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Middletown transcript., 1896-11-14
RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPUBLI-

RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPUBLI-
CAN DEFEAT.
The Republican vote being divided
at the recent election, the success Of
the Democratic State ticket was inevi-
table and it is not out Of place at this
time to say few words as to the re-
sponsibility for this division.
Although many people would ascribs
it solely to Mr.. Addicks, who began
the factional fight in the party by pre-
venting the election of Republican to
the United States Senate two years ago,
we are .of the opinion that Messrs.
Hoffecker and Willis, candidates for
Governor and member Of Congress re-
spectipely, on the Addicks ticket, are
largely responsible also.
1t was an open secret that every ef-
fort was made to induce candidate on
each side to withdraw SO that all Re-
publicans, irrespective ef their opin-
ions on the Addicks question, could
come together and elect governor and
member of Congress: The regular Re-
publican candidates, in that spirit of
self-sacrifce which alone made the
Mckinley victory possible in Delaware,
were willing to do anything, but the
Addicks candidates would not with.
draw. Mr.. Willis openly admitted
that his election as well as that of
Mr.. Hoffecker, was impossible and
professed his willingness to retire
If his associate on the Addicks ticket
would join him. The last named gen.
tleman, however, in the true spiri of
his leader, put down his foot and prac-
tically said, "Hoffecker or nobody"
which really meant Addicks or nobody.
The same sentiments seem to have
animated Mr.. Willis in Washington
last winter. The only Republican Il n
the Delaware Congressional delegation,
he coolly stated at the GeorgetownCon-
vention that he was not sent to WASH
ington for the purpose Of rendering any
assistance in the seating Of Col. Du.
Pont in the Senate.
Such in brief is the inside history of
the campaign and it is well that Re-
publican voters should know and un-
derstand that Messrs. Hoffocker and
Willis coolly suboridinated the welfare
of the Republican party in this State
to the parsonal interests or Mr.. Ad-
dicks.
Middletown transcript., 1896-11-14

ments. The best commercial
tailors in Europe and America
contribute to the stocks. One
maker would grow prosy in
style-that's why we have all
the best from the worldful at
work for us. Choosing is hard
for there neverwere so many
temptingly pretty coats to Sc
lect from.
A price hint
s5-Rough Cheviot Coats-tailor back;
high rolling collar; full sleeves;
seams all bound.
@t tBoucle-Astrakhan Coats - new
REFER front; plated back; high roll
Ing collar; half lined with satin
rhadame.
$8-Walking Coats of Frieze- box
REFER front; tailor back; seams all
bound.
sS.@-Tailor-made Walking Coats of
Covert Cloth-in the newest, pretti-
est shades of tan; shield front; roll
ing collar. slashed and inlaid with
velvet; coat fastens with inlaid vel
vet strap; half lined with satin rha-
dame.
S10-Kersey Coats new box front
with buttons on fly; tailor back; in
laid velvet collar; lined with satin
rhadame.
s1O6-Walking Coats of Kersey-
double-breasted; fly front; trimmed
with imitation marten; storm col
lar, fur trimmed; garments half
lined with satin rhadame.
S1S.50-Walking Coats of Black Ks1-
sey = newest fly front; II strap
seams; large pearl buttons; lined
throughout with fancy silk.
Middletown transcript., 1896-11-14
INrrREsrrNc political

INTERESTING political matter is
given on our first page. The article by
Hon. Thomas B.. Couraey who in 1870
was the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, merits the consideration of all.
Readers who have suggestions to make
os to the constitutional convention or
upon legis1ation will find the columns
tf the TRANscRIPT open.
Middletown transcript., 1896-11-14
HERE'S THE OpPoRTuNrrY

The political conditions in Delaware
are such that if we are to have re-
forms they must come now. For years
the State has been manipulated by the
tax laws. and to these have been added
the Australian Ballot Law and Regis
tration as means Of ofdisfranchisemsnt.
and now bribery which in q moderate
form has heen with-ns for years towers
above all others to control the politics
Of the State. Ifpublic sentiment Tor
Middletown transcript., 1896-11-14
champion shot Of the yvorld.

Miss Annie Oakley writes: myself and
many Of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Co,
have given Aliens Foot-ease the powder To-
shake into the shoes, most thorough trial,
and it does all if not more than you claim ,,
It instantly takes the sting out Of CorHs and
Bunions. Aliens Foot-ease. is certain
cure for swollen, hot, aching or sweating
feet. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores
25c. Sample sent FREE Address Allen
s. 0lmsied, Leroy, N. Y.
Middletown transcript., 1896-11-14
Mrs. Hall Short,

Mrs. Martha E. Short, wife of Mr.. Hall
Short, well known farmer of Middle
Neck, died at her home. Wednesday. Nov.
II, of tumor in her throat. Mrs. Shorts
maiden name was Miss Martha Humph-
rey, and before her marriage she resided in
Middletown where she was engaged in the
millinery business. She was a christian
lady Of many virtues. Her husband, three
sons and five daughters survive her. The
funeral was yesterday at 10 O'Clock A. M.
lnterment at the Smyrna NJ. 3. Cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1896-11-14

J. +, Brinkerhoff, the eye specialist, will
again be in Middletown at Mrs. Massey's
jewelry store on Thursday Nov. 10th. If
your eyes need attention be i the proper
one to consult.
Middletown transcript., 1896-11-14
WOMEN'S SHOES So 60

But not$2.oo shoes. They're
81 shoes, and worth it. They
are yours at $2.6o simply be-
cause. the Philadelphia maker
of them lost profits to keep
running during a dull spell
giving lis the shoes at less
than last lot or next lot will
cost. 4
Women's black Shoes of
chrome-tanned kidskin, with
oak tanned soles. Hand
sewed welts.
High Shoes-button and
lace. -
2oth Century, or f1annish
shoes-button and lace.
Middletown transcript., 1896-11-14
To Whom it rIay Concern

All persons are hereby forewarned aeains
hafborine o. trusting my wife, Virginia Ross
contracting. W1LxLA1E ROSS.
Middletown transcript., 1896-11-14

His eloquence is unsurpassed and his
humor trresistable.-lNeic York World
most popular, pleasing, eloquent, witty and
instructive lecturer now before the American
public. A man Of ripe scholarship, extensive
nature, witty, keen and fascinetinclv eio.
quent; he is virtually without q rival on the
rostrum as wielder Of weapons of satire,
logic, eloquence and humor for the pleasing
Ing the most valuable lessons Of truth and
Doors open at Seven o'clock
GENERAL ADMISSION a.c.
RESERVED SEATS asc.
Course Tickets One DeIlar.
AS-Tfckets on sale ct W. 8. Ietherburv,.
Hardware Store, Middletown, Del
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-27

The custom Of sondlng gifts on Purlm
70 friends Is honored today more In tho
u''''h than In tho observance and Il ono
'N'l can easily bo restored, Those who
''u'u NOT give much would send triily,
',,,,l'thing VI their own hAndiwork prefer
''']t ana many charltably disposed per
''" would, uudor cover VI this custom,
s'gH ~ glft OF money to a friend who would
',l' hurt To ho beneficiary under other
,.'."ll'tnnces. Tho custom reflects tho
. .. gi tho Jow Ia bonoyolonoo, -Amogi.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-27
SUPPORT HONE INDUSTRY.

These arc the People Who Sell H9mo-,la1o Goods.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-27
JDg 1893 No. z Hammond.

"a LANGUAGES. az sTYLCs or TYPE ON
ONE MACHINE.
~ Does moro tnIs 0f WORK and does 10 better than
auI .iuCf machine Iu tb0 World
II. H. WINTER AGENT cg sGii I'gila,us
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-27

Contain the best made and nCatest
trimmed garments ever offered al
double the price. in Ladies' Night
Robes, Chemises, Skirts, Drawers,
Corset Covers, etc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-27
ANhIId Ininss

me pleasant flavor, gentle Sctlon, and
'oolhlng eject oi Syrup Of Flgp, when
m neei Of laxative. and ~ tho father
, mother DO ooatlvo or bilious, the
most gratifying results follow lite us
10 mat II 10 the best family remedy
haown anu every family should have
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-27
Infants Furnishings.

Most complete assortment and latest artistic siy
all included In this grand blrgaingiyng sale.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29

tary to Casper. In every direction as
far as the eye can reach can be seen
llocks of sheep.
These sheep cover n range that eX
tends about 40 miles to the west, sew
enty-fiye miles to the north, forty miles
to the east and fifty miles to the south.
There will be 100000 pounds of wool
shipped from Casper this season. In
the city alone more than 100000 sheep
will be shorn. Hundreds of men are
employed for the sole purpose of shear
ing. When the shearing is all over and
the wool has been disposed Of the sea-
sons clip will yield nearly a quarter Of
million of dollars.
Each one of the animals costs his
owner from 50 cents to 65 cents year
Each one is worth from rs cents to 81.
With his wool alone each sheep pays
for his keeping and little more. The
profit to his owner comes not so much
from his wool as from the very large
and natural yearly increase to his
flock, or band, as they are called. The
sheep is beneficial not alone to his own
er, but also to the herder who, perhaps,
has him ION shares" the shearer, who
gets Z cents for every sheep he shears
and he can make about 81 day, for he
can shear at least 100 sheep every day,
and the owner of the dipping" pen,
who is paid IL cents for every sheep
dipped.
Casper is located at the western ter
minus of the Fremont, Elkhorn and
Missouri Valley Railroad, the only road
that enters that country. The town is
beautifully located on the Platte River,
at the foot of range of high hills that
are the foothills of the Black Hills 1t
is kept up by the sheep industry and is
a typical sheep town. Its principal bus
lness men are sheep owners who have
come from the East and have settled
there.
In the vicinity of Casper are many
sheep shearlng pens, dipping pens. cor
rails and various other buildings neces-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29

the world. This is Miss Elizabeth Vas.
sar a niece of the man who founded
he famous educational institution. Miss
Nassar bears no marks that would sug.
gest her speciality. One who was not
cognizant of the fact would never sus-
pect that the tall, graceful girl in the
tailor-mada setting, with weli-poiscd
head, covered with ripping brown hair,
and face as sweet in expression as it
is perfect in contour, made the 100-yard
dash out in Vassar oval in fourteen and
n half seconds. Yet this is what Miss
Nassar did on field day of last year, a
day when every element seemed to
frown on the efforts of the sturdy young
athletes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29

We are certainly more civilized than
the Europeans in the matter of deul-
ing, exclaims Harper's Weekly. Duel
ing in tho United States is out of date,
and nowhere is it necessary to the
comfort of any American that he
should fight a duel. In Germany,
Austria and Russia, and to less ex-
tent in France, men in military or
court service must fight one another
with deadly weapons in certain cases,
whether they want to or not. If they
quarrel with too much energy in the
presence of witnesses duel must re-
suit. They may both be averse to it !;
they may repent of having quarrelled
at all, and be most anxious to go about
their business and let the matter drop,
but that privilege is denied them.
They must fight or lose caste and
standing, and even military rank. The
German Emperor, who is charged with
being the greatest upholder of duel
ing in Europe, is of course exempted
by his rank from ever being subject
to the working of his own medicine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29

Little Pete never intends to misstate
things, but his very tigurative imagina.
tion sometimes gets the better of his
facts. He starts out to tell something
which is perfectly true, but before he
is done he has generally drifted off intu
some picturesque eXaggeration. The
other day he exclaimed to n compan.
ion:
Just think, Billy! Out in Chicago
they aren't going to be cruel to the pigs
any more when they kill them. They're
going to chloroform them"
How do they do it?" asked Billy.
WHY, they just put a sponge in front
of the pigs nose, and he goes right to
sleep, ana when he comes to himself he
says, why, my hams goner And by
and by he says, Goodness. Somebody $
sawed my leg OFF, and then he finds out
that he's all cut upr
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29
Curious Specimens of Plant Life.

What is known rs the rose of Jeri-
cho is possibly the most curious speci-
men of plant life. The rose of Jeri-
cho is said to be brought from the
valley of the river of that name and to
be the resurrection plant mentioned in
the Bible. When received the plant
is simply a bundle OF dried, withered
and worthless sticks tightly pressed
together. If placed in glass of water
the branches will expand, buds and
leaves start and the whole plant grows.
The Mexican resurrection plant is the
fluffy, fir-like variety often noticed in
florists windows and is favorite with
children, as it quickly expands from q
hard ball to beautiful, metallic
green plant. The experiment can be
repeated many times. There is on'y
one variety of resurrection plants
which blossoms. All varieties may be
Kept indefinitely and the strength
seemingly never exhausts itself.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29

The result of Mrs. Langtry's suit
against London bank which de.
livered up her jewels, worth $175, 900,
on forged order last summer, is
somewhat out of the usual order of de-
cisions. She gets $50,0 from the
bank and the continued ownership of
the jewels on condition that when they
are found they must be sold and that
any sum over 1925, 900 realized from
the sale shall go to the bank. "This, :"
says the Springfield Republican, sis
forcing Mrs. Langtry to share with the
bank the consequences of the latter's
failure to perform its functions
properly in case the jewels are never
recovered"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29

1t obtains It's curious name from the
fact that when the stem is tapped
stream Of clear water, that is excellent
for drinking purposes, flows out. No
matter how great the heat of the eli,
mate the water remains always cold
and pure. Naturally, this quality rem.
ders the palm of inculculable assist.
ance to many a benighted traveller.
The palm, which has been in Miss
Gould's possession about Il month, is
now thirty feet in height. 1t will prob.
ably spread out more, but will not grow
much higher. There are at present ten
long stems on it, of great thickness at
the roots, but tapering considerably up
to the leaves, which latter must be
some six feet long.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29

sary to the business. The shearing
pens consist of well-made wood build,
ings about $50 feet in length, and about
sixty feet broad. This pen is divided
up into smaller pens capable of holding
two men while at work. The smaller
p0ns are Mt the sides of the large pen.
Through the center of these runs the
chute or pathway through which the
sheep enter and are driven to the shear
ers.
At one end of the big building is
large room, into which the sheep come
to await their turn with the shearers
At the other end is n large room, into
which they pass after they have been
shorn, and out of which they are driven
to the dipping pens. In this end also
is the kitchen and dining room, where
meals are served to the shearers and
any visitors who may happen to be
present.
In each of the smaller pens are two
shearers, provided with the customary
large shears, small milestone, small
pail Of water into which to dip the
shears when they become warm from
use and n low table standing not more
than six inches from the ground, upon
which the animal is placed while being
shorn. Count is kept of the total num-
Der sheared in each pen by means of
the long, heavy strings that are used to
tie up the wool after it has been taken
Off
A dozen sheen are let into the pen
One by one they are taken by the shear
er, who handles them as he would a
child, and their thick coat is removed
The wool is then tied up in bundle
and thrown outside the pen. 1t is gath
cred up and placed in huge wool sack
that holds about 400 pounds of wool.
This sack is about six feet high and Is
suspended from framework built fr'
side the pen for the purpose. There
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29
Little Lessons in the Kitchen.

There, don't burn yourself. Better
let cook fix The fire. But | know you
like orange cream. Here is n very
reliable recipe for it. Try it. It's easily
made and delicious: Into half pint
of cold milk put half an ounce of gela-
tine. When this has quite dissolved,
which it will do best if placed near but
not on the fire, add four tablespoonfuls
of thick cream and one of sugar. Stir
this up well, and when almost cold add
gradually the juice of four good or
anges. When perfectly cold this cream
will be solil enough to turn nicely out
of small mold, although it remains
Still soft. PETITE COOKIE.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29
Prevents Jail Escapes.

One OF the neatest inventions that
has been made recently is the one
planned by L. V. Simms. Mr.. Simms
was greatly interested IN the jail de-
livery, and Immediately after the
prisoners escaped he set to work to de-
wise plan to prevent any similar oc-
currence.
Mr.. Simms proro oses to surround
each cell by an alright compartment.
This will be filled with carbon dioxide
under pressure much higher than
that of air. In each compartment
there will be small retort, contain-
ing Jumps of marble, covered with di-
luted sulphuric acid. This Will fill
the tank with gas. In another part of
the compartment small rubber
balloon, partly filled with air or other
gas, is held in place by wire frame.
Fastened to the top of the balloon
is a thin metal plate connected to an
electric wire. Directly over the plate
is the point of a screw, to which the
other wire is fastened This screw is
turned until it almost touches the
plate, and the wires are connected
with bell and battery. When a
prisoner once bores hole through
the wall of his cell the carbon dioxlde
fills the room and he is asphyxiated.
In the meantime, the pressure being
reduced in the compartment, the
balloon will expand, and the plate will
come in contact with the screw. When
the circuit is closed the bell will ring
and arouse the turnkeys. Mr.. Simms
did not explain about the ventilation,
and this seems to be the chief draw
back to the plan. 1t would be simple
matter for the prisoner to open his
windows and allow the gas to escape.
louisville Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29
Drummer Boy and Hero,

\ hundred years ago tOct. -, 1893,
the French undertook to relieve the
town of Maubeuge, on the SamLre, chen
besieged by the Austrians, and the
Royal Swedish Regiment was sent for
ward to occupy the village of Dourlers.
The drummer boy lad of fourteen,
named Strauh, lodging the Austrian
skirmishers, reached the village first,
and at once beat rouslng call TO arms
on his drum. Thinking the foe had
gained possession of the village. the
Austrians retired in great disorder,
thereby enabling the French actually
to get to the outskirts of Dourlers.
The Austrians, having discovered
their blunder, returned, and Strauh had
to run for his life. He could not es-
cape. however, and fell in front of
Dourlers Church, after having himself
shot several of the Hungarian grena-
diers that pursued him.
The scene had been witnessed by Il
peasant hidden in a loft, who several
years later told 1t TO Strauls brother,
who knew of his death, but not of the
heroic circumstances attending it. In
1887, during alterations at the church,
the ground In front of the building was
opened, and there were found the
skeletons of the brave drumnler-boy
and seven men, thus confirming the ac-
curacy of the peasants story.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29

The death of Corn elius S. Bushnell,
of New Haven, Conn, recalls to the
Chicago Times-H Herald one of the most
celebrated of naval, battles, which sled
to modern warship construction and
reVolutionized naval warfare. Mr..
Bushnell was the man who supplied
the money to build the famous Moni.
tor, planned by John Ericsson. The
arrival of that remarkable vessel in
Hampton Roads at the moment that
the Confederate ram Merrimac was
playing havoc with the Federal wood
en- warships stationed there is one of
the most dramatic scenes in all his.
tory, and the duel between the two
vessels that followed, though drawn
battle in appearance, marked an epoch
of the war. From that time it became
impossible for the Confederate Gov
ernment to organize a navy. Had not
the Monitor appeared at the very time
it did, SO as to bar the way of the
Confederate war vessel, the Merrimac,
after destroying the United States
warships, the Cumberland and Con.
gress, might have proceeded down the
coast and raised the blockade. Had
that been done in 1862 no power on
earth could have prevented the estab-
lishment of the Southern Confederacy.
IT was that blockade more than any
other one thing that isolated the Sc
ceding States from Europe and shut
off their supplies. At that time arm
ored vessels were as yet a dream, and
what they would be in the actual col
lision of war an entirely unknown
quantity. Every naval Power in the
world, therefore, was interested in
that fight, and it marks the beginning
of the modern naval era. In truth it
may be said that the brave little Moni-
tor, that afterward sank in stormy
sea like 80 much pot metal, was the
beginning of the splendid navies of
to-day. To this Mr.. Bushnell con.
tributed, and his memory is deserving
of honor"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29
The Pig Returned Home.

The late Joseph Millward, father OF
the present Joseph U. Millward, told
the following story of pig to Colonel
ty. 1t is little incredible, but it is
so we'll authenticated that we believe
it, for no man in his day in Lexing-
ton stood higher for veracity and in
tegrity than did sold Joe" Mlllward,
as he was known to his acquaintance
Many years ago he was at a farmers
house to dinner, and while they were
eating little pig came into the din
ing-room, and the good woman of the
house remarked to her husband that
she "couldn't keep it out, and she
wished that he would kill it," Mr..
Millward said:
"Don't do that, but send it to town
to me-"
The farmer replied that he would.
1t was in the days when wood was
burned in Lexington for fuel, and in
q day or two the farmer sent in load
of wood and put the pig in a basket
and hung it on the coupling pole of
the wagon, and in this way brought it
to town to Mr.: Millward. 1t was
very rainy time, and the roads were
muddy and wet. In q night or two
the pig disappeared, and Mr.. MIL
ward supposed some one had stolen it.
A few days afterward he met his farm
er friend and told him that some one
had stolen his pie. The latter re-
marked that the pig had come back
home, and that he intended to keep
it. The pig had crossed over town,
took the Newton road and got to Elk
horn Creek, which was very high.
The miller at the creek told him that
he had seen n little muddy pig come
to the creek and take peep at the
high water, and at last he plunged in,
and the swift current swept him down
and over the dam, and the miller
thought it was drowned; but after
little time he saw the pig coming up
the opposite bank, and when he came
to the road he took up the hill and
disappeared toward home. licking
ton (Ky.) Gazette.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-29

Says the Lewiston (Me.) Journal:
A corporation was running behind un-
der the management of man who was
paid $4,000 year. What did the di.
rectors do? The didn't hire cheaper
map. They found better man and
paid him $500 a year, and now, as a
result of his skilled improvements and
intelligent economies, the corporation
is making money. This is a fre.
quent experience in the commercial
and industrial world.