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Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
Only a Few of Them Left.

Here is story for cynics. A few
evenings since colored man called
at the Office of the Missouri Railway
Company at Leonard avenue and
Olive street. Many of the gripmen
and conductors were about waiting
for their trains. The darkey held in
his hand a S5 gold piece, and was
looking for an owner.ef it. He said
that he had given a conductor dime
early in the afternoon and received in
change a coin which be. supposed
was nickel, but which he discovered
later in the day was s. gold piece
Not wishing that a poor man should
sustain such a loss he called to FIND
theOwnarS No;eport of such a los
had been made at the Office. It il
probable that some passenger gave il
to conductor for q FIVE cent piece,
and Il was eald out without notice for
sacts coin. For the information o.
possible claimants it may be well tt
say that by common eohsent the
honest man was permitted to be th,
beneficiary, and that he departed re-
warded for his honesty with his gold
piece and many kind word from ths
car men.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Love and oratory.

A Lincoln (Neb. } special in ST.
Louis paper runs thus: At the ora.
torial contest held at Cotner Univer-
sity this afternoon Marion Gadd took
the second prize. The young man
hastily left the room after the an
nouncement of the prizes. A pistol
shot was heard, and when the stu
dents rushed out they discovered that
Gadd had blown his brains out with q
revolver.
Later developments reveal the fact
that young Gadd was deeply in love
with the accomplished daughter Of
one Of the wealthiest citizens of Lin
coin, and that she had promised to
marry him in case he won the first
prize in the oratorical contest, other
wise she would have pothing to dc
with him. He accepted the proposi.
ton with the above sad result.
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
A Hard Road to Travel.

Members of firm of lawyers VINO
try cases in the Court of General
Sessions were seated in one Of the
court rooms the other day telling
stoties Of their struggles when they
first entered upon the practice Of the
profession that requires SO much at
tention and years Of patient work to
attain success. In criminal law,
especially, the fight for bread is .
hard one. To make the best6f it the
fees are small, and unless big case
of rich banker or merchant gone
wrong is obtained, there is not much
ain It." The thieves and burglars as
rule have little money to spend kt6r
their defense. Indeed, very mueh
have none at all, and the court is re-
quired to furnish an advocate for
them. They make many promises of
sending the first money they earn to
the lawyer, but the latter seldom de-
rives benefit from such contingent
| fees. -
To pay the office rent is always the
hardest, work for the beginner. Then
he has to dress fairlEVell to make "a
good appearance in court. TIE ex-
perience of the lawyers in question
was a fair sample Of beginners trials.
Their plan was to watch for client
coming up the stairs. After keeping
him sitting for a long time-as long
as they thought he would be patient
one would rush out of an inner room
with check book in his hand and
call to bis partner to make out d
check for $35, 900 or $40, 600 for some
/ fictitious client. Then letter was
dictated saying that the case with the
elevated road had been settled. Check
books were not expensive, and their
effect upon unsuspicious CLIENTS was
manifest. The check book incident
being over and an armful ofsbooks
being lugged through the room by the
halfstarved Office boy, the client
would be attended to and his fye-
dollar case discussed with great grav.
ity, or the petit larceny charge ex'
amined as though millions were in
volved. One Of the firm would then
GO to court and shout himself hoarse,
when there was not a possible chance
for acquittal. This was for effect upon
the court room crowd, who, as rule
judge the ability Of the lawyer by the
amount of noise he makes.
So the struggle went on for three
years. Now the firm is busy one
and criminals are lucky to get the
services of the lawyers who had such
a struggle at first.-New York Times
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08

A young lady of Chestertown went
to Mr.--to buy eggs few days
ago and the following was the result :
Have you any eggs ? asked the
lady.
"Yes. miss replied the clerk.
care they fresh 2"
Yes, indeed, just brought in to-
day"
Well, give me two dozen"
The first egg placed in the bag
popped and live chicken fell out on
the floor. This was enough for the
lady and out she went. Of course
when the farmers wife came to town
she was told of the bad eggs and was
very much surprised and hurt over it.
She replaced the bad eggs with good
ones.-Kent News.
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
Strange Facts About Accidents.

strange FaCCS ADOuC ACClu6ntS.
The collection of large groups Of
facts about accidents which has been
made necessary by the development
of accident insurance has made con-
tribution to one department of social
science that is by no means uninter-
estibg. For instance, it is a curious
fact that man is much more likely
to lose his Left hand than his righl
hand, or his lefteyes than his right
iaSa; statistics show Zoo, that when q
man insures himself against accidents
he thereby greatly diminishes the
risk Of atdiatnt-and this is probably
explained in this way: When q
mans attention is called TO a danger
he fixes his mind on it. and thereby
consciously or unconsciously makes
unusual effort to avert it. It there
fore happens that man is more apt
obe.a victim of an accident of a
kind he never thought of than of the
kind against which he insures him
self.
A man, for instance, who handles
sharp tools will insure himself against
an accident from the use of them, and
the first thing he knows he will be
drawing pay fromAn insurance COM
pany for an injury done BY getting a
cinder in his eye.-Forum. Xxx
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NOTES AND confsrENrs.

q
San Francisco Cal: Gilory claims to
be TIE champion egg eater of the State.
In chop-house recently be ate an
oyster stew. chicken and four dozen
eggs.
The growth of the Argentine Re-
public in the past thirty years has
been remarkable. According to re :
cent statistics the population Of tae
Republic is now 900, 900. as against
1856. 900 in 1861. There are nov
100000 acres under cultivation.
Rhere in 1861 there were bnt 400, 600.
Prince George, Of Prussia, It is said,
Is on the high road to become as in
sane as his mother, the late Princess
Louise, whose demsntia took the form
of aversian 20 clothing Of any sort,
and who created terrible scandal by
escaping from. her keepers several
times in state of absolute nudity.
At St. Petersburg prince, whose
wife died the other day from the effects
Of a too powerful medicine, has caused
d .sirnile of the fatal prescription
with the doctors signatureSto be en-
graved on the marble to Just be-
low the line giving the &ate Of the
death of the Princess. TIE doctor is
now appealing to the Courts oflaW.
Captain Webber, Of the schooner
J. G. Craig, Of Portland. Me-, tells a
remarkable cat story While the
vessel was between Monhegan and
Pemaquid Point, one Of the men
threw the, cat overheard. a week
af.erward, however, when Captain
Webber. arrived home, the cat came
purring down the gar den walk tt
meet him.
Chicago Tribune " By getting
your ticket over our line, urged The
travelling passenger of the <. Y and
z. Railway. you will save sixteer
hours time on the trip" Son the x
B. and G. route" said the agent Of
the rival line, you get 297 miles
more riding for the SAM money
The agriculturist from Hawcreel
bought his ticket over tLesA, B. and
G. route.
Great as might be the bleasingz
which would result from our spoese6
sion Of the rain making power, sayl
the European edition Of the Neg
York Herald, it is doubtful if such q
power could be safely trusted to any
body of men. The native Africans
fancy that they have men among
them who can make rain, but sooner
or later they always find it desirable
to kill the rain makers.
Peterson's Weekly 6 What are yor
CRYING about ?" asked kindsheartel
stranger Of lad who was standing il
front Of a newspaper Office weeping q
if his heart would break. Oh
dads gone up-stsirs to lick th,
editors /" Well, has be come dow
yeti" pursued the gentle Samaritan
"Pieces of him have! !" exclaimed th'
boy, iudulging in q fresh burst o
tears, and I'm expecting the res
every minute"
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
Benefits Of; . Circus Ticket.

IA
When Captain Alya Bradley was
twenty years old he heard Of q circus
at Elyria and desired to CO.. Monty
was scarce, bnt the temptation was 50
very strong that young Alva deter
mined to 60 If he had TO walk all the
way. He went by q tie pass, but
when he reached his Mecca he found
the admission to be 30 cents, and he
had %. He was too big to be adj
mitted as boy, and too proud 70
sneak his way in, so he stood outside
disconsolately and looked at the fam
ing posters prod displayed about
the grounds. While walking aim
lessly around he was found By an old
farmer, q neighbof Of his 1t home.
Well, Alvy, my boy" said the
farmer, amt you going infp
Mop" he answered. just came
| to look at the pictures.
But the old man was lonesome and
wanted company and on that plea
succeeded in inducing the young man
to enter the enchanted place. So
4Alvy II saw the show and carried
his quarter back home with him"
Long afterwards, one winter even
ing, when the boy Alva had grown to
be q wealthy shipping merchant,i he
sat In his study in deep conversation
with Capt. Stone. The door-bell rang
and the servant admitted to their
presence an old, white-haired, stoop-
shouldered man.
"'I wanted to see my boy Alvy once
again." he began, abut you don't
know me, do you, boy you don't re-
member the old man who took you to
the circus once y
The tears came to the Captains
eyes as he recognized in the aged man
the kind benefactor Of his youth. He
| extended to him a cordial welcome,
and they sat together all the evening
reviewing the years since last they
| met, for fortune had not been kind to
the old man; his home had been re-
moved to the far west and he had
found it 4 hard struggle to get the
necessaries Of life. As he was sbout
| to leave an envelope was thrust into
his hands and be heard the words in
the Captains trembling voice, I" Here
is the money you took me to. the cir
Gus with when I was boy, and . lit
tie more as interest which it has
gathered all these years"
The old man was overcome with
surprise and could not express his
thanks. but when he reached home he
opened the paper and found it con-
tained check for S500-s0 cents
for thescircus ticket and the rest for
interest. Cleveland Plaindealer.
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08

Boston Neps He-"O. fair angel,
sent from heaven to cheer my lonely
life ! 0, peri of some undiscovered
paradise o, light Of my life, heart Of
my heart, I kneel before you in hnm-
BILE supplication, adoring you as never
woman was adored by mortal man
L" She That's all right, but,
say, do you love me?"
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
SPEAK NO Ill.

Nay, speak no i'll o kindly word
Can never leave sting pehlnd
And OH 20 breathe each tale. We've heafu
Is tar beneath noble mfno.
Full Oft a better seed Is s0wn sss
slBy choosing thus kinder plans
For If but little good be known
still let us speak the best we can.
4 Give me the heart that fafn would hide
Would fafn another's fault enaee
How can it pleasure hQnan pride
Y To prove humanity but Dase
No, let us reach higher mood, =
A robler estimate OF man;
Be earnest in the search for g0o0,
And speak OF all as best We can.
Then speak no i'll, but lenient be
To others fniiings as your own
If you're the first q fault to see,
Be not the first to make It known.
For life is but o passing day;
No lips may tell how short Its span;
Then, oh the liftietime We stay.
Let's speak OF all the best We can.
--0nce Week.
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
What Does it Mean ?

100 Doses One Dollar" means
simply that Hoods Sarsaparilla is the
most economical medicine to buy, be :
cause it gives more for the money
than any other preparation. Each
bottle contains 100 doses and will
average to last month, while other
preparations, taken according to di
rections, are gone In a week. There
fore. be sure to get Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, The best blood purifier.
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
Getting Oil From smoke

1t appears that in Scotland thsre I
a company which pays certain
amount yearly to a number Of iron
works for the privilege Of collecting
the smoke and gases from The bias!
furnaces. These are passed
several miles of wrought III
and as the gases cool thery
ed a considerable yield 9
plant is reported % yield 9
Ions of furna
SUM paid for O.
to be proftabI
ties. The d
titled. and y
cresol, phens
are procu
naming +
for illum
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
CAPITAL. 85OO.O0O.OO.
SURPLUS. - 100000.
Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company,
5ls MARKET ST., WILMINGTON, DEL.

MONEY UNEMPLOYED or waiting investment
can be made to earn you Interest ii deposit
ted with this company.
INTEREST PAID on deposits of money as fol.
lows: . per cent on deposits payable on de-
mand, by check, same as banks; ~ per
cent on deposits payable after 10 days
notice 8 per cent on deposits payable after
80 days notice. Special rates for large sums
to remain for year or longer,
SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the accounts OF
Ladies, also to those of Executors, Admins
traitors, Trustees, Guardians and Receivers
Tho Company acts by authority of law as
Executor. Administrator, Guardian, Re-
ceiver and Agent, and executes trusts OF
every description.
Correspondence solicited and fulIinforrna-
tion furnished concerning any ranch lot
the Company's business, Satisfaction guar
anteed. Send for pamphlet.
BENZ. NIELDS, JAS. B. CLARKSON,
President. Treas. &&Sec.
HI. Q. ROBINSON. JNO. 8. ROSsELL,
Vice President. Trust Offlcer.
DIRECTORS
Benjamin Nields, Jos. Il. Chandler, n D
Henry C. Robinson, j. Davis Sisler,
Phillip Piunkett, William NJ. Field,
James A. Hart, Charles 4. Fritz,
Henry u. Dure, Archibald A. Capelle,
VIM. p. Bancroft. VIM, r, BrinckIe
VIM. J. McClary, sSamuelG. Simmons,
mayl-ly
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08

A~ The Gauze Door Range In which ! am
making drive is q complete stove. Bak'
ing bread in It will not mold and meats
cooked are rich and juicy. Call and see the
above named stove.
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
Goal Hods. Shovels, &c.

e. Coal Hods, shovels, Pokers, Zinc,
Stove Boards, Pipe Elbows, Dsmpers,
Collars, and a large stock of all kinds kept
in a first-class hardware, stove and tin
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
Special Announcement.
Hardware, Cutlery, &c.
Ranges. Stoves. &C.

r HAVE full and complete line of Hard
i ware and Cutlery, and shall at all times
aim to keep my stock complete.
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08

HANGING OF MIDSHIPMAN SPENCER
ON THE CHARGE OF MUTINY.
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New York's Boy Choirs.

In 1869 there were but three boy
choirs in New York--.in Trinity
Church, Trinity Chapel and st.
Johns. After four OF five years the
next boy choir wss organized through
the exertions Of Nc. Hatch, the bank.
er, for Christ Church on Fifth avenue,
which is nowfdemolished. After an
interval Of seven or eight years, boy
choirs seemed to spring up ID ali di-
rections. The ritualistic movement
in the Episcopal Church no doubt had
much to do with the introduction Of
this kind Of music, though boy. choirs
are now found in what are csiled the
g low and 8 evangelical = branches
Iaf he church and even ID solas Of
churches. There are
20 and New York be-
4 seventy Sy choirs.
New Jersey and the
be one hundred Of
choir Of TFinity
aown iu the eitxI
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
Roofing. Spouting, &c

~ Roofing, spoutinp ana all kinds of tin
and iron work, and repairing OF heaters, J.,
cook and coal stoves at short notice. Re.
Dafrs furnished for any stove made, of which
I give special and prompt attention.
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08

AE Any article in tinware that have not
| In stock am always prepared to make at
short notice; also give prompt attention
TO repairing in Tinware.
Iextend an invitation to the public, my
friends ana patrons TO call and examine my
stock and prices.
Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
Lamps. Agate-ware, sc

AS- make a speciality IN lamps, lamp
goods, agate-ware, Japanned tinware and
pressed ware.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-07-17

Syrup

Here is something from Mr.. Frank
A. Hale, proprietor of the De Witt
House, Lewiston, and the Tontine
Hotel. Brunswick, Me. Hotel men
meet the world as it comes and goes,
and are not slow in sizing people
and things up for what they are
worth. He says that he has lost a
father and several brothers and Sis
tiers from Pulmonary Consumption,
and is himself frequently troubled
with colds. and he
Hereditary often coughs enough
to make him sick At
Consumptionhis stomach. When
ever he has taken
cold of this kind he uses Boschee' 5
German Syrup, and It cures him
every time. Here Is a man who
knows the full danger of lung trou-
bles, and would therefore be most
particular as to the medicine he used.
What is his opinion Listen I
use nothing but Boschee's German
Syrup, and have advised. presume,
more than a hundred different per
SONS to take it. They cgree with
me that it Is the best cough syrup,
in the market q
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-07-17

IN tie train
of diseases that follow a tor
pid liver and impure blood,
nothing can take the place
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. Nothing will,
after you have seen what it
does. 1t prevents and cures
by removing the cause. 1t
invigorates the liver, purifes
and enriches the blood, sharp
ems the appetite, improves di-
gestion, and builds up both
strength and flesh, when re-
duced below the standard
of health. For Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint" ScrofuIa,
or any blood-taint it's a posi-
tive remedy. 1t acts as no
other medicine does. For that
reason, it's sold as no other
medicine is. It's guaranteed
to benefit or cure, or the
money is refunded.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-07-17

A few Sabbaihs since a gentleman
was passing by a certain church, be-
fore which were hitched many teams
the property of iffluent christians. says
Farm, Stock AMI Home. The owners
and their famiE es were inside, listen
ing, no doubt, to the old old story of
loving-kindness, mans brotherhood,
consideration fol- the weak and lowly
protection to the helpless, etc, and
seconding a pra,'er for the coming of
that kingdom in which suffering would
be unknown ami the milk of human
kindness would Ceaselessly flow. Very
likely they were contributing literally
to the work Of lifting out of the dark
ness of barbarisnl and up into the shin
ing light of modern civilization the be-
nighted heather Of far-off lands. But
all this time not few of the horses
were enduring a torture more refined
and exquisite thiln any that barbarous
heather could invent The heads of
the pUUr- UrTItes werG hG1Id III 7cFdetiy
unnatural positiC rs and their necks
We're heartlessly strained and tortured
by that infamous device of fashion
the overhead check. If the Father is
mindful of the sparrow that falls,
should not His wtrshippers be mindful
of the noblest aid best of the brute
creation-the horse?
The gentleman unchecked the tor
tured horses. and for moment enjoy
ed the keeuest satisfaction in seeing
the poor animal, straighten. stretch
and twist their necks to get cords and
muscles into their normal positions
once more. lie fancied, too, that be
saw thanks and gratitude in their
eyes. He passed on, happier for what
he had just done. In auditing the
final accounts of the inside worshipers
and the outside philanthropist that
Sabbath days record Will appear on
the books of the recording angel; but
which, think you win. carry with it
the larger credit -thoA of the disci-
pies inside, or that OF him who was
doing the Masters work outsider in
asmuch as We hare done it unto the
least Of these We have done it unto
me"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-07-17

Letting up means sometimes letting
down. Feed stock regularly and con
tinuously the year round; not feast to-
day and famine tomorrow. Es-
pecially fattening animals and milch
cows must have steady feeding. In
the case of cows Prof Arnold says:
Immediate loss OF milk by not supply
ing fun rations Of milk producing food
the whole of the mix season Is not the
end of the misfortune. 1t affects the
flow of milk in after years, and coun-
teracts all efforts for improving the
milk capacity OF the COWS and their
descendants. When the uddcrs of the
cows are limpse or empty one-half of
the year this coidition becomes a
fixed and hereditwy quality which
may be looked for in the future heifers
with as much certa MY as like may be
expected to produc, ike in any other
particular. On the other hand. If
cows are kept up to the best efforts,
they viii gradually make their condi-
tion a permanent and fixed tendency
in their nature and Will transmit to
their descendants the same as any
other quality they possess
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-07-17

Every year we have questions from
market gardeners who want TO know il
the waste Of pea vines, cabbage, let
tuce. etc, can be safely preserved in
silo. We do not lnow that the plan
has ever been attempted ON n large
scale. Most gardeners prefer TO feed
out such waste at t)nce. We should
like to know abou. it. Prof. Z. W..
Stewart. in the Country Gentleman.
says: The succulcnt pods Of green
peas win make an excellent ensilagc il
properly preserved, hagirg more value
as a milk food than corn onsilagc
They have about twice as much albu-
minoids, about the sa ne carbohydrates.
but less fat These ,ods would keep
better if run through It cutter into the
silo. They should be ensiloed as soon
as possible after the peas are shelled.
4 very even distribution OF the cut
pods should be made over the silo, and
a heavy pressure given when the ensi-
;age is covered"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-07-17
An Apology That Covered 1t All.

A prominent official at Tabreez. in
the course OF an alteration with an
English gentleman called his adversary
liar. The result was a challenge,
which seemed to the Persian prepos-
ferrous.
Il fghtl said he. "What shall
fight for? l only called him a liar"
"Well," said the gentleman who
took the note to him, che says you
will have to fight him; there is no way
OF getting out OF it. 1t will never do
to call an English gentleman liar p"
"But say won't fight, " replied the
other
Then you must apologize.
"Apologizel What does he mean by
apologize
why, take it all back, and sayyou
are sorry you called him a liar"
SIS that all?" replied the Persian.
fOf course I'll apologize; Tllsay what
ever he wishes me to say l lied when
i-r5llled him a liar. l am a liar, the
son of a liar and thegrandson of liars.
What more does he want me to say2"
Persia and the Persians.