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Middletown transcript., 1910-11-26
NEW JURY PANEL

The jury commissioners OF New Castle
county drew the following list Of jurors
for the remainder Of this term at Che New
Castle Court House, Tenth and Market
streets, Tuesday afternoon. The new list Of
jurors. including the districts they are
from, is as follows:
Fret district - William J. Burton,
Samuel H. Chadwick. Robert 7. Davis,
George II. Simon.
Second-George 81. FisheF, Cecil G.
Hahn, Thomas Holt, Alfred TAFT.
Third-Maurice Alex ander, Harry Belts
William 7. Gray, John Il. Minnick.
Fourth-John Dordon. George r. Rob-
erts, Andrew J. Travis, Hiram Ysrgsr.
Fifth-Chsrles Fl. Blaine, Alexander
Harper, John B. Morrow, John G. Stab.
sixth-John Paschall, Eber Y. TaIley.
seventh-Edwin W. Dunlap, Clifford
McEIwee.
Eighth-Archibald S. Walton. Robert
NJ. Walkers
Ninth-s B. Herdman, s. W. Pier
son.
Tenth-Edvard R. Ellington, Robert
c. Gordon.
Eleyensh-william H. Evans, Edgar
McMullen.
William Anderson. Richard
L. 0ofer.
rbirtesnth-Edrard ". Pleasanson,
Waiter Yansant.
Fourteenth-LeWis Fennimore, Will.
liam NJ. Belts.
Fifleenth-SamueI Derrickson, Hor.
ace David.
Middletown transcript., 1910-11-26
Positively
A
High Dollar Sale
At McIntyre's Hotel. MiddIetown
Saturday, DECEMBER ID. 1910
= .4::ss =: o'clock, P. M, Sharp.
NINE HEAD OF


No. |. SADIE, brown mare, kind, will
work anywhere.
No. 2. Brown Mule, years old, nice
worked. These mules will be sold sepa.
rate as they are not mated.
No. g. Black Mare Mule, 2 years old,
nice big and strong, active, we'll bred mule,
and hard to beat, has been worked.
No. 4. BILLY, bay colt, 2 years old.
nice big roomy colt, with plenty Of time
70 grow; has been worked, by Savin's
Prince.
No. S. BETTE H., 4 years old.
brown mare; by Prince March, kind and
fearless, safe for lady to drive, and good
traveller.
No. 6. FRANCIS p, 8 yeals old this
fall, beautiful bay trotting mare, fearless
of all objects, steam or autos, broken siil-
gle, sired by Bonweil, Let dam by SulIi-
vaR's Dnroc. ID dam BY Blackmore.
M. z MARIE, bay mare, years old.
sound and kind, fearless and road horse,
good free traveller.
No. s. LIZZIE, Nutwood, sorrel mare,
l3 years old, bred and raised by the late
Mr.. r. L. Nandain, she by Nntwood
Prince, 2.273, 1st dam BY BIackmore,
I'd, by New York Dictator, 8 standard
bred crosses, and is in foal 10 Prince
March, 2.134, the sire of r. T. c.. 2.l41,
trial 200, Prince March, Jr, 2.I7f, Bill
Williams, 2.ll4, Mabel G., 22I, and
Black Prince, 2.204.
No. 8. NELLIE MARCH, eorrel wean.
ling Oily, dam Lizzie Nntwood, Nc 8 on the
list, sired BY Prince March, 2,I34 This
is nice big Rrowthy trotting fiIiy and
good gated trotter, she has 4 crosses 81
standard bred blood in her veiIfs.
The above are all owned and raised by
j. o. Green, and are TO- be sold for the
high dollar.
JOHN c. GREEN.
Middletown transcript., 1910-11-26
rHAT LEGAL OPINION

THE TRANSCRIPT wishes to ia.
form The Stars Dover cores
pondent and all others, that the
certain former State Treasurer
referred TO by him, has not
written a line for its columns for
several years. And to remove
from the shoulders of this ''form-
er treasurer" all responsibility
for the legal opinion declaring
Mr.. dpaid's act Illegal in holding
the Teachers, Institute outside OF
New Castle County, we will state
that the editorial in question was
written by W. E. Wright.
Middletown transcript., 1910-11-26
Cooking Utensils
and Hardware

At a time when working
utensils are most needed We
are closing out our stock of
first quality agateware at less
than cost. 90c white lined tea
kettles 8 quarts to go at onlJ
Soc.
75c white lined dishpan /
quarts 45c. Coffee pots, te
pots, buckets, strainers, ban
mers, locks and everything
the line of kitchen utensils al
hardware to go al reductip
equal to and greater than thess
Middletown transcript., 1910-11-26
Toys & Holiday Goods

We have purchased a larger line
Of toys and holiday goods than was
ever before seen in Middletown.
These goods are now on display in
the Broad Street end of our store
and will be sold with TIE rest of our
stock at a tremendous sacrifice.
Every piece of it is to be sold, too,
for not S1o0 worth of this line must
be in our store on the morning of
January 1st.
Three barrels of fancy glassware.
bought to sell at 15c, to go at 10c.
Several hundred pieces of fancy
goods, were to be sold at 25c, to go
at 15c.
2Sc pictures IS in.x2o in. to go at
ioc.
Hundreds Of toys of all descrip-
tions 1c to $500; worth double.
Middletown transcript., 1910-11-26
Dry Goods

A large stock Of muslinsl,
ginghams, outing flannel, can
ton flannel, daisy cloth, a
wool dress goods, lining
chambray, calieoes, etc, all
be sold at greatly reduc
prices.
Middletown transcript., 1910-11-26
liche "a THE TRANsc

AS@@ SSNe~-~
"And che others simply laughed
at him and then went away and
spestt the money for votes. They
knew what was expected of lhem."
An of which "frst reason
amounts to, this viz, that the
Every Evening "knew $53, ,0O0.O(
was spent for votes, but because
''the donor" set up a lying de
fence which didn't deceive the
Every Evening, therefore it can
not prosecute. Could any luna
tic in Farnhurst beat that for
editorial tergiversation and. 'rea.
soning!"
But hear reason number two
''Also the statute of limitation
bars prosecution in this case. Had
we possessed in time the proof that
is now available, there might have
been some move Ia she direction Of
prosecution. "
Any delt in the state that be-
lieves the Every Evening even
now possessing any proof other
than its cheap insinuation and
bare say sof Why, were that
true, its daily blossoming out in
scare.head type, would make that
noble exponent Of civic purity
/. .. Republican civic purity
look like a circus poster! But
to 60 back to this marvellous
piece Of conditional valor; "If
we had possessed" etc. All !!
''if." Well, let us suppose so,
what then? "There might have
been some move etc." Perchance,
maybe, the Every Evening would
have actually done something be.
sides talk-had not its courage,
like Bob Acres s'oozed out at its
finger ends. Night have been
some move, etc. /" "a litlIe-a
trife-iust a bit ia move, may
be! Cautious bravery, this hypo.
thetical threat, safeguarded with
two qualifications. IF We had,
etc.-there might have been some
more In the direction Of a prosecu-
tionm No rashness in that. 4 all
these contingencies lad happen
ed the Every Evening would have
quit prsting, and really made at
last ''some move in the direc-
ton of q prosecution. Quite
like opera boufe. In truth, since
the crazy Quixote so valiantly
charged the flock of sheep and
the lying Falstaff hacked his own
sword, heroic annals have not
known so intrepid an achieve.
ment.
But to drop the comic Of it all.
The Every Evening asserts as
precisely as it ever does anything
Athat it "has reliable information, !"
tc., that "proof is now avail.
le," of all this bribery. We
refore, challenge it to quit
king behind its sInrring gen.
les and come ous into the
ike an honest newspaper
of b ing tax, n seriously,
uce this proof, giving
place and circum.
Eill enable its readers
ether or not athe
bese conspirators, !"
this much harped
bribery. Or, in
cular, we bid
or shut up. Z
r, then THE
pon with all
fair play
Iafumnia.
pg sole
I'd gos-
effect,
ppt.
di-
Middletown transcript., 1910-11-26

Also at the same tlme and place and %
same terms.
One yearIing Colt, by Prince March.
q l34 ont eta Kentucky bred mare, nice
big colt, good gated tFottar.
One 1900 ID. work horse, sound and
kind.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-19
and Mining company, Incorporated with

and Mining company, incorpora ted with
an auth orized capital stock of S1o0, 900.
The company proposes to carry on n
general mining business, with the prin-
cipal office in Birmingham and mines
near Marion, in Crittenden county. Ken
lucky. Several Birmin CHAM men arc
connected with the company, among
whom are Thomas Roscoe, president
and general manager, and G. r. Harsh.
secretary and treasurer. Other moor
porators are: William Bibby of Little
ton, j. NJ. Persons of Marion, Ky, and
Harry Watkins of Cardiff. Tie com
pany will begin business with the total
amount of capital stock paid In
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-19
MAD DASH THROUGH
BURNING BRIDGE

st. Paul. June 18.-Traveing so miles
an hour, the Oriental limited tine fast
Burlington train from Chicago 20 st.
Paul, carrying Prince Fushimi, cousin
of the Emperor of japan, and Princess
Fushimi, early today shot out on the
bridge which spans the Wisconsin
river while the structure was burning,
The engineer ran his train through the
flames, then applied The brakes and
members of the train crew, with fire
extinguishers and buckets of water, put
out the fire
Prince and Princess Fushimi are on
their way home from tour around the
world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-19
Underwriters Adjourn

Jackson, Miss, June 1S.-(Special.)-
The Mississippi Underwriters associa-
ton adjourned today after having Sc
lected Greenwood as meeting place for
next year and enjoyed an old fashioned
barbecue rendered by local insurance
men. The following officers were elect.
ed for the ensuing year: President, B
T. Grimes, Meridian; vice president, f
B. Becker, Brookhaven; secretary, ]. X
Moore Vfcksburg; delegate to nationa
association, w. F. Rumble, Laurel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-19

F. D. Nabers, the candidate
for Recorder, will not be influ-
enced by any ring-and has
the patience to hear evidence
and decide cases on their merits.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-19

Exum is an enthusiast in
everything that pertains to Bir-
mingham's good; he has shown
it in every way; we need en-
thusiasts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-19
New Mining Company Formed

Articles of Incorporation wee filed
yesterday in the office of the PROBATE
court for the Alabama Fluorspar, Lead
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-19
SEE COREY.

The wonderful new city
streets cars running today.
Transfer at Avenue E and 18th
St, Ensley, to Corey line.
The Holbrook news., 1910-05-20

It was cola day for the patriotic song sentimentalist when Oscar G. Sonneck, chief of the Music Division in the Library of Congress, completed his Report on The Star-Spangled Ban ner," and three other National songs Sf America, says the Philadelphia Ledg- er That was the formal notice to the purveyor of soul throbs that he had only few weeks left before the pub lication of the volume in which to pur. sue his favorite occupation. And now that the researches of trained his torian have brushed away the cobwebs from every corner and creyice of ex- isting data relative to four of the fa- vorite numbers in the patriotic roper tory, what is left of the former halo of glory which once encircled the ra- contour of the quavering voice and weepful eye-he who, surrounded by lage saloon, or in any other coZy cor ner equally conducive to the spinning of romantic thrillers, drew from their willing eyes salt tears in such pro fusion that their systems soon felt the need of liquid replenishment? In his new book Mir. Sonneck has cleverly placed side by side number of Original" accounts of how The Star S2angled Banner" was first sung or set to music.
 Copies of the song were struck off in handbill form and promiscuously distributed on the street. Catching with popular favor like prairie fire, 1t spread in every direction, was read and discussed until, in less than an hour, the news spread all over the city. Picked up by crowd assem- bled about Capt. McCauley's tavern, next to the Holiday Street theatre, where two brothers, Charles and Ferd- inand Durang, musicians and actors, were stopping. the latter mounted a chair and rendered it in fine style to large assemblage."
 second version states that it was first printed and put upon the press by Capt Edes of Baltimore. belonging
The Holbrook news., 1910-05-20

to Col. Longs Twenty-seventh Regi- ment of Militia; that it was given him by the author. and that it was soldiers in front of the Holiday Street Theater, "whO used to congregate at the adjoining tavern to get their early mint juleps." From this account it is also inferred that Ferdinand Durong was the first soloist to sing the song, while his brother Charles and the sol diers formed the chorus. third ac- count. though somewhat more elabo. rate, agrees with the second. adding that 'the old air. 'Anacreon in Heav- en- had been adapted to it by the au- thor" and that "Mr Edes was desired so to print it on the top of the bal lad
 But these stories, after all, are com paratively tame. Observe how much greater the play of imagination in the ensuing narrative, which MT. Sonneck clips out of Harper's Magazine dated 1871, being an interview with an old friend of Key:
 Have you heard of Francis Keys poem?' said one of our men, coming in one evening as we lay scattered over the green hill near the Captains mar quee. It was rude copy, and written in a scrawl which Horace Greeley might have mistaken for his own. He read it aloud, once. twice, three times, until the entire division seemed elec- trified by its pathetic eloquence.
 An idea seized Ferdinand Durang Hunting up a volume of flute music which was in somebody's tent, he i'm patiently whistled snatches of tune after tune, just as they caught his quick eye. One, called 'Anacreon in Heaven II have played it often, for it was in my book that he found it) [, struck his fancy and riveted his atten- tion. Note after note fell from his puckered lips until, with leap and a shout he exclaimed. Boys, I've hit it!' and. fitting the tune to the words, they sang out for the first time the song of The Star-Spangled Banner How the men shouted and clapped, for never was there wedding of poetry to lnu-
The Holbrook news., 1910-05-20

generation become the academic speech of the next We are always ready tc admit this after a change has been completed, but the purist in speech always disputes it while the change is going on. An interesting case in point is the rapid growth in what is con sidered good English of a phrase con fined for many years to the mouths oi the vulgar. The use of the accusative for the nominative case after vert is notorious fault of children and adults of imperfect education. Par. ents and teachers have to battle stren. uously against the Its me-" Its him." Its her." of childish speech And you often catch adults careful about other things, even such refine ments as the use of shall and will oI the subjunctive moods, calmly taking you into their confidence by making some statement strictly Between you and l." Theoretically these are alike unpardonable, but there has been 6 growing disposition of the phrase. Its me" to rise above the others from the muck of vulgar speech to the author ity of literary writing. We do moi know how to explain this, unless it be by the analogy of the French phrase "Cest moi" That may have grown up in precisely the same way, although we believe that the moi is called . second form of the nominative. The same fiction will probably be employ ed when it comes to be received in the English grammars and dictionaries In the meantime the phrase has been making its way in the best literature first cautiously in the speech of ir. responsible characters and finally with the authority of the writer himself. We remember it distinctly in Kipling anC more vaguely in Stevenson. Finally comes an English professor of phil ology, named Jespersen, with a plea for full acceptance of the phrase on the ground that Its r. has become pedan- tic, while usage has made Its me" perfectly sound locution.
The Holbrook news., 1910-05-20
HIGH LOCOMOTIVE SPEEDS.
Present Method May Yet Make Coco
 Showing Against NIOnorafI.

Present Method May Yet Make Good Showing Against MOnOraiI.
 The high speeds which are predicted for the Brennan monorail lead one naturally to compare them with the best that the ordinary steam or cleo tric locomotive on double rails can do, the London Globe says. It seems prob able that the monorail will eventually beat the double rail. but it's capabil ities still remain in the region O., prophecy, while the locomotives to which we are accustomed have proved themselves by actual running tests AnG their records show that they may yet make good fight with the new CT traction, backed as they are by wealthy companies and enormous vest ed interests. Speeds of sixty miles an hour maintained over fairly long stretches of line are common to most good railways; a speed of seventy miles is reached in almost every express run, and short bursts of eighty and ninety miles an hour are frequent on the four leading lines of this coun. try. An experiment made in Ger
 
 was possible to maintain a speed of anything between eighty and ninety miles an hour for long stretches, but in this case the line has to be spe. cially cleared and unusually powerful locomotives have to be employed. The real difficulty in the way of very high speeds is that for long-distance journeys where traffic is great there must be constant stoppages, and al though it is possible to accelerate and accelerate the speed very quickly after each stop-especially with electric traction, as our underground lines show-the discomfort to the passen- gers of such rapid changes of speed is very great if pushed beyond a cer tain point.
The Holbrook news., 1910-05-20
Athletics in the Armx.

The United States soldier is tougher and stronger-physicaly tougher-ttan he was before the Spanish war," said Capt. R. E. Thomas of Wilmington, Del. Tt is not the war which is to be thanked for it. Athletic training has done the work. It is said this country gives far more attention to the phy- sical culture of its soldiers than does either Great Britain, France or Ger many.
 While they require a daily setting up exercise similar to our own, these gun calisthenics and other prescribed forms of muscle stretching are supple mented in this country by athletic sports.
 These are not compulsory. They do not need to be. They have been en-
The Holbrook news., 1910-05-20
MANILA SHORT ON CIGARS.
Dealers Shipping Most of Them Here
 to Anticipate Tariff Change.

Dealers Shipping Most of Them Here
 to Anticipate Tariff Change.
 Manila is short on cigars and every body there is complaining, asserts Captain Evans of the British steam ship Indrasamha, in Saturday from China. Japan and the Philippines.
 You Americans are depriving us of our smokes" declared the captain to a Boston Herald reporter Good cigars cannot be had in Manila for love or money because they are being sent to the United States in anticipation of tariff changes. During the five days this ship was at Cebu the price of cigars increased 20 per cent. While I was about those waters the increase amounted to 30 per cent and every body who loves the weed was asking how soon the cost of cigars would be prohibitory.
 Manila supplies most of Asia with cigars China gets her supply from the islands. many go to Japan and Singapore. I tried to get 300 cigars at Manila and couldn't succeed, for they were not in the market. My stevedore also failed to procure a supply at my request Masters of ships complain about the situation in tobacco and blame exporters.
 The Indrasamha has 2,50O,OOO cigars from Manila in her holds. and it Is
The Holbrook news., 1910-05-20
SINGING OLD SoNGs.
Nations Lawmakers Pay Tribute A
 America,s Promfueut Bards

Nations Lawmakers Pay Tribute A America's Prominent Bards.
 A group of senators had gathered in the committee room. It had been hard day, in which there had been incessant study of schedules. inter spersed with wrangles over technical points, that had been wearisome. In the midst of the silence and gloom some one started to hum an old song half-forgotten by many present Then others began to sing or whistle famiE jar airs, and tell incidents of interest and moment connected with those songs that had been turning points in their own lives. Finally it was agreed among the small body of senators that. after a summary was made of the songs of the country, two names stood out prominently in American music John Howard Payne, whose remains were brought back to Washington from foreign soil by grateful republic. and Stephen c. Foster, says Joe Mitchell Chapple in the National Magazine The many melodies connected with those two names will live long in the hearts of the people. It was suggest ed that the remains of Stephen C. Foster ought also to be brought to Washington Aond rest beside those. of John Howard Payne in Oakhill Ceme- tery.
 It is a singular thing that the inn mortal song, "Home, Sweet Home" should have been written by an Amer ican. and yet was sung first on foreign soil in 1923. It was Jenny Lind whe immortalized this song in Washington The lawmakers of the nation stood there in the twilight and paid tI1b- ute to these two great song writers which was certainly indicative of the power of music over the human heart
 It was agreed that the songs Of Ste phen C. Foster, the Pennsylvania bal ladist, which have been translated into every language under heaven, and have touched the hearts of human be- ings of every race and cline, have inn mortalized their writer. The senators agreed that this sweet minstrel of the United States ought to have mont ment such as would be worthy of one who had left so deep an impress upon the worlds history.
The Holbrook news., 1910-05-20

Yonug men from distant lands are United States for an education, and clubs consisting wholly of foreign stu dents now exist at twenty leading col leges and universities. These clubs, the total membership of which is about two thousand, representing almost every land under the sun, recently held their thifd anual convention at Cor nell University. The presence of these young foreigners is incidentally of no small benefit to the American boys with whom they come in contact.