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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1910-03-05
MIDD1ErOwE, DEL, MARCH s, 1910
LACK GOODWIN JAILED

While not invoking any ORA
CONAN penalty upon this briber
thus Justly brought to book,
neither are we joining those
maudlin apologists of his grave
crime, who are so tragically be-
moaning his richly merited fate
las though some good man, over
whelmed in heroic endeavor, un-
deservedly felt the heavy hand
of misfortune!
We have no patience with that
brand of fools who are already
prating of "pardon for poor
Jack, u as though this professional
briber were some worthy patriot
fallen a martyr to duty! One
wonders, too, if the fate of some
honest mechanic crippled in the
useful pursuit of an honorable
craft, would have loosened this
millionaire Craig's purse strings
in such open sesame fashion as
did the fate of this notorious
malefactor caught red handed in
crime!
We are not condemning Jack
Goodwin above his fellow briber,
Jack Barr, upon whom in Sussex
the sharp ak of justice has
CHANGED to fall less heavily, but
we do felicltate all Delawareans
that at last a brace Of the rascals,
who for hire would undermine
the very Temple of Liberty, have
been made to feel the lash of the
law.
The event is the suspicious
harbinger of a better day for our
Commonwealth-ofa purer ballot
and a cleaner legislation Gone
are the classic olden days when
Democratic voters were wont to
perch on rural fence rails awaiting
the competitive purchasers of
their own party; gone tho Sc later
dishonorable days and scenes,
when, to the shame of a large
faction Of the Republican party,
a rich rogue like Addicks dared
unrebuked to disburse a bride ex-
chequer Of almost a million |!
Thank God neither those earlier,
nor these later briberies, could
now with such impunity be per.
petrated.
Thus we are beholding the
spectacle of representative
scamp from each Of the two part
les pilloried before all the people
Of this state as convicted felons;
and the wrath of that people
should fall swiftly and dire upon
the head Of any one, in private
or official station, who should
seek to abate one jot Of the pun
ishment so meritedly visited upon
them both.
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0REIcIAL DIsRfsPrcT FOR law

1.-THE growing disrespect for law, not
alone among these who live by its viola
ton. but even AMONG the sworn officers
of the law, when it runs counter 10 per-
sonal convenience or prejudice, is we'll IL
Illustrated by case that is reported from
Middletown. We find tie facts set forth
in the current issue of the MIDDLETowE
TRANscRIHT, by Mr.. William +. Wright,
4 citizen OF Middletown who seems to
stand practically alone in his protest
against what appears to be an attempt on
the part of a magistrate and town COM
missioners of Middletown to protect
yioIator Of the law from the consequences
OF his wrong-doing. Even The TRANSCRIPT
makes no comment upon the case, leaving
it's courageous correspondent to bear the
brunt OF Directing to conduct on the part
II the town officials which should arouse
the ire of every citizen OF the State.
'Bdt Mr.. Kirk seems to have some hold
or some undue influence with the officials
of MiddletoWn, and it is against this state
Of affairs that Mr.. Wright very justly pro
tests. OF course he should receive the
moral encouragement and active support
Of every citizen who respects the law and
of every newspaper in the State.
"This particular case in its immediate
results concerns only Middletown, but it
involves principle that concerns every
commuDity in the country, and We Join
Mr.. Wright in protesting against the
action of Magistrate Cox and the town
commissioners in relation thereto, THE
Star.
The Stars censure Of The
TRANSCRIPT for failing to COM
ment upon the Kirk sale of cigar
cites to small boys is unmerited.
| Reference to our issue of Feb
ruary 18th will show The Star
that we commented with great
severity upon Kinks excuseless
offense in corrupting the Middle
town lads.
We are glad to find our es-
teemed contemporary uttering
SO manly a protest against the
vile traffic that for a few pennies
would injure both the health and
morals of helpless childhood.
We are also pleased to learn
that, consequent upon the cam
paign against this great evil
started by THE TRANSCRIPT three
weeks ago and vigorously pushed
by it ever since, movement has
been begun in other towns to
stamp it out. We trust that the
indignant citizens of our State
everywhere may likewise do their
duty in protecting their little lads
against the INSCRIPTIONS greed
| that would work their ruin.
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Communicated
THE FARMER

Ny DEAR SIR:-Your readers should be
little more interested in their general we'll
fare than appearances do indicate. /
know that principally, your circulation
lists include men, whose calling is the
same az my own and I know that there
fore they should take greater interest
in 1.-THE farm" than they do.
The day is not far distant, when
farmer will have greater opportunities
than he at present enjoys, for the very
simple reason that We to-day do business
as individuals; but l forecast for the
oranges of our country more popular
ity than they have now, and that
means in reality the most gigantic trust
that this continent of ours will ever know,
and the present time is but the dawning
of this new era.
1t will be for the benefit Of all and in
it's scope most everything will be possible.
We will one day have our own factor
les, and make our own machinery and
more Of it will be used than now for the
simple reason that there will be eimi-
mated the two profits Of to-day, i. e., the
manufacture and the middleman or agent
who to-day thrives wonderously off the
needs of We who do the work.
The creamery as run and operated will
be stupendous in its possibilities, mas
much as the city milkman will be alto
gether extinct and there will be the in.
finiteIy better price to we the producers
and much lesser cost to the consumers
with its Incidental better product and no
need for the doetored quantities SO
that the cities poor will not live in the
wake OF positive death or disease as now
they are compelled TO do on account Of
the direct drive for 6ltby lucre by the
dishonest city milk dealer.
There will be in our cities uniform
prices for everything Of the dairy at de.
pots established and directly operated by
men who know and understand, who also
are paid good living wage. Ibis IDEA
will kill the twelve city milkwagons de-
livering in one block for the one wagon
will do all and the huge expense as now
will be naturally obliterated.
Further, we will have direct connec-
tons will the proper channels Of infor-
nation on crops and it will be our fault if
an acre Of ground does not yield that
which it should.
No wheat or corn kings and With living
for the wide world at a proper figure will
mean blessing to our people, and Mr..
Reader as your laugh sounds out as you
read this remember that it will all come
to pass one of these days.
A Fool FARMER.
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THE WILMINGTON CONFERENCE
The Program Was Prepared by Rev. r.
2. MartindaIe

80
The program Of the animal session of
the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Conference at Salisbury. has been made
public. II was prepared by Rev. 7. E.
Martindale and is as follows:
Monday, March 14-8 P. M, examina-
tions, Presbyterian lecture room.
Tuesday, March 1872 P. M, Evange-
listic institute, speaker, Rev. w. H. Nor.
gan, DID,; 5 P. NJ, missionary sermon,
Rev. E. G. Macnichol, ID.
Wednesday, March 1919 A. NJ, Sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper; 10 A. NJ,
opening session and organizing Of the
conference, Bishop John w. Hamilton,
LII D., presiding; 2 P. NJ, evangelisIic
institute, speaker, Rev. DR.. w. H. Nor
gan; s P. NJ, popular lecture by Bishop
Hamilton at the courthouse for the ben
eft Of the injured San Francisco churches,
subject, Some persons of Qualify in 30
ton" e.
Thursday, March l7-8 A. NJ. ,devotions;
8 A. NJ, conference session; l.30 P. M,
conference claimants anniv ersary, chair
man, Rev H, S. Thompson; speaker, DR..
j. B. Hinsley; 5 P. NJ, anniversary of
Wonan's Home Missionary Society ,presi.
dent, Mrs. G. G. Browne; speaker, Mrs.
Wilbur P. Thirkield; 7.30 P. NJ anniver.
sary OF the Conference Epworth League,
chairman, Rev. D. j. Givan; speaker, p.
II. Swift, of Baltimore, subject ''rhe Mis-
sions of the Epworth League"
Friday, March 1873 A. NJ, devotion;
A. NJ, conference session; 10 A. NJ.
Bishops address to the class for admission;
SOP. NJ, anniversary OF the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society, chairman,
Rev. G. T. Wyatt, DID,; speaker, Rev.
Henry Farmer, Of Washington, d. c.; 8
P. NJ, Board of Education, chairman,
Rev. H. w. Kellogg, d D.. speaker, DIR.
Thomas Nicholson; Z 80 P. M, Board Of
Home Missions and Church Extension,
chairman, Rev. Adam Stengle; speaker,
Rev. Henry Forbes.
Saturday, March 1913 80 A. M devo-
tions; A. M, conference session.; 8 P. NJ,
anniversary of Freedman's Aid Society,
chairman, Rev. H. 7. Quigg; speaker, DIR.
j. G. Spencer; 7.30 P. NJ, temperance
anniversai chairman, Rev. j. NJ. Arters.
Sunday, March 20-9 so A. NJ confer
ence love feast in charge Of Rev. c. W.
Pettyman, DID,; IL A. NJ, sermon by
Bishop John W. Hamilton, DID,; 2 P.
NJ, anniversary of the Board of Sunday
Schools, chairman, Rev. w. G. Koons;
speaker, Rev 0. S. Bsketel; 8 l5 P. M,
ordination OF deacons and elders and con-
secratiou of deaconesses, in charge of Bis
hop Hamilton; 80 P NJ, anniversary
of Board Of Foreign Missionaries, chair
man, H. s. Goldey; speaker, Rev. DR..
John F. Goucher.
Monday, March 1850 A. NJ, deVo-
tions; A. NJ, conference sessions. Sub
segment sessions will be at the order Of
the conference.
The program shows many prominent
churchmen as speakers during the session,
over which Bishop John w. Hamilton
will preside.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1910-03-05
[ Communicated.
A MOTHERS VIEW

Mr.. EDITOR Reading in THE TRAN
SCRIPT Fathers" letter recalled to me
having seen a number Of small boys ap-
parently under and over 8 year of age
smoking, suppose cigars. This was dur-
ing visit to MiddIetown few weeksago
and I wondered did the parents know the
ruiDous, nay, deadly effect this habit
would have on these same small or large
boys, that grows with each indulgence,
running their morals, health and stunting
their growth, SO that their whole life is
backened, their health ruined for q
brief moments indulgence in this dread
fol so-called pleasure that commences its
deadly work at the top.
One greatly interested,
A MOTHER.
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cHAUNcEY AGAIN m THE LTMELIdHT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-In celebration
Of the one hundred and seventy-eighth
anniversary Of the birth of Washington,
She National Capital to-day was ablaze
with bunting. Meeting Of patriotic 60
cieties we're held in commemoration of
che day. In the Senate Chauncey NJ.
Depew, Of New York, read Westinghouse
address to throDg which tested the ca
pacity Of the galleries.
" The public still recalls the mis-.
cradle fashion in which the New
York Senator was smirched in
the disclosures of the financial
crookedness of himself and other
officers Of the four big Life Insur-
ance Companies in that state a
few years ago. Consequently
Chauncey was not for quite a long
spell thereafter SO clipper in
everlastingly paradlng in the
public prints his postprandial ut
terances for public deiectation.
But he fancies, perhaps, they
have forgotten his evil career in
the United States Senate or his
equally discre dita Bile earlier
record in the Legislature OF his
own state which impelled Sena.
tor Roscoe Conkling at that time
to afix to his name the famous
stigma of "the overseer who says
whoa to the Vanderbilt cattle al
Albany" So this senatorial buff
foon, who really is at his best
when arrayed in cap and bells
disporting in after dinner jesting,
has the effrontery to issue from
the merited obloquy and oblivion
to which a contemptuous public
opinion had consigned him, tc
parade himself once more in the
forefront of so honorable an occa
sion as the reading Of Washing
4 tons Farewell Address to his
senatorial confreres and the
public Shade of the immortal
Father of his Country We're his
noble words ever repeated by lips
more ignoble than those of this
audacious, ribald hireling Of the
Predatory Interests !
Could that indignant patrio
Shade speak, he would voice /
protest scarcely less emphatic
than IL Benedict Arnold himsel
had been selected to read hi
words !
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PAINE ACCEPTED DEYoE's OFFER

Good yarn: How Devoe got an agent
at Delhi, N. Y.
Gladstone & Paine we're agents for
.---; we mustn't tell names.
Deyoe wanted 'em. Paine was painting
his big Colonial house. Said it took 10
gallons Of white for the trim.
Deyoe sent him 10 gallons and said: il
Won get it all on, no pay; ii you have any
left, return il and pay for the rest. Agreed.
, He returned four gallons and took the
agency. -Four or five years ago. He
knows now that bis old paint was and Is
adulterated; that's why it took ten gal.
Ions to equal six Of Deyoe.
Go by the name; there is but one name
to 20 by: Devoe lead-and zinc,
3 ]. F. McWHoRTER & Son.
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Six Mich Cows have been selected for
their superior qualities as milk COVE, close
springers and straight.
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Cattle ~

Fourteen Mich Cows, some with calves
by their sides, others close spriDgers.
Four year old Grade Guernsey heifers,
with calves by thoroughbred Guernsey
bull. Three l year old Grade Guernsey
heifers, 8 weanling better calves. These
COWS are high-grade Guernseys and fine
working herd One thoroughbred Guern-
sey bull, coming 2 years old. 2 bull
calves.
One Brood Sow, will farrow in April. {
shoats, weighing go lbs.
Farming Implements, &c.
Three iron axle farm wagons, in good
order; horse cart and harness, in good
order; l top market wagon, l no top
market wagon, top buggy, road cart, 2
hay riggings, Bickford & Hoffman IL
spout grain drill, in good order; l Cham
pion mower, Osborne disc harrow, good
order; Osborne spring tooth harrow,
iron drag harrow, No. 20 Oliver ptows,
three horse Wizard pillow, 2 one-horse plows,
one-horse cultivstors, l roller, in good
order; sulky cultivators, corn planter,
corn shelter, sleigh, VanWinkle fan,
four, three, two and one-horse trees,
forks, shovels, hoes, corn knives, axes,
maui and wedges, post auger, post dog,
feed chests, hay forks, blocks and rope,
COW chains, half bushels, l steel tooth
horse rake, light carriage pole, l disc
marker, farm bell, double wheel
barrow seed soWer, soWs herd, orchard,
clover, timothy and millet, OK Jokes,
l hand corn planter, log chains.
Household Furniture, Harness and Dairy
Fixtures
Stoves, beds, bedsteads, bureaus, wash
stands, carpets, oil heaters, Prairie
State incubator, 100 egg capacity; 2 sets
wagon harness, l set carriage harness,
pillow harness, collars, brides, 2 horse
troughs, IA feet long; ten 20 quart milk
cans, in good order; churns, pans, buckets,
cedar meat casks, barrels, hogheads, l
Champion milk cooler and many other
articles not herein mentioned.
Mixed and Meadow Hay by the ton for
Cash.
Is Rhode Island Red Hens and cockerel
for the cash.
TERMS OF SALE
On ell sums of $4,000 and under, Cash;
on sums over that amount credit Of Ten
(I0) Months will be given by the pur-
chaser giving a bankabe note with ap-
proved eDdorser; interest added from day
Of sale. No goods to be removed until
conditions are complied with.
ROBERT s. CARPENTER,
M. r. CARPENTER,
E. G. CARPENTER.
II. v. BUcRsoN, Auctioneer.
William McMullin, Jr., Clerk.
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NATURAL Loan Association

The 37th Annual Meeting of the Stock.
holders of the Mutual Loan Association
of Middletown, Delaware, will be held
in the office of the Secretary on Tuesday
evening, March 10Th, 1910, at seven
O'Clock for the purpose of electing Presi.
dent, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer, to serve one year; also, three
directors to serve three years. The books
are now open for the Sale Of Stock in the
38th Series.
ALFRED G. cox,
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HEAD OF
CATTLE ~

Six Mich Cows have been selected for
their superior qualities as milk COVE, close
springers and straight.
Farming implements, &c,
One good farm wagon, Buckeye grain
drill, IL spouts, in good order; McCor.
mick binder, z foot cut, in good order and
has always done her work satisfactorily; !
mower, Mccormick hay rake, good as
new; Osborne spring tooth harrow, good
as new; / Twentieth Century manure
spreader, nearly new. This is the best
labof-saving and moDey-making machine
farmer can use. One so tooth harrow,
l No. 10 Leroy plow,l No. 16 Wizard pillow,
] grain fan, new; ] Scientific four.horse
power and mill, in hrst.class order; run.
about. York earriage, dearborn pole,
new: made by L. ". Aspril e Son; Iron
Age wheel cultivator, hand cultiVator, !
one-half bushel measure, 2 milk cans,
gallon cider churn, so rods "a inch wire,
new; pork barrels, cross-cut saw, 2 calf
Weaners, sun shade, forks, shovels, hoes.
one, two and three-horse trees, lot of
chains.1 wheel barrow, lot tomato baskets.
l Steward horse clipper and many articles
not mentioned.
HARNESS. -0ne set wagon harness, 2
sets carriage harness, set dearborn har-
ness, 3 sets pillow gears. 8 collars, brides,
45 bushels White Corn
TERMS OF SALE
On all sums of $40. 90 and under, Cash !;
on sums over that amount q credit Of
Eight (8l Months will be given by the
purchaser giving bankable note with APP
proved endorser; interest added from day
Of sale. No goods to be removed until
conditions are complied with.
WILLIAM HENDERSON.
D. r. HUTcHscE, AueIIouseFt
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ment OF affairs TO make them comfort
able and contented. but the great
bugaboo of what will people say?"
keeps many men and women struggling
along to keep pace With the style set
up in more prosperous years, or one
which never should have been adopt
ed. Just because you have started
wrong is no reason why you should
forever struggle to keep in the wrong
path. The only honest thing to do is
10 get into the right path-not such
an impossible thing. by the way. as
many think 1t is-and then lie Will
be full of hope and JOY. There are
women In this free lana of ours who
actually suffer when they meet the
butcher, the baker, the dressmaker
and the merchant on account OF IN
paid bills. and yet who lament that
there Is no way out of the dithculty.
Each month the pathetic dividing oil
the Income to pay little here and
little there goes On. but the position
In society must be kept up, or lot tue
sake of the children the farce must
go on, though working people are
deprived of the necessities OF llte, ana
existence seems a burden too great 10
be endured by those who must turn
and twist and try to keep up appear
ances. Many people imagine they VIII
lose all their friends II they pay ten
dollars less per month for house than
- =
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able neigbborhood. People whose
good opinions are worth having Stick
through thick and thin, while the
other kind are worth nothing either
IN prosperity or adversely.
The Unwritten Laws.
But why is change of location so
desirable? Why not resolutely cut
down expenses in the old home. and
set up q scale of living that Will
avoid debt and leave something for a
rainy day2 Simply because neighbor-
ten laws, and what one woman does all
the women do. II you live IN a noigh-
horhood where every one keeps maid
and you attempt to do your own work,
you Will find countless difficulties you
never dreamed of. The ladies' Of
leisure will stroll in 10 sit around in
your way. to pity you In o thinly
yelled manner. to tempt you TO leave
your work as they tell OF their
pleasures and excursions from home,
and TO make you feel that you are a
much abused person because you
must do the work OF q servant; but
IN place where every woman Is busy
with her mornings work. and IL Is the
fashion to do for ones self, there is
no time for self-pity or envy. Then,
700, the children OF the middle class,
so-called, are as a rule better bred
ana more obedient than those left TO
- -@-d~- v-a----s-- - ,Dorsa sstrl1- ard
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within her means. The rent, light.
fuel, food and other necessities seemed
impossible TO reduce. and there were
certain things in connection with their
position In society and the bringing
up of their children they could not
reduce nor escape Finally she
evolved a plan, and In spite of much
opposition at home and abroad, she
carried 1t out She took n smaller
house, in a so-called less desirable
nclghborhood. and set resolutely to
work 10 rcadJust all their ideas Of liy-
ing. Her husband bitterly opposed the
plan. and many of her friends talked
seriously to her about running her
children's prospects," while In her own
heart she had many misgiylngs: but
the moving was accomplished and the
the new and difficult task, as she ex-
pected. taken up.
Well 1t would take too long tc
enumerate all the pleasant surprises
awaiting the family, but n few Of them
can be mentioned They discovered
| FIRST of all that there is peace anc
contentment In living within ones
means that people forever reaching
Into the future for money not yet
earned can never realize, while, wher
added to that contentment Is a knowl.
edge that In the savings bank a ncst
egg is accommodating for a rainy day oil
old age or the education Of the chill.
dssaa h9A haaa,2es poeelS..-S t7r10--7
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whose parents live mostly for society
or business. Instead of being a draw
back, IL Is a real benefit to many boys
and girls who have been brought up
with wrong Ideals to associate In the
public schools with the healthy-mind-
ed youngsters whose parents hold to
the doctrine that one man Is as good
hoods arc largely governed by unwrlt-
as another. as long az he's honest
So II you are worrying along. and
see nothing In the future but struggle
for your position in society" at the
expense of common honesty. by all
means readtuSt- your life and be
happy II won't be half the calamity
you imagine 1t VIII be, and once you
get out OF debt and begin saving
money. you Will be so happy and
secure and care-free that you won't
give a fig for what the world says.
And do you know what the world
will say? It Will applaud your ac-
ton. for underneath all the sham and
sboddy there is the hearty apprecla-
ton generously accorded to brave and
noble and courageous souls In every
walk In life You will be able to hold
your head up when you walk along
the street, for there is an lndepend-
cnce born of the knowledge that you
"owe not any man" that it is pity
more people cannot taste. You will
find friends and neighbors and happi-
ness and prosperity III your new
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WHEN CHHDREWS
LEGS ARE WEAK

1t takes time for a child to learn
how TO use the muscles In walking.
as 1t takes time for the muscles to
become strong for the task. But when
I child does not walk well after uSlns
lis legs ten months or a year. then
ono should find out the reason why.
1t is q good plan 10 bathe the legs OF
the child with salt and water. and TO
rub and knead the muscles night and
morning. Mothers should be careful
how they diaper q young child that IS
beginning TO walk. and also before
that; the napkins should not be heavy,
especially whore they go around the
thighs, as this spreads the knees
apart 1t is hard to realize how very
soft are the bones and flesh ~the ln-
fant and little child. once saw Dr
Lorenz operate upon child four years
old who had congeDltal hip-Ioint DIS
ease. He nodded and shaped the parts
as readily as housewife would mold
and shape her dough into a loaI o.
bread.