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Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13
Harper's Weekly
IN 1907.

With the end of 1895 HARPER'S WEEKLY
will have lived forty years. In that time it
has participated with all the zeal and power
at its command in the great political events
of the most interesting and important period
in the history of the country, and 1t has
spread before its readers the accomplishment
of science, arts, and letters for the instruction
of the human mind and the ame1ioration of
human conditions and of manners.
What the WEEKLY has been in its spirit
and purpose, these have been manifested
principally in its editorial pages, 1t will con-
tinue to be.
1t is impossible to announce with precision
all that the WEEKLY will contain during
the year 1897. 1t were as easy to announce
what is about to happen in the world, what
triumphs for good government are to be won,
what advances of the people are to be made,
what Is to be the outcome Of the continuous
struggle between the spirits of the war and
peace, what is to happen in the far East, what
is to be the state Of Europe twelve months
hence, what new marvels OF science are to be
revealed, or what are to be the achievements
of arts and letters, for the WEEKLY is to be a
pictorial record of all this.
Cartoons will continue to be feature.
Serial Stories. A New England story by
Miss Mary E. Wilkins, will begin in January.
A tale of Greek uprising against the Turks,
will follow. A sequel to sThe House-Boat on
the Styx," by Mr.. John Kendrick Bangs,
illustrated by Mr.. Peter Newell.
More Short Stories will appear in the
WEEKLY than it has been possible to pub
lish during 1896.
Departments: Mr.. W.. d. HoweIls's "Life
and Letters" have been among the most
charming features of periodical literature;
Mr.. E. S. Martin, and others will contribute
observations on what is going on in ''This
Busy World;" "Amateur Sport" will remain
the most important department of its kind
in the country.
The WEEKLY will continue to present to
its readers the worlds news most interesting
to Americans, to make important advances
in both the literary and artistic features, and
to retain for itself the leading place in the
illustrated journalism of the world.
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WHY SHE WORE HER HAT.

Women are growing more sensible
as a class,' said the tall man at the
theatre, as he carefully folded up his
overcoat and sat upon it.
81 don't see how you Can say that, -
growled the short man crossing his legs
and allowing one foot to protrude into
the aisle in a way which threatened
danger to passersby.
"I was noticing this small hat that
woman two seats ahead of me has on"
returned the tall man. "She is evident
ly sensible woman and"
'Humph, just look at the woman in
front of me-" growled the short man.
"Do you see anything sensible about
herP Look at that hat, will youP"
81 don't call that large hat" said
the tall man. "You ought to have seen
the one in front of me the other eve
ming"
II don't know what you call a large
hat. then," shifted the short man. "I
suppose this woman couldn't afford
both hat and an umbrella, so she got
a hat that would do duty for both."
The tall man chuckled; then he
whispered: keep it up; 1 can tell she
is listening"
"Perhaps ought not to expect her
to take it off, though" went on the
short man. "Her hair may be up in
curl-papers or crimping pins, and in
that case / should be the last man to
wish her to take her hat off,"
The lady's hands went up to the pins
in her hat, and then glancing at the
man next to her, she let them drop in
her lap.
"Again," went on the short man,
"she may be quite an old woman and
afraid of draughts, so, of course, 1
must not complain. 1 can't think Of
any other reason why she wears a hat
in theatre"
The lady whirled around in her seat
with blazing eyes:
"You can't think why wear hat
in the theatre, can't you?" she said.
swell, I'll tell you-it is on my hus-
bands accountl"
The short man looked as if he had a
touch of apoplexy, and the tall m n
pretended not to hear.
"LI don't understand" faltered
the short man.
"Oh, don't you. Well, as soon as the
curtain goes down he will grab his hat
and coat and bounce out into aisle,
calling come on, Amelia He puts on
his coat as he goes, even If he does
knock down few people in doing it.
I can't do that, an if had to stop to
put on my bat, too, he would reach
home before could catch up to himi
And that is why 1 wear my hat at the
theatrel"
Tie short man made no reply, but
after the curtain went up, noticing
that she had no programme, he reached
over and handed her one.-"Chicago
Times Herald.
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slipped slowly but surely into the foam
ing water. AIbrecht held her hands
clasped in his.
.'Thank Heaven that you are safel1
he cried. Oh! Irma, my Irma, could
not stop you. l came just too late fol
that. l could only look on in agony.
Are you frightenedP Are you hurtP
stI am not hurt. l did not know
that it was dangerous; 1 did not, in
deed.n
She saw him turn pale at the thought
of her peril, aud the tears which she
had not shed for herself fell fast for
his distress.
"The bridge should have been de-
stroyed long ago; it shall be done to-
day. did not dare to join you, or to
syeak till you had passed the worst. If
you had been kilIed-ahl i. cannot bear
to thiuk Gf it, i should never have
known another days happiness, and it
would have been my fahlt-minel How
could | let you wander about alone
when | am longing TO be with you?
My Irma, my best beloved Thank
Heaven that have you safe at last.
Surely we have played at being friends
and enemies long enOughp Look at
me and say that you love mel''
When he had made her an offer of
marriage three long months ago she
had been ready with refusal. Now,
when her whole heart was his, she
could find no words amid her tears ex-
eePtt ssI ieHHe iieHHe ggeHI geHII I IIe#e Ie#e 5a,iff 5ya,ifl +,
1t was enough for hiIh. My bride,
my wifel' be said, and held her in his
arms.
The green ferns rustIed ana whis-
pered, the beeches tossed their boughs
in the sunlight, the red squirrels played
in the oak trees, the whole wood was
full of life and Joy at that moment
when the lovers plighted their troth.-.
The Woman at Home.
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FROM THE COOKS NOTEBOOK.

A tempting way of serving fried oys-
ters is upon small squares of Boston
brown bread. Garnish the dish with a
few sprigs of parsley.
1t improves the flavor of canned fruit
and vegetables to have them opened an
hour or so before they are used. If they
have been put up in tin cans the con-
tents should be emptied into bowl as
soon as the can is opened.
Cottage pudding is greatly improved
by a little shredded orange peel. A
half-dczen chopped almonds will also
add to its flavor.
It will take one hour to roast six
pound piece of meat rare and an hour
and a quarter to have it well done.
Banana salad, when served Spanish
fashion, is made as follows: First, the
fruit is sliced with a silver knife. then
it is placed in a deep dish, each layer
alternating with one OF finely cracked
ice and powdered sugar. Over this is
poured a dressing Of orange juice,
sweetened and favored with q little
vanilla, and the whole is set on the ice
for two hours before serving.
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When person is losing flesh and vast
ing away there is cause for alarm. Noth=
ing 90 worries physician, Consumptives
would never die if they could regain their
usual weight. In fact there would be no
consumption if there was no wasting of the
system. The cause of this loss of flesh is a
failure to properly digest the food eaten.
Nine-tenths of all our diseas es date back to
some. arrangement of the stomach.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial will stop
this wasting of the body. 1t acts by caus-
ing the food we eat to be digested SO as to
do good, for undigested food does more
harm than good. The Cordial contains
food already digested and is digester Of
foods as well.
Every mother hates to make her chill
dren take Castor Oil. Laxol is sweet Cas-
tor Oil.
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nv Neishbor Told Me

About Hoods SarsapariIla and advised me
to try it-This is the kind Of advertising
which gives Hoods sarsaparilla the largest
sales in the world. Friend tells friend that
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures: that it gives
strength, health vitality and vigor, and
whole neighborhoods use it as a family
medicine.
Hoods Pills act easily and promptly on
the liver and bowels. Cure sick headache.
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B. & o. Railroad
Schedule in effect January 24th, 1887.

Schedule in effect January oath, 1887.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE
WILMINGTON DEPOT EAST BOUND.
All trains illuminated with Pintsch Light.
New York, weekdays. 1913, tl025. a. m
tl2.2l, t229, 1928 1882, Il SO, I'll p. m Sun
days, 1878, tll.a5, a. m. ts2S 1852. t7.s9, tl1OO
Philadelphia, weekdays, 1918. 655, $40,
t72O 7.36, 1875, 915 TOOL, HOPS, 1120, a. m,
ffI2 fo6 g. m ta saRdaSs Is s5f fss f ss ST. s n i Is
q m, l22O tS.2S, $50. t5.az, $50, 1888, els.
7 ShSsssF ss Ts YsehfSsS. 1867 & 5sas rs Is aa, s s s
t226, $50, t5.S2, $50 f7.s9, 9.l5, I'll p. m. Sun
days, tsls 1.ss, $50. t1l.25 q. M, Il 20, 8 %,
s 3tlsSfs 81 ctya gss 1eeFdiys sdS % h & m L. nan
Ca Cape + May, weekdays, m, ts25 m, t2:2s,
baltimore and Washington, week days, t41s
1915, IS lie p. m. Sundays, t4.l3, 7.02, 1874
q M, 1926, l207, 2a. 14.5I, 1912 p. m
Newark, Del, weekdays, t4l3, J.2o, 1919
III a. m, &54, Il Os, t45, 1915. 7S5, tsls, HISS
Sundays, t4lS. 40. 1919 a. m. 2.54, t4.ar
PitEsbIrg, weekdays, 1915, p.m., Sundays
chicago via Cincinnati and Indianapolis
tS.40 m daily.
Cincinnati and st. Louis, daily tI255, and
1919, p. m.
Chattanooga, week days 1918 p. m. Sundays,
fls57. Through sleepers to Memphis and New
singerly accommodation, daily 10, a. m.
254,TS5. p. m:
1917, a. M, 254 4.57, p. m. Sundays, 10
A. M, 4.57, p. m.
Leave Market Street Station
Philadelphia, weekdays, 30 m
Raltimofe, weekdays, $50 p. m.
Tandenburg and way stations, week days
6l5, 10 %. q. M, 30, so, p. m. Sundays, 9.65
Ieaye Philadelphia, Chestnut street
station for Wilmington, weekdays, 1880, 6,ll
5.i0' f8.i5 so, TO Is, 11.30, Q. M, tl2.20
flSs i.5O, t3SO, t4.20, 49, IS l5, t54l, 500, $50
1Isa0; sun;Sass SsI; 1Sl $3.50, ISIS 200, llsO, am.
fI3O, fi3s, 10, tl.9O, 80, $50, t7'4
li.90, p. M.
Batss BsssStSW s0 western points lower than via en!
other line.
q. d. sCULL. General Passenger Agent
WV. GREENE General Manager,
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WOMEN WHO PULL TEETH.

Dentistry is profession that seems
bound to grow in favor with women.
At present, however, out Of the 10000
dentists in the United States not more
than fifty are women, and in the city
of New York there are less than
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HARPER'S MAGAZINE
IN 1897.

FICTION: The Marian, the new novel by
Du Maurier, the eagerly expected successor to
''Trilby," begun in October Number, 1895, with
illustrations from the authors drawings. A
new novel by Frank r. Stockton-developing
Twentieth Century Renaissance-FuL OF
humorous situations and characteristically
illustrated. A Pair of Patient Lovers, by
william Dean Howells. Other striking
novelettes by American authors. Short
stories by Mark Twain, Thomas Nelson Page,
Kendrick Bangs, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Oc-
tave Thanet, Mary E. Wilkins, and other
popular writers.
during the Nineteeth Century, a series Of
papers by DIR. Henry Smith Williams, sup
plemented by contributions on special sub
jects by expert scientists. Articles on the re-
tions to physiology by DR.. Andrew Wilson.
AMERICAN FEATURES: The Mexico of
To-day, series by Charles +. Lummis, splen.
didly illustrated-the result Of o recent visit
to Mexico undertaken for HARPER,S MAGA-
ZINE. Mexico is prominently sllver-pro-
ductng country, and its monetary operation
rest entirely on silver basis. Owing to the
keen discussion of certain economic problems
in connection with issues of urgent impoT-
tance in American politics, these papers, will
command general attention. American His
torical Papers by Woodrow Wilson, John
Bach MacMaster, and James Barnes. The
true story of Sheridan's Ride, by Gen. G. A.
Forsyth. Continuation of Howelps Personal
"reminiscences of eminent literary Ameri-
cans.
AFRICA AND THE EAST: White Mans
Africa, fully illustrated series of papers by
Poultney Bigelow, the result of personal OBJ
servations during a recent trip to Africa,
covering the whole field of European exploit
tation of that country. Illustrated articles by
Stephen Bonsal on the transformations going
on in Eastern Siberia, recently visited by the
author. Hungarian Sketches, written and
drawn by F. Hopkinson Smith. The full
story of the recent Coronation of the Gar, by
Richard Harding Davis, illustrated by r.
Canton Woodville, who was commissioned
by Queen Victoria to paint picture of the
ceremony.
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The Senate Commi ttee on Elections
having decided not to reopen the Du-
Pont case, no objection was made to
the swearing in ofSenat or Kennsy when
his credentials were presented, although
Senator Chandler took advantage Of
the occasion to state his belief that the
seat belong rightfully to Col. DUPONT,
belief it Is needless to say. that Ia
shared by every Republican Senator,
and which was voted by them at the
last session when the populists joined
the Democrats and refused by bare
majority to allow Col. DUPONT to be
seated.
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The immigration bill will have to sc
back to the House, as the Senate re-
jected the conference report on the bill
and further amended it by providing
that illiterate wives and minor children
of immigrants who can meet the re-
quirements of the.bill may be admitted.
It was stated that Mr.. Cleveland had
said that he would veto the bill if it
were sent to him with the clause which
would have admitted the husband who
could read and shut out his wife and
children over fifteen years of age who
could not left in it. 1t was also that
clause upon which most of the opposi.
tion to the bill in the House was
based; consequently the bill is now
reasonably certain to become law.
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BRANCH ROADS.

DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA r. R.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations 1887 m. weekdays, 6.2S p m Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays only. Returning
l45 p m Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
only.
Leave Franklin City for Chineoteague Cvia
Bteamer) LAB p. M, week days Returning,
leave ChincOteague 442 a. M, weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
at 1887 a. M, 6.28 p. m, weekdays Returning,
leave Lewes645 a. M, 8 20 p. m. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, l0.37 a.. m. week.
days and 62S p. M, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
a m and 2.4s pm Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturday only.
QUEEN ANNE KENT R. R.-Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations 9.22 a. M, and
$50 p. m. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile $50 a. M. and 40 p. M, weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE z. R.-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations 938 a. m, and
5.45 p. M, week days. Returning, leave Oxford
6.55 g. M. and 40 p. m, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEAFoRD r. R.-Leave Seaford
rCambridge and intermediate stations ii 10 a.
weekdays, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
aturdays Z. .05 p. m. Returning, leave Cambridge
62Oa. m. weekdays and 2.H p. m. Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays
CONNEoTIoE.-At Porter with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad. At Clayton,
with Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad and
Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad. At Har-
rington, with Delaware. Maryland & Virgins
Railroad. At Seaford with Cambridge q Seaford
Railroad. At Delmar, with New York, Phila-
delphia & Norfolk, Wicomico & Pocomoke. and
Peninsula Railroads.
s. M. PROVOST, General Manager.
j. r. WOOD, General Passenger Agent.
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Harper's Bazaar
in 1907.

The BAZAR, a thoroughly up-to-date perio-
dical for women, will enter upon its Thirtieth
Volume in 1897.
AS a fashion journal it Is unsurpassed, and
is an indispensable requisite for every we'll
dressed woman. Katharine De Forest writes
weekly letter on current fashions from
Paris. In New York Fashions, and in the
fortnightly pattern-sheet supplement, ladies
find full details, directions, and diagrams for
gowns, wraps, and children's clothing.
Sandoz, Baude, and Chapuis draw and
every week. 8
The serials for 1897 will be: The Red Bridge
Neighborhood, by Maria Louise Pool; and
Father Quinnalion, by Octava Thanet Short
stories will be constantly presented by brilliant
writers, among whom are Mary E. Wilkins,
aarrie PRESCOTT Spohord, Marion Harland,
Ruth McEnery Stuart, Viola Roseboro, and
Margaret Sutton Briscoe.
What Woman are Doing in various parts
of the Union well form a series Of special
Other interesting features are Thee Door
Woman, devoted to healthful sports and past
times; Music, weekly critical summary of
music in New York; amateur; Ihedtrtcdls,
Embroidery and Needtes0ork, Ceremony and
Etiquette. Good Housekeeping, tfWhat Girls are
Doing" current Social EUents," F" and Personals
CLEANED from original sources.
Women and Men. Colonel T. w. Higginson
will continue his valuable essays.
Answers to Correspondents. This column
is conducted for the benefit and convene nee
of readers, and all questions received are an
swered In rotation, as promptly and fully as
prActlcaDle.
Art. The Bazaar is notable picturegallery
reproducing the most beautiful works ol
American and foreign artists, as presented in
| the annual Paris and New York exhibition.
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Jack-0h. hol This hair shows where
you've besni
Tom-on the contrary, It shows
where some one else has been.
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In their zeal to give their papers the
news of the progress that is being made
on the tariff bill some well meaning
Washington correspondents have been
making great deal of unnecessary
trouble for the committee by sending
the rates left in schedules that have been
informally considered by the committee
to their papers with the statement that
they have been definitely agreed upon.
Neither Chairman Dingley nor any
other member of the Committee will
consider any duty definitely decided
upon until the entire bill is ready to be
reported. They do not wish to be COM
mended or condemned for fractions Of
the bill but for the whole measure,
which will be made public when 1t is
completed.
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ray, the colored member from South
Carolina, has announced his intention
to enter a protest against the counting
of the vote of that state, on the ground
that the state has not a constitutional
Republican form of government. Mr..
Murray says he has made up his mind
to this course in Difference to the wishes
of his constituents and without con-
sulting with the Republican leaders in
Congress. If bis protest, which must
te made In writing, be signed by one
Senator. it will be necessary to stop the
counting of the votes until the House
and Senate in separate session shall de-
eide the validity of the protest. So far
as known the protest has not yet been
signed by Senator.
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Ingram s Enos,
AUCTIoNEERS,

Are prepared to call gales Of Real Estate
Peraonal Property, &cs and guarantee to give
abstraction.
Call ON or address. for terms, &C., either.
Abb usiness willreceive prompt atten tion
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.sDobbIns is a good talker, isn't heyu
:'Good talkera I went to his Office
to borrow::$sO, and before 1 got away
he hEa borrowed $50 from ms.'s
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Experience proves the merit Of Hoods
Sarsaparilla. It cures all forms of blood
diseases. tones the stomach, builds up the
nerves:
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Two members of the Canadian gov
ernment, the Minister of Trade and
Commerce, and Minister Marine and
Fisheries, arrived in Washington auth
orized to offer certain trade concessions
in exchange for duties low enough in
the new tariff bill to allow Canadian
farmers to dispose Of their products in
the United States just in time to learn
that the Ways and Means Committee
had informally agreed to the agricult-
ural schedule which prescribes duties
high enough to practically shut the
Canadian farmers out of our market.
They will endeavor to secure a recon
sideration on the part Of Committee by
offering special Undue, ments in the way
of concessions to certain of our goods
and products, but the Committee had
already gone over the matter very Care
fully and been convinced that Canadian
competition was running our farmers,
in sections Of the country, without be-
ing of any special benefit to anybody
except the Canadians, under the low
duties of the present tariff bill, and it
is not likely to change.
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A conference with Speaker Reed and
other Republican leaders of the House
having convinced the Senators who
have advocated the Nicaragua Canal
Bill that the bill would not even be
considered by the House at this session,
no matter whether the Senate passed it
or not, those gentlemen have decided
to drop the canal bill and allow it to
join the great aggregation of legislative
might-have-beens.-
Senator Sherman has announced his
intention to endeavor to get the Sem
ate to take up the Arbitration treaty
for consideration at once, but there are
several reasons which make it doubtful
wheter the Senate will during the pres
ent session devote enough time to the
treaty TO dispose Of it. The session is
rapidly drawing to close, and besides
the appropriation bills there are num-
ber of other important measures upon
which the Senate ought to act. In ad-
dition there is growing opposition to
the treaty among the silver Senators.
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Daily. Daily except Sunday.
"an Stops to leave passengers from Whining.
ton and points north, or take passengers for
points south of Delmar.
OF on signal. -.
''r' Stops to leave passengers from Middle
town and points south.
''t'' Stops to let off passengers from points
south of Harrington.
NEW CASTLE AcCoMMoDATIoN TRAINs-Leave
Wilmington l2.l0 a. m. and 9.5l p m, daily,
6.l3, n.l5 a. m ESQ, 40 15, 6.53, p. M, week
M, daily, s31, s.45, ll02 q. M, LIS. &c. 6 A,
7.22 D. M, weekdays.
Express trains leaving Harrington sos a. m.
and arriving at 6.24 p. m, weekdays, run
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Porte1
and Newark,
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Our WOnan'S
.....Colun1n
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OVERS and their
aHaLOIy auuT6S-
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are so generally
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tine, that it is an
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@. w. INGRAM, q. Nj. ENOs
Middletown. Odessa.
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Washington
-. Letter

IE most important
event of this
week in Congress
will be the count
ing of the elec-
toral vote by the
two Houses of
Congress in joint
session, Repre-
sentative M u r.
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Total given during 2mos. 1897, $40, 10000

HOW TO OBTAIN THEM.
ComRetitors to save as many SHMLlCHIt
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The master of the Castle was the
first to begin hostilities. One day to-
ward the end of the three months