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THE PRINCE OF LIARS.

There are fools and fools! But Del
aware, it seems, harbors the prize
pumpkin jackass in tue guise of a
shallow-brained, anonymous liar afllic-
ted with an itch for scribbling. This
particular fool having, unfortunately
for the world, succeeded in learning TO
write, and like ''the fool that fired the
Ephesian dome" lacking wit enough
to make proper use of his small
faculties, pens a cowardly libel upon
Governor Marvil and sends it to the
Philadelphis Record, to the effect that
his Excellency is So illiterate that lie
cannot even write etc.
Among Delawareans, the tale is too
utterly silly to be seriously considered
for moment, but it will be sent-yes,
already has been sent-broadcast over
the whole country and from its very
notoriety, will no doubt attract atten-
tion abroad, and be repeated as truth
to the discredit of the whole nation;
and thus-thanks to this sap headed
Observation-Disclosures will be held
up to the worlds derision as the pos
SCISSOR Of a Governor more densely
ignorant than the ruler Of Khom
Tartary or Zululand!
SIT is dirty bird that fouls its own
nest;" yet such bird of ill-omen,
roosts on Delaware soil, and is at pains
to employ his feeble wits in besmirch-
ing his own state!
To Delawareans the mendacity of this
screed is so palpable as to disclose the
partisan venom that dictated itsinven-
tion. But all fairminded Democrats will
join the Republicans in repudiating
the contemplate attempt at dishonor.
ing the fair name of their common
state by slandering the intelligent gen
tleman whom majority of their own
citizens have, by their suffrages, in
Quoted into the honorable office of the
Chief MAGISTRATE.
Respect for that high Office itself
nay, mere sense of state pride
would have restrained anything but
just sach babbling idiot from the
perpetration of so petty villilication.
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GOVERNOR MARyIL.

Joshua Fl. Marvii was inaugurated
Governor of the state of Delaware
on Tuesday, and is the first Republi-
can Governor since William Cannon,
who died March 1st, 1866.
Delaware has cause to rejoice in the
fact that an honest, intelligent chris
tian gentleman is once more at the
helm, and, SO far as the Governor is
concerned, there is no fear for the
honor and safety of the common
wealth. And though he may not
have the physical vigor of a Hercules,
he has what is far better, intellectual
vigor, strength of mind and moral
character, that place him SO far above
some of his neutrality-suspicious.,
that they sink fnto nothingness beside
him. Long live Governor Marvil, and
may his administration be the most
glorious in the history of the Diamond
State!
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PROTECTION For GIRLS.

In the January Arena" an articl,
of especial interest to woman is sym
postum on the laws relating to the
protection of girls, with a "black
list'' of states. In Delaware, where
the-age was lit has lately been raised
1t is 10 years in North and South Caro-
lima and in Alabama; 12 in Kentucky,
Louisiana, Texas and Wisconsin; 1S
in New Hampshire, Iowa and Utah: IA
in Arizona, Californa, Connecticut,
Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont and
West Virginia; Is in Delaware and
Montana; 16 in Arkansas, Colorado,
the District of Columbia, Massaohu-
setts, New Jersey, New York, Penn
sylvania, Rhode island, South Da-
kota, Tennessee and Washington: II
in Florida; IS in Wyoming and Kan
sas.
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Training the Boy,

The boy whom you wish to see a
courteous man must be taught to be
considerate and courteous to his mother
and sisters, and to the maid who waits
upon him. He should learn that every
service worth receiving merits a
''Thank you," and never to be in too
great hurry when he enters the
breakfast-room to say"Good morning.,
to everyone. He should take off his
hat or cap when he greets lady in the
street, and never forget to do ii when
he enters house, or an ELEVATOR in
WHICH there are also ladies. A boy
trained to courtesy on these points
will naturally develop thoughtfulness
in many little ways manifested in the
pleasant attentions so grateful 10 eyery
woman and girl. " hile refining the
boy you need not fear, in the least, its
making agirl=boy'' of him; it has
quite the opposite effect. developing
all the manliness and chivalry in him.
The atmosphere of home where this
pleasant interchange of little courtssies
and attentions is habilual is congenial
for the growth of strong attachments
and life, enduring friendships, and TO
the developments of boys and girls
into noble men and women who will
go out from it to extend its influence.
Indeed, every such home exercises
silent but irresistible influence in its
immediate e;ghbolhe cd, aid upon all
lhe friends who enjoy its hospitality
From hEtiquet.e of Everyday Life,''
in Demorest's Magazine for February.
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LITERARY NOTES.

Among the most widely heralded
and eagerly sought stories of recent
production are 'Dodo,' '"The Yellow
Aster," "The Heavenly Twins'' and
others of like character. The reader
will search the pages of these morbid
tales in vain for touch or CLEAN of
literary genius. They appeal chiefly to
prurient tastes, they are based on false
conceptions of society and human ma
ture and are as miSchievous in their
effects as they are unreal in portrait
ure. In spite of their manifold defects,
however, they are what the trade
would call ''good sellers" In this ex-
preston the reader has key to the Sc
cret of the publication of such volumes.
Luckily the career of this kind of "Lit-
erary work'' is short. 1t may serve to
entertain and beguile for the hour, but
for lasting pleasure and satisfaction the
public will turn to wholesome and hon
est pages like hose left us by the weird
genius who sleeps on the summit of
South Pacific mountain. Advertiser.
DR.. Parkhurst's New Word.
DIR. Parkhurst has coined new word,
and its aptness and clever construction
are quite likely to make it famous.
The eminent reformer's word is
"ALdromania,H and of it lie says:
There is an element in the feminine
world that is suffering from what |
shall venture TO call fAndromania. ,
The word is not an English one, for |
the reason, | suppose, that the English |
language makers never supposed that |
we should need such term. 1t is |
constructed on the same principle as
the word 'Anglomania,' which means
pi sslonate aping of everything that
is English. 'Andromania' means SIM
ilarly. passionat a,ing of everything
that is mannisf."
DR.. PaIkhurst makes his new word
serve as the title for his first article in
the next issue Of The Ladies' Home
Journal, and uaeS it for vigorous
treatm ut of the type &C women for
whom he invented it.
Magazines are Costly Things.
Albert Lynch, the famous French
Ar Isl, who received The highest Salon
prize for his panel of "Spring," has
been engaged by The Ladies' Home
Journal to draw series of designs for
the cover of that magazine, which, as
the reading public knows, changes its
cover design each month. Lynch is. {
perhaps, one Of The best paid artists in 1
France, and these covers will cost The :.
Ladies' Home Journal nearly $1,000 |
apiece. But this only demonstrates q
he enormous expense 10 which maga- f
lines are put in the production of their a
lumbers.-R. II. Stoddard, in New t
York Mail and Ex ress. II
Under tie lead of Robert Louis G
stevenson, not little under his in |
'piration, there has come forward s
ately a whole group OF young Scotch i
writer's Of remarkable grace and 7
trength. The chief of these-Barr;e,
;rockett and Ian Maclaren-haye il
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and learn. all she can of all that is
passing around her, keeping herself
There is no question in my mind but
her efficiency in everything she un-
dertakes will thereby be increased.
The lives and work of noble women
who exercise this privilege, show that
they are the most tender and patient
of wives and mothers, and have a
higher appreciation of their response
bilities at home. In the happiest and
best regulated homes, the wife and
mother has interest in all questions of
the day, and is able to discuss them
intelligently with her family.
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States and Great Britain. He came
to this coudtry in 1887, bearing the
olive branch and proposals of arbitra-
tion, and OH Wednesday he landed
here again on lie same pacific errand.
The Teutonic, Oil which lie was pas
senger, was partially laden with printed
copies of memorial to the President
and the Congress in favor Of submit
ing t. arbitration all disputes between
this Government and Great Britain.
This memorial is said to have been
signed by 345 members of Parliament.
Mr.. Cremer is NJ W in Washington or
On his way thither to lay the memorial
before the eyes of Mr.. Cleveland and
Congress, and to enforce its arguments
with his own resources of persuasion.
1t is very noble thing to be mis-
sionary of peace, and especially from a
country so eminently peaceful, SO
avelse to territorial or other enoroacE-
ments, so moderate in its pretensions
and so yielding in its relations with
foreign powers as Great Britain is.
We should be the last to throw either
cold or hot water uron the private
embassy Of this herald Of peace. 1t
seems ungracious to tell him, as we
must, that he comes upon fruitless
errand. There is no reason, and will
be no chance for arbitration, as long as
the Hon. Grover Cleveland is Presi-
dent, and the Hon. Walter @. Gresham
is Secretary of State. Those original
diplomatists have a much better and
quicker way than arbitration for set
tling international disputes. When
any foreign Government makes claim
or sets ny a pretension or pursues a
conrse of policy contrary to the interest
of the United States, Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Gresham consult the interests
of peace much more effectually than
by resortiDg to arbitration. They find
out what the other country wants and
let her have it. This is an infallible
recipe for avoiding international
trouble. To be sure, it comes pretty
high. 1t may have to be paid for with
the loss of national honor, prestige,
reputation in the present, and in the
future with the loss of commercial and
naval and territorial strength and
security. But it insures peace, at
least for a time. From the foreign
point of view it beats arbitration all
hollow. In fact, it gives foreign ma
tions, for nothing and just to oblige,
what they could not win by means of
war.
Evidently Mr.. William Randall
Cremer and his 344 fellow memorialists
pay no attention to American affairs.
Otherwise they would not 60 before
Mr.. Cleveland with a homily upon the
Importance and desirability of refer
ring differences between tue United
States and Great Britain to arbitration.
So long IS Mr.. Cleveland is President,
such disputes will be avoided by the
simple expedient of letting England
have her way and carry her point. In
stead of urging arbitration. Mr..
Cremer, as loyal Englishman, should
thank Mr.. Cleveland warmly for his
industrious services to the cause of
peace, and his willingness to postpone
to British interests. Under
some Administrations Mr.. Cremer
might have found the eagle a some
what tspugnacious and ungentle bird,
as the emblem of the United States.
He falls on different times. The white
feather is the Cleveland cockade.-
N. Y. Sun.
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DELAWARE owes Senator Handy a
debt of gratitude for having by his
presence of mind at a critical moment,
averted great calamity! Let there
forthwith be prayer in all the churches
about the matter. That ancient for
mula "God save us from the Turk, the
Devil and the Comet" may be suitably
altered to "The Turk, the Devil and
The Philadelphia Record" God save
the Commonwealth!
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How 1hfSt

We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that car-
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J.Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known T. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all busine SIS
transactions and financially able to car
ry out any obligations made 10y their
firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Q. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls CatarrI Cure is taken inter
nally acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the syotem. Testi-
monials sent free. Price 75c, per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggist.
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Soaps which are guaranteed to re-
move THAT doggy smell" are adver-
tised by some druggists. Now, judg-
ing from tie way i'll which society and
stage ladies poke their lii tie noses
into the fluffy coats of tkeir canine
pets, would it no. he in order t. fur
nish young men in their set with soap
or scent that would have "that doggy
SMELL" The dear ere; lures evidently
like it.
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CHARLES A. DANA delivered an
address on Newspaper Making at Cor
i.ell University on Founders Day,
which was published in full in Mon
days New York Sun. 1t is valuable
contribution especially helpful to the
craft, and newspaper men and women
will cherish it not only for the infor-
nation given in regard to the wonder
ful revolutions in the mechanical art
of newspaper making, but also for the
intellectual standard raised. Mr.. Dana
is recognized as the Prince of modern
newspaper men, and the most skillful
American editor, and from his lofty
intellectual height he naturally COM
mands an outlook open to few, and
his words are as delphian utterances to
those who would know the secret Of
successful newspaper making.
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Common Sense

Should be used in attempting TO cure
that very disagreeable disease, catarlh.
AS catarrh originates in the blood, lc-
Cal applications can do no permanent
good. The Common sense method of
treatment is to purify the blood, and
for this purpose there is no preparatio
superior to Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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Mamma-What is Willie crying
abouts Bridget-"Shure, ma'am, he
wan ed to go across the street to Tom
my Brown's.o "Well, why didu't you
let him go?" "They were having cha
AIDES he said, ma'am, and l wasn't
shure as he'd had 'em YETI
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Little Regie-I don't b'lieve the
Lord cares cent for good boys. Fond
Mother-IIorrors! What put that idea
into your head? Lii tie Regie-IIe h; rlly
ever makes good boys strong enough to
lick bad boys.
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Mr.. BAYARD did not receive the
complimentary vote of the Democrats
for u. S. Senator. In fact he did not
receive a single vote, and tha: in the
face of the pleadings of the Erery
EUeningl Whence this cruel disregard
of the prayers of the "Only Democrat
Daily in the State!"
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"Will you kindly take off your hat %
said the gentleman behind the girl with
the mammoth headgear. 81 won't see
my Sl.50 wolth of the show if you
doh't." mo, SIR" replied the girl,
amiably, as she turned around and
smiled serenely upon him. "You may
be deprived Of show worth $1.5O, but
please to remember you are permitted
to see hat worth $50"
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Writing in the North American Re.
view Miss Elizabeth Bisland pleads
for giving women more technica
training in the work for which they
have for the most part to devote theil
lives. She says:
"The old practical rule of thumb
apprenticeship of the household hav-
ing passed away, something should
replace it. Why should not schools
for girls give courses in house wifery-
not the mere cooking of chops OF
dusting of chairs, but instructions as
to how houses should be made and
furnished and their sanitation as
sured; in the chemistry of cooking, of
foods and Of assimilation; in the laws
of physiology and hygiene and some
thing about fundamental economics
of which the average woman is totally
ignorant, though she is tie spender
and distributor of the money the men
accumulate?'
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Our WOnan's
.....COlumn

lie in e t e en- t h
century mother
must be progress
siye and keep in
touch with the
great and living
questions of the
day. l hold that
it is a woman's
solemn duty to
read, and think.
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THE CLEVELAND cockAn1

Mr.. William Randall CIemer, NJ. p,
is an enthusiast on the subject of inter-
aatSonal arbitration, and in particular
OF arbitration Of whatever cnntro-
versies may arise between the United
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There are two benevolent rich wo-
men in New York who seek to dc
good by freeing those from Jail who
are unjustly accused and also by Civ
ing bail in many cases where it is mere
formality. One of these is Mrs.
Ernestine Schaffner, who is better
known as the "Toombs' Angel" from
her continual visits to that famous
court and prison. She is usually upon
bail bonds aggregating $40, 900, and in
the ten years of her phiIanthropic
career has been upon more than $500,
900. In all that period she has lost
only $1,000, of which 5000 was taken
by dishonest lawyer. Mrs. L. Hoff-
man, or the "Prison Angel" is the
other of the remarkable pair. She
makes a speciality of looking after
foreigners, especially Germans, who
get into trouble through ignorance of
our language, laws and customs.
She speaks German and French flu
emily.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18th, 1885,
The Democrats have since the defeat
of Seer, tary Carlisle's crazy-quilt cH:-
rency bill in the House about gwen up
hope Of securing any financial legisla-
tion at this session without the aid of
the Republicans. Although they are
running hither and thither and holding
hourly conference they are accomplish
ing nothing, and they privately admit
it. A deini appeal has been made
by Democrats friendly to the admin
istration 10 Senators Sherman and ALE
son, asking them 70 come to the rescue
of the Treasury and to prepare a COM
promise non-partisan financial bill. 1t
is not at all probable that these Sena-
tors will prt pare bill, but they, and
other Republicans, have told the Dem
ocrats that, in their opinion, what the
Treasury most needs is more revenue,
and that bill to increase the revenues
of the government, either by an in
crease in the tariff on all dutiable arti-
cles, or by incl easing the internal reve-
nue. tax upon special articles-beer, for
instance-would receive the votes Of
the Republicans in beth House and
Senate.
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THE TRANSCRIPT is published every Sat-
urday Morning, and delivered by Carrier
10 subscribers residing in Middletown,
ADVERTISEMENT will be inserted at
as reasonable rate as is compatible
with a high-class newspaper having q
large and constantly increasing cir
culation.
ADVERTISING RATES-For Display Ads,
SOC per inch for first insertion, Csc per inch
:or every succeeding insertion.
Yearly ads, l0c per inch.
LOCAL ADs-Under "Briefs," SC per line,
Pure Reading Notices with heading, lOc per
line.
BILLS must be paid monthly.
CHECKS, money orders or postal notes
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Communications should be addressed to
THE TRANSCRIPT,
MIDDLETowN, DEL.
ATNO communications published unless
accom- anied by full name o. the writer
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For the Democrats to accept this
hint would be to confess to the country
what is already plain TO all except
those who refuse TO see-that the
Democratic tariff policy is failure
and is at bottom responsible for all the
troubles of the Treasury and of the
country, but there are Democrats who
do not hesitate to advocate that the
confession be made, and while such
acIi3n can hardly be said to be prGta-
BILE, it is quite as much SO as that any
financial hi / will become law at this
session.
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Mrs. Russell Sage is the first woman
to be elected trustee of the Troy
Female Seminary. This is in recog-
milton of the gift of $3.50, 900 made by
her for the erection of new hall,
which will bear her husbands name.
Mrs. Sage is one of the most charitable
and energetic women in New York,
and the money which a rich woman
usually expends on diamonds goes to
the poor of her church parish and the
many people who come to her in dis
tress.
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The date ON the label ON your
paper shows the time to which
your subscription Is paid.
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eRATEfuL-coMFoRTINe;
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RREAKFAsY-supera,

by a thorough knowledge of the natural
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and nutrition, and by careful application OF
the fine properties of well-selected Cocoa Mr.,
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may save us many heavy doctors bills. It is
by the judicious use of such articles OF diet
until strong enough to resist every tendency
to disease. Hundreds of subtle naladies a re
floating around us ready to attack wherever
there is a weak point We may escape MANY
fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well forti-
fed with pure blood and a properly nourished
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Made simply with boiling water or milk.
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Senator Teller,in replying to Senator
Hills attack Oh the income tax, did
some plain talking, as he usually do S
when he speaks upon any subject. He
said that any proposition for the repeal
of the income tax must be accompanied
by one to raise as much money, owing
to the very pronounced need Of the
Treasury for money. He called at en-
tion to the fact that if the present
monthly deficit was kept up the deficit
for the year would reach S100, ZOO, 600;
also, that the proceeds of 100000, 600
in bonds had already been swallowed
up by the deficit under the Cleveland
Administration and that the gold re-
serve fund was down to $1,000. 600
and was still rapidly falling. 'Whal
the country is suffering from paIticu-
larly," he continued, sis lack OF
revenue, not lack of gold in the
Treasury. If the revenue was ample
there would be no difficulty in acqnir-
ing gold, and no question of mainlain-
ing the parity between different kinds
OF money" He paid his respects to
the administrati n thusly: "When-
ever a member of the executive de-
paftment appeals to the legislative
department TO do netting, and has
not a plan t. present, it is good evi-
dence that the executive branch of the
government is in the wrong hands,"
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Jacob Reeds Sons,
CHESTNUT ST, 9l6-9lS- -s2O-922. PIIII.A

Excellent Clothing for Men
and Boys at Thoroughly Fair
Prices. Mems Suits and Over
coats from $40 up. Especially
strong lines at sI2 and SIS.
Boys all-wool Suits S.. Boys
all-wool Cape Overcoats S..
Furnishings, Hats. Shoes, Etc.
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Representative Hit, who was chair
man of the House committee on For
eign Affairs in the last Republican
House and who will almost certainly
occupy the same position in the next
House, is strongly opposed to the re-
commendation of Mr.. Cleveland, that
the United States should agree to give
up the advantage it now holds under
the reciprocity treaty with Hawaii,
and agree to a modification of that
treaty which would allow Great Britain
to lease one of the smallest Of the
Hawaiian islands to be used as "a sta
tion for proposed submarine cable
between Canada and Australia. While
Mr.. Hit admits that cable communi-
cation with Hawaii would be very
desirable, both for that country ana
the United States, he insists that this
country should control such cable, not
only as a matter of business gacity
but as precaution in case Of war.
This is no new position for Mr.. Hit.
AS long ago as the Fifty-first Congress
he tried 10 have the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill amended SO
as to provide for the survey of cable
route. between San Francisco and
Honolulu.
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The three women who have been
elected to the Colorado Legislature
have had caucus and have decided
not to wear their bonnets or hats in
the Legislative chamber. This greatly
improves the outlook of the men who
may happen to draw seats immedi-
ately behind them.
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MIDDLETOwN, DEL, JAN. 10, 1896.

Entered at the Post Office as seeond-class matter