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Middletown transcript., 1904-04-02
CARDS AND STAMPS

Postal authorities have received notice
that new design of reply postal card
will now go into use and will be supplied
as soon as the old style cards are disposed
of by sales. In the upper right hand
corner of the card is portrait of General
William 7. Sherman facing left. Above
the portrait is the word postage and be-
low 1t the name Sherman. Below the
name appears the denomination, one
cent; A United States flag and the end
of the staff of another appear on either
side of the border. In the left corner
is a,scroll surmounted by United States
shield. The lettering within the scroll is
Omitted States of America postal card
with paid reply" and beneath the scroll
are the words, "This side is for the ad-
dress only" The reply card is similar
except that is contains portrait of Gen.
erai Philip H. Sheridan and the date of
his birth and death. Only the reply
postal cards will be changed in design.
The local post Office has also been noti-
fed that the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
ton stamps will be placed on sale from
April 30th to December 1st. There will
be one, two, three, FIVE and ten cent
stamps in the series. The one cent
stamp will be green with a portrait of |
Robert R. Livingstone, United States
minister to France, who negotiated the
Louisiana purchase. The three cent
stamp will be purple and will contain the |
portrait of James Monroe, who was a |
special commissioner to France to close
the purchase. The five cent stamp will |
be blue and will contain the portrait of
William Mckinley, who as President ap-
proved the acts relating to the exposition
which is to open shortly. The ten cent
stamp will contain map showing the
extent of the Louisiana purchase.
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Middletown transcript., 1904-04-02
FARMERS LOOK
FOR Big YIELD
Delaware Will Raise Luscious
Fruit for the Whole World
This Year
DEATH FOR SAN JOSE SCALE

Farmers throughout Kent and Sussex
counties have set out to make this the
greatest fruit year in busy Delaware'e
history and from the crowds at the var
ious farmers conventions last week and
the comparison of examinations of Or
chards and-#iaes, this ought to be tile
year in which Delaware will raise luscious
fruit for the whole world. In order to
raise peaches-that cream of all fruit,
the small fruit which has already made
Delaware fainous-it is found necessary
to treat the fruit trees like so many babies
but instead of pouring medicine down
the trees, it is squirted over them. Spray
ing is the order OF the day and the cur
ious outfits now at work in Kent and
Sussex at this business would make one
returning to the State think he was in
another world. The farmer who sprays
may not raise fruit the one who does
not spray, certainly will not raise any
fruit.
Joseph E. Carter of Smyrna, former
president of the Peninsula Horticultural
Society, who brought back to life dying
orchard by spraying has taken great
trouble to rig several spraying outfits this
year so that the farmers may see how
to rig handy spraying outfit and pre-.
pare and apply the remedy.
The arch enemy of the peach is still
the San Jose scale, and the farmers are
now having to fight it like the potato
bugs, quickly and constantly. Death to
the San Jose scale is found in this solu-
tion which is sprayed upon the trees,
now:
Lime, 40 pounds; sulphur, 20 pounds
salt, 10 pounds water, 90 gallons. This
is also partial remedy for leaf troubles. |
For other insects, the codling moth for
instance. the application by spraying is |
made with Paris green or other arsenical
poison, one-half pound to so or rs gallons
Of water. Leaf diseases of all sorts, |
blights, rusts, scab, all these are con.
luered by shooting through the spraying |
outfit Bordeaux mixture-bluestone.
pounds; quick lime, pounds water, so |
gallons.
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-02
SHORTEST MAN IN SENATE

Henry Alfred Lewis. in writing up the
Senators for the Saturday Evening Post
includes Senator ]. Frank Alice, of Della.
ware. Regarding him he says:
That little man to the right of the
chamber is Mr.. Alice, who represents
Delaware in the Senate. Mr.. Addicks
would have come in person, but Della.
ware was driven to draw the line some.
where, and drew it at Mr.. Addicks. Mr..
Alice is, as you observe, the shortest man
In the Senate. His head is no higher
now when ne stands in the ailse than it
was when he sat in his chair. This baf.
ties Mr.. Proctor, who cannot see yerv
well. He thinks-Mr. Alice is about to
address the Senate, but he isn't sure.
MIR. Proctor looks up from the letter he
is writing and calls page.
"Is that little man over there" whis.
pers Mr.. Proctor. pointing with his pen,
standing up or sitting downf'
Standing up" replies the page.
MIR. Proctor puts away his writing and
retires to the cloak room he knows that
Mr.. Alice is about to speak.
There are so many in the Senate whose
sole argument for coming was their money
that the exclusion of Mr.. Addicks seems
invidious. Over there ia a man, he in
the rear seat, who would be four days
journey from the Senate were it not for
his millions, and who, when now be is
here, looks as much out of joint with bis
surroundings as would a COW on front
porch.
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-02
DELAWARE NOTES

i wilmington police are arresting youn
corner loafers who annoy passersby.
The ceiling in one of the upper room
at the Elsmere public school fell Monda,
shortly before the pupils assembled.
Willard Russell, while operating a cir
cuiar saw in mill at Matthews, los
three OF the fingers on his right hand.
DIR. j. Harmer Rile has been elected
eminent commander of St. Johns Com.
mandery, knights Templar, of Whining.
ton.
Edgar L. Stewart has been appointed
superintendent of the Ferris Industrial
School, to succeed E. A. Bishop, who
recently resigned.
Owing to increased membership the
Christian Science Church, Wilmington,
has leased the Garrick Theatre for Sum-
day morning services.
The Delaware Horse Show Association
will give its fourth annual exhibition on
on June Z, 8 and 8, Immediately follow
ing the Philadelphia show.
+ Charles NJ. schwab's private car, Lor.
.etta, which has been completely over
hauled at the Pullman Works, Whining
ton, was shipped to Jersey City.
Directors of the Cherry Island Marsh
Company took their annual walk from
Edge Moor to Wilmington Monday to see
ii the banks along the marsh we're in
proper condition.
The White Clover Club, of Dover, COM
posed of society leaders of the State cap
ital, will hold its second annual reception
on Tuesday evening, April 5, in the
Dover Century Club.
Members Of the Phoenix Fire Company
have petitioned Wilmington City Council
to pass an ordinance giving their ambu-
lance the right of way in the streets when
to call.
w. G. Lofand, who was associated
with W. NJ. Jefferson in the ownership
of the Douglass House, recently burned
1t Rehoboth, has leased the Hotel Hem
open for the coming summer.
Rev. DR.. George L. Wolfe Sunday cele-
orated the eighth anniversary of his
,astorate of the First Methodist Protes-
ant Church in Wilmington, the anniver-
ary sermon being preached by Rev. DR..
!. T. Tagg, of Baltimore.
The New Castle and Delaware City
ranch of the Wilmington, New Castle
Southern Railway, which has been
losed since the breaking of the Delaware
,iver banks, in June, will be opened
Trough again to the latter place about
Ipril 2.
Sturgeon fishermen are making every
for busy season, and it is
expected that the price for roe fish will
Dmmence at $50. V. NJ. D. Harrington,
{ Dover, largest owner in the sturgeon
eets, has all his boats in readiness, and
ill have his headquarters at the mouth
the Mispillion River.
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-02
Paws Its Baltimore Losses.

The stockholders of the Delaware In.
surance Company have paid to Hon.
John HUM, as trustee, $4,000, paying
in more than the entire loss of the com.
pany in the Baltimore confagration.
Gov. HUM has paid to the company the
above sum, as will be shown by the fol-
lowing receipt of the treasurer Received
OF John Hum, trustee, the sum of $75, :
600, being in full of the entire amount
received by him from payments made by
the holders of stock in the Delaware In
surance Company, which payments were
made in pursuance of resolution of the
stockholders of said company at meet
ing held February 10, 1904, to meet losses
incurred in the Baltimore fire. William
D. Denny, secretary and treasurer, Della
ware Insurance Company.
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-02
Children'S Suits

Children's Suits, sizes from 6
to to15....................$1.25 Is
Black and Blue ChevioU. 81. so
Black, Blue and Gray All-Wool
Children's Suits. .$1.75
Children's Suits in Norfolks
and the very latest style Blouses,
sizes from to 10. We have them
in All-Wool Serges, strictly ALL
Wool Worsted Scotch Mixtures,
Plaids and Stripes. Prices:
$1.5o, LIS, 200, 2.25, 2.5o. 800.
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-02
MARYLAND HAPPENINGS

March term OF Circuit Court convened
Monday at Salisbury.
Colored schools OF Wicomic County
closed Thursday for the summer.
Open season for duck shooting on the
Susquehanna fats sxpired Thursday.
EIkton citizens nominated candidates
for the annual election, April 18th, or
Monday.
The Talbot County School Board has
decided to close the scholastic year on
June 9th.
The proposed re-submission- Of. the
liquor license question in Hartford Coun.
ty has been abandoned.
The Mt. Washington Volunteer Fire
Department has elected H. G. Baker
chef for the ensuing year.
The biennial election for three Com
missioners for Centreville was held Mon
day, with TIVE tickets in the field.
|, DIR. A. Douglass cConachis, of Balti-
more, has been elected grand regent of
the Royal Arcanum for Maryland.
Raymond E. Jones, principal of the
Marydel public school has been appointed
to position in the Baltimore post Office.
The sum of SIS, 900, received from the
Woolsey estate, is now available for the
road from Churchville to Havre de Grace.
The survey for branch line to connect
the B. & o., near Atkin with the P, B.
& w., near Perryvillei has been complet-
ed.
.mS
Worcester County Commissioners haze
decided to enforce the law requiring resi-
dents to devote cersain number of days
labor on roads. 1
Farmers in the neighborhood of
Lynchs Station have contracted with the
cannery there to plant 125 acres of toma-
toes at 81 ton.
The Maryland Delaware boundry line
will not be resurveyed for two years,
Maryland State having killed the bill
providing for it. /
Several loaded freight cars on the p,
B. & W. Railroad were wrecked at North
East on Sunday night, blocking traffic
for several hours.
Jesse A. Lednum, of Easton, has been
appointed to position in the Govern
nent Printing Office, Washington, with
salary of 81 200 yearly.
The invitation extended Rev. DR..
of Salisbury, to become rector |
'f Cambridge Protestant Episcoprl |
Church, has been declined.
The Town Council of fredericksburg
mas made it unlawful for any person
Who has been exposed to contagious dis
ases to enter the town within IA days.
Congressman Denny has succeeded
Congressman ]. F. C. Talbot as a men,
'er'of the Democratic Congressional Cam.
'aign Committee from this State.
William j. Keithley and Fl. G. Dodson.
r., have announced themselves as candi-
ates for Town Commissioners of st.
iichael's at the election next Monday.
The shipment Of furs, including musk
at, mink and other pelts from the Eas-
srn Shore of Maryland this year fell off
0 per cent, owing to the cold weather
A class at 81 children was confirmed
unday at Zion Evangelical Lutheran
hurch, Canton, and beautiful $500
han6eaier was presented to the church
George A. Gegner.
The Republicans have issued a cali for
meeting of the State Central Commit
e in Baltimore on April 9Th, to name
ie date and location of the convention
name national delegates.
Ihe Ways and Means and Finance
ommittees of the Legislature have de-
ded to give the Johns Hopkins Uniyer-
ty $25. the NcDonough School, at La
lata, VI. 600, and the Hospital for Conf
near Towson, 5000 per
1num for the next two years.
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-02

Mems and Young Mems Suits
Silk and Wool Mixtures made
of the finest material produced
this season. Cut according to
the custom pattern. In all colors
and latest designs. A record
breaker if sold for SIS. Fourth
Anniversary price. $40. so
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-02

Judge Everton J. Conger, Of Montana,
being entirely disabled by a stroke Of
paralysis, has applied for a pension of
$iOO per month. At the time OF the as
saseination OF Abraham Lincoln, in WASH
ington, Conger was Lieut.. Col. of the LIST
District of Columbia Cavalry. He had
command OF the detachment which start
ed in pursuit of Wilkes Booth, and track.
ed him to the Garrett farm. Booth
would have been taken alive BY Conger
but for the fact that as he tried 10 escape
from the burning barn he was shot lly
Boston Corbett. Before this event Col.
Conqer had served in the War i'm w.
Va. where he received wound which
injured his spinal column, causing par
tial paralysis OF the lower limbs. Your
correspondent knew him intimately then
while he was under treatment at q sani.
torium. He recovered and Immediately
reioined his command in Washington.
and was technically the capturer Of
Rooth. He received q portion Of the
large reward offered by President john
cop,
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-02

The Department of Commerce and La.
Dor, through the Bureau of Corporations.
has begun an investigation of the Beef
Trust. It will try to discover the cause
Of the difference in prices between beef
on the lioof and dressed beef ON the hook.
There lie wide margin of profit for some-
body. Either the cattle raiser gets too
little or the consumer pays to much.
Publicity as regards the facts ascertained
will be avoided for the present, and it
will remain for the President to publish
them. The Government is also consider
ing eight cases for violations of the Anti
Trust and Interstate Commerce law.
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-02
&6e.7s Round Trip From Wilmington Il
the Pacific Coast

the Pacific Coast
For the Methodist Episcopal Church
Conference at Los Angeles. CAL, and the
Meeting Of the National Association of
Retail Grocers of the United States, at
San Francisco, CAL, the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad will sell Excursion Tickets
from April ed to 3oth, inclusive, at the
above very low rate, good returning until
June 30th.
Call on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ticket Agents for full information as to
Routes, Side Trips, Stop.oyers, etc.
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-02
Very Low Rate. to Washington and R.turn

Very Low Rates to Washington and Return
On account Of the Knights of Column
Dus meeting at Washington, DC, the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will sell Ex.
curslon Tickets from all stations on April
ii'n, 18th and 18th, valid for return
until April 18th, 1904, inclusive.
For tickets and full information. call
on Ticket Agents, Baltimore & Ohio Rail.
road. -'''1'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-12-22
FOUR ARE KILLED
BY OIL EXPLOSION.
MEN ARE BURNED TO DEATH ON
BARGE OFF LONG BRANCH,
NEW JERSEY.
Four Survivors Are in Hospital in Serio-s
Condition-Cause of Disaster
Unknown.

New York. Dec. 19.-By an explosion
and the burning of 100000 gallons of
petroleum en- a Standard Oil company 5
barge at sea, off Long Branch, y. j.,
Sunday afternoon, four men were burned
to death. The dead are:
STOKES. CAPT. g.
SALE, A., engineer.
brandt, AL, fireman
UNKNOWN SAILOR
-Four survivors of the crew Of the
burned barge are in hospital here, Suf
fcring from burns.
Two barges were in tow of tug
bound for Philadelphia. and were off
Long Branch. Something interfered with
the flow of water from the fresh water
tank on the Inflated boat, and Engineer
Sale and Fireman Brandt went below TO
investigate. An explosion followed,
whether of gas or a boiler is unknown.
The tug Standard, which had the
harges in tow, went alongside the burning
barge and took off four scamen, but the
blaze had spread 50 fast that the others
could not be rescued. Those who were
saved were painfully burned
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-12-22
PROCEEDINGS IN SENATE.

4 resolution providing for proper action"
on the charges against Judge SwaYnc when
articles OF Impeachment ara presented by
the House, but nNiuS no date for the begin
ming Of the proceedings, WAS adopted on
the 18th, The urgency deficiency apprOpria-
tion hil was passed without debate. The
Philippine administration ui,i was taken
up and amendments were offered by Mr..
Mctumbcr striking ont the provision for
the guaranteeing OF interest on railroad
bonds by the Philippine commissions by Mr.
NeWandS reducing the interest ON the rail.
road bonds To - per cent, providing that
they be guaranteed by The government Of
the United states, and prescribing Il method
tortaNationu OF railroad receipts in he islands
by Mr. McComas empowering the rhlip.
pine cOmmlSS on to amend the tariff laws
of the islands 10y Mr.. Culhcrson granting
2o.0no acres of Philippine public lands for
every mi" OF railroad constructed, by Mr.
Bailey giving the Philippine government
authority 10 regulate the charges of the
aided roads and hy Mr.. Spooucr restricting
tract indebtedness To prom ne local Improve
mrntS nv agreement the hili aul the
ann ndmcntS Will he voted ON tomorrow
Mr. Perkins Introduced a bill apprupriating
81 10000 for n federal building NJ Homo.
luu. Mr. Berry presented n memorial from
the Cherokee nation asking that Indian ter.
rtory Nr allowed n delegate i'm Congress
In executive session cNlraliiiun treaties
with llayN ana cuba the later amondatory
were ratified and ordered made pubic
Adjourned 40 p m.
Mr. Beycrd-c reported the statehood bin
OI the 18th and gave notice that ne Woull
ask consideration Immediately after the diS.
puSal of the ihiLUpln" evil government
lill Mr. Bate gave notice of Il motion to
rreuunt and Mr.. Bard If an Amendment
,uniuiug the bill to oklahoma and Indian
Territory, making no mention Of Arizona
and New Mexico. The Philippine lin was
passed by a vote of ~ tn % after action
on amendments. \ resolution was adopted
authorizing the appointment Of a Joint com
mittcc Of thrcc members of the Senate and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-12-22

The doctor wonderful power of dag.
nosis, greatest OF all gifts, enables him
to determine the causes of obscure and
chronic ailments, and to apply remedies
which effect certain. speedy and perma-
nent cures.
X RAY examination in appropriate
cases upon reasonable notice.
HOPE FOR THE AFFLICTED.
Many hundreds of sufferers pronounc-
cd by other physicians us hopelessly in
durable, have been restored to health by
DR.. Secrist.
Letters of Endorsement from many
prominent clergymen and hundreds of
grateful patients are on file in his Office
The doctor has devoted much time
and attention in the French Hospitals to
the study OF
ALL SPECIAL DISEASES OF MEN,
and has imported many special medi-
cines and appliances necessary to effect
certain cures IN the worst cases of
Physical Weakness, Varicocele I1npo-
tency. Nervous Debility, etc
caused by youthful errors, night losses,
general dissipation, improper treatment
and neglect.
The doctor will forfeit $500 where a
cure is guaranteed and not effected.
KIDNEY and BLADDER disease
full methods.
positive, prompt and permanent cures
always effected.
+ CLUB FEET, cross eyes and all other
InfA tod !, ,,,1
and unfailing success.
NERVOUS DISEASES, Epilepsy and
diseases of the BLOOD AND SKIN al
DDS of treatment
PILES cured permanently without de-
tention from business and without the
use of the knife
LUNG TROUBLES receive careful
attention, and are always treated sue
cessfully, Wien not too long neglected.
DELAY Is DANGEROUS-Those
who are chronically ailing should lose
no time in consultinga special physician
whose reputation for skill is SO well and
widely known.
WRITE to DR.. Secrist if you cannot
(Jall in person. He can cure you per-
fectly and permanently by his home
treatment system. Medicines sent in
plain package by express. Write for
information blauk.
Special attention given to
DISEASES PECULIAR TO WOMEN.
No unnecessary exposure. No exam
nation. No sacrifice of modesty.
The doctor does not publish his pa
TENTS names except with their full con-
sent and approval. English, French
and German spoken. Address,
DIR. h. c. SECRIST,
Chicago and Milwaukee,
Address all mail to the Chicago Office,
l7l4 Calume: Ave. Chicago. Estab.
Hshed 1880.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-12-22
CALL II per ..CUTION,"
Senator Mitchell end Representative Her
man Go to Oregon to Face Land
@yaud' Grand Jury.

Washington u. e., Dee. 10. Senator
Mitchell and Representatives Bngcr Her
mann Of Oregon lcft Washington last
night for Portland 10 appear before the
federal grand jury IN regard to the Ore
eon land frauds Both declare that they
are innocent and that the time has come
when the outrageous persecution must
stop" They expect 10 have II hearing Oh
saturday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-12-22
REPORTERS ARE ELECTED
Newspaper Men Cause Trouble in Su-
preme Court at Brooklyn-Wanted
to Hear Spang Case.

Erooklyn, y. T., Dee. IA scene of
uuu-ual disorder was witnessed III tue
supreme court today where Justice Ma
rcl. during hearing in the ease If
Mahcl Spang. daughter Of the pitt,burg
steel manufacturer, ordered that admi,-
sion - The building bc denied all news.
palrrutn.
Some of them took exception to the au-
thority Of the justice and declined to
leave. Attendants were then ordered to
circt the uuWcrOmc ones, but they met
were finally cleared after hand-to-hand
Scrimmage.
The hearing in the ease of Miss Spans.
who, it is alleged, has been wrongfuly
confined in an insane asylum, was con-
tiuuod today behind closed doors.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-12-22
FINE CONTERFEITERS
WHOLE EQUIPMENT
Materials for Making sI,ooo,ooo in S.
Bills Is Discovered-Opium Fiend
Suspected and Held.

New York, Dee 19.-Sccrot service
agents are reported to have succeeded in
locating in this city the materials used
in counterteitng Indian head" 81 bills.
y long campaign against the gang cul-
minated last week in the arrest OF
Charles Adamson, now in Jail at New
Haven, Conn. He is well educated and
is said to be one of the clcvcrcst green
goods men in America, though a user of
opium.
Quantities of paper and ink enough 10
print $l,GO0,n0O in spurious notes were
found. AdamSon was taken to Connect
cut for hearing. Two of his alleged pals
are under Indictment there.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-12-22
FIREMEN SAVE NUNS.
Burning Convent in Chicago by
Brave Ladies',

Chicago, H.. Dec. % Nine nuns. sis
tors Of Hotel Dicu. were rescued from n
ilrr that destroyed the convent today.
Two We're injured. The women were
rescued hy the Timely arriya of the fire
men. who carried them down q ladder
from the burnin. building. The loss On
tAn AuIIlng was $1,000