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Middletown transcript., 1899-04-01
Novelties for Spring.

A novelty in millinery is the turban n
shape covered entirely with draped
tulle. The shape is transparent net,
and the tulle; which is of turquoise,
rose, violet, yellow, green or even brown
is gathered into sufficiently thick folds
not to be really transparent. The light,
bright colors are notable the prettiest.
Extremely attractive belts are seen
made OF jet and steel beads combine d
on an elastic foundation. The belts
are perhaps an inch and a half wide,
and have buckle to match, either
straight or forming a point in front,
A great variety Of designs is seen, and
jet and steel cahochons and bands are
sometimes intermingled.
Some extremely attractive and novel
percals for shirts and shirt waists are
shown, the same patterns being used
for men and wome alike, The ground
is Of q solid oolor-blue, rose, lilac or
an attractive, dull green Of medium.
shade, the design being in white or
black and white combined. Fleurs de
lis about an inch long are the prettiest
figures, but these are also small detach-
ed geometrical designs, and in a few
cases rather large vermicelli pattern
The coloring is also reversed, rercals
being shown in WHICH the figures ap-
pear in the colors mentioned on viii to
ground.
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A Fortunate Mistake,

A worthy old clergyman in Cumber
land, who had brought up family on
s7O year, being informed of the death
of his rector was advised to apply to
the bishop Of London for the next pre-.
sentation. He followed the advice,
and was directed to His Lordship's
house, in St. James Square.
By mistake he knocked at The next
door, which was the Duke of Norfolk s..
The Duke, on being informed clergy.
man wished to speak to him, desired
him to be introduced. and begged to
know the occasion of his visit.
"My Lord" said the old gentleman,
'sthe rector of - is dead, and
was advised to come TO town and treat
the friendship and protection of your
lordship. 1 have served the barished
many years."
"And, pray, whom do you take ne
for1' said the Duke.
s'The bishop of London, my lord. ;"
His grace rang the bell and a servant
entered.
"John, who am Ip'; he asked.
"The Duke of Norfolk, sir.n
"Good graciousl" exclaimed the
curate, starting from the cl air. 81
humbly entreat your grace's pardon.
assure you that nothing but my igno-
rahce of the town could have occa-
stoned such a mistake"
"Stop, my good friend; you and
don't part thus. We must have talk,
and then see whether can't show you
the way to the bishop of London's
house,
An hour later his grace and the
clergyman found their way to the
bishops, and the old gentlemen left st.
James, Square e350 year richer than
be entered it.-fAtlanta Constitution.
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The Great Change.

No transformation in this world i:
more radical than that wrought in the
nature of man by the Holy Spirit
when he becomes converted from evil
to good. 1t is more than sorrow, more
than repentance, more than doing pen
ance, more than penitence. No word
from the Latin carrying the idea of
pain expresses the New Testament idea
wrapped up in the word used by John
Baptist, by Jesus and His apostles. The
thought is rather one of complete
change" All the old way of thinking
and doing is overturned. It is new
man arising from divine birth. All
the world seems renewed to such one.
But the world has not changed; only
the man himself has been transformed
and sees, feels and acts from new CEN
ters of being.
The great change does not come as
the result of the mans deciding to live
better. A hundred times one resolves
this and fails. Then, with no more
effort, rather with less struggle, he
yields his will and finds himself differ
ent. Power, light, joy, peace-all come,
but not by his effort. A power not him
self, he knows, has done it; not flesh
and blood, but spirit; not evil, but
good; not many, but one, all powerful
the Holy Spirit.
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Got the Right Change.

On a Western avenue car in Ale
ghany last night the conductor received
8 pennies from one passenger as fare
and turning around handed them in
change to young man who was sit
ting in corner by the door. The young
man said he did not wish them, but the
conductor insisted that they were coin
of the realm and must be taker. The
passenger got mad. His face was red !,
his collar tight, while the conductor
smiled pleasantly and seemed happy to
get rid of the pennies. Finally, to end
the matter. the angry young man threw
the pennies cut of the door, and the
other passengers laughed. This made
the man who had money to throw away
madder than ever. He glared around
the car, but as he saw be could not
whip the crowd, he jumped off the car
before it reached the next corner.
"That fellow remin me of pas
senger I used to have,n said the con.
ductor. EVERY morning when he got
on he offered me a $40 bill. / could
not change 1t and let him ride free.
Finally | scraped together 995 pennies
and put them in two sacks, $50 In one
and 495 in the other. The next time
my $40 man got on / gave him the
sacks. He stared to kick. but I fold
him to count the change. Then be be-
gan to see that The Joke was on him,
and after that be always had the right
change Pittsbufg Dispatch.
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Holy Week.

The Protestant community is coming
to recognize increasingly the value Of
commemorative services during Holy
Week. Whatever uncertainty may wrap
the dates Of other Christian festivals
we are certain that the events of the
Lords passion and death occurred at
this particular season of the year. We
can follow clearly in the Scripture rec
ords the scenes from the supper at
Bethany in the house of Simon the
leper through the succeeding days of
triumphal entry of Jerusalem, the ar
guments with Pharisees and Sadducees
in the temple, the Passover supper and
private discourses with His disciples,
to the night betrayal, mock trial, cruci-
fxion and burial, to the wondrous ris-
ing from the dead on Easter morn.
Nothing can be more conducive to
devotion than in private or in public
services to review these most solemn
and important events of human history.
Let every League get closer to the
heart of Jesus by following in thought
the events of the last week of the Mas
ter's earthly work.
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millions Given Away.

tits certainly gratifying TO the public to
know Of one concern in the land who are
not afraid to be generous to the needy
and suffering. The proprietors Of DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds, have given away over
ten million trial bottles. of this great me1i-
cine; and have the satisfaction of knowing
It has absolutely cured thousands Of hope
less cases. Asthma, Bronchitis Hoarseness
and all diseases of the Throat, Chest and
Lungs are surely cured By IT Call 1T
yaughan's Pharmacy, and eel 4 tree irial
bottle. Regular size 50c. and 81. Every
bottle guaranteed, Of price refunded,
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Thoughts for the Thoughtful.

| The best way for man to get cut {
lowly position is to show that bis abii
ties are superior to it..
| He who does no good gets none. II
who cares not for others will soon fn
that others will not care for him.
Every attempt to make others happy
every step foward in the cause of Wha
is good, is step nearer to true ian
hood.
Great wealth is a great blessing or
great cause. 1t is seldom neutral
Great wealth, like great waters, nee dl
constant motion to prevent stagnatioI
and death.
Ii a man does not make new ac
qualntances as he advances through
life, he will soon find himself left al
most altogether alone. "A man should
take care to keep his friendship in con-
slant repair.
''To divert at any tiTe troublesome
fancy" says Fuller, ''run to thy books:
they presently fix thee to them and
drive the other out Of their thoughts.
They always receive thee with the
same kindness. -
Tie continual effort to give pleasure
and to assuage pain, to emphasize the
pleasant parts of life and nature, and
to ignore the unpleasant, is of itself one
essential means alike Of social welfare
and Of moral progress.
Not by any indiscIiminale and exag-
gerated depreciation of self is egotism
toned down and vanity subdued, but
rather ty cultivating a real and sincere
interest in other people, and honestly
seeking foracurate estimates all around.
A promptitude TO discuss is so far
proof of a sound mind that, whenever
we feel pain and alarm at our opinions
being questioned, it is sign that they
havebeen taken up without examinar
tion, or that the reasons which once
determined our judgment have van.
ished.
Charles Kingsley says IF you wish
to be miserable you must thi..k about
yourself; about what you want, what
you like, what respect people ought to
pay you, and then to you nothing will
De pure. You will spoil everything
7ou touch. You will be as wretched
IS you choose"
Health is the result of pure and
healthy blood. Good blood is the |
esult of good digestion. Good diges-
ion requires healthy stomach. An
'vertaxed and consequently inert
tomach is not equal to the duty re-
Luired of it, and consequently becomes
be seat of a. food decomposition that
reduces physical discomfort and VII
iates the blood.
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EPWoRTH LEAGUE. s.
Topic For thSsWeeIz beginning April
2, s'The birthday of Hope"
Text, Pet. /, 10.

blessed be the God and Father ot
our Lord Jesus Christ, who begat III
again unto living hope by the resur
rection of Jesus Christ from the dead. /"
Every person has some days in his
calendar memorable above others. Birth.
days are the first festivals we naturally
learn to celebrate. With older years we
meet experiences which change the
whole direction Of our lives and leave
their impress indelibly on our character.
Such events are kept in memory as joy
ous or sorrowful, and their anniversa-
ries become red letter or black letter
days forever.
National festivals mark the great bat
ties or political changes which have
been influential in shaping destiny.
Some days have been of importance
to all nations and every individual
The birth of Jesus Christ has deeper
meaning for every land than that of its
most powerful sovereign. Of all days
which deserve commemoration none
shares in Importance with that of the
resurrection of Jesus Christ In deep
sense all previous time was prepara-
ton for it, and all subsequent ages have
been shaped by it.
If human life and prospects are
bounded by the grave and there be no
day after death, then the world is
meaningless and the struggle for exist
ence is absurd. However forgetful we
may be of the fact, it still remains the
most important Of truths. ALI our hope
for the future personally and as a race
is linked to the assurance that one man
of the race has died and risen again to
life never more to die This one died of
deliberate design in order to rise again
and demonstrate His power over death.
He Furthermore offers to all who will
follow His leadership and keep His
commands that they shall likewise re-
ceive resurrection to a life incorrupti-
BILE, eternal, blissful.
Whoever believes and accepts this
becomes sober minded and hopeful. He
looks forward to the visible, personal |
revelation of Jesus Christ and the clos
ing of the events of this world epoch /
that more glorious era, the age Of di- |
vine humanity, may be established. |
Truly Easter day is the birthday of |
lope
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Prejudice and Conviction.

There is time in the life of many
young men when the claims of Chris.
tianity seem unreasonable or at least Of
doubtful force. 1t is period of develop
ment when the rational powers are as
serting their rights and the young rea-
son has not acquired skill to sift truth
from error. Happy is he who in such a
time fills his mind with the Bible facts
and allows his mental powers to mature
before he settles his. philosophy Some
become skeptics because Of lack of
knowledge of the facts. Even the fa-
nous scholar Max Muller was for some
time credited with being skeptical Of
Scripture truth. He found that read
ing of it carefully changed his whole
attitude, removed his prejudices and
produced conviction.
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Poultry Profits.

The rooster is of no use in the flock
for the balance of the season.
Lay in a supply of grain and vege-
tables for the long winter months.
An earth floor in the poultry house
is not only good, but the best.
Prepare now for the winter and
make the house and yard comfortable.
If an old rooster is not fit for the
table, kill him anyhow and bury him.
Never mind threshing the oats for
the fowls; they prefer to do it them
selves.
Hens lay better and the eggs keep
longer if no males are allowed with
them.
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Brave Men FaII

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel the
results in loss of appetite, poisons in the
blood, backache, nervousness, headache
and tired, listless, rundown feeling. But
there's no need to feel like that. Listen to
J. W. Gardner, Idayille, Ind. He says:
Electric Bitters are just the thing for a
man when he is all run down, and don't
care whether he lives or dies. 1t did more
to give me new strength and good appetite
than anything could take. can now eat
anything and have new lease on life."
Only 80 cents, at Vaughan's Pharmacy.
Every bottle guaranteed.
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How,s Ihiss


We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case ofCatarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o. WA1DIEG, KINNAN g MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by oil
Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Photographic.

The celebrated Cyclone Cameras arebeing
used by amateurs and professionals all over
the civilized world, The most compact
and least complicated Of any in the market.
a child can operate them. Plain and
Complete Instructions go with each Camera.
Size of pictures 24x24 up to SKI. Price $3.50
up. Nothing on earth win give you or
friend to whom presented more pleasure
than one of these Cameras Write for Illus
trated Catalogue with full descriptions.
Prices &c.
Marsh Mfg, Co., 542 W. Lake ST. Chicago.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-01

"They are engaged" she had said,
after having watched the couple across
the aisle for some time.
"Why do you say engaged, instead of
marriedP" he asked.
''Well, after woman is married she
still exhibits the same proprietary in,
terest in man, but she doesn't seem
to be so proud of it,
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About Catarrh

Il Is caused By cold or succession of
colds combined BY impure blood. Its
symptoms are pain in the head. discharge
from the nose, ringing noises in the ears.
II i cured BY Hoods sarsapariIIa which
purifes and enriehes the blood, soothes and
rebuilds The tissues and relieves alI the dias
agreeable sensations.
Hoods Pills ours all liver Ills Mailed
for 25e. hy 2, |. Hood 4 oo.s Lowell, Mass.
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Working Night and nav

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. Every Pill is sugar coated globule
of health, that changes weakness into
strength, listlessness into energy, brain-fag
into mental power. They're wonderful in
building up the health. Only 25c per box.
Sold at Vaughan's Pharmacy.
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Pupil. They don't care to have me
me take German, Miss Higgins.
Teacher. Your parents think it is
enough for you to talk your mother
tongue, do they?
Pupil. guess SO, but I know can't
never learn to talk like mother can.
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"Do you buy condensed milk, mad
amPn
II presume that we must. but l never
thought of it before. I always order
two quarts, but it never measures more
than three pints."
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Gerald--I'll bet you a kiss on the
result of the next presidential election.
Geraldine-Isn't there any election
before that?
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"Notice how the soprano fatted?n
"Had good reason. They have low
cred her salary.n
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Great preparations are in progress in
indianapolis for the care of the interna-
tional convention of the League. This
will exceed in size, enthusiasm and in
terest all preceding meetings.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-01

The organ Of the Canadian League is.
named The Era, the same as that of the
Church South. Secretary Crews is the
editor
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-01

Are you dollar man, or ten
dollar one?" That question is asked of
every prominent democrat who has
shown his face in Washington since the
ridiculous controversy between Bryan
and Belmont, over $40 Jefferson dinner,
New York, and Bryan's acceptance of
an invitation to attend the ST Jefferson
dinner, in the same town, has been be-
fore the public, by everyone who is on
terms sufficiently familiar to justify a
little "kidding." Democrats are, as
rule, not willing to talk for publication
about the silly and ridiculous affair,
but Mr.. Bryan would be crestfallen if
he could hear the disgusted manner in
which many of them talk about it
among friends. Republicans are simply
amused. They did not regard the
chances of the Democrats to win next
year, with Bryan or anybody else, as
sufficient to make their lessening, which
this controversy will certainly do, a
cause for any particular rejoicing.
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Senator Hansbrough, who has earned
a reputation as careful observer of the
political drift of the country, gives this
summary of past, present and future:
"The mistakes in the conduct OF the
War were all minimlzed by glorious
successes everywhere. The Democrats
will go a.moutt ing before the people
all of the complaints about the little
things. They never size up to the great
things. The war was so short, that it
was over before the faults and wicked
ness were discovered. If the war had
been prolonged all of the misdoings Of
contractors would have been discovered
and they would have been punished.
McKinley's administration has brought
s.:ccess at every point. and prosperity
to every part of the land. OF course
be viii be renominated and reelected.
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Red Hot From The Gun

Was the ball that hit q. B. steadman Of
Newark, Mich, in the Civil War. Ii
caused horrible Ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen's s
Arnica Salve cured him. Cures Cuts,
Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons, Corns, Skin
Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. IS
cts. box. Cure guaranteed. Sold at
Vaughan's Pharmacy.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-01

First Cabin Passenger-What shall
we do after we eat dinner?
Second Cabin Passenger -I'll give it
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WHSHINGEeN LEFEER.
From our Special Correspondent.


President Mckinley had decided tt
return to Washington early this weeE
before he got news of the beginning o.
of what there is every reason to believe
will be the final campaign against the
organized Filipjnos, by Gen. Otis, but
it is probable that the knowledge that
the fighting so VIGOROUSLY started BY
the troops of Gen. Otis, on Saturday
and continued on Sunday, would be
continuous until Aguinaldo's forces
have been crushed, would have caused
him to do so anyway, as it is perfectly
natural that he should wish to be in
Washington while the fighting is going
on. This is not because of anylack Of
confidence inGen. Olis-he has so much
conldence in him that be has refused
to interfere with the order issued by
Gen. Otis, putting stop to the negoti-
ations by Agents of Spain for the ran
som OF Spanish prisoners held by Agui-
naldo-but because IF his belief that it
is the duty of the Commander. in Chief
of the Army and Navy to be at head
quarters when his surbordinates are
lighting. Acting Secretary of War Me-
iklejohn, and Adjutant General Corbin,
who have been at the War Department
almost continuously since the fighting
tegan, are highly pleased with the sue
cessful manner in which the plans of
Gen. Otis have so far been carried out
and they are beth confident that Agui,
army will be thing of the past
in few days, and that with the ex-
ception of little bushwacking on the
part of those who may succeed in es-
Gaping to The interior, the end of the
war in the Philippines is in sight.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-01

The largest League chapter in Canada
is at Gait and has membership of s79
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-01

Senator Quesada, who represented
the alleged Cuban Republic in Wash
ington, although never Officially recog.
nized by this government, from almost
the beginning of the Cuban revolution
until deposed by the Cuban Assembly
the other day, is still in Washington.
He takes a hopeful view of the situ-
alton in Cuba, and believes that every.
thing will come out right in the end.
He said: II think we are going to get
fair deal. think that the u. S. will
do we'll by Cuba, and that Cuba is
worthy of the sacrifices that have
been made in her behalf by the q.
S." He thinks the question of annexa-
tion is one that should be and will be
left until Cuba has government and
Congress properly elected by its people
to decide whether it would prefer
maintaining an independent republic
or being annexed to the U. s.. He says
he is perfectly satisfied that the people
of the U. s. would not consent to the
annexation of Cuba upon any other bas.
is than the request of majority of its
people.
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Ex-Representative King, of Utah; is
a Democrat, but the following re-
marks made by him, in Washington,
indicate his ability to size Up the polit-
ical situation without prejudice:
ST am inclined to believe that the Re-
publicans will renominate and elect
Mckinley, The hero-worshippers in
the Democratic party are determined
upon Bryan's nomination, whether he
can be elected or not"
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-01

HE'S . monomaniac, y she said.
: NY dear, corrected her husband,
''you DO him an Injustice when you use
the qualifying prefix.
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The Military Court of Inquiry is
again sitting In Washing ton. It is ex-
pected that 1t will flush its work in a
few days and make its report. All state
ments of the nature Of that report are
guesses.
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sTDo not forget it ! We allow
Ii TEN PER GENT. DISCOUNT for
SPOT CASH on all our COOK
STOVES and RANGES.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-09-15

them when the vines have run three
feet; others say don't pinch them at
ALL" Both parties are wrong, and on
the extreme each way. I will give my
way Of doing, says contributor to
Colman's Rural World. When the
melons have set On the vines, and get
about the size of a goose's egg, pinch
the tops off, and the tops of the side
branches also. and you will have larg-
er melons than If not pinched, from the
TACT that instead of the vines growing
and spreading, the substance will grow
into the melons. Is that not reason
able? The vines may probably not
have as many melons on, but they will
be great deal larger. Try a hill or
two and De satisfied. 1t is somewhat
on the same principle of trimming
fruit, that left will be larger than if
all the fruit were left on the tree. l
raised some Of the finest pumpkins last
year that ever raised by pinchirg
the tops off. l raised them between
the apple tree rows, one way of my
young orchard. I shall do SO again
this year,