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Middletown transcript., 1898-08-06
rIiddIetown Directory.
MuNICIPAL oFFICERs

President, ]. F. McWhorter; Secretary, ]. A.
Suydam; CharlesH. Howell; George G. Rowe;
VIM. r. Cochran.
Middletown transcript., 1898-08-06
A GREAT WAR ATLAS.
A superior publication of "Tl
City of Mexico.

A Superior publication of ssThe
Philadelphia Press.
''The Philadelphia Press has secured q
war atlas which will cover every portion
of the earth where conflict on land or on
sea could occur.
'The Philadelphia Press" ordered very
large number of the aliases and through
its great order is enabled to place seperate
copies before lis readers at almost actual
cost:
'lThe Philadelphia Press great war at
las contains sixteen pages of maps, and six
pages of valuable statistics, showing the
financial, military and naval strength Of
the United States. and of Spain. 1t also
contains brief, interesting and accurate
history of Cuba.
Those ordering The war atlas to be sent
by mail must enclose 10 cents and an extra
2-csnt stamp for postage. Mail orders viii
be filled the same day as received. They
should be addressed TO the War Atlas De
partment, THE Press Philadelphia.
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BRANCH ROADS.

DELAWARE, MARYLAND 4 VIRGINIA X. r.
Leave Harrington for franklin City and way
statiods l039 am week days,63 p N Tuesdays
Thursdays and SATURDAYS. Returning train
leaves Franklin City SEQ a. n. week days and
l.42 Tuesdays, Thurs q, and Saturdays onlT.
Leave franklin City for Chincoteague (via
steamer) l.30 p. M, week days Returning,
| leave Chincoteague 4.42 a. M, weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown, Lewes and
Returning, leave Rehoboth $50 a. m. and 2.5G
p. nj. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 10 so a. m. week
days and 6.37 p. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays. Returning, leave Berlin 6.57 a. m i.
week days and 2.43 p. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT R. R.-Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations q a. m, and
5.3l p. M. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile 7.26 a. M. and q p. m, weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE R. R.-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations 3.ss a. M, and
5.47 p. M, week days. Returning, leave Oxford
| 6.45 a. M, and 40 p. M, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEAF ORD R. R-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations II IL n.
m. and la p. m. weekdays Returning, leave
Cambridge GAS and 104O p. m. weekdays
CoNNECTIoN.-At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Annes & Kent Railroad. At Clayton
| with Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad and
| Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad At Har-
rington, with Delaware, Maryland & Virginia
| Railroad At Seaford, with Cambridge & Seaford
| Railroad. At Delmar, with New York, Phila:
delphia & Norfolk, WicOmico & PocomOke. and
Peninsula Railroads.
j. B. HUTCHINSON, General Manager.
J. r. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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They Are Not Unknown In Mexico, Despite
the Champions of Free Silver - Taxes,
Wages and Prices In the Land of Presi-
dent Diaz-Seventy Cents Day.
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lEn al IL v
Suydam; CharlesH. Howell; George G. Rowe;
VIM. r. Cochran.
BANKS.
Peoples National Bank.-President, G.. w,
w Naudain; Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley; Teller.
w. G. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citizens National Bank.-President, Joseph
Riggs: Cashier, John s. Crouch; Teller, IL.
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. Q. ". A. M.
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter's s
W Union Lodge, No. S, A. F. & A. NJ. Meets
first Tuesday of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, /. Q. Q. +.
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
Hall at o'clock.
Damon Lodge, No. II, K. of P. Meets every
wednesday night in McWhorler's Hall at
Major John Jones Post, No. o. g. A. R.
Meets every Friday night in Reynolds Build
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs, Meets
every second and fourth Friday night in K.
81 Union Lodge, No. 6, A.o.U. W., meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorters
Hall.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets drst FIJI
day night of each month in Hose House.
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How to Make Money

Ifyou are out of employment and want q
clear above expenses by working regularly,
or, If you want to increase your present in
come from 500 to 500 yearly, by working at
st., Phila, Pa stating age, whether mauied
or single, last or present employment, and
you can secured position with them by which
than you ever made before In your life.
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Hardware HOUSE!
LARGEST STOCK
LOWEST PRICES!
FULL LINE OF
Hardware and Tools,
Cook Stoves and Ra nges,
Heaters,
Oil and Gasoline Stoves,
Tinware, A gateware,
Woodenware and
House Furnishing Goods
Galvanized Roofing,
Barb Wire and
CucumberWood Pumps,
Ready-Mixed Paints
AND ALL KINDS OF PAIN TING MA
:. .TERIAL.
.Opera House Building
MIDDLETOWN, DEL.

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a m. a m. a m. D m. p m. p m
TDaily. sDaily except Sunday.

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
"a" Stops to leave passengers from Whining
ton and points north, or take passengers for
points south of Delmar.
'f' Stops only on notice to conductor or agent
or on signal.
ii" Stops to leave passengers from Middle
town and points south.
"p" Stops to leave passer gers from points
south of Delmar, or take passengers for Will
ming and points north.
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINs.-Leave
Wilmington S.l3, n.04, a.. m, 25l, Az, and
8 5S, p. m, weekday Leave New Castle S3l,
s46, u.O2 a. M, ~ and 81 M, week.
days.
Express trains leaving Harrington sos a. M.
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Porter
and Newark.
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THE TRANscRlrr. sl.Oo per year,
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
A DAY OF MOURNING.

C OVERNOR BUDD, acting upon suggestion TT of The Call and in accord with the sen tlments and sympathies of the people, has is- sued proclamation requesting citizens and direct ing officers in charge of State buildings and armores to place the flag at half-mast Monday out of re- spect to the memory of the officers and men of the Maine who lost their lives by the dread catastrophe in Havana harbor.
 It IS altogether right and fitting that the proclama- ton should have been issued and it is to be hoped the response to it will be universal throughout the confines Of the commonwealth. A tragedy of this kind partakes of the nature of national calamity It affects not merely the homes that have suffered the loss of loved one, but the people large Every home has been stricken by it. There is mourning in every household of the republic It appropriate therefore that the expression of should have public and official expression from the State and from the community as a whole
 Whether the Maine was destroyed by Spanish treachery by some accident as unaccountable as terrible it is nevertheless true that the brave men who perished by the explosion or were drowned by the thrush of waters upon the sinking ship died at their post of duty defenders of the flag as truly as if they had fallen goriousy fighting an open foe in fierce battle that would live in history for ever. Honor is due to the brave who die for their country, no matter at what hour nor Tn what way death may claim them, and such honor as the living can give the dead to the heroes who went down with the Maine
 It is gratifying to note that in all parts of the Union public sympathy throbs heart in the presence of this calamity to valor and patriotism Congress has been prompt to act for the people in providing means for much relief is possible and for show ing public honors where relief is unavailable Sena- tor Bacon of Georgia, himself once in arms against the Union has moved in the Senate for the erection in the Capitol of bronze tablet inscribed with the names Of the officers and who perished in the catastrophe. That tablet will transmit to posterity the names of the heroic dead and will attest the gratitude of the republic to the memory of those who meet death in her service
 While the National Government is thus preparing for relief and honor for the wounded and the dead California will make public manifestation of her share in the national sorrow by observing the day of mourning set apart by the Governor Let every citizen observe 1t, and tomorrow let every flag from public building from private residence float at half-mast in memory of the heroic dead
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
BOODLING AT SAN JOSE.

I a result of one of The Calls recent expo- / \ sures of official corruption we are just now being treated to some curious poodle develop ments at San Jose, A few days ago woman named scuy made an affidavit for The Calls correspondent in h she charged a politician named Krieg with procning an appointment upon the police force for her husband for the of $aoo. In this affidavit she related all the circumstances of the transaction. A part of the money paid down and the re- mainder was represented by "a note given by Mr. and Mrs. Scully. The motive of the woman was to get revenge upon her husband who had deserted her and the politician who had refused to relieve her poverty
 In due time the Grand Jury took up the case and began an investigation. There were so many wit nesses to corroborate Mrs. Scully that the jury seemed to have what IS known in poodle circles at San Jose as Head pipe cinch" But much to the surprise of everybody concerned when Mrs Sculy was called to testify Friday she declined to answer single question As the wife of Policeman Scully she took refuge under her legal privilege to refuse to give evidence against him. All efforts to obtain ir1- formation from her signally failed
 We are, however left in little or no doubt as to the cause of her dumbness. Politician Krieg and his brother, the Councilman, who negotiated the trans action, and other Councilmen whom she accused e; dividing the money, have prevailed upon Mrs Sculy to close her lips Whether they have actually "fxed' Der have errorzed her will have to be ascertained later on. Fortunately there is sufficient evidence to convict the perpetrators without her testimony but of course the operation will be more difficult
 The affair illustrates the difficulties which beset grand ures i'll prosecuting this character of crime The boodlers who engage in it always possess in-
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
LIVING IN CLOVER.

~ LOVERDALE is well named. There may be some doubt about the appropriateness of the
 dale, since from the prevailing prosperity in the vicinity the place to be on rising ground, but there can be no question about the clover The people are living in 1t. Not literal clover, perhaps, which is generally of the threeeaved kind and flour shes only for season, but the beautiful immortal tour-leaved clover of metaphor which proverb and poetry have long since made the synonym of all that is delightful and blissfu in human life
 1t has been dry winter over California It has been season of rosts and cold spells of abnormal intensity and duration. Cloverdale apparently has known nothing of these evils. There have been mur- murs complaints, prayers for rain and swearing perhaps in many localities, but none in Cloverdae. II they have prayed it has been for oil and wine and not tor water. If they have murmured it has been only ot love If they have complained 1t has been but an expression of impatience with some crumpled roseleaf that mars the perfect beauty of their gardens, and II they have sworn it has been only at the Spaniard some other villany far off for there IS nothing nearer home to swear at
 Such IS Cloverdale 1t shows itself to the public in the glory of its midwinter fair There may be some details of life in the place which are not quite so agreeable to the senses as those described but if so they are kept in the back yards or up the sleeves
 A 'AN PNOpS' oO idi as llt VlSltOI sees OI the exposition Cloverdae is all that we have pictured and her people all right. Regarding their citrus groves as an Fl Dorado, they look upon the Klon- dike as barren region, and when they hear of rush to Dawson they marvel in amazement What fools these mortas be-"
 In all seriousness, the proofs of prosperity ex-
 bited at the Cloverdale fair are among the notable things of the year The bad season has apparently blighted not single hope of the industrious or chardiss of the county, and all other industries have made an equally prosperous showing. The fair is therefore an event of which much should be made It IS one Of the most striking object lessons we can possibly give Eastern people of the richness of our soil, the geniaty of climate the variety of our products and the wide extent of territory within the State adapted to the profitable cultivation of fruits for which humanity has an almost unlimited demand
 Congratulations are due to CloverdaIe and to the men of leading who arranged and conducted the fair A notable has been achieved for the com munty, and it can hardly be doubted that the un- mistakable proofs thus given of the advantages of the locality will attract the attention of home seekers and investors and speed the time when every acre of Sonoma will be cultivated when Cloverdae itself shall be city of national note and the fame of its fruit and wine and midsummer festival be as wide as the continent and as popular as the r1etaplorical clover in which all wish to live
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
PEACE WITH HONOR.

H ISRAELI, happy phrase-maker as he was,
 never coined term httingly expressive - than Peace with honor" A nation crowned with peace and sustained by honor, secure in the devotion of its people, has naught to fear But peace and dshonor cannot abide n unity. It IS we'll to re- member this when the national integrity is assaed. It is well to understand the lesson of history which teaches that the waning of patriotism which comes when the standard of honor is lowered is the beginning of decay in empire and republic
 The Government of the United States believes in peace but if it seek to keep this at the expense of honor the attempt will be futile The present crisis with Spain calls for wise statesmanship, and wise statesmanship will never lay honor aside in the hope of peace When statesmanship shall do this the prn ciples knitting this people together will have been for gotten or thrust aside. The administration should present a firm and dignifed front. It should, espe cally if suspicious of Spanish treachery be confirmed demand the most abject and sweeping apology, the completest reparation Having stated its ultimatunl there ought to be no compromise and no delay. And in weighing the possibilities of the situation the scales of Wall with their balance of gold not be employed. The subject is one not to be measured in dollars and cents.
 Of course could not fight nation on its knees and begging for mercy however ill-deserved But in any position less abject Spain will be regarded an enemy and the people of the United States will de- mand an appeal to For decades they have seen the national honor assailed for decades they have borne it. They feel that the limit has been reached If Spain fail to take warning she will prescribe her own fate and will go down to run the last vestige of her power swept away and nothing of her left on this continent which her presence dsgraces, save the memory of decades of violence, msrule and crimes long unpunished. No maudlin feeling of sympathy check the sentiment that Spain must fall to her knees or before the thunder of American cannon flee back to her Castian hills.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
THE NAVIGATION BILL

D MEXICAN ship-owners on the Pacific Coast / \ are to be congratulated on the prompt passage
 by the House Of the amended navigation bill ana 1t IS to be hoped the Senate will be equally ex feoitious 1n acting upon it. that the disputed points ot coast navigation under the present law may be settled beyond all doubting
 ne need ot amendment occasioned by the en- iarged demand for trade and transportation to Alaskan ports It appears that under the present law question had been raised whether American goods shipped to the British port Of Victoria there placed upon British vessels and carried to Alaskan ports. were shipped In accordance with laws or in vio- atlon of them The Treasury Department has ruled that such shipments are violation of the law but it seems the statute IS not explicit the point and on the recommendation of Secretary Gage the amendment just adopted by the House was proposed
 Beng thus framed for the express purpose of meeting the new conditions raised by the Alaskan trade, the amended bil it is said will amply protect the American coastlng trade from foreign competi- ton. It explicitly declares that the coasting trade between Alaska and the of the United States shall be reserved exclusively for American ships and covers the whole voyage, and not portion of it merely.
 if American goods could be shipped to Victoria from ports along the Sound and there placed in Brit ish vessels and so carried the long ourney to the mouth of the Yukon the Stickeen, the British would have by far the best of the bargain The dis tance from the Sound cities Victoria is very little and but small fleet of boats would be required to handle the goods shipped from them to the British port while a considerable voyage would then be ne- cessary to take them to any point in Alaska.
 he change made to strengthen and make more ex- p:cit the intention of the law to protect American shipping in the possession of the coastng trade of the country for the whole voyage between any Amer can ports constitutes the main feature of the amend ment Another feature of note in the measure how ever is clause raising from $1oo to $aoo the penalty for each instance of foreign vessel transporting passenger between ports or places in the United States, either directly or via foreign port
 The amended bill is in fact step in the right di- rection taken at the right time It might have proven disastrous to have left these issues in doubt be tied by the courts under the present law It is grat lying to note that the bill was passed without dvi sion Its importance was recognized by men of all parties, and this gives reason for the hope that the slow-moving Senate will make prompt work in passing it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

D the vigor of it's energies in distributing the ex- h citing of the events following the de- I struction of the Maine The Call has not only shown enterprise itself, but is likely to prove the cause of enterprise in others. The morning contem- poraries of The Call in this city must follow the and strive to keep pace with it abandon the field In this case ii they shall choose to follow they will choose wisely
 Such is the popular excitement prevailing at the time over the situation in Havana that prompter distribution than usual of the of the day IS something of public necessity. The Call at once recognized the demand of the people and set about supplying it without any flourish of trumpetS self laudation. It special trains from San Francisco to Monterey, Sacramento, Woodland, Marysvie, Fresno and all intermediate points as matter of course, without preliminary announcement and has been well satisfied with the appreciation of the service shown by the people In every instance all the copies of The Call sent out on these special trains were promptly bought up, and the communities supplied with them have evnced no little qualification at the manner in which their desire for the latest and most reliable news has been satisfied
 It will be of little advantage to contemporaries however to initiate The Call in running special trains unless they also initiate 1t in giving all the news and giving 1t accurately. This with their present means Of obtaining news they unable to do, for the alliance of The Call with the New York Herald gives it all the Cuban and foreign dispatches of that great journal and these the fullest and most re-
 liable known to journalism.
 The Examiner, 1t is true, in its efforts to keep up with the service of The Call, stopped its press on Friday morning in order to issue later edition in which it published story stolen from The Call and the Herald For that offense, however, it may have to in court for violation of copyright, and at any rate 1t will not upon such theft again This puts end to the Enterprise of that journal and it IS not to be rival of The Call in Cuban news for time to come though it may attempt rivalry in rapidity of distribution
 In the meantime, whether its course is followed or the field abandoned by its contemporaries The Call will go forward its way in the leadership of jour nalisc enterprise this coast It has not engaged i'll these undertakings with any thought of eclipsing rivals. Its aim has been to give the people of California the best promptest and most reliable news service they have had Whatever is necessary to accomplish that will be done. The Call will be always the most accurate in the collection of and fore most in distributing it by bulletins and by trains
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

fuence Their pulls extend throughout the gov ernment and responsible men holding the highest positions are often prevailed upon to come to their rescue in response to personal family social sol- citation It IS easy to prosecute and convict an e
 bezzler, larcenist, burglar or murderer but 1t Is always difficult to even ndict political boodler
 However the Grand Jury of San Jose has chance to make record It is to be hoped that it will do its duty
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
Time Reduced to cb;c.s,

Via Rio Grande Western, Denver and Rio Grande and Burlington railways. Passenesrs leaving San Francisco 6 D. m. train reach onicago z:lo D. m the fourth day, and New man Palace Double Drawing Room SleepIng . Cars to Denver with Union Depot change at 9:SO a. m to similar cars of the Burlinrton Route Tor Chicago. Railroad and sleeping car tickets sold through and full information given at l4 Montgomery st. VII Snedaker Genar.i | Agent.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

Russia will devote s2, ,0S5, 600 toward navy guns and torpedo-making and purchases during the ensuing fiscal year. The pro- gramme embraces twenty-five 12-inch. sixteen 10-inch, one S-inch, forty-nine 6- inch quick-fire, twenty-three 4b-incb quick-fire, one hundred 2.95-inch quick fire, 134 Hotchkiss 312-pounders, ninety six Hotchkiss Il2-pounders and eight guns of 21s-inch caliber. Of torpedoes loo Whitehead of new model have been or dered, also ninety-six of 19-foot length and twenty smaller ones
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
AUCTION SALES.

EldridgeMonday February 2l, Turkish Rugs, at 625 Sutter 2:S0 and P. M
 Butterfeld- Monday, February Fl, Groceries, at5SO Fourth Il ocock
 By Thursday March Real Estate at 626 Market F o'clock.
 von Rhein CoThursdav February 24 Real Estate at l2 clock.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

Mrs. Greene-My husband is snch q thoughtful man. He always goes down into the basement kitchen to smoke.
 Mrs. Gray-And lets the smoke come m. stairs into the dining-room througb tba dumb waiter.
 Mrs Greene-Yes, but that's because he IS absent minded, poor man. That has notnlng to do with his thoughtfulness. you know.-Boston Transcrint '''eSS'
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
passing it

Ii was real good of the St. James Gazette to con cede that this country is not seeking quarrel. It might have remarked that almost any time during the last two years this country had been chiefly gagged in turning the other cheek
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

Get home 5000 cash and $40 per month fo, few years will buy the prettiest house in the prettiest suburb of San Francisco. Call on R. E. McGill, IS Post st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

2 CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-W. F. Knapp of San Francisco is at the Hoffman House.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

Once more the police are aroused to the evil con- stituted by the nickeinthe- slot machines but all they able to do about it Is to express commend able and ineffective regrets
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

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