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Robbers Clean out a POstoffioe.

Highland Falls, N Y. Aug. l3.-The
pOstOfice here was entered by burg.
lars, the large safe was blown open
with dynamite. and stamps to the
value of $500 and $500 in currency,
three diamond rings, a valuable brace
let and all the records of the office
were stolen. There is NO elew to the
robbers.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey left Wash.
ingtOn today for a visit to Mount Pc.
como. Pa.
The Bean Pole and the COrncrib.
A friend OF Hon. Shelby NJ. Cullom
occasionally takes pleasure 10 recount.
ing an incident connected with the
present senator's first reception after
he became governor of Illinois.
In the line Of approaching hand.
shakes" he saw rural giant whose
massive figure lowered above oil the
other occupants Of the crowded room.
Mentally the governor made the com.
ment, THAT man must weigh about
300 pounds"
When the pOnderOus man reached his
excellency and extended his hand. be
asked in deep tones. audible in every
part Of the room:
And you're the governor Of Illinois
ehY"
yes, l have that honor. replied Mr.
/ Cullom.
well" exclaimed the giant. 81 must
say you're built on a mighty slim pat
tern for governorl If I'd stand be
hind you. guess we'd look something
ike a bean pole leaned up against q
cornerib"-Saturday Evening Post.
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The WOMAN PROPOSED.
One Marriage Thus Contracted and
How II ResuIted.

One Marriage Thus Contracted and
How 1t Resulted.
Clara Morris, the noted emotional &c
tress, on being asked for her views on
the question, SHOULD women proposeg'
told of a woman of her acquaintance
who had proposed to man and had
been accepted by him.
The woman was a breadwinner
whose boundless energy, capacity for
hard work and eye to the main chance
marked her out for success. She was
quick to recognize the dormant abil-
ity Of the shy, reserved man who sat
beside her at the boarding house table
and she was impatient at his lack Of
push. HE will let others use him all
his life unless 1 take him in hand" she
said, and though she saw that he was
secretly in love with the gentle, lovely
little girl who sat opposite him at the
table she marked him out for her own,
proposed to him and married him.
She succeeded in pushing her hus-
band to a high round Of the financial
ladder, but there were many riffs in
the lutte OF their domestic happiness.
She was clever, brilliant woman,
who thought her time too valuable to
be wasted on the small details Of
housekeeping and child training. She
had to keep In touch with the world
Of literature. art and fashion, she said
or where would her work be?
SO it came about that the father was
the mother in that family. He it was
who night and morning found time to
climb to the nursery. the ugliest, dull
est, barest room In the house, and,
leaving dignity outside the door, kiss
and hug and romp with the three chill
dren, tell them stories. receive their
small condolences, comfort them in
their grievances and later on help
them out in hard school exercises. In
return he was b0updiessly loved by the
trio, particularly the oldest girl, who
by some strange irony OF fate greatly
resembled the sweet girl whom the
man had loved.
The mother saw this perfect love
and understanding between father anC
children. and 1t hurt and angered her
She talked with tone Of bitterness a
her Sunday evening receptions Of how
much her husband owed to her. HI
never would have reached his posi-
ton" she said. ST be hadn't had m
} to lean upon and push him, He'd hav
been plodding along at q salary yet"
And her husband, who had touch 0
chivalry about htm, would answer, wit
, a patient little smile;
Eyes, my deari your courage an
clevepness have been a great assist
ance 10 ne"
But when he was on his dcathbe
: and to Clara Norris, lifetime frien,
he was speaking Of his life as failure
he said concerning his marriage. "Yo
! knew how 1t happened You hay
thought me weak because accepte
her. You cannot judge. woma
; cannot understand what a. man fec
in such a position. was young, il
experienced. had u great respect +,
s women When she proposed to me.
was 50 ashamed for her that cou
T. not have looked her ID the face until
had said yes
q "Wel, have done my best. and
. has she. She Is a good woman. clcv
d and capable. have accomplish,
n more than ! should have done witho
$, her. But'-he sighed heaviiy-"wh
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Coronation Choir to Tour America.
London, Aug. 1S.-The choir which
sang at the coronation of the king in
Westminster Abbey last Saturday
sailed yesterday from Liverpool to
make tour of the United States and
Canada.
When Clifton Johnson was travelling
In Ireland, he sat down one day in a
cottage To talk with an old woman.
AS they we're having their dish Of dis
course there came a clap Of thunder,
and the old woman at once spread out
her hands in supplication, crying:
"God bless and save us and save his
honor and save the people and all Of
usg'
For the space Of half an hour the
thunder was frequent. and each time
she prayed. Then she told Mr.. John.
son this story. which has a good moral
in its defining Of the proper spirit
which should belong to prayer:
There was man. and he was work.
ing in a field like. and It came on to
thunder, and he put his head in a hole
in the wall, and be said. God save
what's out O meg But he ought tC
have prayed for the whole Of him, foI
be no SCORER said that than the wal
fell and took his head clean of.
at was telled to me that this was 4
Judgment on the crathur, because It ii
not right To pray small lust for your
silf, but you should pray large to save
us all--pray big and open hearted. But
that may be only story, sir."-Youth'l
Companion.
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LIVELY BATTLE At THRooP
Deputies and Strikers Exchange Shots,
But Hit No One.

Deputies and Strikers Exchange Shots,
But Hit No One.
Scranton, Pa, Aug. IA lively
battle occurred last night between
deputies and strikers at ThrOop, an
isolated mining village six miles
north Of here. Scores of shots were
exchanged, but as far as Is known no
one was hit The one colliery in the
village is operated by the Pancoast
Coal Company, a branch Of the On
tario ard Western coal department.
Last Tuesday the washery was start
ed under the protection Of armed dep
.uties. There has been some stone
throwing at the deputies and clubbing
OF worlunen. and on several occasions
the deputies discharged their guns to
brighten away the boys who pelted
the washery with sling-shots.
Yesterday at noon the four depu-
ties guarding the company's pumping
station. located on the river bank,
we're driven to cover by volley Of
shots from the opposite shore. They
returned the fire and sileneed the at
tack. Last night when darkness fell
the attack on the pump house was re-
newed. The company anticipated it
and had big force of deputies on
hand. For an hour bullets few thick
and fast The attacking party seemed
to concentrate its fire on the pump
house, fer 1t was fairly riddled with
bullets. The deputies shot into the
bushes en- the opposite shore, only
100 feet AWAY. making target of the
Rpot where the flashes Of the assail.
ants guns were seen.
The strikers evidently quit because
hf their ammunition being exhausted
and this put an end to hostilities.
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/ have seen a human life crushed by
disappointment or by a bereavement
or by some heart sorrow worse than
death. 1t seemed as though all the
light had gone out Of II. a &aek night
and gloom, ana yet as time wore on
the stars came ont, and when the soul
had become accustomed to the new
environment there was a peace. q calm
resignation, which yielded no small
degree Of actual happiness. The mar
row circle gave more than the larger
circle OF other days. and the burdened
life had flowers in It which do not
blossom IN soil which 10 rich with ex-
citement and pleasure. Many man
has learned what life means through
affiie&On, and sometimes think that
our sorrows are the best part OF US
The man who has his own way has a
very poor way, and the man who is
led by Ged is6A the Road 20 heaven
George Il. Hepworth.
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vn1ne of snndnv Reat.

An important contribution to scien-
tifc data bearing on the necessity Of
Sunday rest from labor has been made
by a Pennsylvania railroad official. He
selected two groups Of aborers from
the working force of certain freight
house controlled by his road He
measured the working capacity Of each
group in terms Of tons handled daily
for a week. On Sunday one group
rested; the other worked as usual. On
the following Monday the men who
had been continuously at service
showed q decrease Of 10 per cent in
efficiency as compared with the pre-
vious Monday. and each day after their
comparative delinquency became great
eF. The men who had their Sunday
respite. on the other hand, were as val.
liable to the company the second week
MS the first
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AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.


HOUSE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL, No. Ill.,
Strike out all OF the bill after The word
state IN the third line Of Section l OF the
bill and insert in lieu thereof the following:
"First. Tina. all Of Section OF Article 0 OF
the Constitution OF this State after the word
Corporation where It occurs the second
time in Section 3, be stricken out"
Section 2. That Section of said Article
be stricken ont and in lieu thereof substitute
and adopt the following, viz:
Section 6. Shares OF the capital stock of
corporations created under the laws of this
State, when owned by persons or corpOra-
lions without this STATE, shall not be subject
after to be made.
An Act proposing Amendm snts TO Article Of the Con-
ailiuOn Of the State Of Delaware concerning corpor-
atlOns.
Be IT ENACTED by the Senate and House Of
Representatives OF the State OF Delaware in
General Assembly met Ttwo-thirds OF the
members elected to each House agreeing):
Section l. That the following amendments
be and the same are hereby proposed to Arti-
Gle OF the Constitution of this state:
First. That all of Section OF Article 0 OF
the Constitution OF this State be stricken out
and in lieu thereof substitute and adopt the
following, viz
''section 3. shares of the capital stock Of
Corporations created under the laws Of this
State, when owned by persons not residing
herein, shall not be subject to taxation bv
Second. That all Of Section OF Article OF
the Constitution Of this State be stricken out.
Approved March 3, A. ID. 1901.
1, Caleb K. Layton, Secretary Of State OF
Delaware, do hereby certify that the above
| and foregoing Is true and correct copy oil
House Bill No. 2l7 with amendments thereto
entitled "An Act proposing amendments tC
/ Article Of the Constitution of the State o.
/ Delaware concerning Corporations" az thu
/ same appears on the enrolled hill filed in tn,
| office Of the Secretary ofState, and approved
by the Governor March ., A. ID. 1901; and pub
! lished in accordance with the requirement o
the Constitution of this State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREoF, ] hav
hereuntO set my hand and Ofiicia
/ lSEAL seal, at Dover, this fifteenth day O
July, in the year of our Lord on
thousand nine hundred and two
CALEB R. LAYTON,
SECRETARY OF STATE
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west. It is most interesting to see
New Orleans, San Antonio and FL
Paso, the latter place which is just
across the river from the old Next
can town of Juarez, where all the
old customs prevail.
Chas. L. Hopkins, District Pas
senger Agent, Southern Railway,
82s Chestnut ST., Philadelphia will
be pleased to furnish all informa-
ton. 6-27-6t
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VERY LOW RATES TO SAN
FRANCISCO AND PACIFIC
COAST POINTS VIA SOUTH
ERN RAILWAY.

On account OF the Biennial Meet
ing Knights of Pythias to be held
in San Francisco, August nth to
22nd, the Southern Railway will
sell round trip tickets to San Fran
cisco, or Los Angeles, on Aug,
Ist, to Aug, 9th, good to return
until September goth, 1909, at
greatly reduced rates. The round
trip rate from Philadelphia will be
$66.75, and correspondingly low
rates from other points, with gene
rous stop-overs and privilege of re-
turning a different route if desired
at rate Of $6S.25. Passengers may
avail themselves of either the stand
ard sleeper in which berth rate il
! $Io. 90 through from Philadelphia
or the Excursion sleeper in which
the berth rate is $500 from Wash
ington. The above rates apply to
the general public.
The Southern Railway operate!
tri-weekly personally conducted
tourist cars between Washington
and San Francisco without chang,
via Atlanta, New Orleans, FL Pas,
and Los Angeles. Tourist car
leave Washington S.45 p. m. ever,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
The route is through the most de
lightful section of the south an,
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Delaware, Maryland q virginia r. r.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
statiOua 10 A. a. m. daily and 6 IA p. m. week
days. Returning, train leaves franklin Oily
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague via
ateamer) q p. m. week days. Returning,
leaxe Chinooteague 81 a. IA. week days.
Leaves Harrington for Georgetown and
LeWsa at 10 40 a. m. 6.l4 p. m. weekdays.
Returning leave LeWes as a. m. and 1872
p. m. weekdays.
Leaves Harrington for RehOboth 1910 a. m.
and6.l4 p. 10. weeks-dayA Returning leaves
RehOboth 0.SB g. m. and 40 pm. Weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1910 3 m.
and GA D. m. weekdays. Returning, leave
Berlin So a. m. weekdays and LOO p. m.
Queen Anne & Ken RR.-Leave Towns.
end for CentreVille and way stations. q
q. m. and 08 p. m. week days. Returning,
leave Centreville 81 a. M. and 45 p. m.
week days.
Del. Chesapeake r. R.-Leavs Clayton for
Oxford and way stations at 40 a. m. and 62a
p. m. week days Returning, leave Oxford
655 q. m. and 6ip. m. week days.
Cambridge & Seaford r. R.-Leave SeaGord
II Is a. m. and 81 p. m. week days. Return
ing train leaves Cambridge At % and ~
p. M. week days.
CcNNBCrIoN.-At Porter, with Newark 4
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, will
Queen Anne's a Kent Railroad. At Clay
ton, with Delaware & Chrsapeaks Railroad
and Baltimore 4 Delaware BAY Railroad. Al
Harm ton,with Delaware, Maryland Vir
ginia Railroad. At Seaford, with Cambridge
q Seaford Railroad. At Delmar, with New
York, Philadelphia 4 Norfolk, Wycomlco z
POcomoke, and Peninsula Railroads
J. B. HUTCHINSON, General Manag
r. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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A peculiar clerical announcement is
recorded in a Buckinghamshire (Eng-
land paper 1t is headed. Little Mis-
sender Yicfrage" and reads: "The vic
ar regrets 10 have to inform his par
ishioners that in consequence of his
advanced age it viii not be possible
for him to visit the residents Of the
hilltops. He will still be able to per
form all the Sunday church duty. If at
any time it should please God to send
him a pony and carriage, it will give
him great pleasure to resume his for
mer course )f visiting"
The hint to heaven viii probablv
reach the millions.
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The clergy Of the diocese of Long Is
land are chuckling over what they re-
gard as a good joke on their recently
chosen bishop, the Rev. DR.. Frederick
Burgess. 1t may be recalled that the
recent convention at which DR.. Bur
CESS was elected lasted from early
morning until past midnight Ballot
after ballot was taken, and no clergy
man had majority. Finally DR.. Bur
CESS arose and made a motion to adj
jOurn.
Gentlemen" he said, Il move we
adjourn. We've been here all day and
all evening celebrating and voting
continuously, and we've all tired and
in no mood for appropriate action.
Anything we do now will be only a
makeshift, and wen be sorry for it in
the morning"
The motion was not seconded, and
the balloting was taken up again
About three minutes after DR.. Burgess
little speech he was chosen bishop Of
Long Island.
Now his brethren declare that DR.
Burgess is neither a prophet nor Tho
son of a prophet" No signs Of regre
have yet appeared over that midnigh
action, which the doctor raised BIZ
warning voice against.
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The Manchester Sunday School union
England has made a new departure
in the establishment Of loan museum
OF models and objects likely to be use
full to Sunday school teachers. The
museum contains many illustrations Of
plants and animals mentioned in the
Bible. The gods and sacred animals
Of the Egyptians are largely represent
ed. There are copies Of the Rosetta
stone, the Lachlsh tablet. the Moabite
stone and the clay tables Of Babylonia
and Assyria. The shofar horn. the
waxed writing tablets. as well as tear
bottles and precious stones. End place
% this novel museum.
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The death of Jennie June Croly has
made less impression on the public
than it would had the event occurred
twenty years ago. Mrs. Croly was the
pioneer newspaper woman of this
country and ever took an interest in
affairs that were Of particular interest
to her sex. She founded Sorosis and
in many ways aided women in their in
tellectual pursuits. II there is any
gratitude in female hearts, there should
be some expression Of the good she ae-
complished in a long and active life
Philadelphia Inquirer
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A Hour on WheeIa.

Todelo. O., Aug. Is. - George H.
Ketcham, Of this city, millionaire
owner and driver Of Cresceus, 2.O2A,
the champion trotter, will tour the
west in a huge covered wagon. Mr.,
Ketcham conceived the idea of max.
ing the tour gypsy fashion last fall,
and placed an order for a wagon &C.
cording to plans prepared by himself.
The great wagon is now completed.
Mr.. Ketcham will be accompanied by
Mrs. Ketcham and their daughter,
Miss Rachel. The wagon is a wonder
and complete house on wheels. II
Is divided into several compartments,
There are sleeping rooms. dining
room, reading room and office and
bathroom. Mr.. Ketcham expects to
travel 1000 miles through Yellow
Mone Park.
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The experience Of everyone is valuaple.
Mr.. William Phillips, Of Maynard, Ala on
Marcn q, 1902, said: II have suffered with
my head and tired feeling. 1 took = box Of
Ramon's Pink Pills and = box Ramon's
Nosena and have not felt the trouble since.
would not take 500 for what 1t did for me.
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They Drink the water.

The new waterworks at Calcutta
brought before pious Hindoos the ques-
ton whether they would drink from
the same sources as the Christians.
The religious leaders on appeal gave
the diplomatic answer that they might
drink this water since they had to pay
taxes on it, and this constituted a pen
0nce for doing so.
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weakening OF the will power by
breaking resolutions 70 abandon the
drink habit, for instance. will, h con-
hnued, finally destroy every chance Of
reformation. While the will Is grow
Ing weaker the habit is growing sron-
ger both relatively and positively
Washington Post.
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NEW CASTLE AccoMMoDATIoN TRAINS
Leave Wilmington 8.lS AIM, 800, i.02 and
SIS pm. week days. Leave New Castle 8.Sl,
O.5B, 10 so am, U4l p. IA. week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington $40 ana.
and arriving at $40 p. m. week days run
through solid to and from Baltimore via
Porter and Newark.
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CUBAN TREATY READY
President Will Call Extra Session
Of Senate IN November.
NO DEFINITE DATE IS FIXED

NO DEFINITE DATE Is FIXED
MIR. Roosevelt Hopes to Have Reel
prOcity Question Cleared Away En-
tirely Before the Regular Meeting
Of Congress.
Washington, Aug. 13.-Advices re-
ceived here indicate that President
Roosevelt will call the senate in extra
ordinary session early in November.
Ever since 1t became evident that
nothing would be accomplished as to
reciprocity with Cuba at the recent ses-
sion of congress rumors of a more OF
less definite nature have been in cir
eulation that the president would call
an extra session either of the entire
congress to enact Cuban reciprocity
legislation or of the senate to ratify
II possible a reciprocal treaty with Gu
ba. During the past week it has been
stated that it was the purpose of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to call a special session
Of the senate as early as September.
It can be stated BY authority that he
has no such intentions. His time and
that Of many members of the senate
Of both political parties viii be com
Pletely occupied during September and
petebeF. It is understood to be the be-
lief of President Roosevelt that a ses-
sion Of the senate held for the pur-
pose Of ratifying a reciprocity treaty
with Cuba would be more likely to be
| fruitful Of results If It is held after the
November elections than If 1t was held
before. It Is assured that the question
Of the relations of the United States
with Cuba will enter largely int the
approaching campaign and it is stated
that the president feels the Democrats
will be less likely to offer serious op'
position 70 a reciprocity treaty after tbs
election than they would before that
time. A treaty with Cuba practically
has been prepared. It requires ONLY
the finishing touches and the sigma
lures Of Minister Quesada and Sec
rotary OF State hay "a make it read,
ter presentation to the senate.
NO definite date, u Is understood ma
been fixed upon for the meeting Of tn
session in November, but that 1t vii
be soon after the election is reason
ably certain. The president It is said
hopes to have the reciprocity question
cleared away entirely before the Fegu
lar session Of congress,
There is no doubt here that the pres
eRt distress in Cuba is due to the fail
uFe Of congress to give the products c
that island an advantage in the Amer
can markets, The discussion In III
Cuban congress and the passage by on
branch or the other. Of legislation cal
rying big loan has had the effect heI
Of intenslfying the sentiment Of reli,
to Cuba by way of reciprocity.
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Ramon's Tonic Regulator is purely vegeta-
Bile. It will do your liver more good than
any known remedy.
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Joseph Cook not long before his
death wrote at the request Of the edi-
tor Of The Christian Endeavor World
a Characteristic message for Christian
EndpavOrers.
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uOes 1t an amount rO--mOney, pUsiuou,
all? Husks. husks! For eighteen years
have hungered for the bread Of life,
which is love."-Sunny South.