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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-19

Fine WHITE LAWN wAtETs. 2
rows u fine tucking across 'front.'
nicely made yoke back. made 10 Htli
a. p5e. only G9c each.
Fine solid Culored LIGHT PINK
LAWN Waists. pretty SWISS inHer-
ton across front. beautifully nulsh-
81. ft15 value. only tl.25 each.
Ladies WHITE PtQuE WAISTS.
beautifully finished. one u the most
atvilsh II this seasons fabrics cheap
90 GlI5. our price 81 % each.
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He Cured Me
OF Catarrh. =

u had catarrh for long time. II
affected my head and throat aud
there were growths In my nose. Dr
Reeves new treatment Is Just SPLEEN
did. ! never tried anything that did
me 10 much good, am recon-
mcndlng it to all my friends"
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Scalp and
Skin Diseases

scrofula, seald head, wrinkles. scal,-
letter OF the scalp. elbows ana knees
BARRIERS Itch. scars. supernuous hair.
eczema or salt rheum, rlngworn.
tetter Ut the hands. arms and body,
prurigo, scurVy, pemphegus. impeti.
10 erysipelas. psoriasis, moth patch-
es, scaly and pimply skin diseases.
cured.
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Took Her Sisters Advice
And Was Cured Of Sore
Throat by Or. Reeves
She Had Endured Three
hemorrhaaes From Her
Lungs Cured by Or. Reeves
Bronchitis and
Dyspepsia Cured
by Or. Reeves
tyelids GRADUATED Since
Childhood and Eyesipht
Failing. Or. Reeves
Cured Her
He CNTed My COnSHmltiln. y

"pr. Reeves cured me Of eonsump-
ton after two doctors had given mo
up to die HIS Discovery Is certainly
an absolute cure for consumption 10
taken in time. II you have eonsump-
ton 50 To pr. Reeves, for he is the
only doctor I ever heard " that
could really cure consumption"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-19

Ladies' Fine WHITE PfQtrE
SKIRTS. spicndidly made. not the
ihrpw together, fhil-to pieces kind.
bat made 10 stand the wear u tho
laundry. $50 value. only 10 each.
Ladlea Fine LINEN ciskI
SKIRTS. every scam thrlbbie newed.
wide hem. cut fun and rDomyi our
oan make. 81 u each.
Ladies' BLACK. WHTTB-STRIP-
ED DRESS SKIRTS. we'll made. $50
value. selling at only fsc each.
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Mammoth slate treck 90. p
The only sale was Pacific Coast
1000.
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lust Like a Deaf Mute
DR.. Reeves Restored
His Rearing Perfectly
0ut-Of- Town People

People afflicted with any disease
Whatsoever, should write to DR..
Reeves.
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Noles. freckles. pim-
pies, blaekheads. liv-
err OTIS. nesh
worms, a IN rum,
r,.,lupss NJ tha 49,.
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LITTLE FOLKS IaQuE JACKET handsome embroidery
light blue aud white ''S value
ouIy
LADIES PINE LIGHT cotoREp LAWN AND PEHcALE WRAP
lining
perfect hunE made TO sea at NO SELL
.
4 FITTING n this department. all skirts.
Val and Wrappers nod before leaving the store.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
TO FIRST VOTERS.

There is a constitutional pro
vision which will become opera.
tive before the next general cleo
tion is held, of which the general
public naynot be aware although
it has been published in connec-
ton with the Constitutional Con-
yention. It is an educational
test. It is ''that no person who
becomes of age or who is natura-
lied after January 1st, 1900, shall
be permitted to vote who shall
not be able to read the Constitu
ton in English, and be capable Of
writing his name.
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Rouse the Liver,
IT WAS NOT TOO LATE.
A Story OF European Diplomacy an
-. Glur Civil War.

| A Story OF European Diplomacy and
Our Civil War.
The Outlook gives an interesting
story of the Spanish administration,
when, during our civil war. the Emperor
Napoleon formed the ingenious plan Of
uniting European nations in change
of the international law governing
blockades. The admiralty law of the
world at present extends the jurisdic-
tion of any nation for one marine league
from its shores. If, therefore, any block
ade runner could getwithin three miles
of Jamaica, Cuba or Porto Rico, he
was safe from any interference from
our blockading feet.
Napoleon proposed that, instead of
one league, the limit of local sovereignty
should be extended to three leagues
from shore, and he persuaded the Span
ish minister to come into his plan.
Such an extension of neutral limits
would have greatly hindered the opera
tions of our blockading fleets. ALI the
negotiations were conducted with great
secrecy, but orders were sent from
Spain to the West Indies, instructing
authorities there to extend threefold the
range Of their dominion over the sea.
These orders had already gone when
Horatio Perry, the American secretary
of legation, got wind of the treachery
Of our ally.
Mr.. Perry told his wife. She told the
Duchess Of Montpensier, who hated
Louis Napoleon, and the duchess told
her sister, the Spanish queen. Then the
queen sent for Mr.. Perry and asked
what it was all about.
"You are injuring your best
friends, said he after explaining the
matter, "at the solicitation of this in
triguer whom you have reason to be-
lieve is your enemy
The queen regent sent for her prime
minister and interrogated him. He re-
piled that her majesty had signed the
order on such day.
'sBut no one told me what it meant, %
said Queen Isabella. "No one told me
that this is heavy blow to my Ameri-
can allies.
No one had told her The minister |
was sorry if her majesty disliked it,
but it was too late to help it. Why was
it too later Because steamer had gone |
to the West Indian feet with the orders
which changed one league to three.
Then said Isabella, SIT is not too |
late for me to accept your designations. +"
But the senior don did not want to re-
sign, and the other senores dons did not
want to resign. So they found fast
steamer to take out orders resembling
the other orders, and the blockade was
maintained for the next year.
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MeIancholx Thonght.

When man really gives his thought
up chiefly to eatables and drinkables
he generally ceases to think Of anythin,
else after awhile. It is related in an oIt
book on French cookery that Fontenelle
French author of the early part of tn,
eighteenth century belonging to thu
school of the precieuses, or literary ex
quisites, wasfound one beautiful morn
ing lying at ease on the slope of hill
In the valley was a large flock Of
sheep. They skipped about daintily,
waiting for their guardian to take them
home. A friend of Fontenelle surprised
him gazing meditatively upon these
sheep.
"Ahar' said the friend. "The amia-
BILE philosopher ponders without doubt
upon the vicissitudes of hfe."
"Y-yes, said Fontenelle. "I had
been carefully looking over this flock,
and said to myself, 1T is possible that
among these 200 sheep there is not one
tender leg leg Of { zfaatteE I, -,
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about 1898. The claim was made by
the catalogue makers that it was the
earliest wrinkled pea ever introduced
We tried it and found the claim cor
rect. When the Surprise Gregory was
introduced, the same claim was made.
Last season the Station and Surprise
were planted side by side, and we COM
pared them closely in all respects with
out being able to detect any difference.
Picked without selection, Fig. 1 shows
the Station and Fig. 2 the Surprise.
Both kinds were planted April 1, the
first picking of each being June z.
From replies to inquiries addressed to
various seedsmen, the journal quoted
finds that they are not all of the opin-
ion that the two peas are alike, and
that letter from the originator of the
Surprise gives evidence that these peas
are of different parentage. The New
Yorker, however, emphatically pro-
nounces the 1897 Prosperity and Gradus
to be the same pea, and is not prepared
to say what name it should Justly bear,
but suggests Prosperity.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
RUNNING A THEATER.
The Big Salary Account That New
York Houses Must Meet.

ne Dig SaIaTy ACCOUNT New
York Houses Must Meet.
The salaries of actors and actresses
vary SO much that no fixed prices car
be quoted. It may suffice to say that
the salary list Of stock house for per.
formers will not come to less than 81,
900 a week, and is often considerably
more.
The salaries in the s'front" are about
as follows: Business manager, $50 to
$75 week; box office man, $50; as
sistant, SIS; two doorkeepers, So to $12
each; head usher, So; other ushers
(three or four), ST.; lithograph men
(two), SO; night watchman, $40.
The salaries of the attaches Of the
stage are all fixed at union rates. Fur
thermore, the manager must employ
three men on a side-that is, three
stage hands on each side of the stage,
including the stage carpenter and his
assistant-and two fymen, men who
work the curtain and drops up in the
"fies, !" the regions above the stage.
The union rates are as follows: Stage
a1poAtSrJ $oV WEEK. aSSISIdnl, SSO; !;
electrician, $25; assistant, SIS; prop
erty man, $25; assistant, $15; back
doorkeeper, ST.; stage hands, $3.50 for
each performance, So. so per day for
putting on play, 80 cents an hour for
rehearsals and 621S cents an hour for
all labor half an hour after the fall Of
the final curtain. Orchestra leaders get
$40 to $50 week, and the union rate
for musicians is $25, except in oper-
ettas, when it is 81 a performance
'"The Business of Theater," by W. J.
Henderson in Scribner's.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
Agricultural Brevities.

Tomatoes which have an imperfect
blossom end are most susceptible to rot
or black mold, and care should be tax
en- to grow the smooth fruited sorts.
If experiments of several stations NAV
be considered conclusive, seeds from
the tip of the ear of corn germinate
more surely and yield better than those
from the center of the cob.
Among the new blackberries is the
Mersereau, which, it is claimed, is with
out an equal for hardness, besides being
Of brilliant, sparkling black color, fine
form and flavor and very productive.
Horse radish is said to thrive and
form the best roots in soil of medium
texture, moist but not wet.
White of egg, milk or lime should
never be used for cleansing maple sirup.
and after the sirup has been drawn
from the evaporator it should never be
reheated, according to sugar making
correspondent of New England Home
stead.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
BLACK RoT.

! ! Growing Trouble with Cabbages
How to Recognize and Prevent 1t.
Black rot is of somewhat recent rec
ognition, but during the past few years
has led to serious loss in southern Wis
consin, Michigan, New York, Mary
land, Vermont and elsewhere. The
Vermont station says the first indica-
tion of the disease in cabbage is upon
the outer leaves of the plant, which
turn yellow and die in spots. usually at
or near the margin. Such leaves are
also liable to wilt Careful examination
shows that the veins in the dead areas
are blackened. The germs which are
the cause of the malady spread exclu-
sively through the vessels or fbrous
portions of the tissue. These invaded
vessels turn black, and this striking
discoloration is valuable diagnostic
feature Of the disease which every cab
bage grower should learr to recognize.
If the stem Of a healthy cabbage leaf be
cut across, these vessels are seen form
ing faint yellowish spots in the interior,
in marked contrast to the black spots
seen in the badly diseased leaf.
If rotting cabbage plants are left in
the field, the germs pass the winter in
the soil and reinfect cabbages, turnips
or weed plants which may grow thereon
the next season. IF fed to stock, they
pass into the manure, and are similarly
propagated in that way. Consideration
of these facts leads the station men
toned to recommend the following pre-
ventive or remedial measures:
Rotation of Crops. Cabbages or tur-
nips should not be planted second year
upon land where the disease is observed.
In view of the dangers from this disease
and club root it is better in any case to
rotate these crops with others. The seed
bed also should be made in new soil
each year.
Fertilization. - Diseased cabbages
should never be fed to animals uncook-
ed. Manure from animals fed on garden
refuse should not be used on soil intend
ed for cabbages.
Destruction of Insects. s.-Keep the
plants as free as possible from insects.
Removal of Diseased Leaves and
Plants. Where the disease has once
appeared, the. cabbage field should be |
watched and during August and Sep
tember should be Systematically gone |
over and all leaves removed and de- /
stroyed as soon as they show evidence
of the disease. In case the germs have
invaded the stem (as shown nv the
blackened vessels at the junction of dis
eased leaf and sten) the entire plant
should be uprooted and destroyed This
destruction should be by fire or deep
burial
Suppression Of Cruciferous Weeds.
No plants Of kale, wild mustard or 9TH
er related weeds which may harbor the
disease should be allowed to grow in or
near the cabbage field.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
10 Prevent swarmine.

R. Q. Akin says there are two ways.
Hive the queen and bees in one ~
tion Of the hive just as the fs-g e,sn i.
on, making new or strengthening
weak ones with the brood or by exclud-
ing the queen from part of the hive cen
days prior to the aow; then at the be-
ginning Of the fow taks the queen ana
unsealed brood 10 new stand and give
the bees and sealed brood en- the old
stand . ripe cell or virgin queep -
Progressive Beekeeper.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
why Wood CrackIes.

Wood crackles when it is ignited be.
cause the air expanded by heat forces
its way through the pores Of the wood
with cracking noise. Green wood
makes less swapping than dry because
the pores contain less air, being filed
with sap and moisture, which extin.
guish the flame, whereas the pores Of
dry wood are filed with air, which
supports combustion.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
oo SHALLOW. roo nrRp

TOO SHALLOW. TOO DEEP. JUST RIeHr.
and the success of the planting will be
increased If the feet are used to assist
in packing the soil. Pressure upon one
side will generally suffice. but If the
soil is sandy foot may be placed at Ell
ther side of the plant. The continued
and repeated pressure with the feet
about the plant, as practiced by some,
is not Advisable, according to Professors
Taft and GLADDEN., who treat of straw
berry culture in recent Eulletin of the
Michigan station, from which the fore
going extract Is made.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
Many school children are sIckly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill.
dren, used by Mother Gray. nurse in Chill
dren's Home, New York. Break mp Colds
In "A hours, cure Feverishness, Headache.
Stomach Troubles, Teethiug Disorders, and
Destroy Worms At all druggists, 25c.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen S.
0lmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
Very DiRerent,

sSnaggs and have quarreled, !" said
Squildig to McSwilligen.
'eThen when you separated of course
you did not exchange assurances of dis
tinguished consideration %
ION the contrary, we exchanged as.
surances of extinguished considera.
tion. "-P Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
BLANKETS ROBES.


AS the seasons come and go so
does an immense stock ofseason-
able goods in our line. Summer
as it fades from sight leaves
memory of a great season with
US.
Our immense stock of sheets
and busters have disappeared
and again the space is taken up
with winter goods.
We come before you today
with onr fall opening You will
find in our stock room BLAN-
KETs and ROBES all sizes,
grades and patterns. Before
you make selection call and see
US. We will appreciate your call
and will take pleasure in showing
you through our immense stock.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
a m. a m. a m. D m
I Daily. 2Daily except Sunday.

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
"a" Stops to leave passengers from yyiIn,.n..
1on ana points north, or take passengers for
7, stops only on notice to conductor or agent
"f' Stops to leave passengers from Middle
p stops to leave passer gers frorn points
ming and points north.
,,1 NEW CASTLE AccomstoDATIoN TRAIEs.-T,eave
WIN nington o,l3, il.04. a. m, 80, 427, and
30 p. M. week-dars Leave New Castle s3l,
g.4h, n.Oa s.. M, Az and 81 p M, week.
Express trains leaving Harrington SOS a. rn.,
ana arriving at 6,53 p. m, week days, run
through solid to and from BaItimere VIA PoJfeY
and Newark
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
AS Like as Two Peas.

The Rural New Yorker illustrates
the Station pea and the Surprise, as
here shown, and says:
Sat the Rural grounds the Station
pea was tried when first introduced,
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29

Park Policeman Don't You see that
sign, madam No dogs allowed at large2i'l
Lady-"0h, YES; but my dog Is 50 very
small =
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29

r men make few mistakes as they ex-
pect their wives to rneke, It wouldn't Be
necessary to die = End Heaven. II won ]
De here.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
PLANTING STRAWBERRIES.

Desirable Plants and the RIGHT Uepth
For Setting Them.
All strawberry growers are aware
that it is only the plants formed by the
runners that should be used for the new
plantation. These have yellowish white
roots, and can thus be distinguished
from the older plants, which have a
long stem, at the lower end of which
are black or brown roots Gig. 4 many
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29

The best way to avoid sickness is to keep
yourself healthy bE taking Hoods saTsa~
pariIla, the great blood purifier.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
r1iddIetowf1 Directory,
MUNioTPAL oFFIcERs.


MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
President, j. F. McWhorter; Secretary, j. A,
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
Citizens National Bank.-President, Joseph
Biggs; Cashier, John 8. Crouch; Teller, <.
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. Q. q. A: M.
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter's
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. NJ. Meets
first Tuesday of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, ]. 0. o. +.
Meets every Thursday night in Now horters
Damon Lodge, No. IL, K. of P. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhorters Hall at
Major John Jones Post, No. q, G: A. R.
Meets every Friday night in Reynolds Build
ing att o'clock
every second and fourth Friday night In X
Union Lodge, No. 8, A. o.U. w, meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorter's
Hall.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets 6rst FRI
day night Of each month In Hose House.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
Gime Gable.
Plila. Eila. and Baltimore R. 4
DELAWARE DIVISION
soUTHwARD

On and af1er Nov. list 1895, trains viii
leave as follows:
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BRANCH ROADS.

CoNNEcTIoN.-At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad at Townsend with
Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad. At CLAYTON
with Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad and
baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad At Har-
Railroad. At Seaford, with Cambridge 81 Seitford
Railroad. At Delmar, with New York, PhiIa.
delphia 4 Norfolk. Wicomieo & Poeomoke. and
Peninsula Railroads.
J. B. HUTCHINSON. General Manager
J. R. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29

President. j. F. cWhorter; Secretary, j. A
Suydam; CharlesH. Howell, George g. Rove
VIM. r. Cochran.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
Security Trust and Safe Deposit

TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR, ADMINIsTRA-
TOR, GUARDIAN, ASSIGNEE, RE-
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29

Management of Real Estate and to the
Collection and Remittance Of Rents. In
terest on Securities ari Dividends and
Stocks.
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, Dr>rrD,c u,,.r,r r
Councilman McAliister while Dining with
Can't. q orhlsn Bit Into . Clam md

Eeari w orth $1,000.
PnIIADELPHIA, May IA beautiful
pearl, the value estimated at SIS. 600. has
some into the possession of Councilman
\. Il. c. McAllister. of the First ward.
chairman of the Dewey day celebra-
ton. While the officers of the Raleigh
were being dined at the Hotel Walton.
McAllister presided at the board. As
he bit heavily. upon clam he was
greatly surprised to find something
hard. like n stone in his mouth.
He took from his mouth hard.
shining substance. the luster of which
aroused the curiosity of the diners.
councilman Lang. an expert on pre-
,lous stones, at once pronounced it n
pearl of great value. Capt. Coghlan
christened 1T the Raleigh" and Mr..
McAllister has decided that this will
oe its name.
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sional bullet would Craze the top of
the trcnch n nj .hn...-... ~. -,,-.-. -
with dirt.
The rebels were finally dislodgcd
and President Schurman returned IN


MUSTERED OUT OF SERVICE.
The i61st Indiana Regiment Paid ON at
Savannah, Ga.-On the Way to WASH
ington To- Be Reviewed.
SAvANAH, Ga, May 1.-The l6lst
Indiana regiment, Col. w. Il. Durbin.
was mustered ont Of the service sun
lay. The payment of the men was
commenced by three paymastcrs. An
unusual incident of the muster ont
was the fact that great many of the
retail stores of the city opend their
stores for the accom-. a odation of the
me1 and to deliver packages sold 10
them Saturday. The first sect ON of
the three trains that carried
the Iriina's to Washington left the
dgnnt NJ s, o.. 81
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'he stone at s., 900. and all agree tina,
ever seen in this country.
Mr.. SCHURMAN ITNDER FIRE

The President OF Cornell University Had n
Narrow Escape Prom Death at the
Fight at Malabon, Philippines
SEATTLE. Wash, MAY Mail adj
vices from Manila received Saturday
are full of interesting incidents OF the
fighting before Malabou. President
Schurman, of Cornell university, a
member of the Philippine commission,
had narrow escape from death while
with Gen. Whcaton's brigade. lie was
sitting on trench when large rebel
force opened fire. A stray shot warn
ed him to seek cover. which he did by
speedily falling into the trench.
He lay there more than an hour,
while the FilipinoS sent Mauscr bull
lets singing over his head. An occa-