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Middletown transcript., 1900-04-07
The collers non. Man.

Two young men who must have been
medical students boarded an Angora
car late one night with fully articu-
lated skeleton. Each had one arm
linked with that Of the skeleton, whose
bones ratified grewsomely as they walk
ed to the forward end Of the car and
gravely seated themselves with their
inanimate companion between them.
Between the grinning teeth of the skel-
eton was a cigarette, and derby hat
adorned its shining skull. The car was
rather crowded, and the other passen-
gers, most of whom were men, gazed
in open mouthed astonishment at the
strange spectacle. The two young fel-
lows, however, pretended to be uncon-
scious of their surroundings and held
such converse with the skeleton as
TOO bad you didn't wear your mack
intosh, Bill; I'm afraid you'll catch
cold" or, Say, Bill, better throw away
your cigarette or the conductor will put
you Off"
When the conductor came through
for the fares, one Of the young men
handed him 10 cents, and he rang up
three fares without word Of COM
ment. At Sixteenth street a young
girl entered the car and looked around
for seat. Here, BILL" exclaimed one
Of the students, where's your gallan-
try? Get up and give the lady seat"
Then he yanked the skeleton out of its
place and set it on his knees. The girl
gave one screech, fled to the back plat
form and insisted that the conductor
stop the car and put her off.
Gee, Bill" remarked the student,
gazing reproachfully into the skeletons
face. you've deteriorated. You used
to be quite n lady's man." Then ev-
erybody laughed. = Philadelphia Rec
ord.
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APPLE BISMARCK.

notice. After all, quality and favor
are not everything in an apple. But
there is much confiction Of opinion in
regard to Bismarck, lavish praise and
condemnation being about equal
Its quality certainly does not COM
mend it very highly as a dessert ap-
pie, but strong point in its favor is its
early bearing, and this point may de-
yelop to be one of considerable impor-
tance. According to repoi is from Eng
land, Bismarck apple is very protita-
BILE one for the London market, and it
may therefore be worthy Of attention
by some of our fruit growers who raise
for export" So says American Gar
dening and quotes the following from
an English exchanges:
"From the prices realized for it in
the public markets it deserves all that
can be written in it's favor. We have
often urged upon growers the necessi-
ty of going in for large, fine colored
apples, such as the one under notice.
1t is not only very large, but it carries
beautiful color and when put up in
an effective manner commands ready
sale and in quantity. 1t is late va
riety-that improves it, in our opinion.
When late high grade apple like this
can be obtained, it should be planted
freely, for the demand and prices
which prevail when supplies are OBJ
tainable prove this clearly.
Bismarck is large in every respect
1t is yeritable giant fruit in size, and
its cropping properties are gigantic. 1t
is, in fact, one of the heaviest fruiting
late apples we have, and as such, all
other points considered, it may safely
be termed one Of the finest apples in
cultivation. The tree is healthy and
strong grower. For market purposes
1t is well suited, and if carefully grown
the fruit put up in one and two layer
boxes = preferably the former = will
command a free sale at good prices.
Sold thus it insurcs a demand from
well to do class of retail fruiterers."
To those who are interested in grow
ing fruits in pots under glass the illus
tration presented by American Garden
ing will appeal strongly as showing the
possibilities of the Bismarck. This
fruit weighed full IA ounces. The well
known private gardener by whom it
was grown said in regard to this va
riety of apple:
'The tree has a tendency to COM
pactness in habit and therefore can
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An Odd Law.

To punish q man for nonpayment of
a certain tax by forbidding him to en-
ter restaurant is a rather singular act
Of government, yet in the canton Of
Bern such q law is in effect. Every
man in Switzerland must serve In the
Swiss army if he be physically capable,
and II he be not physically capable he
must pay what is called the military
exemption tax. In the canton Of Bern
a rigidly enforced law is In effect which
prohibits a person who has not paid
this tax from entering any Of the vari-
GUS beer gardens and saloons until the
tax is paid.
This law Is called the "wirtshausyer-
bot" The government says that If
man has money to spend for coffee,
beer or liquors he must also have
money enough with which to pay his
debt to the state. At intervals one may
read In the local official papers the list
Of names Of those who must stay away
from the gardens. The law cannot
prohibit a person from obtaining hq-
uor through the Intervention or help Of
q friend, but the privilege of dropping
into a favorite resort and hobnobbing
with friends-a custom which is dear
to every Swiss-must be foregone.
The law is effective for several rea-
sons. The military exemption tax Is
small-it is generally paid-and the or
dinary peasant does not like to see his
name publicly printed.
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ANTS ACT AS STRATEGIsTS.

Colonies of the Insects Transact
Business With Military Precision.
From military standpoint the meth.
DDS employed by ants to provide food
for an ant colony are almost perfect.
Their foraging parties are faultless,
both in planning and execution, and
are almost uniformly successful. A
resident Of this city who visited South
Africa gives this description of foray
Of an army of ants.
The army, which he estimates to
have numbered about $1,000 ants,
started from its home In the mud
walls of hut and marched in the di-
rection of a small mound of fresh
earth but a few yards distant. The
head of the column halted on reaching
the foot Of the mound and waited for
the rest of the force 10 arrive at the
place of operations, which evidently
was to be the mound of fresh earth.
When the remainder had arrived and
halted SO that the entire army was as
sembled, number Of ants detached
themselves from the main body and
began to ascend to the top Of the
mound, while the others began moving
so as to encircle the base of the mound.
Soon number from the detachment
which had ascended the mound, evil
IDENTIFY the attacking party, entered the
loose earth and speedily returned, each
bearing a cricket or a young grass
hopper, dead, which he deposited upon
the ground and then returned for a
fresh load. Those who had remained
on the outside of the mound took up
the crickets and grasshoppers as they
were brought out and bore them down
to the base Of the hill, returning for a
fresh load. Soon the contents of the
mound seemed to be exhausted, and
then the whole force returned home,
each carrying his burden Of food for
the community.
Here, then, was the regular foray,
planned and executed with military
precision, the country surveyed, the
depot of provisions known accurately
before the march was made and at the
mound prudential division of labor and
care taken that none of the victims
should escape.-New York Herald.
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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. 1t is "that no person who
becomes of age or who is natura-
lized after January 1st, 1900, shall
be permitted to- vote who shall
not be able to read the Constitu-
ton in English, and be capable of
writing his name.
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be kept in shape with but little trou-
BILE. Should the apple respond to
orchard cultivation as it does to culti-
walton under glass it is worthy Of at
tention, although I do not consider it
a first class fruit. Still it's handsome
appearance will more than counterbal-
ance any weakness in quality. The
fruit should be kept considerable
time before being used for dessert. 1t
is one of the best troopers know and
produces fruits Of uniformly large
size"
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/ 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
OF 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 VIII.
ming and points north.
New CASTLE AScoMMoDATIoN TRArNs.-Leave
Wilmington IL a. M, 235, Al and 6.58 D. M,
week days. Leave New Castle s. 81, g. rs IL .04
Il. m, 6.S7 p. m. week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington sos g. M,
and arriving at 6.33 p. M, week DAYS run
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Porter
and Newark.
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA R.R
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations l0.3e m 6.37 p m week DAYS Return.
ing train leaves Franklin City 6 10 a. m and
l.45 p. ~. week DAYS.
Leave Franklin City for CHR colleague fvia
steamer l25 p. M. week days Returning,
Leave Harrington for Georgetown, Ieves
at lO.3S a. M, ~ p M, week days Returning
leave Lewes 6.45 a. m. and 3.O3 D. m.weef
days
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1888 a. m and
6.37 p. M. week days. Returning, leave Berlin
7.02a m and 23I p. m. week days.
QUEEN ANNE KENT Z. R.-Leave Townsend
5.3l p M. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile 7.26 a. M. and 2S7 p. M, weekdays.
DELAWARE q CHESAPEAKE x. R.-Leaye CLAW.
ton for Oxford and way stations o.3S a. m. and
5.47 p. m, week days. Returning. leave OrforJ
6.45 a. m, and .43 p. M. week-days,
CAMBRIDGE q SEAFORn R. R-Teava saaeo-5
for Cambridge and intermediate stations ii ~
m. and ]. l5 p m weekdays, Returning. leave
Cambridge 200 am. and 2.30 p. m, weeS-iavs
CoNNEcTIoN.-At Porter, with Newark sn1
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsead With nth
Queen nAIas Anne's & Kent Railroad. At Clayton
Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad A. HasA aao
rington, with Delaware, Maryland & Viroinia
Railroad At seaford, with Cambridge & sesford
N.d1s AT Ielmar, with New York, Phiia
Peninsula Railroads. Aiio
j. B. HUTCHIsON. General Msn.v.,
J. R. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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The Appetite of a Goat

Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose
Stomach and Liver are out of order. All
such should know that DIR. Kings New
Life Pills, the wonderful Stomach and
Liver Remedy, gives splendid appetite,
sound digestion and a regular bodily habit
that insures perfect health and great
energy. Only 25c. at Vaughan's Pharmacy.
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ADDRESS,
-DDhERooI
The Record Publishing Co.
Record Building,
Philadelphia, Pa.

ED-FoR"THELIFE AND
Achievements of Admiral Dewey, 'the worlds
greatest naval hero. By Murat Halstead, the
idol. Biggest and best book; over 500 pages, 8
xl0 inches: nearly 100 pages halftone 1lustra-
tions. Only $50. Enormous demand. Big
commissions. Outfit free. Chance Of life
time. Write QUICK. The Dominion Com
pany, Srd Floor Caxton Bldg, Chicago.
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Each day in the year the owners Of
slot machines in New York city pur-
chase 1000 pounds Of chocolate with
which to fill the machines.
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Dasherly-ft cost him 100000 to
put his Chicago son-in-law on his feet.
Flasherly-Dear me, but those Chi
cago people have large feet-Kansas
City Independent.
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THE BISMARCK APPLE.
Fruit Handsome Giant-Tree .

Heavy and Sure Cropper.
"Among recent novelties that have
surely come to stay is this new hand
some apple, and whatever may be it's
deficiencies in the matter of flavor
and some people can hardly find terms
of sufficient strength for their feelings
it bas attained a r5sition that impels
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v EGIsTER's ORDER.
REGISTERS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL; "a,

REGIsTER's OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL.
February, 14th, 1900.
Upon the application of Edward NJ
VAUGHAN. Executor OF DR.. Horace Naugnau'
late Of St. Georges Hundred, in said county,
deceased, it is ordered and dlrecteu py
the Register that the Executor aIore-
said give notice of granting OF LetCSIs 2
Testamentary upon the estate oI Inc tne
deceased. with the date OF granting IneIeSl res,
by causing advertisements TO be posteo Will, u,
in fortv days from the date of such Letters IN
six OF the most public places OF the county oi
New Castle, requiring all persons having oe-
mands against the estate to present the same,
or abide by an act of Assembly in sucn case
made and provided; and also cause the same
to be inserted within the same period IN Ine
Middletown TRANSCRIPT newspaper pup
lished in Middletown, Del, and TO pe con-
tinued therein two months.
seal of Office of the Register
aforesaid, at Wilmington, In
y SEAL New Castle County aforesaid,
"a - the day and year above written
CALVIN W. CRoSSAN, Regiser.
yE.-Notice is hereby given that Let
tamentary were in due form of
hted unto the undersigned, on the
tn day of February A. ID. 1900, and
persons having claims against the
the deceased must present the same,
TESTED, to the said Executor, on
re the fourteenth day Of February,
abide the Act Of Assembly in such
~ ''' EDWARD NJ. VAUGHAN,
ss, Executor.
town, Delaware.
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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 notihca-
ton.
GEO. L. JONES.
vvslminafon. delaware
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We have grown cabbage, peas and
early sweet corn between strawberry
rows with fair success. On Long Is
land the strawberry plants are often
started in the corn crop. Some small
early variety of corn is grown, and
where it is well fed and tended the
Strawberries get good start, says Ru-
raj New Yorker.
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Robert HardY's
Seven Days
Rev. Charles NJ SheI
don's Latest Story
WILL APPEAR IN THIS PAPER
IT is ANOTHER BIG HIT,
AS FASCINATING AND
DRAMATIC AS
tIN HIS STEPS.

Robert Hardy, wealthy church member, who
is Christian in name only, is rebuked by his
wife for his selfish and unchristian attitude to-
ward several employees who have been injured
and falls asleep upon a sofa. In his dream he
sees everything that is going on in the town
about him; his minister discouraged because
Of the worldliness of people in the church. and
particularly because of Hardy's unchristianlike
conduct; his son gambling and drinking in a
saloon; one of his injured employees whom he
had refused to visit awaiting the amputation of
both feet; and his lonely wife mourning be-
cause Of his neglect. He then dreams that he
is carried high above the earth into the pres
ence of the Face of Eternity. The Face accuses
him of his lack of Christianity and warns him
that he has but seven more days upon earth
''seven days to help redeem your soul from ev-
erlasting shame and death" Mr.. Hardy awak-
ems greatly impressed by his terrible dream
and believes that it is actually warning. He
tells his wife and children of his dream, admits
that he has not lived as he should, and declares
that he has but seven more days to live. The
clock strikes the hour of midnight and the f1rst
of Robert Hardy's seven days begins. In these
seven days Mr. Hardy does all he can to better
the physical and spiritual condition of those
about him and exactly at the stroke OF mid
night of the seventh day he But it is unfair
to give away the whole plot. The reader is
kept in suspense throughout the story and does
not know whether the seventh day of Robert
Hardy is his last until the end.
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EridentIx.

In the coaching days it cost from E5
to f6 to go from York to London.
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4 Perfect Newspaper.

To publish ALL THE NEWS promptly
form, without elision or partisan bias; to
discuss its significance with frankne SIS, to
keep AN OPEN EYE FOR PUBLIC
ABUSES. to give besides complete record
of current thought, fancies and discoveries
in all departments ofhumane activity in
its DAILY EDITIONS of from 10 TO "A
PAGES, and to provide the whole for its
patrons at the nominal price of ONE CENT
that was from the outset, and will con-
tinue to be the aim of 1.-THE RECORD"
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The Sunday Edition

with the Daily, will give its readers the
best and freshest information of all that is
going on in the world every day in the
yea, including holidays, VIII & be sent for
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CORN sTTrBBLE BREAKERS.

clevis Of the doubletrees, as in Fig. 1.
He thinks this is better way than
narrowing down corn stubble in the
spring, as the stub will be broken off
from the root and will not be so much
in the way in cultivating and drilling.
AS an amendment to this plan anoth-
er writer suggests the use Of two poles
instead of one, fastened together as
shown in the second figure, which he
says will work better. Bore two inch
auger holes in poles and use good,
tough pieces three feet long for cross
pieces. Put the large end Of the one
with the small end of the other. Not
more than 25 feet in. length is advised
unless the ground is very level.
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How He Controls the Niter Nuisance.
A successful maple sugar maker has
told The American Agriculturist how
he avoids trouble with inter: strain
the sap, run into heater, then to pan,
skim pan thoroughly, boil one day.
When thick enough, strain through
woolen strainer; then settle, pour off
the settings, put in sugar off pan,
cleanse with white Of eggs or milk or
limewater and boil rapidly. When one
half done, remove from fire and strain
through the thickest strainer it will 60
through. This last straining will re-
move all sand or lime. Put back, boil
rapidly, skim off everything that is Of
fensive. If making sirup, run it down
rapidly until gallon will weigh, can
and all, liz pounds. If running to
sugar, have a pan Of snow and run it
so that after it is cold it will be brittle
and crackle. Stir rapidly until partly
cool and then turn into one, two or
three pound cake dishes. When cool,
it is ready for market.
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Signed, Sealed and Delivered
presence of Lewis Sasse.
STATE OF DEL. AWARE, ss...

STATE OF DELAWARE,
NEW OAsILh Be Il Remembered, That
IN this sixteenth day of November, A, D., one
ehsn on In.s ,Sd eght hundred and ninety-nine,
Sr1 nepsonalIy came before me, Lewis sasse, a
Justice Of the Peace for New Castle county ;s5 10y
and State of Delaware Robert :; Barra Saaoin9 anG
James G. McComb, parties nsiIg to tne I1roi Il be
sncha and severaIly acknowledged that they
signed and sealed the said Certincate Ior Ine
purposes therein set forth, and thaI Ine M same
10 'N0'- Given under my hand
and seal the day and year
last aforesaid.
LEWIS SASSE, [Seai.]
Justice Of the Peace.
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no WROM IT NAY CONCERN |

mn
HfS IL TO CERTIFY TO ALL ~
whom these presents may come, WI. WI.
sFe, Robert 8. Baird, Of the S7ty u nnd-
1hiIaktDn and State of Delaware. ,.s a.s1
Jameis C. McComh, OF Brandywine nunoLen' ~
NeWg Castle county and State oI Dela ert oa,
66 this day entered into limited pat. ada
D for the purpose Of carrying on SnS deailne
morocco and other leathers, ana al tn1ass !.
ereunto belonging or apperta nlps, - Ipeio. meIo.
d by virtue OF the laws OF Jne otdt0 r4t " -
are upon the terms hereinafter SET IoLt
The said partnership is to pc conu COW poiTd
ntier the partnership name OF Charles P Pdha ~
nd Company and the general oplecI nS a. bHsi.
artnership is to carry on the traue ttnu 1oo Dnot
ess of fInalufacturing and dealing 1nmoToceto
md other leatherss and all things 1nei0
Belonging orappertaining o;d mart.
y THE names and residences OF the saIu pal " y
ners are as follows: The general parGnei ,ka ~
the said firm is Robert =. Baird Wing u anS ,nS
CITY Of Wilmington, New Castle county ;S,,erss ans
state of Delaware and the s:ecial paanad paLGIs1 q
lanes Il. McComh. of Brandywine hunoreoi
New Castle county and State oil i1eiaWaLos anoo;o1
That the said james Z. McComD, tke T.Ps,oI,t
mariner has contributed the sum u LnSHSJ W 1LJs
Thousand Dollars to the common stocA Vi tno
said partnership. ~ oor,poanca
That the said partnership Is 70 cVnnA0 n t.e
on the sixteenth day of November, a; ~ OnS
thoi1sand eigIIf hundre and ninety nine, ana
is to end on the first day OF Decehoer' a. ~
nineteen hundred. -, ,,oror,.o cot
IN Wines Whereof We have herennIo seC
onr hands and SEALS at the City OF muilins Ing
tan and sale of Delaware, this slXteentn uay
Of November A. D., one thouSahu eAsn "N"'
dred and ninety.nine;, DARN rseall
LANES c McCOMB [Seal.I
signed, Sealed and Delivered In the
presence of Lewis Sasse.
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Opera House Building
MIDDLETOWN, DEL.
The~&
Philadelphia
Record

after a career of over twenty years of unin-
terrupted growth is justified in claiming
that the standard first established by its
founders is the one true test of
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Let us do your job printing. We will do
it in first class manner.
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OLhG4eo AOhAO
Witness its unrivaled average daily cir
culation, exceeding $4,000 copies, and an
average exceeding l45, ,000c copies for Its Sum
day editions, while limitations of its plan
of publication in every important city of
the country testify to the truth of the
assertion that in the quantity and quality
of its contents, and in the price at which it
is sold "The Record" has established the
standard by which excellence in journ-
aIism must be measured.
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The Daily Edition

of t'The Record" will be sent by mail to
any address for $500 per year or 25 cents
per month,
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The Pioneer

one-cent morning newspaper in the
WHERE OTHERS FOLLOW.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-17
Notes of the Campaign

ines prosperity of the country. The great diversity of treatment in the diff ferent states arising from this cause are the intimate relations of all parts Of the country to each other without regarding state lines in the conduct of business have made the enforcement of state laws difficult.
 It is apparent that uniformity of leg islatiOn upon this subject in the several states is much to be desired. It is to be hoped that such uniformity found- ed in a wise and just discrimination between what is injurious and- what is useful and necessary in business oper- atiOns may be obtained and that means may be found for the congress within the limitations of it's consthtutional power so to supplement an effective code of state legislation as to make q complete system of laws throughout the United States adequate to compel d general observance of the salutary rules to which l have referred.
 The whole question is so important and far-reaching that l am sure no part of it will be lightly considered, but every phase Of it will have the studied deliberation of the congress, resulting.in wise and judicious action.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-17

the country possesses. will have a safe republican majority. It follows that a republican should be sent to congress from Arizona if statehood is to come within q year. The man who assumes that a republican administra ton or congress will bestow statehood upon q territory at the request of a demo- cratic delegate knows nothing about politics. A republican delegate would stand no chance whatever of securing statehood for Arizona from a demo- cratic congress. The question of the politics of prospective senators and representatives cuts a powerful figure at Washington. The dominant party never takes chances.
 If Arizona desires statehood, if it appreciates existing conditions. N. O. Murphy will be our next delegate to congress. Otherwise it will elect Mark Smith and continue to stand in its own light. The Republican believes that the voters of the territory will em- brace the presenu glorious opportunity and give Mir. Murphy & rousing major itV