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Middletown transcript., 1899-02-11
EPWoRTH LEAGUE.
Topic For the Week Beginning Jan.
15, awhere Am I GOings"
Text, Ps. cxix, 57-64.

II thought on my ways and turned
my feet unto Thy testimonies. ("
II is bad sign when we don't want
to be alone, when we are determined
not to think. There is such thing as
brooding over the past and becoming
morbid, despondent and utterly discour-
aged if we shut ourselves in from the
world too long and think only Of our
selves. But it is surely as bad for us to
stifie all conviction and repress feeling
and confuse all purpose in continual
whirl Of worldly excitement.
It is also possible that, we may be go
full of work, even religious work, that
we dissipate the deepest spiritual I'M
pressions. Time is needed for medita-
tion. No growth in grace is adequate
which doesn't base itself on earnest
thought. 1t is particularly irksome to
many minds to bring the thought IN
from wandering, fix it ON some one sub
ject and think. Especially is this true
when there have been wrongs committed
and duties neglected. It is painful to
turn the searchlight upon ones own
conduct, feelings and intentions. But
it is safe, and there is safety in no other
course. Take time to know yourself.
Analyze your motives, see how much OF
your zeal is pride, how much of devo-
ton is love of excitement, how much
your freedom from temptation is due to
shirking Gods work, how much self
indulgence has taken the place Of self
denial.
Take time to think out the Bible rules
and apply to the problems of your own
life. Some of the questions are as COM
plicated as any algebraic equation. How
can you solve them unless you think
soberly and earnestly?
81 made haste and delayed not tc
keep Thy commandments. -
That is the only safe way. "Put moi
off until tomorrow what today can dc
as we'll" is an old adage and safe one
to follow, especially in regard to all re-
ligious duties Intuitions are strongest
at the first, and the more they are ex
amined the DINNER they grow. Most o.
the impulses to right come as ilituitioni
and should be followed Immediately
Delay blunts the edge of pur pose anc
loses the opportune moment. While th'
iron is hot we must strike it or fail tt
shape it as desired.
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No Right To Ugliness.

The woman who is lovely in face, form
and temper will always have friends, but
one who would be attractive must keep hel
health. If she is weak, sickly and all run
down, she will be nervous and irritable. Il
she has constipation or kidney trouble, her
impure blood will cause pimples, blotches
skin eruptions and wretched complexion
Electric Bitters is the best medicine in the
world to regulate stomach, liver and kid
neys and to purify the blood. 1t gives
strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velVety
skin, rich complexion. 1t will make good
looking, charming woman of rundown
invalid. Only so cents at Vaughan's Phar
macy.
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BRANCH ROADS.

DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA r. r.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
statiods 1O.39 IN 6.37 p week days. Return
ing train leaves Franklin City $50 a.. m. and
l.37 p. N. week days.
Leave Franklin City for Chinccteague (via
steamer LAB p. M, week days returning,
leave Chincoteague 4.42 a. M, weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown, Lewes
at 1899 a M, 637 p. M, week. days. Returning,
leave Lewes 6.45 a. m. and 800 p. m.week-
days.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 10 SO a m. and
6.37 p. m. week days. Returning leave Berlin
6.57 m and 2.40 p. m. week days.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT 2. R--Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations 92l q. m, and
53l p. M. week days Returning. leave Centre
vile 726 a. M. and 2.S7 p. M, weekdays.
DELAWARE CHESAPEAKE R. R.-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations 93S a.. M. and
SAT p. M, week days. Returning, leave Oxford
6.45 a. NJ, and 40 p. M, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEARoRn R. R.-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations IL II a.
m. and lis p. m. weekdays, Returning, leave
Cambridgel7.00 and $50 y. m. weekdays
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-
rington, with Delaware. Maryland d Virginia
Railroad. At Seaford, with Cambridge Seaford
Railroad. At Delmar, with New York, Phila.
delphia & Norfolk. Wicomico & Pocomoke, and
Peninsula Railroads.
j. B. HUTCHINSON. General Manager.
]. R. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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Blankets & ROBES.


AS the seasons come and go so
does an immense stock of season
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 a selection call and see
US. We will appreciate your call
and will take pleasure in showing
you through our immense stock.
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REV. HUGH PRICE HUGHES.

with aggressive mission work in the
west end of London, in field particu-
larly difficult. Services in ST. James
hall were instituted and the most skill
full methods of evangelistic work en-
ployed. Associated with him was Rev.
Mark Guy Pearse, we'll known on both
sides the ocean by his quaint writings
on spiritual themes. Mr.. Hughes has
an abundance of force and tact and has
succeeded where a less positive man
would have met absolute failure. He is
editor of one of the most influential
Methodist weeklies, and altog ether one
of the most conspicuous members of the
Methodist church in England. He has
made visit to this country and became
known to large circle of Epworth
Leaguers. The cut represents him as he
appears at Grindelwald in his frequent
trips among the Swiss Alps.
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IN Time of -rocl,Ia.

Tho presence Of loging itiends Is a
great hep il tiiIe CT trouble. While
the Christian knows me help of God in
the time Of tzoC5le he Graves also the
touch CT human hand. The Master
took His three disciples when He went
to His Father in prayer in Gethsemane.
Human sympathy is wondrous help in
trouble. If Paul could sing in the Phil
ippian prison, yet he oraved for the
presence and sympathy Of Titus and
Timothy at other times. Christianity
is not stoicism, that counts the craving
for sympathy weakness. The heart
that knows most of the Saviour's pres
ence, in the hour Of trouble, appreciates
most the loving sympathy of Christian
friends. Christian Intelligencer.
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TO FIRST VOTERS.

There is constitutional pro-
vision which will become opera
tive before the next general cleo
ton is held, Of which the general
public maynotbe aware, although
it has been published in connec-
ton with the Constitutional Con,
vention. It is an educational
test. It is ''that no person who
becomes of age or who is natura.
lized after January1st, 1900, shall
be permitted to vote who shall
not be able to read the Constitu.
ton in English, and be capable o1
writing his name"
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Leneuers MT school.

A host of our members are absent
from home at school. Remem ber them
specially in prayer this week. Pray that
they may be kept from falling. Peculiar
temptations surround them. Home re.
straints are removed. Unwonted free
dom of action is given. Expe rience has
not rendered them cautious and wise.
Homesickness may press them to seek
companionship not of the best. New
truth may unsettle old faith. Old habits
Of devotion may be broken by pressure
of new duties. Pray for theml
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Prepare for Spring.

Don't let this season overtake You before
you have attended to the important duty
of purifying your blood with Hoods
Sarsaparilla. By taking this medicine
now you may save sickness that will mean
time and money as well as suffering later
on. Hood Sarsaparilla will give you
rich, red blood, good appetite, good di-
gestion and a sound, healthy body. 1t is
the greatest and best spring medicine be
cause it is the One True Blood Purifier
Its unequaled record Of marvellous
cures has won for it the confidence of the
whole people.
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Something to Do.

Thank God every morning when you
get up that you have something to do
that day which must be done whether
you like it or not. Being forced to work
and forced to do your best will breed
in you temperance and self control, dill
genoe and strength of will, oheerfuIness
and content, and a hundred virtues
which the idle will never know. Re
formed Church Messenger.
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a M. a M. a m. p

Daily. sDaily except Sunday.
"a" Stops to leave passengers from Whining.
ton and points north, or take passengers for
points south of Delmar.
''f' Stops only on notice to conductor or agent
or on signal.
'i'' Stops to leave passengers from Middle
town and points south.
"p" Stops to leave passer gers from points
south of Delmar, or take passengers for Will
ming and points north.
NEW CASTLE ACcoMMoDATIoN TRAINs.-Leave
Wilmington 8.l3, l.04 a. m, 2 80, AT, and
s 55, p. M. weekdays Leave New Castle S.3l,
9.46, ll.O4 a.. M, All and 81 p M, week
days.
Express trains leaving Harrington sos a. M,
and arriving at 6.s3 p. M, weekdays, run
through solid to and from Baltimore via Porter
and Newark.
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nisn,arol,,sI Iron Nerra

Was the result of his splendid health. In
domitable will and tremendous energy are
not found where Stomach. Liver, Kidneys
and Bowels are out of order. Ifyou want
these qualities and the success they bring,
use. DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They de-
yelop every power of brain and body. Only
sc al yaaghah's Pharmacy.
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Volcanic Eruntions

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life oi
joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, cures them
also Old, Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers
Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts. Cuts, Bruises
Burns, Scalds. Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Best Pile cure on earth. Drives out Pains
and Aches. Only 25cts. box. Cure guar
anteed. Sold at Vaughan's Pharmacy.
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Gods VIII.

If We could always remember the abb
soluas benefcence of Gods will, we
wcQA eitener say, "Thy will be done, :"
not with sob of renunciation, but with
a smile of happy faith. When we once
realize that Gods will is always and
inevitably for our best interests, then
our wills must lose themselves. This
realization comes only through deep
knowledge Of God. such as is gained
alone by praye1ful study of His word
Aud the result? Such perfect joy and
energy and peace and power as earth
has seldom SEEN = Maytie DarEow
Crane.
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Agricultural Paper.

1t is edited by writers of pratical exper-
ience. who know what farming means an
what farmers want in an agricultural jour
nal. 1t contains regular reports of the work
of the Agricultural experiment stations
throughout the country, of the proceedings
of farmers clubs and institutes, and the
discussion of new methods and ideas in
agriculture. Its Market reports. Poultry
department and Veterinary column are
particularly valuable to country readers.
The poultry Department is edited by we'll
known poultry expert, and every issue
contains practical information of value for
poultry-raisers. Poultry on many farms
has become a great source of revenue, and
those interested in this profitable industry
will find the Poultry department of the
Weekly Sun invaluable in the way of sug-
gestions, advice and information. Every
issue contains stories, poems, household
aud puzzle columns, variety OF interesting
and instructive selected matter and other
features, which make it welcome visitor
in city and country homes alike.
One dollar year. inducements to get
ters-up Of clubs for the Weekly Sun. Both
the daily and Weekly Sun ma led free oi
postage in the United States. Canada and
Mexico. Payments invariably in advance
Address.
A. S. ABELL COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors,
Baltimore, Md
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How She Was Left.

"Scarlet fever left me with a catarrhal
trouble. also had an abscess on my neck,
which was lanced 1 received only tenn
porary relief until began taking Hood s
SarsapariIla which permanently cured me.
My husband has taken Hoods with good
results" Mrs. A. H. GONYNE, P. o. Box
12S, Raritan, N. j.
HOODS PILLS cure all liver ills. Easy to
take, easy to operate; reliable, sure. 25c.
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The sbndoyv of IdIeue-..

Vice sometimes appears to me as the
shadow of idleness. do not feel horror
when I see sin and misery, but shame
for the sake Of God.-Tennyson.
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AIWavs Safe.

It is always safe to take it for grant,
ed that as yourself SO otherE are trying
to do their best. Shortening is no
sign of short willing. Sweetness is new
er whipped in.-J F. W. Ware.
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An English Lender.

One of the most widely and ffsvorably
known of the younger generation OF
English Wesleyans is Rev. Hugh Price
Hughes Some years since he rose into
particular prominence in connection
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1t is computed that at the present time
the diamonds bought for American beau
ties living in the United States are worth
no less than 100000.
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To be entirely relieved of the aches and
pains Of rheumatism means great deal,
and Hoods Sarsaparilla does it.
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often Mi.toEeu.
And God wfl1 HeIv

Brains without balance areoften mis-.
taken for genius -PresbyteFian Jour.
nal.
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Choose right, and God will help you
to do right. Church Standard.
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rIiddIetown Directory,
u1z.a11rpA1. oFR1oERs.


MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
President. j. IA Nc Whorter; Secretary, j. A.
EuydAm; CharlesH. Howell, George g. Rowe,
VIM r. Cochran.
BANKS.
Peoples National Bank.-President, g.. W,
w Naudain: Cashier, Geo. D. Kelley; Teller.
w, G. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Citizens National Bank-President, Joserh
Biggs: Cashier, John s. Crouch; Teller, -.
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. 0. y. A. M.
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter's 8
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. s, A. F. & A. M. Meets
first Tuesday of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, /. y. .. f.
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
Hall at s o'clock.
Damon Lodge, No. Il, K. of P. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhorter's Hall at
Major John Jones Post, No q, g. A. r.
Meets every Friday night in Reynolds Build
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night In K
of P, Hall.
Union Lodge, No. 6, A. o. U. W. meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorters
Hall.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets drst FRI
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The Boston Transcript observes that on
November 9Th the man who has the most
crosses will be the best satisfied.
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1t is said that the peasant of the South Of
France spends on food for family of five
an average of two-pence day.
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The Baltimore Weekly Sun.

The Weekly Sun Publishes all the news
of each week, giving complete accounts of
all events of interest throughout the world
The Weekly Sun is unsurpassed as an.
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Ginle Table.
Plila. Win. and Baltimore R. R
DELAWARE DIVISION
SOUTHWARK.

On and after Nov. lst 1898, trains will
leave as follows:
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Unswerving in Its Allegiance to Right
Theories and Right Practices.
The Sun Publishers All the News All the
Time, but it does not allow its columns to be
degraded by unclean, immoral or purely
Sensational matter
Editorially, The Sun Is the Consistent And
Unchanging Champion and Depender OF
Popular Rights And Interests against
political machines and monopolies of every
character. Independent in all things, extreme
in none. 1t is for good laws, good govern
ment and good order.
By mail Fifty Cen a month. Six Dollars
a year.
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MIDDLETOWN. DEL, FEB. 4, 1899

Loads of the relics you see 'tcaptured on
the battle-felds of Santiago" were bought
after the surrender out of an old pawnshop
near the palace in the city.
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LOCAL DENOMINATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets 6rst FRI
dav night of each month in Hose House.
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J. R. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
The record-union., 1899-07-23
ONE CLEAN BLOCK.
An Object Lesson X Street, From
Eleventh to Twelfth.

Street Superintendent Touhey last
week authorized Robert Beach, janitor
at the rooms of the Capital City Wheel
mems Club, to clear away the powdered
manure and dirt gathered in@the gut
ters on both sides of K street be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth. Rob-
ert undertook the job for spot
sum, mere song, and now he wishes
he had not. 1t took two days and part
of one nights hard labor, and there
We're removed no less than 22O wheel
barrow loads of matter.
OF course the street in that block now
looks fine; of course there is no more
filling the air there with fine particles of
filth with every breeze, and of course
the block is an example of what every
block in the city should be- The wind
no longer blows the filth upon the side
walks, and when the sprinkling wagons
wet down." there is no longer a filthy
paste and mushy nuisance on the side
of the street.
But this fine condition will not be for
long. In month the old conditions
will be restored.
When the menace to health, the of
fense to the sense of cleanliness and
the reproach to US in the eyes of strang-
ers are considered it is marvellous that
Sacramentans will put up with the un-
cleaned conditions of cutters on macad-
amized and graveled streets. The Sup
erintendent of Streets is not blame
worthy. He has no fund from which
to draw for cleaning the streets. So it
is that for from six to nine months
these accumulations, amounting to
thousands of tons, lie upon the streets
clog the cutters, or, drying, fill the air
to the discomfort and unhealth of the
people.
Yet it is estimated that six men and
two teams, with drivers, could keep all
these streets clean and free from often
sive matter. The sprinkling washes the
stuff to the cutters. and from there II
can be easily taken
Citizens who think on this subject
will profit by examining K street, be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth, to-day
and comparing it with K street, be-
tween other streets to the east OF
Twelfth. Superintendent Touhey's OBJ
ject lesson is a powerful one, but Rob-
ert, the janitor is the sufferer. He says
that when they want another block
cleaned they will have to pay what II
is worth. He wants no more ''pigs in
a poke"
The record-union., 1899-07-23
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
An Interested Audience Witnessed
Yesterdays Games.

The finals of the tennis tournament
were held on the club grounds last
evening before an interested audience
of ladies and gentlemen.
The ladies' doubles We're played first,
the contesting teams being: Miss Mat
tie Beaumont and Miss Edna Carroll
against Miss Sally Beaumont and Miss
Colclough. The former team won in
three straight sets, 6-1-6-1-tj-0.
In the finals for gentlemen DR.. Car
roll and Halsey Smith played against
l. s. Upson and M. H. Upson. The
former team played good tennis and
showed marked superiority over all the
teams pitted against them. They play
we'll together are very steady and give
promise of doing some good work later
on.
Some good playing was done in the
second set by both teams, much to the
satisfaction of the spectators, who
showed their enthusiasm whenever a
good play or exchanges We're made.
Carroll and Smith won the tourna-
ment by the score of 6-1-6-4-6-1
Next Saturday two teams from Grass
The record-union., 1899-07-23

QUIGLEY-In this city, July 22d, Michael.
beloved husband of Alice Quigley father
OF Maud, Alice, Katherine, Charles and
John Quigley, native of Ireland, aged
69 years.
Funeral notice hereafter.
LINDNER-In this city, July 22d,
Frederick, beloved husband of Hannah
erick F. and Francis L. Lindner,
brother of William Lindner of New
York, a native of Bavaria, Germany,
aged 54 years, / month and days.( San
Francisco and New York papers please
copy)
Friends and acquaintances are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
from his late residence, 1923 K street,
Monday. at 2:3O p. m. Interment City
Cemetery.
EATON-In Irvington, July 18th, Mrs. G.
NJ. Eaton. mother of Mrs. Theodore
Milliken and George A. Eaton of Sac
ramento, aged 60 years, months and
Is days.
HUBER--In this city, July 21st, Zach
arias, husband of Josephine Huber, a
native of Switzerland, aged SO years, 10
months and 26 days.
Friends and acQuaintances are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
to-day Sunday, at 2 p. M, from
Clark's undertaking parlors, 1017 and
1919 Fourth street; thence to st. Francis
Church, Twenty-sixth and K streets,
where services will be held commence
ing at p. m. Interment City Cemetery.
The record-union., 1899-07-23
CASE OF GARROTING.
Thomas Scott Says He Was Robbed
of Nine Dollars.

About / o'clock yesterday afternoon
a stranger who gave the name of
Thomas Scott reported that he had
been held up and robbed of 50 in a
basement wine shop in the alley be-
tween Front and Second, L and M
streets.
Scott, who was slightly under the IN
fiuence of liquor, said that when he
went Ito the place a big. burly ruff
fan gave him "the strong arm," in
other words. threw one arm around his
neck and twisted his head backward.
while with the free hand he rifled his
pockets.
The police raided the place and
locked up three men, two of whom We're
asleep and knew nothing of the al
legged robbery, while the third, whom
Scott declares was present, refuses to
talk.
That the alleged robber will soon be
rounded up is probable, inasmuch as
he is well known to the police, and has
heretofore been in Jail for petty Of
fences.