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Middletown transcript., 1892-05-12
A.C. YATES &c CO.
COR. 18Th NDCHECTNUT SITS.
PHILADELPHIA.
For over Fiftyyears


MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has
been used by millions of mothers for
their children while teething. IF dis
turbed at night and broken OF your rest
by sick child suffering aud crying with
pain of Cutting Teeth send at once and
get a bottle ofisMrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup for Children Teething. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer immediate
ly. Depend upon it, mothers, there is no
mistake about it. 1t cures Dirarhae, reg
ulates the stomach and Bowels, cures
Wind Collie, softens the Gums, reduces
Inflammation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. "Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" for children teething is
pleasant to the taste and is the prescrip-
tion of one of the oldest and best female
physicians and nurses in the United
States. Price twenty-five cents bottle.
Sold by all druggists throughout the
the world. Be sure and ask for "Mrs.
Windows Soothing Syrup" mol y.
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The Necessity Of Good Roads.

The need of improvement in the
quality Of county roads is SO severely
felt..in every state of the Union that
every intelligent effort in that direct
ion is worthy of recognition.
Most of the states can better afford
to have good roads than to worry
along, as at present. with bad ones
Our roads, as they are. cost US vast
sums Of money directly, and far
greater amount indirectly in the in
creased cost of getting produce to
market. Better systems ofroad super.
vision, better methods of construction
and repair are absolutely necessary.
The work is a vast one, but it is indis-
pensable, and it cannot be prosecuted
too diligently.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
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Oatmeal and Oranges.

No sort of food is better for the
complexion than oatmeal and oranges.
The finest compilations in the world
are those Of the Italian and Spanish
ladies, who live largely on coarse
grain food and fruit like the orange
or banana. 1t is said that the fact is
becoming appreciated in the East,
and that soma New York ladies, to
acquire and preserve good complex
ion, are living almost entirely on
oranges. Half a dozen for breakfast,
with a cup of coffee, a dozen for lunch,
with glass Of milk and a saucer o.
oatmeal, and a dozen more for supper,
with crust of bread and sip of tea,
may not be high living in the proper
sense Of the word, but such q course
Of diet will bring a complexion Of
peach and ivory which will drive
almost any belle out of her head with
envy.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
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THE VALUE OF pERsIsTENcY.

A squirrel will store away for the
winter three times as many nuts as
it's needs will require. The persever-
ance Of q spider brought hope to the
heart of a bafied warrior. ! once
saw a beetle roll its ball seventy
times up to the edge Of a small rut be-
fore it succeeded in getting out of it.
Cato learned Greek when be was
so wears old and DIR. johnson Dutch
when he was 70 They we're persis-
tent boys I'll warrant. Ericsson, the
great inventor, was noted for his per-
sistency. So was Michael Angelo.
When in his s5th year he adopted
for his motto "Ancora imparo" Yet
I am learning.) Persistent effort
develops resources and swells the sum
of accumulated knowledge. Linn@us,
Herschel and Cuvier appreciated its
value.
t"Where did you get that mass OF
statistics which you hurled al your
opponent?" Webster was one day
asked.
81 stored them away in my head
fourteen years ago" !" replied the great
statesman. 81 had no occasion to use
them before that speech"
al am going to own that daily news
paper" certain boy said. He was
poor and almost friendless., He fol-
lowed up his intentions with persistent
effort, and became proprietor of the
great journal. That proprietor is
George w. Childs. and the paper i
the, Philadelphia Ledger.
The Rev. Lyman Beecher was once
asked how long it took him to prepare
q sermon. II have written two in .
week." replied the great preacher.
aBut in order to prepare one that |
am not ashamed of ] require six
weeks"
The suffering Demosthenes be-
came the fluent orator. Perslstency
did it. The same quality made Rich
ard Porson the foremost critic OF his
day. With his knowledge of the
classics he so overwhelmed a conceited
undergraduate that the latter called
out to the stage driver "Stop! Let
me out! There's a man inside who's
got the whole Bodlein library in his
pocketl''
Hundreds of such incidents could
be given to show the results of persis-
tent effort in almost every walk Of life.
-Harper's Young People.
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Sensations During Hanging.


ONE question often asked, and which
few living persons are able to answer
is. "What are the sensations of a
man who is being straDgled with a
rope Z" Some of the few who have
lived to give an account Of what oc-
cured to them at that critical moment
say that after one instant of pain the
chief sensation is that of a mass of
brilliant colors before the eyes. Pro-
fessor Boughton, who was one day
testing for himself what such an ex-
perience would be like, lost hisfooting
and was accidentally discovered and
rescued just as the faint spark Of like
was about to leave the the body. He
declared afterward that he felt no pain
and that the only sensation was that
of fire before his eyes, which finally
changed from a bright blue to black
color. He said that he had no fear of
the consequences and that the colors
were ever source ofextreme pleasure.
st. Louis Republic.
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that contain Mercury,

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
slcians, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, O, contains no mer-
curry and is taken internally, and acts
directly upon the blood and mucous
surface of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. It is taken internally,
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by E. J..
Gheney & Co
RSold by Druggists, price 75c. per
bottle.
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Old Nursery Fayorities.

There was Tom, the Son of the Piper,
Jack sprat, ana Merry King Cole,
And the Three Wise Menof Gotham.
Who went to sea IN bowl,
The woman who rode on broomstick
And swept the cobwebbed sky.
And the boy who sat in the corner,
Eating his Christmas pie,
These we're some of the old favorites
but they have been supplanted by the
"Pansy" and "Chatterbox" stories,
!" Little Lord Fauntleroy," and "Five
Little Peppers. The Old fashioned
pills and physics have been supefsed-
ed, and wisely, too, by Pierce's Pur-
gative Pellets. a mild, harmless and
effective medicine that will cure the most
obstinate cases of constipation, stom-
ach, liver and bowel troubles. They
should be in every nursery. As a
gentle laxative, only. one for dose.
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sstlistellanfous Adu's s.
Best Made Clothing in
Philadelphia.

May is a fiowery month, but
no fowery language IS requlr-
ed to depict the lively whirl
of our business.
Nor are extravagant phrases
necessary to describe our
goods; the material speaks
for itself, and our growing
business attests its wearing
qualities.
Honest goods and moder-
ate prices give a 60 to every
thing we handle.
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An Only Daughter Cured of Consump

=
When death was hourly expected, all
remedies having failed, and DR.. Fl.
James was experimenting with the
many herbs of Calcutta, he accidentally
made 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 2cent 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 & Co., /,
1032 Race Street, Philadelphia, naming
this paper.
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It is said that a great many English,

1t is said that great many English
men are visiting this country this sea
son. asked Jinks what the,
came for. He said he supposed "tt
marry soft-pated, millionaire woman
to talk the fellows out of their money.
who want to be fooled, and to lay in
a supply of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
The great cure on earth tor pain,
Salvation Oil: take up the strain.
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MAt |MSa,tstsipt
THE MASTER or THE HOUSE.

~.
THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE.
lie cannot walk, he cannot speak,
Nothing he knows of books or men;
lie is the weakest of the weak
And has not strength to hold pen.
He has no pocket and no purse,
Nor ever yet hasowned penny,
Bnt has more riches than hissnurse.
Because he wants not any.
He rules his parents by a cry,
And holds them captive by smile
A despot strong through infancy,
A king from lack of guile.
He lies upon his back and crows.
Or looks with grave eyes on his motner )
What can they mean But suppose
They understand each other.
Indoors and out, early and late,
There is no limit to his sway;
For. wrapt in baby robes of state,
He governs night and day.
Kisses he takes as rightful due.
Ana Turkiike has his slaves TO oress
him;
His subjects bend before him too;
I'm one OF them. GOD bless him.
Washington STAR.
4 d
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Revenge Sweet Revenge.

A man with a painful expressio. of
countenance sat on goods box.
!" Are you i'll =" someone asked.
No.
"Have you lost anything 2"
"Never had anything to lose, "
whats the matter, then y"
aI'm sitting on waspi"
+" Why don't you get up ="
That was my first impulse, but l
got to thinking that I was hurtin' the
wasp as badly as he was hurtin' me,
and I concluded to sit here a while. !"
From the Irish Times.
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STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO,

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, |
LUCAS COUNTY, I
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of Decem-
ber. AID. 1886.
,, A. w. GLEASON
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally and acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. O.
6BSold by Druggists, Is cents.
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Mrs. Chinner-"I wonder why
lightning never strikes twice in the
same place.
Chinner-a When the lightning
comes around the second time the
place isn't there" From Judge.
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A humorous fact about Hoods
Sarsaparilla-it expels bad humor
and creates good humor. Be sure to
get Hoods.
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Stops TO ledVe or take passengers on
81 wing notice to conductor or agents, or IL
tickets be sold for such stations. u Stop
to leave passengers from Philadelphia of
points beyond.
Wilmington at 12.06 a. m. and $50 p.nt.
daily. and u. q a. M, ana 6.15 d. m, week
days. Leave New Castle at $50 a. M and
l0.l4 p. m. daily and l.20. and 7.22 p. m. week
days.
Express trains leaving Harrington 7.5O a.
m, ana s.tI arriving at 6.Sl P. M. week days.
via Porters and Newark.
ADDITIONAL TRAIEs-Smyrna Acconmoda-
ton, leaving Wilmington. weekdays, 5.25
p. m... arriving at smyrna $50 p m, and
ing Porters.
Mail train, leaving Wilmington 700 D. M.
and arriving at Wyoming s36 p m. week
days, stopping at principal intermediate
New York Philadelphia Il Nerfolk &. Il
Leave Philadelphia, New York and Norfoik
Express u. .l6 p. m. daily, Baltimore Gas p. IN
Wilmington l2ol e, 2, m, stopping at CLAYTON !,
at noVef Middetown aa eginaarly .,tan saa
Harrington. Bridgevii1Iee, seaford elsDni and
Laurel to leave passengers from
passengers for points south of Delmar.
North bound trains leave Delmar Los a. m
daily, Dover ESQ O. m. CLAYTON 306
mington % 1ss ssalar a. M Baitinopsg aififnyng s Will
and Philadelphia $40 a. M, and leaves Del
mar at $50 p. M, weekdays; arriving .t
Wilmington 507 p. M. Philadelphia 5.53 D.
m, Baltimore655 p. m. stopping at principal
in intermediate stations. :,
The Los q. m. tram also stops az SeafOrd
Clayton, and Middletown to leave passen T'
gers from points south of Delmar, or take
on passengers for Wilmington or points
North. and Dover. Also stops ON signal
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND q VIRGINIA
R., Leave Harrington for Franklin
and way stations at sL50 q. M. weekdays
days Returning, train leaves Franklin
600 a. III. weekdays, 200 p. m. Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and
Lewes, l03S a.in.. 6.35 p. m. Returning
leave Lewes ., 40 a, No., $50 p. m.
For Berlin leave Harrington. 1888 a. m
and SD p. m. weekdays. Returning
leave Berlin 7.o2 a. N. 2.59 p. III
ouEss ANNE s KENT R. R.-Leave Town.
send tor Centreyille and way stations s25 a.
M, and 5.35 p. m, week-dass. Return ing
leave Gentreyiiie 7.So u m, and 800 p M.
DELAwARE & cHFsApEAKR r. R-faava
Clayton tor Oxford and way stations 942
M, 6.O0 p. M, weekdays. Returning teaye
exiord $40 a. m, and 3.l1 p. M, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE q SKAFoRD II. R.-Leaye Sesiford
tor Cambridge and intermediate stations
1l.20 q. m, weekdays, and on Tuesdays.
Thursdays ana saturdays, I.lO p. m. Return !
Ing, leave Cambridge $50 u -m., and on Tues
days. Thursdays and Saturdays at 800 D. m.
ENECTIoN.--At Porter with Newark q Della
ware City railroad. AT Townsend, with Queen
Anne's and Kent Rail Road. At Clayton, with
timore and Delaware Bay Railroad. At Har-
rington, with Delaware, Maryland & Virginia
Railroad. At Seaford, with Cambridge-anu
York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, Wicom leo 3
Pocomoke. and Peninsular Railroads.
sDaily except Sunday.
CHAs. E. PUGH. General Manager;
j. r. WOOD Gen. pass. Agent.
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I Mrs. Eotos- Poor Mrs. Lovey is i'll
and I must 60 and see her.
= Mf. Lotos. .-An errand Of mercy,
eh7
Mrs. Lotos. Partly, and then | want,
|. to see how she looks with her hair
doWn.-From Puck.
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aJohn," said Mrs. Harkins, there
are burglars downstairs. !"
every we'll, my dear. Go tell them
to move on.
aWhy, you awful brute =
aWhy, you requested me not TO in
terfere in domestic matters last night.
Surely this is one. ."-Harpers's Bszar
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.Riches have wings :,

"Riches have wings"
At least. so people say;
And yet, why is it that
They never fly our way?
over split milk do not cry.
Pass the slight misfortune by
Brace yourself; don't be chnmp
Any man can work o pump.
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Ghe Graufler.
Plla. Win. and Baltimore R. R
Delaware Division.

onand after November 80. 1891, trains wfl1
aaVa Hs folio Wa - -. I.
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have received within the past
few days a very handsome line of
! goods which l now offer. They
are of the latest patterns and de-
signs and will be sold at very
reasonable prices. Look at the
front window display.
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E Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per
bottle.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-18

where it could have been seen by every
pilgrim to tha: sacred shrine.
There is q Grecial reason for this vivid
survival of his celebrity, apart from his
services TO his country and his singu-
larry varied and interesting career.
From his hoyhood to the last week OF
his life he was Erofnse writer. As
soon as he cori write Well enough. he
kept Il book into which he copied any
thing that pleased or impressed him in
his reading. and carefully entered his
early ciphcrings and Surveys in IL book
that is preserved to the present aay.
Duing his first journey in the wilder
ness of Virginia, when he was but Is,
he kept Il pretty full journal of it's
events, though the task could not have
been easy on such a tramp.
In a similar way, but in greater de-
tail. he recorded his early marches and
campaigns, one of which was published
both in England and America.
From the day when he took command
of the revolutionary army at Cambridge,
his own letters and orders. his reports to
Congress and other official documents
are the impt rishable record Of his public
actions. us we'll as the most correct ex-
hibition of his character
His own writings must ever remain
the trucst record OF his life. Nothing
can re:utc or surcrscde them. His con
fidentiai ! tiers to his brother. to his
secretary. to his steward and to his serv-
ants, as wolf as the more formal epistlcs
addressed to the President of Congress,
all tell the same story and exhibit The
same man, one who was intent on dis
charging every trust, and fulfilling every
duty with punctuality and completeness.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-18
MaSClllinl;lcS.

A NEW finger ring is OF seven fine gold
wires.
If any love is blind it is mothers
love for her only son.
TAKING a gentleman axn, and vice
versa, is going out Of vogue.
THE latest feminine fancy is steamine
the cheeks for the complexion.
For every foot of stature n man
should weigh twcnty-six pounds.
THE devil never falls out with a man
who is well pleased with himself.
YOUNG women are not allowed tC
graduate from German universities.
AposE of cod liver oil can be nicely
disguised in a swallow of tomato catsup.
THERE is no particular harm in riding
a hobby, If you do not take up the whole
road with it.
HERE is another idle shattered, said
the young man whose father informed
him that he must go to work.
IN giving, man receives more than
he gives, and the more is in proportion
to the worth Of the thing given.
THE first court ever convened in Ten
nessee was held by Andrew jackson un-
der sycamore tree at Elizabcthtown.
WIN. JACKSON, Of Ellsworth, Me-, has
lost six wives within the past fifty-five
years, the last having died o few weeks
since.
THERE! that explains where my
clothes line went to-" exclaimed al Iowa
woman, as she found her husband hang
Ing ip tho stable,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-18

Minor Medical Mention.

DIR. HAMMOND reports that during the
past ten years seventy men have died
suddenly from the strain of running
after street cars.
ATLANTA, Ga, claims to have the
most interesting natural curiosity in a
man 122 years of age. Hiram Lester
was years old when this country was
born and has a son 20 years of age.
IN a small village in France woman
died in labor. There was no physician
present, but knowing priest performed
an operation by which he brought a living
child into the world. This exhibition OF
presence of mind and expertness, result
ing in the saving of one life was, how
ever, contrary to man made law. So the
priest had to be arrested and convicted
for illegal practice and was fined fifteen
francs. The States of this Union are
already loaded down with just such leg
islation, and the only reason why it is
not regarded as n general nuisance is
because it is not as punctiliously en-
forced as in France.
FRENCH physicians report curious
and almost unexampled disorder in a
woman only 81 years of age. She looks
as though she were 40. She is said to
have "a decrepitude of the cutaneous
system In other respects she is doing
quite well. The wrinkliny Of the skin
and aging of her cOuntenance began
soon after She received great fright,
and would therefore seem to be due to q
sort of paralysis Of nerve centers which
control the nutrition of the skin of the
face. No treatment thus far tried has
been of any service to improve her
appearance, and her mental condition
is suffering from worriment over it.
MIR. KEENAN,, who brayed indescriba-
BILE hardships Of all sorts in his travels
all over Russia, says: THE vilest stuff l
ever tasted was n stew offered me by
Prince Djordjadzi while I was his guest
in the Caucasian Mountains. 1t was
made from the feet OF cattle, including
the hoofs. The taste and smell of the
stable pervaded the dish Mr.. kennan
says that reindeer moss is very nutri
tious, but too hard of digestion for the
human stomach. The koraks feed it to
the reindeer, and after he has partly di-
gested it they kill the animal and take
it for their own food. It tastes slimy
and clayey, but it is heartily relishcd by
those who like it.
TESTS of human endurance, which
have rather more of sensational than
practical and useful influence, continue
to be made-doubtless because some-
body finds it possible to make some
thing out Of it. In London fasting
match was won by Mr.. Jacques, who
lived without food for fifty days, thus
breaking the record. He lived on air
and eleven gallons of water. Tn De-
troit half a dozen men tried to go a week
without sleep. Only one of them sue
ceeded. Another went five days, and
half of them three days. 1t is reported
that they were not apparently harmed
by the experiment. In New York three
men did over l, 400 miles on bicycles in
six days, the first covering /, ,4GS miles
with only twelve hours slecp.-Dr.
Foote'S Health Monthly.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-18
Our COlrntry's Sire,

1t has now been nincty-thrce years
since the death of George Washington.
During that long period many brilliant
repu:ations have shone upon us for
awhile, only to fade away and lapse into
oblivion. His name retains all its
interest for US, and probably more pco-
pie have been particularly occupied of
late with hi; career, its relics and its
records, than ever before.
At the great sale of Washington me-
mentos, held in Philadelphia, the prices
paid even for trilling objects once pos
scssed by the great man and his family
were extraordinary.
A legal document relat.n. to the ex
ccut;on Of his WILL which his hand had
nevcr touched, brought fifty dollars, ami
all autograph letter eighty-tivc.
A list of his slaves, written and signed
by his own hand, brought four hundred
and fifty dollars. Two of his memo
randum hooks closely written brought
eight hundrc dollars. His family Bible
was sold for seven hundred and sixty
dollars, and hooks from his library. con-
t.linins his signature or that OF his wife,
commanded prices varying from sixty
dollars to one hundred and fifty dollars
each.
Pieces Of piano music which had been
played by Miss Custis brought consid-
erable sums. and dinner invitation was
sold for eighteen dollars.
The sale attracted universal attention
and every one lamentcd that the whole
collection had not been bought by Con
grcss and deposited at Mount Vernon
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-18

Morristown, Tho adjutant general
found out the rogue and asked Gen.
Washington if he would not have him
arrested.
No, said the crafty Virginian--and
here l quote from Boadinot-~but or
dercd him to 60 home and Immediately
to draw returns from every brigadier in
the army of the number Of their brigades.
making the army to consist of about
IL, 600 effective men, etc; to place these
in the pigeon-holes on his desk, and
then get introduced to the spy and to
invite him to lodge with him-to en-
deavor TO get him to sup with him alone.
About 8 o'clock in the evening to have
an orderly sergeant to call on him with
positive orders that the adjutant should
attend the general in haste. That then
he should max, an excuse to the gem
tieman suspected as Il sy and leave him
alone about half an hour. This was
done, and in this interval, as was sus-
pected, the spy took copy of the re-
tlrns and next morning went off with
them to New York. This convinced
Gen. Howe that we We're o strong to
be attacked and saved us through the
winter"
Prof. Hosmcr, who has written SO
we'll about Sir Henry Vane and Samuel
Adams, thinks that Adams and Franklin
did not behave quite right in the matter
of CO." Hutehinson's letters, which put
| Massachusetts in the hands of the pat
riots. But here is George Washington,
| who could not tell lie, making his
brigadiers all tell one.-Boston Ad-
| Vertiser