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FEMININE CHIT CHAT.

fEMlNlNE CdlT CHAT,
In Austria, when a woman is con.
victed of crime, she is sent, not to q
general prison, but a convent where
she is placed in charge of nun who
sees the prisoner does not escape, but
who imposes no punishment beyond
confinement to convent limits.
There are times when the most strong
minded women feel that they would
like to be cuddled just as though they
were babies.
Frederic Douglass owed his freedom
to the generosity of two Quaker women,
Annie and Ellen Richardson; they paid
price set upon him and gave him to
himself. This fact is brought again to
mind by the news of the recent death
in London of Ellen Richardson.
1t rarely happens that the real friend
who honestly gives an opinion is ap-
preciated as much as the one who doles
out pleasantries layishly, even though
one knows that the latter is frequently
insincere.
The woman in business can wear out
more clothes in one year than the stay
at-home body can in three.
When man disappears, people won
der whether he ran away " ith woman
or from one. It's generally both.
There was prize of $3.50 offered
Lot long ago by John Wedderburn &
Go. for the best and simplest invention.
This prize was carried off by a Mis-.
Lottie Cox, Of Blue Springs, Neb.; the |
invention was work table.
On Victorian railways ssstation mis- |
tresses" are rapidly replacing station |
masters. Over two hundred women
are now holding the post, and they do
heir work as well as men. Their
average annual salary is 500, whereas
,he station masters received $3.50.
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Our WOr11an's
Column

Wu6n IOFCuHo lS tlreQ OF turning H6l
wheel she seems to amuse herself t,
tossing up for who are to be paired ant
who left over. We are just the inevi.
table remnant resulting from mono
gamic institutions and the overplus Of
our sex-not the consequence of supply
exceeding the demand THAT fact ex.
plains, indeed, why spinsters must be,
but not why we must be spinsters.)
OF love we have received our full
share, nor have we failed in any of the
potentialities of wife and motherhood.
Nothing so explicable and deHnable &C.
counts for us. We are as we are just
because it has SO happened.
The basis of selection is no qualisy
in the person chosen, but merely acci-
dent. Look facts straight in the face.
Beyond that of marriage what is there
to Distinguish the welded from the un-
welded? Nothing. What characteristic
is their permanently present in the one
and not in the otherp None. There
are shrewish wives and shrewish spin
sters; jolly matrons and jolly maiden
aunts; doting mothers and do,ing CELL
bate adorers of pets four-feeied aud
feathered.
Some Of both classes are pretty; some
plain. How often one hears it whis-
pared ola bride::' There's no accounting
for taste," how often Of white-haired
maiden: "They say she was once a
great BELLE" We are neither worse
nor better than other women. In
Cupid's eyes I maintain we are the
same. 1t proves nothing that Hymen
has passed us over, except that he is a
slave to circumstances and respecter
of persons, asking what they have, in
the same breath with Tor before) what
they are. He seeks not the kingdom
of Heaven till all things have been ad-
ded unto him. Love, I grant, is test
of sex-attractiyeness, but love is not
marriage. And even love may fail
through accident. Angelina may be
wrecked on desert island, or find
"Never the time and the place and the
loved one altogether, ''or she may teach
in girls high school manned by a
female staff. And if love, with its
stipulation for only the one condition
of attractiyeness, may miscarry, how
much more marriage, for which so
mary must auspieiously combine?
Of course neither my view nor yours
admits of proof. Married women wear
their scalp at their waist, but it is none
the more real for that than the ones
that lie hidden away among faded let
ters and flowers in spinster archives,
Proof could only be obtained scienti-
fically by having each love-vow signed
and witnessed-nay, every heart-thrill
chronicled.
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A Great War Story for North
and South.
"THE LAST THREE Sor.n1rps +"

By William H. Shelton. Astrong story with
unique plot. Three Union soldiers, men,
bors Of signal corps, stationed on noun
tain-top, cut bridge that connects them
with the rest of the world and become
veritable castaways in the midst of the Con-
federacy' Will be read with delight by chill.
dren North and South
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A Serial for Girls,

"JunesGarden, "by Marion Hill, is addressed
specially to girls, and is by a favorite writer.
1t Is full of fun, the character drawing is
strong and the whole influence Of the story lis
inspiring ahd uplifting
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A New Novel By
Marion Crawford.

author of "Mr. Isaacs," 'Saacinesca," !"
"Casa Braccio." etc. entitled, "a Rose Of
Yesterday" story of modern life in Europe
with American characters, begins in Novem-
ber. The first Of a series Of engravings, made
by the famous woodengraver, T. Cole, OF the
old English masters also is in this issue.
New features will be announced from time to
time
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Uncle Simon, what is old-fas ashioneai
pollssness9s Il Is way people used
20 hare Of asking man about his
health and then listening until be 1T
through replying. y
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BELr1ONT, price $55 .

The Belmontis a standard wheel and just as
good as any $4,000 wheel on the, market.
Equipped with all modern improvements
wooden handle bars, barrel hubs, pneumatic
saddle, any tire you wish and any color Of
enamel you wish, All wheels made to order
and delivery guaranteed within six days Of
order. am agents also for the Rambler,
Cleveland, Robin Hood. Maid-Marian, etc. II
you want q good wheel at the right price,
come and sec the Belmont. 1 also keep on
hand supply Of good secondhand wheels
ranging In price nom $500 TO $500, Lessons
in riding cheerfuily given to purchasers. All
wheels purchased Of me Win be kept In repair
forone year. Call and examine price lists Of
great barEainsin secondhand wheels. once
next door 70 r. B.::Watkins store on Main
Street. - = =
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To Whom it fIay Concern

AZ persons are hereby forewarned agains
nazboFing or trusting my wife, virginia Ross
on nv aceount Is I VIII pay 10 bins Il her
e91ezeeeils9 WILLIAM Rosa.
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ALI the Best Writer'S.

Patriotic Sketches, Helpful Articles, Tales
Of Travel, Fanciful Tales, Bright Poems,
Spirited Pictures, Prize Puzzles, ETC.. Etc.
S.ee Hear, ss eessls Number. All dealeys take
subscriptions, or rensinences may be made
direct to the publishers by money or express
order, check, drqf or registered letter.
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LOCAL DENOMINATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets drst Fri
day night Of each month in Hose House.
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Thanksgiving

.EAL old-fashioned
Thanksgiving din
ner is after all the
most enjoyable if
we are to rely on
the opinions and
experiences of some
of Middletown's
famous housewives,
cooks and enter
tainers who were
discussing menus
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A Great Novel
of the
American Revolution

Its serial1l featureffor 1897 and the mas.
terpiece Of its author, DR.. 8. Weir Mitchell.
The story, Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker
purports to be autobiograpy Of its hero, an
officer on Washington's staff. Social life in
Philadelphia at the time of the Revolution is
most interestingly depicted, and the charac-
ters include Washington, Franklin. Lafayette
and others well known in history. It is safe
to say that the readers Of this great romance
Will obtain from it a clearer idea Of the peo-
pie who were foremost in Revolutionary days,
and ofthe social life Of the times, than can be
had from any other single source. The work
is not only HISTORICAL accurate, but is a most
interesting story Of love and war. The first
chapters are in the November number.
Howard Pyle will illustrate it.
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Catarrh In the Head

Catarrh In the Head
Is dangerous disease. It may lead direct
~ to consumption. Catarrh is caused by
impure blood, and the true way to cure it
is by purifying the blood. Thousands testify
that they have been cured by Hoods Sar-
saparilla.
Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick headache,
indigestion. biliousness. Ali druggists, Csc.
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FEMININE CHIT CHAT.

A woman in Milpitas. CAL, is said
to have invented novel and effective
cure for dependency and kindred evils.
She made 1t rule to laugh three times
day, with occasion or without, and
isnow enjoying excellent health and
spirits.
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q. 1. TOWNSEND, Jr.
Bicycle Agency
-. ODESSA, DEL

Come and examine my stock Of Bicycles
before purchasing. Don't pay $4,000 for q.
wheel until you have seen our famous
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Is
SOCIAL AND DOMESTIC TIPS.
Fish, lobster and fried oysters call
for hot coffee.
Never serve tea or chocolate with
anything that must be cooked In q fry
ing pan.
A hot iron place upon silk win i'm
mediately take allthe life from it. If
the material must be pressed use two
thickness Of paper between fabric and
a moderately hot iron.
Serve olives on q mound of broken
tee which has been placed 10 some
dainty little dish.
Pure CASTLE soap Is safe ecomplexion
agent.
An Invitation to dinner allows the
guest but little license, say q few min
utes, after the boar named. Never, il
however, keep your hostess
waiting your arriv6l.
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Two Packages for 25c., for the present to in
troduce them. They are equal to the best.
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THE CENTURY will continue to be in every
respect the leading American magazine, its
table OF contents including each month the
best In literature and art. The present in.
terest in American history makes especially
timely
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Useful Recipes.

APPLE RICE PUDDING.-Pare,
quarter and core three tart apples
and spread loosely in a buttered
agate pudding dish. Add three
quarters of a cupful of sugar and
three tablespoonsful of rice to one
quart of milk; turn the mixture
over the apples, spread a few bits
of butter over the top and bake in
a moderate oven four hours. Serve
hot with sweetened whipped cream.
LAMB CUTLETs.-A nice way TO
cook lamb outlets is to first shape
them by cutting off the thick part
of the chine bone; trim off most OF
the fat and all of the skin; brush
the outlets over with egg, sprinkle
them with bread crumbs, and sea-
son with pepper and salt; now dip
them into clarified butter, sprinkle
over a few more bread crumbs and
fry them over quick fire, turning
them when required, for about Is
minutes.
THE PROPER WAY TO MAKE ICED
TEA.-This is the proper way to
make tea for icing: Have ready a
clean earthen teapot. Heat this by
scalding it with hot water. Put in
tea leaves of the favorite brand in
the proportion of a teaspoonful to
every cup of water. Pour fresh
boiling water over them and let the
mixture steep for about three
minutes. Strain the tea through a
sheer white Goth into pitcher.
Put the pitcher in cool place, and
when the tea is cold place the pitcher
in a bowl of cracked ice to give the
drink the proper arctic temperature.
Flavor either with sliced lemon or
with fruit acid, such as current
Juice.
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Short Dresses Early.

AS soon as the baby reaches its
fifth month take off the long,
cumbersome skirts, and put on
skirts that come just about three
inches below the feet. Then put
on light, soft stockings and soft
morocco shoes. When the baby is
six months old shorten the skirts
still more, thus giving the child
more freedom of limb. At the age
of seven months put baby on the
floor, and let it race about as much
as it likes. This will give it the
strength required for creeping and
walking, which soon follow. In
these days it seems to be the habit
and practice to carry children
about in the arms and never allow
them to go on the floor till they are
big and old enough to walk. 1t is
a great mistake to be eternally
handling a child.
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THE HOUSEHOLD.

Lace wrist ruf1les, partly yelling
the hand, are in great favor. The
soft garniture falling over delicate,
white hand enhances it's charm and
is also accommodating enough to con-
ceal the imperfections of a hand
which is too large or too florid.
Beautiful Clancy" laces can be OBJ
tanned at a reasonable price, which
are suitable for this purpose.
The up-to-date girl now thinks
one veil insufficient to protect hel
complexion and consequently wears
two. The one nearest the face, il
the maiden is fin de steele, is o1
palest pink tulle, and over this is
worn one of white chiffon, which
may or may not be adorned with
chenille dots as fancy indicates
The effect is good and much more
becoming than the white veil alone
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Basques or no Basques?

Many of the new summer waists
are made so that they can have an
added basque or not, as is desired.
A charming waist of cream colored
silk batiste dotted with cerise is
made up over cerise silk, the full
taffeta puff's of the sleeves holding
out well the soft drapery above
them of the dotted batiste. Below
the cherry satin belt is an adjust
able basque formed of deep oval
medallions of lace edged with
narrow guipure laid over knife
plaitings of cerise silk. This can
be taken off at pleasure. A neck
trimming of the lace and silk
matches this basque.
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The RothSchiIdS

In their London palaces allow no
coca on their tables but KORFF's
DUTCH Cocoa. The English Queen
uses it at her banquets. Populists
want the best. This cocoa took the
Gold Medal at six Worlds EXposi-
tions: London, 1884; Antwerp,
1886; Scheveningen, 1892; Amster-
dam, 1895; Hanover, 1882 and
Paris, 1889. This Oldest and most
reliable cocoa firm of Holland has
appointed the Peoples Supply Co.,
Baltimore, its sole agent in Amer
ica and our customers can now
drink the purest and most delicious
article on the market at the same
cost they now pay for inferior
brands. Nervous persons can be
restored to calm self-possession by
substituting KoRFF's Cocoa for
tea and coffee. A percentage of
every sale goes to the cause of the
poor in their struggle against bank
and goldbug domination. Ask
your grocer for it or order direc
from
THE PEOPLES SUPPLY CO.,
Baltimore, Md.
p. S.-Like our Joan of Arc
Baking Powder, Starch, Soap and
Soda, every can is enclosed in
gem of reform literature.
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ANCIENT ROMAN CROWNS.
Seven Kinds Were Distributed as Reward
of VaIor,

seven Kinds Were Distributed as Rewards
of VaIor.
The Romans had various kinds of
crowns which they distributed as re-
wards for martial exploits and extaor-
binary services on behalf of the repub-
lie.
l. The oval crown, made Of myrtle,
and bestowed on generals who were en-
titled to the honors of the '1esser tri-
umph," called ovation.
2. The naval or rostral crown, COM
posed of a circle of gold with orna-
ments representing "beaks" of ships.
ard given to the captain who first Crap
pied or to soldiers who first boarded
TN enemy's ship.
3. The crown known in Latin as
"Vallaris Castrensis," circle of gold
raised with jewels or palisades, the
reward of the general who first forced
the encmy's intrenchmcnts.
4. The mural crown, a circle of gold
indcnted and embattled, given to the
warrior who first mounted the wall OF
u besieged place and successfully
lodged standard or flag thereon.
S. The civic crown, fmade of the
branch of q green oak), n garland of
oak leaves, bestowed upon the Roman
soldier who had saved the life of q cit
izen.
6. The triumphal crown, consisting
at first of wreaths of laurel, but after
ward made of gold-the reward of such
generals as had the good fortune to be
successful in battle.
7. The crown called "Obsidionalis, ~
or "Graminea," made of the common
grass" found growing on the scene of
action, and bestowed only for the de-
liverance of an army when reduced to
the last extremity. This was esteemed
the highest military reward among the
| Roman soldiery.
Athletic crowns and crowns Of laurel,
destined as rewards at public games,
and many other Roman sports, are
| frequently found mentioned in the an
nuls of Roman history. - Chambers
Journal.
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The United States Standing Army.

Adiutant- General Wilmer issued
a formal order Monday for the en-
campment of the State militia, near
Frederick, commencing July IS.
The camp, which will close July %,
will be under command of the
Brigade Commander. Provision
will be made for the Adjutant-
General, the Inspector General and
two United States army officers,
who will remain in camp until the
close. The Adjutant-Genera ex-
poets large representation of the
State militia. Company E, M. N.
g., of Elkton, Captain w. A.
Wright commanding, will be well
represented.
The United States has only about
5000 troops as a standing army.
The above indirect plan has been
devised and every State has what
is called a State National Guard,
with as much federal authority
quietly mixed into it as possible.
1t is Plutocracy's scheme in antic-
ipation of a future emergency, and
is as near the European monarchy
style of government as the people
will allow them to go. Honest
popular government in this country
needs no such disguised standing
army. This State National Guard
enrolment amounts to 100000 men,
all subject to the order of the Pres
ident under certain hypthetical
emergency.
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500 Reward, $500.
or Rothschild Plan.

The reader of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatmant. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the founda-
tion of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have SO much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address. F. ]. CHENEY s Co., Toledo, o.
"a Sold by Druggists, rs,
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Instead of Finger Bowls.

Instead of finger bowls, the latest
idea is for the servant to pass
around a silver, china, or cut glass
bowel filled with perfumed water,
with a few rose petals or violets
floating on the surface. 1t is handed
first to the hostess, who dips the
end of her napkin into it, each
guest doing the same,
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lean Imperialists, made the Amer
lean tramp, and brought to ruin
American industries and to starva-
ton the American workingmen.
The people, we say, are beginning
to realize all this, and are demand
ing change.-United American.
The midland journal., 1896-06-12

Trains leave oxford for Philadelphia at 25
a. IN. and 90 p. m. Market train leaves
Rowlandville Tuesdays and Fridays at S.52;
Liberty Grove 9.07; Colora. GIG; Rising SUM- $780,
Sylmar, 1885, Nottingham 0. 40; Oxford, 1000 a. M
arriving at South st. 2.53 p. m.
Sunday train leaves oxford at 90 arriving in
Philadelphia at 9.2l a. M; and 6.1O. arriving in
Philadelphia at 8. p. m.
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LEAVE GOING NORTH.

On and after May 18th, 1896, trains will
run as follows:
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LUMBERl

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shutters, Stair Railing, Newell Posts Porch Posts,
Brackets, Blinds Spindle Work Siding Weather
oOaring and many other items not mentioned.
WIRE, BRAN, CEMENT
and BRICKS
Rosendale and Portland Cement carried in
stock, other brands furnished on application.
LIME and HAIR
of the best quality, for whitewashng and making
mortar.
ADAMANT
for plastering purposes (now extensively used in
placeOf mortar)
PUMPS
The best steam tested pumps ever put on the
market, suitable for any depth well not exceeding
100 feet.
GRASS SEEDS
Carefully selected for purity and quality and
tested termination
Slate Grave Covers
for covering graves; neat, economical and
durable.
COAL
Under cover, all Sizes of the best quality and
well screened.
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