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Middletown transcript., 1906-06-09
SENATOR GORMAN DEAD
Senior Senator from Maryland Expires
Suddenly at His Home

Suddenly at His Home
United State Senator Arthur Pue Cor
man, the senior representatives Of Mary
land in the upper branch OF Congress, died
Tuesday morning at 9,l6 o'clock at his
resident on K street, Washington, as a
result of a sudden attact OF hurry, from
which, with complications, be had been
sufferer for months. Hewas surrounded
by ibis family when the end came. He
had been confined to his home since jan
uary l6.
Senator German had remarkable
career. He was born at Woodstock,
Howard Country, on March Il, 1889, Of
poor parents. When he was six years OF
age the family moved to Laurel, Prince
Georges Country, which was his home
until his death. When he was thirteen
years of age he secured position as a
1 page in the House of Representatives,
rising step by slept to page in the Senate,
messenger, doorkeeer and postmaster.
He was appointed by President johnson
collector of Internal Revenue, filled the
office With marked success. He was elect
4 ed to the Maryland House of Delegates
from Howard Country in the sessions oi
1870, and 1879 and 1874, being chosen
| Speaker in 1874. At the next session lie
was elected Senator from Howard Coun'
try, and again in 1877.
In 1880 he was elected Uuited Stats
Senator, taking his seat March 4, 1881
he was then but forty-one years OF age
and the youngest man in the Senate
He was reelected six year later ano
again six years after that. In 1898 the
; Republicans held the majority in, The
Legislature and Hon. Louis E. McComa'
was elected to succeed Mr.. German, bu
when Democracy again secured contro
Mr. German was in 1902 elected Senator
and began his fourth term on March 4
1888, having completed but little mor'
than half of it at the time of his death.
Senator German was always a leader
and his services in the Senate were inyal
liable. So far SIS the party in Maryland
was concerned be was the one man wht
more than any other outlined its policy
Senator German leaves widow, wht
was a Miss Donogan, of Reading, Pa.
five daughters, Miss Ada German, Mrs
johnson, Mrs. Lambert, Mrs. Hills ant
Mrs. Gambrill; and one son, Arthur Pu'
German, State Senator from Howard
County.
The funeral was held Thursday from hi
residence, and at his request was EXTERN
ely simple. Interment in Oak Hill Gene
tary.
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CAMP WITH REGULARS AT MT. eRrrrA

Adjutant General |. Pusey Wickersham
last Friday announced that Governor
Preston Lea had accepted the invitation
OF the Government Of Delaware to send a
battalion OF State troops to encanp with
the regulars at Mt. Gretua, Pa, for the
week beginning on July 28th. The Della
ware troops will number 16 officers and
2O6 enlisted men, and will be selected
from the various companies Of the regi-
ment. This camp will follow that Of the
State OF Newark, and the men will be re-
moved direct from Newark to Mt. Gretna,
90 that those selected for the honor Of
representing Delaware viii baye the bene
fit OF two weeks in camp.
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OLD DRAWERS

The delightful weather and the
numerous. congregation together
made the 195th Anniversary Of
Old Drawers an enjoyable affair.
Probably not more so than sew
eral Of its predecessors, but each
year seems to add to the interest,
The friends of Old Drawers
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New Castle County. Del. / &c. 4th 1895
Until the application Of Howard A Pool.
Administrator of Clarence cochran, late Of
st. Georges Hundred, III said county, de-
ceased It is or Tered and direcs ed by the
Register of Wills that the Administrator afore-
said give notice of granting of .etters of Ad-
miniSt-atIon upon the estate of tie def eas~d,
with the date of granting thereof, by causing
adv. rtiSenents to be posted within forty
days rom the date of such Letters in six OF the
mos public places of the County of New Cas-
tie, requiring all persons having demaI ds
again The estate to present the same, or
abide by an act Of Assembly in such case
made and provided and also cause The same
to be inserted within the same period in
The Midd etown TranscriIta newspaper pub
lished in Middletown, delaware, and to be
continued therein two months.
Given under the ha nd and seal of
Seal the Re lister of W ills aforesaid at
- Whining ton, in New tastle County
aforesaid, the day and year above written.
FRED E. BACH, Register of wills.
NoTICE-Noiice is hereby given that Letters
of Administration were in due form of law
granted unto the undersigned, on the Fourth
day of december A. ID. ly05, and that all persons
having claims against the estate ofth deceased
must present he same, duly attested, t. the
said Administrator, on or before the Fourth
day of December l-GB, or abide the Act of
Assembly in such case made add provided
HOWARD a; t6Df,
Administrator
Address. Nartin B. Burris, Esq Attorney
at law, Middletown, Delaware
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cEclLToN

Miss Blanche Padley spent Sunday
with Miss Ollie Clark.
Miss Mary Elherington Visited Miss
Mary Blackway over Sunday.
Miss Julia P. Dushane was the guest Of
Miss Annie Jones ON Monday.
Mrs. ]. D. Belts spent b few days Of the
past week with relatives at Colts.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Blackway spent a
few days with relatives in Lankford.
Our public schools closed for the sum-
mer vacation on Friday Of last week.
Miss Teresa Dreka, of Sassafras, spent
Monday with Miss Elizabeth Anderson.
Ovens Griffith, of Philadelphia, spent
over Sunday with his-parents near town.
Harry Budd, Jr., of Viii nington, spent
Saturday and Sunday with his parents
here.
Edgar Pearce, of Philadelplia, spent
Sunday last with relatives in and near
town.
Robert Anderson has .ihe,i ti.t ST.
John College boys camping at Tolc:lts,er
this week.
Mrs. Jennie Price and granddaughter,
Virginia Foster, are visiting relatives in
Chester, Pa, this week.
Rev. Elmer Jones and wife are spend
ing several days with his parents, Daniel
Jones and wife, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gamble, Of Wilmington,
were over Sunday visitors with her grand
mother, Mrs. John Morris.
Miss Blanche yanBuskirk, OF Balti-
more, is spending sometime with lIer
cousin, Miss Edith Anderson.
The NJ. E. Sunday School are practisiI
for their Children's Day services that will
be held tomorrow Sunday evening.
Miss Mary Dawson and Eugene Dawson,
of Wilmington, have been spending few
DAYS with their parents. Rev. w. +. Daw-
son and vile.
Mrs. Thomas O'NeiI and Mrs. T. B.
Melvel and daughter Mary, Of Lynchs,
were guests of Miss Annie O'Neil a few
days this week.
A strawberry festival was held in the
parish building on Wednesday and Thurs.
day evenings of this week for the benefit
Of the Sunday School.
The CeciIton High School Commence
ment was held in Zion NJ. E. Church on
Monday evening, June Sd. at 5 o'clock.
The program was as follows:
Overture, .................Smyrna Orchestra
Singing, "a Mighty Fortress, School
Prayer, Rev. w, F. Dawson
salutatory Essay, 'The Evolution of our
Commerce, ........Edna V. Stephens
MUSIC, Orchestra
Solo, ...........Miss Gunl le
Address, ess,.."..........W. 7. Warbutton, E.q.
Music, Orchestra
Presentation of Diplomas, ......Mr. George
Biddle, County Superintendent.
Music, Orchestra
Essay, "L'Allegro and Ii Penserosp,
contracted valdictory, Belle V. Price
Singing, "Abide with me, School
Benediction, n,...............Rev.E Elmer Jones
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THE WOMAN'S PAPER

THE Sun is the best type of news
paper, morally and intellectually. In
addition to the news of sne day, it pub
fishes the best features that can be pre-
sented, such as fashion articles, and mis-
cellaneous writings from men and women
2,f nnta and prominence II is an educa.
tor of the highest character, constantly
stimulating to noble ideals in individual
and national life.
THE Sun is published on Sunday as
we'll as every other day of the week.
By Mail the Daily Sun, SS a year in
Guiding the Sunday Sun, "a. The Sunday
Sun alone, 81 year.
Address
A. S. ABELL COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors,
BALTIMORE, MD
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THE SUN AT ONE CENT

Is The Cheapest High-Class Paper In
The United States.
THE SUNS special correspondents
throughout the United States, as well as
in Europe, China, South Africa, the
Philippines, Porto Rico, Cuba and in
every other part of the world, make it
the greatest newspaper that can be
printed.
Its Washington and New York bureaus
are among the best in the United States,
and give THE Suns readers the earliest
information upon all important events in
the legislative and financial centers of
kha nni1ntru
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THE FARMERS PAPER

THE Suns market reports and COM
mercial columns are complete and re-
liable, and put the farmer, the merchant
and the broker in touch with the markets
Of Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia and all other
important points in the United States
and other countries. All of which the
reader gets for one cent
Middletown transcript., 1906-06-09
ID EGIsTER's ORDER.
!" REGISTER OF WILLS OFFICE,

REGISTER w ILLS
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL, NOV. p, 1875
Upon the application of Edward Hart,
Administrator of a. sar Brinkley late Of
Appoquinimink Hundred, in said county,
deceased, it is ordered and directed by
the Register of Wills that the Administrator
Aforesaid give notice of granting of Let
ters of Administration upon the estate OF Jht
deceased, with the date of granting thereof,
by causing advertisements to be posted with.
in forty days from the date of such eLters
in six of the most public places of the
County of New Castle, requiring all per-
sons having demands against the estate to pre-
sent the same. or abide by an act of
Assembly in such case made and rovided;
and also cause the same to be inserted within
the same period in The MIDDLETowN TRAN
CRI PIT, a newspaper published In Middletown,
Del and to be continued therein two mouths.
,~, Given under the hand and seal of
SEAL office of the Register of Wills afore-
t~0cJ said, at Wilmington, in New Castle
County aforesaid, the day and year above
written,
FRED E. BACH, Register of Wills.
NoTICE-Noticei is hereby given that Letters
of Administration we've in ue form of law
granted unto the undersigned on the Twenty
ninth day of Nov. A. ID. 1905, and that all per-
sons having claims against the estate of the
deceased must presen the same duly attesttd
Twentv-ninth day o, Nov. 1915, or abide the Act
of Assembly in such case made and provided
EDWARD HART,
Adm inistTator
Address, Townsend, Delaware
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PRICE CENT!
The sun
Baltimore. Md
NOW SELLS FOR l CENT, AND CAN
BE HAD OF EVERY DEALER.
AGENT OR REWSBOY AT
THAT PRICE.

ALL SUBSCRIBERS IN
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VIRGINIA,
NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA,
PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE
And Throughout the United States can get
The Sun By Mail At l Cent A Copy.
Middletown transcript., 1906-06-09

The TRaNscRIpr. 81 90 per year.
Middletown transcript., 1906-06-09
u EGIsTER's ORR ER.
OFFICE OF REGISTER or WILLS

Address, Townsend, Delawar'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-10

ian company was induced to come over.
but the experiment did not to be
a success. The singers were mediocre,
and the ballet was unattractive.. This
a h last season of Italian opera
FIR several years.
For at least eight years English opera
only was sung to New York audiences.
Both Italian and French companies
toured South America and Mexico, and
for several seasons a French company
was established in Havana. During
that period New York saw plenty of
artistic dancing, for Taglioni, Celeste
and Fanny Ellsler were there. The Tat
ter was given a salary of $500 aanight,
as much as a been paid MaIibran.
Niblo's was built, and the tunefuI Sc
gums made their appearance.
About 1874 the popular taste had
drifted around TO Italian opera. An
Italian restaurant keeper. one Ferdi-
nand Palmo, had made a fortune on
Broadway, neal Duane. and he invest
ed it in a new opera house. 1t was in
the orchestra of Palmo's that Luigi
Arditi, so long the conductor of Italian
opera at the Academy of Music. made
his first New York appearance. After
three years Palmo's was voted too far
downtown and a new opera house was
built in Aston place.
This marks h period in which Max
Maretzek came into public view. He
was imported from London to become
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-10
GEORGE H. PICARD.

The bark is cut carefully and only =
limited quantity of the milk is taken
at one. time, so that the tree is not IN
jured and its growth not at all inter-
fered with. From an eight-year-old
tree a pound Of rubber a year may be
taken safely. With 200 trees to the
acre the product would be 200 pounds
Of rubber, worth $40. without any ex-
pense or labor except the tapping. A
hundred acre plantation would thus
produce $4,000 a req income. This Is
~exhiiarating, but the picture may be
made still more roseate. Rubber trees
grow rapidly, and as they increase in
size the quantity Of the milk they win
produce grows in an equal ratio. A
tree fifteen years of G viii produce
FIVE pounds a year, so that each acre
win yield 1000 pounds, worth 800.
II would make the product Of a hun
dred acres worth 5000.
The rubber Of commerce from
South America, from the Central
American states, from western Africa
and from India and the islands in the
Indian ocean. For many years, how
ever, the best rubber has been shipped
from the a region of Venezuela
and Brazil. Until quite recently IS
per cent of all the rubber produced in
the world was shipped via Para and
MdiaGS- II mas uOl Decu an
thing for vessels to Tafl from these
ports loaded with cargoes Of rubber
valued at 1000. 900 or more.
In both Para and Manaos the most
important feature of Industrial life is
the shipping Of rubber. the product OF
the great American enterprise that has
been operating for several years as the
Para Rubber Plantation company. All
the exporting portions OF these cities
are occupied by packing houses, in
which h rubber is prepared for ex-
port. To these vast depots the crude
product is brought in humps that look
like large hams. Each lump is weighed
carefully and then packed. each box
containing 800 pounds.
There are at least a dozen varieties Of
rubber Soaring trees in the Amazon
district The bulk of IA product. how
ever. ONES from two of them. Hevea
diseolor and Heyea brazilliensis. The
former grove to a h~eight.of fifty feet.
ard The latter to seventy and even
ninety feet. Mr., Ryan's Mexican rub
Der plantation is near Vera Cruz, and
close at hand is the large plant owned
by Senator Clark of Montana. Other
/ Americans own rubber farms in tbs
! vicinity. JAMES r. BENTLEY
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audience Kissed the opera and demand
ed that a rollicking farce known as
THE Beau In the Suds' be substi-
tuted, which was done by the terrified
marager. In 1853. however, Hallam
brought over a company from London
which san the opera very ~acceptably.
It is recorded as one of the wonders Of
the day that a single performance
yielded $500.
The first opera Of American com
position was sung in New York during
Christmas week.. 1896. The n used
on the occasion was painted by Joseph
Jefferson, the father of the late great
comedian. Mr.. Jefferson also sang a
part in the opera. which is evidence of
his general utility. Edwin and An
gelina" was the title of this work, and
1t IA received with many expressions
of approval.
1t is instructive to compare some of
the salaries paid in those days with
those paid by modern anage of
opera. In 1895 Mr.. Hallam. an English
singer. stood at the head Of the payroll.
He received the munihcent salary of
SIS per week, Mr.. Jefferson getting only
s23. Mrs Seymour. the prima donna.
was given 80. Well for them that they
could not know of the royal sums that
would be paid to their successors!
The first attempt to transplant Italian
opera to American soil was made by
the famous Garcia in 1925. Dominick
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came the idol and the wonder Of the
city and the most marvellous stories
concerning the family obtained Gre
dence. One of them was to the efect
that the elder Garcia had threatened
his beautiful daughter with instant
death if she did not sing up to his re-
quirement and that her marvellous
execution was due to fright. The lucky
Garcias gave se~venty-six representa-
tions in New York and then went to
MeXico-alI but the peerless signorina,
who became the bride of Eugene Mali
bran. a rich New York merchant. who
was greatly her senior. He soon lost
his fortune, and she returned to the
operate stage. By this time Italian
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opera had suffered a momentary
eclipse. and English opera was once
more the fashion. Malibran appeared
in several English versions of the
standard works and achieved a ire
mendous success. For one engagement
she was paid the then s~tupendous sum
of $500 a night.
English opera was in the ascendant
until 1882. In that year there was an
attempt to revive the Italian brand.
The first exclusive home of the opera
to be built in the country was opened.
1t was on Leonard street, New York,
and was a very pretty little theater,
decorated in white and gold and fur
nished in blue damask. A native Ital-
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Lynch. a wine merchant, was the fnan-
cial promoter of the enterprise. but
Garcia vas the impresario and general
manager. His company was a family
affair, but fortunately his was a family
Of artists. Garcia himself was one of
the greatest tenors the world has ever
known Signora Garcia was a fine
contralto. the son was an excellent
baritone, and his accomplished daugh-
ter. the Incompatible Malibran. was a
host in herself. The Garcias made
their first appearance in Rossini's
Barber of Seville"
It was a revelation t. tina American
audience. Nothing like the singing Of
Malibran had ever been heard. She be-
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" T la come to light recently that
Thomas F. Ryan Of New York
city. the well known capitalist and
promoter. has signed a convention
with the Kongo State which secures
him the right to conduct certain op-
erations in that remote African region
Mr.. Ryan has been engaged for a num-
her OF years in developing large rubber
forests in Mexico. and he is DESTROYS
Of testing in the Kongo certain meth
DDS for which his company holds the
patents. 1t is also known that Mr..
Ryan has been negotiating for the
purchase or lease of the extensive hold
ines Of rubber lands in the Kongo Free
state now operated by the aged king
Of the Belgians. With these In his
possession Mr.. Ryan will be entitled
30 the appeIlation of 1.-THE American
rubber king" since he will be in a po-
sition to control the supply of that
commodity.
The enormous possibilities OF the
rubber business have long been rec
ognized by Americans. So astute an
observer as andrew Carnegie is quoted
SIS having advised a young man who
asked him for his opinion as to the flu
tlre Of the steel industry as follows.
"The best opening for a young MAJ to-
dsy is in rubber Rubber viii in a
few years make a greater fortune than
steel or. in fact. any other branch OF
manufacture. The great value and
manifold uses Of rubber are just be-
ginning to be appreciated properly. and
( q profits in its production are greater
thar in anything else about which I am
informed"
American ingenuity has evolved sew
eral new methods of getting rubber
ready for the market. The milk is
drawn from the bark by suction, SO
that the pure q is obtained free from
the foreign substances which were al
ways present in large quantities in the
rubber furnished by natives. After the
rubber milk Is collected the pure rub
Der is separated from the other in
gradients Of the sap by a patent process
much like that used in the separation
of cream from milk. In this new meth
cd. which is the invention OF an Ameri-
can. there is no waste Of sap. Under
the native process at least half of it
was wasted.
when exposed TO the air the SAP
rapidly. and it is then tied
into bales and shipped to New York
where itshnds a ready market at from
Is cents is ST a pound. according to its
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nurseries were started at once. The
young plants in rows look i a field
of growing tobacco. The shoots are
set out about 400 to the acre. When
they have begun to make a strong
growth. they are thinned out to about
a third of the original number. That
is when they are at least six years Of
age. Each young tree that is cut down
at this g will furnish FIVE pounds of
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creased to 100000. Then it began to
decline, because the trees had been
destroyed, and new fields could not be
found. Last year less than a million
pounds were produced. It had been the
custom in Colombia to fell the trees.
and when the government orbad the
destruction the natives tapped the trees
in such a careless that they
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quality. The total cost o. extracting.
separating and shipping is not more
thar . cents per pound. This shows
where the immense profit comes in.
The value of rubber has increased
greatly in recent years on account of
the many new uses to which it is put.
At the present time the supply is
scarcely equal to the demand.
The worst feature in connection with