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Middletown transcript., 1904-03-12
sHAD COMING

Delaware shad will. soon be in the mar
kets, for the fishermen say that as soon
as the ice leaves the Delaware river, they
will begin fishing. That shad already
are running in the river Is evident from
the fact that several have been caught
near Newcastle. Local fishermenare over
hauling their nets and repairing their
boats In preparation for the coming sea-
son. Fishing will be impossible so long
as ice rernains in the river for it damages
the nets, and the fishermen who sustain
enough, losses from damage done to their
nets by craft plying up and down river
are unwilling to take the risk. At times
the river appears to be comparatively free
from ice, but with change of wind it
comes back in large quantities. However
if the warm weather continues for awhile
longer the fishermen say it will soon dis
appear.
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OLD POINT COMFORT, RICHMOND, AND
WASHINGTON

The first personally-conducted tour 10
Old Point Comfort, Richmond, and Wash
ington via the Pennsylvania Railroad for
the present season will leave New York
and Philadelphia on Saturday, March y.
Tickets. including transportation, meals
en- route in booto direction, transfer Of
passengers and baggage, hotel accommo-
dations at Old Point Comfort, Richmond,
and Washington, and carriage ride about
Richmond-in fact, every necessary ex-
pense for a period of six days-will be
sold at rate of 5000 from New York,
Brooklyn,a and Newark; $34.50 fromTren-
ton; $500 from Philadelphia, and pro-
portionate rates from other stations.
Old Point Comfort Only
Tickets to Old Point Comfort only, in
cluding luncheon on going trip, one and
three-fourths days board at Chamberlin
Hotel, and good to return direct by reg
ular trains within six days, will be sold
in connection with this tour at rate OF $17.-
90 from New York, Brooklyn, and New
ark; $3.50 from Trenton; $l4.50 from
Philadelphia, and proportionate rates
from other points.
For itineraries and full information ap-
ply to ticket agent; Tourist Agent, 1853
Fifth Avenue, New York; Count Street,
Brooklyn;7s9 Broad Street, Newark, NJ;
or Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General Pas
senger Agent, Broad Street Station, Phila-
delphia.
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FATALLY BURNED

Miss Leona Hirons, the bright and at
tractive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Hirons, of the Geo. w. Turner farmer
near Smyrna, died at 10 o'clock Tuesday
night as the result of a horrible burning
accident. The little girl, who was but IL
years old, was caressing a lamb Monday
afternoon which was brought in the house
in an almost drowned condition, and in
stopping in front Of the stove her skirt
caught fire. Her mother was in Smyrna
at the time and her father was in the
woods back of the farm. In her awful
predicament she tried to get water at the
pump and failing, she rushed out and
rolled in mud puddle. A little colored
boy arrived and poured some water on
her burning clothes. The fire was extin-
guished but not before it had done its
awful work.
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AFTER FRUIT FARMS

Canadians, both French and English,
are immigrating to Delaware and keeping
the real estate men busy in Dover, Mil.
ford and Laurel. These thrifty settlers
have heen attracted here by the claims
of the State Board of Agriculture and are
taking up farms through the fruit Sec
tions, preparing to give the little garden
state fair test this spring and summer.
The principal industry of farmers
throughout lower Canada, that of cheese
making, is becoming cut up by competi-
ton and trusts and they are, many of
them, seeking a more diversified country
where the farmers year does not have to
hang upon the growth of one or two
crops. The small fruit farms which can
be managed and worked by a healthy
farmer and his boys without depending
npon outside help, seem to be the disid-
eratum.
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WILL HOLD CONVENTION

The State Republican Committee will
meet in the rooms of the Y. M. R. G.
in Wilmington March l4th to arrange
for State convention. The follwing let
ter was sent to the members of the com.
lnittee Tuesday:
Dear Sir:-A meeting for the Republi.
can Committee is called for Monday
March 14th, at 1890. A NJ, to be held in
the rooms of the Young Mems Republi.
Club of Wilmington, Delaware. The pur.
pose Of the meeting is to arrange for State
convention TO select delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention.
Yours very truly,
Henry B. Thompson, Chairman.
By Geo. B. Hynson, Secretary.
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BITTEN BY DOG

Miss Wilson, step daughter of J. Ed
ward Addicks, living near Claymont, was
severely bitten by pet bulldog last
week and has gone to the Pasteur Insti-
tute for treatment. Miss Wilson with
her coachman was administering whip
ping to the canine, when, without warn
ing, it sprang upon them, biting them
severely. The young lady is known as
one of the best horsewomen in this sec
ton of the country. The coachman was
bitten badly about the hands. He was
treated at the residence OF J. Edward
Addicks, Claymont.
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MY GREATEST BLUNDER

| In the Crerar Library, Chicago. is
book which 500 men, out OF work, hav.
written of "the greatest blunder of theil
life" 1t is collection made by DR.
Earl Pratt. Here are some OF them.
They may prove word in season to
some erring reader:
Didn't save what earned"
'Did not as boy realize the value of
an education"
eff I had taken better care of my
money I would be better in health and
morals"
sDid not realize the Importance of
sticking to one kind Of employment"
''The greatest blunder of my life was
when | took my first drink"
zone OF the greatest blunders of my
life was not to perfect myself in one
OF the lines OF business I started out to
learn"
"My greatest blunder was when I left
school in the fifth grade.
THE turning paint in my life was when
at fifteen | ran away from home."
"Spent my money foolishly when l
was earning good wages"
when I let myself be misled thinking
that need not stick to one thing"
"Self-conceit and not listening to my
parents"
"Was to fool away my time when at
school,"
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WORLDS FAIR AT ST. LOUIS

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
will open at st. Louis April 80, and will
be in perfect condition on that date. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
run the first low-rate coach excursion from
the East to the Worlds Fair on May 10,
affording residents OF the Eastern section
an opportunity to see the great Exposition
in all the glory Of its pristine freshness.
Tickets will be sold from all principal
stations on the Pennsylvania Railroad
System. The fare from New York. will
be $50; from Philadelphia, $3.50, with
proportionate rates, approximating one
cent per mile. from other points. These
tickets win be good going only on special
coach trains to be run ON May 10, and re-
turning in coaches ofregular trains leaving
st. Louis not later than May 10.
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POSTPONE THE
POWELL CASE
Preliminary Hearing is Now
Fixed for March ~ Before
Magistrate Wood
MORE TIME FOR DEFENSE

/ The preliminary hearing of Mrs. Mary
A. Powell, who is in Dover Jail charged
with the murder of Miss Estella Albin,
which was to have been held on Tuesday
before Magistrate E. F. Wood, was post
poned until March 22d. 1t is stated that
the postponement is due to the fact that
some clues which the defence have been
working on have not yet been run out,
and for this reason a continuance was
agreed to by the prosecution.
| The question is being generally asked
"Why should the woman's counsel OBJ
ject to her hearing taking place and why
not 60 through with it and have it over
with?'' But the defendant counsel will
not say word.
Their object, however, is seen to be
two-fold. They are going to contend for
the woman's absolute innocence of the
murder and are therefore not anxious to
60 into public hearing where only one
side of the case may be heard, and that
the worst of the States evidence against
her, thus further arousing public senti-
ment against the imprisoned farmers
wife. Her two lawyers have been work.
ing together but a week on the case.
They want more time before one other
stop is taken, and may, in the meantime
resort to habeas corpus proceedings with
bold front, to make the State show its
full hand and fight for the woman's re-
lease. With her free on nominal bail,
the case will be more easily fought.
The State, however, has some impor-
tant say just here. According to the
practice in this State, the State can insist
on the woman being compelle tod answer
before the magistrate tomorrow even
though the prosecution IS sure Of her
being held for trial for her life before a
jury. The practice is that the hearing,
once postponed, can be insisted upon by
the encouragement on the day set by
the postponement, unless the defence
offers, by preponderance of facts, "good
and sufficient reason" for the further
postponement.
On March 1st, the day originally set
for the hearing, men and women from all
sections of Kent county, poured into
Dover to get a glimpse OF Mrs. Powell,
and to hear the story OF brutal crime.
which the Commonwealth has promised
to unfold.
While the investigation OF the police
has been concluded, it is rumored that
the State has by no means complete
case against the accused woman. 1t is
almost certain that sufficient evidence
will be presented before Magistrate Woods
to commit Mrs. Powell, to await the
action of the Grand Jury, but it is doubt
full if with the same evidence conviction
could be secured from jury.
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BY THE CRATE
BY j. NJ. LEwEs.


When the days get raw and chilly,
And the nights come down with muir
And I'm home and playing horseback
With the baby after work,
And the hour grows late and eerie,
And the sleepy head bends low,
Then take her and / tell her
Dear old tales of long ago.
Then I'd like good old fireplace
With the flames all white and red,
And the shadows swiftly chasing
Through her curls and overhead;
With the corners dark and gloomy
Then / wish that things might be
As they were in my far childhood,
When my dad told tales to me.
/ presume when she is grown up.
And electric currents heat
Houses in new-fangled fashion,
She will sit and toast her feet,
And long for her far-off childhood,
And the days of heat by steam,
As I long for flames and shadows
And the CRATES romantic gleam.
And she'll rock a towhead baby
In her arms, and grooming low
Sing the songs her mother sings her,
All the songs used to know;
Songs my mother used to sing me,
Groom above my tousled head
When the dark was in the corners
And the flames were white and red.
And she'll wish for hot-air heaters,
Dear romantic old-style things;
Things she knew in this her childhood,
Things to which ones mem'ry clings,
But the world makes all for progress,
Knowing never stay nor wait,
Goes and leaves my spirit sitting
By queer old-fashiored CRATE.
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TO BORROW $4,000, 900

The Baltimore authorities have decided
to float loan of Sc, 600, 900 for the widen
ing of streets and other extensive i'm
prevents in the burned district, including
the purchase of water front property.
The latter will cost the city $1,000, 900
and will comprise the purchase of num-
ber of piers, former lumber yards and
merchandise sites covering total area of
about thirty-fiye acres. The city engk
neers will lay new wharves and sitS@
Narrow streets leading to the wharves
will be widened and docks improved.
This covers about one-third of the burn
ed area.
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NAT. Bull DING, LOAN AND
pRovIDENT ASSOCIATION

| In6 0XC6tIenb COnQltlOH OL lilIS hoso
citation at the close of business Dec. 3lst
1903, is shown by the last annual state
ment as given below. This Association
is purely mutual. Shares in force 4156
In an open letter to the stockholders the
management states that:
We take pleasure in handing you here.
with statement of the financial condition
of our Association at the close of bust
ness December 31st, 1908, careful ex-
animation of which will convince you Of
the healthy progress of the Association.
We are now stronger than at any pre-
vious time in our existence, and we hope
for the continuation of the public conf
dence which has always been ours. Dur
ing the last two years we have reduced
our liabilities by paying to withdrawing
shareholders over one hundred thousand
dollars, yet our stock in force has not
been materially lessened.
Our methods are most advanced; our
charter specifically defines our powers
and duties. The economical and conser-
vative management of the Association
should insure a continued increase in
membership and increased public conf
dence.
Any further information concerning the
Association will be cheerfully furnished.
The comparatively small amount of
Real Estate on hand $6505 "a shows re-
turn of $779.34 in rentals or about IL per
cent. In fact the item of "Real Estate
on Hand" is $4,000 less than one year
ago, not single piece of property having
been taken over during the year although
the Mortgage Loans amount to $l59, 748.-
20.
The economical management Is shown
by the fact that during the past year only
1896. 56 was paid out for Salaries and Of
flee expenses, which includes postage,
printing, stationery &C., which was only
II per cent OF the receipts.
Besides the usual statement of Assets
and Liabilities given by similar Associa-
tions, an itemized statement of Receipts
and Disbursements, is included, showing
the sources from which all monies were
received and how every dollar was inves-
ted and expended.
An increase of nearly $1,000 in the
surplus fund for the past year, brings
that fund up te 22,sOl.41 or 14s per
cent. OF all other liabilities.
DR.. w. e. Barnard the local Secretary
and Treasurer, states that there are. about
500 shares in force in Middletown and
vicinity.
This Association will mature its first
series of stock in 100 months or 81 years.
Ever since this Association started
business its applications for loans have
been far in excess of its loanable funds
on hand, and at the present time appli-
cations are filed at the Home Office for
$4,000 to $4,000. Consequently, all
loans have been made where the security
was of the highest grade, making class
OF investments unexcelled.
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The Pacific Coast via Baltimore & Ohio R. B.

The Baltimore & Ohio R. R. will sell
daily from February 29 to April 80 inclu-
sive colonist tickets to points in California
Arizona. British Columbia, Idaho, Ne
yada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washing
ton. To Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Los
Angles and other points in California the
rate is $4975, to other points proportion
ately low rates. For full particulars write
or apply to H. A. Miller, T. P. Agt.,
Water 4 Market streets, Wilmington,
DEL, or to the nearest B. & 0. ticket
office.
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MUTUAL LOAN ASSOCIATION.
The Thirty Second Annual Meeting Of
the Stockholders of the Mutual Loan As
sociation, of Middletown, Delaware, will
be held in the Office of the secretary.
On uesday Eve. March IS. 1904.
Az a nfctaak

for the purpose of electing President,
Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
to serve one year and three Directors to
serve three years. The books are now
open for sale of 32d, Series Stock. the
first payment ON which can-be made on
or before the 18th. inst. The 10th Series
of Stock has just been matnred, paying
the stockholders Six and half per cent.
on their investment. This Association
affords excellent opportunity for those
who wish to build or buy home, or to
invest their email earnings in safe
place. The Secretary can be consulted at
any time by calling at his Office.
JohE r. McWH0RTER, President,
ALFRED G. Cox, Secretary.
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Sweeping Reduction
Mems Boys and chIdren's
CLOTHING and
.~OVERCOATS!
Our Entire Stock Must be Sold to Make
room for Spring Goods which are
now coming in every day.
Mems Suits.

Several styles of Suits, some
lots all sizes; Suits sold by the
Globe Surprise Store at $500,
$3.50 and $500; all combined to-
gether and priced $4.5o.
Buy one Of those Suits and II
not found worth from $500 to
$500, the Globe Storewill refund
the purchase price.
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Are delicious and wholesome perfect
cold weather breakfast food.
Made in the morning; no yeast, no set
ting over night; never sour, never cause in
digestion.
To make perfect buckwheat cake, and
thousand other dainty dishes, see the
"Royal Baker and Pastry Cook" Mailed
free to any address
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While They Last.

Black and Brown Hose. 81. &c
Mems heavy working Hose. .10c
Silk Bows s............ .....loc
Jersey fleeced lined Gloves. .19c
Celluloid Collars ........... 5c
Canvas fleeced lined Gloves. 10c
Mems Silk Suspenders, 19c
Men s all-wool Hose ...... .15c
Police Suspenders .15c
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, WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON, d. G. +. March 9th, 1904.
O, chief of the Sandy Seraglioa
o, boss of superfuous cats!
I'm sorry for you, and I'll tell you
How you can get rid of your spats;
YouErows with your wives and the ma
Will end with this one stroke of wit:
Indulge in new reyeiation-
That's it |!
Don't grumble OF slander and libel,
Nor talk about hiding away
Hatch out new leaf for your Bible
And stay.
THE examination OF Reed Smoot. Apos-
tie, elected to the Senate from Utah,
is proceeding before the Committee on
Elections OF the Senate, Seventeen Nor
mon witnesses are present, summoned
and brought hither by the government.
At their head is the venerable President
Of the Mormon church, Joseph F.Smith,
nephew of the celebrated founder OF
that religion. Before a committee Of
Senator he yesterday stated that he had
five wives who had borne him eleven
childen, since the government manifesto,
and when asked why he had disobeyed
the Law proclaimed in that prohibition,
he frankly stated that to desert his wives
and abandon his innocent children would
be unhuman and he preferred to receive
any punishment that might be inflicted.
He said that he had not married an ad-
ditional wife since that time and that no
Mormon had added to bis wives since that
prohibition was issued. The purpose of
the anti-Smoot crusaders is to prove that
Senator Smoot represents the church and
not the state, but the President OF the
church denied this roundly and repeat
edly and declared that the church had
nothing whatever to do with the election
Of civil officers.
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Men S and
Young Mems
OVERCOATS

Strictly all wool cheviots,
green, grey, oxfords; worth from
$6. 90 to 81. 90; your choice A.oo.
Mems black and blue Beaver
Overcoats, worth from $500 to
800; your choice $500.
Mems High grade all-wool ker-
sey Overcoats, worth from $1o to
S12; your choice $500.
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Mems Suits - Nobby Woolen
Suits in the latest cuts and sty-
lish makes, marked by the Globe
Store S7.98; will go now at $500.
Mems Suits-In Velours and
Cashmeres-the military make
fine lined and trimmed; Globe
Store price 80. SO; unparalleled sale
price 5000
Swell Styles This seasons
material, Mems Suits, fabrics the
best, fashion the latest; priced by
the Globe Store $3.50; unparal-
leled sale price SIS
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Mems finest Overcoats, equally
as good as a tailor could make
for $18 or $50; your choice of any
of these Overcoats, even the
special order ones, at $1,000
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Jos. L. CARPENrER, JR., President.
Gro. D. KELLEY, Vice President.
JOHN N. CARswEIL, Treasurer.
THos. B. YOU'VE, Secretary.
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The government is going to help out the
the farmer; show him how to conduct a
farm, pay part of the expenses and let
him pocket the resulting profits. The
farms will be called United States Diver
sification farms. The first one is to be
situated near Colombia, s. c., and thirty
others are to be operated in the Southern
States. One fourth of farm not less
than fifty acres may be planted with cot
ton; the remained must be devoted to
feed for live stock. This may be hogs or
dairy cattle. Seed and one half of the
fertilizer, will be given, and an inspector
will call once month.
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Gen. c. Fl. Grosvenor, Of Ohio, will
come back TO Congress for the 10Th time.
He lie as grateful as ever and promises
not to do 20 again. While ex-Secretary
Carlisle is in Washington attending the
Smoot inquisition he will look into the
affairs of the Red Cross Society. There in
curiosity to know how tile funds have
been expended. Senator Quay, of Pa.
appeared III the Senate on the 3rd inst.
quite tanned by F orida sunshine, but
evidently not improved in health. He
has the sane langnid air and drops of
into a cat nap as soon as he sits down.
John Mitchell OF tile labor unions. who
lives IN Washington, SAYS the least the
poorest workmen should have a wear IL
$500. The Minister from Venezuela has
closed up his legation and gone out Of
business. Some one at the other end Of
the line stopped his paw. Senator Lodges
son John has an ear for music. He has
organized q string quartet and will enter
tain society after Lent. Senator GDooner
has son who is studying art. He paints
portraits. The Senator has Just been sub-
jected TO small but painful surgical
operation.
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Work on the Panama canal will now be
in order. AS the Senate has confirmed
the Commissioners selected by the Presi-
dent and their SIC, 900 salaries now begin
to run, they will take trip to the zone
and look over the ground. 1t is proposed
to raise the city of Colon some three feet
or more, in order to make it possible to
secure drainage. Admiral Walker is not
as optimistic as could be wished. He
says persons who think the canal will be
begun Immediately, expect tentatively,
are very much mistaken. No digging
for two years yet. 1t is proposed to in
vite the President to cut the first shovel
full OF turf.
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On tile 23rd inst, the Senate INDUCED
ina spirited running debate on the Naval
appropriation bill, as presented by Sena-
tor Hale OF Maine. In round numbers
the bill will carry one hundred millions
Of dollars for the next fiscal year. While
this is very large sum Senator Hale ad.
mitted that if the naval program is car
ried cut. in few years the naval estab-
lishment will cost two hundred millions
of dollars annually, and there will be 80.
900 sailors af1oat. This will make the
navy of the United States second only
to that Of England. Expansion, and the
retention Of the Philippine island, was
given as the reason why such a great
navy is needed Senator Depew pictured
glowingly the great results that might
be expected to- flow from our Oriental
commerce when each OF the four hundred
millions Of Chinese wears a cotton shirt
made in America, and eats Parker House
biscuits made OF America grown wheat.
Already the government has fleet of
twenty four war ships in Asiatic waters
to protect American interests. Incident
tally, the question arose whether the
guns on the new ship should be mounted
in revolving turrets, or on platforms, en-
barbette, as in the English navy. As no
one could answer this technical question
it was dropped. There was little opposi-
ton to the bill, and it will pass.
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Mems High-grade Melton and
Kersey Overcoats, lined with fin
est Venetirn lining; worth from
Sis to $18; your choice $500.
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The President has not decided whether
he can go to Jackson, Mich, to attend
the birth day celebration Of the Republi-
can party. It cost more than $1,000 a
year to catch White House cranks and
send them back to the town whence they
came. A host of the advocates Of the
service pension bill have been laboring
with tile President to secure his influence
for the measure. Thus far he is non
committal. 1t is now said the bill will
take but SIS, 600, 900 per year, enough to
build three large war ships. A delega-
tion of foresters has called upon the Pre-
sident and in q little speech he assured
them he was in favor Of putting timber
lands to their best use. The President
has been advised that it-should not take
more than 80 days to hand over the
money and close the Panama deal.