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Middletown transcript., 1907-09-07
-x EoiSrER,s ORDER.
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REGI TER OF WILLS OFFICE,
Nkw CASTLE COUNTY, DEL, April Is, I9J7
Upon the appli, alton OF Mordecai T. Gibson
Adntinis,raior de bonis non cum testamento
anuexo of M;ry G. Hutchison late uf
Appoquinimin~ Hundred, in said county,
deceased, it is ordered and directed by the
Register of " ills that the Administrator
aforesaid give notice of granting of Letters
Parliamentary upon the estate of the
deceased, with the date of granting thereof,
by causing advertisements to be POSTED with
in forty days from the date of such etters
in six of the most public places of the
County of New Castle. requiring all per-
sons having demands against the estate to pre-
sent the same or abide by an act OF
Assembly In such case made and lrovided;
and also cause the same to be inserted within
the same period in THE MIDDLErowN TRAN
SCRIPT, a newspaper published in Middletown, +,
Del. and to be continued therein two months.
Given under the hand and seal of
}si.AL office OF the Register OF Wills afore-
t-0-) sad. at Wilmington, in New Castle
Co .nty aforesaid, the day and year above
written
FRANCIS NJ WALKER. Register of Wills.
NoTIcE-Notice is hereby given that Letters
TeStainentary were in cue form of law
day of April, A. ID. 1907. and that all per-
sons having claims against the estate of the
deceased must preseni the same, duly attested
To the said Administrator on or before the
Fifteenth day OF April 1898, or abide the Act
of Assembly In such case made and provided.
MORDECAI 4, GIBSOS,
Address, Martin B. Burris ESQ
Middletown. Delaware.
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From South America comes to your
correspondent assurances of the high ap-
probation of the United States Of CoIom-
bia of the splendid achievement of Secre-
tary Taft in bringing about the negotia-
tions OF joint treaty between that
country, Panama and the United States.
delicate task which the Secretary Of
/, War performed just before his departure
for tine west. His great familiarity with
Panama and the confidence of the people
Of that country in his judgement, together
with the temporary indispo5ition of the
State, led the President to ask Mr.. Taft
to undertake this delicate task, despite
the fact that it was somewhat outside of
the line of duty of the Secretary of War.
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While the Presidents communication
to the Centrel American Republics did
not disclose the details of the plan he had
in mind, it may be said that he will now
propose peace conference with the pur-
pose of negotiating joint treaty Of peace
providing that, either for given period,
or for all time, the siguatories thereto
shall pledge themselves whenever differ
ences may arise which cannot be settled
in the usual process of diplomatic nego-
tiation to submit such differences to ar
bitration and to abide by the decision Of
the arbitrators. 1t is understood to be the
Presidents view that provision should
be made whereby the United States and
Mexico shall name the arbitraters, in the
event that their services shall become
necessary, although Mr.. Roosevelt will
exercise all proper delicacy in the max
ing of any such suggestion. The cordial
assent OF Nicaragua and Honduras to the
Presidents suggestions is taken to indi-
cate that IL e;e countries will now aban-
don the belligerent preparations in which
they have recently been engaged.
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way and Governor Hanly of Indiana
made speeches in Evansville. Across
the street from the building where
they spoke was the livery stable where
the senator had once worked as a hos
tier. In front of the building was the
main Of a gas company, and when the
main was laid Governor Hanly dug in
the ditch for Is cents a day. Senator
Hemenway once lived in a dugout in
Kansas, and when nothing else was
doing he would gather up the bones Of
buffaloes and haul them to Atchison
for sale as fertilizer. The senator was
once telling Of an incident in connec-
ton with a campaign in which he par
ticipated. In n town it was ar
ranged that when the big orators of
the day had had their say with refer
ence to politics there were to be a
number of side shows.
A pompous politician who had served
a term in the state legislature and was
by reason of that fact on extremely
good terms with himself while en-
%deavoring with a number of ladies to
make his way through a dense crowd
that surrounded one of the shows
found himself unable to proceed far
Their because of a burly individual
whom he could not thrust aside. Draw
ing himself up to his full height. the
politician tapped the offending one on
the shoulder. saying as he did SO:
Here. Make way therer."
"Who are you that you should push
me round that way?" demanded the
native.
"A representative OF the people, sir"
exclaimed the politician Indignantly.
The man grinned. 'Oh, that amt
nothin'." said he. I'VE folks here air
the peepul theirselves!"
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SLANDERED VEGETATION.
Some So Called Poisonous Plants That
Are Wronsfu!Iy Accuse.

Some So Called Poisonous Plants That
Are Wronsfu!ly Aceuset.
DR.. Lamic wishes to rehabilitatc sew
eral plants which. he says, are wrong
fully considered to be poisonous.
He mentions first parsley Hctro-
selinum sativum). which is thought to
be poisonous for fowls. for birds and
above all for parrots. NJ. Gadeau de
Kerville caused parrots to eat the
green leaves, the roots md seed of
parsley. lie caused them to swallow
an infusion of this plant without any
symptom of poisoning being produced.
NJ. LAME affirmS this opinion.
Red chickwe (Anagalus arvensis)
is also counted poisonous, and several
authors are opposed to its being given
to birds. NJ. Gadeau de Kerville gave
this plant to Gagged birds with impuni-
ty. NJ. I.amic. on account of the rari-
ty of the plant, could not make any
experiments, but he does not believe it
is poisonous.
The small hemlock (Aethusa cyna-
pium) is a plant which y also calum-
mated. 1t contains no ahkaloid or 9th
err chemical principle capable OF pro-
ducing symptoms Of poisoning. NJ.
Lamic caused dogs to swallow 100
grains without the animals being in
any way affected. Botanists will not
be surprised ut the ~inocuity of this
plant. for it is not a true hemlock. 1t
has not the characters OF hemlock and
does not belong to the same tribe as
the hemlock. 1t is only in its appear
ance that it resembles that plant.
AS for the great hemlock. the true
hemlock (Conium m%aculatum), it's tox-
lefty has been greatly exaggerated.
Without doubt it contains cicutine or
conicine. which is a poisonous aka
loid. but 4 long time has elapsed
since it WAS shown that the death Of
Socrates was falsely attributed to poi
soning by hemlock. AS much as tit-
ty grams of this plant have been given
to dogs without their showing any i'll
effects. To produce poisoning acct
dents it waS necessary to make these
dogs take the alcoholic extract OF the
seeds. 1t is we'll to add that the aka
loid Of hemlock is volatile, and the
cooking of the plant helps to drive off
the toxic principle.
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get into print. His wife is said to be
an estimable woman. but the world in
general knows little about her. Her
photograph, from which the accompa-
nying picture is reproduced. was taken
while she and Mr.. Morgan were abroad
recently, and she was standing at the
time with her friend, the Viscountess
Esher. Mrs. Morgan before her mar
rage was Miss Frances Louise Tracy
and Is a daughter of Charles Tracy, a
noted lawyer. One son and three daugh-
tiers have been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan, and there are several grand
children, of whom the veteran tinan-
cier is exceedingly fond. AS illustrat-
Ing his aversion to camera artists, it
Is related that on his return from Eu-
rope on one occasion he was greeted
by a battery Of about twenty photog-
raphers, and N of them stepped up
and asked:
Excuse me, Mr.. Morgan, would you
mind IL ! took your picture?"
The %tinancier stepped from the group
Of friends with whom he had been
talking and replied: What! Take my
picture? I'd rather lose a million dol
lars"
Whereupon one of the other camera
men spoke up and said: you've lost
$15,OOO,OOO already, Mr.. Morgan. for
we have about fifteen pictures.' And
Mr.. Morgan Joined in the laugh.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18
New Qiphtheria Cure.

Announcement Of the discovery of an
antitoxin that will kill diphtheria
germs in the living human organism
within the short space of three min
utes has been made at the Ohio State
university by Professor Blylle, physio-
logical chemist.
The discovery is accredited to Theo-
dore Wolfram. II German chemist now
living in Columbus. .. The antitoxin
was tested in the hospitals and private
practice before announcement Of its
discovery was made. 1t is applied by
infusion and can he given in any
quantity to the youngest patient.
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JAMES A. H-MENWAY.
Indiana Senator We is in Charge Of
the Fairbanks Coon.

Indiana Senator VIC is In Charge Of
the Fairbanks Coon.
Whe. Charles " Fairbanks was
elected vice president Of the United
States and vacated his seat as a sena-
tor from Indiana. .iaines \. HelUen-
way, at that time Il congressman. was
chosen to fill it. Mr.. Hemenway has
long been a close friend of the vice
president. and he is now in charge of
the interests of the latter in respect to
the Republican nomination for presi-
dent. His career is an illustration Of
what ambition and perseverance may
do for even a young man who starts
life seemingly with few advantages.
Mr.. Hemenway was born on a farm
ear Boonville. Ind. in 1850, and he
has made his way up from poverty by
his own efforts entirely. One day
about two years ago Senator Hemen-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18
BLACKsMITH's FOOT HAMMER.

rocking arm, which Is pivoted on an
iron frame. The frame supporting the
hammer Is rigldly secured to the base
Of the anvil. the hammer being guided
to drop on the center Of the top Of the
anvil. Adjacent to the anvil base is
the operating treadle. always within
easy reach Of the foot. Connecting
the arm OF the hammer and the treadle
are strong springs, which serve to
bring the hammer down with force
and also to draw it away from the an
vii after the blow has been made. Be
ing of simple construction, this power
hammer be made ut a very reason
able cost.
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Radium EHaces Birthmarks.

Paris. Drs. Wickham and Degrais.
created a sensation at the Academy Of
Medicine by their report on their dis
covery Of a method of removing birth
marks by the action Of radium. Such
marks have hitherto been believed to
be 1ndelible. The new method has
proved equally successful in the cases
Of adults and children.
The marks are effaced by the simple
application Of a plane surface covered
with varnish containing radium. The
action Is regulated by the length and
frequency Of the application.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18
Great Financier. Who Pre-
scribed For Wall Streets
Ills and Fought Against
the Fever of Distrust,
\ Ut Of the mists of distrust and
panic in the recent crisis in
MALL street ono figure lnompd

~ Ut of the mists of distrust and
panic in the recent crisis in
Wall street n figure doomed
large and stronghold of the
great banker. yachtsman and art con-
%noisseur. J. Pierpont Morgan. 1t was
Morgan to whom the lesser financiers
turned when the tide Of misfortune
and ruin seemed sweeping against
them. 1t was at his mansion and art
gallery that they gathered for confer
ences extending far into the night in
the public and preventing solvent in
st1tutions from being forced into bank
ruptcy through lack Of power to realize
fast enough on their assets to meet the
demands of depositors. When the tide
Of mistrust seemed stayed and the
first week Of the panic passed without
the serious results to finance and bust
mes that many had feared, it was to
Morgan that the chief credit was given.
When the stock market vas disturb.
ed last spring Mr.. Morgan did not take
any hand in the situation. He left the
Standard Oil coterie to go 1t alone, re-
membering grimly the treatment he
had received at 26 Broadway during
the troubles Of four years ago. The
stock flurries Of the summer months
did not feaze him in the least. He
himself had more cash than stocks.
and it was understood he had prac-
t1cally given up active work in the
street" lie devoted much time to his
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HIS HORNS"
perfect gale blowing, we sat right
where we DO now. and you spoke up
and said that if you ever lived to see
another summer you'd 60 fishing at
least once Il week and take me with
you. Perhaps you can recall your
Words"
Last December. Last December.
Let me consult my memorandum book.
A great many things have happened
since last December. Let us see. Here
under date of Dec. % l find the follow
ing entry:
"'Snowing and blowing. Winter in
earnest. Wife and l are as coy as YOU
please. Just observed to her that if we
live to see next summer Wen go fish
ing every week.
That's what l find entered, Mrs.
Perkins. And did you wish to pass
any remarks on the record"
Yes. | do. Have we been fishing
Il single time this whole summer
long:"
Not that l remember of. my dear"
Haven't I spoken about it twenty
different times?"
Il should say twenty was about the
number"
"And each time you've said you'd
see about it. and we didn't go"
you are correct"
well, have you any explanations to
make:'
"Um! My dear, l have often told
you neve to make explanations when
you could avoid them. Explanations
may explain or they may not. They
may render everything clear or mix
things worse than before. If you feel
that you could get along without ex-
plantations it would be a favor to me-"
"But l don't feel that way. We
were to go fishing most every day this
summer. W. haven't gone a single
time. Why haven't we?"
On Philosophical Principles.
my dear Mrs. Perkins," said Mr..
Perkins as he laid his paper aside.
1--WE shall have to go into this matter
as Il whole and decide it on philo-
sophical principles. We will do it at
once and have it over With. And. by
the way, l promise you any number of
sleigh rides now for next January"
And You will keep that promise as
you have kept this one:' she retorted.
First and foremost. why do people
go fishing: The natural answer is, to
catch fish. We have been fishing thir-
ty times and never even had Il nib
BILE. Twenty times did not discourage
me. but thirty did.
why catch fish at all? You will
answer. to eat them. You catch them.
bring them home. dress them. fry them.
serve them. and yeu taste a mouthful
and throw the rest to the cat. 1t has
cost You at least Sc to get what you
could have bought at the market for so
cents. Notice The economic problem
here presented"
"Oh:4 I'm noticing!!' replied Mrs. Per-
kins. You are already paving the
way t 0 make a sneak"
but we go fishing and don't catch
| any fish" he continued. we are ont
our time and the cost Of bait. We
have several squabb!es while fishing.
We have more coming home. We
have still others after arriving. We
are tired. We are Sunburned. We
are mad. Moral. don't go fishing
ITO so fishing we must rice TWO
miles on IA street car and her cross Il
field with a bull in it.
Fuses blow out and set street cars
on fire.
street cars have a way of runai2"
off the track ana killing passengers
Conductors carry guns, They may -
of by accident
If we escape. all the dangers il.
dent to street cars we still have t'te
bull to reckon with One can never
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Va, recently. There was of course
q large representation of IF. F. VS."
at the wedding. 1t is a peculiar cir.
cumstance that Lieutenant Montgom-
ery's bride is the third daughter Of
General Fitz-Hugh Lee to marry into
the Seventh cavalry Another daugh-
ter is Mrs. Ellen Lee Rhea. wife of
Captain Rhea. now stationed at Fort
LeHvenworth. and a third is Mrs. Ann
Fitz-Hugh Lee Brown. wife Of Lieu
Riley. Kan. To add to the unusual
character of the case Mrs. Montgom-
eiy's brother. Lieutenant George Mason
Lee. is also a member Of the regiment.
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rubber of Whist at the Metropolitan
club. He went to Europe and bought
o pictures. and when he returned
he spent $4,000 OF so in rent for two
or three weeks of Il Virginia mansion
as his home while Il delegate to a
church convention. But when the
storm broke and real disaster to gen
eral business seemed impending the
stern visaged survivor OF many tinan-
c1al temrests no longer refused his
Nd. He was not the possessor of the
most millions. In that respect mt least
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18
THE PERKINS FAMILY
Mr.. Perkins Brings His Phi|oso-
ply to Bear on Fishing.
CATCH THEM?" HE ASKS

Puts the Problem Up to Mrs. Perkins.
Calls Ills Word Mere Sophistry.
There Is No Place Like Home For a
Philosopher.
copyright. 1907, by P. c. Eastment.]
Mr.. Perkins. family philosopher and
hke it easy. had been smoking his CT
gar and reading the evening paper for
ten minutes when Mrs. Perkins, who
had been sketching over a book. laid it
aside and said:
"Mr. Perkins, do you realize that the
summer is about gomez"
Perfectly. my dear; perfectly" he
replied. That's a way summer has
had ever since l knew anything about
the seasons"
Last December. n night when the
snow was knee deep and there was a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18
Banker Morgan. Panic Doctor.
Captain o Industry, Art Lover
and Yachtsman. Who Had
More Cash Than Stock
When Crash Came.

a half dozen men stood higher up than
he, but it was generally recognized
that he was the only one possessing
the brains, courage and other quail
ties necessary to financial generaIship.
Mr.. Morgan hates publicity as to his
domestic and private affairs. and for
that reason pictures of him and his
family and data about them seldom
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18
FOOT W HAMMER.
Device That Performs the Work Of a
Blacksmith's Assistant.

The work of the blacksmith and the
wheelwright can be materially lessen
ed by the employment Of a power
hammer invented by n Texas man.
AS shown in the Illustration, this pow
er hammer is operated by the foot, al
lowing the free use of both hands for
guiding the material on the anvil.
The hammer Is attached to a long
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18
His Love Awakening.

"Do you know. dear" exclaimed the
first heircss cXcitedly. I'm almost sure
the is in love with me-"
"Gracious, What makes you think
so:" inquired the other.
HE asked me today how much l was
worth."-Philadelphia Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18
Pins Joint MIXTURE

For ordinary pipe joints use a mix
ture OF plumbago and ~vaseline instead
Of white lead. This mixture does not
dry out, and the joint is easily separat.
ed when needed.
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NEXT MARYLAND SENATOR.

Ex-Governor John Walter Smith, the
Choice Of Democrats at Primaries.
This year was the first time that the
primary plan Of choosing United States
senators was tried In Maryland, the
Democrats voting In accordance with
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18

EX-GOVERNOR job wALrER SMITH.
this plan and the result being the
choice of Ex-Governor John Walter
Smith for one Of Maryland's seats in
the senate. The Democrats will con-
troll the legislature and will elect Sen
ator William Pinkney Whyte to M
out the uneXpired term Of the late Sen
ator German and Mr.. Smith for the
full term. Mr.. Whyte was appointed
to fill the vacancy caused by Senator
Germans death.
Mr.. Smith was his party's nominee
for senator in 1896. He was born in
1S45 in Snow Hill. Md; received his
education from private tutors and ut
the Washington academy and has been
identified with politics for many years.
He served several terms in the legisla-
ture, was elected to congre ss and In
1900 was chosen governor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18
No Grea Hurry,

"All the little boys and girls who
want to go to heaven said the Sunday
school superintendent. will please
RISE
All rose but Simeon Shorter.
"And doesn't this little boy want to
60 to heaven:"
"N-not y~it."-Judge's Library.
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AMBASSADOR TO N
Dr.. David Jayne Hill, Recently Ap.
pointed to That Post.

pointed to That Post.
In the appointment Of DR.. David
Jayne Hin as ambassador to Germany
President Roosevelt has selected a man
Of extensive attachments in the fields
of diplomacy and scholarship. He is
~nfty-seven years old and has been pres
ident Of two colleges. Bucknell univer-
sity and Rochester university. and has
nlled the post Of first assistant secre-
tary OF state. He was sent to Switzer.
land as our representative in 1903 and
In 1905 became minister at The Hague
While DR.. Hill was president Of Roch-
ester university the small daughter of
his mathematical colleague was very
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18
BRIDE OF THE N
General Fitz-Hush Lees Daughter and

the Seventh Cavalry, U. S. A.
A wedding Of special interest in mil
itary circles and in the south was that
of Miss Virginia Lee. daughter Of the
late General Fitz-Hugh Lee. and Lieu
tenant John Carter Montgomery. Sew
enth cavalry, United States army.
which was SolemniZed at Alexandria,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18
Golf on the Brain.

First Golfer-I drove a ball over here.
Did you see where it pitched:
Second Golfer-No. but | can put ny
hand on the spot.-Pick-Me-Up
Illusions.
The poet sings his little lay
OF silver Innings in the cloud.
But that same silver wouldn't pay
Your street car fare in any crowd.
The leaves that turn. the sun that S.Js
Bring gold which other kinds outranks.
3ut what's the good Of gold that gets
No recognition at the banks?
The ripples on the cleaning wave
He says are diamonds. IT'S & joka
For none Of these. alas. will save
The dreamer fond from going broke
Washington Star.