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Middletown transcript., 1909-01-23
M. BANNING,
DEALER IN FINE
GROCERIES,!

Here are some of our spec.
ials for the next week. Mems
heavy fieeced underwear the
best goods that can be had
on the market we're Soc,
now 38c. Boys heavy fieec-
ed underwear we're 3Oc. now
25c. Que lot Ladies under
wear, were Csc. now 15c.
Several patterns of Outing
Flannel were 1oc. now Sc.
also a lot of Bates, Palmer
& Red Seal Seersucker was
12c. and 123 nov 10c. also a
lotof shaker Flannel was 12c.
now 10c. 2 bars of SC. Toilet
soap & / box of Talcum Pow.
der 25c. New Can Corn at
&c. per can. Merry War Lye
was 10c., now &c.
Come and get the first
choice before these bargains
are all gone.
You will also find a full line
of goods such as is kept in a
tirst class store.
.Ong distance phone, 80.
Middletown transcript., 1909-01-23
Omssr. Elsetaa

Peach Blossom Grange, No. 8, at .
meeting Wednesday afternoon, elected
she following officers for the ensuing
year: Master, Frederick Brady; 0verseer,
=. a. Cleaveri Lecturer. r. L. Price;
Stewart, George W. Merritt; Assistant
Stewart, =. r Williams; Chaplain, vii.
liam p. Bradiord; Treasurer, william
Prices Secretary, John Piser; Cate Keeper,
Harry y. RObersa The Grange heId
their meetings The frsi apd third We'd
nssday assEnoons il each month, Il 3
o'clock.
Middletown transcript., 1909-01-23
ID EGIsrER's ORDER.


- !
REGIETER OF WILLS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL, Jan. Is, 1909
Upon the application Of Hownrd A. Pool
%. Georges Hundred, in said cOun ty deceased,
IL Is ordered and directed By the ReRister
of Wills that the Administrator Aforesaid
give notice OF LetteHs Of Administration
upon the estate Of the deceased, with the date
OF granting thereof, by causing advertisements
to Be postedywithfn forty days from the date
Of such Letters In six of the most public
places 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 made and provided;
ana also cause the same TO be inserted within
the same period In THE MIDDLETowN TRAN
town, Del, and to be continued therein ten
1l-, given under the hand and seal Of
{sEAL office OF the Register OF Wills afora-
to-y said. ct Wilmington, In New Castle
County Aforesaid. the day and year above
FRANCIS NJ. WALKER, Register OF WINS.
NorIcE-Noticei is hereby given that Letters
OF Administration were In due form Of law
granted unto the undersigned ON the Thlr-
teenth day ofJannary, A. d. 1909, and that all
persons having claims against the estate OF
tested to the said Administrator on or before
tbs Thirteenth day Of January 1910, or abide
the Act Of Assembly in such case made and
HOWARD A. POOL.
Address, Howard A. Pool
MeDonaughs Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1909-01-23
The MiddIe!eWn Transcript
MaiIn r,loaa y Fo1lown.

Going Morrill,. Is Z. M, 10 05 m, LOS pm.
800 p. a. and 3 p. ~
Going South % a.nn.. 1.lb p. M, snd I'm
Fcr odessa -7sso .. M. s.l d na., llss0 =. M
z.AD p. m.
Fur warwick. Cscllton and EaFlville $40 =,
nj. and 4.z5 ,. "a.
Middletown transcript., 1909-01-23
NOTICE DIvIDENDi

NEW CASTLE County, NATIoNNL BANK
OF ODEssA, DEL, Jan. 9th. 1903.
The Directors have this day declared
semi-annual Dividend OF THREE AND
ONE,HALF sd PER CENT. clear of
Taxes, payable on and after the 18th inst.
JOS. l. GIBSON Cashier.
Middletown transcript., 1909-01-23
NOTICE DIVIDEWl
CIrIzara NlTIonlI -.

tllAIAAAH LsAILVHAl4l . -
Middletown, Tel, Jan. 5 th, 1903
The Board Of Directofs havs, t'hisday de-
clared zsemi.annual Dividend lGlf THREE
|1S) PER CENT. clear Of Ta1 :es, payable
TO the Stockholders on and aftar Janu-
afy 10Th, 1909
John 5. CROUCH cashier.
Middletown transcript., 1909-01-23
-DIYIDEND!

1HE Peoples NATIONAL BGSK,
OF MIDDLEroWN,
Midaietown, Del, Dec. 26th, 1907.
The Board Of Directors have this day
declared dividend of THREE (3) PER
CENT. for the last six months, payable
on and after January lat. 1903.
Q. D. KELLEY. Cashier.
Middletown transcript., 1909-01-23
CLEANING UP


The Winter Stock at Bio
Money Saving Prices. off
al Mems Heavy Suits, Over
coats and Trousers, Single
Suits, Broken Lots and odd
sizes atour ! PRIZES and spec
ial sale. Suits at IS to SIS.
that were $40 to $50. A lot
OF new Brown and Blue Wor-
sted SIS Suits at $3.50 and
$3.50 in all sizes for men. "a
to q. Boys Clothing j off.
Suits; Refers, Overcoats
and Odd Trousers. Winter
Shoe Sale at ! off. Mems
Boys and Little Boys.
Mems So to IS Shoes, now
1925 to $3.50. Special sale
OF Mems Shirts, Csc each, 3
for S1.25. Mems Linen Col
lars 75c dozen in all sizes.
Bargains in Heavy Under
wear snd Gloves. Up.to.date
line of Full Dress and Tuxe-
do Suits for Society Folk, s25
to $40.
MIHIIN'C MENC cTnDp
Middletown transcript., 1909-01-23
FOR SALEl

Two nice farms Of 200 acres each, z
buildings one on Bohemia River, otier
Sassafras. win be sold chean. Also.
acres ct Warwick and 76 lax
aeFes at Mount Pleasant, and
can aell them on good terms.
Middletown transcript., 1909-01-23
cuRRzHr pn1ozs
MIDDLETowN aRAIN.AfARKEI

Tas Taassensr7, sI.oo per ysar.
Middletown transcript., 1909-01-23
NEW d0YHRNoR sNORN lINTo oFFIcE

t----ses7r
inde< iames PeaneWlII, Brother Of tie
lve. Administers tie Oath to Him
DEL January 18th With i'm
prA ceremonies, Simeon selby Psnne-
win Greenwood, was inaugurated Gov
ernoA Delaware at noon to-day in the
preseA Of : gathering Of well-known
rp-iari ts fso'a a'l parts of the State. The
natn q Iii WIS administered BY Judge
James Fenneaill, IF Dover, brother oE the
new Governor, and the ancient Latin
Bible, tllst has played such an important
part in the indnction Of Delaware Cover.
nors igto office. was used for the inaug-
uralofthe new Executive to-day. Earlier
in the day John N. MendinhalI, OF New
port, was inauguFated Lieutenant-Gov
nor, and with tIiepassing Of the tenure Of
GovernorPrestonLe Lea and Lieutenant Gov
ernor I. Thomas Parker the entire new
Republican administration is now 10
charge OF the affairs ofthe State. Follow
ing his inauguration Governor Pennswill |
formally announced his appointments Of |
Daniel o. Hastings, 9of Wilmington, to
be Secretary Of State, and the oath OF Office
was administered to Mr.. Hastings, who
Joseph CahalI, Of Georgetown,
as Secretary OF State.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
TRAPPING THE ELUSIVE FLEA
Bureau Of Entomology Claims to Have
Discovered Method Of circum-
venting the Pest.

The bureau Of entomology of the de-
partment Of agriculture in Washing.
ton has hit on q plan to circumvent
the Irritating little flea. According to
Van Norden's Magazine, the govern
ment has discovered a method by
which any hOusekeeper may rid her
self of heas within a short time.
Fill q glass three-fOurths with wa
ter. on top of which pour about an inch
Of olive oil. then place a night float "a
little wick inserted In a cardboard
disc or in q cork disc) in the center of
the OIL Place the tumbler in the CEN
ter Of soup plate filed with strong
soapsuds. The wick should be lighted
At night ON retiring. or may be used
In any dark room. As the soup plate
soapsuds trap is placed on the floor
of the room 1t does not interfere with
the sleeper. and the fieas which are on
the floor are attracted to the light
For outbuildings. such as barns, ETC..
q large milk pan may be used. and in
stead Of olive oil and q glass. q stable
lantern may be placed in the center of
the pan, while instead of soapsuds a
scum of kerosene may be put on the
water in the milk pan.
"Fleas. like tramps. dislike soap
suds. That's the secret.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
What a Girl Learns.

Katherine EgglestOn complains in q
magazine article that children are
taught about mems work and no, about
wOmens. Even in the kindergarten
they learn about Lincoln and Wash
ingtOn and even the pictures show the
lion and forget the lioness. She
learns history in the high school with
all the brave ideals of men. and cour
ageOus women are completely ignored
Then she learns carpentering. although
she may not be able to cook an egg,
and she knows all about higher math-
ematics, but is cheated by the butcher.
She learns political economy. but does
not know who are members of the
local school board.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
JUST Went ALONG AND LIVED
Aged EngIishman Can Give No Par
ticuiar Reason for Attaining the
AGE Of 1903 Years.

James Carne of ST. COlumb Minor,
England, is receiving congratulations
On the attainment of his 1O3d birth
day, which came this month, and is
giving advice to those who ask for it
or how to live to be a hundred. AS
Mr. Carne is still in possession of all
his faculties and attending to his
business as parish clerk of st. COlumb
Minor. he speaks with authority, but
bis rules are rather upsetting to mod
ern health theories. He eats just or
binary food, he says, and il he chews
it in any but the ordinary way he
doesn't mention it. He says nothing
about the virtues of sour milk, but
confesses to drop of whisky grOg"
for supper. But he cant bear smOk-
ing" and doesn't believe in it. He
doesn't care for fruit, and even de-
clined to eat oranges when the doctor
ordered them, but he has always
taken plenty of fresh air and exer-
else. Mr. Carne received endless con-
CALCULATIONS on his 103d birthday.
many being from people he didn't
know. The prince of Wales sent him
a signed portrait, and Mr.. Carne sent
his own photograph to the prince.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
The SWordfish Season.

From this time onward the sword
fish will live a precarious life, for this
noon the first of the swOrdfish fleet
got away, the schooner Valentino,
which fitted out at T wharf. Another
schooner is slated to start tonight,
and in a few days good sized fleet
will be patrOlling the waters all the
way from Edgartown. Block island. on
the south. to Cape Shore on the north.
The territory embraced is somewhat
more extensive than usual ON account
of the backwardness of the season.
This means that the fish are not get
ting into the more sOuthernly waters
as early as customary. The swordfish
are harpooned. and many exciting con-
tests have been waged between men
in dories and the fish with the sharp
point.-Boston Transcript.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
!, SHE'S QUICKLY DISPOSED OF
Ships Bottom by Means Of Com
pressed Air.

The newest liners now dispose of
their ashes by forcing them through
the bottom of the hull by means of
compressed air. The old method of
hosting them and dumping them
overheard was disagreeable to the
passengers. and an attempted i'm.
provement by which they were mixed
with water and pumped overheard
was equally so when the wind was
In the wrong quarter.
In the new "expeller" a hopper re-
ceives the ashes and clinkers and de-
livers them into a crusher. which
breaks up the large pieces. Below
this is drum revolving in a water
tight casing and open as it turns first
to the crusher chamber and then to
the discharge pipe below. In order
to counteract the upward pressure of
the water compressed air at about
20 pounds to the square inch is d.
livered to the interior of the ash
filed drum just before its opening
comes opposite that in the discharge
pipe.
Thus the ashes are expelled with
such force that they are swept clear
of the bottom of the vessel. This
expeller will get rid of the ashes and
clinkers from forty-eight furnaces
under forced draught. amounting to
eight or ten tons an hour.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
where WOMEN LOSE CHARM
Too Many Do Not Realize the Neces.
sity for Maintaining q Pleasant
Expression.

A more than profitable way of en-.
Pertaining ones self while riding
down town of a morning is to scan
the faces of the women passengers on
the other side of the car. At least
One-half of them have that tired. wor-
ried look. Watch them intently for
a minute or SO and it will get on your
nerves. Then glance at the other wom-
en-, whose expressions are pleasant.
Isn't it a relief?
Just because those pleasant-lOoking
women are pleasant looking is no as
surance that they ought to look pleas
ant. For all you know. the woman at
the end of the car with the most Sc
rene expression is worrying about q
thing q thousand times more vital than
that which troubles the sour-faced
woman just across from you. One
woman has acquired the art of looking
pleasant and the other has not
II woman only knew it, one of her
chief charms Is placid, pleasing ex-
preston when her face Is in repOse.
The average woman finds it easy to
look pleasant when her shoes pinch
or an unreasonable pin is making its
presence felt; but she gives up in
despair if the cause of her unpleas-
ant expression be mental worry
Philadelphia Evening Post.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
Had No Use for Flowers.

A big box of peonies. roses and lilies
of the valley had come to New York
East side school through one of the
flower missions that do what they can
toward equalizing things between peo
pie who live where flowers grow and
the unlucky ones who don't. One of
the teachers was doing her best to dis
tribute the blossoms fairly among the
grimy, eager little hands that reached
out ravenOusly for them. But there
was one mite of a child who seemed
quite Indifferent to the gift; she just
sat stOlidly looking on while the 9th.
ers glOated over the blossoms.
Don't you want some roses, An.
nie?" the teacher asked her. Here's
a nice bunch"
A pair of unresponsive eyes looked
up from the sharp little face. and the
frOwsy head shook slowly
Nom" she said. shortly. Il don't
want no flowers. I amt dead"
She had never seen flowers used ex
cept at funerals. and that, she sup
posed, was what they were for.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
TRACT THAT HAS NO OWNER.
Strip Of Land in the South May Pos
sibiy Be Part Of the Realm of
England.

There is strip of land of consider.
able area lying between New Church
and POmOmoke City. Md. that for
more than century truly has been
called mo Mans Land" 1t is not
within the recollection of the Oldest
resident of AccOmac county, Va, or
of Worcester county, Md, that any
one ever has laid claim to it, nor are
there any records of it in the courts
of either county. Even the question
as to which of the two states the land
belongs to never has been considered
seriously.
Not few of the older residents
hold to the opinion that the land
does not even belong to the Unite1
States, some of them going SO far
as to say that if it belongs to any
country at all it is England's, as the
mother country owned everything
down that way before the Declaration
of Independence changed ownership
and they think it more than likely
that in dividing up Virginia and Mary
land overlooked "NO Mans Land"
leaving it out in the cold and making
of it a miniature territory without
a ruler.
There are between 800 and 400
acres of virgin soil in the tract that
could be made to produce bumper
crops, but no one cultivates it, and
SO far as is known to-day there is
no one who has any desire to do so.
For some unaccOuntable reason it
does not appeal strongly to the farm
ers and truckers of this section and
they always take good care to steer,
clear of the apparently hOOdOOed land.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
LIKE THEIR EGGS Favored.
Chinese Have Little Use for Product
Of the Humble Hen When Il
10 Fresh.

DIR. Malegnon, who has dwelt long in
China, gives some curious details of
the food of the Chinese. This is what
he says of the Sons of Heaven" and
the way they eat eggs:
THE Chinese are great eaters of
eggs, which they take hard boiled.
One finds them in all the roadside
places for refreshment. The Celes-
tails have an expression: Eggs of q
hundred years. The eggs are not al
ways a century old, but you are able
to get them of many years standing
The Celestials have a preference
for the egg of the duck or goose. They
are placed with aromatic herbs in
slaked lime for a period more or less
long, the minimum time of treatment
being five or six weeks. Under the
influence of time the yolk liquefies
and takes on a dark green color The
white coagulates and becomes green.
THE product of the eggs which has
a strong OdOr, from which a stranger
betakes himself quickly, the Chinese
eat as hors d'oeuvre. and it is said to
have the taste of lobster"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
BIRDS DO THEIR Wc....KE VII
Homing Pigeons Employed to Carry
Packages and Letters Between
Australian Lighthouses.

Pretty pigeons of Australia carry
packages and messages between Ho-
bart and Maatsuyker Island light
house, q distance of about seventy
five miles. Last November they called
physician for a lighthouse attendant
and probably saved his lie. Three
birds are liberated with messages
every three weeks. and when accident
or illness occurs three additional birds
are set free. Twelve birds in all are
used for the service. While mes
sages have not always reached their
destination. the service has neverthe-
less been highly satisfactory. The
messages are written on a piece OF.
paper tied under the birds wing; but
the marine board has in view some
cellulOid cases which may be adjusted
under the birds wing and in which
good deal of information might be
carried.
The birds are fed on gray peas of
good quality. get plenty of grit and
fresh water and are kept thoroughly
clean. They are also allowed at their
station plenty of opportunity for need
full exercise. That Maatsuyker Island
lighthouse. which has most isolated
position. could secure physician
from Hobart sixteen hours after he
had been sent for by pigeon post has
suggested important possibilities for
more general use Of hOming pigeons
for such service. Trophies are to
be provided for hOming competitions,
SO as to encourage owners to breed
the best descriptions of carriers. There
are about 10000 of these birds In Aus
tralia
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
GREAT FRENcHMAN IS RIGHT
Ambassador Jusserand criticises
Americans for Their Neglect Of
Country's Rivers.

His Excellency, NJ. Jusserand, the
French ambassador, is astounded at
the greatness Of the United States.
II the people of France had such
rivers as are in the west they would
dam them all and allow no water to
go tn waste. Irrigation is the mighty
cure for western America.
And the suave ambassador of
France is right. We do dam our
rivers, and We ought to dam them
more. The policy Of interior canals
Is the very genius of economic de-
velOpment in the future.
In some sections we dam our rivers
more than others. There are times
when the rampant Mississippi" re.
ceives it's full share of this attention,
and only. short time ago the Ar
kansas river, eating its way through
a narrow neck of land. made q new
channel and left the prosperous river
town of Douglas three miles inland,
and Douglas has been ever since
"damning" the river to the full limit
Of the Drawn and the breath OF Its
indignant citizens
So that 1t Is a very wise and pOpu-
lar observation offered by his excel
lency of France.-New York Ameri-
can.r
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
Flipped Coin to Choose Husband.

FIipped Coin to Choose Husband.
Mary Karpowicz of Worcester,
Mass. was greatly perplexed. She
was cOurted by twins, liked them
equally well and, perhaps, would have
been willing to marry them both as a
way out of her dilemma but for the
law. Finally she tipped up a coin
saying:
Heads Michael wins. tails l marry
Alexander" Down came the quarter
with the lady uppermost Alexander
Kalnouska said glumly:
You win, Michael"
will you be best man, Alexander
asked Michael
Il will not" said Alexander, I'll
take the next steamer back to Russia
You can have Mary. Good-by, Michael
GOOd-by. Mary" And Alexander de-
parted to pack his trunk >
The KalnOuska twins, 81 years old,
followed Mary Karpowicz $500 miles
from Russia. They roomed and worked
together and pooled their savings,
both counting Mary assiduously. Al
exander called one evening, Michael
the next
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
AID FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS
German Physician Tells of Best
Method Of Producing Artificial
Respiration.

Dr. Schafer, in the Berliner kliniSche
WOchenschrift. gives the following di.
rectiOns for artificial respiration in
cases of apparent drowning.
THE movements of artificial res.
piratiOn should be begun at once as
soon as the patient has been removed
from the water, and no time should
be lost in removing or loosening the
clothing. AS soon as taken from the
water lay the patient on his stomach
with outstretched arms, the face
turned to one side, the operator kneel
ing astride, or to one side of the
patient
place the hands on the small of
the back of the patient. one on each
side, with the thumbs parallel. Bend
forward with outstretched arms. SO
that the weight of the operator will
rest on his wrist joints, and SO make
even. strong downward pressure upon
the lower ribs and lOins OF the patient,
and remain so while counting slowly
1-2-3. The operator then swings
back, taking away the pressure on his
hands, which are kept in the same
position, and remains SO while count.
ing slowly 1-2-3.
This forward and backward move.
ment, producing and relieving the pres
sure on the lOins, is to be maintained
without noticeable intermissOn at the
rate of about twelve times a minute
The pressure drives the air from the
lungs. the removal of the pressure
draws the air in again. The move
ments are to be continued until nat.
ural respiration begins"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
The Roman Senate.

The Roman senate. said to have
originally been composed of 100 mem.
bers. was raised to 800 by Tarquinius
Priscus: to about 600 by Sylla, about
81 b. c.. and to 900 by Julius Caesar.
1t was reformed and reduced to 600
by Augustus. and gradually lost it's
power and dignity under the emperors
The mere form existed in the reign of
Justinian. A second senate. formed
at Constantinople by Constantine. re-
tanned its Office till the ninth century
S. P. Q. r. on the Roman standard
stood for "Senatus POpulus que Ro
manus" ('the Roman Senate and PEG
ple'O. A senatus cOnsultum was law
enacted by the senate.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
Caruso's Sideboard Voice.

When the orchestra got tired at the
German garden man stepped up on
the platform, opened the door of an
escritoire and turned the crank.
whereupOn there issued a marvellous
voice which filled the place. "Caru.
So" explained one. 'Splendid!"
mo wonder he injured his voice."
remarked another. Must have
strained it to sing into a photograph
with a horn effect. but to sing into
escritOires and bookcases and any old
thing like that! First thing you know
they'll be opening up sideboard and
CarusO's voice will come believing
out of that"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
One Way to Get Rain.

Last summer the Sicilians suffered
from drought. The peasants implored
heaven for rain, but without effect.
Saint Sebastian was besought, but
he seemed Indifferent to the temporal
wants of the people. Some one on the
present occasion has hit upon a novel
idea, and when the statue of the saint
was carried in procession they stuck
IN his mouth bit of fish. the hardest
and dryest that they could find. II
now remains to be seen whether this
procedure viii have the desired eff
feet
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
Gold from sunken Ships.

WOsO uUObu S0UNSU SUbPOs
In the most bOisterOus part of
Mounts bay, and almost unapproach-
able except by sea, lies Dollar COVE,
where for the past three months a
treasure seeking expedition. sent down
by London syndicate. has been quiet
ly working. says the London Chron-
icle. The company of seekers some
three or four weeks ago suspended
operations In order to get more pow
erful pumps and gear. These are in
working order, and although the sal
vors have little to say about the mat
ter. they appear to be hopeful of sue
cess. In the year 1888 Spanish ship
went ashore there with about 20 tons
OF specie aboard.
Everybody who lives on the coast
Is familiar with the appearance of the
dollars. as large numbers have been
washed up on the beach from time to
time. Gold pieces are said to have
been discovered recently by people
walking on the beach.