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Graham guardian., 1898-01-07

I
THE BulLerin's last masterly ar
gument(?) in favor Of the boleta
system is almost too weak for
notice. 1t attempts to make it
Synonymous with the system of
trade carried on among merchants
and farmers. 1t is unnecessary to
show the difference more clearly
than we have done In previous ar.
ticles. Everyone who has given
the matter any consideration knows
there is not the slightest resemb'
lance between the two, and are
making fun of the Bulletins argu-
ment. 1t was honest, however, in
frankly acknowledging that it
wears a corporation muzzle, which
it does not care to attempt to
throw of. 1t makes a shout about
what the GUARDIAN was going to do
in reducing county printing Wetry
to avoid self praise, the Bulletin can
do enough of that for all the pap
ers in the Territory, but just as a
reminder we will state that before
the GUARDIAN was six weeks old
it had saved to the taxpayers of
this county, in county printing
alone, moro than 81, 900, and has
made an average saving to them
since its birth of more than $1,000
annually.
The Mena star., 1898-06-08
Hammers Driven by Air.

Pneumatic hammers, driven py com pressed air, are now generally used ln- stead of hand labor for chipping and cleaning iron and steel castings and billets so as to free .hem from any de- fec,s which would injure the finished forms into which they are to be rolled or drawn This hammer will do the work of three men. The same principle has been applied in the ship yards for callxing. in which the tool can be worked very fast, doing the work of hve or six men.-Cbicago Chronicle.
The Mena star., 1898-06-08
SMART SPARROWS.
Waited for the Boots of Pedes- trians to Grind Corn Too
 Large to Swallow,

An idle clerk in al New Brunswick office vouches for the truth of re marl<able story \of the sagacity and reasoning powers of a number of little English sparrows.
 One day recently g. number of school. boys had been pelting each other with corn kernels, and the pavement and gutters in front of the office of the clerk were covered with yellow kernels A half dozen sparrows spied the at tractive morsels and tried to make meal off them, but without success. Tine kernels of corn were too large to be swallowed and too hard to be crushed by their bills But the little birds must have put their thinking caps on, for suddenly, as of one accord, they flew to q telegraph pole and perched them selves upon crosspiece in such posi- tion that they could command view of the corn-covered pavement
 They had not long to wait. Pretty soon there came along a heavy-footed countryman. His cowhide boots GOV. cred number of kernels squarely anc crushed them almost to powder As soon as he had passed, down flew the sparrows and qiuckly picked up the cracked corn. When it was all gone they once more resumed their perch op the pole and waited for another passer, by to grind up more in pieces small enough for their purpose.
 For half an hour the interesting proc ess was repeated, by which time all oi the corn that had been lying on the side walk in the line of pedestrians had been ground and eaten.
 Then ensued a more remarkable man Hesitation of the reasoning power of the birds. They flew down to the gutters and to the edges of the walk picked UP the scattered kernels in their bills ana carried them to the center of the walk where they were sure to be troouen npon. They worked carefully ana as If under the direction of an overseer. Not grain of corn escaped them, ana every. bit was gathered up carefuli'
The Mena star., 1898-06-08
rucK SOLD BY DRUG STORES
aueer Trade Which H"s sprang Up in the Neighborhooi of the
 sLevee" i'm Chicago.

nown in the 'leVee district the druo stores sell luck in the same manner and quantities they do quinine and pills. and it is just SIS distinctive commodity rvith them. Traffic in this is confined entirely to the negroes, whose super stition is as well marked as the color of the sable race.
 "Gimme two bits 'wuf Sally Whites luclx." asked a Senegambian of drug clerk on South Clark street the other day.
 The clerk proceeded to pour shellac, saltpeter, sulphur and other ingredi- ents onto the pan of the scales until the fve-ounce weight swung at balance. The purchaser pocketed the small mix ture of powders and departed.
 The druggist explained.
 eve sell luck all the time and that man who just left is one of our best GUS toners. You notice he called for the Sally White brand. That seems to be the most popular kind of luck. Ii is called Sally White after a character in the levee by the name. She is well known and is proverbially lucky. It was she who hit upon the prescription that bears her name. At first she bought the ingredients and did her own mixing. In an unguarded moment she revealed the secret to friend one day, however, and the latter came to us and we made up the prescription. It brought the desired luck to the woman. Others found it out, and the Sally White brand became permanency.
 There is also the Sally White mixed luck, which follows the other close second in popularity. It is combi- nation of asafetida, camphor Spanish fly, sulphur, saltpeter, and other pow ders. This sells for the same as the straight Sally White. Then there is a common luck that is made of the same powder in various combinations. This is considered by some as eilicacous as the Sally White. It is a bit cheaper Another sort of luck is made by the combination of oils, such as verbena, pennyroyal, tansy, cedar. cloves and white rum. This has no particular name. It is simply luck. The ne groes always specify what kind is de- sired.
 Tn order to possess themselves of the luck sought, the powder compounds are burned somewhat like incense, in a close room, the fumes being inhaled by the luck-seeker. The oil compounds are mixed with the water in which the luck-coaXer washes him or herself, also in the water which is used to scrub floors. Sometimes it is sprinkled on the floor of the alurers' habitation. All of this is done with the greatest care and secrecy, sometimes once a week and sometimes at longer or shorter periods, as luck needs replenishing.
 Women seem to be better customers for the luck commodity than the men, for they consume more. Not strange to relate, neither buy the articles on Friday nor on the 18th of the month. Luck may be bought for five cents an ounce. Not infrequently one dollars worth is purchased at one time. From this superstition the drug stores in the levee district reap a harvest every year Chicago Tribune.
The Mena star., 1898-06-08

ti, tto'n 'he side and in the gutter. In dus s hme It was ground up as the other had
 4en there was not bit more in sight the birds flew away Ieovinr inc +ha 1a to1,,ag %qtening c,erk astounded at the in. World, ''"s eu'--N. r.
The Mena star., 1898-06-08
Facts made from Fiction

Here's a story of the day-of the hour Interesting, educational, elevating. entertaining, from preface to iinis mot a gloomy paragraph in all. If makes "Co-opolis" a reality--a fact
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
FOR SALE.

In accordance with . conclusion
reached some two months since the
MrDDLETowN TRANSCRIPT, good will,
mailing lists, sc. included, is offered
for sale. The reason is the protraeted
in health Of the editor and proprietor.
For more than two years he has been q
victim of liver trouble and though
perhaps in general health is as well
now as at any time Of this period yet
change Of climate is advised as neces-
sary. For this reason the paper is
offered for sale though with much
reluctance many pleasant ties will be
thus severed. Such is life. Brother
editors will confer favor by noting
the fact that the paper is for sale. Nc
more beautiful section Of country ir
which to locate.
McKENDREE DoWNHAM,
Editor and Proprietor
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
The wheat King.

Joseph Letter, of Chicago. is no longer
the 'sWheat King" He failed last Mon
day, and his losses, it is believed, will ag-
gregate 100000.
The causes to which the collapse is ascrib-
ed are many, but only two are seriously
considered. One is that Letter senior re-
fused to put up the additional cash neces-
sary to cay on the deal, the other is that
he was betrayed by certain operators in the
Northwest. with whom he was working.
Young Mr.. Letter has fallen victim to
the mistake so easily made by those who
have abused him. Sailing into apparent
fortune upon rise in the price of wheat
he conceived that 1t was he who had caused
the rise and that he could control the price
at pleasure. That bubble is broken. The
tidehas receded and left Mr.Leiter stranded
When young speculator undertakes to
| run up against veteran like Armour, with
his great experience, his enormos capital,
his incompatible business organization, be
must get tup early in the morning: not only
once or twice, but all the year round. Lei.
/ ter started in to make fortune at Ar
mour's expense. Now Armour has Letters
wheat. but Letter has not yet Armour's ex-
perience, though he has his own. No man
or combination of men can control-ex
cept temporarily under some limited con.
ditions-the price of worldwide com
modify like wheat. A shrewd and exper
fenced observer can anticipate the market
and profit by its course, but the mere gam
bier who tries to do more than this is reason
ably sure to be tripped up n the long run
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18

THE TRANSCRIPT is indebted to
Mr.. John V. Craven, of Salem, N. j.,
for a copy Of Rev. George Foot's His
tory of Old Drawers Church, work
of special historical interest to the
citizens of this community. It was
first published in 1842 and had become
very rare. Mr.. Craven has done a
great service to the people Of to-day
aud greater one to the people Of the
future in putting this work within the
reach of every one. Mrs. Harriet
Foote Moore, the daughter Of the
author, has re-edited the work and
has made valuable additions thereto.
Mr.. Craven has had it reprinted and
donates the proceeds of the sale Of the
book to the keeping Of the historical
church in repairs. Every family In
st. Georges hundred should have 8
copy. It can be had of Mr.. D. w
Corbit, of Odessa, and of Mr.. Georg'
Janvier, of MiddletoEn.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18

UPoN our first page will be found
many interesting illustrations of war
equipments, the men and places whose
names are used in the war dispatches.
There is no war news Of special in
terest, but the picture of Santiago
harbor and the maps show at glance
how Sampson whose face adorns the
page, has 'bottled upn the Spanish
Navy. The stopper placed by young
Hobson in the channel can be fixed In
the mind, and the selections upon the
fourth page will furnish war thoughts
until more exciting events shall trans
nira
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
HoBsoN THE HERO.

A selected article in another part OF
the paper tells of our latest hero at
school, and the following from s'The
Independent" tells what has made him
famous:
'sJust what Hobson did was this:
The harbor of Santiago lies about five
miles from the sea, with which it
communicates by o narrow channel,
which near the mouth is only some 400
feet in width. The collier "Merrimac"
was between 300 and 400 feet in length,
and she had on board 1000 tons of
coal. Obviously if she could be sunk
crossWise the narrow part Of the chan
mel she would block it as effectually as
would reef of rock, and SO prevent the
Spanish feet in the harbor from get
ting out. Hobson hung an anchor at
her bow and another one at her stern,
and arranged them SO that they could
be let 90 at will. He also fastened
torpedoes along her side in suchIposition
that when they were exploded they
would not only cave her in but smash
the partitions separating the compart-
ments in which her hull was divided.
This done, be steamed into the channel,
and when he reached the narrow place
dropped the bow anchor. The ship
swung by her cable to this as pivot,
under the influence of the tide and her
own momentum, and so turned cross
wise the channel. At that moment he
dropped the stern anchor, SO that she
became moored by cables at both bow
and stern, and hence held exactly trans
verse the channel. Then he opened
the valves which let water into the
ship, and, with his men, took to raft,
to which he had led the electric wires
communicating with his topedoes. AT.
ter the raft had been rowed safe dis.
tance from the ship, he turned on the
electric current, the topedoes exploded
the "Merrimac" sank, and became nc
longer ship but a harbor-bar of Goa
and steel. And this was done under
the concentrated fire of several batter
les Of heavy guns. The chances were
enormously against success. Not only
was the ship herself liable to be shot tt
pieces, but there were thickly planted
mines on the bottom Of the channel
anyone Of which could blow her up
Then her crew might all be killed
before she reached the desired spot
The odds were tremendous, but the in
yentor Of the scheme took them-ant
won.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
rtruf1l =, r.as.saa yor,

In order to prove the great merit Of Ely 5
Cream Balm. the most effective cure for
Catarrh and Cold in Head, your druggist
will supply generous 10 cent trial size or
We viii mail for 10 cents. Full size 5octs.
Ely's Cream Balm has completely cured
me Of casarrh when everything else failed
Many acquaintances have used it with ex-
cellent results. ALFRED w. Stevens. Cald
veil. Q.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
An Opportunity You Now Have

An Opportunity You Now Have
Of testing curative effects of Ely's Cream
Balm the most positive Cure for Catarrh
known. Ask your druggist for q 10 cent
trial size or send 10 cents, we will mail it.
Full size so cents.
ELY BROS. IS Warren st.. N. Z. City.
My son was afflicted with catarrh. in :
duced him TO try Ely's Cream Balm and
the disagreeable catarrh smell all left him
He appears as well any one-J g. Olmstsad,
| Arcoia. III.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
reduced T,atas q NasI,vlIIe.

On account OF the Christian Endeavor
International Convention, to be held at
Nashville, Tenn, July to IL, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company will sell excur-
ion tickets of the continuously passage,
ironcIad signature form, from stations on
its line to Nashville, at rate of single fare
for the round trip Tickets will be sold
tickets win be good to leave Nashville 70
July 15, inclusive, except that BY deposit
ing ticket with agent Of terminal line At
Nashville on or before July Is, return limit
may be extended I'd leaye Nashville TO
August /, 1898, inclusive
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18

The trial Of Thos. s. Clark for COM
plicity in the Dover Bank looting is on
In the Federal Court. The testimony
is very similar to the Cooper case.
Comment now would not be in place,
The trial of Senator Kenney 10 set for
June 21st.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
! unnlafuaea Tsakters.

a list Of unclaimed letters remaining In
the Middletown post-otice which can b.
had by saying they are advertised;
Nj. Williams, Emmanuel Stephens I'm.
manuel Stephens, Authsr Rash, Lille Ann
Price. Ethel Price, Eugene Marion, Jehn
Hass, II r. Cosdsn. ]. a. Morgan.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
A PLEA FOR THE TOWN PUMP,


Some years ago pump on the street was
quite common in Delaware City. There
was one in front of the Vanhekle property
both on Clinton and Hamilton streets. All
of the dwellers in the lower end of the
town remember the one on Clinton street
below second, for many years called Hines
pump. There :were pumps at the old
school houses and Kaler's Row pump. All
of which were famous for the purity and
GOODNESS of the water, Now all Of them
except that at Kale's Row are gone. And
the latter is in complete state of collapse !.
Since the school house has been opposite
with its complete lack of discipline the
Kales Row pump has been cause of con-
siderable Yexation to the families who
depended upon it and also great expense
/ to its owner. The school children have
been such an annoyance and persisted in
breaking it down or in other ways making
it unfit for use that the owner has been
compelled to abandon it and drive wells
for the six houses that depended on it. In
summerit was common thing to see many
4
Factory pump" for good drink of water
and if the horses know there is a God,
thousands Of them have thanked Him for
it. And in the interest of the horses the
writer would urge the Delaware City people
to preserve this pump and keep it in work.
| ing condition.
i When waterWo-ks we're established in
New Castle, the town authorities assumed
control of the street pumps, and instead of
doing away with them put them in good
repair and provided for their future care.
And il necessary made laws to protect
them from disorderly people. The town
authorities should arrange with the owner
of the well to permit them to put in q
good log pump with tight water trough,
instituting suitable fines against the
parents or principle Of the school children
for any misdsmeanor in regard to it, and
men and horses would call their name
blessed.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18

GREATER OAK HALL
GREATER OAK HALL
Comfortable good kinds

be than YOU could possibly suppose until you have seen
tSe Gs1: 'Paa Whoeve1 sep l buys here buys don't
than you'd Pay essssss ssyyoa ., aaa sass
money safely. No make-beleve bargain here.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
.Wornen's Hot
Weather Dresses,

Oak Hall money-worths.
We've combined long years
Of cIothes-knowing for our
new service to. women. It's
working out satisfactorily:
The summer stuffs are all
here at tempting prices the
stylish stuff.
We've changed some OF the
Women's Suits from $I8 to
$13.75 from SIS to $40.
Crash Suits are 1915 to
$3.50. Shirt waists-tile
summeriest and most desir-
able at altogether Unusual
prices.
III
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18

THE TRANSCRIPT nominstes 'sCol. y
T.. G. Scott, s.Col." j. A. Suydam and
ssCol. y w. $. Letherbury as committee
on Fourth Of July Celebration. Gentle
men, you are authorized to proceed.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
conyention National educational A.


For the National Educational Association
Convention to be held at Washington, DC.
July Z to IL, the Pennsy ylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets from
points on its line to Washington and re-
turn at rate Of s.single fare for the round
trip plus $500 membership feer These
tickets will be sold on, and good going,
July to I. and good TO return leaving
Washington July to Is, when stamped by
Joint Agent at Washington. By depositing
ticket with Joint Agent on or before July
70 and on payment of SO cents the return
limit may be extended to August 81.
Tickets for side trips from Washington to
Gettysburg. Richmond, Old Point Comfort,
and Southern battlefields will de on sale at
the ticket Office of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company IN Washington during the
continuance of the Convention.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
WANAMA MAKERsg
PHILADELPHIA. Monday. June 13, 1888
Pretty Foulard Silks Are
Cheap Just Now

O1eap JUST NOW
We own eleven thousand three
hundred and ninety-seVen C11, 39D
yards at prices not far above half
current values.
And they are in the prettiest
printings, and embrace the. best
shades of the seasons favored
eolors. There are very liberal
choosings in black-and-White and
bIue-and-white.
The silk itself is of fine sturdy
quality, in the wanted twills.
AT 85c a yard-sO pcs
twenty-three navy and white
twenty-five black with color
fourteen black and white
At 30c a yards PCS
three red and black
nine black and white
ten navy and white
five brown and white
six black with color
ten color on color
At soc yard-22 PCS
ten black and white
six navy and white
four black and color
two color and white
At 35c a yard-80 pcs
four brown and white
three red and black
six myrtle and white
five color with white
At 40c a yard-44 PCS
eighteen black with color
fourteen color with black and white
seven navy and white
five black and white
At 45c yard-26 PCS
eight black with color
| afive navy and white
six black and white
six color and white
| one color with color
| At 55c a yard-1O PCS
navy and white
black and white
black with color
color with white
Cotton No previous showing in
Dress this stores proud history
| Goodr has been the equal of
uooaS this seasons gathering
of dainty cotton stuffs-
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Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
Serge is always right
for Mems Summer
Suits.

Other qualities, other stuffs
and weaves are right, too ;
but Serge Suits we're always
selling from $3.50 to SIS
$1o, $I2, $I3.5o-just as
much as you want to pay.
The knack Of tailoring Serge
Suits not every maker knows.
We make them so they fit
and wear right.
Trousers-dollar and dollar
and hall below value: IS ones
! for $3.50, SIS for $4, 81 for IS.
Bicycle Suits-our own
make: 81. 50 to $40.
Railroad fare Maid on Durcha
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18

Woven and printed-American
and imported. The lover of dainty
garments will choose the fabrics
for summer waists and dresses
where the picking is SO choice.
Perhaps you would never guess
that cotton stuffs were made so
beautiful until you take look over
these laden counters. This hint of
the prices by waist lengths
WOVEN COTTONS-.
American Cheviots, 8 yards for CSC, 45c,
SIC, 75c.
Scotch Cheviots, yards for 90c.
American Ginghams, yards for 19c, 27c,
30c, CSC.
American Madras, 3yards for 45c, 54c, 75c.
Scotch GinghamS, 8 yards for 60c, 75c,
$1.05.
Scotch Madras, 8 yards for S1.05.
Scotch Linens, 8 yards for S4c, sl35.
PRINTED COTTONS-
Standard Calicoes, 3H yards for 14c, 1Sc.
Printed Madras, yards for CSC.
36 in. Best Percales, 3 yards for CSC.
Fine Sateens, 8 yards for 30c, 45c.
Printed Cheviots, yards for 75e.
LAWNS AND DIMITIES-
Fine Dimity, yards for 15c.
Fine Lawn, yards for 2lc.
Batiste Lawn, 8 yards for 3Oc, 33c.
Swiss Lawn, 3yards for 38c.
Plaid Organdie, yards for CSC.
Swiss Null, 8 yards for 45c.
Striped Lawns, yards for 45c.
Organdie Lawns, yards for Sc
DRESS PATTERNS
Counting twelve yards for a good
dress pattern, you need only tc
multiply the waist cost of any ot
the above by four to find the cost
of the full dress pattern.
COTTON COVERT
An almost perfect imitation of the
best wool coverts, much liked fol
sturdy outing dresses and bicycle
| skirts and jackets. No fear of mut
or rain, as they launder to look like
new. A dozen mixtures. Price
l2Hc a yd.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
12Hc a yd.

Garnaan MANY years ago
Table Linens eler L discovered 5 r. )
linen-maker whose entire outfit
could have been run comfortably
in a modern dining-room. His out.
put was small; but the linen he
made was of rare goodness. For
many years we took all he made.
Today his mills cover several acres
and the choicest half of his linens
still come to Wanamaker's. Four.
eenhuge cases have justco from
the Custom House-they contain
linens of the same old-fashioned
goodness. Thrifty housekeepers
will want a share of them in their
linen closets. They're ready today.
BLEAcHED TABLE LINENS
Extra heavy drill or dice pattern
able linen
% in. wide, soc I'D.
90 In. wide, CSC I'D.
AK AADLE LiNElSo-
Loom dice table linen in neat,
quaint patterns
6s in. wide, CSC I'D.
Fine damask linen, in floral pat
tern
70 in wide. 75c I'd.
Fine damask linen, in neat and
pretty patterns
yards wide, Soc q I'D.
Finest loom dice table linen-the
equal, for wear, of bleached damask
at double its price. Three widths
90 in. wide, s5c I'd.
66 In. wide, 81 q I'd.
"a in. wide, S1.Io ID.
John Wanamaker.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
VIM. B. Sharp & Co.
FOURTH and MARKET STS.
Wilmington, Del.
w ash Silks

Wash Silks
The greatest bargains this
season. Splendid quality Hab-
til Wash Silks all new styles
this season.
SOC. Corded Plaids, Csc.
SOC. Plain Checks, 371c.
Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18
Z. 3. &c 90.

THEY'RE NEARLY GONE.
But all sizes are here yet. We mean the
striped cashmere trousers that were $3.50
at the beginning of the season, and are
now $I.49.