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Middletown transcript., 1895-10-05
rxpes of Old World Beauty.

It is said that when artists are
seeking for models the palm for
beauty and symmetry of figure is
given to the girls of Spain, while the
daughters of rural Ireland are
good second. The pretty faces and
graceful throats are found among
English maidens. A model for per-
feet arm would be sought for among
Grecian ladies, while lady Of the
Turkish harem would be regarded
as the possessor of daintily COM
mendable hand. Italians are usually
good in figure, and some of the most
beautiful models, perfectly proper
toned, are derived from the women
of sunny Italy. Frenohwomen, as a
rule, are not in request, being too
thin and yivacious for the purpose,
while the face and limbs of a Ger
man frau are too commonplace for
artistic ork.-.London Standard.
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susiness waxs In Early Days.

In the early days of California
there were neither. courts nor juries
in the land. The word of Califor-
nian was the only bond required.
Even the wary Yankee traders who
frequented the coast when foreign
commerce was finally allowed trust
ed them freely from one season to
the next. An incident illustrating
this trait is told by the Aguirre FAM
lily. Don Jose Aguirre, who owned
a trading vessel, once had as super
cargo young man who was stran-
ger to Californian customs.
While the ship, with cargo, lay in
San Pedro harbor, the master being
absent, Augustin Machado, ran
chero of considerable wealth in land
and herds, but who could neither
read nor write, went on board to do
some purchasing, his carts awaiting
him on shore. When he had made
his choice and was about having the
goods conveyed to land, the super
cargo asked him for either payment
or guarantee.
Machado did not at first under
stand that he was being distrusted.
No such demand had ever before
been made of any ranchero, where
the buyer offered no money, he be-
ing credited without hesitation.
When at length it dawned upon the
Californian, he drew hair from his
beard, and, gravely handing it to
the young man, said, with dignity:
Deliver this to Senior Aguirre and
tell him it is hair from the beard
of Augustin Machado. You will find
it a sufficient guarantee.
The supercargo, crestfallen, placed
the hair in the leaves of his account
book and allowed the goods to be re-
moved. Upon Aguirre's return he
was deeply chagrined at the insult
that had been offered to his friend.
Overland Monthly,
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WISE AND OTHERWISE.

A young British soldier was conduc-
ting party from the Urited States
over the citadel at Quebec. One men,
ber of the party was small maid of
nine. and to her the young soldier de-
voted most of his attention. She was
saucy child, full of enthusiasm, and
blessed with the earnest, aggressive
patriotism of extreme youth.
"Here," said the soldier, as they
stocd before two worn brass cannon,
''are two guns We took from your peo-
pie at the battle of Bunker Hill;" and
he smiled in triumph. Nonplused for
a moment, the child was still; then she
looked up. "Come home with me" ="
she said, softly, "and III show you a
whole country we took away from
your people about the same time"
Said the wise man.: 4" A soft answer
turneth away wrath" A lady who be-
lieved in this precept said to her four
year-old Nellie, who is somewhat
quick-tempered;
"If one of your playmates speaks
rudely to you, return soft answer"
"Soft?"
"Yes. Now run along and play; ma
ma is busy"
The child We it out Oh the lawn
where neighbours boy was mending a
kite. She accidentally broke the kite
still more, whereby the boy was made
angry"
doitlike you; you'le d Lorrid
thing" he said.
Little Nellie's eyes flashed, and she
was about to reply with a very unkind
remark, when suddenly recalling her
motl.eI Is advice about soft ans wer,
she looked the boy right in the eye,
and said nleekly and slowly, 'Mush."
Little johnny was in tIibulation one
morning. Prohibitions. great and
small, met him at every turn. 1t was
"no" to this and "nu" to that, till at
last he began TO cry, angrils exclaim-
ing to his mother between the sObs: 81
wish mo- was swear word mamma,
so you couldelI't say it!'
In certain school, during the pal
sing lesson, the word "waif" occurred
in a sentence. The youngster who
was up, a bright-eyed little fellow, puz
zled over the word for few minutes,
and then bright idea struck him: 81
can parse it: positive, waif; compare
tive, waiter; superlative, seating wax.
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The Death of Pasteur.

In the death of Professor Pasteur
the world loses scientist who accom-
pllshed something for humanity. His
theories led to results, his investiga-
tions to benefits to mankind The IA
nous treatment for the ecure of rabies,
the suggestions which INSPIRED and di-
rected Listers work, the succor which
his science gave to the silk-worn in
dustry of France when threatened by
an insect plague, are prominent instan
ces of the practical value of what he
achieved. He was necessarily unable
to make complete all that he under
took, to explore fully the new scientific
domain to whose conquest he devoted
bis life. But he has opened up a field
which is big with possibilities, and he
contributed some definite and great re-
sults to the sum of human knowledge
and happiness. He occupies higher
place than the scientist who only leaves
behind him disturbing words and theo-
ries, and deserves to be remembered
among the worlds practical benefac-
tors. He was in his 73d year.
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Farm Work for Conyfcts.


Salt Lake paper says the State of
Mississippi is furnishing the United
States, and especially Utah, an object
lesson In the handling of convicts
which ought to be studied. 1t seems
that Mississippi believes it has solved
the convicts problem by putting the
convicts to work on State farm of TO-
600 acre, which last year netted the
State some $50. 900, although all the
penitentiary prisoners could not be
worked on it. II is, in fact, an excel
lent idea, but Mississippi is by no
means the pioneer in this direction.
Texas has three convicts farms and
works two or three others on shares
with large planters, the latter furnish
ing the land and the State the labor,
and the partners then dividing the
crops. Texas has found the system
profitable in spite of the fact that Gov
ernor Hogg refused the bounty upon
the State sugar crop. A great deal of
the agriculture supplies for the peni-
tentiaries is obtained in this way-in
fact the bulk Of them.
1.-THE plan has its advantage in other
respects. Farm work is healthful for
the convicts, and the product of their
labor, being, largely in the nature of
food supplies, does not come into dis
astrous competition with skilled labor.
If it is raised in such abundance as to
effect the market, it effects it benefc-
tally for the poor man by bringing
down the cost of his living, while it
keeps no food from the mouth of the
farmer or his children. Mississippi is
sensible in adopting the plan, but Texas
is doubtless entitled to the credit for
having originated it or first putting it
in successful Houston Post.
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CHANGING COATS.

Occasionly there is great hue and
Cry among the churches because some
person more or less prominent has
changed his church affiliations. In fact
certain denominations are known to
make speciality of trying to persuade
those of other communions to seek
shelter in their fold. Proselyting is
hardly honorable. The capture of
dozen or hundred persons and the
transfer of their names and allegiance
from one church 10 another is not
cause for special rejoicing. 1t does
not indicate any advance of the king
dom. 1t may add to the gloryfying of
one denomination and the swelling of
the grand totals; but this is done
at the expense of the first church, and
at the cost of some self-respect on the
part of the second. Real success for
the Master is achieved by the churches
only when sinners are converted from
the error of their ways, and are con-
strained 10 walk in the path of right
eousness and true holiness.
The proselyter is engaged in very
small business. He is a parasite, and
draws his sustenance from some other
body. He ought to be suppressed.
But, like the ghost of the lamented
Banquo, he will not down. There are
always some gullihle people who are
caught by his Establishment, specious
arguments, and large promises. We
suspect some follow the proselyter for
the loaves and fishes, as in the follow
ing instance: A c~,tiin rector of
small parish i'm Ireland had given much
time and attention tn prusely tirg the
Roman Catholic ltasaItIl One day al
old woman called upon hin, saying
that she Wished To tiIIn Protestant.
When questioned rs to the reason
therefore, she anvtltf: "Well, now,
Pm told your reverence give s blanket
and leg of mutton to anyone that
turns" "Do you mean to say that
yDu would sell your soul for blan-
ket?" asked the clergyman. No,
your reverence, not without the leg of
mutton. "-Epuorth Herald,
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uow,s Thist

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. ]. Chenney & Co. Props. Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
cut any obligations made by their firm.
West G. Truax, Wholesale Druggists. To-
ledo O., Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot.
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free
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Trees Shrink and Expand.

Perhaps it is more interesting than
strictly useful to know that the di-
ameter of trees not only varies from
summer to winter, but from day to
day. They arc larger from noon un-
til twilight next morning than from
twilight to noon; they arc smaller
in winter than in summer. Low
temperatures, as we'll as high, pro-.
mote evaporation. The trees evap-
crate from their branches in winter,
and so the colder the weather the
more they shrink.
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Fonr Paners $40

The New York World is now issuing
.Thrice-a-week" edition. pages each or 1s
pages week, which dubbed with the
TRANSCRIPT cost only sl.70 year for both
papers. The World is known to be .
Democratic paper and gives all the news.
Those Of our subscribers who desire to see .
copy should address postal card request
to the Thrice-a-week World, Pulitzer
Building. New York city.
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Absent NIfndedness.

If you admit the following "owre
true tale" to be an illustration of at
sent-mindedness, l think it will be
accepted as the culmina ing record. A
gentleman returned this answer t. a
bookseller who had sent in his account
for a book, sometime before delivered:
81 never ordered the book. If did,
you did not send it. If you sent it l
never got it. If got it, | paid for it.
If didn't, won't"
Among all the amusing instances of
absence of mind given by your corre-
spondents, have read no better one
than that told of my late brother-in
law, Sir John Champion, when Am
bassador at st. Petersburg. He
wished his marriage IA most unfortu-
nate one, as it turned out) with Vic
toire Balfe, daughter of the well
known composer, to take place in the
Embassy rather than in the English
chapel; and on the Wedding morning
1r. Law the chaplain, presented him
self in his robes to perform the cere-
mony. AS no one seemed stirring, he
strolled into the chancery 10 ring the
bell, but found it empty save for the
presence of the Ambassador, who was
seated writing at one of the official ta-'
bles. At the chaplain's entrance lie
looked up and said, We'll, doctor. and
what can 1 can do for you?' 1T is l
who have come to Go service for
your Excellency,' replied DR.. Law. l
have come to marry you.' TO be sure,
to he sure,' answered Sir John: pray
sit down. And when l have finished
my letter, I will change my coat, ard
be ready in minute" London Spec
tatGr.
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Sudden Change of Mind.

Watts-You won't mind my leav-
ing my wheel here i'll your office,
will you? I know you don't ride
one, but
Potts-No, I don't ride one very
well yet. butt began taking lessons
yesterday
"Er-co.ne to think Of it, / guess
I won't impose on your good nature,
old man. indianapolis Journal.
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The French say sit is he impossible til q
happens" This has proved to be the case
with the Mount Lebanon Shakers. The
whole scientific world has been laboring to
cure dyspepsia, but every effort seemed to
meet with defeat. The suffering from
stomach troubles has become almost uni
versal. Multitudes have no desire for
food and that which they do eat causes
them pain and distress. Sleepless nights
are the rule and not the exception. and
thousands of sufferers have become dis
couraged.
The Shakers of Mount Lebanon recently
came to the front with their new Digestive
Cordial, which contains not only food
already digested, but is a digester OF food.
Itpromptly relieves nearly all forms OF
indigestion. Ask your druggists for one
of their books.
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The Modern PandOra,S Box,

Inc NJ OOern IauOOra>S BOX
The modern Pandora of fashion and folly
Has opened the box of the ills other kind:
Hence weakness and sickness with acute mel
ancholy,
Much suffering of body and worry of mind.
This host of complaints, this legion of pain,
Has harrassed the lives of all of the sex:
For relief shall they seek foreverin in vain?
E.And must they still suffer disorders complx?
Ah!N For Pandora has left in the box
A sure cure for ills of all such description,
OF its wonderful virtues each purchaser talks,
'Tis DR.. Pierce's Favorite prescription
DIR. r. V. Pierce: Dear Sir-I have taken
the "Favorite Prescription" and I can rec
ommend it to any body that suffers with any
female disease. / have tried several doctors
prescriptions but none did me the good that
yours did. Yours Respec fully.
MATTE TERRY,
Postmistress, Sherrer Hill, Dallas Co., Ala
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THE GARDEN GATE.

The garden gate is broad and low.
And, swinging back, discloses
A wealth Of bloom, lower sweet,
A paradise Of roses.
At morn upon my way to town
I linger there minute,
To greet the mistress Of this bower.
The fairest fow'r within it.
She pins rose upon my coat,
"To make the town seem brighter,
Her smiles, her kiss, her parting words
All make my toll seem lighter.
And when at dusk leave the town.
With all its dust and noises,
My spirit, like an uncaged bird,
Mid country fragrance poises.
sing along the budding lane
That leads where my true love waits,
All, there 'mongst the bloom Of roses,
She's leaning upon the gates.
Philadelphia Times.
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Cobwigger-You seem rather amused
over the idea of your wife's wearing
boomers. Smith You'd he amused
yourself II you could see her when she
tried to iind something in her work
basket and emptied It into her lap.
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He goeth to milk the cow and he
telleth her In an exceeding loud voice
to back her leg, and be thumpeth her
on the back with the milking stool to
emphasize his remark.
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Men do not make their homes un-
happy because they have genius, but
because they have not enough gen.
ius. A mind and sentiments of
higher order would render them Ca
pable of seeing and feeling all the
beauty of domestic ties.-Words-
worth.
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oAn Ounce

of prevention is worth pound of cure"
Ripans Tabules do net weigh an ounce but
they contain many pounds Of good. One
tabule gives relief. Try for yourself the
ne It time you have a'headache or bilious
attack. q e. r..
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There is quite as much injury
done by believing too much as by
believing too little. You must be-
lieve with your common sense if you
.ant your faith to last. -
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When SO many people are taking and de-
irving benefit from Hoods Sarsaparilla
why don't you try il yourselff It is highly
recommended.
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We want you to look
stop and look, get off the car
and look-at our windoWful
of beautiful Suits-made
doubly beautiful by their cost.
Elegant tailoring and style,
elegant quality - everything
you could wish in the way of
goodness for much less than
such goodness costs at any
other store. The cost has
come down. Nothing else
has.
You're just at the thresb,
old of the days you want
SUCH OulLS.
hook in the window, pick
out the incest Clothes any
body need want to wear, and
save your money.
Store oben Saturday e0en-
ing.
Strictly one price, and il
dissatisfied with your pur.
chase we will return your
money. All goods marked
in plain figures.
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Wanted- --Salesmen.ss sss ss msn nsn' to

Line of Nursery Stock. We cannot make
you rich in a month but can give you Steady
Employment and will pay yon well for it.
Our prices correspond with the times. Write
for terms and territory to
THE HAWKS NURSERY Co., ROCHESTER, N
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The solidest man in Texas,
The wickedest man on earth,
The solom-most saint in Chicago.
And the dearest "Fair Maid of Perth
Will "Pool" their issues when ever it


Will "Pool' their issues when ever it
comes
To getting their moneys worth.
And they are wise. Scrofula, Bronchitis,
Liver Ailments, Consumption, Dyspepsia,
and weak kidneys put one entirely out of the
humor of fooling along, wasting health and
wealth on humbugs, when a reasonable sum
expended for DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery would restore their bodies and ''put
money in their purses"
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At the Cafe
1azarine

[E was a quiet
little W o m a n
with a very pale
face. Her serge
gown was worn
and 8 h a b b y Z.
The blue had
faded to a sort of
heliotrope. She
wore a pink
shirt waist which
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Washington
......Letter

lie Dem ocra tic
cackling over the
September Treas
ury statement is
about as silly a
thing as a lot of
grown men could
be guilty of,when
considered in con-
nection with the
actual facts.
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Water as a Disinfectant.

1t is not generally known, perhaps,
because it may not always be
credited, that pure, fresh cold water
is one Of the most valuable disinfect-
ants, inasmuch as it is a powerful ab-
sorbent. Every sick room should
have a large vessel Of clear water,
frequently renewed, placed near the
bed, or even beneath it. This not
only absorbs much of the hurtful va
por, but by its evaporation it softens
and tempers the atmosphere, doing
away with the dryness which is so
trying and depressing to an invalid,
or even to persons in health, for that
matter. 1t has frequently been
shown, by actual experiment, that
troubled sleep and threatened in,
somnia are corrected by so simple a
thing as the placing OF an open bowl
of water near the sufferers bed.
Science NeacS.
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A Great Offer.

The "Twice-a- Week" edition of the
New York TVorld formerly the Week
ly) has proved a phenomenal success.
1t is a Semi-Weekly of six pages,
mailed Tuesdays and Fridays eight
columns to the page torty-eight col,
umns each issue. 1t gives the news
fully half a week ahead of any weekly
paper, and, at the same time, retains
all the literary, agricultural, miscellany
and other features which made the
Weekly World SO popular. Yet the
price is only SI.oo year. For sam
pie copies address The WORLD, N. Y.
Arrangements have been made by
which we can furnish this paper and
the Twice-a-Week New York World
all for $I75 year. Take advantage
Of this offer and get your own local
paper and the Twice-a. Week World
at this special rate. If.
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HUMPHREYS

Nothing has ever been produced to
equal or compare with Humphreys
Witch Hazel Oil as a CURATIVE and
HEALING APPLICATION. 1t has been
used 40 years and always affords relief
and always gives satisfaction.
1t Cures PILES or HEMoRRHoIDs, External
or Internal, Blind or Bleeding and
Burning; Cracks or Fissures and Fistulas.
Relief immediate-cure certain.
1t Cures BURNS, Scalds and liberation and
Contraction from Burns. Relief instant.
1t Cures Torn, Cut and Lacerated
Wounds and Bruises.
1t Cures BoILs, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, Old
Sores, Itching Eruptions, Scurfy or Scald
Head. 1t is Infallible.
1t Cures INFLAMED or CAKED BREASTS
and Sore Nipples. 1t is invaluable.
1t Cures SALT RHEUM, letters, Scurfy
Eruptions, Chapped Hands, Fever Blisters,
Sore Lips or Nostris, Corns and Bunions,
Sore and Chafed Feet, Stings of Insects.
Three Sizes, 25c., soc. and sI.oo.
Sold by Druggists postpaid on receptof price,
HJMpIIREyS' MED. CO., III William ST. Now yorL
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UP-T0-DATE YACHTS.
AN ENGLISH VIEW OF THE BRITAIN
MA AND HER SISTERS.

Up-to date yacht designers aim at
turning out craft capable of beating
all rivals in all sorts of weather and at
every point of sailing. The boat that
can do this has yet to be launched
among yachts now afloat the Britannia
comes nearest to the ideal, unless
Lord Dunraven's big new cutter turns
out her superior. But just as breed.
ers of race-horses very rarely hit the
happy cross which combines first ass
staying power, so marine architects
have to put up with disappointment
after disappointment before they have
the luck to design Britannia. Thus,
in the case Of the Alsa, neither time
nor money was spared to produce a
smarter craft than the Prince of
Wales beauty, but so far the latter
has handsomely beaten her younger
rlval.-London Graphic.
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death" When Antoninus Plus was
dying, and the tribune asked him for
the password of the night, the EN-
peror replied, "Acquanimitas !" (pa.
tience y
Action, feeling, and resignation,
form the three components of the
worthiest life, but the crown of all is
patience: to know how to endure
and how to wait to render the mind
superior to all accidents of time or
place. The imagination of the most
imaginative race never conceived any.
thing grander than the lonely Titan
chained to Mount Caucasus with an
eagle from year to year ever gnawing
his vital organs. Beaten by tempests
and chilled by the eternal SHOWS, he
lifted his eyes and voice in calm def.
ance of his unjust prosecutor, and
patiently awaited the hour of his
deliverance. He stands to-day, in
the records of Pagan genius, as a
giant type Of mortal endurance. But
II we turn our eyes to Calvary, in the
reign of Tiberius, we perceive a still
grander and more human example.
He who had renounced all things from
His love of humanity, whose whole
life had been spent in innocence and
benehcence and the highest exercise
Of patience, condemned for blasphemy
by the impure lips of those He wished
to save, hangs bleeding on the cross.
But, in that hour of supreme torture,
His patience rises above His pain.
" Father !" He cried, " forgive them,
for they know not what they do"
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To Prohibit Adulteration of Milk.

An act passed at the last session of
the legislature of this State provides
punishment for the adulteration of
milk offered for sale. The act pro-
hibits the sale Of milk for human con-
sumption to which has been added
boracic acid, salt boracic acid, sally,
cilic acid, salicylate of soda, or any
other acid drug, compound or sub
stance, and provides that the use of
such drugs shall be misdemeanor
and punishable by fine Of not more
than one hundred dollars or an i'm
prisonment not exceeding three
months, or both, or either, at the dis
cretion Of the Court.