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Middletown transcript., 1896-01-11
CAPITAL. $500 10000.
Surplus and Profit. slls.7S2.OO.
SecurityTrust and Safe Deposit
Company,
$40 MARKET ST., WILMINGTON, DEL

MONEY UNEMPLOYED or waiting invest-
ment can be made to earn you Interest II de-
posted with this company.
INTEREST PAID on deposits OF money al
follows. per cent. on deposits payable on de-
mand, by check, same as banks; 2L per cent
on deposits payable after 10 days notice; per
cent on deposits payable after 80 days notfca
year or longer.
SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the accounts
Of Ladies, also to those Of Executors. Admin.
istntors, Trustees, Guardians, and Recefvors
The Company acts by authority OF law as
Executor, Administrator, Guardian, Receiver
cription. - -. Z
ton furnished concerning any branch of fIia
Company's business. Satisfaction Ruarnnteed
Send for pamphlet. -
BENZ. NIELDS JAS. B. .CLARKSON
WIN: r Hiah SHiRaihNcKLE, john yrsss & RossE;rr. & ssa;
Vice-freA Trust Oficer.
DIRBCroRs
Bs9Iamin Nie!1A Jos. H: Chandler, MD.
JsnS q Hasi william 81 x Elslo,
Henry q Dare Charles e. Fr1fE
Wm. xsHn1pro4 Archibald A. 7SpeYl&
XM. Z. z4<ys Wms b Hr1n0kI2
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A Card.

Having returned to my old field Of labor
! respectfully offer my professional SER
vices to the citizens Of Middletown and
vicinity. Office next door to Wm. B. Hates
saloon. Office Hours 8 to 10 q. m. Z. 10 $50
p. m. Can be found at nights, at Naudain's
corner Broad 81. side.
Very Respectfully.
" +. K1Nurup.
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Notice.

PEOPLES NAT. BANK, OF MIDDLETowN.,
MIDDLETOwN, DEL,
December 28th. 1895.
The Board of Directors have this day de-
clared a dividend of Two and one-half Der
Cent for the last six months, payable on and
after Saturday, January 1lth, 1896.
GEO. D. KELLEY, Cashier.
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-11
Notice Dividend

NEW CASTLE Co. NAT. BANK, OF ODEssA)
ODESSA, DEL,
January 1st, 1896.
The Directors have this day declared a
Dividend of Three and one half per cent for
the past six months, clear of taxes, and pay
able on and after the 9Th, inst.
JOS. L. GIBSON, Cashier.
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-11
Notice !!

There will be meeting of the Stockholders
OF the ODESSA CREAMERY COMPANY on
Tuesday, January l4th, at O'Clock, p. M, at
me Creamery Building, for the purpose of
erecting nine (9) Directors to serve for the
present year.
G. L. TOWNSEND. Secretary
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-11
Glass Lamps

at extremely low prices
We can save you money on these
goods,
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-11
Dividend Notice |!

CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK,
MIDDLETOwn, DEL.
January 7th, 1896.
The Board of Directors have this day de.
clared o semi-annual dividend of Three Per
Cent. clear of taxes, payable to the stock
holders on and after January 18th, 1896.
JOHN s. CROUCH, Cashier.
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-11
ghr cBliddltislss Gyrssl. tript
MIDDLEToWN, DEL. JAN. II. 1896
MAILS CLOSE.

Going north, 7.ss, a. M, Iol5 a. M, 400 p. m.
Pouch to Wilmington and Philadelphia. For
Odessa, 9.10, 10.45 a. M, and 500 D. m. For
Warwick, Cecilton, Earleville and Sassafras,
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-11
Auctioneerl

i am prepared to call sales of Real Estate
and Personal Property-Be glad to give prices
or reference to any that are going to make a
sale.
D. P. HUTCHINSON,
dec.4-tf Townsend, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-11

10 Per cent.
Discount
From prices of Heavy
weight Clothing makes
buying here an interest
ing saving. Saves you
ST in each ten.
Storm Overcoats
$500,
$500.
$1,000,
$500.
$4,000,
less the clearing dis.
count-Io per cent.
Heavy u n de r W e ar,
Caps and shoes at saw
ING prices: We will fit
you out so that the cold
can't reach you if you
will let us:
Closed evenings ex-
cept Saturday at 6
o'clock.
JAS. T. MULLlN & son,
Clothing, Hats,
Shoes.
Sixth & Market SITS.
Wilmington
Middletown transcript., 1896-01-11

dec.4-tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-14
Found a Huge Basin.

A curious discovery has been made by
the workmen engaged upon the restora-
tion of Peterboro cathedral Under
the southern leg of the parvise, OF libra
ny, within the west trent Of the cathe-
dral, number Of blocks Of nodded
marble have been found, which on be-
ing put together make portion of a
huge basin between 20 and 80 feet in
circumference. It has apparently Sc
ries of small basins or holIows running
around it, united to each other, but not
extending to the center. 1t is expected
that farther fragments will be found
which may cast additional light upon
its origin. The fragments were cast
into the foundations, where they were
discovered by the fourteenth century
builders. A conjecture has been made
by MI. Irvine, the clerk of the works,
that it may be the bottom basin of an
ancient fountain from the cloisters,
which, having become broken, probably
from frost, the fractured materials were
put into the foundations, where they
were found. London News
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-14
Senator Lyman Trumbull.

An inventory Of the estate of the late
Lyman Trumbull, taken in probate pro-
ceedings, shows that it amounted to
$173, 000 The probate invoice affords
obvious proof that every dollar in value
of this great statesman's property was
absolutely clean. Not a dollar had the
tahiti OF abuse from perverted official
influence or loose professional practices
Lyman TrumbuIl's official life extended
over q period of 40 years. He was a
member OF the United States senate Is
years. The amount of the estate left by
him is absolute proof of his purity in
public life. It is no greater in amount
than should be accumulated during
long professional career by any man
with ordinary economy and thrift and
sagaclous limited investments. This
evidence of the purity of his character
was not needed by those who were ia
miliar with his long and distinguished
career. But it is refreshing to find cir
cumstantlal evidence SO obvious of
great and pure example.
Chronicle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-14
Tho Lpdicrors.

There is one modern philosopher who
appears to me to have given us q salts
factory formula Of tie ludicrous. That
philosopher IS Schopenhauer, unques-
tiOnably one of the most profound and
penetrating intellects of this century,
however we may account of his system
as a whole. One of his cardinal doc
trines is that all abstract knowledge
springs from knowledge of perception
and obtains its whole value from its re-
lation to perception. And upon this
doctrine he hangs his theory Of the lu-
dicrous. 1.-The source of the ludicrous, "
he teaches. SIS always the paradoxical
and therefore unexpected subsumption
of an object under a conception which
in other respects is different from it. -
Or, as he elsewhere in his great work
writes more at large:
The cause of laughter. in every case,
is simply the sudden perception Of the
incongruity between a concept and the
real objects which by means Of it we
have thought III a certain association,
and laughter itself is the expression of
this incongruity. Now, incongruity &C.
ours in this way: We have thought of
two or moro real objects by means of
one concept and have passed on the
identity Ct the concept to the objects
It then becomes strikingly apparent
from the discrepancy of the objects,
in other respects, that the concept ap-
plies to them only from one point of
view. Il occurs quite as often, however,
that the incongruity between d single
real object and the concept under which
from one point Of view, it has rightly
been subsumed is suddenly felt. Now,
the more correct the subsumption of
such objects under "a concept may be
from one point CT view and the greater
and more glaring their incongruity from
another point OF view, the stronger is
the ludicrous effect which is produced
by this contrast. All laughter, there
fore, springs up on occasion of a para
doxical and unexpected subsumption,
whether this is expressed in words or
actions. '-Fortnightly Review.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-14

amount to much! You toll on in your
different spheres, sometimes with great
Encouragement. People have not faith
and say: 1T does not amount to any,
thing. You might as well quit that. -
WIZ, when Moses stretched his hand
over the Red sea it did not seem to
mean anything especially. People came
out, suppose. and said, sAha!" Some
of them found out what he wanted to
do He wanted the sea parted. 1t did
not amount to anything, this stretching
out Of his hand over the sea. But, after
awhile, the wind blew all night from
the east, and the waters were gathered
into glittering palisade on either side,
and the pillows reared as God pulled
back on their crystal bits. Wheel into
line, O Israeli March, march! Pearls
crashed under feet. Flying spray gathers
into rainbow arch of victory for the
conquerors to march under Shout of
hosts on the beach answering the shout
of hosts amid sea. And when the last
line Of Israelites reach the beach, the
cymbals clap, and the shields clang, and
the waters rush over the pursuers, and
the swift fingered winds on the white
keys of the foam play the grand march
of Israel delivered and the awful dirge
of Egyptian overthrow.
So you and go forth, and all the
people of God go forth, and they stretch
forth their hand over the sea, the boil
ing sea of crime and sin and wretched-
ness. Tt doesnt't amount to any thing,"
people say. Doesn t it? God s winds of
help will, after awhile, begin to blow
A path Will be cleared for the army of
Christian philanthropists. The path will
be lined with the treasures of Christian
benefcence, and we shall be greeted to
the other beach by the clapping of all
heavens cymbals, while those who pur-
sued us and derided US and tried to de-
stroy us will go down under the sea,
and all that will be left of them will be
cast high and dry upon the beach, the
splintered wheel Of q chariot, OF thrust
out from tire foam, the breathless nos
tril Of riderless charger.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-14
THE CHANGED CITIES.
REV. DR.. TALMAGE SHOWS HOW THE
GOSPEL WILL AFFECT THEM.

He Says They VIII AL Be Evangelical.
and Ee Expects TO Live to See It-How
1T VIII Ee Brought About and the Com
sequence.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
SAVED BY a WORD
knowledge of Musical Term Proved
Useful 10 an American Abroad.

knowledge Of Musical Term Proved
Useful TO an American Abroad
There are more advantages in a uusi-
cal education than most Of Us think.
remarks the Washington Post. 4 Ger
tain physician here in town. who Is
lust home from Europe. saws: II
never appreciated the advantages Of a
musical education until went into a
barber shop in Italy. Nobody about
the place spoke word of English. [
was stretched on a rack that passed As
chair aud swathed in towel. The
barber made an impresSionist sweep
from the upper cheek TO the lower chin
Gee whizi how II hurt Nv mouth
and eyes were full of lather: l didn't
hnow a word Of Italian. 1 yelled. The
barber seemed Ia pause for a moment
Perhaps he was gathering strength n for
Il new onslaught You have heard that
drowning man can think 80 wears
IN "a second. / thought whole Libraries
@nd dictionaries Not a word OF Ital-
ian- The razor was raised again Sud
denly | remembered word that L
had seen ON my daughters music. and
had asked the meaning Of
"Adagio. adagio,' 1 yelled. .'D-n
- AdugIo,~
Si, siEnor." said the barber. and INV
life was saved
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
1t Has Undergone More Changes Than
Any Other.

English has changed more than any
other language, regarded merely aS Il
Tcutonic language. 1t is farthest re
moved from the parent stock. 1t Is
descended from the Saxon. y, hich Is the
parent of Low German and Dutch, and
as IT. were the craudparent of Eng
lish. But besides the Teutonic part
which is the ground work Of the Ian
guage. it has suffered all the effects of
a lengthy Roman occupation This
has had a great influence ON the Ian
euagc and has introduced many words
into il. II must be remembered also
that French was for a long period the
official language of the country. This
had an even greater effect on the
tongue. Finally it has not entirely
lost all traces of The early Celtic occu-
patton. This combination has pro
duced the most varied rich and flexible
lanI-uage that exists.
Greek has changed least Anyone
who wishes to satisfy himself of the
truth of this statement need only take
down four authors. like Herodotus.
Plutarch, Anna Commena and Trikupi.
He VIII find, if he can translate one.
that he can translate the others: and
this though they wrote respectively
$50 years before Christ, and 20, LILO,
and /, $50 years after.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
EBENSBURGPA. FRIDAY, MAY ], 1896.
SINGULAR DISCOVERIES.
Whale That Was Valuable Contribu-
tor To Science.


\ very strange thing happened to
the prince of Monaco's steam yacht
PrinccSSe Alice, near the island of
Terceir;l in the Azores last summer.
The prince has devoted his yacht to the
study of the ocean and it's inhabitants.
and many important facts have thus
been gathered for science. On the oc-
cason referred to sperm-whale. or
cachalot, about IS feet long, was har-
pOoned by some fishermen, and in its
dying struggles it made direct for the
Princcssc Mice. If il had struck the
little yacht the consequences might
have been very serious, but just when
the collision seemed inevitable the
whale dived, and coming up on the
other side of the yacht. turned upon it's
back in the death-agony. At this in
stant the bodies of three gigantic
cphalopods-the class 10 which cut
tlcfiSheS belong were elected from
the whales mouth. These were Sc
cured by a boat from the yacht, and
later the bodies of Il number of curious
inhabitants of the sea were found in
the whales stomach. The ccphalo-
pods belong to a new species. Other
captures that the whale had made were
50 interesting as to lead Mr. J. Y Blu
chanan, the naturalist To remark in
recent number of Nature: The each
alot which was killed 10y the whalcrs OF
Terceir7t almost under the keel of the
Princesse Alice seems as if it had been
guided in the pursuit of its food by Il
desire tn devoJr nothing but animals
which. up tn the present, are com
pletcly unknown"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
VERY SHOCKING FISH.
Inhabit the Mediterranean and Possess
Peculiar Attributes.

Peculiar Attributes.
Many people know OF the electric eel
of South America, but there are com
paratIvely few who have heard of the
torpedo or electric ray of the Mediter-
raneau sea. This curious fish. accord
ing TO the New York Journal. is about
the size and shape OF a large frying
pan. with a short and exceedingly
broad handle. 1t is fiat and SNinls
horizontally IN the water.
The torpedo, which Is found practic-
ally in the Iiay of I;Iscay and the shores
of the Mediterranean sea. is Sd called
because of its habit of giving electric
shocks. Such shocks are feeble. as Il
rule, not greater than those from small
electric battery If the fish Is enrage,l.
however. 1t is capable OF giving Il much
more powerful shock. 1t uses this Gu
riuus weapon To stun the small fishes
and animals on which it preys, thus
making the victim insenSIble previous
To dcvouring il. 1t Is a very sluggish
fish and will lay for hours buried in the
sand "a few feet from the shore in shat
low water. Electricity is much talked
of as a medical agent nowadays. and
for such uses is spoken of as Il new dis
covery, but in the days of Caesar this
natural electricity was much used for
the same purpose and physicians of
the time applied il to the leg or arm of
a person suffering from rheumatism.
@out or nervous diseases, the patient
keeping his hand or foot on the fish
as long as it was possible To bear the
shocks. This was said to have been an
excellent remedy.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
4 kabyIe Hero

The easy-going Kabyles push democ-
racN to extreme limits. living IA
miliar and equal terms with their cattle
and their swine-all occupying the
common dwelling. y fine, hardy race
of great bravery and many noble traits.
they yet resemble the Arabs in their
want of honesty \ story is told of a
chief of theirs. Mokrani. which makes
US think the days OF chivalry are not
Vet gone. When. worsted i'm the Franco
German war in 1871. the French had To
Withdraw their troops from Algeria.
and thus grand opening was left for
mSurrection. Mokrani would not rebel
as ne had pledged his word To the Al
gerian governor that there would b. no
rising against tine French authority till
the war WAS over. Even when a peace
had been made. and he was thus re-
leased from his promise. he gave -
hours notice to the French of his in
tention to commence hostilities against
them. Verify. he was n hero, and he
died hero's death in the thick of bat
tle.-WeSt minister Review
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
African Tree Crabs.

In Africa there exists a tree-crab
which has trick of crawling up a
cocoanut tree, biting Off half a dozen
lunches and then creep-pg down again
backwards. The theory iS that he nuts
are shattered by the fall. and the crab
thus enjoys a hearty meal Now the
natives try to stop these depredations.
which often ruin the cocoanut crops.
and take advantage of the fact that
the lower portion of the crab Is soft
and sensitive. When they are heard ia
the tree the native climbs half way up
the tree and drives in Il circle of pixies
made out of thorns. The consequence
is when the crab comes down he en-
counters the thorns, and. supposing
that lac has reached the ground. he lets
go, and is so crippled 10y the fall that he
is easily dispatched and eaten in his
turn.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01

\ curious custom prevails in some
provinces of Holland during the carni-
val season. Young women of the work
ing class. especially domestic servants.
who have no SWeethearts of their own.
are ia tine habit of hiring followers
for their Sunday out. or for the whole
CT carnival period These lovers are 10y
no means to he had very cheap. Often
two or three maids will club together
and share a lover among them if he
comes too expensive for one girl This
temporary lover has many duties To
perform. OF course, he must be good
looking and well dressed. and an ELI
cIent and indefatigable dancer. fit tobe
seen with anywhere" he must likewise
possess good conversational powers.
Resides receiving a variety of valuable
presents from his girls" he is found"
by them in victualS and drink If -
youn" woman can afford to engage a
Swain all to herself. 50 much he bet
ter. for the hireling often develops into
:, real lover. and ultimately into hus-
band. 1t can thus be said that, in some
districts of Holland. the girls do all the
wooing.-Buch fur ALE.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
DANGEROUS FIRE RISKS.
Insurance Companies Ask High TI.tes for
-..f

Insurance Companies Ask High Rates for
Soui- of Them
The marine store business Is a risk
which most companies prefer 10 avoid
y dealer may have stuff on LIS premises,
consisting OF rags. old dresses. and the
like, which is probably worth several
thousands. Yet the insurance companies
Will refuse tn insure the stock At any
price. In the ease OF an ordinary house
holder. most of these articles would be
insured without demur as household
goods
Lumber yards and sawmills are not
regarded toy insurance companies with
a very favorable eve The stock OF a
lumber ward was once insured at a
moderate premium. but when a small
sawmill was built on one portion of the
premises, mp went insurance company
rates Owing to the addition Of the mill,
where the premium before WAS some
thing like S25. about $500 was required,
and It's favor was only 10 be granted
on the strict condition that no timber
WAS TO be stored within i feet of the
ill
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
The NIini.ter.s siunder.

The New Workers are telling one an
ether of good joke on Rev. John Wes-
ley Brown, rector of st. Thomas church.
previously rector of st. Pauls in that
city. His part in the ceremonial of the
Paget-Whitney wedding was TO read the
service Either he had marked the
wrong place in the prayer book or the
singing disconnected him; at any rate
the wedding party was amazed 10 near
his rich, full voice utter the words: II
am the resurrectio. and the life"
Heavens and carth." calculated
Bishop Potter in whisper behind him.
The rector at once awo<s to the fact
that he was reading the burial service,
and, after ole breathless second, he
proceeded with the proper ritual.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
EVEN SILK is ADULTERATED.
Iannate Of Tin and silica to Give
III Weight

Ii Weight.
Some improvements in the treatment
ot silks are announced Ordinarily silk
- weighted" by d-positing tannate of
I'm on the fiber; the material receives
a bath of tannic acid and then another
q perchloride of tin, a repetition of
THIS being made until an increase of
'te weight amounts L. from Is TO 20
per cent, beyond which il Is not con-
Sidered safe to 20 in the case of silk
intended TO Ice dyed light shades or TO
he bleacheSi. Recently "a German invent
CT has brought forward "A process in
which silica is the veighting agent.
In carrying ont this method. saws the
Detroit News-Tribune. three steps are
described First, the silk. raw or in
any stage of manufacture. and either
before or after dyeing. is worked for
an hour ia a bath of perchloride of
tan; then. after squeezing and wash
ing II II worked i'm "A warm solution of
water glass or soluble silicate OF soda
for about an hour, followed by washing.
having also been previously passed
through solution OF phosphate of soda.
The operation may Toe repeated again
and again. with no harmful effect on
the fiber or on the subsequent dvefnC.
and IN tiye operations the silk may be
increased III weight some 100 TO 100
per cent The silk Is now soaped. and.
If already dyed. * cleared in an euuI-
sion of olive oil and acid
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-01
MUST NOT SHAVE WOMEN.
Decision Reached 10y Congress of Prom
inent Hindn I.arbers.

\ strange incident occurred in Bom-
bay recently. \ monster meeting of
Hindu BARRIERS was held for the purpose
of considering the question of he impro-
priety of shaving the beads OF Hindu
widows, and thereby disfiguriDg them
for life. About 100 BARRIERS having as
sembled, one of them, named Bahajec
More, read a pamphlet in Mahratti, in
which he stated that the BARRIERS of old
were happy and contented, bat latterly.
as though "A curse had descended on
their heads. trade had fallen of and
they had become poor. G1e curse could
only be accounted for by the fact that
they were committing "A great sin by
shaving the heads of poor. innocent
widows, thus depriving them of their
best ornament. 1t was against the Hin
du scriptures To deprive widow of her
hair. and doubtless it was the curses of
the widows that had lowered their call
ing. The meeting thereupon unani-
mously resolved that no barber should
shave a widows head, and that if he did
so he should be communicated.