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Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13
JOHN WANAMAKER.

THIS rs TO CERTIFY TO ALL TO WHOM
THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, That
we, Charles Baird, of the City Of Wilmington
Comb, of Brandywine hundred, New Castle
county and State of Delaware, have this day
renewed and extended the partnership here
tofore existing between us for the purpose OF
carrying on the trade and business of manu-
featuring and dealing in morocco and other
feathers and all things thereunto belonging
or appertaining, upon the terms hereinafter
set forth.
The said partnership is to be conducted and
continued under the partnership name OF
object of the partnership is to carry on the
trade and business of manufacturing and
dealing in morocco and other feathers ana
all things thereunto belonging or appertaln-
ing.
The name and residence of the general
partner is Charles Baird, of the City of VIII
mington and State of Delaware, and the name
and residence of the special partner is James
@. McComb, of Brandywine Hundred, New
Castle county and State of Delaware. The
said James c. McComb, the special partner,
partnership the sum OF twenty Thousand
Dollars.
The said partnership is to commence on the
day of the date of these presents, and shall
end on the Third day of February, A. D., 1898.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have here.
unto set our hands and seals TINS 4tn day @ oI
signed, Sealed and Delivered in the pre-
Sence OF M1LLIAM W. EkITCdErf'
CHARLES BAIRD, sr
JAMES G: MCCOMB. SINAI
STATE OF DELAWARE
BE TT REMEMBERED, That on this 4th
day of February, A. D., one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-seYen, personally come
before me, William W. Pritchett, a Justice of
the Peace for New Castle county and State of
Delaware, residing in the City of Wilmington,
Charles Baird and James c. McComb, parties
to the foregoing certificate, known to me per-
sonally to be such and severally acknowledged
that they signed land sealed the said certi-
ficate for the purposes therein set forth, and
that the same is their and each of their act
and deed.
Given under my hand and seal the day and
'''- '''' '' WILLIAM w. PRITCHETT,
Justice of the Peace.
Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13
George G. Rowe

MiddIetown, Delaware,
where you will be surprised to
find so many things to make
home attractive. Wall Paper
of the latestand mostimproVed
patterns, and an experience OF
II years in this community is
a guarantee that all work so
that kind is done satisfactorily.
Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13

We have had short life on Froebel. and
now we have have the promise of short
sketch ofPestalozzi. But no one has yet of
fered to write on Horace Mann. .Then'there is
DR.. Henry Barnard, the "Nestor of Ameri-
can Education. whose eighty-sixthbirthday
was celebrated the 25th of January. The
journals of education for February will con-
tain much of interest concerning this great
educator. Let some one prepare an article
on DR.. Barnard for the Round Table.
Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13

We shallb only too glad to have any
teacher send an engraving Of her school
building for the Round Table. An engrav-
ing half the size of ours will cost about
$500. 1t would be very interesting to have
pictures of all the school buildings in Della
ware appear in the teachers column.
Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13

Supt Smith reports that there we're Al
candidates for teachers certificates at the
January examination.
OF these, received first grade certificates;
10 received second grade certificates; II re-
ceived provisional certificates, and 4 were
rejected. Seven of these persons were ex-
amined for the first time.
At the close of 1895, there were under
Supt. Smiths supervision 1sl teachers hold
ing certificates; but at the end of the year
1895 this number had been reduced to 1874.
Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13

Of course all teachers who keep them
selves we'll informed are acquainted with the
subject concerning which Miss Kimball
writes SO entertainingly in this number of
the Round Table. Miss Kimball, like Miss
Farquhar who wrote the article on Froebel,
is kindergarten. They not only enjoy
helping the little ones, but they take pleas
ure in assisting us who are older. Teachers
ought to help one another.
Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13

t it will not appear again.
The publisher of THE
HOUSEHOLD TREASURE,
q new monthly family
journals will give SI75.00 in
cash as prizes for the largest
list of words made from the
word SATISFACTION.
OUR OFFER-We will
pay 5000 for the largest
list; 5000 for the sec
ond largest; $1,000 tfor the
third; IS. 90 each for the next
i've, $500 each for the next
ten, and Sl.00 each for the
next twenty. That is to say,
we will divide among the
contestants the aggregate
sum of S175, according to
merit. Don't you think you
could be one Of the winners9
The evening times., 1897-12-18
posroFF1cE NOTICE.

Should be read daily, as changes may
occur at any time.
the ports of sailing daily, and tue schedule
or clOsirgs is arranged on the presumption
of their unint terrupted overland transit.
For the week ending December 8 the last
connecting closes VIII be made at this
sffice as follows:
Transatlantic Mails
PRINTED MATTER, ETC. .-Gernan
steamers sailing from New YORK on Tues
days take printed matter, ETC., for Ger
many, and specially addressed printed
The American and WLite Star steamers
sailing froru New York on Wetinesua Us, the
German steamers ON Thursdays, and the
CunaTd, French and German steamers On
Saturdays take printed matter, etc, for
all countries Tor which they are advertised
to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer.
ica, West Indies. SC.
sATURDAY-tdl At 1905 p. m. for
Newfoundland, per steamer from North
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail to Hal
flax and thence via steamer. close here
daily, except Sunday, at 1905 p. m,
Mails for Miquelon, by rail to Boston
and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 800 p. m. tai
60 de Cuba, which Will be forwarded via
New York up to and including the II:IG
p m close Wednesday,, close here daiIy
Sailing Mondays l and Thursdays d fron Fe!s
Tampa, Fla. to Havana. le)
Maiis for Mexico, overland te2cept those
for campeche Chiapas Iaba SEQ, and Yuca
closing. will be forwarded via New YORK
up to and including the 11:10 p. m, clos
ing Friday close here daily at 7:lo
Transpacific Malls.
To
8. $ City of Pekin, from San Francisco.
close here daily up to $40 p. IN. Decem-
Der II. tdJ
Tacoma, from Tacoma, close here daily
up to $40 p. m. December II. (d)
Nails for China, japan and Hawaii. per
s. $. Doric- from San francisco. close here
from San Francisco. close here daily u,,
70 $40 ?, m; M pses.9peT sac;s,p s;,n s tdy
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, close here
daily up to $40 p. IN. December %. (dJ
Mails for Ctdna and japan, specially adj
from Vancouver. close here daily up 10
$40 d. M. December 27. tdl
Mails for Australia tssxeept those for
FIJI and Samoan Islands. per $. S. Moana,
from San Francisco. close here daily up
to GAO p. m, December 81. td)
Mails for China and Japan, per s. S. Vic
torla, from Tacoma, close here daily up
to $40 %. m, January 2,tdt
Mails for A ast ralia (e kept those for West
A ustraliaj New Zealand. Hawaii and FIJI
Islands per s. s. Miowera, from Vancouver
close here daily after December 81 up
to $40 D. III. January 3, 1S9S.tU
(aDRsgistered malls close at 1000 q. m
same day.
(b)Re gistered mails close at LOO D. IN.
same day.
(cIRegistered mails close at 600 p. IN
same day.
previous day.
(e)Registered mails close at 100 p. IN.
Tuesdays and Saturdays
JAMES P. wILLETT Postmaster.
The evening times., 1897-12-18
Improvement to the civil service

Improvement to the Civil service.
From the Philadelphia North American !,
1t has been proposed to establish the
postal savings bank system I'm this eoun-
try, and a bill has already been introduced
in the House of Representatives. for that pur
pose. Were the postoffices TO become ,le
positories of popular savings it would uu-
doubtedly work an Improvement Of the
civil service. 1t would nece ssitate the most
careful selection of the officials who ad-
minister the postal service. Postnasters
would no longer lie selected because ti-y
had been of service in political work alone.
Higher qualifications would be demanded,
and alincs, certainly secured. The Gov
erument could not afford TO take extra
ordinary risks. Only men of the high ,st
lrobity could be trusted to discharge tie
duties OF the department. The funds would
of course, he entirely secure from loss to
the dcpositors Tor the Government would
not default. Thus considered, the ;:sta.,-
listment of postal savings banks would
undoubtedly effect great improvement OF
officialisin, and that alDno would lie an
incalculabIe benefit to the community at
large. There would also be an extension
OF the savings bank facilities to parts OF the
country where individual effort would not
lie interfered with or discouraged. Small
Communities would have all OF the priyi-
ieges enjoyed by centers Ut population, and
this, considered by itself. would be most
valuable. Ii will be seen that az much
can he said In favor of the policy as can
possibly he brought against it.
The evening times., 1897-12-18
CITY PosroFFlcE DELAYS.
secrenry Gage Has Asked for an
Additional Appropriation.


1t is repcrred that there Will he some
further delay in the completion of the
new city, posaoffice. Secretary Gage has
asked FOL. an additional appropriation for
the interior, which sum was necessary as
the unexpended balance was not sufficient
to cover the sum of S400,0 900 needed for
the interior finish
The supervising architect advertised for
bids for the finish, Ind a great many firms
competed. 1t was stated that the con
tract wpIlG be awarded as soon as pos
sibIe Neysrfbeless, IL was stated today
that there was no immediate prospect ,f an
award, the reason alleged ing tha;
Congress- woald have the interior finish
plans cha nged
1t WIS a part of the report that he
interior arrangements were defective. An
article. IL will be remembered, was pub
lished in The Times some days ago. IN
which it was shown that no ordinary ar
rangements bad been made for the ois-
position OF THE smoke: but tina, the archi-
tect's office felt sure that some arrange
menrs. botdefined. would be made, her, by
the smoke could be disposed of without
chmneys. There is not a chimney in thr
building.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury Gen.
spslding was called on this morning. :pd
was asked what time the i ward o Z the "an
tract would be made. He said pro ba bly, not
for two or three weeks yet. As TO Charges,
he said, that the contract would not lie
given out until Congress could have a
chance to suggest them.
Gen. SpaIding didn't say what rarticrl II
changes had been or would he suggested
II is quite likely that when Congress be-
gins tc discover the means by which the
smoke Is to lie gotten out of the great, queer
and bea utiful building, there may pe some
fun In both balls of the national legislation.
The evening times., 1897-12-18

The Spanish war cloud which some of
our hystericalState IN a nd Eewspa pers are
always seeing on the horizon is darker today
than usual. One OF our revenue boats down
ON the Florida coast mas captured lot
Of Spanish fishing smacks engaged in the
tarpon industry, and also in smuggling
aqua adiente' into the States, in def
ance of cur neutrality laws and the mo-
nopoly Oh the whisky trust. This IL an
outrage against which ma nufa cturers of
sedatives like sulphonal, phe nacetine.
bromO-seltzer and all the rest OF them
should promptly protest Tine per capita
Of headache in gallon of Cuban "agua
diente" is headache t. a drop. md To
stop its smue2 ling into this country is 10
spoil market for nobody knows how
much good medicine. The Government
should moderate its transports. and also
its revenue cutters, and devote their
genius ara activity strictly to their
proper sphere OF usefulness, which, as
everybody Knows, is confined to assist
ing Spain n its heroic effort to exterminate
the people of Cuba by starvation and
fiendish butchery.
The evening times., 1897-12-18

When The late Grover Cleveland inovaI
loads OF excellent old stuff went there,
too, we felt z sense of relief. II was a
great re,,ef t. Washington, but that is no,
what we mean. We thought that The
Princeton standard c; education would
I've raised by the movement; that u better
appreciation of the rules, as well as tn.
morals and ethics of pinOchle would ensue
in that center OF learning. and that in gen
eral there would be a higher tone all
around. Instead OF that, one is grieved
to Eote that even the presence of Dr.
O'Reilly's distinguished fishing patient has
not redeemed the toys, and that they are
Just as lad as ever. II they occupied
rooms over q buffalo beer saloon and Were
in county poIiti les, they would not act nuci!
worse than they do. The other day they
wrecked the college gymnasium. Later
three of them have been suspended for haz
ing. When 1t is remembered that vast
Improvement was visible in the society Of
the Capital, twelve years after AIR
Cleveland first saw it. it is wonderful that
Princeton has not began to experience the
same einoIlient Influence. 1t makes US
wonder if missionaries have become back
numbers eterually and, therefore. hope
leSsly
The evening times., 1897-12-18
TAX SALE LAW AMENDMExrs
Draft of Bill Sent to Congress by
the Commissioners.

Draft of Bill Sent to Congress by
the commissioners.
The District Commissioners have sent
10 Senator Mcmillan ana Representative
Babcock drafts of bill which they be
lieve wi,l FIJI the requirements for 8inenl-
uients to the tax sale law, now in force.
The new bill is an amendment to an
act now under consideration by the ris-
trict committees in Congress. The amend
ment is to restrict the benefits of he
law to those who are misled into the
PURCHASE Of property by an erroneous tax
cert ificatc, especially mortgages. The
Commissioners rae been advised by Mr.
Thomas that a mortgagee, as respects all
latent equities, is purchaser under the
doctrine of innocent purchasers for Val'ie
wit hout Ec.icc. and under the law,
luendment OF which is proposed. is a
Subsequent purchaser. in whose hands
the property involved is entitled to ex-
emptioIs from any tax omitted from a
tax certificate OH faith Of which the
loan was made.
This would act unfairly against ths
Dist rict ia case the property should not be
sold under a mortgage. and the Counnis-
sioners are of the opinion that the tax
should ". restored as a charge against the
property in cases where no loss is in
CURED.
The evening times., 1897-12-18
SUSPENDED FOR HAZING.
Severe Pnni~hment Imposed Upon
Three Princeton Undergraduates.

severe PuniSnulent lMpOSeu pun
Three Princeton Undergraduates.
Princeton, n. j., Dec. l9. Three under
graduates of Princeton University were -sus-
pended indefinitely yesterday for haGihg.
They are not sophoniores, as is. usually the
case with bazers, but are seniors, regularly
enrolled witith class of '9S. Their names
are Joseph u. aieredith, of Moorestown,
n. j.: Ernest wyckoff, of HightstoHn, n.
j., and g. c. scutt. of Richmond, Va.
The suspension Of these three stu':ents
is the elimination of long series of
troubles bet ween undergraduates ami the
faculty. Early. in the fall some CT the
members of the second year class negan
light order of hazing. Nothing serious
was done and everything was more In
the nature of good-hearted joking. with
some specially marked '.Freshie" as the
butt of all hunor.
party of eight '.sophs'' took, fresh
man from the campus one evening iate
In Sertenl.r.r, ard put hin. through a
course If what they called Initiating.
with the example of last year ever be-
fore them, when the faculty had eX-
PEELED a half dozen or so for rough haz-
tue NbitIlS Ncic eh''9i'
Hence only little rough guyins was
attempted. hut the ever watchfui John
Toply, chief of the University procta'
force, was too sharp for the hazers, and
on the next day all were summoned ie-
fore the faculty. 1t was no use to plead
anything else but guilty. Since that vas
the first offense OF the year the faculty
We're very Ienient and did nothing nut
reprin,and them.
This wculc have ended the matter mad
not member of the sophomore class .aken
it upon himself to report other events which
had escaped the notice of Mr. Topiy BY
so doing this Sophomore made himself IN
obiec of extreme dislike. Parties of Indcr-
graduates, no matter of what class. hence
forth made 1t a point when out for II good
time to always call upon this unlrtky
..soph," and, Judging by the number Il 'nen
who nightly called upon him, one woild
have supposed that he was the most popular
man in Princeton University.
The three men who were finally siis-
pended made a sOciable CALI on the
object iona BILE ''soph,' nj asked.their host
to sing. When lie calmly hut politely re-
fused they Informed him that he would
cit her sing or be put ON the bum.
This threat proved sufficient, a nd for
several hours the three seniors were re
galed with the popular songs OF the
day, with an occasional Princeton melody
thrown IL.
But the entire proctor force had con
gregateG under the windows where the
ninsteisy was taking place, and all three
upper ciassurn were not only recognized.
bus were made ~ account for their ac-
tons on the following day. Hence 'hree
iong-faced, melancholy members OF ;he
class OF 'aS were given parting cneer
at the station yesterday.
DR.. Patton took d firm stand on the
subject of Razing this year, and when
the college opened he publicly informed
the students that any offender would De
summariiy dealt with.
The evening times., 1897-12-18

stitutional usurpation OF authority, POS
sessed only by the national Legislature,
to pull the wool over the eyes OF the
American Administration and people. Mr.
Sagasta begs tho spaniards in Cuba To &C.
.cept the decree q autonomy, which they
know, and he tells them, Is only so much
waste paper, and to pretend that they ac-
cept it as CubaBs. America mast be hum
bugged, and is supposed to like il. Prob
ably that is Il mistake, BECAUSE the people
are beginning TO petition the Congress 10
recognize the Cuban Republic as Il nellig
erent. America is patient ass. and re-
spends to abuse and outrage with petit
tons. Thst is, for good, long time.
The day comes, how ever, when the patience
oozes out, whatever may be said of The
other asinine qualities. Then the bust
ness emo o: the animal kicks, AMI the
pale all is strea ked with the gore of de
parted statesmen.
The evening times., 1897-12-18
Tallyrand's Graded Politeness.

true gentleman usually feels that it
is as essential tc te Courteous to the least
as to the greatest, but etiquette does not
always recognize this. The famous 'ral-
leyrand is reported to have used gradu-
alton of polireness in asking his guests
to take beef ut dinner par. y that he gave.
The grade ran thus:
To a prince of the blood May l have
the honor of sending your royal h:ghn.ss
little beet?'
To a duke: ''Monseigneur. permit me o
send yC,. a little beef?"
To a marquis: Marquis, ma l send you
little beef?''
To viscnunt: ''viscount. pray ha se
little beef"
To baron: Baron. do you take teef?"
To An untitled gentleman: Monsieur,
some beef?''
To his private secretary: Beef"
But there was yet an Inferior parsonage
present. and to him TalleyraEd uttered no
word He simply looked at him. and made
an intcrrcgative gesture with the Carving
knife. But il the meat were good, Stone
Of us would not trouble much how we
vere invited to it.
The evening times., 1897-12-18
A Proper I.ynching.

From the Detroit Free Press
II never took part in but one iynchin
bee,'' said the sturdy old man VITO spent
twenty years on the frontier. Il was
young and lively then, and, bein' as we
had no courts or steriffs in easy reach.
it seem ed all right to make our own Jaws
and execute 'em, too.
Zone Christmas eve we went from tie
disgin's to stag dance that was give by
Il young feller on ranch 'bont twenty
miles back from the creek. OF course, we
had a roariu' ole time and when We
started fur home about daylight there
wasn't one of us could have walked a
crack, though he had no trouble in stick
in;. to Il bucking bronchO.
- Bout five miles from camp We vas
brought up standin' by the crack Of
revolver, and wheein' a little to the right
we found a man with smokin' revolver
In his hand, lookin' down into the face
Of n man he had just shot. Had we feen
sober, had the weather been warmer. or
had the buys not been SO anXio Is 'or Sleep,
there would have been trial, fur they
enjoyed that kind Of thing. But they took
"A snap judgment, decided that the shooter
must adorn limb. 1 didn't ike 1t Il Lit,
but l see there was no use in arguin'-
.'.Go ahead and find 4 tree shouted,
IN bring him along and 1 threw Il ii.sso
over his head as they started with &,
whoop. was delayed just minnie, tut
was suou after them, taking the toughest
route through brush and snow. Guess
you skidded the life out of him. mumoled
one, but up he went, there WAS Il parting
shot and we left. 1t turned out that We
l. fsa,.<
and murdcrers in the West"
'.Who was the man he had shot?''
Nobody. The fhan we cauyht with the
smoking revolver was an old pal End as
straight as a string In that minute. was
delayed we shifted the lasso. 1t was the
dead man We lynched.'
The evening times., 1897-12-18
DID THE x.RAYS KILL HIM?
Novel Defense in the orme Murle'
Trial a., Na,~ york state

Novel Defense in the Orme Murder
Trial In New York State.
Elmira, Dec.1S.-The most novel m rider
trial in the history Of chen,ung county is on
here before Justice Waiter Lloyd Smith in
the supreme Court.
The accused is George A.. c. Crme.
sixt weight years old, of Horseheads.
On July 8! he fatally shot James funzo.
an Italian, and their fired two shots at
his wife, seriously wOundin.s her. Orri'e
claimed that he found Punzo hugging
and kissing his wife.
Physicians probed for the bullet in
Punzo's head, but could not find IT. On
July 15 they placed him under The in
fluencesof ether and exposed his head
to the x-Iays for about five minutes.
but on account 6f atmospheric condi
tions the apparatus failed to work.
Again Oh the eth he waosubejcted tu
the same experiment for ten minutes,
but again the apparatus failed to DIX
properly. On July 81 the experiment
was repeated. This tiIoe the exposure
was over thirty-five minutes, but still
the bullet did not show.
Afte' the last experiment Punzo failed
rapidly, and On August 2 he died, and
Orme was indicted for his murder.
An autopsy showed that the bullet hal
lodged near the aperture.
The defense maintains that in using
the x-rays no proer appliance WIS
used to r-ctect the wound and brain
from their injurious effect, and thai
they were responsible. in the main FOR
. be-. ,yv fr,a l.If f.kl
their claim, they called DIR. John T.
Pitkin, OF Buffalo, an electro medical
speciali list, and he testified that the ma
chine used on PunzO was All inferior
one and dangerous to use OH any human
being, mich less a man In the condition OF
Punzo.
Early In the week the machine was
ordered brought into court, together
with all the appliances which had been
used, and II practical DEMONSTRATION was
made OF its workings. A deputy sher ifi's
head was exposed to III. rays for five
minutes
Yesterday W. f. Knapp, the attorney
OF the accused, offered As evidence an
x-ray phctogI aph said to have been
taken by DR.. E W. Ross, the physician,
who operated tho X-ray machine al
Punlo The photograph was Iot-aduI't
ted. on the ground that the subject was II
patient of Dr. Ross.
Yesterday Attorney Knapp created a SEN
sation in the courtroom by stating that
he had lea Ined that tn. subject OF the
photograph was not patient OF Dr.
Ross. but dead body. At this there was
loud applause The court ordered the ar
rest ~ all who had been guilty Of ap-
plauding. but no one was detected.
DIR. Ross then stated that the photograph
ment ioncd vas not taken with the IA
chine in the courtroom, but by another