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Middletown transcript., 1896-08-08
ODESSA NOTES.

Miss Martha Townsend has gone to Re.
hoboth.
Mrs. Jno. Heldemyre is entertaining
several Philadelphia friends.
DR.. G. Il. Green, Of Newark, spent Sul.
day with friends in town
Mr.. William Geoglan. of Philadelphia
is ihe guest Of Charles H. Workman.
Mrs. r j. Foard and children. of Balti-
more. are guests OF Columbus Watkins.
Misses George Enos and Ethel Marlly are
spending several weeks in Wilmington.
Mr.. William Baker, of Aberdeen, Nd.
spent several days with friends in town.
Mrs. John w. Watkins and Miss May
Janvier were among the passengers on the
Steamer Clio on Monday.
Mrs. Daniel w Corbit and daughter,
Miss Louise, have returned from two
weeks sojourn at the seashore.
s The Steamer Clio has begun her fri-weekly
trips for the summer and is heavily laden
each trip with wheat and fruit.
Miss Susanne VanDyke and Mrs. Laura
Dewitt, of Philadelphia. are being enter
tanned by Mrs VIM. s. sVanDyke.
Mrs. Charles KronemSer is suffering with
broken arm. the result of fall from her
doorstep. DR.. Carrow dressed the injured
member and the patient is doing well.
MlehaelGre has about completed
the impr ovement in his property begun
month ago. The entire building has been
remodeled and raised story and is now
one of the most handsome residences in
town.
Tue Watkins Packing Co will open for
the season on Monday. Quite number of
men and boys have been employed in max
ing cans for the past three weeks. It Is a
,urce of much qualification to the people of
Odessa that Mr.. Watkins will not employ
foreign labor this summer as he has done
for several years past.
The authorities of odessa are on the
lookout for Middletown tresspasser who is
doing considerable damage to a property
on High st. He drives a fiery steed that
tears down trees and posts and in his eff
forts to prevent ruaswav the young man
has torn down several panels of fence
and destroyed valuable collection of pot
ted plants.
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THE cHURCHEs IN MIDDETOWN,

Bethesda M. e. Church.-Rev. Isaac L.
Wood, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath at
10 30 g. M, and 7.30 p. m. Sabbath School
every Sabbath at p. M, A. G. Cox, Superin-
fendent Prayer meeting, every Thursday
evening, 7.50 O'Clock. Junior Epworth b
Friday night at O'Clock. Young Ladies' Mis-
sion Circle, Monday nights at Parsonage
W0men's Foreign Missionary Society, first
Friday night OF each month. Women's Home
Missionary Society, first Thursday night Of
each month. Mite Society, first Saturday
night Of each month. Official Board meeting
first Friday afternoon of each month ut 2.3O
Forest Presbyterian Church.-Rev. F. III.
Moore Pastor Services held every sabbath
morning at 1880 O'Clock, and every Sabbath
evening at 7.90. Sabbath School will be held
every Sabbath morning at 9.i5 O'Clock,
Ill. CT Ellison, Superintendent. Prayer meet
Ing every Wednesday evening. Young Peo-
ple's Society Christian EndeavOr meets every
Sunday evening at GAS O'Clock. Junior So
ciety Christian Endeavor every Sunday after
noon at 3 O'Clock.
Services at Armstrong; Chapel the hrst
Sabbath OF each month at p. m.
st. Anne's Protestant Episcopal Church.
Rev. Vim. j. Wilkie, Rector. Holy Commun-
lon ON the first Sunday in the month at 1880
e. M On all other Sundays at 7.30 a. m Di-
vine services every Sunday at 10. 30 q. M, and
z 30p. m Morning Prayer and Lifany every
Wednesday and Friday at 10 q. m. Even
ing Prayer on Friday at S.30 p: m. On all Holy
day school at 9.45 a. m. Adult Bible Class at
645 p. IN. The Guild meets every Thursday at
~. M, the Ladies on the first and third FRI
days OF each month at Q p. M, the Boys Club
on Friday evenings at 7.90 and the Junior
Auxiliary on Saturdays at p. m.
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Preserving time and hot weather always
come together. but not always such hoi
weather d prevailed this week The raid
on glass Jars and lii, cans goes on though,
in spite Of the mercury's trend upward,
and already the housewife is displaying
her rows Of clear. jelley that '.jelled" on
less than "a pound 10 a pint, and canned
fruits that look as ii they grew in the jar,
so natural they appear.
We believe that those who desire to
save money on COAL, will do WE'LL place
their orders in time TO have them flied
this month. as the price las already ad-
yanced once. and win most likely be ad-
.vanced again LIST Of September. Orders
must be in before the 10Th to insure August
price viz: $3.50 cash per 224O lbs. high
grade coal delivered on your sidewalk. or
into your bin from cart.
G. e. HUKILL.
1T is said that in Sweden a room in
each house is provided. into licii. tie
children may 80 to cry and scream. In
other parts of the house they are to be
quiet, and mindful Of the comfort Of Others
It might be a good plan to have DEPART
ment in every church for those who feel
like crying or fretting or complaining. Let
Them 90 to the cryery or poutery and have
It out, without disturbing the comfort or
spiritual welfare of the church and their
brethren.
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Csc. a PACKAGE,
VAUGHAN'S Pharmacy,
The trade supplied at liberal discount.
Read These TeStamiOnalS.

ScoTT's LIVERY STABLES, May LIST, 1896.
Having used Vaughan's Diamond Condition
Powders In my livery, Lean heartily endorse
them as giving me entire satisfaction as q
OF Roughness OF the Skin and Hair
L. G. SCOTT.
MIDDLETowN, DEL, May 2. 1895
can truly say of Vaughans Diamond
Condition Powders that I consider them the
best Horse Powders that ever used. Having
thoroughly tested them on my horses found
they produced the desired results for which
they are so highly recommended.
CORTLAND #. CROCKETT.
MIDDLErowN, DEL, Apr. 1895.
DEAR SIR:-Haying used your Condition
Powders found them good for all kinds of
stock. would advise everyone to use them.
@. r. MANLovE.
MIDDLETowN, DEL, Apr. IS, 1893.
have tried your Powders and find them
superior to anything have ever used.
FRANK PIERCE.
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CHURCH CHIMES.

Rev. G. E. Mccullough is holding a
Woods Meeting at Thomas Corner, near
Clayton. under the auspices Of the Salem
NJ. P. Church. Meetings every evening
during the week. and on Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons. Ali day and even
ing meetings on Sunday August 9th and
10th. All are invited to attend.
The Reproofs of Christ to Martha the
troubled" is the subject for the Epworth
League meeting on Sunday evening. Aug.
9th, at Z o'clock sharp. to be led by Miss
Annie Wilson.
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1ht Nliddletolua Granstript|
NAILS CLOSE.

Going north, 7.3S, a. M, l0l5 a. M, 4; % p. m
Pouch 10 Wilmington and Philadelphia. For
ODESSA 0l0 l0.45 q. M, and 6 90 p. m. For
Warwick, Cecilton, Earleyille and Sassafras,
9. 10 q. m.
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Notice Dividend d /!

NEW CASTLE COUNTY NAT. BANK,
OF ODESSA,
July 1st, 1896.
The Directors have this day declared q
Dividend OF THREE and ONEHALF PER
CENT FOR the past six months, clear OF taxes,
JOS. L.-GIBSON. Cashier.
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DaMn;at we Camn.

The attendance at Wye Camp was very
large on Sunday, 1000 people being the
number estimated as present. At 1890
Rev. Adam Stengle. of Smyrna. preached
an able sermon Rev. Irving Watkins, of
Cecilton. preached in the afternoon, and
Rev. G. r. Sheppard. OF MarydeI in the
evening. children's services were held in
the afternoon, led BIZ Miss Minnie. Benton.
and at 80 p. M. The young peoples meet
ing was conducted BY Rev. w, Oscar Hurst
Rev. ]. W. Easley, Of Centreville had
charge of the meeting. The camp closed
yesterday. Aug. 7.
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Unclaimed Letters

List Of unclaimed letters remaining in
the Middletown past Office which can be
had by saying they are advertised:
Edward Burrows. Ema Collins. John Hayes
Ms:J Barnes. Emanuel Johnson.
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Mr. D. I. Dunning invites the attsno-
ton Of the public to the private sale Or
household furniture hi the Comegys Build
ing opposite the National Hotel Bargains
are offered.
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a Million Good Dollars

Would not bring happiness to the person
suffering with dyspepsia. but Hoods Sar-
sapariila. has cured many thousands Of cases
Of this disease. Il tones the stomach, re-
gulates the bowels and puts all the machii.s
cry of the system in good working order.
Il creates good appetite and gives health,
strength and happiness.
Hoods Pills act harmonionsIy with
Hood's Sarsspsri,ia. Curs all liver ills 25
cents.
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Notice. Dividend /!

PEoPLE,s NATIONAL BANK, 8
MIDDLETcWN, DEL,
essasz.zsslzsz zssssss.zss June 9th. l6Q6 -
The Board OF Directors have this day de-
clared dividend of TWO and ONE-HALF
PER CENT. for the last six months, payable
on and after Saturday, July 1lth, 1885.
G. d. KELLEY. Cashier.
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DIAMOND
POULTRY FOOD and
Cholera Preventive.

Prepared only at yaughan's Pharmacy
West Main street, Middletown. Eelaware, Is
highly recommended by those who have used
it. It will keep the fowls In good healty con-
dition, it being just as true Of "birds' as any
thing else that "an ounce of preventive Is
worth pound of cure.n 1t will PREVENT
CHOLERA, the disease so much dreaded by
poultry men, and the hens being healthy will
lay more eggs, and every good housewife
knows that there Is more money in eggs than
offers,
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The TRANsoRlrr 51.0o per year.
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chocolate. strawberry, vanilla and peach
are the dayors Of Ice cream 1t Trnitts,
ccchran Block. this afternoon and eysn-1
ine. ~. Trnitt makes spsclalv ~ ios
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VIM. B. SHARP & co.

SHERIFF's ssALE.-BY VIRTUE OF SUM-
dry writs Of Levan Facias and Fl Eias to
me directed, will be ex posed to public sale On
the premises, near Mfdd1ctoWn, St GEORGES
hundred, New Castie county, state OF Dela-
ware, - -. 3 q 4
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pcoplc Talked About.

Gen. William Moffat Kelley. promi-
Ecnt in the war Of h REBELLION is
dead al Philadelphia, aged "A years.
Ex-Congressman. William Whitney
Rice died of heart disease at W0rces-
ter, Mass.
Rev. Amos Hill. aged 20, "A preacher
of prominence III the Quaker ministry,
died suddenly ut his home in Carthage.
o..
The Brices are going to Newport to
live. and have leased the SJ01,0J0 villa
that belongs to William Waldorf AS
tor.
Charles Carlton Coffin. who became
famous rs Il newspaper correspond
ent In the war of secession, is dead IN
Boston.
George NJ. Sheidley. n of the pi0-
neers OF Kansas City. Mo, ard Il verv
wealthy retired capitalist, died at aI
advanced age.
Miss Marion Crawford, the artist,
cripple and prOtege Of Fanny DaVen-
port, Patti, DR.. Slyre, the Aston family
and other people of prominence, died
in New York and was buried in Miner
Va, ..
Harry Pillsbury. who returned 10
New York from st. Petersburg. has no
excuse to offer for his failure to carry
off first prize at the Russian chess
tournament, but says he expects to do
better If given another chance.
Miss Elizabeth, the 4year-old daugl-
ter OF United States Revenue Collector
Stackhouse of Burlington. Ia, cele-
| Lrated her first birthday. She was
born February 20, 1892, and will not
! have another birthday until she is l.
years Of age.
1T would begin to appear as though
there was some truth in the state
ment," says Il London correspondent
OF the Philadelphia Ledger. (which I
| have hear from more than one quarter.
&c the effect that Lord Dunraven has
been for the past six months barely
responsible for his WI actions"
Herr L~iebkneckt, the veteran social
list of the reichstag, will have to serve
four months imprisonment for inq 1T
in the emperor, after the reichstag
:pljOurns. He cannot be imprisoned
while the session lasts. and IA he eX-
| poets to leave for u visit to England
before the body adjourns, he will Lot
Ice placed behind the bars for some
| time.
Mahmoud Bey. who has been arrest
ed for his atfiiatiOn with the yoang
Turkish PARTY, is about thirty years
cid As Il boy he was extraordinarily
nimble. He used then to chase a half
trained pony about the paddock Of
his fathers house, mount it with a
leap and gallop about without a SEM
blanee of fear.
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The Nations Capital.

The treasury department has sem
instructions to the commanders OF rev
enue cutters in Florida waters direct
ing them to use every effort to inter
cept alleged tilibusterinS expeditions
bound for Cuba.
The government OF the UnlteH States
and all other countries comprised Ia
the Universal Postal union VIII besln
weighing all incoming II outSolns
mails on May |. The weighing VII.
continue for twenty-eight days.
There has been received at the navy
department from Lafayette, lnu.' Il
beautiful solid silver loving cup for the
United States battle-ship Indiana, the
gift of Gen. de Lafayette chapter,
daughters OF the American Revolution,
Lafayette, Ind.
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Catarrh Can Not lie Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
can not reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease.
and in order to cure it you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly OH the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t was pre-.
scribed by one Of the best physicians in this
country for years, and is a regular pre-
scription. Ii is composed Of the best tonics
known, combined with the hest blood puri.
fiers, acting directly on the mucous sur.
faces. The perfect combination Of the two
ingredients Is what produces such wonder
full results in curing Catarrh Send for
testimonials, free
F.J CHENEY & co, Props, Toledo, o
Sold by druggists, price zoe.
Halls Family Pills. 25c.
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FGrciyu

DR.. Bull. who was vice president o.
the rcichstag in 1850, died at Died
eScncin.
Reports from Rio Janeiro. Brazil. in
dictate that the total number Of deaths
from yellow fever daily is sixty.
The massacre Of thirteen Armenian
families is reported from the district
Of Moosh, and five Armenians are said
TO have been killed at Kirchehir, in
III" Angcra district.
The trial OF Engineer Schorcn,
Lieut.. Pfeife and a newspaper nan
named Ringhauer, charged with be-
rloying military secrets. began at
Lcipsic behind closed doors.
The king OF Corea is still at the Rus
sian legation in Seoul. Internal up
risinGs continue. 1t is ruuored that
Japan is making advances to Russia
with the view OF arranging for dual
cOntrol of Corca.
The visit OF the sultan to the Top
kapCu palace in the STEAMBOAT quarter.
uror the occasion Of the mid RamaZan
festival, to perform the ceremony of
kissing the prophets mantel, passed
of without any hostile demonstration.
It is reported in Pekin that the
French government is supporting the
Offer Of Il syndicate loan Of 100, O00,O 600
taelS, France to guarantee the interest
on the loan, on the security OF Gus
toms and other concessions.
Admiral Richard Meade, in q lecture
in New York on the Caribbean Sea-"
said that in case Of trouble between
the United States and Great Britain
over Venezuela, the FIRST shot fred in
anger would sound the death knell of
the British empire.
A correspondent in Guayaauil, Ecua-
dor, wires that Gen. Plutario Bowen
has arrived at Tumaco and has issued
II proclamation d~enouncins !Alfaro as
II man incapable Of governing the
country and ~ q robber Of the public
treasury.
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OfhPPwisA

Judge Clifford Stanley Sims Of the
New Jersey court Of errors is dead Of
paralysis.
DR.. w. 2. Palmer, one of the best
known of Virginia antiquarians, is
dead in Richmond.
Eastern creditors Of the Waldo Park
Motor Railway company at Kansas
City, have asked that a receiver be
appointed for the property.
The strike of the painters and dec
orators of Pittsburg and Allegheny for
uniform wages of So per day, nine
hours Il day and 80 cents an hour for
extra work has been virtually won.
At a conference held ut st. Louis be-
tween representatives of tobacco firms
not members Of the American Tobacco
company. it was decided to manufac-
ture cigarettes in competition with the
big Eastern combine.
Out of twenty officers and men quar-
antined at the Ionia Mich prison only
Il so far is sick with smallpox. from
exposure by A. s. P%ettingill, who was
turned Il of the Detroit house of cor,
rcction and finally brought to Ionia.
A call has been issued for a meeting
of the Illinois Republican state com
mittee to be held March 9 to choose a
successor Of the late w. j. Campbell
as Illinois member of the national com
mittee.
T.. II Sellers, president of the Ma.
tional Council of Patriotic ASsocia.
tons OF the United States. issued al
address at Detroit protesting against
the receiving by the government Of the
statue of Pere Marquette. which has
been unveiled in the national capitol.
The news of the decision Of the Stan
ford case caused the widest enthusi
asm amOng the students at the uni
versity ut Palo Alto, Cal. They turn
cd out on the campus in hundreds
cheering wildly and there was a grea'
demonstration
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Frank Peltz, Il cigarmaker or CEDAR
l'apids, Ia, has been held to the grand
jury for attempting TO shoot George
Murphy, who had charged him WITH
tabitual drunkenness.
At Braggs. /. r., Jack Chewi, q
desperate wanted for the murder OF
Michael Gushing, a peidler, slew Gano
ACair and Hiram Stevens, Cherokee
deputies who were attempting to ar.
rest him, and escaped.
Charles Daniels a Cambridge tAlich.)
farmer OF IS years, Allowed eighty
sleep to starVe ~ death, because the
price OF hay was so high and that OF
sheep SO low he couldn't AFFORD 20 Keep
them. He was arrested AMI fined
500.
The grand Jury of Kay county, Ok,
besides returning indictments against
county commissioners. V now III
dicted Dan Il. Lawhead, register OF
d@eis, and Virgil II. Brown. probate
Judge, charging them with malfe1sance
in office and drunkenness.
John Il. Jones, president Of the Mem
phiS CTenn.) National bank. was killed
and his son Nat seriously hurt in q
shooting affray in the street. The
shooting was done by w. NJ. Pardue,
an attorney. There had been a feud
0t long standing between the Jones
family and pardue.
Col. Merritt II. Day of South Da-
kota was arrested at his office in Bos-
ton charged with obtaining $1,000 by
false pretenSeS from Joseph Mtgru and
Joseph Rhodes of Cincinnati, July l.
1872. The cast grew out of Il matter
between n ranch company and a bank
IT. Cincinnati. and has been in litigation
for three years.
The three ex-officers OF hester town
ship. Mich, Alexander Robinson, n. II.
Mcdonald and r. G. Huntley. have
been found guilty Of conspiracy in
issuing fraudulent township orders.
~IIuntley and Robinson got two years
a Iona and Mcdonald fifteen months
at the same institution.
Paul Frances and Gilbert France
we're taken from Jail and lynched h!
& mob in front Of the courthouse in
Convent St. James parish at New
Orleans. They attempted a few nights
ago to burglarize the store and resi-
oence of Nj. q. Gourge, and ASSAULTED
his wife.
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Hon. Simon Wolf has been making
AZ investigation Of the record Of Jews
as soldiers in this country. and finds
that sixteen men of that faith served
as staff officers in the Federal army
during the civil war, and that twenty
four held similar positions in the Con
federate army. The number Of Jew
ish private soldiers on both sides was
about 1900, and they rendered brave
and effective service.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-03-12
gArTENiNG Hogs COSTS ONE Gent

The editor recently heard Of a farmer
fattening hogs at less than one cent q
pound. This was made possible through
the sowing of SalZer's King Barley,
yielding over 100 blu. per acre, Golden
Triumph Corn, yielding 200 blu. per
acre, and the feeding on Sand Vetch,
Teosinte, Hundredfold Peas, etc. Now,
with such yields, the growing OF no2s iG
more profitable than a silver mine.
SalzeI's catalogue Is full OF rare
things for the farmer, gardener and cit
izen, and the editor believes that L
would pay everybody a h~undred-fcld To
get Salzer's catalogue before purchas-
ing seeds.
If you will cut this out and send Il
with 10 cents postage to the John 4.
Salzer Seed Co., Ia Crosse, Wis, they
will mail you their mammoth seed Cata-
logue and 10 samples Of grasses and
grains, including above corn and bar
ley, Catalogue alone. sc postage.
W. II.
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Accidental Happenings.

Richard Little, who was injured in
the mines at Houghton, Mich, has
died at Il hospital.
Allen Clough. aged nineteen years,
was accidentally killed while hunting
ducks near Canton. Ill.
The five-story brick building occupied
by Stuttz * Boyer. piano makers at
New York. was burned out. The loss
will exceed S125,O0O; partially insured.
DR.. Cary's t~wo-year-old daughter
die at Monte Vista, Cal. from the
effects OF a dose Of morphine admins
tered by her little brother, who was
playing doctor.
Throughout eastern Burke county.
Pa, for 4 distance Of ten miles. a dis
tinct shock Of earthquake was felt.
Houses were shaken. windows ratified,
and at some places glass was broken.
Advlces from Montana state that
there is fire in the BOzenan tunnel
and the property will probably be to-
tally destroyed. The passengers and
freight are being transferred over the
mountain.
George Weld. alias Prof. Smith. while
in custody Of Pennsylvania authorities,
threw himself from a passenger coach
ut the Summit street crossing Of the
Panhandle road at indianapolis while
man: lied and was crushed to death
He was Il music teacher Of Clcarficld
county and was wanted ut Glen Hope
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Fifteen years ago Russia entered up
on the work of building Il real navy,
and it now stands third among the
SEA powers, having passed Germany
and Italy in the strength Of its fleets.
Since 1885 Russia has launched six
teen battlc-ships, two armOred gun
boats. three armurcd cruisers, and ten
cruisers ANA torpedo gun-boats, at Il
cost of 81 ,O1OOOa. The number of
sailors has been increased TO $1,000,
with l,245 officers ana PSI engineers.
New hattic-Ship1 will I've added every
year, and II is panty the intention to
present a bold front ON the ocean to
England itself.
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List Of Patents Issued Inst Week 10
OrthMester Inventor.

John Bellinger, st. Cloud, Mimi.
sleigh: John L. Fuhrmann and j. Nj.
Daugherty, st. Paul, Mimi, tiue eX-
pander: John Lucas, Hastings, Mimi,
grain and seed separator; Edgar L.
Nillert. Portland, Ore, l~etter-copyln.
press: Barton S. MolyueuX, Minneapa-
lis. Mimi, engraving machine; Ernst
J. Muller, Butte, Mont, piston rod and
Gross head connection; Russell Dr.
ysns and w. L. Schroeder, Aruso,
Orc, compound for dressing heather;
Ferdinand Walter, Gaylord, Mimi,
typewriting machine.
T. ID. Merwin, Patent Lawyer. 80,
Gil and 912. Pioneer Press building,
st. Paul, MINI.
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Lin is about to have an exhibit
ton Of the history of porcelain to cele-
brate the centenary of the introduction
of Limoges ware. There seems no rea-
mark the event, as Limoges had a por-
celain factory in 1865, and the ware is
older still, but the exhibition will bc
very interesting.