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Middletown transcript., 1907-10-26
CHESAPEAKE CITY

/
Mrs. L. K. Barwick spent Monday il
Philadelphia.
| Miss Louise Queck is spending some
time in EIkton.
John Metz was a visitor in Baltimore
one day last week.
Her Lum has been spending few days
at bis home here.
Il Frank Jefferson has been spending 9
| few days at his home here.
| Miss Corrinne Berger spent several
days last week in Baltimore.
/ DR.. Harry Cleaver, Of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with his father.
Mr.. John S. Thomas, of Philadelphia,
was visitor in town last week.
Mrs. Henry Lindsey is spending some
time with relatives in Wilmington.
Miss Elsie Karsner spent several days
last week with relatives in Baltimore.
Miss Bertha Lynch, Of Warwick, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Pense.
John Sagers has returned home after
spending several days at Newark, Del.
Messrs. George Bennett and Irwin Grif-
fith spent Monday last in Philadelphia.
Miss Lizzie Brooks. oi Philadelphia, is
spending sometime with relatives here.
Miss Grace Stiles. of Germantown, was
the guest Of Miss Dora Steele this week. !.
Miss Emile McEImoyle substituted
in our school last week for Miss Mary
Walters.
DR.. and Mrs. Z. D. Graves and son
Edwin have returned to their home in
Marietta. Pa.
Mrs. 2. T. Cooling and Miss Lizzie
Cooling are visiting relatives in PhiIadel-
phia and Camden.
The members of the Sunshine Society
will hold bazaar on Halloween evening
ip Reeds corner store.
DIR. and Mrs. Delmar Smithers and
daughter Elizabeth have returned home
after spending sometime with relatives
in Beiair.
Mrs. Lee Elliott and son have returned
to Newark, Del, after spending several
weeks with her mother, Mrs. VI. E. |
Willis.
Miss Eta Ferguson has returned to |
her home in Cecilton, after spending
several weeks with iler sister, Mrs. Byron
Bouchelle.
A social was held at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Foard for the
benefit of the Back Creek Neck Sunday |
School, on Friday evening, October 25th.
The Daughters OF America will hold q
masquerade social on Halloween evening |
in the store on George street, formerly |
owned by Mr.. William B. Coleman
The luncheon given by the ladies of the
NJ. E. Church last Friday and Saturday !
evenings was very successful, the total re-
ceipts being about $50, net receipts $50.
Middletown transcript., 1907-10-26
cEcILToN
A Mother


Mrs. Minner Is very i'll at this writing
Mrs. Albert Watts and son Edgar ar,
visiting relatiFesin Townsend.
Mr.. William Anderson has moved hil
family into the house owned by Mrs
Conley.
Miss Mary BIackway aud Miss jamie
Smith are visiting relatives and friends in
Wilmington.
The aHaryest Home" will be held in
the M. E. Church on Sunday evening
All are invited.
Mrs. W. @. Harris and daughter, d
ChrIstiana, Del, are visiting her parents,
Mr.. O. Templenen and WIFI.
Mrs. II. G. EH'son, Of Summit Bridge,
was the guest Of her parents, Mr. Thomas
p. Jones. sr., and wife,, on Friday.
Messrs. Thomas r. Jonee, James H.
Smith and George 6. Morgan spent last
Wednesday and Thursday in Baltimore.
Mrs. George Boyles, 81 Kent County,
Nd. and Miss Florence Boyles. Of Fred
eFicktoWn, spent one day hst week with
Mrs. ,. A. Smith.
Misses Leila MeCcy, Bessie Davis.
Myrtle stradley. Asary CLARK, Frances
Griffith, Arrie Mccoy and Ella Cannon
spent part II ti,is week ii Elton. attend-
ing Tie TsAchers' Iastituis
Middletown transcript., 1907-10-26
81. GEORGES


Millard Golt was u town on Thursday.
Clement Cannon was ii Wilmington
on Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs Theodore Jones we're il
Delaware City on Thursday.
Miss Beanlah swariz spent part Of last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. s. Z Lester.
Mrs. Edna Vincent and mother, Mrs.
]. B. Brinton, have returned to Whining
ton.
Mrs. Frank Pool and two children and
Miss Mary Pool we're in town on Thurs
day.
Mrs. Henry Silyers and Miss Mary
Thompson. of Red Lion, were in town on
Tuesday.
Miss Daisy Clark, Of Wilmington, was
tie guest Of her aunt. Miss Linda CLARK,
on Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. R. Milligan are enter
tanning his sister, Mrs. D. P Shaw, Of
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rommel and two
children spent last week with Rev. and
Mrs. j. R. MiIligan.
Mr.. and Mrs. James II S. Gam have
returned after a visit of two weeks to
jamestown and New York
Mrs. Emma Bender and Mrs. Hahn
have returned to their homes, after spend
ing sometime with James Gam and wife.
Miss Sara MilIigan a student at the
Womans Medical College, Philadelphia,
visited her parents here part of this week.
Ashton Tatum, Mrs. Emerson and
daughter, Miss Retta, of Wilmington,
visited James Gam and wife OF Wednes-
day.
The oyster supper and rummage sale
given by the ladies of the Presbyterian
Church was quite success. The exact
amount has not been given yet, but will
reach somewhere near two hundred
dollars.
An all-day meeting was held in the
Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday.
It being their annual harvest home the
church was beautifully decorated with
products from the nearby farm, two
numerous to mention. There Was tenn
perance address in the afternoon and also
one in the evening BY Mr.. o. Bryan Of
Conn.
Middletown transcript., 1907-10-26
n EdIsTER's ORDER.
~ REGISTER OF WILLS OFFICE,

REGISTER OF WILLS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL, Oct. Il, i9O7-
Upon the application of Frederick Brady
! FIX 'cutor of Ge rye +. Brady late of st.
Georges HundI ed, in said county, deceased,
1t il ordered ana directed by the Register
of Wills that the Executor afoi esaid give
notice of granting of Lstters Tesamehlary
upon the estate o; the dett as IL. " it'll Ghr dat,
of granting thereof, by Causing advertisements 3
to be Iosted within forty days from the date
OF such etters in six OF the most public
place, of the County of New Castle, requiring
all persons having demands againstt the estate
Assembly in such case made and rovided;
and also cause the same TO be inserted within
the same period in THE MIDDLETowN- TRAN
SCRIPT, The New Era newspa pers published in
MiddIetown, Del, and to be continued there
in ten weeks.
~, Given under the hand and seal of
SEAL office Of the Register OF Wills afofe-
t----l sa d, at Wilmington, in New Castle
70 lnty aforesaid, the day and year above
FRAN IS NJ. WALKER, Register OF Wills.
NoTICE-Eotiee is hereby given that Letters
festamentary were In 6ue firm Of law grant
ed unto the undersigned on the Twenty first
day of October, A, ID. 1907. aud that all per-
sons having claims against the estate of the
deceased must presenf the same duly attesttd
to the said Executor on or before the
fwenty-flrst day ott.ctober 10 9, or abide the
Act Of Assemblyin such case mat e and pros
vided'
FREDEaIck BR Wy.
Address. Frederick Brady
Middletown. Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1907-10-26
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OF
APP0QUINIMINK HUNDRED

rhe taxable residents Of Appoquini-
mink Hundred, and All persons liable to
pay tax in said Hundred, are hereby
notified that the Taxes for the year 1907
are now due, and the undersigned Tax
Collector for said Hundred, will be
AT THE OFFICE OF GEORGE D. HART,
IN TOWNSEND, DEl..,
SATURDAYS,
OCTOBER 5. IL, 81 aud 26. 1867.
From To s O'Clock, +. Nj.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS or DELAWARE,
GavERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAKES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
bv sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
An aI,ateInent 0f 5 per centnm will be
aIInwed on alI taxes paid during the
month Of August.
WILLIAM H. MONEY.
Collector OF Taxes TOT kppogIIInlmlnk Hundred
Middletown transcript., 1907-10-26
CURRENT PRICES
MIDDLEToWN GRAIN MARKET.

MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY By 3. b. FoARD.
Wheat-No. $l.O2 Corn
No. 2 Yellow, shelled Y
Timothy Seed S2.75 cob 80. ~
Glover Seed Ib .I5 Oats ............... 80
MIDDLETOWN PRODUCE MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY W. T. coNNEILEE.
Eggs, per doz............,............... 26@2s
Country Butter, per fb................. 32@35
Creamery Butter, per b.............. 39942
Lard, per b......................... 113fg14
Live Chickens, per ib................. 1920
Potatoes. ......s.s,....s..., 10
Middletown transcript., 1907-10-26
Carriages. inducements. e:

Binders, Mowers. Drills, Corn Planters.
Rakes, Disc, Spike and Spring Tooth
Harrows, PIows, &c. Three new Deerir g
binders, Osborne binders, Bickford &
Hoffman drills, llx7, new nearly new
farm wagons, 4 one horse dearborns. 6
Iron Age wheel cultivators, 6 No. 264
new Ward plows, corn cutters, 2 corn
shelters, new new Holland feed mill,
2 Courtland speed carts, rubber tire
buggies, about 25 sets pillow harness, lot
of wagon harness and carriage harness,
25 stable and street blankets, new, made
by the best and largest maker in the
country, retail from $3.50 to $780, Lot
hand cuttivators. We will sell lot OF
secondhand farm wagons, carriages. dear
boriis, farming implements, &c. Also SO
bushels of good Oats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
The Democratic Campaign Fund.

The Waterville Sentinel still shows
some irritation because the Journal
has once or twice referred to the state
ment of DIR. Crockett of Rockland that
the Maine Democracy IN 1904 received
campaign contribution of $35,0U0
from Perry Belmont and Thomas F.
Ryan Of New York. AS DIR. Crockett
was at that time the member of the
Democratic State committee from
Knox county, the recognized first lieu
tenant of its chairman, and as he is
moreover credited with having borne
Il prominent part in securing this big
fund from the New York milliOnaires.
we felt that this statement came to the
people of Maine well backed by the
authority Of one who was certainly IN
position to know what he was talking
about. The Sentinel wants us to tell
about the Republican campaign funds
Of 1904 and 1906 We cannot do so,
for the reason that we had nothing to
do with them and know nothing about
them. We have reason to believe,
however, that the amount for both
years would fall very far below the
49,, 900 mark. If the Sentinel knows
anything concerning them it should
make it public and also the source of
its Information. We may remark. in
passing, that DR. Crockett stated that
was not the only source of Democratic
campaign funds. that, in addition
to this, it's treasury was "gorged with
rum money"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
The First PHOTOGRAPHER.

Turn the key that opens the doofa
siXty-eight years ago. and Lous
Dasuerre sits in his little Paris shop
dreaming -dreamers have moved '@
world. He believed that he could ~
produce and hold shadow image ons
silver plate. His persistence In tns
belief almost cost him place in pao;
ded cell. Not only Daguerre's wiz
but one of the leading physicians :.
Paris, believed that man with ST.
'hallucinations' should forthwith
hurried to an insane asylum-ony -
successful achievements saved n'S
from this sad fate.
How would the Parisians Of Das
uerre's day regard the photograph.
wonders of our day? The eQuipmeh'
Is in operation that will give YOU
picture of the air waves following w
flight of bullet from a Maxim rine
well as the bullet that speeds toWai.
It's mark: of sound waves that viDra"
melody in an organ tube; Of the moun
tains in the moon--the faraway stei1.
spaces beyond the reach of the mos'
powerful telescope constructed by ="
genius of man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
New Naturalization Laws,

With the first Of this month new
naturalization laws Went into effect
and hcnceforth American citizenship
will be less easily obtained by those
unworthy of It's privileges and honors
and untitled for its obligations There
has been in recent years great
amount of fraud in the naturalization
business in our great cities and one
New York judge has estimated that
in this country one million persons
have been naturaliZed within a year Of
their arrival. although the laws strictly
prescribe five years.
The now method of procedure re-
puires the applicant to make a written
petition for naturalization, which can
| in no case he acted on until three
months have expired. In the mean
time the federal governments examin-
erS and counsel will look into every
case and where there is fraud no
certificate will issue. Also. the appli-
cant must have some intelligence must
| understand a little of the country of
which he is to become member. and
he must become Il bona fide citizen.
Some Europeans have rushed to this
country. secured naturalization papers
by fraud or otherwise. and then hur-
ried back to the country of their birth
tn make trouble and claim American
| protection. 1t is the wild dream of
some Europeans that this country will
protect its adaptive citizens in All cases
| even when offending against the crimi-
| nal laws. One of the great tasks of
| our ambassadors abroad is to show
| such people that they can claim no
protection from this country. As a
| matter of law such citizenship will
| n"w be forfeited unless Americans
abroad register at consulates every
year
The man who comes to this country
with a normal amount of intelligence,
who is sound in body and morals and
willing To work. will find ample oppor-
| TURTLES for his energies. He can be-
| come citizen and may enjoy all the
blessings which the country affords
| the native born, except election to the
| presidency and vice-presidency. But
if he comes here to graft, to rob or to
,nl- 6, r.. L
vancement abroad. he will find he has
made . mistake and the new laws will
! make it easier for the authorities to
convince him of this mistake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
Romance of LANGUAGE,

Influenza" was originally an Italian
word for Influence" and, among other
things. for the Influence" of the star.
which manifested itself balefully IN
epidcmicS of disease. Hence "in.
fuenza difebbre scarlattina," for in.
stance, meant an epidemic of scarlet
fever" And 50, when eighteenth.
century Italy was Frustrated by the
sncozing, snuffing scourge and passed
it on to England, it was naturally
spoken of as 'the" infiuenZe-'the"
epidemic, though on the way through
France it acquired also the name Of
ia grippe" in allusion to its ferocOus
way of seiZing it's victims.
Two centuries ago little girls called
their toy babies ''poppets' or
puppets" instead of dolls" Probably
"popsy- is simply another form
Of the word. "Puppet" is descended
from the French "poupee" and the
Latin "pupa," little girl or doll
from both of which have come other
English words. "Poupee" has given
puppy" so called because the tiny
dog was naturally petted as a play
thing; and the Latin word survives In
the sense of a chrysalis, and has a
descendant in the pupil of the eye,
the baby" that anyone may see re-
fiected in it.
"IIelpmcet'' has had a curious
history. which began with the Biblical
account of the creation, when the
Lord God said: II is not good that
In al Ia
him an help meet for him" That IS
to say. fit assistant. But the two
words have become curiously COM
bined into n ''helpmeet." and they are
constantly used as one. Moreover. til
confusion is increased by the corruI
ton of the words into "helpmate," al,
Macaulay writes of the waiting wonaa1
who was generally considered as
most suitable help mate for parsons
Chicago News. IA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
A Last Day of School Pastoral.
Gortland Express. }

The Boston Sunday Herald prints an
editorial pastoral which shows that the
writrr thinks he has memory Of youth
full days spent in the country, or else that
lie would lave others believe he cherished
such n mcIaOiN. The text taken is a local
item appearing in the kenncbcc Journal
in which is oironicIed the doings on the
day that school closed in the Bean
District in Nj. Vernon. The writer
has far too metropolitan an idea of
what probably constitutes the i:ean Dis
trict. lie pictures il as a cross roads.
where the schoolhouso. one church and
store are situated, and then states it
t he delightful closing exercises are not
villagers. Bless his cltybroi imagination ,
Such "a group of public buildings Y ould be
n village in Maine. We venture the guess
thai the Bean District schoolhnuse stand;
alone in its glory. and no suc.l cognomen
as Beans Corner is oyer bestowed upon
the neichborh""d. But the writer in
question las seen country school,louses
decorated for snch festive occasions, for
his description Of the flower decked
teachers desk, the scrubbed blackboard.
box stove snothered in lilacs. UUst a
it'll" unreasonable now. but answering
the nurl"sc on Paper. is capital.
Hut for the man whose memory. run
meth back to the real days Of the rlosiu.:
Of the school in the country there are
some strange omissions in the Herald ar
the swings suspended from the limos of
he great ems under which the picnic
dinner WAS served. no mention Of the
Picnic itself. no recalling OF the exploring,
parties of youngsters going in search -.
''vOun:r worries" nor Of 1he proud little
chap who could bring the first handful to
the teacher: nor Of him who shyly hands
the first fruits Of his search to muslin
gowntd. hestarched little fairy, the little
girl with golden rinGlets and blue eyes.
the playmatefof all his school DAYS. the
confi,iantc Of al lis Joys and sorrows. shr
who has figured in all his youthful
dreans of greatness and success. but who
seems 50 suddenly and 50 dangerously
removed from any sphere in life which he
is likely ever to achieve. now that she is
dressed in her best and is attended bv her
mother auI older sisters. Men who ar"
engaged in the stern battle of life. licni-
fed judges. merchant princes. railroad
kings. captains of industry. would lose
their interest in the memory of those
choice last DAYS, YES of all the DAYS at
school, if memory of her We're stricken
ont.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
WHAT IS A DEMOCRAT.

w iit' Is democrat!
W 10 hioNS
W no scents the vanished fragrance or Inc
f'H'-
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~. NV VI, -ioi sottth Ways
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~ SioiH "''t "i tune
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And too dnrn dr,d n III s,i,,r 'u'
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&c ; III ~, ''l''i - ~ ~ ram
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
Maine Democrats and the Principle OF
Protection.

The Waterville Sentinel finds fault
that the Democracy of this State and
of the nation is utterly opposed to the
principle of protection, under which
the country is enjoying the greatest
prosperity it has had in more than Az
years. and yet it has found no time to
answer Oliver Otis, the able editor of
the Rockland opinion and former
editor Of the Sentinel, who called 1t
sharply to task for asserting that the
Maine Democracy was IN favor
Of reasonable protection" 1t has
found no time to answer that eminent
leader of Democratic thought. Hon
Charles F.. Allen of Cedar Grove who
asked in the columns Of the Eastern
Argus, the Scarborough Bible. this
pertinent inquiry obviously aimed at
the SentineD why should not Demo-
cratic papers fearlessly advocate a
tariff for revenue only without even
a hint at any sort OF protection as III
is falsely called-incidental or other?'
Thee is no suggestion here Of that
"rea sonable protection" which the
Sentinel claims the Maine Democracy
is i'm favor of and yet the old Argus,
which was advocating Democracy and
the fallacics of free trade as long ago
as when the editor of the Sentinel was
making tariff speeches for the Repub-
lican party, stamps it with its approval
by publishing it on its editorial page!
A number of days have elapsed since
the publication of Mr.. Aliens article
and, as yet the Sentinel has called
neither him nor the Argus to task for
thus misrepresenting the alleged prin-
ciples of the Maine Democracy! Mean
while the Lewiston Sun makes the
welkin riag with its wild and plaintive
cries for pure, unauthorized free trade
and goes unrebuked by the Sentinel,
which continues to assert that the
Maine Democrats are in perfect har-
mony on the issues of the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10

Plagiarism in an unusual form is
charged against Ellen Terry, the ia
NOUS English actress. Il leading
American magazine which has pub
liShcd two instalmcnts of her memoirs
now announces that the series Will be-
discontinued, as il finds that some IL
years ago substantially the same ma
terial WAS published in England. The
matter has been revised but to a great
extent the original publication has
been merely copied. The situation was
made the more serious because Of
simultaneous publication in an English
magazine. In other words Miss Terry
is charged with plagiariZing herself,
OF course the magazine editors are
quite right in refusing to accept sec
nnd hand goods for the enormous price
which il is Understood they were pay
ing Miss Terry for what they supposed
was entirely new material. and yet the
MAGAZINE readers regret the suspension
Of the interesting articles since practi-
vally nrbuly. in this country at least,
ever read the original series.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10

The Western newspapers are landing
suuarciy on the neck of That census
office official in Washington who re-
fused to detail some of the young Wo-
lahnrn:. on the ground that 1T is 100
Wild Il country for Eastern girls. Here
are some Of the expressions used by a
Missouri editor in attending to ms
case. "Idintic order" marrow, higoted
ana insulting" ''pasty-headrd Wash
ingt"n clerk" spindle -shanked. h"l-
lowed chcsted youth of the bureau,
etc, etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
Oklahoma's Constitution.

Charles NJ. Fechheimer of Chickash4
l. T., who has been prominently mef
toned as candidate for Congre
from the new state of Oklahoma, de-
not believe that Republican offic4&
are in a conspiracy to keep the neN
state from coming into the Union Until
after the next election, in order thai
it's Democratic votes may not be
counted in the electoral college.
THE truth OF the matter is" said
he, that the civil suits which wers
brought to prevent Governor Frantl
calling an election to vote on the Con-
stitution were instigated by. Demo
Gratis. / have not heard that. any Of
them was brought by a Republican
Therefore, it cannot be charged that
the Republican organizat ton Is having
the suits brought by it's own members
i'm order to hold statehood up IN the
courts. ) Those bringing the suits IN
done 20. for the most part becau
the county apportionment. by
county lines are alleged TO baN
narrowed, in some instances,
making necessary high rate Of Il
ton.
"The principal opposition out OF Ia
courts is on the part of the anti-pro-7
hibition people and the negroes. Inc
former believe that If the Constitu'
ton prevails the state will he dry for
a long time to come. The negroes arc
convinced that the document permits
the legislature to deprive them OF the
suffrage. However. l believe that
the Constitution were submitted to
vote of the people of the state it would
be adopted by an overwhelming ms
Jority. despite the feeling that It con-
tains provisions that deserve critf
clsm.' -Washington Post.