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Evening star., 1896-04-14
CURING THE AGED DEAF.

Patrick McGrnw, PA Z at. s.w., (s5
years Of ase). Il had been hard of heari for ten
years. During the two years past 1 grew very
nach worse. After I heard Of Doctor McCor. n
Evening star., 1896-04-14
Entertained by Germnnin Maenncr-

Entertained by Germnnfn Maenncr-
eh0r.
The entertainment given at Masonic
Temple last night by the Germania Maen-
nerchor was most enjoyable. and the
friends of the popular organization, who
were out in full force, weie unanimous
In the wish that it would he SOON repeat
ed. The exercises consisted ot vocal and
instrumental music, a one-act comedy. AT
the Post in I'll" and the comic opera
"Amorita." The musical program consist
ed of plano solo by Professor Emil Chris
taHi. vocal solos BY Miss rherese BLehler
and MIR. Fred. -Harks. with choruses ly
the Maennerchor, and "'rhe Book Song
by the Nukonia Quintet. consisting of
Messers. Frank and Gustav. William Fischer.
ST., William Escher. jr., and Miss Sophie
Escher. The comedy was presented by
Miss W. Christiani and Messrs. e. Richter
and Mr.. Po.ilman. The cast in "Amorita"
comprised Miss Sophie Escher, Mr. c.
Richter. Mr.. F. Aue. MIR. August Duehring,
Mr.. Carl Duehring. Mr.. William Heine-
mann, Miss Dora Friedrich, Miss Therese
Buehler. Miss Anna Voehl, Mr.. August
Scnwarz. Herr Koch, Mr.. William Fischer,
IT,, Mr.. William EScher, ST.. Mr.. Pohlman,
Mr. F. Harke, Miss Blandford.
At the conclusion of the opera the floor
was cleared and ball was given that con-
tinued to an early hour this morning
Evening star., 1896-04-14


fare. They sometimes even forecast its
education and career. Does this seem
too early to anticipate while the child il
yet unborn? It isn't. The child's des
tiny has already been partly mapped out
by Nature according to the disposition
and habits of the parents. The best plan
a mother can make for the future happi.
ness of her unborn child is to maintain
her own cheerfulness and health while
her child's undeveloped being is still q
part of hers. Her health at This critical
period is of tremendous consequence to
the little ones whole future existence.
Every prospective mother. will find direct
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scription. It will maintain her vitality
both bodily and mental; shorten the peri
almost painless. 1t imparts strength and
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turition, invests the mother with recuper-
ative energy against any after period Of
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secretion of healthy nourishment for the
child. It is the unfailing cure Of all /" fe-
male weaknesses
Dear Doeto,--Your " Favorite Prescriptions" " Il
the best medicine to take before confinement
that can be found proved 50 with me I
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- did with my last, and she IS the heakhiest we
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Rosa Rnnhar1r.

Nine. Rosa Bonheur, who has been
promoted to the grade of officer in the
Order of the Legion of Honor, is the
first woman artist to whom that dis
tinction has been accorded. Rosa Bon :
heur, who is now IA years of age, lives
at By near Fontamebleau, in complet Q
retirement, her doors being only open
to few old and tried friends. Her
fancy for dressing in male attic is well
known and gave rise many years ago
to what she afterward described az the
most lively emotion of her life. In
1856 her reputation was made, and it
was in that year that she went to live
at By. 1t was there that the Empress
Eugene came, in 1866, to fasten on the
breast OF the famous but modest artist
the cross of the Legion of Honor. Rosa
Bonheur had only just time to take
off her masculine garments and put on
q dress when her Imperial Majesty
was announced.
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She swore 1900 Times.

A woman in Germany the other day
had to be sworn twelve hundred times
ina suit in which her deceased hus-
bands estate was involved. The hus-
band had been a lumber dealer, and
during his long business career a GER
tain cabinetmaker had kept running
account with him.
Their business relations were SO COM
plicated at the time of the merchants
death that there was difference OF
opinion between the executors and the
cabinetmaker as to the amount the lat
ter owed the estate.
The matter was brought into the
courts. and at the trial the reading of
the defendent's affadavit consumed
twelve hours.
Then the widow was cited before the
magistrates, and during her testimony,
so foreign paper says, was obliged to
make oath twelve hundred times once
for each of the twelve hundred litigious
points involved in the suit. This took
three whole sitting ON the tribunal, but
she Mon the suit.
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Fads In Madicfne.

There are fads in medicine as in every
thing else and new thing" frequently
sells for short time simply because it is
new. But in medicine, as in nothing else,
the people demand and will be satisfied
only with positive, absolute merit. The
fact that Hoods Sarsaparilla has stood its
ground against all competition, and its
sales have never wavered but have re.
m d steadily at the top, demonstrates.
beyond any doubt, the intrinsic virtue of
this medicine. The new things have come
and gone but Hoods Sarsaparilla rests
upon the solid foundation of absolute merit
and its power to cure, and its sales contin-
ne to be the largest in the world.
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$50 you went wheeling yesterday.
Did you break the recordpn "No; but
I broke nearly everything else."

We live in country Of which the prin.
cipal scourage is stomach-trouble.
1t is more wide spread than any other
disease, and. very nearly, more dangerous.
One thing that makes it so dangerous is
that it is little understood.
If it were better understood, it would be
more feared, more easily cured, less uni
versal than it is now.
So, those who wish to be cured, take
Shakers Digestive Cordial, because it goes
to the root Of the trouble as no other med
icine does. The pure, harmless, curative
herbs and plants, of which it is composed,
are what render it SO certain and, at the
same time, SO gentle cure.
1t helps and strengthens the stomach,
puriaes and tones up The system.
At druggists, price 10 cents to $1.O0 per
bottle
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500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors haYe so much faith in its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Bend for the list of testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Queens House Servants.

| Suoon,S nOuS6 servants
Queen Victoria's household is q
large one, consisting of just under a
thousand persons, for the maintenance
of whom the nation sets apart the sum
of $500, 900 every year. Most Of the
posts are sinecures or fixtures for life.
says the Minneapolis Tribute.
In the early part CT Queen Victoria's 8
reign mistress of the robes may posi-
bly have done few hours work in the
year, giving orders that the apparal Of
the sovereign should be carefully pre-
served from moth and dust, renewing
the legal ermine, velvet and lace at
stated times, and seeing that the crown
jewels were always locked up safely af-
ter public airing. She could also affx
her name to warrants empowering one
worthy tradesman to sell sewing cotton
to the royal household, and allowing
others to put up the royal arms over
their doors because their various wares
were bought by parsonage OF illustrious
degree. Harriet Sutherland's sigma
ture was almost ds good an addition
to business advertisements as ssTo
the Queen" emblazoned in big Gilt
letters over the shops.
Some of the posts are entirely orna-
mental and others have very little
duty attached to them. Probably the
only additions to the household since
the time of Henry VIII are two steam
apparatus men. Although there is no
longer royal barge, nor any pageantry
on the Thames, there are barge mas
ter and a waterman, with salary each
Of 81 900 year.
For the past three hundred years
there has been no hawking in the For
est of Windsor, but the office of grand
falconer. held by the Duke of st. AL.
bans, has only been suppressed within
The last two years.
There are four table deckers, whose
'ole duty is to lay the dinner cloth and
zee that the plates, dishes and cutlery
ire fairly set forth.
There is also wax filter, who sees
he candles properly disposed, and a
irst and second lamplighter, who re-
elves the same salary as that of the
oet laureate, which is $500 a year.
his may seem shabby payment, but it
1ust be confessed that most of the
oets laureate have been overpaid for
he stuff supplied.
Then, there is the "keeper of the
Vans," who annually pockets $3.50 for
oking after the sacred brids on the
le royal waters. Lastly there is the
Queens ratcatcher," who is espec-
lily attached TO Buckingham Palace.
is salary, $75, is provided outside the
vii list. Every season the House of
in committee of supply,
insiders this vote and gravely agrees
it.
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Short Ones.

Short Ones.
It is not the clock that strikes the
loudest which keep the best time.
The college gradua te realizes that he
is getting old when co llege boys look
young to him. F4
The praise of others may be of use
In teaching us, not what we are, but
what we ought to be.
Hope is one fire that has never been
extinguised.
A hearty laugh is the best liver and
kidney cordial.
Don't hunt for fame-l ct fame hunt
for you.
Ambition is but the evil shadow of
aspiration.
Women appear to have more instincts
than men.
A great library contains the diary OF
the human race.
Detested sport, that owes its plea.
sures to another's pain.
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Indigestive poisons are the bane of the
dyspeptic's life. When sick, see if your
sickness is caused by indigestiye poisons.
fso, take Shaker Digestive Cordial This
is the only certain way Of being perman-
emily cured, because it is the only way that
gets rid of the poisons. You know that fer
mented food is poisonous. You know that
poison is unhealthy. Shaker Digestive Cor
dial clears the stomach of fermenting food,
and purifies the blood and system of indi-
gestive poisons: 1t cures indigestion and
the diseases that come of it. Headache,
dizziness, nausea, stomach ache, weakness,
fatulence, constipation, loss of appetite.
irritability, etc. These are a few of the
symptoms, caused by indigestive poisons
cured by Shaker Digestive Cordial.
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Johnny" asked his teacher, "what
must we do before our sins can be for
givenP" "Sin," replied Johnny.
Be Sure You Are RIGHT

Be Sure You Are Right
And then go ahead. Ifyour blood is inn
pure. and your appetite failing, your nerves
weak, you may be sure that Hoods Sar-
saparilla is what you need. Then take no
substitute Insist upon Hoods and only
Hoods. This is the medicine which has
the largest sales IN the world. Hoods Sar-
saparilla is the One True Blood Purifier.
Hoods Pills are prompt, efficient, always
reliable, easy to take. easy to operate.
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For over Fifty Years.

An Old and well tried remedy.-Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used
for oyer fifty years by millions of mothers
or their children while teething, with Pc
feet success. 1t soothes the child. softens
the gums, allays all pains. cures wind collie
and Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Is
pleasant to the taste. Sold by druggists in
every part Of the world. 25 cent bottle.
its value is incalculable. Be sure and ask
Or Mn. Winslow's Soothing Syrup and get
no other kind.
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For five weeks I lived on cold water, so
to speak," writes man who suffered ter
ribly from indigestion.
He could hardly keep anything on his
stomach. What stayed. wasn't properly di-
gested and gave him terrible pangs.
This is not an uncommon case. Dyspep-
tics don't ge. enough nourishment They
are generally thin and weak.
They may eat enough, but they don't di-
gest enough. Much Of what they eat
turns into poison. If this keeps on there's
no telling what disease they may get next.
Z That's why it is best to take Shaker D
gestive Cordial. as soon as symptoms of in
digestion appear.
1t cures all the evils of indigestion, and
prevents the evils which Indigestion causes.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to $l.O0
per bottle.
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scrofulous Sores Cured.

AT the age of two months my baby be-
gan to have eruptions on his right cheek.
We used all the local external applications
we could think of but to no avail. The sore
seemed to be all over one side of his face.
We consulted physician and he cured
these sores, but another one soon broke out
We have been giving him Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla and when he had taken the first bot
tie the sores were well, and they have never
since returned" Mrs. s. s. Wooten. Farm
ington, Del.
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Mrs. Shrill-''So you won't get me
that new bonnetP" Mr.. S.-"No 1
WON'T" Mrs. S.-"Very well, then.
I'll 60, to every temperance meeting
that comes along, and people will think
the reason I amt decently dressed is
because you've took to drink"
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Champion Shot of the world.

Champion Shot Of the World.
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 notmor than you claim"
1t instantly takes the sting out Of Corns 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. 0lmsted, Leroy. N. Y.
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aeal cood Ol0-Fash1Oned Mother.
"Oh, mamma" said the little girl
as she came rushing into the room and
threw her arms around her mothers
neck.
/ "Oh, mamma, what do you think
that old lady at Mrs. Wright's said to
mep She patted me on my head and
said, MY dear. am SO glad you have
such real, good, old-fashioned
motherl''
The mother looked up with a smile.
II wonder what she meant by that?''
II think she meant that you were
not like the new woman people talk
about so much" answered the child.
"The new kind of mothers, I suppose,
that go off in the morning like the
fathers do, and stay away all day, and
join clubs and such kind of things.
Jessie Wright's mother is never home
when 60 there, and this afternoon
Jessie came home from school with
lot of trouble on her mind.
She missed her spelling words and
she's afraid she won't get promoted.
I know she wanted to sit down with
her mother and talk it all over with
her, just as I do with you when my
mind is troubled, but her mother was
out, and I was so sorry for her. I al
ways feel better when I've talked
things over with you, mamma. Some
how you're always home when we
children come home from school. I |
don't know what we should do if you
were one of the new kind of women
the papers tell about"
Another clasping of the loving arms |
around the mothers neck, a warm kiss
on her cheek, and the child was off to
her play.
Just before the little girl came home
from school the mother had been won.
dering how some of her neighbors
found SO much time to devote to out
side interests. 1t took all of her time
to take care of her little ones and make
her home neat and attractive for them
and their father. The income on which
hey had to live was small and had
% be used with care, consequently +,
here was deal of patching and piec-
ng to make things run smoothly and r
lold together we'll. :
She felt that her nearest duty was to
er husband and children. And yet, r
ometimes she thought that she accom- p
lished but little in the world, where t
o many women we're rising in prom
nence and exerting great influence for
ood. But the Lord had given her the :.
ighest and most scared trust-that of :,
Motherhood. To allow other interests :. u'
come into her daily life to the neg :.
'ct of that highest and most import - =,
mt trust, would make her an unfaith- :.
ii servant Of His, and so she prayed ~
II light and patience and grace, that y
lat she might prove worthy of the =. =.
ust that He reposed in her. She was "
,e Of the real good, old-fashioned
others Of which childhood is in SO
uch need at the present day. a,
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Feed the Nerves.

Upon pure, rich blood and you need moi
fear nervous prostration. Nerves are weak
when they are improperly and insufficient
" nourished. Pure blood is their proper
food, and pure blood comes by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which is thus the
greatest and best nerve tonic. 1t also
builds up the whole system.
Hoods Pills are the favorite family ca
thartic. easy to take. easy to operate.
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Read These Testimonials

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MIDDLETowN, DEL, Maya 1898
1 can truly say Of Vaughan's Diamond
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thoroughly tested them on my horses found
they produced the desired results for which
they are SO highly recommended.
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MIDDLETowN, DEL, Apr. 1895.
DEAR SIR:-Having used your Condition
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have tried your Powders and find them
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"Why have you never married, Miss
Antiquep" he thoughtlessly inquired.
"You never asked me before, . she said
cody, as she gave him her hand.
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WHO CAN FIND IT ?.


There is a verse in the Bible
which contains every letter in
the alphabet except J, and it
is said there is only one such.
Who can find it? That would
be a novel occupation to
search it out. but think of the
other rewards that must fol-
low such an effort-gems of
thought and truth to brighten
and gladden. life's pathway. If
you try and cannot find the
verse, you will be informed by
making a call upon
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George G. Rowe
West MAIN & ScorT Street
Middletown, Delaware,

where you will be surprised to
find SO many things to make
home attractive. Wall Papers
OF the latestand mostimproved
patterns, and an experience of
I7years in this community is
a guarantee that all work of
that kind is done satisfactorily.
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:, "She isaiEood manager. She is
widow and she has had charge of
house similar to yours"
'sThat is capital. As 1 say,
shouldn't like the house to 60 to racl
!, and ruin. When could this old lad,
come, do you think?'
"This-who?"
! "This old lady-this widow. Wher
could she Gomez
"Oh, but"-Mr. Garraway smiled
pleasantly, s'you are laboring under q
slight mistake, Mrs. Bradshaw; the
lady is not DID,"
I "Oh, she is not young, suppose"
swell, as matter of fact, she is
rather young. By the by, I ought to
have her portrait here somewhere
| 1t had cost Mr.. Garraway one shill.
ing, this cabinet photograph. in shop
that morning. The shopman couldn' It
tell him who it was; she was an ex-
ceedingly pretty girl in demure black,
and the willy Mr.. Garraway was con-
tent.
The bunch of narcissus'at the lady's
bodice was bobbing up and down as
she continued to look at the photo
graph.
"You see, the thing is to get some
one who would make poor Bradshaw
comfortable and not compel him to be
always at the club.''
She put the photograph down on the
table.
''This lady," said young Mrs. Brad
shaw, definitely, "shall never come into
my house."
"No," agreed Mr.. Garraway,
sweetly; quite so. Not in your house.
She will, of course, be in Ernest's
house. 1 am sure that on my recon-
mendation-"
"Do you mean to say, Mr.. Cara
way. thht you would recommend a |
person like this for such a position?"
Mrs. Bradshaw had risen from her
chair and spoke Indignantly.
Snow, Mrs. Bradshaw. Pardon me.
l can't allow you to speak ill of a client
OF mine. I have every reason to be-
lieve that she is well-born young lady
and comes from one of the best ia
miles. [ have no doubt in my mind
that she will make my friend Bradshaw
very comfortable indeed" 4
There was tap at the door, and the
smart boy entered with card. /
Mr.. Garraway went toward the door
to receive the newcomer. Not before,
however, be had seen the handkerchief
90 the eyes of the young visitor.
Bradshaw" he whispered at the
ioor, ''listen to me, man. Your wife's ..
n there, crying. Go and kiss her, and
make it up.
An hour and half later Mr.. Gar
away sauntered back. The small
Judd followed him into the room and q
'ut some more Goals on the fire. {
"Mr. and Mrs. Bradshaw gone, I
ludd?" demanded Mr.. Garraway.
Master Judd said "Yesir."
"What the deuce are you grinning ]
bout, Judd2'' i
The excellent Judd said it was moth a
D. special. Being pressed, however, :
Easter Judd confessed that, entering :,
be room about twenty minutes after n
lis master had left, he saw the gent :,
nd the lady kissing each other like ~
ne o'clock. and as happy as
Judd" said Garrayway, severely,
l am surprised at you. am surprised "
nat man just now, perhaps, of ten -
er years, but one who is possibly des- al
ned for the highest-honors, should be z
nilty of the highest impropriety-the !,
ross unprofessional improperly, sir N
of noticing matter of this kind. ;s
am surprised at you, perfectly sur
Used at you. Would you like to 60
the theater tonight, you young ~
oundrelP" ~
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Letter

KINLEY a n d
Hobart will to q
d 9 a d certainty,
carry Iowa, Ill
i n o is, Indiana
and Ohio. This
is no ante-elec-
tion buncombe,
but is a calm, ,
serious statement
of facts. based
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Beautiful Pictures


in the latest design frames
worthy Of any home and at
such low prices. Picture frames
made to order. Cannot help
pleasing you.
An elegant organ at the
lowest price possible.
Window shades and fixtures
Of any color and style, and
will put them up. If not con-
venient to call drop a postal
card.
GEORGE q. ROWE,
MiddletOWn Delaware.
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A shoemaker had this card in his
window: "Any respectable man, wo-
man or child can have it in this
shop"
He-She asked me what color Of
hair / liked. She-That's Just like
Maude; she always ! hxiuus, to please.
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The TRANSCRIPT 81 per year.
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Mrs. BradshaW's s
Divorce.

!. Garraway stood
up as young Mrs.
Bradshaw rose
from her seat at
the dinner table.
1t had been ra-
ther a quiet din
ner, and he had
to do nearly all
the talking. Brad
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Representative Coffin, of Maryland,
who has been actively campaigning in
that state, says nothing can prevent it's
electoral vote from being cast for Nc
Kinley and Hobart. In his own lang
uage: Maryland is as sure to go for
Mckinley this fall as Pennsylvania
is.''
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Condition POWDER

Two Packages for 25c, for the presen to in
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