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Middletown transcript., 1899-08-19
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS


Senatar Wellington, who Is chair
man Of the Maryland Republican State
Committee, says Of the present political
prospects-"To sum up the situation
briefly will say this: We will carry Q
number of the Eastern Shore counties;
we will have every one of the Southern
Maryland counties; Cecil will be with
US, and We are going to win in the city.
Governor Lowndes is going to be re-
elected, and we are going to control the
legislature. What this means to the
citizens of every section of the State II
is not necessary for me to describe in
in detail. The record of the four years
shows just what the people have right
to expect in the event Of our success. -
The Republicans Of Caroline county
nominated the following ticket on
Tuesday: House of Delegates. Will
liam Fl. Casho, Walter NJ. Wright.
Orphans Court Judges, John A. Sigler,
Abraham R. Wright and Joseph B.
Orrel. States Attorney, Albert G.
Towers. County Commissioners, I'll.
B. Messenger. Sheriff, John 9. Har-
rington. Surveyor, Walter Noble. The
convention was harmonious. The ticket
is composed Of representative men and
is regarded as a strong one. The fol-
lowing were elected delegates to the
State convention: R. NJ. Messick.
George NJ. Russum, W. W. Seward,
The old State Central Committee was
reelected as follows: John A. Sigler,
George M. Rassum, J. B. Fletcher.
INTELLECTUAL HERDING.
Bancroft, S. Jr.-My suggestion was
that if the common rabble have Bryan
at the polls they will elect him. The
fight Of our lives must be to prevent
his nomination.
Seaford News-We shall cooperate
with you and be your slum agent in
lower Delaware.
Bancroft shall be happy to feel
that have even one feeble ally in the
whole State.
News-We have long been in love
with you and your course since you
were defeated for Congress.
Bancroft thank you, William,
sincerely. 1t is time for men of our
intellect to herd together. Smyrna
Call.
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Mattresses and Pillows

This August Sale offers large say.
ings in the cost Of Mattresses ano
Pillows. And they are made up fresh
and new as you order them, OF
kha=A.4eela1.z oionnnJ Lo;r oa1 .@.,.o
sAA0AD3SH4J O1Ou11OS5 1tt4t4 Pure
odorless feathers-the sure, careful
work Of our own factory.
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Mattresses

Filled with clean selected hair,
and covered with best ticking, in
either plain or fancy stripes; made
up in one Or two parts, as desired; /;
each mattress weighing forty pounds.
The price
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MY MARYLAND.

Governor Lowndes will shortly issuI
a proclamation declaring Monday, Sep
tember 4 Labor Day. legal holiday.
The well-known be hunter Of thu
Sixth district, Penn Shade, has located
twelve beetrees this summer. Hs ex
poets to obtain barrel of honey wher
he cuts the trees. His last find was al
Woodlawn Camp last Sunday.
William Tyson, Of Singerly, this
county, who claims to be one of the
heirs of the late James Tyson, the Aus.
tralian millionaire, who died in Aus
tralia leaving fortune of Sic, 900, ,000
has filed his claim to a share of the
estate.
Mrs. Millie Harris, colored, died at
Darlington, Hartford county, last week.
She claimed to be 121 years old, and
is survived by 10 children, 81 grand
children, 221 great grandchildren and
So great great grandchildren Cecil
Co. News.
Charles s. Enger, of Metuehen, NJ.
has purchased the farm of Fl. B. Cordes,
in the Fifth district, near North East,
contaiaing about two hundred acres,
for So, 500. This land contains rich
deposits of kaolin, which will be mined
by the purchaser. Extensive works
will also be erected on the place. The
purchaser has works in both New
Jersey and Florida.
Cecil F. Gillespie, sonof William Gil
lespie, of Rowlandville, committed
suicide in Philadelphia last week by
taking laudanum, dying at the Jewish
Hospital Friday night. He was forty
years of age. 1t is said the rash act
was caused by dependency ovet being
discharged from his position on the
street cars in that city. His remains
were removed to the home of his par
ents Monday.
Ocean City has had its drowning
case in Charles r.. Bliss, Of Washing
ton, d. c., Cashier of the New Eng
land Mutual Life Insurance Company
10 the, surf opposite the life saving
station. He was out in the breakers
and became exhaused. Oue OF the
Life Saving men went to his rescue.
but failed to reach him in time. Bliss
drowned in view of hundreds of excit.
ed spectators who were unable to rem
der any aid. The body was recovered.
'.The COW from home wears long
horns" Recently the Orphans Court
ordered commission to two persons in
England to ascertain the rightful heirs
of Stephen Bromley. who died in Cecil
county. Bromley lived alone in se-
cluded spot on the Elk river, near
Ford's Landing, and when be died pos.
sessed about 5000. Register Of Wills
Reuben E. lamar has received num-
Der Of letters from persons in England
claiming to be heirs of the deceased
and enclosing their family history.
With the letters was also enclosed
copy taken from the English newspa-
pers as follows: "Bromley's Heirs
The court at Baltimore,
has ordered that advertise
pents be issued in Great Britain SEEK
ng for the heira Of Stephen Bromley, |
Who died there. leaving property valued |
atover q million Of dollars. The prop
srty consists mostly Of fine estates In
Jecil county, Maryland. |
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The amount collected since the last settle
msnt, as per books. was 50 ,8SS.51.
The credit items. as already given else
where, show total Of $756S3, representing
q check of J. A. Kelley and judgments en-
tered. The balance due of money collected,
$2,131.68, and the amount not collected
$S,145.22 leaves the amount charged against
Sturgeon 81, ,546.90.
The "Every Evening" says editori-
ally:
1t will be seen by the report that the
committee, in estimating the amount due
from the late collector. makes an allowance
of$2,415.22 for amount appearing as un-
collected on book, August 10th, $685."
This item is as unusual as it is ambiguous.
Should the facts of these taxes merely zap
pearing as uncollected" be sufii cient to war
rant the Levy Court in exempting the surer
ties of the late collector to this extent.
To allow this item to go unchallenged will
be most unbusinesslike and decided inn
position upon the tax payers of New Castle
county. There ought. at least, to be an at
tempt on the part of the Levy Court COM
mittee at some sort OF satisfactory explanar
ton. Why do these taxes "appear as unr
collected"2 Have they been collected and
not credited? Are they uncollectable? Is
there any good reason why an attempt
should not be made to collect them-from
the taxables, if they have not been paid, or
from the sureties If they have been collected
and not accounted for2
To dispose of matter Of over $S, 900 by a
mere entry Of the words appearing as un-
collected on books" is not businesslike
manner Of treating with this important
subject. Besides, it is dangerous as prece-
dent. If collector who is deceased can be
credited with over So 900 by the mere states
ment appearing as uncollected on books,
may not the living collectors demand the
same consideration? Certainly they win.
And the same leniency extended TO the
collectors of the other hundreds would
mean loss to the county Of about 10000
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TIE Democratic pow-wow at Bowers
Beach on Wednesday was disappoint.
ment In that none Of the New Castle
county politicians were present. Lo-
cally the attendance was good. Pos
fers had been issued to draw q crowd,
but Che local leadership is much divid-
ca and sspoIities are badly mixed 3
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Mahogany and Oak Sideboards
Dining Chairs

A few more sets of Dising Chair.
of finest quality at price of cheap
goods. These chairs are upholstered
with leather; the framss of fnest
.quartered oak or mahogany
At SIS instead of $3e-2 arm, 3 side
chairs; Oak.
At $28 instead of SAL arm, side
chairs; Oak.
At $29 instead of $44-2 arm, side
chairs; Oak.
At $32 instead of $4S-2 arm, side
chairs; Oak.
At $35 instead of $52. SOL arm, 6 side
chairs; Oak.
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$3.50

We do not know Of their equal
for less than twelve dollars.
Pillows and Bolsters-
The goose feathers are steamed
and thoroughly deodorized in our
own factory, and coverings are of
the best ticking
Pillows, 2Ox3o inches, weighing 21z
pounds, at $1.25 each.
BOlsters, 20x56 inches, weighing
pounds, at S. so each.
Bed Springs
Made Of the best double woven
wire, for full size beds; now at
S4.25
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TED-FoRsTHELIFE AND
Achievements of Admiral Dewey, nthe worlds
greatest naval hero. By Murat Halstead, the
lifelong friend and admirer of the nations
idol. Biggest and best book: over 500 pages 8
x10 inches; nearly 100 pages halftone fllustra-
tions. Only Sl.50. Enormous demand. Big
time. Write quick. The Dominion Com.
pany, 3rd Floor Caxton Bldg, Chicago.
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Made-up MusIins

Cotton prices in mill and ware.
house are on the jump; but it does
not affect these great snow-banks Of
Sheets and Pillow Cases that we con.
tracted for many months ago. The
same low prices, and the same strong
neat sewing of the seams, with the
sheeting torn--not cut. Bed muslin
to be proud of, These low prices
Pillow Gases
42x36 m-10c. sOx3SK in.-1sc.
4sx36 in.-I3c. 54x3sK in.-l6c.
42176K in.-24c, 4sz76K in.--2se.
Sheets
$3.50 in.-4sc. slx00 in.-s2e.
72x9o in-s0c. oOxoo in.-ssc.
slzeO in.-soc. 1852 in.-6oc.
John WanamaIxer.
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Advertise in tho TRAssoRrrr.
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Oak and Mahogany Bureaus

Oak and Mahogany Bureaus
highly polished
At SIS instead of $26-Oak Bureau.
At $19 instead of $32-Oak Bureau.
At$20 instead of 35-Mahogany Bureau
At$26 instead of $42-M Mahogany Bureau.
At$28 instead of $48-Mahogany Bureau.
At $50 instead of $50-M Mahogany Bureau.
AT $35 instead of $60-M Mahogany Bureau
At $45 instead of $70-Oak Bureau.
At $4S instead of $80-Oak Bureau.
Mahogany and Oak SidebOards-
At SO instead of $16-Flemish Oak.
At $13 instead of $16-Golden Cak.
At $22 instead of $35-Antique1Oak.
At $38 instead of $56-Antique Oak.
At $45 instead of Flemish Oak.
At $50 instead of SIS Mahogany Buffet.
At 500 instead of 500 = Mahogany
Rufef II
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ATTENTION. TAX PAYERS

"Every Evening" deserves CON-
mendation from the people for its ef-
forts to keep them posted upon all
State, county and municipal financial
matters. Its efforts have been in the
direction Of economy and reform for
years while its contemporaries handle
such matters usually with gloves be-
cause Of interested parties"
The matter suggesting the above
comment is the report of the Levy
Court committee upon the acsounts of
f. A. Sturgeon, delinquent collector
OF Christiana hundred, who committed
s...a.a. IL Ii. H. 4. ........- -.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24

Try buttermilk for the removal Of
freckles, tan, and butternut-stains.
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mediately. upon liberation, he led the
shouting for "Vive L'Armee.'
If 1t is true that the countess led the
young royalists in their wild revel across
the lawn. then the young American wo-
man found herself in very peculiar COM
In France the races are races
and are quite different from any other oc-
casion. The French people throw aside
regular manners, conventional dress and
one might almost add morals, on race
days. The races take place on Sunday,
a thing to make Anna Gould's mother
squirm in her grave, If the time-honored
superstition is reliable, and a thing to
u the pious Miss Helen of New York
to mourn sincerely, which it is believed
she does.
Then besides the Sunday feature, there
is that of mild dissipation. The gaudi-
est dress is worn and the women, as we'll
as the men, are gay in color. loud in
voice, reckless, carefree! Something to
make the straight laced shudder at and
envy too; for in it all there is a hint of
happiness such as the good Lord must
have wished his creatures to enjoy in
this, the beautiful world, but which,
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AN AUTOMOBILE GOAT FOR LODGES

Chicago Times-Herald: The latest cleo
trical device to be invented is an automo-
bile goat for lodge purposes. The inventor
is Torney G~ronendyke. in A~shland-ave.,
near Eighteenth street. Gronendyke is a
member in good standing of some fifteen
different secret societies in which goats
are used in the initiatory ceremonies. He
has an inventive mind, II several cleo
trical appliances which he conceived and
perfected are in general use.
The trouble and expense Of keeping a
goat in a lodgeroom and the numerous
painful accidents to the animals from
the hard work they are called upon to
perform caused Gronendyke to turn his
attention to i%nventing a substitute. He
has been working night and day on a
model for several months and has at last
completed a mechanical goat, operated
by an electric motor, which performs
most astonishing feats, leaping and
bleating and bucking with all the ardor
OF the most ambitious billy. 1t is so
natural and lifclike that the boys in the
neighborhood throw tin cans under it's
nose and are disappointed that it does
not eat them.
The goat is so contrived that, once set
in motion. it goes in circles the size of
which is regulated by tiny wheels. which
can be set to keep the animal within cir
cumscribed limits. In a trial of the ma
chine Saturday night six ex-members of
the First Illinois cavalry, men who had
conquered many stiff -necked and stiff
legged, high-jumping cavalry horses,
which were sold to the government as
regular rocking horses" were thrown,
one after another, by the goat, and buck
ed all over the back yard.
The automobile goat has a bleat that
would stir the heartstrings of a dog
catcher. and when it gets warmed up to
the work it throws off it's rider-also an
aroma that would deceive a resident Of
Goose Island.
Gronendyke has figures to prove that
there are 43,9S secret societies in the
United States to which goats are neces-
sary in comforting the degrees, and as he
can supply an automobile bewhiskered,
bleatiEg, bucking billy for a slight ad-
vance in price on the real animal, and it
can be kept in the lodgeroom, he expects
to do a rushing business in their manu-
facture.
He has made application to the commit
tee of the autumn festival for permission
to give an exhibition of a flock of auto
mobile goats in the stadium for one even-
ing during the week. He thinks of Offer
ing a liberal prize to any one who sue
ceeds in riding one of his electric animals
once around the course in the stadium.
and thereby interest the audience and
make his invention known to all the
world.
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An American Countess
To Crown a King
THOUSANDS OF FRENCH RoYAI1sTs DECLARE THAT THE COUNTESS
CASTELLANE is DEvOTING HER EFFORTS AND MONEY TO RE-
STORE LOUIS TO THE THRONE.

Paris. June l9.-AH Paris is still talk.
ing over the wild escapade of Sunday,
June 4, in which an American girl figured
prominently.
The story, as it goes here, is that Anna,
Countess Castellane, accompanied her
husband, Count Boni de Castellane to the
Auteuil races on Sunday afternoon.
There We're to be some great events and
the grand stand and open field We're
crowded. The count and countess, ac-
companied by a great party of friends,
arrived early in carriages. AS soon as
they took their seats they became the
center of a whispering crowd, from whom
1t soon became evident that something
unusual had occurred or was about to oc-
cur. The countess wore a dress of. light
silk with a large hat; she carried a pink
parasol.
When President Loubet arrived in his
carriage with his friends the Castellane
party seemed displeased. They are we'll
known royalists, opposed to Dreyfus and
In love with the French army. The sight
of Loubet. who favors Dreyfus, was the
sinai for Kissing, and the president of
the French republic was greeted with
cries of "A has Loubet," or "DoWn with
Loubet.' while at the same time there
We're shouts of "Vive L'Armee.''
At the end of the first race, so the
story goes, the countess sprang out of her
seat. and started across the lawn shout
ing "NiVe LArmee." A crowd of young
aristocrats followed her echoing her cry.
Soon she was a Joan of Arc leading the
hostile hosts against the administration.
The president withdrew from the races.
the countess resumed her seat and a.
went we'll for the remainder of the afte.
noon.
The next day the American colony crit
icised the conduct of the countess $,
sharply that the count came out will
a letter to the public in which he denied
that his wife had led the shouting multi
tude.
The young woman who has thus so
closely identified herself with tile Royalist
interests of France is a New Yorker by
birth. The daughter of Jaw
Gould. the man who made millions in
twenty years. she came mo an immense
fortune upon the death of her father in
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that these royalists are the real ana,-

That these royalists are the real anat-
chists.
~ repeat what i said before, these roy
allsts are the reactionaries. They gre
hunters of females and of fortunes. and
they give our republican government
great character by revealing their own
weakness.
They are cheap aristocrats, who, dee
ing the president of the republic sallv
forth IN his simplicity, without soldiers,
could not discern the true patriotism be-
tween justice to an individual and dis
honor to the army.
Upon my return to France after an
absence of eleven months find all law
abiding citizens standing by the ruli lg of
the Court of Cessation. The revision of
iorev1us is opposed only by anti Republic
hunters OF females and fortunes.
How terrible that United States
money should be used against another
Republic; how strange that Republican
money should be used to reinstate an
other royalty.'
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Try taking a nap in the afternoon, II
you are going to be out late in the even-
ing.
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Royalists, which were young ladies and

gentlemen.
The feeling of the people of France,
specially the titled ones, to have their
monarchy restored is no wonder. Titles
lilies who have enjoyed great prestige for
centuries, and rave rendered long SER
vice to the crown. suddenly find them
selves no better off in point of favor
from the government than though they
were of the type of sudden politician who
works for election in order to carry off a
share of the spoI.
The countess. during her residence in
France has learned French until she now
speaks it with scarcely an accent. She
understands idiomatic French and is in
appearance, speech and sentiment one Of
her adopted country.
1t is likely that she has now a difficult
role before her, for she has incurred the
enmity of the Dreyfusites. who are sud
denly very strong. They are backed by
Loubet and are, possibly, half of France.
lola, he of the trenchant pen. has
opened his lips and whetted his weapon
against the countess: and in a recent in
terview with your correspondent he said
almost these words:
THE weakness Of these people was re-
vealed by the fact that when the presi-
dent appeared they shrank back. Their
demonstration was a dying suuirm.
Creeping things, unable to bear the light
of truth and justice, die when exposed.
But the demonstration revealed the true
character of the enemies of the republic.
They pretend to attack Dreyfus and op-
pose him, but they are really opposed to
the French republic.
1.-THE infamy of Sunday was premedi-
tated and was purposely perpetrated in
the presence of the representatives OF
foreign powers. To my mind it showed
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of a republic, imbued with strong repub-
lican principles, she found herself sud
denly seated in the very midst of the
strongest royalist family in Europe.
The Castellanes a been noted for
generations for their devotion to the
king; and Count Boni Of the present gen
GRAFTON was not the first one to be arrest
ed for his loyalty. Three times during
the melee of that Sunday the slender
blonde count was arrested by al officer
of the peace but, pleading the privilege of
a deputy, he was allowed to go free. I'm
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the shielded parts. or those not hardened
by light, but for high relief the gelatin 10
flowed upon a sheet of spongy substance
that swells in water, lifting up the raised
parts and being washed out still deeper
for depressions. Flowing this with plas-
ter of paris gives a mould, which is re-
touched for the final proof or cast.
The unique source Of the water supply
of Yport, France, is a series Of fine
springs on a pebbly beach that is covered
by the sea to a depth of more than ten
feet at high tide.
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Englishmen. They wear long, loose, light
Overcoats, no matter how the thermome-
ter stands, checked trousers and white
spats. And the only variation is in the
loudness and the newness of the clothes
according to the circumstances and luck
of the man.
The countess in all her sensations
abroad has never had her name connected
unpleasantly with any Of these French
gentlemen. and it is to be noted tina at
the race track episode she led 'Jeunesse
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all, they SO seldom have the heart and
chance to do.
Frenchnen at the races are positively
unique. Such a daredevil. laughing,
shouting, pushing, gambling, drinking
yet courteous admixture will never be
seen seWhere. Even in their dress
they differ from the Frenchmen of the
Roulevards. The most noticeable thing
about Frenchmen at the races is the alb
surd way they dress. And they seem to
revel in it. Even the SWEETEST look like
poor limitations of second hand "horsey"
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THE SUN BONNET GIRL.

Out upon the lawn she stands,
The mallet in her slender hands;
Pretending with a dainty grace
To measure with her eyes, the spaced
She's not an athlete. this sweet girl,
With cheeks of pink and hair a'curl;
She's just a maiden on the grass,
A WinSOme sweet Sun-bonnet lass.
! do not know what made her So
When girl athletes are all the go
Nor why. she wears the bonnet old,
Instead of cap and sailor bold.
IT may be that she's quick to see,
That bonnie: is what pleases me;
And so she wears it just to pain
The heart Of me, her love-sick swami
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connection with the royal house Of
France which the Castellanes claim,
1.-The Prince and Princess Castellane,"
would make high sounding titles, pleas
ing both to French and American ears.
Never a political woman in her own
and allied to a set that does not
regard politics for women in a favorable
light, the Countess Castellane has, never
theless, taken a deep interest in politics
since her arrival in France. A daughter
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LITTLE HEALTH HINTS.

Try swallowing saliva When troubled
with sour stomach.
Try eating onions and horseradish to
relieve dropsical swellings.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24

Try taking cod liver oil in tomato cat
if O want to make it palatable.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24

Try hot nanne over the seat Of neural
gle pain, and renew frequently.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24

Try hard cider-a wineglassful three
a day-fOr ague and rheumatism.