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Middletown transcript., 1891-02-12
Levy Court.

The levy court has been in session
all the week chiefly engaged in thsz
vision Of the asse :sment lisl ID
compliance with resolution adopted
BY the court, County Treasurer Cars
well submitted report Of the fioatiug
Indebtedness of the county which, he
says, amounts to s1O1,,9 Mr.. Eliza
son then offered the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted:
Resolved, That John N. CarsTell'
county treasurer, be directed to fur
nish to the levy court statement OF
the amount of taxes in arrears and
owing the county giving the names
and amount of the collectors for years
1889 and 1902
Yesterday Mr.. Carswell presented
the same report which was presented
to the old levy court the day before
the adjournment and shows the
amount of taxes in arrears to be, for
1889 and 1890, s1O7, ,44s.s5, and for
1888 $4,659.74.
MIR. Eliason made few remarks in
relation to the county's financial con-
dition. He said that the tax rate had
been reduced to 40 per cent. last year,
In order to insure a complete collection
which would have reduced the coun!
ty's floating debt to $4,000. Unfor-
tunately a bad year followed and par.
ticularly farming interests all over the
county were depressed. The collectors
had hard time Of it to gather in the
taxes and reported large lists Of delin-
quents. This condition of affairs had
a telling effect on the county's income
and prevented the levy court from
making any progress.
President Buckingham stated that
the reports showed that the finances
were in much better shape than has
been represented. He also said that
he would look into the matter in rela.
tion to q large amount of taxes due
| from his hundred (Mill Creek fol
1883. The Republican members have
| caucused in vain and the collectors
are still not appointed.
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ernment appropriation TO the College
be divided 80 that colored students
shall have the benefit Of some of it.
The act Of Congress provides for this.
and the State win have to make the
provision or lose the money.
A delegation interested in Rehobeth,
Delaware's sea side resort, will also be
here to-day, to look after the bill
which proposes to repeal the charter OF
the present association and mako the
place an Incorporated city. The bill
win pass,
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No. Jim B., 16 hands high, 9 years old,
. beautiful bay, dark points, and q perfect
family driver: fearless of steam
NO, o,2-FANNlE. standard, 1512 hands high
foaled April 22d, 1885, sired by Gilt Edge
dam by .Slasher, dun color, with white
name and tail, fine driver perfectly gentle
and fearless of steam.
by Hawthorne, toaled April 18th, 1857. dam
by Slasher, a mare with speed, perfectly
quiet, well broken to the road and an KINDS
OF WORK In foal by Summit, q son OF
No. 1..MAY o., a bay tilly. foaIed Nav "a
1880, sir Red Cedar, dam by Slasher,a q promis.
ing colt with good gait.
Dam OF Fannie and May 2d. was Nav
sirea sired pys salssher.-(Wallace a Trotting Re.
No. b-DExfER, bay horse. foaled Nav
oth, 1885, is hands high, fine driver and
works to all kinds of harness
NO. 6-LUCY. bay mare, IL years old. Ii
hands high, good driver and will work
No: JENNIE, bay mare, : years old
loI hands high, fine brood mare and
NO. .S-NELLIE, roam mare, Is years old.
hands high, irst-ciass worker.
NO. 9.-HARRY, roam horse. I6 hands
nign, 1I years old O fine work horse
No. W.-BILLY, sorrel roam horse. I8
na11o nan1s nigh, i6 years old, and most ex.
NO. n:-DAlsY, bay mare, year old. 15l<
nanas high, fine driver and most excellent
No. lS-BEN. bay horse years old l,,<
,,n nano nlgn, good driver and will work any.
No Nc. s.JUMBo, bay horse, 1s years old
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We don't say the special
$I.75 Black Derby is a regular
S.. so kind. We make no COM
PARSONS. See one of these Hats.
If you know the good points Of
a Derby you'll say it's match
can't be had at anything like
the price. We warrant it right
in quality, style, wear, and all
that goes to make a choice
Hat. Four heights of crown
and bredths of brim.
Winter Caps, Carriage
Robes and the like goods that
we don't want to carry over,
have been marked to temptyou'
February Book News has a
plate paper portrait of George
Bancroft, made from one of the
latest photographs OF tnat
world famous historian. There
are pictures, too. Of Charles
Carleton Coffin, writer, lee
turer, traveller; of Ellen Olney
Kirk, whose story telling has
charmed thousands, and OF
Prof. Henry Drummond, au-.
thor of "The Greatest Thing
in the World" that almost
everyone has read. There are
other illustrations, and. be-
side, just the bits and pieces,
the criticism and gossip that
without taxing your time serve
to keep you "up" in what at, the
book world is doing. Think
of such a friend as Book NEWS
at SC a number, soc a year
JOHN WANAMAKER
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sUsscRIprIoN PRICE, s 90 a YEAR.
rAur.day Aftsrneoa. Feb. IL. Issl

THE SENATE has concurred in the
House Joint Resolution appointing .
joint committee on divorce. The
Senate has been unable to agree as to
concurrence In this resolution Tor
several weeks. One Of the first acts OF
Importance there was to strike out the
committee on divorce from the list OF
standing committees. Owing to the
absence of first one and then another
Senator it has been impossible TO de-
eide the matter heretofore. The ques-
tion as to whether or not divorce
should be granted by the Legislature
is q vexed one. It has been the GUS
tom to grant many divorces and in
late years quite q number of persons
living outside the State have taken
advantage Of the custom to get di-
vorces here when by right they should
have applied to the courts of their own
States. There have also been some
fraudulent divorces granted to bona
fide citizens.
One great objection to the consider
alton Of divorce cases by the Legisla'
ture lies in the fact that time which
is valuable both to the State and to
the members individually, is consum-
ed In this business when all necessary
work can be done In o more perfect
manner by the courts. On the other
hand there are sometimes cases which
come before the Legislature simply
because the persons concerned are
financially unable to employ counsel
and pay other charges incidental to
trial In court. If these cases are to be
kept out Of the Legislature the persons
concerned will. be denied the rights
which are allowed those in better cir
cnmstances. There Ia q bill now be-
fore the Legislature which makes
some provision for the assistance Of
the people who are unable to pay their
own expenses In court trials, but it is
not yet law and may never become
one I; in the meantime those deserving
cases which should receive immediate
attention will 60 over to the next ses-
sion two years hence. Until there is
some adequate provision made the
Legislature should consider divorce
cases but at the same time the mem
bars should be careful not to let any
doubtful ones get through.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-12

The SUCCESS which has attended
the efforts Of j. Preston Dunning as a
newspaper correspondent 10 something
wonderful. That such degree Of
success has been attained by other
men who have chosen the same calling
is true, but 1t is seldom that a young
man who goes away from home to seek
his fortune succeeds In 80 short time,
and at the same time become famous
throughout the civilized world. In
vivid and truthful description Mr..
Dunning cannot be excelled. It was
undoubtedly these qualities In the des-
cription of the Samoan disaster which
gave the correspondent such great
popularity. In his description he
simply chronicled events as be saw
them happen he was natural. If
there Is any one feature of an article
which pleases more than another it is
that plain, strong and natural state
ment Of events which was SO charac-
teristic of Mr.. Dunning's description
Of q most appalling calamity.
The facility with which Mr.. Dunning
narrates, from the platform, his expert
ence. is q wonder to many persons, for
the reason that few good newsgather-
ers are good takers. Mr.. Dunning
has been very fortunate in his choice
OF profession, and he was also most
fortunate in being detailed to Samoa
at that particular time. At the be-
ginning the expedition promised slight
returns but he perservered and ac-
complished what must have appeared
to him to be very disagreeable duty.
He went among people who were al
most savage In their nature and IL
must have seemed to him q fruitless
search after news of interest when day
after daY passed with no other excite
ment than that attending the presence
Of the war ships Of three great nations
in o diminutive hsrbor of a country
diminutive in every sense OF the word.
But at last the opportunity came and
Mr.. Dunning was prepared to take ad-
vantage Of It. He saw the storm and
the consequent disaster, and the des-
cription when published in America
made for him place which is second
TO that of no newspaper correspondent
in America.
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pnblit Sales.
- 1S HEAD OF GOOD
@ Horses. Colts. Mules

- 1S HEAD OF GOOD
&c Horses, Colts, Mules /:
No. .1:-BARNEY, bay horse, years old,
work anywhere, 16H hands high.
No. .2-MAGGIE, bay mare, II years old.
bro brood maTs, are good good driver. is This mare was
sired by Legatee q thoroughbred son of
Lexington. First dam by a SON of George
NJ. Patchen, second dam by son Of Tom
Brown, thoroughbred.
No. 3.-MABEL, chestnut mare, 10 years
old, Is hands high, sired by Liberty, dam
Lizzie, by Napoleon. This mare Is standard
bred ana believed to & be IN n foal to MerriSt,
Singerly; sound as wedge and will drive
or work anywhere.
No. 4-LIGHTFooT. II years old. l51l
hands high, by Liberty. dam by Joe Holt,
excellent family mare, VIII work anywhere,
chestnut sorrel.
No. .6-FANNIE, black mare, years old,
10 hands high, will drive or work anywhere,
sound.
No. SKATE KENNEDY, gray mare, ! !
Island Dictator, dam by Shilo Patchen,
second dam by Rysdicks' Hambletonian.
This mare, though not standard bred, Is
very nicely bred and is worthy the atten'
ton Of horse men; will drive or work any
where.
No. 7-Iron gray filly, weanling, sired by
Spring Hill standard bred son Of Happy
Medium. This is large, fine ally, dam NO.
6.
No. Shay filly, weanling, sired by stan
dard bred son of Cuyler Clay, owned Dy
Thomas McCracken, Esq, dam No. 2. This
is tie finest filly have ever owned.
No. 9.-Chestnut filly, one year old, sired
by q grandson OF Eolius O thoroughbred son
OF Lexington, dam Lizzie, by Napolean.
No. 1O.-Brown mare, sound and all right
in every particular, good driver or riding
mare, years old.
No. u.-GYPSY, gray mare, good brood
mare and good worker, 10 years old, l5's
hands high.
No. .la-FRANK, black horse, - years OLD,
151< hands high, sound and will work or
drive anywhere.
No. l3.-JOHN, bay horse, IA years old, viii
work in all harness, a good horse.
No. A-HARRY, Chestnut horse. lh1z
hands high. 10 years old, good work horse
and fair driver, sound in every way.
No. 15.-Chestnut mare. years old, good
driver ana worker, good hack. sound In
every respect.
No. l6.-Bay mare, 8 years old, good work
| er and sound.
| Nos. IL and 1S-Pair large gray mules,
coming twelve years old. A fine team not
| lzrr, a., 4To
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MONEY UNE1rPLoYED or waiting investment
can be made to earn you Interest If deposit
ted with this company.
INTEREST PAID on deposits OF money as fol.
lows: per cent on deposits payable on de-
mand, by check. same as banks; ~ per
cent on deposits payable after 10 days
notice; per cent on deposits payable after
so days notice. Special rates for large sums
to remain tor year or longer.
SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the accounts OF
Ladies, also to those of Executors, Admins
traitors Trustees, Guardians and Receivers
The Company acts by authority OF law as
Executor, Administrator, Guardian, Re-
ceiyer and Agent, and executes trusts of
every description.
Correspondence solicited and full informa-
tion furnished concerning any bra nch of
the COmpany's g business, Satisfaction guar.
anteed. Send for pamphlet.
BENZ, NIELDS, JAS. B. CLARKsON,
President. Treas. q Sec.
H. G. ROBINSON, JNO. s. ROSSELL,
Vice President. Trust Officer.
DIRECTORS
BENJAMIN Nields, JOS II. Chandler, n D
Henry G. Robinson, j. Davis Sisler,
Samuel McClary, Jr. William NJ. Field,
Phillip PIunkett, Charles e. Fritz,
John Peoples, Archibald A. Capelle,
James A. Hart, VIM. r. Brinckle,
Henry i. Dure, SamuelG. Simmons,
VIM. p. Bancroft. may1-1y
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Discount OF Ay Feg y9@g
- ON ALL OF THEsEGooDs FOR
SPOT CAsHl
THE STOCK WILL CONSIST OF
MEMS HEAVY ovERCoATs.
Boys HEAVY OvERCoATs,
YOUTHS HEAVY ovERCoATs.
cH1LDREN,s HEAVY ovERCoATs
Mems Boys and Childrens Heavy Clothing, Under
wear. Hosiery, Gloves and Knit Jackets.
Ladies', Misses and Children's Goats. Newmarkets,
Jackets, Underwear, Hosiery and Gloves
Blankets Quilts, Flannels, Dress Goods, shawls,
Hoods and woolens of every description.
0,,,. Chno no7oo refT,anr1t
Our Shoe Department.

Will share the same fate the of the Stock and will
give the same liberal per cent Discount for
Spot Cash Mems Boys and Youths Heavy Rubber Boots
and Shoes Mems and Boys Heavy Calf Boots and Shoes
and Ladies Misses and Chdens Heavy Rubber Boots and
Shoes We will also close lot of Ladies' Misses and
Chldren's Shoes slightly shop worn. at 20 PER CENT
DISCOUNT from former prices
EMBROIDERIES-Ca -Cambric Nainsook Swiss and all over
Embroideries in some entirely and very choice patterns
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TNananlaker
pHrIADr1rH1A, Monday. Feb. .. 1881.

PHILADELPHIA. Monday, Feb. 9. 1891.
Perhaps there is more ask
ing Just now for the ladies'
Cloths, and Camel Hairs, and
Diagonal Cheviot than for any
other class of Dress Goods.
Stufs that let you laugh at the
changeable weather. Not too
heavy for the warmish days.
not to light for the raw, chilly
times. Dress always, and
economical!
Lookat theseLadies' Cloths.
This one is $l.25 a yard.
You'd pay $I.5o for it with
out a wink of hesitancy.
You would pay it if you
knew all about Ladies Cloths.
It's worth every cent of it, as
the market stands. Notice
the finish-soft as a baby's
cheek. Not a lump, or knot,
or roughness in it. Heavy
enough to shut out the nippy
air, light enough not to be
burdensome. And the colors
delicate grays
exquisite pearls
dainty faWns
delightful tans
rich golden brown
The dark shades, too-green,
blue, navy, and so on. Width
so inches.
Other grades at 75c and 81.
Eueyy asamdey IS at least 25e
a yard andey ruling valne.
Light shades in Camel Hairs
are plenty, so are the dark
81 inches wide, $1.p; so
inches wide, ST. rs. Qualities
precisely such as you'd choose.
54-inch Diagonal Cheviots
are in the ambers, tans, modes
and grays that SO many are
wanting.
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nEGIsrER,s ORDER.

DEGISTER's ORDER.
n REGISTERS OFErcz.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL.,
JANUARY 30, 1891.
Upon the application OF Thomas
II. Gilpin, Administrator of sewell Green,
late OF st. Georges Hundred, in said
county, deceased tits ordered and directed by
the Register that the Administrator aforesaid
give notice of granting of Letters OF Admtnis.
tration upon the estate OF the deceased, with
the date of granting thereof, by causing ad-
from the date of such Letters In six OF the
most public places Of the county OF New
Castle, requiring all persons having de-
snme nas or sbids by no An uss act Of 4 Assembly IN
such case made and provided; and also
cause the same to be inserted within the
q Newspaper published in Middletown. DEL,
and to be continued therein two months.
Given under the hand and Seal OF ONCE
of the Register aforesaid, at Wilmington. in
New Castle County aforesaid, the day and
: 90 A JOHN K. BRADFORD, Register.
NoTIcE-All persons having claims against
ss ssdi aS 81 the so s
or before January 80, 1892, or abide the act OF
assembly in such case made and provided.
THOMAS b. GILPIN,
Administrator.
Address: Middletown, Del. Feb 5 2m
ID EGISTER'S ORDER.
N REGISTERS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL,
JANUARY 10, 1881.
Upon the application of Thomas H.
Gilpin, Executor of William Green, late
OF st. Georges Hundred, in said county,
deceased, it is ordered and directi
ed by the Register that the Execu-
tor aforesaid give notice OF granting
of Letters Testamentary upon the es.
tate of the deceased, with the date of grant
ing thereof by causing advertisements to be
posted within forty days from the date OF
such Letters, in six of the most public places
OF the county of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the estate
to present the same, or abide by an Act OF
Assembly in such case made and provided
and also cause the same to be inserted with
in the same period in tho Middletown TRAN.
SCRIPT, a newspaper published In Middletown
Del, and to be continued therein two
months.
Given under the Hand and Seal of ONCE OF
the Register aforesaid, at Wilmington. in
New Castle County aforesaid. the day and
- JOHN <. BRADFORD, Register.
acknowledgement having claims against
the estate OF the deceased must present the
same duly attested to the Executor
on or before January 18th. 1892, Of
abide the Act OF Assembly in such case
made and provided.
THOMAS H. GILrIN.
EXECUTOR,
Address: Middletown, Del.
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81 Head of Cattle.

VI which ~ Head are Mich Cows. 4
Heifers and 2 Bulls.
Inose Cows are nearly all home raised and
superior butter cows, all graded Jersey and
D9rnam stock, I with calves by their
stoe, others in profit by day of sale, / Hol.
Sten stn Bun and Durham Bull, % head Of
SAo"S ana BROOD Sows with pigs.
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FARMING IMPLEMENTS .

Consisting of Farm Wagons. all i,on
axle Milk Wagon; new Surrey Carriaoe
germantown Carriage, York Carriaee'
I buckDoard. Carriage Poles. l OchaTd
wagon, Grain and Phosphate Drill in
gOoo order Osborne Self-b fnder in
ReIIect order Il Champion Mower. / Hay
~ asq1er pi hay Rake, Roller, 5 Oliver Chill
ga Flows, sulkey Plow, Corn Piows. i
Cnmax Disc Harrow, Twin Harrows. !
Corn Marker, Corn. Shelter. / Fan'ii Peach !
Gsr9s,n GGSry, Tltn Tan,a springs Lawn Mower. and
GGar1en TOOLS, Cultivators, sets Wagon
PPihrness, Pin set double Carriage Harness.
rioW Harness, Collars, Brides. &c and
many otner articles not herein mentioned.
Also, 100 bushels Early Rose and Bur-
bank Potatoes, very fine.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE:
Consisting Of Parlor Suit. Tables chairs
Jurors ~ ana the entire stock Of fnrnitnrs'
al OF which Is In good ORD er.
TERMS OF SALE.
. All sums Of so and under. cash /. q, al,
sums over that amount q credit ot ia,
- Mohtns VIII pc given by purchaser riven q
D1nAaDie note with approved indOrser.
DR.. L. FRANK ELLISON
Agent for the Heirs.
SH1SkLzx 1a g SMITH, Auctioneers.
" RANK ELIAsoH, Clerk, feb.b-st
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In OUR Dover letter last week our
correspondent mentioned a bill which
had been introduced in the House pro-
Yiding for the publication Of the laws
enacted BY the Legislature, in three
newspapers in this county ard two
papers In each Of the other sounties.
Various opinions have been expressed
as to the usefulness oflsuch law, but
emong themall there 'iss none giving
reason Why such Publishing
! be done. w believe the
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sgtliseellaneoas Embellishments.

II LTHOUGH we have had the largest business the past
Ia year Of any on record yet have large stock OF
Heavy Winter Goods on hand which we WISH g as
pose Of during the next thirty days. Inaorder to
accomplish this we will make
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-12
FOR RENT.

THE BRICK DWELLING HOUSE on Main
i Street, between Peoples Bank and G.
w. W. Naudain's residence; In excellent
condition. Terms reasonable. Possession
given March 26th. Apply to
jan1kapr1 W4s 3. COCHRAN.
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Nelu Aduertis ements.

The undersigned. ad ministrators OF Levin
Hopkins, deceased, will sell at Public
Sale on the road leading from st. Geor-
ges to Wrangie Hill,
Thursday, February 26th,
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-12

correspondence of TEE TRAnsoRIrr.
DOVER, DEL, Feb. II
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-17
FASHIONS For ME- FAIR

Where tho dress Is not tailor.made an
agreeable combine OF hooks, eyes and
stick pins take tho place OF tho elab-
crate button effects.
Not the slightest objection Is offered
TO repeating upon the head.coyer every
hue OF tho costume with which It is to
BIO worn, no matter how varied or gorge.
GUS they may be.
Toques or turbans OF cloth or velvet
trimmed with fur tails OF either sable
or mink, wired TO stand upright in pairs
or In leur.de.lis shape, arc particularly
fashionable.
Among the curious color unions to be
accepted by femininity gcranium.pink
and tan is the latest. This, like q great
many other shade whims, is saved from
positive ugliness by the intervention Of
bluck.
Wearing n corsagc bouquet has be-
come like most OF feminine fancies,
merely u matter OF taste. A single bud
may nestle among the fair one'siaces or
ono side OF the sweet bodice be half
buried in a mass OF exquisite blooms.
Wooden batistc, nuns yelling, or
sheer albatross is preferred by many for
house gowns, for Il simply made when
soiled can DO laundried.
Gathered into one OF tho charming
nets for housewear tho morning coiaure
becomes an exceedingly graceful as well
as q very rcstiul mode. Bruncts select
those which are gold.threaded, while
for the blonde tho silver network is
chosen,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-17
MI. uu. Maxwelrs Mnrrln.c.

All the readers Of the INrEELIGEScER
will unite with us in extending TO Mr..
Hu. Maxwell, formerly OF this state, now
n member of the editorial staff OF the
Fresno, CAL, daily Erpositor, congratu-
lations on his marriage, an account OF
which appears elsewhere. Mr.. Maxwell
is very popular among the ISrELLIGES-
cEn's, readers, who in the past have
derived SO much pleasure and profitfro
his delightful poems and graphic letters
descriptive OF his travels and explora.
tions in the Rocky mountains and the
Sicrras. lie is purely q West Virginia
product, and his literary ability, West
Virsinians are proud to know, has
won him high rank as a writer, his con-
tributions to the ISTELLlGEScER and
/. other Journals in this and other states
having attracted much attention. Now
thatMr. Maxwell has taken unto HIM
self n wife, it is hoped that the respon-
sibilities that como with such a depar-
ture will not interfere with a contin-
uancc OF the excellent literary work,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-17
PERSONALS.

Rev. Charles Fl. Sturgeon, tho noted
preacher OF the Tabernacle, London,
writes from Mcntonc, Italy, to n friend
in New York, saying: "NIy progress
toward recovery is painfully slow. l
am tossing up and down upon the
waves OF disease. l am 60 weak some
times that l am utterly Frustrated. L
shall recover, however, Tor this is the
tenor OF the prayers which God has so
far answered, but there are no signs OF
rapid progress"
DR.. o. W. Owen, Of Detroit, has bsan
investigating Shakespeare's works and
finds i'll them q biography Of the bard,
from which it appears that there was q
morganatic marriage between Queen
Elizabeth and tho Earl OF Leicester, and
Francis Bacon was their SON. Mr.. Dom
nelly may consider this an infringement
OF his copyright.
Joseph W. Bailey, Of Texas, is the
youngest member OF the house OF repre-.
sentatives. He was born twenty-eight
years ago in Mississippi. He has con.
siderable oratorical ability and is very
popular among his constituents.
Frank R. Stockton began life in Phila,
delphia as an engraver. lie is about
iifty.scven now and has learned to wait
IN hour for Il word il necessary. A pie
thoric bank account conduces greatly tc
Mr.. Stockton's patience.
Thenew two dollar certificates bear ar
excellent portrait OF the late Secretary
Window. The portrait goes with the
certificate, which will be sent to any ad
dress on receipt Of 81.