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Middletown transcript., 1898-11-19
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We aim to, and do, give you
the best and most original de-
signs, independent of all other
dealers. as it costs no more to
have the latest and best de-
signs, which is greatly to your
interest. Estimates furnished
on application and visits made
to the country upon notifca-
ton.
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Adjutant General CorbiD, in his an
nual report, refers to existing law
which prevents toe enlistment in the
army of persons not citizens-of the U.
S., and says: "The new conditions
will, however, make modification 4
this statute desirable, to, the end that
the enlistment Of from one Company
to battalion of natives for each regi-
ment serving in Cubs, Porto Rico, and
the Philippines may be authorized.
The advantage Of this is too obvious
for discussion"
According to the annual report of
Commissioner General T. v. PoWderly
just made public, the total number Of
Of migrants to the U. s., during the
asst fsch y5t', Wss 2O. I'D, bsing
l ,533 fewer than came during the pre-
vious year. Dung thu year 5000,
who were undesirable, from one cause
or another, primo pally pauperism,
were declared. Mr. Pow lsrly recon-
mends thit the hs4d tax be- increased
flom 81 to s., t. pr)viis a fund to
''enlarge ths lrsal's operations to It's
full capacity for usefulness in protect
ing American citizsns from disease.
taxpayers from the imposition of un-
just burdens, ami the hospitals, charit-
able and penal institutions of the coun-
try from dem 1raliz lti)n by the corru pt
citizens of other c0untries.n
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Ladies' Clothing Cleaned and Dyed
at Reasonable Prices.
suits Altered an Repaired. Velvet Collar rs
put on Overcoats. Goats and Vests Refined,
new Binding on Coats and Vests and new
Buttons put op all Clothing. The Hartford
Dyeing and Securing Works VIZ: III ease and
Press Pants free of charge, once week.. for
IL gentlemen who ratronize tj,ec With their
york.
aSrGoods seat by Empress suiA be promptly
t1ge and deliUered in fott1 days.
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VIM. Il. Cochran.
BANKS.
Peoples National Bank.-President, G. W,
w Naudain Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley; Tell en-.
w. G. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citizens National Bank.-Presid dent, JosePh
Biqgs: Cashier, John s. Crouch; Teller, y.
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. Q. Y. A: IA.
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter's
Hall at 5 O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. M. Meets
first Tuesday of each month in Town HAL.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, |. .. Y. +,
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
R Damon Lodge, No. Il, K. of p. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhorter's Hall al
O'Clock.
Major John Jones Post, No. q, G. A. r
Meets every Friday night in Reynolds Buno
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs,.. MeeL
every second and fourth Friday night In
Union Lodge, No. A. o.U. w, meetseyer
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorterl
Hall.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets 6fst FIJI
day night of each month in Hose House.
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rIiddletown Directory,

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
President, j. +. McW horteri Secretary, j. A,
Suydam; CharlesH. Howell, George g. Rowe,
VIM. Il. Cochran.
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MrDpLnVowE TRANSCRIPT. slsOO.
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one Of the most remarkable indorse-
ments ever given to any President in
the middle of his enthusiastically
the voters Of the country. The big
head is an affection unknown to him,
but the President is naturally proud of
the confidence in him, which the reelec-
tion of a Republican majority Of the
House and the election of state legisla-
lures, which in ,ure big Republican
majority in the Senate, expi essed, and
anxious hat his future policy in con-
nection with our newly acquired terri
tory and his recommendation to Con-
gress. shall be Of such a nature as to
merit continuance of that confidence.
If conscientious desire to do the right
thing for the country will enable him
to do it, he will succeed.
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Representative Sherm IN and other
New York Rapablic ms who have been
10 Washington siucs the election ap
pear to hink that Hpn. Chauncy M.
De,ew will be the Republican elected
10 succeed Senator Murphy, unless
there is.a great changs!n party senti-
ment before the legislature meets.
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-19

At the last meeting Of the Cabinet,
the American Peace Commissioners, at
Paris, were instructed to notify the
Spanish Commissioners that this gov
ernment would call time on them if
they did not hurry up and get down to
business on our demand for the Philip
pines-a demand that is unalterable
and which must be either accepted or
refused. regardless Of what any ether
government may do or threaten to do.
In other words, Spain must understand
that European interference, even il
could be brought about, would not
change the policy Of this government
one iota.
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Victory. =

he struggles Of
newspaper CORE
spondents inCuba
furnish SO m Q
of the most be-
r o j c chapters
of The war with
Spain. Frank Col
Inns. who died at
Tampagave up bis
life for a "scoop. y
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Authorize to Act as

TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR, ADMINIsTRA-
TOR, GUARDIAN, ASSIGNEE, RE-
CEIvER, REGISTRAR AND AGENT,
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]. c. Parker & Son,
rIIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE.
Che Reason We Can
Work So Cheap

Is because we have our own
Factory and do not have to
pay anyone a commission
for doing work.
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Transacts a
Attends to the

Management OF Real Estate and to the
Collection and Remittance of Rents. In
terest On Securities aEd Dividends and
Stocks.
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Rents Boxes

In its New BURGLAR and Fire-prccf
Vaults, Makes ample provision in its
Store Room and Vaults for the safe keer-
ing OF Securities and Valuable package
placed in Its custody.
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-19

4 Admiral Schley, who was one Of our
Military g ,mmissioners charged with
the duty of arranging for the evacaa-
ton of Porto Rico, is in Washin gton.
He brought full report OF the work
Of himself and colleagues in Porto
Rico. Nth him, anil it Is now in the
hands Of the President. He refuses to
discuss any of the numerous sensation
al stories dealing with the relations.
10th personal and official, between him.
self nd Admiral Sampson, but has ex-
pressed au ardent desire to get hold of
the man who started the story that he
was democrat. He says that as a
Naval Officer he has no politics other
than bis country and does not consider
any other necessary; that his first and
paramount duty is to- the administra-
ton. Secretary Long has not decided
vlat duty Admiral Schley will next be
assigned to, but will eDdeavor to meet
the Adairal's wishes after comforting
with him.
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-19

Having failed in the election. the
Democrats have returned to their old
occupation of trying TO create dissen-
sion among the victorious Republicans.
They are circulating stories to the ef-
feet that friends Of the President are
trying to prevent Speaker Reed being
reelected Speaker of the next House.
There is not word of truth in the stoI-
les, and it is as certain as anyth ng in
the future can be that Mr.. Reed will be
Speaker Of the next House, unless he
declines to be.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11
a BOYS LAMENr.

I'd Ike to hunt the Injuns, u. roam the
boundless plain,
Id like TO be a pirate an p,ow the ragin'
maini
An capture some big island, in lordly pemp
to rule,
But just can't lie noth:n', cause 60: to
go to school.
Most all great men. SO I have read, has
been the ores at got
The least amount O learnin' by fickerin'
ritch-pine knot.
An many a DARN boy like me grows up
to be fool
An never mounts to nothin' cause he's
got To so to school
I'd like to be cowboy. an rope the Texas
steer,
rdliket to be s.euth-houn' er bloody buc-
cancer,
An leave the foe to welter where their
blood has made pool.
But how kin l git famous? cause got to
go to school.
/ don't see how my parents kin make the
big mistake
o keep.n' down boy like me ats got
name to make.
1t amt ne wonder boys is bad an balky as
mule,
Life amt worth livin' II you've got to waste
yer time IN SCnOOts
I'd like to be regarded as ''The Terror Of
the Plainst"
I'd like to hear my victims shrek an clank
their prison chains.
I'd like to face the enemy with gaze serene
an cool,
An wipe EN- OF the earth. but, pshaw!
got to go to school.
What good is 'rithmetic an things except
in jest fer girls,
Er them Fauntleroys at wears their hair
in twisted curls?
An II my name is never seen on h:s'try's
page. why you'll
Remember at it's all because got 10 70
to school.
Nixon Waterman, in L. A W. Bulletin
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11

81 lust want a leetle notice put in
the paper" said the little pale man as
he came in and sat down on the cor
ner of the editors table.
.sAll right said the editor.
"wall. jest put in thar that John Hen
ry Wilson has showed his deep love
and respect fur his deceased wife. Ma
tilda, by putin up $40 tombstone
of the latest style"
'Well, what else?"
'You might say suthin' about how
considerate an thoughtful hit is in me
to spend that much on sich matter"
"All right, Mr.. Wilson; what else?"
'Then jest add that if this kind an
'fectionate husband ever gifts another
wife he'll spend not less than 500 on
her tombstone"
''Is that all?"
That's all. thanky, 'cept you mout
Jest drap into another place that the
prospect is that Squire John Henry
Wilson an the Wilder Posey will hitch
up purity soon. an be shore to say that
any woman that gifts Squire Wilson will
he doin' might WELL"
"All right"
"Don't fergit TO sorter lay stress on
the doin' well part. Good-by..At.
lanta Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11
SHE BEGGED OFF.
She Had a Good Excuse for
So Doing.

A certain popular young woman is
member of patriotic society which
lately held an "open meeting. says the
Washington Post.
The woman who had the affair in
charge notified each member of the
toast she would be expected to re-
spond to ten days or so before the
meeting. To one young woman, whom,
as it happened. she did not know per-
sonally, she sent the toast Our Flag"
The young woman received it, and at
once went to call on the head Of tho
society, in state of great distress.
She simply could not respond to the
toast, she said. She didn't know whetyl1
er joke was intended, but she had
been chaffed numerically already. and
wouldn't go near the meeting if she
were to be called on TO speak on that
subject.
.Why, what on earth is wrong with
that sentiment?" asked the head Of
the society.
The pretty young woman beltated.
She blushed.
..Well." she said, ..you see. I'm go
Ing 70 marry nsa usmed Elagy."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11
NEWSPAPER REPORTERS.
Common Error COrrected-Facts Con,
ceFninE Their Reliability and
Integrity Are Given.

A very common error is prevalent
that the work of reporters given in
newspapers as rule is not entitled to
respect or credence. 1t is generally
assumed that the reporter writes chiefly
or wholly to make a sensation, or in
some way interest readers without re
gard to facts, while just the reverse Is
the truth in all reputable newspaper es-
Establishments.
1t is safe to assume that the state
ments of reporters given in the leading
equitable journals of the country are
quite as truthful as are the general
statements from the pulpit when the
minister gets outside of strictly reli-
gious teachings. and very much more
truthful than are the public expressions
OF most. IL not all, OF the leading pro-
fessions.
With very few exceptions the man.
agement of our leading daily newspa.
pers enforce truthfulness and fairness
as the supreme attributes for news
paper writer. and yet it is common for
all who are displeased with any repor-
torial statement to say that tits mere
newspaper story"
Not only are the managers OF our
leading newspapers entitled to great
credit for the scrupulous care they en-
force on their reporters and corre-
spondents to present the truth with
as exact fairness as is possible, but the
public little know the ceaseless care
that is exercised in every reputable
newspaper Office to prevent the publ
cation Of even the truth when It would
be more harmful to publish than to sup
press it.
There is not a week, indeed, hardly a
day, that the newspapers of this city
do not suppress the facts proper for
public information which would make
a most interesting story, solely because
it would bring a flood of sorrow to the
innocent and helpless and cast an i'm
perishable shadow upon their lives.
With all the errors necessarily commit
ted in a newspaper Office by reason Of
the haste with which the articles must
often be prepared. the public little
knows with what thorough integrity
the newspapers, as a rule, protect the
innocent even at the cost of suppressing
legitimate and interesting information.
The skeletons Of hundreds of house
holdsa are carefully guarded in the news
paper Offices Of the country, and gener-
ally without even the knowledge of the
people who are thus protected.-Phila-
delphia Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11
HERE AND THERE.

"A hog fed at a fair profit until il
reaches 10 pounds will be fed a. IL loss
soon after passing that point, and if
fed to $50 or 400 pounds all profit will
be destroyed.
tive the hogs as good care Us any
other stock. Do not go Oh the theory
that anything is good enough for u hog.
Anything which comes handy for a
feed will never bring the hogs to q
profitable market.
Never IL. your cows b. moving
manure piles; they do not look pretty;
and some neigaDor might cali you .
thoughtless, lazy farmer, and that
would not be nice. Moreover. they
might tell of it, and that would make
you ashamed.
The amount Of milk COW will give
in q day or q week, is not decisive of
her merit; it is the quantity she will
give in year. Some COWS demand a
long rest spell, while others do not.
Persistency is cows most valuable
characteristic.
During the summer, while eggs are
abundant, why not put up a few doz. ms
in lime water for '.hard tim.s?" In this
connection we will call attention to the
article on keeping eggs in this issue.
Moderate abundance all the time is bet
ter than fesst followed by an egg
famine.
"A horse is really none the better
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11
HUMOROUS.

Fair Visitor-"What lovely parrot!"
ITO parrot)-"Polly want cracker?'
Polly tcauuously)-"Did you make il
yourself ?"-Truth.
Little Clarence-"Pa, what is the diff
ference between firmness and obsti-
nacy?" Mr.. CaiIipers-'Merely a mat
ter of sex, my son."-Puck.
They say poor Clara consulted the
stars before marrying him." And
what was the result?" They all gave
him good character, except one vaude-
vile tar."-Life.
Mistress (severcly)-"If such thing
occurs again, Norah, shall have to get
another servant" Norah-''I wish yez
wud-there's easily enough worruk for
two av us."-Boston Traveller.
Mrs. Booser Ito Mr.. Booser)-"Why,
you disgraceful creature. you're never
sober." Mr.. Booser No? Mus
have been 'toxicated when I married
you, an not 'ponsible for actions!"-
Fun.
Misunderstanding Character-"Wot's
ther- time, guv'nor?" Mr.. Bluff (hit-
ting him over the head)-"It's just
struck one!" Misunderstanding Char
acter (groaningly)-"I 'ope your watch
amt repeater!"-Tit-Bits.
Fuddy-"Do you really think that
Baskers cares much for his wife?''
Duddy-"Cares for her? He dotes on
her. Scores of times I've known him
to make faces for his wife when she had
to take nasty-tasting medicine. ."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
A Observation-Disclosures Cutter
Ito parent)-"Shall 1 give your boy 4
bang on his forehead, sir?" Paren,
(busily)-"Yes; and if that doesn't
quiet him give him one in the neck.
He's been warned not to fidget in the
BARRIERS chair."-7Judge.
"Good-by, professor" said the sweet
girl graduate: l shall always remem-
Der you kindly. for to you / am indebted
for all I know" ''Say no MORE" re-
piled the professor, ''say no more. Such
trifie is not worthy of a thought, as
sure you. Chicago News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11
HIS Idea.

Little Tommy-Papa. did you ever
see . cyclone that blowed everything
up in the air; cows and horses, and
houses and things. upside down?
Papa-Well, no. Tommy, although
I've heard of it often.
SWell, think it'd be rather tiresome
to live SO long and never see any
thins.-HaElem Lite.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11
Knew II All.

'.By the way, Tom, said Mr.. Manning
to his SON, fresh from academic groves.
Il have been thinking the matter over
and have come to the conclusion that 4
had better go to school somewhere and
that you had better take the business
and run it. 1t cannot help improving
under the eye Of one SO gifted as your
self.".Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11

Good butter is not made in ave
minutes. nor ten minutes. The best mr.
ticle requires % to 80 minutes, and yOu
saa't save time snd quality both.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11

the hunter. No, we are distinctly told,
''the same John had his raiment of
camels' hairr-not the fine hair of the
camels which we call camelet, but the
long, coarse hair, such as beggars in
the east wear-and his only meat was
of insects. the green locust, about two
inches long. roasted, q disgusting food.
These insects were caught .and the
wings and legs torn of, and they.were
stuck on wooden spits and turned be-
fore the fire. The Bedouins pack them
in salt and carry them in sacks. What
. menu for John the Baptist! Through
what deprivation he came to what ex-
ultatiOn.
And you will have to 60 down before
you go mp. From the pit into which
his brother threw him and the prison
in which his enemies incarcerated him,
Joseph rose to be Egyptian prime lsin-
lister. Elijah, who was TO BE- the great
est Of al the ancient prophets; Elijah,
who made King Ahab's knees knock
together with the prophecy that the
dogs would be his only under
takers: Elijah. whose one: prayer
brought more than three years
OF drought. and Whose othes
prayer tsvoSht drsnchiag shsvsrsl
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-02-02
BAKER VOTES NO.
Stands by the Gold Standard
and Mckinley.
Says the Resolution In to Create senti.
ment, and that tMcKfnley's New York
Speech IL All Right

Washington, Jan. 2S.-In the Senate
this evening the most dramatic scenes
were enacted during the closing debate
on the Teller resolution by Mr.. Teller.
Senator Baker has had bushel of let
tiers telling him that he "would dig
his grave both wide and deep" if he
voted against the resolution, neverthe-
less he voted 'No." In addition he
voted for the Lodge gold amendment
on which party lines were somewhat
broken, number of Republicans. in
Guiding Quay, voting against it.
Speaking of his vote against the Tel
1er resolution the Senator said:
'I could do nothing else and remain
an honest man. recognize the fact
that the conditions have changed in
twenty years. That resolution has
been forced through solely to create
sentiment. stand squarely upon the
ST. Louis platform, and by the utter
ances of the President in New York
last night
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-02-02

nor expressed desire to do what he
might be able to do for Mr. Costigan,
but informed us, without much delay,
that he could not give him this place.
l had then, and now have, every rea-
son to believe that Mr.. Costigan
might have had a position at the
hands of the Governor which would
have been fairly remuneratlve.
''Mr. Costigan has been my loyal
friend, and do not desire this state
ment to appear as an attack upon him i;
but 1 cannot defend his course, and
hope that he will see fit to change it.
What he has said about the Abilene
convention, as well asabout my desire
for Governor Leedy's nomination prior
to that time, is all true.
"It is true that Mr.. Costigau, as many
other loyal Popu1ists, did what they
could to bring about the Governor S
nomination, but it is also true that
Governor Leedy has keen appecia-
ton of his friends, and his attitude to-
ward Mr.. Costigan was no exception
to the rule. But the latter emphati-
cal1y declined, in advance, to accept
any other position than that of super
intendent of insurance, and this the
Governor believed he could not, with
propriety bestow upon him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-02-02
GIVES 1T UP.
New York Life Pays Hillmon
Claim in Full.
Says 1t is Tired OF Fighting and Me-
Nall is Credited With the Great.
est Victory In the History
of Kansas.

The New Yor1 Life Insurance Com
pany has settled the celebrated Hill
mon claim. This company had been
the back bone of the greatest Insur-
auce fight on record, but it has now
thrown up it's hands and made propo-
no objection to the proposition made,
and c. F. Hutchings, attorney for
Mrs. Hi1lmon, agreed to dismiss the
case. The suit was for $4,000 and
was originally brought 18 years ago;
has been tried by five juries in the
United States courts, but no final de-
cision has as yet been reached.
Soon after the reported death of
Hillmon, Mrs. Hillmon was approach
ed and induced to sign release of all
the policies held by her, but it was
claimed later that fraud was perpe-
trated in securing such release and the
assignment was set aside.
Action was then first brought for
the recovery of the amount of the pol
icy in 1879, and has dragged through
the various stages of legal status ever
since-the companies making one of
the most stubborn fights in the his.
tory of insurance.
By the terms of the compromise the
company pays the full amount of the
Hil1mon claim, $24, 900, and each side
pays its own costs.
That this action is brought about by
the firm and determined stand taken
by Commissioner McNa11 is admitted
by everyone, and is directly attribut.
able to his refusal 10 issue this com.
pany license to do business in Kan.
sas until it had made proper DISPOSE
tion of the merits of this controversy
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-02-02
Governor Leedy Defended.

A fellow by the name of Costigan,
living somewhere in the southern part
of the state, who it seems had made a
demand on the Popu1ist officials for
the Office of Insurance Commissioner
and was rejected as incompetent, has
made a personal vicious attack on
Populist officials generally, and warns
them that unless he is soon provided
with an Office entirely suitable to his
taste, Kansas is very liable to exper-
fence a commotion unprecedented in
her history: that if he should de-
eide to go into politics he would wipe
the Populists from the face of the
earth and assume control of the repub-
licans. Costigan has now been iden.
titled by L. d. Lewelling, who seems
to have had some acquaintance with
him.
Referring to Costigan's attack Mr.
Lewe11ing said:
unwise in the extreme. He does mo-
deny that his grievance against Gov
ernor Leedy is chiefly personal. II
my Judgment, Governor Leedy ha.
given him no cause for this feeling O
resentment. 1t is-true that Costigan'
friends, myself among the number
asked Governor Leedy to make hin
Insurance commissionr. The Cover