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Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20
a Story of "o.d Ironsides., !,

One of the most famous of the
Constitutions exploits was during
the war of 1912, when she escaped
from BrolZe's squadron among which
she had accidentally fallen. The sea
was almost a dead calm, SO Captain
Hull had to resort to towing. All
her boats were lowered, with long
lines attached, and in addition Hull
had ropes spliced together to make a
line half a mile long, to which he at
tached a kedge anchor. This was
carried in a boat half a mile ahead
and dropped, when the crew hauled
the ship rapidly forward. The COM
modore of the English squadron
soon adopted the same tactics, and if
it had not been for a breeze spring
ing up the Constitution would have
been captured.
In 1880 it was proposed by the
navy department. to take her to
pieces, for she was said to be unsea-
worthy. But on account Of her glori-
GUS achievements, people thought
she should be preserved. DR.. Oliver
Wendell Holmes, then a young man
of twenty-one, just graduated from
Harvard university, wrote the fa-
nous patriotic poem, ''Old Ironsides. !"
This poem had such a powerful in
fuence on the public mind that the
vessel was saved and is still in exist
ence, though nearly a hundred years
old.-Harper's Young People.
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peated reputation Of it by the Repub-
licans, is not dead, but they are striv-
ing by every means in their power to
gain victory at the polls in November,
that they may adopt the measure
which will place the election machin-
cry, not in the hands of the people
where 1t belongs, but in the hands of a
hireling who will hold his office for
life and appoint his own successor and
thus introduce the wedge that will re-
suit In the overthrow Of the founda-
tion Of free government, free ballot,
free speech and free people. 1t is
not individual interests alone that are
involved in this campaign, but the in
terests of the whole people, and the
man who neglects to take every pre-
caution to placs himself in position
that will entltle him to vote and then
to cast that vote in the interest of
freedom of franchise and the reform of
the tariff. will prove himself un-
American in spirit and in act, and no
more entitled to enjoy the protection
Of our government and the enjoy
ment of our institutions than the alien
who has never set foot upon our shores.
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Talks cheap, bnt when it's hacked
up by a pledge of the hard cash of q
financially responsible firm, or COM
pany, Of worldwide reputation for
fair and honorable dealing, 1t means
balsinessi
Now, there are scores Of sarsapa-
rillas and other bloo1 purifiers. all
cracked up to be the best, purest,
most peculiar and wonderful, bear in
mind (for your own sake), there's
only one guaranteed blood-puri6er ard
remedy for torpid liver and all diseases
that come from bad blood.
That outstanding solitary ana alone
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
fit doesn't do good in skin, scalp
and scrofulous disesses-and pulmo-
nary consumption is snly lung scrofula
Just let its makers know and get
your money back.
Talks cheap, but to back poor
medicine. or common one, by selling
it ON trial, as "Golden Medical Dis
covery" is sold, would bankrupt the
largest fortune.
Talks cheap, but only Discovery"
is guaranteed.
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THE trend of affairs in Philadel-
phia seems to indicate that the
" Broad st. Omnibus Bill" " now be-
fore the councils Of that city will not
pass both branches. This bill, if pass
cd 10 its present shape, will impose
an annual tax of six hundred dollars
upon each omnibus run by the Omni-
bus Company General and would have
the effect Of compelling that company
to withdraw it's line of coaches from
Broad ST., and to cease business on
that thoroughfare. We would regard
such an event with deep regret, and
we are certain that we voice the senti-
ment Of the large urban constituency
contiguous to Philadelphia, when We
state that the establishment Of the
Broad st. line was regarded as One of
the emphatic evidences Of the existel.c
OF the spirit OF the New Philadel-
phia. y and to the great majority of
visitors to that city the magnificent
Broad street was a revelation. Prom
inent places OF public resort for recrea-
tion and profit and terminal stations
were made more conveniently accessi-
BILE than ever before and the suppress
sion Of this artery Of travel would be
regarded by the visitors to Pbiladel-
phia as retrograde movement. We
hope for the future Of Philadelphia
herself, as well as for the vast number
of people who frequently visit the city
Of Brotherly Love, that this bill will
not pass.
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chinese vessels Of Fifty Years Ago.

Chinese Vessels of Fifty Years Ago.
Fifty years ago class of Chinese
vessels. now almost unknown, were
seen along the coast of China. They
were manned by the best and hardi-
est sailors, and to these vessels is as
cribed tho gradual development of
an adventuresome spirit which fin
ally led many thousands Of Chinese
to seek their fortune in other parts
of the wcrid.
As compared with ordinary junks
these vessels were marine monsters.
There capacity was equal to that of
any of the European merchant yes
sells plying in those days. They were
driven by mat sails of enormous
dimensions. They struck boldly out
into the open sea and visited places
as far away as Siam, Batavia and
Singapore Fhey were viewed by
English sailors with mixed feelings
of mirth and wonder as they went
tearing along before the breeze, their
lofty, red painted sterns and bows
high up in the air.
The vessels were known as Fokien
junks, because they came from the
coast of the Fokien province, the
people of which were called the best
sailors in China They guided their
big vessels from headland to head
land. each of which their pilots
knew, and when they Travelled be-
yond their own coasts they went by
compass or soundings until they
reached the desired haven.-New
York Sun.
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For Is Cents.

We can sell you articles which will
surprise you.
A mans " Sou Wester" Hat, we'll
worth double the amount we ask you.
A boys Hat which we have never
sold for less than 73c. There are
only eight of them left-sizes from 81
to s..
Mems Knit Drawers, Mems Canton
Flannel Drawers, Mems Knit Shirts,
Wonen's Vests.
A pure linen Huck Towel, worth
35c.
A heavy all.wool red medicated
flannel. at 25c per yd.
A fuli.line of Mems Neckwear, both
Four-in.hand and Teck. at 25c. each.
A heavy grey twilled Flannel at
25c.
A stand Glass Lamp. complete and
ready for immediate use, for 25c.
Sg- All of these goods will please
you. Come noaO.
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VINO pays the tax on tin-plate !? Ask
a Republican and be will tell you that
the foreign manufacturer of tin-plate
pays the import duty on all the tin.
plate which be sends TO this country.
Ask well informed man who is not a
Republican, and he will tell you that
the consumer pay 8 the duty. But the
latter is true in some cases only. A
little more than q year ago the editor
of this paper was conyersing with a
prominent tomato packer in this State,
who put upon the market annually
about half million cans of tomatoes,
and during the conversation the fact
was elected that the packer had placed
his contracts for tomatoes at $500 per
ton. and had sold his entire output be-
fore he had made his cans-his usual
custom. Owing to the passage Of the
Mckinley law, the price Of the tin re-
ouired to make his supply OF cans for
1891 advanced $500, which he said
was the amount Of his years profits.
Upon being asked how he would man
age to make profit this year he replied
- l must either get more for my goods
or pay the farmers less for tomatoes. :"
This year he contracted to sell bis out
put for the same price as last year and
the farmer gets only $3.50 per tom tor
his tomatoes. In this case the tariff
is paid by the farmer and the burden
of the tax is placed on the class least
able to bear it. These are facts yeri-
fed by the editor of this paper by in
ouries made Of the farmer and packer.
Who pays the tax 7
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An Only Daughter Cured of Consump-


An Only Daughter Cured of Consump-
tiOn.
When death was hourly expected, all
remedies having failed, and DR.. II.
James was experimenting with the
many herbs of Calcutta, he accidentally
made a preparation which cured his
only child of Consumption. His child
is now in this country, and enjoying
the best of health. He has proved to
the world that Consumption can be
positively and permanently cured.
The Doctor now gives the recipe free,
only asking two 2-cent stamps to pay
expenses. This herb also cures Night
Sweats, Nausea at the Stomach, and
will break up fresh cold in twenty
four hours. Address CRADDOCK q Co.,
1882 Race Street. Philadelphia, naming
this paper.
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FOR ASSESSOR,
ALEXANDER METTEN.
FoB ROAD COMMISSIONER.
JOHN P. COCHRAN, JR.

We denomce the Republican protec-
ton as fraud; a robbery Of the great
majority of The american people for the
benefit of the fe,o; We declare It to be a
Fundamental principle Of the Democratic
party that the Federal Government has
no constitutional posCer to impose and
collect tariff daaies, ercept Tor ute pur'
poses Of reuenue only, and rce demand
that the collection Of such ta1es shall be
limited to the necessities Of the Govern
nae,at, sohen honestly and economically
administered. ~ Democratic Platform.
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The tiles and the furniture
of the Black Dress Goods sec
ton excite much gratified ap-
probation. That's good. We
are glad when our guests are
glad.
But this is better. Another
trade paradox. Absurd but
true. 1t affects several sorts
Of choice staple goods, such as
required by the best retail
trade. Products of leading
English and French mills.
principally Lupin's and Priest
ley's.
The paradox is in the prices
which are Miyty, 10yty andJffty
per cent off. Peculiar that this
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Tuallamaher's. 8.

chance comes at the height of
a most prosperous season.
Here it is, however. An
other conquest of great trading.
Black fine wool Diagonal. so in, at
81, $1.25 and 50. The makers are
booking large orders for next year
of exactly the same goods at thirty
per cent more than these retail prices.
Lupin's.
Black Bedford Cords, of varied sized
wales. A in., at ST.. Never before
sold at less than So. Priestley's,
Black Striped and Diagonal Henrietta
Cloths, 42 in, 81, of sorts that
have beenS1. Is and 80.
Black Cancels Hair (Angora Goat
Diagonals, As in, S1.25 from So,
S1.50 from $3.50, 50 from So.
Priestley's.
Black Wide Vale Diagonal Cheviot,
48 in, 81. More than one-third
below market value. Lupin's.
Imported Black Cheviot Serge with
broad and narrow Camel's-Hair
Angora Goat) stripes, 75c. were
$1.5O.
We hold the entire lots of
the foregoing that have been
sold at "of' prices. There
fore, while we sell them so
cheaply the current market
values are unchanged, and
after these lots are sold prices
will be as before.
Among the Black Dress
Goods are many other equal
bargains of which the quanti-
ties are too small for adver-
tisement.
There is not the slightest
prospect that an equal offering
of Black Dress Goods can be
made again this season.
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A two vear old child. given m

A two year old child, given up by
her doctor, cured. Mr.. Henry
Umfrevilee, f19 Elmer ST., Buffalo,
N. Y, relates the following: -Four
years ago l first tried DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup for my little two year
old daughter, who was given up by
the doctor, aud three or four bottles
completely cured her, I have Two
children, and as soon as cold or
cough affects them, down comes the
syrup and away goes the cough or
co1dn
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For 10 Cents.

You can purchase either Flour
Sitter, large keg of Tacks. Lemon
Squeezer, spiral Egg Beater, pair
of Suspenders for either man or boy,
a fancy little Wicker Basket, Muffin
Pans, Skillet Colenders, Tin Buckets
with tops, 4 quart Coffee Pots, Molas.
ses Cups, Fancy China Cups and
Saucers, Preserve Dishes in several
Shapes. Celery Glasses, Glass Sugar
Bowls, Sugar Shakers with nickle
silver tops, China Cream Pitchers,
each and all as comforting as sum
burst after a season of cloud.
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ss.s ecas. Light.

4 new beacon or coast light, the
invention of Professor Schiral, OF
Berlin has been tested by tho Ger
man Navigation Society OF Ham
burg with cminently satisfactory re.
suits on the coast near the mouth OF
the Elbe. The new method CT lllu-
mination is said to have literally put
the electric lighthouses in the shade,
and the cost Of the light is stated to be
insignificant. The apparatus, with
all its accessories, is barely seven
feet high, and is about three feet In
diameter. In the interior part OF
the apparatus, which is best adapted
for giving an intermittent light,
there is blast engine, by which ben
zine gas is produced; while air Is
driven through punice stone strong
" impregnated with benzine.
This benzine gas is carried through
very fine magnesium powder and,
saturated Herewith, proceeds up
ward through a pipe, and IS con-
sumed in a small fame, yielding a
light of the intensity of 400, 900 cam
die power. The apparatus is con-
trolled by clockwork, and is inclosed
in glass with a view to protection
from wind and weather. The con-
sumption Of magnesium is very
small, varying, according to the
power Of the light required, from
four to ten centigrammes of magne-
sium powder per flash.
The consumption in an hour would
therefore amount to from LA to 36
grammes of the powder, equal for a
ten hour working to from IA to $50
grammes, which would cost about
six and thirteen shillings respective
ly. The apparatus, moreover, does
not require condensers, fog arrange
ments or refectors; but if lenses are
used the light would be still further
strengthened. Iron.
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Shoes.

We have just received about one
hundred and fifty pairs of Mems and
Boys Shees.
The $500 Blucher, Piccadilly toe,
is very stylish.
The $4.0O Light Weight Shoe is
suitable for this weather.
The $500 Creedmore is the concen
tration of all things required for a
good genuine shoe. Heavy, but not
clumsy. The soles are made fast with
brass screws. The whole shoe water.
proof.
We are receiving new things in
Mems Neckwear every week. A good
tie at 25c, and a complete line at SOC.
A few for the more particular at 81.
You should try our collars at two
for 25c. Four styles. All of them
correct.
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Opening Of
Fall and Winter
Clothing.

Our grand opening of Fall and w;ntar
clothing for mems. boys. and cliidren,s %
wear, beats anything ever offered r.
the public, our prices being so low ,hat
tney knock out all comretition Rars rs
gains extraordinarily low Assort @
ments immense in variety ] aleSant
styles, splendid Gts, all the latest nenal saIs
ties known in the trade. Orareoa,s rors
and suits of every description Of ooe.ss ou.ss0
our great specialties. 'v'' =. soous,
:. 9,n you oa can buy an all wool mans anti
at $1,000 worth $500. non , sun
60 Boys 30 all wool suits at $500. worth
worth $500. u'es al S4eo,
c,f Fall all all wool overcoats SO 90 worth
$1,000, in fact all styles Ola Of garmor,a mor.n
known in The trade, etc sa' neh's
Custom Department, filled w,,.
eholee G. s: styles of foreign and id donsst;n Mds,.
iaerles to select from, made 10 uuses.lc ordes ac
the shortest notice. o - of1er at
:. business booming in every de,.r.
ment. Don't fail to cali a.r,r 1epart, a
max make Your selections. Now sSf'y 3 ana ana
time to secure your ;outtits 81" SIS Is raae Inc
sent Dy mail on application. "l''0s
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s. Nl. gepnolds q 90
BARGAINS! !!
AT
. NJ. REYNOLDS
G. cos.
For 5 Cents.


We sell good Pie Plate. either
solid or perforated bottom. The per.
forated bottoms keep the crust from
becoming heavy. Milk Pans, Tin
Cups. Quart Cups, tunnels, Dippers
with wooden handles. Paint Brushes,
Cake Pans, Carpet Tack. in wooden
kegs and very handy for the women,
Egg Beaters, Lamp Burners. Fancy
Gard Cases, Scrub Brushes, Towel
Racks, Glass Dishes. Wine Glasses,
ChiIdren's Cups, Tooth Pick Holders,
Coal Shovels, Cake Turner'S. Bird
Gravel. Any or all of these little
articles will increase happiness,
lengthen life and drive away all
household sorrows and cares.
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Mechanics cannot afford to be with

Mechanics cannot afford to be with
out Salvation Oil.-Mr. Frank
Stubenhaver, 1887 Elm ST., Dubuque,
Iowa, tails US Of the good results, OBJ
tanned from it as follows: Il used
Salvation Oil on sprained elbow,
which threatened to prevent me from
working and with several thorough
rubbings / awoke next morning so
much relieved. to be able to 60 to
work. Had I NOT used Salvation Gil
I would have lost weeks work"
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Hats.

The Dunlap Derby Hat is always
proper, at 1925, $3.50 and $500.
The broad brim Soft Hat for young
men seems TO please at 1925.
In going over our carried over stock
of Mems Gloves we found about four
or five dozen pairs slightly damaged.
We have chopped two thirds of the
price. Can we fit you. If so you
will be the gamer by coming early.
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THE issued involved In this cam
paIgn are moro important than in any
In the history of the Republic, for the
very foundation of our institutions has
been attacked in the infamous Force
bIlI, which, Notwithstanding the re-
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To-Day

Hoods Sarsararilla stands at the head
in the medicine world, admired 10
prosperity and envied in merit by
thousands of woula-be competitors.
1t has a larger sale than any other
medicine. Such success could not be
won without positive merit.
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S.M Reynolds &Co
MIDDLETOWN, DEL.
nEGIsTER,s ORDER.

DEGISTER's ORDER.
II REGISTERS OFEICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL,
September 5, 1892.
Upon the application of Virginia L.
Culbertson and George w. w. Naudain
Administrators OF James Culbertson
late OF st. Georges Hundred, in said county
deceased, it is ordered and directed by the
Register that the Administrators aforesaid
give notice OF granting OF Letters ofAdminis-
tratfon upon the estate OF the deceased, with
tho date of granting thereof, by causing ad-
yertisements to be pDsted within forty days
from the date of such Letters in six of the
Castle, requiring all persons having de-
mands against the estate to present the
same or abide by An act of Assembly in
such case made and provided; and also
cause the same to be inserted within the
same period in the Middletown TRANSCRIPT,
and to be continued therein two months.
Given under the hand and Seal OF Office
OF the Register aforesaid. at Wilmington. in
New Castle County aforesaid, the day and
- - j. WILKINS CooCH, Register.
NorIcE.-Notice is hereby given that letters
OF Administration were In due form of law
granted unto the undersigned, on the 5th
persons having claims against the estate of
the deceased, must present. the same, duly
attested to the Administrators on or before
the 9TH day of September, 1898. or abide the
act of assembly in such case made and pro-
- VIRGINIA L. cULBERTsoN.
GEORGE w. w. NAUDAIN
ADDRESS: Middletown Del septs am
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little less pronounced this Sea-
son, but it still crops out in a
great variety of Dress Stuffs.
The hanging hairs seem to
make the rich weaves richer !;
they lift Dress Goods medioc-
ity into an atmosphere of ele-
gance.
Camel's-Hair effects touch
stuffs at anywhere from SOC to
$3.50 the yard.
Here's one that looks like a
glorifed Tricot, or hattened
out Bedford Cord its neither.
But it has the beauties of both,
mellowed by just enough
Cameps-Hairness to give an
indescribable soft feel, and lend
a deliciously comfortable look.
9 dainty colorings, $1.5o !;
width rs inches.
others other fss-fnfeeiigghlfbbeefrss
are a Cameps-Hair Serge ST.,
width IS in,ss. colors II; and a
Camel's Hair Foule at SI.25.
width AZ in., colors s.
All of them just on the
counters.
Moments Fur Neck Seay7S.
Manufacturers and dealers
are we'll nigh wild with worry
over them.
Such goods can't be had for
the tinkling of a bell. 1t takes
time to turn rich Sable and
Marten and Mink into these
dainty necklets. Ittakes more
thin time-Cellulozd heads.
Only ore firm makes them.
and the present OUTPUT as less
than one hwndred a day.
The small Furs, too, are
getting very scarce, and prices
are on the up jump.
Meantime women every
where are wanting Fur Neck
Scarfs, and they want themnoaO.
We had early orders with
foremost furriers for large lots
of these Fur Neck Scarfs. The
fnalshipments are justin-half
a thousand of them, including
the ones that are SO fast be-
coming precious:
Russian Sable
Hudson Bay Sable
Sable Mink
Stone Martent
Baum Marten
a beautiful assortmentof
Labrador Seal
Astrakhan
Persian Lamb
Angora-white and tinted
White Thibet
and a variety of other Furs.
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1anamaher's.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday. October, II.

good neaOs Of Black Dress
G0oRs.
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PLUSH ROBES,

And FUR ROBES. Well,
it's a little early for them, but
we have " 'em." Goat, Wolf,
Siberian Dog and Buffalo.
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Now that the Summer out
ings are over the dressy young
men are turning ~delightedly to
the handsome Homespun Suits
$40, $22.5o SIS, S3o-with
single ordouble- breasted Sacks
Or Cutaway Goats.
Youngsters of I3 to 10 are
cared for as carefully as the
manifest man OF them all.
In the $1o to SIS Suits-the
popular lines-are Diagonal
Cheviots, black and blue Chev-
lots and Homespuns.
Mems Trousers begin at
$3.50 (All-wooD and go by
short steps to $40.
Plenty of men, after all, pre-
fer to be measured and fitted
for the Suit. They want this
or that just so-peculiarities,
maybe, that no ready-to-put-on
Clothing ever has.
Our Merchant Tailoring
store is ready for them.
Choicest foreign and: home
weave goods, and tape. shears
and needle artists who have the
knack and the will to do the
work right. Suits, $2s $50,
SIS, $40; Trousers, $6. so,
$S and $Io.
JorIN WANAMAKER,
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JOHN r. DICKEY,

FOR COUNTY coMPTRoLLER,
JOHN F. STATS.
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FoR REPRESENTATIVE,
COLUMBUS WATKINS.

FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
WILLIAM A. SCOTT.
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SHAPED STABLE BLANKE

Raannl shades and handsome patterns all coors and
any size hunting scenes trailing vines shooting stars
skns of moose doe mink and otter all reproduced IN
Plush and prices low at
Evening journal., 1892-04-27
ceoernyh.r Dnv,vrI.n,, s.Ioid,.

French traveller and geogrzpher, committed
Evening journal., 1892-04-27
senator nm ON the Bill.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Hill,
speaking Of the passage OF the apportion.
meut bin ia Albany. said.
DO not conceal my qualification over the re
suit Of the new appoFtionment Il Is the crown
ing act Of last falls victory. II enables the peo
pie for the frat time IN thirty years 70 be equit
ably and fairly represented In tle legislature,
and gives 10 the Democratic party hereafter
the control OF that body In both branches.
The apportionment Is both morally right ano
constitutionally correct The pretense of the
Republicans that 30 is unconstitutional vii
avail them nothins I.ia courts must and will
decide against them, because their claims ar,
frivolous and ungrounded. For seven years ths
Republicans refused 70 take an enumeration d
mike an apportionment when they had an op
portunity 70 do 50 themselves, and now they
must suffer the consequences OF their folly
Evening journal., 1892-04-27
THR
EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE
mAnhaRD.

ATKINsON-ALEXAN ANDER.-At 3o5 East
Third street. on Thursday evening, A 1ril 2l,
~, by Rev. John ID. Y. Hanna Edward A.
of his city.
FRKE-COSDEN.- On April q. at No. 6Os
Madison street. BY Rev. y l.. Hubbard. 5l3
Je ffersOn street, Harry Gerke and B, ssie
Cosden
ON-BANTHRUM.-At the N 81.
tence OF the brides parents. ilt East Sixth
street. ON Thursday evening, April 81. lHH,
~ Rev. John ID. G Hanna. William Is
Wharton aud Miss Mary W. Banthrum, both
Of this city.