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Middletown transcript., 1908-05-09
RICE AppAaEr our OF PLACE IN CHURCH

In Old State Church, Baltimore. on
Sunday, before the most fashionable con-
eregation OF that city, Bishop Paret 10 a
special message TO a confirmation class
declared "rich apparel and costly dress
are out Of place and out OF time in
church. There are times and occasions
for rich apparel. There are some whose
station in life make it a duty sometimes
to wear it. It is in place at marriage,
where scripture suggests that bride be
adorned with jewels and vestures Of gold.
Ii is in place at other times OF festival
or social enioyments. But it is out oi
place and out of time in Gods worship.
1t is right that ore shoild in reverence
for God be decently dressed. Needlessly
shabby or careless dress would be irrev'
erent, but the gaudiness or excessive
richness or personal display at such time
would be as irreverent as careless shabbi
ness. /"
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-09
TIME DOES IT

Time has wonderful power in taking
the conceit out of ypersons. When a
young man first emerges from the schools
and enters npon the career of life, il is
painfully amusing to witness his self
sufficiency-he would have all the world
to understand that he has learned out'
that he is master OF all knowledge, and
can unravel all mysteries. But as he
grows older he grows wiser; he learns
that he knows a great deal less than be
supposed lie did, and by the time he
reaches three score years, he is prepared
to adopt as his own the sentiment OF
John Wesley, who said: when l was
young was sure of everything; in few
years, having been mistaken thousand
times, was not half go sure OF most
things as I was before. At present am
hardly sure of anything but what God
has revealed to man."
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MCClure's Magazine


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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OF
St. Georges Hundred

The taxable residents of st. Georges
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred, are hereby notified
due, and the undersigned Tax Collector
for said Hundred, will be at the office of
JOSEPH H. ENos, IN ODESSA,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20.h, 1908
From 800 A. M. to 100 M.
AT HENRY cLEAvER's STORE, IN PORT PENN,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10th, 1908
From P. NJ. to P. M.
and at the County Tax Collectors Office,
South Broad street, MiddIetown, DEL,
every Saturday during the month of
May from A. NJ, to P. M.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
by sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE,
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SECTION 8, CHAPTER
80, VOLUME q, LAWS OF DELAWARE, AS
AMENDED:
Section 3-1hat on all taxes paid before
the first day of October there shall be an
abatement of five 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 during the
month of December there shall be no
abatement whatever. And on all taxes
unpaid on she first day of January five
per centum thereof shall be added
thereto.
WALTER sEAsTEN.
Collector of Taxes for st. Georges Hun
dred.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-09
A COMPASS

Most men who own watch think they
know all about it. They have the num-
Der fixed in their memory in case it is
stolen. They could probably pick it out
from so other watches with their eyes
shut. But how many men know that
their watch is compass and will tell
north from south as accurately as it will
tell the time Of day Stanley, the ex-
plorer, did not know it nutil be had
groped bis way through the dark conti-
nent and met a Belgian sailor on the
coast. Every watch is compass. II
you point the hour hand to the sun the
south is exactly half way between the
hour hand and the figure XII on the
dial. Suppose, for instance, it is four
O'Clock. Point the hand indicating to
the sun and the XI on the watch is
exactly south. II it is s o'clock point
the hand indicating to the sun and the
figure x on the dial ID due south. No
man. need get lost II he carries watch.
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Middletown transcript., 1908-05-09
Dry Goods, Oil Cloth. Mating,

Dry Goods, Oil Cloth, Mating,
etc.
Spring time is here and the
housewives are thinking of
housec leaning, and we are ready
to help them out with new mat
ting and oilcloth. Several pat
terms to select from. We can
furnish them at old prices.
Also a lot of new musins, long
cloth, Persian lawn, India linen,
ETC., at a lower price than last
year.
A word to the farmer and gar
dener:
We have a larger stock of new
seeds than ever before, in both
package and bulk.
We are paying special attention
to our line of Foreign and Do.
mestic fruits; Southern and
local vegetables.
Have you tried a package of
Foulds macaroni, ,spagetti, verm-
icello and egg noodles
Also a complete assortment of
goods usually kept in first-class
store. e
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Of
APPOQUINIMINK HUNDRED

The taxable residents of Appoquini.
mink Hundred, and all persons liable to
pay tax in said Hundred, are hereby
notified that the Taxes for the year 1907
are now due, and the undersigned Tax
Collector for said Hundred, will be
AT THE OFFICE OF GEORGE NJ. D. HART,
IN TOWNSEND, DEL,
SATURDAYS,
MAYA, IL, 18 and 25, 1908.
From ] to 5 O'Clock, P. M.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE,
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
bY sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
An abatement of per centum will be
allowed on all taxes paid during the
month of August.
WILLIAM c. MONEY,
Collector OF Taxes for Appoquinimink Hundred
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ID EGIsTER's ORDER.
Phone 80.

70 EG1sTER's ORDER.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF WILLS,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY. DEL. Mar. 5, 1908.
ley Administrairix of Emily Whitlock
late of st. Georges Hundred, in said county
deceased, 1t is ordered and directed by the
Register of wills that the Administrative
aforesaid give notice of granting of Letters
of Administration upon the estate of the
deceased, With the date of granting thereof, by
causing advertisements to be posted within
forty days from the date of such letters in six OF
the most public place of the County of New
Castle, requiring all persons having demands
against the estate to present the same. or
abide by an act of Assembly in such case
to be inserted within the same period in the
Middletown Transcript newspaper publish
ed In Middletown, Delaware, and to be Con-
tinued therein ten timtS.
-, Given under the hand and seal of
Seal Office of the Register of Wills afore-
- said, at Wilmington, in New Castle
County aforesaid, the day and year above
FRANCIs M. WALKER. Register of Willis.
NoTrcE-Notice is hereby given that Letters
of Administration were in due form of Law
day of March A. D. 1908, and that all
persons having claims against the estate OF
the deceased must present the same, duly
attested, to said Administratrix, on or before
the Third day of March, 1909, or abide
the Act of Assembly in such case made
'''=> ELLEN BRADLEY
Administrative.
Address,
Martin b. Burris, Esq,
Attorney .at-Daw, ;
Middletown, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-09

Now on storage in our warehouses
Bear and Middletown, Dell, fertilizers for
all Spring crops. Send along your teams
for any. goods you may need. Prompt
attention. Orders for LIME promptly
shipped. Your patronage is solicited.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
$4,000 Sweet Potato plants. 2 Of the best
varieties Mt E.J. STERIE's.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-09

Dolly was really growing pale
and thin. There is no doubt that
some women fade almost per-
ceptibly under the very first
breath of grief, and ] began to
be really alarmed about my little
childish friend, and really afraid
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-09
FOR 10 CENTS P ocket Telegraph

FOR 10 CENTS P ocket Telegraph
- - -. S...--9Snapper ~ and Alpha
bet Gard. Send us the names of 10 young
men in your locality, over IA years of age,
and not more than one out OF each family,
who might become interested in tele-
graphic course, and 10c in cash or stamps,
and we will send you an engraved card
of the entire Morse characters and our
vest pocket telegraph snapper. This lit
tie device, smaller than silver dollar,
can be carried in the pocket or palm of
the hand, and all telegraph characters
can be produced with it as loud and dis
tinct as on regular telegraph instrument
and the sound is identical. No battery re-
quired. 1t will afford you amusement
and be the means of teaching you to read
the characters by sound. Write to day.
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH INSTITUTE,
Laurel, Delaware
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-09
A PARDONABLE DECEIT
BY ANIsE MILFORD

she would fade away. She DO.
clined to go to any parties or take
any interest in anything, and as
she had not told her people about
her proposal and had bound me
to strict secrecy, no one knew
what she was fretting about. l
knew Bob Eversleigh fairly well,
but not well enough to mention
so delicate a subject to him.
What, therefore, could I possibly
do to bring them together F?
I thought of all sorts OF
schemes, but none Of them looked
promising. In my desperation
| even considered sending for
Bob and explaining the whole
situation to him. But, as I have
Just said, I did not know him
very well, SO I was in doubt as
to how he might take such a
proceeding; and there was the
awkward possibility that I might,
by too precipitate action, offend
the gentleman and get both Doll
and myself into a peck of trouble.
What to do I did not know.
I sat and thought and racked
my brain, and finally took up
Dolls last despairing letter and
read it slowly through. In the
midst of my sympathy I could
not help feeling some wonder as
to why women confde their love
affairs in people, never could ;
but then I've nothing to con-
fde. Poor little Doll! I felt
must answer her letter and try
to console her, so I wrote her
a long letter and told her how
sorry I was for all her grief,
and how I quite understood how
sad she must feel!
You have indeed, I said in my
letter-you have indeed thrown
away your happiness in a foolish
manner, and if Mr.. EVersleigh
were not an idiot he would have
known you really loved him and
that it was only your natural
modesty that made you refuse
him, and so on and so on. And
then I wrote another note tc
Bob and asked him to come
around and dine.
1t was too days later when my
door was flung suddenly open
and Doll, unannounced, rushed
into the room.
Oh, you darling, darling Nell
she cried, and, running to me,
clasped me in her arms.
What's the matter ? gasped,
as I glanced at the flushed and
radiant face. Whatever is the
matter, Doll ?
Oh, you'd never guess, said
Dolly but the other day you
made the cleVerest mistake in
all the world-the best mistake
you ever made.
A mistake? ? l echoed weakly,
How and when did I make a
mistake :?
She laughed delightedly. Oar,
ling Nell, she said, whatever dc
you think you did? You know
when you answered my last long
letter?
Yes what of it?
Well-she paused to turn and
press my hand-you sent the
one you had written to me by
mistake to dear old Bob and
his to me, and he rushed off at
once and-and begged me to
marry him ; and he called him.
self all sorts of mean and horrid
names. And now, darling Nell,
we're engaged to be married,
and it's all through you, and
| love you so! :
And once more she turned
and kissed me gratefully, her
pinky face a deeper rose and the
big blue eyes shining with hap.
piness. And that is why-al.
though, of course, it was very
deceitful-I really believe, under
the same circumstances, I would
do it again.
MERRY WIDOW" HATS
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-09

Something has happened since
yesterday, although I hardly
know what it really is. [ only
know that Bob Eversleigh left
. hurry this morning and
has been suspiciously
neerful all day long; but I have
not seen her now for nearly an
hour, so I think I will go up
stairs and, metaphorically speak
ing, take her evening tempera-
ture,
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-09

A Safe Institution with which to
transact your Banking and Trust
Business.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22
0 o @ @ @ @ o @ O O @ o o O @ @
@ Ar THE THEATRE. .
& o o @ O O O o o @ @ o o o o 8


Playgoers OF all ages. aud people
who have never entered a theatre.
will find IN MAS New Husband en-
tertajpmont Of wholesome. mirthful
and enjoyable type. This, at any rate,
Is the concensus of opinion in other
cities. where this jolly. three act,
musical farce has been played. The
melodious aud catchy music, the
many mrthful vocal numbers. the
side splitting comedy situations, the
splendid cast. both in vocal and dra-
matte ability the chaste and pretty
costumes and the attractive scenic
settings combined to furnish per
formance that makes an appeal to
everyone who enjoys a good, healthy
laugh. and entertainment that is at
once polite and pleasing
Next Saturday evening Mas New
Husband viii be seen at the Brooks
for one performance only.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22
Electric Liaht Bulbs.

1t has been remarked that the effec
live life of incandescent electric lamps
Is much longer with clear than with
ground glass bulbs. f. i. Hyde ex-
plains this fact as follows. A thin de.
pOslt OF carbon is formed on the in
terror surface OF the bulbs. and this
absorbs a certain portion Of the rndla
don from the hlament. When the
glass Is clear the light passes straight
through. suffering definite loss from
The carbon film When the glass Is
frosted the light undergoes many re
Iiectious lu the interior OF the bulb
from The innunerable facets. and at
each reelection It loses something On
account of the obstruciing film, The
consequence is that the total amount
Of loss IS much greater With ground
glass than with clear glass. MIR
Hyde's experiments show that the lila.
ment lasts as long IN the one kind OF
bulb as In the other Youths Com.
panion.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22
DANGEROUS FISH.
Ways Of the Green Moray Of Bermuds
and the Oevilfish.

ways OF the 0rcSn Moray or Bermuda
and the Oevifish.
When one speaks OF dangerous fish
the first that como to mind are the
shark and the octopus But neither OF
these is really Formidable to fishermen
The shark never attacks a boat aud the
octopus very rarely
A much worse creature than either
shark or octopus is the devllhsh--a
large ray that IS common 10 the warm
waters Of the Atlantic This fish
grows 10 a weight OF ton and a half
aud besides formidable teeth, Is arm
ed with horrible barbed aud poisoned
spike in the tail. II has often been
known to attack boats
A fishing party ln launch succeed.
cd N harpOoning one OF these fish Ia
the bay known as Aransas Pass Tex.
as The brute towed them eighteen
miles out to sea and very nearly upset
the launch. II was twenty five feet
long and weighed 5000 pounds.
A very nasty customer Is the green
moray Of Bermuda. This rather re-
sembles a conger eel, but is green In
color and savage beyond any hsh thdt
swims. An English marine officer, fish
ing off Bermuda a year or two ago,
hooked large specimen aud began to
pull it in.
His negro boatman, his eyes staring
with fright begged him wildly 10 cut
the line The officer ut frst refused,
but when he sew the fish turn on itself
and with crunch Of saw edged teeth
bite large piece out Of It's own body
he came TO the conclusion that Il vas
not a nice thing 10 have 10 a small
boat
The swOrdhsh Is a dangerous crea-
ture. sword6sh are caught for the
sake Of their oil aud lesh, especially
along the Atlantic coast Of the United
States. phey are harpooned n Tie
same manner ia which whales used 20
be killed quiet enough until attack
ed. the swordnsh then seems 70 go
raYing Mad aud fights with unmatched
ferOcity London Answers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22
SAYS ANYONE Cain
EASILY DO THIS
Much Kidney Trouble Here
and Gives Valuable
Prescription

Take care OF beckache A great
many cases of kidney complaint are
reported about here, also bladder trou-
ole and rheumatism
An authority once stated that pain
in the back. loins or region of the kid
neys is the danger signal nature
HANGS out to notify The sufferer that
there Is something wrong with the
kidneys, which should receive inn
mediate attention. Only vegetable
treatment should be administered and
absolutely no strong alcoholic patent
medicines, which are harmful to the
k dneys and bladder
The following prescription. while
simple. harmless and inexpensive, is
known and recognized as a sovereign
remedy for kidney complaint. The in
gradients can be obtained at any good
prescription pharmacy and anyone
can mix them: Compound Kargon, one
ounce; Fluid Extract Dandel'on, one
half ounce. Compound Syrup Sarsapa-
rilla, three ounces. Shake well in a
bottle and take in tcaspoonfull doses
after each meal and at bedtime.
This preparation is said TO restore
the natural function of the kidneys
so they will sift and strain the pois-
onous waste matter uric acid, etc,
from the blood. purifying it and re-
lieving rheumatism Backache will
be relieved the urine will be neutral.
lied and cleared and no longer a
cause of irritation. hereby overcoming
such symptoms as weak bladder
painful, frequnt and other urinary
difficultie.
This is worth trying and may prove
just what many people here need.
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Personal Mentions
ggsie 'le'is s5les IS ss slsss.ss. :

l. b. Levy is in Spokane, Wash.
J. A. Rose is here from Chickasha
}. Il. Elliott is here from Pauls Val
ley
T J Morehead. is here today from
Perkins. ="
f. j. Garner returned to coyIe this
morning
G. B. kellogg is here from Okla
homa City.
Percy Glaize, Of Oklahoma City, is
here today
G L. woolverton, CT Red Rock, is
in the city
Postmaster Chas Watson of Perry
is in the city.
Judge w A. Ledbetter, is here
from Ardmore.
Editor u S. Russell has returned
from Shawnee.
Banker J. b Green is here from
Ohlahoma City
Banker VIM. Nee is ere from okla
homa City today.
Wm. nysart is in Pawnee visiting
friends and relatives
santa Fe Trainmaster w. II Fldler
Is here from Arkansas City.
Attorney NJ Fulton of Oklahoma
City is here on legal business.
JohnR. Williams and n. b. Wed.
lock, OF Hobart, are IA the city
Jack Savage. a prominent Beaver
county democrat is In the city
H. E Verify. business manager Of
the shawnee Herald is in the city.
c. G. Buxton. former Guthrie
resident Is here from Oklahoma City.
Governor" Price accompanied the
legislative members TO saltwater To-
day
Al T. House is here from Coweta.
He was a delegate in the constitution
al convention.
cheesie Mcintosh was among
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22

those who went to saltwater today
on the legislative train.
Mayor d, J. Kndall is here from
sulphur lie has been mayor of that
place for the past five terms.
Lyman e. stoddard, an Ohio news.
paper man and formerly connected
with the Toledo Blade, is in Guthrie
looking for suitable location
w H. Merten is among the Guth-
rio people in Saltwater today. He
was former member of the board
Of regents of the A. and NJ. college
}. e Nissley president of the Ok
lahoma Creamery association. left
this morning for Saltwater TO attend
the first annual meeting Ct the state
association today
DR. Porter,a prominent medical man
OF New York is In the city the guest
Of pr Duke and Judge Lowe. Dr.
Porter is one of the chief medical
advisers Of the Mutual Life
w. ID. Groves. president OF the
Groves National bank, of Hollis. Is
here today conferring with Secretary
l.. d, Marr. of the school land com
mission, relative TO securing de.
posit from the S5,O00,0OO school fund.
II fills the arteries with rich. red
rlOod, makes new flesh. and healthy
men women and children. Nothing
can take its place; no remedy has
done so much good as Holusters
Rocky Mountain Tea 35c, Tea on
Tablets. c. r. Renfro.
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A Madison avenue pastor who likes
to be first IN the eyes. ears and hearts
Of his congregation had occasion to
discuss seriously with his curate ono
OF that young mans habits"
There have been complaints" said
the pastor severely. that you talk too
much. Not gossip. understand--oh. no,
nothing OF that sort-but certain pa
rishioners have found you loquacious-
long wlnded. one might say. At a
christening. at a wedding. at a funeral
or at any little meeting over which
you may be called 10 preside ycu talk
much more Than is necessary. That
may Ia time be,c,.Ie a serious fault.
There are certain prescribed forms for
those occasions. you know. Now. II
you would only Keep your discourse
Gown to the proper length
The curate broced himself for fight
Il could keep myself down. he IN
terrupted, 'lf WIS allowed to talk A
little some place else. The trouble Is
i'ln seething with certain amount Of
talk that I've got 60 get rid Of II /
was allowed 20 preach a regular ser
moa once In awhile that might relieve
lhe strain but as / am denied that out
let ! have 90 seize all those other op-
pormpitics und deliver little sermons
lhen The only way to keep a curate
pr amy body elise from talking too much
when he shouldn't talk is 10 let him
tall, some whom he has Il right 70 talk"
Dear me- said The pastor mildly
The next SUNDAY evcniag the curate
occupied The pulpit New. York sun
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"The show ojrl.p

One of the largest aud brightest
performances OF the season will be
oiseE an the Brooks on Friday night,
IN The Show Girl, which Is a great
fayorlte on account OF It's merit and
enterprise MI J. p Goring has been
lavish ia his expenditure OF money
and has given the organization an
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22

A number 0f persons were talking
about Telescopes, and each professed
TO have looked through ihe largest in
the world One after another told OF
the powerful effect Of the respective
Telescopes At last quiet mau said
mildly: Il once looked through tee-
scope don't know that It was the
largest in the world | hope Il wasn't.
Bat 1t Brought the moon 80 near that
We could see the man in It gesticulat-
ing wildly and crying out: Don't shootl
Don't shootr The old duffer thought
Il was big cannon That we were point
Ing at him. The quiet man subsidized
and so did all the rest
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Mrs. w. H. Coyle enteFtains Friday
Afternoon Euchre club.
East Side w c. r. U. meets with
Mrs. e. II. Fumow. sos East Harrison
avenue, In afternoon
Musicians of Southwestern Normal
school assisted by local talent, give
musicale for Masons in evening at
Masonic temple.
Mesdames J. J. Hildreth and j. ].
Boles entertain at home of the former
IN afternoon. in honor Of musicians
of Southwestern Normal school
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Thursday.

New state Card club meets in after
noon
Mrs. A. f. Webber entertains at
cards in honor of Mrs. Ham p Bee. Of
Ardmore in afternoon
Dramatic Club of Southwestern
Normal school presents The Little
Minister" for the Masons
The Shaw carr at the Brooks
in evening
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22
lpon't Tel NV WIfe. /.

Positively the funniest aud brightest
refined farce comedy we have ever
witnessed Is the verdict that follows
~Donl lell My Wife cOmoany where
ever il has been presentes1 This the
Brooks Sunday
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PROSPECTUS.
"Wednesday.

Wednesday.
Ladies Aid society of West Side
NJ. r. church. meet at church, corner
l1th and Noble. at ? p. m.
Ladies of Trinity Guild give social
lea at home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart
Mckay, iOJ North DrexeI boulevard.
in evening
Ladies aid soci " Of First NJ IL.
church meets with MIS-. l.. H. Match
ett in afternoon