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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07
LOVE ASTRIDE A BROOMSTfCK
BY HAIDEE WRIGHT

Hester has been looking round for her
vocation, Time has not been standing still
with either"
"Good gracious, aunt n'--his tone ex-
pressed ailxiety-''do | look decrepit? /
have all my teeth left, | assure You"
''You are thirty1one," his aunt re-
minded him Hester twenty nine. In
like You, she looks her age, an extremely
silly thing for a woman uf the world to
do.
III Hester looks her age" said MI.
Bevis presently, "it's certainly through
no excess Of sentiment or feeling She's
the embodiment Of propriety, III cold,
calm impressiyeness. She reminds me. :"
lie added, with his eyes half closed, "of
frozen lake
after twelve hours frost-exactlv.
Don't trust to appearances the ice is
very Thin"
Mis-. Vincent glanced about Her
nephew was growing Interested
"The Danger board attracts me-" In
quite another tone, There's delightful
sort OF enjoyment in skating over the
risky places.
you'll 60 through"
"A cold bath is always invigorating"
''Um!'' She shot a shrewd glance at
the obstinate face beside her. Take
care You don't find eddies and umdercur-
rents You little dream Of. 'Sh they're
PLAYING Chopin. Testers not in sight
Find me chair | want to rest and
listen"
On the lower parade Miss Wolstencroft
was walking, her hand on tile arm Of the
paralytic's chair.
Il could do it in half the time She
was assuring him with insistence.
The answer came in a dry tone You
measure with woman's eye, Miss VOL
stencso:t, and they are all afflicted with
geometrical squint.
"Oh p
"The things impossible, | tell you.
The pier is twice the length you estimate.
| couldn't run it myself in under"
He stopped, looked blank, gnawed his
mustache in sort of helpless fury, then
gave the order to turn" in peremptory
tone.
The man obeyed. Miss Wolstencroft
came round to tile windward side OF the
chair. Finding cushion displaced by
the restless, impatient head, she patted
and smoothed it, apparently Obvious to
any awkwardness in the air arising from
his slip.
'Its really marked, the way in which
We thin women are sighted, Major Ar
mott, she went on brightly. Just as if
flesh meant strength-it doesn't, it buries
it Now, | am very strong. | have
pasty face, know but that arises from
nasty, carping disposition. I'm slight
because | grizzle. There-excuse the
slang-but could run the length OF that
pier in thirty seconds, and. at my time Of
She smiled down Oh him her ''kind,
cooling SMILE" as Bevis called it. lis
effect OH Arnott, looking up, was rather
the reverse.
Strength, speed What's the use OF
'enl, pray?" lie growled out savagely.
pride of strength is about as foolish as
enyying the flight or butterfly. 4 rough
hand makes dab at it, and the airy fut
terings are stopped, the pretty gay wings
reduced TO a pulpy film sticking to the
hand Of schoolboy."
He laughed, then brought his fist down
suddenly Oh the arm Of his invalid chair
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07

Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1923 a. M and
SO p. m. week days. Returning, leave Berlin
6.56 a m and 1883 p. m. week days.
Leave Porter for Delaware City 59a m IL Il
33l, 81 and "a p m week days. Returning
leave Delaware City S., v %, and 10 % m,
and Is and So p m week days.
Leave Massey for Chestertown and way sta
tions 956 4. m. and $40 p. m. weekdays
Returning, leave Chestertown 708 a. M and
2.32 p m, weekdays.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT r R-Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations 20 q. m, and
4. 10 m, week days Returning. leave Centre
Vile IA q. M. and $50 D. m. week -days.
DELAWARE Il CHESAPEAKE R. R-Ieave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations 9. AZ q. m and
81 p m, week days Returning, leave Oxford
81 q. m, and As p m, week-days
CAMBRIDGE & SEAFoRD R. k.-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations II II a.
m. and 6. "a p m. week days. Returning leave
Cambridge 50 am. and 2.32 y. m. week-da
CORRECTIONAL Porter with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad At Townsend. with
Queen Anne's Kent Railroad. At Massey,
for stations on Baltimore & Delaware Bay
Railroad. At Clayton, with Delaware 4 Chesa-
peake railroad. Al Han rington, with Delaware,
Maryland Virginia Railroad. At Seaford with
Cambridge u >eaforc Railroad. At nelmar
with New York. Philadelphia Norfolk.
w W. ATTERBURY General Manage
J. K. Wt,Or, Psssenpe, Tr,f fic .srut
GEO w. BOY Gan Passenger Axant
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07

"v" Connections to and from Baltimore and
Washington made via Porter
On Saturdays arrives 9.21 p.m
Daily Daily except Sunday
&c" Stops on signal to receive passengers for
Maryland Division via Porter or for Whining
ton and beyond.
"f' Stops only on notice to &C 1ductor or age
on signal.
''h' stops to let off passengers from points
north of Wilmington and from points on
Maryland Division via Porter
'.j'' Stops to take on passengers for CAPE
Charles and beyond.
SIX" Stops to discharge passengers.
''p'' Stops TO leave passengers from Middle
town and points south.
''r'' Stops to leave passengers from New
York Division.
BRANCH ROADS
DELAWARE, MARYLAND& VIRGINIA R. r.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and wav
stations 1913 m SD m week days. Return
ing train leaves Franklin City 60 a. ne. ard
H. p. M. week DAYS.
Leave franklin City for ChiEcoteague (vis
steamer) l. 36 and 8.45 p week days Return
ing leave Chfncoteague 10. 10 a.. M. aid $50 p.
m, weekdays
Leave Harrington for Georgetown andLewes
1898 m, 5. 30 p m, week days Returning
leave I4ewes d m and Sc m week days
Leave Harrington for Rehobnth 10 SO m
and $50 p m. Returning, leave Rthoboth 6.S3
p m and q m week days.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07

amblei along with bent back and deaf
ears apparently. 1t was half-past one.
The "Front" was well-nigh deserted
Above them, on the upper terrace, a
wnman's high-pitrhed voice was heard
distinctly.
mo, she's still marching that tresome
cripple up and down Call to her, Percy.
The girls good nature will induce her to
forego her lunch.
A complacent voice replied, whats
lunch to Hester when there's new mon
Stro>ity to add to the collection? Let's
leave them, aunte They're happier as
they are. Hes halfway through his
symptoms, and Testers morbid mind is
re>eIing in the Unhealthy"
They moved away. The sentences
came disjintedlv.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07

There's walking beside NaJpr
Arnott's chair again Really, Percy, shes
awfully good-natured y
Percy Bsvis dropped his eyes + The
lower terrace, took off his hat 70 the
woman, nodded to the man, then turned
and smiled in Mrs. Vincent's face.
sHester's a dear girl, aunt; I'm very
fond OF her but she has mania for the
diseased which is almost nnwholesnme
His aunt laughed.
'That cripple fellow, now, he'd be
bound to appeal to her. Her heart Is a
regular Hospital for lncurabIes. I
..Wel, come, now it's sad case -
Mrs. Vincent spoke indulgently. "Paraly-
sis at thirty-seven; such bright career !.
He did great things in India, I'm told,
''He was an able off :er, certainly. But
there"-lightly 'malaria's the deuce
You never know what Aftermath Of dis
ease it may leave behind it. =
It was at Eastbourne The band was
playing. They talked Or listened IN turn
pacing up and down.
Said Mrs Vincent presently, with
downward nod. which, gentle though
it was, set the bird -of-paradse plnmes IN
her bonnet waving brayely
"AYhen is it to be, Percy Have YOU
spoken to her yet? Oh, come, now
her nephew feigning innocence-'there's
been some sort Of understanding between
YOU for the last eight years. Isn't it time
YOU came to something definite ~
10 be definite" said Mr.. Bevis, il his
airy, compacent way, Il 70 be dali. Il
is the incomprehensibl that attracts and
holds attention. As proof Of it'-he
stopped, glanced down, then laughed
4 don't mind confessing that only Hes
ter's inaccessibility has kept me faithful
all these years.
'Faithful?' Mrs. Nincen.s upper lip
caviIled at the word.
'tWel? It's good, Old fashioned
virtue"
"My dear boy DO yon suppose |
haven't heard Of your numerous flirta-
tions?-with the pretty widow in Cey-
lon that horrid Barker girl at Gibraltar !;
then the woman with the red hair and
equally rudy reputation the
"'Sh, 'sh," her nephew softly Gliding
her indiscretion in thus discussing his,
struggled feebly, with the snug smile OF
complacence. A lady passed them. He
broke off, whispering, Fine woman,
that
Mrs. Vincent turned her head. ''She
ought to be-" dryly. 81 know her we'll
by SIGHT Gets her figure and her gowns
from my own tailor. Well, there's truth
in what you say. Men are drawn to the
mysterious, as inevitably as chld's eyes
are attracted by farthing rushlight. Y
Mrs. Vincent's worldly little laugh rang
out.
Chow the stories Of our youth mislead
us! The sex Of the BluebeardS should
have been reversed It is lie who would
have gone picking the lock Of his Mile's
incomprehensibilities having succeeded,
OF course, she would have ceased to in
terest him.
Come, come, now, aunt one, Ete,
has handed down other traditions"
eve! Eve is ont Of date, hopelessly
old-fashioned, like our grandnothers.
Woman has progressed since EYES time,
handing her babies and weakness over
to her husband to nurse. Besides, YOU
forget''-a CLEAN Of malicious humor
sparkled in her eyes-"whie you have
been waiting for dead mems shoes and
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07
Mems and Young
Mems Suits

Blue, black and gray Sack Suits,
made Of durable material. Coats,
Pants and Vests, cut according to reg
ular measurement. Sizes 81 to 70.
Our price $3.50.
Mems fine Black Thibit Suits the
very finest venetian lining, made by
Chas. M. Meltsner & Bro. We have
bought their entire line of this mater
ial and will sell them while they last
from $3.50 to $500. Double or single
breasted
Mems Fancy Mixed Suits. The
very latest styles and patterns, made
by the Chas. n Meltsner & Bro. All
coats cut with concave shoulders, in
surfing close and perfect fit in collar
and neck. Will sell while they last
from $3.50 to sl6.5O. These suits are
eq ual to any tailor made
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07

"You're jealous, Percy"-in Mrs. Vim
cents tones 'Kind. Kind, because
she p tiles the poor thing. That's ALL"
TO BE Continued
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07

Mems and Young
Mems OverCoats
Mems and Young Mems extra
heavy Winter Overcoat and listers,
durable and stylish, sewed with strong
linen and silk thread-colors, blue and
black. Our price $3.50.
Mems and Young Mems elegant
kersey Overcoats, in dark brown, in
digo blue and black, made up hand
somely, all double stitched. Positive
ly fast colors. Strong Italian sleeve
lining and with good wide piping. Our
price $500.
Mems and Young Mems Overcoats
and listers, equal to the made-to-or
der kind at $50. The style and finish
are all simply perfect. All hand made
buttonnoles, trimmed with the very
best of silk and satin throughout. No
one can show them for less than 500;
our price $1,000.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07

Heavy Canvas Gloves ...... .......... ..........
Black and Brown Fast Color Hose .......... 49,.
Isle Thread Mems and Boys Suspenders ........ II
Mercerzed Fancy Hose. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-25
MAY LOCATE POOLROOh
CLOSE TO KENILWORTH
Citizens Excited Over Strange Shed
Approaching Completion Just
Over the District Line.

Although they do not know positively
that a new building, which is nearing
completion at the intersection of the
Anacostia road and the Maryland line,
is TO be used for such purpose, the cltl-
zens of Kenilworth and Tuxedo united
last night to make determined fght
against the establishment of poolroom
there. Rumor has it that the place is to
be opened in a very short time to take
the place of the recently closed St
Asaph.
The citizens protest against the seem
ing intention of the mysterious builders
of the equally mysterious one-story shed
within a few feet of the District line,
took form at the meeting of the KENT
worth Citizens Association. Several
residents OF Tuxedo participated IN the
session.
the appearance and location of the shed,
which. he said, was at the end of the
street car line, about ten feet over the
line in Maryland, and on property re-
Gently purchased from Francis Il. Crave
loux and family for $4,000 Danger or
the peace of the community being dis
turbed by the attraction of such an eS-
tablishment for an undesirable element
from the city was also pointed out.
The reports that the place is 1ntended
for use as d poolroom emanated from
workmen employed about the place, anu
C. M. Onold strengthened the suspicious
of the citizens by telling of his discov-
cry OF new line of wires being strung
down the Addison Chapel road. The
line he declared. can easily be com
pleted TO the building today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-25
MAJOR LOCKWOOD GETS
PENSION BUILDING PLUM
Has Been Appointed Superintendent to
Fill Vacancy Caused by Promo
n tion of George M. Barnes.

The question of a new superintendent
of the Pension Office building has been
settled by the Civil Service Commission
Maj. George NJ Lockwood, formerly
chief clerk of the Department of the
Interior, has been appointed to the
place, and began his duties this morn
ing. Major Lockwood Is veteran. AMI
has had long service under the Gov
eminent.
There has been much gossip rs 70
who was to get the place after the pro-
motion of George NJ. Barnes, who was
superintendent last December, to a
$1,000 clerkship. AT the time it was said
that Barnes had been promoted. so that
the position could be given to H T..
Burton, of the Government Printing Of
flee. According to the story, everything
had been arranged by a certain private
secretary In the Department of the In
terror for the appointment. when the
Civil Service Commission stepped In and
snow ed that the position was under IT'S
| c-.n.r ol.
Capt T. w Archer. a clerk in the
Pension Office, and a former superinteT-
dent. was detailed to fill The place Until
an appointment was made. Captain
! Archer served until yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-25
TO UNVE|L MONUMENT
To DEAD ARMY NURSES
Ceremonies On May at Arlington
Cemetery, Where Shaft Is
Erected.

Simple and appropriate ceremonies
will mark the unveiling of monument
to the army nurses who died in the
service in 1898. at Arlington Cemetery
on Wednesday, May 3. The monument
is tribute from the Spanish-American
War Nurses Association to the eleven
nurses who sacrificed their lives during
the SpaniSh-American war.
The program incident to the unveil-
the Rev. Father Stafford, Chaplain
Pierce of the army, stationed at Fort
Myer; Mrs. Donald Mclean, president
general of the Daughters OF the Ameri-
can Revolution, and others.
The annual convention of the Span
ish-American War Nurses Association
will be held in this city, at the Ebbitt
House. on May 1 and 2. The business
sessions will be held in the forenoons,
so as not to interfere with the sessions
of the Associated Alumni of all the
training schools for nurses in the Unit
ed States and Canada. the annual con-
vention of which is TO be held here or
the same days. After the unwilling OF
the monument a reunion dinner Will BIZ
given at the Ebbitt House.
The association has membership OF
300 but it is not expected that more
than a fourth of this number will be
present. DR.. Anita Newcomb MCGEE
1920 2 street northwest, is president OF
the organization and Miss Esther V
Hason. 1906 II street northwest, is chair.
man of the unwilling committee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-25

Treasury officials estimate a deficit,
$50, 0,00O. 1t will not be more than
this, they feel confident, judging from
the record of past years. Outsiders
who have estimated the deficit as high
as $35,000.000 are just about 80 per
cent out of the way.
With only two months of the fiscal
year remaining, the outlook Is not es-
pecially encouraging, but it is not 50
utterly discouraging as some critical
persons would like to make it appear
Experience has shown that the con-
GLIDING months of the statistical rec
ord, up to July /, are good ones from
the point of view of receipts, anG are
made more so by the cutting off OF GER
tain fixed charges which bear down
Not a Steady Decline.
cat the end of the first two months
of the present fiscal year. that is on
September / last" said a high Treasury
official today. 1.-The deficit was s24. 900, 900.
Instantly some persons unacquainted
with the facts and the records OF pass
years. jumped to the conclusion that
twelve months would be sure TO show
six times what two months showed IN
the way of deficit But that is not
the way the Government finances run;
Their claim that June 80 next would
bring a deficit of s144 000, 900 did not seem
TO them at that time as ridiculous as il
did to US or as it will to them WheH
the year is completed: 49,
I'm actual figures, the deficit at the
close of business yesterday was S'0'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-25

.'And of a purse, why then, who set it
ttere?"
About 500 people were scattered over
PENNSYLVANIA avenue in the region of
Seventh street northwest, but they were
rot musing on the words of Omar. They
W ere all much more interested in the
Wherea bouts of q certain square white
envelope marked with black Maltese
Cross on "A white background And fur
thermore, they knew that it had been
put somewhere in the neighborhood in
which they were searching by The
Washington Times.
A Short Search.
The search lasted only few minutes,
when S. r Kirkland. of 1919 Twentieth
street northwest, found the $50 order
hidden in bush at Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Fifty dollars is unQuestionably a great
deal of money to be lying, partially con-
cealed. on the street, only awaiting a
claimant, and few, indeed. are the
bushes that yield such rich harvests as
that one examined by the finder Of the
last of the Maltese Crosses.
The clue to the envelope was found
by following the young man, marked on
each arm with Maltese Cross and
ure seekers several exciting chases. The
young man started from The Times Of
fee promptly at 4;45 o clock, and marked
the first cross on the electric light post
directly on the corner.
The crowd was not fooled. Many
Searchers had participated in other
hunts and they knew that this young
man always marked the first cross be-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-25
| Asst MALTESE CROSS
REWARDS LUCKY MAN
Fifty Dollars Was the Amount Received by Claimant IN
Return for Envelope-Rewarded by Search in Park

fore he had taken many steps, merely
tc encourage the searchers to keep fol-
lowin''
Up Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth
street, northward to F, down f to
Ninth. Ninth to Pennsylvania avenue.
and down Pennsylvania avenue to
Seventh street, where the sixth and
last cross was made.
Found in Park.
1t did not take the searchers long to
surmise that the money was hidden
somewhere about the park, and many
other likely looking hiding places wer
passed up with only partial eXamind-
ton.
Mr. Kirkland ended the search almost
before 1t had fairly started. by finding the
envelope in a bush in the park at Sew
enth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
He was Immediately surrounded by
hundreds of other searchers, who de-
handed to see his find, fully half claim
ing that 1t was a fake.
1t was only with the greatest difficulty
he was finally able to eNtricate himself
from the crowd. and run TO The Times
office. where he exchanged the order
| that the envelope contained for brand
new tifty-dollar bill.
| Mr.. Kirkland said today:
Il was standing It Seventh street and
! o'clock yesterday evening, when / saw
| the crowd coming down the street. |
watched the crowd until 1t stopped in
| the little park in front of the store, and
/ then said TO a friend who was with me,
| Let's go over and try our luck We
| went up to a flower bush under which
seven or eight boys were searching.
| looked on top, saw the envelope and
| picked it up.
1T contained an order for $50 on THE
| Times. 1t was like picking money
| off bushes. l never made money sc
F! easy before"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-25
Holding Deficit Down
To Twenty Millions
Treasury Officials Have No Fears That Ex-
pendtures Will Go Much Higher-f1oW
Present Condition Is Explained.

lis. 43457 as compared with an excess OF
receipts over expenditures on this date
last year of 50, Ala, 005.67. That strikes
people perhaps, as showing that every
thing is going to the bad. But see these
facts: Receipts for this fiscal year to
date. not including postal receipts,
which cannot be totaled up each day,
make in the aggregate s444, 205, 671-3l. as
compared with $441, f6T, 339. "A in the same
period last year. Receipts have in
creased.
Spending More Money.
Where the rub comes, however, is in
the expenditures. which are, so. far,
$474, 324, 1854, exclusive of postal eXpendi-
lures, as compared with s439, 1853, 334. OF last
year. The country is spending more, not
earning less. The idea that the country
is not prosperous is entirely erroneous.
We're just spending a little faster than
we make 1t.
The chief reason for this is that the
postal service is costing more than be-
fore. principally in extensions of the
rural free delivery. The people are get
ting more than before and consequently
1t Is costing more to run the Govern
ment
Last years figures, exclusive of the
Panama payments. showed a surplus of
$3.50 900. This year the receipts are not
coming in as fast as they should, but
later they will be. The receipts are
fully up to our estimates. There is al
ways a large surplus revenue in the
month of June, which will cut down the
stance, there are interest charges OF
Sc, 100000 which do not stand against the
June record Altogether, the deficit will
only slightly exceed $50, OO0, 000''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-25
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, April 25.-Two
Italians, Levioli Guisppi, and Paspuh
Marritti, were before Justice Cation this
morning on the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons. Guisppi was arrested
by Policeman Mayhem and while he was
locked up at the police station Marrit-
ii. with a companion came to call upon
him While in the stationhouse. Police
man Roberts saw something bullying
out of Marritti's pocket, and on search.
ing him discovered a pistol Marritti
said he carried the pistol to protect HIM
self, as he had a large amount of money
upon his person. Justice Cation dis
missed him, but fined Guisppi sZO. A
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-25
CHURCHES ELECT OFFICERS.

Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
yesterday elected the following vestry-
men: c. o. Pullman, c. E Webster,
Charles Schaffer, c. \. Moore, {. j.
Deahl, w. II. McCuen, George Hulish,
Charles King. and F. T. King.
st. PauIs Protestant Episcopal Church
has elected the following Yestrymen:
r. Zimmerman. ]. c. Milburn, w. II.
Lambert, J. r Burke. E. L. Danger
field, j. W. Hooff, Major j. w. Green,
Capt. R. F. Knox, Capt. Herbert Bryant,
Col L. w. Reid, Judge ]. K. M. Norton,
and Dr. G.. T Klipstein-
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
yesterday elected vestrymen as follows:
II. f. Robertson, Hubert Snowden. l..
NJ BIackford, c. H Yohe, W A s,moot
e. S. Leadbeater, d. n. Rust, G. s.
French, c. c. Leadbeater. G. l. Boo-he
T. w. Robertson. and n. P. 7. Burke.