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Middletown transcript., 1907-03-30
CoNeaEssMAE BuRroN rxpLA1Ns

The Wilmington NJ E. Conference in
session at Smyrna having charged that
Congressman Hiram R. Burton, at a re-
cent dinner given by Senator Henry A.
dupont, attacked the Local Option bill,
Congressman Burton while in Whining
ton on Saturday on bis way from Wash
ington to his home at Lewes made state
ment in which be denied be had had any
Intention of attacking the law.
Congressman Burton declared that
nothing he said at the dinner could be
construed as an attack and that if his re-
marks had been taken down by steno-
grapher, there would have been no oc-
casion for criticism on the part of anyone.
He admitted that he believed in high
license and in the course of his conyersa-
ton declared that there was no such
thing as prohibition in the sale and use OF
intoxicants.
In discussing the matter Congressman
Burton said among other things:
II do not see that anything ! said at
Senator duPont's dinner, at the Hotel
Richardson, should have given cause for
agitation or even concern to the NJ. f.
Conference OF the Peninsula. reviewed
some of the legislation accomplished this
winter at Dover, and among the rest re-
ferred to the Local Option bill.
''On this question l declared myself
openly and without hesitation, and shall
do so again. If live next November, |
shall vote for license for | do not be-
lieve, as l said at the dinner, in this way
of Settling the matter OF the traffic in al
coholic liquors. believe in high license
and stringest laws stringently executed.
There is no such thing as prohibition
in the sale and use OF intoxicants. In
Cecil county, Maryland, for example,
there is as much liquor consumed man for
man, as in New Castle county, Delaware.
The former is governed by a SO called pro-
hibitory law, while the latter has a mod
crate license system.
"Of course l had no intention OF at
tacking the law as l have been charged
with by some persons, and nothing l said
could be so construed All assertions
made to such effect are misrepresenta-
tions. If my remarks had been taken
down by stenographer, there would
would have been absolutely no occasion
for criticism on the part of anyone" +"
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THE MOTHERS AND HER GIRLS

"Do not be unduly disturbed. dear
mother, at the drawing of a day almost
sure to come in your experience
with your girls writes Mrs. sangster in
Woman's Home Companion for April.
"If they have strong characters, if they are
able to stand on their own feet, they will
reach station where the train they take
may lead them away from you. Girls
have said to me, with shade of sadness,
that they regretted that they must some
times make decisions of which their
mothers did not approve. One of the
temptations to which we fallible mothers
are liable is that of ignoring the obvious
fact grown up daughters or daughters
nearly grown are not babies any longer
and are not to be compiled to yield their
individuality to ours. There are crisis in
young lives, and the only thing for a
mother to do, having given such counsel
as she thinks best, is to leave her daugh-
ters entirely free to work out their own
problems. Enormous trouble and over
wheIining disaster may follow interference
in the management OF other peoples lives,
and although daughters are part of your
own existence, yet you cannot treat them
as if you were an autocrat. Give your
daughters room for individual expansion
and liberty of choice"
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ENORMOUS INCREASE

If we may accept the livestock
statistics issued by authority Of
the Department of Agriculture,
declare the Philadelphia Record,
the aggregate value of animals
on farms has increased enor-
mously in seven years. The in
crease is due both TO greater num-
bers and TO higher values per
head. In horses this per capita
increase is especially great in
spite of the extensive use of troll
ley cars and automobiles. The
average value per horse was
$44.61 seven years ago, and is
now reported to be $93 81. The
value Of ali horses is more than
three times as great as it was in
1900. The increase in value in
seven years has been close to
billion and a quarter. The value
of mules has increased nearly
threefold or over S300,000,000
the value Of mich cows has in.
creased $3.50, 900. 900; that Of
other cattle nearly 5000. 900, COO
that of sheep s8l, 900, 900, and thai
of swine has. increased S232, 000,.
900, or much more than double
The aggregate increase in these
six classes of animals has beer
S2,195, 900, 900.
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LETTER TO G. M. D. HART
Townsend, Del.

Dear Sir: No man is in a position to
influence men with regard to their prop
erty more than you in that little room
where they tell you their troubles. Pity,
if you don't know how to keep house
dry aud sound, any sort of structure,
house store factory warehouse shop barn
fence-any sort OF fence, except rail; with
paint.
What paint2 The paint that takes least
gallons; for paint costs money, and put
ting it OH costs twice as much as the
paint,
That is short; but that's all; it includes
the rest. One paint wears long, another
wears short; but the one that wears long
is the least-gallons paint; least-gallons
means pure and strong, and most-gallons
means adulterated and weak, besides
small gallons.
Paint is one of the biggest interests in
the United States; not the business OF
making it; no the business OF paint; TAX
ing care of property. Paint is worth a
great deal more than it costs, and the best
costs least: Devoe.
Yours truly
FW DEvoE
P.S. ]. F. McWhorter & Son sells our
paint
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Millinery and
Ready-made Suits

We have brought New York to
you. No use spending car fare
to the city when New York crea-
tions in Millinery and Ready
made Suits, Skirts and Waists
have been brought here for your
inspection.
Our ladies Suits have proved
our claim for saving your money.
There is absolutely no use spend
ing $25 or $50 for a suit, when
we can sell you an exact copy for
S9.98 or SI2.9S.
We have them in the fancy
Eton Suits, also the now popular
Pony Suit, made of Chiffon Pan
anna, Broadcloths, in all the
newest shades. Also some fancy
mixtures,
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BILLS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Bills which have been signed by the
governor and became laws are as follows:
Increasing the salary Of the adiutant-
general from $500 to 81, 900 year.
Contingent fund of $500 for the county
superintendent.
Making certain statement under oath
or affirmation midemeanor and provid-
ing for the punishment thereof.
Compulsory Education bill.
Authorizing the sale of the State Ar
mory.
Creating a Board OF Education for
Lewes.
Providing for educating the INDECENT
adult blind.
Enlargening the powers of the deputy
register of wills.
Eliminating the registration fee.
Amending the charter of the Ferris
Industrial School. Creating police PEN
sion fund for Wilmington.
Prohibiting splitting and drinking
whiskey in railroad cars.
For the effective suppression of the
game OF crap.
Reincorporating the town of Bridge
vile.
Authorizing Middletown commissioners
to borrow money. .
Providing method OF testing oil.
Authorizing a bond issue for Milford
/ Authorizing $25, 900 loan for the stree
improvement in Dover.
ReincorporatiDg the town of Milford.
| Providing the maintenance OF the Ma.
tional Guard.
Giving the Board Of Pharmacy reci
procal power with similar boards of othel
States.
/ Fixing standard measures for milk.
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CHESAPEAKE CITY ITEMS

Miss Mary L. Budd spent Saturday
with relatives in Elkton.
T. K. Burns, Jr., of EIkton, visited
friends in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Woolley spent
Thursday in Philadelphia.
Miss Tina Evans is spending sometime
at her home in Ewell, Md.
Rev. S. M. Perry visited his daughter
in Mont Clair, n. j., last week.
Mrs. Arthur Morgan is visiting her
brother, WV. Mccoy, near town.
Mrs. W. w. Mccoy visited her sister in
Philadelphia few days last week.
Mrs. T. n. Lorraine spent last week with
friends in Wilmington and Chestsr.
T. C. Kibler, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with his father. G. W. Kibler.
Misses Carrie Wright and Myrtle
Davenport spent Saturday in Baltimore.
Mrs. l. G. Griffith and son Irwin spent
few days with Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Boulden, in Philadelphia.
Miss Esther Banks, of Port Deposit, is
spending the Easter holidays at her holi
days at her home here.
Messrs. Ford, Johns and Basset, of the
Jacob Tome Institute, spent Sunday after
noon with the Misses Banks.
Mrs. Ida Bouchelle and daughters
Lottie. Ida and Mary, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. ]. D. Mccoy, near Cayots.
Arthur Morgan, Edward Bristow anC
Her Lum have accepted positions witt
the Trenton Transportation Company.
Mr.. Stanford Dewberry died at his home
near Chestertown one day last week
Mr.. Dewberry was well-known in thi
community.
A "Pie Social will be held a
the home of Mr.. Phillip Ott, on Thursda.
evening of this week. Proceeds for til
benefit of the Back Creek Neck Sunda.
School. Ice cream and cake will be 70
sale.
| While G. w. Biggs was loading empt
barrels on wagon belonging to W. I
Harriott at W. E. Penn's store on SatuI
day morning, the horse became frighten
ed and ran of, throwing MIR. Biggs o.
the wagon and cutting bis face, severa
stitches being necessary to close tn
wound
Middletown transcript., 1907-03-30

Delaware Committee of appointment to
the scholarships by Cecil Rhodes decided
yesterday that Mr. Everett F. Warrington,
a student of Delaware College, in his
Senior year, should go to Oxford as a
representative OF his State. There were
qualified men before the Committee but
only two of them contested for appoint
ment at this time; the third man not be-
ing of the age required by the Oxford
people Of American students OF the
University. It is hoped that he will
appear at some later day to contest for
this honor.
These scholarships pay 300 G (Sl50O)
annually, sum amply sufficient to en-.
able the student to avail himself of for.
eign travel during his vact tons at Oxford
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lie Of this State demand fair
They will have it.
The question of taxation in its
various phases is far from being
settled. For the next two years
it will be a live subject before
this community. Necessarily,
this must be true, because of the
appointment of commission to
consider the question of taxation
and the relation of the public SER
vice and other corporations to
the people. We want a fair and
an equitable system of taxation
in Delaware. We must have it.
The recent Legislature permitted
a slight change in the taxation
system of Wilmington, but the
whole matter will be reviewed
again by the commission. 1t is
evident that the interests OF the
corporations are to be guarded
carefully.
"The only just method Of levy
ing taxes on any community is
that the citizens and corporations
should be taxed according to their
ability to pay. This is the fun
damental law of righteous taxa
ton. Our methods of taxation
vary largely from the standard.
The nearer a state conforms to
this basic doctrine the better.
"The commission that is to
review the taxation system OF
Delaware is composed Of three
members of the State Senate,
three members of the House,
while Governor Lea is to appoint
/ the remaining COM hi ssssieHers
sit is of vital Importance to the
State that this commission shall
consist of men who represent the
interests of the people as well as
the public service corporations
nt-Governor Parker
has selected the three Senate
members of the commission. Be
hold their names
"David G. Rose.
ga. B. Conner.
"George W.Sparks. ''--EventnG
Journal.
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m1DDIErowN, DEL, MAR. so, 1907.
END OF LEGISLATION

"On Monday the General AS
sembly concluded it's work and 1t
has gone into history. Improved
TO be an attraction while it sat at
Dover, but the end had to come
For two years now, all conditions
being equal, there will be peace
and quiet at Dover. The capital
will resume its even tenor ana
and wait until January, 1909, to
welcome the legislators who for
sixty days give the town some
prestige at home and abroad.
The limitation of the session was
an admirable step to take in 1897,
when the new constitution was
created, and there is never any
fear that the session will be ex-
tended beyond sixty days. Even
the most public-spirited legisla-
tor does not care to give his SER
vices to even the state without
compensation.
s'There are some advocates of
a session of thirty or fifty days,
but that is not to come. In Ala
bama the legislature meets but
once in four years and fifty days
is the length of the term. There
is thus one point on which Ala
bama can plume itself. 1t is the
only state in the Union to have a
legislative session once every
four years, but there are three
other states with a term of fifty
days, with one state providing
forty-fve days, and two forty
days. There are seventeen states
states in which the legislative
session is unlimited and thus the
expense is unlimited, but there
are only seven states in which
the legislatures meet every year.
This shows that Delaware is in
about the right position in point
of length of sessions and the time
of meeting.
# HWhat was done at Dover was
not bad as a whole, neither was
it totally good in the aggregate
Several measures of of~importance
was pushed to a passage, and al
things considered tit it is to give give
credit for having secured some
things worth having without hav
ing passed many things no
worth having. The genera
average was struck, and that il
indicative of a disposition to d.
better.
t'Perhaps. the one act of th'
General Assembly that created
the most general interest was tn
passage of the local option law
providing for a special election
next autumn to decide whether o
not licenses for the sale of intoxi
eating liquors shall be issued
The temperance folk have wol
their contention in part, although
we do not imagine that they ar
enthusiastic over the special cleo
ton provision. 1t will be har
thing, we-take it, to get out a fuI
and definite vote at a special elet
ton, there being the absence G
the political stimulus existing a
at general election. just tn
same we have belief that be-
ter showing will be secured a
the polls than is now expected.
-Morning Ne,cs.
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LADIES' WAISTS

Our Ladies Waists are so num-
erous in styles and qualities that
it would be impossible to men,
ton them; in lingerie, soft taffeta,
net, China silk, batiste, lawn, so
many different styles that it is
bewildering to the eye, yet can
not fail to please the most criti-
cal. Prices range from SOC to
$4.9S.
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Mems and Young Mems Ele,
CANT Spring Suits, hundreds OF
different patterns, Invisibl lie
Plaids,9 Grey Mixtures, Chez S
Tweeds, Oxford Grays and Wor-
steds, actually cost the manufac-
turer 5000. Globe Store 7.5O.
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Mems and Young Mems Serge
Suits. Guarantee d all-wool.
Equal TO any suit advertised by
any other dealers as leaders for
$1,000 or S11.00. Spring Open
ing Price $50.
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Mems and Young M e n S
French-Clay and Clay Worsted
Suits, cut of the, very latest
forms. Lined with italian or
Satin lining, each and every
stitch sewed with silk, hand
made button holes, never seen
anywhere less than 500. Spring
Opening Price Sl4.SO.
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Mems and Young Nj e n S
Spring Suits, all the latest effects
every fibre, all-wool.
Cannot be duplicated elsewhere
less than $500. Spring Opening
Price 6.75.
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Mems and Young Mems I'M
ported princely Cravanette Rain
Coats. All colors. Prices $3.50,
5000, $10.5O, worth nearly double.
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THAT TAXATION COMMISSION

rThat oligarchy of certain cor
p1rations that so long has ruled
Delaware, shows no disposition
TO change its tactics The peo-
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Mems and Young Mems latest
Spring Style Suits. High Grade,
strictly all-wool Suits, all hand
made by the best makers in
America. Guaranteed val u e
$1,000. Spring Opening Price
500
Middletown transcript., 1907-03-30

Mems and Young Mems Suits,
silks and Wool mixtures made of
the finest material produced this
season. Cut according to the
custom pattern. In all colors
and latest designs. A record
breakdr if ssld for $1,000 or $l7.
Spring Opening Price $3.50.
Middletown transcript., 1907-03-30

Mems and Young Mems Fine
Dress Suits. Invisible Plaids,
Serges, English Worsteds. An
excellent Suit for S14.00. Spring
Openinff Price 9.75.
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ChiIdren's Suits.

Children's Suits, sizes from 6
to Is years, Sl.25.
Black and Blue Cheviots, LIS.
Black, Blue and Gray All-wool
Children's Suits, Sl.75.
Black or Scotch Mixtures,
double breasted, $500.
Wide Veil, Blue Serge, S3.z5.
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Mems and Young NJ n S
Spring Suits, Union Cashmeres.
Cheviots and Worsteds, sold by
regular dealers at 500. Spring
Opening Price $3.50.
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Mems and Young Men S High
Grade Dress Suits, Fancy Wros-
teds, Pin-stripes and Invisible
Plaids. A magnificent garment
for $500 Globe Store Price.
1898.
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Mems and
Youns Mems SUITS

Mems and Young M e n S
Spring Suits, made for rough
usage, will stand hard knocks.
Such as stores sell for Sc OO.
Spring Opening Price S4.5O.
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Extra fine gray mixtures, pin
stripes and invisible plaids.
Globe Store Price 2.4S.
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18 OF. Black Clay Worsted and
strictly all-wool serge suits, sold
lsewhere as leaders $500.
Spring opening Price 400.
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APPOINTED TO SCHOLARSHIP

king standard measures for milk.
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Just a Word About OURS KIRTS

For ladies and misses, newest models, made
of the newest good and newest shades. white
Panama, black Panama; greys, browns, blues,
and all the new mixtures, from $500 to $1,000.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-11
Round Oak

'Dear me! / have discharged them
all. but It does not seem 10 have any
effect"
Mr.. Mansfield had hls%own railroad
CIR, and whenever he travelled with
his company hc had a special train.
He Insisted that the speed Of the train
should never exceed thirty-fve miles
an hour, and he contracted with the
railroads on that basis He had in his
car nm instrument for determining the
speed, and II he found that the train
was exceeding the limit that he had
set he would tug the bell rope as a
signal to stop and would instruct the
conductor TO see that the rate was
more moderate. On his last trip from
Denver to San Francisco the train was
about eight hours late, but he persist
cd in maintaining the same speed.
"we Will arrive at noon, which viii
be just the right time" he said, and
no was right, as the clocks were just
striking ~ as he reached his destina-
ton.
Even when he. was In the shadow Of
death he had special train. After
landing In Montreal he was anxious to
get farther south at once and asked
Mr.. Stevens 10 make the arrange
ments. After making inquiries the
manager reported that there were no
trains, as It was sunday
"well. then, buy me one" said Mr..
Mansfield, ass4,,,al-.
Mr.. stevens bought the train, as dl'
rected
zone feature OF MIR. MansGeld's ca.
reer that was hidden from the public, /"
said Morris Greet, who was for sev'
erai years associated with him, twas
bis charity and benevolence He and
the objects Of his charity were the
only persons who knew Of 1t. re-
call one day in Pittsburg. when the
thermometer was 10 degrees below
zero, he picked up a paper and read
| an account Of a woman with four OF
ave children who were starving. He
told me TO 20 and see that they were
made comfortable. as 1t would take
some time for charitable organization
10 act. went through deep snow to {
miserable hoyel. and the woman thank
ed God for the assistance l brought
/ would not tell her who had sent thI
money, This was a sample OF manJ
cases. He sent out q vast number
OF checks at Christmas time, having
many pensioners, more even than Irv
ing had In England. happened Il
see once In New Orleans the list b.
had to send. and It was enormous.
s'AIr. Mansfield was passionately fonC
Of children aud always made much o
those we carried in the company witt
US, There was one little girl with u
christmas before last. He ARRANGED
Christmas tree and bought her $,
enormous doll that II could not b
hung on a branch and had to be con
eealed until II was presented"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-11
A Rhym;no Game.


A rhyming game to be prepared 70
before the guests arrive. Take 4
many sheets OF paper as there ar
guests expected, and at the top o
each sheet write the last stanza Of
nursery rhyme, a different one on eacl
paper. For example:
He put in his thumb
And pulled out plumb
And said, What q good boy am IT'
You viii probably need a copy 0
Mother Goose" to find enough verse
for the occasion When the guests AZ
rive give a pencil and one of the pa
pers with a verse at the top to eacl
one, telling them that the point of tn,
game Is to write a SEQUEL or conse
Quence to the nursery rhyme eacl
will find on his paper. the time Above,
being half an bour.
When this is done the papers are col
lected and the verses read aloud.
prize may be given for the best rhyme
to be awarded by a committee chosei
from among the players.
Here Is an example:
SEQUEL 10 LITTLE JACK HoRNER.
This Jack was not good
To eat all he could
on In q corner 50 ally.
Such pain he did suffer
The mean little dufIeF-
That he DOUBLED all up 70 '-ki-yL'
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AGED TIGHT ROPE WALKER.
.Woodehopper Says He lie the Famous
BIondin and Amazes Countrywide.

.Woodehopper Says He lie the Famous
BIondln and Amazes Countrywide.
Saying he Is Bondin, who walked
tight rope across Niagara falls forty
years ago and who was believed to
have died In London in 1892, an aged
man known as Michael Todo recently
walked a tight rope In Cheshire, Conn,
according to a New Haven special dis
patch to the New York Herald. He
appears to be at least seventy years
old, but says that he is eighty-three.
He is a woodchopper living alone in a
hut at West Cheshire, not far from
Waterbury.
The village people were holding a
carnival and fair for the benefit Of
their library. Having heard that the
old man said he was Blondin, some
one asked him to give performance.
He agreed to do 1t in the afternoon
and came to the town green prepared
with pair of tights and a long iron
gas pipe. The wire rope was about
twenty feet aboYe the street. The man
climbed up and after taking time to
steady himself with the iron pipe walk
ed the wire without difficulty. ssas
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-11

above the sea- There the climate !
sensibly cooler, and the white ma
may work six hours of the day in tn
open without fear OF sunstroke. thong
he must not count on immunity frOi
fever. The central plateau Of the COZ
tinent Is from 5000 to 5000 feet abOv
the sea and is from 600 to 1000 mila
across In that section the great Lakes
the snowy mountains and the higheG
hills are found. The sun is hot there
the sky be unclouded. but the night
are quite cool, and even in the day
time in the shade 1t is frequently cot
enough for an overcoat, all of whic
gives us quite a different impresslG
Of Africa from that which we hav
long had.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-11
situminous Coal.

shortly after the adoption of btu
minous coal as. fuel in England a
royal proclamation was used forbid
ding its use and authorizing the de-
struction Of the furnaces of the users,
who were characterized as evil doors.
Scarcity of fuel. II seems, shortly COM
PEELED the resumption Of it's use. In
the reign of Elizabeth bituminous
coal was again prohibited during SEES
sions OF parliament lest the health of
the members suffer thereby London
Telegraph.