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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-02

"i}oth hands on vour p0cko, hook"
has become tho attitude Of til, averagr
citizen towards Standard Oh. or tho
other great indus' rial enterprises that
have recently been on the rack But if
John -. RockefeIlcr and his associates
have no other supporters they still
find defenders among the ranks of tn"
clergy Following on the heels of pub
liz utteranrCs by Dr.. McArthIIr and De-
F.. benjamin Andrews in support of the
methods of the men behind the big oil
corporation. Chancellor Day ~ SYRIA
cuse University has returned to the
fray. The Syracuse educator has dis
covered that We are living under a Vir-
tual monarchy in the United States and
he sets forth this view in q srathing
attack on President Roosevelt and his
policies IN the current number of Apple
tom; under thn heading The Raid on
Pros crtN." While declining to heCnnI.'
rs excited as DR.. Day over the coming
of n,onarchal rulc New Workers enjoy
Il god scrap. especially one in which
gCntlrmcn Of the cloth participate be
cause il * pretty certain to he acrimo-
NOUS. ana II must re said that Chan
cellor Day handles his subject with Wig
or ana WIflpUt gloves. II Ipf. l1fh-
hurst would now corl" out in defense Of
the Hartman methods of high finance
New Workers. would consider themselves
in for a season of entertainment.
Wonders of transatlantic travel
crowd on each other - fast nowadays
that the average Nov Yorker has hard
" time to philosophers over on" befor"
something else turns m. The giant 10p
foot LuSitania still attracts the atten-
ton of thousands, but interest is already
turning The very latest thing is an
ocean liner in which live fish aye kept
for the table. That vessel which plies
the broad Atlantic shonid attract at
teution in this manner SmackS Of the
ridiculuuus moving as she does in the
very home Of fishes but nevertheless I'M
til the arrival of the Amerika this week.
Atlantic liners have always carried
their fish from port to port dead and
stored away for the simrls reason that
ut the present day rate OF stealnlng no
one could catch 2 fish. even If ne were
IN try. On the Amerika however the
novel scheme is just being introduced
of having an aquarium on board stock
cd with live trout. from which the sat
al millionaire may select any fish that
appeals TO his iaded palate with the
CONTINUED on Page Eighteen)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-02
WEEKS MILLS.

Mrs. Lottie Stuart Adams mas en-
ployment in Augusta.
Miss Gladys Hisler is teaching the
school at Somerville Mills and MISS
Inez Hisler is teaching the sand Hill
school.
Mrs Viola NJ Cuddy and little
daughter Evelyn are at present with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas CUddy OF Au-
gusta.
Miss Marian Boynton was visiting
her father. Carney Boynton. sunday
Charles Fletcher. resident OF tiis
place. is quite sick and is now III inc
hosnital at the National Home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-02

Bankhart. the old Dartmouth player
who is doing such good job as coach
of the Colby eleven this fall, has tW.
brothers VINO are regular members 2!
the present Dartmouth team, one at
tac.slc and one at halfback. They are
BrIdgton boys where their father is
superintendent Of a wooden mill
John W. Mantcr. one Of the best n1nn
on the Bowioin back field, who Is on
the list Of crippleS just now with a bad
ankle. has been rnachinG tho Freedom
Academy eleven this week but hopes
IL pc back and ready fcr business be
fore next Saturdays game with Bates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-02

owen Dove, who has employment at
Augusta has returned. after few
DAYS. work here on his farm.
John noynton has not been Well as
usual for a few weeks past.
AZel Robinson sold his apples on the
trees to apple buyer, Elw""d Jones' OF
Sor1h China.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-02
new YORK CHAT.
The Skyscrapers Of the
Great City,
Twelve Buildings With Total
OF $50 Stories.
Feminine Aeadgear..-Fresh Fish
at sea..-.The Telephone.

Et-W York. Nov Twelve hui!1;t.S
Win an aggregate height nf mere than
tiii"e quarters OF Il mite ;ti.d la wing 30
stories VIII he New Works rrco1.I ii
N" SkEScraper line when thy "onStrM..-
tl'n now UrGcrW;v is tini@ht | For =,
concentration Of lofty buildings. tbs
G"Hcu. al GROUPED Within :. few Stpl,I
81 one another in the downtown III :
tflct. VIII SurpaSS anything 81 thr slr-
mai an the res Of III" Worid can pui
forward, even though his t;lastn "i
stnn" ANA steel does not AXE in:o r,:n-
Slderation the SkYscrapcrs uptown. IT,.
"ttr&&" height Of each hlIil,.ing is
II 81" than tWtItV-four stories and il
would take !r%:' tim,. 10 walk ttoll one
/" any other ti.l to CLIMB tn staii'S
in the shortest, Which r.s,.s II mere
lW"ntE~"lir stories into 1lis ak. or i1;>;t
h:tiE rs far rs its tallt>;t height OF. The
N:tlu" ri til. - twelve buildings is w.
Y ara OF %2...;al,ttnf. ANA IhPir 1in'r arr
NOR" Than ".6ho,0,n square tttt, or near
y ninety acres, all of which rents on an
average for something like two dollars
FOOT. Fifteen. twenty or even twenty
mon amount to go into one Of these
'noret"rS. which often extend - or loo
feet below the street level in spite of
the remarkable size OF the group how
eyer. the average rate of construction
under Favorable circumstances is ;t1uu;
four stories !. week
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12
NEW DIVORCE LAW


Benjamin Nields, Henry Ridgely and
Robert Fl. Richards, lawyers appointed
by the Governor to represent Delaware
and submit the new Natioral law pro-
posed by the recent Congress on mar
riage and divorce, have submitted to the
Legislature, through the Governor, the
proposed new law for passage in Della
ware as in all the States Of the Union.
The delegates, in submitting their re-
port, say:
"All Of the States except Mississippi,
Nevada and South Carolina appointed
delegates. South Carolina has no di-
.vorce laws and declined to appoint)
The new law considers: The sanctity of
the marriage relation; the Increasing
number Of divorces in the United States;
the special evils and scandals due to mi
gratory divorces in the United States
owing TO lack Of divorce laws uniforin
throughout the Nation"
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12
KrTCHEN WEIGHTS AND MEAsUBrs


Tllrse cups Of cornmeal equal one
pound.
One and one.haIf pints Of corumeal
sqnal one pound
Foar coffee cnpfuIs 81 four eqnal one
pound
One qaart d an-if,sd -four equals one
pound.
Two coffee cupfuls Of sifted or pow.
dered sugar eqnal one pound,
One pint of granalated sugar equals one
pound.
oae pint d brown sugar equals 1s
ounces.
Two and half cups Of powdered sugar
eanal one pound.
All measures are level, teacup, table
spoon or teaspoon.
One solid pint Of chopped meat equals
one pound.
Eight or tea eggs equal one pound.
Four teaspooldals eqnal one tablespoon
full liqnid.
-Four tablespoopluIs or half gill equal
one winegiasstuI.
Two wilieglasses or half cup equal
one gill;
Two gills equal one coffee cupful. Two
Coffee cupfuls equal one pint.
Two taBlerpoonfuIs liquid equal one
ounce.
One tables pooniui sal. sqaals one ounce.
Sixteen ounces tqnal one pound or one
pint of liqaid.
One rounded tablespoonful Of -four
equals one-half ounce.
Butter the size Of an egg equals two
ounces.
Butter the size of a walnut equals one
ounce.
Que coffee cuptuI of butter, pressed
down, equals one pound.
one tablespoon Of soft butter equals
one ounce.
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12
A FEW DoE'rs FOB HUSBANDS

Don't forget that the sunslliny side OF a
womai,'s nature cannot outlive coldness,
indifference and neglect.
Don't growl about womanly extraya-
gances SO long as you are keeping your
own personal bills in good running order
Don't meddle with the affairs of tile
house. The man who must know every
little detail and counts the cost OF every
household move is an unmitigaied nui-
sance.
Don't expect smiles and kisses from the
being who iabors from early morn ill
night for the comfort and happiness Of
maa who las not soul enough to appre-
cia,e her.
Don't forget that the patent little
Woman you cali yonr wife was once. your
sweetheart. A caress now aud tl.en or l.
tender word costs 50 lutte and means 50
much to the Woman Of yonr choice
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12

Also peaches and prunes are
now in and almonds, walnuts and
cocoanuts.
Don't forget the next day you
make soup that we have twelve
vegetable in one can, which will
help out in making a variety.
We are now ready to supply
the farmers and butchers with
coarse and fine salt in any size
package. We have Clawson's
pure peppers ground and whole,
also the cayenne and white pep
per, salt petre, etc.
We are still keeping up our
stock of fresh vegetables, foreign
and domestic fruits.
We have a few bargains to
offer you in muslin and outing
flannel. 10 cent outings we will
close out at s cents a yard.
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12
M. BANNING.
Phone go.
NOTICE.!

4 ALEXANDER MAXWELL, tenan
;, of the house known as the Middletowr
Hotel, situated at Middletown in Schoo
District, No, so and 81, county of New
0estle, and State of Delaware, in compli
arce with the requirements of the acts ol
the General Assembly, in such caset
made aud provided, do hereby give
nntice that shall apply in writing to the
Court OF General Sessions of the State oi
Delaware. in and for New Castle County,
on Monday, tie 4sh day Of February, A.
ID 1907, being the next term OF said court
for license for said Iouse as an inn or
tra,ern for the sale therein of intoxicat-
irg liquors ia quantities less than one
quart to be drunk on the premises, and
the following respectable citizens OF
said School District, at least six OF whom
are snbtantiai freeholsiers of said School
District, recommend the said application
viz.
III T. Davis, Jefferson B. Foard,
w. A. Comegys, Willard B. Biggs,
Wn.. R Cochran, w. T. Connelee,
N. j. Williams, Albert Price,
} b. Messiek, j. L Parsons,
G. P. Cochran, w. s. Lpfherbury,
J W. Isaaes, G. Ellis,
VIM. ] EliasoH. Jooepl, Gary,
Thos. II. Smith, Paul Weher,
Cleo. Echenbufer, Walter w. Akin,
Cylus 4atman.
ALEXANDER MAXWELL.
Middletown, Del Dec 9th, 1906.
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12
. EGIsTER's ORDER.
REqIsTER oF WILLS oFFIcE.

Register OF WILLS OFFICE.
NEW CASTLE t'oUETY, BEI., Oct. 29, 1906
Upon the application OF Benedict w Hutch.
l on Execusor of Mary q. Hutehison late of
AppoQuinimink Hundred, in said county,
deceased, it is ordered and directed by the
Register OF Wills that the Executor
aforesaid give notice of granting of Letters
Testamentary upon the estate of the
deceased, with the date of granting thereof,
BY causing advertisements to be posted with
in forty days from the dale of such ettprs
IN six OF the most public places of the
County of New Castle, requiring all per-
sons having demanas 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 THg MIDDLETowN TRAN
sctssPT, a newspaper published in Middletown,
Dell and to be continued therein two months.
f-A~l Given under the hand and seal OF
SEAL office of the Register of Wills afore-
t~1--' said. at Wilmington, in New Castle
Co tnty Aforesaid, the day and year above
written.
FRED E. BACH, Register of wills.
EoTICE-Sotiee is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary wele in Inc form of law
granted unto the undersigned on the Twenty
ninth day of Oct. A. u. 1906 and that all per-
sons having claims against the estate of the
deceased must presen the same, duly attesttd
to the said Testa nentary on or before the
day let. 10 Il, or a bide the Act
of Assembly in such case ma and provided
b BENEDItT w. HU II HISO
Ad lress. Martin d Burris Esq
MiddletOwn, delaware
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12
ID EeIsTER's ORDER.
oFFICE or REGISTER or WILLS.

nE0lSIF4h Ut
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL. Aug. "A 1906.
Upon the application of Martin BuTris
Administrator cum testam, nto annexo of
John Laws late of t.Georges Hundred in said
county, deceased. it is ordered and directed
tor aforesaid give notice Ofgranting of Letters
deceased. with the date o. granting thereof. by
causin advertisements to be posted within
forty days from the dale of such letters in six of
the most public place of the f'ounty of New
Castle requiring all persons having demands
against the eS' ate to present the same
abide by IN act of Assembly in snch case
made and provided; and also cause the same
to he inserted within the same period in the
Middle town Transcript newspaper publish
ed in Middletown, Delaware, and to be Coli
tinued therein two months.
Given under the hand and seal of
Seal office of the Register o. Wills aIore-
- said, at Wilmington, in New Castle
County aforesaid, the day and year al We
FRED E. BACH. Register of Wills.
NoTICF-Notiee Is hereby given that Letters
of Administration C t.a.were in due form of Is w
granted unto the undersigned, on the Twen y
fourth day of August A. d. 1906, and that
all persons having claims against the estate
of the deceased must present the same, duly
attested. 10 the said administrators q. on or
before the Twenty ourth day of August, 9O7,
or abide the Act Of Assembly in such case
made and provided. ~
Administrator
Middletown, Delaware
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12
PUBLIC SALE
OF
Personal PROPERTY

Bv virtue of authority vested in me mn
der the prori.ions Of chapter ti20, Volume
~ Laws of Delaware. | will expose at
pifhii eea,lus At nv boarding stables in
st. Il urges, Nv Castle Cou, ty, Della
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12
~NoTIcE!

MiddIetowu, Delaware, March 5th, 1906
Having rented the business stand of the
late John w. Jolls, in connection with
the Grain business. | am now PIE ,an
to furnish my customers and the ub ic
with the best grades of Coal, Wood, Lime,
Feed, &c. l respectfully solicit con-
tinuance of your patronage at the stan
of the late John W. Jolls, Railroad Ave.
s. r. FoARD.
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12
sATURDAY. JANUARY loth. lQN7.

At t''clnck P. NJ
One bay mare, canning five years old,
good driver. ard well broken TO single
harness. Tie same being sold by me for
.e price or reward for furnishing food,
4 care of said mare, due and remaining
unpaid to the first day Of Janury A. d.
1907
CALVIN II. STATS.
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OF
APPOQUINIHINK HUNDRED !!

The taxable residents of Appoouini.
mink Hundred, and all persons liable to
pay tax in said Hundred, are hereby
notified that the Taxes for tile year 1905
are now due, and the undersigned Tax
Collector for said Hundred, will be
AT THE OFFICE OF GEORGE NJ. D. HART.
IN TOWNSEND, DEL,
SATURDAYS,
JANUARY 9Th, 18th, 18th and 9th, 'O7
From to 5 o'clock, P. M.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE.
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY:
SECTION 35. That on all taxes paid be-
fore the first day of August there shall be
all abatement of per centum. On all
taxes paid before the first day of Decem-
Der there shall be an abatement of three
per centum. On all taxes paid after the
first day of December FIVE per centum
thereof shall be added thereto.
WILLIAM n. MONEY,
Collector of Taxes for Appoquinimink Hundred
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12
NoTicE-sLECTIoNl
NoTlcE-ELEcTIoNl

The PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK
OF MIDDLETowN,
Middletown, DEL, Dec. II, 1905.
THE ANNUAL ELECTION for Ten
Directors to serve for the ensuing year
will he held at the Banking House on
SATURDAY; January 18th, 1907. be.
tween the hours of 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, and
II o'clock, noon.
g. D. KELLEY, Cashier.
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12
Bids Wanted!

For contracting Delaware Building at
jamestown Expo .ition. Norfolk, Va, al
so bids f trees, hedges, etc. Write for
information to
WILLIAM DRAPER BRINCKLE,
Architect,
307 Equitable Building,
Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12

CALVIN II. STATS.
Middletown transcript., 1907-01-12

s. 4 DOWNRIGHT SELL

Well, I'm
What
Pretty Doris Brewster looked
up, as her husband finished the
perusal of the solitary letter
which had been redirected-th
post had just brought. George
groaned.
Read It, he observed, throwing
the epistle in his excitement
across the breakfast table. His
wife of q week, glancing wonder
ingly at his puckered brow, took
up the almost illegibly written
sheet.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-06

q would say that has 1t not been been-then that Mademoiselle Roche jacquelein is"
 Very careless, papa" she said sweetly. T would confess that, if l did not seem to remember the instant of it's slipping over my hand without at the time connecting the sensation with such a chance. was so-so en- tete with the play. For remember turning, too," she added, ''and seeing no one who could be considered sus. picious." All this with the charming color varying on her cheek, as 1t shift ed to and fro, in way to drive tho gazer distracted.
 'I cannot admit, sir, that Mademoi. selle Rochejacquelein is to be blam- ed; although" said I, free confession being good for the soul, "as l am the lucky finder the alternative leaves me in the unpleasant predicament of your 'adroit thief I am fortunate in that the incident has afforded me the oc- casion of meeting Gen. Rochejacque- lein, of whose valor and distinguished actions I have heard so much.
 My mention of his valor had flat tered the old general in his obscurity, and brought the blood to a cheek as
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-06
A Dutch lronclad.

It is of interest to note that, accord ing to some authorities, the Dutch were the first in the modern period of history to build an ironclad and that during the siege of Antwerp by the spaniards in 1885 the people of that city built an enormous fiat bottomed vessel, armored 1t with heavy ifon plates and thus constructed what they regarded as an impregnable battery. This they named Finis Belli. Unfor- tunately the vessel got aground before coming into action and fell into the hands of the enemy. It was held by Alexander of Parma to the end of the siege as a curiosity. but was never en- ployed by either side in any action.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-06
- +l Collections
MARCONI AT THE KEY.
Making Thunder and Lightning In
 His Paris Workshop.

Making Thunder and Lightning In
 His Paris Workshop.
 The asphalted floor is covered with a carpet of rubber. The walls and cell ings are in hard wood. Strange instru- ments lie in each corner of the room. On a platform raised a yard above the floor, says a writer in the Paris Revue, is table with transmitting key upon it and large wooden lever also used ill transmitting. Marconi is on the platform, his hand grasping the lever.
 "Now," he says, 'be careful. When I signal to the electrician 50,000 volts will enter the room. Stand behind me and touch nothing. Do not approach those coils, because tine current will not wait for you to touch them. It will leap out upon you"
 The signal given, lever is pulled and a dull noise is heard. The needle of the voltameter begins to move on the dial and to attain all sorts of high figures.
 Now" says Marconi, q will con- municate with the nearest station" and he presses the key of the transmit ter.
 There is blinding blue flash, and at each pressure on the key sparks nearly two feet in length start from between the two silvery balls of the induction reel. One of these balls is in communi- cation with the earth and the other with a rod. Each spark represents an impulsion which is communicated from the battery to the rod, and from this rod the electrician sets in motion the vibrations of the ether called Hertzan waves.
 These waves expand in space in ev- cry direction at speed of 100000 kllo- meters a second-that is to say, seven times the circumference of the earth. They are independent of wind and temperature and glide above the sur face of the earth and sea, striking on their way the wireless stations that lie far beyond the horizon.
 At each binding flash that accom- panies the movement of the key noise like the report of rife is heard. It is an awe inspiring spectacle, the in- ventor calmly standing there pressing the key amid the lightning and the thunder. The operator is obliged to stuff his ears with wool. It appears, however, that recently Marconi has found means of doing away with the noise almost completely.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-06
AN UNOPENED PADDOCK.
visuna's Strange Relic That Defied the
 Worlds Locksmiths.
$6 to $50.

Worlds loeksmiths.
 In 1s1O a blacksmith went 10 Vienna and locked an iron band around tree with a paddock. What he did with the key no one knows to this day. There is a mirthful legend to the effect that he carelessly threw it into the air and that it never came down again. At any rate, the key could not be found, and the Austrian government offered a prize of 800 ducats to my one who could make key that would turn the bolt in the lock without breaking 1t.
 Many have tried to win the prize, but nobody has won it. Eventually 1t became the practice among the con- testants to drive nail in the tree and the heads of some of the nails bear the initials of those who drove them.
 Th@practice of driving nails into the tree sealed its fate. The lower part of the tree in few years assumed the appearance of a solid mass of iron. One spring the leaves failed to come out, and later a summer storm blew the top away.
 The historic stump was cut of and placed on a pedestal on one of the prominent street corners in Vienna. At the same time the iron band was cut in two and put around the stump to hold it in its niche. leaving the pad lock in its original position. And there the old stump stands to this day an object both of the curiosity of tour. ists and the veneration of the resi-. dents of Vienna. Incidentally, a street, Stock i'm Eisen-"Stick in Iron"-has been named after the stump.-scrap Rook
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-06
Rayenous Rats.

It is estimated that the rat does $50. 900. 900 worth of damage a year in England. In a slaughterhouse near Paris rats in a single night picked to the bone the carcasses of thirty-6ve horses. There is very little that they will not eat; eggs. young birds and animals are among the dainties which they snap up in the ordinary course of business. But when pressed by hunger they will eat anything through which they can drive their terrible teeth. Rat will eat rat. The idea that a trapped rat will bite of an impris- oned leg and so escape is now said to be wrong: it is the other rats which do the biting. They eat the captive.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-06
A 4cuREu FOR cuss!Ne.
The Penitent Scotsman Found His & Load Heavy One.

The Penitent Scotsman Found His
 Load Heavy One.
 A clergyman in Scotland observed with much perturbation that mem Der of his congregation was greatly given to the use of strong language Over and over again he remonstrated with the man to give up the bad habit. In time the man himself came to see the error of his ways, and desired no less earnestly to break himself of the use of bad language. The difficulty, however, was to find method of doing so. One day the clergyman hit upon happy thought. .
 Get bag" he said to the man, land every time you swear put pebble into it. At the end of tho month you will bring that bag to me. I will count the pebbles and see what the effect has been."
 The man accepted the idea with alacrity. He got bag, and, religious ly, every time he swore what MT. Gill bert in the "Pinafore' calls "big, big D." he duly put pebble into 1t. At the end of the month he went to the clergyman, taking the bag with him. It was not an easy task, for, as any one might see, the bag was very full and very heavy. He went into the clergyman's study and put the bag on the table.
 The minister looked up with seri- ous expression. This is very serious, my friend. I am sorry to see you have so many pebbles in the bag"
 "Hoot, minister" exclaimed the man cheerfully; "this is only the devils the 'damns' are all at the lakeside in another bag. They were over heavy to bring up!"-Excelsior.