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Middletown transcript., 1891-04-16
now THE 400 DO IT.

A well.known young man-about-
town called at a leading florists the
other morning and mentioned that ne
received bill requesting him to pay
500 or $50 for flowers, and stated that
he had never ordered the flowers and
knew nothing about them.
The florist looked at the order that
had been received and found that 1t
was a letter written in the female
hand, inclosing the mans card and
requesting that the flowers in question
should be sent to the address OF a
young and popular married woman in
society. The note had been delivered
by a District Messenger boy. On
seeing the order. the young man in
sisted that it was all mystery to him
and that he had not written the note
nor inclosed his card. He said that
he had met the young married woman
quite recently at Delmonico's and
that she had thanked him for box OF
lovely flowers but he did not know
what she was talking about.
He asked, of course, what ne should
do about it, and the florist responded
that, if he had not ordered the flowers
he could not of course be expected to
pay for them. The bill was according
ly marked paid and the account was
written off. Several other tradesmen
have met with somewhat similar
experiences and the question that has
arisen is, of course, whether or not
this is new and ingenious device for
running up trifing bills without
the necessity of liquidating the in
debtedness thus incurred. Nineteenth
century civilization certainly shows a
very quaint development. IN. Y. Sun.
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THE EAGLE SCREAMS.

am the American Eagle,
Ana my wings flap together.
Likewise, / roost high,
And eat bananas raw.
Rome may set on her
seven hills and howl,
But she cannot
Sit on Me!
VIII she please put that
In her organ and grind it?
am mostly bird of peace,
Ana l was born without teeth:
But I've got talons
That reach from the storm
Beaten coasts of the Atlantic
To the golden shores of the
Placid Pacific,
And l use the Rocky Mountains
AS whetstones to sharpen them on.
| never 'cackle till 1
Lay an egg;
And point with pride
To the eggs I've laid
In the last hundred years or so.
I'm game from
point OF my Deak
To the star-spangled tip
OF my tail feathers,
And when begin
To scratch gravel,
Mind your eyes
I'm the Cock of the Walk,
And the Henbird of the
Goddess of Liberty!
The only gallinaceous
Epluri6us unum
On record.
I'm an Eagle from EaglevilIe,
With scream on me that makes
Thunder sound like
Dropping cotton
On still morning,
And my present address is
Hail Columbia,
US. All
See?
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PJNCTUALITY.

When eight Quaker ladies had an
appointment and seven were punctual,
and the eighth, being three minutes
too late, began apologizing for keep
ing the others waiting, the reply from
one of them was :" am sorry, friend,
that thee should have wasted thine
own three minutes but thee had no
right to waste twenty-one more of our
time, which was not thine own"
Of Washington it is said that when
his secretary, On some important occa.
sion, was late, and excused himself by
saying his watch was too slow, the re.
ply was: You will have to get anoth.
er watch or I another secretary"
Napoleon used to say to his
Marshal :" You may ask anything Of
me but time.
The above appeals to all matters o.
business, and particular to those who
enter church after the service has beer
commenced. 1t wi aulEell to re-
member the case of nlist
Virgins.
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advice to a Young Man.


So you were little too pert, and
spoke without thinking, did you, my
son ? And you got picked up quite
suddenly on your statement, eh? Oh,
we'll. that's all right; that happens to
older men than you. every day. l
have noticed that you have a very
positive way of filing decision where
other men state an opinion, and you
frequently make positive assertion
where older men merely express
belief. But never mind you are
young. You will know less as you
grow older. Don't mean you
will know more ?" Heaven forbid, my
boy. No, indeed | mean that you
will know less. You will never know
more than you do; never. If you
live to be 10000 years old, you win
never again know as much as you do
now. No hoary.headed sage, whose
long and studious years were spent in
reading men and books, ever knew as
much as boy of your age. A girl
of fifteen knows about as much, but
then she gets over it sooner and more
easily. Does it cause pang, then
to get rid Of early knowledge All
my boy, it does. Pulling eye teeth
and molars will seem like pleasant re
creation alongside of shredding of
great solid slabs and layers of wisdom
and knowledge that now press upon
you like geological strata. :" But
how are you to get rid Of all this
superintendent wisdom ?'' Oh, easily
enough, my boy just keep on airing
it, that's the best way. 1t won'l
stand constant use, and it disinte
CRATES rapidly on exposure to air.
Burdette in the Brooklyn Eagle.
l
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maids and water bearers, cupids.
cherubs, angels and elves-all silent,
all smiling, all lovely, with the loveli-
ness of china-all grown somehow to
the size of ordinary men and women.
Mr.. Pendleton glanced at the
figure at his side. La Belle, in all
her beauty, had grown to be SO tall
that her head reached his shoulder.
Her mask covered her face. She
squeezed his arm with her little white
hands, and whispered:
Watch re door. Soon zay arrive
zemselves."
A frair in a hood had entered. A
Sister of Charity passed, counting her
beads, Faust and Mephistopheles
gIided by, and Napoleon Bonaparte,
y With folded arms, strutted past. Two
little match safes, like the old man Of
the mountain who encounters Rip
Van Wrinkle, lifted their heads from
their shoulders. Red Ridinghood
followed the wolf. Gretchen braided
her golden china hair. Mother Hub
hard. in her tall hat, bore her little
basket through the crowd. Then
Beholdp' cried La Belle.
And Mr.. Pendleton saw close be-
side him Le Beau, more brilliant than
ever, and nearly six feet in height
with a masked lady, in Vatican
dress and powdered hair, upon his
arm.
How charming y cried Mrs. Pen
dleton's voice. And LIE Beau bowed
low over her hand and whispered in
her ear.
Mr.. Pendleton could restrain him
self no longer. He lifted his poker
and struck out wildly. Something
crashed Somebody shrieked. HI
caught his foot in something and fell
prostrate. Then he opened his eyes
He was lying on his own hearth
rug. Mrs. Pendleton was reclining
in an arm chair, weeping.
You wretch !" she said.
"False woman |" said Mr.. Pendle-
ton, sitting up on the rug. | know
you now"
You IDIOT" said Mrs. PendIe ton
"Madam"-began Mr.. P. But al
he looked about him, a sort Of panic
seized him-the floor was covered
with scraps of china and fragments Of
glass, as though there had beer
a riot. On one hand lay La Belle
headless, on the other, LIE Beau, II
four pieoes. The mantel mirror was
mere mass Of splinters. Jeannette
and Jeanot had vanished. He pu
his hand to his head.
Never. never, never will L for
give you," said his better halt
Never. You've disgraced me 70
life-you've been drinking. Yes, sir
you were mad with drink when
| opened the door with my latch key
You've smashed all the bric-a-bra'
in the house, as well as the beautiful
mirror !; and what excuse can | max
to that nice French teacher of Ara
bella's, Mr.. Pommeau, who was 8
| good as see me home, for your fyin!
at him like a maniac and MASKING i
his hat? It's wonder it wasn't hi
head. Never expect me to forgiv
you, Mr.. Pendleton."
1T was all Dream" grasped Nj
P. I thought you went to a fame
china ball with LIE Beau though
you false to me, Amelia Ann" Blu
Amelia Ann had sailed out of th
room and left him to count the cost {
his work of destruction.-Mary Kyl
Dallas in New York Ledger.
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Stand Your Ground.

When you make up your mind to
take Hoods Sarsaparilla, do not be
induced to buy some other prepara-
ton instead. Clerks may claim that
"ours is as good as Hoods" and all
that, but the peculiar merit of Hoods
Sarsaparilla cannot be eqnalled.
Therefore have nothing to do with
substitutes and insist upon having
Hoods Sarsaparila, the best blood
purifier and building-up medicine.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-16

Henry Williams gave a hack driver
So to take him to the depot in Savan-
nah in advance of the bus, and he
got there just in time to be run over
by horse, smashed under a bill
board, and trampled on by drove of
mules. When the bus came rolling
up he was rolled off to a hospital =
Detroit Free Press.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-16

"When lovely woman stoops to
folly," and goes out in the snow
without the India rubbsrs, the only
art to cure her cold is to buy one
bottle Of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup at
Is cents, and take it.
"Speak this speech, as | tell you,
trippingly on the tongue" Say that
one of the great benefactions of the
age is a small bottle of salvation Oil,
the greatest cure on earth for pain.
ONLY 25 cents. -
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DEGIsTER's ORDER.
III REGISTERS OFEICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL,
NV \

DEGIsTER's ORDER.
h REGISTERS OFEICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL,
JANUARY 80, 1891.
Upon the application of Thomas
II. GiIpfn. Administrator of SewelI Green ,
late OF st. Georges Hundred. in said
county, deceased ,itis 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 date of granting thereof, by causing ad-
Yertisements 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 de-
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 the
same period in the Middletown TRANSCRIPT,
O newspaper published in Middletown. Del,
and to be continued therein two months.
Given under the hand and Seal OF Off1ce
OF the Register aforesaid, at Wilmington. in
New Castle County aforesaid, the day and
JOHN K. BRADFORD, Register.
NoTICE-All persons having claims against
the estate of the deceased, must present the
same duly attested to the Administrator on
or before January 80, 1892, or abide the act OF
assembly in such case made ana PROVIDED.
THOMAS H. G1LP1N,
Administrator.
Address: Middl etown, Del. Feb Pm
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Roofing, Spouting, &c.

as- Roofing, spouting and all kinds of tin
aud iron work, and repairing OF heaters,
cook and coal stoves at short notice. Re
pairs furnished for any stove made, of which
give special and prompt attention.
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Paints. Varnishes. &c.

RT Ready-mixed Paints in any quantity
Walnut, Cherry, Mahogany and Maple on
stain, Varnishcs-Coach, Furniture and FIN
ishing in any quantity.
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Just about where was this North
river shad caught ?" asked the custo-
mer.
"Off Wilmington" returned the
absent minded dealer.-Harper's Ba-
! zar.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-16
Ranges, Stoves, &c.

aE The Gauze Door Range in which l am
making n drive Is q complete stoys. BAKING
are rich and Juicy. Call and see the above
named stove.
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Coal Hods, Shovels, &c.

ar Coal Hods, Shovcls, Pokers, Zinc. stove
Boards, Pipe Elbows, Dampers, Collars, an q
and a large stock of all kinds kept IN hrst-
class hardware, stove and tin store.
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Spring Announcement !
Hardware, Cutlery. &c.

r HAVE full and complete line OF HARD
/ ware and Cutlery, ano shall at all tihes
aim to keep my stock complete
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". S. LETHERBURY,
MIDDLETOWN, DEL.

MONEY UNEMPLOYED 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: 2 per cent on deposits payable on de-
mand, by check, same as banks; N per
cent ON deposits payable after 10 days
notice; 5 per cent on deposits payable after
30 days. notice. Special rates for large sums
to remain tor q 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-
ceiver and Agent, and executes trusts OF
every description.
Correspondence solicited and fullinforma.
tion furnished concerning any branch OF
the Company's business, Satisfaction guar
anteed. Send for pamphlet.
BENZ. NIELDS, JAS. B. CLARKSON,
President Treas. & Sec.
H, c. ROBINSON, JNO. s. ROSSELL,
Vice President. Trust Officer.
BENJAMIN Nields, Jos. H. Chandler, n D
Henry C. Robinson, j. Davis Sisler,
Phillip PIunkett. William NJ. Field,
James A. Hart, Charles E. Fritz,
Henry +. Dure, Archibald A. Capelle,
VIM. P. Bancroft. VIM. r. Brinckle
VIM. j. McClary, SamuelG. Simmons,
may1-ly
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R5- ANY article in Tinware that have not
in stock Am always prepared To make at
short notice also give prompt attention
to repairing OF Tinware.
Iextend an invitation TO the public my
friends and patrons to call and examine my
stock and prices.
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-16

Lovers'0f literature and art have in
store for them rare treat in the series
of articles by A. Z. Quiller Couch on
The Warwicksh;re .Ayon,' to pe
begun in the May number Of Hdrper's
Magazine. These SpaDerss descriptiyen
of the entire courss
scenery and
Will be accom-
EBf illustratio1
Alfred RaEsaIs
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No Trouble to Show Goods

Hoping for liberal share of your patron.
age L am most respectfully,
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CAPITAL, S5OO,O0O.O
INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS, AS FOLLOWS
2Per Cent on daily balances, payable n
demand.
~ Per Cent on deposits payable after en-
days. notice.
SPer cent on deposits payable after 30 days
notice.
Special rates on deposits left for one year
or longer. The Company acts as Executor,
Administrator, Guardian, Receiver, Assign
ee, Treasurer and guarantees the validity,
performance and effect of any contract.
Will be pleased to correspond with anyone
wishing to be more fully informed on any
point concerning such ma tiers.
WIN. BUSH, PRESTON LEA,
President. Vice President.
OHIO NowLAND, Sec'y and Treas.
DIRECTORS:
William II, Swift, Christian Febiger,
Samuel Bancroft, Jr. H. NJ. Barksdale,
Preston Lea, William duPont,
William Bush, Thomas Jackson,
Willard Sanlsbury,Jr William T Porter,
H. H. Carter Joseph Swift,
DR.. Jas. A. Draper, VIM. G. Pennypacker,
Edw'd Bringhurst, ,Jr. J. Smit Brennan,
George W. Bush, W. W. Pusey,
A. P. Robinson, Georgetown, Del; Geo. v
Massey. Dover, DEL; ii. A. Richardson
Dover, Del. apr3-ly
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gt1istellaneons 9du's.
If YOU want good reliable CLOTHING
come and see us for we have the Clothing TO
suit you.

Our garments are oil thoroughly inspected
as 10 the m an ufacture, cutting, trimmings,
and general appearance Of them. SO as 70
avoid giving to .our customers any mushy,
or bad fitting clothing.
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Prices are the Lowest /!

Purchasing direct from makers of goods
secures for us all the benefits in buying
from first hands and employing all our
own cutters enables us to sell Clothing at
the Lowest Prices in Philadelphia, as the ad-
vantage !derived from manufacturing our
Clothing are given to those patronizfng us
Middletown transcript., 1891-04-16
LAMPS. AGATE Ware, &c.

. A6r make a speciality in lamps, laml
goods, agate ware. Japanned tin ware an1
pressed ware.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-02
WANT OUR GOODS.
Brazil Will Take Everything We
Are Able to Send.
GLASSWARE WAN1ED BADLY
And Commands Fabulous Prices.
What Sir. Biafne's Reciprocity
Scheme Will Do for Trade in
tho United States.

WAsu1NaroN, Feb. 1.-The Bureau Of
the American Republics has received q
letter from leading merchant in Brazil
who writes as follows: Almost every
thing made in America is good for this
country. Glassware is wanted badly
particularly big tumblers, water sets and
small liquor glasses, knives and forks,
all kin Is Of tinware, hardware, tools and
notions Of every kind, cotton, sheeting,
prints and cheap light weight woolen
goods. In fact l can ouly say that do
not know what will not sell. We want
paper and stationery Of every kind,
varnishes, felt shoes, wooden ware,
gloves and blank books. We have re-
Gently had the largest shipment of
manufactures from the United States
ever landed here, and although price6
charged were outrageous they met with
a wonderfully quick sale. Lamps which
are sold in New York at twenty-five
cents were cold here at IS net, and |
OF two hundred in a couple OF
DAYS. Blaine's reciprocity idea will lead
TO increased business with US. 1t ts
splendid notion, and il Blaine can carry
It out both countries will have a good
deal to thank him for.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-02
DELEGATE PUGn'S POSITION.
He RoEers to Criticisms on His Courss-A
Square Party Man.

He Rofera to Criticisms on His Courss-A
Square Party Man.
Special Dispatch 10 he IateLltOReer.
CnARLesroS, ". Va, Feb. 1.-Speak'
ing upon the comments as to several
votes cast by him at the present session
Delegate Pugh says no alarm need be
manifested at his course. He says he
has sacrificed no principle Of his party
and will never do so. He claims that
were he melted aud poured into Dem
ocratic mould he wonld come out a
straight true blue Republican. He
feels that in the present session there Ia
no occasion for political discussion, the
whole ground having been fully gone
over during the last campaign. he
deems this business session and siren
uously obi jects to time being taken up by
introduction and discussion OF political
subjects that can accomplish no good
and that are not pertinent. He says he
is here in the interest OF his Constttu'
ency, and their interests he will care.
fully watch and guard to the utmost Of
his ability. His votes were east for the
sole purpose Of disposinG of measures
that might be proper at the school house
political meetings, but not at this ses'
sion Of the Legislature. Should, how
ever, any measure arise that was traught
with danger to the Republican party
then no vote will be cast more readily
and persistently than his. As to the
o.;ticianu nf hia cnuFRa he considers
them uncalled for, and feels that al
who carefully consider the matter viii
agree with hin.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-02
4HE FAEL OF GRISRL.
The Italian Minister Precipitates
a Crisis.
VARIOUS PRESS OPINIONS
In Europe--!The Republicans in Italy
aud France oyerjoyed..-A Cabl-
net complication.-.Dr. Koch's
Lymph..Eorolsn News.

RoxE, Feb. liking Humbert had
conference to-day with the President o
the Senate and the President OF The
Chamber of Deputies in reference to the
ministerial crisis.
The Capitan Ftaca@a, referring to the
vote in the Chamber OF Deputies by
which the spirit taxes bill was rejected
yesterday, says it will find a profound
echo throughout the country. A very
different decision, it adds, rests with
King Humbert. 4
The PopOlo Romano says It Is discour-
aged to tind a strong parliamentary stu.
alton shaken by an unfortunate phrase.
It expresses the hope that Premier
Crispi's successor will be able to main.
tain the solid position created by the
frmuess Of purpose manifested during
the four wears Of the Crispi government
The Milan StcoiO (0emoCrRtiGl con-
graduates the cSuItIy on the defeat OF
Premier Crispi, which it declares TO be q
guarantee Of peace and real deliver.
ancA for Italy.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-02
PENSION CLAIMS.
Secretary Noble aud Commissioner Raum
Expedite rheir Progress.

Expedite rheir Progress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-secrotary No
BILE is taking active measures to expe-
dite the adjudication Of claims in the
Pension Bureau, particular attention be
ing given to those cases which are not
represented by attorneys, and to cases
where one reason or another have been
pending in the bureau for long time.
In this matter the Secretary is receiving
the earnest cooperation and assistance
OF Commissioner Raum. During the
last year or so several OF the States, by
their respective Legislatures, have des.
ignated an officer to go TO Washington
and make au examination of pending
claims OF ex.soldiers OF their respective
States with view to securing the need.
ed evidence TO bring them to final ex.
animation and disposition.
The Secretary in this connection has
given instructions that these State off
GERS be given every necessary facility in
their work, and that II required small
detail OF clerks be made to aid in the
preparation Of the claimsin which they
are specially interested. The Secretary
heartily approves OF this movement on
the part OF the States to look after the
interests of their veterans. The Secra.
tary has also directed that members OF
the examining force in the field be in
strucsed to devote share Of their atten.
tion 10 these long pending claims,
whether they are represented by attor.
neys or not. 1.-THE evidence required
can be had by special examination and
investigation in the field, it should be
done, aud II such testimony cannot be
procured, that fact should be ascertained
and the case finally closed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-02
Condensed rsLGGRAMs.

Liverpool tugboatmen are on strike.
Boston importers will test the McKin.
lsy bill.
Banker Imboden, Of Fort Worth, Ark,
has been indicted for forgery.
There engagement OF the Scottish rail.
road strikers is proceeding rapidly.
Only three signatures are yet required
to complete the barbed wire patent deal.
Jefferson Mercer, the Argentide, Ark,
wife murderer, has been arrested in Chi
caRo.
Out Of 900 people living in Marash,
Turkey, 1900 died from cholera within
six weeks.
General Alger is interested in ssyndi=
cate formed 10 purchase timber land on
the Pacific coast.
A woman In Buffalo county, Wis, re.
Gently arrived from Sweden, has been q
leper for Is years.
The would.hs settlers planning to in,
vade the Cherokee strip include many
OF the old.time Oklahoma boomers.
Sixteen indictments have been return
ed against Banker Emery, at Marco, Ill,
for alleged embezzlement. Emery pleads
innocence.
Bishop Heunessy, OF Dubuque, hal
founded q new Catholic order-the Sis
ters Of the Holy Cross-to teach in pa
rochiAl schools.
The American Biscuit Company, al
| O. 'Tn1ta haa 'flad 4 m NtfaUya anon ntino
braska, Wisconsin aud illinois. 1t Il
fighting the New York Biscuit Com
pauy.
JEFF Davis, the natural son OF the latt
millionaire, A. j. Davis, Of Butte City
Mon, accompanied by his attorneysa anC
witnesses, has left for Omaha TO look at
ter his interests In the famous contested
will case. The railroad fare Of the part!
,,,.9 q EnN
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-02

A number of Wheeling gentlemen, in.
cludlng ]. H. Parson, Dr.. T. A. Ed
wards, Alex. Mitchell, Hugo LoOs and
others, intend to organize the first
Worlds Fair club in the city, By the
payment Of fifty cents per week by each
member of the CLUB and an imposition
Of small dne for tardy payment 1t Is
expected that by August, 1903, there will
be q fund on hand Of so for each mem
Der. In club Of a hundred members
this would amount to 81 900, asum sutli'
cient TO enable the members 70 visit the
Worlds Fair In good style. By this sys:
tenn Of weekly payments people ot
moderate means can acquire the neces-
sary sum without apparent difficulty.
The intention is to deposit the money
with the Mutual Savings Bank, and q
meeting for the purpose Of organizing
has been called for Wednesday night In
the rooms Of the bank.