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Middletown transcript., 1899-04-08
SHE SANG FOR DEATH.
The Pathos and Tragedy of Emma
Abbott's Passing Away.

The Pathos and Tragedy of Emma
Abbott's Passing Away.
One night in the city of Denver,
located at the foot and in plain view Of
the Rocky mountains, Emma Abbott
was billed to appear in "Faust." In the
same city most attractive and beauti-
full 18-year-old girl belonging to one Of
the wealthiest families lay in the last
stages of that fell enemy Of the human
race-consumption. Some weeks before
the arrival of the company she said to
those around her: "Oh, / hope the sun
will shine and the weather will be warm
and genial, SO I can hear Miss Abbott
sing once more think could then
pass away peacefully and without one
single regret" But there came with the
queen of the lyric stage northern hur-
ricane-with the very air charged with
icicles, which penetrated the lungs.
Some one told Miss Abbott Of the griev-
GUS disappointment of the dying girl
She went to the opera house and never
sang more sweetly, and as soon as it
was over and the audience dismissed
called her carriage and directed it to
drive to the home of the young lady.
The scene which followed was worthy
Of the finest brush ever welded by the
grand old masters. There lay the dying
earth angel, with pallid lips, hectic
cheeks and lustrous eyes and the light
Of immortal beauty shining upon her
face. Standing beside her, in one Of her
richest robes (the one she had worn that
night), sparkling with pearls, rubies
and diamonds, stood the almost divine
mistress of earthly melody.
The first piece rendered was "The
Old Folks at Home" and then followed
~ Know Ny Redeemer Liveth." I" The
finale Of this weird scene was Crock Of
Ages Cleft For Me, Let Me Hide Myself
In Thee. And then Miss Abbott bent
over the frail form and kissed her an
eternal farewell Soon after the spirit
passed into the wild winds which rang
through the wild mountains near by
set sail for that haven from which the
first homeward bound bark is yet to
U6 SSGu-Gu6 Sbdlul0SS SOUL Wd1Geu w
the stainless heavens by the sweetest
music ever heard on earth-into the
melodies Of paradise birds
Miss Abbott returned to her room at
the hotel and retired Some time dur
ing the night she awoke with pain in
the left lung. It rapidly grew worse. A
physician was summoned Then anoth-
er, and another, who applied every
remedy they could command. All to no
purpose It was typhoid pneumonia in
its worst form. The black camel was
kneeling at her door Angels Of the
heavenly choir had that night listened
to her voice in the sickroom and sent
for her to come home to them.
In three days that voice which had 80
often raisedNhe souls of men and wom-
en- to the noblest, the grandest heights
in holy ecstasy, was forever stilled in
death-gone forth into-the night
So fades the summer cloud away,
So sinks the gale when storms are Ger.
So gently shuts the eye Of day,
So dies the wave along the shore.
H G. Stevenson in Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
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EPWoRTH LEAGUE -
Topic For the Week Beginning April
D. "Holy Garments"-Text, Eph.
iv, 20-24, Rom. vi, 4.

stPut ye on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and make not provision for the flesh, to
fulfill the lusts thereof.
The epistle to the Romans gives q
graphic picture Of the vileness into
which all heather society had sunk in
the times Of the apostles. The chief
thought was to crafty the bodily ap-
petites and passions. All sense Of shame
seemed lost The very gods worshiped
were personifcations of lust. Banquets
and revelries and night orgies were the
common indulgence. That Paul does
not exaggerate the prevalent iniquity
of the times is shown from the Latin
poets and historians of the time. They
paint the scene in darker colors, if that
be possible, than those of the apostle.
"Quo Vadis" has recently placed clearly
before the multitude the denominations
heretofore covered under q foreign Ian
guage.
Against all this moral abandonment
and shameful practice the gospel of
Christ lifts a clear voiced protest and
trumpet call to cleanness Of life and
soul
The reference is made to actors who
clothe themselves in garments like
those of the persons they represent.
Tones, walk, actions, are all in imita-
tion of the character assumed. These
Christians, all followers of Jesus Christ,
have been called from the revelings and
excesses of the world lying in the dark
ness of moral night and reused to the
coming of the pure light Of Gods day
Of holiness They are to lay aside all
former practices and robe themselves in
the character of Christ, the pure one.
They are to think as He does, talk as
He talks, act as He commands. They
are to assume His character, not as
mere stage players, but, in actual fact,
putting on His garments, are to become
like Him. The old life has passed; all
is new. Each one is to put on the ar
NOR and garments of the Lord Of the
day.
This exhortation is particularly need
ed at the present time. Wealth has in
creased fabulously during the past few
years. Luxuries possible only to the
rich short time since are within reach
Of the common people now. Old ideas
have given place to new. Former Gus
toms are replaced by new practices.
The danger is that in the bettering Of
the material conditions and in the in
crease Of intelligence all the old notions
Of purity and frugality and substantial
morality shall suffer. Lust is as deadly
now as ever. The temptation to crafty
bodily appetites and starve the religious
cravings of the soul is strong upon our
young people. The choice must still be
made-Christ or the world. Put on the
holy garments and let the Holy Spirit
cleanse the heart from all lust for evil
things.
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The Hero Of Africa.

Events in many parts Of, the world
crowd thick and fast The attention Of
all the civilized world is called to Africa
by the progress Of events in several
parts Of that vast continent. Kitchener
is opening the valley Of the Nile to
commerce and Christianity. A railway
under British control is pushing from
the coast opposite Zanzibar to the great
lakes. From the far south English en-
terprise is reaching out with railways
to the Zambezi and then beyond to the
great lake Tanganyika and the Nile.
Africa is to be opened from north to
south.
The one man who did more than. all
others to make possible this civilizing
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Those who Help Themse1ves.

Spiritual progress is not entirely
spontaneous and self asserting. It de-
pends very largely upon human effort
and culture. There are very many diff
oulties thrown in the way, goodly
number Of which we ourselves must re-
move. He who labors most and Iabors
wisest will progress most rapidly. The
Holy Spirit helps those most who help
themselves. Christian Instructor.
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To Fight Is to Conquer.

Blessed is he that cometh to the help
Of the Lord, to the help Of the Lord
against the mighty. No wounds, no
blows, that he can receive while he is
fighting on that side can harm him. To
fight there is itself to conquer, even
though the victory comes through pain
and death, as it came to Him under
whom we fight, the Captain of Our Sal
walton, Jesus Christ. Bishop Brooks.
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An Eve tn Rusinesa.

The doctor hurried in and called the
druggist to one side.
"I've just been called to attend the
Crnsus baby, he said, 'tand I've given
prescription that calls for nothing but
paregoric. When they send it over here.
you must tell them it will take at least
an hour to put it up and the cost will
be So. so. That's the only way to make
them think I'm any good, the medi-
cine's any good and you're any good,
and want to keep their business. =
Chicago Post
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Terk the Same. me.-Lawyer-"Y You
say bat you were in the saloon at the
time of the assault referred to In the
complaint?s Wisness-'.L was. sir. y
Lawyer-'Did you take cngnizance OF
the barkeeper at he timepn Witness
81 don't know what he called 1t, but
took what The rest did,
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The Ease OF Prayer.

Look at the incredible ease Of prayer.
Every time, place, posture, is fitting.
Talent is not needed. Eloquence is out Of
place. Our want is our eloquence, our
misery is our recommendation. Thought
is quick as lightning, and quick as
lightning can it tmultiply effectual pray
er. Actions can pray, sufferings can
pray. The whole function is expressed
in word. It is simply this: The child
at his father's knee, his words STUN
bling over each other from very earnest
ness, and his wistful face pleading bet
ter than his hardly intelligible prayer.
F. w. Faber.
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LegnI Repartee.

Gentlemen of the jury" said the
pompous lawyer. assuming his most i'm.
posing mien. "I once sat upon the
judges bench in Iowa 7
''Where was the judge2' quickly
inquired the opposing attorney, and the
pompous gentleman found the thread
Of his argument hopelessly entangled
Detroit Free Press
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Proof Positive.

His Honor-What's the charge, Off
cer2 Drunk2
0ficer-No, sor-crazy.
His Honor-How do you knowf
Oficer-Well, sor, he is proprietor
Of a daily paper, and | heard him tell a
man that the paper probably had the
Bmallest circulation in the city, and So
His Honor-The padded cell-quickl
Harlem Life
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Rest.


Q Christ. who givest rest, we come to
Thee!
Thy voice calls sweetly DER life's fretful
sea,
And we are, weary
With our journey dreary
And Thou art waiting our sweet rest to
be.
1t Is the rest Of meekness and content
Duty and discipline are heaven sent
So sad souls, weary
With lifes duties dreary,
Take from Gods hand what He In love
hath lent.
It is the rest that maketh burdens light,
Which takes the irk from care, from frost
the blight,
And to souls weary,
With their weeping dreary,
It giveth joy songs in the darkest night
0 Christ, give Thou to us Thine own sweet
rest!
OF all Thy precious gifts it Is the best.
Then souls aweary,
With their failures dreary,
Shall take heart and renew their heavenly
quest.
David Farquharson.
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The nay of Atnnement.

Self denial and self abnegation are,
it is true, but incidentals in the proper
observance of the great day of atone
ment, yet these inoidentals are impor-
tant enough to weaken its effect upon us
by their absence. Jewish Voice.
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"When Bilford went West he told
me that as soon as he had settled down
and pulled himself together he would
write to me, but I have never heard
from him."
ssBilford was blown up in Sn explo-
sion OF dynamite three months ago.
He may have settled down, but don't
believe he has pulled himself together
YETI
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movement in the dark continent was
David Livingstone, the great mission
ary. At the present time, when our own
church is taking such interest in Africa
and while Bishop Hartzell is meeting
such encouragement in his plans for
our missions there, the League should
devote special attention to study Of
the situation and the past history Of the
land. Material is abundant, and several
evenings can be spent with most fasci-
mating interest in the discussion Of the
opening Of this old land, where King
Solomon's sailors came in ages past for
gold.
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Enster Music.

Carols for Christmas, but anthems
for Easter-both equally joyous and
sacred, but the latter deeper, more SOL
emn and infinitely full Of glory, posi-
BILE only when the Babe Of Bethlehem
has become the Jesus Of Nazareth, the
Man Of Sorrows, Son Of Man and Son
Of God, Saviour Of MenI
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a m. a m. a m. q

Daily. Daily except Sunday
"a" Stops to leave passengers from Whining.
ton and points north, or take passengers for
points south of Demar.
''f' Stops only on notice to conductor or agent
or on signal 49,.
'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 TRA1Ns.-Leaye
Wilmington s.I3, ll.04. a. m. 23 80, AT, and
. %, p. M. weekdays Leave New Castle S3l
days.
Express trains leaving Harrington sos a. m,
and arriving at 6.33 p. M, weekdays run
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Porter
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Ii Is said that the soldiers who had ta,.en
Hoods Sarsaparilla stood the long marches
IN Cuba much better than the others
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MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
President, j. r. Nc Whorter; Secretary, J. a.
Suydam; CharlesH. Howell, George q. Rowe,
VIM. r. Cochran.
BANKS.
Peoples National Bank.-President, G.. w,
w Naudain; Cashier, Geo. ID: Kelley Tell er.
w. G. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citizens National Bank.-President, Joseph
Biggs: Cashier, John s. Crouch; Teller, -.
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. .. Y: A. NJ.
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter's g
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. S, A. f. & A. Nj. Meets
first Tuesday of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, 1. .. Q. 4.
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorters
Damon Lodge, No. 12, K. of P. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhorter's Hall at
Major John Jones Post, No. q, g. A. Il.
Meets every Friday night in Reynolds Build
ing at 7 o'clock
every second and fourth Friday night In 4
OF P. Hall.
Union Lodge, No. 8, A. O.U. w :, meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWnorters
Hall.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets drst FRI
day night of each month in Hose House.
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We aim to, and do, give you
the best and most original de-
signs, independent Of all other
dealers, as it costs no more to
have the latest and best de-
signs, which is greatly to your
interest. Estimates furnished
on application and visits made
to the country upon notlflca-
ton.
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BRANCH ROADS.


| DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA r. r.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
statiods l039 a m 6.37 p m week days. Return
l.S7 p. nsweek days.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague (via
steamer) LAB p. M, week days Returning,
Leave Harrington for Georgetown, Lewes
at 1913 a. M, 6.37 p. m, week days. Returning
leave Lewes 6.45 a. m. and 800 D. M week
days.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1889 a. m. and
6.37 p m. week days. Returning. leave Berlin
o.51 m and 2.40 p. m. week days.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT 2. R-Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations q a. M, and
5.3l p M. week days Returning leave Centre
vile 7.s6 a. M. and 2.37 p. m, weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE R. R.-Leave Clay.
ton for Oxford and way stations 9.38 a. M, and
o.47 p. M, week days Returning, leave Oxford
6.45 a. M, and 40 p. M, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEARoRp R. R.-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations Ii. II g..
M and is p. m. weekdays, Returning, leave
Cambr1dgeI7OO and 23O y. m. weekdays.
CoNNEcTIoS.-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.s
rington, with Delaware. Maryland & Virginia
Railroad. At Seaford, with Cambridge & Seaford
Railroad. At Delmar, with New York, Philar
delphia & Norfolk, Wicomco & Pocomoke. and
Peninsula Railroads.
J. B. HUTCHINSON, General Manager.
J. r. WOOD. General Passenger Agent
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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets drst FRI
day NIGHT of each month in Hose House.
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rIiddletown Directory.

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
President. j. r, Nc cWhorter; Secretary, ] "A.
Suydam; CharlesH. Howell, George g. Rowe,
VIM R. Cochran.
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J. R. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-10-11
[oFFICIAL.l
'Ms1Ss DELINQUENT
FOR TAXES
hl aid Personal Property
FOR the YEAR 1898,

FOR the YEAR 1898.
A. Returned by the Tax Col
Iector of Lincoln County,
Miss, to the Board of super
visors Of Said County at the
Regular September Term
Thereof, 1899.
The labor world., 1899-10-21
BOERs ARE DRIVEN BACK.

LONDON, Oct. 19.-The war office
this evening issued the following bull
,letin: ~
"No news Of Importance has been re-
ceived from Natal today. The caval-
ry attached to our forces at Lady
smith and Dundee are engaged in OBJ
serving: the eneny's movements. Steps
have been taken to secure Piertermar-
itzburg and Durham against raids on
the western frontier.
"There is no recent reliable intelli-
gence from Kimberley or Mafeking,
both places being cut off from railway
and telegraphic communication. 1t is
believed, however, that a skirmish took
place on Sunday six miles south Of
Kimberley and that the Beers were
beaten off with some loss, by an arm
ored train. There was some fighting
at Mafeking on Friday or Saturday,
ending with a repulse Of the attacking
force.
''Boers in considerable numbers are
assembled opposite Aliwal North and
Bethulie, on the Orange river. Rail-
way communication with the Orange
Free State and the 'Transvaal has now
ceased, the remaining refugees having
been warned to leave by way of Della
goa Bay"
The labor world., 1899-10-21
ABOUT A DIPLOMA.
~ HE UNIVERSITY of Minnesota
last year refused diploma to Ru-

~ HE UNIVERSITY of Minnesota
last year refused diploma to Ru-
dolph Lee Of Long Prarle, this
state, son of ex-Speaker WIN. r.. Lee,
who had completed the course, and the
only reason we have heard assigned is
that as manager of the University ball
team he sanctioned a Sunday game
somewhere away from home. We be-
lieve in Sabbath observance, and have
sometimes w1ndered if it is no. a. mis-
take to have so many work days be-
tween Sundays, but the command to
work six days is just as binding as that
to rest on the seventh. And yet lots
of dudes loaf half Of the week and
thus break the divine command, but
are held in good standing at school.
And, then, too, ball playing is not the
only desecration. Consider how many
preachers desecrate the Sabbath with
their sermons and are still loved and
held in high esteem even by those who
do not approve of their soporific ef-
forts. We have in our earlier, whit
tling days gone to church Of a Sunday
morning and kept the score on a stick
as the good man enumerated the sub
divisions Of his discourse, and In the
afternoon we have gone to a ball game
and cut notches on the other side of
the same stick, all unconscious at the
time of any wrong doing on our part
or on that of the parson and nine.
And so we think the venerable and au-
stere should consider the many sides Of
the case, the youth Of the would be
graduate, the national enthusiasm for
the game, the fact that he merely
worked one more day In the week
than the law allows, and whether or not
his team played good game, for we
have just given Dewey a home, made
him an admiral, built him a triumpha1
arch and blown in a few millions on
red lights because he postponed mass
one Sunday morning in Manila harbor.
Having run the race and finished the
course and fought a good fight, the
student has an equity in the endorse
ment and commendation which d.
ploma gives, and it is not for you, 0
regents, to rob him of his rights, how
ever. great or small. And you are
further wronging him through the in
creasing cost of diplomas due to the
rise in sheepslxin while he waits. There
fore, in the words Of julius Caesar, re-
vised and improved by David M.
Clough, go to, conscript fossils, ana
have an end the skin game.-Bede's
Budget.
The labor world., 1899-10-21

primitive way is titled. The Indians
few in number, were savage nomads
who lived by the chase, despised all
husbandry, and had no recognized
ownership in the soil. Let us not,
therefore, strive to draw analogies
where none exist, and weaken our own
case by assuming what is not true.
Our nation could grow and flourish
without taking the Philippines, and it
will grow and flourish now that we
have taken them. 1t isn't true that a
great nation must expand its territory
in order to flourish. For some have
grown great without expanding, while
others have expanded and gone down
to dust. And if it were true, then when
all the earth is parcelled out, which
will soon be accomplished, the nations
must decay. Yet the world is just
learning how to live, and it's future is
an arc light as compared with the tai
low dip of it's past. There is no prec-
edent for our course in the Philip
pines; and we need 2one. It is new
and isolated case, but our people are
equal to the occasion and ready to do
the bidding Of the unseen power that
leads us on. No court would admit
the analogies Gov. Roosevelt draws,
and we merely insist that the case will
be tried.-Bede's Budget.
The labor world., 1899-10-21

TT MAY interest you to know that
the government report (13th annual
Areport of labor commissioner shows
that 20 bushels Of wheat under hand
methods Of production cost 81 In wages,
and only SLIP in wages by machine
production. This is an item that should
interest the small farmer.
A dozen 3-tined forks, 12-inch tines,
cost $500 by hand produc ton and 81
cents by machine production. 1t must
make the intelligent farmer dance with
delight to nay 40 cents for a pitchfork
that cost less than five cents to pro-
5uce! But then he don't know it.
Here are a few things glVne IN the
report and what is paid in wages Tor
the production of them by modern ma
chine. methods:
For producing 26 pounds of rice, one
cent in wages is paid. =,
+ Landslide plows, cast iron, oak beams
aud apdles. 10 cents. & -,~
IA tooth steel garden rakes' one
cent.
12-tooth, 2-bow, wooden rakes' bent
handles, one-half cent.
Mems fine grade, calf, welt, lace
shoes, single soles, box toes, "a cents.
Finest ladies' kid shoes, 81 cents;
cheap kid, 1S cents.
Producing crackers costs less than
half cent per pound. What is the diff
ference between the cost of flour and
crackers?
100 feet of 9-incn sewer pipe cost 3s
cents in labor.
No. 6 house broom, wire wound, 12-
inch bands, 20 lbs. corn, per doz.,
cents each for labor.
For producing 100 gross 24-line Yam
kee buttons, labor is paid 20 cents.
For producing one yard of the finest
bodv Brussels carpet, labor is paid 8
cents.
White wood caskets, $1.32.
You should lose no time in making
application to the labor commissioner
at Washington, D. c., for this report.
TT is the most valuable data that has
ever been printed, and will soon be un-
obtainable.