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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

Are we a civilized people?' asks
the Kansas City Journal. Speaking
for the country generally, we are, but
there are times when we don't seem
TO stay put. as it were.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

What good deacon took that beer
check out of the contribution basket
in a Columbus church? Is it still in
his possession? 'Fess up!-Ohio State
Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

Generously overlooking the market
interests of his own output, Laureate
Austin continues to scold the public
for neglecting the higher forms of
poetry.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

Sweet are the love songs the aged
have sung.
What matters gray hairs when the
heart is young?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

1t has been found that the Sierra
Nevada mountains are 100000 years
old. AS far as can be learned they
are still in first class repair, too.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

The Panama canal is first class
investment, but it will be many a
long and weary day. children, before
the dividends begin to come in.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

The Hon. Jeems Corbett cherishes
an ambition to have go with Shake
speare. He thinks he can knock him
out in five rounds.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

The Balkan states all promise to be
good The trouble is they're always
long on promise and short on per-
Torrance.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

The biggest gun ever made, now al
most completed in Reading, Pa, will
hurt projectile thirty miles. But
will the muzzle stay on?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

Is some Japanese composer at work
now on a stirring tune fitted to the
words, when We Were Marching
Through Korea
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

- Ileut. Totten now predicts that the
world viii come TO an end in 1919.
Lieut. Totten has the unique record
Of being the only man who ever pre-
dicted the end Of the world at zine
different times. none Of which proved
20 DC correct
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

The cartoonistura of the Tokyo,
Jiji-Shimpo, is far more skilled than
the cartoonistovitch Of the st. Peters
burg Novoe Vremya,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01
TURNER, Ed. 3 Prop

Edward of England is never more a
king than when he sewers bunch OF
red tape.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

Perhaps the opera company which
made the run from New York to Co
lumbus in seventeen hours threatened
to practice on the engineer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

The monthly pay of the Japanese
soldiers is 20 cents. The Japanese
are a patriotic people.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

Ought people to squander their
money on beef when terrapin can be
obtained at the usual rates?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

The government has found an open
ing for the married school teacher.
She may go to the Philippines.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-01

1t costs $10S month per capita to
live in New York; and some people
have other peoples per capita.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17

grouse moor and frst-class deer stalk
ing. Mr.. Carnegie keeps yacht, but
no motor cars. for he does not like the
automobile. Skibo castle is unique in
this respect in Great Britain. for prob
ably motor car is 10 be found in ev-
cry other one of the great houses OF
the kingdom Horses ne likes. and ne
has at Skibo score of beautiful ami
mails.
At his Scotch home Mr.. Carnegie
exhibits his characteristic democracy.
He is said TO be the most popular laird
In Scotland because of this. He has
been known to leave a party including
a baronet and an ex-members of the
English cabinet and the head of a great
university, with whom he was walking
TO spend five minutes talking with the
son OF a crofter whom they chanced to
meet. When he rejoined the group ne
gave its members the whole history OF
the boys family. and spoke enthusias-
tically of the lads talent for wood carv-.
ing
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professor who fills the chair desires per
haps. 10 show his appreciation of the
benefactor by initiating his speecf-..the
speech of representative. practical
man.. He thinks he is conpfirn ertirg
the self-made man by cuitixating his
barbarisims
If this is the true explanation of the
phenomenon. the dialect professor will
disappear before long He will find that
the self-made man does not desire TO be
complmented in that way The true self
made man is keen and practical. and
likes to getthe worth OF his money. If
he hires singing master for his daugf1-
ter he does not propose TO be satisfied
with an inferior article or instructor. If
he desires his daughter TO study French
he Is not satisfied TO employ Canadian
or Belgian tutor; she must learn the
pure French of Paris He may pay a high
price for painting. but IT must not be
a daub- He himself is not musician
speaker OF French OF painter But he
will not be satisfied to hire men who can
not DO better than he can in those mat
terS So, when he sends his son and
daughter to college. he will not be con-
tent to have them taught by teachers too
Ignorant or too careless to speak and
write their own language respectfully.
There Is another professor who works
perhaps. unconsciously to the same mr.
pose with the dialect professor. He is tbe
authority crank BY looking through the
writings OF all the authors of iitera ture
one may find slips here and there The
best writers are not always at their best.
Doubtless even Macaulay ana Irving vo,,ld
gladly make occasional corrections of their
almost faultless pages il they were to
come back to earth. There is scarcely q
vulgarisTn in language that has NOT been
used at some time in some place by some
writer OF distinctions If one will search
long enough and far enough back TO
find IT
The authority crank IN u7ousiur
through old books finds that some sioven-
". Incorrect disgusting exuressio, f,ss
been used in some cid book. ..Hal,, he
eriesi an authority. hy Jove.s Then
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THE DIALECT PROFESSOR
BY HUBERT M. SKINNER

who is an untutored foreigner. This is not
half so bad as the professors insulting
assurance to his friend, II will be glad to
see YOU"
1t was about that long said a pro-
fessor TO his class (which long nro-
fessor?' asked a disgusted student.
Ihere are so many longs. you know. that
couldn't tell which long it was.
thought it was some other long. Am glad
to know it was that long"
The first time l ever heard the bar-
barlsm different than was when
a professor OF a great university used il
Errors OF this nature. introduced into this
country by an ignorant class of for
elgners, would soon be corrected if they
were rot taken up- by our professors and
teachers The person VINO makes i1se of
them may never learn how much thev srand
IN the way Of his success One vulgar sim
causes the bewiidered speaker TO fail of
appointment to a coveted position- causes
him 10 be rejected from desirable So
ciety or club; stands in the way OF an
intimacy most desirable to him: inter
feres with his advancement in a thou
sand ways, OF which he is perhaps
wholly unconscious
Several well-trained students of Latin
present themselves as candidates for q
teachers position Il walnut to teach
Latin. SAYS one of them. I desire 10
teach Latin. says another The remark
of the first may place him out OF con-
sideration in the contest
I shouldn't be willing to go SO far as
that" said q congressman, in response
TO an inquiry on the floor of the house.
Why cannot ali our congressman use Ian
guage Sc simple. elegant and unaffected2 2
Like my friend. said another congress-
man. 7 wouldn't be willing to go that
far" Poor fellow he supposed that he
was speaking the English language, ana
that he was simply repeating the remark
OF his colleague OF course the difference
IN the two expressions was disagreeabiy
sensible TO scores OF the members pres
ent, but not more so than It should have
been TO any pupil of the foruth grade of
our public schools
Many are puzzled 10 account for the
vulgar and illiterate speech of certain coll
lege professors in America. and especially
In the West To me it seems to be an
eutgrowth of the patronage given by self
made men to certain institutions of high
er learning "magnates of some in
dz1strr endows a chair IN college. The
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he proceeds to cite his authority and to
cultivate the use of the expression.
though it may have been the care OF
nyriads OF teachers, lovers of the true
and the beautiful to eliminate the bar
barism. and though they have succeeded
almost in banishing it from the world I
knew of an eminent educator who made it
the work of years TO find authorities'
for all or nearly all the solecisms con-
demned in our grammars and rhetorics-
He found them. He collected them He
made up book of them. TO be used in
the schools. so that the pupils might
know the authorities A sensible pub
fishing house. am told. purchased the
copyright and suppressed the book The
authority crank is now much in evidence
in some universities, but his influence is
not formidable. 1t Is the dialect profess
sor who is at present the greatest obsta-
Gle in the way Of pure. clear and really
good English The honest and unrnistak-
able slang of George AIDE is harmless COM
pared with the English of the dialect
professor.
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eARNEGHEL0WEs HIS SCOTCH eAsTLE

the piper disappears around a corner.
In. a few minutes it is heard again.
For twenty minutes the piper marches
around the castle, and then re-enters
it. At that moment the organist takes
his seat, and as the guests enter the
breakfast room their ears are greeted
with organ music. AT breakfast every
one is supposed to wait upon himself
or herself.
One OF the features of Skibo castle
is the splendid private swimming bath,
housed in building standing only
FEW minutes walk from the castle.
Its glass roof slides away at the pull Of
a lever, opening the pool to the sky.
A large house party can be accommo-
dated in the dressing rooms. The wa
ter is salt and can be had at any tenn
pefature desired
For a long time Skibo Castle had no
smoking room because of Mr. Carne-
giess aversion TO tobacco. AT last MIR.
Carnegie added one, and put into ii all
that anyone could desire in a smoking
room except the hosts company. All
after dinner smoking must be done in
this room. There is no lingering over
the wine and nuts at Skibo. The old
guest, it is said, finds much pleasure
in watching the effect of Mr. Carne-,
gleS presence and de1eStatiOn of to-
hacco upon guest who is making his
first visit and has lighted cigar as
they walk off across the grounds The
guest. although Mr.. Carnegie never is
so unpolite as TO say anything, never
does it twice IntuitiveIy he learns
that there is something in the atmos-
phere that discourages smoking.
While ne loves fishing, and has built
two elaborate salmon and trout hatch
cries. the Laird of Skibo does not care
for hunting For those who do, how
ever, there are said to be an admirable
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~ NE who meets in American clubs and
lUl homes the foreigners who acquired
their knowledge of English in Eu-
ropean universities IS apt 10 be surprised
at the accuracy with which these visitors
speak our language. They may accentIl-
ate words wrongly now and then. and they
may make amusing mistakes at times,
but from the barbarisms so common with
US they are apt TO be wholly free
What must be their astonishment in
talking with some Of our university pro-
fessors to note the habitual violation of
the simplest rules Of grammar by these
WOrth1es IN their ordinary converse ton.
might relate instances OF painful en-
barTassment suffered by educated for
eigners on account OF the pitifu1 ignorance
or disregard of prOprfeties OF speech by
the very men TO whom was intrusted the
education OF our boys and girls There
was some things I disliked in our navy
said a distinguished professor OF a great
American university TO a Spanish naval
officer Then he repeated it twice There
was some thingS-there was some things
that disliked''
Now" said the puzzled officer to me-
some time later. Il have learned onIv TIE
simple rules OF your grammar. L have not
mastered your higher principles of rhe-
torie. Tell me please. what is the prin-
ciple OF rhetoric which the professor OBJ
served when he said, There was some
things
The dialect story and poem are the sub
Ject OF much adverse comment Often has
# been said that they tend to deteriora-
tion Of our language as popularity used
Nothing could be further from the truth
A caricature is corrective Caricature
the dress or manner OF a man or woman
and that person viii seek to disprove the
representation by an avoidance of al
sembiance to IT. CaricaIure always cor
rects. It IS not the dialect poet or the
dialect story writer who causes our Ian
guage 10 deteriorate. It Is the dialect
professor and the dialect teacher OF gram
mar The pupil of the public school often
profits little from his study OF grammar
because the teacher undoes the work by
the more potent example of sloppy Eng
ish in conversation. But is the teacher
70 blame2 He acquired his barbarisns
perhaps. from some careless officer at the
state normal school, The normal school
man acquired them perhaps from some
or the professors al the university. a'WiII
I wash the UindoEra9' aaia tha ianitor
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Plain Crex Rugs

These are firmly and closely woven
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Size Or1r Rerufar PRICE Sale price
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cand,dates.for the Hero Fund

Little boy. said the smiling dame.
stopping to watch him. ARE you catching
anything2'
Nome reluctantly answered the boy,
batting his hook afresh and throwing 1t in
again. a few yards further out from the
bank
Have you caught anything today?"
Nome
DO you FISH here often2s
..Yes'm,'
Have you ever caught any fish here2''
"Yes,m. Caught little mudcat day
fore Yesterday. an a sunfish bout two
inches long one day last week That's ali
I ever got
well your patience and persistence are
connrnendable, at any rate, observed the
smiling dame. moving on.
The urehin called after her.
fsDonst / get nuthin2. ma am. he said
..ftr teilin, ye the truth bout my flsilin. r
Chicago TTibune.
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M NDREW CARNEGIE has a warm
III place In his heart for Skibo castle,
his summer home in his native Scot
land, according 70 a writer in the IN
dependent I just count the days till I
get back again. Mr. Carnegie is quot
ed as saying when about to sail for the
winter in his New York home His
Scotch estate which has been estimat-
ed as containing from 10000 to $4,000
acres, has been fitted up for the en-
joyment of the holiday time Of life
summer.
Skibo castle is on Dornoch Firth, in
Sutherlandshire, the extreme north of
the land of the thistle. Macbeth's
castle stood ten miles away and the
woods of Dunsinane are close by. Here
Mr.. Carnegie indulges his liking for
golf and for fishing. If one had never
seen the castle. and wished a disttn-
gushing mark, 1t could be found in the
flag which flies upon the tower OF the
old part of the building It is like no
other on the face OF the earth AS It
ffutters in the breeze against the blue
sky one can al last pick out on one
side the British Union Jack and on
the other the red and white and blue
of the Stars and Stripes.
Mr. Carnegie keeps up the old Scotch
customs, and has added one or two of
his OWN. No ordinary breakfast bell
warns the visitor that the fruit Will be
served within twenty minutes Al 8
o'clock one hears the skiriing OF a
bagpipe coming across the lawn At
last 1t floats up from directly under
| the window. and then grows fainter as
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THE NEw RUSSIAN HYMN

AS sung regularly at Port Arthur.
Oh, say. can you see by the dawn's
early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twi-
lights last beaming2
No, your highness. can't; for soma
time in the night,
1t ran foul Of a mine and it's long past
redeemlng-
Giant powders red flare,
Iron filings TO spare
Then up went a battleship high in the air:
And the mines of Port Arthur,
Oh long may they fo-oatl
I regret TOGO repor-r-E
Had destroyed-d-the wrong-boat-t-ti
Puck
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Tami Cottage Rugs

These rugs are exceptionally we'll
adapted for chambers and lake cot
tages, are durable. inexpensive and
come in rich and highly colored
Oriental patterns.
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Musical Criticism

Baxter-We had some fine music at tha
concert last night
Caxtor-I thought you didn't enjoy high
class music
Baxter@Oh, I didn't enjoy it, that why
] know it must have been high Glass;
Boston Transcripts
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A Carload of the Celebrated Cotton
Felt Mattresses just received - Ex-
cepting d good Hair Mattress these
are by far the most durable. comforta-
bic and sanitary OF any mattress made.
Every Cotton Felt Mattress sold by
US is fully guaranteed; use
one 60 days and If not sat . n 0 y
isfactory return 1t atour 8 e0~ ~
expense. Special Monday
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Moodji Porch Rugs

These are made in India from
cocoa fibre, are strong, heavy and
very durable. They come in strong
colors, in bright Oriental patterns,
and are ideal rugs for porches.
Made in the following sizes:
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Figured Crex Ruus

These are the same as the plain,
only come in figured medallion pat
terms on one side and plain on the
otherpracticaliy two rugs in one.
Size. Our Regular Price. Sale Price.
Middletown transcript., 1904-01-30
cEciLToN

Edward Mattox returned on Tuesday
from Philadelphia.
Miss Lizzie Anderson entertained Miss
Frances Griffith on Sunday.
J. D. Boulden is spending a few days
with Thomas Price, near Townsend.
Mrs. William Brown has been spend
ing the past week with relatives in Earle.
willie.
Miss May Smith is spending sometime
with her sister, Mrs. Joe Atwell, in Bet
terton.
Miss Minnie Messick has returned from
spending the past week with friends at
Wyoming.
Misses Mary and Florence Etherington
have returned from visiting friends in
Townsend.
Quite a number from here attended
the anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Simmons
near Sassafras.
Miss Maude Simmons, of Earleville,
was the guest of Miss Hylie Boulden, on
Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. Lambert Manlove and Jay
Price spent few days of the past week
with their cousin, Thomas Boulden.
The remains of William Thompson
Weldon were brought here from up the
county on Tuesday for interment in Cecil
ton Cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1904-01-30
BERRY--CoNNER

The wedding Of Miss Edith May Con.
ner, youngest daughter of Mrs. Rachel
Conner to Mr.. William l. Berry, took
place at the home of the brides mother
on West Cochran street on Wednesday
evening at 7.3O o'clock. The house had
been beautifully decorated for the oc-
casion with potted plants and cut flowers,
and presented a beautiful appearance.
The ceremoney was performed by Rev.
George w. Dawson, former pastor of
Bethel NJ. E. Church in the presence OF
large circle of relatives and friends.
The bride was attired in white silk, en-
train, with Irish point lace trimmings
and veil, and carried brides roses. She
was attended by her cousin, Miss Addie
Shahan, Of Smyrna, and Miss Matte
Swain, Of Philadelphia, as bridesmaids,
who were attired in white chiffonette
over blue silk, and carried pink carna-
tions.. The groom was attended by his
cousin, Mr.. Charles S. Ross, Of Pittsburg,
Pa, and Mr.. Herman Conner, brother Of
the bride, Of this town. Lohengrin's
wedding march and Mendelssohn's recess
sional were skillfully rendered by Prof.
Noble Hadley, of Wilmington. The
northest corner Of the front parlor was a
beautiful bower Of evergreens, while a
handsome floral bell was suspended from
an arch, under which the ceremony was
performed. After the ceremony refresh
ments were served. The bride was the
recipient Of many handsome presents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry after wedding trip
will reside on farm near town.
Middletown transcript., 1904-01-30
BOOK OF THE ROYAL BLUE

The January Number, "Book OF the
Royal Blue" has started the year with q
new feature. Each number during the
ensuing year will contain two pages OF
the characteristic work of two of the
most prominent American Press Humor-
lists, and consequently, its readers may
look forward to variety of entertaining
literature of this character in the future.
1t is also the endeavor Of the publish
ers to present some beautiful picture. on
the line Of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road, each month as frontispiece, with
a descriptive poem Of some well known
author.
The articles ON the Worlds Fair at St.
Louis are the best detailed descriptions
published. The February Number es-
pecially, will be devoted to the beauties
Of the exposition from an architectural
standpoint.
A noticeable feature OF the 'Book Of
the Royal Blue" is that it stands alone
among railroad publications in using its
advertising pages exclusively to portray
the merits Of the Baltimore & Ohio Sys.
tenn, and as much care is giving to these
pages to make them interesting as is
given to the other features Of the book,
Middletown transcript., 1904-01-30
The following table gives the percent
lge Of tile members Of the gun club par
lg in the gun contest:
ODESSA

Mr.. Fl. Vandegrift was a Philadelphia
visitor Wednesday.
Mr.. John Heldmeyer spent Sunday
with his aunt in Smyrna.
Miss Catharine Whittock is the guest
Of friends in Barclay, Md.
Mr.. NJ. Vinyard, Of Warwick, visited
Mr.. Corbit Vinyard Wednesday.
Miss George G. Enos, Of Wilmington,
spent few days this week with her par
ents.
Miss Mary Townsend has returned from
very pleasant trip with friends in VIII.
mington.
Miss E. Lindsey Mailly entertained q
few friends at her home on Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Nellie Long, Of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kumpel, Of De-
lance, n j., visited their parents here
part Of this week.
Miss NJ. Eta Rose, of Newark, was
the guest Of her sister, Miss Burdette
Rose, last Friday and Saturday.
Middletown transcript., 1904-01-30
WARWICK

Mr.. Perkins S. Stats is on the sick list
Revival meetings have been in progres
during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Custis Price spent Satur
day in Middletown, Del.
We are extremely sorry to report Mrs
E. E. Marsh is critically i'll.
Mrs. Gideon Clark was the guest oi
friends in town Wednesday.
Mr.. j. Harry Holden has returned
home after short stay in Chester, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Wilson have re-
turned home after two weeks visit in
Elk Neck.
Mrs. ]. s. Merritt and daughter, Miss
Bessie, of ;"it, are the guests of Mrs.
Elwood Wlliiams.
Washington Camp, No. 8, P. O. S. of A.
will attend divine services Sunday morn
ing, February 2lst.
Thieves broke in the meat house of Mr.
Uric P. CHM one night last week and
carried off large portion of his meat.
Washington Camp, No s, P. O. S. of
A, cordially invite everyone to attend
their festival and bazaar in February.
See posters.
Mr.. Halmen Bouchelle removed his
family from the H. L. Simmons property
to the property of Mr.. W. J. B. Lofand
last Tuesday.