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Middletown transcript., 1906-05-12
JOHN A. JoLIs,
Middleto wn, Del

Unclaimed Letters-The following list
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending May Sd
Mrs. Kate Brown, Miss Mary E. Cannon,
Miss Mary Gumby, Mrs. Martha A.
Jones, Miss Fanny Jones, Rev. Mrs. w.
T. Kruse, Mr.. George Messick.
Persons living down the state are anx.
iou.ly aWsiting tie arrival of Sunday,
May 20tlI, on which day Sunday trains
will be inaugurated on the Delaware Rail-
road, The opening Of the Sunday system
will prove great convenience to persons
Who are employed IN the cities, for it was
necessary for s0ch persons to leave OH
the midnight train on Saturday and re.
turn on the early train Monday, Now il
will be made possible for the patrons Of
The read TO go and return tie came day.
The time II the trains will be included in
tie regular spring schedule soon to be
nuilppnytd
Middletown transcript., 1906-05-12
M1DDLETowN, DEL, MAY IL. 1906
Local News

WANTED.-AIl sufferers afflicted with
Neuralgia or Headache to try 'fLee's In
slant Relief 10 and % cents bottle.
Middletown transcript., 1906-05-12
Death Of Dr.. ]. A. B. wilson

$. Sold By J. r. McWhorter ( Son.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
MADE THINGS EASY FOR HUBBY
How One Clever Woman Gets Her
Letters Posted.

Women with absent-minded hus.
bands who forget to mail letters
needn't grieTe, for a m~A'on says she
has found cure for such little over.
sights. Once upon a time, she says,
the dialogue between her and her hus.
band used to run: Didn't you hear
me ask you to mail it? You were lis
tening all the time" 81 quite forgot"
Yes, you always do" Now, she adds
Ia triumph, everything is as it should
be and the all important epistle reach
es its destination On time. After
much thinking she decided that the
best plan was to pin The letter on the
lapel of her husbands coat when he
started for business. Thus tagged he
would cause passersby to stare and, in
wondering what they were looking at,
he would see the letter. 1t worked
like a charm.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
Bio Peanuts This Year.

Peanut lovers have noticed that the
nuts are generally very much larger
this year than usual, a fact which
may be verified by the most casual
glance at any stand where they are
sold. They are said to be much bet,
ter in flavor, though there are some
connoisseurs who declare that the
small nut is the sweetest.
THE increased size of the peanut
now in the market says wholesale
dealer, lis due more to improved meth,
DDS of cultivation, think, than to the
accident Of favorable weather condi'
tons, though the current crop is un.
usually large in quantity.
AS to the relative merits of the
large and small nut, | cannot speak,
being a seller, and not an eater OF
them. l do know, however, that with
these big, fat-looking fellows on sale
there is practically no market for
the little ones. "-Philadelphia Rec.
ord
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09

Ned Barton was among the first who
proffered their services. / knew the
boy well, his strong. positive charac-
ter, his courage, his ambition and his
physical strength. He was too young,
so far as years might be counted, to
assume the duties of soldier in the
field, but this weighed as nothing with
me against the other considerations |
have named.
He was one of the best drill mas
ters | ever saw Before | was able to
put squad through the simplest ma
neuvers, he had mastered the whole
company drill, and did not consider
it derogatory to my dignity as the cap
tain to sit on my horse in the field
where we practiced our evolutions and
permit him to take command.
in less than a month we had the
company formed, and on the day we
were sworn into the service, Ned Bar
ton was formally elected second lieu
tenant Wishing to have what is
called a "crack" company when l led
it to the scene of action, / asked the
governors permission to encamp near
Hoodvile for three or four weeks to
perfect the drill of the men.
In going through the maneuyers of
our drill, it became necessary several
times for me to warn the young peo
pie back out of our way; they wanted
to see everything, and would crowd
up as close as they could, regardless
of galloping horses and flying heels
In executing one of my commands
called out as they were cantering over
the field, the men made a bad break
and NeG Barton, who was near me,
noticing their mistake, suddenly gave
Rocket the spurs and swept after
them at a gallon. His course led him
directly toward part of the field
where SO or more boys and girls were
standing, all intently watching the
drill.
| did not appreciate the danger my
self, until I caught look from Neds
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
SAVING THE FLAG.
How Ned Barton Won the Race with
Three Confederate Horsemen.

am going to tell you the story eX-
actly as it happened. ! have no de-
sire to make you think Ned Barton a
brilliant hero; | will simply recount
the part he bore in some stirring
scenes and let you make up your own
mind about him.
The war of the rebellion broke out,
you know, in April, 1861. Ned was
then II years old a strong, athletic
boy, the best runner, jumper and ball
player in Hoodville.
Hoodville echoed with the drum and
fife as well as other places, and the
boys were as full of the martial spir'
it, in their way, as the men. Ned Bar
ton was particularly enthusiastic and
early in the summer of that eyentful
year he organized a company among
the boys of the town, pored over "Har'
dee's Tactics" and "Ellsworth's Zou,
ave Drill" and gave himself up, heart
and soul, to training his young re-
cruits in the manual of arms.
He called his company the "Zouave
Cadets" and suitably to the name,
they were uniformed in dark blue
Jackets, loose red trousers and linen
leggings. Jaunty red caps, trimmed
with yellow braid, completed the
dress, and since these ambitious
young home guards" could not OBJ
tain arms from the state, each one of
them carried a double barreled shot
gun. The women of Hoodville, proud
of the boy-soldiers, presented the
company with a pretty flag and
Capt" Barton with handsome
sword. having pearl handle and a
silver-plated scabbard.
Now, all this was great fun to the
members of the Zouave Cadets, and
no less to the citizens of Hoodville;
for when the company paraded, night
pr day, there was a general turnout
of the people to look at them.
About this time, says the writer of
the story in the Chicago Daily News,
began to recruit company of cav
airy for the federal army under the
authority of the governor of the state
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
Proud of her Unkissed Ljps,

A well-seasoned spinster applied to
her family physician in Harlem the
other day for general character Ger.
tifcate, saying: Doctor, surprising
as it may appear, | have never yet
been kissed. and | trust that my lips
will remain unsullied so far as man
is concerned to the end Of my life"
She evidently reasoned that such
statement of alleged fact ought per Sc
prove sufficient groundwork on which
to Justify clean bill. The M. D.
gave the necessary credentials, charg-
ing her the fee usually exacted for
signing medical examiners vouchers.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
Too GAY.
p. o. BOX tAAe
SALT LAKE CITY. uTAH

The puritan miss dozed over her
knitting and dropped a stitch in her
fathers stocking.
Priscilla" said the old gentle
man, sternly, be more careful"
why, father" replied Priscilla, in
surprise, there is no great harm in
dropping stitch in your stocking,
is there?"
Yes, my daughter. Surely you
would not have it gossiped about that
your staid old sire wore drop-stitch
stockings like the dudes of 200 years
from now?"
And Priscilla, shocked at the very
thought, began 10 unravel the whole
stocking
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
LEADING Authority.

Mister" said the sad-fced individ.
ual who had sneaked in the big sky.
scraper, can | sell you the great
Encyclopedia of Sporting Events-?"
Nope" replied the busy man. 1--WE
have one encyclopedia of sporting
events already"
THAT SO? Where do you keep it?'
why, we try to keep him on that
stool over there, addressing envelopes.
mean the Office boy, and he is an
encyclopedia on everything from a
game Of skiddoo to the Olympian
games"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
TOLD TALES OUT OF SCHOOL.
Parrots Phrase More Than Hinted
at Domestic Difficulties.


s. Barring Gould, the English move.
ist had the bitter pleasure of reading
many unfattering obituaries of him
self Through an error he was re
ported dead, and the newspapers OF
his native land declared unanimously
that he had left no good work be
hind.
An American editor dined with Mr.
Baring-Gould in London during the
season. The talk turned to the pre-
mature obituaries, and the American
said:
How did you feel On reading
them?"
Taken aback, nonplussed," the
novelist grimly replied. Il felt like
an East Ham lady who owned a par
rot.
This ladys cook came to her one
morning in joyful excitement.
80, ma'am,' she cried the par
rot has learned some more new
words
Good said the East Ham lady.
That bird is wonderfully teachable.
1t sits and drinks in every blessed
word my husband says to me. What
does it say now"
1T keeps a-sayin' said the cook;
Shut up, you old fool!
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
VANISHING Rural Industries.

The gradual cessation. one AFTER
another, of the countryside industries
is one of the principal reasons why the
peasant owner has vanished from the
land Thatching and woodcraft nave
been killed by rural councils, with
their craze for slated roofs, and by the
substitution of other materials Tor
timber. The cottager can no longer
even burn wood, but must buy coal,
since his fireplaces are not fashioned
for the consumption of fagots.-Lon'
don Estates Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
GAINED 81 POUNDS
Persistent Anoemia Cured by Or.
Williams Pink Pills After Other
Remedies kiad Failed.


"When l began taking DR.. Williams
Pink Pills." says Mrs. Nathaniel Field,
of st. Adams, Somerset county, Maine,
81 was the palest, most bloodless person
you could imagine. My tongue and
gums were colorless and my fingers and
ears were like wax. ] had two doctors
and they pronounced my trouble anemia.
Ihad spells Of vomiting, could not eat,
in fact, did not dare to, had such dis
tress after eating. lily stomach was filed
with gas which caused me awful agony.
The backache / suffered WAS at times
almost unbearable and the least eXertion
made my heart beat 50 fast that ] could
hardly breathe. But the worst Of allwas
the splitting neuralgia headache which
never loft me for seven weeks. About this
time had had several numb spells. My
limbs would be cold and without amy
feeling and the most deathly sensations
would come over me.
"Nothing had helped me until ! began
taking DR.. Williams Pink Pills, in fact,
l had grown worse every day. After |
had taken the pills short time | could
see that they were benefiting me and
one morning | awoke entirely free from
pain. The distress after eating disap-
peared and in three weeks / could eat
anything [ wanted and suffer no incon-
venience. also slept soundly. have
taken several boxes of the pills and have
gained in weight from 1870 to 1874 pounds
and am perfectly well now.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills cure an@mia
because they actually make new blood.
For rheumatism, indigestion, nervous
headaches and many forms of weakness
they are recommended even if ordinary
medicines have failed. They are sold by
all druggists, or will be sent postpaid, on
receipt Of price, 80 cents per box, six
boxes for $250, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. \.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
Immense Russian STURGEON.

The Russian sturgeon has been
known to attain a length of 20 to 20
feet and q weight of 5000 pounds.
1t is this species, once extremely album
dant In the Danube, Volga and other
large rivers which has furnished the
sailed roe called caviare. The stur'
geon's bladder Is used for isinglass.
When sturgeon Is eaten its flesh Is
found to be frmer than that of other
fishes, well-flavored, though somewhat
0i1y
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
innnnrtant fn Mothers.
Troubles Of an Au,nor.

Robert Louis Stevensons mother
wrote in one of her letters from Sa-
moa: "The people here are now dls-
covering that Louis writes, as "Ihe
BottleImp is coming out in the ma
tive paper, having been translated by
Mr. c.. 1t is much appreciated,
hut leads to some curious results. tor
instance. the house in it somewhat re-
sembles ours, and good many OF the
natives suspect that Mr.. Stevenson
has the bottle himself,
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09

The French women have graceful
figures even after the dreaded period
Of middle age, and this is due to the
fact that they eat little and exercise
much In their own homes. They take
very little outdoor exercise, such as
the English women delight in, but they
are always busy about their homes,
one reason being that they are eco
nomically inclined, and another that
they have a horror of adipose tissue.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09

The chief OF police of Seattle, be-
lieving that prize fighters bring Grim
inals and other undesirables in their
train. has ordered all pugilists, train
ers and others connected with the
ring to leave the city or take up some
respectable employment.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
Adonls Gives Warning.

Adonis had just been introduced
to Venus. Il don't want to butt in
or anything like that" he said, warn.
tngly, but I'm serving notice that II
I ever catch you running around shop
ping in white shoes I'll cut you out"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
When Raohelors Were Taxed.

There is nothing revolutionary In
modern proposals to tax bachelors.
Two centuries ago every celibate in
England was paying tribute to the
exchequer for neglecting his duty to
support another mans daughter"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-09
We Make Travel Easy.

Five trains daily via the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe, Colorado to Kan
sas City, st. Joe, Chicago, Galveston,
Ell Paso, City of Mexico Ask me
about reduced rates. c. F. Warren.
G. A., A. T. & s. F. Ry., All Dooly
Block, Salt Lake City. Utah.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-25
STATE POPULATION FIGURES

Who would have supposed that more
than one-third of CALIFORNIA; counties
are losing in population? Such loss is
disclosed in the official report of the
school census for the present year. as
now tabuated. There are fifty-seven
counties in the state. The report reads
that thirty-seven of them show a gain
in population as compared with the
preceding year, while twenty show a
loss. The true figures, in fact would
make the gain thirty-six and the loss
twenty-one. This because the report
for San Francisco is based on an
estimate of date just prior to the
calamity.
All of the counties reporting losses.
excepting two, are situated in the
northern gr GENITAL portions of the state,
One Southern California county, Ven
tura, loses A. Kern county, which ad-
joins the southern group and is some-
times classed herewith, has loss OF
13. The heaviest losers are Shasta
county, which shows a drop Of 17S fol-
lowed by Placer with 1865, Lassen 11O
Colusa 9s. and so on down to Mono with
a loss Of only one.
Turning to the gains. a revelation II
noted that brings a smile Of satisfac-
l tion to the Los Angeles face. The gain
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-25
PUSH CITY IMPROVEMENTS

1--WE can't go slow. The increase in
population demands that we rush ahead
with our improvement work. 1t is our
improvements that make our city"
Chairman Smith Of the city council's
finance committee is eminently right
in that statement His opinion, as thus
expressed, is protest against any
hampering of improvement work as a
result of cheese-paring in the tax rate.
He says further: 1--WE are making more
Improvements than any other city in
the world, because we are growing so
rapidly; every dollar which the city
gets goes into the pockets of the people,
whether it be cottage or ten-story
building"
The views thus expressed accord ex-
actly with the policy which The Herald
has long and persistently advocated.
That is, the policy O. pushing municipal
improvements, all along the line. as a
direct means o. enhancing property
values, expanding the city's population
and consequently increasing the public
revenue.
1t is a mistaken idea of very small
percentage of property owners that the
municipal tax rate is akin to the sacred
bull of Burma or the white elephant of
Siam. The tax rate should be jealously
guarded to the extent of avoiding any
unnecessary inf tion, but it should be
made to yield funds sufficient for max
ing and keeping Los AngeleG on a level,
at least, with the most progressive of
American cities.
| The tax rate was pared last year, and
the result was lamentably in evidence
to the end. Many streets were in dis
graceful condition for ,ack of funds
wherewith to make repairs, schools
were crowded and makeshifts resorted
to in efforts to accommodate pupils
and needed new improvements of vari'
Gus kinds were held up indefinitely.
Last years tax rate should not bt
reduced now, even in view of the esti
mated increase of $500,OOO in th'
revenue. Chairman Smith hits th'
mark squarely in saying: 1--WE mus
keep up with the march OF progress
and that is why we can't lower the ta1
rate
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-25

Of this county is nearly one-half the
total gain credited to the state. II is
really more than half, because san
Francisco Ia given a gain Of 1851, based
on the pre-caiamity estimate, when In
fact there Is an immense loss there.
Taking the actual present figures Of
san Francisco into account the show
ing would give Los Angeles more than
half the increase in the whole state.
The total increase as given in the re-
port is 21,57t, Of which s049 goes to Los
Angeles. The other Southern Califor-
mia counties, excepting ventura, make
very creditable showing. The figure
for san Diego is 545. San Bernardino
4s5. Santa Barbara 2s9. orange 1ss.
Riverside 1i3.
The total school census for the state
foots up 440,ss6. on that basis It is call
culated that the present population of
California Is close to 100000. The last
federal census $4,000 made the figure
LABS. 000 The gain in the last six years,
therefore, is about $4,000.
The census of 1900 gave the city of
Los Angeles population of 102,479.
The present population, as conserva-
lively estimated. Is 2s5,0OO The in
crease in the population of this city
within the last six years, consequently.
approaches half the increase in the
whole state.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-25
DIGGING INLAND HARRoR

SAWTELLE, July 24.-(Editor Her.
aid: I saw an article in your paper
regarding inland harbors and I beg
leave to make a few suggestions re-
garding the matter. In using a spar
dredger, in raising a yard of dirt the
spar and bucket are raised also, and
they weigh more than the dirt. In
using the chain dredger you only raise
the dirt and also raise II on the incline
of As degrees, which only requires half
of the power of a vertical lift, and 100
per cent more can be excavated by the
chain dredger at the same time and at
100 per cent less expense. After the
harbor is excavated the channel should
be cut through to the ocean about
thirty feet deep, in order to prevent the
swells from breaking in the channel.
CHARLES w. PRATT.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-25
A PHENOMENAL GOVERNOR

AS the small boy In a country town
goes Wild with delight at first sight Of
the coming circus so the Kern county
Republicans boil over with enthusiasm
as the subernatorlal campaign draws
near Only the press agent of a circus
could have been the architect Of reso-
lutions adopted last week by the Re-
publican convention Of Kern county.
After indorslns "the able and busl-
.nesslike administration of Governor
George G. Pardee," and expressing con-
idence that "the best interests Of the
state demand that he be again honored
with the nomination and election for
governor" the resolutions explode with
this rhapsody;
when the metropolis of this state,
San Francisco went down in the imael-
strom of earthquake and fire. the pa
triotic and heroic efforts supplemented
with the genius and sense of our chief
executive came TO the rescue, and the
world knows the result OF his efforts,
and applauds his constant devotion and
city and her people"
"smelt a rat and would nip 1t in the
bud" etc, was a tyro in the construc-
tion of startling metaphor compared
with the Kern resolution designer.
San Francisco went down in a mael-
strom of earthquake and fire." Citizens
contend that It was burned UP and the
insurance companies that it was shaken
to pieces; but the idea Of its destruction
by an ocean whirlpool. or maelstrom, is
solely a Kern county product.
But again. In keeping with dramatic
precedent the maelstrom, as quoted,
provides a hero who rescues the urban
victim of the earthquake and fire whirl-
pool. Governor Pardee, presumably
equipped with fire-fghting apparatus
and diving bell, "came to the rescue"
Tableau! "And the world knows the
result of his efforts, and applauds his
constant devotion and untiring efforts
in behalf of the stricken city and her
people" The critic may find fault with
the "petering out" so to speak, of lit
erary style in the concluding sentence,
but that is attributable, no doubt, to
the intellectual strain in the earlier
part of the effort. The giants in those
days. men of renown," alluded to in
the Bible, probably were literary colossi
who could successfully mix a fire, earth
quake and whirlpool metaphor.
And yet the allusion in the resolution
to the governors genius excites bit
of Suspicion that the mastery literary
effort credited to Kern county may
really have ernanated from the nxecu-
tive mansion. Can 1t be that the gov
ernor, like Dickens Mr.. Boffin has
employed a Literary man." a later
Silas Wegg, to act as his press agent
and resolution designer in the guberna-
torial campaign?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-25
TELEGRAPHIC FLASHES
EASTERN

ICAGO.-Corporatio Counsel Lew.
is complained to the board of review
today that the estate of the late Mar
shall Field had removed stocks and
bonds valued at s2,6SS,O0O to New York
to avoid taxation here.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.-Dr. Charles
Weller, rector of Hopkins grammar
school in this city, has accepted the
call to the chair of Greek in the Uni
versity of Iowa.
JACK SON, Miss-The Democratic ex-
ecutive committee of the Eighth dis
trict formally declared John Sharp
Williams the party candidate for con-
NEW YORK-Robert S. Mccormick,
American ambassador to France. and
Mrs. Mccormick arrived here on the
steamer Kron Prinz Wilhelm.
ROCKPORT, Mass.-The seven battle
ships of Rear Admiral Robley D. Ev-
ans North Atlantic squadron steamed
out of the harbor to begin their sum-
HJJLFTTS LANDING. Lake George, N.
Y-Sophia and Corinne Piddian Of
BROOKLYN were drowned Yesterday az
ternoon while boating on the lake. The
women, accompanied by their brother,
J. Piddian, and Stanley Lynch of Oil
phant, started in light boat and rowed
up the lake near Agnes island, when
the boat capsized The men were. un,-
able to reach the women ana both
sank Piddian and Lynch were rescued
by two Australian campers.