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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1919-08-09
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items OF
= the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS
Governor Townsend has appointed
Messrs. Martin B. Burris, Jesse L.
Shepherd and Fred Brady as members
of the local school board.
Tomato growers of this section are
complaining of the small quantity OF
tomatoes on the vines, and in some
patches you will scarcely find any BIOS
SONS.
The rains of the past few days have
stopped all wheat threshing in this Sec
ton and has probably injured the al
ready poor quality of this seasons
wheat crop.
The old time measuring worm is play
ing havoc with the lima bean patches
in this section and in some cases has al
most devoured the foliage. From pres
ent indications this garden luxury Will
be almost total failure.
Mrs. Jacob M. Foster met with a
painful accident at her home last Sat-
urday, by falling off her porch. frac-
turing her collar-bone. DIR. ID. w.
Lewis gave her medical attention, and
she was taken to the Delaware Hos
pital on Monday.
An exchange has discovered that a
poor girl has to be awfully good looking
to be pretty, and rich girl has to be
awfully homely to be ugly. 1t might
have added that poor man has to be
awfully smart to be intelligent, and a
rich man almost blockhead to be igno-
rant.
Scarcely a day passes but there is
some cne inquiring for houses to rent,
and at present there is nothing that is
more needed here than tenement
houses, not elaborate buildings, but
cozy cottages, and we believe little
money expended in this way would
prove paying investment.
The progress of cities is measured by
the public spirit of their inhabitants.
Men whose only interest is in the sue
cess of their individual business may
make money for themselves, Eut they
cannot build successful cities any more
than pile of stones can furnish sus-
tenance for growing plants.
Reader, when you are preparing to
come to town to do some trading just
pick up your home paper, glance at the
advertising columns and see who wants
the trade We guarantee they will save
you money. The man who advertises
certainly has inducements to offer you
or he wouldn't ask you to call and see
him before buying.
When you want any article of mer.
chandise, buy it of reputable home
dealer, that tie profit may remain te
enrich the community. Send your
money abroad only for what you can
not purchase at home. Home talent
home labor, home industry, home capi'
tai, End home pleasures are things tt
be fostered. encouraged and patronized
List of letters remaining unclaimed
in the pOstOffice for week ending july
31st. 1919: Miss Matte Blockson, (2)
Miss Bertha Duglar. Miss Eaddel
Empsion, Mrs. Hettie Ellingsworth
Mrs. Lizzie Henry, Mrs. Ethel Holmes
Mrs. Eva Williams, Mrs. Georgann:
Waters, Mrs. Edna Wilson; Mr.. james
D. Bouchelle, MIR. Morgan Fisher, Mr.
Lloyd B. Liant.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1919-08-09

FOR SALE Wooden Silo. Never
been put up. Will be sold at cost.
r. T. COCHRAN
Middletown,
Delaware.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09

the charge that the First Division machine" at tempted to dictate the appointment of the Alaska Board of Road Commissioners Superintendent at Nome.
 There is still another containing a letter which refers the First Division Democrats grating politicians"
 Of course the people of Nome had not heard the fact that the only charge that could be tortured into allegation loot" would be the declaration that Gov. Riggs charged the Territory telegraphic tolls that amounted to $3s5 that properly proper charge against the public funds They did know that the Grand Jury, acting instructions from Judge Jennings, investigated the loose talk about
 graftng;" that the whisperers and dispatch senders and letter writers and promoters invited to come forth and present evidence that graers any there be- might be indicted and punished for their offenses It did know that this Grand Jury, on which leading citizens of all parties and all political factions, including Wickershams First D- vision leader, had unanimously reported that careful investigation been made and that there was absolutely no evidence of sort of graft pre- sented
 The people of Nome, probably, did not know that during the whole of sixty days session of the Leg islature turbulent days which the Wickites devoted wholly to politics, the only real raid on public funds discovered was Senator Dan SutAerlands mile age grab. It was Senator Sutherland, himself, who put in bill for expenses ncurred in travelling from $200, and who devoted considerable time in trying to grab like for mileage from Juneau back to Poorman-more than $450, all told for un- made trips and unincurred expenses.
 The Nome Nugget is the pape rthat telegraphed lover the Territory that Jones would receive three votes to one MT. Grigsby. The indications at this writing are that MT. Brigsby will sweep the Division
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
Testing the Cabinet

Mir. Rurleson's motion to return the telegraph and telephone lines to their owners is regarded by his critics a surrender to their attacks and by his friends a sthe normal that would have fol lowed regardless of criticism.
 It may not be said that MT Burleson has been sub iected criticism than any other member of the Presidents cabinet for he hasn't but certainly it may said that he endured criticism with least suc- 
 A Cabinet is like physical entity, it is subject to testing that part of it which is weakest fails in the test In the human body if is the lungs that testing; if the stomach that if the heart, that. In
 the cabinet the weak spot has been Burleson and there the darts of national criticism have found Judgement Daniels subjected to long and painful testing by public criticism but the darts aimed at him found place to pentrate. Baker in his turn com peed to bear the weight of national inquiry, doubt and challenge but through with flying coors. Bureson sowehow to have failed to emerge from the storm of blame which has enveloped him.
 It may be that his job different from that of the others, that he had to strive against obstacles which the others did not meet, and with less ready assistance than was given them. Or it may be that confronted with difficult situation he developed less initiative and ability in dealing with it. However that be, he has failed of the personal and official tr umph which the national verdict othe- cabinet officers.
 The political lesson is obvious should be needed by future Presidents. It is this: No cabinet place is unimportant. The strongest obtainable should be selected for each because knows when the least impressive cabinet position will be made by circum- stances the vital point in administrations record
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
THE SITUATION AT NOME

The fact that small majority of the votes of the town of Nome was cast against Mr Grigsby in the recent election is by strange Nome is torn by political factions and the Nome Nugget, a Wickersham supporter has been carrying cn campaign of misrepresentation against the gov ernment of Alaska for many months Wickite ma chine politicians have been bombarding the people Of Nome through the Nugget with lying telegrams making all manner of charges against MT Grigsby the lamented Sulzer, Gov. Riggs the Democratic organizations for months These have been featured under fullpage scare heads. These charges have been denied at Nome for the reason that people do not them for weeks after their publication and papers and people from a distance do reach Nome for other weeks. It would be strange. f under such circumstances many of the people had been mis- lead by this persistent organized campaign falsif cation and abusive misrepresentation
 For instance. we have before now copy of the Nome Nugget issued in March, which contains three column story about the profound impression Senator & expose of the attempt of Gov Riggs and the "mAehfne" to loot the Treasury made.
 Therd Is another copy of the paper containing
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
Luke Mcluke Says


 You may not believe it, but even before See More skirts were invented me woman could tell what another woman was wearing underneath.
 Some of the letters you receive give you the idea that the. writer either had new fountain pen or had lot of time to kill
 And you may have noticed that the rounder who left his wife most of the time he was alive doesn't leave her much when he dies.
 Another thing we can't understand is why it is that hobble skirt makes thin girl look thinner and makes a Corn-Fed girl look fatter
 Isn't it funny how nobody stays when you have four of kind and how everybody stays and gives it a kick when you have nothing but a pair of Jacks? We may be wrong. But we always had a sneaking suspicion that the woman who is always Defending her Honor hasn't much to defend.
 Every time mother gets two chops for 40 cents or two slices of ham | for 90 cents she wonders how on earth a boarding-house keeper gets by.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
Alaskans Lucky

"The people of Alaska do not know how we'll they are off. They have only to make trip outside and study conditions then they will know North land is the best place of all.'
 The above is statement made by Theodore John son, who returned to Fairbanks last Sunday after snort stay outside MT. Johnson has lived in Alaska long time and is we'll up on living conditions and cost of things in the Northland When he arrived in Seattle he noticed vast difference in the prices the outside and those of the interior Nearly every thing is much higher there than here He stated that the merchants predicted slight drop the prices of several articles but not enough to make differ ence to the public. In comparing living conditions he stated that much better meal could be had Fair banks for the same money than could be had Seattle Dress materials very high the society leaders are not making any attempts to set the fashions any more being contentfto wear moderately priced and less showy raiment at social functions, all owing to the high prices of everything MT. Johnson made d number of comparisons between outside and Alaska which gave the Northand and especially the interior the best of it in every respect Those who left here o better their condition outside wishing that they were back in the land of plenty and ease.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
THE REAL AMERICAN ROCKINGHAM

Those who have contracted the habit of judging sentiment the laborng of the United States by the antics of the agators who seek personal profit through discontent chaos, those ambitious po tcians who hope to ride place power through aid dscontented labor vote and in furtherance of ther selfish designs cater to the agtators, make a grave mistake The great majority of the laborng peo pie of the United States, particularly so with those who American citizens is constructive rather than destructive, democratic rather than Boshevik, and thoroughly grounded in the principles of American representative government
 Victor Berger is not representative of American workingman sentiment the agitators and trou- be makers anywhere The soap box orators, the whis perng rumor promoters, the of seed of class Gssentons the classconscousness propagandists the dcmagogues who cater to dsconent and seek to make difficult the task of those charged with public tasks not, in most instances, workers. They jaw smith politicians The real workers of the country are busy working to devote their time to this sort of thing, and they understand conditions too well not to know that labor suffers than any other class Of the people from the connving of the professional selfseected guardians of labor and the political climb 
 Labor suffers directly from these agtators because shallow pated and irresponsible, they only disturb and destroy, when they have temporary control here and there, and never perfect construct. Labor suffers also. indirectly because of the wholly i'm pressions they create regarding the attitude of labor toward life and American institutions. The average American workingman is the average American citi- He is Loyalty attached to his country, its tradi- tions, it's freedom class distinctions its free highways that lead to the countrys educational tutions, its opportunities for all It is not forgetfu that the best the country has to give is free to him who strives, matter the station birth It under stands that soiled hands and grmy not han dicaps in the most favored American circles They have eyes and ears and perception They see and hear and understand what is going on about them They do not have to be told by harranguers who the use of the tongue more pleasant than work
 One of the things needed just now, than any thing else probably. is that the Nation as whole should understand the workngmen If the land own CTS of the country and those professions under stood the real workngmen of the country better it would have very stabzing effect on affairs every where.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
The Honorable Horse.


 A Japanese student in an Ohio high school recently turned in this essay on The Horse:
 The horse is a very noble quadru- ped, but when he is angry he will not do so. He is ridden on the spinal cord by the bridle, and sadly the driver places his foots on the stirrup and divides his limbs across. the saddle. H has long mouth, and his head is attached to the protuberance called the neck He has four legs. Two are in the front side and two are afterwards These are the dan- gerous weapons on which he runs and also defends himself by extending those in the rear in parallel direc- tion toward the foe. But this he does only when in vexatious mood. His flooding is grasses and grains. He is. also useful to take on the back a man or woman or other cargo. He has power to run as fast as he. could. He has got no sleep at nighttime, but always stand ing awaken. Also there are horses of short sizes. They do are same as the others are generally doing There is no animal like the horse. No sooner they see their guardian or master they always cry for food ing. But it is always at tho smorning time. They have got tail But not so long as tho cow"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
America Will Keep Ships
Seattle Times)

President Wilson has informed official Washing ton that the Council of Four" at Paris has agreed na the United States should retain TOO 900 tons o German shipping seized in American ports when this country entered the war ~ w
 Great Britain loses it's fight to have these carriors together with those seized by other countries nlaoad i in common pool and allotted the basis of shin losses through action of enemy submarines Y
 This Republic is seeking little that formerly ho
 sohsed 10 Germany in Europe elsewhere The de ,eat or autocracy completed it's armies are reurnne nome leaving to the Allies whatever spells of war
 ee may De at the disposition of the victorious States
 put IL would not permit the Allies to decide what should be done with German asset takon o " na. , this Government in American waters WI o'
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09

we rise to remark that Douglas now has soro .,e M pail team The team has played four games and 'ost one If Juneau folks don't look out the Fonah th, 'uiy money Is bound to across the Chanel .hls year The beauty about the aggregation , ths
 ,n ealoers are all home grown and play ball for inc '''e oi the game-( Douglas Island News) " '"e
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Oh, Joy

Oh, Joy! Huh" grunted the Pessimist. Tt says here that scientist has dis covered that the human toes are slowly disappearing"
 That's fine," smiled the Optimist. q knew I'd get rid of that corn some of these days"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09

They'll never wear their skirts st
 tight
 That they can't catch a man."
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
Dogaone Him! !

The darn mosquito is a pill
 He's sure nervy slob; You'll find that he'll present his bill Before he does the job.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
EHeminate.

EHGNIIHdtt. That fellow Smith is an effeminate cuss," said Jones. tas Why, he is a big, husky, quarrel some fellow" replied Brown. Why do you call him effeminate?" "He always wants the last word" " replied Jones.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09

White-Sheets. Alice White and Theodore Sheets, both of Springfield, Ohio, were mar ried in ...ewort, Ky, last week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
What's the Fare to Ashland?

WHdt $ tHe arc 70 NSnTdnu! Sign on board in front of the First Christian Church, Ashland Ky:
 Sunday. Morning Services ................. 10 am
 Sermon
 Hell"
 You Are Welcome! Pastor D. Ford Successor to Will Fite.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09

with the "Sing Song Kitty song. He says the roustabouts on the old Mississippi boats used to sing it this-a-way:
 A frawg dressed up in a Yankees
 clothes,
 Singsong, Kitty, can't we Xxi mech; ; He went to the woods for to shoot
 some crows,
 Singsong, Kitty, cant ye Xii mech; l; The powdah flashed an the crows
 flew away,
 Singsong, Kitty, can't ye Xxi mech; ; An de frawg was a-shootin' tha' all
 net day, . Singsong, Kitty, can't ye Xxi mech. Chorus:
 Come on, Dick! Now lay off, Joe! Step back, Ada, doan ye treat me so! Down the Mississippi, let her go. Singsong, Kitty, can't ye Xxi mech.
 Seize Him, SIeuths!
 There are few Americans in Ohio who are not afraid to speak up in front of the Holy Pearly Gates Baker and his armored hirelings. Washing ton Eakins, of Hillsboro, Ohio, an nounces that he is S1 years old, an old soldier, wears paper collars, likes ! drink of flicker when he can get one and don't care a goldarn who knows it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
The Wise Fool.

"The more a man has the more he wants" observed the Sage.
 You are not talking about twins, are you?" asked the Fool.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
Liberal.

He was stingy guy, and he Cared not for hoots and jeers; When asked to give to charity, He said 'I'll give three cheers. ,
 Luke McLuke. , We know another stingy guy A knocker was this chap But when it came to charity He didn't give a rap.
 -Yonkers Statesman. Another guy just didn't care"- Not that he would renig; But start fund up anywhere, He didn't give fig. sss,
 Nashville Banner. We knew guy, wealthy ham, More parsimonious still, Who wouldn't even give dam When asked to give a mill.
 Springfield (Mas.) Union. We knew another tightwad who At church our soul has vcxed; He will not give attention to The reading of the text.
 Newark Advocate. Try This on Your Jazzer. T. Cat. Ogden, Dean of the Kau lucky zaak Waltons, claims that th Virginia Lullaby has nothing to d;
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09

When I ann"
 Ouch! Now, this" said the Gabby Bar Der, as he produced bottle, lis the best thing for badness I know of" 'Mebbe it is," growled the Victim in the chair. But I have all the oaldness I want"
 The Man in the cafe had ordered a ish.
 He had waited for moro than a half hour for his order to be served. The man grew impatient. Hey, Waiter" he said. How long 5 that fish going to be that or dered?"
 About six inches, sir" replied the Waiter
 No Chance. They're. wearing hobbies tight, all z lis right, setf 1itf RFiNf : But you can bet" said Dan; .
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
Ford Flashes

It Is said that this war has produced no Nanoloon ana perhaps it is just as we'll It ought to be that no returned soldier wou,d have to hunt for job.
 cure for many troubles and disappointments- Back to work again.
 Many us have the courage of other mems convic- tions.
 There is no such thing as the good will of a bad dog.
 The key to success is never the night key
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09
Ever Notice It?

Tt does, beat all ,eternal patches!"
 Said old Sam; ss How other men arc out of matches
 When I ann"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09

Our Daily Special. Many man shows good judgment when he want trust his own
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09

The key to success is never the night key.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09

There is no such thing as the good will of a bad
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-09

Successor to Will Fite.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10

Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation Of Danderine you can not find a
single trace Of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be>after few
weeks use, when you see new hair, fine
and downy at first-yes-but really
new hair-growing NIL over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No diff
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten cloth with Dan
derine and carefully draw it through
your hair, taking one small strand ut q
time. The effect is Advantageous hair
will be light. fluffy and wavy, and have
an appearance Of nbVndance; On in
comparable lustre, softness and luxu-
rance.
Get small bottle of Knowlton's
'saanderine for few cents at any drug
store or toilet counter, and prove that
your hair Is as pretty and soft as any
that 1t has been neglected or injured
by careless observation-disclosures all-you
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
of it If you will just try little dom
derine-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
After The Z Flu /.
81 81
Fever or Cold
Clean, the Acidity and Toxic Poisons
Out of the Digestive Tract =

=
Millions are now suffering from the
after, effects of the, deadly ''fiu,"' a
fever or a" cold. Their appetites are
poor; they are weak and they are
waiting for their strength to come back.
If these people could only realize
that the return to health and strength
would be greatly helped by giving att
tention to the stomach-that is, remov-
j Ing the acidity and toxic poisons from
the entire digestive tract, making 1t
act naturally, SO that the body will
receive the full strength of the food
eaten-a great deal of suffering would
be saved to humanity.
Everyone knows that the disease it
self, and the strong medicines that
have been taken, upset the stomach,
Z leave 1t hot and Vfeverfsh. the mouth
dry, the tongue coated, nasty taste,
and no desire to eat. This is poor
foundation to build new strength on.
Now, tens of thousands of people all
over this country are using EATONIC
for the purpose of cleaning these
poisonous after-effects right out of the
system and they are obtaining wonder
full results so wonderful, that the
amazingly quick benefits are hardly
belieyable, just as shown in the re-
markable letter which is published
upon the request of this sturdy old Civil
War veteran. He is u years old. Read
what he says EATONIC did for him :
81 am an old soldier, past sew.
enty-seven years.. had the Span
ish influenza and 1t left my stomach
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10

friend looked little haggard, gaunt
and drawn, and was asked if he had
been ill.
YES" was the response, 'and mas.
much as I had to take care of myself
have not been able to get out
sooner"
Take care of yourself! Didn't Won
have trained nurse?"
The convalescent gave a scornfn
snort. "a trained nurse? Do Won SIM.
pose l would keep nurse tied 10
babying me, when she might be look
ing after dozen sick or wounded
men over there? Not muchl AS soor.
as could sit up and look after mvseli
the nurse registered with the Ameri
can Red Cross"