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PHILOSOPHICAL NOTES.
Theosophical View of Death.

One of the most marked changes
that comes to the student of Theoso-
ply is the rational view of death that
takes the place of his former grew
some idea of the grave and general
unbelief in the fact that life contin
ties after death. We speak of the
glories of bang in heaven but our ev-
cry act bellies the statement that we
feel that our friends are better off
there than with us. BY the teach
ings of Theosophy the matter takes
on such a different aspect that the
fear of death is entirely taken away
if we are able to hold the doctrine
taught therein.
"Reincarnatiou is that law of ma
ture by and under which the real
man, the thinking conscious ego
that center of consciousness which
wells up III each Of Us as Il am r
dwells in the flesh here on earth moi
oii,S' wv uiuuN tlultS, COulllS DICK
AT intervals of about fifteen hundred
year., each life ON earth being Il
day in school the net result Of
which, with those Of preceding lives.
the r, ~incarnating ego carries forwnr
to each succeeding ealth life as q la.
sis for further evolution" When we
realize this great teaching, when we
know that we have died ont of these
or similar physical bodies often be-
fore, death becomes to US no more
that a sleep SO far a. physical life is
concerned, Sleep gives us rest and
refreshment and in the same way
our lives on earth may be likenei to
days of labor and between these
comes the long astral and heavenly
life to give US rest and Refreshments
and to help us I'M IN way. II grad.
ually comes to us that this earth life
is only one small part of a very much
greater life. 1t is important because
it is the seed time Of which the long,
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ness. On the south the Laramie,
Hams Peak n Pacific and the Moi
fatt lines are already making rapid
inroads into territory that has always
poured its trade into the [. p. cof-
fers. The trade of North Park is
bound to 90 south to Denver, as is
that of Hahns Peak, Steamboat
Springs, and Snake river valley.
At present the immense mining IN
dustry of the Grand Encampment,
Battle Lake, and Pearl districts is at
"A stand still for lack of railroad ia,
%cilities. There is no excuse for the
u. p. not to build a branch line into
this country, There are many branch
lines throughout the West that are
doing "A thriving business, on the
trade of a country not half the size
nor of half the and impur.
lance of the Saratoga Valley.
1t was hoped when President Burt
left the road that the ban on the
branch line into this valley would he
lifted, but there are no more signs OF
railroad building 10 than for the
past five years.
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Railroad Policies

THERE is a vast difference in the
policy Of railroads, In fact there is
as much difference in the character
and management of railroads as there
is between people-or newspapers
Take for example the Burlington
system. it, policy has always been
to build up the country into which
it extends its lines. 1t drives its
main line into the wilderness and of
fers the homeseeker the best of rates
TO bring his family, stock and farm
ing utensils and settles up the coun-
try. 1t builds branch lines and feed
ers into every part Of the country,
and encourages enterprise and in
dustry on every hand. 1t does not
enter into competition with the peo-
ole along its line, but attends strictly
10 railroad business. The advent
OF the Burlington is always hailed
with delight in every part of tn
country and it is "A harbinger of prog
ress, thrift and industry.
On the other hand the policy Of
the Union Pacific has always been
TO look after through business. To
this end it has kept its eye fixed on
the Pacific ocean, and has turned
a deaf ear TO all ailurements
in the way of binding branfn
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Notice.

The Annual Meeting of the stock
holders of The Octavia Mining Com.
pany, for the election of Trustees, and
for the transaction Of such other bus
mess as may properly come before it,
will be held in the Office of the Com
pany at Cambria. Weston County,
Wyoming, on Saturday, April 10th,
1901 at 1870 O'Clock p. m.
324-4". d. j. Jones, President.
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THE decision Of the Supreme Court
of the United States in the matter of
the Great Northern Merger has spik-
ed another democratic gun. For
months the democratic press has
been working overtime on the hypoth
esis that the merger would be II
success, and the cartooniSts have
done a thriving business picturing
the trusts and Attorney General
Knox in compromising situations.
And now all has gone for uaught.
So much powder and ball wasted!
s. much hysteria flung to the winds!
1t vas blank ammunition, after all,
and simply INDUCED in for the pur.
pose of keeping III practice. They
can now turn their attention to some
thing else and whoop and shout.
SO much that is INDUCED in 10y that
party is like the story Of an idiot,
full of sound aud fury, signify
ing nothing
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er life is the harvest. but it is only of
very short duration compared with
the life of the heaven world. 1t
makes it very real that our SORROWS
are just TO a moment. At the worst.
our struggles in this body of flesh
are soon over and what We gain from
our experience though not eternal, is
enormous in proportion to the time
spent on earth. If not on earth,
where are our dead? Here about us
all the time; not far away beyond the
stars. When we speak of earth-life
we Use a conventional term meaning
the life in the physical BODY. for we
are as much in the atmosphere and
in the n~eighborhood after death as
before. Now we are bound to the
earth by our thoughts, feelings. and
aspirations then we are not tied to
earth in this way. At death we cast
aside the physical body, therefore we
can rise into higher and finer realms
of thought and Of existence. Meta
phorically speaking we are further
away from earth although, as a mat
ter of fact and so far as space is CON
sidered, we may never have moved
at all.
Not only is this narrowing fear Ia
ken away but we get "A more rational
view of the life after death. The
orthodox view is not a reasonable
one at all as it now stands. In the
Theosophical teaching man passes
from the lower physical life step by
step through the astral and Heaven
world till he rises into the ego or the
true self. There is no sudden change
from the known work under certain
great laws into another of which no
thing is known and where no laws
seem to operate such as our laws of
nature are,
1--WE bring a grander gospel and
preach a holier creed than that"
We hold that nature is one grand
whole and that Gods Will expresses
itself on all planes, both physical
and spiritual. His Law is just. and
noble and be%neicent after death Just
as much rs before.
How strange has been our concern.
ton Of God when we have feared TO
trust our loved ones to Him! What
has not humanity suffered from the
fear of this God who has hecn the
conception of their own minds? And
no n may say how much of mental
agony the present generation Of men
have escaped by the larger views of
God and of life the teaching of The.
osophy has brought to light and into
the lives of humanity. If ministers
were turned cut of their churches
today for causes that were sufficient
to turn them ont twenty. five RS
ago, our pulpits would he EN-
All that is asked of "a man. in Sc
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THE papers composing the push
have all warned the editor of this
paper that his services are not desir-
ed when it comes to the selection of
a candidate for Governor, and have
said, in effect, that the man who is
not worthy to participate III the Sc
lection of Il candidate is not worthy
to help elect him after he is nominal
ed. | would not do that, gentlemen,
if | were you. Your hope lies in the
Independent voter, the non-partlsan,
who votes his convictions and not
simply because the candidate belongs
to his party. The republican party
has been victorious in this state sim
ply because its platforms and candi-
dates have commanded the respect
and support OF the non-partisan. II
is not wise to sneer at the non parti
san, for he is becoming a factor in
the affairs OF the country, and some
of these days the partisanship Of the
republican party is going to hand
the state oven 10 democratic rule
once more. This is "A free country
and every man should have a voice in
the affairs of the state. Personal
abuse and utilization ought to be
beneath the dignity Of gentlemen.
Some of you have put things in t,pe
that will not look good to you, bye
and bye.
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EDITOR M%iddaugh, of the Wheat
land World, has sold out that paper
and will move ont West to grow up
with the country. For years he has
been Il prominent factor in the indus
trial development of his part of the
state. The World has always been
conservative aud reliableand lis owner
Ome Of the most pleasant and agree
able of the editorial fraternity. Mr..
Middaugh, besides having held the
position of post-m lster at Wheatland,
was IA member of the Legislature and
has always been IA power in the re-
publican politics of the state. The
good wishes Of the entire state will
follow he and his estimahle wife and
interesting children to their new
home, and hope the dove of peace
AMI prosperity go with them through
life.
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An Egg Festival.

The children of the public school
will give au egg festival on the End
of April, in order that they may be
able to raise u little more money, with
which to finish paying for their bell,
clock, and an encyclopedia, The
time and place will be given in next
weeks paper. 1t will be interesting.
Watch for II.
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CH%EYENNE's city council failed to
license gambling. 1t remains to see
whether the law against that evil can
be enforced. As the writer is from
Missouri ON the gambling proposition
he will wait until the matter is made
plain before he pins his faith to the
law.
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Every tear they say, drives "A nail
in the weeper's cotfin-every smile
draws n out. Surely, then, every
tooth you lose planes a board for this
same necessary article-and every
filling that ii tooth from loss
relegates the board to fire purposes.
DIR. Ludwig Senior.
Dental Surgeon.
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WHEATLAND people voted down the
proposition to incorporate. Probab,
Iy undertook to take in too much
land, or some local fight may have
stirred up strife.
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Governor Chatterton Won Out.
Governor Chatterton and his
friends in the northern counties have
won the contest regarding the Rec
lamation Service" in the matter of
the Cody Salisbury and Oregon Ba-
sin irrigation projects.
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Looks Favorable for Chatterton.
From information received from re-
liable sources from ten of the ihir.
teen counties in the state, it looks ia
orable for the nomination of Hon.
Fenimore Chatterton for the next
Governor.
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The State Republican Central
Committee has been called to meet
in Cheyenne on the 9TH of April by
Chairman Van Orsdel. when the time
and place Of the State Convention
will he determined on.
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Tears and Smiles.

Don't delay
Putting off until to-
morrow a tooth fill
ing that is needed
today has cost "A
good tooth its life
of usefulness and
beauty.
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Fiockmasters Attention.

Meeting Of the State Board OF
Sheep Commissioners, and the spring
gathering of sheepmen will be held
in Rawlins on Tuesday, April 9th.
Business of importance. A large at
tendance of sheepmen from all parts
OF the state is earnestly solicited.
3-2f2y. G.. S. Walker, Secretary.
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-17
PERSONALITIES

Mrs. f. J. Pennington was in Atlantic
City this week.
Mrs. J. R. Hoffecker spent this week
in Atlantic City.
Mrs. NJ. J. VanDyke, OF Townsend, is
visiting Mrs. ]. M. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sirman left for
Laurel yesterday morning.
Mr.. Thomas Rothwell, OF Camden, N.
j., was in town over Sunday. -'
Mr.. Charles N. Dickerson, of Whining
ton, spent Sunday with his wife here.
Mr.. Thomas Hall, of Johnstown, Pa,
is the guest of his mother at the manse.
Mr.. Harry Downey. of Wilmington, was
the guest OF his parents here on Monday.
Miss Lillye Carly has returned from an
extended visit with her sister in Port
Penn.
Miss Elva F. Rutledge, of Chester, Pa,
visited relatives in town during the past
week.
Mr.. T. R. Atkins, Of Philadelphia, was
the guest of his sister, Mrs. C. T. Wyatt,
on Monday.
Mr.. Ernest Solway, of Dover, spent
Sunday with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Solway.
Mrs. Charles N. Dickerson left Monday
morning for Wilmington where she will
make her home.
Mr.. Lucien Green, OF Delaware College,
was the guest of his mother, Mrs. F. c.
Green, over Sunday. I .f[f
Miss Annie G. Ratledge, OF Whining
ton, visited her sister, Mrs. J. R. Brown,
during the past week.
Mrs. c. T. Wyatt returned home on
accompanied by her sister, Miss
Eva R. Atkins, of Laurel.
Mr.. Charles Ernest, of Philadelphia,
spent Saturday here as the guest of Mr..
W. H. johnson and family
Mr.. Edgar Rowe, Of Jersey City, was
the guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
G. Rowe, part of this week.
Miss Catharine Pennington, of Will
mington, was the guett of her cousin,
Miss Grace H. Paryis, several days this
week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hurn and son Frank,
Of Elkton, Nd, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. E. Hurn and family on Cass
street. a
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D. johnson, Of
Boston, Mass, were guests of his father,
Mr.. w. Fl. johnson and family, last
Miss Margaret Beaston left Tuesday for |
Newport, R. l., where she will spend
several weeks. Mrs. Charles Beaston, of
Baltimore, joined her in New York.
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-17
CHURCH NOTES

Bethesda Epworth League meets in
the lecture room of the NJ. E. Church
every Sunday evening at 645 o'clock.
Every body is invited to attend. The
topic for tomorrow evening is "Is the
World growing better?' Psa. 37:l-13;
Eccles. 7:l0. Leader, Minors Banning.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor Of Forest Presbyterian Church,
meets every Sunday evening at 645
o'clock. cordial invitation is extended
to everybody. The topic for tomorrow
evening is: "How the world is growing
better" Psa. 37:l -l3; Eccl. 7:1O. Miss
Mary Beasten, leader.
Rev. G. 7. Wyatt, pastor, will preach
in Bethesda NJ. f. Church tomorrow,
both morning and evening. Morning
theme: "The gift and its purpose"
Evening theme 'Is the world growing
better?'
A sociable for the benefit of the Ep-
worth League Of Bethesda NJ. E. Church
will be given on Friday evening, Septem.
ber 23d, at the M. E. Parsonage. An
enjoyable program is being prepared and
a good time expected. An admission fee
of fifteen cents will be asked. Refresh
ments free.
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-17
HEAVY WIND STORM

The heaviest rain and most destructive
wind storm that has happened in this
section for years occurred Wednesday
night. The extent of damage done the
farmers throughout New Castle County
cannot be estimated, but it runs well up
| into the thousands of dollars. After a
severe drought that has lasted for weeks,
during which time vegetation had become
parched and the roads almost turned to
powdered dust, even preventing farmers
turning fallow, it threatened rain for
several hours before it appeared Wednes-
day morning rain fell at frequent inter-
walls during the afternoon and night.
The wind storm appeared about 2
O'Clock Thursday morning and in short
time did much damage. Telephone and
and electric light wires were broken by
falling trees and huge limbs. 1t was ne
cessary to cut off all the lighting at the
electric light plant for safety and to pre-
vent fires. House swere badly shaken and
their occupants awakened and frightened
by the rocking.
The mill dam at Voshell's mill was
swept away and the dam at Harmon's
mill near Townsend could not stand the
strain and gave way. The former dam
was only rebuilt during the past winter
and we are informed by Mr.. Voshell that
the break this time is much larger than
the former one.
The farmers and fruit growers suffered
the greatest loss. Corn was laid fiat on
the ground, and in many cases the stal ks
we're stripped Of all the fodder. Very
few farmers had finished cutting their
crops of corn. Fully wo-thirds of the
pear crop were blown from the trees and
Thursday morning thousands of bushels
of Keiffer pears were on the ground.
The storm was equally as severe on the
fall and winter apple crop which was just
maturing. The peach crop was about over
but what few there were on the trees
were blown off,
BY the sinking OF the tug Israel w.
Durham in the Delaware river below the
Christiana, eight men were drowned.
The storm was very destructive at Cris-
field. The crab industry was ruined for
this season. Four mast vessels were blown
far up the main street
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-17
HUNDRED SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

St. Georges Hundred Sunday School
Convention met in annual session in
st. Pauls NJ. E. Church, Odessa, on
Thursday afternoon and evening. The
program was at the same time interest
ing and instructive. Rev. DIR. Wyatt of
Middletown, the first speaker of the after
noon, was at his best on "The Sunday
School Aim" showing that the essentials
are every scholar christian, every chris
tan worker, every worker trained.
Rev. R. L. Hallett Of Odessa. followed
with telling address on Sunday School
Leakage, Causes and Remedies" point
ing out the reasons for meager Sunday
School results. An interesting Round
Table was conducted by the President,
William McMullin, Jr., on "The Sun
day School Now Demanded" and Revs.
Wyatt and Arters and Messrs. A. G. Cox,
William Carnegy and j. B. Vandegrift
participated therein. The following Off
GERS for the Hundred organization were
elected at the afternoon session for the
ensuing year: President, William Nc
Mullin, Jr.; Vice President, A. G. Cox;
Secretary and Treasury, Rev. John NJ.
Arters.
The evening session was opened with
a delightful service of song conducted by
the local choir under the leadership OF
Mr.. Joseph G. Brown. Mrs. Ethel Vim
yard sang sweetly a choice solo. The
first address Of the evening was upon the
topic "a Model Sunday School," by Mr..
John s. Mullin, superintendent of Grace
M. E. Sunday School, Wilmington. Mr..
Mulin was in happy weir and immensely
delighted the large audience present. DIR.
William Writ King pastor of Grace NJ.
E. Church, Wilmington, was the con-
Guiding speaker and gave the audience
a rich treat upon "What the Matter is
with the Modern Sunday School," Pres
ident MacMullin thanked all those inter-
crested for the success of the convention,
after which adjournment was had to
meet next year in Middletown.
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-17
DELAWARE FOOT BALL

Delaware College football candidates
will report for practice next week.
The freshman class at the college is now
coming in. It will number about fifty,
and some good foot ball materia' is ey-
pected from it. P. F. Pie is captain Of
this years eleven and III. w. Lyndall is
manager, both being of the class of '05.
The schedule arranged does not pro-
vide for any games in Wilmington, and
but three games in Newark. The sched-
ule is: October s, Baltimore Medical Col
lege at Newark Is, Swarthmore at Swarth-
more; %, Manhattan College at New
York city; 20, Seton Hall College, East
Orange, N. j.; November 5, Rutgers, at
New Brunswick, N. j.; IL, Haverford at
Haverford; IS, Wilmington Conference
Academy at Newark; Thanksgiving Day,
Maryland Agricultural College at Newark.
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-17
nsUNsHINE"

This is the subject of the humorous
discourse to be given by Dr. A. A. Will
Its on Thursday evening. September
22d, in the Opera House, for the benefit
Of It. Anne's Parish, the purpose being
to rerair and put in condition Old st.
Anrie's Ctnrrh prior to celebrating in
June next the two hundredth anniver-
sary of this ancient edifice.
DIR. Willis is speaker OF renown. and
the subject chosen for this occasion is
one of his best. Critics from all parts
Of the country pronounce this lecture
superb. Read the following:
DR.. A. A. Willis, called the apostle of
sunshine, is not ill-named. His chosen
mission appears to be to brighten and
tighten human life by drawing the atten-
tion of men and women to what they en-
jov in things they have always about
them, the blessings in the reach if not in
the possession of all humanity. The les
son that the is actually more OF good than
Of evil in human life. DR.. Willis pre-
sents in style that stamps it as founded
upon actual experiences. There are no
fine spun theories, no philosophical pre-
sentations no metaphysical distinctions.
What Dr. Willis says is what he thinks,
and feels-feelings and thoughts that have
come to him because he feels with his fell
low men. He affects not oratory, he at.
temps not eloquence, he ''only speaks
right on" The views he gives OF human
life are not exactly original; that is, what
he feels and therefore says is, in every in
stance, Just what his auditor has felt be-
fore, but never said. In style con-
spicuously simple with vocabulary that
is as free from affectation az it strong in
the earnestness in which it shows, DR..
Willis points out how much sunshine
there is in every life, how easily that sun
slime their is in every life, how easily
that sunshine is in everybody's reach,
and how much joy the sunshine brings to
every man to every woman, who will but
take 1t Just as it comes. Everybody in the
the:tre last night was glad to have been
to have heard DR.. Willis ad- |
mirable lecture, Sunshine, or Some of
the Secrets of Happy Life. "-Nempof
Ners, Ia.
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-17
who will endcavor to run the factory to

who will endcavor to run the factory to
its full capacity.
Just reminder to those who are in ar
rears with their subscription to The
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Middletown transcript., 1904-09-17
WARWICK

The Senior Christian Endeavor prayer
meeting tomorrow evening at the usual
hour. All are invited.
Mrs. Frank s. Cain is entertaining her
consin at the parsonage.
Tomatoes seem to be coming in to the
Warwick canning house rather slow.
Mr.. Edward Gunkle who has been on
a short visit at the homes of Mrs. Sallie
Gunkle and Mrs. John r. III. Price left
on Monday for bis home in the West.
Misses Regiena and Ursula McManus
of Philadelphia, are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Isabella Piyer.
Mrs. Alfred Jones has returned home
after short stay in Baltimore.
Messrs Bayard Vinyard and Guy john
son spent Saturday in EIkton.
Mrs. Maude Davies, has returned to her
home in the Quaker CITY. after spending
sometime with MarylaDd friends.
W.. HOLLAND
One OF the sadest deaths to occur in
this section for many years was reported
on our. streets last Saturday afternoon,
when it was learned that Mr.. w. ]. Loi-
land, who Lad been resident Of our
town for more than n years, had expired
suddenly while working with number
of carpenter at the residence of Mr.. J. r.
H. Price. After assisting his fellow work.
men in placing large sill in position, and
without complaining of feeling any pain,
he fell to the ground, and died in less
than FIVE minutes. So sudden was his
death that those present could hardly
realize that their fellow workman was
dead.
Mr.. Lofand was highly respected, and
had q large circle Of friends. He was q
member OF tlle NJ. p. Church and also a
member of the Imp. Order of Heptasophs
of Middletown. Deceased was aged GA
years, and leaves devoted wife and four
children to mourn his death. Funeral
services were held from his late residence
on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, aud
were conducted by his pastor. the Rev.
Frank =. Cain. Interment was made in
Warwick Cemetry.
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