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Middletown transcript., 1899-12-02
TO WHOM IT-MAY CONCERN /!

EHIS Is TO CERTIFY TO ALL TO
~ whom these presents may come, That
wes Robert 8. Baird, of the City of VIII
mingtOn and State of Delaware and
James @. McComb, of Brandywine hundred,
New Castle county and State Of Delaware
have this day entered into a limited partner.
ship for the purpose OF carrying on the trade
In No Orocco and other feathers, and all thin Is
thereunto belonging or apperta:niDg, under
and by virtue OF the laws of the State of Della
ware, upon the terms hereinafter set forth
The said partnership is to be conducted
under the partnership name Of Charles Baird
and Company and the general object OF the
partnership is to carry on the trade and busi-
and other feathers, and all things thereunto
belonging orappertaining
Inc names and residences Of the said part
ners are as follows: The general partner OF
the said firm Is Robert y. Baird, Living in the
city OF Wilmington, New Castle county and
State OF Delaware, and the special partner is
James o. McC0mb, of BrandyWine hundred
New Castle county and State OF Delaware
That the said James G. McComb, the special
partner, has contributed the sum of Twenty
Thousand Dollars to the common stock Of the
said partnership.
That the said partnership is to commence
on the sixteenth day OF November, A. d., one
Is to end on the first day OF December. "A. d.,
nineteen hundred.
In Witness Whereof We have hereunto set
our hands and seals, at the City OF WiIminr-
ton and State Of Delaware, this sixteenth dav
OF November, A. d., one thousand eight hun.
dred and ninety.nine:
JAMES G McCOMB tseai,1 :
Signed, Sealed and Delivered In the
presence of Lewis SasSe.
Middletown transcript., 1899-12-02
CALVIN W.. CRossAN. Registe,

EoTIcE.-Noticei is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary were in due form of law
granted unto the undersigned, on the First
day of August, A. d. 1899, and that all
persons having claims against the estate OF
the deceased must present the same, duly
attested, to the said Executors on or
before the First day Of August, 1900, or
abide the Act of Assembly in such case made
and provided.
JOHN 8. CROUCH,
FRANKLIN ]. PENNINGTON,
Address, Executors
Middletown, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1899-12-02

WIN. B. Sharp { @
FOURTH and MARKET Sis.
Wilmington, Del.
TaiIor-made Suits
of superior workman
ship, superior style
and superior material,
in fact, ali that is de
s:rable in a Tailor
made Suit. Some few
broken assortments
are offered very low
and if your size is here
it will be worth your
while to look them
over.
Tan Coverts at SIS,
are reduced to $14,
sizes: one 80, one SO.
Castor Suits at $16.-
30 are reduced to $12,
sizes: one 80, one "a,
one 40, one 40.
Tan Covart Suits at
SIC an reduced to $12,
sizes: one "a, one 80.
Tan Venetian Suits
at $14, are reduced to
$40, sizes: 80, 81, 36,
SO, 40.
Black Cheviot Suits
in a full line of sizes
are reduced to $40.
rey HON e spun
Suits with plaid skirt
and plain jacket are
reduced from $17 to
BIO, one 80, one "a, one
36, one SO.
Is there a Christmas
thought in any of these
20 you ?
Middletown transcript., 1899-12-02
6od3.SasJqbMM
Ilazia iaslk5:l1l:Zz;ln
DEGIsTER's ORDER.

Hoods PHI. cure liver ills; the nonlrritasing and
only cathartic 70 take with Hoods SarsapariiIa.
Middletown transcript., 1899-12-02
srArn or DELAwAns, : u. j.

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, ss.
BE u Remembered, That
on this sixteenth day OF November. A. D.. one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.
personally came before me, Lewis Sasse. a
Justice OF the Peace for New Castle county
and State Of Delaware, Robert =. Baird and
James q. MeComb, parties To the foregoing
Certificate. known 20 me personally TO be
such, and seyer1liy acknowlt dyed that they
signed and scaled the said Certificate for the
purposes therein set forth, and that the same
fB their, and each of their. act and deed
9tven under my hand
and seal the day and year
last Aforesaid.
LEWIS BAEsE. fSAaY7
du6tine of TIE Peace,
Middletown transcript., 1899-12-02
. .ASSAFRAS RIVER LINE.

FALL SCHEDULE:
In effect Monday, October 9th, 1899.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, leave
Georgetown at 80 a. m :; Shallcross, l5 am;
Cassidy's, Goa. M; Turner's Creek, 8 15 a. m;
Betterton, 90 a. M; Buck Neck, 10 90 q. M;
Baltimore, Pier 16 Light St., Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays at 10 80 O. M. for the
above landings.
For further Information apply to agents at
landings or w. @. ELlASON, GenT Manager,
oct.2S-7t. Pier l6 Light St., Baltimore.
Middletown transcript., 1899-12-02
0EGIsTER's ORDER.
REGISTERS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL.
n0fnhaY, IoO0

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL,
October 3, 1899.
Upon the application of Thomas Lattomus,
administrator Of John CHM, late OF Appo-
quintmink hundred, in said county, deceased
IL is ordered and directed by the Register that
the administrator aforesaid give notice of
granting Of letters of administration upon the
estate Of the deceased, with the date OF grant,
ing thereof, by causing advertisements to be
posted within forty days from the date of
such Letters in six Of the most public places
OF the County of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the estate to
present the same, or abide by an act of Assem-
Diy In such case made and provided; and also
cause the same to be inserted within the same
period in the MIDDLETowN- TRANSCRIPT, q
and to be continued therein two months,
Given under the hand and
seal Of Office of the Register
:s;ss $S e "a; sss = ssssss sss9: 4
ten.
CALVIN w. CRossAN,
Register.
NoTICE.-Notice is hereby given that letters
OF administration were in due form of law
eranted unto the undersigned, on the twenty
third day of October A, D., 1899 and that all
persons having claims against the estate of
the deceased must present the same, duly at
tested, to the said administrator, on or before
the twenty-third day of October, 1900, or abide
the Act OF Assembly in such case made and
provided. THOMAS LATToMUS,
ADDRESS: Administrator.
Townsend. Del. 2m
Middletown transcript., 1899-12-02

]. f. McWhorter & Son, Middletown, Del.
Dear Sirs;-Your letter received asking
Separator bought from you in April. VIII
would not take three times what gave you
grand, sweet butter. When bought the Sci
40 pounds OF butter per week, the first week
pounds "a clear gain of 20 pounds. 1t is vel
saves lots of work, and is very light rui
Separator, lam
j
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21

them on the Hartford, and teach them
to shoot straight and often, and keep
up our well-earned reputation for
American gunnery. Then, when they
go aboard the big modern vessels, they
will be ready for the most efficient serv-
ice. We want the nations of the world
to know that in all times and under all
circumstances our American jackies
will shoot as well and as effectively as
they did in Manila bay, and on the
south coast of Cuba, while they manned
their guns under the inspiration of the
floating signal: Remember the Maine
The new men will serve from six to
twelve months on the Hartford, and
will then be portioned on among the
ships of the new navy"
So. the old Hartford has not outlived
her usefulness. In her old age she will
furnish the sinews of strength for the
navy, and will give to all of our fleets
men of intelligence and skill, who will
be the peers Of all modern artillerists.
and probably the superiors of those in
other navies; men who have been given
ample opportunities to prove what they
can do to targets a thousand or more
yards distant.
II Admiral Farragut is to-day where
he can view the American navy, and if
there be tears Of joy in the heaven Of
the heroes, his eyes must be moist with
pride in his old flagship, the Hartford;
the ship once so dear to him, the ship
which never knew defeat.
SMITH d. FRY.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21
Mother of InUenfion. -
THE SERIOUS cEREUs
When They Amount to
q Tragedy.

Night;blooming cereuses are no joke,
remarked Smith to his partner ae ne Ar
rived at the Office about II o'clock IN the
aSenous things, 1 suppose" remarked
Smith groaned. ssserious, Well, should
say SO. They are tragedy. We have one
in our family, and just as soon as can per
suade my wife to 60 down to her mother Z
for q few days that hoodoo of botanical
specimen goes in the ash barrel. For some
reason or other my wife decided that the
threatened to bloom SO many times and then
backed out at the last minute that Lobody
but a woman would have any more faith in
it. But it was sure thing this tiiLe and
Mrs. Smith sent runners all over town 10
summon our friends in to see that dastardiy
thing burst into flower; certain billed to
blossom out at midnight. When ! came
home Mrs. Smith said:
"'Now, Henry, night-blooming cersus is
something you don't see in flowers more
than once in a century-or is it thousand
yearss Anyway it's an awful long time.
And I've invited the Jones and the Col!inseo
and the greens and
"Well, about SO people, half Of 'em living
seven miles out on the North side. had ar
ranged to meet man at the club, but I tele.
phoned him wouldn't be there. Then the
caterers came and they turned the house into
an ice-cream parlor All my papers and
books and fishing rods and guns were car
ried out of the study to clear suitable
place for that COMPOUNDED cereus. 1t took
the center Of the stage and kept it, and as far
as am concerned wish botany was at the
bottom Of the sea. The layout cost me $50
besides losing in the melee a deed to ten
lots in Englewood."
well, but the cereus:' queried Brown.
"Oh, yes, hang it, the thing didn't bloom.
Flunked for the twenty-fifth time!"-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21
RurFLEs DADS DIGNITY.
The Young Baseball RooteR Causes
His PateFnal to Feel Tee
Prominent.

He il Chicago board of trade man, dig
nified to a degree, has luxuriant, bushy side
whiskers, clean chin and upper iip, and ne
dearly loves baseball. He also has son
six wears old, who loves the game as dearly
as does his father, and while the elder enjoys
the playing in a solid, placid, contented way,
the boy bubbles over with enthusiasm ana
outroo.s all other rccters.
During the last Chicago-St. LOUIS game
father and son sat in the grand stand under
the intense strain of knowing that st. Louis
had two men on bases and two out, and II
the man at the bat made base hit the score
would be tied. The latter smote the ball
heavily. 1t scared upward and onward, fat
back into what the baseball reporter calls
"the left garden"
Left Fielder Ryan was there, and, after
long, hard squirt, caught the fly on his finger
tips and held it. The crowd screamed Joy
ously and the small son of his father nearly
went out of his skin for g!ee. The father
merely smiled with dignity.
Finally the crowd ceased its yelling attel
the left fielder had dotted his cap thrice
There was silence as he walked to the bench
twirling his blond mustache with either
hand.
Then, with his fathers clean shaver upper
lip in mind, and with a voice that drew the
attention of the assembled hundreds toward
his devoted dad, the six-year-old rooter fair
ly yelled: 20, pap, don't you wish you
had mustache Ike Jimmie Ryans:'-Chi
cano Tribune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21
THE OLD HARTFORD.
Admiral Farraguts Flagship Again
Placed In Commission.
- Ne Used n . Training Ship for the
New Navy-She Looks Old.
Fashioned, Rat still II .
Powerful Craft.
tsneciar washington letter.

Especial Washington Letter.
The men and women of the present
generation do not know the history
of the battleship Hartford. the IA
nous old wooded vessel which was
used as flagship by Commodore
Farragut, the fighting ship OF the
pas. generation upon whose decks
Farragut won the renown which made
him an admiral, and placed his name
in the highest niche of fame in naval
annals.
There is very little left of the Hart
fort, except her keel. She has been re-
built, but not remodeled; and, like the
famous Constitution, looks exactly as
she did in the days of her greatest
fame. The theory and impulse which
prompts men to revere historic things,
prompted the old naval officers to seek
the renewal OF the Constitution and the
Hartford, and both of them are sailing
on their old keels, but all of their super
structures are new, although precisely
proportional upon the original plans.
The congress appropriated the money
for their reconstruction, and the old
battleships will be kept in repair for
ever, as visible monuments OF the
glories of the dauntless American navy.
The Constitution is already in Atlantic
waters, and the Hartford soon will be.
Information is received at the navy
department from the navy yard at Mare
Island CAL, that the Hartford's repairs
are practically completed, and that she
will soon be launched and placed in
commission. 1t is not yet definitely an
nounced whether the Hartford will sail
around the horn, as did the Oregon, or
whether she will follow the wake Of
Dewey, and come through the Suez
canal, and the Mediterranean sea. and
across the Atlantic ocean. If the Hart
ford goes across the Pacific, she will
touch at Hawaii, the Philippines and
the Asiatic ports which have been re-
Gently visited by Dewey. This itinerary
will be particularly sentimental, the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21
John c. HuB1NcEa.
Western Capitalist, Manafact.
urer and PhilanthrOplst.

Among the leaders of the progressive
element for which the midle west II
famous, Mr.. John c. Hubinger, of Keo-
kuk, Ia, reigns without a peer. As
manufacturer, as an enterprising cap
italist and as philanthropist his fame
has spread over many states, and his
financial enterprises have developed
many obscure towns into progressive,
thrifty and wide-awake cities. Mr..
Hubinger, although but Al years of
age, can look back upon scores of COM
mercial victories, each one of which has
benefited mankind, for his liberality is
as bountiful as his business sagacity II
marvellous. He was born in New Or
leans, La, his parents being of French
and German origin. When he was four
years old, his family removed to Ken
lucky, in which state young Hubinger
received public school education. AL
most before reaching mans estate he
secured patents on a number Of val
liable mechanical inventions, thereby
laying the foundation of his present
fortune.
BY inclination and force of circum-
stances his attention was early direct
ed to the manufacture of starch by inn
proved processes, and in the course Of
time he became the head of concern
having IN annual business of millions
of dollars. But genuine ambition
never quite satisfied with existing con-
ditions, works ever toward perfection,
and after years of painstaking study
and research Mr.. Hubinger has made .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21

discovery, which he considers the
browning event of his wonderful
career, and which is embodied in q
new article of commerce, known as
Red Cross Starch (Red Cross trade
mark.) He is planning to distribute
millions of packages of this starch to
the housewives of America, at q merely
nominal price to the consumer, in order
to make its merits known without de-
lay. Thus, for but cents two large
1Oc packages of Red Cross Starch may
be had, together with two magnificent
Shakespearean views printed in IL
beautiful colors, or a Twentieth Cen
fury Girl Calendar; or for only 20
cents 10 packages of the starch and
the entire series of eight Shakespearean
views and one Twentieth Century Girl
Calendar-views alone easily worth
$I.00. Watch this paper for future
premium announcements, OF which
every lady will certainly want to take
advantage.
While Mr.. Hubinger will devote his
best energies to the manufacture OF
this new and wonderful starch, he will
not retire from the various financial
enterprises in which he is interested
street railways, electric lighting plants
and the Mississippi Valley Telephone
Co., with 10000 telephone subscribers
in Minneapolis and ST. Paui-nor will
his augmented activity interfere with
his social obligations and exercise of
the splendid hospitality which he dis
penses at his palatial Keokuk home.
Mr.. Hubinger's family, consisting of
himself, wife and four children, is the
pivot around which his activity re-
wolves, and while fond of promoting
great enterprises, he is still fonder of
his home circle, where he spends every
moment of time not taken up by bust
ness or public cares.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21
ONE WIFE SURELY EroucH.
Why Monogany Has Cone n n. ~.
fevaiidng Matrinonial Prin.
ciDle In This Country

Margherita Arlina Hamm, the well-known
traveller and author, called when in China
upon the wife, or rather the wives,s of .
great mandarin. Her visit partook of the
nature OF q festival, so novel was the ex-
penence to the Chinese women, whose lives
are passed almost entirely within the walls
o. their yamen. They examined her cloth
ing, and were partly pleased and partly as
tonished at it. They were shocked by her
snoes, and especially by the fact that her
feet we're not confined by bindings.
Finally one of them said, through the in
terPreter. You can walk and run Just as
well as man."
why, certainly"
of course"
Then you must be Is strong = most
yes, / think am"
You wouldn't let a man beat you, not
ever, your husband, would your"
Not at ALL
The Chinese woman paused, laughed, and
then said: Now understand why foreign.
ers never take more than one wife. They are
afraid to. "-Philadelphia Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21

commander Of the converted yacht
Vixen, little vessel which was in the
battle from start to finish, and which
rendered particularly valient service.
Although well-directed shot from any
one of the Spanish ships might have
DESTROYED the Vixen, Lieut.. Sharp kept
her well to the fore all the time, and
she sent death-dealing missiles through
the Spanish torpedo boat destroyers.
The navy department did well in se-
lecting such a man for the special re-
cruiting service for the Hartford; and
also in designating him to be the execu-
tive officer, or first luff," as the sailors
call that officer.
Commander Hawiey, who also par
ticipated in the great naval engage
ment, has been designated to command
the Hartford, and he has diligently at
tended to the work of supervising en-
listments. He says: "The desirability
Of having western men for jackies was
demonstrated during our late war with
Spain. We had q number of recruits
from the west, particularly from Illi-
nois, who performed splendid service
during those trying months, and they
may well be proud of the records they
made. Although they lacked the orig
inal training of sailor men, they soon
overcame this handicap by their intelli-
gence and zeal, and they rapidly be-
came familiar with their duties in the
strictest sense. Besides, they were
hardy and endured climatic conditions
which would have Frustrated less hardy
men,"
He further said: at is unfortunate
that the United States lacks big mer-
chant marine, such as European ma
tions have, upon which to draw for their
warships in time of hostilities. Great
Britain greatly outstrips us in this
particular for the present. In my
opinion, the merchant marine of our
country will develop with wonderful
rapidity during the coming ten years.
In the meantime we can find, and have
found, in the middle and far west .
sufficient number of sturdy young
Americans, born on our soil, with pa
triotism bred in their bones and sinews.
Such men we need for the Hartford.
and for our entire navy. Heretofore we
have had in our navy too many men OF
foreign birth, and without naturaliza-
ton. We must have strictly American
|.navy, and the Hartford is beginning to
form a nucleus of such q navy.
"You see, we are not going to take
landsmen directly on board of the ships
of the new navy. We are going to take
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21
REFLECTIONS.

The wages OF sin is the inability to
keep from SHINING.
To believe only what you like to be-
lieve is the surest sign of youth
All the worlds school, and all the
pupils who don't calculate have his
tory.
The happicst man is he who. like the
coral insect, builds himself into his
work.
Some people get credit for holding
their ground when they are simply too
scared to run.
The penalty of having . sense OF hui
NOR is that our sincerest grief has .
laughable aspect.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21
STRATEGY Of a spendthrift.

A good story is told of young man who,
besides being of the spendthift order, is a
mimic and can initiate his fathers voice to a
nicely. Not long ago the young man want
ed, without delay, some money to pay bill.
his request with cold contempt. Waiting
till he knew that his father would be away
he went to the telephone and rang up the
Office, calling for the cashier. The cashier
was forthcoming, and when he was at the
other end the young man initiated his sire's
voice: II say, Blank, if that scapegrace son
of mine comes around and asks for 500,
don't give it to him. only give him $50"
The cashier promised that he would full
fill the commands. Not long after that the
SON called at the Office and demanded 500.
He was refused by the conscientious cash
Ter, and, apparently. in anger, the young
the old man reached the office there was .
ecene.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21
Only way to DO Il.

II am writing an article" he said, ION
The Way to Manage Woman
II suppose it will be long one" she
replied. in slightly scornful tone.
NO." he answered.; lit will be quite
short. In fact, 1t will consist of only
two words-'Dont try!'"
Then she knew him to be a man of
sense and experience, in spite of his ap-
parent YOUTH Chicago Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21
atnnned with Woe.

The gentleman with the red, red nose got
aboard the trolley car, which, by some mis-
chance, had stopped for a moment.
The silence was intense.
The little boy looked at the man with the
nose.
And the little boy didn't ask his father
anything.
"Mercifuf heaven!" muttered the fond
parent, II am the father of freak"-In-
diauapolis Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21
san More Counterfeit,.x.

The Secret Service has just unearthed an
other band of counterfeiters and secured :
large quantity of bogus bills, which are 30
cleverly executed that the average person
would never suspect them Of being spurious.
Things of great value are always selected for
imitation, notably Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, which has many imitators but no equals
for disorders like Indigestion, dyspepsia, con-
stIpation, nervousness and general debility.
the reputation of giving what you ask for.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21

I'm saddest when I sing" she shrieked:
I'm saddest when l sing!"
And with her vengeful hands she made the
old piano ring,
And when she paused these words came
from a horrid neighbor man:
you're not the only biscuit OF the sad
sort in the pam"
Denver Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21
HoAe Seekers' ExccrsiOns via ~Di9
Eour Route"

To the North, West, Northwest. South
west, South and Southeast. Selling dates:
August 18th, September 9TH and 18th; and
on October Sd and 18th, 1899. at one fare,
plus $500 to authorized points in the fol-
lowing states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkan-
sas, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Iowa, Indian Territory, Idaho,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
Manitoba, New Mexico. Nebraska, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Okla
Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
Washington. For full information and par
ticulars as to rates, routes, tickets, limits,
stop-over privileges, ETC., call on Agents
big Four Route" or address the under
signed. w. p. Deppe, A. G. r. L 7. Agt.,
Warren j. Lynch, Gen. Pass. & Tkt. Agt.,
Cincinnati O.