO-DAY.

Nyack v. v. Dec. (speciaD-District-Atto
McCauey last night said that the trial Of Assembyman
Frank p. Demarest for the alleged passing OF forged
checks at the Haverstraw National Bank will 60 at
New City tomorrow. The Union Steamboat Company
witnesses and host OF Others have been called to teS
tfy. Judge Beate, Of Dutchess County will try the
case Another postponement Of the case is freely pre-
dcted, as Demarests counsel, ex-Assemblyman TOmp-
kns Is said to be sick from eating too many hickory
nuts. Arthur Turnbu, private secretary Of Pres-
dent King of the Erie Railroad, essential witness
Is also i'll. Demarest's friends have made many des
peIate eFoIts TO secure delay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
SEEKING NJ. b. cURrIs.s RELEASE on BAIL.

san Francisco Dec. 6.-Chief Justice Beatty yester-
day afternoon heard the application OF NJ b. Curtis
for release BAIL pending his trial for the murder Of
the police officer Grant Counsel for Curtis presented
three grounds for application for tho actors release
First that poo OF the shooting not evident and the
presumption not great. motive was shown for
the crime; second, there conspiracy among the
entire police force TO send the actor to san Quentin be-
Cause the victim was fellow officer third, the testi-
mony at ahe preliminary examination was largely false
The Chief Justice rcmanded Curtis temporarily TIL he
had examined all the testimony In the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
sUyDlY LIQUOR SELLING BY BALrnfoRE CLUBS


Baltimore, Dec. 6 (SpeclaD.-Frequent violations Of
the Sunday regulations of the HighLicense law have
determined the License COmm sOner TO ask the Legs-
ature to amend the law to bring within its pro
visions social clubs which furnish liquor to their
bcrs At present II Is mooted question whether such
clubs required to take out license or not, and
IL desired that the matter shall be definitely settled
No club has taken out a license under the law, but 1t
IS understood that the reputable clubs are willing to
do 50 II they are allowed to furnish liquor to their
members on Sunday. AS the law stands. if the clubs
take out the license they may be prohibited from fur
nishirg Hqnor on Sunday The license board think
the clubs should be required to obtain license but
:hey are in favor of granting them the same priv
ileges as hotels enjoy. II ah clubs furnishing
liquor to their members required TO take out n
license it will break up those clubs which are formed
fox the sole purpose of selling liquor on Sunday The
Commissioners also want the removal Sunday Of
all screens and other objects In saloon, that an
unobstructed view may be had into the barrOom from
the outside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
A SEIZURE OF ILIUcTT WHlSKEY.

Evansville, Ind, Dec 6.-Some time ago IL was ru-
mored that crooked whiskey was being extensively
handled 10 the country around Hunt.ngburg 1t now
appears that Government officials have been c0gnizant
Of the wrong, and have boen wording up cases in a
quiet way. To-day $500 gallons of brandy, OF good
age, was seized and cOniscatcd by Deputy United
Ssatet Marshal Cooper, Of this city, and held EVIL
dence against six prominent farmers in Dubois County
Tho first inklng the Government had Of this fraud
from p farmland who had been discharged. The
authorities confidently expect to find 10000 gallons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
pira1 RAIIRolD ACCIDENTS IN OHIO.

Lima, Ohio Dec. Ga railroad accident happened at
Ottawa small station north Of this city, on The Gin
cinnat Hamilton and Dayton Railway last evening.
William Meadlowe and Harry KnIpe attempted % drive
across the railroad track ahead Of the southbound pas
senger train, but the engine struck them Both were
beheaded and Knipe lost his arms and legs also
There was an accident on the Findlay, Fort wayne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
sIRUcK BY 4 TRAIN AND KILLED.

Haverstraw Dec. (speciaD.-James Inman, aged
forty three of Upper Rocband County, was struck by
q train while attempting to cross the railroad track
to-day. The buggy was demolished and the horse
killed. Inman was hurled forty feet agalnst stone
wall and nearly every bone in his body broken.
The body sent TO his home near IIarts Corners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
RUSSELL SAGE RESTING QUIETLY.

Mr.. sage passed comfortable day yesterday lie
rested quietly. sleeping much Of the time. and bis
friends are not at all apprchensvc Of any uhavorane
symptoms developing. His appetite Is good, his nina
clear and he appears perfectly rational At the same
time IL will be several days before he Will be able TO
resume business and his expressed Intention of going
down 10 his Office today is only the hopeful declari
tion of an invalid who does realize his true con
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07

and western road about miles east of Ottawa also
last evening. The work train returning TO Ottawa
when bridge about three miles from the town broke
down Just after the engine had passed over it, The
caboose. containing large number of employees, was
precipitated In the river below. Three Italians
killed, and a number of others injured.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-18

An exchange says: a perfect town is
that in which You see the farmer patron
ling the home merchants, the laborers
spending the money they earn with their
own tradesmen, and all animated by a
spirit that will not purchase articles
abroad if they can be bought at home.
The spirit of reciprocity between man
and the mechanic, tradesman and la
borer, farmer and manufacturer results
every time in making the town a perfect
one to do business in. Perfection"
should always be desired, even where at
tainment is barely possible, we presume,
but perfect town must be denominated
a great rarity until we reach a more ad-
vanced stage toward the millennium
than has yet been gained.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-18

Every year every local paper gives
from 100 to 5000 free lines for the sole
benefit of the community in which it is
located. No other agency can or will do
this The local editor in proportion to
his means does more for his town than
any other ten men, and in all fairness,
man with man. he ought to he support
ed, not because you may happen to like
him or admire his writing. bat because
a local r2per is the best investment a
community can make.
1t may not be brilliant or crowded
with great thoughts, but financially it is
more of a benefit to a community than
the preacher or teacher. Understand us,
now; we do not mean morally or intel
lectually, but financially, and yet on the
moral question you will find the ma r
ity of the local papers are on the ri ut
side Of the question. Today the edit RS
Of local papers do the most work for lie
least money of any men on earth. Sub
scribe for your local paper; not as a
charity but as an Investment
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-18
1892
Hayner's ~ a ga inc
ILLUS RAT ED.

The Magazine Will celebrate the fourth
CenteuarY OF me Discovery of America by its
REDISCONERN. through articles giving more
thorough exposition than has hitherto been
made of the RECENT UNPRECEDENTED DEVEL
OPMENr OF Org COUNTRY, and especially in
the GREAT WEST Particular attention will
also be given to DRAMATIC EPISODES OF
AMERICAN iiIsION.
The FIELD OF THE NEXT EUROPEAN WAR viii
he described in Series OF Papers on the
Dlnube From the Black Forest to the Black
Sea-" by PorLrSEY BIGELOw and F ID. MIL
LET. illustrated bY Mr. MILLEr ana ALFRED
PARSONS. Articles will also be given on the
German, Austrian and Italian Armies, illus
trItcd by +. DE TuULsTRUP.
Mr.. w. d. HOwELLs win contribute a new
novel, "a World of Chance" characteristics
ally American Especial prominence viii be
given to SHORT STORIES, which will be con
tributed by T. b. ALDRICH, r. II. DAVIS, \.
CONAN DOYLE, MARGARET DELAND, Miss WOOL
son and other popular writers.
Among the literary features will be PER.
SONAL "REMINISCENCES OF NATHANIEL HAw-
THORSE, by his college class-mate and lite
long friend, HORATIO BRIDGE, aud Personal
Memoir OF the Brownings, by ANNE THACK-
FRAY RICHIE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-18
Rules for Correspondents.

Write only news items of general in
terest, and aim to have them fresh and
reliable. Get all the news and condense
it in rs few words rs possible. Give the
fullest details in the case of a serious ac-
cident, murder or suicide.
Write the name of your postoffice and
date.
Write your most important news items
first
Be careful to spell all proper names
correctly, and write every letter in them
plainly.
You may describe unusually severe To-
cal storms, but in no other case should
you speak of the weather.
In giving personals" don't mention
visits among neighbors or to persons in
the same part of the county, unless they
are attended by some accident or other
unusual event.
Don't puff anybody's business unless it
is paid for as an advertisement Where
such putfs please one reader they offend
several others.
State facts only not gossip or opin-
ions, and state them in short sentences.
Be careful as possible to write nothing
that would give offense to any one
Don't speak of your enemies at all unless
you can speak kindly of them.
Number the pages of your manuscripts
don't number the items; write only on
one side of the paper, and sign your
mama
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-18
An Editors Experience.

A newspaper can say nice and pleas
ant things about man and his whole
family for two long years, and then incur
their lifetime ennity in one short week
by a seeming slight. Yes. it's the fact;
and you can hurrah for candidate, bs *
his friends, cuss his enemies and make a
darn fool of yourself all the way throui h,
without thank III tine end, to find wi N
you are a candidate that he is "out o
politics" But there is one man tLat
don't forget YOU and that's the man you
opposed. Exchange.