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Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
Mr. Herbert sett les.

The long delayed settlement of ex-
State Treasurer William Herbert with
State Treasurer Wilbur II. Burnite
was finally accomplished yesterday
afternoon at the Office Of Willard Sauls-
bury, Jr., attorney for Mr.. Herbert.
Mr.. Burnite arrived in Wilmington
from Dover yesterday morning at 9.42
O'Clock and arrangements were made
with Mr.. Salisbury and Mr.. Herbert
to meet in Mr.. Saulsbury's Office at 2
O'Clock.
The settlement in. full amounted to
S37, ,397.34. All the arrangements
were finally made and Mr.. Salisbury
handed to Mr.. Burnite draft on the
Philadelphia National Bank in full for
the amount. The official bond of Mr..
Herbert was then satisfied. Mr..
Burnite deposited the draft in the
Farmers Bank at Dover.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09

On THE THIRD Tuesday in May
next the people of Delaware will DC
called upon to decide whether or not
they will call convention to change
the constitution of the State. There
has been, for many years, an almost
constant agitation of this question,
and if the people wish to express theli
sentiments at the polls the nineteenth
day of next May is the time to DO SO.
At that time an opportunity to display
a great deal of wisdom or great deal
Of folly will be afforded. There has
been more talk and less action on this
subject than upon any other question
of vital Importance which has Vexed
the minds of the people.
Many politicians have advocated the
calling Of a convention because they
considered it good policy, while at the
same time they could give no valid
reason for SO doing. The time is near
at hand and we ask our readers to
carefully consider this question, and
to vote upon it. The time has now
arrived when it is the duty of every
man to do what he can to get out a
full vote and this is especially SO OF
those gentlemen who have heretofore
been SO anxious for convention.
Work now or forever hold your peace.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
why Some Urty Men Subscribe.

Every established local newspaper
receives subscriptions from large cities
which puzzle the publisher, but which
the New York Times explains as
follows "a wholesale merchant in
the city who became rich in the
business says his rule is that whenever
he sells a bill of goods on credit he
Immediately subscribes for the local
newspaper of his debtor. So long as
he advertised vigorously he rested, but
as soon as he be began to contract his
advertising space he took it as
evidence that there was trouble ahead
and he invariably went for the debtor.
He said that the man who is too poor to
make his business known is too poor to
do business. The withdrawal of an
tad" is evidence of weakness which
wholesale men are not slow to act
upon"
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nh,. a. meant for You.

tt has been truly said that half the
world does not know how the other
half lives. Comparatively few of us
have perfect health, owing to the
imnure condition of our blood. But
We rub along from day to day, with
scarcely thought, unless forced to
our attention, Of the thousands all
ahont us who are suffering from
scrofula, salt rheum and other serious
blood disorders, and whose agonies can
only be imagined. The marked
success of Hoods Sarsaparilla for
these troubles, as shown in our
advertising columns frequently,
certainly seems to justify urging the
nse of this excellent medicine by all
who know that their blood is disorder
ed. Every claim in behalf of Hoods
Sarsaparilla is fully backed up by what
the medicine has done and is still
doing, and When its proprietors urge
its merits and its use upon all who
suffer from impure blood, in great OF
small degrees, they certainly mean to
include you.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
raterary Note.

Sir Edwin Arnold, English poet and
traveller, is presented by portrait and
biographical sketch to the readers Of
Anril Book Ne,cs, and review of his
"Light of the World" which contains
selections from this famous poem.
The Boston Letter, With the New
Rocks. Reviews, and Miscellany are
newsy. bright and well done, and with
the .tNotes'' and illustrations, mirror
everything of interest to busy people
in the busy world of literature.
A page headed university Ex-
tensionn announces that the May
number will be broadened in scope to
embrace information sought by many
regarding this movement in the
United States, its past, present and
future. (Phila.)
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
$500 for a Needle.

Our Homes, thirty-two page
monthly magazine, devoted to house
building, home furnishing house
decoration, fashions, general literature,
etc., is the best publication of its class
in America. The publishers, in
order to increase the circulatin of
their magazine. offer large cash re-
wards to those of their subscribers,
or intending subscribers, who correctly
answer the following question :
Where in the New Testament are the
words ssG needle" first found ? Cash
daily and weekly rewards given while
the competition lasts. The publishers
will give away thousands of dollars
among those correctly answering the
questi on-the leading reward being
$500 in gold. Send ten cents in
stamps or silver for a sample copy Of
Our Homes and complete rules govern
ing the competition. Address Our
Homes Publishing Co., Brockville,
Canada.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
The freights from Norfolk to Westover to
New York. New York.

Now when you consider the fact
that really the cost of moving freight
from Westover to New York can be
but very little more than one-half Of
that from Norfolk, to New York, the
charges of the Pennsylvania Railroad
are simply nonsensical. If the Della
ware railroad system is not paying,
and the freight from Norfolk does pay,
then the only reason that the railroad
company can possibly assign why the
Delaware system is not profitable is
because they do not carry sufficient
freight to make it profitable. II such
is the case, why, in the name of
heaven don't they make freight
tariff that will enable the growers to
produce more truck. Mr.. Worcester
doubtless, if the Pennsylvania Rail-
road will enter into contract with
him to freight the products of his farm
to New York for the same rate at
which they transport the products of
Norfolk farms, will put his entire
farm down in kale, cabbage, peas,
beans, and products of that kind.
Something that will give carloads
where they now only get barrels of
stuff to carry.
am frank to confess that I do not
believe that the figurer of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company has ever
been able to thoroughly convince the
management Of that system that the
Delaware railroads have proved un-
profitable. am afraid that my friend
POSTS witty saying fits very neatly the
statistician of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company.
have, from distance, viewed the
management of the Pennsylvania
Railroad for the past fifteen or twenty
years, and been amazed at the patience
of the people of Della ware and have
no doubt that the managers of the
Pennsylvania Railroad have been
equally amazed. They have, perhaps,
come to the conclusion that the Della
ware people will always be patient. I
have not lost faith in the intelligence
Of the people of my native State, and
I believed their patience is well-nigh
exhausted +; and if the Pennsylvania
Railroad really desires to hold control
of the Delaware system of railroads,
they must very soon adjust their
freight tariffs on an entirely different
basis.
There is one thing that the Delaware
legislature can do that will be sustain
ed by the Court of that State and BY
the Courts of the United States as
legal and that is to say, that not one
ounce of any product shall be rolled
through the State over the Delaware
railroad to a given market for less cost
for transportation than any like
products Of Delaware shall be tran
sported over those roads for to the
same market. And such law made
by the legislature now in session will
give to the people of Delaware now,
at once, the lowest freight rates they
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09

THE PROPOSED reforms in county
government are dragging along
through the Senate as il no need for
them ever existed. Many persons
have come to the conclusion that the
members of the Senate committee hav-
ing charge of the five commissioners
bill do not appreciate the Importance
of the legislation asked for while
others have come to believe that the
opposition placed in the way is simply
devised to stave off the passage of the
bill. Whether or not these ideas are
well founded we do not pretend to say,
but we know that this halting method
is causing serious Inconvenience to the
county authorities.
In this hundred certain work which
should be done is delayed because our
representative in the Levy Court does
not wish to enter upon the discharge
of his duties in this direction until he
knows that he can do so with safety.
He does not wish to commence opera
tions which might be turned in an op-
posite direction by his possible success
or. So it is with other members of
the Levy Court. The same idea pre-
walls with every other officer in the
county who would be displaced.
The members of the Senate are in
duty bound to either pass OF defeat the
measure. There is no good reason
why its consideration should be furth-
er drawn out. There is no reason why
delegation after delegation should go
to Dover to talk about this thing, it is
a waste of time and of course does no
good. The members of the Senate
understood the bill as well on the first
day of March as they do now. If it is
to be killed, kill it at once. If it is to
be passed, pass it at once. There are
many other important things to be
done. The legislature was not sent to
Dover to consider matters of small ac-
count, but to enact those very neces-
sary laws which are necessary for the
welfare Of the people.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09

balance. There is no reason to fear
that any interested party except the
state is in danger Of being injured bv
the proposed settlement.
Every paper in the State except The
TRANSCRIPT is keeping remarkably
ouiet about the proposed settlement Of
this question. Gentlemen you all
know that this thing is wrong why do
YOU not say so and let the people know
what is proposed ? Let them under
stand that the State is about to lose a
great sum of money and see what effect
it will have.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
NEW SPRING
GOODS

All wool 36nch Henrietta colos tan mode steel garnet
scarlet brown heorope old and black at 50 and 6oc
Henrietta 3e inches wide coors garnet scarlet TAM mode
steel, brown, green and black at a5c. E2g.sl
Hamilton Cashmere colors TAM mode Steel garnet brown
blue green and black, at I5c.
Ali wool black Henrietta at soc, 75c, S5c and $Ioo
All wool silk warp black Henrietta 40 inches at SIoo S12,
and $I.5o
Twenty different styles of fine Dress Ginghams stripes
plaids and lace stripes at Isc.
Twenty different styles of Dress Gnghams at 10 and 12ac
English Flanneette Paids and stripes at &C.
Outing Flannels and I21c Shrtng Percales at TO-
124 and &C. Shrtng Prints and &c Grey and black
Century Cloths I2ac Striped and plaid Muslin at 10 IL
IS and
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AS AN outcome of our efforts one
year since to locate the grave OF Gov
ernor Van Dyke, we are informed that
the Vestry of Emmanuel Church, New
Castle, will cause the remains to be re-
moved to the cemetery at New Castle.
We are glad to find that our labors,
and the labors of kind friends in this
direction are to be SO we'll rewarded.
Had the last resting place of Gov.
Van Dyke remained unknown a few
more years all traces of the grave
would have disappeared.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
ooMpARlsoN OF FREleHT RATES
NEW YoRK, April 7th.


For years the Pennsylvania mana
gers Of the Delaware railroad system
have been persistently showing figures
to prove to the people Of Delaware that
the railroads of the State were being |
operated at cost to the Pennsylvania
system. They have made earnest en-
deavors to convince the people OF Del
aware that their management and
operations of those roads in which
Delaware is interested were operated
by them from purely unselfish devotion
to the interests of the people of Della
ware, and that the little matter of loss
to the Pennsylvania Railroad from such
operations was something that they
were perfectly willing to meet with
because of their good will for the peo-
pie of Delaware. This system of book
keeping and of presenting figures.
reminds me of the very witty saying of
my friend, Louis F. Post of this city,
to the effect that Figures will not lie,
but liars unfortunately will figure"
Now, if I mistake not, most of those
gentlemen who control the Pennsyl-
vania system are largely interested in
the development of Norfolk, Va. l
have no right to say this, perhaps,
because T have no knowledge of facts
upon which to base the assertion. But
such is the logical conclusion, from
the fact that the tariff rates on the
products of the Norfolk district are
much lower than on the same products
that might be produced in equal guam
titles, quite as early and as cheaply on
the peninsular. as in the vicinity OF
the city Of Norfolk.
One of the larger truckers in Somer-
set county, Nd, and one of the most
successful truckers of that county, Mr..
c. E. Worcester of Westover, says
.that he will contract to plant his
farm out in the ordinary truck which
is grown in the vicinity Of Norfolk
for the northern markets, for the DIFF
ference in price paid by the growers of
his section, from that paid by the
growers of the Norfolk section. That
there should be difference in price
between the two sections no man can
deny and that the difference should
be marked is undeniable, because the
truck Of Norfolk must be loaded upon
a steamer and transported across the
mouth of the ChesaL cake Bay (which
almost always is tumultous sea) and
then reloaded on cars at Charles
City, sixty or seventy miles further
south than is Westoyer. But that the
difference should be Of the character
it is, can be only explained by the
hypothesis that the managers of the
Pennsylvania railroad are especially
interested in developing Norfolk prop
erty. The difference should be that
the freights from Westover should be
much lower than the freights from
Norfolk. We will give figures. But
right here want to state fact which
is known to a few Delawareans, but I
believe not generally known, that the
rates given to Maryland and Virginia
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
are as low as the rates given to the
people of Delaware and the growers Of
Westover pay no more for their trans
portation of their products to the
market than do the people of Wyoming
in Delaware, which is fifty or sixty
miles to the north of it.
The freights from Norfolk to Westover to
New YORK New York
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09

TENANTS RIGHTs.-A recent
decision of the Baltimore City Court,
is that the salvage money on the logs
washed on the shore of Blackford farm
in Chester river, Queen Anne. county,
belonged to Mr.. Mclean, the tenant,
and not to DeCoursey Thomas, the
owner Of the farm. There were 1854
logs washed on the shores of the
Mclean farm, and both landlord and
tenant claimed the money. The
Williamsport company placed the
amount, S1,221, in care of State
Senator John B. Brown and Archi-
bald Taylor, pending the decision Of
Judge Dennis.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09

A special dispatch from Goshen,
Ind, says: 1.-THE Supreme Court has
affirmed the decision of the lower
court in the famous Dekalb county
cow case, which was tried in this
county on a change Of venue. A
farmer brought suit against the Lake
Shore Railroad to recover value for a
cow killed by locomotive. The
jury decided against him and gave the
railroad verdict for S5 and costs,
it being alleged that the company's
locomotive had been damaged that
much by collision with the COW.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. 81 90 4 YEAR.
Thur.day Afternoon. April 9. 1891

WILLIAM HERBERT has, according
to yesterdays Euery EUenirg, settled
his accounts as State Treasurer. IL ID
to be hoped tina. he will not be called
upon in the future to transact any
business for the State. He has cast
discredit upon the State, upon hfmseif
and upon the Democratic party.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09

The business has increased so much
at the Easton postoff1ce, that the post
masters salary will be raised 500, be-
coming 81, 800 for the next quadren-
mum. The average number of letters
received daily at the Easton postoffice
is 4, 100. Fourteen mails arrive daily
and thirteen are sent out. The clerks
in the postofice work about sixteen
hours day.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09

here are richnesses in braid
and tinsel and high-toned
stuffs that you never expect
to meet in ready-madet things,
The pick of all Reeferdom.
Best time to choose is when
the stock is fattest. Exclu-
sive things can't be duplicat-
ed by touching a button.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09

Book News for April, with
a plate paper portrait of Sir
Edwin Arnold, is just out.
A good share of the reading
public is curious about the
author of the Light of the
World" What Book News
does is next to giving you a
personal acquaintance with
hints readers see the wise,
kindly face, they learn what
the ripe mind has compassed.
There are other pictures
ten-and with them those
notes of authors and books
and bookish things that every
alert reader finds so interest
ing. You can lean on Book
News and knoav that nothing
interesting of books or max
ers is allowed to pass it un-
noticed.
Are you interested in the
great University Extension
Movement , Maybe you don't
clearly know what the scope
and doings of this grand new
educational agent are2 Book
News for April forecasts
what you'll wish to learn.
Book News for May will tell
the whole story fuller and
better than it has ever yet
been told.
And Book News is but S
cents a copy, so cents a year
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements will be inserted at the
rate of fifty cents an inch for the first inser-
ion ana twenty-five cents an inch for eacn
subsequent insertion. A liberal discount
TO yearly advertisers.
Local Notices ten cents line for the nrs1
insertion. Death and Marriage Notices IN
serted free.
subscription Price, one dollar per annuni'
in advance. Single copy. three cents.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
A FEW BARGAINS IN SHOES

Chdrens spring heel solar tip, to Al, 75c and $Ioo
Misses spring heel, solar tip, II to 2, at 75c.
Mems hook and lace tipped, 6 to II, at $I.oo
Mems Brogan plow, to II. at S1.oo
Boys H and lace tipped to s. at $1.oo.
Youths spring heel, solar tip, to ?, at $1.oo.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09

have ever had. The Pennsylvania
Railroad can neither afford to abandon
the Delaware railroad system or in
crease her rates from Norfolk and the
south. j. A. B. DILwoRTn.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09


Have you tried Stanton's
Naptha Soap7 Very likely
not. Very likely you never
heard of it. But you mil
hear of it. They say it starts
dirt as no other Soap can
that it cleans anything clean
able and hurts nothing. Nap
tina saponihed! Naptha made
safe /! Has the happy day for
neat housewives come at last ?
I cake, 7 cents; 4 cakes, 25c.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09

Flip a button or two, the
long Adjustable Cape is of,
and there you have a perfect
over garment, Newmarket
style, double breasted, with
high shoulders and coat
back. The correct think
with a Cape; equally correct
without it. Make is match
for the best custom work,
exact in fit.
English Cheviot listers, light tans
and grays, without capes, IA
with adjustable capes, SIS.
Tan Habit Cloth Ulsters, with
long adjustable capes, SIT.
Mixed Covert or Venetian Cloth
listers, without capes, SIG
with adjustable capes, $50.
Imported English listers (mix-
tures), with 36-inch adjustable
capes, $26.
Light tan Box Cloth listers, very
fine, with pearl buttons, with.
out capes, S28; with adjustable
capes, $35.
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DEGIsTER's ORDER.
LII REGISTERS OFEICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL,

pEGISTER'S ORDER.
II REGISTERS OFEIcE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL, \
JANUARY 80, 1891.
upon the application OF Thomas
II. Giiptn, Administrator of Sewel Green,
late OF st. Georges Hundred, in said
county deceased it Is ordered and directed by
the Register that the Administrator aforesaid
give notice OF granting of Letters OF Admins
tration upon the estate of the deceased, with
the GATE OF granting thereof. by causing ao-
yeftlsements to be posted within forty Gays
from the date of such Letters in six OF the
most public places of the county OF New
Castle, requiring all persons having ae-
mands 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 within tne
same period in the Middletown TRANsoHPT;
newspaper published in Middletown. Dei.,
ana 70 De continued therein two months
Given under the hand and Seal OF Omce
OF the Register aforesaid, at Wilmington. IN
new Castle County aforesaid, the day anu
year above written.
JOHN x. BRADFORD, Register.
, NoTIcE.-All persons having claims agalnst
tne estate OF the deceased, must present tne
same, duly attested to the Administrators on
or Defore January 80, 1899, or abide the act Oh
THOMAS II. GILPIN,
Administrator.
Address: Middletown. Del. Febs ssm
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A well-shaped, well-made
Skirt Coat or Hip Seam
Jacket is very becoming to
most figures. But there isn't
saving grace enough in any
goods to balance careless
work or poor style in any
one of them.
We look first to the stuff,
then to cut and finish. AU
must be right.
Here are ten styles of these
graceful garments, any of
them as perfect as if made to
order.
Black Cheviot Skirt Coat, double
stitched finish, lap seams, SO.
Black Cheviot Skirt Coat, fat
bound, $12.
Black Cheviot Skirt Coat, fine
quality, fiat bound, $14
Light Tan Kersey, tailor bound,
Skirt Coat, silk lined sleeves,
SIG.
Fine Diagonal Skirt Coat, double
stitched finish, silk lined sleeves,
SIG.
Fine light tan Box Cloth Skirt
Coat, all lined with fine silk
serge, $25.
Single. breasted Cheviot silk lined
long Skirt Coat, high Stuart col
lar, 500.
34-inches long Louis XIV Skirt
Coat, fine black Cheviot, elegant
ly braided on each seam and all
around in black and gold, $50.
Same, in tan Kersey, $35.
Finest Kersey, all lined, long Skirt
Coat, long French pocket flaps,
trimmed with selected pearl but
tons, $35.
Have you noticed how
much a jaunty Jacket adds to
the "get up" of a Miss, little
or big?
Reefers-the short Jackets
with loose fronts-are the
proper caper just now. 1t
will be a Refer season TOR
the girls of 4 to II years.
Here are flowing Collar
and Cuff effects; here are
ECheviots with standing
Collars and Shield fronts;
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Phineas T. Barnum, the great
Snowman, died Tuesday at Bridge
port, Conn.,, leaving an estate of $780,