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Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSIONS
I Uur truIy honesty friend,
Mr.. MARK LONG PUMPKIN.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has selected the following dates for its
popular ten-day excursions to Niagara
Falls from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
Washington: July and % and August
IL and 26, September 9 and 23, and Oct
ober H.
The excursions from Philadelphia will
be run by two routes Those on July s
and %, August ~ and 26, September 9
and %, going via Harrisburg and the
picturesque valley of the Susquehanna,
special train leaving Philadelphia at $40
"A. NJ. excursion of October IA running
via Trenton, Manunka Chunk, and the
Delaware Valley, leaving Philadelphia
on special train at S.07 A. M.
Excursion tickets, good for return pas
sage on regular train, exclusive of flimited
express trains, with ten days, will be sold
at $1,000 from Philadelphia and all points
on the Delaware Division $l1,25 from
Atlantic City $500 from Lancaster and
al proportlonate rates from other points,
including Trenton, Bordentown, Mt.
Holly, Cape May, Salem; Wilmington,
West Chester, Reading, and principal
intermediate stations. A stop-over will
be allowed at Buffalo within the limit of
ticket returning.
The special trains of Pullman parlor
cars and day coaches will be run with
each excursion running through to Ma
CARA Falls. An extra charge will be made
for parlor-car seats.
An experienced tourist agent aud
chaperon will accompany each excursion.
For descriptive pamphlet, time of con-
Meeting trains, and further information
apply to nearest ticket agent, or address
Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
SONG OF THE MIDDy,s MOTHER

80
He is off-my boy-to the sounding sea-
Where the gale and the plunging ships
Shall toss the salt of the singing foam
On his brow, and eyes. and lips
Where my blessing rest, and my kisses, too,
With the silent tears that fell
From love as deep as the sounding sea,
In mothers last farewell !
For this did I fold him to my breast,
When lie was little child
The billow and cloud and driving rain
And the tempest black and wild?
For this did I build him bright and strong
And nourish him brave and true ?
ALI, yes, and add blessing now
In the grief of the parting, too
Far out, in mothers's second sight,
That is part of mothers love,
/ can see him now on the raging sea
When the storm is thick above;
And off in the mist the battle-hulks
OF the foemen formed in line
And oh. the pride of his mothers heart
Ii his heart be as stout as mine
And I but pray that as | have given
My boy to his country's flag,
He give himself when the shot and shell
Have made it battle-rag;
For mothers joy is mothers pride,
As mothers pang may be,
When she risks her blood with her dar-
ling's blood,
For the honor of the sea.
But gentler prayer is my heart,
And its fervor grows
The longer he mans the battle mast,
And drills at the battle bows;
Fiat the peace OF God and peace of men
And the peace of the sounding sea
May keep the honor of my boy,
And return him safe to me J.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
NIAGARA FALLS

Baltimore & Ohio popular excursions
to Niagara Falls only $1,000 round trip,
July and Is; August and 10; Septem-
Der and 16; October Z, 1904.
Excursion tickets will be sold on above
dates at the very low rate named, good
going only on Train No. 504, leaving
Wilmington, Del, at $40 A. NJ, arriving
at Niagara Falls at Hoop. M.
Tickets valid for return ten (10) days,
including date of sale, on all regular
trains.
Holders of Niagara Falls tickets have
privilege of making delightful side trip
from Niagara Falls to Toronto and return,
going and returning same day for 81. .25;
and on return can make the charm
ing side trip from Rochester to thousand
Islands and return for 1915.
Stop-overs permitted on return trip at
Buffalo, Rochester Junction for Roches-
ter, Geneva, Watkins Glen and Mauch
Chunk.
These popular excursions are run
through the most beautiful section OF the
east, giving daylight views of the beauti-
full Susquehanna River, the Lehigh and
Wyoming Valleys.
Call on ticket agents for full parcticu-
lars.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
MAGAZINE NOTES

The summer fiction of the July Tren.
teth Century Home makes it a volume
which is worth carrying off into the coun-
try. But because of the many pages
given up to that which is designed purely
for recreation, The TWentieth Century Home
does not in the least drop off in its useful
side. 1t is interesting to note the prac-
tical phases of this new home magazine.
Wells As an Adjunct of Beauty, Money
Making for Women. the Laboratory of
the Kitchen, the Most Famous Dishes Of
Many Lands-touching this month on
Italian cooking-Gossip About Children's
Dolls, Home Education, Home Entertain
ment, and the preparation and constitu-
ton of Summer Drinks, are some of the
themes which strike the eye running
down the table of contents.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
ST. LOUIS WORLDS FAIR

Cheap excursions to the st. Louis
Worlds Fair via Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road, July 2, Z, IA, 81, '2s, only $17.0O
round trip from Wilmington.
: Tickets will be good going in coaches
only ON Train No. sol at LII P. NJ.
From stations at which this train does
not stop, passengers will take local train
making connection with No. sol at first
stopping point en-route.
: Returning, tickets will be good in
coaches only on regular trains, leaving
st. Louis not later than ten days, includ-
ing date OF sale.
Stop-Overs will be allowed at Washing
ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia ON re-
turn trip, within final limit of ticket.
Call on Ticket Agent for time of train
and fullimformation or write, HI. A. Mil
Ter, T. P. A. Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
POOR TRUSTEES ENTERTAIN

Members of the Board Of Trustees OF the
Poor entertained number Of Chester
county, Pa, officials at their quarterly
meeting held at Farnhurst Wednesday
In the party were:J. Preston Thomas,
j. L. Smith, DR.. J. P. Nichols, Directors
of the Poor; Jane R. Baker, superinten-
dent of the Chester County Hospital for
the Insane; Davis Garrett, superintendent
OF the County Home for the Poor, and
Mrs. Davis Garrett, inatron of the latter
institution.
In the morning the visitors were shown
through both branches Of the institution
and expressed great pleasure at the mans
ner in which the institutions were con-
Quoted. AT noon dinner was served and
in the afternoon the trustees transacted
regular business.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD TO
THE WORLDS FAIR

Various forms of excursion tickets to st.
Louis via Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
now on sale from Wilmington as fol-
lows:
SEASON TICKETS, good to return un-
til December Is, 1904, to be sold daily
at rate of $34. 90 round trip.
SIXTY DAY Excursion Tickets, final
limit not later than December Is,
1904, to be sold daily at rate of $2S.35
round trip.
FIFTEEN DAY Excursion Tickets to be
sold daily at rate of S23.25 round
trip.
TEN DAY SPECIAL COACH EXCUR-
SION Tickets on sale every Thursday
good going in day coaches only, on
special coach trains, or in coaches on
designated trains, limited for return
passage leaving st. Louis not later
than ten days, including date of sale,
at rate of $17.0O round trip.
NahlaOLE MULE E<AOO ho1ON
TICKETS, either season or sixty day,
will be sold going via one direct route,
full information concerning which
can be obtained from Ticket Agent.
STOP-OVERS not exceeding ten days at
each point will be allowed at WASH
ington, Deer Park, Mountain Lake
Park, Oakland, and Mitchell, Ind,
for French Lick and West Baden
Springs,1 within return limit, upon
notice to conductor and deposit of
ticket with Depot Ticket Agent i'm
mediately upon arrival.
STOP-OyERS not exceeding ten days
will be allowed at st. Louis on all
one-way Colonists' Tickets to the Pa
cifc COAST and round-trip tickets
reading to points beyond st. Louis,
upon deposit of ticket with Validat-,
ing Agent and payment of fee of
$1.00.
Three Solid yestibuled trains are run
daily from New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington via Par
kersburg and Cincinnati to st. Louis.
coaches, sleeping cars, obser-
vation cars and unexcelied dining
car service.
For illustrated folder, time table and full
information, call at Ticket Office,
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad or write
H. A. MILLER, T. P. A.
Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
THE LUXURY OF DEBT

Since The Indian has laid down his
tomahawk and come in off the warpath,
the post trades store on an Indian reser.
vatlon has become the general gathering
place where the white and red men meet
on copmon level with feeling of good
fellowship. The proneness of the white
man to purchase beyond his ability to
pay has been speedily initiated by the
req man. If personal appeal for credit
aoes not avail he usually attempts writ
ten one. The following is copy of
letter written by Mark Long Pumpkin,
VINO acquired some knowledge at one of
the government boarding schools:
Big Turkey Camp, Wososo, So. Oak.
My dear Trader. I shake my hands
with you with good heart, sir. You
know am your honesty friend and now
l. would like to owed you something's.
rms is what | owed you for A blue pants
Tor 81 b0, inst one perfume 25 cents worth
q coffee for 80 cents and one gum to chew
for i've cents worth. Now for this YOU
can have charge against me always on
paper, and l paid you when l sold nv
cattle.
Your truly honesty friend,
Mr.. MARK LONG PUMPKIN,
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
Raduoad Rates to Atlantic city

On account of the Imperial Council.
Order of the Mystic Shrine, at Atlantic
City, July 13 to. 15, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell round-trip
tickets from stations west of Downing
town and Ayondaie, north of Parker
Ford, south of Newark, DEL, and Porter,
DEL, and north and east of Trenton,
Windsor, and Toms River, N. J., to
Atlantic City, July II and IL, good re-
turning until July %. inclusive, at rate
Of single fare for the round trip, plus
s1.09. For stop-oyer privileges and
further particulars consult ticket agents.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
- EGIsTER's ORDER.
~ REGISTER OF WILLS eFFfEE.

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEIss.June %, 1901.
Upon the application of 50seph Hanson
Administrator pendente lite of Henry q.
ireVaiitnger, late of st. Georges Hundred.
in said county, deceased, 1t Is ordered and
directed by the Register of Wills that. the
Administrator penden;e lite aforesaid give
notice of granting of Letters of Administration
pendente lite upon the estate Of theneceased.
with the date OF granting thereof, by causing
advertisements to be Fosted within forty
days from the date of Such etters in
six of the most public places of the
County of New Castle, requiring all pe@ons
having demands against the estate. TO @pts-
sent the same or abide by an act Of
Assembly in sueh case made and nQvided /;
and also cause the same to be inserted within
the same period in The MIDDLETowN TRAM
SCRIPT, a newspaper published in Middletown.
DEL and TO be continued therein two months.
Given under The hand and seal of
SEAL office of the Register OF Wills afore-
t--) sa d, at Wilmington, in New Castle
Co nty aforesaid, the day and year above
FRED E. BACH, Register of Wills.
NOT cE-Notice is hereby given that Letters
of Administration pendente lite were in due
form of law granted unto the undersigned,
on the twenty eighth day of June A. d.
against the estate of the deceased must
present the same, duly attested. to the said
Administrator dendent lite on or before the
twenty eighth day of jane, l.0', or abide the
Act Of Assembly in such case made and pro
JOSEPH HANSON.
Administrator. pendente lite.
Address, George l.. Townsend, Jr. Esq, At
torney -at-law, Wilmington, DEL
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
Low RATES TO OCEAN CITY, MD

The Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington Railroad Company announces
three excursions to Ocean City, Nd,
during the present season-July Z, August
and IS.
A special train will be run on the sched-
ule given below and excursion tickets,
good only on the special train in each
direction, will be sold at rates quoted.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
y EeisTER's ORDER.
Rt aIsTER on WIS OFFICE.

New Castle County, Del, May-7th, i9 a.
Upon the applications of Jeanette Wilson
Administratrfx of James U. Wirs0n late of p-
poquininink Hundred in said county deceased
IL is ordered a., d directed by the Register OF
Wills that The Adminisratrix aforesaid give
notice of granting of Letters of Admins ra-
tion upon the estate of the deceased, with the
date of granting thereof, by causing advertise
ments to be posted with forty days from the
date of such Letters in six of the most public
places of the County of New Castle, requiring
all persons having demands against the estate
to present The same, or abide by an act of As
Senbly in such case made aud provided; and
also cause the same 10 be inserted within the
same period in the hiddletown Transerirt,
a newspaper published in Middletown, Del,
and to be continued therein two months
f, Given under the hand and seal Of
SEAL Office OF the Register of Wills afore-
t--] said, at Wilmington, in New Castle
County afoi esaid, he,day and ear above writ
ten
FRED E. BACH, Register of Wills
NoTIcE-Notice is hereby given that Letters
Administration were in ,pe form of law
granted unto the undersigned on the
seventh day of May, A. Il. 1906. and that all per-
sons having claims against the estate of the
deceased must present the same duly attesttd
to the said Administrative on or befre the
seventh day Of May 10 Is. or abide the Act
of Assembly in such case mas e and provided.
JEANNETTEs WILSON.
Administrstrix.
Address Martin B.. Bnrris, Esq, Attorney-at-
law, Middletown, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
Worlds Fair Exeu r.ion.

Low-rate ten-day excursions via PENN
sylvania Railroad, July 2, Z, IA, 81, and
2s. Rate, $3.50 from Middletown.
Train leaves Middletown at 9.22 A. NJ,
connecting with special train from New
York arriving st. Louis 4.l5 P. NJ. next
day,
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.:
Imperial Council, Ancient Order of
Mystic Shrine, July 1915. Very low
rates. Tickets on sale July 11th and
18th, good returning until July 23d,
inclusive,
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
EX
Train Leaves F

Returning, special train will leave
Ocean City 4.40 P. NJ.
Children under twelve years of age,
one.half the above rates.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
BOSTON. MASS: :

BOSTON, MASS:
National Encampment, G. A. R., Au-
gust 1920. One fare for the round
trip. Tickets on sale August 18th to
18th, good returning until August
10th, inclusive.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
REDUCED FARES AUTHORIZED VIA BAL.
TIM0RE AND OHIO RAILROAD

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.:
Imperial Council, Ancient Order of
Mystic Shrine, July 1915. Very low
rates. Tickets on sale July 11th and
18th, good returning until July 23d,
inclusive.
BOSTON, MASS:
National Encampment, G. A. R., Au-
gust 1920. One fare for the round
trip. Tickets on sale August 18th to
18th, good returning until August
Goth. inclusive.
CINCINNATI, O.:
Grand Lodge, B. P. o. Elks, July 1S-
%. One fare plus $1.O0 for the
round trip. Tickets on sale July 18th
10th, 18th, good returning until July
%, inclusive.
DETROIT, MICH:
Baptist Young Peoples Union of
America, international Convention.
July 7-10. One fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Tickets on sale July
9Th to 7th, good returning until July
: 18th, inclusive.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND:
National Prohibition Convention.
June $3.50. One fare for the round
trip. Tickets on sale June 10Th to
9th, good returning until July 10th,
inclusive.
LOUISVILLE, KY:
Knights Pythias, Biennial Encamp-
ment .A1sgust 1919. One fare plus
W for the round trip. Tickets on
sale August 18th, 13, 4th and 10Th,
good returning until August 3lst, in
elusive.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Triennial Conclave, Knights Templar. |
September SO. One fare for round
trip to Chicago or st. Louis added
to fares rendered therefrom Chicago
5000; St. Louis $47.50). Dates
of sale to be announced later.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL:
Sovereign Grand Lodge, 1. O. o. F. !
September 1925. One fare for the |
round trip to Chicago or st. Louis
added to fares rendered therefrom |
(Ci icago 5000; st. Louis $4z.2Ol. |
Dates of sale to be announced later. |
TORONTO, ONT:
Friends General Conference. Au-
gust 1918. One fare plus $500 for |
the round trip. Tickets on sale Au.
gust 9th to 11th, good returnisg un. |
til August 3lst, inclusive.
For additional information concerning /!
rates, routes, time Of trains, etc., call on |
or address ticket agents Baltimore & Ohio |
R. R.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
CINCINNATI. @.

CINCINNATI, O.:
Grand Lodge, B. P. o. Elks, July IS.
%. One fare plus $1.00 for the
round trip. Tickets on sale July 18th
10th, 18th, good returning until July
%, inclusive.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09

Prof. Foster, the well-known meteor
ologist, who has a desk in the Observa-
tory of the U. S., has given out long
range forecast for the months of August,
September and October. He predicts a
series OF big and destructive storms DUR
ing those months which will come from
the Gulf Of Mexico. He predicts three
cool waves for July. This is much more
to the point than Showers with in.
creasing cloudiness.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09
DETROIT, MICH. +:

DG1hO4iy MAOL1..
Baptist Young Peoples Union OF
America, International Convention.
July 7-10 One fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Tickets on sale July
5th to 7th, good returning until July
= 18th, inclusive.
Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09

Secretary Cortelyou, upon the recon-
mendation of the President, will take
little rest before plunging into the labors
of the campaign. He will go into re-
tirement until about the middle of July,
when he returns to this city with Elmer
Dover, and opens Republican head-quar-
at the Arlington hotel. Subsequently
offices will be opened in Chicago and
New York. 1t is announced that the
heaviest work for the Republican ticket
will be done in the states of the middle
west
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-09
HORSES LIVE IN FLATS.
Space So Valuable in New York That
Stables of More Than One Story
Are Necessary.

Ground space is so valuable in New
York that, like many other buildings
stables have long been built upwards in
many stories, with stalls for the horses
on floors above the ground; so that there
are now in the city thousands of horses
that may be said to live in flats. Stables
of six stories are no longer considered
remarkable, and in many of these horses
are now stalled on three floors, these
upper stories being reached by runways,
says the Sun.
All of these tall, modern stables have
an elevator big enough and strong
enough to carry to the upper floor any
vehicle, and in at least one downtown
boarding place for horses the elevator
is used for the animals, also. Out Of 150
horses kept in this stable there are per-
haps a score that are more or less often
hoisted to their rooms or stalls, at night,
and they also bring down some horses
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-09
Ballooning Accidents.

, II statistics can be considered con-
vincing, says Century. it may be inter
esting to state what l was told at the
Paris Aero club last August; that is,
that after more than thousand as
cents, with each balloon carrying on
an average two, and very often three,
passengers, the worst accident on
record in the club was n broken foot.
1t is not necessary to add that acci-
dents happening to so-called dirigible
balloons, flying machines, ETC.. are not
included in this summary.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-09
SAND MOUNTAIN TIED DOWN
Creeping Joe" Threatened to Shut
OFF Water Supply of Manistee,
Mich, But Is Checked.

Grover Cleveland was the cause of
half of resort blowing away near this
city, says a Manistee (Mich.) report
TO the Chicago Tribune.
When the former president was first
nominated the democrats of the town
were SO wild about it they hauled sew.
eral wagon loads of combustibles on
top Of great sand mountain that since
has been known as Creeping Joe"
Over the summit of the mount had
been grown tough turf that kept the
sand in place and prevented the wind
from blowing it away. The fire that
the unterrified set ablaze on the big
dune that night burned up all of the
grass. 1t was withered to the root and
died out. No sooner had this occurred
than old Boreas began playing pranks
with the sand. He threatened to blow
the entire mountain into Lake Michi-
gan or to scatter it in layers over the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-09

and the horizontal portion is sharpened
and acts as a hoe. The width between
the handles may be varied according to
size wanted. l have one made for my
own use and another for my boy ten
years old, who can do lots of work with
this implement and do it as we'll as a
grown person can. When the blade is
adjusted to the frame the sharp edge
should point slightly downwards; this
can be regulated by boring holes for
both blade and braces at the proper
place on the handles. The cross pieces
should be placed as close to the wheel
as possible; the one in front of the
wheel may be eight inches long and the
one behind about IA inches long This
of course, will depend upon the width de-
sired between the handle bars. With
the size of the cross pieces as mentioned
the distance between the handles where
they are gripped would be about twenty
inches.
"The blade may be made any size de-
sired. had three made, one ten inches,
one ~ inches and third 16 inches in
width. All three Of these were made by
a blacksmith and cost me only one dol
lar for the three. The bicycle wheel l
purchased for 25 cents and the lumber
may generally be picked up around the
place, thus it will be seen that hoe of
this kind can be built at very low
| cost
THE axle on which the wheel runs ie
simply one-half-inch bolt and may be
rT~t.
used are 16 inches long. When the hoe
is properly sharpered, which may be
done by fling, this machine never skips
any weeds and is the finest implement
| know of for making good dust mulch,
and especially commends itself for use
| in a garden"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-09
BUILDING FOOD
To Bring the Babies Around.

When a little human machine (or a
important as the selection of food
which will always bring it around
again.
MY little baby boy fifteen months
old had pneumonia, then came brain
fever, and no sooner had he got over
these than he began to cut teeth and,
being so weak, he was frequently
thrown into convulsions," says a
Colorado mother.
Il decided change might help, so
took him to Kansas City for visit.
When we got there he was SO very
weak when he would cry he would
sink away and seemed like he would
die.
when I reached my sisters home
she said Immediately that we must
feed him Grape-Nuts and, although l
had never used the food, We got some
and for few days gave him just the
juice of Grape-Nuts and milk He got
stronger SO quickly we were soon
feeding him the Grape-Nuts itself ind
in a wonderfully short time he fat
tened right up and became strong ind
we'll.
"That showed me something worth
knowing and, when later on my tirl
came, raised her on Grape-Nuts ind
she is strong, healthy baby and las
been. You will see from the little
photograph l send you what stro ag,
chubby youngster the boy is now, out
he didn't look anything like tnat be-
fore We found this nourishing food.
Grape-Nuts nourished him back to
strength when he was so weak he
couldn't keep any other food on his
stomach" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
All children can be built to m IRE
sturdy and healthy condition UPON
Grape-Nuts and cream. The food con-
tains the elements nature deman Is.
from which to make the soft glay
filling in the nerve centers and brain.
A we'll fed brain and strong, sturdy
nerves absolutely insure a healthy
body.
Look In each pkg. for the famous
little book, "The Road to Wellville."