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Middletown transcript., 1908-05-16

suicide, got married, quarrelled
with your neighbor, stole chick
ems, let your team run away, or
done a hundred other things to
make a local item.
If a newspaper should publish
current street gossip, or the
hints and illusions of the best
society in the community it would
be ostracized and the poor editor
horsewhipped or burned at the
stake. Think a minute of the
mean and low things you say
about your townsmen and your
near neighbor and imagine how
it would look in print. Don't
criticise the newspapers for what
they print, but give them great
credit for what they don't print.
A newspaper that contains one
half the nonsense current among
the best citizens, would be con-
sidered unfit to read.
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cHEsAPEAkE CITY


J. S. Hopper spent Wednesday in Phila-
delphia.
Bev. 7. G. smoot visited Philadelphia
this week.
Miss Louie Qaeck was visitor in Elk
ton last week.
Miss Mary Budd spent Saturday and
Sunday in Eikton.
Mrs. Mary Price is being entertained by
Mrs. Julius Clayton.
Mr.iAlbert Bouldsn, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with his mother.
Mrs. Julius Clayton and Miss Florence
Egee spent Friday in Philadelphia.
Messrs. Harry KibIer and Frank Clay
ton spent Friday in Wilmington.
Several men from Chestertown have
been employed in the basket factory.
The Spinsters Club was entertained by
, Mre. J. G. Steele one evening last week.
Mrs. Nellie Reed received post card
| shower on Saturday in honor of her birth.
day.
Mrs. NJ. E. Freeman has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. George PadIey, at
Cecilton.
Miss Minnie Reed and Mr.. Hugh W.
Caldwell were visitors in Philadelphia
on Saturday.
Mr.. James Willis, of Baltimore, visited
his mother. Mrs. NJ. E. Willis, several
days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beaston, of Cecil.
ton, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Byron Bouchelle.
The Daughters of the Confederacy met
at the home Of Mrs. Bennett Steele last
Tuesday evening.
On Saturday afternoon the Chesapeake
City base ball team defeated the Middle
tow Club by a score of 4 to 2.
Mr.. Gilbert Cooling was one of the field
judges at the Tome meet. He was enter
tertained by Havre de Grace friends on
Sunday.
Rev. James Mitchell, of Centreville,
will hold services in the Church of the
Good Shepherd on Sunday at 10 A. NJ.
and s P. M.
Mr.. Irwin Griffith was quite seriously
hurt on Monday morning by tree fall
ing on him. He was standing watching
the tree being cut down when it felli in an
unexpected direction.
The Christian Endeavor Society pre-
sented the Presbyterian Church with two
silver collection plates bearing the inscrip.
ton: The First Presbyterian Church Of
Chesapeake City, Md, May 10th, 1908.
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cECILTON

Mrs. S. W. Lusby is entertaining her
sister from Germantown, Pa.
A. W. Jones, of Massey, was in town on
Saturday.
Miss MoIlie Mccoy, OF Elkton, was the
guest of her mother, Mrs. J. 2. Mccoy, on
Saturday and Sunday.
The Messrs. Brown, OF Wilmington, are
visiting their brother. Mr.. James Brown.
Mr.. Thomas R. Boulden and wife are
spending sometime with his parents, Mr..
]. Boulder and wife.
Mr.. James T. Watt and wife spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. P Steele and wife,
in Chesapeake City.
Mr.. Thomas O'Neil and Mr.. Jones, of
Lynchs, were entertained on Sunday by
Mr.. R. W. Blackway and vile.
Messrs. Julian Smith and Harold Pad
ley spent Friday in Wilmington.
Miss Mary Backway spent Saturday
and Sunday with Miss Bertha Knock,
near Earleville.
Miss Helen Cruikshank, of Baltimore,
has been visiting the Misses Cruikshank.
A surprise party was given in honor Of
Pauline Price at her home near town, on
Thursday evening last. Quite an enjoy
able evening was spent by all present.
Miss Arrietta Cruikshank who has been
the guest Of relatives in Virginia for some.
time, has returned home.
Mr. Thomas Hall spent Saturday and
Sunday at his home here.
Epworth League Day will be celebrated
tomorrow. Address in Sunday School
by Superintendent: "The Relation of the
Sunday School to the Epworth League" "
Sermon in the afternoon to the League:
THE Young Man in the Church-why
not?' Anniversary exercises in evening.
Address by Pastor: Qualifying for the
Business of the League" Don't miss these
services.
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ENGLISH IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE

The last number of the Delaware Col
lege Bulletin is devoted mainly to brief,
practical discussion of the teaching Of
English in the secondary schools. No
subject of instruction in secondary schools
and coIIegs, we venture to say. is matter
OF greater concern to teachers at the pres
ent time than English Composition. As
the writer of this Bulletin points out,
very many pupils pass through the four
years of the high school course without
having acquired the ability to express
their ideas clearly and accurately. They
missspell, make grammatical errors,
punctuate incorrectly, and write faulty
sentences. Moreover, they have real, in
some cases, a good deal in English and
American Literature and have studied
the English Classics, but their ideas
to all this matter are vague and un'
certain. In other words they have
not grasped the meaning of what
they have read. In order to stimulate
the teachers OF our State to more deter
mined efforts in the teaching of English
this Bulletin has been prepared.
1t contains, first, some practical sug
gestions for the teaching of English from
the standpoint of the college instructor
second, scheme of instruction for the
secondary schools, prepared by the Prin
cipal of the Newark Schools; third, the
Requirements in English tor admission
to Delaware College, and Specimen Ex
animation Papee Entrance; fourth, lis
Of Reference Books for high school libraries
This Bulletin should be read corefully by
every teacher of English in the State.
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DON'T WANT GRAY

Declaring it as their opinion Bryan
is the only available candidate for the
nomination at the hands of the National
Democratic party for President of the
United States the Democratic League, oil
Wilmington, at largely attended meet
ing Monday evening, adopted resolutions
placing themselves on record as favoring
the nomination of the Nebraskan.
There was not a dissenting vote when
the resolutions we're offered and the
members were enthusiastic as they de.
clared the public utterances of Judge
George Gray had showed he was not in
the race for the presidency and therefore
it was necessary for the party to cast about
for man for that high honor and man
who would have the respect and the con-
fidence of the Democrats of the entire
country.
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TOWN SEN D

Mr.. Albert Wells spent Monday in
Wilmington.
Miss Mary Money is visiting friends in
Rox borough, Pa.
Miss Maud Smith. of Middletown, has
been the guest of Mrs. L. L. Maloney.
Mrs. Ada Rittenhouse, of Virginia, is
the guest of Mrs. Charles BlanchfeId.
Mrs. William Zebly, of near Clayton,
visited Mrs. Richard Donohue this week.
Messrs. Baynard Marvel and Walter
Bolton visited Wilmington on Friday
and Saturday.
Miss Bessie Palmer, of Wilmington,
visited Mrs. B. NJ. West on Wednesday
and Thursday. - -
Misses Ethel Lee and Lillian West were
the guests Of Miss Elsie Carey, near Smy-
rns, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Burrows, of
near Smyrna, visited Daniel Richardson
and family on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dayett and
daughter, Miss Ethel. of Clayton, visited
relatives here on Sunday.
Mrs Maggie Lee and daughter, Miss
Ethel, are spending this week with Mrs.
John Morris, near Smyrna
Mrs. Emma Willis and son, of Chesa-
peake City, were the guests of Edward
Hart and family on Sunday.
Mrs. W. N. Watts is very i'll at her
home on Gray street. Her many friends
hope she will soon be improving.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the NJ. E.
Church was splendidIy entertained at the
home Of D. B. Maloney on Tuesday even.
ing.
Mrs. Pearla Hutchinson and little
daughter Pearla, of Wilmington, are
visiting her parents, Gardner Shockley
and wife.
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Mems and Young Mems Suits, hand-tail-
colors. Our special price is only. ..... .Sl2.5O
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Boys Suits, Sailor and double breasted
styles in plain blue and fancy mixed cheViots;
sizes to 16 years, worth .............. $3.50
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Boys Suits, Sailor, Russian and
double breasted styles in blue and black
mixed cheviots and cassimeres. Sizes to
16 years. Regular values, marked special
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TAX COLLECTORS SALEl

BY virtue OF the power in me vested by
the laws OF the State Of Delaware, | have
levied on and will expose to public sale at
the Road Commissioner Office, in the
village of Blackbird,
ON SATURDAY,
THE 18th DAY OF JUNE. 1908,
at 10 o'clock A. M,
In default of the payment of 3d. 81 County,
Road and Poor Taxes lawfully assessed for
the years 1905, 1905 and 1907, the follow
ing described real estate, to-wit:
All that certain piece or parcel of land
ituate in Blackbird Hundred, New Castle
County and State of Delaware near the
northern side of new road leading to
Dexter's Corner, adjoining lands now or
late of Richard Marin and Others. Be-
ginning at q stone in swamp and run
ming thence eighty and one-quarter de-
grees east thirty-six and sixty-eight hun
dredths perches to lands now or late of
Richard Marin; thence with the said
land the ten following courses and dis
tances, north fifty aud one-haIf degrees
east seven and four-tenths perches; thence
north thirty-tbTee and one-hsf degrees
east ten perches; thence north fifty-six
and one half degr es east seventeen per-
Ches; thence north thirty-tve and half
degrees east seven and thirty-six hun
dredths percbes; thence north nine and
one-half degrees east four and four-tenths
perches; thence north thirty-four degrees
west eleven and five-tenths perches;
thence north seventy seven and quarter
degrees west eighteen and nine-tenths
perches; thence north sixty-one and
three-fourth degrees west sixteen and one
half perches; thence north thirty-seven
and three quarters degrees west seventeen
perches; thence north one and three
quarters degrees east nineteen and three.
tenths perches; thence south ten and one
half degrees west eighty-two and aix-
tenths perches to the place of beginning,
containing sixteen acres and twelve per-
ches more or less.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Manlove S. Jones, and to be
sold by
JOHN BETH,
Collector of Taxes for BIackbird Hu ndreC
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DON'T cRITICISE

A dearth of local news often
leads to murmurs on the part of
those who prize local gossip
above all else, and it is not all
the fault of the publisher. Any
live publisher will not fail to
give all the local news worthy of
note, therefore when the local
department is short you should
not rail at the editor, but remem-
Ter you might have committed
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-16

Boys Suits, serges, unfinished worsteds,
cheviots and thibets in black, blue and fancy
effects. Sailor Russian, Norfalk and double
breasted. to 16 years. Worth SO, at. $500
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John S. MulIin, Jr.,
Jas. T. Mnllin & Son,
Wilmington. Del.
Alfred Gawthrop,
Pres. Gawthrop 4 Bro. Co.
Wilmington, Delaware.
T. Lawrence Husbands,
Coal and Iron Broker,
Wilmington, Del.
Lewis Held,
Held & Co.
Wilmington, Del.
Minor c. Smith,
Insurance,
Wilmington, Del.
Joseph G. Parker,
Treas. ]. G. Parker & Son Co..
Middletown, Del.
Samuel Slesinger,
Pres. Miller Bros. Co.,
Wilmington, Del.
W. G. Murgatroyd,
Lippincott & Co.,
Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-16
DIRECTORS

Howard D. Ross,
City Treas. WiImig't'n,
D. Ross & Son.
Hon. Horace Wilson.
Mayor of Wilmington,
Pres. Steamb't Co.
David Fox,
Shoe Merchant,
Wilmington, Del.
George W. Todd,
Treas. Guar. Trust Co.
Wilmington, Del.
Joseph H. Mendinhall,
Dental Supplies,
Wilmington, Del.
Morris Levy,
Shoe Merchant,
Wilmington, Del.
Walter L. Butler,
E. S. R. Butler & Son,
Wilmington, Del.
Josiah Marvel,
Marvel & Marvel,
Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-16
Millard F. Davis,

Millard F. Davis,
Jeweler,
Wilmington, Del.
William A. Jester,
Druggist,
Delaware City, Del.
James Meharg,
Furniture Dealer,
Wilmington, Del.
Henry Wenninger,
Wenninger & Son,
Wilmington, Del.
Thos. H. H. Messenger,
Carriage Works,
Wilmington, Del.
J. Rankin Armstrong.
Department Store,
Newark, Del.
John A. Cranston,
Pres. Cran'n Lu'ber Co
Wilmington, Del.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-13

practically all Of The vessels Of the
Pacific fleet and which is about TO
b. undertaken by the fleet from the
Atlantic, Is known as The record
practice" as the result OF which four
trophies annually are awarded. Prize
money in large sums also Is distrib-
Uted among the gun crews that make
the best scores at the targets. AT
the annEai practice. the prize money is
the one reward held out. There are
fleet awards OF money, class awards
ior the best work Of ships In given
class and individual ship awards, so
tlat some money is available for all
efyou work, even II it be not the
best in fleet or class.
The four trophies are bronze
pacques. which are carried by the
winning ships in four different classes
until other ships wrest the same away
al the spring practice. The trophies
were provided by order OF President
Roosevelt and are highly priced by
the winning crews.
The four classes are:
Battleships, cruisers, gun boats and
torpedo boat destroyers In the bat
named armored cruisers of the West
Virginia and Maryland type, OF which
there are now eigh1 in commission in
the Pacific fleet The battleship trophy
IS AT present in possession OF the Illi-
nois OF the Atlantic fleet, one OF the
four OF Admiral Evans fleet which
still carry 14inch guns in their main
batteries as against the nish calibered
Pinch rifles of the modern ship. The
Maryland has just made q record of
rs 80 per cent of hits az the targets
and the naval enthusiasts along the
coast already are proclaiming her the
winner of the trophy in advance of
the work OF any Of the ships Of the
big battle fleet.
The cruiser trophy is now in pos
session of the crew OF the protected
cruiser Albany. which Is in San Diego
harbor and has just returned from
Magdalena with what is believed to
be a worlds record for rapid and ac-
curate fire. The trophy was won last
year by the Albanys crew while they
were on the Boston. which is now out
OF commission. There seems little
doubt that the Albany viii retain the
trophy and the crew already is cele-
bratine.
rhe gun boat trophy is possessed
by the Princeton, and the destroyer
trophy by the Prehle. On each OF
the trophy placques. which bear de
signs OF naval vessels n heavy seas
OF gun crews in action, is the inscrip-
ticn:
Trophy for excellence in naval
grnnery. Presented by direction OF
the president of the United states
to the vessel making the highes score
in record target practice"
Each year the name OF the winning
ship is engraved on the trophy
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DELINQUENT
CHEROKEES
LAST ATTEMPT TO GET
THEM TO MAKE
FILINGS

Special to Daily Leader
Mnskogee, Okla Marcn i3-From
April Z 20 May ~, the land Office for
the Cherokee nation az Muskogee will
be- closed. and the commissioner will
send the records or fthe land Office. TO-
efthpr with q large force Of clerks TO
various parts OF the nation in a last
attempt to get the delinquent chero-
fees 70 make their filings aud complete
partial alloiments Of land.
Iha land Oflce viii be established
al The following towns on the dates
mentioned Porum. April 7-l0, Camp
tcll. April 1873 Sallisaw April 1913.
TadleQuah April 2G22. Westville, April
1125 siloam Springs Ark, April 27-2S
Grove April 29 TO May 2. Alton, May
40. Weleh MAY 10, Pryor Greek May
lll3, Chelsa. MAY 1916 Claremore.
Mas 1920 Talala. May 3i-23. l.enapah,
May 25.27
rhcre are ov,r 20O0 Cherokees who
have never selected their allotmants
and probably newer VIII. because all OF
the land has already been filed upon
except aboni 26e000 acres aud this IS
rongh mountain laud that Is practically
worthless Most ai the indians who
NiN. ntiliE ~ ttit hb = 'H'ft"A fthAA' -
and others would rathed take chances
on getting cash from the nation to the
value OF an alll,meni than take the
worthless land that is left There are
some Cherokees several hundred OF
them who have refused 10 die on any
lnnd. though the land Office has been
open for hve ars and they had theli
choice nf the best hand IN the nation
Che land Office clerks win not waste
much lime on this CLASS OF Indians
The object OF opening the land 0lic6
in so many towns Is 20 get ai0tiecs
VITO have selected nearly ali their al
lnmenis. bur have a fraction remain
lnr siy fen or fifteen acres vet {,
alrr b complete their filings. Hun
dfeds 81 Indians haze selected a par
oi thea allotnlants but could not ge
= ION one o0 account of their not heini
enough nyiiiluhse land where theN
wanted 20 file These fractions thai
they win now select win In most In
stances De located a long way IRON
fheir hOm sleads. Prior tO this time
nO iand 0nice would not let an allot
ire one on less than ten acres at time
nut fo clean up a lot fractions an ordel
h,ls been mode that an allottee MAJ
select MS small "a tract os NV acres 4,
conplete his allotment, provided th'
land Is rot scheduled at less than 5.
per acre ia other words a man MAJ
select as low as ten dollars worth %
land
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new. need money for county purposes.
Therefore on their county bonds. we
let them have money but what they
get on county bonds is deducted from
The allowance OF such county, leaving
the balance only TO be loaned to the
farmers of that county If your ooun-
ty does no want to borrow money on
it's bonds. that leaves the whole ap-
portionment OF your county, according
to your total population. to be loaned
to your farmers, but you say that nm
less we accept imperfect titles. your
people cannot give security for any Of
this money II we cannot find any way
10 help them make their titles good,
then we will have TO try and devise
some other way OF getting security, cut
you can rest assured that the full pro
raie part of this fund allotted TO your
county will be held to be loaned TO the
people OF your county on some such
security as the law authorizes.
We have thought of asking our con
grossmen aud senators to see ii they
cannot get some bill through congress
To help ont the title question anu your
farmers can rest assured that VS. will
keep at IL until we find some Way to
help them without violating our duty
but they certainly must not ask MS TO
violate the law of the state by loaning
the public money on titles that
nOt only in the case above cited. but
in numerous other cases, are bad We
call your attention TO another thing.
Wherever -iv state has any money on
deposit IN the bank, IL il is shown to
ms THAI such bank is re-ioaning this
money al usurious rates OF interest,
the state board will Immediately with
draw its deposit from such bank,
This provision ought 20 materially
! help your people
Rest assured. the fnll pro rate share
| OF this money viii be held for each
county and if Republican land office
lclerks are slow IN issuing patents
thst is not our fault our Oklahoma
state officers work till ten or eleven
oclocls every night lf United States
Hand office clerks did the same II
would not take lifetime to get a
patent
Sincerely yours
G. n, HASKELL,
Governor
BILL CROSS.
Secretary of State
j. b. CONNeRS,
Board OF Agriculture
O. NJ h, TRAPP.
State Auditor
%. -. CAMERON,
Snnt Public Instruction
Public Land Commissioners. State o
Y Oklahoma
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EVANS SHIPS SAIL
INTO MAGDALENA BAY
Last Stage Of Journey viii
Be Tour Of Holiday
Making

San Diego. Cal, March 13.--when
the American battleshiD fleet under
command of Rear Admiral Robley ID.
Evans steamed into Magdalena bay,
passing through the rocky gateway
marked ry Sail Rock on the north and
Redondo Point on the sodth, and
dropped anchors behind the high pc
ninsulas promontory which stretches
a protecting arm down from the main
land and mGkes man o war cave tine
most aheltered harbof of the lower
Pacific coast, the history making naval
cruise begun at Hampton Roads, less
than three months ago, practically
came to an end. Magdalena Is the
present naval base of the Pacific for
American target work and battle prac-
tice drills. and by right of temporary
ownership through government lease
tae vessels, II not the men of the fleet
may feel that they are again in home
waters.
There yet remains to be made the
trip from Magdalena bay to San Fran
cisco, the destination originally an
nounced, and a matter of some LOO
miles. but It will not be begun until
after target practice is concluded and
fleet drills are done This last stage
of the journey will be tour OF holi-
day making, with stops at San Diego,
Los Angeles. Santa Barbara and San
10 Cruz. where reception committees
are planning all manner Of entertain
ments for officers and men. the lat
tel especially coming in for tne great
est amount OF attention. The sailors
viii find themselves heroes, every
one. in the eyes OF their western ad-
mirers and are promised a series OF
fotes which include features ranging
from gala balls under the patronage
OF exclusive social sets to prize fights
refereed by Champion james j. JET
fries himself
The California committees an.
nounce that the uniform of the en-
listed man. far from being bar to
agy place Of amusement. as has some
times been the case in other places
will be mark of hOspitable welcome
along the Pacific coast.
There "a serious work to be done
az Magdalena, however before the
sailors thoughts can turn to the hap
DIV DAYS OF home coming. Target
fanges are to be established off the
/ coast Of Lower California at once, ac
4 oording TO the wireless dispatches
/ from Admiral Evans and the diyi
slons OF the fleet will be sent out
with big gun booming as soon as
they are ready Long before the
fleet passed through the Strait OF Ma
( gellan, the ordnance officers of the
sixteen ships, the turret captains and
heads of the various gun crews were
/ busy with the details Of the coming
practice. aud in the run from Callac
to Magdalena they completed the final
arrangements.
Two target practices are held each
year in the navy The spring prac
lice, which has been completed by
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SQUARE DEAL
FOR ALL COUNTIES

(Conunued from Page %
states Supreme court mas said there Is
no valid title Rest assured that those
republican peNsnancas. OF the class
4Dn mCntiOn will howl no mater what
w. ~. and the3 are nov fletiBe ,he>
cause Wf won't loan money on bad H.
lleH whereas. ii we did pale fpans
81 bad titles. they would take the
other side. and say We We're reckless
ana loaned me sacred money OF the
state Ia violation OF the law
lhe statement that money Is TO be
eIfen 81 prcierence 10 the Old coun-
ilf8 Is nonsense. IN view 81 the follow
He role made by as, under WEIGH the
state hoard Is operaiing. which we wili
eAp|aln 10 you IN detail.
lhe fedrTal census. taken last July,
shows q total population of ionrieen
handfed and 81 thousand people M
ibe entire state The Eve millioe dol.
lat lnnd Is equivalent 10 about three
dnllarf and hIfy cents per capita for
ilIt entire population 81 the statet
A1nec our hoard awarded 40 each
county Of ii,e state ils pro rate part
according 10 ~ total population. The
lndlaD Ierntolg c0uaflee, all beine