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Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05
FOR OYER FIErY YEARS

AN LD AND WELL TpIFD REMEDY.-Mrs
Wimsioa's 8 Othlng Syrup las ueen used for
over nifty years by mir.r AS of mothers tor
their child ell while ieething with pertect
success. 1t soothe3 the child, SO tens the
gums. alltys all p Tin cures wind collie and
Is the best remedy Tor i'iarrhoea. Is plea
SAINT to the taste. sold by Druggists in every
part OF the World twenty-five cents
bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be sure
and ask tor Mrs Winslow's Soothing syrup.
and take no other kind.
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05
Sensible Girl,

Minnie-I never could bring myself
to marry man who had been divorced.
Ugh!
Mamie-IIe'd be lots better than a
widower, any way. He couldn't be
Dragging about his first wife all tie
time.
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just as Stated.

was troubled with headache and
indigesi ion md used one 25-cent bottle
of DR.. Deane's Dyspepsia Pills, which
greatly benefited me. l believe they
will permanently cure me.
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05
Mlddletown Hotel, Middletown. Del.

Visitor-Do you know that gentle
man who was talking to me a little
while ago?
Journalist-You bet | know him to
my sorrow. You want to steer clear
of him. He is one of those fellows
who is temporarily embarrassed for
money from one years end to the
other.
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MiddletoWn transcript

But it isn't found on the Peninsula Our weekly
edition searches all the corners of the Peninsula
and particularly of this locality for News and
Comments. We don't forget that "the Merry
week witness. Above all the TRANSCRIPT is
cleanly newspaper.
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05
A CORNER OF SMILES.

Maude-Did he marry her for her
money?
Leli.s-No; for her fathers.
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A DIVIDED....
&-CONQUEST
A Story as to Which It Ray Be Said
That honors Were Even.

0RSE Il is" said
Ingram, readjus.
ting the chrys-
aatAemum in
his buttonhole,
.0here never was
such an indepen-
dent age as this
and . probably
never will be
again. But the
point l make and
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We WANT YOU

to act as our agent. We furnish an expensive
outfit and all you need free. 1t costs nothing to
try the business. We will treat you well, and
help you to earn ten times ordinary wages Both
sexes of all ages can live ut home and work in
spare time, or all the time. Any one any where
Two Hundred Dollars IL Month. No class of
people in the world are making so much money
without capital as those at work for us. Business
pleasant, strictly honorable and pays better than
any other offered to agents. You have clear
field, with no competition. We equip you with
everything, and supply printed directions for
beginners which, if Obeyed faithfully, will bring
more money than will any other business. I'm
prove your prospects Why not? You can do so
easily and surely at work for us. Reasonable
industry only necessary for absolute success.
Pamphlet circular giving every particular is sent
free TO all. Delay not in sending for it.
GEORGE STINSON d. CO.,
ROx No. 488, Portland, Me.
Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05

many Of Just such quacks that had been fOong with
my health. Well, my father went to DR., THEEl5 q
Office with me. He examined me thoroughly, and said
happy to say faithfully he kept his promise, and
new once more healthy and happy man. Iadvise all
quack Jealous physician and others who advertise
most learned and scientific physician and knows more
than all ever consulted combined
NO NAME OR ADDRESS WILL BE PUB.
kIsMED UNLESS PATIENTs SO DEe1RE.
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be specialists In Harrisburg, Wilkes
barre, Scranton, New York City, and
q big institution in the West, and
their only object was to empty my
ocket-book.. Well, In this way Twas
duped for long time, discouraged,
kill myself, thinking there was no real
specialist living who could even re-
feve me but finally like godsend
found a book called Truth, q medi-
cal treatise Of DR.. THEEL , and in
it read where he had exposed SO
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A FAMOUS Statement,

rMyER ss :; HAHRhATT AeRfA FoRH TTass1 70 Pr. G
Green, PhiladelPhia, to publish the following e 9
suffered from seIfsbuse I'm the worst form, with
all Its terrible results, and had the misfortune
contract disease resulting in blood poison ard two
structures. 1 consulted a travelling doctor who
claimed TO have four different Offices He swindled
me out of $4,000 Then fell into the hands of Pha-
1elpnia concern who robbed me out Of $500 Then
another gang calling themselves European and Ameri-
can professors going from town to town cheated me
out q a large sum, and Of course In my ignorance
new one would come across also consulted would.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
CRIMINALS INGENUITY.
Peculiar and Interesting Collection OF
Burglars Tools.

Burglars Tools.
Most interesting among the many
sights in the Massachusetts state
prison is the collection of weapons
and tools in Warden Bridges Office
which We're taken from the convicts
at various times in searching their
cells, says the Boston Herald.
There is Il good sized cabinet filed
with implements, while many more
are scattered about the room The
assortment is far more interesting
and extensive than many museum
collection, and on them may be read
the cunning ingenuity and patient
perseverance of desperate men de-
prived of liberty for years,
Nearly all the articles were made
within the prison and from materials
which would never suggest to the
average mind the possibility of max
ing sucl tools and weapons as the
plotting convicts secretly turn out
with the rude means ut hand.
Hack saws for cutting OH the thick
iron bars are most common and a dis
covery recently made indicated that
convict was making regular bust
ness OF manufacturing the articles
and selling them to his fellow prison
ers- They are made from clock
springs and are about eight inches
long, with fine and perfectly set teeth.
large stock of these were found in
the suspected convict's cell and with
them quantity of the spring metal
cut up and Strengthened out ready
for the teeth. There was also u
machine for tempering the blades, n
piece of gdspipe with steel plugs
screwed into either end. The blades
would be placed inside and heated
over the gas jets. 1t was with these
blades in clevcrly constructed frames
that large number of inch-thick
iron bars were sawed off Il short time
ago on the night that three separate
breaks from the cells to the corridors
were made,
Next in number are the billics and
slug-shots, One OF these billies or
short clubs is a beautiful weapon.
being made of leather washers pressed
tightly on steel core and finely pol
ishcd. Ruder weapons are made from
a ball of lead or iron in an old stock
ing or leather case.
There are many jack screws, \
favoritc and simple style IS to place
piece OF gas pipe over u heavy bolt
on which is cut a deep thread and
an easy running nut. The Jack is
placed between two bars, and then
as the nut is screwed down the bolt
the pipe is pushed OF and the bars
forced apart. I'm interesting weapon
was used in the recent break
and attack on Night Officer patten.
1t is an imitation revolver made of
wood so cleverly that If pointed at a
man where the light was not good 1t
-or,u ".'i,,o ,~r.a.-. 1910, .s.ss-.
any but the most reckless.
There are Internal machines made
from alarm clocks to ignite a card of
matches when the alarm goes off,
lines with large, padded hooks TO
throw over the walls for scaling dag
gers, slipnooses for strangling an Of
iicer, and Jimmies and drills for Dig
ging out the bricks in the cells.
The dummy figures used to deceive
the officers when Il prisoner is out of
his cell or busy within and wishes
the Waterman to think him asleep,
are wonderful works of ingenuity,
some being startlingly lifclike.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
THE SNAKE WOULDN'T TURN
They Had Him In Lathe and Were
Going to Use Him.

They Had Him In a Lathe and Were
Going to Use Him.
In the fall Of 1886 / was cent from
an Eastern firm to Colorado to super
intend the erection OF saw mill to
stroyed by fire. Everything went
on nicely and the mill was in rum
ming order in about two weeks, with
the exception of a counter shaft to
run the planer and the hatcher,
which was missing. To send to the
factory would take not less than two
weeks and we came to the conclu-
sion to cut piece off the old line
shaft and turn it up ourselves, as we
had an old lathe standing next to
the boiler and engine.
The weather OF the last month was
dry and very warm, but at sunset
thas day = heavy snow-storm set II
arG the thermometer dropped to zero.
The neXt morning we sent our epgi-
neer TO get one of those old limo
shafts, but found them covered with
snow and ice. AT last he succeeded
in getting hold of piece about eight
feet long. 1t measured about two
inches in diameter, somewhat thicker
in the centre and tapered at ono end
We needed only five feet, SO wo sent
for a sledge and chisel to cut oil the
right length. One stroke and off flew
the thin part. ! told the men this
kind of iron would not do, but the
engineer said all iron would break
like this in zero weather; il soon
would be all right il it came into the
lathe next to the boiler. He took the
shaft over to the wise and conferred
same, and from there to the lathe,
put the steady rest in position and
tried to turn it to the right side, but
all in vain. As said above, the lathe
was located near the boiler, a warm
place; the ice had melted during tho
time. and the shaft got softer and
softer, and the tool would not cut at
all.
At this moment the proprietor of
the place stepped in and, seeing his
man running the lathe asked him
what ne was going to do. Il am try
but | never saw piece of iron like
this. First it was as hard as glass,
but as soon as it got warm it turned
soft, and is getting softer all the
time" The proprietor took step
forward just in time to see the two
ends drop out Of the center, but held
in tho middle by the steady rest,
showing several different colors. The
proprietor WAS an old man and had
for many years lived in Colorado,
and one glance convinced him that
his engineer had taken frozen rat
tlesnakc for piece of iron, cut oil
the tail, and put the balance in the
lathe to turn same off for o counter
shaft, The snake was not hanging
on the rest longer than a minute
when 1t commenced to whirl around
to free itself All the men ran. and
the snake after them until somebody
killed 1t with a club. We asked foi
The tail, which by this time had also
thawed, and found fifteen rattles on
anne. The engineer swore he never
you'd look for another piece OF iror
On day like that in Colorado
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
AUNT MASIe HIGGINS.



a Woman VINO Lived In Hut with
Hundreds of snakes
There has recently died a we'll
known character of this ncighborhood
known as Aunt Masie Huggins." or
the snake woman" who lived an
isolated life with snakes as her only
friends. says an Okolona, Miss, cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Times.
She had built herself a howell com
posed of branches of trees, clay. and
other debris, which, though often
washed down by the rains. she would
build up again. This howell residence
is said to have been fairly alive with
snakes of every local variety, hanging
from overhead, lying under foot, and
creeping from chinks in the wall.
The woman lived on the products of
a small garden near her cabin. which
she cultivated herself. With the OK
ception OF the necessary intercourse
with those from whom she purchased
the few things she required, she was
never known for over thirty years to
have held any conversation with any
human being. She could often be
met after dark walking through the
town with her strange companions
twined about her arms. her neck. and
nesting in her bosom, with their
ugly heads protruding, Kissing at
every one that passed.
On these occasions, however, when
hailed or questioned she would make
no reply. Once some boys of the
neighborhood proving about the
cabin found several of the snakes on
the outside and killed them, and be-
fore they were aware of it Aunt Masie
appeared in the doorway armed with
n shotgun, which she let fly at the
crowd. None of the boys were killed,
but one of them was shot through
the rear and the rest scattered in
hurry. That the womans mind was
affected there seems little doubt. Her
only son while out hunting was bit
ten by rattlesnake, and days after
ward his swollen, discolored body was
found This appeared to craze his
mother, who left her home, saying
the snakes were calling her to come
and live with them, and that they
would give her back her boy.
She is said to have come of good
family, and to have been well edu-
Gated. When discovered she had
been dead for days, and the snakes
were crawling over her body. but
fled on the appearance of strangers.
and have not been seen near the
cabin since. By those who have
seen her surrounded by her queer
adopted family it has been estimated
that there must have been at least
200 OF them, numbering among them
several venomous varieties. The
woman did not claim to have
charmed them. as the saying goes,
but it is probable that her perfect
faarlsssness tanned them,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
SITTING BULL.


Fifteen years ago times were lively
in Dakota and Fargo was a booming
town OF ~, O)D people Half dozen the
atrical enterprises were in full blast
and seventh manager opened new
house, the magnifioence OF which far
outshone those of its competitors.
The theater was to be opened Monday
evening, and that morning the train
from the West brought the great
Sioux chief. Sitting Bull, with u
small party of Indians who were en-
route to Washington to see the
Great Father. The new management
secured the attendance of the war
riors for the opening of the house,
and the hundreds of .'tcnderfcet' who
had never yet seen 4 real Indian in
war paint paid fabulous prices for
seats.
The closing feature OF the program
was an act performed by female
trapeze performer who was advertised
to possess wonderful strength in her
Jaws, says Kate Fields Washington.
The stage manager announced
that she would hang suspended from
the trapeze bar by her knees and
support a heavy cannon by her teeth
while il was discharged. At the
sight OF the cannon Sitting Bull and
his men began to show signs of un-
easiness. They shifted about in
their seats rervously. Two men
lifted the cannon and left it dangling
from the woman's jaws. The muzzle
of tho weapon swung on level with
the Indians headdress.
Sitting Bull and his warriors by
this time had become extremely
nervous. They looked at each other
;nquiringly, as If they suspected that
they had been drawn into n trap. and
were to be deliberately slaughtered.
They jabbered at each other excited
got their stoicism as to look over
their shoulders. Finally everything
was in readiness. the stage manager
stepped back. gave the string that
he held jerk, there was a flash and
roar and out OF the cloud of smoke
that shot into the parquet Sitting
Bull and his warriors sprang, wildly
shouting as they made their way
down the aisle, striking madly right
and left with the long-stemmed stone
pipes which they carried. No at
tempt was made by the audience to
stop the Indians, who made their
way outside. and didn't stop running
until they reached the hotel For
once the fearless chief of the Sioux
was unnerved.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
A FRISCO RUNAWAY.
1t Inc!uded Gable Car Collision and
Some vaquero Rope Throwing.

some Naquero Rope Throwing.
The horses, handsome pair OF
blacks, were real gentle, fit to be
driven by n lady, according to tho
stableman who led them out. but
nevertheless they started off to enjoy
themselves before they had been out
of their stalls five minutes
The mate of ship lying in tho
harbor. accompanied by lady friend.
called at the Golden Gate stables on
Golden Gate avenue, san Francisco.
during the afternoon and asked for n
rig. The blacks were hitched up,
and on leaving the stable headed out
the avenue, the mate intending to
drive through the park. The horses
on reaching the street Immediately
became FESTIVE, and it was evident
that they were going to be too much
for the driver. Just after crossing
Jones street the animals began to run
and in few minutes the avenue,
crow; ed with vehicles, was II scene
of wild excitement
The male pedestrians began to
shout warnings, and women added
their shrieks to the general alarm.
The runaways had things their own
way, and the man handling the reins
could do nothing to stop their rush.
II was, perhaps, one OF the longest
runaways on record in San Fran
cisco The horses kept up the mad
clip clear ont Golden Gate avenue,
up the hills to Devisadero, All the
teams gave them the right of way,
and the now thoroughly maddened
animals went over the McAlister
street grade at an awful gate, mar
rowly missing cable car going west
and loaded with people bound for tho
great pleasure ground. Down De-
visadero street the runaways went
until Oak street was reached. There
II car was standing, and toward it
the horses dashed just rs the ami
mails swerved, swinging the buggy
against the car, the lady gave II
piercing shrek. A moment later the
car and buggy came into collision,
and the occupants OF the rig were
flung out on the hard pavement.
They We're partly stunned, but for
tunately, escaped without serious in
jury.
The horses swung into Oak street
and continued their course toward
the west until reaching Baker. when
two vaqueros, named George Green
and Michael Lucks, in the employ of
Horn, the wholesale butcher, saw
them coming and displayed their
skill with the lariat. As the flying
animals reached the entrance of the
park panhandle, two uooses fell over
their uecks and they were brought to
4 halt. il was a clever bit OF work,
and prevented q more serious acct
dent for the teams were rolling into
the road at a great rate when the
runaways appeared.
The lady and gentleman who were
thrown out gathered themselves up
and disappeared without leaving
their names with the conductor of
the damaged car, and Bailey ~ Kcl-
lar proprietors of the Golden State
stable, maintain that they do not
know the couple.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23

There are many misconceptions
about aluminium that are widespread,
and which it seems difficult to cor
rect in the public mind. Aluminium
is not, section for section, very
strong metal 1t is only one.hnlf as
strong as wrought iron. 1t has a
very low elastic limit. 1t is not
rigid, but bends under transverse
strain readily. 1t is In its alloys
that its utility commences to APP
pear. with eight to twelve per cent
of copper, or aluminium bronze, we
have one of the most dense. finest
grained, and strongest metals known
Hardware.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
THAT WICKED OFFICE BOY
He Managed to Settle Up an Old scor'
with the Typewriter.

Win tne lype"Fbtef
The office boy and the blonde typo
writer had quarreled. 1t WAS over
trivial matter, to be sure, but
nevertheless they were on the outs.
Both seemed spitefully revengeful,
and when one day the Office boy
played off sick and went to the base
ball game the typewriter made
known to the employer the youths
sportive proclivities. This, as might
be expected, caused trouble, and the
wrath Of the office boy against the
young lady with nimble fingers in
creased more and more. Days passed.
and the lad planned and dreamed OF
schemes to "get back" at his fair
tormentor, who stood SO well in the
grace of his employer. Now on every
typewriter there is a small gong
which rings when the end of the
limo is reached. The Office boy
knew this, and as he watched the pref
tily tapered fingers throw back the
carriage at each tap of the bell no
smiled with fiendish glee.
1t was late in the afternoon. Tho
young lady was industriously tapping
the keys to finish the firms CORE
spondence. She had reached the
last letter, and remarked to the office
boy that her best young man was
going TO take her to the theater
that evening. Hence her hurry.
This only made the office boy smile
all the more, for he knew that his
time had come. His eyes seemed to
say, "Revenge is sweet" The young
11l oil ha nf n N
the machine and began at lightning
speed to write from her notes.
The youth watched the carriage
sliding to and fro He took from
his pocket rusty nail. and as the
typewriter wrote on unconsciously,
he tapped the bell lightly with the
nail. The young lady, never think
ing, pushed the paper up another
line and went on. Again the boy
tapped the bell and again the young
lady turned the machine. This was
kept up until the maiden had written
ell there was to write.
A small figure had sneaked easily
out of the door. The blonde with
drew the sheet from the machine.
She looked at 1t and looked again
and saw before her letter written
something after the latter-day step
ladder poetry. Not single line was
properly written. The girl grew
thoughtful. She seemed to remem-
Der that the bell had rung tribe
oftener than usual. She looked
about tho room and then she remem-
bered that the office boy had once
upon time gone to a base ball game
and had remarked subsequently that
he would get even.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
SPARE MOMENTS.
How the Chautauqua Literary and se'en-
tihc Circle Encourages
Good RendpE.

As the season of long winter even
ipgs approaches it is natural to think
how they are to be spent pleasantly
and profitably. The Chautauqua Lit
erary and Scientific Circle is an organ
ization of people who have united in
systematic way to read good books.
The plan as now eyol we'd includes
four-years' course of home reading,
The histories OF Greece, Rome, England
and America are the basis, together
with which various scientific and other
studies are taken up. At present the
books are specially prepared so as to
be acceptable to people of all ages, oc-
equations and positions in life. They
are all interesting as well as instruct
i've. Persons of the same locality who
read the course usually organize
local circle, so-called, and in the
meetings that are held discuss the mat
ter that is being read aud introduce a
varied programme which adds materi-
ally to the attractivencss of the course.
The readings for the coming season
(Which opens October lsD are cs-
pecially fascinating, including as they
do the history and Literature Of that
marvellous people, the ancient Romans.
Among the other interesting themes
are medieval art and literature and po-
litical economy, the latter being taken
from very entertaining book by the
we'll known writer, Richard 7. Ely.
Our readers will do well to seriously
consider the advisability OF improving
their spare time this fall and winter
by reading this course. No one need
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
RE ADV RE AIDING.

A box turtle bearing the initials 30.
C., 1896" was found on the farm of n.
c. Sears, at Elmwood, Conn, last
week
After many years of indccision the
photographers have arrived at the
conclusion that the hottest region on
the earth's surface is in the immedia te
vicinity of the Dead sea.
Charles G. Mann of Fcrnandino, Fla,
claims TO own a coin that, he asserts,
was found in lump OF rock in n phos-
phate mine, recently. Tho coin bears
the date of the year l773.
IT is probable that more false re-
ports have been started regarding
Joe Jefferson's health than regarding
the bodily welfare Of any other man.
May the famous actor live long and
prosper in all things.
by dropping penny in the slot
passengers on the Newark, n. J., rail-
way lines are liable to secure a copy
of a certain daily published in that
city. The publishers state that nearly
1000 papers are sold in that way every
day.
A reporter who has been at pains to
corral the genuine Spanish method OF
pronouncing Eulalie's name divulgcs
the secret. 1t is "Ay- oo-lah-lee-ah,' y
with the first two syllables run to-
gether rapidly and the accent on the
"lah." The inanta's full name is
Marie Eulalie FRANCHISE D. Assise-
Marguerite Roberto lisa belle FRANCHISE
de Paullie-C hristinc Marie dc In Piete. "