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Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03
By FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.

Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light
RWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilight's
last cleaning
Whose broad stripesand bright stars through
the perilous fight,
Ger the ramparts we watched, We're SO
gallantly streaming7
And the rockets red glare, and the bombs
bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag
was still there!
Oh, say, does the star-spangled banner yet
wave
Ger the land Of the free and the home of the
brave?
On that shore dimly seen through the mists
of the deep,
Where the foes naughty host in dread 81.
lence reposes;
What is that which the breeze, DER the tow
ering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half dis
closes?
Now it catches the gleam of the mornings
first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the
stream;
'Tis the star-spangled banner; oh, long may
it wave
Ger the land of the free and the home Of the
braveI
And where is that band who 80 vauntingly
swore
That the havoc OF war and the battles con-
fusions
A home and country would leave us no
more?
Their blood has washed out the foul foot
steps pollutionII
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom Of the
grave;
And the star-spangled banner in triumph
shall wave
Ger the land Of the free and the home Of the
brave!
Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the wars
desolation!
Blest. with victory. and peace, may the
Heaven-rescued land
Praise the power that has made and pre-
served US a nationl
Then conquer we must, for our cause it is
lust,
And this be our motto, "In God is our trustE'
And the star-spangled banner in triumph
shall wave
Der the land Of the free and the home Of the
brave!
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03

Behold the chief who now commands,
Once more to serve his country stands
The rock on which the storm will beat;
The rock on which the storm will beat;
But, armed in virtue firm and true,
His hopes are fixed on Heaven and you.
Whom hope was sinking in dismay,
And glooms obscured Columbia's day,
His steady mind, from changes free,
Resolved on death or liberty.
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03

Sound, sound the trump offame!
Let Washington's great name
Ring through the world with loud ap-
plause;
Ring through the world with loud ap'
plause;
Let every CLINE to freedom dear
Listen with joyful earl
With equal skill and godlike power,
He governed in the fearful hour
Ofhorrid war; or guides with ease
The happier times ofhonest peace. :
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03
Teachers
Round Table
Conducted by Prof. A. R. sPA1D, Highlands,
Delaware.

All teachers and friends of Education
In New Castle County and the
teachers of Kent and Sus-
sex are invited to take
seatss
[All persons who take an interest In TINS
column should send their names and address
for enrollment.i
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03

Teachers, now is the most glorious season
of the year. Take your pupils out into the
fields and the woods. Teach them to love
the birds and the flowers. Don't say you
know nothing about the birds and the
flowers. Learn them. Begin by teaching
your pupils.
Our primary teacher took her flock OF
fifty happy children out for walk this af-
ternoon, and would any one dare say they
learned nothing? The time was well spent.
They came back and drew pictures and
wrote little sentences about the things they
saw. They wrote real compositions. They
told Just what they had observed.
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03

wAsurNaroN continuesto be oyer-run
with 4 horde OF Office seekers.
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03

MAJOR Ben. Butterworth, Of Ohio,
has been appointed by President Nc
Kinley for Commissioner Of Patents.
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03

TEE TRAEsoRlRE sl.O0 De year.
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03

The 100 BICYCLES we sold last
season taught US a wonderful lesson.
We give Iyou the benefit, by offering
again this season, a line possessing
qualities necessary to give entire satis-
faction. The FENTON, CRESCENT,
GIRARD, WORLD, and other High
Grade wheels at very low prices; with
full guarantee and the advantage of
shop facilities TO get quick re pairs.
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03
LINENS AND MUsLlNS.


Heavy all Linen Toweling Crash, 10 inches wide cents
the yard.
Extra Heavy Linen Table Damask, So inches wide IS
cents the yard.
The Hill Fine Bleached Muslin full yard wide, cents
the yard.
Extra Heavy Unbleached Sheeting Muslin. full two
yards wide, 12H cents the yard
Lonsdale Cambria Muslin full yard wide, &C the yard
Four thousand yards Indigo and Gray Prints, best
makes cents the yard.
SPECIAL IN LADIES' FINE. SHOES.
Ladies' Finest Vci Kid Shoes button and lace mprov-
ed toes and opera Mckay Sewed and Goodyear
Welt very thin flexible soes smooth inner soes patent
leather tips medium heels sizes IN T. widths E;
$3.50 instead of $500.
Little Boys Shoes-"Just like my Father's' Dongoa
tip and patent leather tips beautiful Shoe here $780,
Little Boys Shoes-"Just like my Fathers" Enamel
leather lace hook shoe that retals $780, here $5
SPECIAL in SHIRTS.
Special Mems Laundered Shirts made of "Garner's
Percale, with and without collars slightly soed Burgess
make cut full here at IS cents.
HOUSE FURNISHINGS.
Roasters and Bakers-Improves all meats and makes
tough meat TENDER useful in roatng fowls fish and baking
bread. We cut the price to so cents
Mrs. Potts Patent Sad Iron Handles 10
Brownie Lunch Boxes, cents. Two-quart Enamel
Coffee Pots, rs cents.
sSSsSSG&kGes
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03

the yarns from which it is woven.
The fabric looks just like an ordi-
nary fine serge, but it will hold
water as though made from rubber.
A rubber suit would be hot, stuffy,
unhealthy. A Pluette suit is not
different from any serge suit, ex-
cept that it repels water.
1t is ideal for bicycle costumes,
five to six yards being enough for
complete outfit. 1t is 81 to 56
inches wide. Navy blue and black.
Already sponged. An ideal fabric
for outing wear generally and for
rainy-day wear.
Four grades, 75c, $1.10, $1.15
and $1.25.
Elegant AT prices never
Black matchea Ior low
Dress Goods cident as surely
as would be the breaking of your
carriage axle. The goods are eIe-
CANT, sumptuously elegant - the
product of the very best makers in
France. Wrong man owned them
on their arrival in America and now
they come to you through Wana-
makers at less than import cost.
Rich and elegant Examines.
Fancy Crepons with much
openness of mesh.
THE goods are for now and the
weeks ahead.
$3.50 and 81 grades at So a
yard.
So grade at $1.75 a yard.
And this great good fortune is
but an item of the news of black
dress goods. Three sections of the
store are filled with black fabrics
Plain Grenadines, soc. to $275.
Plain Examines, 37He to So.
Fancy Examines, 37Kc to 81.
Figured Grenadines, 75c to 81
Plain Mohairs, 25c to 81.
Figured Mohairs, Csc to 81.
Mohair Sicilian, 37Kc to SL25
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03
at SIPS

Yes, and Accordion-pIaited Gre
pom at 81 instead of So.
These are shown, where they
rightly belong, with the richest
dress StuffS.
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03
HAIL COLUM BIA.

Hail Columbia, happy land.
Hail, ye heroes! heaven-born band!
Who fought and bled in freedoms cause
Who fought and bled in freedoms cause
And when the storm Of war was gone
Enjoyed the peace your valor won.
Let independence be our boast,
Ever mindful what 1t cost;
Ever grateful for the prize,
Let its altar reach the skies.
Firm, united let us be,
Rallying round our liberty;
Asa band Of brothers Joined,
Peace and safety we shall find.
II.
Immortal patriots! rise once more:
Defend your rights, defend your shore;
Let no rude foe with impious hand,
Let no rude foe with impious hand,
Invade the shrine where sacred lies
OF toll and blood the well-earned prize.
While offering peace sincere and just,
In Heaven we place manly trust.
That truth and justice will prevail,
And every scheme Of bondage fall
Middletown transcript., 1897-04-03

COIOred IMPORTERS take chances
Dress and losses, very often.
Goods They are brave at losing,
V0 simply because quick
losses soonest turns their money
free for new ventures. Wrong man
owned these CREPON SANGLIERS.
They are in navy blue, silver gray,
brown, tan and modes. The lots
he sold quickly retailed at 1915 a
yard-but quick money was needed
and we have the balance of the
goods ready to sell this morning
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25
MRS. WALLACE VERY Ill.
"A Daughter or Chier Justice Fuller Not Ell
pectcd To Live.

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 2i.-Mrs Hugh Wal
lace nee Fuller. daughter of Chief Justice
Fuller. is not expected to live the week out.
Ten days ago she was taken i'll with appendi-
citis at Ashford farm, ff;y.three miles from
Tacoma, in the foothills OF Mount Rainier.
Her ply siCian was with her, but her condition
grew rapidly worse, and on Friday. when an.
Other doctor went UP 10 consult with DR.. Yocom
it was found that she was too weak to permit
an operation TO be performed.
Mr.. Wallace broke all previous records for
fast travelling over the road to Noun; Rainier
in fastening TO his wifc's bedside. He was in
Portland on Saturday when he received n tele-
gram notifying him OF her serious illness. He
FASTENED to Tacoma and stepped from "A train
into a buggy drawn by the fastest team OBJ.
tainable. Horses were changed twice, and in
six hours he was at Ashford's. Twelve hours
has heretofore been considered quick time FOR
the trip. \ messenger who arrived to-day
brings news that Mrs. Wallace's condition was
no worse last night.
Mrs. Fuller has been tclesraphed for, and
started to-day from Bar Harbor, Sic. Bulletins
OF his daughters condition are wired daily to
Chief Justice Fuller.
Mrs, Wallace has been in poor health for
several years. Last spring she went through
southern California in a private car. and
thence 10 her fathers home in Washington,
returning tere somewhat improved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25
DIR. JORDAN on THE SEALS.
The Only Way TO save the Herd IL to Pro-
hibit PelnEic Sealing.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2i.-Dr. Jordan OF Stan.
ford University arrived to-day from his trip 10
Bchring Sea. He had little to say in addition TO
what has already been telegraphcd from Seattle.
but he put in a more forcihle way some OF his
conclusions reached after two years study of
seals.
He said tho sole cause OF the decline OF the
seal herd was the indiScriminate slaughter OF
female seals. which has reduced the herd 10 one
NTH OF its size fourteen years ago. The only
One mistake made by the United States at the
Paris tribunal was in claiming Behring Sea as a
mare clGuSum, and another was in submitting
the. preservation of the seal herd 10 a tribunal
which had no means OF discriminating between
thinks that the four nations interested will de-
wise some means OF saving the remnant OF the
seals and providing for their increase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25
CAN SUE THE TRoW DIRECTORY co.
Receiver OF the Trow Printing Company Declares
the Trn nsrer or Its Property Fraudulent.

nv Fuhthe VI '"
Justice Slower OF the Supreme Court has
given Louis HauDcman, as receiver Of the Trow
Printing and Bookbinding Company. permits
sion to begin proceedings to set aside an agree
mcnt made in July. 1891, by which all the prop
crty Of the company. which the receiver says
was worth about a million dollars. was trans
fcrrcd to the Trow Directory, Printing, and
BookbindinR Company.
Mr.. Zimmerman was appointed receiver OF tho
TrOw Printing and Bookbinding Company In
1893 in an action brought by Thomas d. Hurst,
n judgment creditor, for the scquestration OF its
property. The only assets he received were
claims on which he collected -, 700. He says
he was unable to find the books OF the company
and could get no information about them from
Robert W. Smith. the President of the com.
pany. The consideration for the transfer OF the
property, according to the receiver. was 81 900
and 5.475 shares OF preferred stock in the new
company Of IA par value OF $lOO each and tho
SAM number OF shares of common stock OF tho
same par value. The stock wan issued in the
names Of Horace X. Thurber, Robert W.
smith. and Edward Iange. They. with the
addition of G.. r.. Lange, n son of Edward LANCE,
composed the whole Board of Directors of the
old company.
1t is declared by the receiver that the bill Of
sale of the effects OF the old company was made
To dcfraud creditors when the old company was
hopelessly insolvent. He says that $6s, 900 in
Judgments has been piled up against, the old
company since the transfer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25


MONEY si' cSs..Sird q .. 'ssTt,InS K, SOne yyscc sSs
breeder: Of the h. t miner iior. O. namely, the
owners q the mar. a. Oh. tine Of J, f e. sSas "a
T mco. s2;SS9; s1,g MS:,s s%d they ssVS b the ognsTo o.
tho horse when the race takes place OF q $4,000. or
nsT 1p Of 81 sT a. 900 y p !? poand 81 t Of four Of $4,000. OF ,wo
OF $4,000, OF. OF one of 100000, ~ pSnn ns moi s,h pre.
pounds. Of both. 5 pounds, the produce 70 be entitled
claimed or not in the entry OF the marc; mside IN y.
lowed 10 pounds, which aliowanoe nsn n"r,srS of a
mulative; futurity course ABOUT tnree-q""N
T,s, 4 w. p. Thompsou's b. I. L'Aioustte. by King
]. CANVAS ch. g. Lydisn, lis Thorpe) '.."...."..8
j. P !; n pe Gri C; sre'' Central Trust. aals Day.
Handsel, Gibraltar. The HuRuenot. Howlana. Ben "a
and ArGuebus also ran. Previous left at tho post.
p,,,,,s-,v0,p,, ,b rs% THOMPSON rnrst stable. L'Alous.ts.
80 to Il urlcl and Cock Robin coupled. . 70 ~
90 to i; Gala bay. 40 to i Hand.el.. Is 20 :; How;
land and sen roSn,s coupled rs 10 8 70 RUBY r Ss"f lips s.F e to : i;
Arquebus. 100 to l; Previous. 7tol.
FIFTH RACE.
Purse $3.50; for three.year.olds and upward, non
winners OF Sl 900 in 1890 or 1897; seven furIongsi
y. Dunne's b. C.. Good Times. 3. by Rossington-,
Ta Ta%Sn sio 1?' 5 " =. P RsT.'a =. lis jR. wailliliamsj..:..: 9
W u1 4; IGI rips. b w & :; =, G nSS c 2; ale or siso ran NJ D
B~etting-AEainst Good Times, 5 to 1; Peat 3 to o.
]. A. GRAY. Ii to D; Brandywine. 20 to l; Wolhurst'
l to /; Cavalcro, 3 to |.
SIXTH RACE.
Purse $500; for threc-y ear.oldsa and upward Weights
for age; selling allowances; one mile and a half over
six hurdles on turf:
+. II. 4 T. Hitchcocks oh. Z. Forget. 4. by Exile,
Forever. las (English). 800. 1
q. II. Sherrer's ch. Y. Flushing, 9, 146 SLACK: ...". =
j. NJ. Crosby's br. &. san Joaquin, aged. l4o tMara).' u
Beaufort also ran.
Time, 1858.
Betting-Asninst Forget even; Flushing. 9 70 II
San Joaquin, 8 TO /; Beaufort, 90 to l.
The following is a record OF the Futurity from
its inception to date:
lsss-Proctor Knott 112 lbs. Salvador los lbs, Ca
len | 10 lbs. Time. 1915 l.5. Value. s45. 900.
l~sSa-Chaos 100 lbs, st. Carlo 1879 lbs. Sinaloh 100
lIs. Time, l:lb 40. Value, sea, $50.
lsaO-Potomac ll5 lbs. Washer 1903 lbs. strath'
meath 1874 lbs. Time. l:l4 10. Value. $4,000. 49,.
lbs. Dagonet los lbs. Time, l;i5 10; value; 2.2'oSo'
ls82-Morello lis lbs. Lady Violet lis lSs;; b.
Leonard los lbs. Time. 1:ls ~. Value; o4l,stSi
lsH3--Domino. 1870 lbs. Ganlee Up lbs. Doooins
1870 lbs. Time. l:l2 40: Value. s45, 900. A.
lsVi-Buttcrni y ll2 lbs, Brandy " ihe los IDS Ag'
itator 10 lbs. Time. l:ll. Value soS,s8o;
~lsg5-Roquital ll5 lbs; Crescendo ia ibs'' shver
II. i0s lbs. Time. l:ll 2.5. Value, SOY. 1!o.
lS96-Ogden ll5 lbs. Ornament ll0 lbs. hooer-
mond IL lbs. Time. 1910. Value, eo8.e1o; 49,
~SgT-L'Alouettc IFS lbs, Lydian 10 IDS, uriel
1lo lbs. Time. I'LL. Value, sli,Soo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25
Will or MaIor.Gen. Fry.s Widow.

Tho will OF Caroline Fry, widow OF Major
Gen. James b. Fry, who died at Newport ten
days ago. was filed for probate yesterday. Sho
left a large estate, the value OF which is not
given. Tho executors are George w. Burton of
Philadelphia and Charles L. Jones of this city.
All books and pamphlets belonging TO her lato
husband. his writing desk, and pictures OF OH.
GERS in the army are given to the United States
Military Academy AT West Point.
The testator's nieces. Sallic G. Price and Car.
olino J. .Mcllvaine, get $50 900 each and all
Mrs. Fry's jewclry, silver, china. and glassware.
George Burton. a nephew, receives - 10.
sephine Is. llvaine, grandniece. Sl5,O0O; caro-.
line +. Scott, niece, $4,000; William Clement,
nephew. $4,000; Mrs. Elizabeth Custer, widow
Churchill. wife OF Capt. Charles c. Churcbii.
$1,000; Martha Scott, daughter OF the late Col
Robert Scott. 5000. and Elsie McKeever
daughter, OF Gen, Chauncey McKecver. II, 900
The residue OF the estate goes to Mrs Fry's
nieces, Sallie c. Price and Caroline i. McIlyaine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25
THE SERVANT QUESTION

This IL tho question that IL making American
women haeEard and gray before their time.
How 10 got on with q servant, and how to get on
without her. II pecessary-thi is the great per-
pleNity OF American housekeeping. II In being
relieved by various domestic inventions and
new appliances, ono OF the most effective OF
which is the gas range. When Bridget is with
you IL makes her reign much moro mild and toll
cradle, and when she leaves you II enables you
to do your own cooking, in tho interval, with an
case and accuracy that makes the process de-
liRhtful. Life in apartment houses. In particu-
lar, becomes a different thing when the gas
range has supplanted the coal range, as IL Is
doing In most OF the best new apartment houses
built. Mary families have found 1t 30 easy to
get on without a servant for a timo that they
are In no hurry whatever about getting another
as long as the gas range works so beautifully. A
light breakfast got ready In ten minutes: some
thing hot for lunch prepared In as little time;
dinner at 9 Testaurant,thet is not so bad a
severely cross-questioned by tho candidate for
cook In your Kitchen, just observe her broad
smile whom you tell her you have a gas range !
-.adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25
WAS CAPT NIT MURDEREDY
Dead . week.-Mrs. Common Law wife Ar.
routed. MS They Had QnnrrclIcd.

The police OF the Madison street station found
yesterday the decomposcd body Of Augustun
Smith, Captain OF n lumber boat which plies be-
tween this city and Norfolk. in the basement al
SO Hamilton street. where he had lived for the
past seven years with his common law wife.
Kate Shea.
Smith died about seven days ugo, so the police
Judged from tho appearance OF the body, and
during most of that time the Shea woman has
lived in the three rooms occupied by the couple
without notifying any one OF the mans death.
She was arrested directly after the body was
found. and in the Essex Market Court was held
without bail for examination.
Smith. who was so years old, returned from q
trip to Norfolk about two weeks ago. and IN
alleged to have quarrclled with his mistress on
account OF the presence OF three other women
whom she had sheltered during his absence.
They left the house, according to the testimony
Of neighbors. a week age, at which time
the Shea woman. last Saturday what
had become, Of him, and she is alleged
bed. The Shea woman was missed for a time
from the neighborhood shortly after this in.
HVviiTnyg T ia the nhe'S Suii 2h sn eo tHsei a aba BAD i1 odoFT ''e 81
Monday il became SO unbearable that the Board
of Health was notified. Yesterday John Far
police that the Shea woman had told him about
the strange odor. adding that Smith was in bed
apparently SICK.
Detectives from the Madison street station
then visited the rooms and found the body. u
was impossible TO determine from a superficial
examination the cause Of Smiths death. Tho
Coroner was notified and the body was taken 10
the Morgue, where an autopsy will be per-
formed.
The shea woman told a number OF contradio-
tory stories to the police. She said that she
thought Smith was sleeping all the time lie was
in the bed and that she left the house on &C.
count OF the odor.
She appeared to be dazed and apparently
could furnish very little information about
Smith or herself. She gave every indication Of
having been on a prolonged debauch.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25
ICE W4GoN FAILS IN 4 sEHER.
One or the Horses SO Badly Hurt That 1t L.
%shot-The Driver Slightly Injured.


shot-The Driver Slightly Injured.
A team OF horses and an ice wagon disap-
peared yesterday morning while being driven
or Seventh avenue. Newark. between High
street and Summer avenue. The wagon be-
longed to the knickerbocker Ice Company of
Newark and was drawn by a heavy team OF
grays. 1t was loaded with 2Oo-pound blocks OF
ice. The driver was Otto Arnold of 81 Howard
street, and his helper was Alfred Hoffman
OF West Kinney street. They were driving
slowly up a hill over the new granite block
pavement when they felt the ground sinking
beneath them.
1t seemed TO be slowly melting away under
the wagon. Hoffman out upon tho
solid pavement, but Arnold stuck TO the wagon
and tried to drive the horses TO solid ground.
away under the pavement: suddenly there
came a crash which brought the police out Of
They saw the yellow hood OF tho wagon pro-
jccting above the pavement and two horses
paving at its crumbling edge and sending the
paving blocks into a torrent Of water below
Them.
4 section of the street twenty feet, in diam
ctcr had caved in over a break in the sewer;
The horses screamed with fright and several
men tried to save them. The earth melted be-
meath them. and the wagon went over on lis
pinned down by the wagon boot until the earth
washed away; One of the horses went down
down upon il. md in its struggles got one of its
legs between the spokcs Of the hind wheels Of tho
wagon.
1t was impossible to save the horse, and
Police Captain Corbctt ordered il shot.
The accident occurred shortly. after 9 o'clock
In the morning. At noon the ice, the wagon.
and the horses were taken. out OF the hole with
q derrick. The foreman OF the Street Depart
ment said that a break in the sewer during tho
heavy rain OF early in, the morning had hol.
lowed out u cavity under the pavement, and
that tho heavy ice wagon had broken through
the shell which was left.
Driver Arnold was consid erably bruised. but
no bones were broken, and he refused 10 go to
n hospital.