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Middletown transcript., 1907-08-24
Reduced Rates to Saratoga Springs Ac-
count g. A. E, Encampment

Reduced Rates to Saratoga Springs Ac
count g. A. z, Eneampment
For the National Encampment, Grand
Army of the Republic at Saratoga Springs,
N. Y, September to l3, the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad will sell excursion tickets
to Saratoga Springs from all stations on it's
lines September to 9, inclusive, good re.
turning to leave Saratoga Springs septem-
Der 8 to II, at reduced rates. Stop overs at
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington will be granted on tickets
reading via those cities.
Tickets via New York will be honored
by Hudson River Boat lines between New
York and Albany or Troy.
BY deposit of ticket with Special Agent
at Saratoga Springs and the payment OF
81. 90 an extension of the return limit to
October may be obtained.
For full information regarding stop
overs, rates OF fare, conditions of tickets
and train service consult Ticket Agents.
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LOCAL OPTION
OPINION
How the Project Was Viewed by
a Prominent Public Man of
This State
QUESTIONIS SUMPTUARY ONE
And Sumptaary Laws Are Sure to be
InquisitoriaI
ALSO, DIFFICULT OF EXECUTION
Halt to Open Drinking Leads TO Secret
Drinking
Intareatinp Iaftar nm tha Nous parkinauf
QUESTIONS SUMPTUARY ONE
And Sumptaary Laws Are Sure to be
Inquisit0riaI
ALSO, DIFFICULT OF EXECUTION
Halt to Open Drinking Leads TO Secret
Drinking
Letter on the Nov Pertinent
subject Of Local Option, Written by Hon.
Thomas F. Bayard, in -Recommen-
dation of Checks Under the License system

In 1881, when the subject OF Local 0p
tien legislation was urged before the Leg
=islature Of Delaware, Hon. Thomas F.
Bayaid, then a United States Senator
/ from this State, wrote the following let.
ter in response to a letter sent to him by
gentleman Of this city:
Washington, d. c., March 8tli, 1851
NV Dear Sir:-I do not like to intrude
my opinions nnasked for upon members
OF the legislature
agree With you in thinking '.local
option" laws Of very doubtful constitu-
ltionality and positive inexpediebcy.
As understand them they submit a
law TO popular vote, in local districts,
and this defeats the principle OF our gov
ernment, which is representative in its
character and places the whole kw-mak-
ing power in the Legislature and not in
the people in their mere numerical force
and primary capacity.
If punishment of criminals was TO be
adiudged and inflicted BY ''local option, !"
instead Of through acts Of Legislature ex-
ecuted by judges and juries, it would be
held wholly at variance with our theory of
government; and yet to apply such a rule
to SO widespread and daily habit as the
use OF alcoholic or fermented beverages is,
in my judgment, quite as unsafe.
So far as my experience goes, we'll
regulated system Of license, whereby re-
veune is largely brought in the public
treasury, coupled With severe penalties
for illicit sale, has proved the most eff
cient check upon the liquor traffic.
In many respects the question is a
sumptuarg one, and laws attempting to
establish sumptuary regulations become
iEquisitorial and impossible of execution,
go that in those communities in this
where they have been enacted they have
either aggravated the evils they were in
tended to prevent or have fallen into
contempt and uselessness and been re-
pealed.
The statements I have seen Of the real
condition Of these communities in which
total prohibition has been attempted have
impressed me very strongly in conirma-
ton OF these views.
Personal influence, and example and
precept, and the reconition Of the great
truth intemperance in the use of stimu-
lants Of all kinds is morbid physical fact
both in cause and effect, Is in my judg-
ment the proper view to commence
with. Statistics abundantly prove that
the attempted suppression by statutes
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Of the use Of alcoholic stimulanis is accom- IL
panied by an increase in the use oil
opiates; and that open drinking being
stopped, secret drinking ensues.
/ do not believe any man has greater
horror Of intemperance than Land my
appreciation ofits dangers and evil effects
grows with my experience of hnman
affairs: but the eraver the evil, the more
essential to apply the right principle to
its cure, and for the reasons have stated,
and many others hope the experiment
Of "Ioeal option will not be tried by our
Legislature, but increased checks under
the license system be continued.
Yours sincerely,
T. F. Rayard
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WHIPPING POST A FAILURE
Meserve Emphatically Denies Rumors Re.
gardinr His Conduct

WitlIa fash Of his eyes that indicated
the utmost earnestness 10 his subject
and his every word yoicing disapprcyafo o.
thu whipping post as means Of reform.
ing the States criminal classes, Asmond
s, Meserye, late chief warden of the New
Castle county workhouse, declared Satur.
day night that he couldno longer stand as
an agent in carrying out this form oil
corporal punishment. Inshort, the Della.
ware whipping post has forced out of the
management OF the New Castle county
workhouse one of the most efficient
prison officials in this section of the
country. Coming in the wake OF craze
OF atmcst general condemnation of Della
ware whipping post, the statement OF Mr..
Meserye is likely to crystallize into local
sentiment that will result in the abolish
ment of the post here.
Since the public announ cement on Fri.
day Of Mr.. Meserye's resignation as chief
warden Of the workhouse, rumor has had
it that he was forced toresign because of
alleged improper conduct toward female
prisoners in his custody, These rumors
have been emphatically denied, and Mr..
Meserye finally scattered them to the
Winds when he gave out his reasons. for
resigning the chief wardenslip OF the
workhouse.
. cannot longer stand fcrthe Delaware
whipping post, he said.
Il have made a very careful and un-
biased study of the effect of the whipping
post on men of this class and have come
to the conclusion, beyond a doubt, that
it is all bad. cannot recall single
case in which it was not bad. It brings
out in man all that is reyeDgeful and
hurtful and be arrays himself against law,
order aud society" continued Mr.. Me-
serve.
Other reasons for resigning his posi-
tion Mr.. Meserye said we're that he was
no longer able to carry the great respon-
sibility which the successful management
Of the workhouse now demands, and the
fact that the salary Of the Office is not suf-
fcient.
Mr.. Meserve retired from the manage.
ment of tile institution on Tuesday follow
ing meeting Of the trustees at which
his reasons for his action were fully set
forth, the accounts of the workhouse
audited and personal expressions of regret
exchanged at his departure from the
State. Leonard Crawford, the present
first deputy warden of the workhouse will
succeed him.
Mr.. Meserve leaves the workhouse after |
eight years OF service during which time
the cause Of prison reform in this State |
has been greatly advanced. Today there |
are in the institution 316 prisoners, in
cluding 27 from Kent and Is from Sussex
county. Perfect discipline is maintained |
and everywhere the prison is referred to
as model institution. Mr. Meserve came
here eight years ago from Wellsboro,
to become chief warden OF |
the Ferris Industril School Wilmington,
and later became chief warden of the coun-
y workhouse. He always had the unani-
nous support of the workhouse trustees
IN his management Of the Institution, and
caves the position with the regrets of
,yery member Of the board His new
position with the Pauley Jail Company,
II ST. Louie, will take him to Burlington,
Vermont, and later to WINNIPEG, Canada,
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N0TIcE-.-DIyIDEND
The PEoPLEs' NATIoEAr BANK
or MIDD1RTowN.

MlDDIEFowx, DEf~. June 10Th, Joo7.
The Board Of Directors have this dav
declared 4 dividend Of THREE (3l PER
CENT. for She last six months. PAYABLE
on and after Monday, July ist. 1901.
q. D, KELLEY. Cashier
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THE COLOR OF HORSES

Arabian horses are more apt to be
chestnut, sorrel or light bay than gray
Generals and circus men select white
horses because they are more conspicuous
than darker animals. 1t is true that the
Percheron heavy horse is in some respects
preferable to the Shire and Clydesdale of
England, because their feet are better and
they have springy walk.
This is due to the mixture of Arabian
blood away back, but the owner of the
Shire or Clyde will tell you that the Per-
cheron's knees are not SO reliable as
those of the English horse. There are
about as many black percherons as there
are gray. If Joan of Arc rode a milk
white, she did it because he was old and
steady (no colts are white) or because the
white was in accordance with her riding
habit. 1t is true that St. John saw white
horses in heaven but he also saw red
horses and black horses and yellow horses
and one pale horse.
The biggest, finest and whitest mules
in the world are in Madrid; in Vienna and
Budapest the carriage and coach horses
are all big iron-bays, but the running
horses are generally sorrel or light bay,
with an occasional black. In Berlin the
coach teams are bay or brown; in
France the carriage horses are bay and
brown, but heavy coach and team horses
are gray. In England bay, black and
brown predominant, except on the race
tracks, where they are, as everywhere,
mostly light bay, sorrel or chestnut.
The late Queens great coach team were
eight gray creams with white trimmings.
In the army dark colors are preferred for
calvary and artillery, as they are easier
groomed and less conspicuous in battle.
There is no other SO beautiful carriage
team as white horses; the trouble. though,
is to mate them, as no young horses are
ever white
Gray Eagle was for a time the rage in
Kentucky, but Keptucky racehorse men
do not like gray any more, Old Eclipse
was sorrel; so was Flying Childers; 30
was Blair AthoI Norfolk Was bay,
Lodi a black, True Blue wine-colored'
bay. Joe Daniels was, like Lexington, a
pale bay -Four well matched bays make
q beautiful team, but enc gray in a four-
horse is color misfit The hackneys are
almost all bays eosols in horses are
much a matter oi iaslsioh.
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FARMERS LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST

Genuine Corbit Mixtures--Lazaretto
high grade Special Grown and Potash
Average yield 25 to 35 bushels.
Strictly Pure, Fine Condition, wonder
ful results. Try them, they will not
disappoint you in your crop This is the
verdict for the last ten years Come see
sus or write for prices.
Yours respectfully,
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-24
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
BULLETIN.
THE CALL OF THE SEA.
"The water is fine; come in p

This the call of the the generous Old Neptune
patake of the delights his realm and
points in the greatest chain of so woHd-the
{ washed New Jersey
Gay Atlantic hing Wildwood 2s FAY in
of its reuvenaton Sea Isle City, Ocean
nearby Abu Park and Long Branch where sylvan incoming
biIoWseach echo the call young
These within every
yana New York New Jersey Maryland Delaware
e PENNSYLVANIA Railroad express
from North South passengers Philadelphia
Atlantic City but hour by Market Wharf;
hour and hall by electric eighty
Station via the Delaware River Bridge n Cape May
only about hundred hours
from Broad Street
The fine express the Pnnsyyaa Rail-
road between Philadelphia and Long Branch Ebon
Park Ocean Grove Spring Lake only
the convenience Of the casual but daily
traveller
Excursion tickets with liberal limits obtained these
popular ummerng places reasonably enabling
need o change opportunity by
Full details q obtained Ticket Agsa
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coIore1 Now the and here to
thing
festivals They
lawn SWISS All styles
prices Oft onthe sesuts
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Household Goods
FOR SALE !!

A family having decided to discontinue.
housekeeping in Middletown, will sell at
private sale, their entire lot OF furniture.
Every piece is IN good shape and many Of
the pieces are new, viii sell the entire
lot to one party at less than hall Of the.
first cost. Will also transfer lease on.
house renting at reasonable rent until
March 25th, 1908 For further particulars
apply %
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-24

Cures Blood, skins, DiseasCancer seGreate
Blood Purifier Free
If your blood is impure, thin, diseased,
hot or full of humor. if you have blood.
poison. cancer. carbuncles, eating sores,
scrofula, eczema, itching, risings and
bumps, scabby, pimply skin, bone pains,
catarrh, rheumatism or any blood or skin
disease, take Botanic Blood Balm B. B.
b.. Soon all sores heal, aches and pains
stop and the blood is made pure and rich
Druggists or by express 81 per large bot
tie. Sample free by writing Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, Ga. B. B. B. is especially
advised for chronic, deep.seated cases, as
it cures after all else fails.
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-24

HORSE sHOEING IPlain roc cash.
Satisfaction gnaranteed
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-24

FOR sALE-2o fine farms in ST.
Georges hundred, from $1,000 to $40, 1000.
ANY size farms 10 to 800 acres, some fine
homes and well located. Also several
farms in Kent County Md, / also have
$25. 900 to loan at 5 per cent.
GEo. W. INGRAM
The National tribune., 1907-02-14

Jan. 10 the Florida Convention adop-
ted the Ordinance of Secession, regard
less of the fact that Florida had been
bought from Spain with the money OF
the whole people, and had had many
millions expended upon her by the M
ton in fighting the savages and MAX
ing the State a safe place for settle
ment and residence. Alabama follow
ed F1orida's example the next day, Jan.
IL, and the hot canvass in Georgia re-
suited in a decision to secede, the peo-
pie being deluded with the idea that
they could make better terms outside
than IN, and the Ordinance of Seces-
sion was adopted Jan. 10. Louisiana
seeded Jan. 26, and Texas Feb. l. Even
before the formal act of secession, the
Governors of the States took the pre-
liminary steps of seizing all the Gov
ernment forts. buildings and other
property in their respective States. In
North Carolina, which had all the time
clear ajority of loyalists, and which
did not go out of the Union for four
months afterward, the Governor seized
all the forts and the arsenal at Fayette-
vile, to which Floyd had recently sent
1900 muskets, in anticipation of this
event.
The week before Alabama seeded
the Governor sent Capt. DanvilIe Lead
better, lately of the United States En-
gineers and q native of Maine, to seize
the arsenal at Mt. Vernon, by which
Alabama obtained 5000 stand of arms.
$50. 900 pounds of powder. a number of
cannon, and large quantity of other
munitions. On the same day another
expedition took possession of Forts
Morgan and Gaines, by which was Sc
cured 5000 shot and shell. a quantity
of other ammunition, and the Revenue
Cutter Lewis Cass.
Georgia seized Forts Pulaski and
Jackson, defending Savannah, as early
as Jan. 8, and on the Gath took the ar
senal at Augusta, in which were 22,000
muskets and rifles, some cannon, and
large amount of powder and other mu-
nitions.
Louisiana occupied Forts St Philip,
Jackson, Livingston, and an unfinished
work on Ship Island The expedition
sent from New Orleans Jan. 8, II days
before secession, took possession of the
barracks and arsenal at Baton Rouge,
which had only eight men to guard
them. BY this the State secured $4,000
stand Of arms. four howitZers, two field
batteries 90 heavy guns. 300 barrels
of gunpowder, and q large quantity of
were is harbor forts taken by the six
seeding States, which had cost the
Government over 5000, coo, and half
dozen arsenals containing 115, 900 stand
of arms, which Floyd had sent South
only a year before under the preteKt of
their being necessary to nuelI slave in
surrections. In addition there were
three Mints, four important Custom
Houses, three Revenue Cutters, and a
vast amount Of other property. This
does not include the 100000 Of pub
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
CHAPTER VI.
FORT PICKENS.

Lieut.. SIemmer Initiates Mai. Anderson.
and Transfers His Garrison to the
Stronghold on the IsIRnd-yain Efforts
TO Get Him TO Surrender Peacefully
Another Thorn in the Confcdcrncy's 5
Side.
count of his resources and found thai
while he had supplies of food for a
reasonable length of time there was
but one months supply of fuel, but few
candles, and no soap. The candles and
soap were the first serious corsidera-
tions, for light in the quarters at night
was a necessity, and ingenuity had TO
exc out the resources. There was a
lighthouse on the fort, and in its stores
was found small quantity of oil.
Lamps were improvised from tin cups,
and a fair amount of light was obtained.
The Governor of South Carolina had
cut off all supplies to the fort from
Charleston. but he was still permitting
the United States mails, as to stop these
would have involved the surrender of
the mail service of his State and brot
an inexpressible loss and Inconvenience
upon his people. The comments which
reached the Governor from his friends
in the North as well as the South made
him believe that his process of starya
ton would lose him ground in public
opinion. Therefore he directed an Off
Ger to send over to Fort Sumter, with;
the mail. such supplies of fresh meat
and vegetables as Maj. Anderson should
indicate. Maj. Anderson replied to this
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
How to Level Furniture.

In setting up bookcases and similar
stationary furniture 1t is almost always
necessary to use wedges to square them.
A shingle Is the best kind Of wedge
and the carpenters method Is to drive
II under as far az It will go and break
or cut off the projecting portion. A
better way is to split hard wood
shingle into 1 lin. wide strips and cuS
these strips into Gin. lengths. thus OBJ.
tanning a series OF graduated wedges.
BY driving one Of these. which will
nearly level the furniture, butt fore.
most, another thinner one may be
driven thin end foremost, which will
level the furniture and make the bear.
ing surfaces parallel. II necessary. a
small block may be used as a base. or
several Of the thicker wedges may be
used, alternating thin edge and butt
and always using two or multiples Of
two. -
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
Py JOHN McELROY.

business in writing. Before he could
present his letter from the Governor
he was called upon by Senators from
the States which had already seeded
or were about to Secede, asking him to
withhold the delivery of his letter until
there could be a general consultation
among them and a consideration of the
contents of the letter. A convention
he'd been called for Feb. Is. to form
new confederation and provisional
Government. and they thought it was
due the other slave-holding States that
South Carolina should avoid initiating
hostilities as far as she could consist
emily with her honor They hoped that
an agreement might be entered into be-
tween the President and the Governor
of South Carolina, by which the State
should suffer Mai. Anderson to obtain
all necessary supplies of food, fuel and
water, and enjoy free communication
by post or special messenger with the
President. upon the understanding that
the President would not send him rein
forcements until Feb. Is, at which time
the convention would meet. The en-
voy regretted that he was not clothed
with the power to make the arrange
ments suggested, but If the Senators
would get from the President SatiSfac-
tory assurances that no reinforcements
would be sent to Fort Sumter, he would
withhold the communication until he
could hear from the Governor. Con-
siderable correspondence passed be-
tween the envoy and the Senators,
which was presented to the President
with request that he would consider
the subject. The Secretary of War re-
piled to this for the President, inform
ing the Senators that the latter intend
ed to perform his executive duties in
such manner as to preserve the peace
II IT.
lustrated by his forbearance in the Star
of the West matter, but that it would
be impossible for him to give the ''as-
surance" that no reinforcements would
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
MAP OF PENSACOLA BAY.

act with me in preventing the shedding
the blood of your brethren. Surrender
the fort. You and your command may
reoccupy the barracks and quarters at
main there quietly until ordered away.
or to resume the command of the har-
Dor should an adjustment Of present
difficulties in the Union be arrived at
All the baggage and private prop
erty of any kind belonging to yourself,
officers, men and their families shall be
preserved to you. Consider this well,
and take care that you will so act as to
have no fearful recollections of a tras-
rather to make the present moment
one of the most glorious, because
Christianlike, of your life
I beg Of you to receive this COM
munlcation in the same spirit in which
II Is offered.
"T have the honor to be. sir. very
respectfully, your obedient servant.
VIM. H. Chase
II asked. How many mon have you %
The Colonel answered. Tonight I shall
have between 500 and s0O.' then
said that would consider his letter.
and would give my answer the next
morning. I also desired to consult with
the Captains of the Supply and Wyan-
dotte, which vessels were lying off the
Navy Yard under white flag. The
Colonel said he would make arrange
ments for their coming to the fort, and
would see them as he past. I made
this request for two reasons--first. be-
cause thereby would gain more time
for resting my men (who were COM
pletely exhausted); and. second, be-
cause deemed it but courtesy on my
part to consult them with reference to
anything which would affect our COM
mon flag, and because one Of them was
In name cooperating with me. They
did not come. however. ! afte.wardsl
The National tribune., 1907-02-14

learned that the permission came In
such form that they could not ac-
cept it.
THE next morning saw with sur
prise both vessels under way going out
Of the harbor. I Immediately sent a
boat with Lieut.. Gilman to learn the
cause of the movement. Capt Wake
desired Lieut.. Gilman to go on board
the Wyandotte-that he would join him
there. On Lieut.. Gilman's representa-
tions, Capt. Wake ordered the Wyan-
dotts to stay and render us assistance
and take us of IL necessary on being
overcome by superior force. The fol-
lowing letter was then sent to Col
Chase at the Navy Yard:
"'Fort Pickens, Fla,
"'Pensacola Harbor, Jan. 16. 1851.
+" Col. w. H. Chase, Commissioner for
the State of Florida:
'Sir-Under the orders we now have
from the War Department, we have
decided, after consultation with the
Government officers in the harbor, that
It is our duty to hold our position until
such a force is brought against us as
to render 1t impossible to defend it, or
until the political condition of the coun-
try is such az to induce us to surrender
the public property in our keeping to
such authorities as may be delegated
legally to receive it.
1--WE deprecate as much as you or
any individual can the present condf-
tion Of affairs, or the shedding of the
blood of our brethren. In regard to
this matter. however, we must consider
you the aggressors, and if blood is shed
that you are responsible therefor.
"'By order of A. J. Slemmer, First
Lieutenant. 1st Art, commanding;
"J. H. Gilman.
Second Lieutenant, 1st Art, Acting
Post Adjutant.'
"Capt Berryman took this letter to
the Yard, and then ran out of the har-
bor"
The peculiar impudence of demand
to have United States property passed
into the hands of the States pending
"a settlement Of the question with the
United States" does not seem to have
occurred to any of the parties on either
side of these controversies. At least
1t does not appear in any of their cor
Fort Pickens was secured to the Gov
ernment, remained in its possession
during the war, and became at once
another ranking thorn in the side of
the so-called Southern Confederacy.
To be continued.)
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
Loss Of Appetite

Is common when tho blood needs puri-
flying and enriching. for then the blood
fails to give the digestive organs the
stimulus necessary for tho proper per-
formance of their functions.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is pre-eminently
the medicine to take. It makes the
blood pure and rich, and strengthens
all the digestive organs.
81 was all run down and had no
appetite. After taking one bottle of
Hoods Sarsparilla I could eat any
thing I wished" Mrs. Amanda Fem
ner. Oneco, Conn.